Devil’s Advent

The trebuchet on Yan Jun's side began to push up little by little, and round after round of throwing followed. Although the frequency was a bit slow, the rhythm was very good.

Liang Cheng once made an analogy to Uncle Zheng, saying that when two armies confront each other, it is like a pianist playing. In fact, they all have to pay attention to the tune.

No matter what kind of situation you face, if you have a plan in your heart, you don't need to say something magical, but at least you can follow a soldier to cover up the water and the earth;

And if the score is messed up, that is, the rhythm is messed up, it will inevitably be messed up and full of mistakes and omissions.

Later, Uncle Zheng took this passage as homework and gave it to Tian Wujing to read, but changed the piano to a guzheng.

Now, the Yan army is attacking the city, accompanied by drums, going down one by one, and the soldiers and horses from all walks of life are following up in order, which is indeed methodical.

It's just that the Chu people's trebuchets in Dongshan Castle have not moved. There must be, but the Chu people are so calm, it really makes people feel a little... uneasy.

It's not that Chu people's trebuchets are much higher in performance than his own. With San'er's design and the processing of everyone in Tianji Pavilion, Zheng Boye believes that his trebuchets are definitely in the forefront in terms of performance.

But the people of Chu can hold back so much that they make people look up at the sky from time to time;

Uncle Zheng, who had the experience of being cordially greeted by a trebuchet, had already had a little psychological shadow on that thing.

currently,

Arrow towers began to move forward one after another. There was no other way, because the generals knew that the Chu people's trebuchets might be preparing to deal with these arrow towers, but you really can't give up because of choking. how to attack.

Auxiliary soldiers like Guo Dong and Xu An went up. They didn't bring weapons, but they just raised their shields and went forward in a line.

However, what made Guo Dong and Xu An feel a little relieved was that their team of 100 people was assigned in front of and behind an arrow tower, and while holding their shields, they reached out to help push the arrow tower.

With such a giant as the arrow tower as the backing, at least it can completely block the arrows on one side, and then use the shield to block the other side, so the sense of security comes.

But even so, feeling the arrows being shot on his shield continuously, the bursts of force still make people's arms numb, and at the same time, their heart trembles.

After all, this was the first time that Guo Dong and Xu An were on the real battlefield.

On the city wall, the Chu people's counterattack ability was not comparable to that of the savages who practiced as targets on the snowy field. Their weapons were also more sophisticated.

"Dongzi, move a little closer here, lean a little closer to me, hurry up!"

Xu An shouted to Guo Dong in front of him.

Because the arrow tower is constantly moving forward, the positions of those who are clustered around the arrow tower are constantly changing. It is inevitable that some people will fall behind or fall or be hit by arrows due to bad luck, so it does not exist in the first place. The vacancies and loopholes have appeared in this way.

When Guo Dong heard this, he immediately took two steps back, allowing himself and Xu An to stick together.

Guo Dong, who was previously beaten with watermelon blood,

After actually coming to the battlefield environment, I became a little more conscientious.

It's not that the watermelon blood comes and goes quickly, but at this moment, they have no way to fight back except to protect the arrow tower and provide cover for the warriors pushing the arrow tower behind.

If a person has been passively beaten and unable to fight back, he will often be under great pressure mentally.

"Buzz!"

On the city wall, a giant crossbow shot out.

He shot a robe in front of Guo Dong, his shield couldn't stand the blow of the giant crossbow at all, it was directly shattered, and the giant crossbow also penetrated his chest, nailing his whole body to the side of the arrow tower.

While their auxiliary soldiers are protected by arrow towers, they are often taken care of by the Chu defenders on the city wall. It can only be said that fortune and misfortune depend on each other.

"Set up the formation, unplug it!"

Shi Chang shouted, and at the same time, Shi Chang took a few people around him to move a little distance to the outside and propped up the shield.

Originally, it was not a big problem for the crossbow arrows to hit other positions of the arrow tower. Even if a corpse was added, it would not be a big problem. After all, there were archers on the arrow tower.

But the nailed corpse was too close to the wheel, and it was likely to get stuck in the wheel, and it would not be so easy for the wrestlers behind to push it.

Xu An let out a low cry, threw the shield directly on the ground, grabbed the giant crossbow with both hands, and pulled it out with all his strength.

