The three brothers retreated behind the first stone protective wall, dismounted, and prepared to fight the warriors who stayed here.
There are only more than 400 people, 300 warriors behind the protective wall and 100 warriors on the mountain.
"Well done, brother." Zhang Yi couldn't help but praise Niu Ben. He did carry out the order to the letter, except that he blocked the enemy alone.
"What do you think I should do, haha." Niu Ben said with a smile.
He felt something was wrong two days ago, so he moved people and property in advance, sent warriors to build protective walls, blocked the tiger's mouth, and prepared a large number of arrows, hammered logs and rolling stones.
"Daniu, how did you know that Old China was going to launch an attack?" Xiao Han asked curiously.
"The day before yesterday, Wang Kang, the captain of Jiyuan City, suddenly ran to Songjiazhai with a very ugly look on his face. He said that there was going to be an earthquake and that the mice had all moved. I wondered if there was something behind his words." Niu Ben said.
Zhang Yi understood, nodded excitedly, and said.
"We owe him a favor."
The world is like this, and human nature is complicated. Although Wang Kang is a playboy who likes to eat, drink and have fun, a group of young people have grown up with a brotherly relationship after getting along for a long time.
Helpless, the northwest king Liu Kai insisted on unifying China by force. With his order, the entire old China was mobilized, and they almost came out in full force, determined to win.
Before Zhang Yi could take a breath, he saw the vanguard rushing over.
As a result, the wolf cavalry were dumbfounded. A high stone wall was built on the narrow mountain road. The nearly 3-meter long spear in their hands could only reach the edge of the top.
One man can guard the gate, but ten thousand men cannot open it.
Zhang Yi stood on the steps inside and roared.
"Stand back, don't come here to die in vain!"
The cavalry were speechless and could not retreat. The mountain road was crowded with people and horses.
Not long after, General Wang Zheng rode up to the stone wall with an unnatural smile on his face, but stared at Zhang Yi sharply, and shouted in shock.
"Brother Zhang, aren't you in Wanchun Village?"
"Yes, General Wang, we just repelled the attack of 50,000 troops in Wanchunzhai. I heard that you were visiting again, so we came here overnight." Zhang Yi said with a mocking tone.
General Wang's face changed drastically. They learned the news, but they were a little skeptical. Now that Zhang Yi appeared here, they knew that the war on the Eastern Front had come to an end, and Zhang Yi could leave and rush to the Western Front.
"Oh, Greater China, they are so vulnerable."
General Wang calmed down and laughed, in order to stabilize the morale of the army.
"General Wang, you ate our roasted whole lamb with your front foot, and then led your troops to fight with your back foot. What do you mean?" Niu Ben shouted.
General Wang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and said helplessly.
"We invited Brother Zhang to Chang'an several times, but Brother Zhang refused to go. We had no choice but to send us to invite Brother Zhang, and we had to kidnap him."
Is this the principle of a robber?
Zhang Yi couldn't laugh or cry. It wasn't that he refused, but that he really didn't dare to go because he was afraid of being kidnapped and threatened by Liu Kai, so he said.
"I also want to see King Liu Kai. We might as well make an appointment to have a meeting at Songjiazhai. We don't have to fight with swords and guns to hurt each other's harmony."
"Brother Zhang, I advise you to think carefully," General Wang said impatiently, "The king is a man of ten thousand gold, how can he be easily dispatched? The king already has a very high opinion of you, you must not be self-righteous!"
This was a bit too much, and Niu Ben and Xiao Han were very angry.
"You are wrong, General Wang. I have never looked down upon myself, and I have never looked down upon myself." Zhang Yi said, "I only know that I must keep my promise to others. You have blatantly tore up the neutrality agreement and become the king of a country. How can you betray your trust? Isn't this shameless?"
General Wang was furious and gritted his teeth.
"Okay, you dare to insult the king in public, don't blame me for being rude! I have to destroy Mopan City and capture you alive to see if you still dare to talk nonsense!"
"Come on, Mr. Wang, if you have the ability, let's challenge him to a duel!"
Niu Ben was so angry that he climbed over the wall and was about to jump off, but Xiao Han held him back.
Obviously, General Wang had no intention of fighting alone. He turned his horse's head and ordered the wolf cavalry to retreat.
General Wang is not stupid. He will not fight against the group of people who defeated General Cao. If he retreats under such circumstances, no one will underestimate him.
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The retreat of the cavalry means the arrival of the siege troops.
Half an hour later, countless heavy infantrymen pushing catapults and carrying ladders swarmed in. Not only were they protected by thick armor and shields, but they also carried long bows and powerful crossbows.
The catapults were set up a hundred meters away, ready to launch a fierce attack.
Zhang Yi is well aware of the power of this large weapon. He has experienced it in Wanchunzhai. After training, soldiers can hit targets accurately.
The piled stone wall itself was loose in structure and could not withstand the bombardment at all.
"Fight!" Zhang Yi issued a battle order.
The warriors who were ambushing on the mountain threw down stones of various sizes and shot sharp arrows. Because they stood high, the landing point was far away, and the catapult was just within the attack range.
This was tragic. Before the catapult could be launched, it was knocked upside down by rocks falling from the sky. Even if the soldiers were protected by armor, they could not withstand the impact of falling objects in the air and fled toward the rear in embarrassment.
Brother Zhang Yi took the opportunity to break out of the stone wall, took torches and lit a dozen wooden catapults and ladders everywhere, and for a while the flames shot into the sky.
The first attack was crushed.
What makes Zhang Yi regretful is that there is no coal. If a mountain of coal is piled up, it can block the enemy for days and nights. There is no water source on the mountain, so they can't douse it at all.
"Your mother, they are ready. If I know who leaked the news, I will chop him into pieces!" General Liu Guangda, who was watching the battle from a distance, saw this scene and yelled angrily, "Is there anything else?" Does the road lead to Mopan City?"
"No, General," General Wang said helplessly, "Either we go south and take a detour through Little China, or we go north through the barren mountains and mountains. Both roads are difficult to follow."
"Nonsense!" General Liu Guangda was extremely angry and scolded.
He had a bad temper, but he had many years of rich combat experience, otherwise Liu Kai would never have handed over a hundred thousand troops to him. Liu Guang looked around with a telescope and quickly formulated a battle plan.
The troops were divided into three groups to attack simultaneously.
General Wang led the heavy infantry and launched continuous and fierce attacks.
At the same time, send a general to attack the mountain.
Another general led his soldiers who were good at climbing and quietly slid down to the bottom of the cliff through the rope. They passed through the long and narrow valley and went around to the back of the opponent's defense line, forming a pincer attack.
When the war began, Zhang Yi and others were weak and felt tremendous pressure.
Under the cover of archers, the heavy infantry attacked one after another and retreated when they were exhausted. They had a huge advantage in strength and could exhaust the physical strength of Zhang Yi and others.
The warriors defending on the mountain were too busy to take care of themselves that they couldn't help the people at the foot of the mountain.
If the fight continues like this, the consequences will be disastrous.
Zhang Yi realized that the situation here was completely different from that in Wanchun Village.