"Bang bang-"

Amid the roar of shaking mountains, a thousand people hid Ran Teng and his soldiers in the cave, feeling in horror the power of hundreds of catapults concentrated on a single point of bombardment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is undeniable that he was quite lucky this time, because Wangwu Mountain may not have anything else, but the mountain is full of caves that can be used to hide, otherwise, Ran Tengzhen is a little worried that he or his soldiers will not be killed by mistake by some brothers who are not long-sighted under the mountain.

You must know that this is not unfounded, because just before half a pillar of incense, when Ran Teng and the others were retreating, the first stone bomb used for ranging just hit him on the road that Ran Teng had to pass when he retreated, and after rolling twice, it could stop in front of Ran Teng.

At that time, Ran Teng was only more than a foot away from the stone bullet, and he was almost scared.

You must know that this kind of stone projectile weighs at least two or three hundred catties, and with the force of the catapult thrown by the catapult, it is definitely not something that human power can stop.

With good luck, the bones in both arms were broken; Bad luck, he was stoned to death.

No matter how strong a soldier is, he can't stop this weapon of war.

It is no wonder that Ran Teng scolded Gu Tao, the 2,000-man general who commanded the catapult at the foot of the mountain, after all, he really felt strong fear and despair at that time.

Even at this moment, Ran Teng's mouth was still scolding Gu Tao at the two thousand people at the foot of the mountain.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't violate military discipline in the following ways, in fact, Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming, the three thousand-man generals, are the only three "special thousand-person generals" in the Shangshui Army, or "elite thousand-person generals" in layman's terms, and the actual rank is half a level higher than the ordinary two-thousand-person generals, and enjoys two special powers: one is the special commanding general of the front, that is, in the case of no commanding general with more than 3,000 generals on the front, Ran Teng has the right to take over the command of the front; Second, in the event of an emergency, Ran Teng has the right to take over the power of soldiers up to 5,000 soldiers.

Looking at the establishment of 50,000 people in the merchant army, only Ran Teng, Xiang Li, and Zhang Ming, three special 1,000 people, will enjoy this right.

Therefore, Ran Teng was not worried about what would happen to the two thousand generals Gu Tao after scolding them, one was that they were originally a thousand generals of the same period, that is, they were all old qualifications from the 'Ping Xuan Army', and they were familiar with each other; Secondly, on the rank of the rank of the Tao is actually half a level lower than him.

It was precisely for this reason that when they saw Ran Teng, the thousand-man general, scolding the two thousand generals of Gu Tao, the soldiers hiding in the cave nearby were secretly amused.

After waiting for about half a stick of incense, a hundred people will remind Ran Teng: "A thousand people, it's almost, right?" ”

Ran Teng nodded, he also estimated that the small Korean army camp had been almost destroyed, so he had the courage to drill out of the cave.

"A thousand generals." The hundred men will hand a piece of iron shield to Ran Teng.

However, Ran Teng shook his head and said as if he was in a state of apprehension, "This thing is useless......"

Think about it, in the face of the kind of stone bullets weighing two or three hundred catties thrown by catapults, what is the use of relying on an iron shield alone? At best, it is a psychological comfort.

"All those who have positions come out." Ran Teng shouted in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the hundreds of generals, tun chiefs, even chiefs, and Wu chiefs in this vicinity came out one after another.

Unlike the Chu army's military regulations of letting soldiers be cannon fodder in everything, the Su Wangjun paid attention to leading by example, just like now, ordinary merchant soldiers and soldiers can still hide in caves in peace, while officers with military rank must take the risk of being killed by stone bullets thrown by friendly catapults at the foot of the mountain, and call for a halt to the bombing operations of friendly troops at the foot of the mountain.

This is one of the reasons why the Su Wang Army is particularly fierce in battle.

"Homing - Homing – "

Dozens of generals with military ranks, under the leadership of Ran Teng, a thousand-person general, put their hands in their mouths one by one in the shape of a trumpet, and shouted loudly towards the south.

In an era when this kind of communication was basically based on roaring, they could only communicate to friendly forces down the mountain in this way.

"Stop!"

At the same time, at the foot of the mountain, 2,000 people heard the shouts from the mountain, and after listening for a while, he immediately ordered the hundreds of catapults in the vicinity to stop dropping bombs.

This made the bombardment that seemed to shake the entire Wangwu Mountain to stop.

Seeing this, the thousand generals Ran Teng quickly climbed a nearby tree, because he knew that the friendly troops of the catapults under the mountain had only temporarily stopped throwing bombs after hearing their shouting code, and unless he gave a second signal in time, it would not be long before the friendly troops under the mountain would continue to attack.

This was a code that had been agreed upon before the war.

After quickly climbing to the treetops, Ran Teng took the banner of the 'Shang Shui Army' handed over by the hundred-person general under the tree, held it high, and waved it vigorously.

I have to say that even if the catapult troops under the mountain have temporarily stopped attacking at this moment, climbing trees at this time is still a very courageous thing.

God knows if the friendly troops down the hill saw his signal, and if they didn't, it would be fatal.

