My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?

Chapter 48 This is the demonic fire that can ignite water
Under the protection of two thousand infantry, three thousand crossbowmen marched out of the camp and arrived 250 feet outside the north gate of Xicheng, forming a neat formation.

After visually measuring the distance to the city wall, Feng Ting gave an order in a deep voice.

"First row, raise your head high, target is directly in front of you, release!"

Accompanied by the explosion of the crossbow string, a thousand crossbow arrows shot out, crossed the sky and fell into Xicheng.

Looking at the impact point of the first round of crossbow arrows, Feng Ting gave the order again.

"Second row, stand tall, target is directly in front, release!"

Another round of crossbow bolts shot out.

Under the crossbow arrows, the crossbowmen in the first row were already sitting on the ground. They straightened their legs and pedaled the bow stem. They clamped the arms of the crossbow between their feet. They used the strength of their legs and waist to wind the string. They took out the crossbow arrows from the arrow basket and reinstalled them.

After three rows of volleys fired, the crossbowmen in the first row had already placed the crossbow arrows again.

Feng Ting decisively ordered: "First row, look up to Gao San, let go!"

Round after round of crossbow bolts poured towards Xicheng like a downpour, greatly suppressing the movements of the defenders on the city wall.

Under the crossbow arrows, the pioneer warriors had red eyes and roared to death:

"rush!"

"As long as the ladder is paved, you will be awarded a first-class title!"

"Climb first! Climb first even if you die!"

"I can't hold on any longer, we must continue to charge!"

The wooden shield, which is as tall as one person, is very heavy and greatly consumes the physical strength of the first warriors. This equipment is not suitable for long battles, but it can help them block a large number of arrows.

If someone was hit by an arrow, he would take the wooden shield and use his last strength and life to protect Pao Ze and save Pao Ze's physical strength.

No one cared about the warriors who died in battle. Even the warriors who were seriously injured and fell to the ground didn't care about their own lives. They just looked at Paoze with hope and continued to charge.

Finally, after suffering more than half of the casualties, the warriors finally rushed outside the moat.

Several warriors spontaneously left the cover of their shields and threw the ladder to the other side of the moat.

Although he was also hit by several arrows and was about to die, he showed a happy smile.

"You all, you must succeed!"

Upstairs at the city gate, Chen He looked down at the warriors who were using wooden shields as bridge boards and tied them to the ladders. They were about to set up a temporary wooden bridge and open the moat. He frowned and said, "Throw the wood, smash it!"

After giving the instructions, Chen He murmured in confusion.

"Just build a wooden bridge without filling it with earth?"

"This wooden bridge can only be used for soldiers to pass. It cannot carry siege equipment such as rams and chariots. It poses no threat to the city gate. So many sacrifices were made just to threaten the city wall?"

"And this wooden bridge can be easily moved. Isn't General Qin afraid that his officer will send troops out of the city and move the wooden bridge?"

"Or is it that General Qin is expecting me to send troops out of the city?"

"And those jars, what's in them!"

One doubt after another lingered in Chen He's mind.

Chen He didn't even know how to respond to these actions that were completely inconsistent with the art of war.

Zhang Da comforted him in a deep voice: "No matter what General Qin does, we will remain unchanged in response to all changes."

"Our army is insufficient for external expeditions, but more than adequate for defending the city."

"I have written to Wancheng to ask for help. Our army only needs to hold on for a few days to receive reinforcements."

Zhang Da smiled: "Even if this Qin general has all kinds of tricks, can he conquer Xicheng within a few days?"

Chen He had no other choice but to nod: "What Shangguan said is true!"

Logs, rolling stones and arrows were thrown at the city wall without hesitation.

Round after round, the first warriors charged one after another, and then died in battle.

But their apparent victory was to build two wooden bridges and one ladder.

The ladder didn't last long before it was destroyed by the city defenders.

In everyone's eyes, Ying Chengyu is crazy!
Zhou Yan couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Vice General Yang, do you know what the general wants?"

Yang Hu guessed what Ying Chengyu was thinking:
"Perhaps the general is showing weakness to the enemy in this way so that he can surrender?"

Zhou Yan looked at the dead bodies on the battlefield and couldn't help but sigh:
"In just two hours, five hundred pioneer warriors were killed."

"Although they are only the first warriors, they are still our soldiers after all."

"It is a pity that he died in vain like this, and it will greatly damage the morale of our army."

As he spoke, another hundred warriors who came first roared and rushed towards the city wall.

