Chapter 268 The correct way to open the conscience cannon

Outside Stone City, a large number of defeated soldiers did flee back.

Toliti was very alert and did not allow the city gate to be opened to prevent the Qin army from sneaking in. This is understandable and is also the correct response.

Later, the generals who stayed behind in the Western Regions and the Qiang leaders of the leading party, as well as Toriti, who had recovered slightly, climbed up the city wall to look outside.

On the other side of the newly dug small moat, there were about a thousand cavalrymen from the Western Regions who had returned from defeat. They were circling around in a hurry, shouting at the people in the city to lower the drawbridge.

At the same time, behind these Western Region cavalry, there were more cavalry coming towards Stone City.

I can't tell clearly whether it is the Qin army pursuing the troops or the cavalry from the Western Regions who are escaping slowly!

"Let the suspension bridge go and let them enter the trench defense line behind the moat..."

A general from the Western Regions suddenly issued an order and shouted to the soldiers responsible for operating the winch of the suspension bridge.

Toriti was startled at first and opened his mouth to stop him, but when the words reached his lips, he stopped abruptly and swallowed them back in his stomach.

At this time, the defeated troops on the other side of the moat were all cavalry from the Western Regions who had escaped relatively quickly. Among them were some of the elite soldiers who had been picked off from the generals who had stayed behind when they went to ambush them. No one was willing to give up on them.

The most important thing is that the cavalry in the Western Regions all have high noses and deep eyes. They are very obviously different from the Qin people or the Qiang people. This eliminates the possibility of the Qin army sneaking into them. They can be placed within the moat's defense line and can be easily screened.

Can.

Even if the Qin cavalry is chasing behind them, there is no need to worry about the city being destroyed!

When defending Chiyan Pass, Toriti had already realized that the existing city defense tactics of the Western Region Allied Forces were insufficient to deal with the Qin Army's firearms tactics.

Therefore, the defense system of Stone City was modified for the Qin army's firearms.

The suspension bridge that passes through the moat is not at the same place as the city gate, but is far away from it. This is to prevent the Qin army from seizing the suspension bridge and quickly blasting the city gate with gunpowder packets.

Moreover, there is a not-so-high but extremely solid sheep and horse wall built on the inner bank of the moat. It is covered with sharp wooden barbs, which is very sinister...

Next to the horse wall, there is a more sinister trench trap with built-in antler wood barbs. If you jump over the sheep and horse wall, you will be unlucky...

The area between the trap and the city wall is not blank. Three trenches for hiding soldiers were dug. In front of each trench, a low wall as high as a person was built. Soldiers could hide in the trenches to avoid firearm bombing, or they could rely on the low walls.

, as well as the support of their own crossbowmen on the wall behind them, fighting in close combat with the enemies attacking the city...

The generals of the Western Regions and the leaders of the Qiang people who led the way have always wanted to kill the Qin army outside the city. This is the source of their confidence...

At this time, it is not a big deal to defeat the cavalry from the Western Regions who have escaped and enter the defense line of the moat. If the Qin army's light cavalry dares to chase and enter, they will die!

Squeaky--

Bang——

With a harsh sound, the suspension bridge was lowered.

The panic-stricken Western Region cavalry were overjoyed and hurriedly urged their horses to crowded onto the drawbridge, entered the defense line inside the moat, took off their helmets and hats, and accepted the screening process.

Then bypass the ditch and head to the city gate that is staggered from the drawbridge!

At the same time, those backward Western Region cavalry who were not active in fleeing for their lives also got rid of the entanglement of the Qin army's Qiang cavalry and fled into the inner line of the moat in panic.

Among the Qiang cavalry of the Qin army, there was an iron one, perhaps addicted to beheading, so he rode his horse onto the suspension bridge, chased after the embarrassed Western Region cavalry, and entered the defense line of the moat.

The most useful thing is to exchange military merits with the heads of soldiers. The more you can chop off, the more you can count!

However, they soon paid the price for their recklessness. Either they were killed by the infantry of the Western Regions who were waiting for work, and they were killed by dismounting their horses with spears, or their horses' hoofs were missed, and they fell into the trench trap with both men and horses.

Hundreds of Qiang cavalry rushed in, but less than twenty escaped!

The crossbowmen on Stone City tried to keep the remaining Qiang cavalry behind, and their arrows were shining on their backs and horses' buttocks to greet them.

This shocked the other red-eyed Qiang cavalry, and they calmed down instantly. After picking up the escaped Pao Ze, no one dared to rush in.

Later, groups of Qiang cavalry turned their horses to intercept and kill the fleeing Western Region cavalry, as well as the defeated infantry who were further behind!

Toriti looked at it for a moment, then suddenly withdrew his gaze, walked towards the most powerful of the left-behind generals, and lowered his voice: "General Lei Zhe, those who are escaping at this moment are all our Western Region cavalry, but... there may be many more behind us.

Qiang warriors will definitely account for the majority of the infantry who escaped, should they be released or not?"

The 50,000 elites brought by Odusgu were divided into more than 10,000 Western Region cavalry and more than 10,000 Western Region infantry. The remaining 30,000 Qiang warriors who led the way were all infantry.

The main force that ambushed and surrounded the Qin army's formation was 30,000 Qiang warriors who led the way. Although more than 10,000 infantrymen from the Western Regions were also in the ambush, their main role was to supervise the formation and provide support with bows and crossbows.

