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After returning to the camp, Yu Ming walked into his big tent, but saw that Hu Sizheng was already waiting here.

"Subordinates, see King Zhou." Seeing that Yuming was back, Hu Sizheng hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

Yu Ming smiled slightly and said, "Si Zheng, you came quickly!" ”

Hu Sizheng also said with a relaxed face: "King Zhou, the new well fence you explained to build before has been built, there are a total of fifteen, do you want to go and see it?" ”

Yu Ming waved his hand and said, "No need! I don't have to worry about you doing things...... By the way, I came to you to ask, among the craftsmen in the army, are there craftsmen? Before, I found a bamboo forest in the woods outside the camp. ”

After Hu Sizheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "I haven't asked this carefully, but among the few craftsmen in the army, there should be those who want to know how to weave!" How? Does King Zhou feel uncomfortable living in a tent and wants to live in a bamboo house? ”

Yu Ming smiled and said, "No, I want to use bamboo to build a new type of ladder to climb the city!" ”

Hu Sizheng was also stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "King Zhou, use bamboo to build a cloud ladder?" That's something that has never happened before, it seems that the ladders are all made of wood, and I have never seen anyone build them with bamboo! This bamboo is much more brittle than wood, and it is easy to bend and deform! ”

Yu Ming shook his head and explained in a condensed voice: "Si Zheng, you only know one, not only two. There are some advantages to using bamboo to build a ladder: first, bamboo is hollow, so it is lighter than wood of the same volume, which is easy to carry and move; Second, bamboo is tougher than wood and is not easy to break, so it is more suitable for building long objects; First, there is no need to nail the ladder with bamboo, just need to make a good gap between each other, fit each other, and then use a thin bamboo piece and rope to tie it into a bundle, wrap it tightly and reinforce. It's very easy and quick to set up. ”

At this point, he paused for a moment, then continued: "Originally, this king did not intend to do this. But after thinking about it carefully today, I felt that relying on those fifteen new-style well railings alone, it was not safe to break through the Jindi Pass in one day. But if a new ladder is built overnight, it can play a decisive role in breaking the city, Si Zheng, you understand? ”

Hu Sizheng suddenly realized at this time: "King Zhou, my subordinates understand!" ”

Yu Ming Zhengse said: "Si Zheng, you can mobilize all the craftsmen in the battalion, and if you don't have enough manpower, you can also choose a clever person among the soldiers to join." From now on, they will start cutting down bamboo to build ladders to climb the city. Be sure to complete the ...... by dawn tomorrow As for the size, style and structure of the ladder, there is a detailed explanation in this drawing......"

With that, Yu Ming handed a stack of drawings to Hu Sizheng.

After Hu Sizheng took it, he took a cursory look, and then nodded: "That's okay!" The subordinates will arrange this immediately! ”

"Okay! Good news awaits you tomorrow! After Yu Ming waved his hand, Hu Sizheng bowed and retreated, and then left the tent and began to build this siege ladder.

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Early the next morning, under the Jindi Pass, the 150,000 Zhou troops had already set up a formation, it was really like a sea of flags, spears like a forest, all the Zhou soldiers were wearing black fine iron armor, shining in the sun, so that the Wei officers and soldiers on the Jindi Pass were a little chilled.

Although they have fought many battles, they have never fought such a solemn and well-equipped army, which you can tell at a glance that it is an elite soldier. In addition, Li Mi's main elite soldiers were all brought to Jindi Pass. The generals and soldiers who stayed behind at Jindi Pass were originally poorly equipped. Seeing such a prosperous Zhou army, the officers and soldiers below the ancestor Junyan in Jindi Pass all frowned and had sad faces.

Yu Ming gently pulled the reins of his horse at this time, and slowly walked forward, Hu Sizheng, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Luo Shixin, Song Jingang and other generals stood beside him.

Tens of thousands of Zhou army iron cavalry rolled forward like a tide followed him, and when Yu Ming stopped, the black iron armored cavalry also stood proudly in front of the Jindi Pass.

"Our army will win! Our army will win! ”

More than 100,000 soldiers of the Zhou army shouted in unison, and their voices were loud and loud, resounding inside and outside the pass, so that the Wei officers and soldiers on the city couldn't help but look like earth.

Yu Ming raised a hand at this time, and the army of more than 100,000 suddenly stopped, and everyone stood in the morning light, silent. It shows that the quality of the soldiers of the Zhou army is indeed far higher than that of the Wei army. Let Zu Junyan on the upper floor of Jindi Pass City feel a shock in his heart.

He saw the expression of the Wei army at the head of the city, and he was secretly amused, but he said lightly: "Jindi Pass is an important barrier on the periphery of Luoyang, standing on the official road leading from Xingyang and Liyang to Luoyang. It's just that no matter how good Xiongguan is, it depends on who guards it, Zu Junyan is more than brave, but his resourcefulness is insufficient, if there is a military division to give advice to him, our army is still a little difficult to do. But Li Mi has no other strategists by his side, except for a Xu Shijiwei. Our army is well prepared, and we should break this barrier today! ”

This last sentence, he said in a very loud voice, so that the sergeants on both sides of the gate could hear it clearly.

