Chapter 1407
Siege, Meeting Inside the City
Chapter 1407 Siege, Meeting Inside the City
Bang bang bang bang!
Boom boom boom boom boom!
Rumble rumble rumble rumble!
The sound was deep and distant, yet it possessed an extremely strong vibration and penetrating power, making it clear to everyone who heard it that this was not a dream, not a hallucination, but something real had happened.
What was that sound?
"The earth dragon has turned over?"
"The mountain collapsed? The house collapsed?"
"Is the Wei army unleashing powerful weapons? And those weapons are making a thunderous booming sound!"
"This isn't an earthquake, it's the sound of hundreds of thousands of troops marching at breakneck speed! The enemy's main force is coming! Everyone get up and run towards the capital city! Run!" General Qian, the garrison commander of Daheng Prefecture, was also a veteran of the Wei army. In his youth, he had witnessed many great battles. Recalling the shock from his distant memories, he hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs, "Beat the drums! Beat the drums! Set off immediately and run towards the city gate! Hurry, hurry! A step or two slower could mean death!!"
dong dong dong dong!
The war drums blared, and the messengers shouted at the top of their lungs, "The enemy's main force is coming! Run to the city gate now!"
After being called out several times, Wei Min from Daheng Prefecture finally reacted and burst into tears.
Crying is the body's first instinct. After crying, one uses both hands and feet to prop oneself up and run towards the city gate.
Many people ran a distance, then hurriedly ran back to pick up their parents, wives, and children.
"Father, Mother, run! Run!"
"Big brother, don't worry about us, hurry up and carry Xiaofu and Xiaole, these are the only two kids in our family!"
"Dad, I can only carry one child on my back, I can't carry two!"
"Baskets, quickly stuff them into the baskets, carry them and run to the city gate!" his wife shouted, already throwing the supplies in the baskets on the ground, stuffing a three-year-old and a five-year-old child into the baskets, and crying as she called to him, "Father, quickly give me the bundle, you're strong, you carry the children!"
"Hey hey hey!" Although this person had elderly parents and young children to support, he was only in his twenties, and he was so frightened that he kept crying.
Fortunately, even though she was so scared that she cried, she still continued to lead her family to escape to the city gate.
"Quickly, quickly, gather up all the luggage and food! We'll starve to death without food!"
"Father-in-law, the grain is too heavy, we can't carry it. We need to run first, staying alive is more important than anything else!"
dong dong dong dong!
"Calm down, don't panic! Panic will cause a stampede! Everyone gather together, make sure everyone in your family is there before running towards the city gate. Don't get separated from your family in the chaos!" General Qian and his men shouted.
However, there were more than 30,000 people in Weimin County, Daheng Prefecture. Even if thousands died on the way, there were still nearly 30,000 left. There were too many people, and it was the moment when the main force of the enemy was coming. No matter how you shouted, it was extremely difficult to calm the villagers down.
Da da da da, hu la la la!
Two cavalry units charged forward, positioned on the left and right flanks respectively, creating a retreat path for the Wei people.
Boom boom boom!
"Fellow villagers, stay inside the cavalry wall, don't run around, and don't go near the places with military flags, those are all enemy traps!"
Not only in Dongfu Town and at the East Gate, but also around all the city gates, traps to subdue the enemy were dug around the capital city.
"Do not panic! Anyone who dares to cause trouble and commit evil deeds during the chaos will be shot dead on the spot by the Wei army!"
After a show of force, the people of Daheng Prefecture, who were in a state of panic due to fear, calmed down a little... The 30,000 people scattered in the suburbs formed a long line ten meters wide and ran orderly toward the west gate.
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The sound of war drums continued, coming from three directions. Zhen Zhaoling and the other two commanders led their troops, standing on the left, right and rear sides, forming a semi-circular offensive and defensive formation. On one hand, they escorted the Wei people to retreat into the city, and on the other hand, they prepared to meet the enemy army that might rush out of the open field at any time.
