Bad people in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 149

Tian Hao returned, but he didn't know that his every move was being watched from afar. It was Chu Nangong who was hiding in the dark, and there was another person beside him.

"What did Donghuang Taiyi send you here for?"

Watching the group of people enter the city wall defense line, Chu Nan Gong asked the charming woman beside him.

To be honest, he was quite surprised to see Da Si Ming in the camp of the Chu army before.

As far as he knew, Donghuang Taiyi should have kept his treasure in the Qin State and was preparing to cooperate with the Qin State in depth. He should not send people to participate in this war, especially to join the Chu State.

Now, a cruel and ruthless woman like Da Siming has been sent here. The situation is not right.

"His Excellency Donghuang observes the movement of the stars, and found that the fate has changed recently, so he set some goals for me to eliminate."

Da Siming did not shy away from speaking out about the purpose of his trip.

"Is that the boy who resisted beating?"

Chu Nangong immediately thought of one person, that boy was incredible, he was able to attract the bombardment of the sky, and he survived.

"He was one of the targets."

Da Siming replied that she must kill that person.

"It's not easy to kill him."

Chu Nanggong shook his head and said: "He should be an important chess piece cultivated by Zhan Ri, and he is guarded very strictly. Zhan Ri has become a heavenly man. Even if he is not as good as me and Donghuang, you are not something you can deal with."

That kid was able to trigger the lightning to strike down, which is very extraordinary in itself. At that time, the sun appeared beside him at the first time, which is enough to prove how much he attached importance to him. He wanted to kill him under the protection of a strong man in the heaven and man realm. It was so difficult that even he couldn't do it.

Moreover, Hidden Sun is the best at hiding. If there is a sudden sneak attack when taking action, he may not be able to defend against it.

"I plan to use the power of Chu State and ask Nangong to help me when the time comes."

Da Siming smiled coquettishly and said that she also saw that the man was not easy to kill, so she entered the Chu army.

"Does Donghuang Taiyi know that you joined the Chu Army?"

His old eyes narrowed slightly, Chu Nangong couldn't guess what that person was thinking for a while.

Although he is half a member of the Yin Yang family, he is still very afraid of the mysterious Donghuang Taiyi.

"Your Excellency Donghuang knows everything."

Da Siming did not answer this question directly.

His eyes flickered, but Chu Nangong said nothing.

He couldn't guess what that person was thinking, but it didn't matter whether he guessed or not now. He would first help Chu State win this war.

Baiyue must not be allowed to use that poisonous technique to win again, otherwise once Chu loses its 20 troops and [-] civilians, its vitality will be severely damaged.

This is not allowed by him!

Thinking in this way, Chu Nangong soon discovered that Baiyue had made a big move, 10 people suddenly rushed out from the city wall and headed straight for the mountain city, accompanied by countless horse-drawn carts, ox carts, donkey carts, etc.

In the doubts of the two, the 10 people began to tear down the stones in the mountain city, first rolled down the stones, and then transported them to the city wall with horse-drawn carts and ox carts, and mixed them with the mud that had been reconciled long ago. Reinforce and heighten the city wall.

This is not over yet. There are quite a few Baiyue people who came here during this period. Tianze only selected the young and strong among them to wear the [-] armors taken from the Korean army to become soldiers. There are still more than [-] people who can serve as civilian husbands. .

Fortunately, with the food and grass traded from the Qin State by the Korean prisoners, it can still bear it.

These more than [-] civilian husbands also acted to cooperate with the transportation of stones from the mountain city.

"It's so thoughtful."

Chu Nanggong shook his head, turned around and left the mountain city.

The other party obviously also thought that the Chu army would use the stones on the mountain city to assist the trebuchets to throw and destroy those fortifications, so these stones were transported away in advance, and at the same time they could be used as their own trebuchet stones.

It just so happened that the Chu army was collecting grass and clear water, and they couldn't stop it in a short time.

Baiyue's calculation is too deep!

Not to mention Baiyue's actions, the Chu army on the other side launched an attack in accordance with Xiang Yan's original order after working for three days.

Although very tired, they couldn't wait any longer.

The fire burned the surrounding vegetation and spread rapidly into the distance, leaving the cattle and horses accompanying the army without a source of forage. What they harvested alone could not last long.

At the same time, the fires killed countless animals in the mountains and forests. In this hot weather, the corpses rotted quickly, and many of them fell into the rivers and polluted the water sources. These are all problems.

They must break through Baiyue's city wall defense line and wipe out all the hundreds of thousands of Baiyue troops before their reserves of water and fodder are used up. Otherwise, if the war drags on, it will be quite detrimental to them.

But when the Chu army crossed the mountain city and entered the gentle area behind, they were all dumbfounded.

"A bunch of lunatics!"

