Qin Official

"It's okay, okay, Yang Xiong didn't name me and asked me to be the first person to die..."

Early the next morning, standing at the foot of Waihuang City, looking at the three villages ahead of him through the faint smoke and dust, Hei Fu shouted thankfully.

The so-called first climber refers to the first one to climb the city during the siege. Although he will definitely get a collective effort after success, Heifu thought about it in his heart. Ordinary sieges are just fine. In this kind of hard battle where the number of attackers and defenders is about the same, The casualties of being the first to go forward will be huge, and everyone may be killed!

Furthermore, when you encounter a scheming boss like Yang Xiong, those who take the initiative will often fill the gap for him and die in confusion...

So when Yang Xiong glanced over, Heifu kept an eye on his nose and heart and did not rush forward. Fortunately, there are many reckless men in the Qin army who are eager to be the first to make meritorious deeds. Next to Heifu, the two village chiefs from Nanyang immediately stood up to ask for a fight, and Yang Xiong also readily agreed!

As for Heifu and his group, they lined up behind these villages. As the second echelon, they hid in a place more than a hundred steps away from the west of the city, gathering together and waiting with bated breath for the drumbeat order.

As a thoughtful mid-level officer, Yang Xiong is just like him in life. He never goes straight, but likes to play tricks.

He first ordered the prisoners and garrison soldiers to collect dry dung, straw, leaves and other fuels, and set fires on the south and west sides of Waihuang. Then sand and soil were used to extinguish the fire, causing thick smoke to billow, blowing towards Waihuang with the southerly wind that is common in this season, thus blocking the view of Waihuang City Head.

Then, Yang Xiong ordered hundreds of people to march from the south of the city where the Qin army's camp was located, carrying newly made wooden ladders, making loud noises, and making a fierce attack on the south of the city! Yang Xiong even sat there personally, letting his flag be visible from the top of the city, and beating the drums continuously...

The sound is endless, and the drum (wu) is also used to direct the soldiers to attack. The drum beat was high and fast, stirring the sky, so most of the defenders at the head of Waihuang City were attracted and focused their main efforts on the south.

However, the west of the city where Heifu and the others were located was the planned main direction of attack.

Since it is necessary to attack the city, of course, equipment is indispensable. In addition to the water and fire acupuncture points, the Qin army's siege methods are basically building carts, catapults, siege engines, and ladders.

As its name suggests, the cart is a very useful siege equipment. It is as high as the city and has wooden wheels underneath. When pushed to the edge of the city, it is like building a bridge. The attackers can directly jump from the cart to the city. Leap into the city. Heifu had seen it under Daliang City before, but it was too bulky, difficult to build and inconvenient to carry, so it is not available now.

Trebuchet? This era has already appeared, but it does not exist in the army. In the words of later generations, it is just a small county town. What Italian artillery is needed?

The only thing left was a hastily built siege vehicle. A large wooden stake was hung on the beam and protected by a wooden roof covered with rawhide. Below it was a wooden wheel, pushed by a person from the camp. The target was pointed directly at the enemy. City gate!

However, the siege vehicles are heavy and need to be pushed forward. They are easily scrapped when they encounter potholes. Someone has to fill in the ravines along the way. Even if they get to the city gate, it is not realistic to use wooden stakes to break open the city gate, not to mention the wood and stone at the top of the city. Arrows, in this case, the city gate is usually blocked with various things, and even if the door bolt is broken, it is difficult to break through.

Therefore, in addition to siege vehicles, the most important means of siege for the Qin army is still ladders. It is not a more advanced cloud ladder, but one made of bamboo. The famous bamboo flying ladder is made of a single large bamboo pole with multi-level rungs for easy climbing with hands and feet. The ladder head has a grab hook so that it can be firmly attached to the city wall...

Seeing that most of the people from the outer Huang Wei were attracted to the south of the city, under the order of another five hundred leader Cheng Wuyou, the messengers ran back and forth between the several siege villages in the west of the city to deliver the order to advance!

After receiving the order, the commanders of the hundreds of generals walked to the side and beat the bamboo sticks and tiles in their hands according to the gentle rhythm of the step and drum. Just like in the usual training, the Qin soldiers moved one by one. Footsteps, walking through the faint smoke, towards the outer Huangxi city wall...

The three villages in front of Heifu and the others each have their own tasks. In the first village, half of the people hold shields and are responsible for attracting firepower from the city, and the other half are responsible for filling in ravines with door panels and the like.

In the second village, there are five animals, each of whom is carrying a bamboo flying ladder that is three feet high! After the road ahead is filled, they will run all the way, brave the arrows from the city top, build the bamboo flying ladder to the city head, and hold on to them!

The third village is the "first to climb". They are all wearing heavy armor and holding short soldiers. Their only duty is to climb up the bamboo ladder to the top of the city and climb first to seize the city!

Heifu's village follows closely behind. If all the people in front die, they will have to go up...

Looking at the city wall that was getting closer and clearer in front of him, Bu Cheng, who was walking beside Master Hei and had his hair tied up in a bun, swallowed and murmured: "I've done the math, "Rishu" said, If we attack today, we can successfully attack the city and kill the enemy generals, and we will definitely capture the prince!"

He originally wanted to boost the morale of himself and Pao Ze, but his words triggered a burst of dry laughter, and Ji Ying even scolded: "You are so stupid, you must have miscalculated. How can there be a prince in a small county town?"

Everyone laughed for a while, and the tension dissipated a little, but soon everyone's expressions became tense again.

They had entered fifty steps below the city, and the thick smoke could no longer conceal their whereabouts. The Wei people at the top of the city discovered this menacing Qin people! Start ringing the warning bell!

