At night, the battle continued. The Chu army camp had been stubbornly resisting for several days under the attack of the Zhou army, but the Zhou army's offensive continued.

A large number of fire arrows fell into the Chu army camp like rain of fire, and the Chu army archers also fought back with fire arrows, and there were constant flashes of fire in the night sky, which was very beautiful.

This scene reminded Chen Chang, the governor of the Chu army, of the New Year fireworks in Jiankang City. Of course, the fire arrows in the sky are still a bit worse than the fireworks in the sky.

At this moment, he stood at the door of a battle shed, looking at the fire arrow flying in the air, and then at the busy camp.

Chen Chang's troops had been suppressed and beaten for several days, so he was a little annoyed.

The Zhou army did not say that the war was not declared. They sent envoys to see him before, saying that they hoped that Qi and Chu would turn wars into jade and silk, otherwise Zhou would have to meet with Chu at the request of Qi.

After saying polite words, we will naturally meet each other.

Seeing that his side had responded properly in the past few days and resolved the opponent's offensive again and again, Chen Chang thought that it would be better to come to someone who was cruel tonight.

There are many turbulent oil bottles in the army, so select elite troops to take the initiative, and then use turbulent oil bottles to set fire, and the enemy that attacks will run away with their heads in their arms.

In response, the Chief Chen Ke opposed: "The other party is testing our army's strength, so he must have a backup plan. If our army attacks easily, it may not be able to take advantage of it, but will give the other party an opportunity."

"For several days, our soldiers have repelled the opponent's attacks one after another, with few casualties, so the morale is high. Now the battle situation is stable. If we attack easily, it will cause major casualties, which is not good."

"Then just stand it like this?" Chen Chang was actually asking for advice. After all, he had no experience in fighting. Chen Ke nodded: "Yes, stand it."

"If the other party wants to test our army's strength, we will deal with each other and force the other party to use more means. In this way, we are actually testing the other party's strength."

"When two armies fight, they always have to test the opponent's weaknesses and reality first. The coach will know what to fight next. If he attacks with all his strength as soon as he comes up, he will either win or lose."

Chen Ke was teaching Chen Chang how to fight, and this kind of thing should have been done first by Chen Ba.

However, "Old Chen" left early and Chen Chang didn't have much opportunity to experience it. Chen Ke thought about friendship and responsibilities, so he naturally raised his points without getting tired of it.

"In the past few days, the enemy's methods have been used almost all." Chen Chang began to express his opinion, "What else can they do next?"

Chen Ke explained: "When a person punches, he must first clench his fist, then pull his fist backwards and accumulate momentum before he can punch. By judging this sign, he can tell how the other party is going to punch."

"What have you observed in the enemy camp these days?"

Chen Chang shook his head: "I can't see it."

"No, you can see." Chen Ke was very tempted. "First of all, there were many vehicles entering and leaving the enemy camp. The staff summarized the previous observations and found that the frequency of vehicles entering and leaving has been much higher recently."

"What does this mean? It means that Zhou Jun is transporting a large number of certain items into the camp."

"Secondly, the Zhou army attacked with all their might, but the Pingyang Qi army has not been moved. They are just watching like this? I don't think so."

"Zhou and Qi had a feud before, but now they have to join forces, so the Zhou army was able to attack our army calmly without guarding against the Pingyang Qi army's sneak attack."

"And Pingyang Qi army certainly hopes to defeat our army as soon as possible so that Zhou army can retreat south."

"Then, it's not impossible for them to attack left and right..."

Chen Ke was analyzing various possibilities for Chen Chang, and a staff member hurried over: "Governor!! The enemy, the enemy set up a catapult, they set up a counterweight catapult!"

"What!" Chen Chang couldn't believe it when he heard this, because the counterweight catapult was a secret in the army.

As I climbed up the tower beside me and looked at it with a thousand-mile mirror, I saw some big black shadows about two or three hundred steps away in the wilderness.

