"Shan Zi, let the brothers work harder. We must move these stones to the top of the city today."
"Uncle Chen, these wood must be made the best today. I will find some brothers to deliver them to the city wall overnight."
"President Ma, thank you for your hard work. You delivered the tung oil in time. When these northern pigs arrive, we will give them a roasted whole pig."
Before sending troops to Yunshan Pass to rob the northern barbarians' food and baggage and bring back the surviving people in the counties of Yingzhou, the top brass of the Lieying Army expected that the northern barbarians' revenge would definitely follow, so as soon as the army returned to the three counties under their control , and the intensive preparations began.
All the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army took action, preparing various materials for city defense and conducting various pre-war tactical training. Even ordinary people took action. They heard that boiling water could come in handy, and many families even moved their own pots onto the city walls.
The atrocities committed by the northern barbarians in the five counties of Yingzhou Prefecture were deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts. All the people knew that once the Yunshan Pass people broke through, they would follow in the footsteps of the people in the five counties. In this case, everyone does not need to mobilize at all. In order to save themselves and their families, and protect the property that the family has accumulated over the years, everyone is willing to go all out.
Although the entire Eagle Army was well prepared, when they saw a dark group of Northern Barbarians appearing under Yunshan Temple. Everyone was still a little scared and nervous. The brutality of the northern barbarians had left a deep mark on their hearts.
"Are you Ye Ying?" Heihan Hanmugu stood at the foot of Yunshan Pass. When he saw a young man who didn't look strong appeared on the wall at his invitation, he couldn't help but asked in confusion.
"I am Ye Ying. The Northern Barbarian King led his army to my Yunshan Pass. Isn't he here to make friends?" Seeing the tens of thousands of Northern Barbarian soldiers under the city wall, Ye Ying said loudly. He deliberately used this indifferent expression. attitude, giving confidence and courage to his soldiers.
"Your father Ye Fei is a hero, and I admire him very much. However, he was loyal to the Ning State, but he was brutally killed by the Ning State court. I am raising troops this time to avenge your father. Why are you blocking the way of my Northern Barbarian army? ?" Heihan Mugu said it sincerely, as if he and Ye Fei were really close friends.
"I also admire the Northern Barbarian King very much!" Hearing Heihan Mugu's words, Ye Ying on the top of the city laughed and said.
"Oh, you also admire me. Why don't you lead your soldiers to submit to the Northern Barbarians? How about I make you a general who conquers the south? Let's fight to Jinling together to avenge your father." Hearing what Ye Ying said, Heihan Mugu said immediately.
"I admire that the Northern Barbarian King is thick-skinned. He clearly wants to invade our land in Daning and massacre our people in Daning, but he still says it in such a high-sounding way." Ye Ying's words made all the generals of the Lieying Army beside him unable to bear it. They laughed loudly, and their nervousness eased a lot.
"Arrogant boy, you have successfully angered me. You will regret your words soon." Seeing that he was being fooled, Heihan's face turned as red as a monkey's butt. Since he could not persuade him to surrender, , he didn't want to say anything more, and immediately ordered the Northern Barbarian soldiers to attack the city by force.
Heihan Mugu had made careful preparations for sending troops to Daning this time. He had already prepared many siege equipment. Seeing that Ye Ying was unwilling to surrender, he waved his big hand and a group of soldiers pushed these things away. come out.
Standing on the city wall, the view is relatively wide. Looking from a distance, Ye Ying and others discovered many large siege equipment placed behind the army by Heihan Mugu. Seeing these siege weapons, Ye Ying couldn't help but feel his scalp numb. It seemed that these bones were bound to win against Yunshan Pass. This time the defense of the city would be in a tough battle.
Heihan Mugu had experts under him. They asked his soldiers to stand far away from the attack range of the Eagle Army soldiers on the city wall. Then he waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately pushed out dozens of strange-shaped cars. On top, there are some stones as big as a human head and as large as a millstone.
"Catapults! The northern barbarians actually pushed this thing over and asked the brothers to hide behind the battlements. These catapults are very powerful. The stones they throw are larger and farther than ordinary catapults, and their sights are better. High." Zhuge Ying was very knowledgeable about the production of these instruments. As soon as he saw them, he knew that these catapults were extraordinary.
As soon as the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army hid according to Zhuge Ying's order, stones flew out from the catapults under the city and hit the city wall.
Fortunately, the Eagle Soldiers on the city wall were well prepared. Relying on some defensive facilities on the city wall. After escaping these boulders, only a few unlucky soldiers were hit by flying rocks. But under the violent impact of these boulders. The city stamps used to block the opponent's bows and arrows that were higher than the city's head were banged by the opponent's boulders. There were even some weak spots, and the city bricks were smashed and fell under the city wall.
Heihan Mugu saw that the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army were so smashed that they did not even dare to stick out their heads at the top of the city, so he gave an order and countless cavalry quickly rushed towards the city wall. But the strange thing is that when Ye Ying and others on the city saw the opponent's cavalry attacking, not only did they not panic, but they even showed a smile on their faces.
Soon after, there were sounds of people shouting and horses neighing among the cavalry. Many war horses fell to the ground with the knights on their backs, neighing in pain.
"The guy with black bones and wooden bones, he didn't know that we prepared caltrops this time, so he must have suffered a big loss now!" Zhuge Ying stood at the top of the city with a proud smile on his face. The Falcon Army soldiers on the side also became happy when they saw that the enemy had suffered a loss.
