There was no need for Zhao Dang to reveal his identity, but Wang Mi could tell at a glance that he was not from Di, but from the same clan as Wang Mi.
Tsk tsk...
I can't bear to fall into this kid's hands!
So unconvinced!
Wang Mi ran quickly and was about to rush towards the bamboo raft. Zeng Jing held the gunpowder bag in his arm and led a team to protect him.
Behind Wang Mi, Liu Chun and others did not hesitate to give in. They kept walking and finally did not embarrass the Jingzhou soldiers anymore.
"Pull away!"
"Some people come over and take the bamboo raft away!"
Zhao took the lead and had already crouched down. Unfortunately, the bamboo raft was so heavy that one person could not move it.
Moreover, there are more than one bamboo rafts spread on the trench, and it is really not easy to clean them all.
Someone said that this is not easy.
The purpose of the bamboo rafts set up on the trench is obvious. There are a lot of Qin soldiers under the city tower. If a few people work together, can't they remove all the bamboo rafts?
The fact is that Qin Bing wanted to do this, but failed repeatedly.
Why is this?
Could it be that the combat effectiveness of the brave and skilled Qin soldiers has weakened?
Of course not. If the Qin soldiers want to draw bamboo rafts, they have to be able to pass the Jin army.
In order to protect the bamboo rafts passing through the trench, the Jin army resisted very tenaciously.
If there hadn't been a traitor like Zhao Dang, Wang Mi and the others might have jumped to the other side by now and delivered the gunpowder packets to the gate tower.
Zhao Dang and the others set off earlier and were not blocked by the Jin army. Soon, his teammates were ready. Just as they all squatted down and worked hard together, Zhao Dang suddenly jumped up!
"Hey!"
"hey-hey!"
"Go to hell!"
This...what's going on?
Instructing Zeng Jing, Wang Mi, who was about to step forward to kill the traitor, rushed forward quickly, but was completely stunned by the scene in front of him.
Zhao Dang, the leader of the Di Qin team who had just been accused of being a scum and a traitor, jumped up and thrust a steel knife into his teammate!
Between the lightning and flint, under the towering Nanyang City Tower, and on both sides of the trench, the battle situation took an astonishing turn.
Zhao Dang struck so quickly that even the Qin soldiers around him were unprepared.
He killed five people in a row, and then the Qin soldiers resisted.
At this time, the Jin army had also surrounded him. No matter what kind of medicine Zhao Dang was selling in his gourd, as long as he was helping the Jin army, the Jin army had the responsibility to stand with him.
On the battlefield, there is still this tacit understanding between soldiers.
"General of the Jin Army, I am not a traitor. As long as the Jin Army is willing to take you in, I will not hesitate to screw you up!"
In the midst of the flash of swords and shadows, Zhao Dang also found an opening to express his love. Wang Mi nodded briefly and jumped onto the pontoon.
Of course, there were some Qin soldiers guarding the opposite side of the floating bridge, but because they were unprepared, the number was small.
Before Wang Mi, Zeng Jing and others had already rushed over. Several groups of troops gathered together and immediately formed an effective attack on the Qin soldiers under the city.
The pontoon was swaying and very unstable. Wang Mi was holding the gunpowder bag. Fortunately, Zeng Jing and others were leading the way, otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to take care of it.
"General, please come this way!"
"The city wall here is the shortest and thinnest." With a smile on his face, Zhao Dang guided Wang Mi, who jumped off the pontoon, to the west corner of the city tower.
Wang Mi was stunned, this Zhao Dang's position changed too quickly.
Although judging from his performance along the way, it seems that he has long been interested in Dajin, but he just suffered from the lack of opportunities to perform. However, being so active still makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
"General Liu, hurry up, let's go to the west!" In any case, Wang Mi decided to follow Zhao Dang's advice first.
Anyway, based on his current situation, he couldn't figure out which wall under Nanyang City was the weakest.
Just go with the flow.
"Zhiyuan, don't forget me!"
"I still have gunpowder here!"
Liu Chun jumped off the pontoon in a hurry, but saw that Wang Mi and the others had already run away. He screamed inwardly and hurriedly chased after them.
I'm afraid I won't be able to join in the fun.
Even though the generals of Jingzhou may have mediocre fighting ability, their ability to gain merit is very impressive!
