Four hundred and twentieth chapters: the flag moves and drums
It was only then that Lei Gong remembered the letter, and he couldn't be blamed at all. He had indeed just reported the good news to Cao Zhi and had forgotten about it! And he didn't think there was anything wrong with showing it out now. The rest of the people watching almost looked at it.
Looking at Lei Gong who was still giggling, he almost fainted. He also wanted to kick Lei Gong. Why didn't Youxin take it out earlier? He couldn't explain. Deng Ai and others had long felt that this Lei Gong's speech was not as good as the one on the mountain.
The Shanyue warrior who was scolding knew that he would never be allowed to do anything like this in the future.
Cao Zhi never believed in this kind of astrology or ghosts and gods. He just waved his hands and shook his head and said: "These are all vain theories. I just want their mother and son to be safe, as long as they are safe."
Cao Zhi said this, and Deng Ai and others would not let go of such a good opportunity to sing praises. Deng Ai took the lead in kneeling down towards Cao Zhi on the descent of the hill. While congratulating Cao Zhi on the birth of his son, he also praised Cao Zhi.
Cao Zhi's achievements are inevitably mixed with the idea that Cao Zhi will definitely achieve great success in the future. Cao Zhi is quite embarrassed to say that.
Cao Zhi helped Deng Ai and other military and political officials one by one. When they reached Lei Gong, he suddenly remembered Lei Gong's purpose and couldn't help but ask: "Have all the stones been transported?"
Lei Gong suddenly got up and replied happily: "Everything has arrived!"
Cao Zhi said happily: "Okay, before dusk today, we will implement the 'bombing from far and burning near' plan. We can't let Zu Lang curse in vain. I want to use this plan to celebrate the birth of my son. Let's go back."
Go to camp!quot;
Later, after Wang Ping, Lei Gong and others listened to Cao Zhi's words, they noticed the harsh shouts and curses echoing in the mountains and forests.
Just now, everyone was only congratulating Cao Zhi, but they didn't notice that there were people singing and cursing in the forest.
"Oh, merciful God! Awaken...the lost people, for the demons will devour...your people!"
Lei Gong, who had been listening for a while, ran a few steps to catch up with Pu Hu who had followed Cao Zhi down the slope. He put his hand on Pu Hu's shoulder without restraint and asked with a smile: "Old Pu, who is that guy?"
Are you scolding you?quot;
Pu Hu rolled Lei Gong's hand and said with an unkind expression: "You know, but you still ask, huh!" After saying that, he ran a few steps and followed Cao Zhi's group.
He made a boring Lei Gong and knew that he had accidentally offended someone. But he didn't know how to remedy it, so he could only scratch his cheeks and shout at Pu Hu's back: "Old Pu, don't be angry, I will avenge you."
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########On November 19th of the first year of Xingping, the weather was still sunny during the day. In the evening, a sultry feeling came quietly, covering everyone on the main peak of Yunling.
Members. Almost all of them have the same feeling, which makes the whole person feel extremely dull and depressed.
The sky is getting heavier and heavier, making people unable to breathe. Every place on the main peak where people can stand is filled with Shanyue warriors who look excited and happy. Everyone knows that this kind of weather means that the weather will soon be over.
Heavy rain is coming. What opportunities will the darkness and heavy rain give to the Shanyue warriors? The rain will wash away all traces, and the night will better hide their figures. Soldiers of Cao's army at the foot of the mountain, come on, death will be waiting for you at any time.
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Zu Lang was also satisfied with God's help. He showed a rare smile. But no one told him how ugly his smile was. His sister Zu Ling was still like a cheerful lark, sitting on the rocks.
Jumping around, singing, attracting the eyes of countless "bees" to drift towards her exposed skin intentionally or unintentionally, wanting them all to sting her.
Zu Lang looked at the "property" little sister Zu Ling for a while, then glanced around, and immediately countless timid eyes quickly turned elsewhere. Zu Lang was in a good mood today, he smiled faintly again, and turned his head slightly to look at his subordinates.
Next: "It seems that the storm is coming. If Pu Hu dares to attack the mountain tonight, you will be finished... Are my warriors ready?"
Two strong men wearing feather crowns heard the sound and came out of the queue. They bent down and replied confidently: "To the great sect master, layers of ambushes and various traps have been set up throughout the mountain range starting from a few dozen meters away from Cao Jun's camp.
As long as Pu Hu dares to attack tonight, how many people will come to ensure that they never come back."
Zu Lang said "Okay!" and smiled even more heartily.
The night was getting deeper and deeper, as if relying on some mysterious power, it was overwhelming and surrounded the entire mountain forest.
Cao Zhi remembered that a scientist said that the road to success is full of ups and downs. Cao Zhijue's attack on Maolin and Yunling Mountains seemed to fulfill this sentence. Just as the armies from all walks of life approached the mountain road, at dusk
, the sun was originally shining in the west, and the sky was clear, suddenly a strong wind blew, the wind strength was probably more than level 7, and then it started to rain continuously. In this misty and rainy evening, Cao Zhi lamented the injustice that God had dealt to him,
But it still couldn't stop his determination. After all the soldiers and horses were ready and ready, Cao Zhi said to the messenger: "Send the order, 'Flags move and drums!'" "Flag"; sound "Quickly"
;, meaning "hair stone".
