The sound of mechanical vibrations came one after another, and large rocks arced through the air, hitting Ruizhou one after another.
On top of the city, Huang Zu had already arrived with his generals and was observing the situation outside the pass.
The Qin army's catapults were lined up horizontally and were very close to Ruizhou. Therefore, most of the stone bullets were thrown into the city, and some hit various parts of the city defense, causing shocks.
At such a distance, Yin Dian, who was beside him, immediately said: "Shuai Huang, the thieves are so arrogant that they dare to ignore our army. The general will ask for orders and lead the cavalry into battle. We will definitely defeat the Qin thieves!"
"Inappropriate." Huang Zu raised his hand slightly and said: "Behind the trebuchets of the Qin army, there are many powerful crossbows. The Qin crossbows are a great enemy of the cavalry. Su Yi must have done well if he dared to attack Ruizhou at such a distance. We are fully prepared, if we leave the city just like that, we may never come back."
Yin Dian said anxiously: "Then! Are you just watching the Qin army attack the city gates, and are you just passively being beaten all the time?"
Huang Zu said seriously: "The strength of the Qin army is several times that of mine. If we want to keep Ruizhou, we must hold on to the wall and not fall into any of Su Yi's tricks to induce war."
"Alas!" Yin Dian shook his robe fiercely and said angrily: "When will this end!"
As a general, he wanted to fight the Qin army, but he didn't know that the morale of the troops below was already in chaos, and the Ling Army no longer had the strength to fight.
Huang Zu fantasized about keeping Ruizhou, which was undoubtedly a fantasy. Under the stone-throwing attack by the Qin army, the chaos in Ruizhou never stopped. After nightfall, desertions occurred one after another.
Everywhere in each camp, generals shouted angrily.
"What are you doing! What are you doing!?"
"Someone! Stop them!"
"Anyone who leaves the camp privately will be subject to military law immediately!"
"Ah! The general is crazy, run away——"
The turmoil in the middle of the night has not stopped for a long time. It's not that the spirits don't want to stop it, but they simply can't stop it.
Early the next morning, the deputy general hurriedly met with Huang Zu again and said straight to the point: "Shuai Huang, the desertion was even worse last night and occurred in every battalion. As of today, our army... our army's comprehensive strength has been Less than 70,000..."
This time, Huang Zu did not get angry again, but closed his eyes deeply, and said quietly: "Have you reported the situation in Ruizhou to His Majesty?"
"Yesterday we had people riding fast horses to the capital." The deputy general returned.
"I know, you go down first." Huang Zu waved his hand dejectedly.
This was the third day. In three days, the total army of 120,000 had been reduced by 50,000 without a bloody battle. You can imagine Huang Zu's mood.
At the same time, the Qin army's frontline camp was established.
Su Yi was touching his chin with his right hand and looking at the military map on the wall.
The generals on both sides below had been impatient for a long time. Ning Zhan was the first to be unable to bear it. He stepped out and clasped his fists and said: "Commander Su, according to our army's intelligence, Ruizhou today is in chaos. The Ling Army has no morale and there are even deserters." There are so many, as long as you fight hard, you will be able to break them!"
"Yes, Su Shuai." Xu Rong followed: "Now the soldiers are eager for this final victory, and their morale is high. As long as Su Shuai gives an order, Ruizhou can be destroyed with a snap of his fingers!"
General Tang Yue also stood up and said in a loud voice: "My cavalry has been prepared for a long time. As soon as Commander Su gives the order and the city of Ruizhou is broken, I will march straight in! Straight to Dong'an!"
"Please give the order, Commander Su! The last general is willing to be the vanguard! If you can't take Ruizhou, come and see me!"
Wei Qing followed up and raised his fists decisively.
After hearing this, Su Yi finally turned around, looked at Wei Qing and said: "There are no jokes in the army, this is what the general said himself! If we can't take Ruizhou, we will engage in military law!"
"I would like to issue a military order!" Wei Qing immediately raised his voice.
"Okay!" Su Yi was delighted. In fact, as far as his overall deployment was concerned, the time for the general attack had indeed arrived, and the best candidate to command the frontline operations was Wei Qing. If he was excited before the battle, the effect would only be greater. good.
After looking around for a week, he began to issue military orders:
"An hour later, at the hour mark, our army will launch a full-scale general attack!"
"In this battle, we must win Ruizhou in one battle!"
"Tell all the officers and men, no matter the officers or soldiers, whoever is the first to attack the city will be the first to get there!"
"I will report to the king and ask for your merits and honors!"
ah? Hearing this, all the generals present were shocked and looked at each other with excitement on their faces.
The meaning of this first entry is already very clear. It is the key point to establish the spirit annihilation. This skill is definitely higher than other battle achievements.
For the generals, this is a further step in the military strategy, and for the soldiers, it is an opportunity for rapid advancement.
After saying this, Su Yi said directly: "Every department will go down and prepare immediately. According to the previous combat deployment, there must be no mistakes!"
"No!" All the generals clasped their fists together.
How to attack Ruizhou, which group of soldiers to arrange where, how to coordinate and cooperate among the armies, etc. Su Yi has already arranged these. The generals of each department only need to direct the operations of each department according to the commander-in-chief's deployment. .
As military orders were issued, the Qin army began to mobilize frequently, and large numbers of infantry troops began to appear throughout the camp, running forward.
In the morning, outside Ruizhou City.
As the main general in the frontal attack, Wei Qing has led tens of thousands of soldiers to the city.
Black armor and red tassels, standing in formation.
While the flag was fluttering, Wei Qing first looked up at the sunshine, and then slowly drew out the war sword from his waist.
"Start the war——"
He shouted violently and pointed his sword forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The exciting war drums sounded.
"Kill--"
The soldiers of the Qin army roared loudly, began to pick up their halberds, raised their swords high, stepped away, and launched a collective charge.
On the plain, black armor surged and dust flew.
The ladders one after another were carried by the soldiers and ran quickly forward among the crowd.
Oil jars flew over the Qin army's heads one after another, and hit various places in the city gate one after another.
City defense.
As the fire oil exploded, there were rumbles and screams.
Huang Zu was located in the center of the city. While avoiding the bombardment of the oil altar, he was also shouting: "Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow quickly!"
Following his order, the spirit army's crossbowmen had no choice but to bravely poke their heads out, load their bows with arrows, and shoot randomly.
On the siege side, there were heavy vertical shields at the front, and behind them were large numbers of Qin army's crossbowmen.
Random arrows struck, and they all raised their shields. After the crackling sound, the vertical shields fell down. The Qin army's crossbowmen showed their heads and started to fire back. After releasing the arrows, they raised the vertical shields again. The coordination was perfect.
The oil altar was bombed, and arrows from both sides were shot back and forth. Every moment, people screamed and fell from the city. Similarly, people on the Qin army were shot over by random arrows from time to time.
Soon, ladders were erected all over the city wall. Looking horizontally, there were a series of Qin soldiers holding swords in their mouths and using their hands and feet to climb up desperately.
This is a real forceful attack, which is different from the deterrence of the arrow array. As long as the spirit army does not withstand this breath, it will be defeated instantly!
