Chapter Eighty-Three • Madness
Of course, it is not so easy to convince everyone, so in the time of this day, the town of Xiema has become a huge conference room, Qiu Xin made a general mobilization to all the generals above the captain, moving with affection, knowing the benefits, after the end, the general Wei Qian and the deputy general Qian gave ideological guidance to the generals above the commander under their command, explained to them the conspiracy of the Humeng people, and when the anger was particularly strong, they had to communicate with them one by one until they were explained.
After that, it was the commander who said to the soldiers under his command that because the commander was closer to these ordinary soldiers, it was easier to communicate, and the effect was better than that of the senior generals to communicate in person.
At the end of the day, the generals and officers of dozens and above in Shema Town felt more tired than the day before yesterday on the city wall desperately defending against Humeng's attack, but what was comforting was that the anger that had originally permeated Shema Town had almost dissipated.
What is the most terrible thing about a person? It's not his great strength, it's his thoughts, and his thoughts determine how he will use his power, and at this time, a person who always pays attention to the thoughts of soldiers, and can timely stifle those inclined thoughts that are still in the embryonic state, can sometimes really be worth the combat effectiveness of thousands of troops.
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The autumn rain did not last, after a day and a night of drying, the ground was not as wet as the previous two days, and in some places it even became dry.
And the fate of those plundered women who awaited them was naturally predictable, and they were now divided into the four large camps in the south, east, west, and north, and each of them was concentrated and guarded, waiting for the Humeng to savagely pour out their long-accumulated anger on them.
There was still no movement in the city, which made Temutel a little uncontrollable, and he walked quickly around the camp with anger, urgently looking for some way to vent his anger, either to find a soldier who made a mistake to beat and scold, or to find a woman to gallop bravely, in contrast, Temutel preferred the latter.
Therefore, he purposefully slaughtered all the way to the tent that contained the women of the Yan Kingdom, and screened his prey with an aggressive gaze.
His brows furrowed slightly, and after looking at several places of detention, Temutel found that these captured women had basically been violated when they were caught by his soldiers, although he didn't care about it before as the commander of the vanguard army, but now his identity is different, and of course he has different requirements in this regard.
As if seeing the dissatisfaction of the commander, the chief officer of the logistics baggage battalion stepped forward quickly and said: "The soldiers know that the commander and the generals are hard, so they have prepared some Yan country women, all of whom are pure and good, and they are specially filial to the commander and the generals." ”
"Oh?" In a word, Temuter smiled happily, and secretly said that these guys are sensible, "Where are you, lead the way." ”
Temuter took the lead, and the generals behind him also followed Temuter with great interest when they heard that they still had their own share.
The chief officer led them to his tent, and he stood sideways at the door, standing respectfully, and Temther looked at him meaningfully, and without speaking, he lifted the curtain of the tent, which drew a scream of terror from within.
Temutel smiled, he liked this sound very much, and several Humont generals behind him also followed in with a wicked smile.
Temutel glanced at the women in the tent, and sure enough, the appearance was much better than outside, and from their panicked expressions, he knew that the women in front of them were not harmed except for fright.
Temther smirked, pounced on him like a wolf beginning to feast on its prey, grabbed two women of the best appearance and stature, put one hand under her armpit, and the other on her shoulder, and walked towards her tent with a wild laugh.
After several Humeng generals and commanders behind him finished selecting the prey, they also hurriedly pounced, snatching the meat from their mouths, and the chief officer had a heart, although the appearance was high and low, but everyone who finally entered the account had a share, and happily carried their prey back to the camp.
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The continuous sound of the horn startled the Yan soldiers in Xiema Town to quickly enter the battle preparations, but after staring for a long time, they did not see the attack of the Hu Meng army, just when they were in doubt, a black army slowly came from behind the Hu Meng camp.
The 30,000 vanguard troops carrying the baggage arrived.
Because Yan Wuji's defense happened to be from the north, any situation from the north was the first place to be seen in the entire Xiema Town, which was why Qiu Xin was here at any time.
At this time, the Humeng army outside the city had gathered 60,000 people, which was fifteen times the number of Yan defenders in the city, and if the other party was determined to take Xiema Town, the fall of Xiema Town would already be a matter of time.
"I'll have to ask for help from the side of the restaurant." This was the first reaction in Qiu Xin's mind at this time, and it was also the only way he could think of.
As long as Xiema Town is still in the hands of the Yan army, the army of the Humeng people will not dare to go deep into the hinterland of Dingzhou.
At that time, the Yan army will either give up Dingzhou and retreat to Caiguan, or use their lives to shake it, no matter which choice, the price paid will be unprecedentedly huge.
"Inform the ministries and prepare for battle." Although Qiu Xin had the heart to ask for help, it was not a good time to send people to break through the siege, so what he had to deal with now was the high morale of the Humeng people who had just met with the division, and it was impossible for Commander Humeng to waste such a great opportunity, and the second attack of the Humeng army was coming.
Temutel was in a very good mood at this time, although the two Yan country women before were a little weak, but they also let the commander of the vanguard army fully release the anger in his heart, just after the end, Cha Keduo led an army of 30,000 to arrive.
This made Temutel can't help but kneel towards the Qimeng Mountains in the distance, thanking the gods for their gifts.
