Xuchang was right. The Qin army had stone bullets, and of course the Zhao army also had stone bullets.
If no one gets an advantage when fighting with stone bombs, and the Zhao army has the upper hand in terms of strength and quality, there is no reason to be invincible.
Therefore, Zhao Jun launched a new round of offensive with trebuchets.
The main attacker was still the Northland troops commanded by Wang Bai.
The focus is still on the gap in the city wall.
The difference is that there are fifty more trebuchets at the rear.
Wang Bai is a veteran general. He has been following Li Mu in the north since he was rescued from the Huns by the Northern Army at the age of fifteen.
With rich battlefield experience, he divided the trebuchets into five teams, three of which were placed in front: left, center and right.
The left and right lanes are responsible for covering, while the middle lane is facing the gap.
There are two other teams preparing reinforcements in the rear.
However, what Xuchang and Wang Bai didn't expect was...
This trebuchet is not that trebuchet.
If we look at the trebuchet alone, although Shen Bing has upgraded the trebuchet again, the difference is not very big.
Although the accuracy of hanging baskets is poorer and there are more problems with launching, the quantity can fully make up for this shortcoming.
So, the point is that none of them can calculate ballistics.
In ancient times, miscellaneous subjects other than "agriculture, industry and commerce", such as wizards, doctors, scientists, etc., were usually called alchemists.
So Bian Que was an alchemist, Xu Fu was an alchemist, and Zhang Heng was also an alchemist.
The Qin Dynasty also had alchemists who were proficient in numerology, and there was even a "nine-nine multiplication table" among the cultural relics unearthed in the Qin Dynasty.
But it is certain that no one will understand parabola and gravitational acceleration...
Otherwise, it would not be Newton's turn to have his brain opened up after being hit by an apple.
then.
Even if Zhao Jun divided the trebuchets into three teams: left, middle, and right, they fired stone projectiles in the direction of the gap...
But the stone bullet was either too far away or too high, or it hit the city wall and bounced back to your own camp.
This not only failed to provide effective cover for the attacking infantry, but also caused many accidental injuries.
This made the attacking Northern soldiers complain incessantly:
"Is it really easy for us to have a battle?"
"Not only do you have to be hit by the enemy's stone bullets, but you also have to be hit by your own stone bullets."
"Can you please stop causing more trouble?"
At the same time, the Qin army also had trebuchets on the city wall.
They struck down from above, smashing Zhao Jun's trebuchets one after another to pieces.
So Zhao Jun's second round of attack dropped a batch of corpses and retreated again in disgrace.
At this time, Yang Ting, who was standing at the top of the city and commanding, breathed a sigh of relief.
The catkins reported good news one after another:
"Report to Captain, a team of 1,000 people has arrived."
"There is also a team of five hundred and three teams of hundreds."
"A total of more than 1,800 reinforcements are on standby!"
Yang Ting said "hmm" and asked: "Who is the new 200-500 Lord?"
Liuxu cupped her hands and replied: "It's exactly the Tian quilt."
Tian Bei was once a general of Yang Duanhe's family, and later he was promoted to the rank of Lord of 2500 to lead an army alone due to his meritorious service.
Both Yang Ting and Liu Xu are quite familiar with him.
Yang Ting thought for a while and then ordered:
"Let Na Tian lead his troops to garrison the gap!"
"Tie Zhang Xuan to me!"
When Liu Xu heard this, she couldn't help being stunned, but she still replied "No" and turned around to convey her thoughts.
After several ox-horn blows, all the troops of the Qin army gathered at the foot of the city.
Shen Bing and the artillerymen were also among them.
Initially, Shen Bing thought Yang Ting was giving a lecture or had some new arrangements.
But when I saw Zhang Xuan and a dozen Qin soldiers being tied to wooden stakes, I realized that this was not the case.
Shen Bing secretly wondered:
Didn’t we just win the battle?
How come Zhang Xuan and the others were tied up in the blink of an eye?
Looking at the tied up Zhang Xuan and more than a dozen soldiers, they all looked pale and frightened, as if they knew what mistake they had made.
Just when Shen Bing was confused, he saw Yang Ting walking up.
She glanced at the group of people who were tied up, and finally locked her eyes on Zhang Xuan and asked:
"Zhang Xuan, do you know your guilt?"
Zhang Xuan lowered his head and answered with shame:
"This subordinate is guilty!"
"My subordinate is a master of two or five hundred, but he retreated in the face of battle, putting the city gate in danger!"
"This subordinate is willing to be punished!"
After hearing this, Shen Bing recalled that there seemed to be such a thing.
The Zhao army was extremely brave in the first round of attack, and the Qin army led by Zhang Xuan retreated a few steps.
but……
Isn't it just a few steps back?
Is this going to be tied up and executed?
But Shen Bing soon realized that he had misunderstood.
Yang Ting turned around and asked a civil official wearing a small crown beside her: "What crime should I be punished for retreating from the battle?"
The clerk stepped forward and cupped his hands and replied:
"Report to Captain!"
"Those who shrink from battle should be tortured in front of thousands of people!"
Shen Bing was stunned for a while after hearing this.
It's not that he didn't understand. Shen Bing, who had some writing skills, knew that the punishment was to cut off the nose.
Although this was much better than what Shen Bing had thought before, beheading the head, it was still a bit unimaginable.
But when I think about it more carefully, I feel that this punishment makes some sense.
The battlefield, especially the battlefield with cold weapons, sometimes cannot retreat even half a step.
This will not only lead to the loss of strategic locations, but will also affect the morale of the entire army.
Because everyone has a herd mentality, it would be fine if no one runs away during a fight.
If a few run away or just take a few steps back, it is likely to cause a chain reaction and lead to the collapse of the entire army.
Just as he was thinking about it, a group of soldiers stepped forward and drew out their bronze swords, ready to point them at the prisoners' noses.
All the prisoners were so nervous that they were breathing heavily, and some of them kept begging for mercy.
But only Zhang Xuan still had some ambition, gritting his teeth and straightening his chest, his expression as usual.
Shen Bing felt a little unbearable.
He knew that this punishment was actually worse than life.
For example, difficulty breathing and difficulty sleeping day and night.
Another example is the lack of antibiotics in this era. At least a few of them will die painfully due to wound infection.
Even if someone is lucky enough to survive, a face with its nose cut off is a shame.
No matter where I go, no matter how brave I fight in the future or what title I am promoted to.
This face will always tell others that its owner has committed crimes.
Thinking of this, Shen Bing stood up:
"Lord Captain!"
"Although they retreated in the face of the battle, they also repelled the Zhao army."
"This is the time for our military to employ people..."
"Can't they atone for their sins?"
What Shen Bing said was really a mistake, because Qin's law can indeed atone for sins by using merit, especially it stipulates that one can use titles to atone for sins.
Even a title can not only redeem sins, but also redeem people, that is, redeeming relatives who are slaves into free bodies.
This is also the precious thing about a title. It can do things that are difficult to achieve even with money and power.
And it's done by ordinary people, reasonably and legally.
No wonder the soldiers of the Qin army fought desperately for it, it was almost equivalent to a privilege.
Yang Ting turned her attention to the censor.
The censor replied: "Zhang Xuan can change his title to tattoo, but the others... are not enough to atone for his sins!"