Luoshui Dongliu

The soldiers at the head of Luocheng City watched the earth hills below the city pile up inch by inch during the day, but they only followed the previous long ditch line and did not move forward.The long ditch is one mile away from the city, and there is a strong westerly wind, the arrows in the city are not far away against the wind, and the Xiyan army who built the earth mountain below the city can barely avoid the attack.Another day, the enemy army under the city built a wooden platform on the earth hill. Taking advantage of the high terrain outside the city, it was almost level with the top of the city.

On the southern city, Li Meng said to Zhao Shen, "It's strange that the earthen hill was built so far away from the city, so it wasn't for climbing the city."

Zhao Shendao: "This is trying to condescend us to drive us down from the top of the city, and then sneak in." He added, "The hard crossbows in his army have a long range, and he asked the soldiers in the city to prepare all the stone plates and shields, so they don't have to fight back. Everyone can keep their positions and not retreat."

Li Meng said: "I don't know why there is no movement in the west?"

Zhao Shen thought about it and said, "Maybe it's because the terrain in the west is low, so it's not easy to build a mountain of earth." As he said this, he also had doubts in his heart, but he couldn't see the enemy's intention for a while.But no matter what tricks there are outside the city, the barrier around the city has been lost, and now it is finally going to be a hand-to-hand battle.On the one hand, he ordered the city to be closely guarded, and on the other hand, he secretly planned how to destroy the fortifications for attacking the city.When he looked out of the city while wandering in his mind, he glanced at the heavy black clouds in the distant sky spreading layer by layer towards the direction of Luo City.The cool autumn rainy season is finally here. Thinking of an autumn rain and a layer of coldness, my heart is faintly like falling on a weighty stone.

Zhao Shen went down to the city, but saw Yuan Gui, he couldn't help asking, "You're not in the cavalry camp, what are you doing here?"

The beard on Yuan Gui's face hadn't been trimmed for some time, and his face became more and more sinister. When Zhao Shen asked him, he said, "I'll take the cavalry brothers to the city, at least the bow and arrow can always help."

Zhao Shendao: "At present, no matter what, we still can't reach the point of pulling you to the city."

Yuan Gui saw that no one else was around, and said: "But I'm anxious, I just wish I could go out of the city and have a good fight." He and Zhao Shen are very close, and he doesn't shy away from speaking.In the siege battle, the cavalry can't use it.Seeing that the battle situation is becoming more and more fierce, but he has nowhere to use all his strength, he is naturally impatient.

Hearing what he said, Zhao Shen just smiled and said: "Take care of these 300 men and horses, and when the difficulties around the city are relieved, there will be nothing to do."

What he said was calm and calm, as if the heavy soldiers outside the city were not worth paying attention to.Yuan Gui saw that his posture was calm, but his brows were still furrowed, and his eyes were full of blue shadows, so he knew it.He secretly sighed "嗐", but there was a bright smile on his face, and he said along with it: "Yes, when the time comes, all new recruits and horses will have to be trained again, and they will be very busy." After a pause, he jokingly said, "I still have to find a good breed for Qing to mate with." Seeing Zhao Shen's words, he smiled freely, and he also felt heroic in his heart. But you have to keep your word.”

Zhao Shen touched the hilt of the sword with his palm, and said seriously: "Naturally."

The two walked together for a distance, Yuan Gui said, "It looks like it's going to rain." Then he said, "A wooden building is being built on a dirt hill outside the city?"

Zhao Shenning said divinely: "I'm still thinking about this, how to destroy that high platform."

Yuangui said: "You hate him for occupying a high place and pressing down from top to bottom. In fact, you don't need to worry about him. You only need to build fortifications at the top of the city. It will always be one head higher than him." You can't turn your brains, if you are stupid, don't laugh at me."

Zhao Shenchu ​​didn't make much of a fuss when he heard this, but after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly felt enlightened, and couldn't help saying: "Okay, okay!"

