The Chu army's large-scale attack came too suddenly, although Zhao Hongrun had estimated it two days earlier, but in fact the Chu army's attack was earlier than he expected.

Zhao Hongrun originally thought that with the terrifying defensive facilities outside the Wei camp, the Chu army should not be able to storm this camp, but it turned out that he guessed wrong.

It's not that he didn't think about it, after the 30,000 more Chu soldiers of the original Xiong Hu army, will Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, kill two birds with one stone, while attacking the Wei camp to weaken the strength of his Wei army, and on the other hand, take the opportunity to reduce the strength of their Chu camp and reduce the burden of grain and grass.

But the problem is that it is a full 30,000 people, 30,000 living lives, Zhao Hongrun originally thought that Xiong Tuo of Xuancheng Jun would hesitate for a while, and it was not until the last moment that he was forced to reduce the daily consumption of grain and grass by storming Wei Ying, but he did not expect that Xiong Tuo's decisiveness was beyond his imagination.

The royal magnate of the Chu State, for the sake of the overall situation, did not hesitate to push 30,000 Chu soldiers into the fire pit, this decisiveness, or this ruthlessness, made Zhao Hongrun breathtaking.

In the face of the Chu army's large-scale attack, the only thing Zhao Hongrun can rely on at the moment is the two unfinished wells that are being built in the camp.

He didn't ask for anything else, only that there was a place to stand above the three-zhang high well car, because in this way, he could allow more crossbowmen to stand on a high place, and effectively shoot the Chu soldiers outside the camp who were almost like ant colonies.

At this time, even a few hundred more crossbowmen standing on a high place are good.

Relying solely on the projectiles of those Wei soldiers and archers on the flat ground in the camp across the camp wall, to be honest, this kind of "blind shooting" Zhao Hongrun is not optimistic.

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

There was a strange sound, slowly extending from Zhongying to Nanying.

Gong Yuan, the general who was in charge of directing the battle at the camp wall of the southern camp, heard the strange noise, looked back, and saw it in surprise. Under the vigorous push of many Yanling soldiers, the two three-zhang high well carriages slowly pushed to the camp wall of Nanying.

"Let's go."

"Guys, let me go."

With the shouting of those Yan Ling soldiers, many Wei soldiers of the Junshui Army on the flat ground in the camp got out of the way one after another, allowing the two behemoths to pass.

"That's what Lord Meng Kui, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, has been busy building these days?"

Gong Yuan looked at the two behemoth-like wells with some emotion, and couldn't help muttering, "What a big ......"

from the side. Zong Wei Weijiao and Lu Mu, who assisted him in commanding the order, were even more shocked, and asked in a lost voice: "Is this ...... What the hell is this? ”

"You don't recognize the car?" Gong Yuan hurriedly teased.

"Of course the general of the well will recognize it, but this is also ...... It's too big, too. ”

As soon as the words fell, a joke came from not far away: "Follow the instructions of His Royal Highness King Su...... Big! Bigger! ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and turned their heads to look, but saw Zhao Hongrun, the king of Su, and Meng Kui, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, struggling to climb the camp wall.

Seeing this, Wei Jiao and Lu Mu hurriedly went over to support Zhao Hongrun and Meng Kui.

"Your Highness, Lord Meng Kui, why are you here?" Wei Jiao asked curiously and in surprise.

You must know that Meng Kui is a non-combatant. He shouldn't be here. And their highness Zhao Hongrun is even more golden, he should be far away from the front line, how can he set foot on the wall of the camp where the battle is most intense.

With the help of Wei Jiao and the others, Meng Kui climbed onto the camp wall, patted the mud on his knees, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Su ordered the officials to supervise the construction of the well car, and now that the well car has been pulled to the front line, aren't those people in our Ministry of Industry having nothing to do?" ”

Gong Yuan looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise when he heard this. He was really a little puzzled, what Zhao Hongrun was doing with two unfinished wells.

See here. Zhao Hongrun explained with a wry smile: "This king saw that the attack of the Chu soldiers was too fierce, and the position of the soldiers on the camp wall was not enough, so he had to use these two unfinished wells...... At this time, even one or two hundred more crossbowmen are good. ”

"I see." Gong Yuan nodded suddenly, he could naturally understand the concerns in Zhao Hongrun's heart. In fact, "there is not enough space on the camp wall to stand people" is the problem that bothers him the most at present.

"However, these two wells are ...... The appearance is also miserable. Gong Yuan looked back at the two well cars and couldn't help muttering.

Meng Kui's face was full of embarrassment when he heard this. hurriedly explained: "It's not that I'm not unsatisfied, it's really ...... If you wait three more days, we will be able to deliver two completed shafts......"

"I'll get it." Zhao Hongrun interjected and interrupted Meng Kui's explanation, and said in a tight voice: "Let's not talk about this, Lord Meng Kui, this well chariot currently only has a base and a frame, if the soldiers stand on the top of the pavilion, it won't collapse, right?" ”

"Your Highness can rest assured that those standing boards are full of palm thickness and supported by pillars, and they will never collapse easily. …… The lower official dared to guarantee the official position of Zuo Shilang. Meng Kui swore and patted his chest.

While they were talking, the two well carts were close to the camp wall, and the Yan Ling soldiers used the timber scattered on the base to stuff them under the huge wheels to fix the entire well cart.

Seeing this, the surrounding Wei soldiers of the Junshui Army were not fools, and those crossbowmen climbed up the well chariot from the long ladder one after another, and climbed onto the three-zhang top pavilion platform.

