Chapter 982 Barbarian Sling

Soon, the army began to retreat quickly.

They had to try to get back to the camp before dark.

"How did you know about this sling?"

Jia Yao rode his horse to Yun Zheng and asked him with confusion.

Yun Zheng glanced at Jia Yao and said, "You don't think I taught the northern barbarians how to use the slingshot, do you?"

"It's no fun if you say that."

Jia Yao frowned, "I want to ask, did you learn about this slingshot from the people of Dayue? I suspect that it was Lou Yi who taught these barbarians to make this slingshot."

Jia Yao could clearly feel that Yun Zheng's attitude towards her had become a little colder since she had deliberately quarreled with him at the military academy last time.

During these days, Yun Zheng indeed did not discuss the issue of ethnic integration with him again.

She didn't know whether Yun Zheng was retreating to advance or he was still angry with her.

"I saw this sling in an ancient book."

Yun Zheng pondered, “However, this slingshot should have been taught to these northern barbarians by Lou Yi!”

They had never heard of barbarians attacking with slings before.

Lou Yi had just married the barbarian princess and the barbarians already knew how to use slingshots.

It is indeed unlikely to say that this has nothing to do with Lou Yi.

"So, Lou Yi should also be in the barbarian army?"

Jia Yao pondered, "Did Lou Yi see through our plan?"

"do not know."

Yun Zheng shook his head slightly. "Perhaps the barbarians are stubborn and only want to raid our camp and obtain the supplies we have stored in the camp..."

Hadn't the barbarians taught them a lesson before?

They thought so much and considered all sorts of factors.

In the end, isn't it all in vain?

These barbarians cannot be judged by common sense.

Gaoyao was speechless.

You know what, it seems like this is really possible.

They thought so much, but the barbarians might not have thought so much.

Maintaining the status quo!

Soon, the Beihuan cavalry who were attacking the left wing of the barbarian army also sent someone to report.

The Beihuan cavalry was also attacked by the barbarian army's slingshots. Caught off guard, the Beihuan side also lost nearly three hundred people.

Yun Zheng and Jia Yao were not surprised by this result.

Before this, none of them knew that the barbarians would actually use this trick. If they launched an attack rashly, they would be ambushed by the barbarians and there would definitely be casualties.

I'll have to keep this account in mind first, and then slowly settle it with the barbarians later.

Yun Zheng now seriously suspects that the reason why the barbarians only dispatched 70,000 to 80,000 people was because Lou Yi upgraded their equipment.

Damn it, in a sense, they were tricked by Lou Yi again.

Speechless all the way.

Before dark, they finally retreated to the camp.

Yun Zheng and his companions immediately burned dung cakes in the big tent, boiled a pot of hot water, and sat around a simple stone stove to warm themselves by the fire.

After Yu Shizhong arranged the patrol and cooking, he also entered the camp.

"Your Highness, could you please make a simple sling?"

Yu Shizhong came to Yun Zheng and said, "I want to see the power of this slingshot so that I can re-plan the battle plan."

"can!"

Yun Zheng readily agreed, "But wait until I warm my hands first."

"Yes Yes……"

Yu Shizhong nodded repeatedly.

"Don't feel pressured. You are the head coach and you shouldn't let such a small thing affect your mood."

Yun Zheng saw that Yu Shizhong seemed to be blaming himself, and said seriously: "You should be thankful that we sent people to harass in advance. If our army engaged in a battle with the barbarian army, and the barbarians suddenly showed their slings and killed us by surprise, the losses would be truly heavy."

It can indeed be said that they were careless about the slingshot.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

They had never launched an attack on the barbarians before, and had no idea that the barbarians had such primitive and simple but very lethal long-range weapons in their hands.

"I will finally understand!"

Yu Shizhong forced a smile, "General Mo was just thinking about the fate of those soldiers who fell into the hands of the barbarians, so he was a little..."

Yu Shizhong did not say anything else.

But they all understood what Yu Shizhong meant.

The barbarians feed on human corpses.

What good fate could those soldiers who fell off their horses have if they fell into the hands of the barbarians?

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

Yun Zheng sighed helplessly: "Let's turn our grief and anger into strength! Let the barbarians pay the price they deserve, and consider it as revenge for our brothers!"

Yu Shizhong said nothing, but just nodded heavily.

They had heard about the barbarians eating human flesh.

Now some soldiers have really fallen into the hands of the barbarians. Thinking about the scene of them becoming the barbarians' food, they feel very uncomfortable.

But they are all leaders and cannot be swayed by these things.

At this time, you need to stay calm.

After warming his hands, Yun Zheng began to make the slingshot according to his memory.

This thing is very simple, just two ropes tied with a net bag.

Soon, Yun Zheng made a simple slingshot.

All the generals wanted to see the power of the slingshot. Jia Yao ordered his men to light a fire and erect a wooden stake thirty feet away, with a knight's shield tied to it.

This was also the first time that Yun Zheng used this thing. After several consecutive throws, he failed to hit the shield.

It was not until the sixth time that Yun Zheng mastered some skills and finally hit the edge of the shield.

Everyone went forward to check and found that the shield was almost not damaged at all.

"You come!"

Yun Zheng handed the slingshot to Qin Qihu and briefly explained the techniques to him.

Qin Qihu's strength should be enough to fully unleash the power of the slingshot.

"it is good!"

Qin Qihu took the slingshot and said, "I want to see how powerful this thing is!"

As he said that, Qin Qihu retreated to thirty feet away and began to throw according to the techniques taught by Yun Zheng.

The first three times, Qin Qihu also failed to hit the shield.

It was not until the fourth time that the fist-sized stone thrown by Qin Qihu hit the center of the shield accurately.

"Oh!"

As Qin Qihu hit the shield, everyone immediately ran forward to check again.

Qin Qihu is a very powerful beast.

The entire knight's shield was dented.

If there was no layer of iron on the surface, a hole would definitely be smashed in the knight's shield.

If it hits a person's vital parts, it can definitely kill the person on the spot.

After seeing the power of the slingshot, everyone's faces gradually became serious.

Just such a simple slingshot gave the barbarians the ability to fight against their attacks.

This battle is not as easy as they thought!

"what happened?"

Yun Zheng's face fell, and he frowned as he scanned the crowd, "Are you scared by just this thing? So when you were fighting with the enemy before, the enemy would just stand there stupidly and let you shoot, without knowing how to fight back?"

Facing Yun Zheng's gaze, everyone couldn't help but look ashamed.

It's not that they are afraid.

It feels like you originally wanted to fight with a little brat, but when you get there, you find that the little brat is a big guy covered with muscles.

In this situation, the mentality is definitely not as relaxed as before.

Yu Shizhong restrained his expression and said confidently: "Don't worry, Your Highness. Don't say that they only have this thing. Even if they hold the catapult in their hands, I will definitely win!"

"That's pretty much it!"

Yun Zheng nodded in satisfaction, and then reminded: "They have secret weapons, don't we have any?"