Chapter 36: The Destruction of Xuyang City(1/2)
"What are we doing now?" Xiaomeng asked as she looked at Wu Chenzi who was parked in the woods.
"Wait for everyone, they have created such a big pit for us, we can't suffer in vain!" Wu Chenzi said.
"What did you do again?" Xiaomeng was stunned for a moment. What did you want to do when you think about it?
"Chief, an army of unknown numbers has appeared!" The young man from the ghost suddenly appeared and said, wanting Wu Chenzi and others to withdraw first.
"Here you come!" Wu Chenzi waved his hand and signaled that the young man of monsters should not worry.
On the official road outside the woods, a long dragon of torches slowly moved forward. The number of torches was not large, about 3,000, but judging from the reflection of the flames shining on the armor leaves and the distance between the torches, there were at least about 30,000 people.
"Black armor! It's the Qin army!" Xiaomeng looked at Wu Chenzi in surprise. Qin State was still black, so the armor was mainly black, and most of the Zhao State's armor was white armor.
"Go and tell Yang Duan and I are here!" Wu Chenzi said lightly.
He was chased by Li Mu like a stray dog. Yang Duanhe stayed in the Tunliu and had some fun and spicy food. Therefore, when he decided to withdraw from Que Yucheng, he and Wang Jian had already notified Yang Duanhe to send troops to attack the city of Wuyang.
After all, when Li Mu chased him to Que Yu, he would inevitably transfer grain and grass from Liuyang City to the front line to Qingshe on Maling Road and the main army of Zhao State. He would ambush first. After Liuyang City began to hoard grain and grass, he would seize the grain and grass of Liuyang City with one force, and would also trap Qingshe on Maling Road to death.
The only risk is that Li Mu and Qingshe will turn back to attack Liuyang City.
"Last general Yang Duanhe, I have met the National Master!" Yang Duanhe, dressed in black general armor, came to the woods, looked at Wu Chenzi and Xiaomeng, and after confirming that it was correct, he immediately held his sword and bowed.
"How many people have you brought?" Wu Chenzi looked at Yang Duanhe and asked.
He and Wang Jian just asked Yang Duanhe to seize the city of Liuyang, then transport the food and grass and abandon the city. As for how to fight and how many troops to send, Yang Duanhe decided by himself.
"Thirty thousand!" Yang Duanhe said, and then said: "There are another 70,000 people setting up an ambush on Maling Road, preparing to attack the Qingshe on Maling Road!"
Wu Chenzi was a little surprised. Yang Duanhe had a big appetite. He attacked the city of Miyang and waited for Qingshe to return to help, then attacked Qingshe's army, occupied Maling Road, and opened up the main road from Hanoi to Zhao State.
"I think you are working in vain. Qingshe may not necessarily return to help. The food and grass on Maling Road are enough for them to support the March period. With Qingshe's personality, he will never leave the city." Wu Chenzi thought for a while and said.
Li Mu asked Qingshe to lead his army to attack Que and Cheng, which was deserted in the air. Qingshe didn't dare, let alone the city of Miyang City, which had 30,000 troops seized the city.
"Master of the National Normal University may not understand the ideas of us generals, right?" Yang Duanhe said confidently.
"Let me tell me!" Wu Chenzi was also a little curious. Yang Duanhe was also considered the second echelon of Qin generals except Wang Jian and Mengwu. He often served as deputy generals. Their ideas were inevitably similar to Qingshe.
"The National Master thinks, who is the most anxious after we seize the Liuyang City?" Yang Duanhe asked.
"Li Mu, after all, Wu Chenzi provides food and grass for nearly 200,000 troops." Wu Chenzi thought for a while and said.
"The National Normal University is responsible for everyone. Will Li Mu send a large army back to rescue and take back the food and grass?" Yang Duanhe continued to ask.
"This is natural!" Wu Chenzi nodded. If it weren't for this, how could he and Wang Jian let Yang Duan and seize the city and grab grain immediately after they flee.
"The National Normal University also believes that we will not defend the city. Do you think the Zhao army also think that we cannot defend it?" Yang Duanhe continued.
"Yes!" Wu Chenzi nodded. He didn't think they could defend Liuyang City.
"So, Qingshe thinks so too!" Yang Duanhe smiled.
"Qingshe would think so, so he would not send troops back to help!" Wu Chenzi frowned and said.
Qingshe knew that there was no worries in the rear, so why did he have to divide his troops back to help? Unless he was brain-sick, he could do such things.
"So, this is what the National Master doesn't know." Yang Duanhe said with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Wu Chenzi looked at Yang Duanhe. Qingshe was really stupid and would return to help.
"Li Mu once ordered Qingshe to attack Que and the city, but Qingshe did not do it because he was afraid of taking on the responsibility of losing Maling Road. However, when Yangyang City was captured and we could not defend it, it was equivalent to returning Yangyang City for nothing. Qingshe offended Li Mu because of the previous incident. In order to please Li Mu, he would definitely send troops to retake the Yangyang City that we would send back and take advantage of military merits." Yang Duanhe said with a smile.
