Daqin Engineering Corps

The reason is that word of mouth has so much information that it gets more and more exaggerated, so that most people only believe half of it.

The fact that Shen Bing improved the trebuchet to make fire bombs has already been spread among the Six Kingdoms. Of course, the Chu army knew about it, but most of them just regarded it as the Qin army's intention to intimidate the opponent, so they didn't take it to heart.

At this time, as soon as the Mai fireball came out, Xiang Liang knew that it was real.

Before Xiang Liang could react, the second wave of stone bombs came one after another.

This wave was no longer a sackcloth fireball, but a veritable stone bomb, so there was only a scream in the firelight, and a row of Chu soldiers were knocked to the ground.

There was a burst of cheers from Qin Jun's direction.

In fact, the stone bullets from the trebuchet can't kill a few people... This is a solid bullet, unlike modern artillery shells that explode and knock down a large area with random flying shrapnel within tens of meters.

The stone bullet hit far away and injured several soldiers because of rolling and bouncing, and some of them would not be able to hit any of them if they happened to hit the formation.

The problem is that the Qin army's preemptive momentum has affected the morale of the Qin and Chu armies:

Originally, the Chu army appeared in a posture of encircling and raiding, but the morale of the Qin army was overwhelmed.

But in the blink of an eye, a wave of stone bombs immediately changed the status of each other.

The Chu army also had trebuchets, but they hadn't yet entered the range, so they could only suffer from dark losses and couldn't tell.

Cold weapon warfare is sometimes like this. A little less morale and less confidence are enough to affect the outcome.

Of course, Xiang Liang would not admit defeat, he ordered in a cold voice with a sullen face:

"The whole army is charging!"

It is reasonable for Xiang Liang to issue this order.

If the long-distance combat is not as good as the Qin army, of course it will have to fight in close combat, especially if the Liang army is still an army without armor, it must be weak in close combat.

So Xiang Liang skipped even the bow fight and chose to go straight to the battle.

The sound of the drums became dense in an instant, and the pace of the soldiers of the Chu army became faster and faster with the sound of the drums, and then they rushed towards the Qin army with a loud shout.

Wei Wei hurriedly shouted:

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

The general conveyed Wei Wei's order one by one... At this time, even the sound of the drums was useless, because the sound of the drums from both the enemy and the enemy mixed together with the shouts of killing, no one could understand why.

Sergeant Daliang gave a "drink" and stood the wolf whisk at an angle in front of the formation.

But there was a sound of horse neighing in the darkness, and two teams of chariots rushed out from the two wings of the Chu army... The infantry of the Warring States period often used chariots to assist in the battle, especially when they faced each other on a flat battlefield.

These tank-like chariots charged diagonally from both wings into the formation, disrupting the enemy formation, and the infantry took advantage of the momentum to rush up and fight the enemy together.

There were even torches lit on the chariot, and the archers kept lighting rockets to shoot them into the Qin army's formation.

This is actually a guide for the infantry, telling them where to attack.

Xiang Liang looked at the row of moso bamboos protruding from the front of Qin Jun's formation from a distance, and couldn't help laughing:

"The Qin army is so poor that they use moso bamboo to defend against the enemy. How can this thing resist my chariot charging..."

But before the words fell, his face changed.

But he saw that the chariot had just bumped into the bamboo, and it fell on its back and was smashed into pieces.

How did Xiang Liang know that those were not ordinary moso bamboos but wolf whisks, wolf whisks with barbs.

Even if the horses had armor on their chests, they would inevitably be cut open if they rushed in at high speed, and then they had to face a row of spears hidden in the wolf trap.

The other ends of these long spears, including the wolf's whisk, are leaning against the ground.

So the chariot is equivalent to rushing directly into the spear formation... This is too long, and it is a strange thing that no one can turn their backs on their backs.

Xiang Liang said badly in his heart, this battle seems to be not as simple as imagined.

But it was too late to withdraw troops at this time, so Xiang Liang had no choice but to bite the bullet and order to continue the attack.

The Chu army infantry rushed into the formation with a loud shout.

