Chapter 74 Want to be captured

Fan Man attacked four times on the first day, and returned without exception. He lost more than a dozen war elephants and nearly a thousand soldiers. His morale was low, and the generals were also in a heavy mood. If they continue to fight like this, they will not consume the crossbows and cannon stones of the Yue people. I'm afraid there is no chance, and can their morale support that? You also need to make a question mark.

However, as soon as they saw Fan Man's calm face, their panic eased a lot and they inexplicably had confidence. These people have followed Fan Man to fight in the south and north for many years. They are very confident in Fan Man. Although they have encountered many troublesome opponents before, Fan Man has taken them to win the final victory. As long as Fan Man is there, no matter how difficult it is, they will not despair.

At dusk, Fan Man ordered the army to be collected and returned to the tent. Looking at the generals' gloomy faces and eager eyes, Fan Man did not even say a word of comfort. She just waved her hand and said lightly, "Go back and have a good rest and tell the soldiers that after the city is broken tomorrow, there will be three days off."

As soon as the generals heard this, the gray look on their faces suddenly swept away, and there was a ecstasy light in his eyes - Fan Man can say so, it must be that he has reached a way to defeat the enemy, which is proved by countless experiences.

The generals have left. Fan Man was a little tired and sat in front of the marching couch and meditated. Fan Ru asked someone to squeal, helped him wash, and then helped him fall on the couch. Seeing that Fan Man had closed his eyes, he gently went out of the account. As soon as he took a step, Fan Man suddenly said, "A Ru, do you believe that you can break the city tomorrow?"

Fan Ru was shocked. He turned around and looked at Fan Man lying on the couch. Fan Man's eyes were closed, and the big lion's nose was slowly **, as if he had fallen asleep. However, Fan Ru has followed Fan Man for many years and knows that he must not have fallen asleep, and he may not have heard it wrong just now. He turned around, stood respectfully in front of Fan Man, and answered without thinking, "The king said he could, then he must be able to."

Fan Man didn't say anything. After a while, he moved his fingers on his chest.

Fan Ruyi immediately withdrew from the big account. He stood at the door of the tent, his face calm as usual, but his eyes were a little flustered. Fan Man has never asked such a thing before. He only needs to give orders to the generals without explanation. No matter how ridiculous things he said, the generals can accept it, and Fan Man will never ask him whether he believes it after he has announced that he will break the city tomorrow.

Fan Ru felt a strange feeling. He felt that Fan Man's mental state was very bad this time. After the failure to ambush Sun Shao, he was not only in poor health, but also obviously depressed. In a few days, he made people feel that he was much older. Inadvertently, his straight back was a little hunch.

The king is old. I don't know why Fan Ru suddenly came up with such an idea. As soon as this idea came out, Fan Ru was shocked by herself and looked around with a guilty heart, as if she had done something wrong, as if she had suddenly found a major secret, which could not be known to anyone. Fan Ru raised her head and looked at the not tall wall in the twilight in the distance, and suddenly felt cold.

The next day, after the morning sun rose, the Funan army set up its position and launched another attack. However, today's attack is different from yesterday. Fan Man arranged 5,000 people to attack at the same time in each of the four gates. When the generals began to hear about this attack plan, they were still a little puzzled. There were enough people in the city. According to the length of the city wall, at least 10,000 people at each door had enough chance to win. Now only 5,000 people are suitable. Isn't it another stalemate? However, when they saw that Fan Man was full of confidence, they didn't dare to say anything more and executed their own orders.

All four gates were arranged with people, but there were not many people. Not only did the soldiers of Yue feel funny, but also King Jin Chen laughed. Funan people are really lucky. It's God's will for Fan Man, who has always been able to fight well, to make such an arrangement.

No blame organized archers to attack the Funan soldiers who filled the moat, and then the Funan soldiers had received the news of the holiday after the break of the city conveyed by the generals. They were full of confidence one by one. Although many of their companions fell before the battle, they still moved forward bravely and quickly filled in a few slope for the charge, and then a few Ten war elephants rushed over with a huge siege ladder.

