Huan Chong saw that Di Qin's troops were insufficient, and the strategy he determined from the beginning was to focus on long-distance attacks to consume Di Qin's combat effectiveness.
Close the city gates and hold on to them.
It can be seen from this tactic that although Mr. Huan is not a purely cowardly and incompetent person, his military qualities are not outstanding.
Holding on to a certain city and believing that the enemy can't find a way to attack the city is like a certain line of defense in France a thousand years later. It is absolutely unreliable.
What is even more heartbreaking is that the fate of Huan Chong at this moment is not as good as that of the French soldiers a thousand years later. They still stayed in the defense line for several months and were comfortable.
Mr. Huan's sweet dream was shattered before it lasted a whole day!
Who would have thought that the Di Qin army did not attack the north gate, which was a symbol of the city, but instead took a detour and ran towards the east corner gate.
At this time, Mr. Huan, who had originally planned to take the route of fortifying the city and not leaving the city, was completely dumbfounded. If he consolidated his troops and went out of the city to fight, the losses would definitely be quite heavy!
Because there are no soldiers out of the city to guard the Dongjiao Gate at the moment. The current situation is basically that there are Di Qin soldiers scattered everywhere outside the Dongjiao Gate.
The infantry gathered together, and the cavalry also rushed among them.
At this time, you can still hold on for a while without opening the city gate. If you open it, won't you be waiting for the evil beasts of Di Qin to wait and see?
Tsk tsk...
The dilemma is nothing less than this!
Lao Huan is very worried!
Fortunately, there is Xiao Wang!
Seeing the success of the sneak attack, Di Qin general Yang Bi was overjoyed.
"Ha ha!"
"My guess is correct. The Jin army is as timid as a mouse. They really don't dare to go out of the city to fight!"
"Brothers, work harder!"
"Let's destroy the East Point Gate!"
What?
Destroy the East Point Gate?
Then what?
And then it's over?
The Qin soldiers who were organizing their troops to prepare for the decisive battle on the city suddenly withered.
How is this going?
The fight is so smooth, how can we just destroy a city gate and leave? Isn't this a waste of opportunity?
Di Qin's soldiers are usually brave but not very intelligent. In their opinion, as long as the fight goes smoothly now, they should keep fighting until they capture Xinye City!
If everyone in the Qin army had such an idea, Di Qin would never have the wealth he has now. Anyone who can become a general would still have some brains.
What?
Siege?
What a joke!
Regardless of whether they are fighting well now, it is because the Jin army was unprepared and they were caught off guard!
If they release all the troops in the city, how can they compete with only 1,500 troops?
When the time comes, it won’t be them who kill the Jin army, but the Jin army who will counterattack them!
Judging from Di Qin's current strength, being able to successfully intimidate the Jin army and detect the reality of the Jin army in Xinye City has already achieved its goal.
And destroying the East Point Gate is an unexpected surprise!
"General Yang, in your opinion, what is the strength of the troops in Xinye City?"
"Is it possible to take it back?" The young general beside him looked up at the not particularly strong wall of Xinye City and asked.
Yang Bi stroked his long beard, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "In my opinion, it's very possible!"
"As long as we recruit Yang Ding's army, Xinye City can be defeated in one day!"
"one day?"
"Can it be defeated in just one day?" The young general was shocked.
"Why is the general so confident?"
Yang Bi's confidence did not come out of thin air, he was indeed well-founded.
He raised his head in the rain of arrows, pointed at someone on the tower, and said, "Look at that person, do you recognize him?"
The young general followed the pointer and looked over, frowning and said, "Is that old man? I don't know him."
"What old man!"
"That's the general of Jin Jingzhou Army, Huan Chong!"
"Huan Chong?"
"Is he the defeated general who surrounded Xiangyang City and retreated without a fight?" The young general finally understood.
Hey Hey hey!
Why doesn't the little baby open its eyes?
How long has it been since then, and he is still mentioning the old Huangli from many years ago? Doesn't he know that General Huan is also responsible for the return of Xiangyang City to the Jin Dynasty?
You know, you know, most of the Di Qin generals who guarded the city in Jiangbei knew about this. Unfortunately, one victory could not completely reverse General Huan Chong's image of being timid.
Who made him run too fast and too hard before?
"it's him!"
Yang Bi said contemptuously: "Originally, I thought he had made progress by cooperating with Beifu and capturing Xiangyang City. But today, I see that the Jin army was able to win the battle of Xiangyang by chance only because of Beifu soldiers."
