heavy weapon is king

Chapter 139
At about five o'clock in the afternoon, all the thousands of horses and luggage left on the other side were successfully ferried over.

Under the command of a group of leaders, thousands of bandits are busy in full swing.

Everyone pushed and pulled the chariots, horses, food and grass to the field on the shore, and then surrounded them all in a circle to form an internal defensive formation.

On the outskirts of the chariot and horse defense circle, Nie Zheng, Shi Zheng and others had already set up machine gun defense positions.

Except for the side facing the Yuanjiang River, a large number of weapons and weapons were deployed in the other three directions.

Seventy Maxim heavy machine guns were distributed in a fan shape around the carriages and supplies.

Basically, a simple temporary fortification was built every tens of meters. Inside each fortification, a Maxim heavy machine gun and an RPK light machine gun were fixed, and the heavy machine gun was equipped with three thousand The light machine gun is also equipped with [-] rounds of ammunition.

Since the coalition forces of the Dai Viet natives are likely to appear from the lower reaches of the Yuanjiang River, the deployment density of heavy machine guns in the defensive position facing the lower reaches is much higher than in other places.

Anyway, according to Leader Nie's order, we must strengthen firepower and reserve ammunition in the direction where the enemy is most likely to appear.

As for the [-] rocket launchers and [-] grenade launchers, Nie Zheng asked them to prepare first. As long as there is a need for battle, they will support with the most violent firepower, and defeat the Dai Viet army that came to besiege. Back and forth.

By the time all the defense work was ready, the sun was almost setting.

Since the enemy has not appeared until now, everyone hastened to rely on the defensive position, drink water and eat, in order to prepare for a good fight with the gang of Da Viet coalition forces.

At this moment, a temporary tent was set up on an open space in the inner defensive circle composed of hundreds of chariots and horses.

This tent is for Nie Zheng to rest, and it is also the temporary headquarters of the entire dragon and tiger bandit army.

Inside the tent, Nie Zheng and Jia Xiufang sat facing each other, and an old dark yellow map was spread out on the ground between them.

This map is the marching map of the entire Annan County and the 28 counties of the five cities. It is said that Jia Xiufang bought this map through secret channels at a great price.

Judging from the current situation, it is extremely precious to have a marching map with a complete picture of Annan County.

You know, these days, ordinary people probably won't see such a rare thing in their lifetime.

At this time, Jia Xiufang pointed to a city mark on the map, and said slowly: "Leader, this is Linjiang County."

"Linjiang County?"

Nie Zheng looked down at the map, and frowned, "Is Linjiang City the first city we want to capture after crossing the river?"

Jia Xiufang nodded, and said brightly, "Leader, Linjiang County is one of the wealthiest counties in Annan County. In the past, before the Dayue people invaded Annan, according to historical records, there were tens of thousands of households in Linjiang County. , is rich in fish, rice and lychees, the people have ample food and clothing, and do not close their doors at night. However, these are not the most important.

The most important thing is that Linjiang County is near the Yuanjiang River, less than [-] miles away from us. As long as we capture Linjiang, we will have a place to cultivate and live. At that time, we can grow slowly and gradually devour Other states and counties in Annan County. "

Hearing this, Nie Zheng pondered for a moment, and said, "Is there an army of Da Yue natives stationed in Linjiang County?"

Jia Xiufang thought for a while, and said: "Before it was not occupied, there were only a few hundred city guards in the city. Now that the Dayue people have captured Annan, it is estimated that there will be a large number of Dayue troops in every city, county and town. Indigenous aristocratic rule, the number of specific enemies is impossible to estimate."

Nie Zheng nodded, and asked again: "How powerful is the coalition army of the Da Yue tribe? Is it as powerful as the Rune Armor Army of the Song Dynasty?"

Jia Xiufang shook her head and said, "This... This subordinate is not very clear, but according to the rumors, these Da Yue natives seem to believe in the Snake God Sect, and some of the natives are proficient in some evil Gu techniques, and these Da Yue natives are all brave and good at fighting. , especially good at jungle ambush tactics, it is said that they set up a large number of traps in the rainforest on the border of Annan County, and killed 3000 Song troops with only [-] people and suffered heavy casualties, without the power to fight back."

Nie Zheng frowned, and said calmly: "It seems that this group of Da Yue monkeys only know some crooked tactics. In terms of head-to-head confrontation, they probably can't compare with Da Song's Rune Armor Army."

Jia Xiufang smiled and said: "That's not entirely true. According to secret rumors, the king of Dayue, Sangkang, seems to have an extremely powerful elite force called the 'Giant Elephant Cavalry'. This cavalry is extremely fierce. It is said that these In [-], Sangkang relied on this cavalry to sweep over a dozen foreign tribes on the border of Dayue, like the most powerful Myanmar, which was also defeated by Sangkang, and more than half of its territory was swallowed up."

"Elephant Cavalry?"