Seeing his brows stretched, Yuan Gui felt relieved for a while, and said with a smile, "I was right once; I'm not here to grind my teeth, General, please pass the order."

It was noon on this day, and the sunlight in the Los Angeles area was covered by overcast clouds, and the sky was not only gloomy, but also opaque.The dust rolled against the ground, and the soldiers of the Xiyan Army had already lined up in the trench.The leader of the Xiyan army focused his eyes on the city and asked, "What are they going back and forth on the city for?" He muttered to himself, but no one answered.

Suddenly, the sound of rumbling war drums came from behind, in this gloomy weather, it was like thunder in the clouds.The soldiers of the Xiyan Army held their weapons tightly, and some of them couldn't stop their Adam's apple from churning.The crossbowmen had already climbed up to the high platform to set up the crossbow frame according to the previous drill arrangement, and the people in the trench also dived to both sides of the earth hill in formation.The speeding car used to climb the city has been pushed nearby and is waiting. The ladder is installed on the car, and it can be erected conveniently and stably once it is used.Everyone is just waiting for the crossbow arrows on the high platform of the earth mountain to make the city chaotic and there is no time for him to take care of them, so they want to climb the city with a ladder.In case there is any way to deal with it in the city, just stand still here.Yu Chiyuan wanted to be lucky enough to fish in troubled waters, but also guarded against the risk of damage to the morale and military strength of a rash attack, so he finally came up with such an idea, and it was really painstaking.

Accompanied by the sound of the drum, the sound of thunder seemed to be faintly heard in the sky, which was so dull that one seemed to be listening to one's own heavy heartbeat.A few raindrops have fallen sporadically in the air, and people feel chills when they fall on people.The leader of the Xiyan army shuddered slightly, seeing puddles formed by raindrops on the ground in front of him, and said to himself for a while: "The war has begun..."

Next to the crenels at every other section of the city, the base is made of yellow mud and clay, and the platform is built with blocks of stone and wood.However, the space in the city is small, so it is inconvenient to travel back and forth, so it can only be used as a temporary emergency, and the fortifications built near the city are the real problem.When there is no war in Los Angeles, regardless of the government and the people, the construction and repairs have never stopped, so there are commercial markets in the city that specialize in quarrying and selling all year round.When it comes to requisition during wartime, there is no shortage of materials.In addition to the available soldiers, the citizens who were still in the city were also mobilized. Seeing that the soldiers were approaching the city, the army and the people were fighting against the same enemy, and the manpower was still enough to deal with it.

The offensive outside the city had already started, and there was another drumbeat, and arrows shot towards the city like locust arrows.Clusters of long arrows came head-on with the strong wind, but no one moved at the top of the city. The soldiers defending the city were just hiding under the shields, and all the arrows shot on the shields.The people in the city couldn't see clearly, and they didn't know why the city was so quiet, and it was rare for the defenders to hide their heads and hide.Officer Xiyan said: "Which of you has good eyesight, why are they acting like they are hugging their heads and being beaten today?"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone screaming on the wooden frame, and then a corpse fell down, which shocked everyone in the audience.The dead man had a short spear on his body, and when he looked up again, he saw that the enemy army had already laid down on the high platform at the top of the city.It turned out that the soldiers on the city had been divided into two groups, one was in charge of transshipment at the top of the city, and most of the rest had climbed to high places.

Only then did the Xiyan army realize that a high platform had been built on the city, and the crossbowmen hurriedly raised the crossbow stand.But no matter how powerful this crossbow is, the arrow will still fall downwards, drawing an arc in the air, and eventually cannot reach the defenders throwing spears; moreover, from low to high, it is difficult to see clearly in the mist, the arrow The arrow lost its aim and did not know where it landed.