"The Jingzhou soldiers led by Huan Chong are still so useless."
"With him here, Xinye City will still belong to our Great Qin sooner or later!"
Yang Bi was convinced of this, and the young generals surrounding him immediately perked up when they heard that the veteran general wearing general armor on the tower was actually Huan Chong.
Become confident!
For the Qin army, the current Dongjiao Gate is almost meat on the chopping block. It is certain to take it and it is not difficult to destroy it, but it will take some time.
The Jin army in the city was not stupid. Seeing the Qin army charging at the east corner gate with all its strength, the Jin army also attacked in small groups in an orderly manner under the leadership of Liu Chun.
Of course, all this happened while Wang Mi and the others were still rushing towards the Dongjiao Gate. At that time, Wang Mi and the others did not know at all that the Dongjiao Gate was already threatened by Qin soldiers!
The outcome of the Jin army's limited attack was of course similar to what Yang Bi expected, because the number of people in each attack was not large and the equipment was not strong, so they were quickly repelled by the Qin army.
Although there was no large-scale battle, the Jin army suffered a lot of losses, which can be said to be very unworthy.
"General!"
"The Jin troops on the periphery have been cleared!"
"Can we start demolishing the corner door?"
If Yang Bi had not explicitly prohibited them from attacking the city, the Qin army would have known what they should do at this moment. Now, several team leaders could only gather around Yang Bi and obey his orders. Everyone can do what he asked.
I’m so anxious!
"That's it!"
"Bring over the siege stakes!"
"You are responsible for knocking down the door!" Yang Bi pointed at a group of people and announced the mission. Then, he turned to another group of people and said calmly: "You are a group responsible for destroying the city wall!"
As Yang Bi said before, today's battle is only to disturb the Xinye defenders, not to attack the city.
The tasks he has arranged now are all centered around the purpose of harassment.
Of course, this also includes the steps of breaking down doors and destroying city walls. According to Yang Bi's plan, as long as these things are done, he will retreat with his soldiers.
However, it is easy for him to think, so who can let him go easily?
Do you really think that the Jin army is all just decoration?
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
A loud noise soaring into the sky, mixed with streams of smoke that looked like fairy energy, was sweeping towards the Jin army.
Gu Zi
"what happened?"
"Where's the noise coming from?"
Before Yang Bi could react, he saw a large group of people rushing towards his position. In front of the large group of people, there was a small group of people. Some of them were responsible for shooting arrows, and some were holding a strange thing in their hands. Every time
When that strange thing starts to operate, bursts of smoke and even sparks will rise!
The loud banging noises were heard constantly, and soon the horses in the Qin army could not stand the disturbance of the loud noises and began to rush in the formation.
The horses' hooves tramped, and their neighing echoed everywhere.
"Finally arrived!"
"Brothers, load your guns!"
"Let these evil beasts see how powerful we are!" Wang Mi ordered as he lit up the medicine room.
With a bang, the first shot on today's Xinye battlefield was fired!
Chuchuchu!
Chuchuchu!
Under the cover of the archers, the pistol team passed Wang Mi and rushed forward.
The first shot was fired very smoothly, which is normal, because both bullets and gunpowder were loaded the first time. All the soldiers had to do was to use the primer prepared early in the morning to use the gunpowder in the medicine chamber.
Just light it up and aim at the target!
"horrible!"
"terrible!"
"Run quickly!"
"The Jin army sent monsters to arrest people!"
In an instant, under the empty Xinye City, hundreds of bullets were fired simultaneously, with huge roars coming one after another.
It only takes a slight flame to ignite, and the gunpowder in the pistol will produce a violent expansion effect, causing smoke and fire, and confusion everywhere.
Boom boom boom!
Another sound!
But it wasn't the sound of a pistol being fired!
It was the sound of Qin soldiers throwing away their helmets and armor!
The Qin soldiers had never seen such a battle before, and when they saw the clouds of fireworks, they were so frightened that they peed their pants.
Where do you dare to charge?
However, what scared Qin Bing more than the gorgeous fireworks effect was the hidden weapon that was constantly shot out of the strange thing like darts.
right!
That was a hidden weapon. Before the Qin soldiers could figure out what happened, they were already shot one after another!
Some fell off their horses, while others fell directly to the ground and could never get up again.
