The brief silence finally passed, and a few days later, the storm began to sweep through the focus of the struggle in the human world, Bishui Pass.

As the drums of the Zhou army's attack sounded, when the commanders of the two sides answered each other, the slogans of righteousness and benevolence in Ji Fa's mouth were replaced by actual actions such as blood and killing.

The Shang army was greeted by Han Sheng, the son of the general soldier, and the first was still the archers, but the Zhou army also learned to be obedient after suffering from the archers, and they all lined up with special giant shields, while defending, while marching slowly, and at the same time counterattacking with bed crossbows. The archers had seen the power of the huge shield array, and they did not dare to enter lightly, and the range and power of the bed crossbow were to shoot ordinary bows and arrows from a distance, so Wen Zhong immediately ordered the drums to beat and ordered the archers and the merchant army to retreat.

Just when the Zhou army thought that it could go all the way unimpeded and slowly approached the Bishui Pass, the sound of the machine on the city wall sounded frequently, and thousands of spear-like crossbow arrows shot towards the Zhou army like rain. Although the huge shield could defend against the arrows of the archers, it could not resist such terrifying crossbow arrows, and its own target was so large that it was struck by the crossbow arrows, and it shattered one after another.

"Bed crossbow!" Jiang Ziya, who was supervising the battle in the rear army, exclaimed, I didn't expect the merchant army to have such a terrible weapon, you know, the bed crossbow of the Zhou army was provided by the outsider "Yi Jiang", and there was no pattern of the divine soldier brought by Yang Ren, although it was transformed by Yang Ren, the power has increased greatly, but the original is still "Yi Jiang", why does the merchant army have it, and there are so many? Could it be that there are still traitors around King Wu? Ji Fa thought the same, and his eyes fell on a few close ministers around him.

Yang Ren saw Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya showing suspicions, understood the intentions of the two, and said: "I once told the king that there were still other secret patterns in the Divine Weapons Workshop that day, even if I didn't know it, this thing must be the secret Divine Weapons in the Divine Weapons Workshop. ”

Feng Cockroach frowned, pointed at the front army and shouted: "King, the merchant army crossbow is definitely not our army's bed crossbow, just now I have a slight estimate that the range of the merchant army's crossbow is about three hundred steps. It's close to the range of the catapult! I can't imagine that the Divine Arsenal has such a terrible weapon!"

Ji Fa heard the words of the cockroach, and his suspicions disappeared, but he was secretly frightened. A round of crossbow arrows fell, and the huge shield of the Zhou army was destroyed a lot, and the nasty archers rushed up again, taking advantage of the weakening of the enemy's defenses. Repeated archery caused heavy casualties to the former army of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Seeing this, Ji Fa hurriedly asked: "Sir, I didn't expect that Dashang has such a strange thing, what should I do at this time?

Seeing that Ji Fa was in danger, the first thing he thought of was him instead of Jiang Ziya, and a trace of unknown triumph slipped in his eyes, and said: "No! At this time, our army is damaged, but the morale is still available, if you retreat." The cavalry archers were extremely mobile, and if they pursued, they were afraid that our army would be defeated. At this time, the two armies met in a narrow way. The brave will win! The king must not retreat!"

"It's a narrow road to meet, the brave should win!" Jiang Ziya praised from the bottom of his heart and said: "What Mr. Feng said is reasonable, the king must not be frightened, and the sergeant should be ordered to move forward bravely." ”

Ji Fa spoke. Nodding. Not much to say. Let Jiang Ziya command. The merchant archers fired arrows in one round. There were a lot of wounded enemies. I am excited. Suddenly, I saw that the Zhou army did not retreat but advanced. It's also very fast. At this time, strange voices were heard. It was as if something had been violently compressed.

The answer will be revealed right away. Countless stone bullets fell in the air. Smash into the merchant army behind the archers. Countless casualties were immediately imposed. At the same time, the Zhou army's bed crossbow was loaded. Cooperate with the archers and start shooting together. Despite the high mobility of the archers. But there was a bow and a crossbow in front. There are catapults later. It's hard to resist. Quite a bit of loss. Wen Zhong knew that the training of archers was not easy. The order was given to lower the drawbridge. Ordered the merchant army to quickly withdraw to Guanzhong. Han Sheng got the sound of the drum. Hurriedly organized the merchant army to return to the city. Jiang Ziya saw that the merchant army had withdrawn its troops. Hurry up and order the front army to rush forward. Facing the enemy army that is pouring in like a tidal wave. The archers fired arrows to stop the Zhou army's advance. One side quickly retreated.

