第 458 章:寒原驰虎(回历 678 年冬?漠北寒原)
克鲁伦河的冰层在马蹄下发出闷响,萧虎的鎏金虎符在狐裘下泛着冷光,望着前方忽兰部的狼首旌旄在风雪中翻卷。三万虎卫营甲胄的磁石护心镜连成银白阵线,与乃蛮部铁骑的雄磁护心镜在寒原上形成肉眼可见的磁场对冲,空气中弥漫着磁石相斥的细微震颤。
"大帅," 耶律楚材的官服外裹着蒙古皮袍,手中捧着冻硬的《岭北气象图》,"明日申时将起白毛风," 他的狼毫划过舆图上的 "狼首谷","谷口磁矿富集," 指向赵元正在调试的磁石测风仪,"可借风力催动磁石弩机。"
萧虎抚过马鞍上的磁石雕花,那是乃蛮部老铁匠乌鲁特的手艺:"忽兰若据谷口," 他的目光扫过寒原上的火山遗迹,"必倚仗辽东雄磁的斥力场," 对身旁的陈海龙道,"你率磁豹队迂回到谷后," 虎符轻点对方甲胄的雌磁护心镜,"用漠北磁矿的吸力破其阵 —— 记住,后勤队已在谷后埋了三日份的磁石暖炉,可助你们抵御零下四十度的酷寒。"
赵元抱着磁石弩机改良图纸疾步上前,青铜弩臂上的北斗纹与磁矿镶嵌处泛着青光:"卑职在弩箭尾羽浸漠北雌磁粉," 他演示弩机与护心镜的磁吸效果,"可穿透雄磁甲胄的斥力层," 又指向远处的磁石炮,"炮身已裹三层羊毛毡," 拍了拍炮架的磁石防冻栓,"能在零下三十度发射," 忽然压低声音,"漠北驿站的磁石暖炉已随粮草队出发," 望向萧虎,"足够三万大军撑过这场白毛风。"
卯时初刻,寒原上的磁石信标次第亮起。萧虎的中军帐扎在玄武岩旁,利用天然磁矿形成预警屏障,帐内磁石沙盘上,忽兰部的三万铁骑标记被雌磁粉勾勒,与虎卫营的雄磁阵列形成阴阳相济之势。
"末将请命率虎骑军正面突击," 蒙古千户巴图鲁的豹皮护腕擦过磁石沙盘,"用套马索破其护心镜。"
耶律楚材却摇头:"雄磁护心镜遇铁即斥," 他展开《虎略?寒原篇》,"需借地利," 指向舆图上的 "冰湖裂隙","明日白毛风起时," 狼毫划过磁脉走向,"冰面磁矿与护心镜共振," 对赵元道,"你制的磁石钉," 可钉入冰面形成斥力陷阱 ——"又对巴图鲁道," 你的虎骑军战马,"指向马厩里正在钉磁石马掌的士兵," 已换了漠北雌磁掌钉,"能在冰面借力。"
萧虎忽然指向沙盘中央的火山口:"忽兰必以火山地热取暖," 他的虎符压在磁矿富集区,"命完颜雪的暗桩," 对耶律楚材道,"在其饮水处投雄磁粉," 又对赵元,"将磁石炮的准星," 敲了敲火山口标记,"对准地热孔 —— 记住," 目光扫过帐外的后勤队,"咱们的粮草车," 车辕嵌着磁石信标,"已沿磁脉官道隐蔽前行," 确保七日不断粮。"
帐外传来铁匠铺的叮当声,汉地匠人正为蒙古士兵加装磁石护手:"李师傅," 蒙古士兵巴特尔递过冻僵的手,"这护手真能防狼首刀?"
汉族铁匠李勇敲了敲护手的雌磁层:"遇雄磁刀会相斥," 他的工具上沾着磁石粉,"去年在沙泉子," 望向远处的乃蛮部阵营,"咱们的匠人," 压低声音,"曾用这手艺救过乃蛮部的牧民。"
申时三刻,白毛风如期而至。忽兰的狼首旗在谷口猎猎作响,三万铁骑排出 "苍狼奔月阵",护心镜的雄磁光芒与火山口的地热蒸腾交织,形成淡红色气墙。萧虎的虎卫营却不急于进攻,而是将五千磁石弩手布成扇形,弩箭在风中发出蜂鸣。
"萧大帅欺我草原无人?" 忽兰的狼首刀指向对方阵线,刀鞘磁石与火山磁矿共振,"有胆与我单骑相搏!"
萧虎策马而出,虎符在风中划出银弧:"孤今日不与你斗勇," 他指向谷口的磁石信标,"只问你一句," 虎符与忽兰的护心镜产生斥力,"你部族的匠人," 目光扫过乃蛮部阵中犹豫的铁匠,"是愿跟着你冻毙寒原," 又指向后方的补给车队,"还是随我大元匠作监," 车队载着磁石耕具与羊皮淬火手册,"年年有铁器换粮食?去年冬天," 提高声音,"要不是咱们的磁石暖炉," 望向对方阵中,"你部三百牧民早冻毙在雪窝子!"
忽兰的刀势稍顿,阵中果然传出骚动 —— 去年暴风雪中,正是大元商队的磁石暖炉救了乃蛮部老弱。赵元趁机启动磁石测风仪,白毛风突然转向,将虎卫营的磁石弩箭带起的破空声,变成刺耳的高频共振。
"放!" 陈海龙的令旗挥落,五千弩箭挟着雌磁粉扑向敌阵,竟穿透雄磁护心镜的斥力场,在乃蛮部骑兵的甲胄上擦出串串火花。更致命的是冰湖方向,巴图鲁的虎骑军将磁石钉打入冰面,形成大片斥力区,马蹄至此便打滑失控,无数骑兵连人带马摔在冰面上。
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