After saying this, Niu Lu Ezhen waved his hand, and someone pushed over a vehicle filled with chisels, hammers and other tools. Niu Mantun felt relieved when he heard that Niu Lu was tasked with digging out the city.

Niu Mantun had studied with Gan Deleng and had not lost contact in the past few years, so he knew that it would be terrible if he was assigned to the team that climbed the city at the beginning of the siege! The mortality rate would be terrible

It's too high! I'm afraid I won't escape death! But it would be much easier if I dig a city.

Because the people responsible for digging the city were covered by archers, and there were people who climbed the city to draw firepower for them, the chance of survival was much greater. So Niu Mantun also inserted a hammer into his waist, and then called on everyone to hide.

They were waiting behind the carriage to rush into the formation. However, Niu Mantun was very clever and relied on his quick hands and feet to grab a carriage in the center and to the right to hide.

As the drums sounded, the carts were pushed out first, followed by the hook and ladder. The artillery carts and archery towers followed closely. Finally, there were a large number of archers. The young scholar and another Aha were also among the carts.

.Both men also had hammers and chisels stuck in their waists.

It seems that the Hou Jin Dynasty also understood that a fortified city like Ningyuan was difficult to conquer, and the Hou Jin Army itself was not good at attacking cities. So they directly focused their siege on the city.

In ancient times, city walls were made of bricks on both sides and rammed earth in the middle. It was much easier to knock off the city bricks or break them to expose the rammed earth, and then dig holes in the rammed earth. As long as you have enough time, it is easy to build holes in the city wall.

Dig out a hole. Then you can drill a hole directly into the city wall or directly dig down this section of the city wall.

But the difficulty lies in how to break the bricks covering the city wall! Those bricks are made with fine workmanship when they are fired and are very solid. The gaps between the bricks are mixed with glutinous rice paste, egg white and other things, making them extraordinarily strong. That's it.

There are many remaining city walls in China now, which are still indestructible after thousands of years of wind and rain, which shows how strong they are!

What's more, the soldiers guarding the city wall are not wooden men. They will do everything possible to prevent the enemy from approaching the city wall. The soldiers who are digging into the city are the most dangerous after they get close to the city wall! Because they can only stay where they are in order to dig into the city.

If they move, they are the best targets at that time. Whether it is fire blunderbuss, crossbows, rolling wood, thunder stones, or even gold juice and gray bottles, they can accurately find their heads!

So at this time, the soldiers who are digging into the city are required to move quickly! Find a breakthrough in the city wall as soon as possible, break the bricks of the city wall with points and areas. Then dig a hole in the rammed earth of the city wall and hide yourself in the hole. This

It can barely be considered safe at this time. But in this process, there will definitely be a large number of casualties!

The cart kept pushing forward. After Niu Mantun stretched out his head to measure the distance, he said to the ahabs pushing the cart: "You don't have to be anxious, and don't be afraid! We are still far away from the city wall now! Steady, steady."

Don't use the stroller too much

Strength. In the end, it’s time for you to use your strength!”

When the cart pushers heard what Niu Mantun said and saw his calm face, they couldn't help but feel a lot more at peace. They also pushed the cart smoothly. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Niu Mantun shared his thoughts with

The companion behind the car explained: "When the city is bombarded later, it will depend on whether our lives are good or not! If our lives are not good and we are hit by the cannons, we will not say anything! If we are not hit, wait until we get closer.

When we get to the city, remember, you must turn the cart over and put it on top of our heads! Otherwise, not many people will be able to survive under the random arrows! Do you understand?"

Seeing that what Niu Mantun said made sense, the Han flag soldiers behind the carriage nodded in agreement. After all, life is your own. If there are wise people to give you advice, those who don't listen are fools!

Niu Mantun continued: "There is one more thing. When I call for strength later, those of us copycats will also help push the cart, so that we can run into the blind spot of the artillery as soon as possible! Anyway, we don't need to attack the city with ants today.

Then don’t be stingy with your efforts!”

Everyone also nodded to express their agreement. The Aha people were in shock at first, but when they saw Niu Mantun's commanding attitude, they felt a little relieved. In fact, Niu Mantun was also thinking about it! These things are what Niu Mantun thinks about every day.

