Horse on the World

Chapter 418 Breaking the Castle
Baimadu Fortress is not so much a fortress as it is more like a barracks. Because of the dangerous terrain of Baimadu itself, most of the attacking enemy troops are defeated on the river beach. It is not well built. It is strong, because it is close to Baima Mountain, and it is convenient to get wood. The main building of the whole fortress is made of wood. The distance between them is about two steps, the middle is filled with river sand and stones, and the outside is painted with mud, which becomes a simple version of the city wall.A huge trebuchet was placed behind this wall.

Inside the fortress, a few sentry towers were built sparsely, equipped with long-range attack weapons such as eight-ox crossbows, but overall, the designer of this fortress never thought that one day someone would succeed in grabbing the beach , Attacking in front of the stockade, these front-mounted trebuchets have now become the target of the opponent. Nearly 3000 defenders frantically poured into the White Horse Fortress, filling the entire stockade to the brim.

Lu Jiawen climbed to the highest point of the village. At this time, he had calmed down. Looking at the river beach, there were at least ten thousand enemy troops rushing ashore, and on the gentle slope, the enemy troops who attacked earlier were The formation was being adjusted, and the wounded were quickly carried down. To Lu Jiawen's horror, the enemy assembled dozens of trebuchets at a very fast speed under his nose.

Lu Jiawen is no stranger to trebuchets, but once the trebuchets of the Northern Army are installed, they basically cannot be moved. At most, the shooting angle and direction can be adjusted. Now, Dingzhou has obviously significantly modified this kind of trebuchet. City sharp tool, so that it can be quickly disassembled and installed.When the trebuchets of the two sides were shooting at each other just now, Lu Jiawen discovered that the shooting speed of the other side was much higher than his own.

It is absolutely impossible for the White Horse Fortress to be defended. Lu Jiawen, who regained his composure, immediately judged the current situation. At present, there is only one way, which is to retreat to Baima Mountain. Relying on the steepness of the mountain, he will fortify step by step, hold back and consume the enemy troops , Waiting for Lu Zhaoting's reinforcements to arrive, only when the elite Northern Army led by Lu Zhaoting arrives, can he counterattack, regain the White Horse Fort, and drive the enemy into the river.

But right now, someone must hold on to the White Horse Fort and cover the main force to withdraw to the White Horse Mountain, otherwise everyone will disperse and the enemy will rush over. If the enemy does not fight, your own army will collapse first.

"Liu Yuan!" Lu Jiawen stretched out his hand to call for a general.

On the gentle slope, Zeng's army had already formed their formation. In front of them, dozens of newly constructed trebuchets were ready to be launched, and dozens of mobile scorpion cannons were also arranged neatly. Just waiting for Zheng Zhiyuan's order, the attack will be launched.

"General Zeng Xin!" Zheng Zhiyuan recruited the general who commanded the Zeng family this time.

"General Zheng!" Zeng Xin is a descendant of the Zeng family, and has always been known for his bravery.

"For this attack, we will provide firepower cover, and the task of attacking the fortifications depends on you. You can also see that my soldiers have lost too much in the beach landing operation, and they need to be repaired urgently!" Zheng Zhiyuan said politely.

"General Zheng, don't worry, we will take care of you." Zeng Xin was eager to try. The beach landing just now made him thrilling. It was the first time he saw it, and he asked himself, if it was his own army, in the previous position, he might have collapsed and be driven down the Tuojiang River by the enemy like ducks.

"White Horse Fort and the stockade on the White Horse, we must take it as quickly as possible. The news that our troops have left the Tuojiang River must not be hidden from the enemy. If Lu Fengchun is not so arrogant, he will definitely send reinforcements. The sooner we can take this place Only then will we have more time to pack up the reinforcements, otherwise we will be in trouble."

Zheng Zhiyuan stared at Zeng Xin and said solemnly.

Zeng Xin nodded, "Attacking White Horse Fort is not very difficult. This stockade is small and extremely simple, but the stockade on White Horse Mountain may be more difficult!"

While the two were talking, something suddenly happened in White Horse Fort. Behind the village, groups of people rushed out towards the white horse.

"The opponent's general is very smart, he wants to retreat to the mountain, use the steep mountain to fight against us, and launch an attack!" Zheng Zhiyuan said loudly.

The trebuchet roared, and stone bullets weighing tens of kilograms flew into the air and hit the opposite wall of the village, while dozens of scorpion cannons rained small stone bullets weighing more than ten kilograms into the village.

Stone bullets weighing tens of catties hit the thin city wall, causing it to shake. After dozens of rounds, a section of the wall tens of feet long fell down with a bang. With a shout, they jumped over the trebuchet and rushed towards the gap.At the same time, the trebuchet shifted its target and blasted towards another section of the wall.

Zheng Zhiyuan stared intently at the attacking team, at this moment, what he wanted was time.

A sudden occurrence in the White Horse Castle surprised Zheng Zhiyuan. A white flag appeared inside the castle, swaying from side to side. Immediately, the gate of the castle opened, and a group of enemies who appeared in the eyes of the attacking soldiers actually put down their weapons and raised their hands. Holding his head, he squatted on the ground.Zeng Xin, who was about to fight a big battle, was also stunned. The soldiers who were running wildly slowed down involuntarily, and turned to look at their leader.But Zeng Xin, at this time, was also turning his gaze behind him.

