Chapter 198 I don’t want to die either, but he calls me my confidant!
Outside Daliang City.
Ying Chengxuan stood on the command podium and watched Wei Jiu's troops fight back to Daliang City. After that, he said in a deep voice: "Send an order to Captain Cen Bian."
"Let him give me an explanation." !”
Before the messenger climbed down from the command platform, more than ten generals came galloping on their horses.
"General!" Cen Bian neatly turned over and dismounted from his horse under the command platform. He knelt down and shouted in a smooth and coherent manner: "General, I failed to stop the Wei navy."
"Please punish the general!"< br>
Ying Chengyu shouted angrily: "Get up here!"
Cen Bian let out a shameful 'Hey', and then climbed up to the podium like a nimble ape.
When Cen Bian came on stage, Ying Chengyu had already suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation in this battle?"
Cen Bian hurriedly explained: "Our army's 1,200 sampans and 6,000 naval officers were ordered to ambush in the Yellow River and Chasm respectively."
"When the Wei army's navy discovered that General Meng's troops were approaching After the boat returned, the two armies of our army came out and surrounded the Wei army."
"After that..." Cen Bian said helplessly: "It was a disastrous defeat."
"Our army was destroyed. The Wei army had 70 flying boats and killed more than 600 people."
"But our army lost 307 flying boats and killed 2,381 people in the battle."
Ying Chengyu:? ? ?
What a strange turn you are making!
Why can’t I understand it?
Ying Cheng asked solemnly: "He led five times the force to attack in an ambush posture, and the plan went smoothly but suffered a disastrous defeat?"
"Captain Cen, please explain to me, this is Is it reasonable? ”
Cen Bian said sincerely: "Because we can't beat it!"
"We can't beat it at all!"
"The ships of Wei Jun's navy are better than our sampans, and Wei Jun is also better at water. Battle."
"On the other hand, our soldiers vomited as soon as they entered the cabin, and the ship was unable to stand after it shook."
"It was seven or eight of our army's sampans that surrounded one. Even if the Wei army flies a boat, it will be difficult for our army to win!”
Cen Bian was about to command the army to outflank, but he saw all his soldiers lying on the side of the boat and vomiting.
How to fight this?
No way to fight!
Recalling the feeling of powerlessness when he was on the water, Cen Bian bowed his hands bitterly: "I am not trying to shirk the blame, but I am really not good at water fighting."
"I beg you, General, to treat me." For the crime of the last general, the last general will be dismissed from the post of captain of the Navy!”
"The general would rather be a junior officer (basic infantryman) and continue to charge into battle for our Great Qin!"
Ying Chengyu nodded expressionlessly: "I understand, general."
Although Daqin is located in the northwest and has fewer rivers in its territory, Daqin actually has a navy.
Unfortunately, the mission of Ying Chengyu's troops in this battle is only to involve the enemy's troops. Wang Jian's troops are the main force, and Zhao is the main battlefield.
In addition, there are river systems such as the Zhangshui River, Tang River, Hu (hū) Tuo River and Yellow River in the Zhao Kingdom, so Da Qin’s river system is sparse in total, has old warships, and has few soldiers. All the divisions were transferred to Wang Jian's department.
The navy in Ying Chengyu's hands are all civilian ships recruited from his hometown in Korea!
If Ying Chengyu had not recruited the boatmen who were driving the boats, the group of landlubbers under Ying Chengyu would not even be able to sail the boats, let alone fight on the water!
Ying Chengyu had no choice.
He could only use five times the force in an attempt to compensate for quality with quantity.
Unfortunately, Cen Bian used his actual combat experience to tell Ying Chengyu that the gap in quality cannot be made up by quantity.
This defeat had nothing to do with Cen Bian. Even if Ying Chengyu was in a bad mood, he could not vent his anger on Cen Bian.
Holding Cen Bian up with both hands, Ying Chengqiu comforted him with a gentle voice: "Although General Cen is not good at water warfare, General Cen is already the best general in our army besides the Mongolian deputy general who is good at water warfare."
"Don't say anything like resigning again."
"The fault of this battle is my fault. I will go to the king to apologize."
"Please Sir Cen Duwei Go and have a rest, I will bring another hundred sheep and two hundred jars of wine to soothe the water.”
