The trebuchet has existed since ancient times, and it was a killer weapon in siege warfare in the era of cold weapons.

Zhu Youlang naturally knew this.

For example, when the Tang Dynasty attacked the countries of the Western Regions, the Tang army was very fond of using trebuchets.

During the attack on Tibet, the trebuchet repeatedly established miraculous feats, which can be described as famous.

It's just that with the alternation of hot and cold weapons, no one has switched to firearms with such a relatively primitive thing.

I never thought that Hong Chengchou took out the trebuchet again.

The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth.

Zhu Youlang is naturally nothing to fear.

Of course, since the enemy has already anticipated the enemy's opportunity, it is natural to deal with it as soon as possible.

The power of trebuchets is that they can inflict mass damage on unprotected soldiers.

The principle of this is actually similar to that of artillery.

Thinking about this clearly, what Zhu Youlang had to do was to find a bunker for the soldiers as much as possible.

There are naturally natural forests on the elk plain, and there is one not far from the Ming army.

The Qing soldiers came from three sides, and only this dense forest in the rear was a place where the Ming army could stop.

After a brief discussion between Zhu Youlang and Li Dingguo, he immediately made a decision to withdraw the army as much as possible and withdraw into the dense forest on the premise of keeping the formation unchanged!

And this is only the first step, Zhu Youlang still has a backhand!

The execution of the Ming army was very strong, and both the army under Li Dingguo and the Tiger Army began to retreat immediately after receiving the order.

When the Qing army saw that the Ming army took the initiative to retreat, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and the speed of rushing up was much faster.

In order to leave enough time to retreat into the dense forest, Zhu Youlang ordered the artillery to fire.

At this distance, a shot can be eroded hundreds of meters.

Even the lightest three-pounder cannon was enough for the soldiers to drink.

It's just that these green battalion soldiers obviously haven't realized the danger coming, and they still rush forward without knowing whether they are alive or dead.

"Fire!"

Zhao Xu gave an order, and the soldiers of the Huben Army Artillery Battalion took advantage of the situation to operate.

A cannonball was thrown out and smashed into the dense crowd, blowing dozens of Qing soldiers away.

This formation frightened most of the Qing soldiers, and they stopped one after another and did not dare to rush forward again.

The Ming army took advantage of this opportunity to withdraw into the woods in time.

The woods are natural shelter, but that's not enough.

Zhu Youlang immediately ordered the trenches to be dug.

Trenches are such things as a great way to hide soldiers from artillery fire, let alone trebuchets.

The woods could buy enough time for the Ming army, Zhu Youlang didn't need more, a day was enough for the soldiers to dig out the trenches.

The details of digging trenches were basically mastered by the Tiger Ben soldiers, and after they taught them to other Ming soldiers, everyone set out to go.

Li Dingguo is still a little uncertain about this.

"Your Majesty, is this trench really useful?"

He had never seen a trench dug in actual combat, so he was a little skeptical.

Zhu Youlang said with a smile: "King Jin can rest assured, weren't you the same worried when the coffin blew up the city and the hot air balloon flew into the sky?" The result? Not all of them were big hits. ”

Li Dingguo thought about it carefully, and none of these things that the Son of Heaven made up were not useful.

"It's the minister who is too worried."

Li Dingguo was a little ashamed and said: "Your Majesty, it's just that if Dongyu sets fire to the mountain, what should we do?" ”

Zhu Youlang said calmly: "Don't worry, Dongyu won't dare to set fire to the mountain." ”

"Why?"

"For they are also in the plain. I don't know if the King of Jin has discovered that the vegetation on this elk plain is luxuriant, but there is not only this wood, if the flood thief dares to set fire to the mountain, how can he guarantee that it will not burn himself? Would he really do such a stupid thing that would set himself on fire? ”

After the Son of Heaven said this, Li Dingguo was completely relieved.

His only worry was that Hong Chengchou ordered someone to set fire to it, forcing the Ming army to come out for a decisive battle.

If Hong Chengchou didn't dare to set this fire, nothing would be able to threaten the Ming army.

Hong Chengchou and Ao Bai could only stare at the dry woods, and if they wanted to distinguish the winner, they had to bite the bullet and enter the woods.

And at that time, the trenches of the Ming army had been dug and could calmly cope with all situations.

The Son of Heaven's ability to adapt to emergencies is really strong!

Li Dingguo's admiration for Zhu Youlang in his heart increased a few points.

Somehow, the Son of Heaven can always come up with ways that ordinary people can't think of.

It seems that God has manifested his spirit.

"Tell me to go down and dig the trenches quickly, and be sure to finish the trenches before it gets dark!"

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"Lao Hong, the thief has retreated into the woods. Shall we set the damn on fire? ”

Ao Bai saw the main team of the Ming army retreating into the dense forest, and a ruthless plan was born in his heart.

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Why?"

"Didn't Lord Ao find out that we were also in this Elk Field? If you set it on fire, it will burn yourself. If we were to set it on fire, we would all have to get out. In this way, the Ming army would have time to evacuate. ”

Ao Bai muttered: "You can't retreat, you can't retreat, you have wrapped the thieves in this area, how can there be any reason to retreat." This burn can't be burned, can you only rush hard? ”

Hong Chengchou said in his heart that he was really a reckless man, and he really didn't know how he got his prestige.

Such a general can always win the war, and his opponent must be a lot of vegetables.

"Don't worry, Lord Ao, Hong has his own good plan."

Ao Bai heard that Hong Chengchou still had a way, and suddenly became interested.

"Oh? Lao Hong, let's listen to it. ”

Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and said, "Although you can't use fire, you can still shoot cannons and smash with trebuchets." As long as we keep bombarding this wood, there will always be times when the Ming soldiers can't stand it. That's when they will pull out. ”

"What a bang?"

Ao Bai is stupid.

He also thought that Hong Chengchou could have some clever strategy, but he never thought that it would be like this.

"That's the best way to go."

Hong Chengchou sighed: "It's a pity that in this way, Yongli may also be bombarded into mud." I'm afraid there is no guarantee that it will be captured forever. The emperor doesn't know if he can explain it. ”

Ao Bai waved his hand again and again: "Lao Hong, what time is it now, and you are still thinking about whether to be captured alive or not." As long as this Ming army can be annihilated, it doesn't matter whether Yongli is dead or alive. It's a big deal to take his broken bones back to Beijing to recover his life. Even if the cannon can't bombard, there are no bones left, right? ”

Hong Chengchou bowed slightly: "Yes." ”

Ao Bai said very proudly: "At that time, you and I will be the first to make the first contribution, and the emperor will definitely reward him greatly." Lao Hong, although you are old, you can also seek the well-being of your children and grandchildren. As for me, I didn't come here in vain. ”

In Aobai's view, no matter what, the Ming army has been surrounded by them, and there is absolutely no possibility of turning defeat into victory.

He was already imagining a reward.

Is it better to reward silver or knighthood?

Or all of them?

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