Amidst a roar that shook the ground, thousands of people hid Ran Teng and his soldiers in the cave, feeling the power of hundreds of catapults focused on a single bombardment with fear.
It is undeniable that this time he was quite lucky, because there may not be anything else in Wangwu Mountain, but there are caves everywhere on the mountain that can be used to hide. Otherwise, Ran Teng was really worried that he or his soldiers would be attacked by some unscrupulous people below the mountain.
The brother with long eyes killed him by mistake.
You must know that this is not unfounded worry, because just before half a stick of incense, when Ran Teng and others retreated, the first stone bullet used to measure the distance happened to hit him. Ran Teng's only way to retreat hit him.
After rolling twice, Kankan stopped in front of Ran Teng.
At that time, Ran Teng was only about ten feet away from the stone bullet, and he almost peed in fear.
You know, this kind of stone projectile weighs at least two to three hundred kilograms, and coupled with the force of the catapult, it is definitely not something that human power can stop.
If you're lucky, the bones in both arms will be broken; if you're not lucky, you'll be crushed to death.
No matter how strong a soldier is, he can't stop this kind of war weapon.
It's no wonder that Ran Teng just yelled at the two thousand-man general Gu Tao who was commanding the catapult at the foot of the mountain. After all, he really felt strong fear and despair at that time.
Even at this moment, Ran Teng was still cursing Gu Tao, the two thousand people at the foot of the mountain.
Don’t get me wrong, he did not violate military discipline. In fact, Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming are the only three thousand-man generals in the Shangshui Army, or in layman’s terms, “elite thousand-man generals”
"General" is actually half a level higher than the general general of two thousand people, and enjoys two special powers: one is a special command general on the front line, that is, there are no commanders with a rank of three thousand or above on the front line.
In the case of a general, Ran Teng has the right to take over the command of the front line; secondly, in an emergency, Ran Teng has the right to take over the military power of less than 5,000 soldiers.
Looking at the Shang Navy's 50,000-strong establishment, only three special 1,000-members, Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming, will enjoy this right.
Therefore, Ran Teng was not worried about what would happen if he scolded the 2,000-man general Gu Tao. Firstly, they were originally 1,000-man generals at the same time. They were all veterans of the "Pingyang Army" and were familiar with each other;
Secondly, in terms of rank, Gu Tao is actually half a level lower than him.
It was precisely for this reason that the soldiers hiding in the cave nearby were secretly amused when they saw Ran Teng, a thousand-man general, cursing at Gu Tao, a two-thousand-man general.
After waiting for about half a stick of incense, a hundred-man general reminded Ran Teng: "Thousand-man general, it's almost done, right?"
Ran Teng nodded. He also estimated that the small Korean military camp had been almost destroyed, so he bravely got out of the cave.
"Thousand-man general." The hundred-man general handed an iron shield to Ran Teng.
However, Ran Teng shook his head and said with lingering fear: "This thing is useless..."
Think about it, facing the kind of stone projectiles that are thrown up by catapults weighing two to three hundred kilograms, what is the use of relying on an iron shield? At best, it is just psychological comfort.
"Everyone with a job should come out." Ran Teng shouted in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the hundreds of generals, camp commanders, commanders, and corps commanders in the vicinity all braved the situation and marched out.
Different from the Chu army's military rule of using soldiers as cannon fodder in everything, King Su's army pays attention to leading by example. For example, at present, ordinary Shangshui soldiers can still hide safely in caves, while officers with military rank
They must take risks, risk being killed by stone bombs thrown by friendly troops at the foot of the mountain, and call for a halt to the bombing operations of the friendly forces at the foot of the mountain.
This is one of the reasons why King Su's army is particularly ferocious in battle.
"Homecoming—Homecoming—"
Dozens of generals with military positions, led by Ran Teng, a thousand-man general, each put their hands in their mouths in the shape of a trumpet and shouted the secret signal toward the south.
In this era when communication basically relied on roaring, they could only send messages to the friendly forces at the foot of the mountain in this way.
"stop!"
At the same time, at the foot of the mountain, two thousand people general Gu Tao vaguely heard the shouts coming from the mountain. After listening for a while, he immediately ordered hundreds of nearby catapults to stop throwing bombs.
This caused the bombing that seemed to shake the entire Wangwu Mountain to stop.
Seeing this, Ran Teng, a thousand-man general, quickly climbed up a nearby tree, because he knew that the friendly catapult troops at the foot of the mountain would only temporarily stop throwing bombs when they heard the signal they shouted, unless he gave a second one in time.
signal, otherwise, the friendly forces at the foot of the mountain will continue to attack before long.
This was the secret code agreed upon before the war.
After quickly climbing to the top of the tree, Ran Teng took the banner of the "Shang Shui Army" handed over by the hundred-man general under the tree, raised it high, and waved it vigorously.
It has to be said that even though the catapult troops at the foot of the mountain have temporarily stopped attacking, climbing a tree at this time is still a very courageous thing to do.
God knows if the friendly forces at the foot of the mountain saw his signal. If they didn't, it would be fatal.
Hundreds of stone bullets as big as millstones whizzed past the sky above his mind. Even if he estimated the angle and knew that he would not be able to hit himself, the terrifying pressure would probably make a normal person's legs weak.
