Zhong Jinwei can only feel the true power of the catapult by being on the scene.
Although there are only six catapults outside the city, every time they are launched, huge boulders as big as millstones are smashed down with the sound of wind, causing the walls to collapse and the ground to sink. The smashed rocks are also splashed, which makes the attacked party
shudder.
At this time, Zhong Jinwei particularly missed the days when there were cannons, and he also deeply understood the meaning of cannons as the god of war.
The Qingshui Mingyueguan wall that had not been repaired for a long time was slowly broken out by the builders. Although the gap caused by each hit was not large, the gap began to expand slowly after being hit too many times.
Many Jianlu who were resting outside the city stood up to watch the excitement. Every time the catapult was launched, they cheered. The sound reached the ears of the people in the city, which was extremely harsh and made them feel heavy.
Lu Xiangsheng was leaning on the city root, suddenly turned around, faced the city wall, punched the city wall, and said angrily: "We must not sit back and wait for death, go out and fight them!"
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he quickly advised: "Jiutai, don't be impulsive. There are about a thousand Jianlu outside. Can you win?"
Yan Yingyuan first looked at Minzhuang who was hiding aside. He saw that each of them had a powerful ability and was unwilling to wait for death. He moved in his heart and objected to Zhong Jinwei's opinion: "I don't think so. Only if you go out now will you have a chance to live."
Lu Xiangsheng just vented his anger, but now after hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, he quickly asked: "Liheng, what do you think?" [
Although Zhong Jinwei persuaded Lu Xiangsheng, he didn't want to sit back and wait for death. After hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, there seemed to be hope, so he couldn't help but follow Lu Xiangsheng and asked: "Brother-in-law, do you have any good ideas?"
Yan Yingyuan analyzed the two of them: "There are about a thousand Jianqi outside the city now. What if we wait any longer and more than six thousand Jianqi come back? Of course, this is just a hypothesis, a worst-case scenario.
.But we cannot ignore it.”
Lu Xiangsheng and Zhong Jinwei both nodded after hearing this. The worst consequences must be taken into account in the battlefield.
"A slightly better situation is that those Jianlu did not defeat King Qin's army, but there may be some who escaped. Those who escaped plus the thousand Jianlu outside the city, when King Qin's army is chasing behind them,
Dogs jumped over the wall in a hurry. If the city wall keeps being smashed down like this, it will definitely be in dilapidated condition. They attack through the gap, can we stop it?" Yan Yingyuan continued his analysis.
"It should be unstoppable." Zhong Jinwei replied reluctantly.
"It's definitely unstoppable! Of course, the best case scenario is that the more than 6,000 Jianlu were surrounded and annihilated by King Qin's army, and none of them escaped. But is this possibility high?" Yan Yingyuan gave Zhong Jinwei no hope and flatly denied it.
, and then analyzed the next situation and asked the other two people.
"Never before." Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and replied.
Yan Yingyuan said that more than 6,000 Jianlu were surrounded and annihilated by the Ming army, but no one present would believe it.
"I just talked about the outcome of continuing to wait, so now let's talk about what will happen if we don't wait anymore and attack directly."
"How?" Zhong Jinwei asked quickly.
"Jianlu's catapults are launched together, and the gap between each launch is relatively long. If we are prepared and open the door and rush over on horseback after Jianlu just launches, we can rush to their front before Jianlu launches the next one.
Where the catapult is. In this way, they only have one chance to launch it again. As long as we rush over enough people, the catapult can be destroyed by us."
"The question is what happens after destroying the catapult?" Lu Xiangsheng asked with a frown.
Zhong Jinwei also nodded and said: "Yes, we can't go back, right?"
"I have been practicing bows and arrows, and I may have better eyesight than you. Many of the prisoners resting in the rear are exhausted. Although there are some cheering, there are still some fighting in such a noisy environment.
Sleepy, it can be seen that these Jianlu didn't sleep at all all night, and they did too many bad things in Yongping City and used up too much energy." When Yan Yingyuan said this, he imagined the miserable situation of the people in Yongping, and his voice
a little cold.
"Liheng is right, I've seen it too." Lu Xiangsheng nodded to Yan Yingyuan, then turned to Zhong Jinwei and said, "The supervisor, I think it's worth going out of the city to fight." [
"Seven hundred versus one thousand?" Zhong Jinwei asked.
