The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Woo~"

The long horn sound came from afar. It was Yuan Jun's horn sound, which meant that a large number of archers were about to appear on the opposite side of the earth. Chen Mo's camp was still lifeless, but behind the solid camp wall, there were six more archers. Ten high platforms higher than the camp walls were built overnight by Ma Jun and the craftsmen from the craft camp with the cooperation of the soldiers in the camp.

Sixty crossbow machines, which were much wider than ordinary crossbows, were set up on a high platform. The proposed brackets were set up on the high platform. They were operated by two soldiers each, and the thick and long crossbow arrows were already strung.

"These are all soldiers who are good at using crossbows in the army." Chen Mo took the stage in person today. He wanted to see how powerful the new crossbow made by Ma Jun was?

The Han army does not have specialized archers. Every soldier will have bow and arrow training, and archers will be arranged as needed during war.

"That's enough." Ma Jun bowed.

"Test firing!" Chen Mo nodded and ordered the flag officer to wave the command flag. As for how to use this powerful crossbow, Ma Jun had already told these soldiers last night.

"Buzz~" As the flag was waved, a row of giant arrows shot out of the sky with a sharp whistling sound. Standing on the high platform behind, Chen Mo could clearly capture the trajectory of these giant arrows. , because it was the first round, the soldiers were not yet able to master the arrow path of this powerful crossbow. Many of them went directly over the earthbags and fell into the Yuan Army's formation at the rear. They could not see the scene behind them through the earthbags.

But for Yuan Jun, who had just organized his army to prepare for war, it was a sudden nightmare. The huge crossbow arrows falling from the sky sank directly into the crowd. Standing at a high place, he could clearly see several blood lines appearing in the dense crowd. The cold crossbow arrows directly hit the crowd. Pierced through the bodies of the soldiers, the largest number of crossbow arrows penetrated three people.

"What is that?" Yuan Shao, who was standing far away, saw this scene and asked in surprise.

"It's the powerful crossbow of the Guanzhong Army!" Soon, a message came back from the soldiers standing at a high place. They were standing at a high place to observe the enemy's movements. Today, dozens of high platforms suddenly appeared in the enemy camp, which naturally caused a stir. attention of these people.

"This crossbow is as powerful as a bed crossbow!" Yuan Shao frowned as he watched the opponent's second wave of shooting. Many soldiers on the platform were hit by arrows and flew backwards. He said in a deep voice: "Can the bed crossbow in our army be suppressed?"

Tian Feng shook his head: "The crossbows in the army can shoot far, but they are quite laborious to use. They are not as convenient as the strong crossbows of the Guanzhong Army, and their numbers are difficult to suppress."

The bed crossbow in the army is used to break the city. Although it is powerful, it requires a winch and the strength of several people to wind it. If you fire one round here, you can fire three to five rounds based on the opponent's rate of fire, and attack the city. In other words, the effect of breaking the city gate may not be much better than the battering ram. It is quite inconvenient to use, and it takes a lot of effort to make, so it is rarely used. Who would have thought that we would encounter such a situation today.

"The dung man of the Chen family only knows how to use this trick!" Yuan Shao snorted coldly. As Chen Mo became famous, he engaged in agriculture and industry in Guanzhong and improved manure. Things in his early years gradually became known, and his reputation as a dung man came to light. , was also used to laugh at Chen Mo.

"Lord, with such powerful crossbows, our army's strategy of piling up mountains of earth will probably not be effective." Jushou frowned. Now the people here are condescending, but the mountains of earth are now within the range of local powerful crossbows. If this continues, the morale of both sides will be reduced. was suppressed, but this strategy was of no use to the war.

Yuan Shao nodded, looked at the crowd and said, "Do you have any other plans to defeat the enemy?"

All the counselors and generals frowned and looked at the powerful crossbow that kept firing crossbows in the distance. This thing is a simplified version of the bed crossbow. Although its power and range are not as good as the bed crossbow, it is much stronger than ordinary crossbows, and its rate of fire is even faster than the bed crossbow. It's several times faster. No matter how high the mountain of earth is piled, manpower is still limited, and ordinary crossbows can't shoot that far.

It is obviously impossible to restrain the opponent with weapons. Although the counselors under Yuan Shao are extremely resourceful, they are not as good at craftsmanship as Ma Jun. If they want to defeat the enemy, they have to start from other aspects.

Shen Pei looked at the mountain of earth in the distance, turned to look at Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, can you use the cover of this mountain of earth to dig in and open the camp gate at night?"

Yuan Shao thought about it and thought it was feasible. He nodded immediately and ordered people to dig a tunnel, preparing to enter the Guanzhong Army camp from underground and open the camp gate. By then, Yuan Shao would be able to march straight in with only a few elite troops and defeat Chen Mo.

On the bright side, Yuan Shao continued to send people to Tushan to shoot arrows. Although the enemy's crossbows were powerful, they were too few in number to completely suppress Tushan, but their morale was inevitably damaged.

On the other side, Chen Mo stood on the high platform and saw that Yuan Shao just kept adding troops to Tushan. He was a little confused. He came down from the high platform and called the crowd and said: "Knowing that this plan is useless, Yuan Benchu ​​refused to give up. I am afraid there are some clues in it. If you were Yuan Shao, how would you break the camp?"

"Perhaps we can use kerosene as ammunition and use catapults as a supplement to attack with fire?" Yang Xiu thought.