Zhou Yan sighed: "Vice General Yang, I will go and persuade the general not to fight like this!"

"If this continues, even if our army successfully feigns surrender, our soldiers will no longer have the morale to resist."

"Then the false surrender will come true!"

Yang Hu frowned and comforted in a low voice: "Look again, the general does not understand military affairs, but the general is not a fool." "The general must have his own ideas when he acts like this."

"Even if I can't stand it, don't question the general in front of the army. It will ruin the general's prestige!"

Zhou Yan was silent, and Yang Hu had no intention of speaking, but looked at Ying Chengyu with complicated eyes.

General, what exactly do you want?
Under the complicated gazes of many generals, Ying Chengyu kept his eyes fixed on Xicheng, and his hands tightened on the reins.

This was his first time commanding an army in battle.

In order to follow up the plan, he also needs a brilliant victory.

Ying Chengyu was also heartbroken by the sacrifices of the warriors who first ascended, but Ying Chengyu knew better that sacrifice was necessary for victory.

And the sacrifices of those warriors who arrived first were all worth it!
"How many jars have been thrown out?" Ying Chengyu asked intently.

Yafu immediately responded: "Fifty cars."

Looking at the dark brown viscous oily liquid dotted on the city gate tower, and then looking at the two wooden bridges and the newly erected ladder, Ying Chengyu finally gave the order after weighing it in his mind:

"Command crossbowman, change rockets!"

The flag was waved, and Feng Ting gave the order decisively even though he had doubts in his heart:

"The whole army changes to rockets!"

The crossbowmen immediately took out the crossbow arrows with the front ends wrapped in linen from the arrow baskets and dipped them into the tung oil barrels in front of them.

After the linen cloth was soaked with tung oil, Feng Ting ordered again:

"First row, light the fire!"

A row of crossbowmen placed the silk cloth at the front of the crossbow arrows on the torch in front of them.

As the flames licked, the front end of the crossbow ignited with flames.

With another command, a thousand flaming crossbow bolts were thrown towards the north city gate.

Looking at the crossbow arrows streaking across the sky, Feng Ting finally murmured his confusion:
"What's the point of changing rockets?"

"Is this also convenient for pretending to surrender?"

Such confusion not only lingered in Feng Ting's mind, but also in the minds of all the Qin army generals, and even more so in Chen He's mind.

"There is still a lot of water in the moat. What's the point of just replacing rockets without sending regular troops to attack the city?"

"Call the people, get water and put out the fire!"

Just as the peasants went to get the buckets, the first round of rockets had already landed on the city gate tower.

As soon as the dark brown liquid that had been dispersed met the flames, it began to burn blazingly.

The fire was so fast that Chen He broke out in a cold sweat and shouted: "Get water quickly! Hurry!"

The distance between the moat and the city wall is not far.

The peasants threw the wooden buckets tied with ropes into the moat, filled the bucket with water, and then poured it on the flames without hesitation.

However, what no one expected was that throwing a bucket of water instead of extinguishing the flames actually caused the flames to spread even faster!

To the naked eye, it looks like the flames ignited the water meant to extinguish the fire!
Zhang Da was completely panicked: "What kind of magic did the Qin army use?"

"Why can't this fire be extinguished by water? It can even ignite water!"

Chen He roared angrily: "Send the order! It is forbidden to splash water!"

"This fire is magical, don't pour water on it!"

However, human beings have a fear derived from DNA when facing water and fire.

They have no energy left to think, and they no longer follow orders.

They just want to get a bucket of water quickly, pour out the flames, and save their lives!

Soon, cries of pain could be heard from all over the city wall:

"Quick, pour water on me and help me put out the fire!"

"Why did the fire become more and more intense after pouring a bucket of water on it!"

"Then it must be because there is not enough water. Keep pouring! Keep pouring!"

"Ah!!! Hot, hot, hot, I don't want to die!!!"

With the help of water, the originally scattered flames spread quickly and became one.

The wooden city gate tower was about to be swallowed up by the fire!
Looking at the tragic situation on the city wall, the crossbowmen looked at the crossbow arrows in their hands in disbelief.

Is this gadget so powerful?

Why didn't I find out before!

Feng Ting swallowed hard and shouted in a difficult voice:
"Second row, light the fire! Let it go!"

Round after round of rockets shot toward Xicheng.

In the blink of an eye, the North Gate of Xicheng has become a purgatory on earth!
(End of this chapter)