Chapter 45: Stone Throwing Tactics
A week later, Wen County.
The entire Liaodong army left the camp and lined up outside the city, forming three major square formations: left, center, and right.
Flags are waving and swords are standing in line.
Tens of thousands of soldiers all had solemn expressions, their military appearances were neat, and their horses were silent. Before they made any moves, a murderous aura gathered and pressed down towards the city like a sea wave.
Qin Mo rode on a white dragon horse and stood in front of the central army.
He was seen holding a Jiaolong Spear, a Black Snake Sword on his waist, wearing a beast cloud armor, and a scarlet cloak. With tens of thousands of soldiers accompanying him, he looked indescribably majestic.
Two hundred elite cavalrymen guarded on both sides.
The black military flag with the word "Qin" written on it fluttered in the wind, looking down on the world.
Further ahead, there are a hundred catapults lined up in a row, and a hundred and fifty arrow towers arranged on both wings, forming a fan-shaped shooting grid that intersects with each other.
Behind the catapults were nearly ten thousand aliens, all holding shields and assembled in mercenary groups.
They seemed to be waiting for something...
Six hundred meters ahead of the catapult is the moat that was temporarily dug in Wen County, which became the first barrier to protect Wen County. Behind the moat is the urn city.
Inside the city wall is the northern gate of Wen County.
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On the top of the city wall, King Tan Zhi also personally came out to lead the charge.
The Liaodong army was ready for a decisive battle, which frightened the Wuhuan rebels. King Tanzhi had already ordered the entire city to be on alert and deployed all the elite troops in the north.
Inside the city, the Wuhuan tribe was naturally worried, but the Han people were secretly expecting something. Every family closed their doors and put their ears to the ground in the hope of feeling the earth shaking.
The spies on both sides are also ready to make a move.
…
In front of the battle formation, Qin Mo looked up at the sky. The sun had risen completely, dispersing the mist. When it reached the zenith, it would turn into a furnace, scorching the already cracked earth.
"Let's start!" Qin Mo said lightly.
As a former ascetic monk, he now became a military commander, commanding thousands of troops. Watching tens of thousands of mortals fighting, who previously barely left any trace in his eyes, was really...
Somehow his blood began to heat up.
In his previous life, he practiced hard in the sect and seldom went down the mountain to gain experience. Those mortals in the world seemed to be just a vague symbol, but now they have become living bodies of flesh and blood.
Unknowingly, he was shouldering a mission that he had never had before.
It's a wonderful feeling.
Perhaps even Qin Mo himself did not realize that while he was changing the history of the Three Kingdoms subcontinent, the countless creatures here were also slowly influencing his character.
It seems that it has become a little warmer .
Although on the surface, Qin Mo is still the governor who remains calm even when faced with a huge crisis.
The messenger standing on the high tower received the order and waved the red flag representing a specific signal vigorously, which was instantly transmitted to the catapult troops in front of the battle.
"Ready, fire!"
In an instant, boulders rolled and arrows rained down.
Due to the limited distance, the catapults could only threaten the defenders on the city wall. At most, they could hit the walls on both wings of the city wall and could not even touch the corners of the tower.
The second military order followed closely.
"Brothers, it's our turn!"
On the left, center and right, three mercenary groups received military orders at the same time. They raised their shields above their heads, huddled together, and quickly moved towards the moat under the seemingly endless rain of arrows from the top of the city.
On the top of the city wall, King Tanzhi looked puzzled, "What is the enemy going to do?" Do they want to break through the moat with just these few strangers, without any tools or materials?
The answer will soon be revealed.
"Ready, throw!"
Following the leader's order, everyone threw the stones in the dimensional space into the moat. Soon the river water was blocked and a stone bridge was built.
Players can take items from the dimensional space and specify that they appear anywhere as long as they are within a ten-meter range.
It is this loophole that is exploited.
The temporary moat was no more than five meters wide and less than three meters deep. Under this magical tactic, it immediately became ineffective.
