Chapter Seventy-Nine
The shouting of killing stirred up the originally calm black fog world, and with the experience of the last time, Du Hongcheng was carefully guarded, his divine sense was highly nervous, and he was always probing the surroundings. As he cautiously advanced, the black fog in front of him became fainter and fainter, and finally disappeared!
The black fog disappeared? Du Hongcheng could hardly believe it.
However, what made him depressed was that his divine sense had also disappeared, and now Du Hongcheng could only rely on his own eyes to observe the surroundings. There was a city at the end of his sight, but now the gates of the city were closed, the city was covered with flags, and groups of soldiers patrolled back and forth on the city walls, as if the war was tense.
Since he saw the city, Du Hongcheng wanted to go over to understand the situation here. It's just that Du Hongcheng was just about to mention Yuanli Flight, but found that his body had been sealed. This...... Du Hongcheng tried several times in a row, but it didn't work, so he simply gave up.
Looking back, it has become a flat open land behind him, where is there any shadow of black mist, looking like this, Du Hongcheng seems to have left the ruins Jedi!
Walking forward along the yellow earth under his feet, about four or five hundred steps, Du Hongcheng found himself on the side of a mountain, and at his feet was an open field, on which a branch of troops was stationed.
This unit is neatly organized, the military tents are scattered, the soldiers are solemn, and in the camp, a red flag is hung high, and the general Du is written!
After seeing General Du, Du Hongcheng spread his hands helplessly, and it was role-playing again, it seemed that he was probably caught in a small world. It is highly probable that a magical place created by a god like the Ruins Jedi would give rise to a small world.
It's just that Du Hongcheng is puzzled, how could such a powerful monk as himself enter a small world? Judging from the current situation, Du Hongcheng was obviously forcibly put into this world.
It is impossible to be forcibly attracted, the attraction of the small world is limited, and even some ordinary people are extremely unlikely to be inhaled. How can Du Hongcheng's own huge energy be shaken by the attraction of a small world?
Could it be that someone deliberately guided this idea as soon as it appeared in Du Hongcheng's mind, Du Hongcheng suspected it. However, he immediately shook his head again, even if someone deliberately guided it, what if I broke through the boundary, I would know the truth, and as for now, it should be regarded as a grind.
Since leaving Da Nao City and accompanying Wang Ning and Zhang Xueying to travel the world, Du Hongcheng has not commanded troops for a long time, and in this small world, it is just right for Du Hongcheng to regain the feeling of commanding the army in the past, and it can also be fully prepared for the future war.
Thinking like this, Du Hongcheng became optimistic again. He strolled forward, ready to jump down the hill and head to the army. Before he could take a step, he took it back, and Du Hongcheng almost forgot that he was no different from a mortal now, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would be directly crushed.
Let's honestly look for the way down the mountain.
The sun was setting in the west, Du Hongcheng finally found a way down the mountain, arrived in the barracks, and stood outside the camp gate, panting heavily.
"I didn't expect to be so tired from redoing mortals!"
Du Hongcheng sighed with emotion for a while, without cultivation, he is a mortal, in this foreign land, be careful! He silently felt it, fortunately, the Purple Cloud Cave can still be used, which made Du Hongcheng's originally hanging heart settle down a little.
Outside the camp gate, the patrolling soldiers soon found Du Hongcheng. They held torches high, and the firelight illuminated Du Hongcheng's face, and Du Hongcheng couldn't open his eyes.
"Who is coming, why are you breaking into our military camp at night?" asked the sergeant on patrol!
"It's me, Du Hongcheng!" Du Hongcheng shouted through the fence. As he spoke, he waved his hand.
After a while, a team of guards came out neatly, the fire lit up the sky, and the leader of the guards stepped forward to take a closer look, confirming that it was Du Hongcheng.
"General Du!?"
Du Hongcheng nodded.
"Today, when I went out to inquire about the enemy's situation, I was pursued by the enemy, and I hid until night, avoiding the enemy, and returned to the camp safely. Du Hongcheng said in confidence.
The leader nodded and welcomed Du Hongcheng into the account.
Nothing was said all night.
Early in the morning, Du Hongcheng raised the account to discuss the matter. According to the report, Du Hongcheng learned that the army under his command had a total of 5,000 elite soldiers, but the food and grass were insufficient, and it was only enough to support it for a week. The goal of this trip is to conquer the city in front of you, which has a total of 8,000 defenders, and the abundance of grain and grass is enough to last for a year!
After listening to the sergeant's report, Du Hongcheng felt a big head. Is this the case!? There are actually more defenders than siege soldiers?
Usually in war, the besieging side will generally lose more than the defending side. There is a famous saying that one husband is a close to ten thousand people!!
Although it is an exaggeration, it is the fact that good geographical elements are important factors in determining war.
The city in front of you is in the middle of a plain, backed by mountains, and is a natural fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In this unfavorable situation, Du Hongcheng's eyes were burning with a raging fire.
"Wait! I'm going to win for you!" was addressed both to himself and to the man who had brought him here.
After writing down all this information, Du Hongcheng said aloud: "Generals!" His eyes looked around the entire camp. "Our army is short of food and grass, and a quick battle is the most important, what can you generals do?"
For a while, the account was surprisingly quiet, and no one answered.
