But instead of being afraid, he poked his head out and looked down carefully.

At this time, all the equipment of the siege force had come to the city wall, and they all played its due role, such as the door crashing car, which was pushed by more than 20 soldiers, and was frantically crashing into the city gate, with more than 100 shield soldiers next to it to cover.

Or the siege tower, a giant object more than four zhang high was pushed to the edge of the city, there is a ladder in the middle of it, the soldiers climbed up from here, because the periphery is wrapped in iron sheets, so there will be no attack in the process of climbing, so a steady stream of soldiers climb to the top with the passage in the siege tower, at this time there is a cloud ladder at the top position, this cloud ladder is only one zhang away, from the siege tower directly to the city wall, and there is a fixed side, so the defending troops can not lift this ladder, I could only watch as the enemy soldiers came out of the top of the siege tower and ran through this ladder.

This distance is only one zhang, if it is a soldier who runs fast, at most three seconds will pass, if it is a fierce man like Qin Liang, maybe a step can jump onto the city wall, but during this period, the soldiers who want to cross this distance are to be shot by enemy archers, at this time they do not have any shield cover, completely rely on ** to block, or use the weapon in their hands to block, if it is not for the martial arts are particularly good, they will definitely be shot over on the spot.

The distance of one zhang seems to be easy for the besieging soldiers, but for the defending troops, it is also very beneficial, their bows and arrows are almost a hundred shots, as long as they shoot, they will definitely be able to shoot the enemy.

The appearance of the siege tower also brought pressure and fear to the defending soldiers at the beginning, after all, this thing can directly make the enemy run to the front, and it only takes a few steps to cross the city wall, but when they find that they can easily shoot the enemy, they are relieved.

At a distance of one zhang, even a blind person can shoot it, so there is nothing to fear.

The siege continued, both above and below the city, the soldiers all shouted loudly, and life and death were only in an instant.

Ling Feng watched in surprise, he found a problem, although the siege soldiers kept falling down and dying, but in fact, there were not many people who died, the dense army under the city was all well covered, and the countless shield soldiers seemed to form a tortoise shell, which was inaccessible.

From this point, it can be seen that the siege force is extremely elite, at least the 800 soldiers under his command are incomparable.

Qin Huai's face showed a look of pride, and he was also a little arrogant, he looked at Ling Feng and said, "I want to see, this Jiang Yiyuan has any other strategy to do, he has no way except to support it, after I destroy all the garrisons in his city, he will definitely be able to win in one battle!" ”

Ling Feng was noncommittal, and said with a smile: "I hope so." ”

In fact, he didn't believe that Qin Huai could win at all, no matter how many soldiers there were, he couldn't change the situation of the battle, this was already doomed!

But Qin Huai didn't think so, he still had a killer weapon that he didn't use, he believed that once this killer weapon was taken out, it would definitely be able to determine the outcome of the battle!

That's trebuchet!

Trebuchets are not something that anyone can have, like Jiang Yiyuan, they don't have a trebuchet, except for the imperial court, no external forces have the right to own it, it's not that they can't build it, but the imperial court doesn't allow it, because this thing is extremely powerful.

Of course, Pang Yi has rebelled now, and he can make it himself regardless of the imperial court, but he doesn't have a few years to build it.

The manufacturing method of this thing is extremely cumbersome, in addition to the need for materials and technology, the most important thing is time, often to build a trebuchet, it takes a whole year, the imperial court has accumulated for decades, only a few hundred, and it is in the hands of several generals.

Some people may say, is trebuchet really that powerful?

In fact, this thing has appeared in the previous dynasty, the attack power at that time was not large, and later after the transformation of the craftsmen of the Golden Dragon Dynasty, it became a powerful killing weapon, its body is unusually large, the range is two hundred meters, and it can throw three boulders weighing a hundred catties at the same time, which is more terrifying than the stones that roll down from the valley.

It is said that when the city wall is smashed for a long time, it is very likely to collapse, and you must know that the most humble city wall should also be more than a zhang thick, and the power of this is self-evident.

