Borrow the day to change the day

Zhong Jinwei can feel the true power of the catapult only when he is on the scene.

Although there were only six catapults outside the city, every time they were launched, huge boulders the size of millstones would fall down with the sound of the wind, hitting walls and walls, collapsing the ground and sinking the ground, and splashing the smashed gravel, making the attacked party shudder.

At this time, Zhong Jinwei missed the days when there were cannons, and he also deeply understood the meaning of cannons being the god of war.

The Qingshui Mingyue Pass wall, which had not been repaired for a long time, was slowly smashed into gaps one by one by the Jianlu. Although the gaps caused by each hit were not large, the gaps began to expand slowly due to the frequent smashing.

Many Jianlu who had been resting outside the city stood up to watch the excitement. They cheered every time the catapult was launched, and the sound reached the ears of the people in the city. It was extremely piercing, and their mood became heavy.

Lu Xiangsheng leaned against the base of the city wall, turned around suddenly, faced the city wall, slammed his fist on the city wall, and said angrily, "We must not stand still, go out and fight them!"

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he quickly persuaded: "Jiutai, don't be impulsive, there are about a thousand Jianlu outside, can you win?"

Yan Yingyuan first looked at Min Zhuang who was hiding on the side, seeing that each of them had a kind of powerful force, unwilling to wait for death, his heart moved, and he spoke out against Zhong Jinwei's opinion: "I don't think so, it is only when we go out that we will be alive."

Lu Xiangsheng just vented a bit just now, but now he heard Yan Yingyuan's words, he hurriedly asked: "Liheng, what's your opinion?"

Although Zhong Jinwei tried to persuade Lu Xiangsheng, he didn't want to wait like this forever. Hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, he seemed to have hope, so he couldn't help but followed Lu Xiangsheng and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you have any good ideas?"

Yan Yingyuan analyzed the two of them: "There are about a thousand Jianlu outside the city now. What if we wait any longer and more than 6000 Jianlu come back? Of course, this is just a hypothesis, a worst-case scenario. But we can’t ignore it.”

Lu Xiangsheng and Zhong Jinwei both nodded when they heard this. The worst outcome must be taken into account in matters of the battlefield.

"The situation is a little better, that is, those Jianlu did not defeat King Qin's army, but there may be some who escaped. Those who escaped plus the thousand Jianlu outside the city, with the King Qin's army chasing behind, The dog jumped up from the wall in a hurry. The city wall has been smashed down like this, and it must be dilapidated by then. They attacked through the gap, can we stop it?" Yan Yingyuan continued to analyze.

"It should be unstoppable." Zhong Jinwei replied reluctantly.

"It's definitely unstoppable! Of course, the best case scenario is that the 6000-odd Jian captives were besieged by King Qin's army, and none of them escaped. But is this possibility very big?" Yan Yingyuan did not give Zhong Jinwei hope, and categorically denied it. Then he analyzed the next situation and asked the other two.

"Never." Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and replied.

Yan Yingyuan said that more than 6000 Jianlu were surrounded and wiped out by the Ming army, and no one present would believe it.

"Just now I said that it is the end of continuing to wait, so now let's talk about what will happen if we don't wait, but attack directly."

"How?" Zhong Jinwei asked quickly.

"Jianlu's catapults are launched together, and the interval between each launch is relatively long. If we are ready, after Jianlu has just launched, we will open the door and ride over, and we will be able to rush to their place before Jianlu launches the next one." That's where the catapult is. This way, they only have one more chance to launch it. As long as we charge enough people, the catapult can be destroyed by us."

"The question is what happens after the catapult is destroyed?" Lu Xiangsheng asked with a frown.

Zhong Jinwei also nodded and said: "Yes, you can't go back, right?"

"I have been practicing bow and arrow, which may be better than your eyesight. Many of the prisoners resting in the rear are exhausted. Although they stood there and cheered, but in such a noisy environment, there are still some who are fighting. Drowsy, it can be seen that these Jian captives have not slept all night, and they have done too many bad things in Yongping City and consumed too much energy." When Yan Yingyuan said this, he imagined the tragic situation of the people in Yongping, and the voice of his voice a little cold.

"Li Heng is right, I have seen it too." Lu Xiangsheng nodded to Yan Yingyuan, then turned to look at Zhong Jinwei and said: "The supervisor, I think it is worth going out of the city to fight." [

"Seven hundred to one thousand?" Zhong Jinwei asked.

