Chapter 75 Jimo (Part 2)
Early the next morning, just as it was dawn, the Yan army launched more catapults and started a blow to the Jimo city wall.
This time, the Yan army's catapult was obviously more violent than in the past ten days.
Tian Lie, who was in the official residence of the doctor in Modu City, was also alarmed by the movements of the Yan army outside the city.
Tian Lie also clearly felt that the Yan army's attack on Jimo City today was obviously different from usual.
I could only hear the Yan army outside the city, with horns connected to the sky and war drums shook the sky.
Sure enough, a captain ran into the mansion after a while, and knelt on one knee and reported:
"Report to the general, the Yan army approached the moat early this morning. Moreover, the Yan army's catapults were more than twice as many as a few days ago, at least a hundred units."
"Now the Yan army's catapult car is bombarding our city walls, and all our soldiers of Modu have been mobilized to the city walls. It seems that the Yan army is preparing to attack our Modu in large quantities and ask the general to decide."
Tian Lie couldn't help but feel nervous: "What? Are there so many catapults?"
There is no way to deal with dozens of catapults in Jimo City, but it is hard to say that there are too many catapults.
Tian Lie shouted loudly to the left and right: "Come on, put on my armor, I will go to the top of the city myself."
After thinking about it, he ordered: "Mobilize the residents in the city to prepare to repair the city wall."
What Jimo doctor Tian Lie didn't know was that more than 100 catapults were the normal equipment of the three Yan army.
Attack other cities because the walls are all built with rammed earth sheets, and it is not as difficult as Jimo City.
As long as the Yan army dispatched dozens of catapults, they could smash the city wall effortlessly.
However, facing Jimo City, dozens of catapults did not work at all. The Yan army then became fierce and assembled all the catapults of the three army, preparing to attack Jimo City.
The catapult carts in Yan State were complex in workmanship and the craftsmanship was very advanced compared to this era. In order to keep it confidential, all the components of these catapult carts were produced in Liao, the rear of Yan State.
After a while, Tian Lie, wearing armor and helmet, walked out of the official residence.
There were already personal guards waiting at the door of the doctor's residence, holding Tian Lie's war horse.
Tian Lie got on his horse and led hundreds of personal guards toward the city wall north of Jimo City.
Before we could reach the city wall, we could hear the sound of a catapult chariot bombarding the city wall from a distance.
The sound of "Peng, Peng" is endless.
Tian Lie's face was solemn. After reaching the city wall, he quickly climbed to the top of the city under the protection of his own guards.
The Qi army on the city walls were found hiding behind the battlements built with huge stones on the top of the city.
At this time, the Yan army's catapult car launched another wave of huge rocks.
The huge rock hit the city wall, making Tian Lie feel that the entire city wall tremble slightly, but it was not a big deal.
Tian Lie-song couldn't help but feel relieved.
"General, it's more dangerous on the top of the city. General should pay attention to avoiding the stones launched by the Yan army."
A Qi general who was guarding the city saw Tian Lie coming up and came to remind Tian Lie specifically.
Tian Lie nodded to the general, came to the battlement in front of the city, and looked out of the city.
I saw that on the north side of the moat, the Yan army's tall catapults were arranged in several rows and launching huge rocks at Jimo City.
Asked the city guard, "Did they always smash my city wall with huge rocks early in the morning?"
"Yes, General. The Yan army pushed many catapults to the moat early in the morning and fired huge rocks at our city wall."
The city guard general hurriedly replied to Tian Lie.
The city wall of Jimo City was originally a distance from the moat, and the wide moat blocked the catapult of Yan State from the north of the moat. In addition to the terrain of Jimo City, the Yan army's attack on the city wall was to attack the backbone.
Therefore, the huge rocks fired from the catapult cart hit the city wall. It has an impact on Jimo City, but the problem is not big and its power is much smaller.
At this time, Tian Lie's deputy general and several generals defending the city all came to Tian Lie's side.
As soon as the deputy general saw Tian Lie, he said, "General, why are you here? The city is too dangerous."
"I learned that Yan Jun added a catapult at the official residence. I came here to take a look. You don't have to worry."
Seeing that the generals were full of energy, Tian Lie said with satisfaction.
Tian Lie looked at the Yan army's catapult cart under the city for a while, and looked at the numerous catapult carts, and kept sending huge rocks to Jimo City.
Turning his head, he smiled at the deputy generals and generals of the Qi army and said, "I don't know what this Lejian thinks? Do you think that adding a catapult can break through the walls of Jimo? This Lejian is even more foolish than his father Leyi."
