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"What if Qin Jun knows that the supply will be cut off?"

"Isn't going out of the city to fight a dead end?"

"On the contrary, if you stick to the Great Wall, you can live a few more days."

"I'll just wait with peace of mind."

So he only ordered Wang Bo to urge the soldiers to step up logging and build a stronghold.

As everyone knows... Qin Jun is waiting for Zhao Jun to cut wood and build a stronghold.

Shen Bing said:

"Our army should attack Wo Niu Mountain later."

"This is because I still need to make some preparations."

"Secondly, if Zhao Jun's stronghold has not been built yet, how can we attack with fire?"

What this means is that if the walled city has just started and there are not many logs, there is nothing to burn if you want to burn it.

Of course Zhao Jun didn't know this.

Still sawing, felling trees, and then transporting the logs down the mountain one by one.

Zhao Jun even opened a "chute" for faster and more convenient delivery of logs.

The so-called "slide" is a steep surface slightly trimmed according to the mountain.

For example, remove some stones, shovel some bumps and obstacles along the way.

In this way, the trees cut down on the mountain are first cut off the side branches and smoothed.

Then use a hemp rope to drag it to the "slide" to the next delivery...the trees will slide down the smooth steep slope.

This can obviously save Zhao Jun a lot of effort.

So in just a few days, a city wall built of logs rose from the ground.

Behind the city wall are Zhao Jun's tents and branches, debris and other things left after logging.

Xu Chang also thought that the Qin army would attack with fire.

So I ordered people to carry these branches and debris back.

However, what he didn't expect was...

Just moving backwards is not enough.

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In fact, Xuchang used such a sloppy method.

That is to say, it is justifiable to clear the combustibles for a period of time even if the disposal is completed.

The reason is that it is very difficult to attack with fire in this era.

Qin Shi didn't have any gasoline, kerosene and the like.

Ordinary people basically use pine tree grease for lighting.

Rich people use animal fat called "ointment".

Resin burns with heavy black smoke and peculiar smell, compared with animal fat, which is much better.

If you have more money, you will add spices to the tallow.

Light it up to bring out a little fragrance, that is a great enjoyment.

This is the "blue paste and bright candle" mentioned in Chu Ci.

However, whether it is turpentine or ointment, or ointment with spices.

It is even more difficult to rely on them to set fire to the enemy's stronghold.

Among them, the ointment is still very limited.

People in the Qin Dynasty lived in poverty and had little meat, and of course there was not much animal fat.

Therefore, fire attacks in this era mostly use turpentine.

Tie a ball of hemp rope or sackcloth with turpentine to the front of the arrow cluster.

After being ignited, thousands of arrows were fired... so the flames went straight to the enemy camp.

It is still possible for this kind of fire attack to ignite tents, thatch, or storeys.

It is absolutely impossible to set fire to the Walled City.

Because the whole log was used to build the city wall, even if the rocket was firmly nailed to it and burned to ashes, it might not have the slightest impact on it.

What's more, Zhao Jun is not a fool, just pouring a basin of water or a bucket of sand can wipe it out.

As for using the trebuchet...

Before Shen Bing improved the trebuchet, its range was only more than a hundred steps.

Fire attack with trebuchet?

Do you still want to die?

If the enemy rains arrows at the right time and prevents the fire bombs from being fired, wouldn't it be burning himself?

This is why Yang Ting and Tian were asked in unison when they heard Shen Bing talking about fire attack:

"What can we use without rockets?"

"Use a trebuchet!" Shen Bing replied without thinking.

"Tabuchet?" Yang Ting and Tian Bei thought it was impossible at first.

But looking back, Yang Ting clapped her hands excitedly and said:

"Go!"

"The range of the trebuchet has been improved several times, and the shooting range is more than twice that of the old trebuchet."

"Why not use a trebuchet to throw fireballs?"

"That's not comparable to the rocket's ignition head!"

Tian Bei was still a little worried:

"Although the plan is a good plan."

"But Zhao Jun is at a high place, and their trebuchets have also been improved."

"If Zhao Jun also builds many trebuchets, I'm afraid..."

This worry is not entirely unreasonable.

Zhao Jun is standing on Wo Niu Mountain, its height is even higher than that of the Great Wall.

Although the trebuchets of the Qin and Zhao armies still had a generational gap under the influence of Shen Bing, the difference in range was not that great.

And this gap can be completely made up by the height difference.

So as long as Zhao Jun has enough trebuchets, it may be difficult for Qin Jun's trebuchets to get close in the rain of bullets.

Even if you get close, you may not be able to fire a few fireballs before being destroyed.

As a result, it will be like before that the fire attack will fail and burn itself instead.

But this problem is easy to solve, at least it is not difficult for Shen Bing.

Shen Bing raised his head and said, "I'll take advantage of the darkness to attack?"

Tian was stunned on the spot.

Go!

In the night, the enemy could not stop the Qin army's trebuchet from approaching.

Even before Qin Jun ignited the fireball, Zhao Jun might not be able to determine the location of Qin Jun's trebuchet.

Even if the location was determined, Zhao Jun couldn't correct it because he couldn't see the landing point after firing the stone bullet.

On the contrary, Qin Jun can adjust calmly.

Thinking of this, Tian was scolded secretly in his heart:

"Why can't you think of such a simple truth?"

"But let this little soldier point out."

"Where should I put the face of my two or five hundred masters?"

If Shen Bing knew what Tian Bei was thinking, he would probably be taken aback by him.

This Tianbei actually knows the truth of trebuchet calibration?

Yang Ting didn't know herself, so she asked with a blank face:

"Why is the night attack beneficial to our army?"

Shen Bing explained:

"It's just because our army's trebuchet hits fire bombs."

"The fire bomb means our troops can clearly see it firing at the enemy."

"And it is clear whether the fire bomb is near or far from the target, so our army can adjust the distance or counterweight correction."

"And Zhao Jun..."

Yang Ting couldn't help being overjoyed when she heard that, she continued Shen Bing's words:

"But Zhao Jun hit stone bullets."

"They have no way of knowing in the dark whether the stone bullet is near or far from the target."

"Therefore, there is no way to adjust or correct it, and we can only fight randomly."

Shen Bing cupped his hands and replied: "The captain is wise, that's exactly the case."

Yang Ting was stunned for a moment.

Talent, proper talent!

Not only can improve the trebuchet but also know how to use it skillfully.

Not only know how to use it skillfully, but also know how to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses...

The enemy also has trebuchets, which are also improved, and they have a good location.

It was originally a big trouble, but in his hands, it was just a gesture of his hand and it was wiped out.

Even if Sun Wu was reincarnated and Wu Qi was reincarnated, it would be nothing more than that!

……

Seeing Yang Ting staring at Shen Bing with radiant eyes, Tian was very unhappy, so he let out a "huh hum".

Yang Ting woke up suddenly, looked around in embarrassment, cleared her throat pretentiously, and ordered:

"A clever plan, it really is a clever plan!"

"I will act accordingly."

"Two or five hundred masters, you must fully cooperate with the gunners to make trebuchets and stone bombs."

"Attack Wo Niu Mountain at night in two days, and set fire to Zhao Ying!"

Tian Bei and Shen Bing replied in unison: "No".

Shen Bing didn't feel much, because it was not the first time for him to be reused to such a degree.

However, Tian Bei felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

Because he knew that Yang Ting's so-called "full cooperation with the gunner" just now was just to give him face.

Its true meaning should be "to fully cooperate with Shen Bing".

What the hell let a master of two or five hundred cooperate with an operator?