Perhaps the crossbow arrow had already penetrated the shield and a person's body before. In addition to the problem of the angle of penetration, although the penetration was very deep, the other end had already emerged, so Xu An turned to the outside after exerting force. , the giant crossbow fell down.

The corpse of that robed Ze also fell down, and when he pulled out the giant crossbow earlier, his wound was also involved, which was equivalent to opening his corpse again. Xu An's face was covered.

call……

Xu An didn't dare to delay, and didn't even dare to take a little longer to wipe his face first. Instead, he immediately lay down on the ground and reached for the shield he had put down earlier, lifted it up again, and carried it on his body according to the previous training. front high.

Guo Dong took the initiative to lean over so that his brother could take a breather.

"Next time we will pull together!"

When Xu An made a move earlier, Guo Dong hadn't had time to react. When he saw Xu An throw down his shield and start drawing arrows carelessly, Guo Dong's heart directly rose to his throat.

Fortunately, the crossbow was drawn very quickly, and Xu An was fine, otherwise Guo Dong really didn't know what to do.

"I have a snake in my chest!"

"puff!"

When Xu An with a bloody face spoke, the blood and intestines on his face were about to fall into his mouth, which caused his speech to be a little unclear.

At the same time, he sprayed the blood foam all over Guo Dong's face.

call,

good guy,

This smells strong!

It may be due to psychological reasons. Guo Dong felt that when his father killed pigs during the Chinese New Year, the smell was not so aggressive.

The distance has been pulled to a certain extent.

The small baffles on each floor above the arrow tower were lowered, and the crossbowmen inside began to fight back.

The small baffle has the same effect as the battlements. While ensuring the design angle, it must also protect the crossbowmen behind. It is convenient to shoot people when fully opened, but it is more convenient to be shot by others at the same time.

Xu Shi discovered the reason why the archers on the arrow tower on his side started to fight back. Although the Chu people's greetings to this side have not actually declined, Guo Dong and Xu An still feel a lot more at ease.

At least,

My side is no longer purely passively beaten!

"Boom boom boom! Boom boom boom!!!!!!"

The auxiliary soldiers in the rear began to move forward holding their shields. They were covering groups of archers. The arrow towers went first, and when they reached the position where they could fight back, the rear echelons immediately followed.

For a while, the counterattack from the Yan people under the city wall was further strengthened, and the archery skills of the soldiers on the Xueguan side had the foundation of cavalry and archery. Down below, it can also inflict great damage on the Chu people above.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!!!"

Savage servants carrying bamboo baskets began to swarm forward.

Guo Dong and Xu An found that there were wildling servants rushing towards them. These wildling servants basically had no protection, and some of them were even naked. It is conceivable that they won't be able to survive in this kind of battlefield environment. How insecure.

But filling trenches and filling ditches is inseparable from them.

Many savage servants were shot by arrows on the way, because when they appeared, the Chu people on the city wall also discovered the fragility of these slave soldiers, compared to shooting those arrow towers and Yan people's crossbows protected by shield soldiers It is obviously more efficient to shoot these earth-filling savages.

"ah!"

Ahead, a savage was shot in the neck, blood was splashed all over the ground, and the basket on his back was also scattered.

Unmoved, Guo Dong and Xu An continued to push the arrow tower forward.

There was another savage who had already filled the ditch with the soil he brought and returned. When he was running back, he was hit by an arrow in his right arm, and he staggered and rolled on the ground, just at the feet of Guo Dong and Xu An. .

Guo Dong moved his shield subconsciously to protect it together.

The savage looked up and saw Guo Dong, and immediately stood up holding his arm. He was obviously in pain, but he was still holding on.

Immediately afterwards,

He unexpectedly didn't continue to run backwards, but turned back and picked up the bamboo basket he had dropped earlier.

He knew that only by going back with the bamboo basket can he get the bamboo sticks and get enough food for today.

He also has two younger brothers among the servants in the army village. He can get a bamboo stick in exchange for a full meal for himself and the two younger brothers tonight.

"Hello!"

Guo Dong shouted anxiously.

In fact, as a Yan people, he didn't care about these lowly savages at all, but this is a battlefield, and on the battlefield, all racial discrimination and regional discrimination disappeared in an instant.

Everyone, regardless of their status, is a robe.

Because what everyone risked their lives to do was to capture the city wall in front of them.

The savage picked up the bamboo basket, walked back a few steps, and an arrow shot him in the back.

"puff!"

