The trebuchet threw stone bombs at the city for another half an hour. This round of stone bombs was over. Liu Chongba immediately ordered his soldiers to defend the city again, preparing for the Lu Long Army to attack the city at close range. High-quality updates are here
However, the Lulong Army did not attack the city. It was already noon and the Lulong Army retreated.
The engineering battalion pulled large siege equipment, including trebuchets and ladders, along a dirt road to an empty field in the distance. The empty field was about one mile away from the city wall. Several groups of Waio Allied cavalry were arranged in the middle.
The large group of soldiers retreated back to the camp. At this moment, steaming meals had been prepared in the camp, dozens of chimneys of smoke were rising, and the smell of meat even drifted to the top of Yanci City in the wind.
"Have they had their war meal in the morning?" a primary school commander from the Xuanwu Army murmured.
"Do you still want to eat at noon? Then don't you have a third meal in the evening? Three meals a day...there is really food." Another officer smiled bitterly.
"It seems to be meaty." The principal sniffed hard, smelling the meaty aroma and feeling envious.
"Humph, I'm not afraid of dying!" the officer said viciously, then took a piece of dry biscuit from his arms, took a bite, and then put it back in his arms.
One of the yamen could not help but suggest to Liu Chongba: "Soldier, how about we also have a lunch?"
Liu Chongba said nothing, biting his lip and weighing it in his mind.
Another general also said: "Soldiers and horses, if you don't have a meal, the morale of the army will be unstable."
Liu Chongba's army, like other Xuanwu armies, also had two meals a day, not much at noon. The soldiers were used to this kind of meal and would not feel hungry at noon. But now is the time when the two armies are fighting.
If you don't eat both sides, no one will think there is anything wrong, but Lu Longjun is now starting to eat, and the faint smell of broth seems to be coming over. This is different, and it immediately arouses Xuanwu from the city's defense
The sergeants were secretly discussing. At first, everyone's discussion was quiet, but then it gradually became louder.
Liu Chongba looked at the Lulong military camp from the city tower. He said with a sullen face: "We have three meals today, what about tomorrow? Three meals a day, do we have enough food in the city?"
The staff secretary quickly counted on his fingers and said: "If we eat three meals a day, the food in the city will only be enough for one and a half months."
Liu Chongba had a sullen face and was silent for a long time. After a while, he said: "We will add lunch today and let's talk about tomorrow."
After this military order was passed down, cheers immediately erupted from the top of Yanci City.
At the same time, Cui Hezheng and a group of officers from the Logistics Department were busy in the empty field.
"Cui Duyu, the statistical results of the morning have come out. A total of twelve rounds of stone bullets were thrown at the city head. A total of 180, of which 23 stone bombs damaged the city head, and 32 stone bombs hit the city wall.
On the city wall, seventy-eight of them were smashed into the city, and the remaining 47 fell outside the city without any effect." Li Huiyang, commander of the engineering battalion, reported to Cui He.
Li Huiyang is a direct disciple of Mr. Zhang. His real name is Li Mutou. He was one of the group of craftsmen who were half deceived and half lured into Bailang Mountain by Feng Dao. As Li Chengzhong's power gradually increased, Li Mutou and other craftsmen Zhang
His disciples also gradually gained recognition and got official positions in the Arms and Equipment Section of the Logistics Department.
After the Logistics Department was upgraded to the Logistics Department, the Weapons and Equipment Section was also upgraded. One part was split into the Equipment Department, responsible for the procurement of logistics equipment for the entire army, and the other part was changed to the Weapons Research and Development Department, specializing in the development of improvements in armored equipment. Zhang Laojiang
He became Du Yuhou of the Weapons Research and Development Department, and Li Mutou was transferred to the command of the Engineering Battalion of the Logistics Department.
Li Mutou, who became the chief officer of the First Battalion, was very dissatisfied with his name, so he found an opportunity to ask Li Chengzhong. Li Chengzhong held in his efforts for a long time. With his poor literary background, he finally named Li Mutou Li Huiyang.
Li Mutou happily took office.
Listening to Li Huiyang's report, Cui He gnawed the noodle cake in his hand as he walked, swallowed the noodle cake, and then asked: "I saw it, the effect is not bad, two of the rounds achieved what the Marshal said
Shoot', the result is better than expected, thank you for your hard work, brothers. The commander-in-chief said that the high-quality update will be rewarded after the war!"
Li Huiyang's face suddenly blossomed with joy and he couldn't stop laughing.
Cui He asked again: "How about the loss?"
Li Huiyang said: "The problem is not big. The key is grease. It would be great if there was the white lubricating oil that the commander mentioned... Or it can also be used in winter. When the mutton oil cools down, it can be used directly... The other thing is beef tendon.
The loss is relatively large, 30% of the spare beef tendon has been consumed, and Cui Duyu needs help in arranging to add some."
Cui He nodded and saw that one of the wooden wheels under a trebuchet was missing and asked, "How about the wooden wheel?"
Li Huiyang said: "It was fine before. After using it this morning, I found that there is still a problem with the endurance of the wooden wheel. After being used too intensively and frequently, it will easily break."
Cui He asked: "What's the solution?"
Li Huiyang said: "Brothers have thought of a way to make a batch of wooden wheels immediately, increase the thickness of the shaft, and increase the cross section of the wooden wheels. It is expected that they will be replaced tomorrow. In fact, the trebuchets are just that, the wooden wheels of the ladders
In particular, it needs to be replaced. The ladder has to be used by people, and the wooden wheel may not be able to withstand it."
