Longyang loves Qin

A direct attack on Shangcai was an extremely important part of Ye Yu's plan.Aside from the mediocre Tangxi as an appetizer, Shangcai is the main meal, and once the army attacks Shangcai, the previous tricks will be half ineffective, so the timing of the attack is very important.

Ye Yu was not surprised to hear that there were traces of the Chu army near Shangcai. Even if Xiang Yan really felt that the Qin army was in Yingshui, she couldn't be completely relieved of Tangxi.And following the route of the Qin army all the way down, no matter whether they came out of Wancheng or not, the next target must be Shangcai, who is in a key position.

From the 5 people who attacked Tangxi earlier, Ye Yu selected 7 soldiers who performed well, and based on the situation of the march these days, he selected [-] soldiers to form a siege army.Although they can't be called all elites, they are enough to capture Shangcai with one breath.

Considering that the trick hadn't completely failed, Ye Yu didn't go out to fight this time either, but still sat in the tent, and only sent Uncle Le and Wang Ben to lead the troops.

Shangcai had already made preparations. Even though the strong Qin soldiers were approaching the city, they still tenaciously survived the first wave of attacks.

The trouble with siege is that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Usually, there are not a few waves of attacks that cannot be taken down. Ye Yu just nodded when he heard the news, and he was not in a hurry. His men continued to go to the cities that had been prepared before letter.

After he gave the order, Uncle Le and Meng Tian also came back.

At this time, the sky had already darkened, and the days in summer are always longer. When they came back at this time, it seemed that the battle situation was really stalemate.

Ye Yu guessed the situation of the battle completely, but he noticed the gloomy expressions on the faces of the two of them, and asked puzzledly, "But what went wrong?"

Neither of them could answer. After a while, perhaps after organizing their language, Uncle Le replied, "This time the siege is different."

Ye Yu's expression immediately turned solemn, and he motioned for him to continue with his gaze.

Uncle Le replied vaguely: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture Shangcai in a while."

Ye Yu noticed the expression on his two replies. He seemed to be in an indescribable state, probably because he sensed something was wrong from his intuition or some details that he hadn't thought of.

At this time, Meng Tian, ​​who had the same feeling, said: "The morale of the Chu army is much higher than we imagined. We seem to be faintly suppressed in this battle."

Even if only Uncle Le said this, Ye Yu would take it seriously, let alone both of them think so.

He lowered his eyes and deduced their vague words in his mind.

Where does the morale of the passive Chu army come from?How did they suppress Qin Jun?

Suddenly, his face changed, he pursed his lower lip, frowned, and got up all of a sudden.

"Xiang Yan may not have caught the trick." He said dryly.

Uncle Le and Meng Tian didn't think about it before, and they were surprised when they first heard him say that, but after calming down and thinking about it, it was probably true.

Xiang Yan was the morale of the Chu army. Xiang Yan was in Shangcai, so the soldiers were full of confidence, and because Xiang Yan was in the rear, Uncle Le and Meng Tian, ​​who led the siege army, were suppressed.

At this time, it was not these two people who received the biggest impact, but Ye Yu who tried to plan but failed.

The hands hanging by his sides were clenched into fists, but he still felt as if his limbs were weak. Obviously there was no wind here, but he still felt a chill.

Ye Yu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled the turbid air. When he opened his eyes again, there was no sign of depression.With the battle at hand and the enemy ahead, he didn't have time to think about the feeling of defeat.

"Meng Tian, ​​I trouble you to summon the generals and come up with a new strategy." Ye Yu ordered immediately.

"Yes." Meng Tian took the order and retreated quickly.

Ye Yu sat down again and asked Uncle Le, "How is the progress of the siege?"

Uncle Le said truthfully: "Slow. The progress of filling the river is too slow. Whether it is trench filling vehicles or chariot soldiers, they can't last a few times. It's okay for them to send troops like today. If they defend the city and can't get out, it will be even more difficult for us." shaken."

