On the road below, the officers and soldiers were divided into many small teams. Each small team piled up a strange-looking big thing. This thing looked like a house because it had a large round roof and was divided into upper and lower floors.
This strange house is as high as seven or eight people. There is a rope ladder on the side. Officers and soldiers can go up and down along the rope ladder. The upper floor of this strange house is even higher than the bandit fortification.
But it is not entirely correct to say that this thing is a house. In fact, it should be called a car, because there are several huge wheels underneath it. It only takes about twenty officers and soldiers to push this strange thing forward.
"What is this strange thing? What's the use of the officers and soldiers pushing it over?" All the bandits didn't understand what it was. They talked about it, but no one could explain it clearly.
"They are coming! Beat me hard, brothers." Seeing the officers and soldiers pushing the strange car closer and closer, a bandit leader in charge shouted loudly.
The bandits standing on the fortifications and plank road were impatient and attacked the officers and soldiers together. For a moment, arrows fell like rain, and the stones and rolling logs that had been prepared on the plank road also fell on the officers and soldiers.
After two days of rest, the bandits had fully prepared their supplies and adjusted their bodies to their best condition. Therefore, this round of offensive was so majestic that they had the momentum to drive down the officers and soldiers at once.
But soon after the war started, the bandits were all dumbfounded.
The bandits attacked with all their strength and spent a lot on various materials, but soon they discovered that it was all in vain. The main reason why all bandit attacks were ineffective was the strange vehicles pushed by the officers and soldiers.
The rocks and rolling logs hit the roof of the strange car, but they could not penetrate the roof at all and could only roll down from the round roof. Even the boiling water heated by non-combatants was blocked by the dome and could not reach the officers and soldiers.
When those strange vehicles arrive in front of the fortifications, soldiers on both levels can attack the bandits in the fortifications at the same time. Especially the officers and soldiers on the upper level, who are condescending, can easily attack the bandits.
In this way, the bandits standing on the plank road can't help, and the pressure on the bandits behind the fortifications increases. If they don't show up, the bandits below will rush into the fortifications, but if they do, they will be attacked by the spears and arrows of the bandits above. attack.
The most annoying thing is that there is a baffle in the front of this strange car, which can block the bows, arrows and spears fired by the bandits. The bandits have never seen such an attack method before, and they don't know what to do.
It didn't take long for the bandits to suffer heavy casualties. What made them even more troublesome was that the officers and soldiers were pushing the strange car closer and closer to their defensive position, but they could not think of a way to stop it.
"Zeng Yi did have some tricks up his sleeve, and he built the car in just a few days." Zhuge Ying was well-informed and knew the name of the car, but in a hurry, he had many countermeasures, but they couldn't be used.
"Isn't this possible? The brothers' casualties are too serious?" Seeing that Zhuge Ying had no good solution for a while, Ye Ying also frowned.
"This first line of defense cannot be defended. Let's go to the second line of defense first. Let the brothers throw more obstacles along the way to slow down the advance of the officers and soldiers. Then I will have a way to temporarily stop them." Zhuge Ying looked at it. Looking at the direction of the battlefield, he said to Ye Ying.
Seeing the bandits retreating toward the mountain like a tide, the officers and soldiers immediately rushed into the bandit fortifications, raised their swords, and chopped the bandits who were injured and had no time to retreat into pulp, and then let out crazy cheers.
No wonder the officers and soldiers were so happy. The famous Mad Lion Army was attacking a bandit village, but it had been blocked in front of such a fortification for more than half a month, and it had injured so many brothers. They sang and danced crazily, venting the grievances they had felt for such a long time.
Most of the bandits who retreated to the second line of defense had red eyes, and many even shed tears. After fighting tooth and nail to defend for so long and losing so many brothers, in the end we still couldn't hold on to this carefully built fortress.
Zeng Yi looked at the battlefield ahead with a proud look. In order to deal with this difficult group of bandits, he summoned craftsmen from three nearby counties and worked day and night, finally creating these unique products. Facts have proved that this kind of dome truck is the best tool to deal with the current situation.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers were already clearing the roadblocks, the bandits were filled with hatred, but there was nothing they could do. Because if they rush out at this time and fight head-on, the bandits will definitely be no match for the well-equipped Mad Lion King.
Fortunately, after the officers and soldiers cleared all the roadblocks, it had already started to get dark. The officers and soldiers who were unfamiliar with the mountain roads would definitely not launch an attack at night. This gave the bandits a rare buffer time.
After successfully capturing the bandits' first fortress, the officers and soldiers were not in a hurry to continue the attack. With such an offensive weapon, no matter how impregnable the bandits' defenses were, they could still be overwhelming.
"Let us, the Suzaku Army, go for this battle. We were defeated in the last battle across the river, and brothers are still feeling angry." After hearing Zhuge Ying's plan, Fan Lingyan rushed to said.