Liu Chun has been keenly aware that as long as he can successfully place the gunpowder package downstairs in Nanyang City, he will be considered a solid success in this battle!
Therefore, even if Wang Mi has left him behind a long time ago, it doesn't matter. If you don't come to summon me, I can come on my own!
So, Lao Liu carried the gunpowder bag and jumped onto the bamboo raft.
After getting closer and observing carefully, Wang Mi discovered that compared to the important town of Xiangyang, the city structure of Nanyang was not that complicated.
Generally speaking, as long as it is an important military town, a moat will be dug outside the city wall to enhance the city's defense capabilities.
However, there was no formal moat built outside Nanyang City, but relied on the white water surrounding it on three sides.
Using white water as a natural moat, the trenches that greatly hindered the progress of the Jin army's siege were only temporarily dug by the Qin soldiers to block this Jin army.
Wang Mi could tell this from the freshness of the excavated soil. Because he was sharpening his guns before the battle, the defensive ability of this trench was much worse than that of a serious moat.
The trench dug by the Yang Bi Organization is only five meters wide at its widest point, while the width of a serious moat is often more than ten meters, and some can even reach twenty meters!
It's no wonder that the Jin army was able to get through this level without suffering much damage.
The moment Wang Mi jumped off the bamboo raft, a question suddenly flashed through his mind: How did Nanyang City defend its gates on weekdays without a moat?
For a city, the weakest point is the city gate. Every city builder and city defender knows this very well.
After an important city is built, its builders will spare no effort to use various methods to strengthen the defense of the city gate.
The moat came into being. In addition to the moat, the urn city also played the same role. Relying on the semicircular or rectangular adobe urn city that protruded from the city gate, it was possible to ensure that the formal city gate was largely invulnerable.
threaten.
The structure of the so-called urn city is not complicated, but its construction is also very particular. The biggest rule is that the gate of the urn city and the gate of the official tower cannot face each other and should be in a straight line.
Yes!
Even the urn city responsible for defense had to have a gate when it was built. And for the same purpose of military defense, the gate of this urn city must not be connected to the formal city gate.
The principle behind this construction is that the enemy troops attacking the city must not be allowed to directly enter the gate of the tower from the gate of Wengcheng.
Having an urn city does not mean that you can sit back and relax just because the gate is standing there. Never underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.
In order to make the city they guard impregnable, they also came up with many clever tricks.
And the most important way to defend the city gate is...
Set a trap!
right!
trap!
That’s right!
The battle situation was developing rapidly. Looking at the Nanyang City Wall in front of them, the gunpowder packets above their heads seemed to be emitting a slight heat.
explode!
It's going to explode!
Time waits for no one, and the gunpowder packet must be delivered to the Nanyang city wall, otherwise, we will be sorry for the brothers who are fighting beside us.
In order for Wang Mi and others to succeed, waves of soldiers fell one after another.
Countless arrows and stones flew down from the city tower and fell on the Jin army brothers, hitting their heads and making them bleed.
In the ditch in front of the city tower, the bodies of the brothers were lying like that, scattered and devoid of dignity.
Seeing these corpses, Wang Mi had to admit that his strategy was somewhat inappropriate.
If, if he could endure it a little longer, if he hadn't insisted on showing off the power of his pistol, if he hadn't been so showy, maybe the Jin army wouldn't have taken the risk of an obvious military disadvantage and come to Nanyang City!
And these most ordinary soldiers would not die miserably in this ditch!
Although since the day they put on the armor, they have already marked their names in the book of life and death.
Death, maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe someday in the future, may be inevitable for soldiers.
But at least it's not a meaningless death like this!
For the deaths of these soldiers, Wang Mi bears unshirkable responsibility. In order to make their sacrifices meaningful, he must personally capture Nanyang City!
However, when Wang Mi thought about the trap, the trap really appeared!
"What...what's going on?"
"Brothers, be careful!"
“There is a land parcel!”
"Don't go any further!" Liu Chun, the general of Jingzhou, was chasing Wang Mi closely. In front of his eyes, a wave of Jin troops struggling with the Qin soldiers retreated towards the city gate.
Under the light of swords and shadows, the Jin army gradually gained the upper hand, and even took the lead to stand at the base of the city wall. For the latecomers, this was definitely a feat!
Worth writing about!
Originally, these defensive positions belonged to the Qin soldiers. Under the continuous attacks of the Jin army, this wave of Qin soldiers led by Li Sheng had been exhausted.