The location of Shangcai is right on the edge of Rushui, so there is a moat outside the city that diverts Rushui, which is still running water.This moat is not very wide, but it is enough to withstand siege vehicles, rushing vehicles and ladders.

That's why Ye Yu didn't expect to be able to capture Shangcai in the first wave, unless the people inside put down the suspension bridge and surrendered, otherwise the river must be filled first if they want to attack the city.

"I remember that the trench-filling vehicle has a shield, why is it worn out so much?" Ye Yu asked, recalling the trench-filling vehicle in the army.

Uncle Le replied: "We can throw stones, and the people on the city wall can also throw stones. It's not copper plates. A few stones fall down and the car is almost useless."

At this time, several other generals who were already nearby were also called by Meng Tian.

Ye Yu got up to greet him, explained the situation, and said shamelessly: "It's my fault, I told Xiang Yan to see through the trick, and let our army fall into a passive position."

Several generals and partial generals were also surprised when they heard the reason, and they all sighed after hearing his words, but they didn't blame him, they only said that Xiang Yan was old-fashioned.

But Ye Yu felt more and more guilty, "Since the deceit has been broken, let me go directly to battle tomorrow. It's not advisable to just talk about it on paper."

No one objected, and the generals followed him from the details. Now that the situation is unclear, they, like the previous Chu army, prepared and waited.

Due to geographical reasons, this was the first time Ye Yu was resisted by the moat. After thinking about it, he planned to study the trench filling vehicle, at least to see if the shield could be reinforced or something.

He did what he said, before it was completely dark, he took Meng Tian and Wang Ben to the place behind the barracks where utensils were specially made and placed.

The trench filling trucks during the day were almost destroyed, and the craftsmen in the army were rushing to make new ones, almost all of which were made of wood, and it was not difficult to make.

It's not that I haven't seen a trench filling truck before, but it's the first time to look at it carefully.After looking at it for a while, he felt that it was normal for the trench filling vehicle to be unable to withstand blows. It was made of wood, rushed to work, and was always used as a disposable item. It was not at all as he imagined.

The site was very busy. After all, this is something that will be used tomorrow. It will be difficult to work when it gets dark. They can only make as much as they can now.

There are several soldiers on the side carrying sand and soil back and forth to the ready-made trench filling truck. If they need to use it tomorrow, they will not be in a hurry.

Ye Yu walked around the scene again, looking at all kinds of equipment, but he still couldn't relax his brows.

In this way, it is too difficult to defeat Shangcai while resisting the attack of the Chu army led by Xiang Yan.

While worrying, Ye Yu saw a piece of equipment in front of him, stopped, and asked Meng Tian, ​​"Why not use a trench bridge?"

The trench bridge is also called the fly bridge, which looks like a huge flatbed truck. Just by hearing the name, you know that it is specially designed to deal with trenches.

He didn't ask questions, but it was a little strange. Obviously, using a trench bridge is much faster than filling a trench car.

Meng Tian shook his head and said, "I've tried it, but the water flow is so fast that it's hard to keep it in place. Furthermore, fire arrows and heavy stones were set up on the top of the city wall. The moat bridge that was built is either broken or burned. Even if it's built, it's hard to withstand it." The force of a siege engine hitting a door."

Although there are many ingenious settings in the siege equipment of later generations, the relatively primitive version used in this era is naturally full of defects.

Ye Yu hadn't observed the situation of Shangcai's moat at close range before, but now he listened to Meng Tian's words, he pondered for a moment, and smiled.

The next day, it was outside Shangcai City again.

This time it was Ye Yu who led the army in person, and it wasn't until he was on the field that he realized the feeling that Uncle Le and Meng Tian had mentioned, and he was even more sure that Xiang Yan was in the city.

Compared with yesterday's situation, Shangcai seems to be planning to defend the city today.