Du Hongcheng frowned, "Where is the Tanma!?"
"In!" A person walked in from outside the camp and knelt on one knee in front of Du Hongcheng.
"Order you to take people into the mountains and find a path for our army to pass!"
"No!" the horse took the order.
"Loose Accounts"
With Du Hongcheng's order, the people in the account left one by one.
Du Hongcheng leaned on the main seat alone, he supported his body with one hand and gently rubbed his temples with the other.
He didn't have much to do about this kind of battle for a while, so he could only send someone to investigate first.
There is not enough food and grass, and there are few sergeants, how can this battle be fought?
It's difficult!" Du Hongcheng sighed.
However, it is still necessary to test the strength of this defender.
, Du Hongcheng led two thousand troops and began to attack the city, the city has been closed with the city gates, and he saw the arrival of Du Hongcheng's army. The archers in the city were ready, and a general poked his head out, looked at Du Hongcheng's troops below, and asked in a loud voice, "Where is the thief coming to attack my city!?"
Du Hongcheng also responded loudly: "The rebellious general Du Hongcheng is here, you wait to open the city and surrender quickly!"
"Shoot the arrows!"
Before Du Hongcheng's words fell, a round of arrow rain had already broken through the air.
Du Hongcheng raised the spear in his hand and made a defensive gesture in front of him, waving it back and forth, and the defense was not leaky.
"Siege!" Du Hongcheng shouted!
The soldiers behind him began to move with the order, and a total of five catapults were pushed up.
"Ready, go!" A total of five boulders were thrown by the machine.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
With five loud bangs, five large openings were blasted out of the upper end of the city wall, and with the cover of dust, Du Hongcheng divided his soldiers into three groups, each of five hundred people, and began to attack the city!
"Attack !!" With Du Hongcheng's order, the first group of 500 people had already begun to charge towards the city. Three men carried the shield in front, and five men carried ladders with weapons in their hands, and rushed to the city wall behind the shields.
Arrows rained down on the soldiers' heads, but they did not retreat in the slightest, and the rain of arrows only made them rush to the city more quickly, because as long as they reached the city, the bow and arrow could not be shot.
The soldiers rushed desperately to the bottom of the city, set up the ladder and prepared to climb into the city, but they were attacked by rolling logs and stones, and the boulder that had just broken through the city wall was now used by the defenders in turn, pushing down from the city and smashing into the besiegers.
Du Hongcheng watched the stalemate battle not far away, and with a wave of his hand, the second echelon began to charge.
The stubborn resistance of the defenders was not what Du Hongcheng expected, but unfortunately, so far the defenders have not exposed any problems, and the second round of stone-throwing has been prepared.
Du Hongcheng looked at the soldiers who were struggling to fight, and his brows furrowed even tighter.
"Order, catapult forward, don't bombard the walls, give me an attack on the towers!"
Five boulders were thrown out by catapults and smashed straight to the tower!
In the face of the bombardment of five boulders, the original city tower was collapsed in an instant, and the remaining four boulders were all deeply embedded in the city, smashing a crack in the city wall.
"Order the three armies, concentrate their forces and break through the cracks into the city!"
The remaining soldiers of the first and second echelons received orders to act quickly, and with the efforts of everyone, the crack was instantly enlarged, and it could already be expanded to two people walking together.
But the defenders reacted just as quickly, and soon troops came to stop the invasion of Du Hongcheng's men.
After calculating the time, his two echelons have been supporting for an hour, and the military power consumed should be enough.
"Mingjin! Collect the troops!" Du Hongcheng ordered: "Throw the third round of boulders out and throw them all into the city." ”
Dingding!!
Hearing this voice, the remaining sergeants of the first and second echelons quickly moved closer to the direction where Du Hongcheng was.
"Ready! Release!" Du Hongcheng ordered the slinging troops to throw the boulder into the city, and then quickly retreated.
A moment later, there was a scream from the city.
Hearing this voice, Du Hongcheng clapped his hands with satisfaction.
As I expected, Du Hongcheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned around and left in the direction of the camp. The purpose of this battle has been achieved, and there is no need to continue to dwell.
Back in the battalion, the death toll was quickly reported, the first echelon was almost completely wiped out, and the second echelon was left with three hundred and twelve people. In this battle, Du Hongcheng lost more than 700 soldiers, but he was sure that the enemy's losses would definitely not be less.
According to Du Hongcheng's plan for this trip, the first step was to throw boulders to break through the city wall, consuming the enemy's archers, and at the same time, the huge dust was also conducive to the charge of the troops. After the boulder was used in reverse, Du Hongcheng immediately made a countermeasure, let the second round of throwing destroy the city tower, blast the city wall out of cracks, so that the sergeant can directly impact the city from below, and after destroying the attic, the enemy's command post on the city wall is gone, and that section of the city wall is embedded with several boulders, I am afraid it will be difficult to repair for a while.
Third, seeing that the enemy had concentrated his troops under the city, Du Hongcheng decisively ordered a retreat, and calculated the time for the enemy to assemble the pursuing troops, and threw the third round of boulders into the city, so that there was that scream.
It's just that even such a precise calculation can only maintain that Du Hongcheng's army is not defeated. It's still hard to take the city!