Poor him, he is still hiding in Wengcheng and dare not go into battle in person.
He was also shocked by the Jin army's momentum, not to mention that he watched Yang Bi fall off his horse.
Although Yang Bi is a mallet, he is also a relatively useful mallet, and he is considered one of the brave generals in Nanyang City.
However, even Yang Bi died at the hands of the Jin army so easily and effortlessly.
Looking at the Jin army commander who was chasing the sword from behind, he was definitely just a small figure, and his position in the army was probably still lower than that of Yang Bi. However, just such a person, almost completely defeated Yang Bi with just one move.
monster!
These Jin troops are indeed monsters!
Yang Bi's words kept repeating in Li Sheng's ears, and he finally understood the deep meaning.
Monsters are not weapons, let alone their tactics, but these living people, these Jin soldiers who move forward bravely and fight tirelessly!
Their tenacious fighting spirit and superb martial arts made the soldiers of the powerful Di Qin fear them.
terrible!
The emotion floating over Nanyang City like a demon is cowardice.
It comes from the general of Di Qin, and also from every Qin soldier who fights against the Jin army.
It was precisely because of this inexplicable feeling of weakness that Li Sheng, who was considered a brave general in the past, refused to step out of the Wengcheng and became a target.
But he also had an excuse.
Now, there were very few soldiers left in Wengcheng, so he went into the city himself to gather more soldiers.
However, in this city, except for the fact that his whereabouts are still unknown so far, there is probably no general Dou Ying who is fighting in the front. Under Nanyang City, it is probably Li Sheng who has the final say.
From tactics to execution, everything is controlled by him alone.
Especially after Yang Bi's death, even Yang Ding certainly did not want him to jump out of the barbican early to contribute to the Jin army's success.
Even Yang Bi couldn't defeat the Jin army, and Li Sheng was the same when he went out.
The city can't live without someone to lead the troops, so it's better to be patient and keep him.
At this time, Yang Ding in the city and Li Sheng in the city reached a tacit consensus.
The price of not taking risks is also obvious. The gates of Wengcheng will be lost right in front of Li Sheng's eyes.
Although the Jin army did not have a numerical advantage, they fought very fiercely and once held an advantage in terms of situation.
However, at this moment, an accident happened!
When the Jin soldiers retreated to the city wall, suddenly, the fairly flat grass that seemed to have been trampled on suddenly shook slightly.
broken!
Fell into a trap!
Bang bang bang!
With several muffled sounds in succession, the Jin army brothers who charged in front of the Nanyang City Wall stepped on the air and fell into the trap Di Qin had dug early in the morning.
When Liu Chun and the others saw the true appearance of the trap, they all lamented.
Hey hey hey!
It's all because they were too impatient. How could they not have thought that there must be a trap in front of Nanyang City Tower?
The insidious trap that suddenly appeared in front of Liu Chun and the others was none other than the underground bag!
The so-called land bag is a kind of trap specially placed near the city gate. It is usually dug into a square shape. Such traps are often covered with weeds and branches as cover.
On weekdays, soldiers entering and exiting the tower will know the location of these traps and avoid them automatically, so they will never fall into them.
As for the soldiers attacking the city, they would come from afar and of course they would not know the specific locations of these land parcels.
It’s all because Nanyang City’s defense tactics are so weird!
There are trenches but no moats!
There is ground cover but no antlers!
These are all strange tricks, and they completely catch people off guard.
The issue of the moat has been explained clearly before, so what kind of magical thing are the antlers that should be widely distributed outside Nanyang City?
Comparatively speaking, it is much easier to arrange antlers than to pack them. However, when the Jin army rushed up from the Baishui coast, they did not find antlers. It was precisely because of this that the Jingzhou soldiers who had experienced many battles were affected.
Confused.
The so-called antlers are also a kind of trap specially placed near the city tower. Two wooden stakes are nailed into the shape of antlers. The method of placing the antlers is that half of a wooden stake is driven into the ground and half is left on the ground. The part on the ground is shaped like a figure of eight to both sides.
spread.
The main function of such antlers is to trip the enemy's legs, and the effect is extraordinary.
Who would have thought that in front of Nanyang City, where even such simple and easy antlers were not arranged, a more time-consuming and labor-intensive land parcel would actually appear!
However, the dangers of floor coverings go far beyond that!