Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 209 Hehe Zaiyu, native of Qiu Yuxiang!
Jiqiu Ziyu stood at the head of Yangzhou City and looked out.

Outside Yangzhou City, the Lu army as mighty as mountains and seas is gathering.

Among the Lu army, dozens of siege equipment of different shapes are also being mobilized.

Ji Qiu Zikai looked at these Lu troops with a more serious expression.

And Che You next to him couldn't help swallowing nervously: "How many people must there be?"

Ji Qiuzi replied: "Isn't this easy to count? A square formation is a brigade, and a brigade has 500 people. Right now there are thirty square formations, a total of 5000 people."

"5000 people? My Yangzhou garrison only has more than [-] people. This..."

Che You felt a little dizzy in his head.

Seeing this, Ji Qiu Zikai said with relief: "Don't worry, we only need to stick to it for ten days. Once the ten days are over, the son of the country will lead the army to help."

When Che You heard this, he immediately felt relieved.

But what he didn't know was that the news that Guo Xia led the army back to aid was just a lie made up by Ji Qiu Zikai to boost morale.

After the Japanese native Qiu Zikai was defeated and returned to the camp, Guoxia truthfully informed the news of the Jin army's arrival.

In order to prevent being encircled by Lu and Jin to make dumplings, Guoxia decided to lead the main force of the Qi army to withdraw from Yangzhou first.

And Ji Qiu Zikai was responsible for gathering the remnants of Gao Zhang's army and the defeated generals, plus his headquarters stayed here, trying to delay the advance of the Lu army.

The time Guoxia left for Jiqiu Zikai to defend the city was exactly ten days.

As soon as the ten days pass, Ji Qiu Zikai can lead his subordinates to evacuate Yangzhou without worrying about military punishment.

And today is the seventh day that Jiqiu Zijia stayed in Yangzhou.

In the past few days, the Lu army had launched several innocuous attacks on Yangzhou, but the purpose of those attacks was not to destroy the city, but to make the Qi army tired and slack through night raids and harassment.

But today's offense is obviously very different.

A few days ago, most of the siege equipment dispatched by the Lu army were simple and light objects such as hooks, aids, and rope ladders.

But today...

Ji Qiuzi looked at the towering chariot in the distance, drawn by eight oxen and assisted by manpower, moving slowly, and the towering chariot surrounded by a group of soldiers, hanging a giant tree, slowly pushing towards the gate of Yangzhou The rushing chariot driven by four horses was used to help the Lu army climb the tower, and the more than [-] catapults that led to the destruction of the invincible navy of Qi State...

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "People from the state of Lu should be serious about it!"

Just when Ji Qiu Zikai was about to order the whole army to be on alert, he suddenly found that the moving army formation of the Lu army in front had stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a road parted in the battle formation of the Lu army, and eight soldiers walked out slowly with heavy steps, carrying the coffin on their shoulders.

Jiqiu Zikai frowned, and asked suspiciously, "What is this?"

Before he could figure it out, the battle formation of the Lu army changed again.

A temporary car that was much higher than the head of Yangzhou City was pushed out of the battle formation.

And standing on this carriage was Zaiyu who was wearing a scarlet cloak.

Zai Yu stood on top of the car, first leaned towards the coffin and cupped his hands, his voice resounded through the countryside of Yangzhou.

"Today's battle, Bian Zi, please witness in the spirit of the sky!"

As soon as Zaiyu finished speaking, he heard thunderous retelling from the Lu people's battle formation below.

"Bian Zi, please witness in the spirit of heaven!"

Zaiyu nodded slightly when he heard the words, and his eyes swept over the solemn and silent Tuqiu soldiers below, and then at the murderous and angry Bianyi disciples beside him.

Zai Yu immediately ordered loudly: "Beat the drum, march!"

The drums are beating, and the rhythm is slow, but it does not change impassioned.

The army marched forward, although there were mountains of swords and seas of fire, they still moved forward bravely step by step.

Zaiyu sang loudly to the sound of the drum: "I will get out of my car, and I will be pastured there! From what the Son of Heaven said, I am coming!"

(I am preparing to go out in a tall chariot, and the former army is waiting in line on the outskirts of the capital. An order came from the palace of the emperor, and I followed the call of the country to come here)

Tuqiu Jiashi, who was silent at first, also slapped Ge Dun and began to sing loudly to his tune.

"Call the servant, and call it a record! The king's affairs are so difficult, and he is so thorny!"

(Call my servant Ma Bian to my side and tell them to get on the car and go to the front line together. The safety of the country is a big problem in this troubled autumn, and we must urgently face difficulties and move forward bravely)

With the exciting tune, many soldiers of the Lu army who had read "Poetry" also began to sing "Get Out of the Car" along with their tune.

"Wang ordered Nanzhong to go to the city! Get out of the car, Peng Peng, and the flag is Yang Yang!"

(The emperor issued an order to Nanzhong, and sent him to build a city in the distant Shuofang. Many chariots were dispatched together, and the flags were flying in the sky, colorful and vivid)

"The Son of Heaven orders me, the city is beyond Shuofang! He He Nan Zhong, Yu Yu Xiang!"

(The emperor issued an order to us and rushed to Nashuofang to build the city. The famous Nanzhong! Lead the army to fight and smash the yin and yin!)

The people of Lu were so powerful, seeing this situation, Jiqiu Zikai couldn't help but sweat a little on his forehead.

Today's Lu Jun seems to be the same as the Lu Jun in his usual impression...

Not the same!
But he knows that this is not the time to panic, and he is the one with the best geographical advantage in the battle of defending the city.

