Farmer of Shu Han

"Wooooow!"

The sound of horns sounded continuously, and teams of Han troops slowly lined up in front of the eldest son city and merged into one piece.

Looking around, the red armor is surging, and the flags are like a forest.

It has to be said that Wei Yan has a way of leading the army.

Although he returned to the division in a hurry, the momentum of the Han army in front of him was still impressive.

On the first day of the attack, Wei Yan dispatched 10,000 soldiers at once, accounting for one-third of his soldiers.

Soon, the horn of the Han army sounded again.

On the south side of the moat river, the Han army lined up in a team with a width of several hundred steps and marched in array.

The two teams at the front, pushing carts and holding big carts, slowly approached the moat.

Behind and on the flanks of the chariot and the big pole are crossbowmen.

At the end of the battle formation, there are auxiliary soldiers carrying or carrying wooden stakes and thick hemp ropes, and even civilian husbands.

"Puffy!"

Arrows like a torrential rain covered the sky of the entire battlefield.

The weather was clearly sunny, but the Han army who was attacking the eldest son felt that the sky was gloomy.

Even the sun was blocked.

Arrows can't pierce the big rods, just the first wave of arrows, a lot of arrows have already been inserted into the big rods and rod carts in the front row.

But the big cockroaches and cockroaches were not enough to completely block the arrows of the Wei army.

Many arrow feathers flew directly over the front army, and then fell into the rear army from midair.

Rao is the current Ji Han, the iron smelting technology has been improved, and the national strength can be regarded as strong compared with Wei and Wu.

But it is impossible to make the armor rate of the whole army reach 100%.

Except for the soldiers at the front wearing iron armor, most of the soldiers in the rear are leather armor.

The auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands are cloth armor.

Although leather armor has a certain degree of protection, it cannot be compared with iron armor.

The sharp arrow feathers fell from the sky, and with the potential energy of the landing, they directly penetrated the leather armor and stuck into the shoulder of a Han soldier.

Let him grunt and stagger.

And the unlucky one was shot in the chest, and fell to the ground with a scream on the spot.

But fortunately, the power of the projectile is ultimately inferior to the direct shot.

As long as you don't hit the vital point, you don't have to worry about your life.

Not to mention that Wei Jun shot from a hundred steps away, and most of the falling arrow feathers did not have much power.

...

It's just that as the Han army continued to advance, the second wave and the third wave of arrows shot in a steady stream.

The closer the distance, the greater the power of the arrows, and there was a certain commotion in the formation of the Han army.

But on the whole, the Wei army did not stop the progress of the Han army.

After staying within seventy steps, the sound of the horns of the Han army changed again.

"pause!"

"boom!"

The big pole was erected on the ground.

"shoot!"

The crossbowmen of the Han army began to shoot back.

Across the moat, countless arrows criss-crossed in the air.

After colliding, many arrows fell into the moat.

When Zhuge Liang was in charge of state affairs, in order to fight against the Wei cavalry, he consciously improved the bow and crossbow.

Coupled with the support of the workshop system established by a certain soil turtle, the crossbow has been further strengthened.

If it weren't for the Wei army on the other side of the moat to set up their positions early, they would be able to wait for work at ease.

In addition, as the offensive side, the Han army needs to constantly adjust its formation while advancing.

I'm afraid that in this confrontation, Wei Jun will have to be overwhelmed first.

Even so, after the Han army stabilized its formation, the rear army continued to add crossbowmen.

Arrows rained one after another, falling into the formations of both sides continuously, and screams of pain continued to sound.

The two armies faced each other across the river, and the Wei army's first position was gradually offset by the Han army's superior bow and crossbow.

Guo Xun had been lurking in the Han army for several years, so he naturally knew the power of the Han army's bow and crossbow.

It's just that knowing it is knowing, after all, I haven't really faced it.

Although he was prepared in his heart, he couldn't stop the Han army from gathering closer to the bank of the moat when he saw that his side was taking the lead.

It still made Guo Xun's face change slightly.

"The Grand Tutor once mentioned to me that when he and Zhuge Liang were confronting martial arts at the water's edge, Zhuge Liang sent people to break through to the east bank several times."

Sun Li, the chief general of the eldest son's garrison, sighed a little:

"If it hadn't been for the heavy rain at that time, which prevented the thieves from crossing the water safely, I am afraid that the Tai Tuo would not be able to hold the east bank with full confidence."

"The most troublesome thing for the Grand Tutor at that time was the bandits' strong bows and crossbows. They were so powerful that they could support the bandits from the west bank to the east bank."

