It is impossible for ordinary soldiers to jump across the long ditch, which is about several meters wide. If a simple bridge is built, it will not only be inconvenient to move, but also made of wood. Once the Qin army attacks, it will become incendiary.
After Huang Zu thought about it for a moment, he said decisively: "There is no other way but to fill the ditch with soil and turn it into flat ground again."
There are 900,000 coalition troops. The manpower is so huge. They move up and down together. They can fill up not only a long ditch, but also a lake.
After thinking about it, Han Zhou and Huangfu Ye also nodded. The former said: "At present, it seems that although it takes some time and effort, this is the safest option."
Huang Zu said: "Let's do it this way. In addition, order the soldiers of the fourth formation to immediately cut down the wood and make the ladder."
He is preparing to suspend the war and deal with the transportation problem first. The Qin army is also discussing this.
During the discussion, Goldman Sachs took the lead and said: "Commander Su, after today's battle, the general believes that Huang Zu will definitely deal with the long ditch problem. It's time for us to refill the kerosene."
"It's not necessary, just use it sparingly, the war is still going on." Su Yi said: "Huang Zu is not a fool, he will not rush again, so putting kerosene on now is of little use, and he will definitely The long ditch will be filled with soil."
"So, what does Su Shuai mean?" Goldman Sachs asked tentatively.
Su Yi said: "Do you know what distance was set when this long ditch was dug? It happened to be the distance of our Qin army's arrow formation, but the enemy's arrows could not reach us at all."
This is a typical example of using one's own strengths to attack their weaknesses.
When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other subconsciously.
Su Yi continued: "This ditch is definitely impossible to stop the coalition forces, but with the role of this ditch, we can maximize the annihilation of the enemy..."
The two sides redeployed, and there was no talking the next day.
The coalition forces arrived outside the pass again, but this time, Huang Zu did not issue an order to attack. Instead, he dispatched thousands of soldiers carrying shovels to prepare for earth-filling fortifications.
But when these people arrived in front of the ditch, before they started to move, the city was closed, and several rows of crossbowmen were already in formation, drawing arrows from their backs.
"Arrow array preparation——"
The sound of armor rubbing together instantly became one, and all the soldiers moved in unison.
Su Yi waved his right hand.
"Fire the arrow——"
With a command and a buzzing sound, the sharp arrows left the string at the same time and shot out with great force. In an instant, a black cloud, densely packed black spots, gathered together and flew rapidly from the city gate, covering the sky and the earth, from top to bottom, fiercely. The cover is facing the ground!
This is so fast! The scale is too big!
Plop, plop!
The sound of an arrow entering flesh was heard instantly, mixed with one after another miserable howls.
Countless coalition soldiers were shot to the ground. In an instant, the ground was covered with eagle feathers inserted diagonally, and there was no place for anyone to stand.
Under the arrow formation, there were thousands of soldiers preparing to fill the ground, but few survived.
Seeing this scene, the coalition generals in the rear were dumbfounded.
The deputy general of the Ling Army couldn't help but swallowed, widened his eyes and said: "Huang Shuai... this distance..."
"The Qin Army's arrow array is unparalleled in the world, and it is not for nothing." Huang Zu said with a gloomy face: "For the Qin Army, this distance is within one arrow, but for us, it is impossible to launch a return fire. "
"Then, then..." The deputy general wanted to say something else, but Huang Zu had already waved his hand: "Heavy Shield Hand!"
"No!" A general responded immediately.
Subsequently, large numbers of soldiers, carrying heavy vertical shields, marched step by step towards the edge of the long ditch with neat steps.
Seeing this, the deputy general couldn't help but said: "Huang Shuai, if we use heavy shields, the soldiers' filling speed will be completely slowed down. How long will it take?"
"Then what can be done?" Huang Zu glanced at him angrily.
As the heavy shieldmen of the coalition troops went into battle and lined up near Changgou to form a tight shield formation, the Qin army did not let go of arrows easily.
Immediately afterwards, another large group of ordinary soldiers began to rush to the front, ready to pick up shovels and fill in the soil again.
On the top of the city, Su Yi said calmly: "Broken Army Crossbow!"
Following his order, the crossbowmen retreated, and the crossbow beds were exposed one after another, lined up on the city. There were other soldiers in an orderly manner, quickly loading the thick crossbow arrows, and then working together to open the crossbow beds.
The clicking sounds of mechanical vibrations merged into one.
These crossbow beds do not contain many arrows, but only three arrows each. However, each of these three crossbow arrows is as thick as an arm, long and pointed, and looks extremely intimidating.
Such three crossbow arrows require a huge explosive force from the crossbow bed, so when they were pulled apart, multiple soldiers used their full strength.
When everything was ready, the coalition forces also began to take action. Su Yi did not hesitate. He waved his right hand and decisively ordered again: "Let go!"
"Open the crossbow——"
The flags were waved fiercely and the generals shouted.
The soldier in charge of the crossbow bed immediately cut the thick rope with a knife.
The force of tension rebounds instantly.
Buzz! Buzz!
As if tearing the air apart, each crossbow bed fired three arrows at once, thick, long, and extremely sharp crossbow arrows. The strong wind hung from the top of the city, and with a devastating force, they plunged into the coalition shield array.
The sound of rumbling collisions sounded one after another, and the screams became even more continuous.
The thick crossbow arrow hit the heavy shield. With the force of the shot, how could the shield hand withstand it? The person at the front didn't even react and was knocked away.
In a corner of the battlefield, heavy shields flew around and smashed into the crowd. Three thick arrows continued their momentum after breaking through the shield formation, almost piercing a vertical line.
This is not something that can be stopped by manpower, nor is it a little chaos, but a large-scale casualty.
There were three broken military crossbows on one crossbow bed, and the Qin army had six of them, with eighteen thick arrows, and they fired a volley. The scene can be imagined.
In the chaos, the surviving coalition soldiers dared not come near and began to scream and flee.
The soil in the long ditch had only been filled a few times, and yet again it suffered such heavy casualties.
The expressions on the faces of the coalition generals who were watching the battle from behind were extremely ugly.
The deputy general of the Ling Army also subconsciously said: "Huang Shuai, this, this..."
But before he finished speaking, Huang Zu said with a cold face: "Keep filling in!"
ah! ? The lieutenant general grinned: "Come on, Huang Shuai, the Qin army's crossbows are too terrifying. If you use them like this, I don't know how many casualties there will be."
"If this ditch is not dealt with, the casualties will only be greater! I don't believe how many bows and crossbows his Qin army can use!" Huang Zu was determined, but he had no choice. This long ditch was always a hidden danger.
The Qin Nu incident was also the reason why Chu State wanted to assassinate Ji Ping.
The crushing distance put the coalition forces in a completely passive state in the fortifications before the siege, and they were beaten extremely uncomfortable.
But just like Su Yi said, although it can dampen the coalition forces, it is absolutely impossible to stop them from attacking the city.
