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The Evolution of the Three Kingdoms Volume Chapter 123: Defeat

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    The counterweight trebuchet used by Li Zhejun was far beyond the technology of the Three Kingdoms era. Historically, Europe did not have such a vicious weapon until more than a thousand years later, but it had never appeared in the history of China.  Pass.

    Counterweight trebuchet, as the name suggests, uses a huge weight on one end of the lever as a counterweight, replacing the traditional manual pull.  First, use manpower to pull up the other end and fix it with a rope. Then, after putting the throwing object on it, use a giant ax to cut off the binding. Using the natural gravity of one end of the counterweight, the throwing object is thrown out with leverage.  Such innovations greatly reduced the difficulty of operation and increased the range and power of the trebuchet.  Theoretically speaking, as long as the material strength of the trebuchet can support it, the counterweight trebuchet can continue to increase weight and expand, and the weight and range of its thrown objects can be increased infinitely, and its power far exceeds that of later generations.  There are all kinds of heavy weapons in the past dynasties, such as whirlwind stone cannons and the like.

    Before the advent of thermal weapons, such weapons were invincible.  It is naturally different from Cao Jun's trebuchet.

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    Standing on the high platform, Cao Cao was furious and watched Li Zhejun's second wave of trebuchets launch stone bombs. He completely failed to notice that the flight distance of this second wave of boulders was far longer than the last time.  flying towards the rear of the formation.

    "Prime Minister! Danger!" Xun You suddenly stepped forward and threw Cao Cao down on the stage. However, a stone bullet whizzed past high in the sky and flew straight behind, startling everyone.

    "Hurry! Hurry! Get off the stage!" Even Guo Jia, a prodigal who didn't care about everything, was also frightened. Since Li Zhejun's trebuchet can reach such a distance, if one of them hits the high platform, wouldn't it be like this group of people?  None of Cao¡¯s army¡¯s commander-in-chief and important ministers are here!  This this was really terrifying to think about, and a group of people hurriedly left the stage.

    But they could no longer see it. The impact of this wave of boulders was only directed at their Thunderbolt Car. Just because the throwing distance of the trebuchet was a little farther, the trajectory was even more scattered.  The bullet that flew through the air and scared a group of people into panic was just one of the more outrageous stray bullets.

    At this time, the battered Pili Camp was already in ruins.  It was just a dozen or so pebbles that fell into the formation, and they were much smaller than those in the first wave.  Weighing only thirty or forty kilograms, it was already a disaster for the Pili Car Camp. More than one hundred Pili Cars were almost half destroyed by stone bullets that passed through the camp.

    But Li Zhejun¡¯s attack did not stop.  The third wave is coming!

    This time, it¡¯s a shotgun!

    The ancient trebuchet can even be used with a large spoon at the end loaded with broken stone bullets. It is just a net bag or a basket, which is torn and exploded in the air and scattered.  It's just that such a projectile cannot be far away, and the scattering is boundless. However, this kind of attack requires complete coverage, and there is no particular emphasis on accuracy.

    Therefore, this third wave of stone bombs roared in, directly covering most of the battlefield in front of Cao's army, with more than 10,000 stone bombs projected by more than a hundred counterweight trebuchets.  Almost all the living creatures exposed above the shooting range in Cao's camp in front were cleaned up.  After everyone heard a dense rain of bullets like raindrops, they saw that the entire several kilometers long formation in front of Cao Jun, one-third of Cao Jun's formation had turned into a flesh and blood mill, and countless Cao Jun soldiers were confused.  In ignorance, he was killed by stone bullets falling from the sky. The entire Cao army formation was full of soldiers fleeing for their lives.  Even the tough guy has collapsed at this moment!

    Kill!  The war drums are beating loudly!

    At this point.  The morale of Cao's army had dropped to freezing point, and Li Zhejun took advantage of the situation and deployed elite troops.  Start charging.  Thousands of elite soldiers entered the battlefield and immediately broke through the last remaining confidence in Cao's army's formation.  The defeated troops of Cao's army threw away their armor and weapons one after another, and ran towards their own camp with all their strength, but many of them were killed by crossbow arrows flying from behind while escaping.

