Today's experiment was a success, so Mr. Huang packed up his things with satisfaction and left with the people from the workshop. Although General Wei was depressed because of the thunderbolt incident, looking at the improved trebuchet that was left behind finally gave him some comfort.
Tuoba Ren walked back and forth in the tent, the heavy casualties today were beyond his expectation.
He remained calm and didn't speak, and the people beside him didn't dare to show their anger, but Song Lian let out a chuckle. Tuoba Ren looked up and said coldly, "Mr. Song, what can you say?"
Song Lian casually straightened his robe, and finally waved his sleeves and said, "Why should your lord worry about this? From my point of view, this is not worth mentioning at all."
"What does Mr. Song mean by this? Do you have a way to deal with this thing?" Before Tuoba Ren could speak, Chachaqi asked.
Chachaqi's heart is still bleeding, today's thunderous thing caused him to lose a team or two. More importantly, what they saw before was less powerful, and the casualties were not too great. Now this thing has a lot of casualties, and if all this thing is lost on the battlefield in the future, how many of their 50,000 soldiers and horses will be left
Song Lian shook his head, "Although there is no way to deal with it at present, we can find ways to prevent it. Moreover, I think that they may not have many of this thing."
Tuoba Ren became a little interested, "How do you say that?"
"Think about it, my lord, they have been fighting for so long before, and they have never used it once, but today it seems that it is more of a test."
Tuoba Ren frowned, he didn't speak, and thought with his hands behind his back.
Chachaqi thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "Who knows how many ghosts they have, even if they are not many, if you do this once or twice a day, our troops can't stand it."
Song Lian smiled slightly, "So, we must have a way to avoid and prevent them. Even if they have this sharp weapon, they are helpless."
Tuoba Ren coughed a few times, and said in a deep voice, "How to prevent it?"
"I knew a little bit about this thing before, but this time it's just bigger. In fact, the reason is the same. Generally speaking, its damage and destructive power is such a large range. Our people can be dispersed, and such casualties will come sooner or later." It won't have much of an impact."
Song Lian spoke in a very orderly manner, several people suddenly realized, Tuoba Ren nodded, a glint of haze flashed in his eyes, "Let's do this, attack again tomorrow, I want to see how much they have hidden. Besides, Chachaqi General, you go and capture the people from the frontier, and when our army attacks, we should take these people to the front to reduce our casualties."
Chachaqi was overjoyed when he heard the words, clapped his palms and said with a smile: "That's right! Why didn't I think of this method, I will do it now."
Song Lian opened his mouth with some unbearable expression on his face, but finally said nothing.
There are Han and Yi people in the border areas, but most of them are mainly Han. Tuoba Ren's order meant that these people would be used as cannon fodder.
I am also a person with a lot of fate, so what right do I have to pity these ants
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160. Chapter 160
The next day, the Yi army really changed its strategy. Seeing the bound frontier civilians of the front army staggering forward under the custody of the army behind, everyone fell silent.
The defenders of Shichong Pass have been guarding here year after year, and they have become familiar with the people in the border areas for a long time. Seeing the familiar faces approaching from outside the pass, everyone is filled with resentment.
General Wei clenched his fists even more, these bastards were simply not human.
what to do? If the people are spared, then the wolves behind will attack and only cause more people in Dayan to suffer. General Wei gritted his teeth, "We must not let them come here."
Someone next to him couldn't bear it, "General!"
General Wei waved his hand, "Think about Liangzhou, think about the people behind us!"
Everyone didn't dare to say anything more. Indeed, if they broke through Shichong Pass, the people of Liangzhou would lose their lives.
One of the lieutenant generals made up his mind and shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"
No one dared to disobey the order, even though everyone couldn't bear it, they still raised their bows, nocked arrows, and shot!
They vented all their resentment here, even though their hands were still trembling slightly, they still shot the arrows.
The slinger looked at General Wei, "General, shall we still throw thunderbolts?"
General Wei looked at the few Thunderbolt bombs and shook his head, "Use stones and throw them as far away as possible into the pile of barbarians."
However, the Yi people's formation has been changed, the sparse ones are not dense, and the boulders thrown by the enemy do not suffer much damage, and the effect is much worse than yesterday.
