"Forward!"
"Forward!"
The shield bearers began to advance, covering their own crossbowmen to suppress the rear, and at the same time, they coordinated the advance of the siege ram.
It is not accurate to say that it is a battering ram, because this thing is different from the movie and TV series where a group of people carry a log and rush forward when there is a shortage of service fees.
This is actually more like a tall chariot, with a battering ram inside, an arrow tower above, and an open surface covered with leather and wooden boards below. Some key positions are even made of The iron sheet is wrapped for added protection.
When attacking, it can accommodate hundreds of people including archers. When the people below attack the city gate, unless they are particularly unlucky, they don't have to worry about the threat of arrows from the city wall.
Even, don’t be too afraid of hot oil.
The only thing that needs to be worried about is fire attack, but the people in Tianji Pavilion have also done some fire prevention treatment to make it as difficult as possible to ignite.
This is just a battering ram.
At the rear,
a regular tall arrow tower stands there, which can be moved forward. There is a disassembly opening below, etc. When you reach the appropriate position, you can remove a key component directly from below, and then the arrow tower will naturally fall forward. At that time, the arrow tower equipped with a grappling hook at the top will become the most durable ladder to defend the city. Even if Fang wanted to push it down, it would be difficult with such a big weight here.
After that, there is a siege crossbow. The thick and huge crossbow arrows, even Fan Li, who is wearing armor, will die suddenly if he is shot.
There are countless types of siege equipment, some of which may be useful, and some of which may not be useful. The specific choice can only be made according to local conditions after actual combat.
The most important thing is the catapult.
San'er had already designed the catapult of Xue Customs, and the people from Tianji Pavilion added some formation-like patterns to it, making the catapult have a longer range when launched. The accuracy is also higher.
An inch is long and an inch is strong, and the same applies to catapults, because the Chu army who wants to come to the city will inevitably have trebuchet arrangements.
Now, under the command of Liang Cheng, the soldiers of Xueguan Customs are directly vacating the wall on the south side of Xueguan Customs for siege coordination drills.
These soldiers are all cavalry, but they can’t be allowed to ride horses to hit the city wall during the siege, right?
The good thing is that a long time ago, because they saw the weaknesses of the Yan people in siege, Xuehaiguan focused on practicing the method of stepping through the formation, so it is not completely temporary.
"Can all of these be made?" Zheng Fan asked Zeng Shulang, the master of Tianji Pavilion standing next to him.
"If I return to my uncle, the key spare parts will be made here in advance. When we arrive in front of Zhennan Pass, we can mobilize the people to cut down the materials. As long as there are enough people and craftsmen, the quantity can be It’s not difficult to build.
We can build a workshop directly in the camp before the war.. ”
This is to produce and make utensils while fighting.
In fact, this is also a very common practice. A siege war lasts for half a year or even more than a year. It's a common thing.
How could the Chu army in Yupan City surrender if it wasn't for the shortage of food? If Qu Tiannan was determined to defend and had enough food, it would really be a big trouble. .
And Zhennanguan...
Unless the Chu people are crazy, Uncle Zheng will not naively think that the Zhennanguan defenders will be short of food.
< p> "Uncle, you are too talkative. My uncle's men are all elite soldiers. It is really a waste to use ants to attack the city. What good soldiers." ”“You have to be prepared for any danger. When we actually attack the city, who knows when it will be our turn?” You can't escape by running, and you can't push away. When we really have to bite the bullet, we have to make our sacrifice worthwhile.
Moreover, we have no retreat. ”
Although Emperor Yan was determined to attack Chu, it gave Uncle Zheng something to do instead of curling up in the northeast corner and drawing circles like he did when attacking Qian.
But this is indeed true. It was the gamble of the Yan State, and it was also the gamble of his uncle Ping Ye.
If he broke the Xue Customs and pushed the strategic area into the territory of the Chu State, then his Xue Customs would be truly safe. Holding his godson in his arms, he went to Tian Wujing to ask for help:
Brother,
Look at this Zhennanguan,
he looks like the child he likes best It looks like eating mahua.
Of course, the latter is Uncle Zheng’s imagination.
But if Dayan cannot break through the Xue Customs, it will be impossible to say that it will use up its national power. The people of Jin revolted, and the people in Yan State were also in dire straits. Qian Guo tried his best, and the Chu people immediately left Zhennan Pass and entered Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Then, Zheng Fan had no choice but to go. Xueyuan is now the next savage king.
“You should put more thought into these utensils. ”
In fact, siege depends on these excellent and continuous equipment, abundant food, and stable military morale. Otherwise, it will be like the savage attack on Snow Customs. It seems to be in full swing, but in fact it is It basically didn’t pose much of a threat, but it was just a waste of lives.
“Yes, uncle, I know that I will definitely not let you down. To be honest with you, uncle, Tianji Pavilion was originally produced by the Helian family, but it was not used much. This has always been a regret in the heart of the villain. ”
Tianji Pavilion is a Jianghu sect, but it also has official shadows.
