In the twenty-sixth section, Jian Feiyang straddled the battlements at the head of Guangyang City, lazily took out the wine from his arms, took small sips, but his eyes were a little hesitant. Since yesterday, the city has begun to kill people to satisfy hunger, but their two thousand elite supplies, Sima Shang is still not missing. And Guo Yi has not heard from this guy since that night, and it seems that his so-called contact with the Nanban has not received a definite reply until now. He couldn't help but be a little amused, Nanban and Persia had been fighting for a year, and I was afraid that he would have been exhausted for a long time. Going north this time can be said to be extremely reluctant, so will it care about your life or death?

The sky is as white as paper. A pigeon fluttered its wings and swept all the way over the head of the Guangyang city wall, flying into the distance. Now Guangyang is so poor that he kills people, and the pigeons of ordinary people have already sacrificed to the Five Boots Temple. Needless to say, this pigeon was released by Guo Yi again. He couldn't help but pout. But his eyes were out of the city.

Nearly 70,000 troops of the Southern Han Dynasty had already set up camp in the west of the city in Guangyang. At a glance from the city, two miles away was already a sea of tents, and the overwhelming momentum was even more suffocating. He withdrew his right foot from the battlement and sat cross-legged on it. At this time, Zhou Ji walked up from under the city wall and shouted, "Captain." ”

Jian Feiyang jumped off the battlements and said, "How is the situation in the city today?" Zhou Ji's face was still a little pale, as if he was holding back something disgusting. He calmed down and said, "I went to see it just now, and today they have begun to kill people, and now ordinary soldiers get human flesh every day." ”

Zhou Ji hiccuped, a disgusting expression appeared on his face, and said, "Captain, what if that thing is given to us at that time?" He didn't even dare to mention meat now, and was obviously extremely sensitive to the word.

Jian Feiyang turned his head and glanced at the Han army camp in the distance, "When the time comes, let's talk about it then, maybe Lao Tzu would have died in battle at that time, and he could manage so much?" You give the order, we are now vegetarian in our army, and we will not accept any meat rationed above. ”

"It's nature." Zhou Ji laughed more ugly than crying: "Even if you don't give the order, captain, we won't accept it." I don't know how those boys can eat? ”

Jian Feiyang pursed his lips, "You kid just pretend, if you are hungry to death, I'm afraid you won't even be as good as them." ”

Aren't the other soldiers human? But in the end, there is only one way to accept this alternative "supply". During the southern expedition last year, everyone experienced that feeling of hunger. But at that time, it was still outside the city, and if it really didn't work, you could still find some bark, grass roots, and the like to satisfy your hunger. But now the whole of Guangyang has been surrounded by the Han army for more than a year, and the landscape trees in the city have been cut down to make alsacotts and the like, and even the rats have been caught and extinct. It seems that there is really no other way to think of anything other than cannibalism.

At the thought of eating people, he couldn't help but feel sour water in his stomach again, and quickly suppressed the disgusting feeling.

He felt a chill in his heart, and said that the duty of the army is to protect the family and defend the country, and now he actually relies on the food of the people to maintain his body, is this still the army?

At this time, a neat roar suddenly sounded in the Nanhan camp outside the city. Immediately after, the rumbling sound of golden drums resounded through the heavens and the earth. Jian Feiyang has been a soldier for so many years, so he is naturally familiar with this voice. He turned his head and said to the other ** people in the city: "Everyone be careful, they are going to attack." ”

For the besiegers below, he couldn't even call out the word "enemy". Because I was once one of them. Just as he was thinking about it, the smoke and dust in the city were heavy, and a large group of soldiers ran over from afar, and a knight shouted loudly: "General Jane, I am now taking over the defense of the city wall, and the governor has an order, so that you can go down and prepare immediately, and be ready to charge at any time." ”

※※※ "Ha, yes! With a neat shout, the Han army in the front row lined up neatly, and at the same time held a big shield and took a step forward.

In the previous Southern Expeditionary Army, only Chen Jianfei's team of the Right Route Army was equipped with large shields, but Chen Jianfei's shield soldiers were generally mixed with gunners and archers, and this kind of fully armed elite heavy infantry was naturally not of the same grade. Everyone is hiding behind the big shield, tight, impervious to wind and rain, and now the Southern Han army formation has been pushed to more than two hundred steps under the city, and it is only less than a hundred meters away from the moat of Guangyang, which is already within the range of the enemy's bow and arrow.

A few arrows had been scattered across the city, clanging on the shield, but with little effect.

Hundreds of soldiers of the Guards Battalion stood in a neat phalanx at the back of the battle formation, surrounding a high platform. Wu Ming and Zhu Yulong stood side by side on the high platform, and it looked like they were less than a mile away from the front line, so they naturally saw the shape of the battlefield clearly. He turned his head, glanced at Zhu Yulong, and saw that the other party stopped Yue Zhi, and his face did not change. It was inevitable that he was a little uneasy in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhu, are you sure about this siege?" ”

Zhu Yulong was standing on the high platform with his hands in his hands, and when he heard this, he turned his head and said: "To be honest, I don't know the guide rail car and siege vehicle made by the Ministry of Industry this time, but there is no turning back when I open the bow, on the battlefield, the most taboo is half-heartedness, look at it." ”

Wu Ming's heart sank and said, "Yes." Although Zhu Yulong said this casually, it did speak to his heart.

