Daqin Engineering Corps

When I was lying on the bed feeling a headache, I only heard a loud "boom".

Mao Dun immediately got up from the bed, he thought it was thunder at first, but after distinguishing the direction of the sound, he said:

"It's broken, those craftsmen must have caught fire!"

When making gunpowder, you must never carry naked flames or tinder. This is the craftsman's reminder before and is also the rule of Shen Bing's gunpowder workshop.

Even for safety reasons, everyone is searched before entering the workshop.

Mao Dun only said that the explosion was caused by a fire, so he hurried to the gunpowder workshop with his personal guards on horseback.

but……

When he arrived at the scene, he was surprised to find that a group of Qin troops had appeared here at some time, shooting and killing the Hun soldiers with crossbow arrows, while the slaves fled in a mess.

Mao Dun saw that there were not many Qin troops, so he waved his hand to let the guards come forward.

A thousand personal guards got off their horses immediately, held up their shields and held their scimitars and forced them towards the Qin army...

They had fought against the Qin army many times, and knew that they could not use bows and arrows to deal with the Qin crossbow, otherwise they would have to step forward one by one and be shot to death.

But what they didn't know was that this time, even with swords and shields, they couldn't deal with this Qin army.

Chapter 369 Commanding Heights

The Xiongnu guards approached the Qin army aggressively.

They have capital "aggressive".

You must know that this is the territory of the Huns, and there are Huns' troops everywhere, and the Qin army in front of them is only a few hundred people... Isn't it easy to solve it?

The Xiongnu, including Mao Dun, thought that these hundreds of Qin troops were just a small group of troops who had sneaked into Yinshan.

Mao Dun was still secretly glad that the Qin army bombed only gunpowder workshops.

If the gunpowder workshop blows up, it can be opened again, but it is just a few tents and some slaves.

It would be troublesome if they brought the "Shocking Thunder" to blow up the mine.

However, the following facts soon made Modu and the Huns' guards feel that something was wrong...

The Qin army did not fight with the Xiongnu, and retreated towards the mountain after shooting a few arrows.

The Xiongnu's personal guards were not willing to let them go, and they chased after them while shouting and demonstrating. Occasionally, a few Huns took down their bows and arrows and shot at the retreating Qin army.

However, the Qin army was at a high place and held a square rattan shield, so bows and arrows could not pose a threat to it.

However, the Huns were not in a hurry, and followed unhurriedly in the rear, and even divided into several directions to outflank.

Because they know that going to a high place is a dead end, and the other side is an impassable cliff, and these Qin troops can't escape no matter what.

But the next second they realized they were wrong.

Because after they turned over a mountain, they found a city in front of them, and two Hun soldiers were shot down by the crossbow arrows of the Qin army as soon as they probed their heads.

The Xiongnu rushing to the front hurriedly reported to Daigo Qieda who was following behind.

Daigo Qieda was a commander in chief and a collateral relative of Mao Dun Shanyu.

At this time, the Xiongnu generally did not understand "family affection" very well. This is a characteristic of uncivilized primitive settlements... Everyone lives together like a big family, so immediate and collateral relatives are not important.

Of course, there are also factors of lack of civilization. If you read the sage books and know about etiquette, you will have a stronger sense of family affection.

The Xiongnu did not read books, and their family relationship was more of a primitive, survival-of-the-fittest family relationship.

That is to say, they will protect the calves out of instinct, but they will also abandon or even eat the weak ones for the sake of survival of the fittest due to insufficient nutrition.

So in history Touman Shanyu wanted to use Yueshi to kill his son Modu, and Modu successfully escaped and killed Touman. During this time, Modu used his wife as a target to train his own guards...

People in the Central Plains looked cruel and rebellious, but in the eyes of the Huns, it was no big deal.

Mao Dun often studied the art of war in the Central Plains, and he knew a lot, so he also got into the habit of using collateral relatives as his personal guards.

Qieda climbed up to the top of the mountain and saw that something was wrong.

Because there is not just one stronghold above, there are two other strongholds occupying the commanding heights and main roads of the mountain respectively.

