Under the secret instigation of Mo Sanniang's "Ignorance Pavilion", the process of this battle was interpreted in an incredible way, especially when the Zhao State's detailed work and the envoys sent by the country were surprised to find that these results were completely true, the entire war
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Compared with other countries of the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Human Race, the reactions of the Great Dian Kingdom and the Bai Zhao Kingdom are naturally most closely related to the "Worry-free Territory".
Regarding the attitude of the Great Dian Kingdom, the one who felt the deepest was Bai Qi, who was defending the mountain pass. The offensive of the entire Great Dian Army gradually weakened, and even became like an errand, and the camp of the Great Dian Army actually withdrew.
After marching for thirty miles, they also began to build a large number of defensive fortifications, as if they were worried about being counterattacked by the Lutheran army.
The Bai Zhao Kingdom had originally begun to assemble its troops, but after receiving the news, the troops that had already reached the halfway point were ordered to return to their original stations and wait for orders. The information obtained by "Ignorance Pavilion" was that the Emperor of the Bai Zhao Kingdom had issued a secret order to figure out Lin Lin's situation.
Before Qing defeated Zhao's 100,000-strong army, he was not allowed to show any hostility to the "Worry-Free Leader".
With this, Lin Qing completely put away his worries and made plans with peace of mind on how to attack the last four remaining cities.
At this time, the "Iron Halberd Battalion" led by Tie Zhonghui, three thousand armored heavy cavalry, as well as the siege equipment and craftsmen escorted by Sima Yan had all arrived one after another. Although the total number of troops and horses was still a little tight, Lin Qing already had something in mind.
Got the plan.
He chose the one closest to the Great Dian Kingdom among the four cities, leaving it open on three sides, and placed all 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 war slaves on the west side of the city, which is close to the "Worry-free Territory".
The 3,000 armored heavy cavalry and 5,000 cavalry were responsible for blocking possible reinforcements from the other three cities, while the last 5,000 cavalry were lying in ambush on the east side of the city, preparing to chase and kill the defenders once they escaped from the city.
The siege method designed by Lin Qing was very interesting. He first dispatched 10,000 cavalry to show off their power in front of the city, and then arranged for 10,000 war slaves to carry various siege equipment in a good formation below the city.
The use of each instrument is demonstrated.
The defenders on the city wall had never seen a large number of infantry from the Lutheran Army, nor had they seen so many types of siege equipment, so they suddenly became panicked.
Finally, after the highlight arranged by Lin Qing came on stage, the city guard was immediately frightened.
A total of thirty tall stone trebuchets rolled out under the city, and ox-drawn carts pulled in huge stones the size of millstones!
"Oh my god! Isn't it surrounded by plains? Where can I find such a big stone? It only takes a few hits to collapse the city wall. And there are so many cars here, so I want to destroy the whole city.
Die?" The city guard muttered in his heart.
Just when he was feeling timid, Lin Qing sent people to shout for surrender at the foot of the city. The frightened guard general hesitated for a moment, then at the urging of his men, ordered Kaicheng to surrender.
In fact, more than half of these thirty stone trebuchets have not been repaired due to lack of materials. Among the carts that appear to be filled with huge rocks, only the upper layer is made of real stones, and the bottom layer is full of sacks filled with grain!
The defenders in the city have been trapped for a long time. They only persisted until now with the idea that the Lutherans were all horse bandits and would not be able to attack the city. Lin Qing accurately grasped the psychology of these defenders, and then used siege equipment to continuously attack the city.
They were coaxed and frightened into Kaicheng and surrendered.
With the first successful experience, Lin Qingzhao took the medicine and started to attack the second city from east to west.
The defender of this city was a little stronger. After two trebuchets smashed a big hole in the city wall, he opened the city and surrendered.
The guard general of the third city was the wisest. After seeing his colleagues and the two surrendered guards standing in the "Worry-free Leader" army below the city, he knew that the situation was over. Before Lin Qing could threaten him, he knew that the situation was over.
After the demonstration, he immediately announced his surrender.
Three cities were captured in seven or eight days. This was due to the delay in rushing and accepting the cities and arranging the surrender troops. Such a fast siege speed, if spread to the sixteen human kingdoms, would probably cause another disaster.
There was a sound of surprise.
When he arrived at the last city, Lin Qing was quite arrogant and believed that this city was no exception. After setting up the battle array as usual and showing off his teeth and claws, he arranged for the guards of the three cities that had just surrendered to join him.
Go up and persuade him to surrender.
Unexpectedly, the entire city was quiet, as if no one was guarding the city. However, when the three generals tried to get closer, a few figures flashed across the city, and a row of sharp arrows were immediately inserted into them.
Three people in front of the horse.
Lin Qing sneered at this, thinking that the city's defenders were just showing off, so he ordered the trebuchets to start attacking.
After more than twenty war slaves were busy, a trebuchet swung its long arm and threw a huge boulder at the city wall.
Lin Qing squinted his eyes and made an estimate. He felt that he should be able to hit the city wall just right. He secretly praised it in his heart. There was no aiming device when using the trebuchet. It relied entirely on the experience of the operator. This group of Hou Zhao used the trebuchet.
The Guojiang soldiers were obviously extremely experienced, and they were able to hit the target with just their experience without any test firing adjustments. After the city surrendered, they would have to be credited with a meritorious service.
While he was thinking wildly, the huge boulder rolled close to the city wall. Suddenly, a black light flashed above the city wall, and a gray cover appeared out of thin air, completely covering the city wall in this direction!
After the boulder hit the gray cover, there was a flash of black light. The boulder did not smash it, but slid down to the corner of the city wall under the cover!
Suddenly, there were cheers on the city wall, and some soldiers of the Great Dian Kingdom could be faintly seen applauding and celebrating. Although the "Worry-free Leader" army was as quiet as before, the soldiers' faces showed surprised expressions.
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Lin Qing saw clearly that the gray cover should be an activated formation shield, but on the wall of a remote Dian city, a defense that was usually only applied to the gates of famous sects actually appeared.
The formation is really a bit unbelievable.
He took a closer look and was not too surprised. Although the huge boulder was blocked, it did not bounce back, indicating that this was only the first stage of the defensive formation and he should find a way to break it.
However, there was no commotion or noise among the war slaves around him, which gave Lin Qing a small surprise. A scene like this was extremely rare to see in normal times. If it was a troop with lax military discipline, some whispers and team members would
Shaking is inevitable.
These war slaves were all captured soldiers of the Later Zhao Kingdom. They were not an elite force with strict discipline to begin with. Unexpectedly, after these years of training by Tie Zhonghui, they actually became more respectable.
After returning to Gaoyang City from Baiyi City, Guo Rusong once asked Lin Qing why he trusted so unconditionally a real prince of the post-Zhao Kingdom.
Lin Qing's explanation was very simple. His trust was not unconditional. If Tie Zhonghui could not prove his ability and loyalty, then he could take back whatever he gave him now at any time. He would only have 10,000 surrendered soldiers.
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Lin Qing felt that it was worth it to exchange 10,000 surrendered soldiers for a loyal general!
At this time Tie Zhonghui stepped forward and said:
"My Lord, this gray shield should be something like a formation. I think this is a small town. We can't have formations on all four walls. Why don't we lead the 'Iron Halberd Camp' in a different direction?"
Tie Zhonghui came from a family of generals and was naturally well-informed, so it was not unusual for him to recognize that this was a formation shield, and Lin Qing also agreed with his analysis.
After pondering for a moment, Lin Qing said:
"What Zhonghui said is true. It's just that it's too troublesome to move these siege equipment back and forth. Besides, I don't want your Iron Halberd Battalion to suffer too many casualties. Send me an order to have all usable trebuchets facing this shield together."
Throw stones!”
After hearing the order, Tie Zhonghui felt a little confused. He knew that the stone could not break the shield, so why waste the huge stone in vain? But he was a subordinate after all, so he couldn't ask more questions, so he had to execute the order.
"Boom!"
Amidst the continuous bombardment, huge boulders hit the gray shield in arcs. Although the shield flashed with black light and looked crumbling, not a single boulder could hit the city wall.
Several boulders were thrown at uncontrolled angles, high over the shield, and hit the back of the city wall. Houses shattered and screams were heard in the distance, obviously injuring people inside the city.
Seeing this scene, Lin Qing's heart became even more determined. This further proved that this shield was only the lowest level formation, otherwise the boulders would be stopped by the shield no matter how high they flew.
"My lord, all the stones we brought have been used up." Tie Zhonghui suddenly reported with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Lin Qing said with a nonchalant expression:
"It doesn't matter. Send some empty ox carts to pull back all the stones we dropped under the city wall and smash them again!"
"Ah?" Tie Zhonghui's face was full of puzzled questions, and he thought to himself: "Then the soldiers who passed by were shot into sieves by random arrows?"
Although he was suspicious in his heart, he could not disobey military orders, so he arranged for two hundred men to drive a dozen empty ox carts and walked toward the opposite city wall holding shields.
The two hundred soldiers were also full of fear. In their opinion, this task was no different than sending someone to death, but something strange really happened!
Until these soldiers began to tremble and load stones on the oxcart under the shield, the defenders on the city wall did not fire an arrow, and did not even knock down a brick. They just watched from the top of the city with gritted teeth, looking dry.
He looked like he was in a hurry and couldn't exert himself.
"Haha!" Lin Qing pointed at the gray shield at the top of the city and smiled at Tie Zhonghui: "This kind of formation shield is the lowest level thing. It is usually absolutely defensive. Things from the outside cannot hit it.
Nothing inside can be smashed out, so our people will not be in any danger!"