"what happened?"
"What happened?" Yang Bi shouted in panic. While shouting, he quickly retreated under the cover of several team leaders.
"I don't know, things happened so quickly, and my subordinates were also fooled!" Several team leaders were also busy running for their lives, and they couldn't care about anything else.
"weapon!"
"General Yang, there is something wrong with the Jin army's weapons!"
"They surrendered the monsters and came to attack us!"
"Run!"
"If it's too late, it'll be too late!"
Bang bang bang!
Rumble!
In front of them, Yang Bi and the others were still running for their lives. In critical moments, of course, everyone was looking after themselves, and General Yang was in no mood to care about his followers.
Brothers, if you can, escape for your own life!
As for my general, I will withdraw first!
Behind Yang Bi, the deafening loud noise was still coming out, louder and louder, and it seemed that it never stopped.
What did that sound look like to Qin Bing who didn't know the truth?
It was like a series of giant thunders exploding on the flat ground.
Everyone has heard of people who were struck to death by huge thunder. Their bodies were covered in smoke, and some even turned into a charred black ball.
However, there are not many people who can see it with their own eyes.
But now on the battlefield of Xinye City, many Qin soldiers have this honor.
After a loud noise, countless projectile-like objects flew out from the Jin army's hands.
Under the smoke, this was all the Qin soldiers could barely see.
The gunpowder developed by Wang Mi Qingqing was too rudimentary. Although it could be ignited, it could also fire out the ammunition.
However, the pyrotechnic reaction caused was too violent.
As long as a lead bullet is fired, it is like getting into Taishang Laojun's alchemy furnace. The gunman is surrounded by smoke that cannot be dispersed for a long time.
The incident happened suddenly. There were actually not many people with pistols on the Jin army's side. They were operating in teams one after another. There were about fifty people in groups. After one group fired, the latter group shot up.
The people in the previous group then retreated slightly to reload ammunition. It was through this continuous operation that the continuity of the attack and the stability of shooting were maintained.
Under such an orderly operation, it was naturally more difficult for the anxious Qin soldiers to figure out what kind of artifact the Jin army had in their hands.
Can't blame them harshly.
The Di Qin soldiers who could not clearly see the attacking weapons, under the effect of such huge fireworks, naturally regarded all unexplainable things as the work of gods and ghosts.
monster!
The story makes it very clear, if you can fly in the clouds and mist and even kill people, you must be a monster!
The Qin soldiers were shot one after another, and there was blood everywhere. With the help of the pistol team, after such a period of intimidation, even the cavalry team led by Liu Yu was almost useless.
Where are the enemies?
All can’t be seen!
After the pungent smell of smoke dissipated, the soldiers of the pistol team regretfully discovered that within the visual range, there was not a single Qin soldier in sight!
They all ran away!
Run faster than a rabbit!
Of course they have to run fast!
Those who run slowly will be killed. Is there any chance of running?
The Qin soldiers fell to the ground in pain, and some of them had blood flowing from their limbs, but they did not know that they were injured by something.
The weapon seemed to have penetrated deep into human flesh and blood, but the soldiers could only see bloody holes on their bodies, with no arrows or knife marks to be found at all!
The battlefield echoed with heart-breaking screams and groans. What made the soldiers even more frightened was the huge power of this weapon that came and went without a trace!
Those Qin soldiers who fell to the ground with serious injuries and were about to die after being hit in vital parts suddenly thought of a question while they were dying.
They are all wearing armor!
This armor is not ordinary, it is a thick armor specially made by Di Qin for elite soldiers!
It’s not that the Qin soldiers are bragging. The thick armor they wear is definitely the best among the best. They are invincible in the Central Plains, and this is indispensable because of the thick armor with excellent workmanship and strong defense!
Generally speaking, it is difficult for ordinary swords and arrows to penetrate this thick armor.
This is the biggest reason why it is so difficult for the Jin army to fatally wound the Qin soldiers.
But now, the Qin soldiers who were lying on the ground and about to expire were shocked to find that they were injured and bleeding.
And the injured part turned out to be the chest part that was tightly wrapped in thick armor!
terrible!
The Jin army indeed had demon power to help them!
The thick armor, which arrows and blades could not penetrate, was easily broken through, losing its protective effect.
The soldiers lying on the ground have gradually discovered this secret, but far ahead, Yang Bi, who is busy running away, is still unaware and only focuses on his own escape.