Shouchun, early morning, Mao hour.
Waves of deep and powerful horn sounds came from the Qin Army camp outside Shouchun City, and sharp whistles rang out, accompanied by the roars of the officers of each team, and the soldiers' boots as they ran around.
The sound of treading on the ground, the fine sound of drums and horns and the sound of clappers merged into one, and the whole earth was trembling slightly. Even the dust and dirt at the crenellations of the city wall seemed to be shaken by these loud noises, and they fell away from their original places.
On top of the battlements, the city fell.
Liu Yu was dressed in a large black armor with an animal mask on his chest. He walked slowly out of the city tower. More than a dozen shield-wielding guards were closely guarding him, and two boys of eleven or twelve years old had just grown hair on the corners of their mouths.
He had some fine down hair, and his body shape and appearance were somewhat similar to Liu Yu's. They were Liu Yu's two new apprentices, Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi.
Today, it was the first time that these two young men from the Zhu family went into battle with Liu Yu, their newly recognized master, in such an important battle to defend the city.
Liu Yu looked at the Qin army forming formation outside the city, which was as dense as dark clouds. He curled up his lips and sneered: "Sure enough, they are still here. Commander Xuan is right. Today, the Qin army is desperately attacking the city. The most important thing is
A wave of offensive. Lingshi, Chaoshi, you have been reading military books these years, what do you think of the situation outside the city?"
Zhu Lingshi curled his lips and said: "Liang Cheng seems to have attacked the city himself. His flag has been laid out in the Chinese army formation, and the general under his flag should be Liang Cheng. This time
Beicheng is their main attack direction, should we inform General Xu and let him personally take charge here?"
Zhu Chaoshi shook his head: "Brother, are we so unambitious? If Liang Cheng attacks Beicheng, can Master not be able to defend it? I think this is a good opportunity for us Zhu brothers to make contributions. Master, our
My father is a general of the Jin Dynasty. When we are of our generation, we must serve the country with all our loyalty and make great achievements, so that we can live up to our name as a general of the Zhu family."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "It's useless to say this. You are still too young and have never been in battle. This general may not be Liang Cheng himself. Just like in the Battle of Xiangyang last year, Liang Cheng let his younger brother Liang Yun wear his armor.
, even the war horses are dyed the same color, just to confuse us. It’s really hard to say whether Liang Cheng is under his banner this time. But you are right about one thing. Where Liang Cheng is, is where their Qin army will attack.
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At this point, Liu Yu looked solemn, pointing to the dark army opposite, no less than 50,000 people, and said: "Since Di Qin invaded the south, various prefectures and counties have reinforced their troops, numbering in the thousands every day, and their troops are getting more and more.
When it was dispatched, it was only about 300,000 people, but now it is no less than 500,000. Just in the direction of the north gate, such a large army came over."
"The terrain of the east and west gates is not conducive to the deployment of the army, and I guess it is unlikely to be the direction of Di Qin's main attack. Therefore, Liang Cheng is either here or in Nancheng. General Xu is personally stationed in Nancheng, so this place is entirely up to me.
Take responsibility. Regardless of whether Liang Cheng is here or not, we must guard the north gate and not let a single Qin soldier enter."
Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi said in unison: "No."
Liu Yu's brows gradually wrinkled, and his eyes fell on the soldiers of the Qin army who were pushing a large number of catapults forward, and said: "It seems that the Qin army is going to use a large number of long-range weapons to destroy our city head first.
We will use defensive weapons to cover the infantry attack, and pass my order to the general. Only two hundred people will be left at the top of the city to watch. All the crossbows for the city defense are hidden and are not allowed to be fired, waiting for my order."
"Ling Shi, Chao Shi, you lead your troops down to the city and act according to the flags on the top of my city. According to what we have been practicing these days, you will provide support according to the flags I raise. Do you understand?"
Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi looked at each other and said in unison: "Master, you are the commander. It is dangerous here. Please come down to the city."
Liu Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay. Just because I am the commander, I have to see the enemy's movements with my own eyes here. Go down quickly. Remember, follow my orders!"
When a large number of city defenders followed Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi down the city wall, Liu Yu slowly put on his silver mask. Behind the ghost mask, a pair of bright eyes looked at the people five miles away.
The Qin army's formation.
, more than a hundred catapults have been put in place, placed about 400 steps away from the city wall, more than 2,000 sergeants stood behind these catapults, and countless stones were loaded on the carts.
Placed on one side of these catapults and on top of all the force arms, stones ranging from a few kilograms to more than ten kilograms have been placed in the nests. Just waiting for an order, thousands of stones will be released.
Liu Yu sneered: "It's still the same old thing. Do you think you can knock down the Shouchun city wall just by relying on these catapults? It's a daydream! Canopy!"
A rapid blast of horns sounded at the top of the North City, three blasts in a row, and hundreds of long bamboo poles stretched out from the crenellations of the parapet wall, six or seven feet long, each bamboo pole was
On the top, there is a cloth that is more than ten feet long, three or four layers thick, and looks like several thick quilts. The entire wall and crenellations of the North City are tightly covered in this quilt.
There was a rapid bang from the Qin army's position, and the 50,000-strong army burst into thunderous cheers: "Wind, wind, wind!"
Almost at the same time, the arms of more than a hundred catapults hung heavily. As the sergeants pulling the front arms began to exert force in a coordinated manner with the cooperation of shouting slogans, countless flying rocks were overwhelming.
, directly hit the Shouchun city wall in the distance.
The sound of "snap" was heard endlessly, like the sound of a heavy fist hitting the enemy. Ninety percent of the stones hit the cloth directly, taking away most of the power, and finally waited until they hit the cloth.
When the city wall was built, it was already weak. Only a few layers of dust were knocked off the top of the city wall, and then it fell to the bottom of the city. Many stones rolled into the moat about three feet outside the city. The sound of "plop, plop" was heard endlessly.
There were splashes of water.
Occasionally, a few stones crossed over the cloth and hit the head of Shouchun City. Some buildings and watchtowers were hit, and several sentry towers collapsed. A dozen of these thick cloths also followed the stones.
He was brought down to the ground with the city tower, but soon a new bamboo pole with cloth hanging on it was stretched out from behind. The bombardment continued for more than ten rounds. The stones under Shouchun City were half a foot high, and
The thick layer of cloth still perfectly wrapped the entire city wall, not even a bit of the wall was exposed.
This chapter has been completed!