At this time. That strange voice sounded again. It's also a terrible boulder falling from the sky. Fall in the crowd. Even if you don't get hit. The falling and splashing rubble is enough to kill a person. But this time, the sound of the ground came from the Bishui Guanzhong. The target is precisely the surging Zhou army.

"It's a catapult, sure enough!" the cockroach sighed, shaking his head. "No wonder I always feel uneasy. The previous bed crossbow was just gone. Now the catapult. It's really weird! There really is a ...... around the king."

Although the wind cockroach did not finish speaking. But how could Ji Fa not understand what he meant? This catapult was his most secret weapon. Even the wind cockroach and Yang Ren only knew about it in the battle of Jinji Ridge. And after the use of this item on the same day. He secretly took it back again. Even the wind cockroach and Yang Ren only got their names. I have never seen a detailed structure. There are several faulty places. It was also burned down on the spot when it was in Jinjiling. Why is there a merchant army?"

Could it be that Nayi Jiang was taken captive by the big merchants, and judging from the number of ballistas and catapults on the other side. It is also inconsistent with the time when Yi Jiang was taken captive. Could it be that Jiang Ziya leaked the secret? But Jiang Ziya was ordered by the Great Sacred. Abandon Business Week. How could this be? Ji Fa suddenly thought in his heart: the catapult is overseen. At that time, his younger brother Ji Dan was in charge. Later, because of rumors, he wanted to give way to his younger brother, who was more talented. Therefore there was suspicion in his heart. deprived Ji Dandi of real power without moving. And send someone to watch. It's hard to do it. It was Ji Dan who was dissatisfied with his own disposal. Or the location of the martial king's land. So......

"I heard that Xiaoyaozi, the great merchant national teacher, was a strange person at that time, and many strange things from the hands of the Son of Heaven were actually from him. Legend has it that once any object is in his hands, it can exert a stronger effect, no wonder the bed crossbow of the merchant army is so powerful!" Yang Ren also lost no time in sighing on the side: "Xiaoyaozi is amazingly talented, and the ordnance alone is far better than me, I am really not as good!"

Ji Fa's eyes couldn't help but show envy, but he comforted him: "Doctor Shang is also a talented person, how can he be arrogant......? The assistance of his father is a great blessing. If the great cause of the lonely king is accomplished in the future, all the princes of the territory can be sealed and the lintel will be glorified!"

The cockroach smiled disappreciatively and shook his head. Ji Fa knew that the cockroach was high by nature and was not good for fame and fortune, so he appeased a few more words, but unexpectedly, the cockroach was secretly laughing at his wishful thinking.

Not to mention Ji Fa's scheming, although Jiang Ziya was surprised by the Shang army's use of catapults, he was ready to send at the moment. Immediately order the army, spread out the formation, try to avoid falling rocks, and at the same time order your own catapults to advance.

Under the cover of catapults, the archers finally withdrew completely into the city, and the drawbridge was retracted. The gates were closed, completely defensive.

Next, the heavy, resounding sound of the catapult's reeds sounded. The two sides began to throw catapults at each other, and for a while there was a constant roar. Zhou Junsheng's catapults had a certain degree of mobility and could aim at fixed targets, the main purpose of which was to destroy the city walls and fill in the moats, while the Shang army's catapults were more powerful and had a longer range, and hundreds of kilograms of boulders were thrown high. Slammed into the ground, smashing the solid ground into several two or three meters deep potholes, and the middle one was never lucky. Even the scattered and splattered rubble used its last strength to greedily harvest life.

Although the launch of the catapult is relatively slow, if it is one or two stones, it is enough to escape early, but if it is used on a large scale at the same time, the lethality is quite terrifying. For a while, the pace of the war slowed down, but the pressure and destructive power caused by the ground was unprecedentedly strong.

Due to the defeat of Jinjiling, Wen Zhong expected that the Western Zhou would use catapults to attack the city, so he specially thickened the city wall. Although most of the fixed catapults on the closed were destroyed by the Zhou army, the catapults in the rear were able to accurately deal blows to the enemy troops under the control of the commanding generals according to the azimuth and angle observed by the sergeants. The catapults of the Zhou army were also damaged a lot under the blows of the merchant army, and the worst thing is that after a period of attack and defense, the stone bullets gradually ran out of stock.

