Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 762 The Importance of Publicity

After loading grenades into the projectiles on the city wall and firing them rapidly at the Yan army's catapults several times, the soldier reporting the location exclaimed with delight, "Hit! One of their catapults is broken!"

On the city wall, everyone who heard the news was overjoyed.

The commanding officer also gave the order: "Move in the correct direction and report your position!"

He understood without Meng Changqing saying it: the best way to minimize damage to one's own side is to throw grenades as quickly as possible.

There were three catapults on the other side, and they were all destroyed by grenades.

These hand-thrown grenades performed admirably; not a single one exploded, unleashing their full power on the Yan army. Meng Changqing heard from the soldiers reporting the positions that more than a dozen of the thrown grenades failed to explode, while the rest all detonated, and their power was only slightly less than that of the grenades.

Without catapults, the Yan army could no longer climb the walls on their ladders.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers on the wall were greatly encouraged, and their previously exhausted bodies were suddenly filled with strength.

The battle was fought before dawn, and the Yan army withdrew.

The sun rose, illuminating the somewhat dilapidated city walls.

As soon as the Yan army retreated, Zhang Yuan led his men up to repair the city walls and fix the weapons.

Zhang Yuan walked along the city wall for quite a while but still couldn't see Meng Changqing. He grabbed a soldier who was about to come down from the wall to rest and asked, "Have you seen Lord Meng?"

This person really knows.

"Lord Meng went down through Exit Seven a long time ago," the man added, ""along with the wounded soldiers."

"Why are you going down with the wounded soldiers? Is Lord Meng injured?"

"He wasn't injured; he went to treat someone's injuries."

Zhang Yuan asked all the questions before releasing the man. Since Meng Changqing was alright, he wasn't in a hurry to visit him; taking care of his own business was more important.

In a tent not far from the city wall, Meng Changqing took off his smock and loosened his tightly bound sleeves. Just as he was about to go out, the military doctor in charge of the tent came over to express his gratitude.

Meng Changqing waved his hand, "You've all worked hard all night, no need for formalities. Do you have enough emergency medication?"

"It's enough for now," the medic said, "but it won't be enough for two or three more rounds. However, if the Weishan Camp supplies us in time, it shouldn't cause any problems." "It's enough for now," Meng Changqing said, not planning to touch Doctor Hu's things for the time being.

When Meng Changqing stepped out of the tent, she realized it was already daylight outside. She took a deep breath, the lingering smell of blood still lingering in her nostrils.

Xi Bei and Chu Mufeng waited outside the tent.

Meng Changqing waved to them, "Let's go back."

They went back, but not to the county government office; they still had business to attend to in Beishan County.

When she arrived in the county town, she went straight to the new street and had someone beat a gong to lure out the surrounding residents.

"Everyone," Meng Changqing said loudly, standing on the steps with his hands on his hips, "Did you hear any noise last night?"

Someone in the crowd said, "There was a noise, like thunder, but the sky doesn't look like it's thundering."

"Oh no, it can't be..."

Before he could come out, Meng Changqing continued loudly, "The Yan bandits attacked last night. I told everyone before that there might be a battle, and everyone was prepared."

Don't panic! Listen to the results: the Yan bandits fought all night, but seeing they couldn't break into the city, they ran away!
I just got back from there, and I'll tell you all how the battle was fought.

Meng Changqing was well aware of the important role of publicity.

"We have city walls as a barrier. If the Yan bandits want to attack the city, they can either attack the city gates or use ladders to get the bandits to climb the city walls."

When our city gate was built, we added so many good things. As soon as the Yan bandits got close, their crossbow bolts shot out.

As for climbing the wall, our soldiers of Liang are not fools. If they can climb, we can make them fall to their deaths.

Do you know what method that Yan traitor came up with to attack us?
"Such a huge catapult..." Meng Changqing gestured as he spoke, describing the battle to defend the city last night as even more exaggerated than reality.

The people's emotions rose and fell with her words.

In short, it was a fierce battle, thanks to the city walls, the grenades, and the fearless soldiers of the Great Liang.

After hearing Meng Changqing's explanation, the people all felt that they should be given food, as the soldiers had endured so much hardship.