It was not until this time that Wugui found the serious surname of the problem. They were not Yue soldiers, let alone Cui Qian. Cui Qianshou's south gate has a large number of Thunderbolts and strong crossbows, which can restrain the war elephants of the Funan people. Even if it is not the south gate, Cui Yanshou's east gate and Cui Wushou's west gate have enough strong crossbows, whether it is The range is still the sharpness of the arrows, but the north gate he guards is not far from the Funan people, or even slightly inferior. For the attack formation of the Funan people with war elephants, he can only order all the soldiers to go to the city, and the crossbowmen will fire arrows at the fastest speed, and attack the Funan soldiers on the back of the war elephants and war elephants. Pawn, prepare for hand-to-hand combat at the same time.

The Funan soldiers drove the war elephants and rushed to the city under the nearly crazy dense rain of arrows. The two war elephants were on a huge wooden house. The soldiers bombarded the gate with a siege mallet under the cover of the wooden house, and more soldiers began to attach to the city directly along the wooden ladder dragged by the war elephant. The five-inch-high wall could not block it at all. It only took half an hour to stop their attack, and the Funan soldiers attacked the wall, connected with the Jinchen soldiers, and launched a bloody and cruel battle for the head of the city.

When he got the news that the North City attack was smooth, Fan Man immediately responded and sent 10,000 refreshed soldiers to reinforce the North Gate. He did not give him any chance to breathe. He must take the North Gate.

Ten thousand Funan soldiers rushed to the North Gate like a tide, and the North Gate suddenly became urgent.

There is no blame. On the one hand, he sent Li Yuan to contact Fan Man, so that they should try not to break through from him, and on the other hand, he sent someone to worry Cui Qian. Cui Qian's news arrived first, and I also fought very hard here. Fan Man personally commanded the attack on the city, and he couldn't draw any manpower at all. The city wall was too low. The Funan people directly climbed the city to attack. It seemed that the outer city could not be defended, so he immediately retreated into the inner city to defend.

He jumped in a hurry. He found that he had overestimated Cui Qian's ability. It was okay for this pirate leader to rob. It was too bad to defend the city. How could he put so many Thunderbolts and crossbows at the south gate? If some are placed in all doors, how can the war elephants of the Funan people play such a big role?

It's a pity that it's too late to jump now. No blame had to retreat into the inner city defense according to Cui Qian's requirements. The wall of the inner city is two feet five feet high, and the circumference is only one hundred miles, which is much more convenient to defend the city. However, in this way, not only more than 1,000 people without blame lost more than half of the retreat, but also the outer city was lost and thrown to the Funan people. The Funan people immediately gave up their plan to attack the inner city when they failed to attack the inner city, and then carried out organized and planned robberies and massacres by the Jin Chen people of the outer city and a large number of merchants from various countries.

Crying sounded together, and the originally stable and peaceful Dunson outer city became hell, full of crying and begging for mercy. Fortunately, Fan Man did not dare to take it lightly in the inner city and restrained the soldiers in time, but only half an hour of killing was enough to change the appearance of the outer city.

No blame, no desire to cry, no tears.

"Your Majesty, the people of Yue have bad intentions." Li Yuan sneered and reminded, "Have you noticed that they retreated into the inner city very quickly, as if they had been prepared for a long time, and the merchants of the Han Dynasty stranded in the city were protected by them, and only some of the merchants of other countries entered the inner city, most of whom were in the outer city."

He stared at Li Yuan without blame and smiled bitterly for a long time: "General Li, Jin Chen has died, and there is nothing I can do. You can do whatever you want. I just hope that after the military, I can keep my family name.

Li Yuan smiled silently: "Your Majesty, if you want to get things done, you can't do without the help of the king. The king now recognizes the face of the Yue people. If he can help us assassinate the general surnamed Cui, my king will reward his achievements in the future. Is it a matter of the king to save the life of the family? There will be no less glory and wealth.