As early as some time ago, the soldiers and civilians in Bishui Pass were under the orders of Wen Zhong. As many stones as possible from the vicinity have been brought into the city. At that time, people in the interior, including many sergeants, were still wondering, what did the Taishi want these useless stones to do? Now some people suddenly realize that these stones are really "of great use."

Jiang Ziya learned of the crisis of insufficient "cannonballs" and knew that it must be related to the merchant army, so he was secretly frightened, and ordered the catapult to slowly retreat after firing the last stone bullet, and the former army, which had been gathering momentum for a long time, began to officially assault.

According to Jiang Ziya's orders, the former army of the Western Zhou Dynasty dispersed the formation. Brave falling rocks and crossbows along the way. Gradually rushed closer to the front of the water pass. At this time, I only listened to the order of closing the order, and turned off the ten thousand arrows in unison. Raindrops rained down the gates.

In the foreground, people continued to fall, like wheat stalks cut by a sickle, and they fell down one after another. This sickle, the reaper, is living life. Under Jiang Ziyadi's order, the front army quickly formed a protective shield array. This protective shield array is not a giant shield array that restricts the space of the archers, but a light copper shield of one trait that is put together, and it is protected overhead while traveling to avoid being injured by arrows. The protective shield array approached in a row, like a long snake in bronze armor. Although the people in front of them were inevitably still injured by arrows, the casualties have been reduced considerably. The "armored vehicles" that had been smashed by Wu Wenhua last time also appeared, and they were the first to rush out, withstanding the rain of arrows and driving in front of the moat. A long board sticks out from the front of the car, which slowly lowers and unfolds, releasing a kind of flybridge.

This kind of flybridge is very simple to make, using two long logs, nailed to the top of the plank, the front section gradually extends to a sufficient length and falls in the right place, and is built on the other side of the ditch to form a simple moat. The catapult did not fill the moat before, but now with this flying bridge, it is just right to pass through the moat.

Although the moat bridge was defeated by the bed crossbow arrows, it still succeeded in erecting bridges across the moat. The Zhou army was not a rabble, and they were extremely well trained, and the casualties in front of them did not make the Zhou people cowardly, but provoked the ferocity of revenge, braving the rain of arrows and crossbows. As more and more moat bridges were built, more and more Zhou troops began to cross the moat, and at the same time, the ladders behind were gradually approaching.

This kind of ladder is actually from Cai Yan's hand, and it is much better than the "hook aid" of this era. The whole ladder is composed of three parts: wheel, ladder body, hook, the ladder body can go up and down, and rely on manpower to carry all the way to the city wall; there is a hook at the top of the ladder, which is used to hook the city edge; when necessary, the ladder body can also be equipped with wheels to move. Because the ladder was very cumbersome, when passing through the moat, it was attacked by the merchant army's archery and arrows, and some of them fell into the moat halfway, but a few were still transported across the moat at the risk of death.

Arrows flew at the gates, and from time to time someone fell or fell from the city walls. The ladder was carried all the way, and after paying a lot of money, the ladder finally approached the city wall.

With the ladder, the Zhou army began to climb towards the city desperately, and the ballista behind the Zhou army also adjusted the angle of fire. Cooperate with the archers behind to launch at the city wall, and for a while, the arrows on the city flew vertically, and it was impossible to rise at all, and the casualties of the merchant army were gradually increasing.

The merchant army fought back. While controlling and adjusting the distance of the catapult, it can effectively continue to attack the castle. At the same time, a kind of frame with a crossbar struck the ladder, knocking the ladder into pieces, and from time to time soldiers fell from the ladder.

Rao was like this, there were still many Zhou troops rushing to it, and there were more and more ladders to cross the moat, and gradually some sergeants began to climb the pass, but they were quickly eliminated by the soldiers guarding the pass. The Shang army began to attack the pass with wood and stone rolling oil on the female wall, causing heavy casualties to the Zhou army.

At this time. Another large chariot began to appear, which was pushed by twenty-four men each on eight wheels. The chariot was equipped with flags and drums, carrying several samurai, and armed with spears, halberds, and crossbows. The outside of the car is covered with thick leather, this car is not from Cai Yan, but designed by Jiang Ziya himself, called Lu Gongche, which can be used to attack the city. (The provenance of the Lu bus is different, and it is pretended to be Lu Wang).

