The Era of Generals

　　 Too late to say anything to Xu Qing, Chen Ze led Meng Yang and others to the tower.

　　 The sound of the horn continued, Chen Ze dashed up to the observation tower at the highest point of the tower, hacked away the crude binoculars in the sentry's hand, and looked in the direction pointed out by the soldiers.

　　 In the sparse woods about a mile away from the West City Gate, there was a vaguely visible group of troops marching forward without flags in phalanx.

　　 This unit was placed in a dense marching array, with swords and shields holding the shield at the head, followed by the spearmen. On both sides of the formation, cavalry patrolled back and forth, and in the middle of the formation, Chen Ze saw three big guys!

Those are three huge catapults that are more than twice the size of the catapults on the castle tower. Each catapult is pulled hard by eight horses, and there are at least thousands of archers around the catapults. Guard with a bow.

　　 In addition, Chen Ze also saw that behind the catapult, three huge towers ten meters high, almost as high as the city wall, were actually slowly advancing along with the movement of the phalanx.

　　 Siege Tower!

　　 Chen Ze frowned slightly, how long have these guys been preparing, not only the catapult, but also the siege tower!

　　 The siege tower is not just a simple ladder like the ladder, which can be easily pushed down by the defending army to prevent the enemy from climbing the city wall.

　　 This thing is a movable bunker. The body of the tower is covered with thick and moist animal skins, which can not only prevent bows and arrows but also fire. Even the stone bullets fired by the catapult cannot be destroyed by one or two shots.

The space inside the siege tower is large enough to accommodate hundreds of soldiers to hide in it, and its height is as high as ten meters. As long as it is close to the city wall, the soldiers on it can jump up to the tower and defend the city. The threat from the side is great.

　　To deal with the siege tower, the best way is to use the trebuchet, but the precision hit rate of this thing is really hard to say. If there is not a sufficient number of trebuchet salvos, it is difficult to cause fatal damage to the siege tower.

　　 What’s more terrible is that there are many hidden arrow holes in the siege tower. Soldiers inside can shoot arrows in the tower to kill the enemy, so even if you want to send troops out of the city to stop them from approaching, the price you need to pay is great.

　　 West Cloud City was unable to dig the moat due to geological reasons. Once the siege tower collided, the defenders in the city would not be able to deal with it.

　　 This thing is completely a tank!

　　 Compared to the siege tower, the five siege hammers next to him are nothing.

　　 A rough sweep, the woods are crowded with people, even if it is less than seven thousand, five or six thousand still can't run.

　　 After observing the enemy formation, Chen Ze was about to use his binoculars to look in another direction, when someone hurried up under the observation tower.

　　 "My lord, your subordinates have sent someone to pick up the trebuchet as you ordered, but the five above..."

The person who came up was Xu Qing. He was also worried after the arrangement of the manpower. At this moment, the sentry had issued a warning, which meant that the enemy was coming. But at this point, the counsellor actually asked for the trebuchet to be dismantled. Not proper!

　　 Even Xu Qing suspected that this guy was not a spy sent by the enemy, right?

　　 "Just do as I say."

　　 Chen Ze frowned slightly, and had to put down the binoculars first, and once again took out the military aircraft token from his arms.

　　 "This... alright."

　　 Xu Qing bowed his head and sighed, and had to wave back. A dozen engineers who also suspected that he had heard the wrong thing had no choice but to scatter and execute the order.

　　 "What about them?"

　　 The moment he lowered his head, Xu Qing couldn't help but stretch out his hand when he saw the sight outside the city gate.

　　 Outside the city gate, hundreds of soldiers are working while looking up at the tower from time to time, their faces full of anxiety.

　　 These people were the five hundred weak soldiers who were dispatched by Chen Ze in advance when they were in the barracks, and the task Chen Ze gave them was to bring shovel and shovel to dig trenches within 500 meters in front of the West City Gate.

　　 is called a trench instead of a trench because of Chen Ze's request.

　　 He does not demand how deep and wide the trenches should be dug, but that they must be enough and long enough!

This requirement is very simple. With the loose soil around West Cloud City, the soldiers can plow a ditch on the ground by pushing forward with a shovel alone. Ten people repeat two or three rounds, one line is thirty centimeters deep. Fifty centimeters wide, the trench that traverses the entire official road out of the city can be formed.

　　 For a while, the team of five hundred people was doing so enthusiastically. When Xu Qing saw them, the open area in front of the city gate was like farmland that had just been reclaimed, and it was almost like planting seedlings.

　　 But what's the use?

　　 Xu Qing sighed slightly, but he could guess what Chen Ze thought.

　　 These trenches are shallow and narrow, and ordinary people can walk across them with a single stroke, even if there are a lot of them...How difficult is it to run in the fields?

　　 Therefore, Chen Ze's purpose is to hinder the advancement of large siege equipment such as catapults.

Whether it’s a catapult or a siege tower, they all have a common feature, that is, they are large but also heavy. If you don’t install wheels underneath~www.readwn.com~ just relying on manpower to drag it, I’m afraid it will come. The people in front of the city gate were exhausted, and there was no need to fight this battle.

　　 These trenches are used to deal with siege equipment. People can step over, but can they use catapults?

　　 also jump?

　　 The idea is correct, but Xu Qing's sigh is exactly the same.

　　 It is not only Chen Ze who can dig trenches to catch the stone wheels, but it is of course also considered by the siege party.

Therefore, the army will be equipped with a team of engineers, who usually walk at the end of the team to protect the food and grass, and take the responsibility of clearing obstacles during war. Before the boss is ready to order the attack, they will carry sandbags and ditch the trenches under the protection of swords and shields. Fill in at least a few trails for the siege equipment to move forward normally.

　　 And the trench that Chen Ze ordered to dig was too shallow and narrow, let alone sandbags, it was those sword and shield players who covered the huge shield in their hands to cover the trench, isn't it just a passage?

　　 After all, it’s still too young and too little experience. Such a trench doesn’t help at all.

　　 Xu Qing was sighing, but Chen Ze wouldn't care about him. After instructing people to open the city gate and let the five hundred people come in, he raised the binoculars again and observed it carefully. This was a sigh of relief.

　　 Without paying attention to Xu Qing, who had a bitter face, Chen Ze went straight down the observation tower to check the progress of dismantling the trebuchet, and then gathered Meng Yang and others to one place and ordered something quietly.

　　 Only Xu Qing was left standing alone on the watchtower in the mess in the wind.

　　 After hesitating for a while, he finally gritted his teeth sharply, stamped his feet in the same place, turned and rushed down the tower like a flying, raised his head and looked at Chen Ze deeply, then the prancing horse galloped into the city.

　　 Just when he was about to disappear at the end of the street, Chen Ze, who had given orders to Meng Yang and the others, glanced at him, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.