The rhythm of the garrison commander's hundred generals tapping the bamboo boards and tiles immediately changed! From the slow pace of the drum to the rapid pace of the drum, several villages began to let go and run as fast as they could!

However, they had already entered the shooting range of the city. A burst of scattered crossbow arrows came. Several Qin soldiers carrying planks to fill the ravine seemed to have been hit by fists and fell to the ground...

The attackers also responded to this side. The two villages flanking Heifu and the others were all tall warriors with slender arms. After they followed up here, they stood thirty steps away from the city and began to draw arrows and draw bows. Release a rain of arrows towards the city...

The rain of arrows in the sky in movies and TV shows looks very domineering, but it is not easy to do in reality. There are not so many arrows, and there are not that many archers, so they can only cover the city head for a short time. It cannot cause too much damage, and its main function is to serve as fire support to win a little gap for the siege troops.

But in the blink of an eye, it was enough for the Qin people to carry the bamboo flying ladder, cover a distance of twenty or thirty steps, and rush to the city!

Although someone carrying a ladder was knocked down by an arrow on the way, someone quickly took up the position. With a bang, several bamboo flying ladders were successfully set up on the city wall, and they rushed to the first village at the bottom of the city. , also carrying a skinned shield to protect them, holding on to the ladder and not letting the people in the city push it away!

Xiandengtun has also arrived at the bottom of the city. Following several loud shouts, several soldiers climbed up different bamboo ladders to the top of the city at the same time! Someone followed them immediately.

Heifu's village also arrived at the city wall at this time. They raised their shields to help the people stabilizing the flying ladder to guard against the arrows at the top of the city, and looked up at Pao Ze as he climbed the ladder.

Attacking a city with bamboo ladders is also called "ant attached", which means that the soldiers are like ants, attached to the wall and climbing up.

But in this way, people are as fragile as black ants. In the eyes of Heifu and the others, the boiling water is constantly pouring on the city, the wood, stone and bricks are smashed, and the crossbow arrows are released at close range. Almost every moment, There were soldiers who climbed up first and fell down.

Even a few warriors in heavy armor climbed to the battlements with arrows in their hands, but they were stabbed by two spears and halberds and lost their lives. After losing its strength, the body fell from the top of the city and hit the ladder heavily...

Another Qin soldier who had just climbed to the top of the city was stabbed in the chest by a sword before he could jump into the battlements. His body fell diagonally down the city, almost hitting Hei Fu...

As Heifu had expected, Tun, which was the first to ascend, suffered heavy casualties, and soon there were not many left.

Heifu took a deep breath of the battlefield air, and when others were not paying attention, he hit his thigh hard to stop it from shaking.

Because next, it will be your turn to colonize the city!

Fortunately, at this time, under the order of the Five Hundred Lords, the Qin army also launched a counterattack. In addition to the archers, the more powerful Chu Zhang crossbow was also in place. Fifty warriors used their hands and feet to string up the crossbows, and pulled the hanging sword at the Wei people who were desperately throwing bricks and stones at the top of the city!

Without any warning, a barrage of crossbow bolts came from under the city and pierced the Wei people at the top of the city. When the county soldiers heard the whistling sound of arrows piercing the sky, they subconsciously raised the shield in their hands. The sound of "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang, dang." Occasionally mixed with a few painful moans. Due to lack of strong protection, more than a dozen Wei knights and civilians were shot to death and injured by fierce crossbow arrows, and they moaned in pain endlessly.

The counterattack at the top of the city stopped. Taking advantage of this gap, Heifu shouted and shouted to the Dongmen Leopard in the front row!

"Abao, come to the city!"

"promise!"

The Dongmen Leopard roared, no longer needing a shield, he took the lead, climbed up the ladder, and climbed up with his sword in hand!

The defenders suffered heavy casualties from the crossbow bolts just now. They couldn't recover for a while, but the Dongmen Leopard jumped onto the top of the city in a few steps.

This guy has been unable to fight and perform meritorious service for a long time, and he has been frustrated for a long time. Now that he got the opportunity, he shouted, slashed left and right, and struck the enemy with his blade. Relying on the protection of two layers of thick armor, although he was stabbed by a spear and halberd, it was not fatal. Instead, he pinched the spear shaft and killed the opponent.

The Dongmen Leopard was invincible for a while, guarding the crenel where the flying ladder was set up. Taking advantage of this gap, Li Xian and others also climbed onto the battlement one after another, and together with the remaining dozen or so people from Xiandeng Tun, they fought in a melee with the Wei people. .

This is your chance!

Heifu couldn't just shout "Go to me!" at this time, because the military judge was watching over the archers. As the commander of the camp, if he cowered, he could be held responsible afterwards and beheaded before the battle!

So Heifu gritted his teeth, chose a bamboo flying ladder, and climbed up!

Although the city is not high, only three feet, it takes great courage to attack it in one breath...

The surroundings were full of roars, screams, blood, and arrows, but Hei Fu seemed to have never heard of them, because he knew that at this time, the more timid he was, the faster he would die!

He used all the old skills from obstacle training in the police academy in his previous life and climbed extremely fast!

Soon, after barely avoiding a falling brick, Heifu arrived at the top of the city. He grabbed the edge of the city wall, tensed up with the powerful explosive force in his body, and rushed towards the city wall with his hands and feet!

"Finally up!"

However, as soon as Heifu jumped into the city, he saw a big man with a beautiful beard standing in front of him. His face was stained with blood, and he was breathing heavily. At his feet was a Qin who had first arrived in the camp. He is dead!

The two people's eyes met together at this moment!