The crossbowmen of the Xiyan army on the high platform couldn't help cursing, but no matter how angry they were, they couldn't prevent the attack from the city.Everyone was busy dodging, and some people abandoned their bows and crossbows and slid down from the wooden frame.The officer in charge of the battle below hastily drew out his sword, rushed to a soldier who had escaped, and slashed at the neck, shouting: "Those who retreat without permission will be cut! Have you all forgotten the military order of General Yuchi earlier! "

The corpse fell to the ground, blood sprayed all over the ground, and the bloody head rolled down the dirt hill.Everyone saw that the waving sword was stained with blood, whoever dared to escape had to bite the bullet and keep their positions.

Seeing this, the defenders in the city couldn't help shouting loudly to strengthen their momentum.But this advantage didn't take long, and everyone on the high platform suddenly felt their feet shaking.Then I heard the cracking sound of wood breaking, and the support of the high platform was unstable and tilted to one side.The soldiers on it couldn't stand upright and fell down, and some even slipped and fell from the top, and fell straight to the bottom of the city.When everyone stabilized their spirits and looked again, they realized that it was a catapult sent from the city, and a flying stone broke the wooden frame.

Li Meng was leaning on the crenel and looking down, before he could clearly see the number and arrangement of the catapults under the city, a catapult flew towards him.Fortunately, the guard at the side was quick-eyed and dragged him past him to escape.Seeing the flying stone hit behind him, the guard's face changed drastically, and he said again and again: "Be careful, General!"

Li Meng's face was also red and white, and he couldn't help spitting at the stone.Although he was afraid in his heart, he didn't care about it at this moment. He just got up and looked for someone and shouted: "Go and bring pine oil and firewood!" !"

People in the city braved the flying stones, lit torches and sent them to the high platform.The spear-thrower took the torch, tied thatch cloth to the spearhead, dipped it in pine oil, lit it with the torch, and threw it down the city.Not long after, I saw that the city also fired back with rockets.Both sides had wood to light the fire, the upper part of the city and the lower part of the city were facing the attack, and both sides were busy putting out the fire.In this gloomy sky, one can only see fiery golden and red flames, swaying and reflecting the shadows of people, like a fire dragon roaring and exhaling, circling and circling between the sky and the earth.

The westerly wind is getting stronger, the clouds are churning, and the sky is covered with haze. Suddenly, there is a dazzling white light in the sky, which is like the shining Milky Way suddenly drawn by the queen mother's golden hairpin in the layers of black clouds; Rolling thunder exploded overhead.

In this shocking sound like Gonggong hitting a mountain and cracking the sky, the heaven and the earth trembled.The arrows, crossbows and short spears held by the soldiers of the two sides almost fell out of their hands, and each of them couldn't help gasping; Zhao Shen, who was standing on the top of the Ximen city, stepped forward and looked towards the sky; outside the city, in the Xiyan barracks, Pei Yu stopped walking Lu Youzhi, who was contemplating in the tent in the city, was slightly shocked, and a drop of ink dripped from the tip of the pen held by his hanging wrist, and slowly smudged on the surface of the desk.

The ink stain penetrated into the dark wood, and there was no trace of it for a while, just like the bean-heavy raindrops that fell on the ground in an instant, and disappeared into the soil in a blink of an eye.Another round of bloody rain in Luo City came along with the first bleak autumn rain in the Central Plains.

In an instant, the raindrops have become a curtain of rain that spreads all over the sky, the sun sets behind the clouds, and the little light left between the sky and the earth is also suppressed by the night.Lightning burst out of the air, illuminating the battlefield in an instant.The arrows and weapons facing each other inside and outside the city reflected the rain, and under the sharp flash, they shot out an icy cold light.Under the torrential rain, the torch flickered like a candle in the wind, and the flame on the high platform was ignited just now, but it was also extinguished at this time.