Arriving at the top platform of the mountain city, Xiang Yan and others were dumbfounded when they looked at the densely packed and endless trenches and fortifications, and gained a new understanding of Baiyue's madness.

They knew from Chu Nan Gong that Baiyue had dug a lot of trenches and fortifications here, but when they saw it with their own eyes, they were still shocked and numb.

I saw that a deep ravine had been dug out every ten feet on the originally flat ground. Above the ravine were countless sloping wooden piles with their ends sharpened into spikes. There was only a strip less than a foot wide below. The gap is convenient for Baiyue soldiers to shoot with bows and crossbows.

It is obvious at a glance that this kind of trench is used to deal with their Chu army. If you want to capture that kind of trench, even using a trebuchet will be difficult to achieve.

"The shield troops are advancing layer by layer from the front!"

Biting her cheek tightly, Xiang Yan suppressed her anger and ordered.

The opponent has taken the geographical advantage to an extreme. If they want to capture this area, they must make huge sacrifices, and most importantly, it will take a long time.

But no matter what, he could only order to advance.

Facing this kind of opponent and terrain, there is no room for tricks at all, and this is Baiyue's territory, people are more familiar with it, it is impossible for them to detour quietly, once they are found and ambushed in that terrain Blocking is sure to kill, so they can only fight hard.

Following Xiang Yan's order, [-] strong Chu soldiers stepped forward with huge square shields and slowly advanced.

The ten thousand people were divided into three rows, with a large shield standing upright in the front row, and the two rows behind put the large shields on their heads to prevent the opponent from throwing arrows.

There were also [-] spearmen mixed in the middle, their spears sticking out from the holes in the shield as an attack force.

In addition, there is a row of spearmen in the front row who beat the ground in front with their spears to explore possible traps on the ground.

"Cum first!"

Zhao Da, who was in the first trench, watched the advancing shield soldiers, and ordered to shoot after reaching the design range.

That's right, the main force of the first line of defense is the [-] Korean troops recruited by Tian Hao at the beginning. They were carefully trained by Li Kai, and they have even been on the battlefield. They are considered veterans. Their combat experience and various qualities are far from rookies can be compared.

Especially in the past six months, I have benefited a lot from practicing spear skills and breathing skills. It can be said that I have been completely transformed.

Coupled with the crossbow and the latest arrows in his hand, he will be worthy even against warriors.

"Dong dong dong..."

After receiving Zhao Da's order, 3000 people removed two of the three arrows carried on the crossbow, leaving only the middle one to concentrate on shooting.

Three thousand arrows accurately hit the big shield at the front. The arrows made of carbon steel shot deeply into the big shield, and some even penetrated the one-inch-thick shield, but the big shield itself was made of hard steel. Made of wood and wrapped with a layer of cowhide and a layer of bronze, it has amazing defensive capabilities.

The outermost layer of bronze can resist flaming arrows and prevent the wooden shield from igniting. The cowhide has strong toughness and buffering effect. The last wooden shield has a certain toughness and is also lighter, making it easier for soldiers to hold it and move forward. .

Although the carbon steel arrows could penetrate the large shield, they would also get stuck, making it difficult to really hurt the Chu soldiers behind them.

The Chu army continued to advance like this. When they reached ten feet in front of the trench, Zhao Da and others suddenly leveled their crossbows, loaded three arrows and shot them decisively.

Nine thousand arrows rubbed against the ground and shot out, along the gap between the shield and the ground.

The Chu army wanted to move forward with the big shield on their shoulders. Naturally, it was impossible to let the shield drag on the ground, so they had to lift it up a little bit. This became the goal of Zhao Da and others.

It may be difficult for ordinary archers to hit such a small gap, but Zhao Da and others have been practicing bow and crossbow shooting for the past six months, let alone ten feet, they can hit a hundred shots within twenty feet.

Moreover, the arrowhead this time was much wider, like a crescent shovel, scratching the soles and ankles of the Chu shield soldiers in the front row.

The most sinister thing is that Tian Hao specially prepared high-concentration salt water and pepper water to soak the arrows, which caused the pain after the wound to be even more intense and difficult to bear.

Fortunately, this era itself is not serious, otherwise it would be really difficult to get things like chili peppers.

"what!"

A series of screams sounded, and the first row of Chu soldiers with injured feet fell to the ground instinctively, and the shields in their hands fell to the ground, revealing the shield soldiers and the ten thousand spearmen in the rear who held the shields above their heads.

The [-] soldiers who were assisting Zhao Da and the others had already delivered the second crossbow that had been stringed, and then handed it over to Zhao Da and the others to aim and shoot.

Then the third one, the fourth one...he shot ten waves in one breath, with a total of thirty thousand arrows before he stopped.

The hand speed of these 3000 people was too fast, and the Baiyue soldiers who cooperated also had a tacit understanding.The last two rows of Chu shield soldiers were not given a chance to put down their shields.

