MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1215 Disobedience?

  Chapter 1215 Disobedience?

   "Woooooooooooo!"

  The sound of horns sounded continuously, and teams of Han troops slowly lined up in front of the eldest son city and merged into one piece.

  Looking around, the red armor is surging, and the flags are like a forest.

   I have to say that Wei Yan, who leads the army, does have a way.

  Although they returned to the division in a hurry, the momentum of the Han army in front of them was still impressive.

   On the first day of attack, Wei Yan dispatched 10,000 soldiers at once, accounting for one-third of his soldiers.

   Soon, the horn of the Han army sounded again.

  The Han army lined up in a line of hundreds of steps wide on the south side of the moat.

  The two teams at the front, pushing the carts and holding the big mauls, slowly approached the moat.

   Behind and on the flanks of the chariot and the big cart are crossbowmen.

   At the end of the battle formation, there are auxiliary soldiers carrying or carrying wooden stakes and thick hemp ropes, and even civilian husbands.

   "Puffy!"

  Arrows like a rainstorm covered the sky of the entire battlefield.

  The weather was clear, but the Han army, who was attacking the eldest son, felt that the sky was gloomy.

  Even the sun was eclipsed.

  Arrows can't pierce the big poles, just the first wave of arrows, a lot of arrows have already been inserted on the big poles and pole carts in the front row.

  But the big car and the car are not enough to completely block the arrows of the Wei army.

  Many thrown arrow feathers flew directly over the front army, and then fell from midair to the rear army.

  Rao is Ji Han today, and his iron smelting technology has been improved. Compared with Wei and Wu, the national strength can be regarded as strong.

  But it is impossible to make the armor rate of the whole army reach 100%.

   Except for the soldiers at the front wearing iron armor, most of the soldiers in the rear are leather armor.

  The auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands are cloth armor.

  Although leather armor has a certain degree of protection, it cannot be compared with iron armor.

  The sharp arrow feathers fell from the sky, and with the potential energy of the landing, they directly penetrated the leather armor and stuck into the shoulder of a Han soldier.

  Let him grunt and stagger.

   And the unlucky one was shot in the chest, and fell to the ground with a scream on the spot.

   Fortunately, the power of projectiles is ultimately inferior to direct shots.

  As long as you don't hit the vital point, you don't have to worry about your life.

   Not to mention that Wei Jun was throwing from a hundred steps away, and most of the arrow feathers that fell did not have much power.

  …

  Just as the Han army continued to advance, the second wave and the third wave of arrows shot continuously.

  The closer the distance, the greater the power of the arrow, and there was a certain commotion in the formation of the Han army.

  But on the whole, the Wei army did not stop the progress of the Han army.

   After staying within seventy steps, the sound of the Han army's horn changed again.

"pause!"

   "Boom!"

  The big pole was erected on the ground.

"shoot!"

  The crossbowmen of the Han army began to shoot back.

   Across the moat, countless arrows criss-crossed in the air.

   Many arrows fell into the moat after colliding.

  When Zhuge Liang was in charge of state affairs, in order to fight against the Wei cavalry, he consciously improved the bow and crossbow.

   Coupled with the support of the workshop system established by a certain soil turtle, the crossbow has been further strengthened.

  If it weren't for the Wei army on the other side of the moat to set up their formation early, they would be able to wait for work at ease.

  In addition, the Han army, as the attacker, needs to constantly adjust its formation while advancing.

   I'm afraid that in this confrontation, Wei Jun will have to be overwhelmed first.

   Rao is so, after the Han army stabilized its formation, the rear army continued to replenish the crossbowmen.

  Arrows rained one after another, falling into the formations of both sides continuously, and screams of misery continued to resound.

  The two armies faced each other across the river, and the advantage that the Wei army occupied first was gradually offset by the stronger bow and crossbow of the Han army.

  Guo Xun had been lurking in the Han army for several years, so he naturally knew the power of the Han army's bow and crossbow.

   It’s just that you know it, but you haven’t really faced it after all.

  Although he was prepared in his heart, he couldn't stop the Han army from gathering closer to the bank of the moat when he saw that his side was taking the lead.

   Still, Guo Xun's face changed slightly.

   "The Grand Tutor once mentioned to me that when he and Zhuge Liang were confronting martial arts at the water's edge, Zhuge Liang sent people to break through to the east bank several times."

  Sun Li, the chief general of the eldest son's garrison army, sighed:

   "If it hadn't been for the heavy rains at that time, so that the thieves could not cross the water safely, I am afraid that the Tai Tuo would not be able to hold the east bank with full confidence."

   "The most troublesome thing for the Taifu at that time was the bandits' strong bows and crossbows. They were so powerful that they could support the bandits from the west bank to the east bank."

