"How's it going? Is my job okay?" Nie Zhen'er urged the horse to get closer and asked Xu Zongwen in a somewhat arrogant tone, giving him the feeling of taking credit.
Xu Zongwen gave Nie Zhen'er a very important task, supervising the craftsmen recruited from all over Pengcheng County to transform the captured siege equipment into ladders. No one should be informed during this period.
Xu Zongwen nodded and said with a smile: "It is truly remarkable to be able to supervise the craftsmen to complete the renovation of thirty ladders within four days!"
The construction process of an ordinary qualified ladder is very complicated, no detail can be missed, and it is also very time-consuming, about three to four months!
Although it was just a renovation, the amount of work was not low. Three hundred craftsmen and five hundred sergeants took turns working on it for four days and three nights before it was finally completed!
"Next, leave it to me!"
Nie Zhen'er nodded obediently and followed Xu Zongwen step by step.
Xu Zongwen: "Command all the crossbowmen to come forward, don't save the crossbow arrows for me, fire them as hard as you can, until all the crossbow arrows are used up!"
The first crossbow formation composed of bed crossbows and Wanjun divine crossbows immediately started firing, followed by various types of repeating crossbows and foot crossbows. Suddenly, the already gloomy sky above Pengcheng was not covered by arrows at all. Stayed!
"Puff puff……"
Arrows rained down like rain, airtight. In the blink of an eye, countless Qin troops were killed under the arrows. For a full hour, the rain of arrows did not stop. Hundreds of thousands of arrows fell inside and outside the city tower. The Qin troops desperately retreated to find cover. No one dared to Show your head easily!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Zongwen shouted: "Where is Zhuge Kan?"
"My subordinate Zhuge Kan is ordered to be the Marquis!"
"I'm asking you to lead the charge with three thousand elite cavalry and capture the city for me. Can you possibly do it?"
"We can't take down the city wall with just one charge, so my subordinates raised their heads to see me!" Zhuge Kan said in a shocked voice.
"Where are Shen Yu and Zheng Lue?"
"My subordinate is here."
"I order you two to each lead two thousand elite cavalry to capture the city gate, and then sweep the west city for me."
The two raised their heads and said: "No!"
"Tian Luo, Zhang Gui."
"Subordinates obey orders!"
"I'll order you and me to lead five thousand infantry to clear out the remaining enemies in the North City and attack the East City!"
"No!" Tian Luo and Zhang Gui straightened their bodies and replied energetically.
"This captain personally led four thousand infantry and cavalry to attack the south city, and attacked the main army from inside and outside. After the others took the city gate, they quickly posted Mr. Pei's anti-people notices all over the city to calm people's hearts."
"Everyone must abide by the seven military orders after entering the city. Anyone who disobeys the orders will be killed without mercy!"
"promise!"
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Pengcheng is the largest city in Xuzhou and the seat of Xuzhou's prefectural government. Its city walls are four miles long, about three feet high and more than two feet wide. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is located on a plain with no cover. Once the enemy attacks, they can be found immediately. !
"Sir, if it weren't for your plan, Pengcheng would have lost a lot of our troops!"
Xu Zongwen looked at the gradually advancing large connecting ladder and said with emotion.
The North City is the shortest part of the city wall. It is more than three miles but less than four miles. There are nearly a hundred ladders connected in a piece and paved as a road. It is nearly one and a half miles long and three feet high. When the Qin army shows its head, the city is guarded by huge monsters connected by ladders. The Qin army in the city was so frightened that they were all horrified and at a loss what to do! I can't even lift the bow and arrow in my hand, and I can't even draw the sword from my waist!
"In the art of military use, the whole country is the best, and the destruction of the country is second. The whole army is the best, and the destruction of the soldiers is the second. This is called using strategy to defeat the enemy. It must be a last resort. It starts with repairing chariots and oars, and equips with equipment. It will be completed after three months... fear of injury People are very different, so they say attacking the city is the next step."
Pei Qing continued: "Captain Renyi is unwilling to use Qing's water attack method. For the sake of the Jin and Qin armies, and for the sake of the people in the city, Qing has no choice but to make this move."
"Thank you sir!" Xu Zongwen immediately bowed his head and thanked Pei Qing.
Xu Zongwen ordered people to mix the wood and sand left by the craftsmen to renovate the ladder, and pour it all into the already dry and narrow moat. As a result, the ladder was able to successfully cross the moat and take a step closer to the Pengcheng city wall!
