Siege is the most difficult problem in war. Most of the time, we can only rely on soldiers to risk their lives.
Not only Zheng Fang, but also Zhang Liang and Qing Mulan also looked up at Jin Feng, wanting to see if Jin Feng had any other ideas.
Jin Feng did not answer, frowned and looked at the ground around him for a while, then asked: "What is the bandit's biggest advantage now?"
"The biggest advantage is that the bandits occupy a solid city wall. They can only attack us, but we cannot attack the bandits."
Qing Mulan replied.
"What if we stand higher than them?" Jin Feng asked.
"Then it's just the other way around!" Qing Mulan's eyes lit up: "But this city wall is almost two feet high. How can we make it higher?"
"Don't just ask me, think about it yourself."
Qing Mulan knew that Jin Feng was testing herself, so she thought for a while and replied: "The only thing higher than the city wall is a ladder."
This is also the current mainstream method of siege.
The soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city wall carrying ladders, and then climbed up the ladders.
"Using a ladder will cause too many casualties. The bandits can just wait on top with a spear and stab each one to death."
Jin Feng shook his head: "Even if all of us die here, I'm afraid we won't be able to fight."
"Then I can't think of a better way..."
Qing Mulan scratched her head and replied embarrassedly.
"Why……"
Jin Feng sighed and ordered: "Old Zheng, ask your people to cut down a few trees. They should not be too thick and should be more than two and a half feet high."
"promise!"
Although Zheng Fang couldn't figure out what Jin Feng wanted to do by cutting down the tree, he still chose to carry out the order and turned around to find someone to cut down the tree.
"Brother Liang, don't be idle. Find some branches as thick as an arm and cut them into ten feet. You need to get more."
"good."
Zhang Liang also became busy.
Soon, branches of all sizes were piled on the ground.
Referring to the watchtower carts of the Song Dynasty and the scaffolding on previous construction sites, Jin Feng directed the veterans to use wires to fasten branches of different sizes and build a simple watchtower cart.
In fact, there are wheels underneath the watchtower cart, but due to limited time, Jin Feng did not make the wheels. Instead, he built a platform more than two feet high.
From the outside, it looks similar to scaffolding, but Jin Feng made a layer of protective boards on the side facing the bandits and around the platform with branches as thick as a child's arm to prevent the bandits' bows and arrows.
A layer of wet mud was applied to this side to prevent fire attack.
The simple watchtower cart was one foot long, one foot wide, and two and a half feet tall. It was made of freshly cut wet wood and weighed more than two thousand kilograms. It took more than thirty veterans to lift it up and slowly approached the bandit's city wall.
When the bandits saw such a huge creature approaching, they immediately became alert and attacked the watchtower vehicle with bows, arrows or stones.
Unfortunately, there was a thick protective board on the side facing them. The veterans who were carrying the carriages were hiding behind the protective board. Their bows, arrows and stones could not break through the guard board at all.
There are also bandits who want to use kerosene to attack. Unfortunately, the main way to use kerosene in combat at this time is to use a large pot to heat the kerosene. When the enemy attacks the city, they can use a ladle to pour it down, so that the attack area can be maximized.
, the effect is also the best.
Therefore, the kerosene prepared by the bandits was packed in jars as big as buckets, and no one could throw them away.
Now Jin Feng's prepared fire prevention measures were all dispensed with. The bandits could only watch the watchtower truck approaching slowly, and finally stopped five feet away from the city wall.
The veterans followed the handle on the tree trunk and climbed onto the watchtower platform.
Previously, the bandits stood on the city wall, hiding behind the battlements of the city wall, and shooting down through the reserved holes. The veterans did not even know where the bandits were hiding, and could not get close to the city wall at all, so they could only be beaten passively.
Now the situation is reversed. The platform is more than two meters higher than the city wall. It is easy to see the bandits hiding on it, but the bandits cannot see clearly where the veterans are hiding.
The veterans took off the crossbows from their backs, fired a volley at the city wall through the shooting holes on the guard plate.
There were more than forty bandits guarding the city wall, and the veteran's first salvo killed nearly half of them.
The remaining twenty or so people also huddled in a corner where bows and arrows could not reach them.
"Do you think there's nothing you can do if you hide?"
Tieniu snorted coldly and left three veterans on the platform. The remaining people climbed off the platform along the handles and carried the watchtower cart forward another two feet.
Now no one can hide in two of the corners.
The veterans below didn't even need to go up. The three veterans who stayed on the platform shot the dozen bandits hiding among them one by one!
At this time, there was one last corner left on the city wall that could hide people, but the bandits hiding in it did not dare to hide any longer.
"Stop fighting, we surrender!"
The few remaining bandits came out of the corner tremblingly.
What they lost was not only their geographical advantage, but also their courage to fight.
Among them was the little boss Shuanzi who was beaten up by Jin Feng.
Because he was injured, he was left by the boss to look after his family.
I thought it was an easy job, but who knew that not long after the boss left, someone called me.
However, they relied on the advantage of the city wall to easily repel the attack.
But now that the other party has brought out a watchtower truck, they suddenly lose their advantage and are forced into desperation.
"Throw away your weapons and send someone down to open the door. No one else is allowed to move!"
The veteran shouted coldly: "Don't play tricks on me, otherwise I will kill you immediately and open the door yourself!"
"yes!"
The little leader obediently threw away his weapon and ordered one of the bandits to open the door.
After a moment, the heavy wooden door opened from the inside.
Zheng Fang rushed in with a group of veterans. He first knocked down the bandits who opened the door, and then climbed onto the city wall. Some of the veterans tied up all the remaining bandits, while others held up crossbows and occupied every advantageous attack point.
Jin Feng then led Zhang Liang and Qing Mulan into the gate.
The little boss happened to be escorted off the city wall. When he saw Jin Feng, his pupils couldn't help but shrink: "Why is it you?"
Until just now, the little boss was wondering who the person who attacked them was.
He thought of the government soldiers and other bandits, but he never thought they would be Jin Feng's people.
In his opinion, Jin Feng must have been killed by the boss now. How could he appear here?
Could it be that Jin Feng is coming to Iron Can Mountain to admit his mistake and have a rift with the boss?
"Hey, are you still an acquaintance?"
Jin Feng also gave the little boss a funny look.
"Jin Feng, to tell you the truth, the master has taken people to Xihewan. Please let me go quickly, otherwise when the master comes back, he will definitely not be able to spare you!"
The little boss held on to the last bit of luck and shouted with his eyes wide open.
"Your boss can't come back."
Jin Feng smiled and took out a wooden sign and waved it in front of the little boss: "From now on, I will be the master of Iron Can Mountain!"
The little boss looked at the small wooden sign, and the last hope in his heart was shattered.
He rolled his eyes and knelt on the ground with a thud:
"The villain Shuanzi kowtows to the boss! The boss, the villain knows where Liu Jiang's treasure is hidden and is willing to lead the way!"