Although the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly tense, as long as Lin Wenwan did not give an order, he could not take the initiative.
At the same time, Qin Feng, who was sitting on the horse, couldn't help but sneer.
It is true that he cannot easily conquer Gusu City, but he likes this kind of battle very much.
Besieging an isolated city is tantamount to beating a dog with a closed door, just consume it slowly.
Heavy equipment such as catapults and crossbows are the foundation of siege. As early as when Qin Feng arrived at the front line, he had already ordered the Tianji Camp craftsmen to rush here.
Now thousands of craftsmen have arrived at the front line.
These craftsmen were divided into two battalions. The first battalion went to Lingzhou to participate in the construction of the stronghold, while the second battalion stayed at the frontline station and built various siege equipment.
In addition, this place is backed by the hinterland of the Central Plains, and all kinds of materials are constantly arriving.
There are already twenty catapults assembled in the garrison camp.
These six units are "consumables" deliberately built according to Qin Feng's instructions.
Qin Feng waved his hand and said very proudly: "Push all the catapults up. When they are within the range, there is no need to give orders. Just throw in the projectiles prepared in advance."
Five thousand cavalry were waiting on the spot, and six catapults were rushing forward. This was equivalent to a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Sun Bo, who was accompanying him, couldn't bear it anymore and asked loudly.
"King Qin, this is too risky. These are six catapults. If there are no soldiers to protect them, once the enemy troops break out of the city, they will either be destroyed or intercepted."
"Even if Tianji camp has many skilled craftsmen, the wood used to build the catapult and the riveters who reinforced the wood cannot be consumed at will."
Qin Feng smiled and said nothing, while Liu Ming on the side slowly explained.
"General Sun, there is no need to panic."
"These six catapults are all shoddy and defective products. After being used a few times, the wood will become tired and cracked. Even the riveters are extremely rough."
"The cost of constructing a consumable product like this is only a few dozen taels of silver. With the speed of Tianji camp craftsmen, several of them can be built in one day."
Hearing this, Sun Bo was even more stunned.
Treat the catapult as a consumable? The only person in the world who dares to fight like this is Qin Feng.
and……
Even if it was a low-quality catapult, it was still a catapult. Pushing it up like this was equivalent to throwing it away after use. Sun Bo still felt extremely distressed.
The generals present also looked at each other in confusion.
They would never question Qin Feng's military qualities, but this way of fighting still refreshed their understanding.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the catapult was gradually pushed to a position 250 steps away from Gusu City.
Six catapults were operated by sixty people, each with ten people, and they were all lightly packed.
They stuffed the pre-prepared projectiles into the leather pockets of the catapults. With an order, the projectiles drew an arc in the air and flew steadily into the city of Gusu.
At first, the defenders of Gusu City were so frightened that they thought what was thrown in was a huge boulder or an iron lump.
The result was unexpected. Those round projectiles were all woven with rattan, with a hollow center filled with a large amount of paper.
As the projectile hit the ground hard, the rattan broke directly, and all the papers inside spilled out in an instant.
Some of the literate defenders picked it up and took a look, and their faces turned extremely ugly.
"What?! Our army actually massacred the people under its control?"
"real or fake?"
"This is too much. I am waiting here to defend the city. Isn't it just to protect the southern border? I won't even spare my own people. Why are we fighting this battle?"
As the "leaflet" spread, the warlord immediately took a leaflet and thrust it in front of Lin Wenwan.
Lin Wenwan couldn't help but snorted.
"Qin Feng, Qin Feng, even if you are now the King of the North, you still can't change your old habits."
"I just like playing these little tricks."
Lin Wenwan threw the leaflet away and said coldly: "Send the supervisory troops to collect it and inform the soldiers that this is a slander by the enemy and deliberately disrupts the morale of our army. It should not be believed."
Wang Keng, who was on the side, was not willing to massacre the people. Looking at the contents of the leaflets, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Although public opinion will definitely be suppressed by the supervisory army, the seeds of doubt in the hearts of the soldiers have been planted.
The supervisors went around collecting and destroying leaflets, but unfortunately, six catapults kept throwing rattan projectiles filled with leaflets into the city.
No matter how fast they are, they can't be faster than a catapult.
Flyers were flying everywhere and scattered everywhere.
Since it is uncontrollable, then simply not control it, wait until afterwards, and then slowly clean it up.
Lin Wenwan dismissed Qin Feng's "little tricks" at all.
But at this moment, the sentry shouted again: "No...no, the projectile has changed."
Under the gaze of the defenders, corpses flew over head on.
These corpses were all casualties from the New Year's Eve battle, and they were all corpses of the defenders of Gusu City.
Due to the cold weather and being buried in the soil, these corpses were not particularly badly decomposed, at least they still "had arms and eyes."
Corpses were smashed into the city one after another, causing more psychological damage than those leaflets.
Even Lin Wenwan frowned, not daring to hesitate at all: "Collect the bodies quickly and bury them together!"
"The weather is getting warmer and the temperature is getting higher day by day. If the corpses rot and cause a plague, Gusu City will collapse."
Just six inferior catapults caused chaos in Gusu City.
Qin Feng was unwilling to throw corpses in. Although Gusu City was full of defenders and there were almost no civilians, he could theoretically attack without restraint.
But it rains a lot in the south of the Yangtze River. When spring comes, the flowers bloom, and all the canals will be connected.
If a plague breaks out in the city, it will definitely spread. At that time, life will inevitably be devastated, and even Qin Feng's army may suffer.
This is a unique move that can kill a thousand enemies and cause eight hundred damage to oneself.
It was precisely because of this that Qin Feng did not throw corpses in on a large scale. A small number of corpses could not only shock the opponent's morale, but also give the opponent time to deal with it.
Lin Wenwan glanced at the catapult, then at Qin Feng in the distance, and sighed helplessly.
"That's all!"
"Send a vanguard and destroy the catapult."
Wang Keng had already had this intention, and immediately mobilized 200 infantry, sent out the city gate, and rushed towards the catapult.
Everyone's attention was focused on the cavalry army in the distance, but they found that the cavalry had no intention of mobilizing support.
Even the soldiers operating the catapults ran away without looking back.
Lin Wenwan couldn't help but murmur in her heart: "It's strange that six catapults were thrown away like this?"
"What the hell is this brat Qin Feng doing?"