"Day!" Zheng Zhiyuan scolded, Zeng Xin is still the first brother on the battlefield, why are you hesitating at this time, don't you know that what I want is time? It seems that the northern army guards must have led the main force to flee up the mountain and stay behind Either the newly attached army or the strong men pulled by force, there is no will to resist at all. As soon as the northern army leaves, these people who stay as cannon fodder immediately surrender, rush over, cross the fort, and possibly intercept some of the main force of the northern army who is fleeing. .

"Rush over, rush over!" The flag bearer beside Zheng Zhiyuan desperately waved the banner towards Zeng Xin, and Zheng Zhiyuan even took a big step forward, leading his personal guards to rush forward.

Liu Yuan surrendered without psychological pressure. He was originally a local tyrant in Baimadu. When the Northern Army came, he didn’t want to leave his hometown because of his family and career, so he surrendered to the Northern Army. The Northern Army also took a fancy to his influence in the local area. , recruited him into the army, sealed him as a general, and led the strong men recruited from the local area to help defend Baimadu.Now that Mrs. Zeng fought back and succeeded in grabbing the beach in one fell swoop, seeing that Baimadu would fall back into Mrs. Zeng's hands, Lu Jiawen left him as cannon fodder without thinking about it, to resist the wolf-like enemies. He simply and neatly surrendered again. He firmly believed that neither the Northern Army nor the Zeng family could ignore his influence in the local area. He was a useful person.

The army in the bunker put down their weapons and knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands. Under Zheng Zhiyuan's order, Zeng Xin didn't even look at them.

Lu Jiawen, who hadn't run far, heard thunderous shouts behind him, and when he looked back, the dark enemy army also appeared in his field of vision, only a mile away from them. He was shocked and immediately understood that Liu Yuan was on the wall. Cao Xianbao surrendered again.

"Fuck you!" Lu Jiawen yelled, thinking that one day I will cut off your head and use it as a chamber pot, but that's something later, the current situation is that the enemy has bitten his own tail, if he continues like this, he will die Even if he fled up the mountain, the enemy chased after him. Not only could he not escape, but he would also implicate the village on the mountain.

"Come on, stop the troops immediately, and counterattack on the spot! At least block for more than half an hour!" Lu Jiawen could only send a general to lead hundreds of people to garrison on the spot to cover the escape of the large troops.

Zheng Zhiyuan stepped into White Horse Fort with his combat boots, stared at Liu Yuan who was kneeling in front of him, and asked with interest: "What's your name?"

"The villain's name is Liu Yuan."

"Are you a local?" Zheng Zhiyuan asked.

"The general's eyes are like a torch, and the villain is a local. When the Northern army came, Marshal Zeng was defeated and left. The villain wanted to protect his hometown from the poison of the Northern army, so he had no choice but to surrender to the Northern army. I am a snake, today I finally hope to come to Master Wang to relieve the people from the upside down, and the villain is not very grateful, so you should raise the flag of righteousness and respond to Master Wang." Liu Yuan raised his head, and spoke solemnly, with tears in the corners of his eyes, filled with pain The color is mixed with the color of infinite joy.

Zheng Zhiyuan laughed out loud. In his opinion, Liu Yuan's performance was too clumsy, and he really looked down on such superficial folly in his heart, but Liu Yuan's status as a local tyrant couldn't help him not to pay attention to it. Don't dare to forget, attack both sides of the Tuojiang River, hold back the main force of the Northern Army, and at the same time expand Dingzhou's influence in this area as much as possible, occupy enough territory, so that after Dingzhou defeats the Northern Army, it can smoothly annex the Zeng family.And Liu Yuan, a local tycoon who understands current affairs and has a huge influence in the local area, although he has no backbone, is exactly the person he needs right now.

"You need to be clear about one thing. I am not a general of Marshal Zeng. I am from Dingzhou. I am a general under Marshal Li in Dingzhou. Do you know Marshal Li? My Marshal Li sent troops to help Zeng at the request of Marshal Zeng." Handsome." Zheng Zhiyuan said with a smile.

Liu Yuan is indeed smart. When he heard Zheng Zhiyuan's words, he blinked his eyes a few times, and immediately expressed surprise, "Oh my God, it turned out to be the army of Marshal Li who defeated the powerful barbarians in three years. No wonder it is difficult to cross the natural danger with a white horse." Blocking the attack of the noble army, the villain casts all his admiration on him. Marshal Li is the star of martial arts in the sky. Even if the villain lives in a remote village, he knows the reputation of Marshal Li. It is a blessing for the villain to be able to serve Marshal Li." In his words, Marshal Zeng Has been thrown out of the sky by him.

"You are fine, Ben will appreciate you very much, you go to appease these soldiers of yours first, and Ben will summon you later." Zheng Zhiyuan said lightly.

Liu Yuan kowtowed heavily again, then got up in a panic, but summoned his army to give a lecture.

Looking at his back, Zheng Zhiyuan shook his head, "If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people observe it, there will be no disciples. That's the only way. Anyone who needs it should make the best use of it. As for the future, there will naturally be other people." If you come to wipe your ass, then don't do your own business."

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