Seeing this scene, General Wei frowned, and only ordered in a deep voice: "The enemy has already prepared, everyone be careful."
He looked towards the sky, with unprecedented anticipation in his eyes, wondering how the prince and the others are doing now, it has been so long, has their plan succeeded? Withdrawing his gaze, he turned his attention to the battlefield in front of him. No matter what, he could not fail the prince's entrustment, and Shi Chongguan would never allow him to lose it.
The battle became more intense day by day, Tuoba Ren and the others wanted a quick victory, and the offensive became more ferocious day by day. The thunderbolts they had been worried about were rarely fired, and so far, only three have been fired in total. It seems that, as Song Lian guessed, this thing is not popular.
Moreover, their soldiers spread out their attacks, and the casualties caused by this thing were not as heavy as the first time. Although there were also damages, they were still within an acceptable range. Now Tuoba Ren is completely relieved, since that's the case, they don't have to be afraid of anything. Looking at Shi Chongguan, which is so close at hand, Tuoba Ren's mouth twitched into a smug smile, thinking that it won't take long for his wish to be fulfilled.
The corners of General Wei's mouth were burnt to death, although they relied on their geographical advantages to hold on. But they couldn't stand the fierceness of the enemy, and the critical moment had already been breached several times, and their people tried their best to block the hole.
"If you stick around for a few more days, the prince and General Xie will be back soon. As long as the army returns, the barbarians outside the pass will not be feared. We will surely defeat the barbarians and capture Tuoba Ren alive!" General Wei was cheering everyone up. Although he had no idea, he believed that the prince and Xie Yixiu would come back later.
I don't know what everyone thinks and whether they believe his words, but everyone understands that they must stick to it. Everyone's face was exhausted, and the pressure on them could be imagined. They can't collapse, even if there is still one breath left, they must keep the barbarians out of the pass.
Seeing that Shi Chongguan was in danger, he galloped over from the west, and headed straight for Tuoba Ren's camp without stopping.
At dusk, Dayan's soldiers stood up straight one by one, some of them were injured, they used the guns in their hands to support their bodies, and they wanted to make themselves stand upright.
A new day has begun, and they are about to usher in a new round of attacks by the barbarians. The breached wall was repaired last night, and it is not known how many times it can withstand the enemy's attack today.
Everyone is ready, their bows are ready to go, the last thunderbolt is equipped, and they are waiting for the moment of the enemy's attack.
The sun gradually rose, and the Shichong Pass was empty, with no one in sight. This is wrong, at this time in the past, the barbarians would have launched an attack long ago. But what is the situation today? Could it be that the sick child Tuoba Ren is dying? I saw him riding on horseback yesterday, full of ambition!
General Wei frowned, took out the clairvoyance hanging from his waist, and looked at the enemy's camp, even though he was condescending, he could see clearly.
The patrolling guards in the enemy's camp were not chaotic, which showed that Tuoba Ren did not have a short life, nor did he have any abnormal conditions. But firstly, they were not in chaos, and secondly, no one was dead, so why did they suddenly stop attacking today? Could it be that they are discussing a better way to attack Shi Chongguan
Shichongguan was already on the verge of collapse, and they knew in their hearts that they would not be able to hold on for long, but they never dared to think that the barbarians would give up their attack on their own.
General Wei frowned, he couldn't take it lightly. I don't know that clairvoyance is only available to General Wei, and high-ranking generals are also assigned. A lieutenant general recounted everything he observed through clairvoyance, and the soldiers looked at each other, not knowing whether they should be happy or anxious at this moment.
"They're starting to break camp!" Someone shouted in surprise.
"What?" Everyone rushed forward to look, but with such a distance, the naked eye couldn't see clearly.
"Where is it?" "Is it true? Did they withdraw their troops?" , I don't know who to listen to for a while.
General Wei also saw it naturally, the barbarians are really pulling out their camp, are they preparing to retreat? Why did they suddenly decide to retreat when victory was in sight for no reason? Could it be... Could it be...
Thinking of a possibility, General Wei began to breathe rapidly! is this real
The hand holding the clairvoyance trembled slightly, and he aimed the clairvoyance in his hand at the western horizon.
The sky is bright, there is faint smoke and dust on the horizon, and a black line is getting thicker, rolling towards here