When Guo Xun heard this, he couldn't help but "click" in his heart, and asked in a low voice:

"Does General Sun think that the eldest son can stop Wei Yan?"

Sun Li smiled:

"If there were no reinforcements from the western thieves, according to what Mr. Guo said, Wei Yan's army would be no more than 30,000."

"Assaulting Gaodu, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties. In addition, he was transferred by the Taifu to run back and forth between Gaodu and the eldest son. He is already exhausted by the veteran."

"No matter how elite the bandit army is, I'm afraid it's just a last breath at this time."

"Based on this calculation, there will be no more than 15,000 thieves who can follow Wei Yan here at this time."

As he said that, Sun Li looked at the sky above the two armies where the arrows were constantly intertwined, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was a little low:

"If it were the old days, Wei Yan might not be able to threaten the eldest son with the prestige of the engineering battalion and 15,000 elite troops."

"It's just a pity that these elite teachers are already exhausted. At this time, he wants to capture the eldest son, which is nothing more than a dream."

Guo Xun breathed a sigh of relief:

"After listening to what General Sun said earlier, I also said..."

After speaking halfway, he stopped talking again, and put a smile on his face again:

"The matter of the Shangdang has been planned by the Taifu for a long time. When the reinforcements from the thieves arrive, the matter of the Shangdang has long been settled."

"What Wei Yan is doing now is nothing more than a fight between trapped beasts."

Sun Li was not as optimistic as Guo Xun, his expression was a little heavy:

"In the past, the Great Wei rode well and traveled across the world. Only when the bandits relied on the strength of their bows and crossbows could they be worthy of a battle with the Great Wei."

"Nowadays the thieves are sharp on foot and cavalry, coupled with bows and crossbows, they are already stronger than Wei in far and close combat."

"If the Great Wei wants to fight the bandit army, he must rely on dangerous places; and if he wants to fight the bandit army head-on, he must have two or three times the bandit army."

Sun Li pointed to the opposite bank and said:

"Wei Yan dared to attack with these troops precisely because he had something to rely on."

After all, he was a strong general in the bandit army, so even if Wei Yan came here in a rage, he naturally had some confidence.

Guo Xun fell silent when he heard this.

In the past few years, he has personally experienced and seen it with his own eyes, so he naturally knows that what Sun Li said is not empty words.

There was a sudden silence between the two of them.

As for the cross-strait confrontation, the situation has changed again.

The carts and large carts of the Han army had already been pushed to the water's edge.

But the sound of the drums of the Han army changed again.

"Quick, quick! Go up!"

The auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands in the rear were constantly urged and began to run towards the shore.

Their job is to seize time and find a way to fill the moat.

Compared with soldiers with a high armor rate, these auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands have much lower armor.

Wei Jun had already seen the changes in the Han army. The rain of arrows that had been suppressed was suddenly shot again.

The auxiliary soldiers running at the front with their heads down had just entered the range of the arrow rain when two of them suddenly let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground.

The arrow feathers dropped from the sky may not be able to penetrate the tightly guarded iron armor, and the lethality is not small for auxiliary soldiers and civilians who only have cloth armor.

Seeing the tragic situation ahead, some civilian husbands could not help slowing down.

There were people on both sides shouting again:

"Don't stop! Anyone who dares to disobey the military order, kill him!"

Finally, some auxiliary soldiers rushed to the shore and put the stakes on the ground.

It's just their luck, which seems to have finally run out.

It may also be that Wei Jun discovered the abnormality here, and the arrow feathers shot here immediately became denser, and several auxiliary soldiers let out another scream.

He staggered two steps, stretched out his hands, trying to grab something, but finally fell to the ground, struggled for a while, and there was no more movement.

...

Holding up the binoculars, Wang Han, who watched the battle on the front line, looked a little livid.

How long has it been since the big man took his life to fill the moat like this?

According to the current practice in the Han army, the crossbow team should be used to suppress the opposite bank first.

If it can't be suppressed, the stone cannons of the engineering battalion will start to keep up.

Until the enemy is forced out of the range of the crossbow, and then the auxiliary soldiers and civilians are sent to fill the soil.

Wei Yan's actions are fundamentally for his own selfishness, regardless of human life!

Thinking of Wei Yan's military order to the engineering battalion, Wang Han couldn't sit still anymore.

He put away the binoculars, turned around and hurried towards the rear.

Wen Shi was sweating profusely leading the engineering battalion to rush to work when he saw Wang Han coming over:

"General Wang?"

