klisemfg Chapter 574: Burning More Than 2 Wei Troops
Chapter 574: Burning More Than 2 Wei Troops
Shen Changgong was riding on a horse, holding a telescope and looking at the mountain in the distance.
There were densely packed Wei troops above. There were not many tents, obviously not enough. Smoke was rising from above and the aroma of food wafted in the air.
Shen Changgong frowned and said,
"Is there still food on this mountain?"
Gongsun Wan'er thought for a moment and said,
"It seems so. This mountain is their second line of defense. There are 50,000 people stationed there. There should be some food, but it shouldn't be much. After all, the mountain is not big. More than 200,000 people are already the limit. How can there be so much space to hide food?"
"Yeah, that makes sense. I didn't expect Wan'er to be able to analyze the enemy situation. Congratulations."
Gongsun Wan'er immediately smiled smugly, looking like she had no brains.
"Let's go, let's take a look at the front line."
Shen Changgong and others rode into the military camp on horseback. The army was setting up camp and consolidating the walls, and had not yet had time to dig firebreaks.
This matter cannot be rushed, it must be done one step at a time.
When setting up camp, the commanders of each army reserved a firebreak area. The ground was covered with weeds, and the other side of the mountain, that is, the south side, was covered with wheat stubble.
Shen Changgong's men were responsible for defending the north, while the Southern King's troops were responsible for defending the south.
An army of more than 600,000 surrounded the mountain, making it impossible to escape.
After checking and finding nothing wrong, Shen Changgong went to the commander-in-chief's tent in the east.
By the afternoon, all the troops had set up their camps. The soldiers picked up their tools, went outside the camp, and started digging.
On the top of the mountain, the Wei army looked at the scene below and was very puzzled.
I don’t know what the Yan army is going to do.
So they went to report to the general.
The general took one look and slapped the soldier twice in the face, saying angrily,
"Don't you have any common sense? It's obvious they're digging trenches and trapping horses.
Aren’t there so many trenches on our mountain?
You are allowed to dig, but the enemy is not?
We're worried about them coming up, and they're worried about us breaking out."
The soldiers nodded one after another, thinking that the general knew more.
Suddenly, another soldier came up and said,
"General, the Yan army is outside shouting for us to surrender. What should we do?"
"What are you going to do? They're trying to persuade you to surrender, so just surrender."
"I can't surrender."
"You still know not to surrender, then why are you bothering with them? Let them yell if they want to. If you have the guts, go and yell at them, I won't care."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Then the general said loudly,
"Everyone cheer up, the Marshal said that as long as we can hold out for ten days, our mission will be accomplished, and he will lead us to break out to the south and have good food and drink in the city.
The Yan army is nothing to be afraid of. Our defense lines were too scattered before, but this time it’s different.
Why is it different?
Alas, we are all gathered together, so many people, packed next to each other, so densely packed that you can't retreat even if you want to. No matter how many more Yan troops come up, they can't defeat us.
On the contrary, we are in a superior position and can kill them mercilessly and push them down easily. No matter how many times they come up, they will return in vain.
Look at our trenches, look at our morale, our defenses, they are impregnable!"
"Hahahahaha..."
The soldiers burst into laughter.
Yes, their defense is too strong, just like a sturdy pot that protects them.
All it needs is a fire.
The Wei soldiers were all very relaxed. Since the Yan army was not coming to attack, they were happy to rest.
As for those stupid Yan soldiers, let them dig if they want.
The key is that these Yan troops cannot dig well.
Other people's trenches were dug deep so that people who fell in would be unable to get out, but the trenches of the Yan army were dug wide, less than half a foot deep. What's the difference between them and flat ground?
After a day and a night, when the Yan army's trench had become several dozen meters wide, the Wei army felt something was wrong.
How do you dig trenches like this?
what does it mean?
Isn't this funny?
The Wei army still didn't take it seriously. They just ate and drank as usual and didn't take anything to heart.
At night, the Yan army, which had been tired all day, all went back to rest, gather their strength and prepare for tomorrow's battle.
The next morning, after the entire army had lunch, they all came to the edge of the village wall, strengthening their defenses while also preparing to enjoy a good show.
In the open space in front of the general's tent, more than a dozen hot air balloons have been launched, and there is a full barrel of kerosene next to each one.
Shen Changgong, Ma Ling, Yu Ziling, Yu Huatian and others are all here.
A centurion strode over, knelt on one knee and asked,
"Your Excellency, the hot air balloon and kerosene are ready. Shall we take off?"
"Lift off, ignite!"
"ignition!"
With the centurion's order, the brazier under the hot air balloon began to burn fiercely and slowly rose into the air.
After rising to a height of more than one person, the person below pulled the rope and hung the barrel of kerosene under the hot air balloon, hung it with a rope, and then hooked the bottom of the barrel with a hook, and handed the rope above to the hot air balloon pilot.
Because the hook only hooks one side of the bottom of the oil barrel, the person on top only needs to pull the rope and the oil barrel will tilt and pour out.
After everything was hung up, the hot air balloon slowly took off.
The wind is blowing from the east today, and this wind direction has been calculated, so the hot air balloon took off from the east side of Weiyang Mountain.
More than a dozen hot air balloons took off, the scene was spectacular and attracted a lot of people's attention.
Then, blown by the wind, the hot air balloon slowly flew to the top of Weiyang Mountain.
On Weiyang Mountain.
Many Wei soldiers also raised their heads and looked at the hot air balloons in the sky, feeling very curious.
"Hey, what's that thing flying in the sky? It looks like there's someone inside it."
"I heard it's called a hot air balloon. But here we call it a spaceship, which means a flying ship that can carry people into the sky."
"Flying in the sky? So amazing? Is this true? How can a person fly in the sky?"
"Is this true? What? Are you blind? Can't you see what's flying in the sky?"
"The Yan people are really amazing! I heard from the general that this hot air balloon is simply a powerful weapon for scouting the enemy. As long as it flies into the sky, it can clearly see where there are ambushes. It's very powerful."
"Of course not. Ever since the Yan army invented this thing, have you ever seen an army from any other country engage in an ambush against the Yan army?
It's useless at all. No matter how good your ambush is, people in the sky can see it clearly.
And they fly so high that you can’t shoot them down with a bow and arrow.”
"That's amazing! When can I fly into the sky?"
"Isn't this easy? Just surrender to the Yan army and let them take you away."
"Ha ha ha ha."
"Huh? What is Yanren pouring down there? Is it water?"