Chapter 1748 Battle of Black Water Plain Nine
The Shu army was always known for its strict military discipline. When Zhuge Liang was alive, he had been strict in his military management and was required to do so. Although Zhuge Liang had been dead for many years, this essence has been passed down. When Jiang Wei took charge of military power, he strictly followed the military orders he had implemented. The discipline of the Shu army was no less than that of that year.
After experiencing the impact of the Wei cavalry, the formation of the right wing troops was not at all turbulent. Even though the Wei cavalry had stopped attacking, they were still on high alert and were on a high level of alertness.
Repelling the attack of the Wei cavalry is nothing. Only by winning the final victory of the Hei Shuiyuan Battle will it be time to celebrate. The current small victory is not a pleasure. They need to concentrate and deal with all possible surprise attacks.
Now the focus of the battle on the battlefield has shifted to the middle lane. Although the fighting is fierce there, the right-wing troops that have not received the order to be mobilized will not dare to move easily. Their task is to stick to the right wing. As for the battle situation in the middle lane, it has nothing to do with them. The right-wing army's attention is still focused on the Wei cavalry not far away.
I believe that the Wei cavalry was still worried about the previous failure of the attack and was waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack. At this time, the defense lines on both left and right wings of the Shu army must remain stable. As long as the Wei cavalry dared to come again, they would definitely suffer again.
At this moment, the soldiers of the Shu army suddenly heard the sound of breaking through the air. They focused on the Wei cavalry in the distance. They did not notice the movement above their heads. They only heard a strange noise in the air. Before they could understand what was going on, countless stones had already fallen from the sky.
I have seen rain, snow, and hail, but I have never seen stones falling from the sky in my life. These stones are not big or small, and they are all as big as bowls. Hail with a fist can hurt people, let alone stones that are much larger than fists.
The soldiers of the Shu army were attacked one after another, some of whom had brains splattered, some had bloody heads, and some had broken bones and tendons. Suddenly, the strict defense line was beaten into chaos.
The soldiers of the Shu army were completely stunned. They couldn't figure out where these stones fell from. Could it be that the world can really drop stones?
But the location where the stone was smashed was too strange. It was not smashed in front or behind? But I just smashed them one piece? Isn’t this too strange?
Although these stone bullets are not too big, their power is quite amazing. The stone bullets roared down from the sky, and the Shu army could not resist them at all. Even if the shields in their hands were strong? No sharp arrows could be shot through, but under the heavy blow of the stone bullets, these shields were all broken into pieces? They were fragile like tiled earthen pottery, which was vulnerable at all.
After a long time? The Shu army realized that these stone bullets did not come from the sky but were shot out from the Wei army formation. The main reason was that the catapults used by the Wei army were relatively small and drowned in the sea of people. The Shu army did not notice them at all. After the Wei army's catapults took action, they realized that it was the Wei army who was doing it. No wonder they were wondering why stones fell from this good-looking sky?
No wonder the Shu army was confused. After all, the catapult cart was rarely used in field battles, and the ordinary siege catapult carts were very tall and could be seen from a distance. The Wei army used such a small catapult cart and mixed in the military vehicles, which really could not attract the attention of the Shu army.
But although these catapults are small, their power is quite amazing. They do not use large stone bombs but throw small stone bombs the size of bowls. Hundreds of chain catapults are constantly firing, with an astonishing frequency. Almost all the right wing positions of the Shu army were covered by catapults.
Such an air strike is simply unpredictable for the right-wing defensive positions of the Shu army. After all, no defensive weapon can resist it. Under the bombardment of so many stone bombs, the Shu army has no good way except to be beaten passively.
In order to avoid the attack of stone bombs, the soldiers of the Shu army could only hide everywhere. After all, no matter how small or flexible the catapult car is, once it enters the attack state, it is basically impossible to move, but people are alive. As long as they can escape within their range, they can avoid being hit.
So the Shu army fled in scattered one after another. At this time, they didn't care about their formation and could only escape from the attack range of the catapult cart. Even if they escaped, the Shu army's position suddenly fell into chaos.
Many Shu soldiers who escaped from the attack range of the catapult car finally breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that they had escaped in time. Fortunately, the catapult car was dead and the person was alive, otherwise no one could stop such a perverted weapon.
Of course, the Wei army did not expect the catapult to solve the battle. After all, the catapult was limited by the range, and the battlefield range that could be covered was only a small area. However, the catapult's offensive target was very clear, which was to cause some big trouble for the Shu army in this small area. Once the Shu army's tight defense formation had loopholes, the Wei army could take the opportunity to enter and break through the Shu army's defense line in one fell swoop.
Cao Liang looked from afar, and indeed, the chain of catapults lived up to the hope of death. He caught the Shu army off guard, and the entire defensive position became incomplete. Cao Liang immediately ordered Shi Bao to lead the cavalry camp to launch an attack, and took advantage of the opening torn by the catapults torture it tortured the enemy.
When the third battalion of the new cavalry launched an attack, the Tunqi Battalion was ready to go, but Cao Liang did not issue an order to attack. The Tunqi Battalion could only temporarily endure and wait for the order to attack.
The attack of the third battalion of the new cavalry was severely damaged, but this was really nothing for the Tunqi Battalion. Their people and horses were all wearing heavy armor and armed to their teeth. No matter how powerful the Shu army's crossbows were, it was difficult to truly threaten them.
Shi Bao has been paying attention to the dynamics of the battlefield. What puzzled him was that the Clan Cavs clearly had extremely strong defense and strong impact, which was the best choice for destroying cities and sieges, but Cao Liang kept keeping him in a state of control, which made him very puzzled.
Shi Bao even had the idea of taking the initiative to ask for battle. Other cavalry battalions were afraid of the defense of the Shu army, but they were really not afraid of the Tunqi Battalions. Although the defense of the Shu army would cause some trouble for the Tunqi Battalions to advance, it was almost impossible to block the Tunqi Battalions.
But Cao Liang never issued an order, and Shi Bao did not dare to do anything, for fear of destroying Cao Liang's plan. Until the order of attack was issued, Shi Bao excitedly ordered the entire line of the Tunqi Camp to attack.
Chapter completed!