"No, it's enough for me to take five hundred out. The catapult will definitely be destroyed. If we can't return, the more than two hundred soldiers left behind can hold the pass for a while to support the arrival of King Qin's army." Lu Xiangsheng said this
As he spoke, Zhong Jinwei felt a trace of determination in his words.
"No, I can't let you sacrifice, we have to go together!" A kind of man's self-esteem made Zhong Jinwei unwilling to let his companions sacrifice their own lives in exchange for his own survival.
"Jiang Jun, if you stay here, you will die. Why don't you let me give you a try?" Lu Xiangsheng's words were firm and forceful. He made up his mind that this was the only way now, and his death would be worthwhile!
"Yes, if you stay here, you will die, so why not give it a try? Jiutai, I'll go with you." Yan Yingyuan's mood changed when he heard Lu Xiangsheng said that he was a man, and the thought of death welled up in his heart, and he agreed with Lu Xiangsheng.
"No, you are good at bows and arrows. Staying at the top of the city is more conducive to defense." Lu Xiangsheng rejected Yan Yingyuan's request.
"Jiutai underestimates me. My marksmanship is not something that ordinary people can stop. I may not be less capable of killing Jianlu than you!" Yan Yingyuan disagreed with Lu Xiangsheng's view of belittling him. He explained, then turned to Zhong Jin and defended:
"Brother-in-law, if I can't come back, I will leave the whole family to you!"
Zhong Jinwei looked at the two people in front of him who were fighting for their lives, and his eyes were a little red. He only regretted that he did not have the ability to kill the enemy like the two of them. After trying hard to calm down the passion in his heart, he said to them: "Okay, let's go out.
We have to fight Jianlu, but we must win. We three cobblers still can’t believe that we can’t compete with Zhuge Liang!”
Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan looked at each other, then nodded to Zhong Jinwei and said loudly: "Okay!"
At this moment, the three of them felt that they had never been so close. They lived and died together, and the emotion of facing life and death spread from their hearts.
"Let's first talk about the disadvantages of going out of the city, and then talk about how to change it!" Zhong Jinwei said.
"Okay!" came another loud reply, spreading far away.
The people who were hiding aside were attracted by the voices of the three leaders and looked over one after another.
I saw the three leaders facing the city wall, ignoring the power of the huge rocks smashing into the city, making gestures on the city wall with their hands, and talking to each other non-stop.
Apparently Zhongxing Hou and Lu Zhifu were discussing countermeasures, and a sense of hope arose in the hearts of the people.
Jianlu, who was watching the excitement outside the city, found it a bit interesting after watching it for a long time.
The city wall cannot be broken down in an instant, it will take some time to take effect.
As a result, those Jianlu who were watching the excitement began to sit back on the ground to rest or find something to eat.
The Jianlu archers initially guarded against the Ming army in the city, but after waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, they all became slack and retreated to the side to rest.
The most fundamental reason why they did this was that they didn't even think that the local soldiers inside would dare to rush out.
This idea was shared not only by the soldiers of Jianlu, but also by Shalhuda. He took his personal guards to supervise the catapult position and watched the soldiers repeatedly operate the catapult.
However, he was as serious as ever, and found that the number of stones had decreased too much, not enough for the catapult to continue firing. He asked his personal guards to go to the Jianlu rest area and count about a hundred people, and continued to search for suitable stones.
After being pointed out, Jianlu reluctantly stood up and searched far away because all the nearby stones had been collected long ago.
Just as these captives were walking away and the trebuchets were just launching, the city gate of Qingshui Mingyue Pass was suddenly opened quickly, and then the Ming army swarmed out of the city gate on horseback.
At present, a sturdy man was leading the horse. He held a black iron moon knife in his right hand and the reins in his left hand, urging the horse to run wildly.
When the Jianru people saw this situation, their heads suddenly shut down. What happened?
After a few seconds, someone woke up, and while preparing to fight, they shouted loudly: "The Ming army has attacked, the Ming army has attacked."
Following closely behind Lu Xiangsheng was Yan Yingyuan. He was holding a bow and arrow, and shot the arrows before they reached them. His arrows hit some captives who were in danger to them.
When Jianlu, who was operating the trebuchet, saw the Ming cavalry coming towards them, he was so frightened that he quickly dropped the trebuchet and went to find a suitable weapon.
On the other hand, Sarhuda had been riding on his horse. When he saw the Ming army coming out, he immediately led his bodyguards to face them, preparing to rely on his own bravery to kill the leading Ming army and buy some time for his subordinates.