Because, altitude sickness is very annoying!

Now that the ambush has failed, the speed of the Western Region infantry's escape, affected by altitude sickness, is definitely not as fast as that of the Qiang soldiers who led the way.

At the time of the introduction, among the Qiang warriors from the leading party who escaped back, it was very likely that there were a large number of surrender Qiang people under the Qin army.

They only need to unite and say that their leader has died in the battle, then even the Qiang people who are left behind to lead the way cannot be screened. After all, the Qiang tribes themselves are not monolithic. Except for the leaders who know each other, who among the lower-level tribes knows each other?

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And without being able to identify them, who would dare to let the defeated Qiang troops enter the city?

But if he is not allowed to enter the city, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken!

Even though the left-behind leaders take care of the overall situation, the tens of thousands of lower-level Qiang warriors who remain can’t help but feel sad...

"I heard that when you were at Chiyan Pass, in order to prevent the Qiang people under your command from rebelling and surrendering to the Qin army, you disarmed and imprisoned them all. Is it true or false?"

After the left-behind general Lei Zhe pondered for a long time, he suddenly looked at Xiang Toriti meaningfully and asked in a low voice.

Toliti's face changed slightly, and he shook his head without hesitation: "This is slander, it's fake~!"

After he and the remaining soldiers under his command fled to this land of sunshine, Odusgu annexed his remaining troops, and naturally also found out about his back-stabbing Qiang allies.

However, Odusigu took the overall situation into consideration and was deeply worried that this matter would affect the relationship between the Western Region Allied Forces and the Qiang people of the Leading Party, so he had already issued a hush order...

But it seems that the secret was not kept!

"Don't worry, this matter hasn't reached the ears of the Qiang people yet. All you need to do is tell me, are the Qiang people worthy of their trust?"

Lei Zhe curled his lips, knowing that his back-stabbing of the Qiang people was probably true, so he stopped asking questions and turned to discuss the credibility of the Qiang people.

Toriti shook his head without hesitation again: "It's unbelievable."

Lei Zhe probably didn't expect him to be so straightforward. He was stunned for a moment before saying, "Why are you so sure? How do you explain it?"

There was a hint of despair on Toriti's face, and he explained with a wry smile: "General Lei Zhe, you have never seen with your own eyes the horror of Qin's firearms. They are divine punishment that can destroy people's minds."

"Once the Qin army besieges the city, just a few rounds of firearm strikes are enough to make people feel desperate!"

"The Qiang people are different from us after all. It seems that they have offended their own people and have no way to retreat. But in fact... as long as the murderous prime minister of the Qin Dynasty knows a little bit about flexibility, he can forgive their sins as a condition for surrender.

, the Qiang people will definitely be willing to rebel in despair."

"Even if the leaders don't want to, the underlying Qiang warriors will take action on their own!"

"After all, for the lower Qiang people, becoming Qin people is a good thing that is beneficial and harmless... They stand with us now simply because they blindly follow their leader. When the war goes smoothly, everything is fine.

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"But when they fall into despair, they will blame the leader and drag them to be buried together for their own personal gain and status."

"At the time of introduction, if the Qin army persuades them, they will definitely rebel!"

This explanation can be described as transparent.

Lei Zhe nodded while listening, and couldn't help but glance out of the corner of his eye at the nearby left-behind leaders and the Qiang soldiers on duty.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze, looked at Toriti beside him, and lowered his voice: "The Qiang people are really a hidden danger to the city. Do you have any way to deal with them?"

Toliti immediately replied in a low voice: "After a while, the infantry will be defeated and the troops will escape, and the Qiang leaders who are left behind can go out of the city to screen the tribesmen who will greet them."

"Seize this opportunity to gather the Qiang warriors in the city, disarm them all and imprison them in the name of replacing them with sophisticated armor."

"Then, disarm the Qiang leaders!"

After hearing this, Lei Zhe raised his eyebrows and joked: "You're very skilled. You just opened your mouth and you said you didn't stab the Qiang people in the back at Chiyan Pass?"

Toriti: "..."

We are all in the same league now, elder brother, please don’t laugh at the second brother.

"Now that Oduscu is dead, he has annexed your soldiers and horses, and you can take them back again."

"In addition, if any of our defeated soldiers who have escaped back have died in battle, you can take them under your command and reorganize them."

Lei Zhe was joking, but he also recognized Toriti's ability and gave him military power.

Toriti was overjoyed immediately, resisting the urge to cheer, and bowed his head to show his gratitude, and also had the intention of obeying the horse's lead.

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The next day, the Qin army rushed to Stone City with the power of victory and set up a siege posture to surround the city.

Then, start cutting down trees in the surrounding areas and build siege equipment!

The generals of the Western Region Allied Forces watched helplessly, but they did not dare to send troops and horses to attack, they just cowered and defended like a mess.

Qin Mo and Meng Tian had already learned from the prisoners and the Qiang cavalry who had suffered losses that Stone City had defensive measures against firearms.

So, after the army set up the siege camp, he led the generals in the army to climb up to check!

"My Lord, General, you gentlemen... the defenders above and below this city seem to be all miscellaneous people from the Western Regions. Why don't you see their allies, the Qiang people?"
To be continued...