Tian Lie's deputy general and the Qi army general who were guarding the city laughed when they heard his chief general say this.
A general defending the city said to Tian Lie: "General, don't worry! According to the Yan army's approach, no matter how many catapults they have, they will not cause much damage to our city wall. Besides, we will also organize the people to actively build them."
A general guarding the city also said to Tian Lie: "General, let's spend several years with the Yan army under Jimo City!"
Tian Lie and his deputy generals burst into laughter when they heard this.
Tian Lie was still a little afraid of Yan Jun's catapult car. But after watching for a while, he knew that Yan Jun wanted to break the walls of Jimo City by relying on the catapult car, which was a daydream.
Seeing that there was nothing serious, Tian Lie instructed everyone and went down to the city and returned to the official residence.
Although the people on the streets of Jimo City were much less than before, they were not panic.
Tian Lie was even more satisfied when he saw this.
What Tian Lie didn't know was that when he climbed up to the city to observe the Yan army.
The commander of the Yan army, Lejian, also saw him with a telescope opposite.
Tian Lie could see clearly the interaction between the Qi army guards at the top of Jimo City.
Bo Wang, deputy general of the Yan army, also understood what happened in Jimo City very clearly.
Put down his telescope, and went up to Lejian and said, "General, the Qi general who was on the top of Jimo City just now, when he saw that he was wearing it, he was probably Tian Lie, a doctor from Jimo? It seems that he was very relaxed!"
After hearing Bo Wang's words, the chief general of the Yan army, Lejian frowned and his eyes narrowed.
Le Jian turned around and said to the deputy general Bo Wang:
"General Bo, Tian Lie is of course relaxed! The many catapults of our army, together, still seem to pose no threat to the city walls of Jimo City. He thought that the Qi army could face off with our army under Jimo City for several years, just like my father in the past."
Bo Wang shook his head and said to Lejian: "General, the defense of Jimo City is so angry that people and gods are all angry. More than a hundred catapults carts are on the battlefield together, but they can't shake the slightest wall of Jimo City."
"Before, we didn't believe that this would be the result. But now it seems that it is really amazing! This city will definitely play a bigger role than it is now when it comes to the hands of our Yan Kingdom."
Lejian laughed: "A few days ago, our army was either a feint attack or a catapult to attack Jimo. Tian Lie must be very proud to see that our Yan army could not shake Jimo City. How could he know? This was just a plan of our army."
"Now our army can attack the city, and it is best to use a catapult to smash the city wall. But it doesn't matter if it can't be smashed. How could Tian Lie think of him? We can't even smash it, and we can still blow it away!"
On the day when the Yan army came to Jimo City, after experimenting, we knew that the catapult cart alone could not hit Jimo City Wall.
After discussing with the main general Lejian and the deputy general Bo Wang, they decided to adopt the new weapon of Yan State - the explosive pack.
A few days ago, the Yan army launched a feint attack and also used a catapult to attack Modu. In fact, secretly, under the Jimo city wall, they were looking for a suitable place to arrange explosive packs and prepare to explode the city wall.
Now, this place has been found.
But the current difficulty is how to bring the so-called fuse from the moat.
There is no other way, you can only fill the river.
Lejian and Bo Wang have already talked about this issue at this time.
"General, if our army starts to fill the river, it will inevitably be within the attack range of Qi's army at the top of Jimo City. I wonder if our army's logistics workshop has driven out the wooden frames used for the defense aisle built by our army?"
Bo Wang said to Lejian.
The defensive aisle mentioned by Bo Wang is actually very simple. It is to build a corridor with wood, and then lay straw and sand, and people run back and forth in the corridor.
As the name suggests, this defensive aisle is to defend against arrows shot from the top of the city, as well as falling stones and rolling wood.
Otherwise, the Yan army would have suffered heavy casualties when filling the river and stacking explosive packs.
Before the musician could answer, a commissar came on a horse.
When he arrived in front of Lejian and Bo Wang, the messenger slammed off his horse and knelt on one knee and said, "Report to General, our army's logistics workshop has already built a wooden frame for the defense aisle. Now I ask the army to cooperate and lay it."
Lejian and Bo Wang looked at each other and could see joy in each other's eyes.
The chief general Lejian immediately ordered: "Let our entire army cooperate and lay it for me immediately. I will send another order to send a division, no, two divisions will bring me sand and gravel from the hilly area next to me."
"Today, we must lay a defensive wooden frame to the side of the moat. Tomorrow we will start filling the moat with sand and gravel. At least three aisles will be laid for me just in case."
Then he turned around, looked at Jimo City ahead, and said viciously to himself:
Chapter completed!