Yuewang Mountain could not be conquered for a long time, and Xiang Liang was very impatient.
Xiang Yu has been unconscious since he was hit by an arrow. Xiang Liang hated the people on the mountain so much that he couldn't catch them and kill them.
At this moment, his soldiers brought over a group of ragged people.
The clothes on these people were almost turned into rags, and their hair was messy and tangled with their beards.
When Xiang Liang saw these people, he became furious and drew his sword to kill them.
These people were frightened, turned around and ran away.
The confidants around him stopped Xiang Liang and tried to persuade him earnestly: "General, it's so good. Why is this?"
Xiang Liang pointed his sword at those people, his beard and hair were spread out, and he said angrily: "These people dare to insult me. They don't know whether to live or die."
The confidants were confused: "When did they insult the general?"
Xiang Liang said loudly: "Who doesn't know that Huaiguzi was a beggar at the beginning, and it was my general who picked him up? These people pretend to be beggars, what else are they doing to humiliate me?"
The confidant was confused: How can this be done?
When those beggars heard this, they were all on the verge of crying and shouted that they were wronged: "General, we are not beggars, we are Mohists."
Xiang Liang breathed heavily for a while, and the anger in his heart subsided. Then he looked at the beggars up and down: "Are you a Mohist? Do all Mohists nowadays dress like this?"
Those Mohists suddenly cried: "Xianyang and his party have suffered heavy losses. Chu Mo has been wiped out, and Qi Mo has only the remaining defeated troops."
One of the beggars came out and said: "My name is Hei Gou, and I am the leader of Can Mo. Now, only these few people are left behind."
Xiang Liang frowned and looked around. There were less than ten people behind Hei Gou.
Hei Gou said: "Huai Guzi in Xianyang City was insidious and vicious. Mo Zhi repeatedly ruined his plans, and some of them died and others were injured. The rest of them came to Chu to look for the general. They slept in the open and wind along the way, and some of them fell ill and died. Some people were robbed by bandits and died. We finally saw the general alive, and we have no regrets in this life."
At this time, Xiang Liang regained his rationality and became a wise master of strategizing.
He stretched out his hand to help the Mohist up, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the powerful Mohist in the past would fall into such a situation. Don't worry, my general will come to Xianyang soon to avenge you."
The Mohists all burst into tears of gratitude and said: "We have traveled thousands of miles to find the general just to defect to Chu. If the general wants to kill his relatives, we will fight to the death."
Xiang Liang nodded and said to his confidants: "Go, let them wash up and eat something."
The confidant agreed and took these Mohists away.
An hour later, the Mohists took on a new look and visited Xiang Liang again.
Xiang Liang looked at these calligraphers, all of them skinny, and was filled with emotion.
After the two sides exchanged some polite words, Hei Gou suddenly said: "Why did the general besiege Yuewang Mountain but not attack it?"
Xiang Liang was a little confused. He looked back at the soldiers who were struggling to climb the mountain and asked in confusion: "Besieged but not attacked? Our army is brave and not afraid of death. Didn't you see that?"
Hei Gou was also a little confused: "Isn't the general feigning an attack? Do you want to besiege Yuewang Mountain, attract reinforcements from afar, and then wait for work and defeat them one by one?"
Xiang Liang looked a little confused and said calmly: "Of course not."
Hei Gou said: "If it's not the case, why don't you use a catapult? I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to attack this mountain without a catapult."
Xiang Liang said calmly: "After Ying Zheng unified the world, he collected all the weapons of the six countries. Where are the slings left? I was in a hurry, but I couldn't find the craftsman."
Several Mohists looked at each other and said, "I can't wait to make this thing."
Xiang Liang was immediately overjoyed and held Hei Gou's arm excitedly: "Sir, I am like a fish in water. It is easy to take over the world."
Hei Gou smiled slightly, with an unpredictable expression on his face.
For the next three days, Xiang Liang surrounded and refused to attack. Because he was waiting for Mo Zhe's trebuchet, there was no need to add unnecessary casualties. However, he did not completely let go of Young Master Gao, but quietly sent out a small group of troops to go up the mountain from a dangerous location to see if they could make a surprise attack.
After Xiang Liang stopped his offensive, the Qin army on the mountain was excited, thinking that Xiang Liang had been frightened out of his wits.
However, Gongzi Gao was very calm and warned the whole army not to take it lightly. You must wait for reinforcements before you can take a break.
As a result, the people on the mountain were doubtful and continued to be on tight alert. Soon, they caught Xiang Liangjun who came for a sneak attack.