At first, it was established by a certain generation of Jin emperors, but slowly, as Yu After the decline of the sect, it was stripped away, and finally gradually became a Jianghu sect.
As for the regret mentioned by Zeng Shulang, it was probably that Tian Wujing and Li Liangting moved to Qianli on the 10th and directly gave up the two elites. The defeat also destroyed the popular support of most of the Jin people. After the field battle eliminated most of the main force of the Jin people,, on the city, it basically depends on the message.
So, the equipment that Tianji Pavilion once built for these two families was actually of no use.
"Don't worry, this time, you can play with some of it."
"Uncle Xie."
Zheng Fan got off the city wall, and there was a place in the south of the city. On the side, Liang Cheng was commanding his troops to practice attacking the city, while in the east of the city, the blind man was organizing a mobilization meeting.
Most of the people listening to the meeting were civilian husbands. These civilian husbands were not considered standard households in Xuehai Customs, but they were indispensable on the battlefield and could become supplementary soldiers to join the battlefield at any time.
And they are basically the young ones in the family, with good ears and eyesight. After promoting them, and then letting them go to their own homes to convey the message, the effect can be easily achieved.
The opening of the conference was a social drama that the people of Xuehaiguan liked to watch the most.
The main plot is that a group of actors wearing savage fur clothes and Chu armor rushed over first, hacked and killed the people of Jin, threw their children to death, and insulted women;
Period , the baby's dubbing should be sad, and the woman's scream should be tragic;
After doing this,
these actors walked to the edge of the stage to face the audience below, extremely Laughing arrogantly.
The acting skills,
are indeed exaggerated;
But even though the audience below has watched it countless times, they are still itching to hate it.
In fact, most of the Jin people here have blood feud with the barbarians and Chu people.
At the same time, some viewers were too deeply involved in the drama, which led to several professionals who played bad guys being beaten on the street and sent to the hospital for treatment;
Wait until the anger was raised After getting up,
"Uncle Zheng" appeared.
The actor who plays Uncle Zheng is carefully selected and is very handsome.
Before fleeing the customs in Laixue, he was a well-known actor in the local troupe.
After "Uncle Zheng" appeared, he led several barbarian actors and Jin soldier actors,
first shouted:
"Where to escape!"
Then,
cover up the past.
The fighting scenes are pretty good to watch. Although they are just tricks, there is actually some real kung fu in them.
After defeating the enemy,
"Uncle Zheng" walked to the center of the stage and began to loudly say something about "loving the people like a son", and then ended.
Soon,
the audience burst into cheers.
Last year, when the social opera was just being rehearsed, in order to better heighten the atmosphere, at the end of each performance, two disabled slaves were specially selected from among the savage slaves doing hard labor, right on the stage. , beheaded in public display.
Oh,
Forget about that scene and atmosphere.
It is only since this year that things have stopped and let the stage return to its original stage.
Social Opera ListAfter the performance,
The blind man first took everyone to recall whose food they ate, and who made it possible for everyone to have enough food and clothing, not to be cold in winter, and to have medicine when they were sick.
Then the audience below, who have heard it many times and know how to cooperate, will raise their hands and clench their fists together and shout:
"Hirano Uncle!"
"Hirano Uncle!"
"Uncle Hirano!"
When he first saw this scene, Uncle Zheng, who was standing in the back watching the show, really wanted to raise his finger and shout along with the atmosphere. :
"Rock and roll will never die!"
But the eyes of the masses are actually sharp, and they can clearly tell who is really good to them.
Next, the blind man began to explain to them the significance of the upcoming war to everyone. There was only one theme, only victory and no defeat, and Zhennan Pass must be captured.
Uncle Zheng did not bother the busy blind man, but went to the ice cellar.
It’s actually starting to get hotter. Here in Xuehaiguan, the season that makes people feel hot is actually very short.
Uncle Zheng poured himself a glass of wine, knocked two ice cubes in the ice cellar himself, and walked to a coffin while drinking.
Reached out his hand,
knocked.
Soon,
the coffin lid was pushed open,
revealing A Ming lying inside.
A Ming’s eyes fell on Uncle Zheng’s wine glass,
said:
“My lord, that is the best quality batch of wine. ."
The implication is, Lord, if you want to drink grape juice, don't waste the good stuff.
“Stingy.”
Uncle Zheng sat down beside the coffin.
When he took the princess out of Snow Customs before, A Ming was lying in the ice cellar, and Liang Cheng poured blood on him every morning and night.
When he came back, A Ming had actually recovered more than half.
"You have to recover quickly and fully." Uncle Zheng said with concern.
Faced with this kind of concern, A Ming didn't feel too moved, because he knew that a war was about to begin.
"Lord, if you promise not to drink my wine anymore, I will probably be able to recover before the war begins."
"Is this realistic?"
"Because if you are in a good mood, the injury may recover faster."
"That makes sense."
"Yes."