However, Qieda did not hesitate, and immediately ordered his subordinates to attack in several divisions.

Just kidding, if I bring 1000 Hun warriors with me, if I am afraid of these hundreds of Qin troops, wouldn't it become a joke on the grassland?

So the Xiongnu divided into several parts and attacked the city with a cry:

The two teams contained the two fortresses from the front respectively, while the other two teams interspersed from the middle to look for opportunities to outflank from the rear.

This is the usual tactic of the Huns.

It's just that it is more used for cavalry than infantry to attack fortifications.

There is nothing wrong with cavalry using this tactic, but infantry also use this method to attack fortified positions, especially the three villages that form the "iron triangle" like this...

The two roads in the middle are actually inserted into the enemy's encirclement.

One can imagine what will happen next.

The Qin army didn't waste too much firepower on the Hun soldiers who were attacking from the front.

This is because Huns soldiers usually carry a round shield, which is made of cowhide... The Huns don't know how to smelt metal, so there are not many bronze shields. The cowhide is light and easy to carry, which is more suitable for cavalry.

These cowhide shields can well guard against the crossbow arrows in Qin Jun's hands.

In fact, this is also because the trajectory of the crossbow is relatively straight. Unlike the bow and arrow, the crossbow can shoot arrows into the sky and attack the target from a high angle from top to bottom.

The disadvantage of a straight crossbow trajectory is that the trajectory is easier to predict and is more likely to be blocked by a shield, so it is difficult to kill a target with a shield in a frontal attack.

The Xiongnu also seized this point before using the main force for a frontal attack.

But soon they discovered that a frontal attack was not a good idea, because Qin Jun had "Shocking Thunder" in his hands...

As soon as the Huns approached the city wall, a pile of "shocking thunder" would be thrown down from the top of their heads.

These "shocking thunders" are not as easy to estimate the ballistic trajectory as the crossbow arrows and are blocked by the shield.

In fact, even blocking it with a shield is useless.

When it was blocked, it fell at the foot, and then with a "boom", not only the Hun soldiers were blown away, but also a large piece of rubble was shot down, which only made the Hun soldiers scream.

The team of Huns passing through the middle road was even more horrible. They were hit by 360-degree firepower from the Qin army from the three fortresses.

Crossbow arrows flew from their flanks and backs like locusts, shooting down the Hun soldiers one by one.

However, the Huns were unwilling to admit defeat at this point. When the centurion gave an order, they raised their shields and surrounded each other to cover each other and continued to move forward.

They know they are in danger.

But at the same time, they believed that only an attack that restrained the enemy's frontal firepower could be successful, and the battle could be won.

But soon they discovered that this idea was too far from the truth...

With a sound of "whoosh", an iron crossbow arrow shot down quickly.

The iron crossbow arrows are fired by the three-bow bed crossbow, which weighs tens of catties, and shoots down from top to bottom... How can this be blocked by the leather shield in the hands of the Huns.

Hearing a scream, the Xiongnu soldier who was shot was nailed to the ground with his shield and body. He spurted blood from his mouth reflexively holding the thick iron crossbow in his abdomen as if trying to pull it out of his body.

But soon he found another thing that was even more frightening: a huge "shocking thunder" was tied to the shaft of the iron crossbow, and there was still a curl of smoke...

With a sound of "Boom", the "Shocking Thunder" exploded in the Xiongnu's shield formation, immediately blowing the Huns into chaos.

And this is just the beginning.

The iron crossbow arrows shot down one after another, and the Huns' shield formation quickly collapsed amidst the sound of explosions.

At this time, dense crossbow arrows flew towards the Huns from three directions.

The tactics of the Qin army were very simple. They used three-bow bed crossbows and "thunderbolt fireballs" to break through the formation, and then used strong crossbows to kill and injure the enemy's vital forces in a large area.

The Huns were defeated, and the offensive only lasted for a cup of tea, and it receded like a tide.

Only piles of corpses and the wounded who were too late to take away were left behind.

The wounded screamed and wailed, and many of them struggled to climb down the mountain with their injuries...

