The Blood Crown

When Yan Sikong and Liang Huiyong rushed to the tower, they were momentarily speechless by the overwhelming black army.

The memory of 21 years ago came to mind. At that time, they also stood on the same tower, faced the same enemy, and swore to protect the same land.Is this reincarnation, otherwise, why do these bloody tragedies always repeat themselves?

Yan Sikong clearly remembered the fear he felt when he saw the army pressing down on him for the first time, his legs were so frightened that his legs became weak, and Yuan Mao held his shoulder with a strong hand and told him in a deep voice that people can Be afraid, but don't back down.

So Yuan Mao led a few soldiers to Gucheng, and retreated three times from Zhuo Letai's [-] troops, even if he was hit by a stray arrow, he never retreated half a step.

Today's Zhuoletai has brought more soldiers and vengeance, and Guangning is already a fortified city. They were able to defend Guangning back then, but today, they will not let the barbarians touch their people!

For this day, both the enemy and ourselves have made sufficient preparations.

Liang Huiyong said in a deep voice: "Survival and death are at stake. Sikong, I believe that General Yuan's spirit in heaven will definitely protect Guangning and Liaodong."

Yan Sikong looked up at the sky, and murmured, "Father, we can't help but defend the city, and we have to make a break with Zhuo Letai, to end the century-old suffering of the people in Liaodong, bless us..." and bless Fengye Nengdu After this calamity.

At this time, a golden soldier rode out of the formation alone, rushed to the moat, and shouted to the tower: "My Emperor Dajin has an order. If you surrender, you will fall without any crime. If you don't surrender, you will be slaughtered all over the city!"

Yan Sikong looked down at the messenger with a cold expression on his face: "This soldier is arrogant and arrogant, it seems that Zhuo Letai is well prepared for this battle."

Xu Feng scolded: "You're a barbarian who dares to proclaim himself emperor, I'll be damned!"

The messenger laughed loudly: "You Han people are a joke if a baby can be called emperor."

Liang Huiyong shouted: "Let the arrows go."

Countless arrows were fired, and the people in the city were instantly tied into hedgehogs.

The Jin soldiers beat the attack drums, and the city of Guangning was not to be outdone, and the sound of the drums shook people's minds.

Yan Sikong looked at the three "gables" built by his supervisor, pointing directly at Zhuo Letai's army like three sharp swords, his chest was boiling, his blood was surging, his fists were clenched and rattling.

Come on, this time, I will tear you to pieces!

Zhuo Letai brought at least 15 soldiers and horses. Excluding the 2 people who lost in the camp and the pursuit of the field, the rest stayed in the camp. He suffered from the camp being stolen and had to retreat. This time will certainly not be taken lightly.

As for the defenders of Guangning, there are only [-] remaining.

However, their morale is high.In the past, Guangning used a small backup city and thousands of soldiers to block Zhuo Letai's [-] troops. Today's Guangning has a high city, a moat, and [-] troops. Why can't they retreat from the enemy? This is why they tried everything possible The reason for luring Zoiletai to attack the city.

Under this city, they will severely consume Zolothai's army and his desire to win.

In early spring, the weather was still very cold. In order to protect the city from freezing, the river was drained before winter, leaving only a deep moat as the first barrier of Guangningwei.However, because the moat was dug later, the geographical conditions were limited and it was less than four feet wide.

On the top of the city, archers and artillerymen stood ready, while the rest of the people watched the army approaching, guessing in their minds how Zolethai would get through the moat.

Ladder?Fill in the trenches?Sticky method?Gold can't make exquisite machinery, and the trench-filling vehicles required by the Nianhan method are complicated in technology, large in size, and difficult to transport, and even they are rarely used; there is no water in the moat, and the pontoon bridge is useless. What about the ladder, or fill the trench with manpower?

Putting up the ladders in the moats is to give them countless live targets, and what finally fills the moats is actually the bones of soldiers. Since ancient times, this method of filling moats is not uncommon. Although it is cruel, it is fast and effective.

The more common way is to move sand and soil to fill the trenches. The soldiers push the frog carts tied with shields, and pour them into the trenches one by one. This method can reduce casualties, but it can't be filled in ten days and a half months. .

Yan Sikong guessed that Zhuo Letai collected so many ice cubes from Huangshui, he probably used ice cubes to fill the trench.

They saw the enemy's formation split from the middle, and the central army moved forward in unison.

On the tower, everyone gasped in surprise.

Yan Sikong only guessed half right. Jin Bing did push the toad cart to fill the trench, but what was loaded in the cart was neither sand nor ice, but chunks of yellowish-brown, drum-like bulging. The swollen thing was about the size of a person, and there was still light on the surface, but it seemed hollow inside.They were tied up with ropes in groups of seven or eight, and straddled on the toad cart. From this point of view, they must be very light.

What is this? !

Yan Sikong and Liang Huiyong looked at each other in a daze.

I saw the golden soldiers holding up the shields, covering the frog car airtightly, protecting the things on the car, and thousands of golden soldiers pushed the car and approached the moat like this.

