After roughly surveying the land needed for the workshop in the southern county, Ouyang Mo turned around and took his high-spirited young men to the foot of Bajun City to help out. Although the journey was tiring, these guys showed no sign of fatigue.
His expression, rolled up his sleeves, was even more exciting than the generals who were about to lead their troops to attack the city.
This kind of attack equipment, which is larger than the crossbows and trebuchets equipped on warships, is obviously not something that ordinary people can see on a daily basis. Even at least for the workshops planned in the southern county, there may be no way to produce such equipment in two or three years.
Big guy, so having the opportunity to participate in the assembly of this kind of equipment is also a rare opportunity for these craftsmen.
Under Ouyang Mo's orderly orders, a crossbow and trebuchet were set up, together with the naval warships arrayed on the river, this time Li Xingchen prepared a big gift for Zhang He.
"Zhang Gong!" Ouyang Mo didn't bother wiping his sweat and shouted loudly.
Five bullocks and five strong men used force at the same time, pulling or pulling, and the winch made a "crunching" sound, and the bowstring was pulled apart bit by bit.
This kind of bed crossbow is the largest bed crossbow that can be used in this era. Because it can no longer be pulled apart by people alone, it needs the help of oxen and winches, so it is also called "winch crossbow" or "five-oxen crossbow".
The arrows as thick as an arm can shoot up to a thousand paces. Compared with the five-hundred-step crossbow on a warship, the range is longer and the power is greater.
The trebuchet on one side also began to load ammunition. When huge stones were placed on it, the entire trebuchet shook slightly.
Ouyang Mo didn't know whether it was a bit fussy to use such powerful equipment against a city guarded by only 500 people. He only knew that this was the opportunity Li Xinchen gave him to perform, and he wanted to use the power of these equipment to prove that he was worthy of Li Xinchen.
Trust and trust.
"Sir, everything is ready." A craftsman walked over quickly and looked at the position built and commanded by them, with an excited look on his face.
Ouyang Mo took a deep breath: "Ask General, prepare to release!"
Looking at the craftsmen not far away who made a grand promise, a smile appeared on Lu Zhiwu's lips. These craftsmen, who had never even been on the battlefield, took the lead in starting their battle, and then... Lu Zhiwu's eyes turned.
As for the captains and commanders who were quietly waiting for orders, they glanced at them, and then it was up to them.
The five thousand soldiers and horses under Li Xinchen, including the navy, surrounded the entire city. Except for the south side of Bajun, which was handed over to the navy because it was close to the river, there were troops from the other three directions, including the west of the city, preparing to attack.
If the number is doubled, divide it, attack it with five, and besiege it with ten. Li Xingchen used 5,000 people to surround a city that was guarded by only 500 people. The effect of surrounding it on all sides is obviously better than the "surrounding three and missing one" method used in traditional sieges.
Even better. Of course, even if they are surrounded, the Nanchen army in the west and north of the city is mainly on guard. After all, the Northern Zhou reinforcements from Luzhou and Hezhou may join the battlefield at any time.
Therefore, it is actually the army on the east side that is actually responsible for the attack, and this army is commanded by Xiao Shilian and Lu Zhiwu. As General Fenwei, Xiao Shilian will not be allowed to stand on the front line even if he has a hundred wishes in his heart.
, so the task of taking the lead naturally fell on Lu Zhiwu’s shoulders.
The battle of entering Shu was Nan Chen's attempt to expand territory, or to recover the lost territory in the traditional sense of the Southern Dynasties. Of course, this was only from a moral perspective. To put it more narrowly, it was the purpose of the East Palace and Li Xingchen to establish a city far away from the center of Jiankang Prefecture.
base area.
There is no doubt that his performance in the process of entering Shu will affect the future of all the generals involved in this matter. Chen Zhishen has already performed very well before, and even Dai Cai, who was a surrendered general, used his understanding of Bashu to make a decision.
After a lot of credit, now it is finally Lu Zhiwu’s turn.
Li Xingchen did not give the task of siege to Cao Zhong, but asked him to lead the army to the north to guard. Instead, he gave this task to himself. For Lu Zhiwu, this was undoubtedly an opportunity and a test, and now he
I want to win this Bajun as proof of my strength!
The drum sound of "dong dong" suddenly sounded, and arcs appeared in the sky. Immediately, stone bullets and arrows fell into Bajun City like raindrops. Looking at the few afterimages left in the sky, Lu Zhiwu looked stern, he
He didn't know what would happen if such a stormy attack fell on him. At this moment, he could only be glad that his enemy was not Li Xingchen.
This way, at least half of the troops will not be inexplicably killed before the final battle between the two sides.
"Attack the city!" Without any time to think about anything else, Lu Zhiwu pulled out his knife and roared.
"Charge!" A general named Nanchen led his men to run forward desperately, forming a black tide surging towards the city.
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Li Xinchen did not focus on the attack on Bajun. Since he had clearly agreed to use Bajun as Xiao Shilian's contribution, Li Xinchen simply did not intervene in the command. He used 5,000 people to attack a city guarded by 500 people, as long as it was not incompetent.
If they are like this, then they will definitely be able to capture it soon. After all, Bajun is not a very strong pass in any case.
There were sounds of killing outside, but Li Xingchen was sitting in the cabin, squinting slightly and looking at the map hanging on the wall.
"General." The cabin door opened, and Dai Cai walked in quickly with a few young people. One of them, Li Xingchen, had seen him before, and it was Tang Zhengliang's son Tang Qi. The rest were all strangers.
Before Li Xingchen could speak, those people took the lead in saluting:
"Dong Mingzhi of Rongshan (now Dianjiang) met with the general."
"Linjiang Qin Opera meets the general."
"Tang Qi of Ba County meets the general."
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After these people finished reporting their names, Li Xingchen stood up calmly and said with a smile: "Everyone is polite, this place is cramped. Why don't we go out to the flying hut and watch the battle while talking. What do you think?"
"Don't you dare disobey me!" Of course they had no objection to Li Xingchen's proposal, and they didn't dare to have any objection.
Li Xingchen nodded. These people present are not without status. The Linjiang Qin family is said to be a family that existed during the Warring States Period. It also has a close blood connection with the Mianzhu Qin family, and the Rongshan Dong family was the name of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period.
After Chen Donghe, although his reputation was not prominent in these years, he was still a local leader in Linjiang County.
As for the remaining young people, they all come from aristocratic families in several surrounding counties, and their purpose of coming here is obviously very simple. Now the owner has changed, but the aristocratic families have to continue to survive, so some of them are here to show their respect.
Okay, some of them are here to test.
Li Xinchen's eyes swept over these young people. These people all held their heads high and did not look weak like the Jiangnan gentry. Compared with the dandies from aristocratic families in Li Xinchen's impression, it gave people a refreshing feeling.
The people of Bashu are fierce, and these aristocratic families are located in Bashu. If they want to reach today step by step, it is obviously impossible to rely solely on scriptures and poems.