N-A-A Chapter 223
Chapter 223
A few days passed in a flash.
On the towering walls of Hanyang City, Niu Fu, the defender of the Xiliang Army, half-leaned behind the battlements in a slightly unruly posture, with his butt raised high and his eyes wide open.
As a veteran of the Xiliang Army, his military insight is as sharp and accurate as the weapon in his hand. At this moment, his eyes penetrated the glimmer of dawn and carefully analyzed the camp set up by Liu Yao.
"Liu Yao's camp is so exquisitely laid out that it seems to be natural. The camps on the left and right wings echo each other, forming a copper wall and iron wall. The infantry sits firmly in the center like a rock, and the cavalry is like a tiger on both wings, ready to tear the enemy formation at any time. Between advance and retreat, the magic of military tactics is fully demonstrated, both offensive and defensive, and there is no flaw to be found."
Niu Fu sighed in his heart. Even a veteran like him had to admit that such a layout was exquisite and almost flawless.
"You are worthy of being called the Jade-faced Butcher. You are really experienced in battle formations."
Above the central army camp, a blood-red flag with the word "Liu" was still hanging high, fluttering constantly. It was like a sharp sword hanging viciously over the heads of the Xiliang Army.
Hu San said in a panic: "General, the Bingzhou Army arrived last night. There was no fire, no sound, and they built the entire camp overnight."
He himself patrolled on the city wall yesterday. He only discovered the Bingzhou Army at dawn. The Xiliang soldiers under his command were scared and dared not sleep. They can secretly build a camp outside, and they can quietly touch your city wall.
"Why didn't Liu Yao have any reaction after building the camp?"
"What is this kid thinking?"
Niu Fu's eyes were like torches, piercing through the afterglow of the dusk, staring at the Bingzhou Army camp below, which was as silent as a forest.
The scene in the village was so unusual that it made people suspicious - there was no war cloud, no flags, no drums, only dead silence, as if even the wind was afraid of this place and dared not pass through easily. Under the city, even the sentries on duty were sparse and few in number. This strange silence was particularly dazzling before the war.
Hu San stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and his eyes flashed with a fierce fighting spirit.
"The enemy's move clearly despised the majesty of our army and regarded our army as nothing! I am willing to lead 5,000 elite troops to attack the enemy camp at night and catch him off guard!"
Upon hearing this, Niu Fu's eyebrows flashed with a trace of deep thought. He shook his head slowly, and his tone was full of unquestionable calmness.
"Pass my order, the whole army must strictly guard the city and not make any rash moves! Liu Yao is a man of great military skill and his whereabouts are unpredictable. This abnormality must have a deep meaning. We need to use stillness to control movement, and wait for his flaws to be revealed before launching a thunderbolt attack."
Liu Yao has always been a thunderbolt in his military skills, often destroying the enemy with a crushing momentum. In addition, the Bingzhou army is fearless in fighting, which also makes their troops very fierce.
Now he is keeping his troops still, and he doesn't even have any intention of testing. It is obvious that he is looking for an opportunity to decide the outcome in a battle.
But he has never discovered his conspiracy.
Niu Fu's heart trembled suddenly, and his thoughts surged like a tide, drowning him in a sea of doubt.
He thought to himself, and the inexplicable chill quietly climbed from his spine to the top of his head, making every hair seem to stand up.
"Is it a trick of the enemy army, intending to launch a sneak attack at night? Or are there spies lurking in the dark, trying to cooperate with the inside and outside to break the city in one fell swoop? Or are they plotting a massive night attack, trying to tear a hole in this silent night?"
Every guess was like a sharp blade, carving a scar that was difficult to heal in his heart. Sweat involuntarily seeped through his clothes, wetly sticking to his back, bringing a burst of piercing cold.
But the more afraid he was, the more he couldn't help thinking about it. Thinking about it over and over again, he was almost going crazy.
Calm down! All changes are based on the same principle. As the art of war says, respond to all changes with the same attitude!
He took a deep breath, trying to make his heartbeat return to a stable state, his eyes penetrated the night, as if he could see through the unknown conspiracy and undercurrent outside the city wall.
"Hanyang City has strong defenses, and we have stored a lot of food and grass, so there will be no problem."
"How are Hu San's arrangements for the key points? Are there any loopholes?"
Hu San bowed and saluted, his face full of determination and confidence.
"Reporting to the general, I guarantee with my life that the defense of Hanyang City is as solid as a rock, without any flaws. All the key points have been densely deployed with heavy troops, day and night, ready to fight. Rolling logs, stones, sharp arrows are all ready, and we will wait for the enemy to attack. We will make sure that they will not return, and it will be too late to regret after the blood is stained under the city."
Niu FuwenAfter hearing this, a trace of approval flashed in his eyes, and he nodded slightly, showing some relief on his resolute face.
"That's great, Hu San, I'm always at ease with you. Hanyang City is guarded by loyal and brave men like you, so why should we be afraid of the Liu Yao bandits? As long as the time is right, we will let them know that Hanyang is powerful and not just for show!"
"In addition, take out all the wine, meat, gold and silver and distribute them to the brothers. If our army wins this battle, Xiliang will still be our world from now on!"
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Inside Liu Yao's camp.
At this time, Guo Jia, Liu Yao, Xi Zhong and Xu Chu, a group of generals, were surrounding a very peculiar trebuchet.
"My lord, is this the new type of trebuchet that you have been looking for craftsmen to build for several days?"
Guo Jia kept looking at the huge trebuchet in front of him.
Liu Yao touched the trebuchet.
"This is an improvement and innovation on the basis of the trebuchet, and the trebuchet with the principle of lever counterweight is called Huihui Cannon."
This trebuchet is not something that can appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The historical records of Huihui Cannon can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty.
At the beginning, the Yuan army used this giant stone cannon when attacking Xiangyang and Fancheng, also known as Xiangyang Cannon.
According to records, Alawadin and Yismain were the main makers of Huihui Cannon, both of whom were Huihui people from the Western Regions.
So this is called Huihui Cannon.
In the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty launched a large-scale attack on the Song Dynasty and encountered tenacious resistance from the Song army in Xiangyang and Fancheng.
In the Battle of Xiangfan, the Yuan army besieged the city for 5 years but failed to conquer it. Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty sent envoys to Persia to recruit Huihui cannon makers from Prince Abu Ke.
It is said that when the Huihui Cannon was thrown outside the city of Xiangyang.
When the machine was fired, the sound shook the world, and everything it hit was destroyed, and it went seven feet into the ground! One shot hit the Xiangyang watchtower, "the sound was like thunder, shaking the city". Song general Lu Wenhuan knew he was no match for the enemy, so he surrendered the city to the Yuan army.
This kind of giant stone cannon uses a stone projectile weighing up to 150 kilograms, which is fired by a machine, saving energy and having a long range, and its accuracy is very high.
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