Chapter 492: The First Battle
They were shocked because they had never seen such a large city in their combat career, and they had reached the range of the trenchers outside the city gate, and no defender discovered them. What shape was so difficult for them to understand for a while.
"Quickly prepare the stones in the catapult cart. According to the situation of the city gate, it is afraid that it will take several impacts. The other cavalry are ambushing under the walls on both sides of the city gate. Don't let the enemy see us through the holes that can shoot archers. Once the city gate is opened, you will go in!"
Faced with such a situation, Han Xin's strategy was also very decisive. Because he had a catapult, a killer that could pose a certain threat to the other party, his mobility could be hidden well. Han Xin believed that when the defenders in the city discovered the catapult car outside the city, they would be so panicked that they would definitely open the city gate.
Everything was ready, and the city was extremely quiet. Han Xin naturally knew that the time he chose, no matter what kind of place it was, was the most drowsy time for people to sleep. He could guarantee that the people awake in this city should basically be equivalent to none.
Indeed, as an empire of the same scale as the Qin Dynasty, the Mauryan Dynasty still has a guard system that has been passed down for hundreds of years. According to their guard system, people cannot be cut off in the four arrow towers, and there is also an arrow hole on the city wall. There is a room behind the room, and there should be a team of archers. Now, there are indeed people behind the hole, but there are only three or five people. They are sleeping there at this time. Except for the shocking snoring, no sound can be heard.
In fact, it is not because the Mauryan Dynasty has fallen into this way, but because hundreds of years have passed since the establishment of the Mauryan Dynasty. This city, which is in the back of the capital, has never been invaded by foreign enemies. If there is an invasion of foreign enemies, it means that the Mauryan Dynasty has almost been destroyed, because in the eyes of the Mauryan people, this place can be regarded as a big rear.
Behind the city is an endless mountain range, and the climate is very harsh, so no one can take a detour here to attack specifically, so this city is almost the most relaxed place for the guards of the Mauryan Dynasty.
Even so, there are actually nearly 10,000 defenders in the city. Because of the powerful caste system of the Mauryan Dynasty, soldiers are the forces that can guard the peace of the dynasty, and their status in the Mauryan Dynasty is still very high, so there are some soldiers in any city.
But these less than 10,000 people could hardly play the role of sergeants. Because of the comfort here, they could no longer remember when the last time they practiced.
Against this background, a huge rock that Han Xin had already prepared roared from the trench plane and flew towards the city gate, which was quite heavy, was still made of wooden.
"Boom..."
After this loud noise, the Qin soldiers who were ambushing on both sides of the city gate breathed a sigh of relief. You know, they were standing tightly against the city wall, three layers outside and three layers inside and three layers inside and outside the city gate. If the teammates who operated the catapult made a mistake and let the stone come to them, they would really not know how they died.
After the huge sound, they turned around and saw that although the city gate was broken without a single blow on the gate panel in the middle of the huge stone, a considerable depression appeared. According to this situation, after a few moments, the city gate would probably be broken.
The sound of this blow was undoubtedly huge. Some of the people in the city did not know it, but the soldiers guarding near the city wall heard the sound clearly, and they were all awakened from their sleep by this sound.
At the beginning, many people thought it was a dream for them, but they found that their companions were also awakened and realized that something might be wrong.
"What's the sound at the city gate?"
"I wonder, could it be that something hit the city gate? Could it be that the wild elephants in the woods are causing trouble?"
"Let's go to the arrow hole first!" After several soldiers were awakened, their heads were obviously not very enlightened. After making some guesses, they stood up one after another to go to the arrow hole to see what was going on.
At this time, the soldiers guarding the city did not think about the enemy's invasion, because this was the most unlikely thing in their minds. Moreover, in their current Mauryan Dynasty, although the current Mauryan Dynasty had exploited some inferior people a little bit and was quite strict with the people under their command, it did not prevent them from exercising their power, and it was undoubtedly nothing.
But they had just stood up and before they could go towards the direction of the arrow cave, another huge sound rolled in, even more loud than the one just now. Under such circumstances, these people finally couldn't sit still. This was not a sound that could be created by a wild elephant. It was obviously a collision with the city gate.
This time they finally didn't dare to hesitate anymore and went to the arrow hole, wanting to see what was hitting their city gate.
Through the arrow hole, they vaguely saw a wooden equipment not far from the city gate, and there were vaguely several people operating it, which made them a little confused. So they thought to themselves that just such a thing, how could their city gate make such a loud noise?
But when they continued to observe, until they found that a man in a weird dress loaded a huge stone onto the trencher, they finally understood what was causing the sound at the city gate.
"No, those people seem to be coming to attack the city gate. Fortunately, there are not many people. I'm waiting here to see if I can shoot them. You can tell the city lord about this matter quickly!"
After seeing what was going on, one of the guys who looked like a general finally made some arrangements and sent a soldier behind him to inform the city lord about the matter.
The sergeant sent there was disappointment, and his walking speed was slow. He obviously did not want to accept such an errand, because he knew that if he disturbed the city lord at this time, if there was nothing big, he would definitely scold him at least. If the city lord was in a bad mood, he would give him some other projects if he didn't do it well.
But what he didn't know was that it was this order that saved his life.
