First, logging... By the way, this ancient forest is still well protected.
In other words, it cannot be said that the forests are well protected, but that in ancient times, the population was small and the exploration of nature was far less than in modern times, so forests were everywhere.
But what is strange is that even though there were trees nearby, Shen Bing still led the artillerymen more than two miles upstream before ordering the felling...
This is actually asking for trouble for yourself.
If the logging location is too far from the bridge construction point, there will be an additional process of hauling the wood down.
However, the gunners and craftsmen didn't say anything. Shen Bing gave the order and they started swinging axes and sawing, and in a short time they cut down a lot of wood.
According to past practice, it is not difficult to transport these timber across the river.
All you need to do is chop the wood into side branches, tie a few pieces into a bundle, throw them into the river, and then drag them across with the hemp rope on the other side.
But this time the gunner's approach was different.
Because Shen Bing gave the order:
"Tie all the wood into logs, one layer horizontally and one layer vertically, and then one layer horizontally and one layer vertically."
"Everything is tied up until you can ride on it. Do you understand?"
The craftsmen responded in unison.
They only thought that Shen Bing was stalling for time.
But when I think about it carefully, I feel that something is wrong. How can I complete the task if I delay it?
If you fail to complete the task, you will inevitably be punished...
However, the craftsmen only thought about it and acted according to Shen Bing's orders.
More than a hundred people started working together, and within an hour more than twenty square logs were erected.
Then they made some preparations according to Shen Bing's orders.
Shen Bing's preparations were also strange. He first placed the logs under the logs and then stretched them forward to the river.
In addition, some door panels made of small logs were prepared.
When the preparations were almost complete, there was movement at the location where the bridge was built downstream...Fireballs and rockets soared into the sky and crossed the river, followed by flames and screams.
It turned out that the Yan army had already prepared.
To be precise, Zhao Jun was prepared.
If we go into more detail, it means that Sima is still prepared.
When Sima Shang fled to Dai with Zhao Jia, he sent people everywhere to inquire about the trebuchets used by the Qin army.
So of course he knew how to make a new type of counterweight trebuchet, and he also knew about the linen fire bombs used to attack Handan.
At this time, they were used to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river.
As Sima Shang said:
"If there are trebuchets guarding the river, how can we and the Qin army build a bridge?"
"All we need to do is spread out our eyes to find the location where the Qin army built the bridge, and the wooden bridge will turn into dust with a single shot of stone bullets!"
Sima Shang even suggested that the Qin army build the bridge and wait for half of the Qin army to cross the river before launching an attack to destroy the bridge...
This is indeed a good plan.
Because the coalition forces of the Yan Dynasty numbered at least more than 200,000 people, while the Qin army sent out a city to pursue only 100,000 people.
Another 60,000 people have to stay in the three counties that are still unstable.
If these 100,000 Qin troops only crossed half of the river, they would be surrounded by the Yan Dynasty coalition forces...
On the one hand, the morale was greatly reduced, and on the other hand, there was no way out. It would be a matter of minutes to be defeated by the Yan Dynasty coalition forces.
However, King Xi of Yan had already been frightened out of his wits by the Qin army, so how could he dare to let the Qin army cross the river easily?
So I only agreed to the first half, which was to use a trebuchet to smash the bridge.
Then came the current situation... Before the Qin Army's bridge was completed, it was bombarded by Yan Army's trebuchets.
After Shen Bing confessed, he boarded the carriage and rushed towards the camp.
A rudimentary wooden bridge that had been built all the way had already been smashed into shape and caught fire.
The craftsmen and soldiers tried to put out the fire, but were hit hard by a barrage of stone bullets, rockets and fire bombs.
Suddenly there were fires everywhere, and many Qin soldiers were set on fire and let out bursts of shrill screams.
Shen Bing did not let the driver stop and drove all the way to Yang Duan and Shuai Zhang.
At this time, Yang Duanhe was walking around in the handsome tent like ants on a hot pot.
It was obvious that he knew that Chen Wei's bridge-building plan had failed.
Even at this time, what he was worried about was no longer whether he could cross the river at dawn tomorrow, but the question of whether the Qin army would stop here.
The reason is very simple. If the Yan army prepares enough trebuchets, the Qin army will not be able to build the bridge, and of course they will not be able to cross the river to pursue them.
As a result, the Qin army could not get enough military rations...
At this moment, Shen Bing walked into the tent and said to Yang Duanhe:
"General..."
When Yang Duanhe saw it was Shen Bing, he interrupted Shen Bing with a "hum":
"Our army is already in full swing with the Yan army, but you just come now!"
"According to Chefu, he ordered the artillerymen to cross the river and build a bridge, but you haven't set off until now?"
"Is it intentional to delay time?"
Shen Bing replied:
"General, it is clear that my subordinates did not intend to delay time, but built a bridge two miles upstream!"
Yang Duan lost his temper and continued to curse:
"Although engineers have made numerous meritorious deeds, they cannot be so greedy for life and afraid of death!"
"It's Chen Wei who personally went to the battlefield to build the bridge with the craftsmen."
"But you are still building upstream..."
"What? What did you say?"
Yang Duanhe looked at Shen Bing in disbelief.
Shen Bing could only repeat:
"General, my subordinates secretly built a bridge two miles upstream."
"Because the Yan army has many eyes and ears, my subordinates were worried that the Yan army would know about it and intercept it, so they did not inform it in advance!"
"Please forgive me, General..."
At this time, Yang Duanhe couldn't care less about whether he was guilty or not. He immediately came up and grabbed Shen Bing and said:
"Is this true?"
"Did you really build a bridge upstream?"
Shen Bing replied:
"My subordinates dare not lie. The general can bring his troops and horses and go with his subordinates."
"When the time comes, you will know the authenticity at a glance."
"Then……"
Needless to say, while the Yan army's attention was still attracted by the wooden bridge, the Qin army had crossed the river upstream without anyone noticing and landed in good formation.
In other words, Shen Bing had thought of such a situation from the beginning.
Building a bridge on the same spot would not be as simple as Chen Wei said, and the Qin army would not be able to cross the river so smoothly.
Even if you can build a pontoon by yourself, it will still be very dangerous.
Not only does the pontoon sway up and down, there is only one narrow road.
What if the Yan army was waiting in formation on the opposite side?
If you go up one team and kill another team, then go up and kill another team again, when will it end?
What's even more terrifying is that there are trebuchets. These large numbers of stone bombs are hitting the pontoon...
So Shen Bing remained silent when Yang Duanhe asked.
There is no point in proposing a solution that cannot be used.
Chen Wei, who was so immortal, appeared at this moment...
So Shen Bing was thinking, why not use the trick of "building a plank road to cross Chencang secretly"?
The most pitiful person is Chen Wei.
He also said that he had a plan and could finally get rid of Shen Bing and his artillerymen this time.
I don’t want to be used by Shen Bing from beginning to end.