Everyone on the field dared not show their spirits, only the battle drums were excited, as if a storm was about to come.

The white-hoofed crow snorted and scratched the ground with one hoof. Ye Yu held the reins with his left hand and raised his right arm as a signal.

Shields are erected on the side, and the sound of bows and strings are heard on both sides of the back. The arrows have been wound and ready to go.

At the same time, the city wall was also a little bit cold.

There was a flash of sternness in his bright eyes, he slashed his right arm, and said in a deep voice: "Let go!"

For a moment, it seemed that day and night were reversed, and the skylight shone on the sharp arrow, like stars in the night.

At the time of the battle at that star point, some gray boulders also flew across the sky, or fell among the enemy troops on the city wall, or smashed on the retracted suspension bridge, with a sound of impact, a Road sunken pit.

The Qin army's boulders seemed endless, and the catapult did not stop for a moment, which made the Chu army who were waiting for them to run out of stones to counterattack lose their initiative.

The Chu army on the city wall noticed when they were hiding that the stones thrown by the Qin army seemed to be of the same species, even in the same shape, as if they were made by humans.

Under the almost repeated bombardment by the Qin army, the wooden suspension bridge was finally smashed, revealing the city gate inside, and the broken planks fell into the moat and were carried away by the rapid current.

Now, Chu Jun couldn't get out even if he wanted to.

When people reported back to the commander, the guards of the Chu army were also surprised. The suspension bridge was broken. Could it be that the Qin army wanted to use the stones that fell into the water to pave the way?It's just that the moat is very deep, not an ordinary trench, and the stones have been plowed for a long time before they can be exposed. I don't know how long it will take to be covered, and even if it is covered, it is difficult to stand on it.

At this moment, Ye Yu ordered again, "Shoot the arrow!"

This time it was no longer a white arrow feather, but a tail of flowing fire.

Copper plates were immediately erected on the city wall to resist, but they were always cracked by unexpected stones.

A wave of fire arrows was shot out, and seeing that the guards on the city wall had no time to take care of them, Ye Yu gave another order.

After the team seemed to have something to come out, all the soldiers passing by gave way one after another, and when they got to the front, they found that it was actually a trench bridge made of thick stone slabs.

Not only the material is different, but the shape is also different.Ordinary moat bridges are integrated with boards and wheels, but it seems like a bridge coming from a wooden cart.

No matter what the fallen objects were, the guards knew that they must not be allowed to approach, and quickly formed Qin soldiers who attacked the trench bridge and carts with fire arrows and stones.

But Qin Bing had a stone bridge in place, and he reached the edge of the moat unscathed. With a push, the stone moat bridge fell into the water, standing more stably than a wooden bridge.

The guards threw down big stones, but the stone bridge is so thick, the force generated by throwing stones at the height of the ancient city wall is definitely not enough to break it, not to mention that the bridge is a special design, even if it breaks, there will be stones underneath. The pillars blocked it, and the stone slabs could not fall down.

Not only a few stone moat bridges formed a flat ground in this way, instantly erasing the obstacles of the moat, and the ladders and siege vehicles went into battle without any obstacles.

The defenders had to endure the seemingly endless stone throwing from the Qin army, while struggling to resist the Qin soldiers who climbed up the city wall.

The city gate was shaken by the impact, Ye Yu held the reins tightly and waited.

Siege is nothing more than asking soldiers to enter the city.

With the efforts of Qin Jun, the gate of Shangcai was knocked open.

However, at that gratifying moment, thousands of arrows were shot from the city gate, like the wind against the wind, intending to take the lives of those who entered the city.

The corners of Ye Yu's lips raised, looking at the healthy and vigorous figure behind the city gate, as if he had waited for a long time, he said loudly: "Let's play again!"

The logs that broke through the city gate earlier, and the rolling stones that had been prepared for a long time, rolled forward one after another to meet the Chu army behind the city gate.