"A total of 3,000 Qimeng giant shields were shipped this time." The slightly obese body held up the gorgeous armor on his body very well, and the fat on his face trembled gently with the rhythm of his speech.
"I don't know how this guy became a general" Although Temutel was disdainful in his heart, he was not proud enough to provoke a person at will, and this person was still the right-hand man he was currently relying on.
"Three thousand, although it is a little less, but I think it should be enough!" Temutel was most concerned about the new shield-bearers and the giant shield in their hands, which was claimed to be indestructible.
Although he didn't know how that guy conjured up such a giant defensive weapon from the poorly supplied territory of Humeng, these 3,000 shields undoubtedly made him more confident in this southward siege.
"Immediately send an order, start the pot and make rice, and bring the cattle and sheep for the soldiers to eat with their bellies open, and after eating, Lao Tzu will take down Xiema Town!" Temutel roared excitedly.
"Great Commander, the army is already exhausted after marching all the way, and if you attack immediately at this time, I am afraid that the soldiers will be physically exhausted, and there will be resentment in their hearts." Chaktor hurriedly stopped him.
Temutel glanced at him, "Who said that the south and north departments are attacking, you guys will go to sleep after eating, and it is best to sleep until midnight, then it will be time for you to play." ”
After a full meal, the Humeng soldiers quickly assembled and stood by under the organization of their subordinate generals, and Temutel was very willing to feed these "beasts", so they worked hard and worked hard.
"Woo woo woo ......" A fierce horn sounded, and the neat Humeng army drove out of the camp in an orderly manner, neatly lined up outside the city wall of Shema Town, Temutel led Hanzan and Huer to the high platform, looking at the towering and tough city wall of Shema Town in the distance, and the fierceness in his eyes flashed.
Now that he has 60,000 troops in his hands, even if he uses human lives, he can pile up a road to the city wall, so this time, Temuter is determined to win.
"Hanzan, lead your troops to attack the north and east, Huerdu, lead your troops to be responsible for the south and west, this battle is related to my Humeng's next entire deployment, whether you can take Shema Town depends on today, the commander has clear rewards and punishments, if anyone can take the lead in attacking the city, the commander will take the first credit for him and present it in front of the Khan, but if anyone passively avoids the battle and cowers, don't blame the commander for turning his face and being ruthless."
"Yes!" Khan Zan and Khurdu responded in unison, and then led their respective generals to stride towards the outside of the camp.
Soon after, drums rang out on all sides of the town at the same time, and with the rhythm of the drums, the phalanx of Humont's army shouted the earth-shattering trumpet, slowly but steadily approaching the town of Shema.
This time, Humeng's formation has changed greatly, perhaps because of the arrival of baggage equipment, at this time, the forefront of Humeng's army formation are large shieldmen holding large shields, these shields are not ordinary small shields, but large wooden shields that are large enough to be a person's width, at this time, they are closely arranged with the cooperation of Humeng's big shields, forming a long row of ramparts and slowly moving forward, perfectly protecting the Humeng archers and siege infantry who are following behind.
In the face of such a watertight defensive formation, Yan Wuji frowned deeply, now the disparity between the enemy and me is huge, and the only thing the Yan army can rely on is this towering city wall and long-distance strikes.
If the Humeng people are allowed to approach the city wall like this, as long as the Yan army in the city enters the range of those Humeng archers, with the numerical advantage of Humeng, the longbowmen in the city will be completely suppressed by the other party, and the deterrent power will be greatly reduced, and without the deterrence of the longbowmen, the Humeng archers will be even more able to shoot the defenders in the city with impunity, and the Humeng infantry at this time, with the support of the archers, can also launch a fierce impact on the city wall without any scruples, which is an extremely close chain reaction, as long as the beginning is not played, Then the follow-up will get worse and worse, and then it will be too late.
And for those big shields that were like moving city walls, the only thing Yan Wuji could try to touch in his hands was the twenty bed crossbows on the city wall.
"God willing." Whether the power of the bed crossbow can play a substantial role in these big shields, Yan Wuji has no bottom in his heart, but this one must be tried.
"Bed crossbow ready!"
At the sound of an order, the twenty bed crossbows on the northern city wall immediately chirped and rattled, and everyone was waiting for Yan Wuji's roar, as if it could bring out the anger in their hearts, intending to erupt!
Yan Wuji just grasped the distance of the Humeng people, and calculated every step they took, just like the old farmers who bought vegetables in the market, they had to compare every penny and every centimeter, because this distance of one foot and one inch may mean the boundary between life and death.
"Put!"
An angry roar suddenly sounded, Hu Meng's army was about one hundred and fifty zhang away from the city wall of Xiema Town at this time, and the best range of the bed crossbow was within one hundred and thirty-five zhang, the reason why Yan Wuji wanted to start attacking at this time was because although this distance was not the most powerful time for the crossbow arrow, it still had eighty percent of its inertia, and whether it could work on these big shields could be clearly known at this distance.
Judging from the speed of Humeng's travel and the loading and firing speed of the bed crossbow, the distance of fifteen zhang in the middle is just enough time for the bed crossbow to be fired three times.
With a thunderclap of bowstrings, twenty powerful crossbow bolts burst out of the walls of Shema Town like crazy pythons, and broke into the Humun army array like an ant colony.