Although it was a tentative attack on the city, the Qin army still showed strong combat effectiveness. The cloud tower was pushed to the corresponding position, the flap was opened immediately, and dozens of crossbow arrows were shot out at the same time, knocking down a group of archers on the city wall.
The Qin army's crossbows were well made and their shooting accuracy was very high. The pure wooden bows in the hands of the Zhou soldiers were no match. The archers of both sides suppressed each other. The siege infantry took the opportunity to rush to the bottom of the city, set up ladders and began to climb up.
climb.
"No way, you rushed to the city so smoothly, the defense standard of the royal city can't be so low, right?" Xiong Ba was surprised.
Ji Jie smiled and said: "I don't think so either. I guess this is Ji Jia's plan to lure the Qin army into a trap!"
What trap was used? Ji Jie didn't say it clearly, only Ji Xueling understood the meaning.
The Qin army all fought bravely, holding weapons in their mouths, holding a shield in one hand and using two legs in the other, and climbed up desperately. Rolling logs and stones fell down, but they could not stop their progress.
Soon, the first Qin soldier climbed up the city wall, but before he could stand firm, he was stabbed into the body by several spears at the same time.
More and more Qin soldiers climbed up and engaged in a melee with the Zhou army. Blood flowed immediately, and a life was lost almost every second. The cruelty of the war was undoubtedly revealed.
In the main formation of Qin's army, General Meng Ao sat on horseback and said to Sima Jing beside him: "Isn't it that the city of the Great Zhou Dynasty is so vulnerable that it can't even stop a tentative attack?"
Sima Jing said with a smile: "The royal city has long been dilapidated and has not been repaired for several years. You can see that the trebuchet alone has caused fatal damage to it! Coupled with the general's power, the soldiers worked together to win this
A city is a piece of cake!”
Meng Ao frowned slightly, he knew very well that Sima Jing was trying to flatter him.
In Meng Ao's view, things should not be so simple, otherwise the Great Zhou Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago. A few decades ago, the princely states all gave the emperor a little favor, but now no one takes them seriously.
Son, if you want to bully, then bully.
"Haha, the city gate tower will be captured immediately!" Sima Jing said with a smile: "Once the city gate tower is captured and the city gate is opened, the general can lead his army into the royal city!"
After a while, the leading troops took the city gate, opened the city gate wide, and Qin soldiers swarmed in.
"General Meng, give the order to charge!" The generals called for battle one after another.
"Don't worry, let's see again!" Meng Ao was not dazzled by such an easy victory. He said expressionlessly: "Whoever dares to act rashly without my order will be punished by military law!"
The generals all showed disappointment. In their opinion, Meng Ao, who has a great reputation, is nothing more than this. How can such a timid person achieve great things?
What happened next shocked all the generals. The siege force of 3,000 people blocked the city gate and could not enter. Only more than 1,000 people entered.
"No, hurry up and withdraw your troops!" Meng Ao ordered.
There is only one explanation for this situation - the urn city. The Zhou army built an urn city behind the city gate.
The so-called urn city comes from the meaning of catching turtles in an urn. After entering the urn city, most people never return. As expected, after the Qin army rushed in, dozens of oil tanks fell from the sky, and fires burst into the sky. The archers on the inner wall kept firing arrows.
The Qin army began to retreat, and less than one-tenth of the soldiers who had entered Wengcheng escaped. Nearly a thousand people died in the fire and rain of arrows.
Looking at the black smoke rising in the distance, Ji Jie smiled and said to Ji Xueling: "Ling'er, you've seen it, your prince brother still has some tricks, and the royal city won't be lost for a while!"
Ji Xueling nodded and said, "I never thought that my brother and the others could build an urn city in such a short period of time."
The Qin army's attack was blocked and more than 2,000 people were killed. They probably won't attack the city again today. Ji Jie suggested: "Let's go back. It's time for the spies to send back the secret report!"
Meng Ao glanced at the faces of the generals with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Is there anyone else who asked me to order a charge now? I won't stop anyone who wants to die. You can charge over with your troops now!"
"
The generals lowered their heads and joked, "That's a barbican city that eats people but doesn't spit out their bones. I'm sorry that no matter how many people rush over, it will be in vain."
"Go back to camp!" Meng Ao turned his horse's head and said, "We will attack the city again tomorrow!"
The good news reached the ears of King Nan of Zhou and all the ministers. They were so happy that they couldn't open their mouths from ear to ear. The ministers of the peace faction before the war also congratulated the emperor one after another, singing high-pitched voices one after another. The emperor is wise, Huang Tian bless the prince.
Words such as "Shenwu" and "Shenwu" were repeated over and over again in these people's mouths.
Ji Jia excitedly came to King Zhou Nan, knelt down on one knee and said: "Father, my son has fulfilled his mission!"
King Nan of Zhou personally helped him up and said excitedly: "My son has worked hard. He defeated the Qin army in one battle and showed his majesty as a great Zhou Dynasty. Come and sit with your father!"
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The spies reported that Lu Buwei had mentioned Zhaocheng to the King of Qin several times, but the King of Qin had never expressed his position, so he stopped mentioning it. As for whether Meng Ao would attack Ji Jie, it was still uncertain.
"It's probably more bad than good!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "Once the royal city falls, Meng Ao will lead his troops. King Qin has the intention to annex the Zhou Dynasty, so naturally he will not allow the existence of our country within a country!"
"Then come and make sure the Qin army never comes back!" Ji Jian said, clenching his fists.
The Qin army was newly defeated. Meng Ao was not a stickler for rules. The purpose of retreating was to make a new plan. It would be ridiculous for anyone to believe that an urn city could stop the tiger and wolf Qin army.
"General Zhao, lead two thousand cavalry out of the city secretly!" Ji Jie issued a combat order.
Zhao Ling was overjoyed. The battle to defend the city had little to do with his cavalry. He didn't expect to have a mission so soon.
Ji Jie pointed to a point on the map and said: "Gather seven days of dry food, ambush here, intercept and kill the Qin army's food transport team, bring back everything you can, and burn everything you can't!"
"Yes!" Zhao Ling turned and left.
It has been ten days since the Qin army set out, and the food they carry can last up to half a month. The food transport team will arrive soon, and robbing its food routes will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions.
The next day, dozens of giant trebuchets were assembled. Meng Ao came to the position with his personal guards, looked back at the city wall a few hundred meters away, and ordered: "Start attacking, aim and hit!"
The sound of the trebuchet sounded, and the trebuchet roared, and the ball weighing dozens of kilograms hit the city wall.
The infantry stayed further away, showing no sign of attacking.
"Dong...dong..."
Stone balls kept hitting the city wall, cracks appeared in the city wall, and soon it began to collapse. Ji Jia ordered the defenders to retreat to Wengcheng.
Meng Ao's purpose was to use a trebuchet to smash a hole in the city wall. Without the outer barrier, the Wengcheng would lose its function.