Gan Ning immediately shook his head in refusal.
"Isn't that too stingy? You want to send me away with a glass of wine? When this battle is over, Brother Wen Ze will definitely take credit for it, and the lord's reward will definitely not be small. At that time, hehe, there should be no problem with three days of flower wine in Cuihong Pavilion, right?”
Xiahou Yuan, who had been silent all this while, immediately raised his hands in agreement." That's right! This was a good suggestion! I firmly support Brother Xing Ba!"
Seeing that the two of them had formed an offensive and defensive alliance, Yu Jin could only sigh alone. It's nature to eat and sleep, it's nature to eat and sleep! The wine is all taken up!"
Gan Ning imitated Yu Jin's tone and shook his head as he chanted,"No, no!" You're a hero!"
The three of them laughed at the same time." Hahahahahaha…"
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The fire on Bowang Slope burned for three days. The originally lush hillside and dense forest had become scorched earth.
Cheng Pu looked at the desolate scenery in front of him and nodded in satisfaction. Although he had been blamed by Zhang Xun for delaying the march schedule, he had finally vented the anger that had been suppressed in his chest for a long time!
Hmph, Xinye, don't disappoint me!
"Milord, General Huang's vanguard has safely passed through Bowang Slope! There are no enemies ahead!"
"Very good! All troops advance, we will set up camp outside New Night City tonight!”
Looking at the newly dug moat in front of Xinye City, Cheng Pu was a little surprised. It seemed that the other party had made ample preparations. This battle might not be easy to fight! He did not know who was guarding the city, so he rode his horse forward and asked.
"Who is the general guarding the city? Come out and answer!"
Yu Jin stuck his head out from the city tower and looked at Cheng Pu's position. It seemed a little far away.
He smiled and replied," So it's Great General Cheng. Sorry for not welcoming you, sorry for not welcoming you! I'm Yu Jin, Governor of Jiangling. I wonder why Lord Sun is looking for me.”
Yu Jin? Never heard of it! It turned out that the person guarding the city was just a nameless person, so it was much easier to deal with.
"Since you are the prefect of Jiangling, why would you come to this small Xinye City? Do you see the army behind me? If you don't hurry up and surrender, when will you?"
Yu Jin replied in a teasing tone," Since Great General Cheng is from River East, why did you come to this small town of Xinye? I didn't see an army, but I saw a group of chickens and dogs!”
"Brat! How dare you insult me!"
Cheng Pu turned around and shouted at his subordinates," Men, fill the moat in front of us with soil and flatten Xinye!”
Yu Jin watched as the Yuan army began to dig and pick up sand. He turned to Xiahou Yuan and asked," Is the catapult ready?”
"It's ready! All of them were exchanged for about seven to eight catties of stones. Now, each catapult could throw four to five stones at a time! I'll definitely give them a surprise later!”
"That's good! Let us teach them how to use the catapults!”
The first batch of 1,000 men under the city wall began to rush towards the moat under the cover of the strong crossbows. As they got closer, 200 steps, 150 steps, 100 steps.
"Ahhhhh…"
Several soldiers who were charging at the front stepped into the air, the soil on their shoulders pushing their center of gravity forward. Just as the thought of stepping into a trap flashed through their minds, they saw a dense number of bamboo sticks...
" Trap! There's a trap ahead!"
The people running in front immediately stopped, and the people behind them were still rushing forward. The crowd was quickly squeezed together.
As soon as he figured out what was going on, he heard the sound of something breaking through the air above his head. Hundreds of bowl-sized rocks were flying toward him. When he wanted to avoid them, he was surrounded by people. The only thing he could do was to scream in despair...
Cheng Pu, who was standing at the back, was also shocked by the dense rain of rocks. How many catapults were there in the city?
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Hearing the order that he was looking forward to, the soldiers who were digging the soil immediately threw off the burden on their shoulders and ran back. Another rain of stones fell, knocking down more than a hundred people who were slow to run.
Yu Jin smiled in satisfaction as he looked at the enemies who were running away in a sorry state. He looked up at the sky. The sun had already set in the west.
He then ordered the soldiers on the city wall," Be on high alert and inform me if anything happens. Also, fire a round of rockets outside the city every ten minutes at night. Be careful of the enemy's sneak attack!”
The soldiers responded," Yes!"
In the Yuan Army camp, Cheng Pu paced back and forth restlessly in the commander's tent.
Huang Gai also closed his eyes and pondered, thinking about what to do.
The most troublesome thing now was the trap in front of the moat, which prevented the soldiers from approaching the moat quickly. If they could not move quickly within the optimal range of the bow and arrow, they would be like live targets for the enemy. Even if they carried shields, they would not be able to block the stone rain from the catapults!
After a while, Huang Gai opened his eyes and suggested to Cheng Pu," The trap in front of the moat seems to be within a hundred steps of the river. Why don't we quietly fill the trap in front of the moat after dark?"”
Cheng Pu nodded." That's all we can do for now!”
When night fell, Huang Gai and Cheng Pu looked at the rockets that would shoot out from the city tower every once in a while. They couldn't help but smile bitterly at each other." It seems like we've met an expert!"”
"Don't be discouraged, when Zhang Shuai's catapults arrive, the small Xinye city wall will be turned into dust! Without the city wall, I want to see how Yu Jin will defend the city!”
"Not bad! How can we be stumped by this small Xinye City!”
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