Hundreds of stone bullets the size of a grinding disc whizzed over the sea of his mind, and even if he knew that he couldn't hit himself, the terrifying pressure would probably scare normal people's legs.

After all, the power of these stone bullets is too strong, and they are not able to resist it by manpower alone, and they are basically seriously injured when they are rubbed, bumped into and killed directly, and the death is extremely miserable.

But obviously, the merchant army under the mountain did not disappoint Ran Teng, whether it was the two thousand general Gu Tao or the merchant soldiers under his command, they all saw the banner of the "Shang Shui Army" waving in the mountains and forests.

"Stop the attack."

According to the agreement before the war, 2,000 people gave the order to stop the attack and stand by in place.

However, he did not order the nearby catapults to be removed, as he was still waiting for the third signal from the Ranten Thousand Men, and only when he saw the third signal would he move the nearby catapults to the next attack point.

While Gu Tao's catapult troops were on standby, the thousand-man general Ran Teng had regrouped his soldiers and returned the same way, returning to the small camp of the Korean army.

When they returned to the small camp of the South Korean army, hundreds of Shangshui soldiers couldn't help but gasp.

Because a moment ago, on that three-zhang high cliff, there was a small camp of the South Korean army with considerable garrison, but now, it has become a mess of rocks, whether it is a cliff or a camp, it has been smashed by the catapult troops under the mountain.

Faintly, you can still hear the sound of wailing and soft sobbing, full of despair.

"Up."

Sighing slightly, the thousand generals Ran Teng gave the order to attack.

In fact, this so-called offensive order is actually just to harvest the mess and clean up the battlefield, because those Han soldiers who are still stationed here have either been stoned to death by countless stone bullets, or have already scattered and fled, so that the Shang Shui soldiers and soldiers have occupied the high ground on this steep cliff with great destruction power.

During this period, there were about dozens of Korean troops who returned to this place after the rout, and attacked these Shangshui soldiers, probably in the hope of retaking this high ground, but it turned out that these people were just making senseless sacrifices.

A banner of the "Shang Shui Army" was erected high on this high ground, silently conveying a message to the armies of both sides on or below Wangwu Mountain: This hill has been occupied by the Shang Shui Army!

Seeing this signal, Gu Tao, the 2,000 people at the foot of the mountain, gave an order without hesitation: "Go!" Go to the next point of attack! ”

Hearing this order, the nearby merchant and water soldiers pushed the catapults and slowly headed east—these second-generation catapults built by the Metallurgical Bureau, in addition to the advantages of being detachable, also added a reel design to facilitate the movement of the catapult during the war.

And while the catapult force slowly moved towards the east, the thousand-man general Ran Teng and his soldiers took the opportunity to rest a little on the high ground.

During this period, Ran Teng turned his head from time to time to look at the ruins of the camp.

As a veteran of the "Pingxuan Army", Ran Teng has served in the Shangshui Army for three years, and in these three years, he has participated in three national war-level battles of "Weichuan Sanchuan Campaign", "Four Kingdoms Invasion of Chu" and "Weiqin Sanchuan Campaign", plus some small battles one after another, it can be regarded as a hundred battles, but even so, he still can't accept today's personal experience.

In his impression, this enemy camp, which had the advantage of favorable terrain, was supposed to be overcome, especially when facing the South Korean army.

But in fact, it only took them less than half an hour to uproot this Han camp, which was probably garrisoned by hundreds of soldiers, and what was even more shocking was that the price paid by their Wei army was simply minimal.

He had to admit that the new tactics proposed by His Royal Highness King Su were simply magical, although the danger was very great, and if one was not good, he would accidentally injure his own soldiers, but the efficiency of this siege was really shocking.

In addition to being shocked, Ran Teng was inevitably a little confused, after all, the tactics used by their merchant army today could be said to have subverted his understanding of war.

As a veteran of many battles, he suddenly felt that war had become so unfamiliar, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Shaking his head, Ran Teng put the emotion in his heart behind, stood up and said, "Let's go, go to the next mountain." ”

Compared with Ran Teng's confusion, the soldiers and soldiers of the nearby merchants and sailors seemed to have high morale.

On the same day, the Shang Shui army captured five mountains in the vicinity of Wangwu Mountain with lightning speed, and forced the army of Han general Jin Huang and his deputy Qingyao to the edge of the mountain on the northeast side of Wangwu Mountain, near the "Xihuze".

After that, the Shang Shui army was not in a hurry to completely expel the Han army led by Qingyao from the area of Wangwu Mountain, but set up 30 catapults on the third, fourth, and fifth hills from west to east.

And when the news of the loss of Wangwushan reached the ears of Jin Di, the Han general who was in the leather prison, Jin Di couldn't believe it.

You must know that his deputy general Qingyao built more than a dozen large and small camps or sentry posts on the dangerous terrain around Wangwu Mountain, but within one day, the Wei army broke through all the strongholds of the Korean army.

At this time, Jin Huang had not yet realized that the prison where he was located was about to face a disaster that could not be saved by manpower.