The noon sun scorched the earth, and the loess under the city of Gusu was stained red with flesh and blood, steaming out a disgusting stench.

With a horn, the Yue people once again launched an attack on Gusu, and the army resisted, and after another bloody storm, the Yue position once again called for gold and retreat.

This time, the defense materials prepared in advance were exhausted, Wu Jun suffered heavy damage, and Gong Wanran was also scratched on the arm.

The prince climbed the city wall and saw that Gong Wanran was bandaging his arm, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help Gong Wanran tighten the bandage.

"How's the situation going, Lord Gonghui?"

Gong Wanran shook his head and sighed: "We have exhausted ourselves, and the people in the city have done their best, but they have not experienced training after all, and their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Vietnamese army." We suffered heavy casualties, and we may not be able to hold on to the next attack. ”

"What to do, what to do!" The prince was restless, pacing back and forth, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and asked, "Lord Gonghui! Didn't you say you had a secret weapon!? Where? ”

Gong Wanran pointed to the side, and saw that the craftsmen were installing ten huge siege machines.

"This ...... What is it? The prince was puzzled.

"This is a siege engine designed by General Zhang, although it has not yet been completed, it is basically operational, and the current situation is critical, I ordered someone to pull it from the workshop, and then immediately install it on the city wall. Whether we can survive until the king comes back depends on these siege engines! ”

"Siege engines? How can it be used to defend the city? ”

Gong Wanran led the prince to the side of a siege engine, which had just been installed, and a huge winch stood out, with thick hemp rope wrapped around it.

"This winch structure is an invention of General Zhang, and no one has ever designed a siege machine with such a charging structure before."

After that, Gong Wanran ordered someone to demonstrate the working principle of the winch, only to see two craftsmen twisting the winch with a lever, the winch would jam with every revolution, and the counterweight at one end of the instrument would also be lifted a short distance.

After two weeks of rotation of the winch, the counterweight is lifted high.

"Now all you need to do is knock on the mechanism, and the counterweight will fall, and the huge force can throw the stone far away. This siege machine with a charged structure is several times more powerful than a human siege machine! ”

"Ahh It looks amazing! "The prince seems to see the hope of victory.

"Well, General Zhang also designed the matching ammunition." Gong Wanran pointed to the side, and saw dozens of huge burlap bags piled up on the ground, the pockets were stuffed to the brim, and the mouth was tightly tied.

"What is this?!"

"Inside is oil cans and gravel, and if you set this on fire and throw it out, you can do a lot of damage."

"Okay! Okay! That's a good thing! Fast! Princess! Try! ”

Gong Hui shook his head and said, "The equipment is not ready yet, and when all are installed, I will make a salvo." Then their power will be revealed, and the fear they cause to the people of Vietnam will be our only hope. ”

Throughout the afternoon, the Vietnamese did not go on the offensive again, but their positions advanced a little. The sky gradually darkened, Gong Huang Ran climbed the city wall again, leaned on the wall and looked at the Vietnamese army position, although the people of Gusu fought hard, so that the Yue troops paid a considerable price, but after all, the Yue people have 20,000 people, at this time the position is still crowded, dense, this battle is not easy, there is little hope, Gong Huang Ran can't help but shake his head and lament.

Yu Xianyao asked, "Lord Gonghui, why are you lamenting?" Ten siege machines have been installed. I think these devices are amazing. Later, ten machines will be launched at the same time, and the Vietnamese people will be blown into powder at once! ”

Gong Wanran nodded and said, "Yes, it is precisely because of the great power of these devices that I feel sad. ”

"Why is that?"

"Hey, people are fighting endlessly, the means of killing are constantly improving, bronze swords have become iron swords, manpower siege engines have become charged siege engines, today we use these weapons to kill the Yue people, tomorrow the Yue people will use more powerful weapons to kill back, I really don't know when this kind of killing will stop."

"Lord Gonghui is really kind-hearted, and he can have compassion even for his enemies, which is really impressive. But, Lord, if we don't kill them, they will enter the city and slaughter the people. ”

"Yes, it is an unchangeable fact that we have to fight and fight to defend our country. Perhaps, it is human nature to fight. ”

"Lord Gonghui is too merciful, the gods will definitely bless your lordship, with your lord leading us, we will definitely win this battle, and we will definitely be able to hold on until the king returns."

"I hope so."

With that, Gong ordered the soldiers to aim the siege engines at the Vietnamese positions and set the ammunition on fire in the projectile bowls.

After everything was ready, Gong Wan looked at the sunset that was about to go down and sighed helplessly.

"Let's launch......"

The adjutant received the order and shouted the order: "Fire!" ”

Ten soldiers knocked on the trap at the same time, and the siege machine let out a twisted roar, like a giant, roaring and throwing the flaming ammunition high. I saw ten huge fireballs in the sky in a crimson arc, as if the skin of the dusk had been torn out of the bloody scratches, and then the fireballs smashed to the ground, exploding dazzling sparks in the Vietnamese army camp.

