Chapter 410 Tactics
The snow in the cold winter adds a bit of desolation to this bitter cold place in Longxi.
Zhao Xin breathed out white air. He had lived in the land of Hanyong since he was a child, and suddenly came here, and he seemed a little uncomfortable.
The winter wind is very biting, blowing on your face like a knife. Even if you are wrapped in thick fur clothes, you can't stop the bone-gnawing chill.
But even so, Xin Zhao's heart is still hot. This was the first time he led troops independently, and his target was the earthen city in the distance.
The city was not big, the wall was only one foot high and more than two hundred meters long. This is the main city of Mokdu. Although it is small, it is well-equipped. It is divided into palace area, residential area for soldiers and their families, and workshop area.
Outside the city wall, there are large pastoral areas and a few buildings, which are not protected by the city wall.
If placed among the Seven Kingdoms, such a city can only be regarded as a small city wrapped in a wall, which is inconspicuous. But on the border of Longxi, there is a fortress that can avoid the cold wind and winter snow, which is very important.
"Mokdu interfered, sowing discord between the Hu people on the border and the Qin State, and also disrupted a big deal between your Majesty and the Yuezhi. Your Majesty asked us to capture Mokdu's city and establish a stronghold for future trade routes. .”
Next to Xin Zhao, sat a tall giant, the leader of the Zhurong tribe.
Unlike Li Mang, Zhao Xin seems very young. Even as a commander-in-chief, his tone at this time seemed a little unconfident. Regarding Li Mang, there was a tone of discussion.
There is a huge wine gourd on his waist, as tall as a person, filled with fine wine. Li Mang took the wine gourd and took a sip. His face turned red and he looked very excited.
"The Lord is indeed your Lord. He gave you good wine. It's not in vain that I brought dozens of sons to this hellish place this winter."
However, Li Mang's thoughts were all on wine, and obviously not on the war.
However, Xin Zhao got along with him all the way and got used to his character.
"This city is surrounded by forests to the west and swamps to the northeast. We can only attack from the south. Your Majesty only gave me a thousand soldiers and horses. It will not be easy to capture this city."
Zhao Shuang only gave a thousand men, but the other party defended the city with 3,000 soldiers and horses. There was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides.
"Fortunately, Mokdu massacred the surrounding Qiang people before, leaving him without a sufficient number of cavalry. Looking at the scene at this time, although the appearance is peaceful, there is hidden murderous intent. Mokdu is already prepared. My tactics Yes, our army pretended to attack the southern city wall and attracted Mokdu's army. Then leader Limang led his troops to march from the forest to the west. We joined forces to defeat them."
These dozens of giants from the Zhurong tribe are Xin Zhao’s trump card. Therefore, in the tactical arrangement, they were placed in the most critical place.
The area facing the southern city wall is spacious and has a large pastoral area. Therefore, the city wall here is thick and there are many defensive facilities.
The road outside the west city wall is dangerous and has a large area of silt, which makes it difficult for large troops to pass quickly, making it suitable for small troops to attack by surprise.
Even if Mokdu was prepared, he would not have expected that the giants from the Zhurong tribe would come. Therefore, as long as he cooperates properly, Xin Zhao is confident that he can win by surprise and capture this city. Once the main city of Mokdu was defeated, the surrounding earth cities lost the will to continue to resist and would naturally surrender.
The first battle was a tough one, and Xin Zhao was a little nervous.
"Leader Limang, how are you?"
"Things that are tactical or not, that's what I hate the most."
At this time, Li Mang seemed to be drunk. He stood up drunkenly and shouted in harmony.
"My sons, follow me and seize the city!"
At this sound, the giants of Zhurong tribe stood up one after another. They held black bamboo knives in their hands, their bodies over one foot tall were clad in battle armor, and in the bamboo tubes they carried behind them were twenty iron half-foot special javelins.
"Leader Limang, please don't neglect me!"
Xin Zhao's reminder was already too late, Li Mang had already rushed out with his men. Zhao Xinxin was panicking. The giant was his trump card, but once it was exposed and Mokdu knew about it, the opponent would definitely be prepared, and the tactics just now might not work.
"You are indeed prepared!"
As the giants from the Zhurong tribe moved forward, dark shadows began to surge on the city head that had always been calm. Xin Zhao and his men hurriedly followed, and it was too late to stop him at this moment.
The giants from the Zhurong tribe stopped one mile away from the south city wall.
They pulled out the javelin behind them, murmured something in their mouths, and drew their hands on the javelin shaft, which produced a flame.
Dozens of flame guns were projected a mile away, and the biting cold wind could not extinguish the flames above. The huge inertia mixed with the power of the flames soon caused wails to rise above the city.
The aftermath of the flames implicated the nearby pastoral tent, which soon ignited, causing flames to reach the sky.
"This fire... Did Mokdu pile up fire starters in the pastoral area? Is it any wonder that the pastoral tents are so densely arranged?"
Xin Zhao was behind, watching the fire spread. It was obvious that the trap Mokdu had intended to set for them had now trapped his own army in it.
What's even more frightening is that the Giants' offensive in the first round was already like this. There are still nineteen rounds of attacks to follow.
At a distance of one mile, even Qin's crossbows can rarely reach it. Only a few specially made powerful crossbows can attack, and ordinary troops are not equipped with them. Not to mention, Mokdu’s army.
Mokdu's archers were unable to cause damage to them, but the giants of Zhurongbu could output firepower unscrupulously.
After twenty rounds of projection, there was already a sea of fire in front of him, the pastoral area was burned down, and the cattle and sheep fled in all directions. The towers were shattered, the walls cracked, and the soldiers behind the walls fled in all directions.
Li Mang burped and continued to move forward.
"Chief, be careful."
Between Zhao Xin and Zhao Xin, dozens of giants from the Zhu Rong tribe ran forward, covering a distance of one mile in a matter of ten breaths.
Not all the military structures on the city wall were planned. After the giants entered the shooting range, the officers organized the soldiers to start shooting.
However, these arrows hit the giants, but they were completely unable to hurt them. Even if the arrow pierced the gap between the armor and the skin, it could not pierce their iron skin, but only stimulated their fighting spirit.
Li Mang took the lead, approached the city wall, and kicked the wooden city gate more than two meters high. With this kick, the entire city wall seemed to be shaking.
The remaining giants used black bamboo swords to sweep away the soldiers on the city wall who were about the same height as them. With one strike, the battlements were chopped into pieces, and the soldiers behind were killed as well.
Soon, all defenses on the city wall were cleared, literally.
Xin Zhao looked at all this and was stunned. At this moment, he was shocked by the aesthetics of violence, and all the tactics and countermeasures he had just thought about were now forgotten.
Li Mang kicked a few times and broke the city gate into pieces. Xin Zhao reacted and shouted loudly.
"Three centuries will surround the west wall from the left, three centuries will mount the east wall from the right, and the rest will follow me to break through from the center."
"promise!"