Heng Saer took Bangluo and a group of guards to find a higher place. Although it was a bit far away, it was just right here to take in everything in front of the pass.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a Pitz soldier ran over from a distance. When he got close, he knelt down on one knee and reported, "General, there are some casualties in the front. Everything else is going well."
Heng Saer's expression did not change and he asked very calmly: "How many casualties are there so far?"
The soldier replied: "Reporting to the general, there are currently twelve wounded and twenty dead."
"Yes." Heng Saer responded lightly and stopped talking. He continued to stare in the direction of the pass, listening to the shouts coming from there from time to time.
Bangluo waved his hand and said: "Go down and report back if there is any situation."
"Yes." The soldiers who came to report immediately retreated.
After the soldiers left, Bangluo complimented: "General, you are really clever. The iron shield you brought this time has really come in handy."
Heng Saer smiled slightly and said nothing.
After a while, Heng Saer asked: "When will the siege vehicles I want arrive?"
Bangluo said respectfully: "Go back to the general, my subordinates have already sent people to rush. If we hurry up, we will definitely arrive in the next two or three days."
Heng Saer said: "If we send people to urge us, it will still be too slow to build the mountain with manpower. We must speed up. If we delay for one more day, we will consume one more day of food and grass. How can our 50,000-strong army afford it?"
"I understand, general. My subordinates will take care of it in a moment." Bang Luo said as ordered.
After saying this, Heng Saer fell into silence again.
But not long after, Heng Saer suddenly frowned and his expression became slightly serious.
"Strange..." Hengsal muttered to himself.
Bangluo was a little confused and asked: "What's the matter, General?"
Heng Saer looked into the distance and said, "Didn't you hear? Why did the screams on the other side of Qingyuan Pass suddenly become so loud?"
Upon hearing this, Bang Luo quickly pricked up his ears and listened carefully, only to realize that as Heng Saer said, the screams from the soldiers were louder and more intensive than before...
In other words, the number of casualties on our side has increased compared to just now.
Bang Luo was very puzzled. It was clear that the arrows of the Muyue people could not cause much damage to their own side, so why did it suddenly become weird?
So, Bangluo stood on tiptoe anxiously to take a look. Unfortunately, it was far away from the pass. Apart from the towering and majestic pass and the crowds of people moving like ants under the pass, nothing else could be seen clearly.
Bangluo was a little anxious and said: "General, could there be some trouble ahead? Otherwise, it wouldn't be like this! Otherwise, let your subordinates go down and take a look..."
Just as Hengsal was about to respond to Bangluo, soldiers came quickly from a distance, shouting: "Report!"
Heng Saer immediately turned around, rushed towards the soldiers who came to report the news, and asked: "Tell me, what happened?"
The soldier gasped and said: "Return to the general... The Muyue people threw the bamboo javelin from the pass. It was so powerful that we suffered heavy losses!"
"What did you say? Bamboo javelin?" Heng Saer thought he heard wrongly.
The soldier nodded and said: "Yes, General. It's the kind of bamboo javelin with one end of the bamboo sharpened."
Bangluo didn't believe it, and immediately said: "How is it possible? What we are using is an iron shield made of fine iron, and a javelin made of just bamboo, how can it not be able to block it?"
This is exactly the question Hengsal wants to ask, how can the bamboo javelin break through the defense of the iron shield?
The soldier said: "It's absolutely true, General. The speed and power of the bamboo javelin thrown by the Muyue people are extremely terrifying. Although it cannot penetrate our shields, no one can withstand the impact of the bamboo javelin.
Most of the people who blocked it with their shields were knocked over and fell to the ground..."
Heng Saer felt strange when he heard this, so he interjected and asked: "Hasn't it been blocked? Why are there still heavy casualties?"
The soldier swallowed and continued: "General, everyone needs to carry the mud bucket, so they can only hold up the shield with one hand. The power of the bamboo javelin is too great. After our people blocked the bamboo javelin, they either fell or lost their shields."
If you let go, as soon as you lose the cover of your shield, the arrows of the Muyue people will follow and kill them."
When Heng Saer heard this, he understood that it turned out that the Muyue people used bamboo javelins to disrupt their own defensive posture, and then took advantage of the gap to kill them with bows and arrows.
"This is a wonderful method!" Heng Saer couldn't help but praise it.
Immediately afterwards, Hengsal asked the soldier: "How many casualties are there?"
The soldier said: "Back to General, when my subordinates came down just now, there were already over a hundred dead and wounded."
When Pangluo heard this number, he felt uncomfortable and asked hurriedly: "General, what should we do now?"
"What are you in a hurry for?" Heng Saer glanced at Bang Luo displeased.
Then, Heng Saer took a step forward and said, "Let's go and have a look in front."
.............
After about half a cup of tea, Heng Sar and his party arrived at the open space in front of the camp.
At this time, there were already many injured people in the open space, and they were all injured by arrows. There were arrows in the shoulders, abdomen, legs, arms, etc. There were painful shouts and wails everywhere.
Shortly after Heng Sar appeared in front of and behind the camp, the general in charge of the front command rushed over.
The general, sweating profusely, ran to Heng Sar. After saluting, he said anxiously: "General, the javelins of the Muyue people are too fierce. Our soldiers have suffered huge losses. I think...
They should be withdrawn immediately, and the casualties cannot continue to increase."
Heng Saer did not hesitate and immediately said: "Pass the order and withdraw everyone."
"Yes, General." The general agreed quickly, turned around and ran away.
Soon, three long horn blasts were heard not far ahead, which was the signal for the Pitz people to retreat.
As soon as the horn sounded, the Pitz soldiers who were hesitating whether to continue to charge forward immediately changed their direction. They all held up their iron shields and ran towards their camp as fast as possible.
After all the Pitz soldiers could withdraw, the Qingyuan Pass defense city immediately burst into thunderous cheers.
The cheers were so loud that they could be heard from any corner of Pitz State Park.
Bangluo stared at the pass in the distance and said bitterly: "Don't be too happy too early, we will definitely avenge this!"
"Bangluo, go get an enemy's bamboo javelin." Hengsal ordered.
Bang Luo nodded and hurried to look for it.
Taking advantage of this time, Heng Saer asked someone to find another shield. He was surprised to find that there was an obvious circular depression on the shield. At a glance, he knew that it was hit by a bamboo javelin.
Soon, Bangluo got a bamboo javelin.
"General, this is it." Bang Luo presented the bamboo javelin with both hands.
Hengsal immediately took it and checked it carefully from beginning to end.
At this time, Heng Saer was able to confirm that there was nothing unusual about the bamboo javelin in front of him. It was just an ordinary bamboo javelin, even a little rough.
"Why is such an ordinary bamboo javelin so powerful?" Heng Saar looked at the dents on the shield and couldn't figure it out for a moment.
At this moment, the general in charge came back.
Heng Saer was full of doubts and immediately called the people over and asked: "What instrument did the enemy use to launch the bamboo javelin?"
The general immediately shook his head and replied: "General, the enemy has no weapons and only relies on people and brute force to throw them down!"
"What!" Heng Saer said in shock: "Thrown by someone?"
Next to him, Bangluo was also dumbfounded. He opened his mouth and was speechless for a long time.
Heng Saer turned his head with a sullen face and asked Bangluo: "If it were you, could you use a bamboo spear to throw an iron shield like this?"
Bangluo shook his head quickly and said in shock: "I can't do it, general, let alone a subordinate. Even if Hamoda is here, it is impossible to do it!"
Suddenly, Heng Saer's brows knitted together, and his expression became complicated.