For a time, the flames soared into the sky, debris flew, and hundreds of Vietnamese troops were killed and wounded on their positions.

Xiao Shi was shocked by the scene in front of him, he never imagined that Wu Guoren's weapon could be smashed at such a distance. He managed to stabilize the frightened horse, and then immediately gave orders, trying to stabilize the panicked Vietnamese soldiers.

However, before the position could stabilize, several boulders flew in the sky. Only this time the stone did not fall on the heads of the Vietnamese soldiers, but fell far behind the Vietnamese front.

The impact of the boulder stirred up the dust that covered the sky, and Xiao Shi was even more shocked when he looked at it. It turned out that the boulder had fallen far beyond the range of any catapult he knew, and if this time it was to demonstrate the maximum range, then he would have to order the line to retreat twice as far to secure the position.

Li Zida stepped forward in a panic and asked, "General Xiao!" What is this!? How can it be so powerful! ”

Xiao Shi shook his head and said, "I don't know either." ”

Seeing that Xiao Shi had no idea, Li Zida was even more uneasy, and hurriedly asked, "Then what should we do, lead the troops to retreat!" Otherwise, we'll all be stoned to death! ”

Xiao Shi clenched his sword, struggled outward, and shouted, "Don't!" The herald ordered the whole army to immediately attack the city, and tonight the battle must capture Gusu City! ”

Xiao Zhi held the saber in his hand, the sword was just about to be unsheathed, but it suddenly stopped, he looked at the city wall from afar, put the saber back again, and said to Li Zida: "Forget it, let's give the order to retreat......

At this time, Gong Wanran was also looking at the Vietnamese army's position.

"Lord Gonghui!" Yu Xianyao said excitedly: "This thing is really amazing! Ha ha! With these guys, we'll definitely be able to hold out until the king returns! ”

Gong Wanran didn't speak, his brows were furrowed, his face was tense, and he seemed to be very nervous.

"It's just that I don't quite understand, why didn't you just give them another shot with real ammunition? Instead, we want to show them our maximum range? ”

"Because these devices are simply not enough to hold on."

"Huh?" Yu Xianyao was very surprised, "These devices are so powerful, how can they be insufficient?" ”

"If the Vietnamese army makes a decision to attack the city now, then we have at most one more chance to launch, even if we kill another thousand people, what's the point? There were heavy casualties in the city, and the supplies were exhausted, and Gusu was bound to be lost tonight. ”

"Oh, I see."

"So, I had to tell them a safe distance and show them the way back. Now, we can only hope for their fears. ”

Yu Xianyao suddenly realized, he hurriedly lay on the city wall and looked at the Vietnamese army camp, and suddenly, he shouted excitedly: "My lord! Look! The Vietnamese people are scared! They retreated! Retreated! ”

The wounded soldiers on the city wall looked at the city one after another, and sure enough, the Vietnamese front was slowly retreating until it was beyond the maximum firing range, and suddenly, the crowd erupted in cheers of victory.

Gong Wanran also showed a relieved smile on his face, "Yes, then we will be saved." ”

"Lord Gonghui is really a god and a man!"

After that, Yu Xianyao pounced and bowed in front of Gong Huiran, and many wounded soldiers on the city wall also bowed to Gong Huiran.

Gong Wanran hurriedly helped Yu Xianyao up, and said to everyone: "Brothers, today's victory belongs to all of us, tomorrow's battle will be even harder, and we will win!" ”

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

Yu Xianyao stood up and said, "Lord Gonghui, go back and rest tonight, you haven't closed your eyes for two days." ”

Gong Wanran nodded and said, "There is one more thing to trouble Elder Yu." ”

"Lord Gonghui just commands."

"Siege engines should also be placed on the walls of the other three gates, so that the craftsmen can do it as truthfully as possible, and don't see it as fake at a glance."

"Don't worry, my lord, the craftsmen are already in a hurry, and they can all be installed tonight, except that they can't be used, they look exactly like the real thing."

As night fell, the Vietnamese army completely withdrew from the maximum range of the siege engine, Xiao Shi looked at the city wall from afar, and said to himself: "Senior brother......"

In the next ten days, the frequency of the Yue people's attacks on Gusu City was greatly reduced, from two or three times a day at the beginning, to once every two or three days, and the intensity of the attack became weaker and weaker. Due to the retreat of the front, the Wu people had more powerful siege weapons and bows and arrows in volleys, and the Vietnamese army was afraid and did not dare to forcibly attack the city.

At the same time, Gong Wanran stepped up the preparation of new defensive materials, and seized every opportunity to train the people, Gusu City seemed impregnable, and this siege seemed to have been declared victory in advance.