sweeping the world

Chapter 868 Slow-paced War

A volley of 20 crossbowmen is [-] crossbow arrows, and ten rounds of volley is [-] crossbow arrows gone.

The Han army not only has crossbowmen, but also a considerable number of archers. Whether it is crossbowmen or archers, it is impossible to have only ten rounds of volleys in a war. There are too many crossbow troops, otherwise even if they are deployed, they will not be able to support the consumption of arrows.

Modern ammunition has the word "base". The base of each ammunition of different calibers is different. The larger the caliber of ammunition, the less the number of each base.

There are also differences in "arrows" in the cold weapon era, which are generally divided into light arrows and heavy arrows.

The main tendency of light arrows is the advantage in range, not to say that it is a real light arrow, but it is a matter of course that it is lighter than a heavy arrow.Its arrowheads will be of ordinary style, and the arrow shaft will not be particular about where to go. Generally, bamboo is preferred as the arrow shaft, and some lighter woods are used to make the arrow shaft.

Heavy arrows, the heaviest arrows are heavy arrows covered with metal, but most people can't afford heavy metal arrows.Another kind of heavy arrow is to choose high-quality wood to make the shaft, and then match it with a three-edged arrowhead. The high-quality wood is selected as the arrow shaft to ensure shooting accuracy. Of course, the three-edged arrowhead is installed to have armor-piercing ability.

There are more exquisite differences, for example, in terms of the style of the feathers at the tail of the arrow, different styles of feathers have a great influence on the arrow, and the more exquisite the feathers are, the more accurate they are.

So it is said that the same arrow has so many different particularities, what should be done if the national strength is not enough?Even if it can be done, how much can it store.This directly reflects the difference in heritage between big countries and small countries. Big countries have a wide variety of arrows and sufficient storage capacity, while small countries only have a limited number of arrows, let alone styles.The importance of arrows in war in the cold weapon era does not need to be said too much.

The arrangement of the arrow array of the Han army is very particular. How many people form a salvo unit, and each unit shoots salvos in turn, and distinguishes crossbowmen from archers.Crossbowmen have a longer range and are used to cover enemy troops (enemy camps) at long distances.The archers have a relatively short range, and they aim at the approach where the enemy may come out of the camp.

For the time being, the crossbowmen of the Han army happily fired round after round, and Asan's side did not leave the camp.

Presumably the volley of crossbowmen was deemed sufficient, and the volley came to a halt.

A small group of Han troops were ordered to approach the Asan camp. They did not form a tight formation. Instead, they dispersed into a loose formation, with a small number of people stretched very long.

"It looks so disgusting over there." Helena was referring to the camp where Ah San was repeatedly covered by crossbow arrows: "It's too dense, and it makes me feel sick."

Trypophobia is not common among modern people, it is to repel and feel disgusted by things that look densely packed, especially for those "dots" that are arranged regularly but densely packed.

Asan's camp was repeatedly covered by crossbow arrows, and any place that could be nailed by arrowheads was full of arrows.

From the perspective of the Han army, there are densely packed "dots" one after another in the Asan camp area nailed full of crossbow arrows. The density is so high that it becomes a "long" full of crossbow arrows. artificial species.

The Han army that had been approaching was already within 30 meters of Ah San's camp, but there was no movement in the camp.They began to trot when they approached within a hundred meters, and changed to a charging posture when they approached within [-] meters.

"Seres army..." Flavis looked at the Han army's crossbowmen who were replenishing their crossbows: "A crossbowman is equipped with an auxiliary soldier, and the auxiliary soldier is specially used to help load the arrows?"

Not all crossbows can reach a range of more than 500 meters. The Han army is currently using the pouting crossbow that existed in Qin Dynasty. A crossbowman is equipped with two pouting crossbows, so he does not have to do the work of pulling strings and loading arrows. , It was handed over to the auxiliary soldiers.

At this time, infantry moved to the front of the crossbow unit.

These infantry were lined up, and under the command of the officer, they began to advance slowly, followed by ready crossbowmen and archers.

The Han army who was in charge of testing Ah San's camp had rushed into the camp for a while and had not sent a signal to the rear. They had to go deep until they encountered resistance before reporting to the rear.

The camp area is full of crossbow arrows, and if people want to walk, they need to keep sweeping away the inserted crossbow arrows, otherwise it is impossible to move at all.

Under the cover of the high-intensity arrow array, the camp area was full of Asan soldiers who were killed by the arrows. They had too many holes shot out by the arrows, and the bloodletting speed was very fast. It didn't take long for them to die, but their bodies were already pale. .

The blood was so much that the boots of the Han army who entered the camp were dyed red, and the high viscosity of the blood also made the soles of the boots stick to layers of mud. The smell of blood in the nose was beyond imagination.

"The coverage area has been completely cleared." Cui Shouren looked at the battle report from the front and continued to report: "There are approximately four thousand enemy corpses in the camp. It is impossible to judge from the corpses whether they were directly shot or killed by other methods."

When the Han army came over, the Ah Sans put on a serious look. The front of the camp was full of melee infantry, and the position slightly behind was also full of archers.The tragedy is that the long-distance weapons of the Han army are too far away and too sharp. The Assan resisted the four-round salvo of the [-] crossbowmen of the Han army and chose to retreat.

Cui Shouren is the natal family of Queen Cui Wan, and he is reporting the military situation to Si Hongzhuang.He entered the army in the fifth year of Yuan Shuo, starting as a pawn, and after seven years, he was promoted to the position of Sima of another department.

Si Hongzhuang said expressionlessly: "The order is that after the army presses down two miles, the crossbowmen will continue to cover."

Two miles?That is to directly enter the camp that Ah San gave up on.

"The war of the Han Empire was fought too slowly." Cambyses looked at the Han army advancing forward in formation: "If we found that the enemy army had abandoned the front camp, they must have rushed down in one go. "

"I didn't see the cavalry or chariot soldiers of the Han Empire on this battlefield." Xias was wondering about this just now: "We can see cavalry and chariot soldiers on Xindu's side, maybe this is the reason why the Han army is fighting steadily. ?”

This battlefield does not have a large-scale Han army cavalry, but only has the necessary scout troops.

However, the lack of cavalry is not the reason why Si Hongzhuang chose to fight steadily. It is because the camps on both sides of the entire battlefield are too dense. Whether it is a fast attack or a slow attack, the main force can only rely on infantry. It is the power that is the final word.

"The Xindu people have a large number of cavalry and chariot soldiers..." Cambyses wondered, "Why don't they come out of the camp to fight?"

Xias didn't want to understand this either, and said in a speculative tone: "Maybe he was scared of being beaten."

(End of this chapter)