At this moment, the whole army was in admiration for the young master, and even more respected the banished immortal like a god.
Three days later, the Mohists had finished the trebuchet.
This thing is huge. I don’t know how many big trees were cut down to make it.
Two rebels placed stones on the catapult, and then turned the winch under Hei Gou's guidance.
A Mohist came close to Hei Gou's ear and whispered: "Juzi, what we Mohists want to study is universal love without attacking. Now we are using trebuchets to please Xiang Liang. Isn't this Qi Mo's way?" "
Hei Gou glanced at the Mohist and said calmly: "How can we spread the Mohist's ideals without gaining credit? We just borrowed the so-called cleverness temporarily, and after we got through the difficulties, we quickly discarded it. "
The ink man said oh, but still had a puzzled look on his face.
Soon, Xiang Jiajun learned the trebuchet.
Ten huge trebuchets were placed at the foot of the mountain, and then huge stones were thrown into the sky and hit the fortifications halfway up the mountain.
There was a deafening sound on Yuewang Mountain, and half of the solid fortifications suddenly collapsed. Two Qin soldiers were unable to dodge and were immediately smashed into pulp.
More people were shocked.
The boulders from the bottom of the mountain were still flying up continuously. Qin Bing was frightened and a little at a loss.
At this time, Young Master Gao and Shen Lun on the top of the mountain shouted loudly: "Why are you panicking? You are the warriors of the Qin Dynasty. What kind of battle have you not experienced? It's just a trebuchet. Have you never seen it?"
This loud shout woke up Qin Bing. Those with sound hands and feet pulled the seriously injured one and staggered upwards to escape.
After all, the range of the trebuchet is limited. It can only hit halfway up the mountain, and there is nothing it can do from above.
And relying on this trebuchet, Xiang Liang's army has captured one-third of the mountain.
They immediately began to move stones and build as many flat platforms as possible. They planned to place trebuchets on the mountainside and continue to attack from above.
The Qin soldiers were panicked.
Young Master Gao said calmly: "What are you afraid of? With the help of the banished immortal, we will win this battle."
Qin Jun felt a little more at ease when he saw the words "Exalted Immortal" on the top of the mountain. But the trebuchets at the foot of the mountain are eyeing him, which is really frightening.
Young Master Gao said calmly: "It would be best if they placed the trebuchet halfway up the mountain. The generals will prepare some more stones, and when they have placed the trebuchet, they will smash it down one after another."
The Qin soldiers all agreed and prepared huge stones.
The Mohists dismantled the trebuchet at the foot of the mountain, then asked Xiang's army to transport it to the middle of the mountain, and then assembled it one by one. This process made them panting from exhaustion.
However, just as they finished assembling it, there was a rain of rocks overhead.
Some stones fell from the sky, and some rolled down along the mountain peaks. The rumble was endless and shook the valley.
The person who was hit by the stone immediately fell to the ground.
Once someone is hit in the chest, they often have to vomit blood and have no idea how many ribs are broken. If he was hit on the head, he would fall to the ground with half of his head missing. Fortunately, his legs were hit. He lay on the ground, endured the excruciating pain, and hid behind a big tree.
The worst thing was that he was hit by stones and couldn't stand up. He rolled down the mountain and screamed in agony all the way. When he reached the foot of the mountain, all his bones were broken and his body was almost turned into a ball of rags.
For a time, Xiang Liangjun was crying like a ghost and howling like a wolf. They all hid in the mountain col and did not dare to show their heads again.
The Mohist studied the terrain and said to Xiang Liang: "General, the only thing that can cause damage to the trebuchet is boulders. And boulders can only roll down the hillside. As long as we build a stone embankment in front, we can The boulder stopped it.”
Xiang Liang understood and immediately selected some brave people who were not afraid of death. With a shield on his head, he braved the rain of stones to reach the trebuchet, trying to move a few more stones and build a stone embankment before he was killed.
After more than 300 casualties, the stone embankment was finally built.
Later, Xiang Liang sent another 500 people. Three hundred of them held shields and two hundred operated trebuchets to attack the mountain.
For every stone thrown, two people were killed. Xiang Liang's heart was bleeding.
Fortunately, the trebuchet was powerful enough, and Gongzigao's second pass was already in dilapidated condition.
Xiang Liang rubbed his hands and said to Hei Gou: "It seems that we are not far away from capturing the King of Kuaiji."
Hei Gou also nodded excitedly.