Wang Han pulled Wen Shi aside and asked in a low voice:

"How? In three days, can you meet the requirements of the left hussar general?"

Wen Shi wiped off his sweat, glanced at the busy construction site, and smiled wryly:

"Aren't you asking too much? It couldn't be done yesterday, so how could it be done today?"

He sighed: "At most three, and it's still under the condition of rushing to work day and night."

Wang Han nodded: "Then I know."

After speaking, he didn't stay for a moment, turned around and left.

Back in the empty camp where there were few people in the engineering camp, Wang Han shouted, "Come here."

The soldiers on duty came over: "General?"

"Pass me an order to let all the soldiers of the guard battalion return to the camp immediately!"

"Here!"

After a while, Wen Shi hurried over with anxiety on his face:

"General Wang, why did you withdraw all the guard battalions? Did something happen?"

Wang Hanping retreated to the left and right, and then replied:

"Lieutenant Wen, just now at the construction site, there are many people, so there are some things that I don't want to talk about."

Seeing Wang Han's solemnity, Wen Shi knew the importance of the matter, and quickly asked, "But what happened?"

Wang Han nodded:

"I was ordered to lead the guard battalion and escort the engineering battalion over. Before departure, the Central Guard once said personally that the engineering battalion must be brought back."

He emphasized his tone, "If things really get out of hand, we will die, but the engineering battalion must not lose anything."

With that said, Wang Han took out a list and handed it to Wenshi:

"Especially the dozen or so people on the list, even if they risk their lives, they must be kept."

Wen Shi took it over and glanced at it, and he knew it in his heart.

All of these dozen or so people had more or less participated in a certain confidential experiment—including himself.

And there is an identical list in Wenshi's arms.

"General Wang, is the matter really urgent and irreversible?"

Wang Han shook his head with a wry smile:

"To be honest, I'm not sure now, but..."

He hesitated to speak, organized his words for a while, and then continued:

"But just now I was observing the battle ahead, and felt that something was wrong with the left hussar general."

With such disregard for casualties, who knows if he will also let the engineering battalion disregard casualties?

When the matter developed to this point, Wang Han felt that the matter might have completely exceeded the expectations of the Central Guard.

After all, who would have thought that what was clearly an insignificant siege battle would actually develop into a life-and-death battle concerning the survival of Bingzhou?

Wen Shi knows that since Wang Han has already said this, he probably really needs to make final preparations:

"What does General Wang mean?"

"Anyway, as you said just now, there is no way for the left and right to complete what General Zuo Hussar told him. It's better to prepare early, just in case."

"It's easy to talk about other things, but I think these dozen or so people must be recalled to the camp first, just in case."

Wang Han looked at Wen Shi, "As for Lieutenant Wen, if General Zuo Hussar is called in these few days, you must remember to send someone to notify me immediately."

In fact, Wang Han never thought of going against Wei Yan if he had no choice.

Because of this, it will cause an irreversible bad influence in the Han army, and even implicate the Central Capital Protectorate.

Disobedience before the battle, no matter how great the reason, is a violation of military rules and a big taboo.

Wen Shi looked at Wang Han firmly, and said in a low voice:

"Have you thought about it? If you really come to that step, even if the Central Guard wants to protect you, I'm afraid there will be no place for you in the army."

Wang Han smiled wryly:

"The big deal is to quit the army."

He let out a long sigh, "But if you don't send you people back, I'm afraid the Central Guard will be the first to spare me."

Wen Shi opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, in the end he could only sigh heavily.

He returned the list to Wang Han, turned and left:

"I'm going to call these people back."

...

As the battle became more intense, under Wei Yan's attack regardless of casualties, the Han army finally used the advantage of the bow and crossbow to force the Wei army out of range.

Although the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands suffered a lot of casualties, they finally built a pontoon bridge on the third day.

When the Han army crossed the moat, the Wei army wisely retreated into the sheep wall below the city wall.

If the Han army wanted to rush under the city wall, they had to flatten an antler and a ditch.

And Wei Jun, who was hiding behind the sheep wall, was waiting covetously for the Han army to come to die.

"Today, we must attack the city!"

Wei Yan came to the front of the formation, looked at the tired soldiers, and encouraged him loudly:

"As long as the bandits outside the city can be wiped out, with the engineering battalion..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard an extremely anxious voice:

"Report!"

Wei Yan's mobilization before the battle was interrupted.

"What is it?!"

Wei Yanji looked angrily at the personal guard who came forward to report.

"Your Majesty, General Wei has sent an urgent message!"