  Guo Xun heard the words, he couldn't help but "click" in his heart, and asked in a low voice:

   "Does General Sun think that the eldest son can stop Wei Yan?"

  Sun Li smiled:

   "If there were no reinforcements from the western thieves, according to what Mr. Guo said, Wei Yan's army would be no more than 30,000."

   "Fortressing Gaodu, I am afraid that there will be many casualties. In addition, he was transferred by the Taifu to run back and forth between Gaodu and the eldest son. The veteran has long been exhausted."

   "No matter how elite the bandit army is, I'm afraid it's just a last breath at this time."

   "Based on this calculation, there will be no more than 15,000 thieves who can follow Wei Yan here at this time."

   As he spoke, Sun Li looked at the sky above the two armies where the arrows were constantly intersecting, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice was a little low:

   "If it were the old days, Wei Yan might not be able to threaten the eldest son with the prestige of the engineering battalion and 15,000 elite troops."

   "It's just a pity that these elite teachers are already exhausted. At this time, he wants to capture the eldest son, which is nothing more than a dream."

  Guo Xun breathed a sigh of relief:

   "Listen to what General Sun said earlier, I will say..."

   Halfway through speaking, he stopped talking again, and put a smile on his face again:

   "The matter of Shangdang has been planned by the Taifu for a long time. When the reinforcements from the thieves arrive, the matter of Shangdang has already been settled."

   "What Wei Yan is doing now is nothing more than a fight between trapped beasts."

  Sun Li is not as optimistic as Guo Xun, his expression is a little heavy:

   "In the past, the Great Wei rode well and traveled across the world. The thieves relied on the strength of their bows and crossbows to be worthy of a battle with the Great Wei."

   "Nowadays, the thieves are all sharp in foot and cavalry, plus bows and crossbows, and they are already stronger than Wei in long-distance and close combat."

   "If the Great Wei wants to fight the bandit army, it has to rely on dangerous places; and if it wants to fight the bandit army head-on, it has to be two or three times the bandit army."

  Sun Li pointed to the opposite bank and said:

   "Wei Yan dared to attack with these troops precisely because he had something to rely on."

   After all, he is a strong general in the bandit army, even if Wei Yan came here in a rage, he naturally had a little bit of confidence.

  Guo Xun fell silent when he heard this.

  In the past few years of careful work, he has personally experienced and seen it with his own eyes, so he naturally knows that what Sun Li said is not empty words.

   There was a sudden silence between the two of them.

   As for the cross-strait confrontation, the situation has changed again.

  The Han army's 楯车 and 大楯 have been pushed to the water's edge.

   But the sound of the drums of the Han army changed again.

   "Quick, quick! Go up!"

  The auxiliary soldiers and civilians in the rear were constantly urged and started to run towards the shore.

   Their job is to race against time and find ways to fill in the moat.

  Compared with soldiers with high armor rate, these auxiliary soldiers and civilians have much lower armor.

  Wei Jun had already seen the changes in the Han Army. The rain of arrows that had been suppressed was suddenly shot again.

   The auxiliary soldiers running at the front with their heads down, had just entered the range of the arrow rain, when two of them suddenly screamed and fell to the ground.

   Arrow feathers falling from the sky may not be able to pierce the tightly guarded iron armor. For auxiliary soldiers and civilians who only have cloth armor, the lethality is not small.

   Seeing the tragic situation ahead, some civilians couldn't help slowing down.

  There were people on both sides shouting again:

   "Don't stop! Anyone who dares to disobey the military order will be killed!"

   Finally, some auxiliary soldiers rushed to the shore and put the stakes on the ground.

   It's just their luck that seems to be running out at last.

   It may also be that Wei Jun discovered the abnormality here, and the arrow feathers shot here immediately became denser, and several auxiliary soldiers let out another scream.

   Staggered two steps, stretched out his hands, trying to grab something, but finally fell to the ground, struggled, and there was no more movement.

  …

  Holding up the binoculars, looking at Wang Han, who was fighting on the front line, his face was a little livid.

   How long has it been since the big man took his life to fill the moat like this?

  According to the current practice in the Han army, the crossbow team should be used to suppress the opposite bank first.

   If it can't be suppressed, the stone cannons of the engineering battalion will start to keep up.

   Until the enemy is forced out of the range of the bow and crossbow, then send auxiliary soldiers and civilians to fill the soil.

   Wei Yan's actions are fundamentally for his own selfishness, regardless of human life!

  Thinking of Wei Yan's military order to the engineering battalion, Wang Han couldn't sit still anymore.

  He put away the binoculars, turned around and hurried towards the rear.

  Wen Shi was sweating profusely leading the engineering battalion to rush to work when he saw Wang Han coming over:

   "General Wang?"

