Nanming Engineer

Chapter 174
Yang Zhan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and his face was ashen when he stood behind. There was actually a trench dug on Bodao Ridge. This was unexpected. Standing under the ridge, because of the angle of sight, he couldn't see the people on the ridge close to the city wall. There is still such a deep ditch dug there, you have to climb up the mountain to find it, but by then it was too late, the soldiers who rushed up had nothing but knives and guns in their hands, and they couldn't dig soil to fill the ditch under the crossbow, so they had to watch Watching his surprise army battalion retreat back in despair.

It would have been nice if someone had been sent up to investigate in advance, so that he wouldn't be unprepared to retreat and lose morale in vain. Hearing the harsh laughter and cursing of the Kuizhou soldiers on the mountain at this moment, Yang Zhan was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.

"Military gate, the trench on the mountain is wide, I'm afraid you will suffer if you charge hard!" A leader Qian Zong who was leading the attacking team was helped down, and a white feather crossbow arrow fluttered in the wind on his shoulder. He grinned and gasped as he spoke.

Yang Zhan looked at his arrow wound, suppressed his anger, and gritted his teeth: "How wide is the trench on the mountain? How many trenches are there? Are there any other obstacles?"

Mr. Qian grinned and replied: "There are three ditches, each ditch is about ten feet wide. There is a low wall beside the ditch. There are three walls and three ditches. The past is the city wall, and there are no other obstacles."

Hearing Mr. Qian's words, Yang Zhan's face became more green, and he asked someone to drag Mr. Qian down for treatment with a straight face. He looked up at the steep Bodao Ridge angrily, and said in a hateful voice: "Rebel, this is You have to use my life to fill the gap!"

The lieutenant generals who followed him on the left and right looked at each other, and they were all timid. Those who led troops to fight knew the terrain of Diaoyu City. It was a meat grinder. A tenacious fortified city will take its toll.If you want to conquer this mountain city that even Kublai Khan couldn't take down back then, it's not worth it to lose so many soldiers.

So a close confidant quickly approached Yang Zhan and said: "Junmen, our son has suffered a lot in Shunqing. If we waste all our capital here now, it will be difficult to regroup in the future. Why don't we report it to Mr. Zeng?" , are you saying that the terrain on the mountain is dangerous and we don’t have enough equipment, so we have to spend some time building siege equipment and let others go up to bear it first?"

Yang Zhan's heart twitched, and then he understood again. He slapped the general and said angrily: "Fart! How can I get back the job I asked for in front of the military gate just now, and the praise I boasted? Today This city can't be said, it fell on Lao Tzu, you can't shirk it, immediately form a team, charge again, and fill those trenches first!"

The general was slapped until half of his face was swollen, and he was afraid to say anything. Yang Zhan called a few names. The generals who were called were all thinking bitter gourds. They looked at each other, and they all could see that Yang Zhan was interested. They were all miscellaneous soldiers in the Qi army camp. None of Yang Zhan's servants and generals knew that they were going to be used as cannon fodder, but they had to pretend to be enthusiastic and lead their men there.

The total number of soldiers of these generals was more than 1000. They gathered in a group to discuss, and ordered their subordinates to climb up the mountain with cloth bags and a bag of soil on each person's back, covered by a shield-hand holding a shield.

When they arrived at the city wall, it was surprising that no crossbow arrows were shot down from the city. The Kuizhou soldiers stood quietly at the top of the city, watching a big show, and let the officers and soldiers who climbed up cautiously throw their earthbags into the ditch. reaction.

Yang Zhan's soldiers were overjoyed. 1000 men went back and forth to fill up the front of the first ditch, and the wide ditch became flat ground.

Yang Zhan could see clearly from the foot of the mountain, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. With a sneer on his face, he said to the left and right: "Look, the stone pillar barbarians are only mediocre, as long as I wait to move forward, they will be afraid."

The left and right generals were all surprised, and didn't quite understand what was going on, but it was always a good thing to fill in the first ditch, and they were all happy.

The morale of the officers and soldiers who filled the soil was high, they quickly took the soil, and under the cover of the players, they walked cautiously towards the second trench.After passing the first ditch, there is an earthen wall behind the ditch, and the second ditch is more than ten feet behind the earthen wall. It is also wide and must be filled again. You have to climb over the earth wall, the earth wall is half the height of a person, and when you climb, you must get out of the player's cover. At that time, it may be the time for the Kuizhou soldiers to shoot arrows.