Most of the camps were made of wooden structures. If a large-scale fire broke out, Chen Mo would naturally retreat without a fight.

"It is difficult for a catapult to have a very far range, and the wind direction is now unfavorable to Yuan's army. Even if our army's camp is ignited in this way, it will be difficult to spread. Although there is a small defeat, it cannot defeat our army." Xun You shook his head and denied With this idea in mind, you must know that Chen Mo's camp is well prepared for fire attacks. A lot of water has been diverted to form culverts in the camp. Unless the wind is used, even if a fire breaks out in one place, it will be difficult to spread to other places.

"Then dig the ground to attack?" Yang Xiu refused and came up with another plan.

"There are water channels everywhere in this camp. If he digs the ground to come here, wouldn't he be digging his own grave?" Xun You said with a smile.

"Mr. Gongda, Yuan Shao doesn't know that our army has hidden ditches!" Yang Xiu reminded.

"If that's true..." Xun You was startled when he heard this, then looked at Chen Mo and couldn't help but laugh: "I'm afraid these soldiers digging the ground are doomed."

Chen Mo dug ditches in the camp mainly to prevent fire attacks. However, if the opponent wanted to dig in through the ground digging method, it would be easy to dig the ditch they laid. This ditch was connected to Qinshui outside the camp. Once dug, the entire tunnel would be destroyed. It was submerged in an instant.

Everyone discussed for a long time and came up with various strategies to break the camp. After Chen Mo also adjusted the layout of the camp according to various strategies, he arranged for the soldiers to strictly guard the camp. Although his own luck did not fluctuate much, the war This kind of thing may change at any time and must be guarded against.

This went on until evening, when the army started to light fires to make food, suddenly a cook came to report: "Lord, the water in the canals in the camp is gone!"

In addition to preventing fire attacks, this canal is also a place for washing away the filth in the camp. It is connected to the latrines and is also where food is made. It can wash the filthy things out of the camp and disperse along the Qinshui River. Now the canal suddenly ran out of water. The dirt thrown in cannot be flushed away.

"Out of water?" Chen Mo heard this and looked at Xun You and others beside him, and said with a smile: "Dezu really said it right, Yuan Shao actually wants to dig the ground to break the camp?"

Yang Xiu smiled and said: "My lord, you can ask people to dig the canal for water diversion deeper. Although it cannot defeat the enemy, it will always make Yuan Shao's meal difficult to swallow."

Everyone was startled, and then their expressions became a little subtle.

On the other side, Yuan Shao was preparing to eat in the military camp. Suddenly, an unspeakable stench filled the air, making the food in his hand difficult to swallow.

"Where is the filthy smell coming from?" Yuan Shao was furious, threw down his job and ran out, roaring.

"Lord!" A general came over with a grimace and bowed to Yuan Shao: "In the previously dug tunnel, a large amount of water suddenly gushes out, mixed with a lot of filth. This is where the filth comes from. "

Yuan Shao's expression changed when he heard this. He quickly covered his mouth and nose and led everyone outside the camp. He saw a steady stream of sewage pouring out of the excavated tunnel. From time to time, feces, urine and dregs could be seen floating out of it. Countless people could see it. The soldiers digging the tunnel could not be rescued from a long distance away. The scene in front of him made Yuan Shao feel disgusted. He waved his hand and said: "Why don't we block the entrance of the tunnel and bury these filth!"

"Here!"

Since some people went to work digging soil to bury the tunnel and the filth, the stench in the air gradually dissipated. However, when Yuan Shao returned to the camp, he couldn't eat the food on the table.

"A dung man is a dung man!" Yuan Shao kicked the table down and cursed. He had a good meal, but now he is so disgusting that he can't eat any more. All this is thanks to Chen Mo, although Chen Mo basically Nothing was done.

"Lord." After a while, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others all came over. There was no way, the stench was not directed at Yuan Shao alone. The ordinary soldiers were not too affected. It was over. After that, it's time to eat and drink, but these people usually live in fine clothes and fine food. This kind of thing has a great impact on them. At least they can't eat this meal anymore, and they can't continue the digging strategy. , they came here to see if there were any other strategies to defeat the enemy.

"Alas~" Seeing the unlucky looks on everyone's faces, Yuan Shao didn't want to curse anymore. After gesturing for everyone to sit down, he looked at everyone and said, "If the strategy of digging the ground fails, do you have any other strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Tian Feng thought and said: "Chen Mo is very good at running the army. The officers and soldiers in Guanzhong are also brave and good at fighting. It is not easy to win if they are eager to win. However, under Chen Mo's rule, there are also people who want the lord. Now Chen Mo's army is outside and there is no one behind him." , my lord, why don’t you send someone to Guanzhong and contact the famous people in Guanzhong? If at this time There is chaos in Guanzhong and Heluo. How can Chen Mo not retreat? Then our army can take advantage of the ice-covered river to cross the river and attack Heluo. Even if we cannot capture Luoyang, we still need to capture Chenggao and Aocang. , Xingyang three cities, this way, it will not be as easy for Chen Mo to send troops again as it is now. "

Chen Mo is not afraid of Yuan Shao because there is a river between them. Chenggao is stationed in danger and it is difficult for Yuan Shao to break through. If the three cities of Chenggao are captured, even if Chen Mo cannot be completely wiped out this time, Yuan Shao and Chen Mo will have no initiative in the future war. It will fall into Yuan Shao's hands, and the entire land of Heluo will be exposed to Yuan Shao's troops.