As long as we fight steadily, burn the Lu army's siege equipment, repel the Lu army's vanguard elite, and the rest will naturally disperse.

Now several city gates in Yangzhou have been blocked by him with earth and rocks. In other words, if the Lu army wants to break through the city, they must either take down the city walls, or be ready to fill it with human life.

Ji Qiu Zikai murmured in his heart: "Three days, as long as we stay there for another three days, we can evacuate from Jishui by boat."

During these three days, no matter what price he paid, he had to stick to it!
Ji Qiu Zikai watched the various siege equipment of the Lu army gradually approaching the city wall of Yangzhou, and after estimating that they had entered the firing range of the Qi army, he prepared to give orders to shoot arrows.

Unexpectedly, before Ji Qiu Zikai gave the order to release the arrows, the Lu army's catapult that had been pushed to the front of the formation had already fired first.

More than [-] boulders engulfed in fire waves fell like meteors on the head of Yangzhou city, only to hear the huge roar of bang bang bang, and clouds of smoke and dust splashed on the city wall.

Jiqiu Zikai was choked by the flying dust, and his eyes were caught in the dust and could not be opened, but he still did not forget to shout the order.

"Calibrate the ballista, overturn the aid vehicles of the Lu army, and don't let them climb to the top of the city!"

With an order from Ji Qiuzi, the ballista between the Yangzhou battlements instantly reversed its direction, and a soldier put a huge crossbow bolt as thick as a forearm on the crossbow string.

The crossbow flew out, piercing the front fender of the aid vehicle like a sharp blade, and several Lu soldiers who were hiding behind were nailed to the ground through their chests.

Seeing his companion fell to the ground, the surrounding soldiers quickly took his place and continued to push the aid cart forward.

After so many rounds of shooting, the Lu army faced the rain of arrows from the Qi army and risked being pierced by crossbow arrows, but their fighting spirit remained undiminished.

Jiqiu Zikai's scalp couldn't help getting numb when he saw all the Lu people desperately fighting for their lives.

"Who are these Lu people subordinate to?"

But before he could figure it out, the Lu army's car had already been pushed to the front. On the platform of the car, the Lu army archers who had been holding back for a long time let go of their bowstrings, and the Lu army's arrow rain immediately swept across the city.

While the Qi army was overwhelmed, the soldiers of the Lu army who were holding up the shed to resist the Qi army's shooting suddenly dispersed, making way for the companions pushing the flying bridge behind them.

In an instant, the fearless Bianyi disciples pushed a dozen flying bridges made of logs and planks, equipped with wooden wheels, towards the moat.

After hearing only a few bangs, more than a dozen flying bridges were filled between the ravines of the moat.

The last obstacle for the hook aid car to the city wall was also completely removed.

Seeing this, Zaiyu, who was on the car, immediately picked up the drumstick and tensed his arms, and played the war drum on the car like raindrops.

Accompanied by the violent beating of drums, the soldiers pushing the aid cart gritted their teeth, their arms bulging, and pushed forward with all their might.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ji Qiu Zifei immediately shouted: "Flying hook!"

As soon as these words came out, seven or eight claws linked by ropes flew out from the city wall.

These claws are coiled on the hook aid vehicle, and after a few laps, they are firmly fixed to the body.

Jiqiu Ziyu yelled, "Pull it down!"

With an order, the Qi army rushed forward, and three or four soldiers stood behind each flying hook.

They raised their eyebrows and raised their eyes together, pulling the rope backwards like a tug-of-war.

In an instant, Lu Jun's aid vehicle was in danger of overturning.

At the moment of danger, Zaiyu quickly ordered: "Archers who are approaching the chariot, shoot the person who drags the flying hook on the wall!"

"My lord, don't worry, I, Ji Sheng, are here!"

Ji Sheng held the Tuomu lacquered bow, and drew the arrow and bow in one go. In the blink of an eye, three people on the city wall were killed.

The three of them were shot with arrows and let go, and the flying hook attached to the hook support vehicle was immediately missing.

Just as Ji Sheng was about to draw his arrow to shoot again, he found that the quiver beside him was empty.

Just when he was puzzled, he only heard the sound of breaking through the air several times, and then saw seven or eight people from the Qi army on the wall fell to the ground with arrows.

Zai Yu looked in the direction of the arrow, and saw two tower-like men standing side by side holding huge bows.

Against the backdrop of their big hands, the several-foot-long arrows were as petite as chopsticks.

The slightly darker man aimed at the enemy army at the top of the city with a huge bow, and he was still muttering while aiming.

"Next arrow, I'm going to shoot in the cheek."

As soon as the words fell, the feather arrow shot out, and Qi Jun on the wall fell to the ground in pain, covering his face.

The whiter man just nodded slightly, and shot an arrow at the wall.

After a while, the soldier on the wall covered his eyes and fell to the ground in pain.

When Bai Han saw this, he was taken aback for a moment, then he lowered his head in shame and said.

"I'm not capable. I originally wanted to shoot him in the forehead."

Seeing this, Zai Yu couldn't help asking in surprise.

"Are these two warriors Bianyi's soldiers? I don't remember that there are such good archers in my Tuqiu army?"

After Ji Sheng saw their archery, he shook his head unwillingly and reported back to Jai Yu.

"Reporting to my lord, these two lords are under the tent of Mencius. Lu Zhi is good at shooting, and there is no one who can surpass him."

"Oh?" Jai Yu asked in surprise, "How to call it?"

The two brothers heard the words and replied while shooting arrows.

"Brother Yan."

"Yan Xi."

"Yan Gao."

　I originally wanted to ask for a monthly ticket, but I only got a recommendation ticket. I have no ability.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)