After receiving the order, the ordering soldier lit a hand signal rocket, and the fireworks shot into the sky, bursting into a blood-red flower of light.
At the same time, some carriages pulled by war horses poured out of various military camps where the fireworks signals were seen, slowly driving towards the best shooting point down the mountain. There was also one in the northwest camp where Cao Zhi was currently located.
The cart pulled by three horses slowly drove away from Cao Zhi's central army tent and came to the foot of the northwest hillside, where it stopped. Then a few strong soldiers rushed out and pulled off the grass thatch covering the cart, revealing the
A huge thing with long wooden troughs, leather strips and large wooden wheels as its main components.
This is Cao Zhi. Mi Heng based on the relevant records in "Zuo Zhuan": When the Emperor of Zhou attacked Zheng, the square formations on the left and right of Duke Zhuang of Zheng "moved and drummed." They were inspired by Duke Zhuang of Zheng, used mechanical principles, and added that
The remains of two trebuchets left by Zheng Bao were assisted by a large number of skilled craftsmen. The trebuchet was developed half a year ago.
They actually made a copy of this great weapon, and the naming caused a controversy. Some people thought it should be called a "stone-throwing machine."
"Thunderbolt Chariot". In the end, Cao Zhi respected the European tradition and called it a "catapult" and prepared to use it in actual combat. Although Cao Zhi has greatly reduced the size of the catapult, its
The size is still very large. Mainly because of its longer range, this catapult can only be built very large.
The Maolin and Yunling Mountains, which were gradually shrouded in darkness, became more and more oppressive. The mountain forest, which instantly became extremely dark, seemed even more mysterious. In the midst of the extraordinary silence, a sudden sound came from the clearings.
There were several neighs of strong horses and the muffled sound of heavy objects being lifted off the saddle and falling to the ground.
Then the open spaces became busy with greenery, and each officer was calmly issuing instructions one after another with a solemn face.
I saw only a few soldiers carrying out the orders of their commanders in an orderly manner; they lifted up the stones that had been piled on the ground, each one as big as a horse's head, and placed them at the tail of the huge beast. Then they began to adjust again.
The "long arm" of the huge thing is pointed at a "cave" on the opposite ridge or a visible corner of the house, and then they work together to turn the big wooden wheel and pull the leather strip, making it longer and longer.
, stretched tightly. At this time, a school officer on the side suddenly shouted, and the soldiers around the stone cart released their hands at the same time. As a result, the wheels quickly reversed, the leather straps quickly retracted, and the big stone like a horse's head
Driven by a strong elastic force, it slowly left the rear of the huge stone-producing cart with a "bang" sound, and moved upward along the long-arm-like wooden trough, faster and faster, and gradually flew away from the wooden trough.
It shot towards the sky, and in a moment it turned into a black light-like bright spot in the sky and shot away. In a flash, it disappeared into the maximum range of people's gaze, as if it disappeared in the void without a trace, and finally saw it again.
Suddenly, it roared like a tiger's roar, drawing a beautiful arc in the air, and then landed in the mountains and forests where houses and caves were visible.
I am getting a report from my subordinates that a new Danyang general should have arrived at the foot of the northwest mountain. Because the feedback from the Shanyue warrior who scolded the formation in the morning said that he vaguely saw a person under the hill facing the northwest slope.
The thousands of soldiers in the team were very concerned about protecting a general. Because they were far away, they couldn't see the general's face clearly, but from the intensity of the thousands of soldiers in the guard camp, it seemed that his official position was not small.
At this time, Zulang's men had achieved good results in successive attacks against Cao's army, so now the Yue warriors in Zulang Mountain generally have a sense of underestimating the enemy. They think that Cao's army is weak and it is only a matter of time before they are killed. This
Situation After the Shanyue warrior who scolded the formation returned to the mountain, he did not immediately report the situation to the leader. Instead, before evening, each leader received the ambush mission under Zu Lang's instruction. After the leader was assigned
When the warrior still went to ambush at the foot of the northwest mountain, he complained and revealed the situation. His boss thought this situation was worth noting, because today they received reports from spies that Cao's army at the foot of the mountain had increased its troops.
The baggage that came was unprecedentedly huge, with hundreds of carts. Logically speaking, there were at most 20,000 troops stationed at the foot of the mountain. They had brought a lot of baggage, food and grass with the army before. This time, not many people came, but they were transported.
It is not appropriate and not normal to bring so much baggage and food.
Zu Lang asked about this situation at noon, but at that time everyone was secretly happy that Cao Jun at the foot of the mountain had finally begun to mobilize troops and prepare for the attack. Everyone was gearing up to prepare for a big fight. At that time, even Zu Lang thought it was
The scolding array in the morning had an effect. Starting at noon, Zu Lang's Shanyue Army discovered that Cao's army at the foot of the mountain was already mobilizing troops, and some of them were slowly advancing towards the low hillside. So later Zu Lang himself was surprised by the sudden appearance of so many vehicles at the foot of the mountain.
So I just ignored it and thought it was not a big deal.