Heavenly Dao Formula

Although Xia Fan used the prototype machine to participate in the battle when the Dongsheng Kingdom invaded, the mechanism beast at that time was essentially a carrier that could only move slowly, which was completely different from the current Xuanwu A-type.

The official production of the mechanism beast is the product of the combination of the astronomical instrument, the tree spirit's seed and the mechanism technology. The astronomical instrument endows it with surging power, while the golden vines cultivated by elves make this power delicate and controllable. The two together constitute the most critical part of the mechanism beast - the kinematic joints, which is also the biggest improvement of the mass-produced machine over the prototype.

In addition, the main parts of the Xuanwu Model A are wrapped with cast iron plates, and the driver's seat has a huge movable baffle to protect the operator. It's just that Ning Wanjun doesn't quite understand why Xia Fan must make this baffle into a cone shape, so that when it is put down, it looks like a half fish head.

As for the Suzaku specially made for her, it is even more exaggerated. There is a long piece of iron on the top of the fish head, which looks like a sharp horn from a distance. He can't expect to hit the enemy with this thing, can he?

But putting aside the practicality, Ning Wanjun unexpectedly felt that the fish head with long horns was quite... attractive.

Of course, Suzaku's features are far more than that. For example, it has twice as many astronomical instruments as the Xuanwu A-type, and is equipped with hand-shaped forelimbs and golden vine soft armor that the A-type does not have... and this one The entire body of the organ beast was painted bright red, which reflected Ning Wanjun's Lihuo affiliation.

It has to be said that when she first saw Suzaku, she fell in love with this war machine deeply.

"Your Highness, they have noticed us."

The maid on her right reminded loudly that after more than half a month of training, Qiuyue now also has the ability to smoothly control the mechanism beast.

In fact, the key to restricting the large-scale use of mechanism beasts is not Mo Yun's new mechanism, but the lack of enough Qi sensers in the army. Apart from her and Qiuyue, the five organ beasts that were put into actual combat this time had to be transferred from the Privy Council. One of them was a new alchemist, and the other two were elves.

"The enemy has crossbows in their hands—they are winding them!" On the other side, the sharp-eyed Airi also issued a warning. This was her first time fighting side by side with humans, and her hands were already sweating a little.

"Don't panic, keep the formation and move on." Ning Wanjun ordered calmly.

As a general, she clearly knows the lethality of various weapons on the battlefield. At present, only the giant bed crossbow can threaten the team at this distance.

As soon as the enemy saw their figures, they began to shoot arrows, which essentially exposed the weakness of lack of battle experience.

After about a quarter of an hour, the distance between the two sides has been reduced to within 300 steps. For siege warfare, this seems to be a dangerous distance. Bows and arrows still cannot reach them, but large machine crossbows, wooden catapults and some alchemy techniques that rely on tools to string them can already play a role.

"All stop! The Xuanwu A-type is deployed on the spot to cover the long-range attack!" Ning Wanjun issued the second order.

At this moment, the enemy's machine crossbow let go of its bowstring.

The iron-headed crossbow, which was nearly arm's length, came out of the arrow slot with a buzz, and shot towards the troops with a whistling sound.

At the same time, the enemies on the wall couldn't help but join in the attack, and there were many hair-like "black lines" in the gray sky for a while.

Ai Li and others have rehearsed this scene many times.

She didn't care to look at the trajectory of the enemy's crossbow, and leaned over to control the organ beast and sat down fiercely. The behemoth, which was nearly two people tall, spread its legs back and forth, and its body sank into the snow with a bang.

Then she controlled Xuanwu to open the shields on both wings, which was equivalent to erecting a square shield on her left and right. The soldiers in the rear quickly approached and gathered behind Xuanwu.

After executing this command, the enemy's iron arrows also flew into the team. Most of the more than 20 crossbow arrows were shot in the air, and only two or three were stuck on the mechanism beast.

Airi heard a muffled bang from above her head!

But nothing strange happened after that, and she couldn't even see any deformation of the upper guard.

As for the arrows shot from the hand crossbow, they were already deflected by the cold wind on the way.

Ai Li put her hand on another astronomical instrument, and the shelf behind Xuanwu fell to the ground.

Inside was the artillery seized from the warship of the Dongsheng Kingdom. And a Xuanwu A-type can carry two artillery pieces and corresponding ammunition for action at the same time.

——This is not only the first time that the mechanism beast has appeared on the stage of war, but also the first actual combat of the Jinxia Artillery Regiment.

The soldiers who had been prepared a long time ago immediately got busy. They pushed the cannon into the snow, adjusted the firing angle, loaded gunpowder and hammer balls, and every operation was orderly.

At this time, the enemy fired the second wave of crossbows first.

But except that the accuracy has improved a little compared to the previous round, the defenders still have nothing to do with the mechanism beast. In the past, when the iron arrow that pierced into a blood hole and could not even defend against the armor fell on the basalt armor, it could only erase a string of sparks at most, and it was difficult to leave a dent.

"Second group, loading is complete!"

Ai Li heard someone shouting behind her.

She used her feet to control the shield to retract, while bending her long pointed ears.

When the muzzle was fully exposed, the gunner lit the gunpowder!

Only a loud bang was heard, and the snow in front of the elf suddenly turned into a large snow fog. In the flash of fire, two metal balls locked together by iron chains came out and spun Slamming towards the north gate of Baisha City——

...

After discovering that the two rounds of shooting had no effect, Mr. Zhang was already very disturbed.

It's so weird, what the other party showed is really weird! He had never seen such a thing before, and he didn't know what Jinxia people were thinking.

At this moment, the five giant beasts, four black and one red, stood still in place, like reefs exposed in a sea of ​​white snow. The iron-tipped arrows shot by the machine crossbow seemed to sink into the sea in front of them, and it was difficult to splash even a splash of water.

—or rather, they are harder than rocks.

Through the gloomy reflections on their bodies, Master Zhang realized that these things also had "armor", and the thickness of protection far exceeded that of ordinary armor.

Fortunately, they seem to be used only as shields, and the real main attackers should still be the soldiers hiding behind the black monster.

The number of these people does not exceed one hundred. Even if there is a mobile bunker to provide protection, they will still show their flaws when they get close to the city wall.

However, as soon as this idea came up, the master saw eight black gun barrels protruding from behind the giant beast.

Then came the roar that resounded through the countryside!

That's—cannon?

Mr. Zhang, who had seen this weapon in the Shenzhou garrison, had not had time to bow his head before shouting, a few shells roared over the city wall and landed in Baisha City!

One of them happened to hit within ten steps of the master - the flying altitude was too low so that it was stopped by the top of the city wall, but it had even more serious consequences. The thin brick wall shattered in an instant, blurring the faces of the private soldiers looking around. The two iron balls were like guillotines, pulling each other and sweeping across the wall. Anyone who came into contact with them was knocked down by the iron chain before they even had time to scream.

When Master Zhang came back to his senses, half of his cheek was already splashed with the blood of the dead and injured.