Chapter 86: Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period (25) The Fiery Female General [II…
Everyone looked up and saw
a man in red walking in with a long sword on his waist. “Sir.” Ye Mo first bowed to Meng Sheng, then stood still and said in a sonorous and powerful voice, “My father has not returned to Chuyang City. I don’t know why he has such difficulties, but I am willing to fight for my father to protect this land and the lives of thousands of Chu people. As long as I, Mi Wenjing, am in Chuyang City, the Chu army will never be able to break into the city, kill people and humiliate the people!”
Hearing these words, the officials were deeply moved, and some even burst into tears.
They had seen nobles of all sizes, but they had rarely seen a noble who could protect the common people behind him in times of crisis.
"But you are a noble lady. The battlefield is full of swords and mercenaries. How can you go to the battlefield?"
"Yes, please think twice."
"Young lady, Zhaolie's 300,000 troops have not arrived yet. There is still time to escape."
"Young lady..."
Maybe the words just now touched everyone, or maybe the word "escape" touched the hearts of some people, and the officials began to discuss letting her escape.
"Escape? Where to escape?" Ye Mo disagreed, "Chuyang City is located in the central area of Chu State, and it is not close to the border on all sides. According to the new law promulgated by King Chu Su, if you escape, you may be caught and killed, and a group of relatives and friends who help you may also be convicted."
The officials were silent. They really didn't have the kind of relatives and friends who would risk their lives to hide for them.
It is not difficult to escape from Chuyang City, but it is very difficult to escape from the border of Chu State. It is also difficult not to be caught or reported in Chu State. You may live a dark life like a mouse, which is worse than death.
Ye Mo's eyes are firm: "I am Mi Wenjing from Chuyang City, a descendant of King Wu of Chu, Xiong Xia. I will not abandon my territory, I will not abandon the people of Chu, never!"
Looking at that pair of sincere and clear eyes, you may even have the illusion that she will protect you behind her.
At this moment, a general suddenly knelt down on his knees facing Ye Mo, and he shouted: "I, the last general Zhang Meng, am willing to swear with blood, and stay in Chuyang City with the young lady!"
Then, several more people - "
I, the last general XXX, am willing
to swear with blood..." "Your subject XXX is willing to swear with blood..."
The herd effect made all the officials present kneel down to pledge their allegiance. Swearing with blood is an oath handed down from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In the Spring and Autumn Period, due to disputes in the world, the princes and ministers would often hold such oath-taking activities in order to consolidate internal unity.
Meng Sheng looked at the high-spirited student. There was no sign of defeat or fear on her face, as if she would win the battle. He sighed, nodded in agreement, and added his name to the oath.
"Mr.——"
"Master——"
"Mr. Meng——"
Meng Sheng waved his hands. He had made a decision, and no one else could refute it. Seeing that a master of the Mohist school had joined, the officials also put aside their worries and made up their minds. "
Zai" in "Zhou Li·Si Meng" notes: "Zai means an oath. The oath-taker writes his words on a stick, kills an animal to get blood, digs the animal, adds the words on top and buries it. This is called Zai Shu."
First, they took turns to swear to defend Chuyang City, and then used a finely carved jade piece with runes as a carrier, and used a vermilion pigment mixed with blood to write the calligraphy oath and name on the jade piece with a brush. Among them, Mi Wenjing's name was on the center jade piece.
Nowadays, spiritual energy is weak, and such blood oaths have less effect, but they still exist. Many people believe it firmly. Some people will still do it even if they regret it in the future.
Ye Mo bowed deeply to Meng Sheng.
Now the only ones who can escape from Chuyang City are the disciples of Mo Men. It is not for nothing that they are not Confucianists or Mohists. There are disciples of Mo Men in every country, and they are loved and supported by the people, and there are even people with lofty ideals.
As long as the great man Meng Sheng gives an order, not all Mo Men disciples can escape, but they will definitely not all be trapped to death in Chuyang City. However, he chose to keep his promise to the Lord of Chuyang City and die generously.
Some people will comment that he is pedantic and stupid, and he is, but only when you are in this environment, you will know how shocking and touching such calmness is, and this kind of pedantic behavior exists in the Mo Men from top to bottom! A loyal and brave hero belonging to a special era!