"No, it's enough for me to take five hundred out. The catapult will definitely be destroyed. If we can't return, the remaining 200 soldiers will be able to hold the pass for a while until King Qin's army arrives." Lu Xiangsheng said this At that time, Zhong Jinwei felt a trace of determination in his words.

"No, I can't let you sacrifice, you have to go together!" A kind of man's self-esteem made Zhong Jinwei not want his companion to exchange his own life for his own.

"Supervisor, if you stay here, you will die, why don't you let the officials go for it!" Lu Xiangsheng said firmly, and he made up his mind that this is the only way now, and death is worthwhile!

"Yes, if you stay here, you will die, so it's better to fight. Jiutai, I'll go with you." Yan Yingyuan's mood was shaken when he heard what Lu Xiangsheng said, man, and the thought of death welled up in his heart, and he agreed with Lu Xiangsheng.

"No, you are good at bows and arrows, staying at the top of the city is better for defense." Lu Xiangsheng rejected Yan Yingyuan's request.

"Jiutai has underestimated me, and my marksmanship is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Killing Jianlu may not be less than yours!" Yan Yingyuan disagreed with Lu Xiangsheng's view that he underestimated himself, explained it, and then turned to Zhong Jinwei and said: "Brother-in-law, if I don't come back, the family will be entrusted to you!"

Zhong Jinwei looked at the two people in front of him who were vying to sacrifice their lives for justice, his eyes were a little red, he only hated himself for not having the killing ability of the two of them.After trying to calm down the passion in his heart, he said to them: "Okay, let's go out and fight Jianlu, but we must win. We three cobblers still don't believe that we can't beat Zhuge Liang!"

Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Yingyuan looked at each other, then nodded to Zhong Jinwei, and said loudly, "Okay!"

At this moment, the three of them felt that they had never been so close, that they lived and died together, and the emotion of facing life and death spread from the three of them.

"Let's talk about the disadvantages of leaving the city first, and then talk about how to change it!" Zhong Jinwei said.

"Okay!" Another loud answer spread far and wide.

The minzhuang who were hiding aside were attracted by the voices of the three chiefs and looked over one after another.

I saw the three chiefs facing the city wall, ignoring the power of the boulder smashing into the city, gesticulating on the city wall with their hands, and talking to each other non-stop.

Apparently Hou Zhongxing and Zhifu Lu were discussing countermeasures, and a wave of hope rose in the hearts of the people.

Jianlu, who watched the excitement outside the city, found it a bit interesting after watching it for a long time.

The city wall can't be smashed down in a short time, it will take a while to have an effect.

As a result, those Jianlu who watched the excitement began to sit back on the ground to rest, or find something to eat.

The Jianlu archers were on guard against the Ming army in the city at first, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement, and they all slacked off and shrank aside to rest.

The most fundamental reason why they did this was that they never thought that the local soldiers inside would dare to rush out.

This idea is shared not only by the soldiers of Jianlu, but also by Sarhuda.He took his personal guards to supervise on the catapult position, watching the soldiers repeatedly operate the catapult.

Still, as earnest as ever, he found that the stone had been reduced too much for the catapult to keep firing.He asked his personal guards to go to the rest area of ​​Jianlu and ordered a hundred people, and continued to search for suitable stones.

Jianlu, who was pointed at, stood up reluctantly and searched far away.Because the nearby stones have long been scoured.

Just when these Jianlu were far away and the trebuchet was just launched, the city gate of Qingshui Mingyue Pass was suddenly opened quickly, and then the Ming army swarmed out of the city gate on horseback.

A burly man in front of him took the lead, holding a black iron Yanyue knife in his right hand and the rein in his left hand, and urged the horse to run wildly.

When Jianlu saw this situation, their heads froze. What's going on?

After a few seconds, some people came to their senses, and while preparing to face the battle, they shouted: "The Ming army is attacking, the Ming army is attacking."

Following Lu Xiangsheng was Yan Yingyuan. He held a bow and arrow and shot before the arrow arrived.

Jianlu, who operated the catapult, saw the Ming army cavalry coming straight at them, so frightened, he quickly dropped the catapult and went to find a suitable weapon.

On the other hand, Sharhuda had been riding on his own horse. When he saw the Ming army fighting out, he immediately went up with his personal guards, ready to rely on his bravery to kill the leading Ming army, and buy time for his subordinates by the way.