Chapter 342: Driving Xiang Liang crazy(1/2)
Yuewang Mountain could not be conquered for a long time, and Xiang Liang became impatient.
Xiang Yu has been unconscious since he was hit by an arrow. Xiang Liang hated the people on the mountain so much that he couldn't catch them and kill them.
At this moment, his soldiers brought over a group of ragged people.
The clothes on these people were almost turned into rags, and their hair was messy and tangled with their beards.
When Xiang Liang saw these people, he became furious and drew his sword to kill them.
These people were frightened, turned around and ran away.
The confidants around him stopped Xiang Liang and tried to persuade him earnestly: "General, you are so good. Why is this?"
Xiang Liang pointed his sword at those people, his beard and hair were spread out, and he said angrily: "These people dare to insult me, they don't know how to live or die."
The confidants were confused: "When did they insult the general?"
Xiang Liang said loudly: "Who doesn't know that Huaiguzi was a beggar at the beginning, and it was my general who picked him up? These people pretend to be beggars, what else are they doing to humiliate me?"
My confidant was confused: How could this be possible?
When those beggars heard this, they were all on the verge of crying and cried out: "General, we are not beggars, we are Mohists."
Xiang Liang breathed heavily for a while, and the anger in his heart subsided. Then he looked at the beggars up and down: "Are you a Mohist? Do all Mohists nowadays dress like this?"
Those Mohists suddenly cried: "Xianyang and his party have suffered heavy losses. Chu Mo has been wiped out, and Qi Mo has only the remaining defeated troops."
One of the beggars came out and said: "My name is Hei Gou, and I am the leader of Can Mo. Now, only these few people are left behind."
Xiang Liang frowned and looked around. There were less than ten people behind Hei Gou.
Hei Gou said: "Huai Guzi in Xianyang City is a treacherous and vicious person. The Mohist repeatedly misled his plans, and some of them died and others were injured. The rest of them came to Chu to look for the general. They ate and slept in the open air along the way, and some of them fell ill and died.
Some people were robbed by bandits and died. We finally saw the general alive, and we have no regrets in this life."
At this time, Xiang Liang regained his rationality and became a wise master of strategizing.
He stretched out his hand to help the Mohist up, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the powerful Mohist in the past would be reduced to such a situation. Don't worry, my general will go to Xianyang soon to avenge you."
The Mohists all burst into tears of gratitude and said: "We have traveled thousands of miles to find the general just to defect to Chu. If the general wants to kill his relatives, we will fight to the death."
Xiang Liang nodded and said to his confidants: "Go, let them wash up and eat something."
The confidant agreed and left with these Mohists.
An hour later, the Mohists took on a new look and visited Xiang Liang again.
Xiang Liang looked at these calligraphers, all of them skinny, and was filled with emotion.
After the two sides exchanged some polite words, Hei Gou suddenly said: "Why did the general besiege Yuewang Mountain but not attack it?"
Xiang Liang was a little confused, looked back at the soldiers who were struggling to climb the mountain, and asked in confusion: "We are surrounded but not attacking? Our army is not afraid of death, haven't you seen it?"
Hei Gou was also a little confused: "Isn't the general feigning an attack? Want to besiege Yuewang Mountain, attract reinforcements from afar, and then wait for work and defeat them one by one?"
Xiang Liang looked a little confused and said calmly: "Of course not."
Hei Gou said: "If it's not the case, why don't you use a catapult? I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to attack this mountain without a catapult."
Xiang Liang said calmly: "After Yingzheng unified the world, he collected all the weapons of the six countries. Where are the slings left? I was in a hurry, but I couldn't find the craftsman."
Several Mohists looked at each other and said, "I can't wait to make this thing."
Xiang Liang was immediately overjoyed and held Hei Gou's arm excitedly: "Sir, I am like a fish in water. It is easy to take over the world."
Hei Gou smiled slightly, with an unpredictable expression on his face.
For the next three days, Xiang Liang besieged but did not attack. Because he was waiting for Mo Zhe's trebuchet, there was no need to increase unnecessary casualties. However, he did not completely let go of Young Master Gao, but quietly sent out a small group of troops.
, go up the mountain from a dangerous point to see if you can make a surprise attack.
After Xiang Liang stopped his offensive, the Qin army on the mountain was very excited, thinking that Xiang Liang had been frightened out of his wits.
However, Gongzi Gao was very calm and warned the whole army not to take it lightly. They must wait for reinforcements before taking a break.
As a result, the people on the mountain were suspicious and continued to be on tight alert. Soon, they caught Xiang Liang's army who came to attack.
At this moment, the whole army was in admiration for the young master, and even more respected the banished immortal like a god.
Three days later, the Mohists had finished the trebuchet.
This thing is so huge that I don’t know how many trees were cut down to make it.
Two rebels placed stones on the catapult, and then turned the winch under Hei Gou's guidance.