...
After Ye Mo and the officials left, the Mo Sect disciples did not disperse.
Xu Ruo: "Sir."
Meng Sheng sighed: "If Wen Jing doesn't stand up, the task of defending Chuyang City will fall on my head. She is not only joining the army for her father, but also for her teacher."
Xu Ruo: "But Mo Men?"
Meng Sheng shook his head: "Do you remember when Wen Jing joined Mo Men? Before and after Wu Qi's death, you can see her abnormal behavior these days, military supplies, weapons, recruiting soldiers..."
Xu Ruo:
"Sir, are you saying that Wen Jing had expected this day?"
Meng Sheng nodded slightly: "Wen Jing is a very smart person. She knew that she couldn't persuade Yangcheng Jun and the old nobles to shoot Wu Qi together. She also understood that King Chu Su was not a person who would give up easily, so she was prepared to defend Chuyang City."
"Junior sister is really a wonderful woman!" Xu Ruo sighed in his heart, "Sir, but what about Mo Men?"
Meng Sheng did not answer, but asked: "Mo Men now has a Mi Wenjing, are you still afraid that no one in the world knows about it?"
Meng Sheng will never leave. He is a great man of Mo Men, and he must not be a traitor and smear the reputation of Mo Men.
In fact, they can only send a few people abroad at most.
Because of the escape of 13 feudal lords, King Chu Su not only sent General Shi Gu to hunt them down, but also issued a number of Chu orders to kill without punishment. Even if the disciples of Mo Men leave Chu, it will be difficult. I don't know how many innocent people who support Mo Men will be sacrificed in the process. Why bother?
They have disciples in various countries. Just a few escaped disciples are of little use to Momen. If Moism is known to the world, Momen disciples will certainly not break the inheritance. Momen
has no shortage of loyalty, disciples, and people's support. What it lacks is someone who can lead Moism like Mozi! And he saw hope in Mi Wenjing.
Xu Ruo saluted: "Student understands, Momen disciples should do their best to assist junior sister."
With Ye Mo's metal mechanism, the production time of both ordinary weapons and attribute weapons is greatly reduced.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Xu Ruo had to face the choice of his most beloved daughter Wang Xue.
Heartache, reluctance, fear, but proud!
...
After the oath, Ye Mo began to arrange the work.
At the moment of life and death, who cares about the difference between men and women? Sun Ba and other women's army officially joined the absolute organization of Chuyang City, divided into elite soldiers like Zhang San, as well as logistics troops, technical troops, etc.
As expected, at this time, Sun Ba and his team got the attributes of the side mission. But Ye Mo did not get the attributes in the second conscription. It seems that these side missions are one-time
. How to inform the people in the city is a difficult problem.
There is no doubt that Ye Mo did not intend to hide the news from the people of Chuyang City, including the escape of Yangcheng Jun, the 500,000-man army, the order to kill Chu, etc. The focus is on emphasizing the order to kill and implying Yangcheng Jun's abandonment of the city and escape.
For a time, everyone in Chuyang City was desperate.
The people cried and screamed, the possibility of escaping and surviving was not high, and their future seemed to have only one way to go, which was despair.
At this moment, Mi Wenjing's words spread: "I am willing to wear the first armor and go to war for my father to defend this land. As long as the people are in the city and Mi Wenjing is there, the enemy will never think of breaking through my Chuyang City and hurting the lives of my people!"
The Lord of Yangcheng ran away, but the noble lady is still there!
The people knelt down in thanks and moved in tears. Except for those who really had connections, they basically chose to stay in Chuyang City. They were really desperate. The people knew the suffering of the war.
However, Ye Mo did not stop those who had connections from escaping. He also asked the soldiers to convey blessings of safety and even reminded them of the marching route of the Chu army so that they could avoid a head-on impact.
The people who escaped were grateful and ashamed. After thanking the young lady one by one, they hurried away.
...
Unlike Chuyang City, Chuxin City was in chaos. As Zhaolie said, it was leaderless and like a frightened bird. None of the generals were really in charge. They even had their own opinions or tried to escape.
