Chapter 181: Stone-casting Demonic Method

On June 13th, it belongs to the second year of Xinyuan in the calendar of Qin, and on one side of the princes, it is the first year of Western Chu.

However, it is not important to calculate the annual calendar. What is important is that this day and night are so upside down for the Qin and Han armies fighting in Dingjun Mountain.

Fu Ge and Han Xin, who had long planned that the Han army might attack the Qin camp at night, set up many ambushes. The Han army attacked three groups were wiped out and suffered heavy losses. Only Guan Ying slipped along the way and fled back more than 1,700 soldiers. After a while, the Han army did not continue to work hard, but also lost more than 2,000 soldiers after addition and subtraction.

"Hurry, I'll order the entire army to guard all the passes. From today on, there will be no war without my order!" Liu Bang, who was worried that he would be trapped by the Qin army again, hurriedly ordered.

Fortunately, fortunately, there was no main force this trip, and fortunately Qi Ji brought more than 5,000 reinforcements from the switch direction, which made the Han army guarding Dingjun Mountain feel a little calmer.

West Mountain.

The mountain, which had been strictly sealed by the Qin army, was heavily guarded and could not even fly a bird. In the few days after the victory of the night battle, Fu Ge and Han Xin were not immersed in the joy of victory. They were commanding soldiers to strengthen the camp. The improved stone-cattering tool that had been turned from Guanzhong had been assembled to a high place, and the condescending flying cannon attack was much more powerful than crossbow arrows.

Fu Ge, the commander of the first army, immediately reviewed the defeat on June 13th. Although he only made some strategic adjustments in that battle, and the specific tactical command was mostly decided by Han Xin and the generals in front, this sincere attitude must be done. When the soldiers who had returned after hardships saw that the commander could condescend to apologize to them, they were moved and burst into tears.

Bad things can sometimes turn into good things, it depends on how you do it. When you get into the respectful and hopeful gaze of the Qin army soldiers, Fu Ge couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

Winning people's hearts——What's wrong with this?

As the saying goes: If a soldier dies for his confidant, it will only take time for the soldiers to work together to fight against the powerful enemy.

He was effective from the top and the bottom. Although he won for a while by relying on the night attack strategy, Han Xin resolutely resigned from his position as a general. Now his identity is only a military supervisor in the army. Similarly, Chen Wu was directly responsible for this defeat and was punished by demotion according to the military law. Hastelessness was not achieved. His big fall this time was solid, and the lives of the four thousand soldiers were explained like this. Many of the soldiers were the old brothers when they were uprising with Chen Wu. In addition, Chen Wu had nothing to say about the punishment.

"Ship Fu, it's a pity that kid Guan Ying ran away, otherwise this battle would have wiped out more than 9,000 Han troops!" Finally, he let out a breath of anger during the day, and Han Xin also regained his confidence and calmness.

"As Guan Ying, no matter how fast he escapes, he cannot compare to our newly improved catapult!" Fu Ge said.

Stone-tallurgical tools———Han Xin had seen the power of this guy at Hangu Pass. Ying Bu, Zhonglimei, and Huan Chu, the Chu generals who were the bravest of the three armies, all suffered from it. Now, the stone-tallurgical tools that have been debugged and transformed by skilled craftsmen should undoubtedly be more lethal.

"Ship Fu, is it really possible to use this stone caster to bombard the Han army?" Han Xin asked. Han Xin was resourceful, but this does not mean that he would have a high recognition of new weapons. After all, he did not have the same 'knowledge' as Fu Ge.

"General, don't be anxious. When the assembly is completed tomorrow, we will see the power of the catapult!" Fu Ge said confidently.

In fact, as early as when he received the news of seizing Chen Cangdao, Fu Ge foresaw the arduousness of the battle in Hanzhong. He quickly ordered troops to rush out and prepare to transport the catapults to Hangu Pass to the Hanzhong front line, because he knew clearly that places like Hanzhong with complex terrain and numerous passes, if there were no powerful weapons that could occupy absolute advantage, even if they defeated the enemy in terms of military strength, they might not be able to make a decisive breakthrough.

The straight-line distance between the Western Mountain and the Han Army Camp in Dingjun Mountain is only 300 steps, but if you walk over, you will not be able to reach it for half a day. If the range of 300 steps is high, this improved stone catapult is just right. It was after fully considering this layer that Fu Ge decided to let the soldiers turn into great force to carry the heavy stone catapult to the West Mountain.

June 17th.

The mist in the valley had just dissipated. Standing on the top of the west mountain, overlooking the Han army camp opposite, the Han army soldiers' every move was clearly presented to the Qin army.