This caltrop was made by Zhuge Ying himself after the Lieying Army occupied the three counties of Yingzhou. It was made by craftsmen. It was a good tool for dealing with enemy cavalry.
Ye Ying's soldiers sprinkled these caltrops on the open space outside the city, and sprinkled them with soil or grass residue to disguise themselves. The unprepared northern barbarians suffered a big loss.
The horses of these Northern Barbarian soldiers stepped on the iron caltrops, and the soles of their feet were immediately penetrated. Even the iron horseshoes had gaps in them, and the iron thorns on the iron caltrops could easily penetrate.
Seeing many war horses falling on the battlefield and roaring violently, Heihan Mugu knew there was something strange on the ground, and he became furious. But there was nothing to be done, so he had to issue an order to let the remaining cavalry return the same way.
Seeing the caltrops brought back by his soldiers, Heihan Mugu felt a headache. Because these things are hidden in the soil, it is difficult for the Northern Barbarian soldiers to carry out their attacks smoothly. In desperation, Heihan Mugu had no choice but to send out soldiers to search the ground bit by bit, trying to remove all the caltrops hidden in the soil.
However, how could the Eagle Army soldiers on the city wall allow them to achieve their wish? With the support of the city wall, they held bows and arrows and shot at the Northern Barbarian soldiers who were searching for iron caltrops below the city wall.
Due to the harassment from the Eagle Army soldiers on the city wall, the Northern Barbarian soldiers could not seriously search for the caltrops on the ground. After losing some men, they began to retreat toward the rear, out of the range of the Dafu soldiers' bows.
Before the soldiers of the Lieying Army could breathe a sigh of relief after Yunshan closed the gate, the Chu soldiers in front suddenly dispersed to both sides, and strange carts were pushed out from the rear of the Northern Barbarian army. In front of these large cars, there is a huge wooden board blocking them.
Heihan Mugu gave an order, and the Northern Barbarian soldiers followed the strange chariots. The arrows fired by the Eagle Army soldiers on the city wall were all blocked by the huge wooden boards on the vehicle. Without the harassment of bows and arrows from the Eagle Army soldiers, the Northern Barbarian soldiers in the rear could concentrate on searching for the iron caltrops hidden in the soil.
"This thing is called a wooden curtain, which is specially used to deal with bows and arrows on the city wall. With the help of this thing, the Northern Barbarian army can greatly reduce the casualties of soldiers when attacking the surrounding cities." Zhuge Ying stood beside Ye Ying. Next to him, he said.
With the protection of this wooden curtain, the Northern Barbarian soldiers can safely search for the caltrops hidden by the Eagle Army soldiers on the ground. However, these caltrops are relatively large in number and small in size. It is difficult to hide them in the soil and grass. be found.
The Northern Barbarian soldiers spent several hours finally clearing away these caltrops on the ground. However, the time of the day was almost exhausted. After several more attempts to attack, seeing that it was getting late, Heihan Mugu ordered the troops to retreat and ended the first day's siege operation.
On the first day of the siege, soldiers from both sides basically had no direct contact, so there were almost no casualties among soldiers from both sides. But everyone in the Fierce Eagle Army knew that this was just a small appetizer, and a cruel offensive and defensive battle was still to come.
In the evening, the northern barbarians did not attack the city again. Ye Ying took Zhuge Ying, Chen Gang and others to patrol the city wall. See if there are any things that have not been considered, and also talk to some soldiers to relieve the pressure in their hearts.
There was no words all night, but as soon as it was light the next day, the impatient Heihan Mugu couldn't wait to give the order for the northern barbarian soldiers to start attacking the city.
Since there were no iron caltrops on the ground, there were several wooden chariots blocking the bows and arrows fired from the city wall. Therefore, the Northern Barbarian soldiers advanced very quickly and soon reached a place not far from the city wall of Yunshan Pass.
But here, the Northern Barbarian soldiers had to stop, because not far from the city wall of Yunshan Pass, there was a Guanhu River dug about twenty to thirty meters wide and two to three meters deep. This was specially excavated by the Lieying Army after they occupied Yunshan Pass.
The Huguan River is not that wide. In fact, it is not entirely accurate to say that it is a river, because there is no water in the river. But there were many sharpened wooden sticks standing in the river. The tips of these wooden sticks pointed upward. If a soldier fell into them, there would be almost no chance of survival.
These northern barbarian soldiers took advantage of the cover of the wooden curtain cart and quickly arrived at the Huguan River. However, because their sight was blocked by the tall wooden curtain cart, they could not clearly see the situation in front. The soldiers in front stopped at the river. However, the soldiers in the rear continued to crowd forward because they did not receive the order to stop advancing. Soon, the Northern Barbarian soldiers in front were squeezed into the Guanhu River, penetrated directly by the sharp wood in the river, and screamed in the river.
At this time, the catapult on the wall of Yunshan Pass also began to throw stones one by one towards the city. The wooden curtains on the wooden chariots of the Northern Barbarians can block the bows and arrows fired by soldiers. But in front of these huge rocks, they seemed a little vulnerable.
The wooden planks of these wooden curtain cars were soon riddled with holes by the huge rocks flying down from the city, and they lost their defensive capabilities. There were also many Northern Barbarian soldiers who had no time to dodge and were hit by these boulders. Their arms and legs were broken, and they died on the spot.
At this time, the fierceness of the northern barbarians was fully revealed. They were not intimidated by these catapults. Instead, under the command of generals at all levels, they threw bags containing sand and soil into the moat. Some people even threw the bodies of dead Northern Barbarian soldiers into the moat.