  Wang Han pulled Wen Shi aside and asked in a low voice:

   "How? In three days, can you meet the requirements of General Zuo Hussar?"

  Wen Shi wiped off his sweat, glanced at the busy construction site, and smiled wryly:

   "Aren't you asking too much? It couldn't be done yesterday, so how could it be done today?"

  He sighed: "At most three, and it's still a case of rushing work day and night."

  Wang Han nodded: "Then I know."

   After speaking, he didn't stay for a moment, turned around and left again.

  Back to the empty camp of the engineering camp with few people there, Wang Han shouted, "Come here."

  The soldiers on duty came over: "General?"

   "Send me an order to let all the soldiers of the guard battalion return to the camp immediately!"

   "Here!"

   After a while, Wen Shi hurried over with anxiety on his face:

   "General Wang, why did you withdraw all the guard battalions? Did something happen?"

  Wang Hanping retreated to the left and right, and then replied:

   "Lieutenant Wen, I was on the construction site just now, and there were many people, so there are some things that I don't want to talk about."

   Seeing Wang Han's seriousness, Wen Shi knew the importance of the matter, and quickly asked, "But what happened?"

  Wang Han nodded:

   "I was ordered to lead the guard battalion and **** the engineering battalion over. Before departure, the Central Guard once said personally that the engineering battalion must be brought back."

  He emphasized his tone, "If things really get out of hand, we will die, but the engineering battalion must not lose anything."

   As he spoke, Wang Han took out a list and handed it to Wen Shi:

   "Especially the dozen or so people on the list, even if they risk their lives, they must be kept."

  Wen Shi took it over and glanced at it, and he knew it in his heart.

  The dozen or so people have more or less participated in a certain confidential experiment—including himself.

  And there is an identical list in Wen Shi's arms.

   "General Wang, is the matter really urgent and irreversible?"

  Wang Han smiled wryly and shook his head:

   "To be honest, I'm not sure now, but..."

  He hesitated to speak, organized his words for a while, and then continued:

   "But just now I was observing the battle ahead, and I felt that something was wrong with the left hussar general."

  With such disregard for casualties, who knows if he will also make the engineering battalion disregard casualties?

  When the matter developed to this point, Wang Han felt that the matter might have completely exceeded the expectations of the Central Guard.

   After all, who would have thought that what was clearly not an important siege battle would actually develop into a life-and-death battle concerning the survival of Bingzhou?

  Wen really knows that since Wang Han has said this, it is estimated that he really needs to make the final precautions:

   "What does General Wang mean?"

   "Anyway, as you said just now, there is no way for the left and right to complete what the left hussar general explained. It is better to prepare early, just in case."

   "It's easy to say anything else, but I think these dozen or so people have to be recalled to the camp first, just in case."

  Wang Han looked at Wen Shi, "As for Wen Xiaowei, if General Zuo Hussar is called in these few days, you must remember to send someone to notify me immediately."

  In fact, Wang Han never thought of going against Wei Yan if he had no choice.

  Because of this, it will cause irreversible bad influence in the Han army, and even implicate the Central Capital Protectorate.

  Disobedience before the battle, no matter how great the reason, is a violation of military rules and a big taboo.

  Wen Shi looked at Wang Han firmly, and said in a low voice:

   "Have you thought about it? If you really come to that step, even if the Central Guard wants to protect you, I'm afraid there will be no place for you in the army."

  Wang Han smiled wryly:

   "The big deal is to quit the army."

  He heaved a long sigh, "But if you don't send you people back, I'm afraid the Central Guard will be the first to spare me."

  Wen Shi opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, in the end he could only sigh heavily.

  He returned the list to Wang Han, turned and left:

   "I'm going to call these people back."

  …

  As the battle became more intense, under Wei Yan's attack regardless of casualties, the Han army finally used the advantage of the bow and crossbow to force the Wei army out of range.

   Although the auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands suffered a lot of casualties, they finally built a pontoon bridge on the third day.

  When the Han army crossed the moat, the Wei army wisely retreated into the sheep wall below the city wall.

  The Han army had to flatten an antler and a ditch if they wanted to rush under the city wall.

   And Wei Jun, who was hiding behind the sheep wall, was waiting for the Han army to come to die.

   "Today, we must attack the city!"

   Wei Yan came to the front of the formation, looked at the soldiers who were already somewhat tired, and encouraged him loudly:

   "As long as the bandits outside the city can be wiped out, with the engineering battalion..."

  Before he finished speaking, he heard an extremely anxious voice:

   "Report!"

   interrupted Wei Yan's mobilization before the battle.

   "What is it?!"

   Wei Yanji looked angrily at the personal guard who came forward to report.

   "Your Majesty, General Wei has sent an urgent message!"

  (end of this chapter)