Chapter 1162: Showing Muscles
As a veteran member of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shi Lei is one of the very few generals with experience in mountain warfare.
After all, he was also stationed in the Gunshan area back then.
However, his command of mountain operations was basically a matter of when they were still in the tribe and city-state period of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The little experience he had at the time was undoubtedly outdated long ago.
Over the years, with the upgrading of equipment, the combat mode has long changed.
On the other hand, the dwarves in Copperhearth Castle in front of us have lived here for generations, and their relevant experience has naturally kept pace with the times.
When Shi Lei saw this, he just used it without being polite at all.
The main reason is that this defense method itself does not have any technical content. To put it bluntly, doesn't it mean that it will change from smashing wood on the wall to using the geographical advantage of the hillside to launch an attack by throwing wood?
Shi Lei was strict in running the army, and the soldiers under his command were always very efficient in execution. They took action immediately after receiving orders.
However, during this process, Shi Lei soon discovered that this simple change really contained some skills.
It's different from smashing wood on the wall.
The top of the wall is flat and stable. The soldiers only need to put the wooden truss on the top of the wall and then push it down.
But the mountains are unstable! The wood is very heavy. The soldiers are carrying the wood, so the risk is already increased. Under this premise, you have to do a throw forward action. If you are not careful, even people will have to fall down!
At this moment, Shi Lei fully realized why the dwarves had to bother to build such a wooden cart with such a simple operation.
Fortunately, under normal circumstances, the defensive pressure on the edge of the area they are responsible for guarding is not great.
The greenskins didn't invest too many ogres on their side.
Shi Lei opened his 'Eye of Insight' and scanned around them, there were four in total.
"Give me an order to ask the soldiers responsible for throwing wood to ignore the other greenskins and focus on attacking the four ogres. Just smash those four ogres down and that's it."
As his thoughts whirled, Shi Lei quickly made a choice.
With only four ogres needed to be locked, the task pressure on the soldiers responsible for throwing the wood was greatly reduced. With the slowed down pace, the risk of possible accidents would naturally decrease.
"Learn quickly."
Just like Shi Lei was observing the battle situation next door, after the alarm sounded, Balai, who arrived at the top of the defense wall next door, was also observing the situation on Zhou's side.
As the commander-in-chief, under normal circumstances, Bale would sit in the general command room at the rear and conduct dispatch and command. This time, he changed from the normal situation and came to the front line in person. This was undoubtedly to observe the operations of the Zhou troops and confirm the strength of the opponent. thought.
If anything goes wrong, he can mobilize troops for support in time.
Balai was not disgusted with Shi Lei's operation of learning and selling now. To a certain extent, this proved that the other party was flexible and flexible.
Mountain defensive warfare is different from defensive warfare on the ground. If you do not make adjustments based on the actual situation and completely copy the one on the ground, you will inevitably face a situation where you are not acclimatized.
And just when Bale was thinking this, he soon discovered that there was a new move on the Dazhou defense line.
"Is that a catapult?"
This discovery made Balai frown slightly.
The main value of the catapult is reflected in the destruction of the enemy's city wall. In a defensive battle, it is not easy to use, let alone the target is green skin...
Balai, who had thought that Shi Lei knew how to be flexible before, was immediately overwhelmed by this move.
For a moment, I really couldn't figure out whether the other party was reliable or unreliable. From the perspective of a veteran like Balai, this deployment simply lacks common sense.
Just when Balai was thinking this, a row of 'catapults' had been spread out outside the Great Zhou defense line and they all launched an offensive.
At that moment, the loaded 'boulders' drew a long parabola and smashed towards the green-skinned troops who had advanced halfway up the mountain.
Balai looked speechless throughout the whole process, and the dwarf general next to him who was responsible for commanding the frontline operations even showed a bit of a joke.
However, in the next second, there was a sudden roar and explosion, which shocked the hearts of all the dwarves, including Bale.
Then, before they could react, the violent roar began to sound continuously.
With the astonishing explosion, a large area of green skin was blown to pieces on the spot.
Balai was paying attention to the battle situation on Dazhou's side throughout the whole process, which also made this scene catch his eyes almost immediately!
At this moment, the eyes of Balai and the dwarf officer beside him opened a little unconsciously.
"Fire, gunpowder?!"
After a brief period of sluggishness, Balai's mood suddenly became excited.
"Oh hell! That's not a catapult, that's gunpowder! They have gunpowder?!"
After being so excited, the expression on Balai's face even showed a bit of disbelief, but he had to believe it.
At this moment, the iron-clad facts were right in front of him.
The Zhou army was throwing gunpowder with catapults and frantically bombing the advancing greenskin troops!
Those greenskins had obviously never seen this battle before. Even the big guys with a single mind were stunned by this wave, and the entire advancement momentum was also curbed to a certain extent.
During this period, Shi Lei, who was standing on the wall observing the situation on the Great Zhou defense line, expressed satisfaction with the effect of this wave of bombing.
He actually had no intention of using the blasting vehicle at the beginning. After all, blasting bombs were the most expensive among all the consumable weapons in Dazhou.
Once the bombing begins, their war losses will begin to rise rapidly.
This goes against his original support idea.
But Shi Lei had to admit that as a commander, this was indeed the first time for him and his troops to face such a large-scale greenskin invasion.
When they first arrive, if something goes wrong or starts off badly when they first arrive, it will undoubtedly have some bad effects on them.
For this reason, before the soldiers under his command could adapt to this type of battle, Shi Lei felt that it would be better to use demolition vehicles to reduce their defensive pressure and boost his own morale.
As for whether the dwarves will find out...
It was impossible for the dwarves not to notice the loud noise caused by the explosive bombs.
But Shi Lei didn't care.
As long as this battle continues, it will be a matter of time before their weapons and equipment are exposed to the dwarves.
According to the current situation, the dwarves can't do anything to them.
Even showing this hand can increase their deterrent power to a certain extent, which will be more conducive to future cooperation and getting along with each other.
After all, keep a low profile, but you can't let others think you are a weakling who can easily be bullied!
It is still necessary to properly lighten the muscles.
(End of chapter)