Qin Huai looked at Yuan Lie on the side and ordered: "From now on, the siege battle is not allowed to stop, the soldiers are rotated every five hours, and if the troops are not enough, they will go to the big camp to transfer, and within three months, this pass must be captured!" ”

Yuan Lie looked excited, he knew that Qin Huai was handing over the heavy task to him, he nodded heavily, and said loudly: "Don't worry, Taishi, the last general will not be dishonored!" ”

Qin Huai snorted, then looked at Jiang Lin on the side, and said, "From tomorrow, you will take people to the area of Yushan to mine a large number of boulders, and when the boulders are mined, they will all be transported to Daying!" ”

"Yes!" Jiang Lin said expressionlessly.

In fact, he was not willing to mine the boulders, this was just a small task, as a pioneer general, how could he be willing?

However, as soon as he thought of the importance of this thing, he forcibly suppressed the annoyance in his heart, as long as the boulder was mined, he could use a powerful trebuchet, and then it would be a great achievement.

Yuan Lie said with a smile: "Taishi, in fact, we don't need to rush to attack the city at all, when General Jiang's boulder is mined, the last general will smash it for three days and three nights, and then I don't believe that we can't open the city wall!" ”

Jiang Lin's face sank, and he said on the side: "General Yuan, you don't have to worry about smashing the city wall, the general will handle it himself." ”

It's a reminder and a warning!

He was fortunate to mine the boulder, if the mining is finished, there will be nothing for him, then he still mines a fart, isn't it a wedding dress for someone else?

Yuan Lie pursed his lips and stopped talking.

Qin Huai was silent for a long time, he knew the thoughts of the two, and after being silent for a while, he waved his hand and said: "You two don't have to fight, the use of trebuchets this time is very important, it is related to my **** safety, this Taishi has to do it himself!" ”

One sentence made the two of them close their mouths at the same time, especially Jiang Lin, although he was dissatisfied, he didn't show it.

Ling Feng was watching, he had long known about the existence of trebuchets, but judging from his father's book, this thing didn't seem to be that terrifying, right?

The main role of the trebuchet is to siege the city, not to mention how powerful it is, its mobility is too poor, if he is given a choice, he would rather choose five hundred pikemen than trebuchets.

If Qin Huai knew his thoughts at this moment, he would definitely roll his eyes.

The trebuchets in this place are far from comparable in Chinese history, and their enormity can be described as terrifying, as large as a hut, which is daunting.

Its attack power is not comparable to any attack weapon, and it is precisely because of this that the imperial court will explicitly prohibit the production of other princes, and then firmly control the imperial power.

Ling Feng couldn't even look down on this thing, it was really ridiculous

Minutes and seconds passed

"Ahh

With a miserable cry in the distance, Ling Feng raised his eyes and saw countless steaming boiling water falling from the city wall, and as soon as the besieging soldiers were touched by this boiling water, they all wailed in pain, and all of them fell down the ladder.

As the wind blew, he could clearly feel that there was a huge amount of fire oil in the boiling water.

Ling Feng secretly said no, at this moment, countless rockets flew out of the city, but all the people or things on their bodies, on the ground, and on the siege equipment were stained with boiling water with fire oil, all of them were aflamed, and in just a few minutes, it looked like a fire from a distance, and the ocean was in the sky!

Fire!

Ling Feng was dumbfounded.

Jiang Lin and Yuan Lie glanced at each other, both showing fear.

Qin Huai gasped, he had already guessed that Jiang Yiyuan would have a killing move, but he didn't expect such a loss, he actually attacked with fire oil, this thing ignited when it caught fire, it was difficult to extinguish, even the siege tower wrapped in iron sheets also burned, and its ground, cloud ladder, and a piece of hot water.

This temperature is no longer something that creatures can survive, many soldiers who are climbing have all fallen, and some soldiers with fire oil on their bodies have been burned directly, the scene is extremely strange and terrifying.

