C134 (2/2)
”You guys be careful, shoot again now. Be careful not to hit you.”
The craftsmen also gained confidence, cheering loudly. Immediately, a few craftsmen stepped forward and brought another boulder over. Following the previous procedures, the boulder was placed on the launcher. The craftsman leader's face was glowing with excitement as he stood beside the launch pad.
”Prepare, release.”
With a single command, the rock once again soared into the air, carrying the wind with it as it flew forward. The generals and strategists in the front of the field were frightened and hurriedly dodged away. No matter how brave they were, they would not dare to show off in front of such a huge rock. It was better to just avoid it.
”A thousand steps.”
Just as the stone fell to the ground, while everyone was still cheering, Zhang Banxian measured the distance and shouted again from afar. Yang Lin did not have any flirtatious thoughts yet, but he still had some questions. He did not run over to take a look, and immediately told the blacksmith.
”Why is it getting closer and closer? Another shot, how can it be unsteady? ”
”My lord, the stones are not just large, they will shoot from a different distance. We'll shoot again, the same way. ”
Yang Lin patted his head and laughed embarrassedly. He ordered them to pick a rock that was around the same size as the first time and put it in the firing basket. Then, he ordered the craftsmen to fire it for the third time.
”One thousand two hundred steps.”
Zhang Banxian was truly loyal to her duty, and quickly found out the distance, which was about the same as the first time. Yang Lin thought about it, this lithoclast was also not an accurate weapon, and there were large and small stones, so it seemed like this was the only way, he said to the carpenter.
”With just the hundred or so of you craftsmen, you have enough help to make a hundred of them. How long do you need?”
The older craftsman was startled to hear that he was going to make a hundred, and he made a quick calculation in his head. Although it took him a day to make this one, but once he's proficient, with the current number of craftsmen, there's no problem at all for him to make ten a day.
”I estimate it will take ten days.”
”It will take ten days …”
Yang Lin thought about it. Ten days just to become a lithoclast. It was too long. No one could guarantee that they would be able to take down the city wall in a few days. If they delayed it by a few more times, they would have to report it to the Emperor and wait for his order.
”No, I'll give you three days. You guys work night and day, so you don't have to worry about manpower. If you need help, we'll immediately go get some craftsmen. We can even send soldiers to help you.”
”A hundred sets in three days? Well, then, we'll work through the night and try to do it on time. ”No matter how many people there are, they won't be able to help. We don't have that many tools.”
”Alright, you guys hurry up and finish the work in the night. Li Shi, give each carpenter a hundred dollars, in addition, they want people to give, things to give, must promise to make a hundred lithoclast in three days. Wang Gang, Wang Po, you guys take charge of preparing the stones, we need to use them to attack the city. ” The day of the siege had finally arrived, regardless of whether Yang Lin was willing or not, he had to take down the Puyang City. Bu Yi and Bian Xi hid in the Puyang City and did not come out. There was no result from persuading them to surrender, and they could not think of any plan to stay in the city.
Although Yang Lin did not believe in superstitions, the Zhang Banxian insisted on choosing days to attack the city. The other generals and strategists were also superstitious, so Yang Lin did not insist. After being busy in the Zhang Banxian, they finally decided to start the attack on the tenth day of the ninth month at dawn.
It was unknown if the Zhang Banxian had intentionally chosen a cloudy day, or if the sun could not bear to see such a brutal massacre, but the sky was overcast and thick clouds pressed heavily on everyone's hearts. Even the cry of the wild geese, which was flying towards the south, was filled with sorrow.
Yang Lin rode a mount and stood at the entrance of the South of the City. His gentle face was expressionless as he stared at the walls of the Puyang City, dressed in bright silver armor that glittered in the sunlight. He had a long blade hanging from his waist, a trident spear in one hand and a battle horse reins in the other.
Zhang Ling, Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Kuai Liang and the other strategists stood right beside him, looking ahead, from time to time they glanced at Yang Lin, waiting for their orders to attack the city. They also wanted to personally see how the Puyang would be conquered. They also had the blood of the Young people, and wanted to experience this spectacular sight of blood boiling.
Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu were also standing behind Yang Lin, and there were more than two thousand cavalrymen, all of them not participating in the attack. Instead, they acted as a reserve and followed behind Yang Lin. However, they also wanted to see with their own eyes how the heavy weapon the lithoclast had opened the door of Puyang City.
Qiao Mao had also come, his team was the main force in today's siege, but the commanding authority was given to Yang Lin. From time to time, he would glance at Yang Lin who looked like a sculpture. He was deeply shaken and could not help but sigh in his heart, as expected of a hero of this generation, was this person the fortune of the world, or the misfortune of the world?
”Master Yang Lin, how many days do we need to take down the Puyang City?” Qiao Mao looked at the walls of the Puyang City, as though he did not have much confidence in defeating the wall.
”Today.” Yang Lin did not turn back as he continued to look in front of him as he indifferently nodded his head.
”Today? That Bu Yi has ten ten thousand people s. ” Qiao Mao was so shocked that his mouth was wide agape. Did they make a mistake, right?
Yang Lin still did not turn back as he looked at the city wall and lightly said: ”It's just a bunch of useless trash.”
Zhang Banxian kept looking at the clouds in the sky, as if she wanted to find something, but the sky was too high and the clouds were too thick, so he didn't see anything. ”No one knows how he found out, but he suddenly warned Yang Lin with her weapon.” ”It's time, my lord.”
”Alright, blow the horn and prepare to attack.” Yang Lin did not know if the time had come, but since the Zhang Banxian had said it, it should be done.
They had already surrounded Bu Yi for a few days. Under Pan Feng's and Yu She's guidance, the Puyang stayed outside the city and trained for a few days, specifically attacking the cities. The army did not attack the city, nor did the xanthopanax leave the city. Both sides did not seem to be in a hurry and continued to wait.