The Era of Generals

Chapter 375   Imminent

The torrent was surging.

The two sides faced each other silently.

Under this kind of natural power, no matter how strong your troops are, you will still be helpless and can only silently wait for the water to recede.

But waiting is waiting, and no one is idle.

Ning Zhenggang was quickly making preparations for the upcoming battle, and under his orders, the soldiers on Zheng Yuanyun's side began to expand the scope to collect more ammunition for the catapult troops.

The war is imminent.

After all, the thunderous sound of water could not last long. After waiting for about half an hour, a lot of river water accumulated in the upper reaches had been poured out. It was visible to the naked eye that although the water level of the moat outside Xilong City had risen a lot, the water trend had also calmed down. many.

Zheng Yuanyun has been watching carefully, and at the first moment when the water calmed down, he waved his hand!

boom--!

Thousands of catapults are already ready to go, just waiting for this moment to come.

For a moment, the boulder fell to the ground like a meteorite falling from the sky, one wave after another, pouring into the river as if it would never stop.

The river boiled again, and it was even several times more violent than before.

As if time was repeating itself again, the difference was Ning Zhenggang's darkening face at the head of Xilong City.

He had something to rely on before, and Zheng Yuanyun's simple and rude way of coping didn't bother him too much. After all, no matter how many stones he put in, a flood would just wash it away.

Just looking at the violence of the water just now, Ning Zhenggang's heart was bleeding.

If the bastards hadn't opened the gate earlier and released the water, no matter how many stones Ren Zheng Yuanyun threw, it would be nothing more than a waste of time.

It's good now, the opponent throws stones freely, and the own side has no means of check and balance.

"damn it!"

Ning Zhenggang, who was furious in his heart, could only clenched his fists again and again, and he didn't know that he had scolded the defenders of the dike thousands of times.

But scolding is scolding, there are still countermeasures that should be taken.

Seeing that the boulders in the river have gradually emerged from the water, it is estimated that in the near future, when the number of stones exposed to the water gradually increases, a gravel road leading to the lower part of Xilong City will not be far away.

All the trebuchets on the top of the city were calibrated to the gravel road that had just taken shape, and only when the enemy troops passed through the river on this road, was the time when Xilong City could fight back against the opponent.

boom!

Boom boom boom!

Amidst the continuous roar of the catapults, a large number of boulders were thrown into the river. Due to the frequency is too fast, many catapults could not withstand the intensive bombing, and many of them have been completely scrapped.

But right now is obviously not the time to worry about the wear and tear of the catapult. Compared with that, Zheng Yuanyun pays more attention to the gravel road that has grown from scratch and started to open up.

This road leads directly to the Xilong City Gate!

"Tell them to get ready."

Seeing that it was almost done, Zheng Yuanyun turned his head and said to the lieutenant general.

In the process of throwing stones to stop the flow, the nearly two million troops under his hands were already ready to go, and the one standing in the first place was an army of more than 300,000 swords and shields!

After all, this road was hastily bombed with catapults, and it cannot allow all troops to pass like a real road.

Therefore, Zheng Yuanyun chose sword and shield fighters who are the most tolerant of terrain as the main attacking force, while cavalry, etc., which have higher requirements for terrain, are naturally not suitable for battle at this time.

Behind the sword and shield hand, a large number of engineers and soldiers looked more and more tense and solemn. On their shoulders were ladders and wooden equipment necessary for siege, and there were at least a hundred other aircraft covered in wet cowhide. The battering ram was pushed to the front.

Then came the archer troops. Most of the troops that Zheng Yuanyun took away this time were attacking troops. There were more than half a million archers alone. Quickly ran within range to provide fire support for one's own side.

The only pity is that Zheng Yuanyun is still preparing more than a hundred siege towers. Given the condition of the river road, it is obviously not suitable for advancing with towering siege towers. It has turned over by itself.

In short, everything he can prepare is fully prepared at this time, and only when the time is right!

And this opportunity came after another half an hour!

"Send the order, the whole army raids!"

Zheng Yuanyun, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, saw that a wide gravel road had formed not far in front of him. Although there was still water surging on the road, the water could only submerge the insteps of adults. That's all, it doesn't affect the troop advance at all.

There was no hesitation in this, and he immediately pulled out the sharp sword from his waist, pointing at the gate of Xilong City!

"Come on!"

In an instant, the roar shook the sky, and the faces of the sword and shield troops who had been preparing for a long time were all stern. After roaring in unison, a large area of ​​Wu Yang rushed towards Xilong City swiftly and violently.

"coming!"

Ning Zhenggang, who had been watching nervously, also raised his eyebrows in an instant, raised his right hand suddenly, and shouted: "The whole army is ready, listen to my password!"

He has gathered a total of 300,000 defenders here. Although the number is not as large as that of the other side, it can win the geographical advantage of Xilong City. The other three walls do not need to be guarded by defenders. city ​​walls.

No matter how many people there are, there is only one direction from which they can attack. In fact, Xilong City does not seem to be at an absolute disadvantage within the range of the unit.

There are still fights!

Ning Zhenggang was thinking about it.

Ouyang Lixing once asked him to hold Zheng Yuanyun for a while no matter what.

When he received this order, Ning Zhenggang was not angry.

He is the general of Nantes Province, and before Zhang Chengwang left, he also handed over the entire Nantes Province to him for management, so when Yang Mingzhong came to attack the city, he was the one who guarded the city of Tell.

Later, the situation forced Ning Zhenggang, who was no match for Yang Mingzhong, to choose to retreat, and returned to Xilong City, which he was more familiar with and relatively easier to defend.

Afterwards, Zhang Chengwang was defeated and killed, and he was the one with the highest military rank in this Nantes province.

If there is no accident, he should have inherited the position of the supreme commander of the Nantes province. It is conceivable that his power is so high.

But he was just treated by Ouyang Lixing as a cannon fodder to delay the enemy's advance speed. What did Ning Zhenggang think?

Although Ouyang Lixing's rank is higher than him, he is from Fengqi Province after all, so why should he dictate in Nantes Province?

That's right, Ouyang Lixing has the most troops at the moment, he really has a lot of power to speak, but Ning Zhenggang also wants the other party to know that he is not a vegetarian!

procrastination?

What he has to do is not only delay, he also wants to drag Zheng Yuanyun to death here!

Xilong City will be the wall that makes Zheng Yuanyun sigh. The people of Qingyang Empire will never be able to break through Xilong City guarded by him and enter the interior of Nantes Province!

This is Ning Zhenggang's persistence!