Part 1 Chapter 10 The Army Suppresses the Territory 3
[69 Book Bar - www.] He turned around and left after saying a word. I don’t know why, but I always felt that there was something in his words.
Could it be that there is someone in the forward battalion who wants to harm me? I glanced around, and the people in the forward battalion were all looking at the city gate. This section of the city gate was guarded by the forward battalion and the Dragon Scale Army.
The army's morale has been determined, and Hu Shi'an is patrolling around to encourage them.
That's just me being paranoid. I shook my head. The snake people had gathered under the city, and it was completely dark.
The biggest difference between this group of snake people and the past is their strict discipline. In the past, the snake people fought independently. In the field, their fighting methods were like strong winds and rain, which were unstoppable. However, when they attacked the city, they restrained each other. However, these snake people in front of them actually looked like a team.
Well-trained and strong soldiers, how powerful is their attack power when attacking a city?
The rain fell, making my hair wet, and my face was covered with rainwater. I stroked it and said, "General Jin."
Jin Qianshi came over and said, "Commander, what's going on?"
I said, "Who was that person who shot the arrow just now? Invite him over."
Jin Qianshi said: "His name is Jiang Zaixuan. He is the best archer in the Dragon Scale Army, and he is probably the best in the entire army."
First in the army? I couldn't help but laugh a little. They didn't know Tan Qing. Tan Qing definitely had his archery skills, and Tan Qing told me that he once competed with a junior officer under Marquis Wen in the army.
, shooting at a target five hundred paces away, he usually hits eighty-five or six out of a hundred arrows, but that man can hit at least ninety. That kind of arrow technique can be said to be "a hundred hits with a hundred shots". Maybe, although the Dragon Scale Army
I can't say he is the most powerful soldier, but he can be said to be the most conceited. I didn't say anything and said, "Invite him."
Jin Qianshi said loudly: "Jiang Zaixuan, Jiang Zaixuan!"
A young man of short stature walked over, knelt down in front of me and said, "Jiang Zaixuan kowtows to the commander."
I said: "General Jiang, please rise."
I could only move my right hand, so I stretched out one hand to help him up. Jiang Zaixuan was only in his early twenties. Although he was not tall, he was very strong. He carried a short bow on his back, only one cubit long.
Can such a short bow shoot such a powerful arrow? I am accustomed to using the sun-penetrating bow. Tan Qing once told me that if the bow power is too strong, it will be extremely difficult to control the accuracy. If the force is not used properly, it will not be as powerful as a soft bow. But
I am used to using those hard bows, and it is really difficult for me to improve my archery skills. I know that I will never be able to appreciate the subtlety of this kind of archery skills. This Jiang Zaixuan may be as capable as Tan Qing.
Everyone should make the best use of their talents. Almost all military art instructors in military academies, including Lu Jingyu who also taught me, said this. This is probably the true meaning of being a general.
I said: "General Jiang, your archery skills are very strong. Is there anyone in the Dragon Scale Army who can rival you?"
Jiang Zaixuan said: "There are five or six."
I said: "Gather them together in one place and guard the back. If the snake men attack the city, suppress them with arrows."
Jiang Zaixuan raised his head, with a look of excitement on his face, and said: "Commander, Zaixuan is willing to fight to the death."
I smiled and said, "It's better not to die if you can."
The Dragon Scale Army is used to charging. In the past, an expert archer like him could not show off his talents in a charge. Therefore, even if the Dragon Scale Army has such an expert archer, he is still in the ranks and can only be an ordinary soldier.
.I watched him lead six people up to the archery tower, and felt sad in my heart.
Besides killing people, what else can soldiers like us do?
At this time, the snake men below the city let out a loud roar. Snakes didn't seem to know how to scream, but these snake men roared very loudly. Although it was not as good as the thunder drum, it was much louder than me.
The snakemen are about to attack.
I shouted: "Everyone, be careful, don't let the snake people climb the top of the city!"
The rear army has not yet officially fought with the snake people, and the defeated troops retreating into the city are already in disarray. If the forward and Longlin armies were not the first to bear the brunt, I am afraid that the entire rear army would collapse immediately, and Hu Shi'an would not be able to suppress them at all.
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The soldiers of the Dragon Scale Army were already lined up at the city wall, and I walked to the edge and stared down.
The snake men below the city were arranged neatly, with the first row holding large shields. Their shields were not the wooden boards used by Shandu at the south gate to attack the city, but real shields. Each one had almost the same features as we usually do.
The ones used are twice as big. The snakemen in the first row are well hidden behind the shields, impermeable to wind and rain. We can't even think of hitting them with arrows. If they move forward like this, it will be really difficult to resist.
On my right is the 5th forward battalion commanded by Qi Lie. The 5th battalion now has more than 70 people. Qi Lie is standing on the far left of the 5th battalion, only one step away from me. When he used to be my guard, he
He still looked like a big child, but now Yuan Ting Yue Zhi has the air of a general, but his face is calm. I said carefully: "Xiao Lie, are you sure?"
Qi Lie turned his head, smiled and said: "General, don't worry, we have fire and thunder bombs made by Mr. Zhang, I'm just afraid he won't attack."
Fire and thunder bombs? I immediately thought of the kind of gunpowder made by Zhang Longyou. Is it probably a weapon made of gunpowder?
At this time, the first group of snake men suddenly spread out, and a group of snake men rushed in from behind, pushing a very long cart. The carts were actually just small carts, with a long wooden board resting on them.
So what to do?
