Chapter 1348 - 330: Bloody Battle (Part 1)_3

Chapter 1348: Chapter 330: Bloody Battle (Part 1)_3

But ultimately, this city can only be taken by our regular army with swords and spears in a proper and hard fight.

I won’t speak in circles; when it comes down to showing true colors, I need to deploy two of my regular army men together.

I won’t deliberately spare the two and cause my men more casualties, nor will I intentionally preserve my own strength while letting the two’s men fight.

Here, I guarantee that I will treat everyone equally.

As for the credit, I already have Yangshan Village as a foundation; as you know, Prince Jingnan treats me as his own child. The credit, I can share it all with the two of you.

So,

let’s clarify these words, set the tone, and once that’s out in the open, none of us three brothers will have any hidden complaints in our hearts.

Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi exchanged a glance, then immediately knelt on the sedan chair before Lord Zheng:

"I follow the Lord’s command!"

"I follow the Lord’s command!"

Actually, the two of them had long been mentally prepared to let their men undertake the main attack. Lord Zheng speaking like this already exceeded their expectations.

Plus, given Lord Zheng’s current status and his relationship with Prince Jingnan as mentioned earlier, these "words from the heart" are truly comforting.

"Please rise, let’s open another watermelon over there."

At the tail end of the sedan chair, there sat a man wearing a straw hat, with several watermelons placed in front of him.

Gong Wang got up, walked over to take it himself.

The man drew a sword, quickly cut the watermelon, and placed it in a basket, indicating Gong Wang could take it over.

Gong Wang found it curious, glanced a few more times at the man with the straw hat, then took the basket over. When distributing the watermelon, Gong Wang said with a smile:

"The man behind the Lord, I observed, is quite skillful with a sword."

Lord Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, after all, he is the Sword Saint."

"..." Gong Wang.

Gongsun Zhi paused his action of eating watermelon, even deliberately turned his head towards the back.

When the sedan chair arrived at the designated central position in the rear, preparations in front had already been completed.

On the west side near the sedan chair, a group of auxiliaries was sitting in strict anticipation, though not standing. Shields were set beside them, used for shading from the sun.

"Hey."

Lord Zheng gestured at one of the auxiliaries.

When the person came over a bit incredulously,

he handed him the remaining watermelon in the basket:

"Eat up."

......

Guo Dong excitedly accepted the basket from the Lord’s hand.

Lord,

Lord,

the Lord still remembers me, the Lord still cares for me!!!

Back with the basket, Guo Dong took a piece for himself, handed another piece to Hui An, and the rest was given to the captain, who waved it off, indicating he didn’t want it, and then it was shared with surrounding fellow soldiers.

Guo Dong ate the watermelon while crying.

Hui An watched from the side and smiled.

He knew his brother had been under great pressure since his father was killed by a Chu scout. Now, Lord Pingye was practically his pillar.

This time, Lord Pingye specially sent watermelon to him, offering the best comfort to his brother.

With not much watermelon to begin with, after eating, Guo Dong wiped his mouth urgently and said:

"Direct Thief, why hasn’t the assault started yet!"

He wished he could fly to the wall of East Mountain fortress and plant the "Zheng" banner for Lord Zheng.

Hui An comforted him:

"It’s still early, we need to call with the catapults first, then press in with the arrow towers, then the wild people, and after that, maybe it will be our turn."

"But I can’t wait any longer!!!"

Guo Dong growled lowly.

"There will be plenty of opportunities for you to perform, don’t rush, don’t rush."

Actually, Hui An understood that they, as auxiliaries, were there to protect the archers or the battering rams and arrow towers below, and in all probability, they didn’t have the chance to charge up the city walls.

But unfortunately, his brother’s hot blood had been fully stirred up by a slice of watermelon.

Meanwhile, on the sedan chair, Lord Zheng was explaining to the two generals:

"Here, and there, the stakes are actually markers, indicating the range for catapults. Later, the first round of firing will take place here, aiming for the city walls of East Mountain fortress, but I suppose, given the Chu people’s skill in construction, these walls will be hard to break down."

"If that’s the case, Lord, why not pull closer and directly smash the stones into the Chu people’s towers or the city inside?" Gongsun Zhi asked.

Before Lord Zheng could respond, Gong Wang spoke first: "It’s because within East Mountain fortress, the Chu people will certainly have catapults ready, and the walls suppose large ballistae as well.

Pulling in too close prematurely, our catapults can easily be hit by Chu’s. It’s better to play it slowly, even to flush them out and let the Chu catapults expose themselves first."

Lord Zheng nodded and said, "Exactly what Brother Gong said."

Gong Wang smiled; he was a Jin person and understood some siege techniques.

Long ago at the Town South Pass, he accompanied Situ Lei in battles against the Chu people.

"Prepare ———— Launch!!!"

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!!!!!!"

The first round of catapult fire commenced, mostly hitting below the walls due to distance, with some crashing against the walls.

The people of the Tianji Pavilion quickly calculated the coordinates for firing, calculating distances.

At the forefront of the troops,

sat a large group of wild people, each with a large basket of dirt before them.

The Wild People’s King’s flag was erected there,

he pointed at the trench and moat below East Mountain fortress,

with the other hand clutching a bamboo slip marked with words,

shouting to those around:

"Later, filling the trench with dirt and returning with a basket will get you a bamboo slip from me. With the bamboo slip, there will be food tonight! Don’t worry about the arrows from the Chu people on the walls,

the stars,

will protect you!"

After speaking,

the Wild People’s King turned, his back to the wild people, facing the walls of East Mountain fortress.

After saying those words,

he himself laughed.