But she was just an ordinary carpenter, with no knowledge of warfare whatsoever.
At this moment, she could only offer them a suggestion based on her limited experience with historical mutinies: "Let's go and provide cover for him, but don't get too close. You should find a place with a good view and some concealment. By the way... do you have any ranged weapons?"
The Xuanjia Army immediately responded, "Yes."
She then asked, "What weapons are there?"
Runtu had no intention of seeking advice from his wife. His original intention was to consult her on the idea of evacuation: whether to temporarily return to Julu Kingdom or choose another route. The general was willing to use himself as bait to divert the enemy's attention, so that they could take advantage of this opportunity to escape as soon as possible.
But to his surprise, his wife, an ordinary peasant woman, was not frightened or at a loss when faced with such a situation, and she did not even have the slightest thought of running away.
She even naively thought she could be an aid to the general... However, despite these thoughts in her mind, Runtu did not laugh or show any unusual emotions on her face.
He thought to himself, "Perfect. I am the commander of the Xuanjia Army and the general's loyal follower. Even though I know that the general's wish is to protect his wife, I am willing to die for the general rather than live for his wife."
Now that the general's wife has volunteered to stay, he can stay without disobeying the general's orders and without any burden.
He asked, "What does Madam need?"
"crossbow."
crossbow?
Runtu thought for a moment and said, "Yes, please wait a moment."
He dismounted from the carriage, dragged out a weapon box from the dragon-carved carriage, selected some weapons to carry on his person, and finally found a military crossbow.
He returned to the roof of the carriage and showed it to Zheng Quchi: "Madam, this is a Kucha crossbow. Although it is heavy, it is very powerful. One person can only fire ten arrows in a row before he is exhausted and needs to be replaced. However, its range is longer than that of ordinary crossbows. There are also ten bows, but the crossbow is too large, so I did not bring them up... If Madam wants to use the long-range bow to kill the supporting general, Runtu is slightly better at it. Of the other eleven Xuanjia soldiers, only four are good at shooting, and three barely know how to use a bow."
Zheng Quchi listened quietly, watching as he looked at the heavy crossbow that had been brought up.
The crossbow is longer than a regular crossbow, about one meter in length. Structurally, the longer the range of a bow and arrow, the stronger its penetrating power and the greater its power. However, this balance of power and manpower consumes more manpower. The range is related to the pulling force, which in turn is related to the arm strength of the archer when drawing the bow.
She believed his claim that "a person would be exhausted after firing ten arrows in a row."
This heavy crossbow weighs no less than several tens of kilograms, making it difficult for the average person to lift and aim at. It can only be fired by lying prone, or by one person with professional training holding the crossbow in front while another person fires it from behind.
"good."
She took it from Runtu's hand and held it in her hand to feel its texture.
Runtu was stunned for a moment.
He thought that the lady only wanted to confirm whether their weapons had the ability to provide support, so she took the most lethal Kucha crossbow to demonstrate its power, but why did she take the crossbow?
"Okay, this is the one. You drive and find a place where you can get support in the distance."
Seeing that she was so fond of the Kucha crossbow, Runtu thought to himself, "Anyway, no one can use this heavy crossbow, so let her play with it since the lady wants it."
"yes."
The dragon carriage started running again, but this time Runtu did not take the main road. Instead, he chose a rugged mountain road that stretched all the way to a high ridge. On the undulating, serpentine rock slope, the road was very uneven and the gaps were very narrow, which was a great test of the driver's skills.
On the roof of the carriage, the Xuanjia soldiers saw that the lady was holding the crossbow in her hand, as if she was studying it or familiarizing herself with it, and they looked puzzled.
"Madam, please be careful!"
Suddenly, a shout came from below.
The carriage swerved and jolted along the slope, moving forward at high speed. Even a high-performance carriage like the Panlong struggled to keep up, with the carriage and roof shaking violently.
It was impossible for a person to stand upright in the carriage, but fortunately there were barriers to prevent them from being thrown off by the force of the swaying.
Before long, the carriage finally stopped its frantic state and resumed its smooth, straight journey.
By this time, they were already situated on a high ridge, and looking down, they had a wide and open view, clearly seeing the winding hills and loess plateaus of various terrains, as well as a tributary of the Yellow River and a ferry crossing in the distance.
"This location is... quite good."
Zheng Quchi highly praised Runtu's insight, as from this side one could not only get a panoramic view but also move left and right to adjust the distance between oneself and the battlefield.
Below them, steeply below, lay Yuwen Sheng, who, with a devastating force that his opponents could never have anticipated, had eliminated a group of people blocking his path.
Seeing that the situation was not good, they dispatched a large number of close-combat soldiers and long-range shooting teams to restrict his movement and carry out a siege and hunt.
"These despicable people of the Southern Chen Kingdom are actually using sheer numbers to surround the general!"
"You four protect the lady. The rest of you, get out of the carriage with me and give full support to the general!"
After Runtu parked the carriage, he and the others in the carriage carried bows and arrows, trying to close the shooting range and provide maximum cover to support Yuwen Sheng.
However, firstly, their arrows had too long a range, greatly reducing their power and causing only a minor impact, making it impossible to kill the enemy with full force. Secondly, in terms of archery accuracy, they were not the most elite archers in the camp, and they really could not kill one person with one arrow.
"Damn it!" Runtu clenched his fist in anger.
If all else fails, he can only abandon this end of the carriage and slide down the slope to fight alongside the general, killing the enemy and protecting his lord.
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