Three temporary stone bridges paved the way for the three armies to attack the city.
"Is this possible?" King Tan Zhi was stunned.
"withdraw!"
After completing the mission, the mercenary group quickly evacuated the battlefield.
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Before King Tanzhi could recover from the shock, the three armies of the Liaodong Army had already sent out their first batch of death warriors, carrying siege equipment, to launch the first round of attack.
The difference is that the left and right routes are siege ladders, while the central army is pushing battering rams.
The tasks of the left and right routes are to attract the attention of the defenders on both wings of the city and cooperate with the archer troops in the mobile arrow towers to suppress the defending troops.
The central army has only one mission, which is to break through the city gate.
Then why not attack the walls of the city wall first? Wouldn’t there be fewer defenders there?
This is because the walls of the city wall are very narrow and cannot accommodate many people. Even if one manages to reach the top of the city wall with great difficulty, they will still face intensive shooting from archers around the tower, making them sitting ducks.
Therefore, there is no point in climbing up the wall of the city wall.
However, the archers and defenders on top of the city wall could easily look down from their high ground and unscrupulously rain arrows, boulders, rolling logs and hot oil on the attacking troops.
It's simply hell on earth.
That’s why they say a strong city is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
In order to capture the first gate of Wengcheng, the commander Guan Hai not only sent out the most elite soldiers, but also the deputy general Xu Qiang led the team himself, and spent a lot of money to equip 500 extraordinary masters.
The lineup is luxurious.
Under the cover of their own archers, the first batch of soldiers successfully crossed the moat and fought their way to the foot of the city gate. They used shields to form an iron wall and pushed the battering ram forward.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
Every impact of the battering ram seemed to hit the hearts of the soldiers defending the city, making people tremble in their hearts, as if the whole city was shaking and the earth was about to fission.
Finally, a hole was blasted in the city gate.
Seeing this, Xu Qiang immediately ordered: "Bury the gunpowder!"
You heard it right…
It is the most primitive black gunpowder tinkered with by players, and its power is limited.
The explosive pack was quickly buried through the gap.
"withdraw!"
Xu Qiang had just led his troops to evacuate when a loud rumbling noise was heard from behind.
“Bang!”
The seemingly indestructible city gate was blown to pieces, revealing a passage leading to the interior of the city, which was also a road to death.
The strength of the city wall does not lie in its gates.
Once the siege troops entered the city, due to the narrow terrain, they were like a group of cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and they had to face countless attacks from the city walls.
If we attack by force, it will soon become a slaughterhouse.
Therefore, Xu Qiang led the soldiers of the Xiandeng Camp to retreat very cleanly, and they were replaced by none other than the mercenary group that was ready.
One by one.
The mission of each mercenary group was the same. Braving the rain of arrows, they threw out the stones that existed in the dimensional space. Soon, a mountain of stones was piled up inside the city and at the foot of the city wall below the tower.
And the pile gets higher and higher...
Because of the ten-meter distance advantage, the mercenary members did not need to go deep into the city wall. They only needed to stand near the city gate to easily throw stones into the city wall.
There is simply no solution.
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Faced with the Liaodong Army's rogue tactics, the Wuhuan rebels were helpless and could only watch as a mountain of stones piled up inside the city wall at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It’s almost level with the top of the city wall.
After the mercenary group completed their mission and retreated, Qin Mo ordered the armies on both sides to intensify their offensive, preventing the defenders on both wings from freeing up their hands to support the city tower area.
Then, he pointed his spear forward and shouted in a deep voice, "Where is the commander ?"
"I am here!" Guan Hai clasped his fists while on horseback.
"You are to lead the charge of the death squad to attack the city. Do you dare?"
"How dare you not die for me!" Guan Hai's blood boiled.
"I'm waiting for your victory report." Qin Mo's eyes were deep.
In a battle like this, if Qin Mo could personally take part in it, the effect might be better. After all, in terms of individual combat power, no one in the Three Kingdoms could match him.