Wu Chenzi's eyes narrowed. It was really possible to explain this. Qingshe, as a side general, violated the order of Li Mu, the immediate boss, and he must find a way to save it. Otherwise, Li Mu would wear small shoes sooner or later. And Liuyang City is a free credit, and Qingshe would not pick it up. If Qingshe did not pick it up, it would be really stupid.
"Are you so sure?" Wu Chenzi still had a skeptical attitude. What if Qingshe couldn't see that they would give up Liuyang City? Or if Qingshe guessed their intention and could not leave the city, Yang Duanhe's 70,000 troops would have to raise mosquitoes in the wild for a few days.
"That depends on whether Qingshe is smart enough!" Yang Duanhe smiled.
Wu Chenzi nodded. Yang Duanhe was in Kaqingshe's IQ. His IQ was too high. He could not send troops if he saw that Yang Duanhe was calculating him. Without IQ, it would not show that the Qin army would withdraw from Liuyang City and would not send troops.
Yang Duanhe was gambling that the IQ of Qingshe was stuck, and it was obvious that the Qin army would withdraw and then send troops to earn a lot of military merit.
"Let's talk about taking down the city of Wuyang. There are 5,000 elite Zhao State and many disciples left by Pingyuan Jun in Wuyang City. The total force is about 10,000. It is not easy to take down the city of Wuchenzi!" said Wu Chenzi.
"It's so late in the future, it's because of that guy!" Yang Duanhe said, pointing his finger at a huge object that was ten meters long and three or four meters thick covered by black cloth in the army.
"What is that?" Wu Chenzi asked curiously. Judging from the weight of the wheels, it should be a very heavy thing.
"The latest product of the Gongshuoist is a bronze siege hammer, weighing ten thousand pounds, and the characteristic spiral tip on the head will rotate as it moves forward, and it is easy to break through the city gate and wall." Yang Duanhe said.
When he first saw this siege hammer, he was shocked. Such a large bronze auger drill bit could still rotate with movement and be used to break the city. Unless it was a bronze gate, even Que and the city might not be able to block such a siege hammer.
"Drilling machine!" Wu Chenzi was stunned. Isn't this a simplified version of the large drilling machine used to dig tunnels in later generations? Unexpectedly, Gongshu's family actually pointed it out.
"Drilling machine?" Yang Duanhe was stunned. What was that thing, but the National Master was indeed very knowledgeable. The National Master immediately knew the principle of the thing just made by the Gongshu family.
"The domineering mechanism is indeed domineering!" Wu Chenzi couldn't help but sigh, but he used a drilling machine to break the city gate. He thought about it and felt excited, but the premise was not that they defended the city.
After a night of chaos, the city of Wuyang has recovered from peace in the middle of the night. As for the dead Jinlingjian special envoy, it was all in vain. It was all over to the Qin army of Qin. After all, Wu Chenzi and Xiao Mengzi can appear in Wuyang City. It is also possible that a Qin army will appear here to attack the Jinlingjian special envoy.
"The two worshipers cannot be allowed to return to Handan!" The old man said seriously. Once the two worshipers from the extreme realm of heaven and man returned to Handan, their affairs would be exposed, and Li Mu would be in danger by then.
"Don't worry, my elders, we have arranged for people to intercept them in Wusui City. They can't get out of Wusui!" a scholar said calmly.
The old man nodded. It is much more convenient to have the servants left by Pingyuan Jun, including counselors and warriors, and there is no shortage of people.
"I'll just keep an eye on it. The ultimate realm of heaven and man is not so easy to take it!" The old man thought for a while and said, it was not so easy to attack and kill two extreme realms of heaven and man. They were all running away from Liuyang City, so Wu Sui might not be able to keep them. Although Wu Sui, as a pass, has more troops, and is all elite.
"Be careful, no big mistake, please be careful!" The scholar nodded. Although both of them were seriously injured, it was not impossible to escape back to Handan with a desperate attempt.
"Even if they escape back to Handan, it's useless! We have arranged people in Handan." The scribe continued.
"What did you do in Handan?" the old man asked in confusion.
"The elders of the family think that Wu'an Jun is important or two worshipers are important?" the scribe asked calmly.
"Of course, Wu'an Jun is more important." The old man said without hesitation.
"So, we only need to say in the ear of King Zhao that these two people were attacked and killed by the Qin army commander Wu Chenzi, and failed in mission and were afraid of being punished, so we just blame Wu Anjun." said the literati.
"Yun Ji!" The old man understood that King Zhao was lustful, so he favored Yun Ji very much, and Yun Ji was theirs.
"Report~ Report to the city guard, a Qin army came outside the city, with a number of about 30,000, and had already set up a formation to attack the city." A soldier ran into the hall in panic.
"What kind of morality is it like to be in a panic!" the scholar cursed angrily, but frowned. The city of Wuyang is the place where the army is food and grass, and it is only three days away from Li Mu's army. The iron cavalry of Wuling is only one day away. The Qin army is crazy and attacking the city of Wuyang.
"Follow me to go up to the city tower!" The scribe looked at the little soldier and said, it was not difficult to hold on for a day with their five thousand defenders and city defense.