Some leaders of the Blue Dragon and White Tiger armies on the side also expressed their willingness to undertake this dangerous but very arduous task.
"Let the brothers from the Suzaku Army go. Most of them used to climb mountains for long periods of time in Zhuifeng Ridge. They are in the best physical condition and are suitable for this job." Seeing everyone arguing, Ye Ying had no choice but to come out and make a decision in person. .
Climbing a mountain road at night is a dangerous thing for ordinary people, but for these bandits who have lived in Fuhu Mountain for a long time, it is as easy as walking from the bedroom to the kitchen.
The bandits of the Suzaku Army carried various tools and quickly walked down the mountain road under the cover of night. Soon, there was a crackling sound on the mountain road.
Stationed at the forefront of the Crazy Lion Army camp was the vanguard army led by Sima Chi. The soldiers on duty quickly discovered the bandits' movements and reported to Sima Chi immediately.
"It seems that the bandits want to come and rob the camp. Today, we will make sure that they never come back. Let the brothers prepare to hide in the tents and try not to make any noise, so that they will think that all the soldiers are resting." Sima Chi looked at it. Look at the dark night sky outside and make arrangements calmly.
According to Sima Chi's request, all the soldiers in the army were loose on the outside and tight on the inside. All the soldiers hid quietly in the tents. From time to time, they looked at the situation outside through the ventilation holes of the tents. They only waited for an order before rushing out to fight with the bandits. Fight.
Time passed little by little, half an hour, one hour, two hours...until the day began to dawn, and the bandits showed no sign of coming to rob the camp.
After not sleeping all night and being in a state of high tension, the officers and soldiers began to feel tired and yawned one after another. But it was already dawn, and the army was about to launch an attack, so these soldiers had no choice but to rest.
According to Zeng Yi's idea, with the power of Louche, the bandits' second line of defense can be captured today. If everything goes well, it may even be possible to break through the bandits' last line of defense and reach Feiyinghui's village.
The smug Zeng Yi came to the front line, preparing to witness how his soldiers defeated the bandits on the front line, but what he saw made him dumbfounded, because the road that was intact yesterday suddenly disappeared.
Although there are still a few roads up to Fuhu Mountain, they are all narrow paths, which are very difficult to walk and are not suitable for large armies to move forward. Especially since there are such huge carriages in the Crazy Lion Army, it is obviously impossible to pass through the paths. of.
The only slightly wider road disappeared out of thin air, which made Zeng Yi feel incredible. He sent someone to ask the soldiers at the front for questioning. It was learned that the bandits had been to this area last night, but as the pioneer, Zhaowu Colonel Sima Chi was just waiting in the clouds for the enemy to rob the camp, but he did not expect that the bandits' purpose was just to destroy the road.
This news made Zeng Yi furious. He originally wanted to kill this idiot Sima Chi, but he thought of the Sima family behind this man. In order not to cause a dispute between the two families, Zeng Yi had to swallow this anger alive. inside.
"Order the brothers to repair the plank road up the mountain immediately!" In desperation, Zeng Yi had no choice but to issue such an order. Fortunately, the craftsmen who built the carriages last time have not returned yet, and now they can play their role.
It is not easy to build a plank road in the mountains. However, the Mad Lion Army has a large number of people, and there are craftsmen directing it. There is no shortage of wood in the mountains, so it only takes a day or two to build a plank road that can pass by. The wide mountain road is beginning to take shape.
Seeing the repaired plank road ahead, Zeng Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He asked the soldiers to recharge their batteries and launch a general attack like the Flying Eagle Club in the future.
In the middle of the night, there was another movement on the mountain road. This time Sima Chi did not dare to be careless and personally led people out of the camp. Sure enough, he happened to encounter bandits trying to destroy the plank road, and the two sides immediately started a battle on the mountain road.
The officers and soldiers were formally trained and well-equipped. The bandits were indeed no match for them in a head-on battle. After the two sides encountered each other, the battle did not last long, and the bandits began to retreat, and finally had to retreat to the second fortress. middle.
But what troubled Sima Chi was that the purpose of the bandits was not to fight them at all, but to destroy the plank road. Although Sima Chi and his men repelled the bandits, they succeeded in destroying a long section of the newly built plank road.
There was no other way, so Sima Chi had no choice but to arrive at Zeng Yi's camp at dawn and take the initiative to admit his fault to Zeng Yi. Zeng Yi was so angry that he yelled, but there was nothing he could do about it after it happened.
In desperation, Zeng Yi had no choice but to dismiss Sima Chi as the pioneer officer, and then arranged for his soldiers and craftsmen to repair the damaged plank road. But the bandits were already prepared for this, so a battle began between the two sides to repair and destroy the plank road.
As soon as the Guanmen Gate started repairing the plank road, the bandits came out and either tried to cut off the iron cables connecting the plank road, or removed the wooden planks on the plank road, or even set a fire.