After a while, the Chu army used a large crossbow to shoot burning fireballs in that direction for lighting.

With the help of the flames, Chen Chang could see clearly: at a distance of about 200 steps, Zhou Jun was building a counterweight trencher, which seemed to be quite large.

Casting machines have existed since ancient times. They are traction with human power, but they can be used to counterweight catapults, but they are different.

This kind of stone catapult can project dozens or even hundreds of kilograms of stones a hundred steps away without manpower. It is a powerful weapon for siege. It was originally only available in the State of Chu.

"It's been more than twenty years, and it's not surprising that the secret was stolen." Chen Ke was not panicked at all, and as calm as ever, "No wonder they kept moving items to the army, it turned out to be transporting stones."

"Then our army... can only bear it without a catapult?" Chen Chang asked, feeling quite uneasy. When several staff officers heard this, they looked at the commander in horror.

I was shocked: No, you just ordered the day before yesterday to ask craftsmen to build some trench machines. Why don’t you remember?

Chen Ke felt a little embarrassed. After all, this idea was proposed to him after several advisers made a decision. After he agreed, he mentioned it to Chen Chang.

Chen Chang said "Oh" at that time, so he got the order.

Now it seems that Chen Chang really lacks experience. Now he is fighting a tough battle for the first time. He is inevitably a bit ignorant of one thing, which is normal.

Chen Ke couldn't help but be glad: Fortunately, the emperor specially transferred me to be the chief secretary for you, otherwise it would be...

"It's okay, our army is fully prepared, just for tooth!" Chen Ke quickly continued the topic so that everyone would be embarrassed. "Call the catapult, take the initiative, and fire the gun immediately!!"

Chen Chang wanted to speak but stopped, but he still didn't say it. When the staff members ran out to pass the order, he asked:

"Uncle Chen, there are many earthen mountains nearby, and our army temporarily quarries, so we can't pick so many stones..."

Chen Ke replied: "Use soil bags, cloth bags filled with soil, mixed with small stones, weighing dozens of kilograms, throwing them more than a hundred steps away can kill people and smash a lot of things."

Chen Chang was relieved. To be honest, he led his troops to fight for the first time, but he fought a tough battle. He was inevitably in a hurry and lost sight of the other.

It was thanks to the help of Chen Ke, the "Uncle Shi", that there was no chaos.

"The enemy's commander is Wei Xiaokuan, who is alone in guarding Yubi City, causing Gao Huan to withdraw his troops in disgrace." Chen Ke did not forget to remind Chen Chang, "This person is a long-time general on the battlefield. He is extremely good at defending and he thinks he is good at attacking. He should not be taken lightly."

"You have not experienced enough, so you must seek stability now. Only by keeping yourself invincible can you think about how to win unexpectedly."

Of course, Chen Chang knew Wei Xiaokuan's reputation and his achievements, but he was a little dissatisfied:

"Uncle Chen is also a long-time general on the battlefield. When Hou Jing's rebels besieged Taicheng, Uncle Chen, as one of the guards of Taicheng, survived."

"That's different, different." Chen Ke waved his hand and smiled bitterly.

"Wei Xiaokuan defended Yubi alone, and the gap in strength was extremely huge. He resisted the siege of more than 100,000 enemy troops for nearly two months. At that time...Hi, don't mention it."

More than 20 years ago, the rebel general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Hou Jing, made a rebellion in Shouyang, gathered rebels to attack Jiankang, and surrounded Taicheng.

The other party was able to raise a crime with less than a thousand remaining troops, easily destroy the capital and besiege Taicheng. This incident itself shows how incompetent the imperial court was at that time.

Taicheng was besieged and after the reinforcements arrived, although their troops were greater than those of the rebels, they were unable to rescue the siege for a long time. This was another kind of incompetence.

If it weren't for that person's outstanding performance, Chen Ke felt that Taicheng would sooner or later fall.

So he didn’t have any confidence to mention his experience of guarding Taicheng (responsible for the east wall)?

