Horse on the World

Chapter 919 The Eve of the Attack
(I'm sorry! The name of the last chapter was wrong, Whimsy Tiankai was typed as Whimsy Sky, I saw it when I posted it, and wanted to change it, but the VIP couldn't change the chapter name, kowtow to admit my mistake.)
The war machine was rumbled into action, and in the next few days, the Fengli Division began to dispatch troops on a large scale. Unlike before, they retreated after a test, this time, the second and third battalions of the Fengli Division's subordinates all arrived On the front line, Zhou Shuwen and Liang Yi's troops also arrived near Niujiao Village.

Of course, it is impossible to hide the Qiang soldiers in Niujiao Village with such a large-scale deployment of troops. Whether it is Ma Hong or Zhong Ziqi who is still here and has not left, they all know that Dingzhou soldiers are about to launch an attack.The atmosphere in Niujiao Village became tense.Although it has a huge geographical advantage, the great reputation of Dingzhou soldiers still puts them under great pressure.Zhong Ziqi also understood that as soon as the war started, there would be continuous attacks.

"Lord Zhong, don't worry!" Ma Hong stood in front of Zuoliang's branch village and said with a big smile, "We have been stationed here since my ancestors. My Niujiao Village, what's more, now we have the elite Southern Army to help out, and we have these sophisticated ordnance that we have never thought of before. They want to attack my Niujiao Village. Hehe, let's dream, don't let them touch it They don't know how powerful our Qiang people are!"

Compared with Ma Hong's ease, Zhong Ziqi had more thoughts. Why did the Dingzhou army choose to start the war at this time?Moreover, under such unfavorable circumstances, in Zhong Ziqi's opinion, it is more appropriate for the Dingzhou army to adopt a siege strategy. After all, hundreds of thousands of southern troops and Ding Zhuang have poured into the [-] mountains, and the logistical pressure is extremely tense. , although Qiu Zhi managed to transport some supplies from Bozhou, but under Lu Dalin's deliberate attack and high pressure, it was of no avail. The Dingzhou Army should choose to fight Luoyang first. If they win, they will be able to easily Trapped the Southern Army to death in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.But now that they chose head-to-head, there must be something wrong!

But something went wrong, and Zhong Ziqi couldn't think of it.Of course he couldn't figure it out, because the possible consequences of Guo Shanfeng's actions, even the Dingzhou Army is only guessing now, and has not finally implemented it. When Guo Quan was about to start the fight, Guo Shanfeng had already launched in Qingzhou After starting the offensive, judging from the early stage, it went smoothly, and nothing unusual has been seen yet.

The Dingzhou Army boldly set up their camp very close to Niujiao Village. This is a blatant provocation to the opponent. People who have spotted Niujiao Village will never go down the mountain to fight with the Dingzhou Army. Of course, if the opponent If you dare to come out, you will fall into the arms of the Dingzhou army.

Seeing that the Dingzhou army started to assemble large-scale trebuchets at the foot of the mountain, Zhong Ziqi said to Ma Hong: "The range of the Dingzhou trebuchets is extremely long. After the other party completes the assembly, they will definitely try to shoot them. Let's take a look here!"

Ma Hong shook his head, "Actually, you don't need to look, you can't hit that far at all!"

After a cup of tea, dozens of trebuchets were assembled at the foot of the mountain. Looking at the many trebuchets, Ma Hong said enviously: "Dingzhou's accomplishments in the field of ordnance are truly incomparable, and I don't know how they did it. This kind of large-scale equipment allows them to dismantle it into individual components. If they want to wear it casually, it is really convenient. This kind of fixed defense and siege equipment is actually used by them in field battles. It is really speechless. !"

Zhong Ziqi was also speechless. In fact, it was more than just a catapult. Dingzhou was too far ahead in the field of ordnance. It has promoted the great development of the entire military industry. The development over the years has far surpassed any other force on this continent. Even if the opponent wants to catch up, they will not be able to achieve anything in a short period of time. Money accumulates, and there is no quick fix.

Sometimes Zhong Ziqi really can't figure it out, Li Qing can be regarded as a man of aristocratic family, what kind of head does he have, that he can think of these things when he is still a general, and can make him It has been vigorously promoted, so that today's change has taken place. Is it true that someone is gifted by heaven, and his destiny is his destiny?
"Launched, launched!" someone yelled.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhong Ziqi saw that the assembled trebuchet released a stone bomb weighing about [-] catties. The stone bullet drew an arc in the air and was about to shoot up. Exhausted, fell down, and made a bang.

"I just said, they can't fight!" Ma Hong laughed, with a look of understanding.

At the foot of the mountain, the throwers from Dingzhou gathered together to discuss for a while, and replaced it with small bullets. The stone bullets weighing two or three catties flew up again with the sound of collapse, this time directly flying to the left beam. It hit a rock, and it shattered into several pieces with a bang, and the flakes bounced off. Fortunately, it was already prepared, and raised its shield to block the broken stones one by one.

"It's really hit!" Ma Hong's expression changed.

