The barbarian cavalry let out excited cries and charged forward on their horses.
In their view, the unarmed laborers were all former slaves and were completely vulnerable.
You only need to kill a few people, and the rest will be so scared that they will tremble and lie on the ground, not daring to move.
As for the 5,000 garrison troops, they didn't even take them seriously.
In a head-on battle, their cavalry can defeat ten enemies at once.
It would be easy to wipe out the garrison.
The craftsmen who were working heard the noise and discovered the enemy cavalry.
He dropped the tools in his hands and ran away in a hurry.
As he ran, he shouted loudly: "The barbarians are attacking us, run away quickly!"
The entire construction site was in chaos, and everyone was trying to escape into the tents.
The barbarian cavalry became even more excited when they heard the panicked shouting.
He drew out his long sword and swung it in the air.
They couldn't wait any longer and wanted to kill everyone.
He rode his warhorse and attacked the camp without hesitation.
Because there were many tents blocking the view, I couldn't see what was going on inside at all.
It was not until they rushed in that the barbarian cavalry were completely dumbfounded by the scene before them.
A fence was built ahead, blocking the way.
The height is just enough to prevent the warhorse from jumping.
Behind the fence, everyone was lined up neatly, holding crossbows in their hands.
Seeing the scene clearly, the barbarian cavalrymen's brains froze.
They could never have imagined that they were just ordinary people working there, but how could they be like an army?
Although I felt something was wrong, it was too late.
Once a warhorse starts charging, it is impossible to stop.
What's more, the situation at the rear cannot be seen. If the disease in front is too severe and the horses at the rear stop, they will crash into them.
We can only bite the bullet and continue to charge.
"Be careful, there's an ambush ahead!"
Take out a small shield and block it in front.
Not only was he not afraid, but a cruel and crazy look appeared on his face.
This situation is not uncommon in long-term combat. The more it happens, the more you cannot be timid. As long as you rush forward, you can rely on the powerful impact force to break down the formation.
The infantry had no power to fight back against the cavalry.
Wait until the enemy cavalry comes within shooting range.
Zhao Wudi shouted, "Shoot!"
The men in the first few rows pulled the trigger without hesitation, and countless arrows poured down on the enemy.
All of them raised their arrows slightly and aimed at the mounted cavalry.
The bullets in the back rows should be thrown upwards and shoot the enemies from high altitude in a parabolic trajectory.
Li Ye had already calculated everything.
In order to avoid arrows, cavalrymen would definitely lie on their horses' backs and use their shields to block them.
The archers in the rear use parabolic trajectories, which can just hit the enemy's back.
Because of the close distance and the sudden attack.
The first round of arrow rain caused great damage to the enemy cavalry.
Screams, the neighing of war horses, and the curses of the soldiers behind were all mixed together.
Many people were shot by arrows and fell to the ground, and their horses lost control and began to flee in all directions.
The speed of the enemy cavalry's charge behind suddenly slowed down a lot.
After firing the crossbow arrows, the people quickly retreated, and then the second row took over and continued shooting arrows.
The overwhelming rain of arrows never stopped and was very concentrated, pouring down like raindrops.
Even if the enemy soldiers in the front dodge the first round of arrows, they cannot dodge the second and third rounds.
After charging for a while, not only did they fail to close the distance, but they suffered heavy casualties.
The barbarian king saw that he could not gain any advantage, and if he continued to charge, more people would be killed or injured.
Immediately order the troops to retreat.
The enemy cavalry retreated as rapidly as a tide.
Re-formed the team a few meters away.
The barbarian king's face was extremely gloomy.
Originally, we thought that one round of charge would be enough to wipe out all the Dayuan garrisons and capture all the young and strong men.
However, he didn't expect to be ambushed when he rushed in, which was unacceptable to him.
"Master Wushuang, didn't you say there were only 5,000 troops stationed here? How do you explain this?"
When the cavalry was attacked, Shi Wushuang knew he had been tricked.
Li Ye must have guessed that the barbarians would attack and had set a trap in advance.
But Shi Wushuang was also gambling.
After all, according to the information he had, the number of troops sent by the court to protect the labor force was not large, only 5,000 people.
Under the attack of hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry, they were simply unable to resist.
But unexpectedly, the cavalry was repelled.
This left him puzzled.
Could it be that even the news received by the Crown Prince and the Third Prince was false?
Cheated by Li Ye?
Logically speaking, it is impossible to do this.
After all, if you want to mobilize a large number of troops, you must go through the Ministry of War.
The Third Prince has many spies in the Ministry of War and the army, so it should be impossible to hide it from him.
But Shi Wushuang didn't know what happened in front, after all, he was watching from behind.
Can't see what happened in front.
Shi Wushuang asked him, "What happened up ahead? Are there a large number of ambushes?"
This is impossible!
I have received accurate information that there are only 5,000 troops stationed there."
The Barbarian King said with a cold expression, "It's true that there are only 5,000 troops, but you didn't mention that the young and strong men working here have also been trained as soldiers.
They each had a crossbow in their hands, and they shot arrows all over the sky. Our cavalry couldn't charge at all.
Hundreds of thousands of people using crossbows simultaneously, even without training, would be terrifyingly powerful."
Thinking back to the scene of the previous charge, with the overwhelming rain of arrows pouring down, even the Barbarian King, who was very experienced in combat, felt a wave of fear.
Shi Wushuang was extremely shocked when he heard this: "This is impossible. Who can make hundreds of thousands of crossbows?
Even if we empty the treasury of the Dayuan Dynasty and gather all the skilled craftsmen, we still can’t produce so many.”
"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself! Your information is not accurate at all!
It caused great losses to our army!
Every one of our cavalrymen was extremely valuable, but all of them died on the battlefield because of your mistake."
Even though he attached great importance to Yunlu Pavilion, the attitude of the Barbarian King became much colder after it suffered serious losses.
Qin Qingxue also felt extremely incredible.
If the Dayuan Dynasty could have produced so many crossbows, it would not have been afraid of the enemy countries in the north.
It is even possible to launch an attack and destroy all enemy countries.
How could Li Ye be able to create so many weapons?
You must know that the cost of the crossbow is extremely high and it is very troublesome to maintain.
Most of the weapons on the battlefield are arrows, but it takes a lot of time to train a mature arrow archer.
Moreover, archers can only shoot arrows, and their close combat capabilities are relatively weak.
Crossbows are different. They don't require much training to be able to exert sufficient combat effectiveness.
In Qin Qingxue's opinion, no matter how rich Li Ye was, it was impossible for him to pay so much money.
Even if you have money, it is impossible to find so many craftsmen.
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