According to the provisions of the "Military Noble Law", Cen Bian suffered too much damage in this battle, and it may not be enough to fill in all his titles and military positions to atone for his crime.
Cen Bian’s request to be the first to ascend is not a polite statement, but this is what the law will decree!
But now, Ying Chengyu helped him fight this crime!
Cen Bian's heart felt hot, and all he could say turned into a long bow: "Thank you, general!"
After saying a few more words of comfort to Cen Bian, Cen Bian said goodbye and left.
After Cen Bian left the command podium, Captain Meng Nan said in a deep voice: "This battle has exposed the weakness of our navy."
"With General Pang's ability, he will not let this opportunity pass by!"< br>
"The last general thinks that General Pang will definitely focus on water warfare next!"
Ying Chengyu nodded slightly: "I think so too."
" It is said that the great craftsman Cao Mao and the great craftsman Qi Ai!”
After the words fell, Ying Chengyu fell into deep thought.
After a long while, Cao Mao and Qi Ai climbed up to the command podium and saluted: "Greetings, general!"
Ying Chengyu's thoughts were interrupted, he raised his head and asked: "How many people are there in the army? "搐(tuó)龠(yuè)"
Cao Mao said uncertainly: "There should be seventy or eighty"
搐龠 is the bellows of this era, and it is mainly used. To transport air into the smelting furnace to enhance the fire.
There are indeed coppersmiths accompanying the army in the baggage camp, but the need to move with the army means that the baggage camp cannot carry large smelting furnaces, and can only use smelting pots to temporarily repair weapons, so there are not many coppersmiths in the army.
Ying Chengxuan immediately ordered: "Allocate all the chariots to the navy."
"You can forge some bronze hoops and stick them on the top of the chariots."
"Also! Send an order to the governor of Yingchuan County to transport all the bellows from Yingchuan County to the army."
Cao Mao didn't understand why Ying Chengyu gave the bellows used for blacksmithing to Shui division, but the success of the catapult has given Cao Mao confidence in Ying Chengyu.
The general must have a reason for giving such an order!
So Cao Mao immediately handed over his hand: "Wei!"
Waving his hand to order Cao Mao and Qi Ai to retreat, Ying Chengyu continued to give the order: "Order! Stop attacking the city!"
< br>"The supply camp built a large siege wall around Daliang City, and built embankments in the chasm to intercept water."
"Jiang Ming's troops retreated to protect the supply camp."
"The catapults have been moved ten miles away from the north and south water gates of Daliang City. They cannot be fired without orders from the general."
"Send an order to the governor of Yingchuan County to recruit 50,000 civilians from Yingchuan County to rush to the battlefield!"
"Send the order..."
Wei Jiu returned to Daliang City to make Ying Chengyu's follow-up plans useless. Orders were issued one after another by Ying Chengyu, and the entire Qin army was mobilized to stand firm for the new plan.
The baggage camp even picked up copper shovels and poured basket after basket of soil and stones into the chasm.
Three days later.
The battlefield turned into a busy construction site, and a troop of troops also marched in from the south.
Zhang Er, the magistrate of Waihuang County, looked at the gap and said in a solemn voice: "The Qin army is trying to block the way for the navy from Daliang City to leave the city!"
"No wonder the king ordered our army to rush into the south. Shuimen, escort the navy out of the city."
"If the Qin army really blocks the gap, how can Daliang City have the power to fight back?"
Behind Zhang Er, the retainer Liu Ji looked at the neatly arrayed Qin army and complained helplessly: " Attack the Qin army with 40,000 troops and 170,000 troops. "This is a fatal move!"
"How can we seek death if the beasts still want to survive?"
Ranger Chen Yu angrily rebuked: "So we are humans, but the beasts are just beasts!"
"Now that the king is trapped and the country is in danger, we, as Daliang people, must protect Daliang City even if we die on the battlefield!"
Liu Ji's words are never weak to others, facing Chen Yu asked and nodded clearly: "So I'm not as good as a beast!"
Chen Yu was furious: "伱..."
Zhang Er said in a deep voice: "That's enough!"< br>
“This is a military formation, how can we allow you to wait and make noise?”
"It has messed up the morale of the army. Let's see if I can spare you and wait!"
Chen Yu immediately suppressed his anger and apologized: "It's Yu's fault."
"But Liu Ji It’s really too irritating!”