Amidst the sound of wind and thunder, one could faintly hear the sound of beating from far to near. It turned out that it was the Xiyan soldiers from the brigade knocking on the shield all the way from the camp to the front of the formation.I can't see clearly in the twilight, I can only see the long halberds standing like a forest, seemingly endless, but the sound of the ground and mountains, the sound pierces my ears.The rain washed away the shields of the Xiyan soldiers, and under the cover of the helmets, the faces of these soldiers were hidden in the shadows, and they looked more and more serious. Only white air was sprayed from the nose and mouth, but it lingered and did not disperse.And it was only this trace of heat that suddenly reminded people that those who wore iron armor and held sharp blades were also made of flesh and blood.

The array stopped on both sides of the mound, and the generals of the army and the soldiers who carried the flags climbed up the mound together.Looking back at the lights in the camp, looking at each other several miles away in the dark night, it was like a phosphorescent fire in the depths of the wilderness, emitting a faint blue light.And the soldiers at the end of the line, less than a mile apart, were already hidden in the shadows, so they couldn't be seen clearly.

The officer under the high platform came over to salute and asked, "What is the general's order?"

The general said: "Shangfeng only ordered us to wait here, but he never said when to attack the city, and it depends on you."

The officer looked up, and saw soldiers scattered all over the ground like beans being scattered all around. According to a rough estimate, there are six to seven thousand people in this area, which is not many.Then I heard the general say: "You first break up the defenses at the top of the city, so we can climb into the city. This is General Yuchi's proposition, so don't be perfunctory."

Hearing this, the officer felt awkward and could only mumble in his mouth, and turned around to deliver the order.There are several high platforms lined up on this earth mountain, and the torrential rain put out the fire just now.The officer ignored the rain and shouted all the way: "Continue throwing stones and arrows!"

Zhao Shen had already climbed to the top of Nancheng at this time, Li Meng saw him and hurriedly asked, "Why did the general come here?"

Zhao Shen waved his hand to tell him to save the trouble, he just said: "Beware of the enemy attacking the city tonight." Then he said, "The rolling log is ready?"

Seeing Li Meng say "yes", he nodded slightly.Looking up at the wooden frames on the city, I heard Li Meng say, "I threw stones and knocked down a few wooden frames just now, and I have asked people to support them with wood, earth and rocks."

Zhao Shen pondered: "It's always exhausting to deal with."

At that time, arrows and stones fell on the top of the city from time to time.Li Meng remembered that he was almost in danger just now, and finally worried, he said to Zhao Shen: "I can always handle this situation, the general doesn't have to personally..."

Li Meng knew something was wrong, and bit off half of the following words; but he didn't know where to hide for a while, and in desperation, he pressed Zhao Shen's shoulder forcibly, and opened his mouth. Arms protect him in front of him.There was only a bang, and the stone hit the yellow mud base of the wooden platform.

Li Meng was shocked, only then did he see himself in such a posture.Seeing that Zhao Shendun took a step back and stood up, he panicked for a moment, and said: "General, forgive me for offending me..."

Zhao Shen raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face and said with a smile: "This stone is not bad, but you gave me a fright."

Seeing him, Li Meng didn't seem to take it seriously, so he became a little anxious, and said: "Don't joke, general, these flying stones and arrows don't have eyes!"

Zhao Shen held back his smile, but the joy in his eyes grew brighter, he said: "You stopped me, I remembered something." Turning to the guard, he said, "Bring the cloth!"

The guard thought he heard it wrong, and replied: "What does the general want?"

Zhao Shendao: "The fabric, the whole piece of uncut fabric." After saying that, he untied the tiger amulet and gave it to him, saying: "Go to the warehouse, and get all the dark ones!"

At this time, the rain is getting heavier.The Xiyan soldiers moved the stones into the shooting basket, and the people on both sides chanted in unison to twist up the cables, only to hear the creaking sound of the wooden machinery, and the cables were pulled tighter and tighter.When the basket was pulled to the lowest point, the tight rope was suddenly loosened, and the blackened stones drew an arc, and some soldiers shouted from below: "This shot must be right!"

