Jiang Wei's time was just right. When the Shu army arrived at the Public Security Ferry, the Wei army had already boarded a large-scale ship on the south bank. Four mighty battleships, surrounded by frigates, had approached the north bank of the river, and were lined up. The stone casters on the battleships were loaded with stone bombs or oil fire bombs. All the gunners had been deployed and could be put into battle at any time.

Although Jiang Wei secretly thanked that he came in time, it was obvious that the Shu army faced difficulties, that is, they would immediately devote themselves to the battle and had no time to build positions for defense.

This was a real encounter. Jiang Wei ordered the Shu army to prepare for battle immediately and could not build defensive fortifications. Then he immediately arranged the defensive formation and displayed the formation on the bank of the river, directly blocking the Wei army's landing route.

In fact, Jiang Wei did not know much about the Wei army's catapult car. In the past, most of the Wei army's catapult car were used for siege and was rarely used in field battles. Therefore, when the Shu army fought with the Wei army, they did not have much chance to get in touch with the catapult car. Even though Jiang Wei collected a lot of information about the catapult car, Jiang Wei actually didn't know much about the operation and actual combat effects of the Wei army's catapult car.

Especially when the Wei army used the catapult cart in the water battle, and severely damaged the Wu navy in the battle of Pengze Lake. Although Jiang Wei also knew this fact, it was false to hear it, but seeing it was true. Before he could really see the attack effect of the catapult cart, it was difficult for Jiang Wei to imagine the specific situation.

At this moment, the Wei army lined up battleships with catapults on the river. Such battleships are no longer secret, so the Wei army no longer needs to hide. As soon as they landed, they were fully armed, all the gunners were in place, and the stone bullets were hung on the wheel. They could launch an attack with just a command.

Since Jiang Wei was not very clear about the power of the Wei army's catapult in the field, Jiang Wei did not worry too much about the existence of these catapults. After all, if you want to block the Wei army's crossing the river army, the shore is the best blocking position. If the Wei army wants to gain a foothold on the shore, it must establish a deep beachhead position. As long as the Shu army suppresses the Wei army at this point, it can successfully prevent the Wei army from landing.

Wang Jun is currently on the Feiyun battleship. This landing operation, the battleship has become an important attack point, so Wang Jun deliberately changed the Feiyun to a temporary flagship, and he will command the entire landing operation on the Feiyun.

When Wang Jun first saw the Shu army appear, he was worried that the ship formation he arranged would scare the Shu army and dare not approach the shore. If this is the case, wouldn’t Wang Jun’s carefully arranged formation be wasted?

However, now it seems that Wang Jun’s concerns are unnecessary. The Shu army simply ignores the ship formation formed by the Wei army. After they rushed from Jiangling for a long distance, they did not do any rest and directly lined up the infantry battle formation onto the river bank.

Wang Jun easily identified through his banner and battle suit as the army of Shu, and it was just the Shu army, without any Wu army mixed in it.

This situation made Wang Jun feel a little strange. Logically speaking, this is the territory of the Wu Kingdom. Even if troops are sent to block the attack, the Wu army should be the main force. Although the Shu army is an alliance of the Wu army, it will not be the main force, right?

But all the troops appearing in the public security area are Shu troops, and even a single Wu soldier cannot be seen. This is really surprising.

But it’s better for anyone to come. Wang Jun is still not picky about food at this point. All the catapults are ready to go. No matter who the opponent is, they can only fight with a battle.

However, Wang Jun did not rush to take action, but looked at the south bank. At this time, the soldiers of the Right Guard Camp had already boarded the ship first. Warships loaded with infantry drove towards the north bank one after another. When they arrived at the position in the middle of the river, Wang Jun gave the order to attack the catapult cart.

The gunner, who had been waiting by the catapult, immediately took action. The catapult's huge throwing arm waved, threw the rock bullet high into the air, drew an arc in the air, and fell straight to the front shore.

Ten catapults on a battleship and four of them had a total of forty catapults. They almost launched stone bombs at the same time. The stone bombs gathered in the air into a rain of stones and poured towards the Shu army position on the north bank.

The stone bullets used in the chain of stone casting cars are as big as the mouth of a large porcelain bowl. Although the destructive power is not as large as the ordinary stone casting car, if these stone bullets are used to attack the infantry formation of the Shu army, there will be no big difference.

For the flesh and blood of the Shu army infantry, there is no difference between the size of a bowl and the size of a human head. Once shot, the bones and tendons will be broken, and the muscles will be broken, and the severe ones will be killed.

The only difference between mild and severe is the part that will be hit. If it is limbs, at most it will lose the arm and break the leg. However, if it hits the head and body, it will be useless.

Under this kind of stone rain, any defense is futile. The shield used by the Shu army is as fragile as a piece of hemp paper. It is destroyed with one blow and has no effect at all.

The biggest difference between a chain catapult car and an ordinary catapult car is that it is filled with stone bullets. The rotor design of the chain catapult car allows it to hang ten stone bullets on it at one time. As long as the gunner turns the wheel, he can easily place the stone bullets on the casting arm. This semi-automated operation saves time and effort, greatly improving the launch efficiency of the chain catapult car. Forty catapults are continuously fired, forming a covered strike surface in a short period of time.

The Shu army had just arrived at the riverside, and before they could breathe, they were hit by a rock rain, and suddenly the formation of the Shu army was scattered.

A stone bullet is not like a bow and arrow. At least if the shield is erected, it can resist it. The destructive power of the stone bullet is quite amazing. It ignores all defenses and will be either killed or injured if it is hit.

Since the formations arranged by the Shu army are relatively dense, and dense formations are often the favorites of catapults. When catapults attack smaller targets, they do not have precise strikes at all. They often use large-scale attack methods. The denser the targets, the more beneficial it is to catapults. If the stone bullets hit, they will almost be shot without any bullets.

Even the stone bullets that hit the ground will rebound and continue to roll, which can cause large-scale secondary damage.
Chapter completed!