Chapter 107 What Is a Howitzer? Ours Is a Catapult

After hearing Xiao Hongbo's order, Xiao Pengtian quickly came to Xiao Hongbo's tent.

At this time, Xiao Hongbo was already arranging how the barbarian generals would attack Yancheng.

After Xiao Pengtian entered the tent, he said, "My king, are you looking for me?"

After seeing Xiao Pengtian, Xiao Hongbo smiled instantly, and then he said with a smile, "Pengtian, I just thought seriously about what you said to me before, and I think what you said makes sense."

"If we just rush into Wanning River Valley, if Daxia soldiers appear in the rear, we will be trapped in Wanning River Valley."

"So I decided to give you a very important task. When it's dusk, I will lead 25 armies to attack Yancheng directly, and you will take 50,000 soldiers to guard the rear to prevent Daxia soldiers from attacking us from behind."

Speaking of this, Xiao Hongbo smiled and patted Xiao Pengtian on the shoulder, "Pengtian, this task is very important, and the safety of our rear is all in your hands."

Hearing this, Xiao Pengtian showed a fake smile on his face, and then he said, "Thank you for your trust, I will definitely keep an eye on the rear."

Xiao Pengtian is not a fool, how could he not see what Xiao Hongbo's arrangement is for.

He already has a position second only to Xiao Hongbo in the tribe of the Heavenly Wolf King. If he makes outstanding contributions in the attack on Yancheng this time, then his contributions will surpass his master.

Xiao Hongbo didn't think what he said made sense. He clearly used this as an excuse to keep him at the rear and not participate in the siege, so that he couldn't get any credit.

Xiao Pengtian didn't say much. He just stayed at the rear. He was also worried that the Daxia soldiers would attack from the rear.

At this time, a soldier entered the tent.

"My king, the scouts we sent out are back."

Xiao Hongbo immediately said, "Let him in."

As soon as Xiao Hongbo finished speaking, another soldier entered the tent, "My king, we have already found out the situation ahead. The gates of Yancheng are closed, and the soldiers of Yancheng have already set up catapults on the city walls!"

Hearing this, Xiao Hongbo smiled and said, "It seems that the King of the North is really waiting for me in Yancheng!"

"Very good, I have heard that the King of the North likes beautiful women and has kept countless beauties in his mansion. When I conquer Yancheng, I must enjoy it and experience the happiness of the King of the North!"

Yelü Nanyan was not here, so Xiao Hongbo exposed his true nature. He believed that no one dared to tell Yelu Nanyan what he said and did.

At the same time.

Yancheng, on the city wall

Mu Changtian looked at the howitzers on the city wall and said with some concern: "Your Highness, if we put the howitzers out like this and the barbarian scouts see them, will they notice anything?"

Lu Chen smiled faintly and then said: "Howitzers? What howitzers? Ours are catapults."

The barbarian cavalry had never seen a howitzer, so how could they know that it was a howitzer? If the barbarian cavalry knew that there was such a powerful weapon as a howitzer, they would not dare to run to Yancheng now, so Lu Chen was not worried at all that the howitzer would be seen by the barbarian scouts.

Before the howitzer was used, the barbarians would most likely mistake the howitzer for a catapult.

In fact, if viewed from a distance, the shape of the howitzer is indeed somewhat similar to that of a catapult.

Of course, it is only the shape that is similar.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the barbarian cavalry to fall into the trap.

For the next day, Lu Chen stayed on the city wall, keeping an eye on the movements of the barbarian army.

As time passed, a day was about to pass. The sun in the sky gradually touched the horizon. Large patches of fiery red sunset occupied the sky, and people's skin was bronzed by the reflected light of the sunset.

At this moment, a scout soldier rode a horse and ran quickly towards the city gate. While riding a horse, the soldier shouted loudly:

"The barbarian army entered the Wanning River Valley!"

"The barbarian army entered the Wanning River Valley!"

"The barbarian army entered the Wanning River Valley!"

...

After hearing the words of the scout soldier, the soldiers on the city wall began to move quickly and entered the combat state without waiting for Mu Changtian's order.

Soon the scout came to Lu Chen, "Your Majesty, the barbarian army has entered the Wanning River Valley. They are divided into two parts. There are about 250,000 troops in front, and the remaining 50,000 troops seem to be on guard in the rear."

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned.

He did not expect that the barbarians actually divided into two parts to enter the Wanning River Valley.

If the barbarians leave 50,000 soldiers to guard the rear, it will be difficult for their 50,000 black cavalry to complete the siege of the barbarian army.

At this time, Lu Chen asked: "Have the tens of thousands of troops behind the barbarians followed into the Wanning River Valley?"

The soldier immediately replied: "They have entered, but they have kept a certain distance from the barbarian army in front."

Hearing what the soldier said, Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as they all enter the Wanning River Valley, it will be fine.

He was afraid that the 300,000 barbarian troops would leave some soldiers outside the Wanning River Valley. In this case, if the black cavalry wanted to block the barbarian retreat, they would have to fight with the barbarian cavalry left outside the Wanning River Valley.

When the black cavalry eliminated the cavalry outside the Wanning River Valley, I am afraid that the barbarian army in front would have withdrawn from the Wanning River Valley, and then they would have to let the barbarian army leave.

At this time, Lu Chen said: "Prepare for battle! Convey the order to the artillery battalion, and let the barbarian cavalry fire after they are about to arrive at Yancheng!"

With Lu Chen's order, the defense of Yancheng, which was also the encirclement and suppression of the barbarian army, officially began.

Under the leadership of Xiao Hongbo, the 250,000-strong army will soon arrive at the foot of Yancheng.

Although the people on the walls of Yancheng have not seen the barbarian cavalry yet, they have heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves.

They even had an illusion that the earth was shaking.

These are 300,000 barbarian cavalry.

The soldiers on the walls were very nervous. Although they had howitzers, they still had great pressure facing 300,000 troops.

Including the black cavalry, there were only 90,000 soldiers in Beijun.

90,000 against 300,000, it is impossible to have no pressure.

After hearing the rumbling sound of horse hooves, Lu Chen felt his heart beating wildly, as if the adrenaline in his body was being secreted crazily, making all the cells in his body active.

As the sound of horse hooves became louder and closer, the flags of the barbarian army gradually appeared in people's sight.

Lu Chen stood on the tower and quickly looked at the generals in front of the barbarian army.

[Name: Xiao Hongbo]

[Identity: Barbarian Wolf King]

[Strength: Grandmaster level]

[Loyalty: -100 (hostile)]

...

[Name: Man Tie]

[Identity: Barbarian Wolf King Tribe General]

[Strength: Grandmaster level]

[Loyalty: -100 (hostile)]

...

[Name: Xian Jia]

[Identity: Barbarian Northern Xian King Tribe General. ]

[Strength: Grandmaster level]

[Loyalty: -100 (hostile)]

After reading the information of these three people, Lu Chen glanced at the information of other generals.

Finally, among the more than 200,000 barbarian vanguards, there were probably only three grandmasters, five half-step grandmasters, and a dozen ninth-grade generals.

Now Lu Chen still didn't know if there were any grandmasters among the tens of thousands of troops behind him.

If he didn't have the howitzer this time, with the strength of the barbarian army, Beijun would definitely not be able to be defended.

With this kind of barbarian lineup, let alone capturing Beijun, even launching a war of annihilation against some small countries would be no problem.