At this time, Zhu Yulong frequently gave orders, and the soldiers behind him waved their flags. As the order was given, the shield soldiers in front of them spread out, and a dozen groups of shirtless and lightly dressed soldiers hurriedly plugged in from behind, each of which pushed a long cart, which was actually just a small cart with a long wooden plank resting on it.

Watch them scream all the way towards the moat. Wu Ming suddenly understood, this is the rail car that Jiang Yu said. Isn't this an improved breed of the bridge-erecting vehicle in the army in the past? This thing is usually used when crossing rivers and ravines, but I didn't expect the Ministry of Industry to make improvements, according to the characteristics of Guangyang moat wide and less threat of arrows, to make such a large guide rail car.

Lu Fang is really a genius.

In the past, a few soldiers could push the bridge-erecting vehicle. But this car is too long, Wu Ming visually inspected, I am afraid that each car is two to three zhang long, dozens of people at the same time, but it also seems very difficult.

As soon as this row of guide cars reached the moat, the flag was unfurled at the head of the city, and a round of arrows poured down abruptly. This round of arrow rain was much stronger than the sparse arrow rain just now, and the lightly armed soldiers who were pushing the carts could not dodge, and more than a dozen fell on the board.

Zhu Yulong said in a deep voice: "Order the heavily armed shield soldiers to come forward to cover." ”

The herald received the order, and waved the black and white flags in his hands. The shield soldiers who had just been scattered on both sides received the order, and they gathered one after another, and used the big shields in their hands to protect the soldiers who were pushing the carts. Although the speed of the march slowed down, the enemy's bows and arrows lost their power, and although the arrows rained down like hedgehogs on the shields, they rarely hit the soldiers through the gaps.

If this continues, these railcars will definitely be able to reach the moat. Wu Ming couldn't help but glance at Zhu Yulong, admiring his command. But seeing him, his expression was still solemn, and his heart was also sudden, the siege battle had just begun, and it seemed that Guangyang was not so easy to attack, otherwise he would not have been besieged for more than a year.

The rail car has been pushed to the edge of the moat. Suddenly, a neat trumpet sounded from the front. The soldiers pushing the cart pushed at the same time. The guide car is actually a long wooden plank resting on two small cars, and when it is pushed like this, the car in front is already suspended on the moat. The soldiers held down the rear end in a rain of arrows, and the front was cocked like a lever. Immediately after a "bang" sound, the dozen or so guide cars were all erected on the other side of the moat.

Arrows rained down on the city, and some enemies even fired rockets in a vain attempt to destroy the railcars on the moat. It seems that although the enemy did not know the role of such a wide siege bridge from the Southern Han for a while, he was also a little anxious at this time. It's just that the wood seems to have been specially brushed with fireproof paint, and it will definitely not ignite with just a few rockets.

After a small number of casualties, the Southern Han finally succeeded in erecting the guide rail car. Wu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and even Zhu Yulong had a rare smile on the corner of his mouth. He continued in a deep voice: "Order the siege engines, attack." With his order, the herald waved the flag in his hand, and there was a neat shout in the Southern Han army, and behind him, another car slowly came over.

Wu Ming looked up and couldn't help muttering, "It turns out that this is the siege vehicle." ”

This kind of thing is not complicated, Wu Ming used to be on the earth, and he had also seen ancient siege vehicles on the screen. It's no different from a siege engine on TV. It is a huge log attached to a huge wheel, and the head is cut off and wrapped with an iron sheet. It's just that the car is also too big, and hundreds of people are densely packed around. Running all the way, even two deep reel marks appeared on the ground.

With such a huge siege vehicle, I am afraid that it will not take two or three strokes to knock the city gate open, even if it is enough to hit the city wall. No wonder this thing and the rail car are made together, they are complementary to each other. It's just that, judging from the appearance of this siege vehicle, at most two guide rail vehicles are needed, why are they so safe in total? But immediately, Zhu Yulong answered the doubts in his heart with his actions, and he shouted: "The ladder hand stepped forward, the armor soldiers covered, and the general attack officially began." ”

With the unfurling of the command flag on the command platform, the stirring war drums once again sounded in the Chinese army. The shield soldiers in the front row shouted, and they rushed across the moat from the guide cars on both sides with their shields held high, and behind them, countless soldiers carried ladders to follow up, shouting and killing were earth-shattering. It turned out that this was the case, Wu Mingyan breathed a sigh of relief, and his admiration for Zhu Yulong was even greater.

The Ministry of Industry developed this thing this time, and even Wu Ming didn't know about it before, even if Zhu Yulong had been notified in advance, I am afraid that he had learned about the situation through the letter paper carried by the guò carrier pigeon. Time was pressing, and he must have only seen the prototype in the past two days. But the other party commanded in an orderly manner, which is very regrettable.