Cui He praised: "It's good if you can solve it. If you need anything, just ask someone and he will find a solution for you." Then he said solemnly: "The key is to ensure that these tools are usable. Something went wrong during the siege.
If Shuai punishes someone, then someone will punish you!"
Today's Cui He is completely different from the playboy of the past. After training at Bailangshan Military Academy and experience in the Logistics Department, Cui He showed his talent and took care of Lu Longjun's logistics affairs in an orderly manner.
Bu ascended to the high-ranking military position of Du Yuhou of the Logistics Department.
The allocation office is in charge of the allocation of supplies and military equipment of the Logistics Department. To put it bluntly, what to allocate for that army, how much to allocate, and when to allocate are completely arranged by Cui He’s allocation office. This kind of power is quite powerful, second only to the Logistics Department.
General Manager Zhao Hongde, even among the entire Lulong Army, is no worse than the commander-in-chief of an army. He is the object of enthusiastic pursuit and flattery by the chief officers of each army.
It is precisely because of Cui He's promotion and Zhao Yuanping's existence that the Zhao family, which was originally a wealthy family in Youzhou, did not decline, and Youwuwei General Zhao Yuande could continue to live his comfortable life.
Even the original Ba's cavalry army suppressing Zhao Ba showed signs of resurgence. The General Administration of Military Staff was prepared to give full play to Zhao Ba's military talents and give him a suitable chief officer position in several new armies that were about to be established. It is said that
Cui He and Zhao Yuanping were involved in Zhao Ba's rise and fall.
After being in power for a long time, Cui He has developed a calm and powerful attitude. Engineering battalion commander Li Huiyang immediately complied with Cui He's request.
After Cui He inspected the engineering camp, he returned to his tent and continued to deal with logistics matters. The Lulong Army attaches great importance to logistics in combat, so Cui He has a lot of things on his hands. After handling a few matters, he handed over a copy of the experience.
The letter was a private letter from Luo Yuanan, a third-level sergeant serving in the Cangzhou Army.
Luo Yuanan was Cui He's academic officer at Bailangshan Military Academy. Cui He's life course was deeply influenced by Luo Yuanan. It can be said that Luo Yuanan single-handedly contributed to Cui He's transformation. Luo Yuanan's handwriting is ugly, but the letter reveals a strong
Although in terms of official position, Cui He's achievements have far exceeded Luo Yuanan, Luo Yuanan still told Cui He very domineeringly how to take care of his own safety in the battle formation, which made Cui He warm.
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Cui He quickly replied a letter to Luo Yuan'an, then took a dagger inlaid with Bohai Dongzhu from his package, and ordered the letter and sword to be sent to the Cangzhou Army Camp outside Yanci West City.
The dagger was given to Cui He by Youwuwei General Zhao Yuande for self-defense, but when Cui He got the dagger, his first thought was to give it to Luo Yuanan. As the logistics officer of this Dizhou camp, Cui He did not need to
He was worried about his own safety, but he was also very worried about Luo Yuanan, because Luo Yuanan was not an officer and would go to the front line of the battle between the two armies every time he fought, so Cui He was very worried.
After dealing with these matters, the attack on Yanci began again in the afternoon.
The Xuanwu Army under Liu Chongba once again suffered an afternoon of stone bombs and was beaten so hard that he could not even lift his head. When the Lu Long Army repaired the trebuchet, he hurriedly ordered his men to go to the city and wait for the Lu Long Army's trebuchet to fire again.
, he quickly ordered his men to go down to the city. Sometimes he rushed to the top of the city to defend, and sometimes he ran down the city wall to escape, repeatedly going back and forth between the upper and lower walls of the city. This move seemed silly, but Liu Chongba didn't dare not do it.
Do, what if Lu Longjun suddenly attacks the city?
After a day of tossing, the soldiers of the various battalions of the Huaiyue Allied Forces below the city watched with gusto, while the Xuanwu Army under Liu Chongba above the city was extremely depressed. When the sun went down, the Huaiyue Allied Forces withdrew their camps, and Liu Chongba was seriously worried.
I breathed a sigh of relief and finally had time to go down to the city and take a sip of hot soup.
Nothing happened all night, and on the next day, Lu Longjun continued to pull the large group of people to the city.
The main force of the siege this time was no longer trebuchets, but trebuchets. The tall turret carts were three feet tall, higher than the top of the city of Yanci. The Lulong Army Engineering Battalion pushed three trebuchet carts to the place where the trebuchets were placed yesterday.
The sight of the smooth dirt road in the city made the Xuanwu Army guards in the city feel numb.
The so-called watchtower cart is actually a watchtower, but this watchtower is simpler and has large wooden wheels installed on the base to push it forward.
The huge arrow tower carts moved very slowly, but they were placed in place an hour later. After the arrow tower carts were lined up, several soldiers from the engineering battalion climbed onto the roof of the cart, and then controlled the siege crossbows on the roof. The so-called attack
The city crossbow is actually a bed crossbow with an added model. It is placed on the top of the archery tower and is opened by two engineering battalion soldiers at the same time with their feet. The crossbow arrows are thick and thick, with a hardwood base and an iron hoop on the outside. They are equivalent to a thinner one.
short spear.
This type of bed crossbow is larger than the city defense crossbow deployed by Liu Chongba's defenders at the head of Yanci City, and can shoot farther. When the soldiers of the engineering battalion began to operate the bed crossbow, Liu Chongba already had a premonition that something was not going to happen.
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