Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

At this point, the two teams had already begun fighting. Because the narrow, deadly slope was flanked by unfathomable cliffs on both sides, and the widest part of the path was only two or three zhang (approximately 6-9 meters),

The elite troops of the Long Kingdom could not take advantage of their superiority. They could only use a few crossbows in the front row to fire at the fortifications guarded by General Zhang and his troops from ten zhang away, hoping to use the powerful crossbows to destroy the defensive towers blocking the road.

Although the makeshift wooden wall was densely covered with crossbow bolts, there was no sign of it breaking.

The officer in charge of the army was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.

The war has been going on for so long, and not a single enemy soldier has been injured. Thousands of elite troops with excellent equipment have been unable to breach even a temporary defensive wall.

Seeing his frustrated expression, the commander almost fainted from anger.

He couldn't understand why the crossbow, which could usually penetrate even stone walls, couldn't even penetrate a wooden plank today.

Looking at the defensive wall opposite, which had been riddled with holes like a hedgehog, all one could do was shake one's head and sigh.

Little did he know that the wooden defensive tower was merely a decorative wall constructed from extremely soft wood.

Cork offers virtually no protection in terms of material composition; its only advantage is its flexibility, preventing it from cracking as easily as hardwood.

The actual defensive function came from the sand walls built behind the wooden planks, consisting of sandbags filled with fine sand in very resilient burlap sacks.

This method of blocking the enemy's attack was naturally the idea that came up with by Mo Yuming, the transmigrated man.

When Steward Zhang received this strange order, he specifically questioned Mo Yuming about why stone or hardwood wasn't used. Mo Yuming didn't explain at the time, but just told him to experiment on his own.

The steward Zhang actually found a crossbow in the armory, and after testing it, he realized that using sandbags to block arrows was indeed better than using stones.

Although the rock was very hard, it was easy to shatter after being hit with a strong force, while the sandbag would not.

Although it seems easy to pierce, the powerful impact of the arrow is quickly dissipated after it penetrates to a certain depth, making it difficult to penetrate.

Even if it passes through the wall, it will have little force left and won't cause any harm to the people behind it.

Most importantly, the arrows cause very little damage to the sandbags, at most leaving a small hole.

If the arrow doesn't pierce through the sandbag but remains inside, it causes almost no damage to the sandbag.

When Mo Yuming arrived, the enemy had already stopped attacking, placed spurs in front of their formation, and entered a defensive posture.

Meanwhile, the soldiers on General Zhang's side were resting a dozen or so feet behind the defensive fortifications, and only Fu, Shun, Xing, and Da were inside the entire defensive tower.

"Master Shun, what are you still doing practicing your internal energy? The enemy has stopped attacking, take a break!"

Mo Yuming walked into the defensive tower and saw that Lao Liu was still there, using his internal energy to protect the tower. He assumed that they were unaware that the fighting outside had ceased.

“No, there are too many arrows hitting the wall and they are too heavy. I’m afraid the wooden walls and sandbags outside won’t be able to support the weight of the arrows and they will collapse.”

"No way! That's so exaggerated?"

Mo Yuming walked to the lookout point and tried to look out, only to find that the lookout point itself was blocked with arrows.

How tall is this turret?

Mo Yuming asked Zhang, the steward who was following behind him.

"About six or seven zhang, what's wrong? Not tall enough?"

"No, it's just a temporary setup, nothing serious, I was just asking... It's just strange, this tower isn't very tall, why didn't they raise the arrows a bit higher and shoot them at an angle towards the top of the tower? That way they could shoot over the defensive tower and hit the people behind it, right?"

Mo Yuming looked up at the tower wall and said.

"Shoot at the top of the tower? Isn't that a waste of arrows? There's no one on top of the tower!"

"I'm puzzled," said one of the guards.

"But there are people behind the tower! Aren't you all hiding behind the tower? If all the arrows stuck in the wall fly over the top of the tower and then shoot at you, even if there's only a one in ten chance of them hitting you, that'll be enough to make your lives miserable!"

Mo Yuming said.

"That being said, would an arrow falling from the sky still be lethal? Besides, everyone is wearing helmets."

I think that definitely won't work. They're not all idiots; don't they know how to stop us?

The veteran still didn't understand what Mo Yuming was saying.

"Hehe, how can you be sure he can't do it if you haven't even tried?" Mo Yuming continued.

"Besides crossbows, what other weapons are used for siege warfare?"

"In addition, there are magic crystal cannons and magic-breaking arrows. However, the magic crystal cannons require a large number of magic crystals to use, which is very expensive, and ordinary armies are not equipped with them."

Although the Demon-Slaying Arrows are quite expensive, most armies are still equipped with some.

"A soldier standing behind Mo Yuming said."

"That's all? What about the battering rams and catapults? Don't you have them either?"

Mo Yuming continued to press for answers.

"Never heard of it, it seems there really isn't one. What's the purpose of those things?"

"So how did you break down the enemy's city gates during battle? Did you use crossbows like this, or was there another method?"

Mo Yuming was filled with doubt. In his view, how could this world not have a trebuchet, a weapon most commonly used in the era of cold weapons? Even if it didn't exist, there should at least be a few similar weapons.

"When two armies go to war, the attacking side usually first uses crossbows to kill the soldiers on the enemy's city walls or disrupt their deployment."

Immediately afterward, while the enemy was in disarray, send out vanguards or suicide squads of Earth rank or above to leap onto the city walls and engage the enemy in battle, and take the opportunity to open the city gates from the inside.

Meanwhile, before the city gates are opened, the main combat troops will build ladders to climb the city walls and attack the city.

If the city gates are breached, most of the troops will storm into the city through the gates…

"I see!"

Mo Yuming finally understood why mechanical weapons were so underdeveloped in this world.

It turns out, it was all because of the mysterious skills! When everyone is focused on practicing skills, who will bother with those trivial things?

It's not very effective and it wastes practice time.

Even the most fortified and towering city cannot stop those who can fly and disappear into the earth.

In this society where mystical arts are paramount, no invention or creation can compare to the tangible benefits of them.

However, Mo Yuming happened to be an inventor in his previous life, with his mind full of inventions and creations.

Therefore, once he arrived here, he naturally kept thinking about how to come up with some new gadgets.

"So, if the enemy fails to capture the city this time, they will most likely send someone with high-level Xuan Gong cultivation to bypass the defensive towers and fight directly in the next battle!"

"That should be the case. The terrain here is unique, and they might continue to use the Demon-Slaying Arrows. However, with the natural barrier of the Deadly Slope protecting them and the assistance of these experts, they will surely suffer another defeat! Young Master, you can rest assured."

Manager Zhang said confidently.

How many of these crossbows do we have? And how many bolts do we have?

"About a hundred crossbows and two thousand bolts!"

Manager Zhang responded.

"Very good, send people to fetch it later. I will personally come to oversee the counterattack at dusk!"

"Yes……"

Before Steward Zhang could finish answering, Mo Yuming hurriedly rushed to the town.