The devil is coming

Chapter 501 Drills
"forward!"
"forward!"
The shield bearers began to advance, covering their own crossbowmen to suppress the rear, and at the same time, they supported the advance of the siege ram.
It is not accurate to say that it is a battering ram, because this thing is different from the movie and TV series where a group of people carry a log and rush forward when there is a shortage of money to serve the Tao.
This is actually more like a tall chariot, with a battering ram inside, an arrow tower above, and an open surface covered with leather and wooden boards below. Some key positions are even wrapped with iron sheets to enhance protection. .
When attacking, it can accommodate hundreds of people including archers. When the people below attack the city gate, unless they are very unlucky, they don't have to worry about the threat of arrows from the city wall.
Don’t even be afraid of hot oil.
The only thing that needs to be worried about is fire attack, but the people in Tianji Pavilion have also done some fire prevention measures to make it as difficult as possible to ignite.
It's just a battering ram,
rear,
The regular tall arrow tower stands there and can be moved forward. There is a disassembly opening at the bottom. When the appropriate position is reached, a key component can be removed directly from the bottom, and then the arrow tower will naturally fall forward. At that time, , the arrow tower equipped with a grappling hook at the top will become the strongest and most durable ladder. Even if the defenders want to push it down, it will be difficult with such a large weight here.
Behind them is the siege crossbow. The thick and huge crossbow arrows will kill even Fan Li, who is wearing armor, if he is hit by it.
There are countless types of siege equipment, some of which may be useful, and some of which may not be useful. The specific choice can only be made according to local conditions after actual combat.
The most important thing is the catapult.
San'er had already designed the catapult of Xuehaiguan, and the people from Tianji Pavilion added some formation-like patterns to it, making the catapult have a longer range and higher accuracy when launched.
An inch is long and an inch is strong, and the same applies to catapults, because the Chu army who wants to come to the city will inevitably have trebuchet arrangements.
Now, under the command of Liang Cheng, the Xuehaiguan soldiers directly vacated the city wall on the south side of Xuehaiguan for siege coordination drills.
These soldiers are all cavalry, but they can't be allowed to ride horses to hit the city wall during the siege, right?
Fortunately, long ago, because they saw the weakness of the Yan people in siege, Xuehaiguan focused on practicing the step formation method, so it is not completely temporary.
"Can all of these be made?" Zheng Fan asked Zeng Shulang, the master of the Tianji Pavilion standing next to him.
"Back to uncle, the key spare parts will be made here in advance and brought with us. When we arrive in front of Zhennan Pass, we can mobilize the civilian workers to cut down the materials. As long as there are enough civilian workers and enough craftsmen, it will not be difficult to mass-produce them.
Before the war, we can build a workshop directly in the camp. "
This is to produce and make utensils while fighting.
In fact, this is also a very common practice. It is common for a city siege to last for half a year or even more than a year.
If the Chu army in Yupan City had not been short of food, how could they have surrendered? If Qu Tiannan was determined to defend and had enough food, it would be a big trouble.
And Zhennanguan...
Unless the Chu people were crazy, Uncle Zheng would not naively think that the Zhennanguan garrison would be short of food.
"Uncle, you are too talkative. My uncle's men are all elite soldiers. It is really a waste to use ants to attack the city. What good soldiers."
"You have to be prepared for any danger. When we actually attack the city, who knows when it will be our turn? We can't escape by running, and we can't push by pushing. When we really have to go on, we have to make our sacrifice count. Some value.
Moreover, we have no retreat. "
Although Emperor Yan was determined to attack Chu, it gave Uncle Zheng something to do instead of curling up in the northeast corner and drawing circles like he did when attacking Qian.
However, this is indeed Yan Guo's gamble, and it is also his Pingye Bo's gamble.
After breaking the Zhennang Pass and pushing the strategic area into the territory of Chu State, Taxue Customs will be truly safe. Maybe he can still hold his godson and go to Tian Wujing to ask for help:
elder brother,
Look at this Zhennan Pass,
It looks similar to the twist that children like to eat the most.
Of course, the latter is Uncle Zheng's imagination.
But if Zhennanguan cannot be conquered, and Yan will exhaust its national strength, it is impossible for the people of Jin to rise up, and the people in Yan will be in dire straits. If Qian Guo tries his best, the Chu people will immediately leave Zhennanguan and enter eastern Shanxi.
then,
He, Zheng Fan, could only go to the snowy plains to become the next savage king.
"You should put more thought into these utensils."
In fact, siege of a city relies on these excellent and continuous equipment, abundant food, and stable military morale. Otherwise, it will be like the savage attack on Snow Customs. It seems to be in full swing, but in fact it does not pose much of a threat. It's just a waste of human life.
"Yes, uncle, I know that I will definitely not let you down. To be honest with you, Tianji Pavilion was originally produced by the Helian family, but it was not used much. This has always been a regret in the hearts of villains.”
Tianji Pavilion is a Jianghu sect, but it also has official shadows.