Zu Junyan was originally a little worried, but when he heard Yu Ming say that he was going to break through today, he was also aroused, and he didn't believe that he couldn't hold on for even a day. When even sneered at the deputy general beside him: "Yu Ming is also a big man!" But the young man is just too vigorous, what does he think he is? Breaking my Jindi Pass in one day? It's wishful thinking. Even if his master Li Jing comes, it won't work! ”

At this time, Yu Ming had already waved his raised hand down and said, "Start attacking!" Let these Wei troops know that our Zhou army is the most courageous army in the world! ”

"Invincible! Our army is mighty! ”

Rows of Zhou infantry in heavy armor shouted loud trumpets and rushed forward with neat steps. The black armor, which looked cold in the spring breeze, and the heavy square shield, intertwined into a suffocating copper wall, and pushed inexorably towards the walls of Jindiguan, and in just one meal, they had advanced to a place less than fifty feet from the city gate.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zu Junyan, who was on the upper floor of Jindi Guancheng, stared at him and shouted: "Release the arrow!" Fight off the enemy! ”

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

With Zu Junyan's order, a sound of breaking the air suddenly sounded.

Rows of sharp arrows like raindrops roared down from the city wall and shot towards the advancing Zhou infantry.

At this time, Qin Qiong, who commanded the siege infantry, shouted: "Vertical shield!" Block the arrows! ”

With Qin Qiong's order, the heavy armored infantry of the Zhou army threw the heavy shield in their hands to the ground, and immediately let out a deafening loud sound.

After a while, in front of the Golden Causeway Pass, a large silver-white square shield was connected together to form a solid shield wall. Although the arrows on the city's head poured down and made a burst of sound through the air, when they hit these large shields, they could only be bounced back and fall to the ground. For the heavy infantry of the Zhou army hiding behind the big shield, it was impossible to hurt at all.

"Aim at the enemy!"

"Shoot the arrows again!"

"You can't shoot the enemy if he stands still, how can you shoot an arrow?"

On the tower of the city, Zu Junyan continued to shout, and more than 10,000 archers under his command kept firing arrows, and after only half an hour, they shot all the arrows in the quiver.

But seeing that the heavy armored infantry of the Zhou army who were slowly moving forward under the city tower were unscathed, Zu Junyan's eyes were so anxious that he almost wanted to erupt into fire! His heart sank, knowing that he had met the greatest enemy in his life.

At this time, in the Zhou army array, Song Jingang shouted in a deep voice with an indifferent expression: "Archers! Sortie! ”

"Woooooo

With the sound of a low horn, the archers of the Zhou army, who had been waiting for a long time, also quickly ran forward and advanced to the back of the shield wall of the heavy infantry to form a phalanx.

The longbows in their hands have been pulled up, and the sharp arrows have been put on the strings, as long as Song Jingang gives an order, these archers who have been in battle for a long time will not hesitate to release deadly arrows and ruthlessly slaughter all the stubborn enemies in front of them.

Domineering Zhou Jun, invincible in the world!

"The Zhou army is mighty!"

The saber in Song Jingang's hand was raised high, and under the gaze of tens of thousands of archers, he looked ahead with an indifferent expression, and then shouted hoarsely: "Release the arrow!" ”

The archers immediately loosened their fingers and heard only the sound of "Peng". In an instant, tens of thousands of sharp arrows burst into the air, emitting a buzzing sound, making a piercing scream in the air, and then forming a beautiful parabola and leaping into the sky.

A moment later, dense wolf's tooth arrows poured down from mid-air and hit the head of Jindi Pass.

"So many arrows?" Seeing this, Zu Junyan's pupils contracted instantly, and then he immediately turned around and ran backwards, shouting as he ran: "Sons! Hide, hide! Enemy arrows are coming! ”

The Wei soldiers who were originally standing at the head of the city were also startled, and hurriedly followed Zu Junyan to hide in the bunker behind them. Those who didn't have time to run hurriedly grabbed the small round shield next to him and put it on top of their heads, trying to escape.

However, so many sharp arrows poured down like rain, and how could a small round shield completely cover them.

"Ouch!"

"It hurts me!"

"Help!"

The continuous howl suddenly resounded through the city, under the ruthless projectile of tens of thousands of archers of the Zhou army, on the wall of Jindiguan, the Wei army that was crowded into a group suddenly suffered heavy casualties, and only a few rounds of sharp arrows were thrown over. Several people were killed by arrows, and thousands more were injured by arrows, wailing.

The Wei army, which had been frightened by the intensive attacks of the Zhou archers, rushed down the city wall in a chaotic manner. Only a few officers with strong martial arts remained at the head of the city. Zu Junyan looked at all this, and his brows were also tightened.

The reason why there was such a passive situation was also because the elite troops of the Wei army were all taken away by Li Mila to attack the Tiger Pass.

If it was his original 10,000 elite troops, instead of these 10,000 recruits, I believe that even if he encountered the more intensive bow and arrow shooting of the Zhou army, there would not be such a large casualty.

Seeing that the Wei army had retreated. Yu Ming also had a sneer on the corner of his mouth. He said in a deep voice: "The archers retreat, the well fence attacked, ready to take the city!" ”

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