The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 132 The Chu Army Retreats

After a waste of effort, the Chu army finally attacked the hillside.

Once attacked, these four arrow towers will be useless, and the militiamen in the towers will be caught in the urn.

There were two people in an arrow tower, and none of the eight people surrendered. They were all the Chu army who were approaching under the arrow tower, rushed into the tower and shot to death with random arrows.

Zheng Long went up the hillside, saw the scene inside, and cursed: "Damn it, just eight people, killed hundreds of us, and delayed the army for half a day, so fucking aggrieved."

The deputy general stepped forward and said: "General, these bandits are unusual, we have to be careful."

"Hmph, even if they have any conspiracy, they will be crushed to pieces in the face of absolute power." Zheng Long snorted coldly, pointing forward: "Keep marching."

The army moved on.

It's afternoon now, and it will get dark in two hours.

On a grass field, Shen Peng and Hua Rong looked anxious, and there were many militiamen sitting and resting behind them.

Shen Peng said in a low voice: "The lord asked us to drag it until dark, and there is still a barrier behind. If the Chu army takes down the next arrow tower, the task will not be completed."

"The Chu army is now prepared for our ambush, and they dare not pursue it. There is no way for us to fight hard." Hua Rong shook his head.

"How about this, let's sneak attack again, we will pull everyone to the last pass, and keep guarding there." Shen Peng said.

"Okay." Huarong nodded.

……

Zheng Long knew that his command ability was not good, so he simply handed it over to the deputy general to command. Anyway, the final military exploits are still his own.

No need to scramble.

Many traps were cleared along the way, and another pass was taken at the cost of 80 people.

To deal with the arrow tower, Zheng Long summed up his experience. Just use the wooden shield to resist the attack and find a way to rush up. The stone wall on the road is a big obstacle, but it is useless once you get close to the arrow tower.

Of course, there is a big price to pay.

The last pass was named by Su Lin himself, and Hua Rong and Shen Peng, the 'Hanmen Pass', were guarding behind the stone wall.

This pass is easier to defend than the previous two.

The highest point of Hanmen Pass is nearly ten meters vertical to the underground, and there is only one stone road to go up. Stone walls have been built around it, just like a military fortress.

The two outermost arrow towers are not mainly used for defense, but for warning and delaying time, to buy some time for the defensive troops behind.

This is the most important position for defending the enemy, which is equivalent to Hangu Pass in the Qin State. If it is lost, Dahan Town will have no outer barriers, and the enemy will attack Dahan Town directly.

Although the defense of Dahan Town is also extremely strong, it cannot withstand long-term siege.

Unlike the last time the Qin army was fighting with guest troops, this is the Chu country, and the Chu army's food and grass can keep up, so it is not an advantage to fight and consume Su Lin.

The only thing it has is the geographical advantage.

"Is this a bandit's village or an enemy's city?"

Zheng Long looked constipated, and when he saw the whole picture of this pass, he felt like vomiting blood.

"General, there is no sharp weapon for siege now. If you attack by force, you will lose at least [-] troops, and it will be difficult to capture it in a short time." The deputy general judged the difficulty of attacking the pass at a glance.

The expedition here is to encircle and suppress bandits, not to attack the city, and they will not bring any siege equipment at all.

Besides, I didn't expect that there would be such a dangerous pass in this deep mountain.

How long will it take to build this? It is more difficult than building a city in the plains.

"Then what should we do? Is it impossible to retreat now?" Zheng Long's eyes widened.

"General, it's not that the last general said he was discouraged. If we don't have siege equipment, we may not be able to defeat the city in three days."

"I don't believe it anymore. The previous pass has been taken down. If I don't believe it, I can't take it down here. Pass on my military order, press it up and beat me." Zheng Long didn't believe in evil.

The lieutenant general was about to persuade him again, the previous small pass was completely different from this place.

Before he could say anything, Zheng Long walked to the front of the army and gave the order to attack, and the deputy general had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

"Come on for me!"