After sending the sergeant, when the team leader was still hesitating, he saw another large stone flying towards the city gate. Then another loud bang came. They could even feel the city gate shaking violently. I wonder how many stones there would be broken.
"How many defenders are there at the city gate? I see that there are only dozens of people who fired stones. I can destroy them when I leave the city. Otherwise, once these dozens of people break the city gate, where is the face of us?"
The people under his command counted the soldiers who arrived after hearing the sound and found that there were about 300 people, which made the team leader full of confidence.
He is on guarding the city gate tonight. If there is a mistake, it is obviously his problem. So he still wants to take his men and horses to wipe out the dozens of people when the city gate is fine. This will not only not be a mistake, but it may be a credit.
In fact, the conversations between these soldiers of the Mauryan Dynasty in the city walls can be heard by the soldiers ambushing in the Qin Dynasty, but what makes them most helpless is that they don’t understand what these people are saying at all, so they can only stare at the city gate and see when the city gate can be broken, while listening to the movement inside.
After a while, the more than 300 people finally found their armor and weapons, and then gathered in the city gate. They obviously had to go out to meet the enemy first. And they were waiting, waiting for the catapult to go out after just one launch, otherwise if they were hit if they opened the door, there would probably be only a few left of the three hundred people.
"General, these people are afraid they are going to leave the city gate, and they have not noticed me!"
After hearing the sound, the sergeant near the city gate quickly informed Han Xin about the matter. After hearing this, Han Xin made a gesture. Obviously, he had already arranged the attack, and everyone could do it according to his previous arrangements.
With another loud noise, the city gate was already a little damaged. The captain in the city felt that the time was ripe. He bit his silver teeth and ordered: "Get out of the city quickly and kill all these people!"
With his order, several soldiers hurriedly opened the city gate. They were afraid that if the door opened slowly and the next stone came towards him, it would be very unfunny.
But when the city gate was quickly pushed open and they rushed out, the scene that came into their eyes was different from what they imagined.
The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty who were ambushing on both sides of the city gate almost flashed in front of them. Against the backdrop of the moonlight, they saw people wearing armor they had never seen before, from their appearance to their figure, but the sharp blades shining in their hands told them that the arrival of these people was to break through the city.
"Hurry! The enemy attacks, go quickly...ah!"
The team leader who took the lead reacted very quickly and shouted at that time. Of course, in the ears of the Daqin soldiers, this was still something that was said to be Jili Guru.
Before he could finish calling, a trace of cold light flashed in front of his eyes, and then he lost consciousness.
Three hundred Mauryan sergeants who had just left the city gate were still sergeants who were negligent in training. When they were scared by the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty, they had no ability to resist. In just a few breaths, they were all killed by the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty and the Huns.
After killing these more than 300 people, the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty opened the city gate in an orderly manner, and then entered one after another, leaving two thousand people, and continued to guard the outside of several city gates.
At this time, the sergeant who was sent by the captain before came to the city lord's mansion. In order to avoid punishment, he could only try his best to make a very anxious attitude.
"The city lord has already fallen asleep and it is inconvenient to disturb you. If you have anything to do, why don't you report it tomorrow." Outside the city lord's mansion, a man with a guard-like appearance said in a stern tone.
"I don't know why there was a team of enemy troops outside the city gate. If the city lord didn't come forward to solve the problem, he would soon break the city gate!" At this time, the soldier could only say anxiously.
The word "enemy?" is very unusual in their city, so when he heard this, the guard was stunned. After he hesitating for a moment, he still took the soldier into the city lord's mansion.
The city lord had just fallen asleep not long ago. As for the reason, of course, it was too late to operate last night. At this time, he was suddenly woken up in his sleep. The anger in the heart of the city lord can be imagined.
"Why are you here?"
"This... I found the enemy army outside the city gate, and was attacking the city stones with huge rocks. I asked the city lord to quickly dispatch soldiers to meet the enemy!" At this time, the sergeant dared not say that there were only dozens of enemy troops. He thought that the city lords on both sides had woken up, and he didn't see clearly what was going on outside at that time. It would be better to talk about it more than that.
"enemy?"
When the city lord heard this, he was a little more awake. He knew that these soldiers would never joke about such things. However, after thinking for a while, he really couldn't figure out what enemy troops could attack his city. Although his place was not far from the royal city, it was a very remote place.
"Start the troops quickly and follow me to see!"
The city lord had some courage. He put on his own clothes while asking his subordinates to go and order troops.
But what happened next never expected that before the less than 10,000 soldiers in his city gathered together, a general hurriedly broke into his mansion.
"The city lord, there are 20,000 or 30,000 cavalrymen from somewhere. They have already broken through the city gate and all have poured into the city. They are coming here. The city lord should make a decision early!"
"ah??"
Such news seemed to have happened in the city lord's ears. He has been in this city for more than ten years. This is the first time he heard such a thing, and he even forgot what to do for a while.
"City Lord, you can't delay any more. You can quickly take people out and tell the monarch to know about this. There are only 20,000 or 30,000 people on them. Once the army of my Mauryan Dynasty arrived, you can wipe it out!" At this time, the general's thoughts were still very clear.
Chapter completed!