The first few rows are usually sword and shield players, because when the enemy and the enemy are some distance away, they usually shoot arrows at each other, and the sword and shield players can block arrows with their shields in front.

But when these sword and shield fighters rushed into the wolf trap, it was like falling into a bush, with branches and leaves everywhere.

The first reaction of the soldiers was to raise their shields to force their way in, but as soon as they broke in, they realized that something was wrong... The barbs on the shields were fine, but some people couldn't tell the difference between the branches and the barbs in the dark, and they just hit their faces. Hook blade.

So as soon as he rushed into the battle, he let out a cry of pain.

Then when they were blocked in the wolf trap, spear points from nowhere densely pierced their legs and heads that were not protected by shields.

After screaming, these sword and shield players fell into a pool of blood.

And these corpses will then become obstacles for the soldiers of the Chu army charging from the rear. They not only have to worry about the barbs of the wolf's stick and the point of the attacking spear, but also worry about tripping over the corpses.

Before the battle, there was only blood, and you came and I fought very fiercely.

In Shen Bing's view, it must be a wrong choice for the Chu army to choose a night attack.

Because the wolf trap is used to block the enemy's line of sight, it is more suitable for night battles. Many Chu soldiers died in a daze without even seeing the Qin army.

However, the Daliang Army fought methodically. While the wolves and spears in front blocked the enemy, the archers in the rear continued to shoot arrows forward.

Occasionally an enemy rushes in to wear down a small team, only to be followed up by another team shortly thereafter.

Chapter 2

The Chu army's charge was blocked by the Qin army like a flood hitting a dam. Wave after wave came up, and wave after wave was beaten back.

Moreover, the Chu army in front was charging, and the Qin army was still shooting arrows to kill the following Chu army.

This is another advantage of the mandarin duck formation, it can match the distance, length and length.

For example, spears, wolf whisks and sword and shield soldiers cooperate, and crossbowmen are not idle behind.

There are even trebuchets firing stone bombs at the rear.

But Chu Jun couldn't do this.

In the charge of the army in this era, in order to ensure the continuity of the charging force and worry about accidental injury, the rear crossbowmen only shot arrows before and at the beginning of contacting the enemy, and retreated after contacting the enemy to avoid becoming an obstacle.

And Qin Jun's formation is obviously more flexible, to be exact.

In addition, these archers can be converted into sword and shield hands at any time... The shield is a lightweight rattan shield, and the bronze sword is a standard equipment for self-defense hanging on the waist.

Once the wolf trap in front is breached by the enemy, as long as the captain gives an order, the crossbowmen will draw their bows and draw their swords to step forward for reinforcements.

At this time, the strength training of the Liang army during this period was just in use. They either hacked with swords or pushed with shields, and kept the Chu soldiers out of the line of defense.

The wolf team from the rear took advantage of this time to push forward.

Xiang Liang couldn't help being shocked when he saw this.

If he realized that he underestimated the enemy and withdrew his troops at this time, the loss would not be too great.

However, Xiang Liang was unwilling.

Xiang Liang thought to himself:

This battle is unreasonable!

Is there any reason to be invincible if you are prepared to fight against an unarmored army, and the Chu army has a large number of troops?

So Xiang Liang not only did not withdraw his troops, but instead ordered the ambush troops stationed at both ends to come for reinforcements.

There are [-] ambush troops at each end, and they were originally used to prevent the Daliang army from escaping.

But now that the Daliang army is in full formation and there is no need to flee, of course they don't need to continue to ambush, and they will outflank the Daliang army from both ends when they get the order.

It's no wonder that Xiang Liang has hope for this.

In ancient times, it was taboo to be surrounded by enemies in battle.

The reason is that the enemy is located on the periphery, and the troops can be put into battle as much as possible within a unit of time.

However, the surrounded troops have very limited space for movement. Once the outer defense line retreats, the internal space will be compressed again, and the inside will be crowded and chaotic, unable to exert its due combat power.

But what Xiang Liang didn't know was that Daliang Army didn't need to worry about being surrounded like this, at least he didn't need to worry about being surrounded on three sides.