"Everything is available, attack the city!" Seeing hundreds of ladders crossing the moat one after another, Xu Zongwencang drew out his sword, pointed it directly at the top of Pengcheng, and issued the order for a general attack.
The Jin army's 1,000 elite cavalry were divided into two teams. They pulled the lower wheel of the ladder in front of the left and right directions of the ladder array, and the infantry pushed it behind. As soon as the ladder approached the city wall, Zhuge Kan saw the opportunity to preemptively launch the attack with 3,000 elite cavalry. charge!
The Jin army rode on the ladder, very close to the city wall. They took out their pocket crossbows and each fired crossbow arrows at the Qin army on the city. After a crossbow arrow passed, the Jin army had no time to cock it, so they had to abandon their pocket crossbows and hold their swords and guns. Changsha charges with his horse!
Here, the guard general of the Qin army was in shock. Seeing that the Jin army was about to rush up, his face was already earthy. It was not until the captain on the side reminded him to pour hot oil on the ladder that he came to his senses and ordered: "Pour hot oil, throw Torch, burn down the Jin army’s ladder!”
Xu Zongwen, who was at the bottom of the city, saw that the Jin army on the city began to pour kerosene, and he was so excited that he asked: "Sir, you have already said that it will rain in the next few days. Can it rain today?"
If there was no rain, the ladder would not be able to hold up, and it would not be able to support the large group of people approaching the city, and the plan to break the city would be abandoned halfway. Last night, he was still in the Chinese army's tent, swearing in front of all the generals, saying that there were seven There is a chance of winning Pengcheng!
If it happens, wouldn't it be a joke?
Seeing that there was no sign of rain in the gray sky, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, and there were already signs of damage or even collapse in the middle of the ladder!
Xu Zongwen became more and more anxious, but the surface was still watertight, making it impossible to see any clues.
It is a critical moment, a time of great urgency!
"Rumble!" Pei Qing did not answer Xu Zongwen, but God responded with a thunder strike.
"Crash..." The ticking raindrops soon gathered into a downpour. The handful of kerosene that burned the ladder was extinguished by the rain in the blink of an eye, and even the tiny sparks disappeared.
When the Qin army guard at the top of the city once again issued an order to block the attack, Zhuge Kan was the first to gallop with his long sword in hand. He galloped up the city from the side of the ladder formation, used his horse power to charge and appeared near the guard, and after harvesting the near side After several guards, he stepped forward and easily chopped off the head of the dull-looking guard!
As soon as the guard died, the Qin army's defenders fled in all directions. They were pursued and killed by the Jin army. The Jin army's sergeants were like tigers among sheep. Their long swords and guns harvested the lives of the Qin army's soldiers again and again. !
Shen Yu and Zheng Lue, who were under the city, saw that Zhuge Kan was killing him happily, so they followed closely and led their troops to attack. Soon after Zhuge Kan, they also climbed up the city wall along both sides of the cloud ladder formation. The northern city of Pengcheng was breached. The news spread like snowflakes towards the city.
Soon, the Qin army, which lost its general, fell into chaos. They could only fight on their own, facing the Jin army, and then they were defeated by the Jin army one by one, captured and purged. In the end, as long as one person abandoned his army, it was like a butterfly effect. A large number of people began to kneel down and beg for surrender!
The east and west cities were quickly opened by Shen Yu, Zheng Lue, Tian Luo, and Zhang Gui. The main force of the Jin army, which had been ambushing outside the site for a long time, saw the city gates open and immediately headed towards Pengcheng. Before long, most of Pengcheng had already Falling into the hands of the Jin army, 40,000 Qin army defenders died in the battle, more than half surrendered, and the rest were still resisting, but they were quickly surrounded by various Jin army units...
On the battlefield on the east bank of Surabaya, the 10,000 Jin troops led by Zhu Xu and Xu Yuanxi had already eaten Zhang Zhi's army. Zhang Zhi himself was captured alive by the soldiers of the Northern Jin Army. At this time, the battle report of Pengcheng North's capture had just come back, and Zhu Xu and others were overjoyed. , quickly cleaned up the battlefield, escorted the prisoners, and prepared to enter Pengcheng.
After people from all walks of life entered the city one after another, Xu Zongwen also led his army to enter Pengcheng through the north gate on the cloud ladder formation. He rode four thousand steps to the south city. Xu Zongwen also personally killed three Qin soldiers who were defeated. Along the way, Xu Zongwen was in high spirits and made him Nie Zhen'er, who was following him all the way, was really impressed and looked at him in a new light!
