Chapter 1359 - 333: Bloody Battle (4)_5

Chapter 1359: Chapter 333: Bloody Battle (4)_5

Although the two are not much different in age, the achievements and deeds of Lord Pingye are already enough to make Gong Lin look up to him.

"Since both generals have arrived, it is assumed that the troops must have arrived too, right?" Lord Zheng asked.

"Reporting to Lord, from me down, all my troops will follow your command!" Gong Wang reported earnestly.

Gongsun Zhi also spoke: "Lord, I am the same!"

Lord Zheng nodded, actually, recruiting these two chief commanders didn’t take much effort, because everyone has their own needs.

Lord Zheng needs to establish his own faction, so that he can take the initiative when dividing the spoils in the future.

Both of them hoped to find a backing, and Lord Zheng was quite suitable, so it turned out to be a perfect match.

"Alright, today we shall give those Chu people at East Mountain Fort a good show."

After saying this,

Lord Zheng unfastened the barbarian knife hanging at his waist and tossed it down.

Gongsun Zhen immediately reached out to catch it.

Subsequently,

Gongsun Zhen climbed up the side steps onto the handsome carriage, standing by Lord Zheng’s side, thus the trust was established.

Lord Zheng reached out to tap Gongsun Zhen’s little helmet, producing two crisp sounds,

and laughed, saying:

"Back then, I also stood by the Prince’s side in this manner."

These words made Gongsun Zhi extremely happy.

Gong Wang felt a bit jealous.

The Sword Saint slightly turned his face away, feeling that these words were outrageously shameless. How old were you when you stood by Tian Wujing’s side?

"Transmit my orders."

Seeing that the time was almost right, Lord Zheng officially began to issue commands.

All at once, everybody below the handsome carriage knelt down.

"Today, during the siege, I intend to achieve victory in one strike. I hope everyone fights bravely, whether it’s the Prince or His Majesty, I will personally seek merits for you!"

"I will obey!"

"I will obey!"

......

"Woo woo woo!!!!!! Woo woo woo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The sound of the horns blared.

All troops began to swiftly assemble and take position; the siege operation today was about to begin.

Different from yesterday’s probing which focused on filling the trenches, today was the main event.

In the auxiliary troops’ formation, Guo Dong quietly said to Hui An next to him: "Did you see, today there are nearly twice as many trebuchets and arrow towers compared to yesterday."

Hui An nodded, saying: "Today, it’s likely going to get serious."

"Do you think we’ll have a chance to charge together later?"

"Once things get intense, if there’s a chance, we’ll pick up a sword lying on the ground." Hui An said.

Guo Dong nodded.

But he also knew that such an opportunity was quite rare, because each military unit has its own responsibilities, and their auxiliary unit’s task was to bear shields.

Finally, accompanied by a salvo from the trebuchets, the Yan Army’s siege formation began to advance.

With the practical experience from yesterday, today, the cooperation among the various divisions and arrangements became very coordinated.

Guo Dong and Hui An continued to cover and push an arrow tower forward, and once they had progressed to a certain distance, the arrows from the Chu people followed closely.

The auxiliary troops were naturally of much higher quality than the militia, plus they had undergone some training. After shedding the initial inexperience on the battlefield yesterday, everyone appeared more composed today.

This is the change in demeanor; there is a fundamental difference between seasoned veterans who have seen blood and green recruits who have never been to war.

Even, regarding when they need to be alert and when they can take a breath, Guo Dong and Hui An had a clearer understanding.

When they got a bit closer,

Hui An reminded: "The Chu people’s giant crossbows are about to shoot, be careful, move closer to the arrow tower."

"Buzz!"

A giant crossbow arrow came shooting over, piercing through the shields of two fellow soldiers in front of Guo Dong, and one person’s arm was directly mangled, but fortunately the giant crossbow arrow buried into the ground in front of Guo Dong, just a half step away from possibly nailing Guo Dong’s foot to the ground.

"Ah ah!!!"

The fellow soldier with a severed arm was initially stunned, not reacting, but after a while, realized what had happened and started shouting.

Still, Guo Dong and Hui An could only bypass him and continue forward.

Right now, it’s impossible to spare someone for treatment and protection of the fellow soldier; otherwise, the strongmen pushing the arrow tower behind them would be left unprotected, subject to the Chu people’s arrow assault from the walls.

Shortly after, two wild people sprinted up from the rear, immediately tackled the situation, one carrying the other assisting, bringing the injured auxiliary soldier away from the battlefield.

There were many wild people like that, taking on the role of carrying injured soldiers from the battlefield.

They wore no armor, no protection, so charging into the battlefield was very dangerous, but as long as they could save a living injured soldier, they could earn a bamboo stick, no problem if they couldn’t find a wounded soldier, bringing back weapons or arrows could also count toward earning bamboo sticks.

Often, bringing down a wounded soldier cost the lives of one to two wild people, but they had no other choice.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Within the city walls, the Chu people’s trebuchets began to counterattack; their main targets were still the arrow towers.

Today, the number of trebuchets within the Chu people’s city was clearly more than yesterday; evidently, the Chu people also held back a trick yesterday.

But the Yan Army’s trebuchets were more than doubled compared to yesterday!

After several rounds of barrage, the Chu people’s trebuchet momentum was quickly suppressed again.

Snow Sea Pass isn’t very far from here, especially considering Lord Zheng’s strategic planning for siege warfare and heavy ordnance research that originated last year, no, actually back in Shengle City.