Nie Zheng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help asking curiously: "Sangkang's cavalry, are they all made up of those giant elephants that weigh as much as a mountain?"

Jia Xiufang nodded and said, "Exactly."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "If there is a chance in the future, I would like to meet Sangkang's giant elephant cavalry for a while to see how powerful they are..."

Suddenly, before Nie Zheng finished speaking, he heard a report from outside: "League leader, someone wants to see you!"

Nie Zheng's heart moved, and he hurriedly said, "Put it in!"

After a while, Chen Shou appeared in front of his eyes in a hurry. "Subordinate Chen Shou, I have met the leader!"

"Free gift!"

Nie Zheng waved his hand and asked, "Why, did you find out about the enemy?"

Chen Shou nodded, panting heavily, "A brigade of native soldiers and horses appeared five miles downstream."

Nie Zheng's eyes flashed brightly, and he continued to ask, "How many people are here?"

Chen Shou took a deep breath and said, "Two thousand cavalry are in front, and eight thousand infantry are behind. The distance between the two is only a few miles."

Hearing this, Nie Zheng frowned, and said in confusion: "It's strange, these Da Yue natives, who obviously have two thousand cavalry, are still coming so slowly. Could it be that they are carrying some important equipment?"

Chen Shou nodded, and said solemnly: "The lord guessed right, the leading two thousand Da Yue cavalry seem to be dragging hundreds of crossbows."

"Hundreds of crossbows?"

At this moment, Jia Xiufang, who had been silent all this time, was suddenly moved: "Isn't the carnus the group of Da Yue natives, used to deal with the naval warships of the Song Dynasty? Why are they all dragged out today? They are some heavy people." Partner!"

Nie Zheng lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and instantly understood what was going on.

You can guess without even thinking about it. It is estimated that the bazookas and heavy machine guns at noon instantly sank a water ghost fleet of the Monkey King.It is estimated that the big Vietnamese army should have received the news in advance, knowing that the Han people are coming fiercely this time, and they are extremely difficult to deal with, so they worked tirelessly to haul all the crossbows installed there from the defensive garrison. .

After hearing the news, Nie Zheng secretly sneered, thinking, those natives of Da Yue are too fantastic, to actually want to use those bulky crossbows to deal with him is simply a dream.

Things like crossbows should belong to ancient heavy weapons, with strong long-range lethality.

Nie Zheng heard it from others before, it is said that this crossbow needs several people to operate, it can shoot three long arrows at a time, the range is as high as 500 meters, and the effective killing range is 300 meters.

Because the crossbow is a flat shot, it pays more attention to accuracy, so it is not as long as some catapult crossbows.

Within the effective range, the arrows shot by the crossbow are enough to pierce through gold and stone. Like ordinary warrior masters below the seventh rank, they dare not resist directly except for dodging.

Because the lethality of this crossbow is too strong.

Although the crossbow has a long range, higher accuracy than ordinary crossbow bolts, and greater lethality, its shortcomings are also very obvious.

Not to mention the bulky crossbow, and when it shoots arrows, it is easy to break the frame, and often breaks down during the battle. The army of the Song Dynasty has long eliminated the old heavy weapon of the crossbow. The Song Dynasty was still the Huns in the north, and they basically used more stable and advanced nine-hole bed crossbows.

The hundreds of crossbows brought by the Da Yue natives this time must be the burden left by the Song army many years ago.

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng shook his head and smiled, and said: "This group of Da Yue monkeys really spent a lot of money to deal with us. They even moved out such chicken ribs as crossbows, and there are hundreds of them. It seems that their hatred for us Han people is really deep."

Seeing the disapproving expression on the leader's face, Chen Shou tentatively asked: "Master, do you want me to take a team of people and go over to attack them?"

Nie Zheng waved his hand, and said confidently: "There's no need to sneak up on a group of Da Yue monkeys who are rushing to die. Besides, the enemy has a lot of troops. If there are some masters who are proficient in strange techniques, I will I'm afraid you will suffer a loss. The terrain around the north bank is wide and flat, and you have no place to hide, so how can you talk about a sneak attack?"

As soon as this remark came out, Chen Shou smiled awkwardly, and said, "The subordinates and others, what should we do next?"

Nie Zheng glanced at him, and said calmly: "You are still the same as before, with all the snipers, lurking in the position, and shooting coldly at the enemy's leader."

Hearing this, Chen Shou cupped his hands respectfully and said, "Of order, this subordinate will go prepare now."

Seeing that Chen Shou was about to leave the tent, Nie Zheng suddenly said, "Wait..."

Chen Shou turned around slowly, and asked doubtfully, "What else does the leader want?"

Nie Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Let's go, let's go out together. Later, we'll meet those Da Yue Monkey Army who are known to dominate Nanyang, and let them have a good taste of the strength of our Dragon and Tiger Army."

"Dragon and Tiger Army?"

Chen Shou was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing. "Haha...Leader, the title of Dragon and Tiger God Army sounds very powerful..."

(End of this chapter)