Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 121 Galloping (Congratulations to the Pure Love Piglet)

As soon as the sky brightened, there was a continuous sound of horns in Luoyang City.

Immediately after that, teams of "Han troops" with distinctive armor continuously drove out the west gate that had been demolished. Of course, these were not real Han troops, but just Chu troops in Han uniforms. Xiang Zhuang didn't care about the color at all, and he didn't have time to dye all the uniforms of the [-] troops yellow.

After a day and night of high-intensity training, the [-] strong men finally have some appearance.

There is no need to think about the improvement of combat effectiveness, but at least marching and lining up are quite similar.

More than 2 troops lined up in a five-way column, marched out of the west gate of Luoyang, and then rushed towards Hangu Pass three hundred miles away along the spacious road.

Immediately following the [-] strong men out of the city is the towering Jinglan.

More than 20 wells are eight feet high, and the top is a huge watchtower. The watchtower is divided into three floors, each of which can accommodate 50 people. In the middle is a slender tower. The wooden planks are covered with cowhide. Inside the tower is a winding staircase, and at the bottom are two rows of twenty huge pulleys on the left and right.

Each well rail weighs tens of thousands of catties, and it takes two hundred Han prisoners of war to drag it forward.

Immediately after the Jinglan, there are more than 20 aerial ladders. Compared with the Jinglan, the aerial ladders are much shorter and lighter, and only [-] prisoners of war can drag them forward.

After the ladder is the siege engine.

The siege vehicle designed by the public transport vehicle is a hollow tower-shaped wooden frame as a whole. A huge ram weighing tens of thousands of catties is suspended inside the tower by iron cables. On the tip of the ram, an integrally cast iron hammer head is installed. Ordinary city gates can be smashed easily, even the city gates covered with iron sheets cannot withstand a few impacts.

There are also dozens of pulleys installed on both sides of the bottom of the siege vehicle, which can be dragged forward.

Following the siege engine out of the city was Xiangzhuang's [-] relatives, the real elite of the Chu army!
Along with the pro-army, there were [-] craftsmen on the bus and hundreds of blacksmiths who were taken captive.

In Xiang Zhuang's view, these craftsmen are simply treasures. Once there is a solid rear, the role they can play will be immeasurable!
Especially Gongshuche, who is not only a descendant of Gongshuban, the master craftsman, but also a contemporary giant of the Mohist family!
But it is a pity, because the Mohist family pursued too strict rules, resulting in fewer and fewer believers. At the end of the Warring States period, the Mohist family no longer returned to the grand occasion of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Now, the entire Mohist family is only left with Gongshuche and his daughter. People, the Mohists can be said to have existed in name only.

Xiang Zhuang straddled a black horse, with a horizontal knife on his waist, and majesticly left the west gate of Luoyang. Today, the injury on his left shoulder has almost healed, but Xiang Zhuang never intends to lead the way unless it is absolutely necessary. , Charged into the battle, fundamentally, Xiang Zhuang is a war-seeking faction, not a brave war faction.

Looking at the well rails, ladders and siege vehicles moving slowly ahead, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help frowning.

According to this marching speed, a maximum of more than 50 miles can be marched in a day, and it will take at least six days to travel from Luoyang to Hangu Pass!

six days? !Can Chu Jun still have six days?Last night, although Liang Jun temporarily stopped attacking, with Peng Yue's trust in Liu Bang, Liang Jun would never stop there. Peng Yue was probably waiting for the supply troops. Once the follow-up supplies arrived, Liang Jun would definitely launch another attack Attack, then is the real test.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang let Gongsun Sui call the public transportation vehicle to him, and asked, "Mr. Gongshu, how fast can the well rails, ladders and siege vehicles designed by you go?"

Bus lane: "It depends on animal power or human power."

Xiang Zhuang said: "That is to say, as fast as people or mules and horses can run, how fast can they go?"

Bus Lane: "Yes."

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Will it not fall apart?"

"Uh..." Gongshuche said in astonishment, "General, you underestimate me too much, don't you?"

After this pause, the public transporter said again: "These equipment are strong. If they would fall apart so easily, how could they withstand hundreds of soldiers fighting on them, and how could they withstand hundreds of soldiers stepping on them to snatch them away?" City robbing? It’s not that the old man is boasting, as long as they don’t face the bombardment of the catapults, these equipment will never fall apart!”

Xiang Zhuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, as long as these instruments don't fall apart, that's enough.

Because the road from Luoyang to Hangu Pass is in very good condition, I have to thank Qin Shihuang for making the road from Xianyang to Kanto wide, flat and straight, even if it is a towering well, it is not easy. will tip over.

At that moment Xiang Zhuang turned back and told Gongsun Sui: "Gongsun Sui, order the prisoners of war to speed up!"

"Promise!" Gongsun promised with a bang, and then turned around and shouted to the hundred or so cavalry behind him, "Come with me."

Hundreds of cavalrymen responded with a loud bang, urging their horses and raising their whips one after another, and followed Gongsun to catch up with the Han prisoners in front of him.