He nodded with no expression on his face. He didn't dare to have such extravagant expectations. Whether the Funan people won or the Yue people won, he would no longer keep him, the King of Jin Chen. Whether he could save the family's surname and the younger family's life, and there was no way to talk about glory and wealth. If it hadn't been for his life in Li Yuan's hands, he really wanted to throw away the crown and take his family out of the city, even if he would be a farmer from now on. He can't control how the Funan people and the Yue people fight.

Cui Qian held the knife, paced back and forth on the wall of the inner city, stopped from time to time, and moved with the soldiers who installed crossbows and Thunderbolts. Although they lost the battle, the morale of the soldiers of the State of Yue was not affected. On the contrary, they straightened their waists one by one, and their voices were much louder than in the ordinary. Their movements were clean and meticulous. The reason is very simple. Dozens of merchants, mainly Han Chinese, are looking up in awe at them and the weapons they are putting in awe. Most of them have heard that the Vietnamese killed more than a dozen war elephants of the Funan people with these weapons yesterday. Now they have to rely on these weapons to ensure their own safety. Of course, they dare not neglect those soldiers. Especially for those Yi merchants who have a good relationship with Han merchants and can only retreat into the inner city in time after receiving advance notice, the smile on their faces is even more respectful. They accompanied them carefully, followed the arrogant Han merchants, and greeted the busy soldiers of Yue in a lame and stiff Chinese language. They really didn't know Chinese, so they bowed and bowed. When working in such an atmosphere, which Yue soldier did not have the spirit of twelve points.

Not only the soldiers were proud, but also Cui Qian felt very proud. He looked at the merchants condescendingly, waved his hand majestically, and said, "Don't panic, everyone. The inner city is not only high, but also more than half shorter. It will not be broken because of insufficient weapons like the outer city. I can To assure you that there will be 100,000 people in Funan, and he can't capture the inner city. The safety of your lives is absolutely no problem.

"General is powerful!"

"It's all up to the general..."

"We are all blessed by the general to save our lives in such a war."

"Hahaha, you are wrong." Cui Qian laughed and said, "You should thank the king. He asked us to protect you. You must also know that I, Cui, was originally a pirate. If the king hadn't asked me to correct my evils, maybe I would have robbed more than the Funan people and killed more people.

Everyone's face changed, and they were a little nervous. Cui Qian's words reminded them of what was happening in the outer city. Because the Chinese merchants had been informed and prepared for a long time, there was basically no loss. When the Yi merchants thought that their compatriots were being slaughtered by the Funan people outside, they couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at the same time. After a moment of silence, they chanted praises again, but this time it became Sun Shao, the king of Yue. Cui Qian was right. If it weren't for Sun Shao, Cui Qian, the pirate leader, might have been more ferocious than the Funan people.

"King Yue is really a rare saint in ancient times." A Yi merchant said with emotion and envy.

"That's right, our king is young and active, invincible and invincible. Now he is on the way. As long as he arrives, there is no way for Fan Man's old man to live." A Huiji businessman patted his chest and said loudly.

"With a famous general like General Cui and such a sharp weapon, we will definitely be able to wait for His Royal Highness the King of Yue to rescue him." Another Han merchant from Xuzhou said unwilling to lag behind.

"That's right, with our Yue sailors defending the inner city here, how can the Funan people attack it?" A Yueshang proudly glanced at the Xuzhou Hanshang, and suddenly felt that what he said was a little inappropriate. It seemed that Cui Qian had just lost the outer city. He quickly added, "If it hadn't been for the small number of weapons, the people of Funan would not even get the outer city."

Everyone said a word, and I expressed my own high opinion in one word. Some praised Cui Qian for his high level, and some praised the weapons and interests of Yue. Cui Qian listened with a smile, his eyes swept around the faces of the merchants, and slowly walked aside. After a while, a personal guard came over, arched his hand to a Yi merchant in the crowd, and said politely, "I dare to ask if you have time. My general wants to talk with you."

The Yi merchant was stunned for a moment, hurriedly politely returned the gift, and said in less skilled Chinese words, "It's an honor." Then he followed the guard. Everyone else was a little surprised. I don't know what this Daqin businessman who didn't talk much in the crowd attracted Cui Qian's attention. It was such an honor to have.