The 30.4 millionth army encountered many people who escaped from the city outside the city gate. There was no doubt that they would be killed without mercy!
Zhaolie gave an order: "Attack the city."
The 70,000 scattered soldiers of Chuxin City were defeated by the attack of the 300,000-strong army. The city gate was quickly breached. In one morning, Chuxin City was flooded with blood.
It was not just the soldiers and officials who died. The people of Chuxin City also lost their dignity. Those who resisted died, and those who did not resist were dragged together like goods to work in the most difficult places.
In prosperity, the people suffered; in war, the people died.
The fact that King Chu Su destroyed more than 70 fiefdoms was the most sensational thing in Chu. The news spread quickly. Others were not mentioned for the time being. The fleeing Lord Xincheng and Lord Chuyang heard about it and hid it more strictly.
The rest of the countries also gradually received news about King Chu Su punishing more than 70 fiefdoms.
...
Zhao Lie won the battle, had a big meal in Chuxin City, and handed over the follow-up matters of Chuxin City to others. Then he led an army of 300,000 with negligible casualties to the next destination - Chuyang City.
The military advisor in the team has something to report: "The great Mohist master Meng Sheng is in Chuyang. He is a retainer of the Lord of Yangcheng. He may lead the troops."
"Mohist?" Zhao Lie swung his iron hammer. "The Mohist mechanism is indeed powerful, but since the death of Mozi, the Mohist mechanism has gradually declined. They can only rely on this small city to fight. They are not good soldiers or generals, so why should they be afraid?"
The military advisor said no more.
The 30.4 millionth army finally arrived 20 miles outside Chuyang City. If the military advisor had not been worried about the Mohist crossbow carts, they would have been closer.
They are on a small slope here. From here, they can see that the gates of Chuyang City are closed. There are only the usual number of soldiers guarding the city walls, which is no different from usual days.
Zhao Lie:
"Did they just give up?"
The military advisor felt that at least Chuyang City was not as chaotic as Chuxin City, and this battle would definitely be more difficult than the one in the morning.
It was already around six o'clock in the evening, and the sun had just set, so it was not suitable to attack the
city immediately. Zhao Lie ordered to first rule out the possibility of nearby agencies being trapped, and then set up camp here to rest and recuperate. As soon as the sun rises tomorrow, it will be the end of Chuyang City.
"General, you are wise."
...
At the same time, Chuyang City also received the message.
Even though the equipment of Chuyang City gave the officials a little more sense of security, only a little, at this time, they were still very panicked when they heard about the 300,000 Chu troops.
"Recuperating outside Chuyang City? Aren't you afraid that we might cause trouble?" Wang Xue raised her eyebrows.
Zhang San glanced at the general who was full of nonsense and replied to Wang Xue: "Let alone 300,000 troops, can 30 Gong guards defeat them? Night raids require the right conditions, the right terrain and the right people."
Wang Xue used her hand to physically silence him.
Meng Sheng actually didn't think 20 miles was far, but it was too resource-consuming. A crossbow cart with a range of 20 miles was equivalent to 50 middle-level weapons, or 50 ordinary crossbow carts.
After much discussion, they had almost prepared everything they needed, which might be the reason why Zhao Lie set up camp here.
After listening to a bunch of suggestions, Ye Mo finally spoke up: "Anyway, no one can sleep tonight, so why not have a battle tonight, so that we can have more energy, otherwise they will have a good rest and our army will suffer all night."
"But..."
Ye Mo: "It's actually very simple."
Meng Sheng, the generals, the alchemists, the magicians, and the civil officials who heard the plan were in disbelief. Except for Wang Xue, there were probably only a hundred guards who unconditionally believed that their young lady could do anything.
In order to give her teammates more information, Ye Mo used her high-level wind bow (strength +5, agility +5, constitution +3).
"!!!" "
!!!" "
Young lady is so brave!!!"
The officials seemed to be seeing the young lady for the first time. Who in the world could compete with her archery skills?
...
In the azure night sky, a crescent moon hangs above, and a dozen stars stand guard around it. The spring night is lively, with the sound of birds and insects chirping in the forest.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Enemy attack--"
Three sudden cries of pain broke the silence of the Zhaolie military camp. It turned out that three soldiers on night duty were shot by three iron arrows. Two died on the spot and one was dying.