A Mohist came close to Hei Gou's ear and whispered: "Big Master, what we Mohists want to study is universal love without attacking. Now we are using trebuchets to please Xiang Liang. Isn't this Qi Mo's way?"
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Hei Gou glanced at the Mohist and said calmly: "How can we spread the Mohist's ideals without gaining credit? We just borrowed the so-called ingenuity temporarily, and after we got through the difficulties, we quickly discarded it.
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The ink man said oh, but still had a puzzled look on his face.
Soon, Xiang Jiajun learned how to use the trebuchet.
Ten huge trebuchets were placed at the foot of the mountain, and then huge stones were thrown into the sky and hit the fortifications halfway up the mountain.
There was a deafening sound on Yuewang Mountain, and half of the solid fortifications suddenly collapsed. Two Qin soldiers were unable to dodge and were immediately smashed into pulp.
More people were shocked.
The boulders from the bottom of the mountain continued to fly up, and the Qin soldiers were frightened and at a loss.
At this time, Young Master Gao and Shen Lun on the top of the mountain shouted loudly: "Why are you panicking? You are the warriors of the Qin Dynasty. What kind of battle have you not experienced? It's just a trebuchet. Have you never seen it?"
This loud shout woke up all the Qin soldiers. Those with sound hands and feet pulled the seriously injured ones and staggered upwards to escape.
After all, the range of the trebuchet is limited. It can only hit the mountainside halfway up, and there is nothing it can do from above.
And relying on this trebuchet, Xiang Liang's army has captured one-third of the mountain.
They immediately began to carry stones and build as many flat platforms as possible. They planned to place trebuchets on the mountainside and continue to attack from above.
The Qin soldiers were panic-stricken.
Young Master Gao said calmly: "What are you afraid of? With the help of the banished immortal, we will win this battle."
Qin Jun felt a little more at ease when he saw the words "Exalted Immortal" on the top of the mountain. However, the trebuchets at the bottom of the mountain were staring at him, which was really frightening.
Young Master Gao said calmly: "It would be best if they placed the trebuchet halfway up the mountain. The generals would prepare some more stones, and when they have placed the trebuchet, they will smash it down one after another."
The Qin soldiers all agreed and prepared huge stones.
The Mohists dismantled the trebuchet at the foot of the mountain, then asked Xiang's army to transport it to the middle of the mountain, and then assembled it one by one. This process made them panting from exhaustion.
However, just as they finished assembling it, there was a rain of stones above their heads.
Some stones fell from the sky, and some rolled down along the mountain peaks. The rumbles were endless and shook the valley.
The person who was hit by the stone immediately fell to the ground.
Once someone is hit in the chest, they often have to vomit blood and have many broken ribs. If they are hit in the head, they fall to the ground with half of their head missing. The lucky ones are hit in both hands.
Legs, lying on the ground, enduring the excruciating pain, hiding behind the big tree.
The worst thing was that he was hit by stones and couldn't stand up. He rolled down the mountain and screamed in agony all the way. When he reached the foot of the mountain, all his bones were broken and his body was almost turned into a ball of rags.
For a time, Xiang Liang's army was howling like ghosts and wolves, and they all hid in the mountain col and did not dare to show their heads again.
The Mohist studied the terrain and said to Xiang Liang: "General, the only thing that can cause damage to the trebuchet is boulders. And boulders can only roll down the hillside. As long as we build a stone embankment in front, we can
The boulder blocked it."
Xiang Liang understood this and immediately selected some brave men who were not afraid of death. They carried shields on their heads and braved the rain of stones to come to the trebuchet, trying to move a few more stones and build a stone embankment before they were killed.
After more than 300 casualties, the stone embankment was finally built.
Subsequently, Xiang Liang sent another 500 people, 300 of whom held shields and 200 operated trebuchets, to attack the mountain.
Every time a stone was thrown, two people would be killed. Xiang Liang's heart was bleeding.
Fortunately, the trebuchet was powerful enough, and Gongzigao's second pass was already in dilapidated condition.
Xiang Liang rubbed his hands and said to Hei Gou: "It seems that we are not far away from capturing the King of Kuaiji."
Hei Gou also nodded excitedly.
After a long time, someone brave came forward to take a look and reported to Xiang Liang: "General, King Kuaiji's pass has become a ruin. We can continue to attack the mountain."
Xiang Liang excitedly pulled out his sword and shouted: "Attack on us."
Xiang Jiajun shouted and rushed towards the mountain.
At this moment, a panicked cry suddenly came from the rebel army.
Then, a huge boulder rolled down and hit the shields. The shields immediately fell into pieces, and three or five of the rebels below were killed in an instant.
Those Xiang Liang troops who were attacking had no place to hide. They were crushed by rocks like insects and ants, causing heavy casualties.
Xiang Liang waved his sword and urged Xiang's army to continue attacking.
Every time they took a step up, they would leave a body behind, and soon the whole mountain turned into a hell on earth.
To be continued...