Although they were all wearing armor, they couldn't resist the combination of crossbows and carbon steel arrows made in Korea.

Even if the arrows soaked in high-concentration salt water and pepper water hit the vital parts, the intense pain caused was enough to make them lose their fighting power.

This was not over yet. The Baiyue soldiers in the trenches behind them also fired crossbows at the same time, causing the [-] Chu troops to lie down.

As if they had expected it, tens of thousands of Baiyue soldiers rushed forward from the trench, grabbed the [-] large shields of Chu and retreated quickly to the rear.

This kind of shield is very effective against their crossbows, and they must be brought over so that they can better utilize the advantages of the crossbows.

It's a long story, but the whole process only took place within ten breaths. Before the Chu army at the rear could react, the tens of thousands of Baiyue soldiers who rushed out had already returned to the trench, leaving behind the wailing Chu soldiers.

Although those soldiers were targeted by tens of thousands of arrows, not all of them died on the spot. Half of them survived, but they were also very miserable. The arrows soaked in high-concentration salt water and pepper water were too painful to shoot on the body. .

The Chu army behind was also stunned, stunned by Baiyue's extravagant style of play.

How can anyone shoot a hundred thousand arrows at once?

Are they all steel arrows with amazing penetrating power, and the arrows don’t cost money?
The archers who helped hold down the formation couldn't take action, because there were still their own comrades there. If they really wanted to throw arrows, they would be easily injured. In the end, they could only watch the Baiyue thieves take away the shields.

"Drag the person back, the speed can be slowed down, and we must not give the opponent another chance!"

Xiang Yan, who saw all this in his eyes, ordered with a dark face and emphasized his instructions.

Those wounded soldiers must be dragged back, otherwise they would be allowed to howl on the battlefield, which would be a major blow to morale.

As the order was issued, another [-] shield soldiers came forward, accompanied by [-] soldiers to carry people.

The advancement speed is much slower this time, and the bottom of the shield is dropped on the ground and dragged forward to avoid making the same mistake again.

Moreover, with the corpses of their companions blocking the front, it was impossible for the enemy to shoot their feet and ankles in that way.

But Tian Hao has been preparing for this battle for half a year, how could he only have this one method?
Especially with the guidance of Sima Jin, a military strategist who knew the Chu army's formation tactics very well, he had already taken into account all the Chu army's reactions and made targeted preparations.

After the [-] shield soldiers arrived at their positions and erected a shield wall to block them, Zhao Da also took out his trump card.

A crossbow hidden in the trench erupted, shooting hundreds of arrows like spears.

A batch of arrows are all specially made, the whole body is made of carbon steel, and weighs forty catties. Although such a weight greatly reduces the range of the bed crossbow, it greatly improves the impact force, and can cause extreme damage in a short distance. strong impact.

Such a powerful impact was far beyond what human power could withstand. The shield that was hit instantly shattered, and the soldiers behind were also knocked away. The unfortunate ones were even shot through by arrows.

This was not over yet, Zhao Da and others quickly threw thousands of things wrapped in black cloth into the Chu army's shield formation along the hundreds of gaps that were opened.

"Buzz..."

A scalp-numbing buzzing sound sounded, and countless bees flew out, attacking all surrounding creatures in a frightened state, causing immediate disaster to the [-] Chu troops.

That's right, what Zhao Da and others threw out was exactly the beehive. Tian Hao specially asked people to raise it. He specially selected the kind of wild bees that sting and hurt people. They also used Baiyue's witchcraft and poison to strengthen it. Once it was When stabbed, it will produce extremely strong burning pain, which is difficult for ordinary people to bear.

"what!"

There was another series of screams, and the Chu soldiers holding the shields were the first to fail, causing the shield wall they had built to collapse.

Zhao Da and the others, who had been preparing for a long time ago, fired ten waves in a row, and the Baiyue soldiers in the trench behind also followed up quickly, shooting more than [-] arrows, and did not stop until no one could stand. Treacherous and inhumane.

Then the same operation happened again. Last time, the tens of thousands of Baiyue soldiers rushed out and picked up the ten thousand large shields, taking away the one hundred carbon steel crossbow arrows along the way, leaving the Chu army behind them still no time to react.

The whole set of movements was so smooth, as if it had been practiced countless times.

"Dirty trick!"

Xiang Yan in the back cursed and despicable.

He never expected that Baiyue would use such despicable methods. He had previously thought about guarding against Baiyue's three techniques of witchcraft and poison, but he really didn't guard against this method, mainly because he couldn't imagine it.

Jun Shenjun and the others beside him also had gloomy expressions. These two waves alone cost them [-] troops. Although most of them seemed to be alive, they were also wounded by arrows, making it difficult to fight in a short period of time. .

