Chapter 727 (1/2)
The sentry standing at the head of the city climbed up the lookout platform next to it in doubt and looked at the rolling yellow smoke in the distance. He only heard the rumble that could be heard in the distance, just like hundreds of millions of Horseshoes stepping on the ground neatly. This kind of sound, like the rolling thunder before the thunder, aroused the vigilance of the guard sentry of Xi'an city.
”Go and report to the platoon leader! It's said that loess dust was found at Andingmen. It may be the people and horses of Zhensong army acting nearby!” ordered the monitor of the Jingguo army, the garrison in Xi'an.
The Yasukuni army was under the control of the national government, which was not corrupt at that time. At a time of tension, the military discipline was quite strict, far exceeding that of the warlord army at that time. Yang Hucheng, commander of the first detachment of the third route of the Yasukuni army, was on guard on the city tower. When he heard the news reported by the sentry, he immediately rushed to the city wall.
Feeling the vibration coming from his feet and the pressure of getting closer and closer, Yang Hucheng's face was extremely dignified. At this time, the wind suddenly turned from northwest to Southeast, and the rolling smoke slowly retreated from Ding'an gate. Some shadowy figures gradually emerged - black black black black bird dragon flag fluttered in the wind, under which bronze war figurines held bows and crossbows against the city tower.
”What's that?” Yang Hucheng raised his telescope and looked there.
The bronze chariot pierced the rolling yellow smoke and came from the dust. The light green of the bronze rust reflected the dim metal luster, just like the bronze weapon placed for thousands of years. The years covered the exposed edge and precipitated the traces of the passage of time, but what could not be hidden in the bones of these traces was the killing spirit of the blood rust on the bronze, with the silence and tension of the Qin army.
The loose formation of vehicles in form is like a whole, a huge war monster. Yang Hucheng seems to hear its roar in his ear.
Then Yang Hucheng saw those bronze soldiers raise the bronze crossbow machine in their hands, and the arm tension crossbow machine is slightly lifted to the sky. The crossbow and arrow driving on it are far away from zhuding'an city building. Such a neat and uniform action of a bronze chariot force has brought a great sense of oppression to Yang Hucheng on the city wall, and some soldiers with poor psychological quality have shot far away.
But Yang Hucheng soon stopped doing this: ”stop firing the gun, lift the muzzle up and listen to my command!” he turned to scold the scout and said, ”scout, ranging!” the adjutant immediately reported: ”the enemy front is 1200 meters away from the city gate.”
”I remember that the effective range of our rifles is 100 meters. We have a high advantage on the wall. It's 200 meters. We can start shooting only when the enemy is 150 meters away from us.” Yang Hucheng frowned: ”Although they don't know the identity of the enemy, they carry crossbows and arrows that can stretch their arms on the chariot. I remember such crossbows and arrows can only take 400 steps and shoot 800 steps.”
”How dare they attack our defense?” Yang Hucheng didn't understand.
He always paid attention to the firing line of the defensive position. When these ancient troops from the past arrived at the preset position, they would start to organize shooting. However, when the chariot reached the 1000m line, the Qin army crossbow driver driving the bronze chariot first opened the crossbow. They aimed at the air. In a moment, the hum of the bow string spread to Yang Hucheng's ears on the city wall like a tide.
Although reason told him that the enemy's backward crossbows and arrows could not threaten here, Yang Hucheng shouted along the urgency in his heart: ”pay attention to defense!”