This surprised Shen Bing. He originally estimated that it would take at least a week.
After all, catapults fire stone projectiles, not cannonballs.
Zhao Great Wall has also gone through hundreds of years of widening and reinforcement, and is not comparable to ordinary city walls.
However, Shen Bing didn't think much about it. He only said that the Qin army's previous attack had caused some damage to the Great Wall.
As soon as a gap appeared in the Great Wall, the soldiers of the Qin army shouted and poured in like a flood of solving problems.
In an instant, there was a flash of swords and shadows, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Although the gap is only about ten steps, it is still easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is still much better than using siege ladders to attack the city.
In addition, the morale of the Qin army was at its peak, but the Zhao army was shot in the Qin army's catapult and was heartbroken.
In just one stick of incense, the Qin army breached the gap and invaded the other side of the Great Wall.
Then nothing could stop them.
The soldiers of the Qin army chased the Zhao army and killed them like tigers in a flock of sheep. The screams and wails of the Zhao army were everywhere.
Shen Bing and other engineers followed behind the troops.
Engineer troops are the guarantee for the troops to advance smoothly or maintain combat effectiveness.
For example, the army needs people to build roads and bridges, and equipment needs to be maintained and replaced.
The "cannon man" is mainly responsible for maintaining the catapults. If necessary, he also needs to cut trees and build them on the spot to ensure the number of catapults.
Crossing the Great Wall, the scene displayed in front of Shen Bing's eyes cannot be overstated with the words "mountain of corpses and sea of blood".
The air is filled with death and blood.
Corpses were piled up in various directions, all of them headless.
The Qin army uses the enemy's head to judge merit, that is, "the one who wins the first rank will be promoted to the first rank."
Therefore, the Qin army would often take the enemy's head immediately after killing the enemy and tie it to his waist to continue killing the enemy.
So when the Qin army passed by, most of the bodies they left behind were headless corpses.
These corpses were lying on the ground irregularly, with their limbs stretched out weakly, like poultry that had been killed and abandoned.
The blood flowing from his neck soon dyed the soil on the ground red, gathering more and more, and more and more.
Soon it formed a stream, and then a river.
Soon, the low-lying areas were filled not with sewage, but with pools of blood.
Shen Bing couldn't help but feel his stomach churn.
He originally wanted to suppress it.
But when they saw Cang and others rummaging through the corpses to find the heads that had "missed the net" and chopped them off.
I couldn't help it anymore and spat it out with a "wow" sound.
Xun looked at Shen Bing with some weird eyes and asked.
"This is not your first time on the battlefield, why..."
"I'm fine!" Shen Bing explained: "I'm just feeling a little unwell!"
Xun said: "You should also look for the head. This is a rare opportunity for us!"
This is indeed a rare opportunity, because the "cannon man" usually shoots at the enemy from a distance.
As the saying goes, "Wealth and wealth are found in danger."
Although this is relatively safe, it is extremely difficult to obtain the enemy's "First Officer".
Shen Bing quickly waved his hand and refused. Just as he was about to speak, the scene of decapitation flashed in his mind and he leaned over to vomit again.
Seeing Shen Bing's condition, Xun Bing no longer forced himself to do so, and took out his bronze sword to join the search for the head.
Shen Bing never imagined that the battlefield would be like this.
Even the deaths of these people can be said to be related to themselves...
If Yang Duanhe hadn't improved his trebuchet, it would have taken several months for Yang Duanhe to breach the Great Wall.
By that time, Li Mu was dead and Zhao Jun's defeat was certain.
But now...
The corpses all over the ground made Shen Bing feel like he couldn't even move forward.
Perhaps it was in compliance with Shen Bing's idea.
Not long after, Xun was ordered to stay where he was.
Their mission was to plug the gap in the Great Wall that they had smashed with trebuchets.
This obviously makes sense.
As the Qin army continued to advance, the location of the Great Wall became an important location for the Qin army's logistics supply line.
The Great Wall can be advanced, attacked, retreated or defended.
As long as the Great Wall is kept under the control of the Qin army, logistics security can basically be guaranteed.
Otherwise, the connection between Yang Duan and hundreds of thousands of troops and the rear would be abruptly cut off from here.
Therefore, repairing the Great Wall and organizing effective defense have become top priorities.
Shen Bing did not know the arrangements in other directions. In the direction of Ci County, Yang Duanhe left two engineering corps and more than a thousand Qin troops to garrison.
Shen Bing didn't have much time to care about this because he was busy building the Great Wall with others.
If there is any good thing, it is that after the war, Shen Bing and Cang were promoted to "gongshi".
The official's treatment was a new bronze sword, and his food was changed from millet porridge to millet rice.
The latter can barely feed Shen Bing, but the former is dispensable to Shen Bing.
A bronze sword for chopping off heads?
Shen Bing hopes he will never need it!
Cang was so happy that he happily said to Shen Bing while playing with the bronze sword:
"Do you know how many privates there are among the 100 gunners?"
"No more than ten people!"
"Today there are two more people, they are you and me, our senior fellow apprentices!"
"In addition to military rewards, my family will also receive a hectare of land, a house and a servant!"
"God has treated me well!"
"Senior brother, I need you to take more care of me in the future!"
…
Shen Bing just snorted, thinking that Cang Cang had some insight and knew that following Shen Bing would bring him glory.
In fact, it's not just Cang who knows this, other craftsmen and even soldiers seem to know this too.
This is easy to understand.
Shen Bing can modify the trebuchet.
The trebuchet can win.
Victory will save their lives and bring them credit.
With merit comes a title.
With a title, everything comes...
As a result, everyone, including the soldiers who usually showed off in front of the craftsmen, looked at Shen Bing a little differently.
Of course, envy, jealousy and hatred are inevitable in these different eyes.
Chen Wei is a typical example.
But Shen Bing is in no mood to care about this now.
What happens if you have a title?
So what if there is a reward?
So what if there is recognition?
Aren't you going to do hard work here, or go to the battlefield and live with your head in your belt?
Just when Shen Bing was complaining about everything, it suddenly started pouring rain.
The heavy rain hit my head painfully.
Shen Bing turned his attention to Xun, hoping that he would give orders to take shelter from the rain and call it a day.
Unexpectedly and without thinking, he shouted:
"Keep working!"
"The general ordered me to make up the gap within three days!"
"If the construction period is delayed, our lives will be in danger!"
Everyone responded in unison in the rain: "No!"
Then I got busy in the rain.
Shen Bing felt so bitter...
However, this seems to be impossible.
The most important thing in war is speed.
If you don't build the Great Wall because it rains, it will be too late by the time the enemy arrives.
In desperation, Shen Bing could only grit his teeth again, lift a stone and throw it into the basket.
What they need to do is to first clean up the gravel and debris in the gap.
Then lay the foundation.
Finally, a new wall is built on the foundation.
Otherwise, if you build a wall on a pile of rubble, the enemy will stand in front of you and shout a few times before the wall collapses.
While everyone was busy, a convoy carrying supplies passed by and headed north.
Because of the weight of the supplies and the steep slope behind the city gate.
The carriage went up several times but was turned back because the road was slippery in the rain.
It was very lively at that moment with people pushing and neighing.
Shen Bing began to gloat, at least they were not the only ones suffering in the rain.
But unexpectedly, the next second a female general wearing leather armor rode her horse through the rain curtain and shouted at Shen Bing and others:
"Come and help as soon as possible!"
Shen Bing's first reaction was...
Do women also serve as soldiers in this era?
Not only can I be a soldier, but I can also be an officer?