Liang Huiyong asked fearfully: "Sikong, you have seen a lot and don't even know you?"

Yan Sikong frowned and said, "I'll take a look when I get closer." The road he has traveled and the books he has read in his life, I dare not say that no one can match them, and they must be rare in the world, but he searched his brains and thought for a while. Can't figure out what it is.

The unknown is frightening, even if the soldiers don't say anything, Yan Sikong can still feel the subtle changes in the surrounding momentum.

Liang Huiyong roared, "Archer."

All the archers drew their bows fully, and the moment Jin Bing entered the shooting range, Liang Huiyong shouted sharply: "Put—"

Arrows rained from the sky.

After 21 years, Zhuo Letai and Guangning fought again.

Arrows flew all over the sky, most of which were nailed to the shield, and the rest pierced through the flesh and blood, or penetrated into the strange yellow thing, and the thing was instantly discouraged and slowly deflated.

Pushing to the edge of the moat, Jin Bing let go of the rope, and those things fell into the moat.

Yan Sikong's mind suddenly flashed, and he shouted: "It's a sheepskin fetus!"

The sheepskin fetus was the first to be drilled by ordinary people and floated across the river. Later, someone made it into a leather boat, which can be used for several people to cross the river temporarily.

To make sheepskin tires, it is necessary to take a ram and peel off the whole skin from the neck without any cuts. After the wool is removed, the head, tail and limbs are tied tightly, blown to make it swell, and finally soaked in water repeatedly And exposure to the sun, making it tough and wear-resistant.A few sheepskin tires are firmly tied under the wooden strips, and they can float on the water, becoming a "leather boat".

The sheepskin tire is very light, easy to transport when it is not inflated, and it is the size of a person when it is fully inflated.For thousands of years, the golden people have been feeding on cattle and sheep, and the most indispensable thing is sheepskin. However, it was invented by the Han people to cross the river with sheepskin tires. It is really shocking that they could think of filling trenches in this way!

Liang Huiyong also suddenly realized: "It's actually a sheepskin fetus, how did the Jin people think of such a wonderful method? Could it be..."

"Impossible." Yan Sikong said coldly, "If Han Zhaoxing had such a brain, he wouldn't have brought disaster to Liaodong. Zhuo Letai must have a powerful advisor by his side, who has studied the culture of the Central Plains deeply."

Arrows were like weaving. They tried their best to prevent the golden soldiers from approaching the moat, but one group fell, and the next group was on top. The sheepskin tires were light and big, a small frog cart pushed by one person , several of them can be transported here. According to this speed, it may only take one day to fill up the moat in front of you!

Against the gusts of cold wind, cold sweat dripped down Yan Sikong's forehead.

They underestimated Zolette.

Twenty-one years ago, Zhuo Letai, who was still the great prince of the Kingdom of Jin, led an army of 21 into Liaodong, and returned in a disastrous defeat. They never looked down on this barbarian in their hearts.Today's Zhuo Letai is in his sixtieth year and is getting old. He doesn't know the fate will come one day, but he still leads the army to fight himself, which shows his deep obsession with Guangning.How could he be unprepared for spending such a long time keeping a low profile.

Xu Feng ran to Yan Sikong: "My lord, the speed of filling the trench is too fast. If this continues, we won't be able to wait for General Feng's reinforcements."

Yan Sikong looked at the sheepskin tires piled up on the bottom of the trench with a solemn expression.

They estimated that Zhuo Letai would have to cross the moat, at least it would take several days. When they beat Zhuo Letai to pieces at the foot of Guangning City, Feng Changyue's reinforcements just arrived, cutting off their retreat, and Severe damage to Zoiletai.

With the current speed of filling the trenches, Zhuo Letai can attack the city tomorrow at the latest, and they can only resist. In the past few days, I don't know how many more casualties will be added.

Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "Change the rocket."

Liang Huiyong gave an order, and the archers replaced the rockets.However, at this time, the wind was cold and they were at a high place in the lee. The flames were extinguished as soon as they were ignited, not to mention that few of them could be saved after being shot.

If you use artillery to hit the moat, you can indeed destroy the sheepskin tires, but the artillery will also shoot down the frozen soil and fill the moat directly, which is faster than the sheepskin tires.

They could only watch helplessly as Jin Bing kept pouring sheepskin tires into the moat.

For Zhuo Letai's plan to succeed, the right time and place are indispensable, but they all hit him. The sky above their heads is the sky of the Han people. Why didn't they help Guangning this day?

On this side of the moat, the war drums shook the sky, beating everyone's heart. On the other side of the moat, there were piles of corpses of golden soldiers and sheepskin fetuses that kept building up.

Facing the devastated battlefield, Yan Sikong wondered if there was another bloody contest in the city and in the houses of Fengye—the contest with King Yama.

There are mortal enemies in the front, and Feng Ye in the back, whose life and death are uncertain. Standing on this tower, Yan Sikong feels that both advance and retreat are abysses.

The battle was fought from dawn to late at night. The golden soldiers used their corpses to exchange for the complete filling of the moats of Guangning. To the city of Guangning.