Zhao Weiwang in the Warring States Period

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On the city wall a few miles away, Zhao Dan watched all this, and unconsciously clenched his hands: "Is there any hope of success?"

Pang Nuan's old face was also serious, and it took a while before he said: "Yes."

A moment later, the very annoying archery tower that had been standing in front of everyone suddenly made a few loud cracking sounds, and then fell heavily into the dust amidst the panic and screams of countless Wei soldiers, which aroused countless people. of soot.

Countless cheers sounded from above the city of Handan.

Looking at the armored cavalry that was slowly turning around, Zhao Dan breathed a sigh of relief, and retreated from the city surrounded by many palace guards.

In fact, Zhao Dan knew very well that a mere archery tower could not represent anything. As long as Wei Jun had enough craftsmen, more archery towers would appear on the battlefield one after another soon.

But this attack undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the Zhao army, and at the same time restrained the Wei army to a certain extent, so that the Wei people could no longer attack so recklessly.

Generally speaking, this is indeed an out-and-out victory, and it was achieved under the witness of Zhao Dan.

Zhao Dan, who was in a good mood, had just left the city for two steps, when Miao Xian appeared in front of Zhao Dan.

"My lord, urgent report outside the city!"

Zhao Dan looked at Miao Xian in surprise.

With such a large army besieging the city, how could Miao Xian receive the information?

When he saw the bloodstains on the silk that Miao Xian handed to him, Zhao Dan seemed to vaguely understand something.

After a few breaths, Zhao Dan finished reading the contents of the silk secret newspaper, his brows relaxed, coughed, and slowly opened his mouth to the curious people around him.

"Misters, I want to tell you an important news here. South Korea has joined the war as an ally, and victory is just around the corner!"

Chapter 427 Wei Wuji's Tangle (First Update)

The sunset is like blood.

Wei Wuji stood quietly on the spot, looking at the arrow tower in front of him that had completely turned into ruins.

Beside Wei Wuji was a group of Wei generals and a large number of guards. Although there were many of them, none of them dared to speak.

Wei Wuji squatted down and carefully observed a corpse in front of him.

Of course, this is not the body of a soldier of the State of Wei. In fact, no soldier of the State of Wei has the qualification to be so cherished by Wei Wuji.

What Wei Wuji observed was the corpse of a Zhao Guogu armored cavalryman.

The body of this Zhao Guogu armored cavalryman was very tall. Although he had been lying on the ground for a long time and was already completely cold, it still gave people a murderous and awe-inspiring feeling.

Wei Wuji's hand lightly touched the armor of this armored cavalryman, and there seemed to be a strange light flickering in his eyes.

Those who are familiar with Wei Wuji know that this kind of light usually only shows up when Lord Xinling sees something that he thinks is very important.

"Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times." Lord Xinling sighed softly.

Although it was a corpse in front of him, Wei Wuji observed it very carefully, as if appreciating a priceless treasure.

After a long time, Wei Wuji let out a long breath and stood up.

"Zhong Cheng."

"exist!"

"How many of these armored cavalry were killed by our army?"

"Less than a hundred people!"

Wei Wuji's brows were obviously frowned, and he said after a while, "So few?"

There was obvious dissatisfaction in Wei Wuji's tone.

You must know the situation of the armored cavalry charging into the formation, but Wei Wuji saw it clearly.

In order to wipe out this cavalry, Wei Wuji temporarily mobilized many nearby troops to chase and intercept him, but in the end he was still escaped by this cavalry, and successfully destroyed one of Wei Wuji's arrow towers.

Then, less than 100 people died?

Zhong Cheng explained: "The armor of these Zhao State armored cavalry is very strong. Ordinary arrows are completely useless, and swords are also difficult to break through. And their horses are also wearing heavy armor, which is also invulnerable."

Wei Wuji's frown deepened, and he said after a while, "If that's the case, then how did you capture and kill these armored cavalry?"

Zhong Cheng replied: "Partly because of lack of horsepower, being alone and being surrounded, and partly due to various reasons, such as falling from the horse, being shot in the leg of the horse, shooting in the eye of the horse, etc."

Wei Wuji pondered for a moment, and said, "Isn't there a single case where a cavalryman was injured and fell from his horse?"

"In one case, the arrow hit the eye socket."

Wei Wuji let out a long breath, and said after a while: "How long will it take for this archery building to be repaired?"

Someone on the side replied: "At least three days."

Wei Wuji shook his head and said, "Order the craftsmen to speed up the progress. I want to see a new watchtower appear within two days. Also, from today onwards, a new watchtower will appear every four days!"

No one questioned Wei Wuji's decision. In fact, what restricted the archery tower was not the number or level of craftsmen, but only the material problem.

Wei Wuji stood up, glanced at the generals of the Wei Army beside him, and said in a deep voice: "You don't need to panic, these armored cavalry are actually not many in Zhao State, and there should be only 500 of them in Handan City. If you have already lost 100 people in one attack, then you will not attack easily next time."

After a pause, Wei Wuji continued: "If we see this armored cavalry again in the future, then there is no need to use bows and arrows and infantry to meet the enemy. It will only consume the lives of the soldiers for nothing."

Zhong Cheng who was standing behind Wei Wuji was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but said, "If that's the case, then how should we resist this armored cavalry?"

Wei Wuji smiled slightly, showing a peaceful and murderous smile: "If you see this armored cavalry in the future, then just bombard it with a bed crossbow."

As soon as Wei Wuji said this, the Wei generals standing around him gasped.

You must know that things like bed crossbows can be regarded as big killers in this era, and some smaller cities will be directly blasted away by bed crossbows without even needing a catapult.

Now it is necessary to use such a heavy weapon to deal with a mere cavalry?

Wei Wuji glanced around at the Wei army generals around him: "Why, do you have an opinion? If the second and third sons feel that my opinion is inappropriate, then they can come up with more effective solutions."

No one dared to speak, firstly because of Wei Wuji's prestige in the army, and secondly because they really had no better way.

Wei Wuji pointed at the corpses in front of him, and said, "All the armor from the corpses and the armor from the horses were taken off, and they were properly preserved and sent back to Daliang City, so that the craftsmen can see if they can be manufactured."

After seeing the power of this armored cavalry with his own eyes, Wei Wuji already had a plan in his mind to get an armored cavalry for Wei Guo.

After doing all this, Wei Wuji quickly returned to the tent.

Just as he took off his armor, Wei Wuji turned around, and found a man with white hair in the uniform of Wei Guowei's guard appeared in front of him.

But there was no surprise on Wei Wuji's face at all.