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When the victory of Linjin Pass came, the other Hexi armies changed from their previous tepidness, and the offensive immediately became fierce.

Yongcheng is okay to say, after all, Yao Shuode is here, and the troops in the city are relatively abundant, Jiang Fei really can't take it for a while.

But Xinpingcheng is different, no matter how many troops or the ability to defend the generals, they can't be compared with Yongcheng.

According to the pre-war deployment, the next Anding Army should be to sweep across both sides of the Jingshui River.

However, before that, the nail of Xinping City must be pulled out first, so that it can go south smoothly along the Jingshui Valley.

Another evening, Wei Shuo, as usual, ordered the army to suspend the offensive.

Tens of thousands of soldiers gathered in a large camp outside the city to rest and maintain sufficient strength.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Guo Yi is introducing the latest military situation to everyone.

Wei Shuo stood in front of the map with his hands in his hands, and on either side sat or stood Jiang Ji, Cui Hong, Tan Daoji, Kuai En, Kang Long and other Hexi civil and military forces.

"My lord, at the beginning of spring this year, as the Southern Dynasties retreated, Hexi focused on the war in Guanzhong, and the King of Wei Tuoba began to move."

"According to the scout's report, Tuoba Jue is uniting with Dongyan to invade Zhongshan, and the war in Hebei will break out at any time."

"My lord, Tuoba Jue attacked Zhongshan, obviously wanting to take Jizhou when Hexi had no time to look east." Jiang Ji frowned.

"Murong Sheng is so young that he actually believes in Tuoba, and he can't see that Tuoba Jue has bad intentions at all, and he really thinks that Wei Jun is helping him."

"Not surprisingly, when he fell in the mountains, it was the time when Tuoba Jue destroyed Dongyan."

Wei Shuo stopped, turned his head to look at Jiang Ji and Cui Hong and asked, "If the Liaodong Yan army goes south, can Zhongshan be kept?" ”

Cui Hong and Jiang Ji glanced at each other, and said at the same time: "Can't!" ”

"Unless Shuyan works together, no one will be able to stop the Wei army from moving south."

"Alas, once Zhongshan Murong Lin perishes, Yecheng Murong De will be in danger." Wei Shuo let out a long sigh.

"Yes, although Murong De himself has good ability, he still has some elite Yan Army in his hands."

"Even as long as he grasps some loopholes in the Wei army, he will definitely be able to win a few battles."

"But this can't change the fact that there is a huge difference in strength between the two sides, even if you are safe for a while, if there is no external support, Yecheng will not be able to keep it after all."

Wei Shuo pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, only by pacifying Guanlong as soon as possible can we hope to prevent the Wei army from sweeping Hebei." ”

"Pass the order, attack Xinping immediately tomorrow morning, and strive to break the city within three days."

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Enter Guanzhong from the northwest highlands, there are two, one from Longyou Shangqi to the east through Yongcheng, Yixian, Xianyang, to Chang'an.

The other is to go south from Anding County, pass through Xinping and Chiyang, cross Weishui, and go to Bacheng and Chang'an.

Later Qin then chose to station heavy troops in Yongcheng and Xinping City, and formed a triangular defense system with He'an to support the entire battle situation.

Among them, the crown prince Yao Hong guarded Chang'an, the brave and warlike Yao Shuode went out of Yongcheng, and the Pingbei general Yao Chong sat in Xinping.

Hou Qin wanted to support the overall situation with points and areas to contain the further deterioration of the situation.

Therefore, if the Hexi Army wants to break the situation, it is not enough to rely on a sneak attack on the eastern front alone, but also has to take one of the three major towns to destroy the entire defense system.

At dawn the next day, the real war finally came.

Xinping, strategically important, since the former Qin garrison general Jin Hammer surrendered to Yao Chang accordingly, it belonged to the Later Qin.

Subsequently, Hou Qin has repeatedly organized people to repair the city, and now the Xinping city wall is three zhang high, and there is a moat several zhang wide under the city.

It may not be easy for others to attack such a fortified city.

But in the eyes of the Hexi Army, Xinping City is not a heroic city, although the city wall is very high, but the wall is slightly thin.

With the heavy trebuchets equipped in the Hexi army, it was easy to break down the city walls.

Hexi heavy-duty trebuchet is different from traditional stone throwing trucks, which use too much force due to their own defects.

As a result, the weight of the stone-throwing projectile is very small, generally only a dozen catties, or dozens of catties.

When firing, the number of people who need to be dragged is as high as more than 200 people, and the weight of the stone projectile fired is only 90 catties, and the range is only 50 steps.

It is for this reason that although the catapult was widely used in ancient Chinese warfare, it did not play a decisive role on the battlefield.