“He is disrupting the morale of our army!”
Zhang Er said warmly: “You and I were both born in Daliang City, and now Daliang City is trapped. I will do my best to rescue you.”
"But Mr. Liu is not from Daliang, not even from Wei."
"He is willing to accompany me to rescue Daliang City out of loyalty!"
Zhang Er turned to Liu Ji, said seriously: "Zhang has long regarded Mr. Liu as a confidant."
"Zhang also knows that this battle is dangerous, but Daliang City is Zhang's hometown, and protecting Dawei is Zhang's past Lord Xinling’s last words.”
“Even if the road ahead is dangerous, Zhang will not take a step back.”
"But Zhang will not force his close friends to die for Zhang. Zhang is willing to donate thousands of dollars to Mr. Liu to help him travel."
"I only hope that today next year, Mr. Liu can offer Zhang a pot of wine from a distance. "
"In this way, Zhang can still be so relieved even under Jiuquan! "
If Liu Ji was in his forties, he would definitely say goodbye and run away on the spot! Before leaving, he did not forget to take the travel expenses promised by Zhang Er, and maybe even get some more food from the baggage camp.
But Liu Jizheng, who was only eighteen years old, was passionate about being a knight, and even regarded Lord Xinling as his idol.
Zhang Er brought up the friendship between the two and Lord Xinling's last instructions one after another. How could Liu Ji survive it?
I don’t want to die either, but he calls me my confidant!
Liu Ji immediately slapped his chest: "Brother Zhang treated Liu so kindly, how could Liu abandon Brother Zhang in times of crisis?"
"Brother Zhang's hometown is Liu's. Hometown, Brother Zhang’s goal is Liu’s goal.”
“Liu will be brave in this battle!”
Chen Yu snorted softly: "I'm not a complete rat."
Zhang Er smiled and cupped his hands: "In this case, Zhang will thank you in advance!"
Soon Zhang Er He raised his voice and spoke loudly: "If any of you, gentlemen, want to leave, Zhang will never stop him."
"It is fate that you and I met each other. It is a pleasure to become close friends. We will live up to this life." ! ”
Of the four thousand soldiers and horses brought out by Zhang Er, more than 2,700 were county soldiers, and the rest were all disciples of Zhang Er’s command.
On weekdays, Zhang Er entertains guests with delicious food and drinks, and has the demeanor of Lord Xinling. He is a role model for many diners.
Now that it is difficult to open one's ears, and the words are so precise, how can the diners escape even for the sake of face?
More than a thousand guests gathered together and said: "We are willing to die for Brother Zhang!"
Zhang Er laughed heartily: "In that case, gentlemen, please follow Zhang to kill all the Qin dogs. ! "
He raised his spear and shouted angrily: "Target both sides of the divide, kill!"
Zhang Er did not move, Zhang Er's retainers and county soldiers had already launched a charge, shouting:
"Waihuang County troops, come to escort us!"
The battlefield at this moment was quite quiet. , the shouts of thousands of Menke County soldiers echoed across the battlefield.
Other county magistrates who came for reinforcements couldn't help but curse secretly.
This place is still hundreds of feet away from the Qin army. Who would have thought that Zhang Er would start shouting for death now?
As a result, such a good opportunity to show his face was snatched away by Zhang Er!
Noisy calls quickly sounded on the battlefield:
"Pengcheng County troops, come to escort us!"
"Chengqiu County troops, fight the enemy bravely!"
“I am Zou Yun, the magistrate of Xiangling County, and the soldiers will follow my command to kill!”
The reinforcements in each city were not affiliated with each other, and they all wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to win the favor of King Wei.
So the Wei army on the battlefield was in chaos, with no cooperation at all between them.
However, their appearance finally caused cracks in the Qin army's encirclement.
At the head of Daliang City, Pang Nuan gave the order without hesitation: "Order!"
"Open the middle gate of the south city! Chen Mao's troops, go out of the city to cover up the killing!"
"The navy assembled behind the Nanshui Gate, and we will attack immediately as soon as the order comes!"
Wei Wangzeng rolled up his sleeves and walked to the Fen drum, and personally held the drumsticks and hit the drum head heavily.
"Dong! Dongdongdong!"
The war drums beat, and King Wei Zeng roared:
"Great Wei! Ten thousand victories!"
(End of this chapter)