Chapter 34: Trebuchet
The resistance at the head of the city is very tenacious, but the city is relatively quiet, although the people are a little worried, but since they saw the appearance of the Huashan army a few days ago, most people still have confidence in them. What's more, there was nothing to do in a battle the day before!
Of course, this is more because Wang Meng and they arranged people to patrol the city, so even if someone really wants to make trouble, there is no way. And at such a time, the advantage of a stable rear is manifested.
Under Wang Meng's overall management, the internal affairs of the entire Huayin County were in good order. Every day, he would arrange the things to be done on that day, including preparing meals and sending them to the east and west gates, so that the soldiers defending the city could eat and drink at any time. Next, it is to let the old horse constantly build and repair those broken weapons, so that the soldiers can have weapons in hand at any time.
Li Xin has emphasized the problem of wounded soldiers several times, so he has done more carefully in this regard. All the sick and wounded were arranged together and well cared for. With such a reasonable and stable situation, Li Xin and they can concentrate on resisting the enemy without distractions in the front, there is no doubt that Wang Meng through this war, it is considered to let everyone thoroughly see his ability, the prestige is high, in the Huashan army is to chase Li Xin directly.
"Lord Bookkeeper, we don't have enough manpower! They had to patrol the city, treat the wounded, cook and so on, and everyone was a little busy. Xu Fuzi hurriedly found Wang Meng and complained.
"Very moment, no way. Since there are not enough soldiers, then go to the common people for help! In short, tell the people that for those who help, we are responsible for their food! Go ahead! Wang Meng frowned and said.
When Xu Fuzi heard this, he hurriedly went down to handle it. And Wang Meng stood outside the county office, looking at the east and west gates from afar, not knowing what he was thinking.
At this time, the night battle was still going on at the head of the city, and as everyone got tired, the enemy troops who climbed the city became more and more numerous. Under the fierce fighting, the casualties on the city became larger and larger, and many of the lightly wounded insisted on fighting on the city, and only those who were seriously wounded had to withdraw from the battle.
"General, it's time now, see if you can pull the reserves up, otherwise, our casualties will only be too great!" After fighting for a long time, a team member not far from Li Xin couldn't help but say at this time.
"Hold on a little longer, I know you're all tired, but the longer we hold on, the more effective the reserves will be. Tell the brothers, our Huashan Army has no bad seeds! The hard training in Weekday City is for today's situation! Don't let the pain of training on weekdays be in vain! Li Xintou didn't reply, and said quickly.
"Yes! There is no bad seed in the Huashan Army, we will definitely be able to persevere! The team was stunned for a moment, but soon nodded heavily and shouted.
Soon, all the soldiers of the Huashan Army in the city knew this sentence, which was often said during training. At that time, because everyone didn't want to be a bad seed, they worked hard during training and tried to complete the project within the specified time. And now, as soon as this sentence comes out, everyone seems to have returned to that training time, and for a while, everyone is fighting bravely and is not willing to be left behind.
The enemy soldiers who had just climbed into the city were stunned at once, and seeing that these thieves were about to be unable to defeat themselves, they were actually alive in an instant. This was a surprise, and at the end of the day's fighting, their besieging side suffered heavier losses, and their morale was even lower than that of the defenders. At this time, the momentum of the two sides naturally rose and fell, and many enemy troops were directly wiped out before they could react.
"It's hateful, these thieves still have such morale!" Zhu Lin under the city couldn't help but say angrily when he saw this scene.
"I didn't expect that these anti-thieves would be so tenacious, which is really different from the anti-thieves and rebels we have seen in the past!" Dong Xiu also said helplessly.
That being said, they didn't intend to withdraw them either. After this night's battle, their damage was not small, and it was much more serious than the Huashan army at the head of the city.
"General Zhu, it's getting dark, let's let everyone withdraw and rest first. By the way, let's wait for the trebuchet! When the sky was bright, Dong Xiu said again. His soldiers were already dead and wounded, which made him a little unable to hold on.
"Well, just listen to General Dong! Let everyone withdraw, rest for a day first, and then send someone to urge the Fuxi County Order, and ask him if the trebuchet has been completed! Zhu Lin looked at it from a distance for a while, and saw that above the city, his own soldiers kept falling from it, and finally had to accept the fact that Huayin City was still very strong.
