The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 131 Storming the Arrow Tower
The war continues.

Zheng Long was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Under the attack from both sides of Shen Peng and Hua Rong, the Chu army couldn't look at each other from head to tail and fell into chaos.

They retreated after an ambush, and didn't kill many people, but the blow was fatal to the morale of the entire Chu army.

"General, it's not okay to go on like this. Those bandits are really disgusting. They ran away after a sneak attack, and they didn't dare to fight us head-on. Besides, we are not familiar with the terrain here, and we don't have the advantage of the location. The army is at a disadvantage." The deputy general came over and said worriedly.

"Then what do you say?" Zheng Long asked impatiently.

The lieutenant general has experience in many battles, has a certain commanding ability, and is familiar with military books, but it has nothing to do with his superiors. Otherwise, Zheng Long will be the general in any round.

"At the end of the day, it is recommended to retreat first, and then discuss." The deputy general suggested.

"No, Mi Yuan is in the camp outside the mountain forest. The general didn't take him because he was afraid that he would get in the way. If you just go back like this, don't let him laugh at you?" Zheng Long loves face and must be worthy of bragging before entering the mountain.

"This...." The lieutenant didn't know what to do.

"Ignore them, keep moving forward, and let the brothers be careful," Zheng Long said.

Although they were ambushed several times, they did not cause many casualties. They only attacked a hundred or ten people. For the eight thousand Chu army, the fundamentals were not harmed.

"Here."

Although the deputy general was helpless, he had to obey Zheng Long's orders.

The team went on.

Chu Jun was cautious along the way, for fear of encountering any traps again.

But no matter how careful you are, some hidden traps are still touched inadvertently.

"what!"

With a few screams, the three soldiers touched a mechanism, and were given a chill by the wooden thorns that fell from the tree.

The death conditions are worse than the last.

Although the casualties were not large, they hit the morale of the entire army. Everyone was panicked, not knowing what trap would be in the next second, and whether they would touch it.

Morale was very low.

Soon, they arrived at the outermost steep slope of Dahan Town.

Four arrow towers were built on high places, blocking the way, and there were several low stone walls on the ramp.

"What is this?" Zheng Long asked with a frown.

"This... the last general has never seen it before." Rao is a lieutenant general who has experienced many battles, and this is the first time he has seen this arrow tower: "But judging by the shape, it should be used for defense."

"Nonsense, can't this general see it?" Zheng Long scolded.

Then he pointed to the row of soldiers in front of him: "Go up."

Let people test it first to see the function of this stone tower.

"Here."

The few people went up bravely. This time, the steep slope was not made of wood, but a low wall made of stones. It was only half a meter high. It was not difficult to cross it, but it was delayed. The speed of attack.

This point is very important. If the Chu army wants to cross over, they will be attacked by the arrow tower above, whoosh, and shoot wooden arrows from the small holes.

"Trash." Zheng Long cursed angrily.

But he didn't know how to deal with this thing, so he had to ask the deputy general around him.

Zheng Long asked angrily: "How should we deal with this?"

The lieutenant put on a bitter face, cupped his hands and said: "General, the last general has never seen it before. It seems that the only way to do it is to slowly push down the low stone wall on the slope, and then let the soldiers rush up."

Even if Zheng Long doesn't know anything about military affairs, he knows that doing so will cause heavy casualties.

Zheng Long's eyes widened: "Is there no other way?"

"The general observed that the four arrow towers were built in very good positions, and only the small holes on the top can shoot arrows. They can easily shoot our people, but it is difficult for us to shoot them. If we want to reduce casualties, we must Let the soldiers block it with shields and rush into the stone tower." The lieutenant cupped his hands.

These arrow towers have been improved, much better than the previous ones.

The small hole left for archery is smaller, and the small hole below has a semi-automatic archery mechanism.

It is simply an impregnable fortress.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zheng Long had no other choice, he waved his hands helplessly.

The Qin State also encountered this situation last time, and it was impossible to share this information.

The first is to make Chu State suffer, and the second is to let Chu State know that Qin State secretly sent troops to sneak into Chu State, which is a major diplomatic matter.

Therefore, even if Qin State wanted to inform Chu State, it could not say so.

While the Chu army was sending troops to attack the arrow tower, Shen Peng from behind sent people to harass them again.

This time, he didn't just run away after shooting the arrow, but stayed for a while, and continued to shoot the second wave with his bow, as if deliberately luring the Chu army.

Because the Chu army's team was very long, it took a while to pass to the Chinese army.

"It's too much to deceive people." Zheng Long was furious when he heard that: "Let the rear army send 500 people to eat up all the people who attacked."

"Wait." The lieutenant quickly shouted: "General, when we attacked, these people ran away again. In the deep mountains and wild forests, our army is not familiar with the terrain, so it is easy to fall into their ambush. Let the army stand ready and do it Good defense is."

"Defense? How long will you always be able to defend yourself?" Zheng Long said angrily.

"Capture the thief first and capture the king first. When we break through these arrow towers and kill the thief's lair, the rest of the thief will be nothing to worry about." The deputy general said.

Zheng Long clenched his fists, knowing that the deputy general was right. He suppressed his anger and said in a low voice: "Let the rear army defend itself. It is strictly forbidden to advance rashly. Anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed."

"Here."

The orderly surrendered.

"Damn it, I rushed up, these towers were pulled down, and all the thieves inside were beheaded." Zheng Long shouted angrily.

Dahan Town.

Dai Li hurried into the center of the town, knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, the captives of the Chu army in Kuangshan Village intend to rebel, and Ma Di, the supervisor, sent people to suppress them. The twelve principal criminals who participated in the rebellion were all executed."

When Su Lin heard the news, he stood up from his chair and said in a deep voice: "What was the reason for the rebellion? Why were those prisoners executed without trial?"

"Returning to my lord, in order to prevent the situation from expanding, the supervising army has the right to deal with emergencies, but the specific reason for the rebellion is still unclear, so I will send someone to investigate immediately." Dai Li said.

"You go in person, transfer Ma Di back, and then send someone to supervise the army."

Su Lin always felt that something was wrong, so he would transfer the people back first.

"Here." Dai Li cupped his hands, turned and retreated.

After Dai Li left, Shen Jun walked over and said, "Miss Ma is really decisive in killing and killing the twelve main criminals of the rebellion immediately. If it were me, I would not dare."

"She is indeed very courageous." Su Lin sat down expressionlessly.

"My lord, do you think there is something strange about the rebellion of the Chu army's captives?" Shen Jun came over, knelt on the ground and gently beat Su Lin's leg, asking curiously.

Su Lin said coldly: "The front line is fighting, and I don't want any chaos in the rear, and I don't want to see someone deliberately sabotage."

Now there is distrust towards Ma Di, and Su Lin has a bad feeling when he knows that Dai Li sent Ma Di to the mine to supervise the army.

But he couldn't get involved in everything about his subordinates' assignments, so he had to acquiesce.

I didn't expect the premonition to come true, it's not that simple.

Su Lin had people do a lot of work before, slowly brainwashing these prisoners, letting them know that Dahan Town emphasizes people-oriented, and there will be room for advancement as long as you work hard here.

It is much better than being ruled by nobles in all countries, and it makes them have a sense of dignity and live a more fulfilling life.

With continuous publicity, it does have an effect.

These captives also yearned for it, and many of them planned to stay.

But because of this incident, the captives were once again afraid of Dahan Town, which Su Lin didn't want to see.

(End of this chapter)