More than 20 years ago, Chen Chang was still a young man in his early teens, and that man was just a young man in his early twenties.

Chen Ke was moved by the past. The trenchers in the camp were ready. According to various "parameters" that had been "calibrated" before, they shot soil bags on the trenchers positions of the peripheral army outside the camp.

As the arms of the trenchers rotated, the howling sounded, making the already lively night seem more noisy.

......

It was another sleepless night. The Chu army camp, which was attacked by Zhou and Qi armies, finally couldn't hold on and Beizha was captured by Qi army.

The endless battles of several days have put the strength and energy of the Chu soldiers to the limit, but facing the enemy troops breaking through the gate, the soldiers still have the fighting spirit to fight.

The turbulent oil bottle that had not been used for many days was now showing great power. The Chu soldiers rushed to throw the turbulent oil product and soon ignited the break.

But the Qi army's offensive did not diminish, and many people continued to rush in with wet blankets and cloth pieces.

Chen Chang arrived with his troops. Seeing that the war was in critical condition, he felt his blood surged up and without hesitation, he tuned the troops up to "block the mouth".

These divisions were veterans who fought against the north and south with Chen Baxian. They had rich combat experience and outstanding martial arts skills. After hearing the orders of the Langzhu, they should have been brave enough to move forward, but they were stunned:

Aren’t there many turmeric oil bottles? We rushed in and after the melee, we were not distinguished from each other. How can we use the turmeric oil bottle?

Besides, if we fight all the battle, if the battle situation is unfavorable in the future, who will escort you to break through?

If the old man is here, how could he do so recklessly?

However, the command of the Langzhu is an order, and the war is indeed urgent, and the commander is urgent, so they cannot argue too much, so they immediately execute the order.

The battle was formed into a small formation and soon blocked the Qi army's charge like a mad dog.

However, the gap in the North Gate continued to be destroyed by the Qi army, becoming larger, and more Qi soldiers rushed in.

Seeing that his troops were standing in a mixed manner with the enemy soldiers in the camp, and more and more enemy soldiers were pouring in. He wanted the troops to retreat, widen the distance, and throw turbulent oil bottles, but he could no longer do it.

Only then did I feel that the order just now was inappropriate.

He was shot by a wandering arrow again and was hit by a few arrows. Fortunately, the armor protects his body, it was not a big deal, but he was anxious and didn't know what to do next.

But several staff members who came to help the war threw the turbulent oil bottles into the back of the crowd.

The staff members practiced the throwing skills of tinea bottles in the military academy. When they threw them like this, they were impartial and just burned to the north side of the front line, on the side of the Qi army.

Although the fire point is close to our own soldiers, there are only those who are in danger of burning the enemy and not those who are their own people.

The fire spread and cut off the Qi army's crowd, and its offensive suddenly decreased. Chen Chang reacted and quickly ordered his troops to retreat and leave contact.

When the two sides broke off contact, the Chu army threw the tinder bottle and lost its scruples. The flames that kept blooming connected to form a fire wall, blocking the breaking again.

In the middle of the camp, Chen Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Beizha was safe.

There were more than a thousand crossbowmen around him, which was the Lingbing crossbow soldiers who fought with Chen Baxian at the time. They had extremely strong combat capabilities, but they were not immediately transferred to Beizha.

Because the battle situation has not reached the most critical point, he cannot bet on all his chips.

As expected, Nanzha came to report that the Zhou army's offensive was fierce, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties and were almost unable to hold on.

Nanzha was in danger, but Chen Ke was not in a hurry, because he judged that this was the enemy's plan to "speak east and attack west":

The offensive continued to be launched in Nanzha, forcing them to concentrate their forces to Nanzha, but the actual breakthrough position was in other directions.

But reinforcements still need reinforcements. Chen Ke ordered: "Use all the turbulent oil bottles! The turbulent oil bottle is the reinforcements from Nanzha!"
To be continued...