Soon, the Qin soldiers of those ants attached to the city finally retreated, and everyone in the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Many of them were already exhausted, and at this time they couldn't help but sit down under the battlements, and they didn't even want to move their fingers.
"The enemy has retreated! Finally able to get a good night's sleep! Li Xin, who was at the head of the city, was relieved to see that the enemy army had completely retreated to the camp.
"It seems that the enemy can't hold it anymore, and I'm really a little worried that they will attack for another day. In that case, our side may be able to hold on, but I'm afraid the casualties will be not small! Zhou Tong dragged his tired body to Li Xin and said.
"From this point of view, we have defeated the enemy! As usual, let's take turns guarding the city, so that the brothers can rest in peace! Li Xin nodded, stared closely at the direction of the enemy camp, and said.
Soon, the city was quiet again, perhaps because it was too tired, so this time the snoring was much quieter. Soon, Li Xin got the news that the attack on the side of the East City Gate had stopped, obviously, the enemies on both sides had their own set of contact information, otherwise, there would not be such a synchronized action.
Li Xin led some soldiers to patrol back and forth in the city, and when he saw those soldiers who were not sleeping well, he helped them to lie down so that they could have a good rest. Taking advantage of this time, he had the opportunity to treat the wounds on his body.
When he was fighting, he didn't feel it, but after taking off the leather armor at this time, he realized that he had more than one wound on his body. Fortunately, none of these wounds were fatal, otherwise, I am afraid that he would have fallen long ago.
"It's a pity that this leather armor, after this war, I'm afraid I won't be able to wear it anymore!" Li Xin chuckled as if laughing at himself. I asked the doctor to get some wound medicine, and I dealt with it briefly, but I couldn't get out of the line of fire with minor injuries!
Perhaps it was really because both sides were very tired, so at the end of the day, neither side had any more fighting. The enemy is recuperating, and the Huashan army is also busy resting, and both sides understand that after the rest is over, there will be another big battle!
At noon, in the camp of the Qin army.
"General Zhu, have the people sent to urge come back? What happened to those trebuchets? Dong Xiu, who had just woken up, immediately rushed to the Chinese army's tent.
"Just came back! I heard that after he went back that day, he immediately recruited the people in the city, and worked day and night, and finally it was made. It's a little simpler, but it should be enough for us to use it a few times! Zhu Lin seemed to have just woken up, but his face swept away the previous haze, but there was a hint of excitement.
"Oh? That's great! To tell you the truth, I've been waiting impatiently, so quickly call someone to transport it, and we'll go to attack the city later! Hearing this, Dong Xiu was overjoyed.
"It's already on its way! However, the siege of the city has to be carefully considered, after all, we have this thing, it is best to be able to fight those anti-thieves by surprise, if they have a precaution first, I am afraid that they will not get the best effect! Zhu Lin shook his head lightly and said in a deep voice.
"What you say makes sense, I don't know how the general planned it?" Dong Xiu was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"The battle started in the evening, the sunset was on our side, and the thieves couldn't see our situation clearly, so they smashed it with a trebuchet, and when the time came, they would come forward to attack the city, and they would be able to go down with a drum!" Zhu Lin obviously thought about this matter, so he opened his mouth at this time.
"Reasonable! In that case, let's have people quietly prepare the stones! If we can break through Huayin City today, we can also say that we can do a great thing! Dong Xiu felt that this method was good, and after thinking about it, he suddenly became a little excited.
"Just do as the general says! I hope we can go into the city tonight to rest! Zhu Lin nodded in agreement.
In the afternoon, Zhou Tong was guarding the city, and the time passed quickly, and by the time Li Xin woke up, it was already dark. And the enemy camp on the opposite side finally had a new movement, and groups of men and horses drove towards the city, obviously attacking the city again. But this time, they did not directly charge like the previous two times, but slowly marched in formation, seeing this scene, Li Xin couldn't help but squint, under the dazzling sunset, it was not too real, but he could vaguely see that there seemed to be a few more tall figures in the enemy formation.
"Bang!" Just as he was wondering, he only heard a few noises from the enemy's ranks, and the next moment, he saw several black shadows suddenly appear in the sky, rushing towards the city. When everyone in the city saw this scene, they couldn't help but look up curiously.
"No, it's a trebuchet! Hide and protect yourself! Seeing those black shadows, Li Xin was stunned for a moment, but the next moment he suddenly understood, and immediately shouted.