Zhao Hongrun was surprised to see that his Zongwei Gao Kuo, Mu Qing and others were also mixed in those Junshui troops, carrying machine crossbows and bows and arrows on their backs.

For a time, the top pavilion of the two wells was overcrowded, which shows that the Wei soldiers of the Junshui Battalion are really full of fighting spirit.

Seeing this scene, Meng Kui, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, showed a worried look on his face, after all, according to his estimates, there were almost three or four hundred crossbowmen on each well car, if the well car after completion has no doubt that it can bear the weight of this number of people, but the problem is that the two well cars are not yet completed, and seventy percent of the parts are still just frames, so he is a little worried that these two well cars are difficult to bear the heavy weight of hundreds of people.

"Su ...... His Royal Highness King Su, General Gong Yuan, this number is ...... Isn't it a bit much? Meng Kui reminded worriedly.

As soon as the words fell, I heard Gong Yuan complaining there: "Just these people, so-and-so is not enough." ”

Zhao Hongrun also smiled bitterly when he heard this.

In all fairness, Zhao Hongrun also knew that it was a very dangerous thing to have an excess of the number of people in the well. After all, once the well chariot collapses, the chariot will be completely destroyed, not to mention for the time being, and it will also cause the Wei soldiers of the Junshui Army on the Dingge platform to suffer unnecessary casualties.

But the problem is that the momentum of the Chu soldiers outside the camp is too fierce at the moment, so fierce that it doesn't care about casualties.

The 10,000 longbowmen of the Chu State always maintained the suppression of the arrows of the Wei soldiers on the camp wall. The crossbowmen of the Wei army on the wall of the suppression camp did not dare to appear casually.

Almost all Wei crossbowmen reload their bolts in a crouch, then quickly stand up, shoot an arrow under the protection of the shield soldiers, and then repeat the action of squatting down and reloading the bolts.

Looking at this scene, although Zhao Hongrun had more efficient crossbow shooting tactics, he knew very well that in the face of the bow threat of the 10,000 Chu State longbowmen outside the camp, even if he proposed more efficient crossbow shooting tactics, it would be useless.

Zhao Hongrun was thinking about it, and suddenly Meng Kui beside him gently pushed him. whispered, "Your Highness, they are here." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced back at the camp and saw that many Yanling soldiers were carrying all kinds of planed and polished wood parts to the south camp, and behind them, many officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry carried burdens full of tools, and also came here, under the puzzled eyes of the surrounding Junshui soldiers. Disperse the crowd and occupy a large open space.

Probably hearing the puzzled questions of the soldiers of the Junshui Battalion behind him, Gong Yuan glanced back. Seeing a large group of non-combatants rushing to Nanying, he was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "His Royal Highness King Su, Lord Meng Kui, these people are ......?"

Zhao Hongrun and Meng Kui looked at each other and smiled, but they didn't explain. just said goodbye to Miyabuchi and went down the camp wall towards those craftsmen.

Gong Yuan was wondering, and suddenly saw that there were eight Yanling soldiers carrying a wooden plank as thick as the palm of their hands, carrying it to climb the base of one of the well chariots with difficulty, and at the same time. Two craftsmen from the Ministry of Works, wearing armor and holding hammers, struck at the wooden plank with the assistance of the eight Yan Ling soldiers, fixing the standing board to the frame on the second floor.

Seeing this, Miyabuchi's eyes widened in surprise.

"These people aren't going to ...... here."

With a slight movement in his heart, Gong Yuan hurriedly ordered Wei Jiao to make two hundred shield soldiers protect those craftsmen at all times, in case these precious craftsmen were attacked by the arrows of the Chu army.

Yes, this is exactly Zhao Hongrun's risky and crazy idea: first let some craftsmen plane and polish the standing board needed for the well car in the depths of the camp, and then let the Yanling soldiers carry it to the southern camp, and then ask the other part of the craftsmen in the southern camp to assemble it.

This kind of battlefield construction does not affect the emergency use of the well car, but the advantage is that every time those craftsmen build a floor of the platform again, more Wei army crossbowmen can step on the platform of the well car and join in the urgent matter of suppressing the 10,000 Chu longbowmen outside the camp with bows and arrows.

In addition, Zhao Hongrun and Meng Kui also used this method to make the other idle craftsmen urgently make a few stone-throwing carts, wanting to use this siege weapon to deter the Chu army outside the camp.

If he could, Zhao Hongrun didn't want those officials and craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to brave the arrows of the Chu army to carry out urgent operations, this was a last resort, after all, it was the most difficult moment for the situation in this camp.

"Bang ——!"

A stone-throwing cart was the first to be built urgently, and the frozen mud instead of the stone bullets was thrown out of the camp with a loud bang.

Gong Yuan, who heard this movement, subconsciously glanced back, and happened to see a Yan Ling soldier quickly climb the camp wall, squeezed forward under the puzzled gaze of the nearby Junshui soldiers, and glanced a few times outside the camp.

Then, I saw this Yan Lingbing soldier turn around with joy on his face and shout: "Hit!" Hit! ”

At the same time, next to the stone-throwing cart, two craftsmen and more than a dozen Yan Ling soldiers looked nervously, and when they heard the words shouted by the Yan Ling soldiers, they couldn't help but raise their arms and cheer.

"Wow——!"

Near them, many Wei soldiers of the Junshui Army looked at each other, and then, many people took the initiative to come up: "Hey, brother, do you want to take a hand?" ”

When an army is united in its most important goal of defeating the enemy, this army will be invincible! (To be continued.) )