I immediately thought that it was a bridge erecting truck!
The Imperial Army also has bridge-building vehicles, which are used when crossing rivers and ravines. However, the Imperial Army's bridge-building vehicles look a little different from this. They need to be made lighter. These snake-men are extremely clumsy. If someone pushes them
, I'm afraid it would take dozens of people to push one car. Even though the Snake Man is strong, it would take more than a dozen people to push it at the same time.
As soon as the row of bridge-building vehicles arrived at the moat, they heard Lu respectfully shout: "The whole army is firing arrows!"
On the top of the city, arrows rained down immediately. Although the arrows rarely killed the snake people with one arrow, the snake people did not dare to be slow. Fortunately, the snake people did not seem to be born with archery, and they were still good at archery.
Hard to resist.
The group of snake men holding shields closed like two doors, protecting the snake men pushing the cart. Their movements were uniform, like well-trained soldiers. Although the arrows were like a heavy rain, they hit the shields like
They are like hedgehogs, but they are rarely able to shoot those snake-men through the gaps. The soldiers of the Dragon Scale Army couldn't help but be a little impatient. I looked at Lu Gongxing who was standing on a high place. He glanced below, his expression as usual.
There must be some countermeasures, otherwise Wuhou would not have sent more than two thousand people from our two armies to aid the North Gate. I have only left the vanguard camp for a few days. In the past few days, Zhang Longyou may have made a lot of new weapons. I pray.
The "fire and thunder bomb" Lie mentioned may be just one of them.
The bridge-building truck was pushed to the edge of the moat, and the snake men pushed hard. Their bridge-building truck was actually a long wooden board placed on two small cars. With this push, the car in front was already hanging on the moat, and the car in the back was already hanging on the moat.
A dozen snake men held down the back end, and the front end was also tilted up, like a lever. The wooden board was half a foot thick and two feet wide, with a groove carved on it, but I don't know what it is used for.
It's so heavy that the weight of a dozen or so Snake Men can't hold it down at the back. There must be some heavy objects at the back end. But this design is quite sophisticated, and I really can't believe that a Snake Man can eat life like this.
You can actually think of such a device with an ordinary appearance.
At this time, I remembered the pulley I saw on the top of the flagpole. The pulley was also very delicately made and could not be made by ordinary people.
Which party do the Snake People belong to? If there is someone behind them controlling them, then who is this person? Moreover, the Snake People's reinforcements are getting stronger and stronger. If we only rely on the Snake People, I don't believe that there will be so many people in the short term.
Big difference.
Could it be that Shandu's army was just the vanguard of the snake people exploring the road? However, when Shandu's army came, it was also extremely powerful. If 100,000 people were only the vanguard, how many follow-up troops should there be? And Shandu's army was
When they attacked, they sent only five or six thousand troops, and they didn't know how to explain it.
The snake men had already put two wooden planks on the moat. At this moment, there was a sudden shout from the snake men's formation, a big flag was waving endlessly, and another car came slowly from behind.
Someone with sharp eyes exclaimed: "Siege truck!"
Sure enough, it was a huge siege vehicle. The shape of this siege vehicle was the same as that of the Imperial Army. They both used a huge log mounted on a huge wheel, and the head was sharpened and covered with iron sheets. However,
This siege vehicle is one-third larger than the largest siege vehicle of the Imperial Army, the "Invincible". The "Invincible" requires two to three hundred people to push it. Although the Snake Man is stronger than a human,
This siege vehicle was also surrounded by a dense crowd of snakemen pushing the vehicle.
With such a huge siege vehicle, it would only take two or three hits to knock the city gate open, and it would be enough to hit the city wall. The snake man drove the bridge-building vehicle first. No wonder there are concave rails on the wooden planks. That is
To use this siege engine. Almost everyone felt chilled. I looked at Lu Gongxing, and he was also a little stunned.
In the past, the Snakemen only relied on force to attack the city. The Imperial Army could not defeat them alone, but as long as there were many people, it was not too difficult to defend. But this time, the Snakemen were well-disciplined, neatly armored, and had siege equipment.
It is so complete, and the siege techniques are well-organized, even the strongest troops of the Imperial Army can only do this. Although we were all a little worried at first, because we have defended so many snake-men attacks, we are not too afraid.
But at this time, no matter who it was, their confidence was already shaky.
I was so shocked that the city suddenly became as quiet as death.
At this time, two pipa sounds suddenly sounded from the top of the city. Then, there was a series of tunes. In the heavy rain, the sound was surprisingly clear, as if it was ringing in the ears.
It was like a bucket of cold water poured over me. I felt refreshed all over my body, and in my ears I heard Lu Gongxing shout loudly: "Who is going to blow up the snake-man bridge?"
The sound of the pipa has become more and more urgent, but every note is not messy at all. It feels like thousands of iron hooves galloping to my ears, but I can still distinguish the sound of each hoof hitting the ground.
At this time, Lu Gongxing had completely recovered the calmness he had just before, and his command was determined. At this time, an old man's high-pitched singing voice suddenly sounded from the sound of the pipa: "The pride is soaring into the sky, and you can look up from a high place. The mountains and rivers are so vast, how can you be afraid of a good man?"
Buried in Qingshan."
The song was sad and passionate, and although the old man's voice was old, it seemed to have great power, making everyone's blood boil.
In the midst of this song, someone shouted: "If you are brave enough to fight, come with me!" Following the shout, a person hung down a rope from the top of the city and shouted: "If you are brave, come quickly!"