After a long time, someone brave enough took a look and reported to Xiang Liang: "General, King Kuaiji's pass has become a ruin. We can continue to attack the mountain."
Xiang Liang excitedly drew his sword and shouted: "Attack."
Xiang Jiajun shouted and rushed towards the mountain.
At this moment, a panicked shout suddenly came from the rebel army.
Then, a huge boulder rolled down and hit the shields. The shield immediately fell into pieces, and three or five of the rebels below died in an instant.
Those Xiang Liang troops who were attacking had no place to hide. They were crushed by rocks like insects and ants, causing heavy casualties.
Xiang Liang waved his sword and urged Xiang's army to continue attacking.
Every step they took left a body behind, and soon the whole mountain turned into a living hell.
The Qin army, who was a tall man, was also extremely nervous and hid behind rocks and trees, and tried his best to throw rocks below.
When those Xiang Jiajun attacked, they would keep firing arrows. Some Qin soldiers were accidentally hit by an arrow, and then rolled down with people and stones, which was very miserable.
The Qin army was a little panicked because Xiang Liang's men were getting closer and closer. These rebels holding shields and firing arrows are like machines without emotions, they only know how to climb up and up.
The psychological pressure on the Qin army was increasing, and many people wanted to throw away their weapons and run away.
But they looked back at the word "Exiled Immortal" on the top of the mountain, looked at the calm and composed Young Master Gao, and seemed to have a backbone, so they continued to grit their teeth and kill the enemy.
Xiang Jiajun was already close at hand, and Qin Jun could even see their ferocious faces.
Some Qin soldiers picked up the spears beside them and prepared for hand-to-hand combat.
At this time, Xiang Jiajun finally collapsed. Too many people died around them, and some people were really scared and began to retreat. One person retreats and takes away ten people, ten people take away a hundred people, and a hundred people take away all.
So they turned around and ran down the mountain in embarrassment.
The Qin army took advantage of the victory to pursue them, leaving more corpses on the mountain road.
Xiang Liangjun returned to the first pass he captured before. They paid nearly a thousand lives and got nothing.
The Qin army all collapsed on the ground with sore hands and feet, and they repelled another wave of attacks.
Young Master Gao came over and whispered: "Pile up the stones and rebuild the pass quickly."
So these Qin soldiers began to repair the passes again.
Fortifications can be destroyed by trebuchets, but without fortifications they will die immediately. Therefore, these Qin soldiers did not dare to slack off.
The general next to Gongzi Gao said with admiration: "Your Majesty, the situation was so dangerous just now, but you can be so calm, I really admire you."
Young Master Gao smiled slightly and said nothing.
In fact, he was also wondering in his heart, not knowing where his mysterious confidence came from.
Young Master Gao looked back at the top of the mountain: Maybe the banished immortal was using magic to secretly support his courage.
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Xiang Liang looked at the defeated generals around him, his teeth itched with anger, and he said to Hei Gou, "What can we do?"
Hei Gou thought carefully and said to Xiang Liang: "General, why do we have to attack Yuewang Mountain? From my point of view, it is in a favorable location and is extremely difficult to capture. It is better to besiege and not attack until he runs out of food. , surrender naturally.”
"And our army should concentrate its efforts to attack the surrounding counties. Once the entire Chu land is occupied, the little King of Kuaiji will have nothing to do."
Xiang Liang smiled bitterly: "Do you think I don't know? However, if you can capture the King of Kuaiji, you can order some county magistrates and governors, which is of great benefit. What's more, the terrain of Yuewang Mountain is too important. No If we take it down, the King of Kuaiji can attack my rear at any time and cut off my food routes. Once I am in the middle of a fierce battle and my rear suddenly becomes unstable, the soldiers will surely collapse. This is a serious danger."
Hei Gou frowned and thought for a while, then said: "It's better to divide the troops. Some of the troops will attack here. Even if they can't capture Yuewang Mountain, they can still besiege him to prevent him from leaving. The remaining troops will attack nearby counties. county."
Xiang Liang sighed and said: "This general is already doing this. If Yue Wangshan hadn't been there to concentrate his efforts, we would have captured several cities long ago."
Xiang Liang looked up at Yuewang Mountain, sighed, and said to himself: "There are not many Qin troops on Yuewang Mountain, but they are extremely difficult to capture. If you ignore them, they will harass them all the time." , why do you always feel like sophora millet?"
Xiang Liang's confidants looked at him with sympathy: General Xiang was almost driven crazy by Huaiguzi.
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