But Qin Jun didn't give them a chance, and soon a few crossbow arrows flew over to end their sinful life.

Chapter 3 Seventy

In this small battle alone, more than [-] people were killed or injured by the fierce slaves.

To be precise, there should be more than [-] dead, and almost all the wounded were "cleaned up" by the Qin army, unless there were a few hiding in the dark or among the dead that were not found.

But of course Chida didn't want to stop there.

He thought in his heart that he would lead a thousand guards, and if 300 people died each time, he would be able to fight five times.

Uh... four or five?

Qie Da counted with his fingers, and it seemed that it was not four times, not five times, and not three times at the same time.

If you can't get it together, you won't know it.

But whatever it is, as Shan Yu's personal guards, they are all elites, not only good at riding and shooting, but also good at close combat. They are all veterans selected from the army.

How could Qieda admit defeat in front of a few small villages built by hundreds of Qin troops?

So after a blast of dysprosium, the Xiongnu stabilized their position and launched another wave of attack.

This time, Qida also knew that he had changed his tactics. The frontal attack was still the same, but the two wings were outflanking from the other direction.

However, the two wings in this direction are more steep towards the south side of the mountain. Not to mention the slow movement of the Xiongnu soldiers, it is extremely difficult to climb, and the crossbow arrows of the Qin army can shoot at their heads from top to bottom.

The Huns raised their shields above their heads to cover them, thinking that they would be able to attack smoothly.

In a way, this can really avoid the attack of the three-bow bed crossbow. The reason is that the three-bow bed crossbow is mainly arranged at the highest point far away from the Huns, and once the terrain is steep, it will become a dead spot for the three-bow bed crossbow.

The Qin army shot a few iron crossbow arrows, all of which flew over the heads of the Huns... The trajectory of the iron crossbow arrows was also relatively straight, unable to threaten the target located in the mountain depression.

This made the attacking Huns ecstatic for a while, shouting loudly and attacking the front wall from both wings.

However, before their arrogant shouts fell, they heard a "creak" from the opposite side, and a black shadow rose into the sky with a graceful arc...

"Stone bombs!" the Xiongnu yelled, and then turned and ran.

But it was too late to run away.

The stone bomb hit the ground with a "bang", because most of the Yinshan Mountains are hard rocks, so the stone bomb did not stop there after it hit the ground, it was still jumping on the steep hillside while setting off a piece of flying gravel Rolling down, it immediately knocked down a large area of ​​the Huns who were going up the slope.

After the stone bomb passed, the Xiongnu looked back and saw that some of the wounded behind them had their brains cracked, some had their legs broken, and the worst one was hit in the stomach...the abdomen was smashed to pieces, all kinds of red The black ones splashed all around the ground, but the person didn't die, his hands waving in the air and scratching in pain, shouting something indiscriminately.

Perhaps the Huns were not afraid of death.

Or it can be said that they do not know life and death.

This is also because of their uncivilized nature. They regard life and death as a very normal and natural thing. If they don't know what death is, they are not afraid of it.

But they know the pain and the feeling of being hurt, and they can empathize with the screams of their companions.

So this tragic scene was frightened on the spot, you pushed me and I pushed you, everyone didn't know whether to advance or retreat, hesitating.

Qieda let out a roar from behind:

"Attack, or I'll make you all slaves!"

Demotion to slavery should be the most severe punishment among the Huns, even crueler than killing them, because once they are demoted to slavery, life is worse than death, and usually they will never stand up, including their offspring...

The Xiongnu is a slavery country, unlike the Qin State, which is semi-feudal and semi-slavery. Slaves can redeem themselves through their families or by making military exploits.

In a slave country, it is completely the private property of the slave owner, including the children born, and there will be no hope.

Therefore, the Huns could only step forward cautiously again.

But soon another stone bomb flew over...

Stone bullets are almost invincible on this slope. It can destroy any enemy that comes up, no matter how many people there are.

Therefore, if he attacked like Qida, his subordinates would be wiped out sooner or later.

Fortunately, Modu caught up in time to stop Qieda.

In fact, Maodun felt bad when he heard that there was a Qin army fortress on the top of the mountain: