The devil is coming

Chapter 338 Beating drums to gather generals
Xue San used the soup stock made from precious medicinal materials to forcibly hang the sword master's life.
Some of these medicinal materials were picked from the Tianduan Mountains. As the saying goes, people who rely on mountains and mountains depend on water. In the original foreign trade of Shengle, monsters and beasts are naturally extremely profitable, but some rare specialties of Tianduan Mountains are in It also accounts for a large share, especially some rare medicinal materials.
There were some medicinal materials that Xue San had never seen before, which were unique to this world, so he tried them himself and confirmed the medicinal properties.
In addition, when I went south to attack the Qian Kingdom and ransacked the Jin Kingdom's palace, I also harvested a lot of these precious medicinal materials. It was painful to sell such things, so I simply kept them for my own use.
The "big tonic soup bath" that Xue San gave to the master at the beginning also contained many precious medicinal materials.
In this expedition, it is impossible not to bring these gadgets. To put it bluntly, if something goes wrong with ordinary soldiers, if they don’t carry it through, they won’t carry it through. If there is something wrong with several demon kings, including the Lord, then naturally It must be saved at all costs.
Not to mention in this world, even in future generations, every time an epidemic disease appears, the rich and powerful can detect it first and treat it first.
this is the truth.
The Juggernaut, on the other hand, fits the standard of “reality” very well.
After Xue San came out from his busy work, Zheng Fan immediately asked:
"How's the situation?"
Xue San looked solemn and said:
"The problem is very serious. The meridians in my body are broken and cracked. I feel that even if I survive this time and survive, I will be a cripple and it will be difficult to take care of myself."
"so serious?"
General Zheng's heart was bleeding.
"Uh, but we can still be saved." Xue San said.
"I understand this." Zheng Fan nodded.
The sword master still needs to be saved. Even if he becomes a useless person, his understanding of the sword is really rare in this world.
Not to mention that there is a natural sword embryo in Shengle City. Let the sword master continue to train him. Maybe ten years later, Zheng Fan will have another female sword master.
Let’s just talk about this feat of forcibly breaking the mirror to open the second level.
Originally, even Liang Cheng felt that the Sword Master must die.
but,
damn,
Who knows!
Zheng Fan suddenly realized that in this world, Chen Daxia was one person, and Sword Master was also another person. They both had the same fate as the protagonists.
As a former comic book creator, he naturally knew what this kind of destiny meant, which meant that no matter how miserable, depraved and unbearable he was at the moment, he would suddenly rise again a few years later.
It stands to reason that the Sword Master is now dead and the probability of rising again is almost slim. But Zheng Fan doesn't mind waiting and is willing to wait. Anyway, the previous Sword Master didn't cost much. The cost of the deposed Sword Master is very low. Naturally smaller.
Even if the battle achievements of a thousand heads were converted into silver, it was really heartbreaking.
But you still have to give it. It goes without saying that no matter how stingy General Zheng is, he will not default on the pay of his soldiers.
If you owe the peasants wages, you only need to prevent them from causing trouble, but if you owe these Qiu Ba gangs, they have knives in their hands!
"Send two of your trustworthy subordinates to take good care of it."
"Don't worry, my lord, I understand."
"Okay, I'm going to rest."
"Good night, Lord."
Today, Zheng Fan didn't do anything, he just ran away, but he was also scared to the point of sweating.
There was no such thing as a bath, so I could only wash my face, light the fire pot, lie down next to it and fall asleep directly.
Zheng Fan fell asleep quickly because he felt much more at ease.
After the savages lost that Grimm, let's see how they attack the city.
.........
Sure enough, the next three days were uneventful.
The Savages lost their coach and a general who knew how to siege the city. Both the morale and the tactics of the army were severely affected.
In the past three days, Liang Cheng took the time to train the Jin slaves and let the old soldiers teach them some experience. He can only say that he should try to make them become more qualified cannon fodder as soon as possible.
To the north, from time to time, small groups of wildling cavalry would come from the snowfield to check the situation. It should be that some nearby tribes discovered that the Snow Customs was closed and had planted the black dragon flag of the Yan Kingdom, so they came here to inquire about the situation. However, they did not show up. Become an organized savage force.
at last,
On the fourth day, the savage army from the south began to attack the city.
Dead Grimm,
The coach is dead,
Lost the "professional" command of the siege,
All in all,
None of them could stop the savages from attacking Snow Customs.
Because they have no other choice, they must defeat this snow customs.
Zheng Fan climbed up the city wall early, Fan Li stood on the right side of Zheng Fan holding a shield, and A Ming stood on the left side of Zheng Fan.
Outside the city, the savage army was already in formation.
It can be seen that in these days, they have also built a lot of siege equipment, mostly ladders, and battering rams. However, this battering ram looks a bit nondescript, and it can be regarded as a forced addition to them. wheel.
There are quite a few savages, and from a visual perspective, they do put a lot of pressure on people.
But the savages probably haven't come up with such movable towers and slightly higher-end siege equipment. First, they are short of time. Second, there is a lack of suitable craftsmen. Third, the nearby woods have been "cleared". They If they need to cut wood, they have to travel further, which greatly limits their efficiency.
Inside the Snow Customs, five artillery carriages were ready, and the soldiers on the city wall were also ready.
Because Snow Customs had been looted by savages, Zheng Fan did not receive enough equipment here. Fortunately, General Zheng was always willing to spend a lot of money to build his troops, especially before sending troops, and even for a period of time. During the waiting period, all workshops inside and outside Shengle were shut down, and efforts were concentrated on replenishing the ordnance of Shengle's army.
Furthermore, because the attack on Fengxin City was successful in seizing the gate, the equipment consumption was not only minimal, but also a large amount was captured. Therefore, there is no shortage of equipment for the time being in Xueguan.
Bows and arrows should be sufficient for the time being, but according to Liang Cheng's calculations, if the war lasts for a long time, agile soldiers will still be needed to go down at night to collect the arrows.
In addition, although Snow Customs is a pass, it is actually a city. Before the rise of the savages, because the power of the Situ family had long been pushed to the snowy plains, there had been no war at Snow Customs for a long time. In addition, business and trade were developed, so this There were originally many buildings and people in this level.
The aboriginal people must have been robbed when the gate was first broken, but the houses in the city were demolished and unloaded, and whatever was useful was piled forward.
During this process, some underground cellars and warehouses were also discovered. The savages were careless, and it may be that when they first broke through the Snow Customs, the savages were still "simple" and did not understand the Jin people's habit of hiding things in cellars, so they did not The place was not "cleaned", which allowed Zheng Fan to get a lot of food supplements.
To sum up, the various supplies in the city are not rich, but they are enough. Come on, let’s get started!
Zheng Fan silently took out a cigarette. Every time he went on an expedition, the blind man would prepare several extra boxes of cigarettes for him to take with him.
And I don’t know why, when I was working on a manuscript in my previous life, two packs of cigarettes a day were not enough. But after waking up in this world and having cigarettes, I might only have one cigarette a day, and I would only think of it when something happened. One stick.
This city wall has a protruding "mouth" part. The purpose of this construction is that when the enemy attacks the city, you can have two more walls to attack the enemy.
At this time, Zheng Fan was standing at the forefront of this "mouth".
He raised his head and looked at the sky. Zheng Fan was smoking silently.
Wait until you finish smoking a cigarette.
There were also new movements on the savage side. Groups of refugees were driven forward. They were carrying very simple ladders. Most of them only had wooden sharpened spears in their hands, and a very few people had them. Hold the knife.
They were driven towards the city wall in groups. There was no moat south of Xueguan, and Liang Cheng didn't waste any energy digging any trenches in the winter, but some spikes and caltrops were still left on the ground.
Many refugees in Shanxi don't even have shoes, so they step on it with bare feet. What's more, in this era of lack of medical treatment and medicine, and in such extreme weather conditions, the fatality rate is quite high if they suffer severe trauma.
When the refugees were approaching the city wall, Liang Cheng ordered them to be shot without hesitation.
They cannot be allowed to attack the city with ants, otherwise it will affect the city wall guards' attack on the savages who follow up.
There are mostly Jin people in this Shengle army, but you also have to look at where the Jin people are from.
The pattern of the three families being divided into Jin has been formed for more than a century. Although they are collectively called Jin people by the outside world, in fact, they have been divided for a long time.
Most of the people under Zheng Fan's command were descended from the Helian family and the Wenren family, or were descended from the original Gyeonggi region. In short, they and the Situ family were Jin people from the Chengguo territory, and they had no sympathy.
Therefore,
They decisively carried out Liang Cheng's order and began to mercilessly shoot the refugees under the city wall.
Refugees have very poor organizational discipline and are generally used as cannon fodder. If the city they are attacking has a moat or trench, they are asked to carry soil on their backs to fill the holes. If the soil is not enough, their corpses are used The same goes for filling holes.
But after suffering a blow, above were the Yan army who were shooting arrows at him mercilessly, and behind were the savages who were watching eagerly. Most of these refugees were squatting on the ground holding their heads, crying and screaming, waiting to die.
Liang Cheng ordered again to stop shooting arrows.
The arrows stopped;
The refugees looked around in confusion. No one dared to pick up the ladder and continue to try to climb the wall. However, they did not dare to go back. They just instinctively gathered in the corner of the city wall.
No matter how much the savages in the distance yelled, cursed and waved their knives, the refugees were still in a daze as they were still far away.
They are not stupid, they know that if they have any abnormal actions or attempts, the superiors will definitely shoot them again. Everyone wants to survive, even if the hope is slim, even if it is just a delay in death, most people will still choose Do this.
If you can tolerate it for just one more moment, you can tolerate it for as long as possible, even if you live like a zombie.
Zheng Fan cautiously stuck his head out and looked down, and unexpectedly saw a female refugee huddled in the corner, breastfeeding the child in her arms.
I don’t know if she can still express milk after being captured and driven so far by the savages.
However, Zheng Fan also knew that this was not the time to be merciful. The Sword Master was lying there eating vegetables. If he were here, he would probably find a way to go downstairs and rescue the child.
Ugh,
The sense of justice is overwhelming and I can’t do anything about it.
It’s also quite hassle-free.
there,
Seeing that the Jin people they had finally captured were lying down, the barbarians began to allocate their forces to attack the city.
It's just that they are said to be savages, but they actually look like Jin people, but they are wearing armor and have good weapons. The soldiers in the front row hold shields, the back row carries ladders, and the ones behind them push battering rams.
Then the battering ram walked halfway, and before the Sheng Lejun on the city wall could shoot their arrows, the wheels spread out on their own. In the end, it was only possible to rely on two rows of people to carry the big log and continue moving forward.
If I had known this was going to happen, why would I take off my pants and fart?
"My Lord, there have been two absurdities in the savages' siege. One is that when there is no moat trench outside my southern city wall, they forcefully drove these slaves who were finally captured to siege the city. In fact, it is not possible at all. It's useless at all. The small amount of arrows consumed is actually ignored.
If my subordinates are on the opposite side, since these slaves were finally captured, I will let them be responsible for the logistics of the military camp, cutting down, building, etc. There are places where people are needed.
If they leave the slaves under the city gate and wall like this, it will cause great trouble for them when they follow up with the main force to attack the city. After all, there is so much space under the city wall. "
In ancient wars, it was common for the number of civilians to be more than twice that of the regular army. Therefore, in many cases, the army that often claimed to have 40 or 80 soldiers basically included the logistics civilians.
"Actually..." Liang Cheng hesitated for a moment and continued: "They are used to marching with cattle and sheep to make war supplies, but it is obvious that after entering the customs this time, they only focused on robbing people at home. Moving things around, everything needed was looted from Jin.
Furthermore, from the time when the barbarians entered the country and the war swept through most of the country, the spring plowing and autumn harvest in these places were basically delayed. Therefore, at this time, even if the barbarians wanted to rob, it would be difficult to plunder from nearby areas. Got enough supplies.
Snow Customs Fangyuan was, after all, the place where they first came in, and the place where they plundered the most. The savages should be running out of food soon. "
"So, you mean, these slaves can... be eaten?"
Liang Cheng acquiesced.
"Do you want to be so harsh?"
I know you were born as a zombie, and I know you and A Ming are good friends. We want to drink some red wine together to cultivate our feelings, but there is no need to be so direct.
"The subordinate is wrong."
"You go on, I'm listening."
General Zheng just took it as a make-up lesson.
"The second mistake made by the savages is that, my Lord, their main attack direction is actually the city wall where we are now."
That is the upper part of the word "convex".
"However, in a real siege, the success rate of directly attacking the city gate and trying to break through here is very low, because any defender will conduct the most rigorous defense of the city gate."
"But I see that there aren't many arrangements under the city gate..."
Zheng Fan understood, nodded and said:
"Do you want them to break through this gate on purpose?"
"It's not intentional. I can only say that if you can hold it, hold it. If you can't, we'll just let them break through the first door."
There are no stairs leading to the city wall in the upper half of the area with the word "convex". Therefore, if the savages break through the city gate here and rush in happily, they will find that what is waiting for them will be another stronger one. At the city gate, at the same time, the soldiers of the Shengle Army on the four walls would shoot them from the inside without blind spots, while the savages who rushed in could only squeeze together and wait passively to die.
"This is really an old sow wearing a bra, one set after another."
General Zheng couldn't help but sigh.
"My lord, my subordinate has just discovered a third mistake. Now the barbarians have begun to attack the city. I will escort my lord back to the back wall first. Let's talk as we walk."
"it is good."
General Zheng follows the good deeds.
After the two men withdrew, when the city wall broke away from the front line of the battlefield,
Liang Cheng continued:
"My lord, I see this first wave of barbarian troops attacking the city. They look the same as the Jin people. My subordinates guess that they should be soldiers and horses under Grimu's command.
Since Grimu was born in the Jin Dynasty, it is natural that most of his subordinates would be soldiers from the Jin Dynasty.
Now that Grimu is dead, those barbarian families will just let Grimu's original troops be the main force to attack the city first. This should be right, someone has to make a difference first.
But that was when Grimu himself was still there. Grimu was already dead now. If he drove them out in such a grand manner to make the first batch of siege consumables, it would easily cause these Jin people to surrender. The rebellious mood not only lowered morale greatly during the siege, but also later, if we plan to launch another night attack, we can use the camp where the Jin people surrendered as a breakthrough to open up. "
"Get ready, let go!"
Xue San is directing his men to release the stone eggs.
In fact, the lethality of this thing is also limited. After all, it is difficult to get explosive shells. Originally, the defenders used artillery carts to smash the towers of the siege or the artillery carts of the siege. , but not the savages on the opposite side.
However, while attacking the city, you also have to worry about "meteorites" landing overhead from time to time. This is a huge blow to the morale of the attacking party.
"So, it's basically okay to defend our city?"
"Thanks to the sword master killing Grimu that day."
Without one Grimu, the barbarians lost one of their most prestigious commanders. After all, although Grimu was from Jin, he was the first direct lineage to put all his property to follow the Savage King, and he was also the best at attacking cities on the Savage side.
In fact, what Zheng Fan and Liang Cheng didn't know was that the savages had successively attacked the two cities of the Situ family on the snowy plains and finally conquered the Snow Customs. Although there was certainly a reason why the two brothers Situ Yi were leading the party and acting internally, but On the frontal battlefield, especially in the siege battle, Grimu's command put great pressure on the Chengguo army defending the city, which created an opportunity for the two brothers Situ Yi to cooperate internally and externally.
At the same time, the Jin army under Grimu, who knew best about siege warfare, also fell into low morale.
"Basically, the problem is not big, unless the Savage King dispatches a general from the front line and all the elites from his direct line to integrate here and re-attack the city."
Hearing this "unless", Zheng Fan smiled.
Obviously,
Rao is "Gou" like General Zheng,
None of them really care about this "unless".
On the front line of Wangjiang, the one facing the Savage King is no longer the eldest prince of the past, but the Marquis of Jingnan!
You draw, you continue to draw generals and elites to come back to attack the city, do you dare to face the Marquis of Jingnan?
As the "disciple" of Marquis Jingnan,
Zheng Fan is quite convinced of Marquis Jingnan's ability to use troops. In addition, the Jingnan Army and the Zhenbei Army currently under Jingnan Marquis add up to more than 8 people. This does not include other local armies and troops in Yan State. Chengguo’s army.
General Zheng really dared to use the combination of Yang Finger and Lion Roar Kung Fu to shout arrogantly to the Savage King:
Come here, come here!
After escorting Zheng Fan back to the back wall, Liang Cheng looked at the situation in front and said:
"It seems that it would be very difficult for the savages to break through our front door."
in words,
There seems to be some regret that my design cannot be realized.
Zheng Fan leaned his back against the wall and stretched.
Road:
"That is to say, we are done here. Next, let's see how Marquis Jingnan defeats the savages in front of him?"
At the expense of a sword master,
Coupled with my more than [-] kilograms and the large-scale attack of ten thousand Shengle troops,
snow customs,
It's nailed.
Next, Tian Wujing,
It's time to give you the pen.
……
Two flowers bloom;
Both sides of Wangjiang River have been very lively recently.
The Yan army was divided several times and made an attack gesture in several positions;
The savages saw the tricks and made corresponding arrangements to respond.
However, the Yan people just set up formations and switched defenses. After so many days, they never tried a serious attack.
The Wangjiang River was clearly frozen, but the Yan people didn't seem to want to seize the opportunity to take advantage of the blessings brought by this change in weather.
On the Savage side, they have always maintained the previous style, that is, how you mobilize the Yan army, I will greet you accordingly, but at the same time, I have always been prepared to retreat when the situation is bad. As for whether I I really retreat, I don’t dare to fight you, why don’t you give it a try?
Therefore, with Wangjiang as the dividing line, the two sides combined hundreds of thousands of troops, like two civilian "masters" fighting each other, circling around and posing in various postures.
While the white crane spreads its wings, while the mantis fists up,
On one side, the black tiger looks like it's digging out its heart, while on the other side, the eagle's claws are ferocious,
Anyway,
He didn't make any moves, he just spun around in circles, whetting the appetite of the audience.
……
In the savage handsome tent,
The Savage King looked at the latest information from the rear that had just been sent.
Grimm,
died,
Killed by the Jin sword master.
The Savage King wanted to laugh,
He thought this was the funniest joke he had heard this year!
This is a battle between two armies, and you, Grimu, were actually killed in front of the battle by a master sent by them!
Fortunately,
The Savage King did not go crazy, nor did he laugh out loud,
He just glanced at Alai, who had just delivered the military information to him.
asked:
"Messenger..."
Alai immediately said:
"King, I have executed you."
The news of the fall of Xueguan in the rear must not be allowed to spread among the army. If everyone knew that the way home was blocked by the Yan people, no matter how big or bright the stars were, they would not be able to stabilize the turbulent military morale.
"King, do you want to send someone back again..."
The Savage King shook his head and said:
"The person opposite us is the Nanhou from Yan."
This is a real opponent.
"King, our cavalry has blocked all channels from the east. The Nanhou of Yan on the opposite side probably doesn't know that the Snow Customs has..."
The Savage King stretched out his hand and touched his forehead,
Sighed:
"I see."
"Ok?"
Alai didn't know why.
"I said, I see."
"This………"
Of course I know, Wang, you know.
"Unless I don't know, I have actually known about the fall of Xuehaiguan for a long time, so I deliberately pretended that Xuehaiguan was unimpeded in front of the Yan army on the opposite side."
"Yes, King, so why..."
The Savage King gritted his teeth,
"Because I know, all my subsequent responses are just disguises. I want to deceive the Yan people on the other side, Nanhou, that there is nothing in my rear. We can prepare to return to the snowfield at any time. It depends on whether you dare to cross the river. Come and try it!
but………
The Marquis of Nan from Yan has been mobilizing troops on the other side of the river these days, and I must also mobilize troops accordingly.
It's like no matter how clever a lie is, if you tell it too many times, there will always be flaws.
After I learned about the fall of Xuehaiguan, all my responses had a layer of deliberateness.
Others may not see anything.
But that Nanhou from Yan..."
"He, will he see it?"
The Savage King wiped his face hard with both hands.
take a deep breath,
shake your head,
Road:
"I do not know."
……
the other side,
The commander-in-chief of the Eastern Expedition.
Li Fusheng opened the curtain and walked in.
He knelt down on one knee and saluted Marquis Jingnan:
"The general will meet with the Marquis at the end of the day. I don't know that the Marquis will summon the future general..."
"Did you feel it?"
"Ok?"
Li Fusheng didn't know why.
Straight girl, this question is so broad.
Li Fusheng missed the boy named Zheng a little. That boy could talk and understand people's hearts. If that boy were here, he should be able to answer this question.
"Do you feel it?"
Marquis Jingnan asked again.
Li Fusheng, who took pleasure in killing, could only bite the bullet and answer:
"I am stupid, I dare to ask Lord Marquis, what do you feel?"
Marquis Jingnan stretched out his hand,
Pointing to the east,
Road:
"There must be something wrong with the Savage's rear."
"what?"
How does this feel?
Mr. Hou, can you tell fortunes?
However, Li Fusheng did not dare to ask this question. In front of this white-haired marquis, this murderous commander-in-chief of the Zhenbei Army really did not dare to make any mistakes.
Although, he had heard that the uncle of the Marquis of Jingnan's family seemed to be a Xuanxiu practitioner, so it was only natural that the Marquis of Jingnan would have some Xuanxiu skills, right?
But as a veteran on the battlefield, Li Fusheng would never believe that the Marquis of Jingnan in front of him would use fortune telling to fight a war. Isn't this nonsense?
Marquis Jingnan didn’t seem to want to explain.
Just stood up silently,
Road:
"Beat the drums and gather the generals."
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Thanks to Xiang Lingyou for becoming the No. 90 leader of "Demon Arrival".
　I recommend the book "The Scourge of Origin" written by a journalist friend. It is a hard-core article. Friends who are interested can read it.
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