But Qin Mo didn't.
Why?
For monks, bullying the small and taking advantage of the strong are the biggest taboos in practice.
The higher the level of cultivation, the greater the taboos.
When entering the Qi Refining Stage, cultivators rarely attack mortals. Once a cause and effect of killing is formed, there is no place to repay it, which adds many variables to future heavenly tribulations.
It is extremely unwise.
With Qin Mo's current level of cultivation, he can kill generals, but he should not kill soldiers.
That's the truth.
If we make another breakthrough, even if we kill the general, we will be suspected of bullying the weak, so it is better to let our subordinates do it.
Monks can influence worldly forces and can even give advice behind the scenes, but it is best not to get involved in the fights themselves. Firstly, it will be a loss of status and face; secondly, it will also affect their character.
Unless the monks from both sides are fighting each other, that is another matter.
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Guan Hai led his troops into the city wall, and without any heroic words, he just charged forward with his sword.
Five hundred first-line warriors and a thousand sword and shield soldiers followed closely, each holding a shield and climbing the mountain as fast as possible. There was still a constant rain of arrows and rolling stones overhead, and soldiers were killed every moment.
In a flash, Guan Hai had already jumped onto the top of the city wall. Before he landed on the ground, his long sword swept through the air with a force of a thousand pounds, directly sweeping away all the enemies.
Everyone was shocked.
Xu Qiang jumped up.
The two powerful generals formed a pincer attack and quickly gained a foothold, clearing a space.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the vanguard soldiers of death and sword and shield rushed up one after another, following closely behind their respective commanders, forming a temporary battle formation.
The situation gradually turned favorable for the Liaodong Army.
Qin Mo, who was always paying attention to the changes on the battlefield, immediately gave orders and sent archers to rush into the city wall under the cover of sword and shield soldiers to suppress the archers on the city wall.
Provide reinforcements to siege troops.
With the support of the archers, the troops climbing the city walls became more adept at killing. Under the leadership of Guan Hai, the fierce tiger, they left not a single tile behind wherever they passed.
Xu Qiang looked around and noticed Tan Zhiwang.
At this time, King Tanzhi was surrounded by a group of Wuhuan warriors and was watching the battlefield intently.
"Capture the leader first!" Xu Qiang shouted.
Guan Hai understood what he meant, and instantly locked onto Tan Zhiwang. He pointed his long sword and charged towards the center of the tower.
"Quick, stop him!" King Tanzhi was panicking.
In a flash, more than a hundred Wuhuan warriors crowded in front of King Tanzhi. They were holding scimitars, with strong bodies and fierce faces, forming layer upon layer.
"Hey!"
Guan Hai was in a killing mood, and he and Xu Qiang fought on the left and right, cutting a bloody path for themselves.
"not good!"
The greedy king was horrified and turned around and ran down the city wall.
Xu Qiang was alert and shouted loudly: "The Tanzhi King has escaped , the Tanzhi King has escaped!"
The soldiers following behind understood what he meant and shouted in unison, the sound shaking all around and completely disturbing the minds of the soldiers defending the city.
“Crack!”
Guan Hai slashed with his sword, and the king's flag was broken into pieces.
The surrounding Wuhuan warriors finally reacted and shouted, "The king ran away, the king ran away!!!"
Qin Mo got the news outside the city and immediately ordered a general attack by the entire army. The accompanying mercenary group also rushed into the city, ready to beat the fallen dog.
The northern part of Wen County was lost in an instant!
The Wuhuan rebels were in a state of dismay. Some surrendered on the spot, while others ran down the city wall and led their troops to break out.
But it is doomed to be in vain.
On the outskirts of Wen County, the 4,000 Youyun cavalry led by Taishi Ci had already laid a tight net to intercept and kill all the fleeing enemies.
The king was killed by Taishi Ci because of his greed.
Wuhuan was defeated!