Initially, it was established by a certain generation of Jin emperors, but slowly, with the decline of the Yu family, it was stripped away, and finally it gradually became a Jianghu sect.
As for the regret Zeng Shulang mentioned, it was probably that Tian Wujing and Li Liangting fought thousands of miles away on the [-]th and directly defeated the two elites. They also broke the hearts of most of the Jin people. The field battle eliminated most of the Jin people. After the main force, on the city, it basically depends on the message.
Therefore, the equipment that Tianji Pavilion had built for these two families was actually of little use.
"Don't worry, this time, there's something for you to play with."
"Uncle Xie."
Zheng Fan got off the city wall. On the south side of the city, Liang Cheng was commanding his troops to practice attacking the city, while on the east side of the city, the blind man was organizing a mobilization meeting.
Most of the people who listened to the meeting were civilians. These civilians were not considered standard households in Xuehai Customs, but they were indispensable on the battlefield and could become supplementary soldiers to join the battlefield at any time.
And they are basically the young ones in the family, with good ears and eyesight. After publicizing it to them, and then letting them communicate it in their own homes, the effect can be easily achieved.
The opening of the conference was a social drama that the people of Xuehaiguan liked to watch the most.
The main plot is that a group of actors wearing savage fur clothes and Chu armor rushed over first, hacked and killed the people of Jin, threw children to death, and insulted women;
During this period, the baby's voice should be shrill and the woman's cry should be tragic;
After doing this,
These actors then walked to the edge of the stage and laughed arrogantly at the audience below.
acting skills,
Exaggeration indeed;
But even though the audience below has watched it countless times, they are still itching with hatred.
In fact, most of the Jin people here have blood feud with the barbarians and Chu people.
At the same time, some viewers were too deeply involved in the drama, which led to several professionals who played bad guys being beaten up on the street and sent to the hospital for treatment;
After the anger is brought up,
"Uncle Zheng" appeared.
The actor who plays Uncle Zheng was carefully selected and is very handsome.
Before fleeing to Xue Customs, Ben was a well-known actor in the local troupe.
After "Uncle Zheng" appeared on the stage, he led several barbarian actors and Jin soldier actors,
First shout:
"Where to escape!"
then,
Cover it up.
The fighting scenes are pretty good to watch. Although they are just tricks, there is actually some real kung fu in them.
After defeating the enemy,
"Uncle Zheng" walked to the center of the stage again and began to say something loudly about "loving the people like a son", and then ended.
immediately,
The audience burst into cheers.
Last year, when rehearsals for the social opera first started, in order to better heighten the atmosphere, at the end of each performance, two disabled slaves from the savage slaves who were doing hard labor were specially selected to be beheaded on the stage.
Okay,
Forget about that scene and atmosphere.
It is only since this year that things have stopped and the stage has returned.
After the social opera performance,
The blind man first led everyone to recall whose food they ate, and who made it possible for everyone to have enough food and clothing, not to be cold in the winter, and to have medicine to take when they were sick.
Then the audience below, who had heard it many times and knew how to cooperate, would raise their hands and clenched their fists together and shout:
"Uncle Hirano!"
"Uncle Hirano!"
"Uncle Hirano!"
When he first saw this scene, Uncle Zheng, who was standing at the back watching the show, really wanted to raise his finger and shout along with the atmosphere:
"Rock and roll never dies!"
But the eyes of the masses are actually sharp, and they can clearly distinguish who is really good to them.
Next, the blind man began to explain to them the significance of the upcoming war to everyone. There was only one theme, only victory and no defeat, and Zhennanguan Pass must be captured.
Uncle Zheng did not bother the busy blind man, but went to the ice cellar.
The weather is actually starting to get hotter. Here in Xuehaiguan, the season that makes people feel hot is actually very short.
Uncle Zheng poured himself a glass of wine, knocked two ice cubes in the ice cellar and put them in. While drinking, he walked to a coffin.
reach out,
Knocked.
quickly,
The coffin lid was pushed open,
A Ming was revealed lying inside.
A Ming's eyes fell on Uncle Zheng's wine glass.
Road:
"Lord, that is the best quality batch of wine."
The implication is, Lord, if you want to drink grape juice, don’t waste the good stuff.
"mean."
Uncle Zheng sat down beside the coffin.
When he took the princess out of Snow Customs before, A Ming was lying in the ice cellar, and Liang Cheng poured blood on him every morning and night.
When he came back, A Ming had actually recovered more than half.
"You need to recover completely as soon as possible." Uncle Zheng said with concern.
Faced with this kind of concern, A Ming didn't feel too moved, because he knew that there was going to be a war.
"Lord, if you promise not to drink my wine again, I can probably recover before the war begins."
"So realistic?"
"Because if you are in a good mood, your injuries may recover faster."
"It makes sense."
"Ah."
"Then if I say that unless you fully recover tomorrow, I will distribute all your wine to the soldiers the day after tomorrow, will the effect be more obvious?"
