Turbulent Times Chapter 1088: The life of the ants

"Don't run around, don't run around, our bed crossbows have already started to fight back!" Several Sui generals who were in charge of building the pontoon bridge, under the protection of their own soldiers, yelled loudly at the panicked craftsmen and villagers.

The bed crossbows of the Sui Dynasty have indeed begun to counterattack, and the number is much larger than that of Goguryeo. More than a hundred crossbow arrows "swish" and flew over the heads of the craftsmen and folks who were in a mess in the Liaohe River.

The next moment, the Goguryeo soldiers on the other side of the river also uttered screams.

In order to fight this battle, Yang Guang has already disregarded the life and death of the people of the Sui Dynasty. In the past few years, it seems that the counties and counties have been forced to scrape land. The fine steel is the front, and the wrought iron is the feather. Launched from the bed crossbow, it easily penetrated the shield wall erected by the Goguryeo soldiers, and cut the stone armor or iron armor behind the shield wall like tofu, and the shield and its owner nailed to the ground together.

The Goguryeo soldiers began to scream, and the crossbow arrows attacking the craftsmen and Minzhuang were suddenly sparse. In addition, some craftsmen and Minzhuang who tried to escape were shot and killed by their own soldiers, and the remaining Minzhuang and craftsmen had to continue to stay low He desperately tied the bamboo poles and wooden stakes used to build the pontoon bridge with ropes. At the same time, he secretly prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to protect him, so that the crossbow arrows of the Goguryeo people would not fall on him.

Praying is obviously useless. Although the Goguryeo people continued to be killed and injured, they identified the people who attacked the pontoon bridges in the river. , can take the lives of dozens of Minhe Sui people.

Whenever the number of people in the river decreases, soldiers will immediately forcefully drive the prepared folks and craftsmen into the river to make up the number of people. Yang Guang never went to see the life and death of these folks and craftsmen , his eyes have been staring at the ever-growing pontoon.

In Yang Guang's eyes, these folks and craftsmen are just ants, or just a number.

But not everyone is like Yang Guang. Many generals and soldiers watched their people being shot and killed by the Goguryeo people, their eyes were red, their hearts were full of murderous intent, and they held their breath, just waiting for the pontoon bridge to pass , then went to the opposite side and killed all the Goguryeo people.

General Mai Tiezhang is one of them. He has a hot temper. He was born as a bandit, and he used to kill people like grass.

The long crossbow is in the air, the wind is bleak, the blood blooms like a lotus, and life withers like a lotus.

During the Sui Dynasty, millions of army ants gathered on the west bank of the Liao River, watching helplessly as the Liao River slowly turned red. They couldn't help, and even if they could help, they couldn't move without the command of the general.

"The speed is too slow. Don't let the craftsmen die any more. If more people die, it will affect the speed." At a certain moment, Yang Guang found that the speed of building the pontoon bridge slowed down, and he snorted dissatisfiedly.

Yu Wenshu responded immediately. He ordered the mobilization of 200 eight-ox crossbows that were originally used to attack the city, and personally directed the shooting.

"Pull!" Yu Wenshu, the general of Zuowei, held up the precious sword majesticly.

"Pull..." Dozens of soldiers shouted in unison. In the sound of the horn, ten soldiers pulled the ropes of the animals at the same time, and ten stupid draft horses moved forward slowly. The crossbow arms creaked and protested, and were slowly pulled into a half-arc. Three strong men raised a huge crossbow and stuck it firmly on the crossbow slot.

Hundreds, thousands of crossbowmen repeated the same action, and more than a hundred iron-clad crossbows shone brightly in the sun.

"Let go!" Yu Wenshu ordered loudly himself.

"Woo!" A hundred spears of death pierced through the air, disappeared on the eight-ox crossbow, almost as if teleporting, swept across the river, and plunged into the phalanx of Goguryeo soldiers.

The shields raised by the Goguryeo soldiers in the first row were instantly shattered, and the soldiers behind were all shot to death.

"Let it go!" Yu Wenshu divided the two hundred Baoxu crossbows into two waves, one wave was fired, and the other wave fired immediately. This is naturally correct, because after the first wave, the Goguryeo people will inevitably panic, and the second wave will only cause greater damage.

Sure enough, the second wave of crossbows and guns continued to smash the second row of shields of the Goguryeos, shooting and killing the soldiers behind them, and more than 20 crossbows and guns passed through the Goguryeos exposed in the panic The loophole, shot the Goguryeo man who was operating the bed crossbow, and immediately caused the Goguryeo man to panic even more.

This eight-ox crossbow is as powerful as Wang Junlin's long-range crossbow, but the eight-ox crossbow requires thirteen soldiers and ten horses to operate together, but the long-range crossbow only needs three people, and its accuracy is even better. Higher, faster shooting speed.

The frequency of Koguryo ballista launches was instantly disrupted, and the pontoon bridge built by Sui craftsmen and Min Zhuang with their lives stretched forward little by little.

Not long after, the Goguryeo people reorganized and continued to attack the Sui craftsmen and Minzhuang who built the pontoon bridge with the remaining crossbows. Yu Wenshu ordered to shoot and suppress with bed crossbows and eight ox crossbows again...

As time goes by, seeing that the pontoon bridge is about to be built, the Goguryeo people seem to be in a hurry, and start to shoot and kill the Sui people who built the pontoon bridge like crazy. Coupled with the shortened distance, the Goguryeo people can also shoot with a bow and arrow At that time, a large number of Sui craftsmen and minzhuang began to die.

"Come here, push the bed crossbow onto the pontoon bridge, and drive the Goguryeo people away!" Yu Wenshu ordered loudly. It has to be said that he has fought for half his life, he is still rich in experience, and his command is timely and decisive.

Following Yu Wenshu's order, the soldiers of the left guard pushed the bed crossbow onto the unfinished pontoon bridge with their hands on their shoulders, and shot at the Goguryeo people at a close range, forcing the Goguryeo people to continue shooting and killing those who built the pontoon bridge The Sui people had to retreat back.

I don't know when it started, the river has become blood red, and it is getting redder and thicker. Li Yuan, who was standing in the crowd, calculated secretly, there are already more than five thousand.

Min Zhuang and craftsmen were shot dead.

At this time, the Sui people who were constructing were chanting sadly, and tied the stalks and logs to the end of the bridge one by one. They didn't know why His Majesty the Emperor wanted to fight Liaodong, and they didn't have the lofty ambition to get fame immediately.

In fact, if they win this battle today, they will make the first contribution, but everyone knows that at most they can have a full meal. I am used to it, and I have never expected these extravagantly, I just want to live humblely.

More than four hours, half a day passed, and the pontoon bridge was finally erected.

Yang Guang nodded in satisfaction, and praised Yu Wenshu, who organized the counterattack, and Yu Wenkai, who was in charge of building the bridge. In the eyes, it is a matter of course.