Qin Huai frowned deeply, and said decisively: "Retreat." ”

Suddenly, the gong sounded, and all the soldiers who were besieging the city withdrew with relief and approached Qin Huai's place, and the first wave of siege battles ended.

Ling Feng's demeanor remained unchanged, but he had a trace of admiration for Qin Huai in his heart, because Qin Huai had just told Yuan Lie that the siege battle would not stop, but now he withdrew the soldiers regardless of his face, which was enough to show that Qin Huai could bend and stretch and know how to advance and retreat.

If it were another general, and such an order had just been issued, even if something happened, I am afraid that he would grit his teeth and insist, so that he would not care about the life or death of the soldiers.

On the city tower, Jiang Yiyuan showed a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in a cruel voice: "Look how many soldiers you can consume!" ”

He said this sentence to Qin Huai in his heart, and no one heard it.

After a few moments of silence, he looked at the soldiers around him, and the expression on his face became solemn.

Although the fire oil burned a large area of the enemy, but the soldiers on their own side were not much better, the enemy's siege technology and tenacity, it was really beyond his imagination, originally thought that Surabaya Pass was impregnable, but never thought to be so tricky, which shows the elite of the imperial court soldiers.

Jiang Yiyuan instructed the soldiers to quickly prepare the equipment to defend the city, and then asked Duan Yun to go to the school to transfer troops, in this short period of time, the soldiers in the city began to gradually lack, if it were not for the power of the oil, I am afraid that Surabaya Pass would be dangerous.

Everyone was busy at this moment

After about two hours, the fire under the city gradually extinguished, and with Qin Huai's order, a new round of siege battles began again.

This time, there were no siege towers or flying bridges, but there were countless ladders, as many as 2,000 archers, and a continuous stream of shield soldiers, and judging by the formation, it was necessary to attack for a long time.

Ling Feng watched it for a while, and felt a pang in his heart, although these soldiers were not his, they were all killed one by one, and they were buried in vain.

After thinking about it, he turned to look at Qin Huai and said, "Taishi, is there no other place to cross this place except for this Surabaya Gate?" Attacking the city like this, I am afraid that the loss will be too great. ”

After a pause, Ling Feng continued: "In the map of the Last General, it seems that there is a waterway that can lead to the three northern counties, if we can raise a large army to kill the three northern counties, we will definitely receive miraculous results. ”

"There is indeed such a road, but it is not a small road, but the largest river in the world, along the river, across the four frontiers, majestic."

Qin Huai's eyes were indifferent, and he said unhurriedly.

"Then why not choose this path?"

Qin Huai shook his head and said: "The waterway is too far, to bypass the two gorges and mountains that are thousands of miles long, and there are shoals in many places, during which there are rocks and rocks, which is not conducive to the movement of warships, if you use large ships, you will definitely hit the rocks, and small ships are difficult to resist the strong wind and waves, I am afraid that our three armies have not yet resisted the three northern counties, and they have been swallowed up by the rivers." ”

Ling Feng suddenly realized, he finally understood now.

But after thinking about it, he still thinks that taking the waterway is the best choice!

"Taishi, the effect of strange soldiers is better than heavy soldiers, it doesn't take too much, as long as 20,000 elites are enough, it will definitely be like a bamboo, and quietly give Jiang Yiyuan a fatal blow!"

Qin Huai looked at him and shook his head slightly: "There is no need for this, I have already ordered Wei Ning to lead the army out of Qingliang County to take on this position, if nothing happens, there will be news in the near future." ”

Ling Feng sneered, his current thoughts were the same as Jiang Yiyuan's, at this time, was the order of the imperial court really useful to Wei Ning? If it were him, he would also support the army and watch the success or failure of Qin Jiang, no matter who wins, he will be invincible, you must know that the current court is not as strong as before!

With the appearance of Pang Yi and the fall of Surabaya Pass, the thieves already have the capital to compete with the imperial army!

The two did not speak again until evening, when all the generals were transferred back to the camp, and Ling Feng followed back, and Yuan Lie was solely responsible for the siege of the city