Camping in the enemy's territory is naturally not a good rest. Even sleeping positions are arranged according to the formation. Once there is any disturbance, the soldiers can immediately fight on the spot.
Even so, in just a few minutes, 29 soldiers of the Zhaolie Camp had died and 7 were seriously injured. The scene was a bit chaotic for a while, until the elite shield warriors, swordsmen and other young generals came on the field, and the arrows shot in every three seconds were no longer guaranteed to hit.
Bang!
Although the sword cut the arrow, the swordsman also retreated a step and a half, which was a very terrifying force.
There was no doubt that the arrow came from Chuyang City.
At first, Zhaojun thought that the Momen's crossbow cart had improved again. When he looked at the city wall, he immediately saw a deep red figure, which was eye-catching enough under the bright moonlight.
A woman!
Zhao Lie's eyes widened in disbelief. It was a woman who didn't waste a single soldier, but only relied on a bow to shoot and kill nearly 30 of his Chu army soldiers 20 miles away!
The military advisor suggested: "General, there must be a scam in Chuyang City. This woman in red must have tricked us into falling for it. Should we avoid it for now and attack again tomorrow?"
"No." Zhao Lie had never made such a decision before. "If we give in for a woman, our Chu army will be a joke if this matter is spread out. How can we retreat?"
The military advisor said again: "Shang had Fu Hao, Zhou had Queen Mother, and women can also be fierce generals of a country."
Zhao Lie disagreed. If Chuyang City was really so powerful, why didn't the Lord of Yangcheng flee to the city?
This was also very reasonable.
…
Zhaojun marched forward, and the red-dressed woman never stopped shooting arrows, but she did not increase the number of arrows, and still shot three arrows. After the elite soldiers became familiar with it, they could open it according to the route of the arrows.
Until they entered a distance of 10 miles, as expected, the crossbow carts climbed up the wall, and rows of arrows flew out. Zhaojun’s shield team immediately resisted, and Zhaojun’s crossbowmen also began to shoot at the soldiers on Chuyang City.
However, the arrows of Chuyang City seemed to be much sharper than theirs, and shooting from top to bottom was different from shooting from bottom to top. A small number of their soldiers were injured, and a very small number died, but every soldier on the wall of Chuyang City was unharmed.
Not only because they were fully equipped, but also because the woman in red on the wall had stopped shooting arrows and took out a bright red flag, which always served to block fatal attacks for the people on the wall.
The problem was that the woman in red waving the red flag would not block the arrows shot by their own soldiers.
Zhao Lie looked very ugly: "Forward!"
The army moved forward less than a mile, "Ah", Zhao Jun soldiers suddenly had a wave of casualties. It turned out that the opponent's crossbow carts were no longer shooting arrows, but a strange weapon.
This weapon has a sharp axe on one side and a sharp rake on the other side. After the crossbow cart is thrown, it rotates vertically. No matter which side hits the ordinary soldiers, they will be seriously injured or even killed.
Note:
This is the Egyptian flying axe from thousands of years ago. This weapon made great contributions to the Egyptian conquest.
The crossbow carts of Chuyang City fired three times, each time killing the soldiers of Zhaojun.
Just when Zhaolie was furious, his two personal lieutenants discovered at the same time that two iron arrows were shot at the general and the military advisor in the chaos. It must be the woman in red who took advantage of the chaos to make trouble.
They hurriedly flew to resist, but the speed of the arrows exceeded their reaction. One was shot in the heart and died without even saying the word "general". The other was shot in the liver area and was about to die.
They were fooled twice again.
First, the red-dressed woman took advantage of the chaos of the flying axes to shoot arrows. Second, when the red-dressed woman was shooting arrows at Yao Jun, she deliberately concealed her strength to paralyze their minds and make them misjudge the distance and the power of the arrows.
"How can this be!"
Zhao Lie was so angry that he wanted to drink her blood, eat her flesh, and cut her into pieces.
...
At the same time, Ye Mo, who was standing on the city wall, almost heard four consecutive system prompts:
[Open side mission 6; kill the captain (1/2)]
[Side mission 5: Kill the soldier (41/100)].