Everyone looked up and waited for the stone to collapse the high platform, but there was no movement after that, and someone wondered: "This stone seems to be swept away by something?"

During this astonishment, there was another flash in the sky.With the fleeting light, the city can see a curtain hanging from the high platform at the top of the city, which is blown and swayed by the wind.The stone was wrapped in this cloth, and the force of the volley was completely removed.Everyone couldn't help but wonder: "What a strange trick!" The officer on the side saw it and shouted: "Whatever, I don't believe that a few rags can block anything." Then he said loudly, "All the trebuchets are aimed at one place."

The soldiers on the earth mountain turned around and aimed at a high platform directly in front, and someone said: "I will sing the chant, and everyone will move together."

Not long after, several flying stones flew from the earth hill to the city, only to hear two loud noises of splitting silk and wood, and the wooden platform facing him was smashed from the middle, the broken wood splashed and accompanied by the screams of the fallen soldiers, the city immediately burst into flames. There was a mess.The soldiers below the city cheered for a while, and the officer said: "That's what we want to do, pull out the nails on the city one by one."

Although this method of concentrating the attack on one point is good, the speed of throwing stones is greatly slowed down between the dispatching of vehicles and mutual cooperation.Zhao Shen waited to see how the enemy was moving, thought for a while, and drew the longbow in his hand.

Li Meng saw that he was standing under a high platform, so he couldn't help but wanted to come over and pull him; before he could get close to him, he heard Zhao Shen shouted in a low voice: "What are you panicking about?" No matter what to look at, I dare not step forward for a while.

For example, the torrential rain poured down from the top of the head, and seeped into the shirt of the battle robe along the gap of the mail armor, and the cold wind passed by was piercingly cold, but Zhao Shen didn't notice it at this time, and remained motionless.The rain dripped from the arrowhead of his helmet, but it was not known whether it was rain or sweat that soaked the arrow feathers in his palm.He drew his bow like this for a long time, but he never fired an arrow.In fact, under such a gloomy sky, it is difficult for a falcon to know clearly.What he was waiting for was a ray of light.

He could vaguely hear the wheels under the car rattling and the ropes twisting, but he didn't know it was an illusion in his heart, he was afraid that another stone would be thrown into the city the next moment.Although he tried his best to stabilize his heart, his chest still couldn't stop heaving.Suddenly, the eyes suddenly brightened, and the positions of several catapults on the dirt hill flashed by in a blink of an eye.In Zhao Shen's eyes and mind, he saw a rope, the arm holding the bow slightly moved the elbow, and the other hand had already cast the bowstring firmly.

A long arrow pierced through the rain curtain and passed by in the gust of wind; the silvery sharp edge of the arrow shot straight across the night sky.The shot lost its pull on one side and flew out diagonally into the air.Some of the soldiers in the other vehicles quickly withdrew their hands, while others couldn't stop. The thrown stones flew up in the air and collided with the misaligned stones, and all of them fell down.With a click, a catapult was broken in the middle.

Seeing this scene in the city, they couldn't help but gasp in amazement.Zhao Shen's arm holding the bow was still raised flat, his heart beating wildly only then slowly stopped.Before he could rejoice, he felt that his head and neck were red hot, and he was sweating profusely just now.At this moment, the icy cold rain surged, and he couldn't stop shivering several times.

The author has something to say:

In the Yubi defense battle, the inside and outside of the city were compared to build a platform, and the inside of the city was always pressing the outside of the city, which made Gao Huan very depressed. Finally, he said, "You can build it to the sky, and I will dig a ditch to destroy you" and then began to dig. traffic trench.The cloth curtain is also a matter of jade. Wei Xiaokuan used the cloth curtain to defuse the attack of the chariot, and Wang Sizheng's method was to throw fire spears to fight against the enemy army on the earth mountain.

In the end Xiao Zhao played so cool...does anyone still remember the scene in Helm's Deep of the Lord of the Rings that Xiao Lai cut off the rope of the ladder with an arrow?