"boom--"

A deafening sound passed by, and spear-like crossbow arrows cut through the air outside Xinyang City and rushed towards the small city gate.

Only a small part of the hundreds of crossbow arrows was pierced on the city gate. Some of the remaining ones pierced into the city wall, while others crossed the city and flew into the city. Some of them fell into the soil beside the city wall and sank into it.

The city gate of Xinyang is as high as one meter high, and the entire city gate is made of thick bronze.

When the State of Chu built Xinyang City, the country was 5,000 miles away and actively went north to the Central Plains, and its momentum was growing. It captured the green copper mines seized after Suiguo, and produced abundant production, supplying Chu with a steady stream of copper mines.

Entering the Warring States Period, Chu State failed to keep up with the pace of reform. In the battle with Qin State, he was completely defeated and Chu State lost a large area of ​​northern land.

"The Xinyang defense line built by King Wen of Chu was almost two hundred years old, and it is still so strong."

The crossbow arrow hit the thick bronze door, making a sharp "hissing" sound. The bronze door kept vibrating, and after a few breaths, it returned to calm.

"Is Xinyang City built by King Wen of Chu?"

Meng Bao tilted her head, and for a while, she didn't remember who King Wen of Chu was.

Following Meng Tian, ​​Meng Bao gained a lot of knowledge. He usually didn't like reading and barely recognized the words on military orders. He didn't know many of the monarchs of Qin, let alone the monarchs of Chu.

"King Wu of Chu, King Wen of Chu, his son, was posthumously named one Wu and one Wen, and his achievements were not simple. King Wu of Chu actively advanced north during his lifetime, attacked and destroyed Sui Kingdom and Zeng Kingdom. He spent his whole life in wars and died on the battlefield."

Meng Tian read the books in the Qin Palace and admired King Wu of Chu very much. It can be said that when King Wu of Chu was in power, Chu was considered to have truly captured the foundation of the great power of Chu. Not to mention, a monarch like King Wu of Chu could govern the country, fight on horseback, and be civil and military. It is rare among the monarchs in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

"After King Wu of Chu died, King Wen of Chu ascended the throne, consolidated the newly built land, successfully digested and followed the place. He prepared for the future and built a solid defense line in Xinyang, Chengfu and Weixian to prevent the powerful Central Plains in the north. Unexpectedly, it came in handy."

When King Wen of Chu was reigned, the capital of Chu was still in the Yanying area, located in the rich Jianghan Plain.

The Qin people in the west were still raising horses for the Zhou emperor. The Ba and Shu countries, which were closer, were still in the wilderness, were not worried about the enemies in the west.

At that time, the powerful enemy of Chu was truly in the north. The Zhou emperor in the Central Plains still had a certain influence. It was not impossible to fight south like King Zhao of Zhou.

King Wen of Chu made the idea that if the Central Plains country came and could not defend it, he would retreat to the Xinyang area to observe the changes in the times and then consider it.

The construction of the third line of Chu State was not very early for many years. The people of Haojing launched a republic coup, which was hostile to the Chu State, and actively organized the southern expedition to lose the throne. King Xuan, who ascended the throne, was obviously more interested in attacking the Rong people around Guanzhong.

After that, King You of Zhou played with the princes, and the prestige of the Zhou emperor fell thousands of miles away. The imagined war failed to come. The defense line in Xinyang was built after the King of Chu in all dynasties. It was not until the Chu royal family moved eastward that it began to build a large-scale again.

Yangguan in May is very warm and not so violent.

Nearly an hour passed, and the sun moved several scales towards the south sky. The sun shone slanted over and sprinkled on the small land outside Xinyang City.

"Gululu--"

Meng Tian took off the bamboo tube around her waist, took out the hardwood plug, and took a sip of water and felt cool.

"Send the order to let the soldiers drink a little water to quench their thirst."

One of the personal soldiers raised a blue flag with a long bamboo tube painted on it.

Zhang Tuo in front of the formation saw the shaking green flag behind him, waved his hand: "Get the time, hurry up and replenish water."

After saying that, Zhang Tuo lifted up the battle skirt around his waist, took off the bamboo tube around his waist, and took a sip of water happily.

He only took one sip and didn't dare to drink too much.

Meng Tian made bamboo tubes that filled water to facilitate dry food. The main purpose was to facilitate combat. During normal training, it was only possible to drink a sip of water to quench thirst every other hour, and the military judges strictly enforced it.

Even if the officers leading the troops violate the regulations of drinking water and eating dry food, they will inevitably be locked in a small dark room to face the wall and think about their mistakes.

"Don't look at this little thing, with these, the Qin army's combat power has become more lasting than before."

After drinking the water, he put the bamboo tube back on his waist, and a warm feeling rose in Zhang Tuo's heart.

Meng Tian was the chief general of the Chu army, and perhaps his ability to lead the army has yet to be tested, but he was considering the soldiers and paying attention to details, so he had no worries about fighting.

Retracting his thoughts, Zhang Tuo's eyes sometimes fell on the head of Xinyang City, sometimes on the crossbow formation in his own formation, thinking in his heart:

Why didn't the general order to attack the city if he had such a big battle?

The same question lingers in Xiang Yan's mind.

When the Qin army was launching the crossbow arrows, they saw with their own eyes the power of the crossbow. Xiang Yan did not stay at the top of the city for too long, but returned to the command camp under the escort of Xiang Chan, the personal soldiers.

"Tell me the order and send someone to block the city gate with big stones!"

When Xiang Yan left, he frowned and stared at the crossbow formation outside Xinyang City, and rushed to a big head.

When the Qin army left the city to line up, he thought Meng Tian was going to attack the city head-on, but he didn't expect it to be a huge momentum, but he did not drive the soldiers into the city.

There are not many large crossbows in Xinyang City, but the range is not more than six or seven hundred steps.

The Qin army's military formation was arranged six hundred steps away, and the Chu army's large crossbows could not play any role.

Meng Tian made up his mind and bombarded the city gate with a car crossbow. Xiang Yan had no intention of fighting with the Qin army, so he simply sealed the city gate.

The Chu army cannot go out, and the Qin army cannot come in.

In case the battle is unfavorable, the Chu army can also withdraw to Ruyin through the back door of Xinyang City.

The Xinyang City, chosen by King Wen of Chu, is located between two mountains and rivers. The city is located across it, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It can be said that one man is at the pass, and tens of thousands of men cannot open it.

"Wang Bao, sometimes, attacking the enemy does not require only attack methods, but also psychologically."

Seeing the head of Xinyang City, the Chu army squatted down to avoid the crossbow arrows that sometimes jumped to the city. Meng Tian spoke slowly and answered Meng Bao's question in his heart.

"The attack of the crossbow may not have shot many Chu troops, but the Qin army was not injured at all. More importantly, the Chu army could not hide when facing the attack of the crossbow, and was passively beaten. The biggest blow to their hearts was the biggest."

In the era of cold weapons, morale is hard to explain or explain. It is undeniable that an army with high morale is easier to win.

"Everything I did was for one purpose, that was to attack the morale of the Chu army!"
Chapter completed!