Daqin Engineering Corps

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Who can stand this?

I didn't sleep all night because of the burning of Zhao Ying, and I have to rush again early this morning, and then I have to fight.

Sometimes Shen Bing really admires those soldiers.

They are also full of energy without sleeping, even in their seventies and eighties.

Thinking about it later, I think they must have lived in a difficult environment for a long time, and they have become accustomed to it.

But in modern times, I am either an air conditioner or a fan, and I have a sauna if I have nothing to do...

Thinking of this, Shen Bing couldn't help opening his mouth again!

Marching is also boring, because the Qin army does not allow talking while marching.

On the one hand, this is for the convenience of giving orders, and on the other hand, it is for combat needs.

Shen Bing didn't understand at first.

Xun explained:

"If you whisper to each other while marching, the commander will not be able to hear even if he issues orders."

This is true.

In ancient times, there were no trumpets, megaphones and the like, and all orders were issued by roaring.

Just like now, a cavalryman raised his command flag and rode his horse from the front to the back of the team, shouting:

"The captain has orders, speed up!"

……

So the whole army quickened their pace.

In terms of combat needs, sometimes night marches need to be hidden from the enemy.

Don't say that it is enough to order the army not to speak at that time. This requires the habit of not speaking at ordinary times.

The gunner walked among the troops.

This is not to protect the gunners.

Instead, Yang Ting gave the order for the gunners to bring more shells.

Various fire bombs:

Flint bombs were used to knock open fortifications.

Pine bombs are used to "add fuel to the fire".

The sackcloth bomb is used to "fan the flames".

So there were trebuchets and fireballs, among which there were more than [-] vehicles for fireballs alone, and the gunners couldn't transport them at all.

These more than twenty cars are only the first wave, and the follow-up is still being produced and transported forward.

However, Shen Bing was not sure whether these stone bombs would work.

You must know that the opponent is Li Mu.

Was this Li Mu beaten by someone?

If it wasn't for Wang Jian and Zhao Wang to confront Wang Bo, who would be able to move him?

I don't know where the little girl is cramping.

Just as Shen Bing was complaining, a group of more than [-] wounded soldiers came down ahead.

After confirming his eyes, it was a wounded soldier of the Qin army.

They seem to be the troops who broke out from the encirclement of Zhao Jun.

All of them were wounded and covered in blood, and they were so exhausted that they seemed likely to fall at any time.

Perhaps because of this, Yang Ting ordered them to return to the Great Wall instead of going with the troops for reinforcements.

Shen Bing always felt a little weird looking at this group of wounded soldiers, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Then, when Shen Bing saw the Gaoche man walking in front, he suddenly understood...

The walking posture of these wounded soldiers is somewhat similar to that of the Gaoche people.

What's going on here?

Shen Bing was a little strange and asked:

"Ji (lí), have you always walked like this?"

Ji is the name of Gao Cheren.

Some barbarian tribes in Mobei have a strange habit of drawing a bloodstain on the face with a sharp weapon to show their bravery.

"剺" means scratching and cutting, which is also the origin of the scars on Gao Cheren's face.

So he didn't care about the facial tattoo at all.

If Xing Xing cut his nose, it would kill him.

"It's always been like this." Kang replied.

After a pause, Jiang added: "It's not just me, the rest of my clan are also roughly the same."

"Why?" Shen Bing asked curiously.

Ke replied:

"It's all due to riding a horse since childhood."

"When riding a horse, the legs need to clamp the horse's body firmly."

"Over time, the force on the inner side of the legs is greater than that on the outer side, so walking is naturally like this."

Shen Bing let out an "oh" and suddenly realized.

There were no stirrups and saddles in this era, at best, it was better to put a blanket on the horse's back to sit on.

When riding, try to clamp the horse's body with your legs to maintain stability.

At the same time, at least one hand needs to hold the horse's neck, otherwise one will fall off the horse's back accidentally.

This is also one of the reasons why chariots have not been eliminated in this era...

On flat terrain, cavalry is no match for chariots.

After a long time like this, the cavalry became a bit awkward when walking with their legs sandwiched between the horse's body.

Shen Bing patted Jiang on the shoulder, raised his head backwards, and asked:

"Look at them, are they the same as you?"

Jiang looked back, confused: "How could they be like me?"

Shen Bing reminded angrily: "Walking posture!"

He let out an "oh", looked carefully, then nodded and replied:

"It's really weird."

"The walking posture is indeed the same as mine."

"It should also be riding a horse for a long time."

"But……"

But needless to say, none of these wounded soldiers had horses.

And they are still wearing standard infantry armor, and there is a five hundred master among them.

You must know that these five hundred masters are not easy to become, let alone a cavalry who turns into an infantry.

Especially the cavalry is precious, no country will convert a large number of cavalry into infantry.

Just as he was talking, he saw Tian Bian immediately come up to him and asked sharply:

"What's the matter of whispering?"

"Shen Bing, you are so unruly as an engineer."

"And how to restrain subordinates..."

Looking at Tian Bei like that, it seems that Shen Bing will be dismissed or punished.

Both Shen Bing and Jiang knew very well that Tian Bei was just making use of the topic, and although they secretly hated him, there was nothing they could do about it.

however……

As soon as Shen Bing rolled his eyes, he raised his head and cupped his hands at the team of wounded soldiers and reported:

"Two to five hundred masters."

"The subordinate is an unintentional mistake."

"Just now I overheard those wounded soldiers whispering."

"Some of them seem to be faking injuries to avoid fighting."

Tian Bei couldn't help being taken aback:

That's okay, pretending to be injured as a deserter?

Moreover, if you catch a few deserters, the reward for meritorious service is no less than cutting off the heads of a few enemies.

Thinking about it, Tian Bei immediately dropped the sinking soldiers, pulled the reins and chased after the team of wounded soldiers.

Shen Bing thought secretly, and ran forward.

After a while, I found Yang Ting in the team...