Yang Duanhe led the main force to turn around and march towards Handan.
Before that, Yang Duanhe only hoped to escape back to the Great Wall to save his life.
But now that Li Mu, the backbone of Zhao State, is dead, nothing can stop the Qin army.
Not marching into Handan at this time would be giving the credit to Wang Jian.
Of course Yang Duanhe was not willing to be outnumbered by Wang Jian, so he rushed to attack Handan.
Yang Ting is still responsible for the defense of the Great Wall.
After all, the Great Wall not only ensured the Qin army's military supplies, but also served as a backup barrier.
This would be fatal if Zhao Canjun stabbed him in the back, so he couldn't be negligent.
Shen Bing and his party were ordered to cut wood and build cannons on the south side of the Great Wall.
The reason why it is located on the south side of the Great Wall is that the north of the Great Wall is only a few dozen miles away from Handan, the capital of Zhao.
In ancient times, cities, especially capitals, had one characteristic: there were no trees for dozens of miles.
This is partly because the capital requires a large amount of trees to build walls.
In ancient times, most houses were made of wood, and the surrounding woods were cut down as soon as they were built.
And it was cut down every day, every year.
Over time, the surrounding woods were almost cleared.
On the other hand, it is intentional.
Because as we all know, if there are deep forests and dense trees around the capital, it will not only help the enemy hide, but the trees will also be used by the enemy to make siege equipment.
As a result, the trees around the capital are often burned to ashes every year.
The same is true for Handan.
In addition, there have been earthquakes and droughts in Zhao State in recent years, so there is very little wood near Handan that can be used to make catapults.
So the artillerymen had to retreat to the south of the Great Wall to make trebuchets, and then transport them to Handan.
In this era, hand saws were used for logging.
This hand saw is similar to a modern saw, except that it is much smaller.
When sawing wood, just hold it with one hand and move it back and forth, over and over, and over and over... Well, don't think about it wrongly.
Cang looked very excited. He was so motivated that he sawed down a tree in a short time, and then happily chopped the branches with a short axe.
While chopping, he said to Shen Bing, who was changing the healing cloth:
"Brother!"
"Do you know that this is an unprecedented event for us artillerymen?"
"All members are promoted to the first level, which means that more than a hundred people are all public servants!"
"There are eight more people who have been promoted to high rank."
"Great work, senior brother!"
"Even among those soldiers, there are only a few who can be promoted to high rank!"
"Shangzhao is ready for chariots and soldiers!"
"How majestic would it be if I also became a chariot soldier?"
…
Shen Bing knew what that meant.
In this era, cavalry had just started. The mainstream was still chariots. Even Li Mu's northern troops had many chariots.
Chariots and soldiers are almost equivalent to modern tanks. On battlefields with flat terrain, chariots and soldiers can be said to be invincible. Even cavalry cannot compete with them.
Therefore, if you can serve as a chariot soldier, it will be a great honor for all soldiers.
Of course, the capable charioteers mentioned here refer to the archers and gunmen...
There are usually three chariot soldiers: the driver in the middle, and the archers and spear bearers on the left and right.
The charioteer is a conductor and requires a third-level noble hairpin to serve as a charioteer, as well as proficient driving skills.
This skill usually requires discipleship and several years of study in the academy to master.
Archers and gunmen are not so strict, and they are usually held by superiors.
But that's just "can".
Shen Bing dismissed this.
What about "can"?
Which general out of his mind would let a gunnery operator serve as a charioteer?
Craftsmen such as artillerymen are all technical soldiers. One less person means one less technical instructor.
The best soldiers are usually killed one by one by beheading them. They only need a little training to become competent chariot soldiers.
As for the gunnery operator...if he wants to be a chariot soldier, he has to start from scratch.
What's more important is that Shen Bing doesn't care.
Compared to beheading people, Shen Bing feels that he is more suitable for chopping wood.
At this time, a voice made Shen Bing stunned for a moment, but he continued to bandage Xun calmly.
Cang Que said "Hey": "I seem to hear the horse's snort!"
"No!" Shen Bing said, "You must have heard wrong!"
"No, senior brother!" Cang insisted: "I heard it right, it seems to be... that direction!"
Shen Bing patted Cang's hand that was about to raise:
"When I said you heard wrong, you heard wrong!"
"You didn't sleep well last night!"
"Come, come with me to help the master go over there and take a rest!"
…
Cang said "Oh" blankly, and then she and Shen Bing helped Xun up.
However, it was too late. After a burst of footsteps, a group of fully armed Zhao soldiers surrounded them.
Moreover, all of them were wearing leather armor and holding bronze swords in their hands. You could tell at a glance that they were Northern Goblin Riders.
Shen Bing glared at Cang fiercely:
"It's better now, they are going to silence us!"
After Shen Bing said this, Cangcai realized that he had made a big mistake, and his face suddenly turned pale.
It turns out that during the previous battle, five thousand Northern Goblin Riders broke through the gap in the Great Wall and penetrated deep into the south.
However, Li Mu died and the Zhao army was defeated so quickly that the two thousand northern goblin cavalry had no time to retreat.
This is one of the shortcomings of warfare in this era.
The cavalry moves quickly but cannot keep up with communications. By the time the cavalry reacts, it is often too late.
As a result, these northern goblin riders who had no time to retreat to the north could only hide in the dense forest.
I just hope that when it gets dark, I can escape at night.
Unexpectedly, the artillerymen entered the forest to cut trees and happened to be near their hiding place.
Originally, we were at peace with each other. You cut down your trees, and I hid from my cats.
As long as they don't find out, they will still go their separate ways.
But the war horse was harassed by mosquitoes and snorted...
Of course Shen Bing heard it.
But he also thought:
How can there be horses in the dense forest?
Not only are there horses but they are also hidden from view?
Then there is only one explanation: there are cavalry hiding nearby, and they are not friendly people.
He was just about to pretend he didn't notice and find an excuse to leave the place where this was happening, but he didn't want those two cunts to insist on causing trouble.
This is great... Shen Bing looked at the northern cavalry who had gathered around him. There were at least fifty of them.
Although there are more than a hundred artillerymen with swords in their waists, how can they be the opponents of these northern cavalry?
Yan immediately dropped his hatchet, pulled out his bronze sword, stood in front of Shen Bing, and shouted:
"Gong Cheng, leave quickly!"
"I'll take care of it here!"
Shen Bing shook his head helplessly.
Since these northern goblin cavalry were walking towards the gunners so calmly, they were sure to kill them all.
Looking back, I saw another group of Northland cavalry standing behind me.
Several of them were still pulling war horses, and it seemed that these horses exposed their positions.
Cang was so frightened that he didn't know what to do:
"Brother, what should we do?"
"Can you tell them that we will never reveal their whereabouts?"