"Speed ​​up, speed up!" Gongsun Sui pulled out his horizontal knife abruptly, and roared loudly, "The general has an order, all speed up, and anyone who disobeys the order...will not be pardoned!"

The next moment, more than a hundred cavalrymen of the Chu Army had already swarmed up.

"Hurry up, don't be so damn slow, did you not sleep well last night or didn't eat in the morning, oh?!"

"It's just you, how dare you fucking stare at me? Believe it or not, I'll kill you with one knife, so hurry up and follow."

"Hurry up, let me run, if you run fast, I will give you dry food and water to drink, but if you run too slowly, I will chop off your heads, don't think that I am talking to you, hurry up!"

Accompanied by the yelling and cursing of the cavalry of the Chu army, there were whips like raindrops.

A Han prisoner of war who was obviously aged was exhausted and fell to the ground as he walked. Two Chu cavalry immediately got off their horses and carried the Han prisoner to the side of the road without any explanation. Then one of the Chu cavalry Then he pulled out the ring knife and stabbed the left shoulder and neck of the Han prisoner of war until it reached the chest and abdomen.

The Han prisoner fell into a pool of blood without saying a word.

The two cavalrymen of the Chu army turned on their horses again as if nothing had happened, and waved their whips at the rest of the Han army prisoners of war, but the Han army prisoners of war kept silent. Under the power of the Chu army, they all accelerated their pace. The well rail, the ladder, and the siege engine immediately began to gallop forward...

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Outside Hulao Pass, Liang Jun camp.

Just after noon, Liang Jun's supplies finally arrived at Daying.

In addition to the luggage equipment, this batch of luggage also has hundreds of ladders, well rails, and siege vehicles, and hundreds of large catapults, which are enough to throw boulders weighing hundreds of catties a hundred steps away!
In an instant, the entire Liang army camp became a noisy construction site.

Thousands of Liang Jun light soldiers unloaded a large amount of equipment from the bullock carts, and then began to build ladders, well rails, siege vehicles, and catapults one by one. In less than half an hour, Liang Junda Hundreds of tower feet have already been erected inside the camp, and the defenders who closed the Hulao can see it from several miles away.

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The tiger prison was closed, and the recruits didn't know how powerful they were, and they talked and laughed, looking relaxed.

On the contrary, the five hundred light soldiers brought by Jingqian, as well as the hundreds of veterans of the Chu army under the command of Huan Chu and Ji Bu, all showed dignified expressions. They knew better what the towering towers in Liang Jun's camp meant, they were all sharp weapons for killing people!

Especially the towering well rail and the catapult, they are the natural enemies of the city!

In front of the towering well rail, the defenders on the closed wall will have no danger to defend, and can only be in the disadvantaged position of being beaten passively. As for the catapult, it is even more terrifying. It's not something human can compete with. At that time, no matter veterans or recruits, life and death will all depend on their destiny.

Jing Qian sighed lightly, and said to Pang Yu, "Pang Yu, this is troublesome."

Pang Yu nodded, and said in a dignified tone: "Although the catapult is powerful, it is more of a psychological shock. In fact, the real casualties are quite limited. Only Jinglan is the real threat. Thousands of beams The archers of the army are hiding on the well fence and shooting arrows down, while our army is guarding the top of the city, there will be nowhere to hide, and the general will be very worried..."

Concerned that there were many recruits around, Pang Yu didn't say the second half of his sentence, but Jing Qian knew what Pang Yu was worried about. If it is found that they can only be shot one by one by Liang Jun's archers like living targets, the whole army is likely to be defeated.

"Yes." Jing Qian nodded and frowned, "I'm also worried."

Pang Yu pondered for a moment, then said: "General, the last general has a solution."

After finishing speaking, Pang Yu whispered a few words to Jing Qian again, Jing Qian's eyes lit up immediately, and he turned his head and shouted to the Sima and Junhou standing behind him: "You, you, and you, hurry up and bring people Go to the arsenal and collect all the hemp ropes that I can find, the more the better, hurry up!"

"Promise!" Several Sima and Junhou suddenly agreed and took the order.

Jing Qian snatched another javelin from an old soldier, then took Pang Yu to a bedside crossbow, and put the javelin into the groove of the crossbow to try it out. The size was just right, it was the javelin. The length was longer than the giant arrow of the bed crossbow, and the five-foot-long iron tip of the front end was almost completely exposed.

"General, it shouldn't be a big problem." Pang Yu patted the crossbow on the bed, and said in a deep voice, "Because there is no catapult when it is closed, Liang Jun's well fence will probably advance to within [-] steps. Such a short distance, shooting the well fence With such a big target, the hit rate of the bed crossbow can still be guaranteed, not to mention firing all five arrows at once, it should be no problem."

Jing Qian nodded and said in a low voice, "It's okay or not, that's all."

Pang Yu was silent when he heard the words. Liang Jun was already building siege equipment, so Chu Jun no longer had to take chances. If Liang Jun's well barrier could not be broken in the next fierce battle, Hulao Pass would indeed be impossible to defend. up.

(End of this chapter)