    Throughout the battlefield, Cao Jun's formation became a rout. Looking from a high altitude, Li Zhe's army only had a few thousand men, and they flew behind Cao Jun's tens of thousands, having a great time catching prisoners.  They chased for more than ten miles, and only slowed down their formation when they arrived in front of Cao Jun's camp. At this time, Cao Jun's camp was already in a tight formation. When they saw the defeated army approaching, they would shoot out bows and arrows from giant crossbows without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy.  Under the rain, all the defeated troops who were unable to enter the camp were shot to death dozens of meters in front of the camp, blocking Li Zhejun's pursuit offensive.

    Two more cavalrymen seized the opportunity when Li Zhejun's formation was scattered. They rushed out with a diagonal thrust, like a sickle, and scraped it out sideways. They immediately killed hundreds of Li Zhejun's pursuers. When Li Zhejun's formation was completed, the crossbow array was opened.  Open, when they wanted to fight head-on, the cavalry made a big circle and then retreated. Their tactics were extremely flexible and sharp!

      The real elite of Cao Jun - the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry!  Come on stage!

    This is an elite one!  Appeared in front of Li Zhejun for the first time!  It was a beautiful victory!

    But it was useless for the overall situation. Cao's army was already in bad shape. At this moment, the day's battle finally ended.

    This battle was of great significance to the entire Cao-Li campaign. Li Zhe's army completely forced out several of Cao's hidden weapons against Li Zhe's army, annihilated them, and took advantage of the situation to eliminate a significant force of Cao's army, laying the foundation for future attacks on Cao's army.  The foundation was laid for launching a large-scale war of annihilation.

    From this day on, the real threat to Li Zhe's army from Cao's army no longer existed. Although there were many people and many elite soldiers, under Li Zhe's battle mode, the key elements that could pose a threat to Li Zhe's army had been lost.  In a passive state of being beaten.

    And Li Zhejun's final harvest from this day's battle: hundreds of large scull shields, dozens of rams, a dozen primitive trebuchets that can no longer be used, tens of thousands of armored weapons, 8,000 prisoners of Cao's army, and many others.  Li Zhejun turned into a rich man in ordnance and supplies almost instantly.

    Armor no longer became a problem overnight. These more than 10,000 pieces of armor alone contain 200,000 kilograms of steel, which is almost equal to the total of all the steel produced and smelted by Li Zhe's craftsman camp so far. This is in this era.  , but an incredible wealth.

    And Cao Cao lost so many manpower and materials, which was also a huge blow to his strength, especially his actual troops, which accounted for almost one-third of Cao Cao's regular soldiers, not to mention the large number of craftsmen included.  In short, as the enemy weakened and our strength increased, Li Zhe's army began to gain a strategic advantage over Cao's army.  The only thing waiting for is the time for the decisive battle.

    Li Zhe glanced across the dozens of kilometers of Cao Jun's camp and began to move farther north behind the enemy.

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    In the dark night, the Qilin Guard team was sneaking, and Chen Dao was taking advantage of this moment to nervously recall all the details of this mission.

    The target this time is Dingling, the intersection of the upper reaches of the Ru River and the Lu River, the first node where Cao's army in Xiangcheng came by water.  In this battle between Cao and Li, one-half of Cao's army's material transportation may have come from this road.  Therefore, it is also an important target for Li Zhejun's attack behind enemy lines.  Chen Dao's mission was to lead his army to burn the ships and supplies parked at Dingling, cutting off half of Cao's army's lifeline in one fell swoop.

    Such a task is naturally extremely difficult, but the Qilin Guards are not afraid.  Although it is the first time to fight behind enemy lines, the various modern equipment of the Qilin Guards have greatly enhanced the destructive power of the Qilin Guards. The previous harassments by the Qilin Guards behind enemy lines were extremely smooth. They came and went quickly and left with one strike.  Extremely beautiful!  Nowadays, these Qilin Guards have shown their own arrogance and have their own understanding of the characteristics of Qilin Guards' fighting.

    The upcoming battle will be the most intense so far. An important place like Dingling is obviously heavily defended. Under such defense, not only food and grass will be burned, but also a large amount of food will be burned.  It is indeed a bit difficult to make such a big move with a ship.  But, even so, what does Chen Dao have to fear?  (To be continued)

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