First of all, the combination of the wolf's whisk and the spear in the hands of Daliang Army is a defensive weapon, which can easily block the enemy's charge and avoid the compression of space.

Secondly, there are black armor troops in the Bianhe River in the rear.

If there is anyone who has the most advantage in this battle, it will belong to the Heijia Army.

If the Chu army wanted to surround the Daliang army on three sides, the flanks of the front and rear armies would inevitably be exposed to the Heijia army.

The Black Armored Army is driving a wheeled warship in the river without worrying about the enemy approaching, and the whole body is full of rattan armor and is not afraid of bows and arrows...

So there is no need to worry about your own safety at all, just let go of your guts and shoot arrows at the flanks of the Chu army in the river.

On the other hand, the two Chu armies that newly joined the battle group... they were unable to break through the formation of the Daliang army, and secondly, they were unable to deal with the bows and arrows of the Heijia army. Under attack.

The Chu army was beaten and wailed for a while, with countless casualties.

What was even more deadly was that it was night at this time, and Xiang Liang, who was behind the battle formation, could not see the tragic situation of the Chu army on the side of the Bian River at all.

Xiang Liang only thought that the Qin army would collapse soon under his siege, so he just shouted orders:

"Attack, keep attacking!"

"Whoever kills the enemy bravely will be rewarded!"

It wasn't until after the bloody battle between the two armies for a stick of incense that a messenger covered in blood came to report:

"General, there are countless casualties in the former army. Lieutenant General Li requests reinforcements!"

Only then did Xiang Liang realize that the situation on the battlefield was not what he had imagined, so he hurriedly asked:

"How could the former army suffer countless casualties?"

The messenger replied:

"Our army was unable to break through the Qin army's defense line, and was flanked by the Bianhe Qin army..."

Xiang Liang was stunned for a long time, and then the weak commander gave an order:

"Retreat, Mingjin withdraws..."

The reason why the Daliang army has been on the defensive is not because they are afraid of the Chu army, but because the Chu army rushed forward like moths to the flame to seek their own death, so why not do it.

As soon as the Chu army withdrew at this time, Shen Bing certainly would not let them go easily:

"Chasing, ten miles back to the army!"

In an instant, the Daliang army shouted Sha Zhentian and launched a counterattack.

The Chu army had lost all morale in the fight, but at this moment, seeing that the Liang army's counterattack was so fierce, if they dared to resist, they retreated and fled in all directions.

But even if the Chu army escaped, they couldn't run away from the Daliang army... Chu's army was all wearing armor, while the Daliang army was lightly dressed, especially during this time, the Daliang army had become accustomed to jogging the next day.

The Chu army seldom had such training, and even if they did, they did not have the strength of the Liang army, so they ran out of breath within a few miles and couldn't run anymore.

As a result, the Daliang army came up wave after wave like a tide...

If it wasn't for Shen Bing who was worried about an ambush in the dark and only allowed them to chase for ten miles, I'm afraid they would chase all the way to Chencheng tonight.

However, Shen Bing was not used to it when the Daliang Army returned, because many of them were holding the head of the Chu Army in their hands and cheering...

Shen Bing thought to himself, could this barbaric and ferocious nature be contagious?

This was the case with the Qin army before, and it was the same with these Wei soldiers after they surrendered!

But when you think about it, it's not surprising... They are soldiers fighting against the enemy on the battlefield, so this is not barbaric and ferocious for them, but brave and bloody.

More importantly, these heads also represent credit and glory, and represent that their relatives will be proud of them if they are free, and they will receive benefits such as fiefs and homesteads.

So how could they not be ecstatic.

Even Wei Wei couldn't hide his joy, he sighed and said to Shen Bing:

"The deputy general is wise, and my subordinates admire him!"

"The lieutenant general's training for the Daliang Army in the past two months has been put to good use and just right, as if he had predicted this battle..."

In fact, how could Shen Bing know that there was such a battle.

This battle should not be in the history... It is not very sure whether there is any record of Shen Bing in the specific history, even if there is Shen Bing, I don't know.

The reason why Shen Bing trained like that was to pick up the most important items in the army's combat, that's all.