"There's nothing to be afraid of!" Zhong Ziqi said: "The power of this small bullet is limited, even if it hits it, it's not a big threat, let alone damage our position!"

"Let's go, let's go to the right beam!" Zhong Ziqi said.

In front of Niujiao Village, more and more soldiers and horses gathered. In the camp, carriage after carriage dragged many utensils covered with oilcloth. These things were guarded by Tian Feng's personal soldiers. No one can get close.

Tian Feng pointed to the carriages in Guo Quan's big tent, and said: "We have collected all the steel cables we can find. There are not many such cables in Ningzhou. Fortunately, General Deng's navy happened to berth in Ningzhou temporarily. I got a lot from their warships, and even the steel cables for their anchors are here for you."

Guo Quan nodded, "The next thing is to watch Sun Zewu!"

"We also dragged the wooden boards for the bridge from Fuchun, and we have kept it as secret as possible." Tian Feng said, "Your first battalion must also be prepared. Once the bridge is built, they can I have to rush over at the fastest speed, and I have to bring some heavy equipment, although it is called a bridge, but after all, it is hundreds of meters high, I still have some doubts whether these soldiers can pass smoothly!"

"At this point, we can only pass by force, and everyone will not hesitate to fall!" Guo Quan said.

"Sun Zewu, the success of this battle depends entirely on your flying eagle!" Qingfeng also looked at Sun Zewu seriously, and said, "Don't ruin the reputation of our Overwatch Council."

"Miss, don't worry!" Sun Zewu said.

"The first batch of people who pass must be strong in martial arts. I will send Xia Xue, Qiuping, and Han Yong to you. They are strong in martial arts and should be able to help you!"

"Miss, Xia Xue and Qiuping are your bodyguards, let them protect you personally!" Sun Zewu dared to say.

Qingfeng shook his head, "I'm staying in the army, who else can sneak into the army to assassinate me? Xu Siyu is dead, and there is Zhou Yu, I'm afraid we have to protect Zhong Ziqi closely, we didn't kill him last time." Zhong Ziqi, I'm afraid Zhou Yu has become a frightened bird, and he probably won't come to plot against me."

"Miss, let me go too, my martial arts are much higher than all of them!" Han Renjie volunteered.

Sun Zewu smiled, "Old General Han, General Xiao Han can go, but you can't go!"

Han Renjie was furious, "What do you mean? Why can't I go? My little brat's martial arts are all taught by me, which is much worse than mine! It's you, but my enemy?"

Sun Zewu glanced at Han Renjie's swollen stomach maliciously, and said with a smile, "I'm worried that I finally built the suspension bridge. Once you go up, it will be broken with a click. Then my efforts are not in vain." Is it gone?"

"You..." Han Renjie turned pale with anger, but a burst of laughter erupted in the big tent, but the tense atmosphere just now was swept away, seeing everyone looking at his fat belly, Han Renjie helplessly touched his swollen belly, and let out a heavy breath.

Tian Feng smiled and said to Sun Zewu: "It's almost time, let's go, go at this time, and when it gets dark, you can go up to that lonely peak, and then find the opportunity to start building a bridge!"

"Yes!" Sun Zewu gave a military salute to everyone in the tent, "My lords, wait for the good news!"

In order to confuse the opponent as much as possible, more than a thousand special soldiers led by Sun Zewu went first, and the first battalion of the Fengli Division led by Wang Zhen would set off after dark. The special soldiers only carried thin steel wires and cables. The heavy weapons are only a few eight-ox crossbows.The planks used to lay the bridge were carried by the [-]st Battalion.

After walking for less than two hours from the starting point, there was no more roads to pass through, and there was a dense forest in front of them. Several special opponents held big knives and forcibly cut a path out of the forest. Every half an hour, another group of people came up to open the way to ensure their physical strength. Even so, when everyone reached the bottom of the lonely peak, it was still an hour later than expected, and the sky was already dark.

"There is no way to go up the mountain, and the mountain is extremely dangerous. It is estimated that we will have to climb up in the middle of the night!" Sun Zewu frowned: "That is to say, we only have midnight to build the bridge!"

Han Yong said: "I think we should choose a group of capable people to go up first, and put the steel rope over it first. We don't need many people to build the bridge, a hundred or so people are enough, and we can send half of them over there. As soon as the soldiers go up the mountain, the delivery can begin!"

Xia Xue nodded and said: "This method will work, Han Yong, me, Qiuping, the three of us will lead a hundred soldiers to go first, Zewu, you choose one hundred best soldiers for us!"

The Flying Eagle Brigade had been with Sun Zewu for many years, and Sun Zewu was more familiar with them than his wife. In a short while, more than a hundred special soldiers were called out, most of them were officers.

"This is already the essence of my flying eagle." Sun Zewu said.

"Let's go!" Han Yong waved his hand, took a coil of steel cable from a soldier's back, put it on his body, and climbed up the mountain in the first place.

(That’s all for today. I’ve already thought about the title of the next chapter. It’s called A Bridge Flying to the South, Changing the Heavenly Moat, Hahaha!)

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