Ma Chao was unwilling to lose his trust in Liang Hongyu, and retreated fifteen miles to the village.

Night.

A group of soldiers escorted the siege equipment into Ma Chao's barracks. The lieutenant in charge of escorting the equipment reported to Ma Chaoyu: "General Meng Qi, this is the siege equipment of Changsha County, and all of them have been transported. ”

"How many are there?"

"Back to General Meng Qi, there are four siege towers, four crossbow machines, and fifteen Thunderbolt chariots."

Ma Chao walked outside the tent and saw those siege equipment with his own eyes, his eyes were full of joy.

Pound laughed and said, "Okay, good... With this, we can capture Gangneung City. ”

"General Pang."

"Yes."

Ma Chao instructed: "Order all battalions to rest for life." Wait for tomorrow morning, go to Gangneung with me, and be sure to make contributions! ”

"No."

With large-scale offensive weapons, Ma Chao and Pang De are full of confidence.

Early the next morning.

The fog has just dissipated.

Ma Chao led the army to Jiangling.

Liang Hongyu was also fully prepared, and went to the city in person to command the soldiers to fight.

"Newspaper... The enemy is five miles away! "The soldier came to report.

Liang Hongyu looked back at the forty cauldrons behind him, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and said, "Tell me to go down, pour the dung water into the pot, and boil..." ”

"Huh? Boil? ”

"General, this stinks."

"It's disgusting..."

The soldiers did as Liang Hongyu instructed.

Look at those black and yellow things, being poured into the pot. The generals beside him couldn't help pinching their noses.

Liang Hongyu also smelled a foul smell, ran back to the Tibetan Soldier Cave, and spit out several mouthfuls.

"Is it used to kill the enemy, or is it to kill us?!" The soldiers complained and began to question Liang Hongyu's orders.

After Liang Hongyu stabilized her mind, she said, "You have to believe me, the dung water can retreat from the enemy!" When the dung water is boiled, it is poured on the enemy, which can burn the enemy. This kind of burn is particularly painful and difficult to heal. ”

"General, we all believe what you say."

Although the stench is unpleasant, I almost want to vomit. But if you think about it, what would it be like if you let the enemy smell this stench? When I thought of being able to retreat from the enemy, I couldn't care much about it. All the generals expressed their support for Liang Hongyu.

Time passes...

Ma Chao's army arrived and lined up outside the city.

"General, look...." A lieutenant raised his hand and pointed to the sky, exclaiming.

Liang Hongyu looked in the direction of his finger and was also shocked. I saw that in Ma Chao's military formation, there were many large-scale offensive weapons, such as siege towers, crossbow machines, and thunderbolt chariots, no less than 20 units.

It is the first time that such a large-scale siege echelon has been seen.

"It's over, it's over..."

"It's hard for us to defend Gangneung City today, right?" Several lieutenants were talking.

Liang Hongyu said: "Don't say anything discouraged. What if you have siege engines? It is not necessary for the soldiers to push them close to the towers, but when the enemy approaches, we will attack them with boiling dung and water, so that they will not return. ”

Da Da...

Ma Chao rode a Xiliang horse, ran to the other side of the moat, and chuckled: "General Liang Hongyu, did you sleep well last night?" ”

"Not good."

"How could it be bad?"

"If someone wants to attack my city and put me to death, how can I sleep peacefully." Liang Hongyu said jokingly.

Ma Chao raised his hand and pointed to the rear: "Do you see those siege machines?" As long as I give an order, I can break the city in an instant. If you know each other, you will obey Uncle Liu Huang, I will not blame the past, and I will promote you to be a general. ”

"Thank you General Meng Qi, the red jade eats the king's luck, you should share your worries for the king, how can you take refuge in your enemies when the disaster comes? Forgive me for not being ordered! Liang Hongyu said in a calm tone and unhurriedly.

"It's a pity..."

Ma Chao sighed lightly, turned the horse's head, and returned to his military formation.

"General, is it a siege now?" Pound was ready to take the city under siege.

In fact, in Ma Chao's heart, he didn't want to kill Liang Hongyu, but wanted to persuade Liang Hongyu to use it for his own use. Ma Chao said helplessly: "Since she is unwilling to surrender, then let's attack the city." ”

"No."

Pound passed the order.

The siege echelon of tens of thousands of people, pushing siege equipment, approached Gangneung City.

Come to the moat.

Twenty solid pontoon bridges, built on the moat, paved the way for the troops behind. Soldiers followed the smooth pontoon bridge, transporting siege towers and crashing wagons over.

Pound personally commanded the back-firing crossbow machine and the Thunderbolt chariot to throw boulders and spears at Gangneung Fortress.

Whoosh...

Boulders and spears, like meteors across the starry sky, smashed into the towers from far and near.

The lieutenants and soldiers around Liang Hongyu all subconsciously dodged.

Liang Hongyu drew his sword and shouted angrily: "Don't dodge, prepare to meet the enemy!" ”

Clang!

Suddenly, a galloping spear shot towards Liang Hongyu. Liang Hongyu carried a short sword and knocked the spear away.

"Obey my orders, shoot arrows in 100 steps, throw rolling stones in 30 steps...!" Liang Hongyu walked on the city tower, scolded those soldiers who were afraid of death, and if they found that there were those who escaped, they would not hesitate to kill them.

After a burst of intimidation, the soldiers all plucked up their courage and met the battle according to Liang Hongyu's orders.

"Shoot the arrows!"

The lieutenants ordered their own soldiers.

Whoosh...

Thousands of arrows and feathers, shot down and shot at the besieging soldiers. However, it doesn't seem to be of much use. The enemy's shield guards always protect the siege echelon against the arrows.

"Hurry, hurry... The crashing cart comes forward, and the siege tower is close to the tower! ”

"Ladders, ladders... Lift the ladder up! ”

As one order after another was delivered, the crashing wooden carts, siege towers, and ladders were all in place.

Countless soldiers swarmed up and crawled towards the head of Gangneung City.

During this period, the back-firing crossbows and Thunderbolt chariots in the rear did not stop attacking. Boulders and spears were quickly thrown at the tower, suppressing the fire on the tower, causing heavy casualties to the soldiers defending the city.

"Resist, must resist!" The defenders of the city were very worried.

"Hahaha... The enemy is almost overwhelmed. In front of the military formation outside the city, Pound shouted excitedly.

"Good!"

Ma Chao was also very satisfied, and said: "We failed to attack Jiangling City for a month, because of the lack of weapons, and the soldiers have no combat experience. Now that there are numerous siege machines and the soldiers have learned to storm the city, it is time to make a contribution. ”

"Hmm." Pound nodded.

"General, the last general is invited to fight!" Hu Che'er, the general under Ma Chao, walked in front of Ma Chao with a huge mace.

Ma Chao smiled and said, "General Hu doesn't have to be anxious, let's take a look first." ”

Hu Che'er is his general, he has the courage of ten thousand people, and he will not let him attack the city unless he has to, in case of any mistakes, he is afraid that he will regret it.

The battle goes on all the time...

The soldiers besieging the city have always suppressed the soldiers defending the city, and they are about to break the city.

Liang Hongyu said without hesitation: "Quick, pour the fecal water!" ”

"Pour out the manure water..." All the lieutenants hurried to give orders. They were able to hold out for so long, completely relying on the dozens of cauldrons behind them to strengthen their courage, hoping that the dung water would pour down and they could really retreat from the enemy.

(End of chapter)