The bamboo basket that the savage had just picked up rolled down again, and the whole person was face down and fell to the ground. He seemed to want to struggle, but obviously he could no longer struggle;

Before he died, what he thought of was not only that his two elder brothers would not be able to eat tonight, but even that they would be sent to continue filling the soil tomorrow.

"The stars..."

"Dongzi, get out of the way!"

Xu An suddenly rushed forward and knocked Guo Dong over as well, and he rolled to the other side with Guo Dong.

"boom!"

Inside the city walls of the Chu people, the trebuchets were launched. Obviously, the target was to face these tall arrow towers.

However, the arrow tower that Guo Dong and Xu An had been protecting and advancing was hit by two boulders in a row in an instant. The defense of the arrow tower could be modified, but no matter how modified it is, it is impossible to withstand this blow .

The arrow tower was smashed in the middle, and the upper part just hit the position where Guo Dong and Xu An were before. If Xu An hadn't made a prediction after seeing the boulder flying out of the Chu people's city wall, he and Guo Dong might have collapsed by now. The arrow tower that came down was smashed to death.

Many crossbowmen in the arrow tower, many of them were injured, and some climbed out immediately without injury, and began to look for cover, or picked up the shield if there was a shield on the ground, and picked up the longbow if there was a crossbow. , continue to fight.

As long as the troops in the rear are not withdrawn, no matter what situation they encounter, they cannot retreat, otherwise it is military law.

The Chu people's trebuchet was launched after holding back for a long time, which caused a great blow to the Yan army.

However, the Yan people, who had already planned ahead, immediately calculated the approximate location of the catapults in the Chu people's city based on the trajectory of the boulders thrown in the city.

The next round of Yan Jun's projectiles obviously extended into the city.

The effect is also very obvious, because the Chu people's second round of catapult throwing, the number of boulders thrown is obviously much less than that of the first round.

When the battle started, Uncle Zheng stopped eating melons, but carefully observed the battle situation.

Beside him, Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi were also watching very seriously.

To tell the truth, they enjoyed watching this kind of methodical siege battle back and forth, at least, it was much more effective than they originally expected. Casualties will be much lower than expected.

However, there is one thing that makes them a little strange, that is, it seems that it is not the uncle who is sitting beside them at this moment who is directing the siege.

this……

Such an important siege battle, actually let the generals under his command to command?

Of course, the two of them will not think that Uncle Zheng can't fight;

joke,

How could Uncle Hirano with outstanding military exploits not know how to fight!

And each of them has two books in their hands, one is "Zheng Zi's Art of War" by Uncle Zheng, and the other is "Essentials for Siege" by Uncle Zheng.

They can only admire, admire Uncle Zheng for being so good at training his subordinates.

After all, he is the direct disciple of King Jingnan!

At this time, two rows of cavalry in the rear of the Yan army began to press forward from the flanks.

"Uncle, what does this mean?" Gong Wang immediately asked.

He came here to watch the battle and learn, so naturally he would ask questions immediately if he had any doubts.

Right now, the siege battle is in full swing, what do you want to do by suddenly mobilizing cavalry forward?

Uncle Zheng stared,

Of course he knew that it must be Liang Cheng who mobilized the two cavalry,

In fact, he didn't even think about why Liang Cheng sent the cavalry up at this time.

But he believed that Liang Cheng would definitely not aim at nothing, so Uncle Zheng's brain quickly started to work backwards.

soon,

Uncle Zheng said:

"The Chu people are planning to attack."

"Huh?" Gong Wang asked.

Gongsun Zhi stood up and began to look at the battle situation.

In fact, in front of Dongshan Fort, there are not only moats and moats, but also a low wall, which stands in front of the city gate.

In fact, Liang Cheng also designed this trick when Uncle Zheng led the army to guard the snow customs.

This wall, combined with the trench below it, is actually to block the view.

Let the attacking party not be able to find out whether the city gate is open, whether there are soldiers rushing out of it, and then make a surprise attack.

Under the premise that the defenders also have trebuchets, it is naturally impossible for the general in charge of commanding the siege to be too close to the city.

Just like Uncle Zheng at this time, his handsome chariot stopped at the back and never moved. Even if Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi hinted that he couldn't see clearly a few times, Uncle Zheng remained unmoved.

But Liang Cheng, who was commanding in front, was obviously not that afraid of being smashed to death. Moreover, he probably guessed the Chu people's plan based on the movements and rhythms on the Chu people's city wall, combined with the current situation.