After all, the power of these stone bullets is too strong, and it is impossible to resist it with human power alone. Basically, they will be seriously injured if they are scratched, and they will be killed directly if they hit them, and their death will be extremely miserable.
But obviously, the Shang Shui Army at the foot of the mountain did not disappoint Ran Teng. Both the two thousand-man general Gu Tao and the Shang Shui soldiers under his command saw the "Shang Shui Army" flag waving in the mountain forest.
"Stop attacking."
According to the agreement before the war, two thousand people ordered Gu Tao to stop attacking and stay put.
But he did not order the nearby catapults to be moved because he was still waiting for the third signal from Ran Teng's Thousand Men. Only when he saw the third signal, he would move the nearby catapults down.
A point of attack.
While Gu Tao's catapult troops were on standby, the thousand-man general Ran Teng had regrouped his soldiers and returned to the small camp of the Korean army.
When they returned to the small camp of the Korean army, hundreds of Shangshui soldiers couldn't help but take a breath of air.
Because a moment ago, there was a small defensive camp of Korean troops on that three-foot-high cliff, but now, it has turned into a pile of rocks, whether it is a cliff or a camp, it is nothing.
It was smashed to pieces by the catapult troops at the foot of the mountain.
Faintly, you can still hear faint wails and soft cries, full of despair.
"superior."
With a slight sigh, Ran Teng, the general of thousands, gave the order to attack.
In fact, this so-called attack order is actually just to harvest the mess and clean up the battlefield, because those Korean soldiers who were still stationed here have either been killed by countless stone bullets, or they have fled in all directions, so that
The soldiers of Shangshui occupied the high ground on the cliff with great destruction.
During this period, there were about dozens of Korean soldiers who returned here after fleeing and launched an attack on these Shangshui soldiers. They may have hoped to regain this high ground, but it turned out that these people just made unnecessary sacrifices. That's all.
A flag of the "Shang Shui Army" was erected high on this high ground, silently conveying a message to the armies of both sides on or below Wangwu Mountain: This hilltop has been occupied by the Shang Shui Army!
Seeing this signal, Gu Tao, the two thousand-man general at the foot of the mountain, gave the order without hesitation: "Go! Go to the next attack point!"
After hearing this order, the nearby Shangshui soldiers pushed their catapults and slowly headed east. These second-generation catapults built by the Smelting Bureau not only have the advantage of being detachable, but also have the added function of a wheel. Designed to facilitate the movement of catapults during war.
While the catapult force was slowly moving towards the east, the thousand-man general Ran Teng and his soldiers took the opportunity to rest on the high ground.
During this period, Ran Teng turned his head from time to time and looked at the ruins of the camp.
As a veteran of the "Pingyang Army", Ran Teng has served in the Shangshui Army for three years. During these three years, he participated in the "Battle of Wei, Chuan and Sanchuan", "Battle of Four Kingdoms' Attack on Chu" and "Battle of Wei and Qin Sanchuan" Three national war-level battles, plus some small battles one after another, can be regarded as experienced in hundreds of battles, but even so, he still cannot accept today's personal experience.
In his impression, this enemy camp, which occupies a favorable terrain advantage, would need to be conquered at a high cost, especially when the enemy was facing the South Korean army this time.
But in fact, it only took them less than half an hour to clear out the Korean camp, which was garrisoned by hundreds of soldiers. What was even more shocking was that the price paid by the Wei army was minimal.
He had to admit that the new tactic proposed by His Highness Prince Su was simply magical. Although it was very dangerous, and one of his own soldiers would be accidentally injured if he did not do it right, the efficiency of this kind of attack on the city and the stronghold was really amazing. People are shocked.
In addition to being shocked, Ran Teng was inevitably a little confused. After all, the tactics used by their Shang Shui Army today could be said to have subverted his understanding of war.
As a veteran who has experienced many battles, he suddenly felt that war had become so unfamiliar, which made it difficult for him to adapt.
Shaking his head, Ran Teng threw away the emotion in his heart, stood up and said, "Let's go to the next hill."
Compared with Ran Teng's confusion, the nearby Shang Shui soldiers seemed to have high morale.
On that day, the Shang Shui Army captured the five hills in the Wangwu Mountain area with lightning speed, forcing the troops of Han General Jin Pao and his deputy Qing Yao to the edge of the mountain on the northeast side of Wangwu Mountain near the "Xiyize" .
After that, the Shang Shui Army was not in a hurry to completely expel the Korean army led by Qingyao from the Wangwu Mountain area. Instead, they set up three towers on the third, fourth, and fifth hills from west to east. Cross catapult.
And when the news of Wangwushan's fall reached the ears of Han general Jin Biao who was at Pilao Pass, Jin Biao simply couldn't believe it.
You must know that his deputy general Qingyao built more than a dozen large and small camps or sentries on the dangerous terrain of Wangwu Mountain. However, within one day, the Wei army broke through all the strongholds of the Korean army. Jin Ao I have been leading troops in combat for more than ten years and have never encountered anything like this.
At this time, Jin Mao had not realized that the Pilao Pass where he was was about to face a disaster that could not be saved by human beings.