"Quickly, retreat!" Several Wei army units led the way for the Wei people, but the Wei people were moving too slowly. Jiang Dalang couldn't wait any longer, so he spurred his horse and said to Zhen Qianhu and the others, "I will lead the troops to the direction of the chevaux-de-frise camp first. I will leave this place to you... Take care. Your lives are more valuable. If you live, you can kill more enemy soldiers."
It was made clear that they shouldn't risk their lives to save Wei Min.
Commander Zhen scolded him: "You brat, although you mean well for us, saying things like that openly is ruining your own future... Alright, you've achieved results in battle, so go and meet the enemy at the chevaux-de-frise camp. Leave this to us, we'll see you inside the city!"
"See you inside the city!" After giving them a Wei army salute, Jiang Dalang called to his troops, "Jiang Battalion, move out! Target the chevaux-de-frise camp! Kill the enemy!"
"Yes." Lan Hu and the others responded, and followed Jiang Dalang, taking the lead in riding their horses towards the west gate.
The horse was as fast as lightning, flashing past the fleeing Wei Min. But this time, the Wei Min were sensible and did not ask them for a ride.
The enemy has already attacked; if you still act recklessly, you're just asking for death.
"Commander Jiang!" On the way, Jiang Dalang and his troops met Commander Tang and his men: "It's good that you're all back. Go straight into the city and don't worry about the rat plague."
"Whoa!" Jiang Dalang reined in his horse and asked, "Commander Tang, has the Mushan Weapon Workshop produced its first batch of weapons?"
He had only been out of the city for a few days, and the first batch of military nitrates probably hadn't even been converted yet, but the enemy had already attacked. Facing an enemy whose march could shake the earth like an earthquake, if the soldiers didn't have enough powerful weapons and relied solely on fighting head-on, they would all be turned into mincemeat in less than a day.
Tang Qianhu said, "I heard that a batch has been produced, but because the raw materials used for conversion are not pure enough, the killing effect is not good enough."
"That's good. Master Qin is already very capable." Jiang Dalang breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the first batch of weapons from Mushan Weapon Workshop were ready to be produced, that would be fine.
As long as he produces the products, he can mix in the firearms he produced before and use them together... If the Mushan Weapon Workshop gives him a cartload of weapons, he can mix in one or two cartloads, and then the Wei army will have enough weapons to kill the enemy!
"Commander Tang, County Lieutenant Zhong, we still have some weapons left for you to use in your self-defense," Jiang Dalang called out to those behind him.
A group of soldiers took the bags of weapons off their horses and threw them to them.
After Tang Qianhu and his men caught them, Jiang Dalang and his men rode away and rushed towards the west gate.
Soon, the sound of horses' hooves rang out behind them, and Zhong Baihu's voice came: "Big Brother, I'm going to the chevaux-de-frise camp to fight the enemy with you!"
Jiang Dalang said nothing, and led Zhong Baihu's hundred or so cavalrymen toward the west gate.
Because of the large-scale movement of the enemy's main force, the main gate of the west city has been closed, leaving only two small gates for entry and exit.
When Jiang Qianshi saw the flag bearing the character "Jiang" on the city wall, he was overjoyed. He hurriedly came down and personally checked the situation, asking, "Is anyone suffering from high fever, chills, or boils with pus? If so, they must stay overnight in the barbican."
The enemy is coming. Anyone from Wei can enter the city to avoid the enemy. However, those who are highly suspected of being infected must stay in the barbican and are not allowed to enter the inner city gate.
"No," Jiang Dalang said.
It's not as simple as you saying there isn't any. A team of military doctors immediately came over and scanned all the Wei soldiers under his command... There were too many people, so they only checked those whose complexions were too bad.
So the inspection was completed in half an hour: "No problem, you may enter the inner city."
"Let's go up the city wall's horse path!" Jiang Dalang mounted his horse, whipped it, and rode directly up the city wall's stairs.
The city wall was very thick and ten meters wide. The horse track on the wall was several meters wide. Jiang Dalang's cavalry galloped from the west gate all the way to the east gate.