Sure enough, a group of heavily armored Chu people suddenly crawled out from behind the ditch. They were covered with thick scales and frantically rushed towards the arrow tower in front of them.

But their real target location may still be the trebuchet on Yan Jun's side.

In order to hit the Chu people's catapults in the city, the Yan people's catapults have advanced to an extremely dangerous position.

The battlefield is very large, but if it is detailed, the battlefield is actually very small. Often, a clever trick and then catching the opponent when they are out of touch can have a miraculous effect.

However, as soon as the group of Chu soldiers in heavy armor ran out, they heard the sound of horseshoes.

From their east and west sides, there are Yan cavalry galloping.

These knights are also wearing fine armor, and the weapons in their hands are not sabers, but lances or sledgehammers.

The Chu people on the city wall first spotted two cavalrymen who suddenly joined the battlefield, and immediately shot arrows at them, but the arrows did not have much effect on these elite cavalrymen, unless they were really unlucky or their horses were hit by arrows. Can't stop them at all.

As soon as the heavily armored warriors of the Chu people ran out, they were crossed by two cavalry for a hedge.

No matter what kind of armor you are wearing, the blunt weapon will greet you with the speed of the horse, and knock you over directly.

After this round of strangling charges,

The heavy armored warriors of the Chu people who originally wanted to have a miraculous effect as a surprise soldier immediately suffered heavy losses, and fell into an embarrassing situation where they could not advance or retreat.

Because they came out secretly, if they failed to obtain results and forced the Yan people to give up this round of offensive, they would not even be able to go back, the city gate could not be opened for them under such circumstances, otherwise they would be drawn in backwards Risk of punching the door.

"call………"

Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi breathed a sigh of relief almost together.

Gongsun Zhi said with emotion: "Uncle, I am really convinced that this battle has been won."

Predicting the enemy's prediction in advance, it is obvious that the attacking side would be passive everywhere, but they played evenly, no, even overwhelmed the Chu people in terms of momentum and means.

Uncle Zheng shook his head implicitly and said with a smile;

"Today, it's probably enough to level the trench and the wall."

Rice, eat one bite at a time.

Although he pushed the arrow tower up, Uncle Zheng or Liang Cheng didn't plan to even go up to the city today.

Take it step by step first, just like when attacking Yangshanzhai, do the peripheral preparations first, and clear the obstacles.

Gongsun Zhi immediately patted his chest and said:

"Uncle, tomorrow please Enzhun will lead his personal guard camp to the city!"

As Li Bao's son-in-law, Gongsun Zhi naturally has Li Bao's tiger spirit, otherwise he would not have been able to get into Li Bao's eyes.

As for the separation from Li Bao's son, well, we have to look at it one by one.

"Okay, General Gongsun has such arrogance, and Benbo admires him."

"Come on, take the lottery, take the lottery."

All the savages who came back with bamboo baskets received bamboo sticks symbolizing a full meal from the savage king.

However,

at this time,

There was a savage who didn't go to the savage king to get the lottery impatiently, but directly walked around here, and quickly pounced forward like a cheetah. At the same time, the bamboo basket in his hand split open, and a purple picture appeared inside longbow.

For a moment, his figure jumped up, his body released a dazzling white light, he drew his bow and set an arrow in mid-air, and the arrow pointed directly at the handsome chariot that fell behind.

"Buzz!"

An arrow shot out with terrifying force!

Uncle Zheng, who was already very conscientious, wretched and far behind, suddenly mentioned in his heart,

At this time,

The figure of the sword master who was in charge of cutting the watermelon on the chariot appeared directly in front of Uncle Zheng, and Long Yuan, who was carrying watermelon juice, made a sacrifice and collided with the arrow in mid-air.

"boom!"

the arrows scatter,

Long Yuan flew back and fell back into the hands of the Sword Master.

next moment,

The assassin who sneaked back disguised as a savage was immediately surrounded by a group of soldiers from the Yan army. The previous arrow might have condensed his blood, and he was powerless to fight anymore, and was pierced by a group of spears in an instant.

The Juggernaut turned his head to look at Zheng Fan who was standing behind him.

The frightened Uncle Zheng let out a long sigh of relief,

shrugged,

road:

"Look, I said that I didn't purposely bury you and let you cut watermelon for me, am I right?"