"Haha, Shuai Fu, how powerful is this flying cannon? When will we try it?" Li Shang, who had not seen the power of a stone caster, shouted first eagerly.

"Gunner, load, launch!"

Finally, with the order of the military marquis holding the flag, the creaking hardwood lever was suppressed by dozens of large and round Qin soldiers. A stone rushed to the Han army camp with a whistling sound. The falling rocks from the sky suddenly made the Han army soldiers dizzy.

"The big thing is wrong, God is angry!" The Han soldiers who were hit screamed and fled in scattered, which made the other Han soldiers who didn't know what happened even more panic. They even thought that the Qin army had entered the camp.

"Report to the King of Han, the Qin army used magic tricks on the opposite mountain, and many of our brothers were hit!" The Han army closest to the Western Mountain was the troops of Wang Ling, the surrendered general of Qin. Faced with the sudden disaster, he had to run to Liu Bang to report.

"Wang Ling, what are you talking nonsense? Where can you get any magic? If you have any words to confuse the morale of the army, you will be killed without mercy!" Liu Bang just learned about the chaos in the camp, and when he heard Wang Ling's words, he was furious.

"The King of Han is angry. General Wang is no wonder. It was Qin Gou who set up a machine that can throw stones on the opposite west mountain. The stones fell one after another because of this."

Xiao He was still careful. Although he came one step later than Wang Ling, he had found out why the stone fell. At this point, Xiao He really deserves the name of the three heroes of the Han Dynasty.

"Stone-talled?" Liu Bang's face changed drastically. He had heard of the news that the coalition of princes was severely damaged at Hangu Pass. What made the princes fear was the Qin army relying on the rock-talled machinery.

"King of Han, this Qin Dog is really hateful. If this continues, this battle will not be fought?"

"King Han, what should I do?"

Not only Wang Ling, but Xiao He, but soon dozens of generals were squeezed into Liu Bang's tent.

"Hmph, you all come to ask me, who will I ask?" Looking at the dilapidated generals, Liu Bang was so angry that he was so angry.

Ye Zhan's defeat had not yet come out, but he was attacked by Qin Gou again, and Liu Bang was filled with anger.

"I didn't expect Qin Gou to use such a trick. What should I do if you generals think about it? Think about it-!" Seeing Liu Bang's rogue rogue temper tantrums, Cao Shen hurriedly suggested to everyone.

"We might as well kill down the mountain and fight with the Qin Gou happily. No matter whether it is victory or defeat, it is better than staying at the foot of the mountain and suffering from this undeniable flying stone disaster!"

"It's not that easy to kill. Qin Gou's arrangement is to force us down the mountain to fight. Wouldn't he fall into their trap if he goes there?"

"Hey, this is not the left, nor the right, then you can tell me what to do now. You can't ask my brothers to eat stones every day!"

The dispute started between the generals who were in charge of the war and the cautious strategists. What everyone said made sense, but no one could come up with a way to restrain the catapult. Until it was getting late, the Han generals who were treated by the Qin army were still at a loss. Seeing that everyone was arguing with each other but had no mature opinion, Liu Bang's face became even more gloomy.

In desperation, Liu Bang couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It would be great if Zhang Liang was not allowed to cut off the rear during Lantian Pass. If Zhang Liang was by his side, he would definitely have thought of a way to overcome this crisis. If the ovary was there, the crisis might not have happened at all, because he would have predicted Qin Gou's plan early.

There was no way for a moment, and finally Xiao He made an idea: "Everyone will go back. Tonight, quickly repair the damaged camp. If Qin Gou can hit the stone, move it farther away! In addition, if you can't avoid it, build the camp a little stronger. Whether it's going to be beaten or not tomorrow, the King of Han will make a decision early."

Decision——— these two words describe it, but it will be difficult to do it accordingly.

He knew the importance of Dingjun Mountain. Once this critical pass was lost, Nanzheng, the capital of Hanzhong County, would be no longer protected. The only thing Liu Bang could do at that time was to retreat to Xicheng, hoping to temporarily defend the eastern part of Hanzhong. As for the idea of ​​cutting off the connection between Bashu and Guanzhong, it would be impossible.

Losing Nanzheng and capturing Bashu became a sham. Liu Bang could guess eight, nine, and ten without thinking about it. The victorious Qin army would never give up. Then Fu Ge would continue to advance eastward and kill all his troops.

"Fu Gou, I'll fuck your eight generations of ancestors!" In a mixed manner, Liu Bang ignored his identity and raised the curtain and shouted loudly at Xishan in the night.
Chapter completed!