The chariot was almost the same height as the pass, leaning against the city walls. The Zhou army on the car took advantage of this to rush out and climb up the pass, and a giant man suddenly appeared on the Bishui Pass, wearing a heavy shirt and holding an exaggerated iron chop in his hand, this person is naturally Wu Wenhua. Wu Wenhua didn't care about closing the Zhou army, but just waved the iron chop in his hand, whether it was a ladder or a Lu bus, he encountered the exaggerated iron chop. All of them collapsed. And the closed Zhou army was killed before he could run to the city gate.

Even the crash that approached the city gate was staggered by Wu Wenhua and could not be approached.

Both sides are red-eyed, and from a distance, they look like two groups of ants in black pressure, fighting each other without fear of death. Broken limbs and remnants, flesh and blood flying, and dead bodies everywhere under the gate.

Under the so-called rules of heaven, isn't life like an ant?

Huang Feihu panted and came to the Chinese army Jiang Ziya. He said: "Prime Minister! The enemy is defending against the danger and waiting for work. There are strange weapons, our army's catapults have no stone bullets available, although the strength is superior, but it is at a disadvantage, and now our sergeants have suffered heavy casualties, and the prime minister is also asked to retire. Jiang Ziya didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of Bishui Pass was so strong, the most important thing is that his biggest reliance on the catapult can no longer influence the outcome of the battle, and the advantages of "advanced" equipment such as bed crossbows and ladders cannot be reflected, although there is a certain advantage in numbers, but attacking and field battles are two different things.

"The Art of War" once said: It is under the siege of the city. The method of siege is a last resort. Repair the oar, with equipment, three months and then completed, distance, and three months later. It will be overwhelmed with anger and the ants will possess it, kill one-third of the soldiers, and those who will not pull out the city will also be attacked by this disaster.

To win the war, the most ideal is to "attack the city", the second class is "to cut the enemy", the second class is to "cut the army", and the last class, when it is absolutely necessary, is to "attack the city". Both "raiding" and "besieging cities" pushed the war into a stage of fierce violent confrontation. "Raiding" refers to field warfare, while "siege" is exactly what happens when the two armies face each other today.

Bishui Pass is the first barrier of the Great Shang to face Xiqi, and it is also a large-scale pass, but it is still different from the city, and it cannot be besieged or raided from all sides, if it is a strong attack, it can only be carried out from the front.

The advantages of the defensive side of the big business are also obvious: first, the geographical advantage. Relying on strong passes and dangerous obstacles, one person can resist several enemies. In terms of ordnance and weapons, it can also exert greater power, not to mention the advantages of the advanced weapons of the merchant army today.

Secondly, it has the advantage of people's hearts. The merchant army was in a defensive posture, the Western Zhou Dynasty was the invader, and the Western Zhou Dynasty implemented the slave system, if it was captured, not only the captured soldiers, but also the property of many civilians would be confiscated, and they would return to the previous life of hard slavery, which was absolutely unacceptable in the hearts of the Great Shang soldiers and people. In this way, it will be able to stimulate the determination and morale of the army and the people to resist the enemy, and stimulate the fighting spirit of the army and the people to fight for survival. In the case of the upper and lower interests, life and death, we can only unite as one, fight for our own survival, and fight the trapped beasts, and the energy inspired by this is immeasurable.

Moreover, the merchant army had a local advantage. Fighting in this city can maximize the potential of the war, mobilize the support of the people, and if the grain and heavy weight are sufficient, there is no problem of long-distance transportation.

In the face of the rapid increase in casualties, Ji Fa's ground complexion became more and more gloomy, Jiang Ziya knew that if he continued to attack like this, even if he could finally take Bishui Pass, the army would be afraid of heavy damage, not to mention the next battle, and in the end, he made the order to retreat.

If the Zhou army was still fighting with ruthlessness and blood, then the order to retreat made the last will to support the fighting spirit dissipate without a trace. To be precise, Zhou Jun only came to his senses at this time, and his bloodthirsty eyes gradually faded, replaced by the fear of countless deaths and injuries in the face of the robes. Seeing that the enemy army finally retreated, the water closed and thundered.

Jiang Ziya also had some means, although the Zhou army retreated and the formation was not chaotic, when Wen Zhong ordered the military horses to go out of the pass to pursue, he did not reap too many benefits.

The battlefield after the war was a dead silence, and the sight of corpses strewn across the field could not even maintain the true numbness of those who cleaned the battlefield and were accustomed to watching life and death.

In this madness of human nature, the value of life has long been lost. War is always the deepest pain of mankind.