412 Siege Engines
On the earth mountain, a burly man is holding clairvoyance to observe the situation, this person is Pan Long, the general of Wu State.
Yes, that's right, it's indeed clairvoyance, the clairvoyance produced by Lu Zhi's glass workshop.
Speaking of which, this battle was a battle that determined the fortunes of the country, and King Yue attached great importance to it.
Isn't it, in order to be able to gain insight into the opportunity, led by King Yue, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry in the imperial court actively cooperated, and finally equipped the whole army with clairvoyance before General Zhang Lao set out for the expedition.
It's only been a long time, and before the generals of Dayue have covered the heat, Wu Guo has already got it.
"It's amazing, the more I use it, the more amazing it feels." In the tube, the Viet Nam reinforcements were slowly entering the city, as if people were standing in front of them.
General Pan Long watched it for a while, and finally enjoyed it, but he kept holding on to the clairvoyant and never let go, "Have you found it out?" This is also something from the Lu family? ”
"Yes." A personal guard pointed to the clairvoyance in Pan Long's hand, "General, please look, there is still the sign of the Divine Craftsman Lu here." ”
"Hmph, as long as we take Xuanwu City this time, we can go all the way south and go straight to Yuejing, what kind of god craftsman Lu is, we must take it when the time comes."
General Pan Long waved his hand, clenched his fist, and clenched it in his hand.
The surrounding guards felt a wave of domineering attack, and one by one they couldn't help but be more respectful, and said in unison, "Yes!" ”
"Tell me, what news has this Lu family had recently?"
This was a predictable battle, and Pan Long was very sure that the Lu family must have made great efforts.
A personal guard immediately took out a stack of information, "King Yue appointed the head of the Lu family as the right attendant of the Ministry of Works, and married the lord of Taiping County to Lu Zhi, the fourth son of the Lu family, and there is no other news." ”
"Hmm." Pan Long nodded, "It's a promotion again, and it's a marriage gift, King Yue really made a lot of effort this time, but it's not surprising, talents, they should be won over like this." ”
There are some words, Pan Long didn't say it, wooing is one thing, it should be more of a reward, and he knows a little about what happened in the Da Viet Armament Bureau.
In addition to clairvoyance, there must be other big killers! …… Pan Long thought so, and immediately ordered a small-scale siege in the near future to test it.
Don't look at his five big and three thick, he is actually a careful person, belonging to the kind of tiger in his heart and sniffing roses.
The general of a country is not so easy to be, he can't just fight, and he has to be good at brains.
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Here, General Zhang led his army into the city and took over the entire city in just half a day.
The previous military and political control of the city lord belonged to the conventional jurisdiction, but General Zhang Lao was different and belonged to the military management.
The most obvious point is that there are brigades of soldiers patrolling the city everywhere, and every house is closed and is not allowed to go out.
It can be said that the atmosphere of war under military control has become even stronger, and everyone has a sense of crisis.
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But it was said that outside the city wall, Wu Jun didn't even come to scold, and for several days, there was silence.
But the more this was the case, the more cautious General Zhang became, integrating the troops in the city, resting in shifts, and maintaining energy and strong morale, all of which were not left behind.
Finally, the army of Wu came.
In the distance, densely packed human heads, advancing in a phalanx, very neat.
Boom boom boom ~~~
The number of people is more than 10,000, overwhelming, not just talking, as long as ordinary people look at it, they will be dizzy and stunned by the momentum.
At the top are some large siege equipment, ladders flying towers, wells, and rushing cars...... The whole nine yards.
"Go to the city wall, and the whole army is on alert!" General Zhang saw that Lu Yi's loudspeaker was good, so he grabbed it and used it, which was unreasonable at all.
After getting the order, the herald's banner will be fought.
The flags here are more primitive, not tied to a piece of textile on the flagpole, but tied to a large handful of thatch on the branches, or hanging animal tails and the like, more eye-catching things are used as symbols and conductors.
Therefore, it is said to be "among the best" (from "Zuo Chuan-Xuangong Twelfth Year") ("Top Consideration");
In addition, when the battle is defeated and the surrender is expressed, the thatch should also be held in the hand (such as "Historical Records - Song Weizi Family", Wuwang Keyin, Weizi Toucheng, that is, "the left leads the sheep, the right takes the grass, and the knees go forward to tell you").
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The army of Wu Guo marched to about two miles away from Xuanwu City, stopped to reorganize the ranks, and some of them directly set up camp.
With the current level of weapons, this distance is an absolute safe distance, and the confrontation between the two armies is almost this far.
Lu Yi stood behind the wall, leaned down, and took out his clairvoyance to check, "The one who takes the lead, tall and big, is the general of Wu Guoda, right?" ”
Zhang Yue was next to him, also holding clairvoyance, "That's right, that's Pan Long." ”
"It's a pity!" Lu Yi sighed, "It's too far away, if you don't snipe him, maybe you won't have to fight this battle." ”
"What pity? Still snipe? Zhang Yue really didn't understand.
"Ah, sniping is shooting, it's all words that our fourth child taught me." Lu Yi explained casually, staring at Pan Long with burning eyes.
This guy is a big guy, and if you take him down, you'll be famous.
Zhang Yue on the side looked greedy, but he was more rational and knew more, he knew that Pan Long was not so easy to kill, dignified general, what do you think is a joke?
For more than half an hour, the Wu army finally began to move again, not the whole army attacked, but the front army divided a group of people, and the ladders and wells were used, and the siege began.
Everyone knows that the so-called well is a mobile arrow tower, which is about the same height as the city wall of Xuanwu City, and there are wheels at the bottom, which can be pushed and walked.
At the top of the well are a dozen archers, who can shoot at the defenders at the head of the city and cover the siege.
Another one, in order to deal with the unique moat of Xuanwu City, Wu Jun also has something called "Flying Bridge", or "Trench Bridge".
This kind of flybridge is simple to make, two long logs, nailed to the top of the plank, in order to facilitate the handling, two wooden wheels are installed below.
If the trench is wide, the two flybridges can also be connected with a rotating shaft to make a folding flybridge.
When carrying, fold a section on the bridge bed at the back, put down the front section when using, and put it on the other side of the ditch, which is a simple wooden bridge.
Lu Yi's wave is an eye-opener, he has also seen these things in the book of soldiers, and it is the first time he has seen the real thing.
Well, I'm not afraid of jokes when I say it, Dayue's national strength is basically goodbye to siege, these siege equipment, built in vain, there is no use at all.
It can be used to quell the rebellion in the country, but it is mostly decoration, and it is enough to make some temporary goods.
How to say it, as long as the counterinsurgency army arrives, there are a lot of leading parties and surrender factions in the rebel city, and they are not very useful.