Following Zheng Long's order, a large number of Chu soldiers rushed up holding their long halberds, but they were greeted by a burst of arrows.

The Chu army rushing in front was shot by dense arrows and fell on the way of charging. The Chu army behind saw it and was too frightened to charge again.

……

"General, we can't charge like this. Let's retreat first and wait until we come back with more siege equipment."

The lieutenant general saw that the situation was as he had expected. If he had said this at first, Zheng Long would definitely not listen. Now that he has hit a snag, he should understand.

Zheng Long's face was ugly, he couldn't move at all, so he had to do so, and said in a hateful voice: "Withdraw."

Seeing the Chu army receding like a tide, Hua Rong and Shen Peng on the stone wall breathed a sigh of relief.

"The Chu army seems to have retreated in spite of the difficulties." Shen Peng laughed loudly.

Hua Rong shook his head solemnly: "I don't see it all. The Chu army should retreat this time to find engineering weapons. I'm afraid it will not be so simple when they come next time."

"The mountain road is difficult. If the siege weapon is so lucky, Hanmen Pass will have been breached long ago. Don't worry, they have nothing to do with us."

What Shen Peng said was true. The siege equipment was huge and the mountain road was difficult to travel, so there was no way to transport it in.

Since ancient times, if you want to break through the dangerous pass, you can only be surrounded and trapped to death.

Otherwise, there is really no good way.

"I hope so, but we have to watch out for any tricks from the Chu army." Hua Rong nodded.

"Captain Hua, you stay here and I'll go back and report the good news to the lord."

Shen Peng patted Hua Rong's shoulder excitedly, thinking of going back to announce the good news.

This credit cannot be snatched away by others.

Dahan Town, the center of the town.

In this battle, a total of more than 300 Chu soldiers were killed, and Su Lin was upgraded again.

"Congratulations on raising your monarch level to level 7, increasing the population limit and unlocking new buildings." Silly Girl reminded.

"War is indeed the fastest way to level up."

Su Lin sighed. It would take at least half a year to gain experience by building buildings normally.

And as the level increases, more and more experience will be required.

The key is the damn level limit. The population is limited. Only by increasing the level can the population limit be increased. You can't explode troops quickly, you can only do it slowly.

Check out what new buildings are unlocked.

Medical Museum blueprint: 700 gold coins.

It can treat injuries, and at the same time, it can plant, collect, and make medicinal materials, which greatly improves the health of villagers.

This is very practical. In the past, when villagers got sick, they would collect medicinal materials for their own use. Generally, hunters in the mountains would collect medicinal herbs according to their illnesses.

But after all, he is not a professional doctor, and he can treat very few diseases. If there is a special medical center, many diseases will be solved.

After buying the blueprint, Su Lin hurriedly sent people to build the medical center.

Because of the special function of the medical center, it cannot be built too far away, so it was chosen on a separate open space uphill in the village.

There is only one way down the mountain, surrounded by low mountains, and the environment is relatively secluded.

It is also more appropriate if the patient is recuperating.

"My lord, Ma Di has returned, do you want to summon her?" Shen Jun came over and asked.

Su Lin's expression, which was still happy just now, suddenly darkened, and he waved his hand and said, "Let her go back to rest first, and deal with it after Dai Li's investigation results come out."

"Here." Shen Jun bowed.

After finishing speaking, Shen Peng walked in excitedly.

Kneeling down on one knee, he said excitedly, "Good news, my lord. The subordinates have fought the enemy bravely. The Chu army has retreated, and the crisis in the town has been resolved."

After listening.

There was no joy on Su Lin's face, he was silent for a while, and said lightly: "Understood, you go down and rest first."

"...here."

Shen Peng was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why the lord had such an expression, it was obviously a great happy event, why he was not happy, so he backed away full of doubts.

　Only those who are recruited can look at loyalty, not those who are not recruited.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)