"Your commander, Pingnan General Zhang Ju is dead. Those who surrender will not be killed!" Xu Zongwen rode forward and urged him to surrender loudly.
Nie Zhen'er was puzzled and asked hurriedly: "How do you know that their general is dead? You don't seem to have fought with him?"
Xu Zongwen raised the corners of his mouth and explained patiently: "Soldiers are deceitful. I lied to them!"
On the night of the Battle of Feishui, Zhu Xu shouted to the Qin army in front of Xu Zongwen that the general Fu Rong was dead. As a result, Fu Rong accidentally frightened his mount while supervising the battle and plundered the formation, and he died by accident. into the hands of Xu Zongwen!
Speaking of which, Xu Zongwen was also learning from Zhu Xu.
"Look, they have surrendered!" Nie Zhen'er shouted in surprise. The Qin army guard at the north gate saw that the city was in chaos. He also learned from Xu Zongwen that the general "died in battle". How could he have any other ideas? ?
"Brothers, put down your weapons! We are all Han people, and the Jin army will not kill us!"
"That's right, our majestic Grand Master of the Jin Dynasty is here to rescue you from the hands of the barbarians, to help you escape from the torment of the deep water and to return to the warm embrace of the Jin Dynasty court like spring in March..." Xu Zongwen was eloquent and gushing. Absolutely, even Nie Zhener who was standing aside was dumbfounded!
Several of the soldiers guarding the left and right covered their mouths and snickered. Xu Zongwen was famous for his sharp tongue. In Xiapi Campus, Tancheng Nancheng Camp, and until Fu Yangcheng not long ago, as long as he was spoken to by this Cavalry Captain, he would be moved to heaven and earth. Once it was passed, all the enemy troops fell to the ground and bowed their heads and obeyed orders!
"Separate all the surrendered troops and tell several captains. Those who want men and horses can choose for themselves..." Xu Zongwen suddenly remembered that the Qin soldiers in Tancheng rebelled because all the surrendered troops were concentrated in a large camp. If he hadn't been on guard at that time, , I’m afraid it will lead to great changes!
So after the capture of Pengcheng this time, Xu Zongwen generously handed over the prisoners to friendly forces with a wave of his hand to enrich the Jin army, in order to disperse the surrendered troops and turn them into a piece of loose sand. They were eventually absorbed by the Jin army and became part of the Jin army. Member!
"Let me go, let me go, help!"
After taking over Nancheng, Xu Zongwen led the team to the prefect's mansion. Along the way, he suddenly heard a noise mixed with a woman's scream. He reined in the horse's head and ordered his troops to dismount and go to find out.
Xu Zongwen frowned, and the seven prohibitions were issued to the entire army three times last night and this morning. If the Jin army officers and soldiers didn't know about it, how could the rape of civilian girls happen?
The crying sound was in an alley. Xu Zongwen led people to rush there step by step from the main street. The woman's crying gradually became clearer, and at the same time, the proud laughter of several sergeants could be heard!
"Captain, there must be someone fishing in troubled waters and trying to bully others!" Nie Zhen'er, who was following Xu Zongwen, also frowned and said.
Xu Zongwen gritted his teeth. Finally, after turning a crossroads, in front of several private houses, several sergeants wearing Jin Army armor were dragging two young women towards the house. The Jin Army sergeants were smiling like The spring is brilliant and I am extremely proud!
"You guys stop!" Xu Zongwen stepped forward and shouted angrily.
The sergeants were disturbed and ran out one by one, leaving the women behind. They smiled at Xu Zongwen and said, "What? Brother, do you want to come with us?"
After saying this, several sergeants put their arms around their shoulders and laughed so hard that they couldn't stand up.
Xu Zongwen looked sideways at each other, showing no anger or authority. He shook his head and extended a gesture towards his back: "Send them on their way, move more neatly."
"No!" Twenty or thirty soldiers rushed out and immediately surrounded several Jin army sergeants who had committed the crime. The latter quickly dropped their swords and knelt down to beg for mercy.
Xu Zongwen didn't even turn around. A voice slowly came from the alley: "Tear off their military uniforms for me. These beasts are not qualified to wear them."
"No!" The pro-soldiers pulled out their knives and forced the Jin army sergeants to take off their armor. Then they chopped at them randomly, and several of the rebellious sergeants were broken into several pieces!
"Are you guys okay?"
"Don't come over here!" The two women hugged each other and timidly stopped them.
Nie Zhen'er took off her helmet, revealing her beautiful face, and comforted the two women with messy buns and disheveled clothes who had just escaped from the sea of suffering...