" Then if I say that unless you fully recover tomorrow, I will distribute all your wine to the soldiers the day after tomorrow, will the effect be more obvious?"
"..." A Ming.
"Okay, okay, I know, squeeze some orange juice for me next time, I'm not used to drinking grape juice."
Help A Ming cover the coffin After covering it, Uncle Zheng took the red wine glass and walked out of the ice cellar.
Logically speaking, he should be very busy now, but in fact, he really has nothing to do.
SuppliesSiniang is in charge of the reserves, the blind man is in charge of morale in the city, and A Cheng is in charge of military training.
Someone is already doing what you should do, and they can only do it better than you;
But this kind of leisure before the war,
< p>Mr. Zheng felt a great sense of emptiness.So,
he came to the back house,
to Liu Ruqing’s house.
Because here,
No matter how big the emptiness is, it can be completely filled by that "Uncle~".
However, what made Uncle Zheng a little disappointed was that Xiong Liqing was actually in Liu Ruqing's house at this time.
This made Uncle Zheng a little hesitant.
He stood at the door of the yard and did not go in.
Just at this moment, Xiao Yibo came over:
"Sir, that person said he wanted to find you."
That person refers to Savage King, in this mansion, there is only Savage King and cannot be called directly.
Zheng Fan nodded and walked into the other side of the back house.
After returning from a trip to Yanjing City with Zheng Fan, the treatment of the Savage King has been greatly improved. He no longer lives in an underground secret room but in a house.
But there was still an iron cage in the room, but the Savage King added a bed, a coffee table, and even a washbasin to the cage.
When Uncle Zheng came in, the Savage King was sitting at the coffee table reading a book.
The book was taken down.
Uncle Zheng knew that the other party wanted to make him laugh on purpose, but he just didn't want to laugh on purpose.
"Have you eaten?" Uncle Zheng asked.
The Savage King put down the book and said with a smile: "To answer my uncle, Coyotito has three meals at the same time this day, very regular."
"Look for me. What to do?" Zheng Fan sat down on a chair outside the cage.
"Uncle, Gouzi, I want to discuss with you how to command my troops and horses when they arrive."
"Soldiers and horses, I haven't yet "I saw it."
"Since the letter has been sent, it is estimated that the news will only be in the past two days. Please rest assured, uncle, if it is not absolutely reliable, dog I don’t dare to joke with you about my head.”
“I’m curious, the troops you left only have 800 people.”
A tribe of eight hundred people is nothing in the snowfield.
"My uncle didn't know that the eight hundred people were guarding a cell, a cell much larger than the place where my subordinates live now.
When my subordinates became king in the snowy plains, they forced many tribes to send their young clan leaders to me as hostages. Those people are still being guarded by my most loyal eight hundred men."
"The most loyal?"
"They won't believe that I am dead."
Zheng FanyaoShake his head.
"At least, their loyalty can last for more than ten years."
"But I don't think those protons can have any effect. Things like the young patriarch can produce Yes, in some tribes, the original clan leaders may have died and new leaders have been replaced."
"My uncle is right, so I need your cooperation, uncle. These protons are in the attribute. Unless the subordinate is in the snowfield, it will be difficult to exchange for enough chips, but now that I have left it to you, I can have a good talk."
"Trouble."
"Uncle, if you are afraid of trouble, you can let Gouzi out and let Gouzi do it alone. By then, let alone 30,000 savage soldiers and horses, I can even pull up 100,000. I am confident that I can do it, after all, I am your loyal dog."
"Okay." "Huh?" The Savage King himself felt that it was true. Wrong.
He just said it casually.
"Uncle Ben, I can send you on your way."
"..." Gou Moli.
Uncle Zheng stood up, walked to the cage, looked at Gou Moli, and said word by word:
"I know that you are hiding something from me. You just talk about these eight savages and a hundred warriors, and I listen to it. But when the day comes, I don't see the 30,000 savages coming, so I will use your head to give a sacrificial flag to my army that is about to leave.
Gou Moli lowered his head and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I, the dog, haven't lived enough yet. Now that I can live in a house with sunshine, I also want to have my own yard in the future." "
"Oh."
Gou Moli knelt down and shouted with a smile;
"Uncle, Gouzi, I want to hear, what can these thirty thousand savage lives be exchanged for Gouzi?"
"Now, do you want to negotiate terms with Uncle Ben?"
" Gouzi doesn’t dare, it’s not about conditions, Gouzi, I have already thrown that shoe on the road, Gouzi, I want to get a new shoe now.”
“Oh? "Listen, what do you want?"
"Gouzi, Mr. Bei said, we have a lot of trade teams at Xue Customs now, and there will only be more in the future. These teams need people to take care of them. After all, Xue Guan will also point them to produce goat milk."
"Go on."
"Gouzi wants to get an official position."
"He. Position?”
“Xue Customs, Protector of the School”
…………
At this time,
it is far away. More than seventy miles away from the north wall of the customs, a savage tribe with a population of nearly 30,000 is migrating south.