Chapter 556: The Battle of the Water Source
The entire attack of the Qin army was like a devastating state, and the whole process took less than half an hour to occupy the entire position at the foot of the mountain. The next step was to line up to be shot, and yes, all the people of the Satsuma clan who were still alive were shot indiscriminately.
"Half of them went to fortify, and half of them fortified their positions." Wei Bao's order was conveyed.
Soon, the Qin army began to build the first line of defense, relying on the positions of the Satsuma clansmen. According to Wei Bao's plan, they needed to build three lines of defense before and after, and the first line of defense relied on the remaining defensive positions of the Satsuma clan at the foot of the mountain. The second line of defense will be built on the mountainside, while the third line of defense will be built near the embankment.
Their army is the deepest, and there is no doubt that they will need to hold out for the longest time. Once they took possession of the water source, Han Shin would clear the entire Satsuma clan from near and far. In this way, their farthest away troops naturally need to hold out for the longest time.
Fortunately, there is good news. That is, there was a lot of grain and grass left on the original Satsuma Domain's position, and they occupied the entire water source nearby, although they were a lone army trapped and defended, but they could be regarded as eating and drinking.
"General Wei, the brother who bombarded Shuri Castle is back." At this time, a herald ran to Wei Bao's side and said.
"Let's go back, we must scatter the scouts, if the Satsuma Domain attacks, we must be prepared." Wei Bao admonished.
At the same time, the pot was already blowing up in Shurijo Castle.
"Waste, waste."
"Three thousand people have just lost the water source, and without the water, these people in the city will have to wait for death from tomorrow." In Shurijo Castle, the old patriarch of the Satsuma clan was shouting angrily.
The general of the Satsuma domain, who had just come to the aid with his troops, lowered his head and made an ostrich shape at the moment, not thinking about anything.
"Dad, I'll go, I promise to take back the water source." At this time, the young patriarch of the Satsuma Domain, Purang, opened his mouth to ask for battle.
The old patriarch of the Satsuma Domain, Pu Yuan, glanced at his son's warlike appearance, and thought that this was his own son after all. It would be too dangerous to send troops at night, so he said: "Let's stop the war tonight, and recapture the water source early tomorrow morning." ”
As soon as the old patriarch said this, the generals did not object, after all, this night battle was not what the Satsuma clan was good at, and it had just been played by the Qin army, and now it was also the time when morale was low.
The Satsuma Domain did not come to attack as expected, which was naturally the best for the Qin army. They were able to build a strong defensive position.
The next day, it was just dawn.
The Satsuma clan in Shuri Castle had prepared nearly 10,000 troops, and of course these people were the only troops left in the city. In addition to these nearly 10,000 troops, the Satsuma clan even pulled out their few heavy weapons. More than a dozen catapults were pulled out of the treasury by the Satsuma Domain, and it was obvious that they were also really on fire, and they were going to share a male and female with the Qin army.
In a short time, the army of the Satsuma clan had reached the foot of the mountain, and at the rear of the army were more than a dozen catapults.
"The Qin people above, exchange the water source of our Satsuma clan people for us, and I promise that you can leave alive. Otherwise, you will all be dead on this land. Standing at the forefront of the army, Prang shouted at the Qin army in the defensive position.
"The water is definitely not going to be able to return to you, do you want to pee here when I have urine here?" On the Qin army's side, a partial general spoke meat.
"Hahaha." As soon as these words came out, they immediately caused Qin Jun to burst into laughter.
"Toast and don't eat and drink, my Satsuma Domain and your Great Qin well water do not violate the river water, but now that your Great Qin has invaded my Satsuma Domain, don't blame me for being ruthless." Prang shouted coldly.
Since there is no way to talk about it, there is no doubt that there is no choice but to go to war.
"Catapult, get it ready for me."
With a wave of his hand, Prang signaled for the soldiers behind him to prepare to throw stones. At the sound of his order, the caster began to load the catapult's basket with stones. The stones were soaked in fire oil, with one soldier lighting the fire and one soldier throwing stones. In an instant, I saw the billowing fireballs smashing towards the Qin army's position.
If it weren't for the fact that this catapult had many shortcomings such as too short range and too cumbersome movement. It's really a weapon of mass destruction. This rolling and burning boulder smashed on the Qin army's position, and it really caught Wei Bao off guard.
"Bang, bang, bang."
The catapult kept tilting the fireball towards the Qin army's position, of course, because the Qin army's position was quite reasonable, this huge fireball array did not cause much damage to the Qin army, it just looked scary.
"Artillerymen, have you figured out the location of their catapults?" A Qin army general shouted.
"The survey has been completed, and it is guaranteed that a round of shelling will mute them." The artilleryman's brother shouted.
"Open fire."
"Boom, boom, boom."
The Qin army's artillery roared, and the cannonballs landed accurately on the catapults of the Satsuma clan, and almost instantly, more than a dozen catapults were beaten into scraps by the Qin army.
Compared with the Qin army's long-range firepower, this is simply a big knife in front of Guan Gongmen. The Qin army did not shell the Satsuma clan after a round of artillery fire destroyed the catapults of the Satsuma domain. Due to the long-distance march, all the Qin troops carried not many shells. Nearly half of the shells had been consumed by the capture of the water source and the assault on Shuri Castle last night, and the few shells left had to be used on the blade. No one knows how long they will have to hold out, and no one knows what will happen to them in the future, so the Qin army will not easily open fire unless it is absolutely necessary.
On the side of the Satsuma Domain's position, the smoke and dust brought by the Qin army's artillery fire dissipated, and I saw that more than a dozen catapults were already burning in the raging flames, obviously unusable.
"Kill them all and take back the water."
Since the long-range firepower can't compete with the Qin army, then simply fight for melee combat. With a wave of his hand, Prang signaled his soldiers to prepare to attack.
"Kill, kill, kill."
Tens of thousands of Satsuma Domain soldiers screamed, and for a while, the shouts of killing resounded through the heavens and the earth. The soldiers of the Satsuma Domain, holding wooden shields or rattan shields in their hands, and various weapons in their hands, rushed towards the Qin army's position.
Obviously, after suffering the loss of the Qin army's long-range weapons, the Satsuma clan actually began to equip the soldiers with shields. Although this kind of improvised shield made of wood, or made of rattan, seems to be really worrying. However, a shield is better than nothing, at least to some extent, it can bring psychological comfort.
(Author's note: I basically don't ask for recommendation tickets and monthly passes, very Buddhist.) Because since this book was put on the shelves, it has been two or four thousand words every day. Because it is the author's first book, it is not well written. I basically don't ask for recommended tickets and monthly passes, because they don't have much use. But I'm going to ask for a subscription, because it's related to my income. Kneel down and thank you. )