Baiyue is harder to fight than they thought.

"Hit me with a trebuchet! Hit me hard!"

Xiang Yan decisively ordered that he could not continue like this. Once he fell into his opponent's rhythm, he would inevitably lose more.

It was just a test before. The result of the test made him extremely angry and sad. He could only use trebuchets to slowly destroy the opponent's defenses. Although it would be very slow to advance, it was more cost-effective than losing soldiers.

The Chu army in the rear took action, pushing hundreds of trebuchets forward, and then...

Then find stones of the right size. Although the trebuchet is a powerful weapon for siege, the stones used are usually made from local materials. Now if you want to use the trebuchet, you have to find the right stone.

But this time Chu Jun was dumbfounded again. Looking around, there was no suitable stone around. The hill behind was actually a rock mountain, but it was not easy to carve it into suitable stone.

In desperation, we could only ask the warriors accompanying the army to take action and quickly dig out some rocks.

"Bang bang bang..."

When the trebuchet was in operation, stones weighing hundreds of kilograms were thrown down with astonishing force.

But Tian Hao had long thought that the Chu army would use trebuchets, so the trenches they excavated were covered with wood and covered with thick mud as a buffer.

It's just that it's not easy to destroy these trenches with a stone throw of this size. Although its impact is large, it is not the kind of cannonball that Tian Hao had in his previous life.

The stone is large and irregular, and its penetrating power is not much, at least not enough to destroy the roof of the trench supported by wood and earth with one blow.

This was not over yet. The Baiyue soldiers in the trench threw out their nooses one after another, grabbed the stones hit in front and dragged them over, and then transported them to the rear. There were already carriages there ready to transport all the stones to the end. Square city wall defense line.

Seeing this scene, the top brass of the Chu army wanted to vomit blood, but they were helpless.

They have fortifications as cover, and whether they are shooting arrows or throwing stones, they can be blocked. Even using a bed crossbow is of little use.

This kind of fortification is a bummer.

Especially when paired with the world-famous Korean crossbows and Baiyue's fine steel arrows, it is invincible.

As for sending out masters to sneak attack, who would dare to step forward in the face of that kind of attack that shoots hundreds of thousands of arrows all over the face?

Even Chu Nan Gong wouldn't dare, not to mention that Baiyue is not without its masters.

This battle is tough!

This was not over yet. Zhao Da and others were not passively beaten, but also used hundreds of hidden crossbows to shoot the Chu army's trebuchets one by one.

Using the power of the crossbow and special arrows made of carbon steel, hundreds of arrows can be shot down at once, which can cause huge damage to the trebuchet.

Moreover, the range of the bed crossbow is much longer than that of the trebuchet. Even if the Chu army wanted to use the trebuchet to focus fire to counterattack, it could not be done.

As for the Chu army's bed crossbows, they had little effect against that kind of fortifications.

In short, there is no solution!

"Do you think the Chu army will level that hill?"

Tian Hao, who was hiding in a trench, put down his telescope and smiled. Although these tactics are a bit boring, they are very practical. He even borrowed some tunnel warfare techniques from his predecessors, which are most suitable for The weak defeats the strong.

"It's just used to consume the skills of those people."

Tianze was also sneering, with that kind of weapon in hand, Chu's army is no longer a concern, what they need to deal with is Chu's martial arts practitioners, it is best to use this battle to wipe out their opponents.

Only by getting rid of those martial arts practitioners from the Chu State can their real vitality be severely damaged.

Soldiers can be recruited at any time to form young warriors, but masters need to be trained and trained bit by bit. The cycle is very long and the investment is quite large. Therefore, the key point is to kill those warriors, especially those who are strong, such as Talk about Chu Nangong!

Of course, what needs to be targeted most is the four legions of the Chu army, which must be annihilated.

"Don't be careless, kerosene and trebuchets are a perfect match. The Chu army must have carried a lot of kerosene on this trip."

The Six-fingered Black Man reminded that the Mo family had also studied simple mechanisms like trebuchets, and even built many of them in Zhao and Yan, and they knew very well how to exert the power of such a big killing weapon.

"We just want to trick them out of the kerosene they prepared and prepare for the final battle."

Sima Jin's face was full of murderous intent. His Majesty was sentenced to death by Qin Wangji. Although the main problem was Qin Wangji and Fan Ju, the Chu family also contributed a lot back then.

The Chu Clan has a close relationship with the Chu State, and now being able to defeat the Chu State can be regarded as revenge on those villains of the Chu Clan.

"The key point is Chu Nangong. We need to make a scene to lure Chu Nangong to make a move before the plan starts, to consume his skills and prepare for a one-hit kill."

Tian Hao is still thinking about Chu Nangong, and that is the biggest variable in this war.

(End of this chapter)