"This city wall has been thickened!" The old man followed the scholar to the city tower and said in surprise as he looked at the city wall.
"I wonder if Guo Kai has discovered his conscience. From Maling Road to Handan, the city defense along the way has been strengthened, far beyond the original plan. I have always been worried that Guo Kai and Han Cang will make trouble. Now thinking about it, it seems that I have judged a gentleman with the heart of a villain. In the face of major issues, Guo Kai and Han Cang can still see clearly!" The scholar couldn't help but say.
"Indeed!" The old man nodded. At that time, Li Mu asked Pingyang Jun to help check the city defenses in various places, so he arranged for people to pay special attention. He found that the city defenses along the way from Maling Road to Handan, and even the Tazhai Arrow Tower were built when they arrived in the village, which made them feel relieved.
"Thirty thousand Qin troops, I just want to capture Liuyang City in one day. I have to say that Yang Duanhe is a little arrogant!" said the scholar, looking at the neutral flag of the Qin army.
"Yang Duanhe?" The family members looked at the Yang flag in the center of the Qin army and recognized that this was Yang Duanhe, the Hanoi general of the Qin army.
"Who is that?" Wu Chenzi looked at the scholar on the city tower and asked Yang Duanhe.
"I forgot what the son of Xujia of Wei is called. Because Xujia offended the Prime Minister of Fan Ju, he didn't even dare to use his surname again. So the last general only knew that he was Xujia's son. He really didn't know what the specific name was. After all, he had only been the governor of Liuyang City for a few months, and the information was limited." Yang Duanhe replied.
"It's not too late to attack the city, otherwise Li Mu will definitely send Wuling Iron Cavalry to come back first when he gets the news." Wu Chenzi nodded. It's better if he is not a celebrity.
"Wind!" Yang Duan and his long sword were unsheathed and pointed diagonally at Liuyang City.
"High wind!" "High wind!" "High wind!"
Thirty thousand Qin troops shouted together, and the shields and armored soldiers lined up their shields and slowly headed towards Yangyang City.
"Swoosh swish swish swish~" The sound of a harsh rain of arrows slashing through the air came, and the rain of arrows covering the sky and the sun came into the sky and covered the city of Liuyang like locusts.
"Defense!" The moment the scholar saw the Qin army posing a bow, he knew what the Qin army was going to do.
The Qin army had an old routine, covered with three rounds of arrows, and then the Dead Soldiers Charged, and then the heavy armored soldiers attacked. Then the Qin Ruishi attacked.
However, these three old ways have caused all the hardships in all countries. There is no way. Except for Wei Wuzhe, the entire seven countries, no one can defeat Qin Ruishi in the infantry battle.
"This arrow rain!" The scholar pulled out an arrow inserted into the pillar of the city tower and frowned. It was not normal. At such a long distance, the Qin army's arrow could still be shot into the pillar.
"Those crossbowmen?" Wu Chenzi also noticed the abnormality of crossbowmen in the Qin army. Normal crossbowmen pull the strings with their hands, while these crossbowmen pull the bows with their feet and lie down to pull the strings.
"That was sent by Lord Neishen. Lord Neishen said that the crossbowman who has established a system does not need to aim, just wash the ground in one direction." Yang Duanhe said.
At first he didn't believe it, but after seeing Bai Yifei's White Armored Legion's Rain of Arrows, he also felt it was very useful. He didn't say anything before he came to fight. Three waves of Arrows Rain of Arrows, and the benefit was that almost every crossbowman could pull out the Six-Stone Bow and could not pull the arm.
The disadvantage is also quite obvious, that is, the bow string is too fast, and the bow frame of the six-stone strong bow is not easy to get.
"The Dead Soldiers retreated and attacked the city and the heavy armored troops broke through the city! The rain of arrows continued!" Yang Duanhe continued to issue an order.
"What's wrong!" The scholar frowned. The Qin army usually had three rounds of arrow rain and then started to attack the city. Now it was the fourth round of arrow rain. The Qin army's death camp had not yet been dispatched, and the arrow rain was still flying, which made them dare not rise up and fight back.
"What is that?" The old man looked at a 100-man black armored team in the Qin army camp pushing a dark and stout object to the city gate, and asked.
"Siege Hammer!" said the scribe, but he had never seen such a siege hammer. It was more than three times larger than an ordinary siege hammer, and it also had four rows of wheels, making the speed of traveling extremely fast.
"The whole army is ready!" Yang Duanhe watched the siege team about to cross the moat, and ordered again that Liuyang City should not react to destroy the siege team and break through the city gate.
"Attack!" Yang Duan and the long sword pointed directly, and the whole army pressed forward in a wave.
"Are the Qin army crazy?" The scribes couldn't understand what Yang Duanhe was going to do. Whose siege did not go up in a row in a row? This kind of army was only done when they finally broke the city.
"Retaliation!" Seeing that the arrow rain stopped, the scribe immediately stopped the counterattack. But just looked at the city wall and almost one-third of the soldiers were injured and killed in the arrow rain.
To be continued...