"..." A Ming.
"Okay, okay, I understand. Squeeze some orange juice for me next time. I'm not used to drinking grape juice."
After helping A Ming close the coffin lid, Uncle Zheng walked out of the ice cellar holding the red wine glass.
Logically speaking, he should be very busy now, but in fact, he really has nothing to do.
Siniang is in charge of material reserves, the blind man is in charge of morale in the city, and A Cheng is in charge of military training.
What you should do is already being done by someone else, and they can only do it better than you;
But this kind of leisure before the war,
Uncle Zheng felt a great sense of emptiness.
Therefore,
He came to the back house,
Came to Liu Ruqing's house.
because here,
No matter how big the emptiness is, it can be completely filled by that "Uncle~".
However, Uncle Zheng was a little disappointed that Xiong Liqing was actually in Liu Ruqing's house at this time.
This made Uncle Zheng hesitate a little.
He stood at the door of the yard and didn't go in.
Just at this time, Xiao Yibo came over:
"Lord, the one who said he is looking for you."
That one refers to the Savage King. In this mansion, there is only the Savage King and cannot be called directly.
Zheng Fan nodded and walked into the other side of the back house.
After returning from a trip to Yanjing City with Zheng Fan, the treatment of the Savage King has been greatly improved. He no longer lives in the underground secret room but in a house.
But there was still an iron cage in the room, but the Savage King added a bed, a coffee table, and even a washbasin to the cage.
When Uncle Zheng came in, the Savage King was sitting at the coffee table reading a book.
The book was taken down.
Uncle Zheng knew that the other party wanted to laugh at him on purpose, but he just didn't want to laugh at him on purpose.
"Have you eaten?" Uncle Zheng asked.
The Savage King put down the book and said with a smile: "To tell you what to do, Coyotito has three meals at the same time this day. He is very regular."
"What do you want from me?" Zheng Fan sat down on a chair outside the cage.
"Uncle, Gouzi, I want to discuss with you how to direct my troops when they arrive."
"Soldiers and horses, I haven't seen them yet."
"Since the letter has been sent out, it is estimated that the news will only be obtained in the past two days. Please rest assured, uncle. If it is not absolutely reliable, I would not dare to put my own head against my uncle." You are kidding me."
"I'm curious. The troops you left behind only have 800 people."
A tribe of 800 people is nothing in the snowfield.
"My uncle didn't know that the 800 people were guarding a cell, a cell that was much larger than the place where my subordinates live now.
When my subordinates became king in the snowy plains, they forced many tribes to send their young clan leaders to me, that is, as hostages. Those people are still being guarded by my most loyal eight hundred men. "
"The most loyal?"
"They won't believe I'm dead."
Zheng Fan shook his head.
"At least, their loyalty can last for more than ten years."
"But I don't think those protons can have any effect. Something like a young clan leader can be regenerated. In some tribes, the original clan leaders may have died and a new leader has long been replaced."
"What my uncle said is true, so I need your cooperation. These protons are in the hands of my subordinates. Unless the subordinates are in the snowfield, it will be difficult to exchange for enough chips. But now, my subordinates have given them to you, uncle. Then we can have a good talk.”
"trouble."
"Uncle, if you are worried about trouble, you can let Gouzi out and let Gouzi do the work. By then, not to mention [-] savage troops, but even a hundred thousand, I am confident that Gouzi can do it. After all, I am your loyal dog."
"it is good."
"Huh?" The Savage King himself felt that he heard wrongly.
He just said it casually.
"Uncle Ben, I can send you on your way."
"..." Gou Moli.
Uncle Zheng stood up, walked to the cage, looked at Gou Moli, and said word by word:
"I know that you still have something to hide from me. You just talk about this hundred warriors, and I just listen. But when the day comes, I don't see [-] savages coming. Your head, I Just bring it to offer a sacrificial flag to my army that is about to set off."
Gou Moli lowered his head and said: "Uncle, don't worry, I, the dog, haven't lived enough yet. Now that I can live in a house with sunshine, I also want to have my own yard in the future."
"Ah."
Gou Moli knelt down,
shouted with a smile;
"Uncle, Gouzi, I want to hear, what can I get for Gouzi with the lives of these [-] savages?"
"Now, do you want to negotiate terms with Uncle Ben?"
"Gouzi, I don't dare. It's not about the conditions. Gouzi, I have already thrown that shoe on the road. Now, Gouzi, I want to hold a new shoe."
"Oh? Then Uncle Ben would like to hear, what do you want?"
"Gouzi heard from Mr. Bei that our Xue Customs currently has a lot of trade teams, and there will only be more in the future. These teams need people to take care of them. After all, Xue Customs will use them to produce goat milk in the future."
"Go on."
"Gouzi wants to seek an official position."
"What job?"
"Snow Customs, Protector of the Commercial School."
…………
at this time,
More than seventy miles away from the northern city wall of Xueguan, a savage tribe with a population of nearly [-] is migrating south.
(End of this chapter)