[Complete side mission 6; kill the captain (2/2), free point attribute +2].
[Side mission 5: Kill the soldier (42/100)].
Reservists can unlock side quests by killing 5/10/50/100/500/1000 soldiers. Survivors can unlock side quests by killing 100/500/1000/5000/10000 soldiers.
Killing Gongcheng, Shishi, Zuo Shuzhang, You Shuzhang, Zuo Geng, You Gengwei, Junshi, Jiang, etc. is counted separately. The number of quests varies according to the official position. The former is rewarded with +1 all attributes, and the latter is rewarded with +2 free points.
Ye Mo also found that saving soldiers, including her own people, under fatal attacks will also unlock side quests, and saving soldiers can be repeated many times, and the number is about the same as killing soldiers. It should be a side quest derived from saving civilians.
On the battlefield, her side quests actually mainly come from rescue, and the red flag is waved faster like lightning.
Wang Xue led the military band to play percussion instruments, including drums, bells, cymbals, gongs, and bells. The passionate military music made Ye Mo full of blood, not to mention the soldiers who became more and more addicted to shooting.
[Congratulations to the survivor Wang Xueqing for successfully using military music to help kill soldiers (500/500) in the "Spring and Autumn and Warring States" copy, completing side mission 4, and free point attribute +2.]
The 10 crossbowmen in the reserve were a little hesitant at first, but they were excited after getting started. They robbed the crossbow carts with the local soldiers and didn't want to rest at all, which made the soldiers on the city wall passionate.
The officials who had been stunned for a long time: "..."
The young lady of Chuyang City always managed to surprise them and put them into shocking dreams again and again.
Fortunately, it was a beautiful dream.
The young lady might really be able to protect the people of Chuyang City as she said.
Meng Sheng and Xu Ruo also climbed up the city wall to look for a while. They were also surprised, but they were more relieved. Mi Wenjing was better than they expected. Afterwards, the two returned to Mo Men and sent two Mo Men disciples to the Chuyang City military factory to avoid insufficient weapons.
Especially arrows and flying axes.
...
Nearly two thousand Zhaojun soldiers have died, and there are two captains with high ranks in the army, while the other side has not lost a single person.
The military advisor did not approve of this siege at the beginning, but once it started, he would not say sad words. After all, compared with the 300,000 troops, two thousand is just a small number. He does not think he will lose, but the price of victory in the end is different.
Zhao Lie also had the same mission and ordered: "All-out attack!"
"Yes!"
This full-scale attack means that 100,000 assault troops will start to set out, including infantry, cavalry, swordsmen, swordsmen, chariots, etc., in the form of a complete formation to reduce casualties.
Throwing axes and arrows were used in coordination, but because of the tacit coordination of the formation, after a few miles, the casualties of Zhaojun were reduced, and some elites were less than 1 mile away from the city wall.
Just when Zhaolie's face returned to normal, "咴儿!" "嗷!" "聿!", the horses in the elite team formation began to have problems one by one.
It turned out that some crossbows began to shoot sharp stones and small iron nails. These small things are not easy to be blocked by the formation, but for the chariots and horses, especially the horses without horseshoes, it is simply a disaster.
Zhao Lie:
"Retreat!"
It was too late. It made no difference whether they retreated or not. The horses had thrown the entire formation into disarray.
Ye Mo: "Flying axes!"
Taking advantage of the chaos of the enemy, all the ordinary arrows were replaced by Egyptian flying axes, and they were twice as dense as before. They were densely packed and hit the soldiers, harvesting tens of thousands of heads.
It really was tens of thousands of soldiers, because no one had ever used horses to cause trouble in the current battle, and all the deployments of troops were inseparable from horses, which meant that Ye Mo had broken all the formation plans of the Chu army.
However, Ye Mo's six arrows were still blocked by the two guards who had been prepared. It was a pity that they did not hit the commander and the military division, mainly because they were supporting on the spot and did not move forward.
Facing the city wall in front of the assault team, Zhao Lie had not yet shouted out whether to advance or retreat.
But then -
the gate of Chuyang City opened.
At the same time as the gate opened, the woman in red jumped down from the high city wall.