Ma Long on the top of the city held the mountain-destroying crossbow, quietly waiting for this moment.

The Kuizhou soldiers guarding the city each carry ten boxes of crossbow arrows, which sounds like a lot, and they can be fired very quickly. With the high rate of fire of the mountain-breaking crossbow, they can shoot them all in less than a quarter of an hour. If they are not used sparingly on key points, they will be shot to the maximum extent. If you want to kill the enemy, there will be no arrows to use when you get to the back, so Ma Long gave the order not to shoot indiscriminately, and everything was based on orders.

When the officers and soldiers transporting the soil began to climb up the soil wall and briefly escaped from the cover of the players, Ma Long's already ready-to-go crossbow was fired. Driven by the sound, it came out and shot accurately on a soldier's leg.

"Aw!" the man yelled, fell headlong to the ground, rolled, and fell into the ditch.

The sound of "swish swish swish" bows and crossbows pierced the air continuously, and a crossbow arrow was fired from the string, and shot at the officers and soldiers who were climbing the wall like clumsy bears with earth bags on their backs. He couldn't get up and down, and there was no place to hide. Those who reacted quickly jumped back in a hurry and shrank behind the earthen wall. Those who reacted slowly were shot down by crossbow arrows, and fell headfirst, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.

The howls of the injured resounded through the sky, and the locust-like crossbow arrows made the officers and soldiers frightened. I don't know who took the lead in throwing down the soil bags and turning around and running away. The second attack of the Qibing Battalion receded like a tide.

However, Yang Zhan's personal troops stood at the foot of the mountain, forming a wall, drawing their bows and arrows, and facing the fleeing skirmishers with expressionless faces.

Standing behind him was Qian Zong, who shouted loudly: "There is an order from the military gate, this battle will be advanced and never retreated, Jin Ming has not been heard, and those who retreat without permission will be killed without mercy!"

The retreating soldiers cursed angrily: "Damn it, we were still drinking together a few days ago, are we going to lose face now? The crossbow arrows above are so fierce, you go up and try?!"

General Soldier Qian twitched the corners of his mouth and growled: "Let go!"

A row of archers let go of the bowstrings in their hands, and a row of arrows flew towards the defeated soldiers, shooting precisely at the feet of the fastest runners. Several people couldn't hold back their feet, and were shot by the bows and arrows, hugging their feet cried out in pain.

The defeated soldiers were like dogs that had been whipped. They immediately stopped and turned around, turning back in horror. Yang Zhan was serious!
Yang Zhan at the foot of the mountain looked back at the direction of the Zhongjun with a cold face, licked his lips, spit, and called a few more people's names. They're all dead, keep going!"

The general who was ordered had no color on his face, and he agreed weakly, praying to God and Buddha in his heart, praying to the brothers in front to gain some strength, and to delay for a while, and he did not expect them to take the city, as long as they dragged It's fine when it's dark, and you can't fight night battles when it's dark. This is a rule.

The miscellaneous soldiers who were shot back by the supervising team were in a dilemma, squeezed under the low wall and could not move. Yang Zhan saw it and ordered the supervising team: "Order the trench filling team to attack, and the supervising team will go forward to the earth wall Finally, those who dare not rush forward and hesitate will be shot directly!"

Mr. Qian, the personal soldier who supervised the battle, showed a ferocious expression, and agreed loudly. With the sound of the three-way marching drum, the whole team moved forward with the beat of the drum, and shot another row of arrows at the miscellaneous soldiers hiding behind the low wall.

The more than 1000 miscellaneous soldiers were originally afraid of the personal soldiers, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet, shout and climb over the wall together, rush forward desperately, and quickly throw the cloth bags in their hands into the trench.

The Kuizhou soldiers on the top of the city immediately increased their shooting frequency. Wave after wave of crossbow arrows were thrown at the miscellaneous soldiers who filled the ditch. The sound of iron arrows piercing into the flesh was accompanied by painful screams one after another. Those who fell into the ditch except cloth bags There are also corpses. In a short period of time, from the low wall behind the first ditch to the second ditch, there are dead people with crossbow arrows inserted, and countless wounded, bleeding all over the ground.

However, the second trench was quickly filled up, and corpses and bags were piled up in the trench. It was as tragic as a mass grave. Half of the more than 1000 soldiers died, and the remaining people were already red-eyed and howling. Shouting at the urging of the supervising team, they launched a charge towards the third trench.

(End of this chapter)