Cultivation Simulator: Starting From The Empress' Palace-Chapter 170 Crossbow Carriage

At the same time, Zhang Ping also led the most elite 100,000 troops of the Nanyang Yellow Turban Army to Liuyin County.

Upon learning that Duanbei Mountain had already been infiltrated and occupied by the Song Army last night, Zhang Ping was almost furious.

Because the road through Duanbei Mountain was his last escape route.

If this road was also blocked, he would truly be trapped and doomed in Nanyang.

In anger, he killed the soldier who came to report and then said, "How many of the Song Army have arrived?"

The man beside him, seeing his dead companion, was trembling slightly and swallowed a hard gulp of saliva before stepping forward cautiously, "Reporting... General, it was too dark last night, couldn’t... couldn’t see clearly how many people there were, but judging from the situation, the number is likely no... no less than ten thousand."

"Nonsense." Zhang Ping was enraged upon hearing it was no less than ten thousand and reprimanded:

"The cavalry and infantry coming to Nanyang together only totaled forty thousand, even if it gathered the remnants of Nanyang’s local troops, let’s say fifty thousand. With so many battles these days, there must be losses, and their main forces have been drawn to Liang City by me, how could there be so many people coming to Duanbei Mountain?"

The reporting man was drenched in cold sweat, fearing he might end up like the previous soldier, so he immediately knelt down, trembling, "Subordinate... really... doesn’t know!"

"Useless."

"Thud!"

No sooner had the man finished speaking than Zhang Ping, consumed with rage, slew him with a sword, shouting hysterically:

"This you don’t know, that you don’t know, what use are you? A bunch of idiots, a bunch of useless fools..."

At this moment, the surrounding Yellow Turban Army did not dare to breathe too loudly.

Fearing they would also get slashed by Zhang Ping.

After venting his anger, Zhang Ping ordered, "Everyone follow me up the mountain and retake Duanbei Mountain for me."

Zhang Ping knew he couldn’t delay any longer.

Once Liang City was breached, the others would figure out their move to Duanbei Mountain from various clues, and when the main Song Army forces surround them, it would truly be like catching turtles in a jar.

"Yes."

...

The back of Duanbei Mountain.

Zhang Ping led his army to this place.

The entire mountaintop was scorched bare by last night’s great fire, with no Song Army in sight.

However, the chain connecting to the opposite mountain was gone, clearly severed by the Song Army.

"Where are the Song Army?"

"Could they have fled?"

"..."

The troops began to whisper among themselves.

Zhang Ping had a grave expression.

Without a second thought, the Song Army must have gone to the opposite side.

His gaze was gloomy; with a river in between, if the opponents defended the opposite shore, his army definitely couldn’t rush over entirely, they could only go in batches, which would make the assault very difficult.

But everyone harbored a bit of wishful thinking.

What if the Song Army retreated while ahead, and had already run away?

Zhang Ping beckoned, and a personal soldier in golden armor stepped forward.

This person was his close guard, a Fourth Grade Martial Artist.

Zhang Ping grasped his belt and tossed him upward.

The Golden Armor Elite Soldier took advantage of the situation, leaping toward the opposite mountaintop.

Though he was not an Innate Martial Artist, halfway through, he showed signs of falling.

Zhang Ping immediately picked up a long spear and fiercely threw it to the opposite side.

Whoosh!

As the spear flew halfway, the Golden Armor Elite Soldier stepped on it, leveraging his excellent Lightweight Skill, he leaped again and landed on the opposite mountaintop.

After landing, the Golden Armor Elite Soldier looked around, found no one, and signaled to the opposite side.

"No one?"

Zhang Ping frowned.

Even when there was wishful thinking, when there really was no one on the opposite side, he became even more worried.

But time was tight; regardless of whether there was anyone on the opposite side, he had to go over.

Zhang Ping waved his hand again.

Instantly, from the rear of the army, several chains shot out.

After reaching the opposite side of the mountain, the Golden Armor Elite Soldiers immediately tied these chains to big trees, then pulled them hard, and once again gestured to the opposite side, meaning they could come over.

"Go on, go on."

Zhang Ping first let his personal soldiers go ahead, so even if there was an ambush, they could withstand it for a while and let part of the army pass.

Upon hearing the order.

Dozens of personal soldiers ran out from the rear of the army, then leapt up, using the chains, they dashed several times to the opposite side and began to stay on guard.

Once they knew it was safe.

This time, Zhang Ping let more people cross over.

On the other side.

"Sir, aren’t... aren’t we going to take action?" Qin Hao, seeing that dozens had already crossed, spoke with some concern.

"No rush, let them send over another batch, then we’ll hit them hard." Chen Mo’s eyes flashed with a fierce glint.

Soon, another hundred enemy soldiers crossed over.

As they were about to land.

Chen Mo waved his hand, "Release!"

Upon order, countless arrows shot out from the dense forest, aiming at the oncoming rebel army.

Just crossing over, yet to land and with no support, the rebel army instantly became sitting ducks. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

The first arrows pierced their defenses.

The subsequent arrows penetrated them.

The arrows carried power with them, so even if they didn’t kill them.

They didn’t have the strength to cross over again, all falling off the cliff.

"Not good, there’s an ambush." The first batch that had crossed hurried toward the dense forest to counter and cover for the main army.

"Bang!"

The moment the Golden Armor Elite Soldier rushed into the dense forest, his entire body was like a broken kite, flying backward, spewing blood several feet high from his mouth, directly off the mountaintop, and down the cliff.

In the dense forest, Chen Mo shook his wrist, murmuring, "That golden armor was indeed a Treasure, what a pity."

After saying this, he immediately ordered, "Cut the chains!"

Several figures leapt from the forest, slashing at the chains tied to the trees.

"Not good, don’t let them destroy the chains." Zhang Ping’s face darkened, "Bring out the crossbow carriages!"

"Yes."

Soon, the crossbow carriages were brought out one by one.

Each requiring two people to operate and fire.

And the arrows used in these crossbow carriages, like long spears, were over a zhang long, as thick as an arm. Each crossbow arrow was specially crafted and even a Treasure, capable of holding a large amount of True Qi.

Once shot, even Innate Martial Artists must tread cautiously.