Chapter 108: The First Wave of Offensive
The vanguard of the three thousand Qin army hurriedly attacked the city tower of Peixian County, Liu Yuanding looked at it, and immediately ordered: "Archers prepare!" ”
All the archers of the Pei army have stood on the turret, and the reason why the turret was built was to increase the range of the bow and arrow. "Shoot!" Sharp arrows were thrown out from the arrow tower, covering the sky and the sun and shrouding the Qin army. The shadow of the arrow fell, and a large number of Qin troops without shields suffered casualties.
The county guard Chen Tong sank slightly, the range of this Pei army's bow and arrow was obviously much more, he looked at the arrow tower on the upper floor of Pei County in a deep manner, and sighed the same. At this time, the second round of salvo fire of the Pei army came, and the Qin soldiers were not afraid of the rain of arrows, and still attacked Pei County one after another.
"Shieldmen resist!" A five-hundred-hundred-lord roared, and beside him, someone had already fallen from an arrow. And the troops he led were all siege echelons, and the five hundred lords took a shield and put it on his head, and then continued to lead the troops to carry the ladder forward.
Liu Yuan did not dare to relax, the offensive of the Qin army had been launched, and the Pei army was small in number, this time the weak fought the strong, and the Pei soldiers and soldiers were all going all out. "Archers go on!"
With the order, there was another round of volleys, and the arrows were like shuttles, and the armor of the Qin soldiers could not be completely defended at all.
"Moat?" The five hundred lords finally resisted the chaotic arrows and went to the city, it was cold and cold, but the water in the moat was not frozen because of the lime sprinkled, which made the five hundred lords a little puzzled. However, the war was imminent, and he was not allowed to think too much, so he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Jump down and prepare to build a ladder." ”
"No!" A group of Qin soldiers suddenly jumped into the water.
"Ahh There are traps! Many of the soldiers were immediately pierced through the soles of their feet by sharp bamboo thorns, and their terrible wails, combined with the cold water of the river, made their faces immediately pale.
"Damn, such a cunning traitor!" The five hundred lords scolded angrily. There was a trap in the moat, and the offensive of the entire Qin army immediately slowed down, and the Qin army that had just rushed quickly stopped at the side of the moat.
A large number of Qin troops paused and gathered, how could Liu Yuan let go of such a good opportunity, and the archers of the Pei army once again quickly pulled their bows and shot arrows at the bottom of the city tower and the bank of the moat.
When the arrow fell, the fierce Qin army panicked for the first time, a moat, as if it was a river of life, and Qin soldiers continued to die under the sharp arrows. Seeing this, Feng Ze, who was in the rear, immediately asked: "What's the matter, why haven't you built a ladder yet?" ”
"Lieutenant Yujun, I just got the news that there is a trap in the moat of Pei County, and our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties." A cavalryman in charge of the herald retreated from the front and hurried back.
Feng Ze said suspiciously: "Trap? How can there be traps, Dong Cheng did not find any traps in the river last time he attacked the city. Seeing that the siege was blocked, Feng Ze waved his hand, and he ordered: "No matter what the trap is, quickly set up a ladder for the siege echelon, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”
"No!" The herald immediately returned to the battlefield.
After a while, the soldiers in front of them were all ordered, and the five hundred lords gritted their teeth and said, "Why don't you go down to the river to build a ladder?" "Under such a strong order, the Qin soldiers screamed and went into the river, and the lucky ones were all stabbed, and the unfortunate ones naturally died." Quick, build a ladder! ”
The wounded ninja was in pain, and they didn't dare to move, after all, the bamboo thorns were dense, and these people were all injured on the soles of their feet, and the river was already dyed red. After hearing the order, the injured Qin soldier took the ladder and immediately set about building it. When the five hundred lords saw the ladder leaning over the city, he took the lead, jumped away, and climbed on the ladder.
"Siege!"
"Kill!!"
Many of the Qin soldiers followed.
Liu Yuan sneered, he also knew that the trap of the moat could only slightly block the Qin army's offensive, but this was enough, just in that moment, more than two hundred people died under the bow and arrow. "Command, throw the boulder!"
Following the order, the soldiers of Zhongpei immediately lifted the boulder and threw it at the Qin army. Many Qin troops died tragically, but many more continued to climb.
Seeing this, Liu Yuan still didn't panic, he waved his hand again: "Order, pour oil!" ”
"Fuel!"
"Fuel!"
"Quick, bring the bronze basin over!" The big bull shouted roughly.
Some time ago, the bronze basins made by Liu Yuanming's blacksmith finally came into use, and these basins contained animal oil, which had been heated at the moment, and the oil was splashing. Sergeant Pei carefully carried the handle of the bronze basin, and Da Niu laughed, and then said: "Hehe, yes, the lord still has a way." These Qin soldiers are to be killed! ”
"Drink!" The crowd of Peijun was also murderous, and the beast oil was poured down.
"Oil, it's oil!" The beast oil was hot, and although the Qin soldiers on the ladder had shields, they still couldn't resist the flying beast oil. Many of the soldiers screamed in their mouths, and they were all burned by the animal oil and fell to their deaths.
Even the five hundred lords were not spared, and the offensive of the Qin army was once again collapsed. At a cursory glance, as soon as the beast oil attacked, the Qin army killed and wounded more than 300 people again. This is only a conservative number, after all, there are many ladders in the Qin army, and soldiers have gathered on each ladder, this beast oil is not water, as long as it is splashed, it will be burned.
Liu Yuan was also overjoyed, his eyes wandered, and he took advantage of the situation to order again: "Ignite the giant tree." ”
"Set the giant tree on fire!"
"Set the giant tree on fire!"
The heralds passed on the order one by one. The soldiers and soldiers of Pei were also greatly boosted at this moment, and their morale rose again, and after hearing the order, they raised the giant trees one after another, and some soldiers lit them with torches. Then, the giant trees were thrown down with a raging fire.
The ladder of the Qin army was also dipped in animal oil, and it was also ignited under the fire of this giant tree. For a time, the entire battlefield was full of fireworks, and the Qin soldiers lost the ladder and could not attack the city again.
"Where's Feng Ze?" Seeing this situation in the rear, the county guard Chen Tong was also furious, he swept over the generals and asked angrily.
"Back to the county guard, the county lieutenant has already gone to the battlefield."
"What's the use of him going at this point?" Chen Tong snorted coldly, and immediately, he ordered again, "Beat the drum and collect the troops!" ”
"No!"
The first wave of the Qin army's offensive finally came to an end with the sound of drums, and the three thousand vanguard Qin troops left nearly five hundred corpses behind and retreated backwards in disgrace. Their morale is low, and the methods of Pei Jun are endless, which has made these soldiers deeply understand. They were also a little happy and afraid, whether it was a trap in the river or a ladder pouring oil, it made their hearts tremble.
Upstairs in Peixian County, seeing the retreat of the Qin army, all the soldiers cheered, this battle came and went quickly, but the degree of tragedy did not decrease. Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, this battle seemed to be easy, but it consumed a lot, not to mention the bow and arrow, there was not much left of this beast oil alone. However, the only consolation is that there were no casualties. However, the next wave of the Qin army's offensive is afraid that it will be even more fierce.
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