Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 304 The First Confrontation

What's more, the commander-in-chief of the Qin Army in Jiuyuan City is not a dry meal, but Meng Tian, ​​a famous general of the Qin Army.

Although Meng Tian was only on the last train when destroying the Six Kingdoms, Meng Tian's father, Meng Wu, and grandfather, Meng Ao, were all famous generals who frightened one side.

Meng Tian, ​​who has been fascinated by it since he was a child, is still very familiar with defending the city.

The method of using troops is to encircle them in ten cases. However, the Huns' troops at this time are less than twice the size of the Qin army. Although it is difficult for the Qin army to confront them head-on if they meet on the plain.

However, at this moment, the Xiongnu, as the party that attacked the city, really did not have much advantage.

Touman, who failed in the first round of attacks, had to order to temporarily set up camp in the north of Jiuyuan City.

On the other three sides, only a small number of troops were sent to patrol to prevent Jiuyuan City from communicating with the outside world.

On this grassland, Touman believed that as long as the Qin army dared to go out of the city without the protection of the city, the Xiongnu warriors under his command would be able to cut off the heads of these southern soldiers.

As the first Chanyu to unify the Huns, Touman's wisdom is naturally beyond doubt.

Even if the Huns cavalry rode horses and brandished swords, it was difficult to attack the city even when they reached the base of the city wall.

On the second day, Touman sent a large number of troops, scattered around to find suitable trees to make siege tools.

Fortunately, although farming has not yet been popularized in the Hetao area at this time, there are still plenty of water sources, and there are still some thick trees available in this era.

In the evening of the next day, the cavalry who went out used their horses to drag the big trees back to the outside of Jiuyuan City.

However, how to make tools has made Touman, the hero of the prairie, in a dilemma.

On the vast grasslands, wars are all real, so how can you use making siege tools.

So much so that in the Huns, craftsmen can still be found to make simple spoke carts for transporting tents.

Those Xiongnu craftsmen who have never seen ladders and other things are really worried about guarding this pile of trees.

If you want to do something to protect the Hun warriors to the edge of Jiuyuan City, it is enough to make some huge shields to prevent the whole person.

But something should be done to send people to the walls.

To say that although Jiuyuan City is strong, it is only about three feet high (more than six meters and less than seven meters) due to the current conditions.

Some taller trees can be built directly on the city wall.

Other than that, these craftsmen really couldn't think of any way to make the Huns warriors climb up the city wall of Jiuyuan.

"You said, you want my warriors to hold these tree trunks and climb the city wall of Jiuyuan!" After hearing the craftsman's report, the grumpy Touman kicked the craftsman who reported the progress to the ground.

This is why Touman is not angry. You must know that just like the Huns are not good at attacking cities, the Huns are also not good at climbing trees. The speed of climbing trees is really... let alone mention it.

Such a round tree trunk, before the warriors of the Huns climbed up, I am afraid that it would have been shot into a hedgehog by the Qin army on the city wall.

"Master, don't be angry." It was a young man with thick eyebrows and swordsmen who came forward and said comfortingly: "In my child's opinion, it is better to dig some grooves on these logs, so that we, the Hun When a warrior climbs up, his feet have something to lean on."

Touman thought for a while, and this proposal is indeed conducive to climbing.

"The prince's intention is very good. You can do it quickly, and it must be completed before tomorrow."

The person who put forward the opinion was Touman Chanyu's eldest son, the current Huns prince Modun, who was later forced to humiliate the big man and marry him.

These Xiongnu carpenters naturally agreed and went back to work.

Although they can be said to have a high status in the clan because of their status as carpenters, Touman Shanyu doesn't care whether you have status or not. If you can't finish it, your life will never be saved.

Fortunately, it was relatively simple to chisel out some grooves on the log. If you didn't sleep all night, you should be able to chisel out enough wood before tomorrow morning.

As soon as the sky lightened the next morning, a new round of the Huns' offensive began again.

In the eyes of the Qin army on the city wall, this wave of Huns finally rushed forward without riding a horse.

Unprecedentedly dismounted from his standing horse, a group of people carried thick logs one by one.

Another group of men wore huge shields to shield themselves and the other group carrying logs from the arrows.

Although it couldn't be completely covered, it was still damaged by Qin Jun's bow and arrow, but it finally managed to get under the city wall.

Seeing this scene, Touman Shanyu, who was behind, immediately felt refreshed.

"To break through this city is today!"

Logs were erected on the city wall one by one, and teams of Hun warriors began to climb up the logs hanging upside down like koalas.

In other words, logs with grooves are really easier to climb.

The Huns need to ride horses and bow and shoot arrows. They often have relatively strong arms and legs, and they can climb up at a fast speed with the premise of strength.

Moreover, these logs of sufficient height are relatively thick, and the soldiers hang under the columns, with only their arms and arms exposed above, which effectively reduces the chance of the Qin army's arrows being shot.

"My son, I really live up to the name of the wise man of the grassland." Touman praised excitedly.

However, Touman's good mood didn't last long before it was extinguished.

The Hun warriors hanging upside down were also poured down one after another.

Screaming, braving white smoke, falling from the column to the ground.

Qin Jun was actually pouring boiling water down the column!
At this moment, before Qin Jun served the meal, the meal had been cooked but had not yet been distributed.

Seeing the Xiongnu's way of attacking the city, Meng Tiandang even ordered the boiled hot water to be transported from the bottom of the city, and fell down along the logs.

The scalding boiled water began to flow down along the medium of the log. After encountering the obstacle of the arm, it naturally flowed down, watering the Hun warriors from head to toe.

Only dead pigs are not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. Obviously, the cavalry of the Huns do not belong to the ranks of dead pigs, and they are still afraid of being scalded by boiling water.

Under the power of boiling water, the cavalry of the Huns fell like dumplings.

Wherever the boiling water flows, the warriors of the Huns will fall.

There was a howling sound like a pig being killed in the whole city, and it was not known whether it was hot or fell.

There are also some Hun warriors who, with extraordinary perseverance, endured the high temperature and climbed to the top.

However, before climbing up the city wall, Qin Jun cut down the city one by one with a sword.

The disadvantages of logs compared to ladders are clearly revealed on the city walls.

The ladder climbed the city wall. Although the attacking party suffered heavy losses, once they reached the top of the city, they could jump directly into the city wall, and the follow-up soldiers could be continuously replenished.

However, the log is not so convenient. The Xiongnu warriors need to correct their direction and climb to the front of the log before they can climb the city wall.

Not to mention that the log kept rolling during this process, the time spent alone was enough for Qin Jun to kill him several times.

(End of this chapter)