Hexi craftsmen have absorbed the advantages of traditional stone-throwing vehicles and combined some Western technologies to finally develop a new type of trebuchet.

Wei Shuo had seen heavy trebuchets fired on the exercise ground, which was comparable to the power of the Huihui cannon in later generations.

In modern times, some have believed that the destructive power of medieval Arabian stone throwers is comparable to the firepower of modern curved guns.

If a stone bullet hits a building, the damage is immeasurable.

The new trebuchet is an improved version of the traditional catapult car, which removes the rope at the end of the traditional projectile rod and instead hangs a weight at the end of the pole.

In this way, only a few to dozens of soldiers are set up at the front end of the gun to place stone bullets according to the combat requirements, and only two to three people are needed to control the firing at the rear end.

This greatly reduces the number of operators and allows more manpower to be devoted to combat missions.

After improvement, the weight of the stone projectiles that can be fired by the new trebuchet can reach 100 catties to 300 catties, which greatly improves the attack power.

At the same time, the range of the new trebuchet is much higher than that of the traditional trebuchet.

Before the start of the battle, under the noses of the 6,000 defenders in the city, the crossbowmen of Hexi began to set up trebuchets in an orderly manner.

Since the trebuchet is designed and built as a giant wood, the fuselage structure is large and sturdy, and it must be buried in place before use.

According to different requirements, the Hexi army placed trebuchets in different positions.

If you want to throw a boulder into the city, the gun emplacements should be a little further away from the walls.

On the other hand, if you want to bombard the towers and defend the enemy, the gun emplacements should be slightly closer and the angle will be reduced.

The new trebuchet was affectionately called by the soldiers of the Hexi Army, "the force is provincial, and the hit is far away." ”

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when firearms were not yet emerging, the giant trebuchet was undoubtedly the most advanced military weapon in the world.

When the Hexi soldiers were busy packing up the trebuchet, the head of Xinping City was full of people, among which Yao Chong, the general of the Northern Qin Dynasty, was impressively in the ranks.

Yao Chong looked at the trebuchet outside the city with cold eyes, and his heart was full of uneasiness.

He had heard that Hexi Jia's weapons were sharp, and when he saw it today, it really deserved its reputation.

Like the giant trebuchet outside the city, Yao Chong has also seen it in the army, and even some have been placed in the city, but the size is far less than the height of Hexi.

Seeing this scene, the defenders in the city were all in a heavy mood.

Originally, the defenders had recently blocked wave after wave of 'offensives' in Hexi, and their morale was rising.

Now that I see it, I realize that the Hexi Army was simply teasing them before, and they didn't really do it at all.

Yao Chong knew more about the situation than ordinary soldiers, it was not the defenders who blocked the Hexi offensive before, but the Hexi army had been waiting for the opportunity to attack.

At present, Wang Zhongde on the Eastern Front has succeeded in smuggling, and the Hexi Army here will naturally not continue to fight soy sauce.

Yao Chong's eyes flickered, knowing that the Hexi Army would not give the defenders another chance next.

He turned to the left and right and said, "Pass the order, put up rolling wood, stones, fire oil and crossbow arrows, and prepare for the enemy's attack." ”

"No! The last general commanded. ”

With Yao Chong's order, the defenders in the city began to get busy nervously.

The rolling wood and stones that had been piled up in the city were moved to the city walls.

After arranging the city defense, Yao Chong hurriedly called the craftsmen in the city to the head of the city, wanting everyone to see if they could imitate the giant trebuchet.

"Wait a minute, what's that out of town?"

"Catapult?"

Although several craftsmen recognized the giant trebuchet at a glance, it did not put Yao Chong at ease.

After all, catapults are not a rarity, and most craftsmen know how to make them.

The key is whether you can make something like a giant trebuchet.

In the face of Yao Chong's inquiry, none of the craftsmen dared to speak, but fell into contemplation.

And Yao Chong is certainly anxious at the moment, but the craftsmen are his last hope.

Even though he was impatient in his heart, he had to press his inner impulse and wait quietly to the side.

After a long time, several craftsmen still did not recover from the shock.

The war was about to start, and Yao Chong didn't have time to wait any longer.

"How? Is there a way to imitate it? ”

Obviously, the giant trebuchets outside the city are beyond everyone's knowledge.

Several craftsmen looked at each other a few times, and then cringed and said, "General, those trebuchets have been improved, unless you can get a physical one to study, don't ...... Otherwise, it is difficult to imitate. ”

The craftsman's words shattered Yao Chong's last illusion and made him sink uncontrollably.

At this moment, the drums of war sounded outside the city......