It came out, but I didn’t expect to actually use it! That’s how it is, everything is done in advance, otherwise it will be ruined!

Slowly, the front line of the Hou Jin Army was getting closer and closer to the city wall. Niu Mantun was about to stick his head out to see the distance again, when suddenly he heard the sound of drums and trumpets on the city! Then there was the sound of artillery!

Niu Mantun subconsciously shrank his neck, bowed his waist, and raised his shield. But he immediately put down his shield. Because he knew that if the cannonball hit the carriage, it would be useless no matter how much shield you raised! The cannonball hit the carriage.

, the broken wood and sawdust will sweep away everyone behind the truck, and few will survive! This is something Niu Mantun has seen and experienced with his own eyes before!

The last time he was able to come back alive from behind the car was partly because he was lucky and no artillery hit the car he was on. On the other hand, it was because the caliber of the artillery that bombarded the car was relatively small and the damage to the car was limited.

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What Niumantun is facing now are heavy artillery placed on the city wall, not comparable to ordinary artillery that can be pushed! Once those several kilograms of heavy artillery shells hit the carriage, the people behind will have no luck!

After the sound of artillery sounded on the battlefield, the line of the carriages suddenly became somewhat uneven. Some people subconsciously stopped, while others accelerated forward. The carriage where Niu Mantun was standing stabilized under his shouts as he banged his shield.

, and kept moving forward at the original speed.

Niu Mantun had considered this situation beforehand. He did not dare to accelerate the truck. Once he pushed the truck with all his strength, it would definitely attract artillery fire from the city! He might be able to escape once or twice, but it is impossible to escape forever.

Dekai. At the same time, Niu Mantun

He didn't dare to let the carts stop, as it would be remembered by those behind him, and he would be unlucky even if he made it out of the battlefield alive! So Niu Mantun wanted to stabilize himself and let other fast carts attract the city.

Attention, so as to cover his progress.

The cart was very heavy and very laborious to push. Moreover, they still had a long way to go before they could get close to the city wall, so during this period they had to withstand the bombardment from the top of the city. However, it seemed that the heavy artillery on top of Ningyuan City was not

There were many, and the accuracy was very poor. So in the beginning, not a single truck was hit.

After withstanding several rounds of shelling, the artillery carriages of the Hou Jin Army also began to counterattack on the city. However, it did not have much effect based on the distance. At most, it emboldened the people behind the carriages. However,

It still caused panic on the city wall, and there was a slight pause in the firing of artillery.

Niu Mantun took this opportunity to stick his head out from the side of the truck to estimate the distance again. Just as he retracted his head, Niu Mantun saw that a truck not far to his right was hit by heavy artillery!

The heavy shells completely shattered the entire cart! Broken logs and broken wood pieces shot out everywhere! Only seven or eight of the more than thirty people behind the cart could stand, and some of the others fell to the ground and died.

! Some of them can still lie on the ground and howl! But the chance of them surviving is very low. Even if they survive now, they are more likely to be torn apart soon.

This carriage was destroyed, but it triggered a chain reaction in other carriages. Everyone became more frightened, and even the speed of the carriage dropped! Feeling that the speed of the carriage dropped, the Han flag soldiers immediately did something

After reacting, several people in the front row, including Niu Mantun, raised their knives and whipped the Aha in front with the back of the knife, urging them to speed up! Only then did the car maintain its previous speed.

At this time, most of the carts had already entered the range of ordinary artillery. The sound of artillery on the city head was obviously much denser! Fortunately, there were a few carts in front that attracted the attention of the artillery on the city head. Niumantun

They were fine for the time being.

After advancing for more than two hundred steps, Niu Mantun poked his head out and found that the city wall was already in sight. He drew back his head and shouted loudly: "Push the cart! Push the cart!"

Hearing Niu Mantun's roar, everyone, regardless of Han flag soldiers or Aha, pushed the cart with all their strength. The cart suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the city wall.

Niu Mantun glanced behind him and shouted loudly: "Stay to the right! Move to the right! Let's stay away from the hook and ladder!"

Niumantun doesn't want to be crowded with hooks, ladders, and cloud ladders. These siege machines are the main defense targets of the city defenders, and they will pour the most lead bullets and bows and arrows on them! So stay away from them to increase your chance of survival.
Chapter completed!