When Yi Shang came to Cui Qian, Cui Qian was talking to Wugui. He bowed to Wugui repeatedly, with a guilty face, and he was embarrassed to blame himself. He repeatedly apologized, saying that he was not good at reading military books. He only knew how to do it. He thought that Fan Man would not attack on all sides at the same time. He made a mistake in judgment, which led to a shame in the outer city. Facing such a sincere Cui Qian with a reproachful attitude, he was speechless. After all, it was his northern gate that was lost first, not the gate guarded by the Yue people. He could only blame himself for his incompetence.

"Your Majesty, although the outer city is lost, fortunately the inner city is still in my hands." Cui Qian comforted, "The inner city wall is tall and much smaller than the outer city. Our weapons can be taken care of. This time, we will never let the old thief Fan Man take advantage of the loophole. The king can rest in the city. The defense of the city will be handed over to the sailors of Yue. I, Cui Qian, promised the king that as long as there were soldiers from the State of Yue, even if there was only the last person left, I would never let the Funan people enter the city.

"Then entrust the general." Wu Gui looked at the confident Cui Qian and suddenly understood. Cui Qian was not defeated. He was simply intentional. He guarded Cui Qian, and Cui Qian was also wary of him. He deliberately threw the outer city to the Funan people, who burned and robbed them. In this way, the Funan people were the culprits of the destruction of Jin Chen, while the Yue people were the savior who saved Jin Chen. After this battle, Jin Chen's vitality was greatly damaged. Isn't it the meat in Yue's mouth?

He knows, but what if he knows? He has no other choice now. He can only cooperate with Li Yuan's arrangement to kill Cui Qian, otherwise his family will die at the hands of Li Yuan. However, if he kills Cui Qian, he will become the enemy of Yue, and there will be no good end. Everything will be arranged by the God of Brahma.

This is the sadness of a small country. He knew that he didn't have many choices, so he had to look at the situation around Cui Qian and then quit. Cui Qian politely sent him to the door and watched him go away. Then he turned around and said to the Yi Shang, who was standing aside and waiting, "Do you dare to ask your name?"

"My name is Quintus? Seviru." Yi Shang saluted respectfully, and then smiled and said, "I also have a Han name, Qin Lun."

"Do you still have a Chinese name?" Cui Qian laughed and motioned Qin Lun to take his seat. He smiled and said, "However, it's really convenient to have a Chinese name. I'm stupid. I really can't read your names. I don't have many birds, and I can't remember them."

Seeing Cui Qian's funny self-deprecating, Qin Lun couldn't help laughing and explained, "In fact, my name is easy to remember. Quintus means the fifth. According to your Han Dynasty, it is similar to Uncle Ji You."

Although Qin Lun's Chinese is not very good, he speaks very slowly, but Cui Qian can still hear it clearly. Seeing that Qin Lun also knew how to use the naming habits of the Han people as a metaphor, he couldn't help laughing. He put his fist against his temple, looked at Qin Lun with great interest, said a few gossip, inquired about some customs of Daqin, and then mentioned the topic without a trace and asked about Daqin's weapons. The reason why he called Qin Lun to chat was not that he had any interest in Daqin, but because Qin Lun just saw Qin Lun shaking his head when the merchants praised the strong crossbow and perak of Yue. Although his movements were very slight, he could see it very clearly.

So far, Yue's ordnance has always been ahead of all opponents, which is also one of the reasons why the Yue sailors have always been able to win more with less and win a row. The strong crossbow and the Thunderbolt are the powerful weapons that the Yue sailors are proud of, which cannot be despised by others.

Qin Lun understood Cui Qian's meaning. He smiled. First, he briefly introduced Daqin's weapons, and finally said, "Our Daqin's weapons are not as many as your Han Dynasty, and many weapon surnames are inferior, but our Daqin also has some very good weapons, such as throwing guns and crossbow cannons..." < /P>

Cui Qian listened in detail and interrupted Qin to ask for some details from time to time. Qin Lun said that he was not too interested in throwing a gun, because although the lethality of the gun was strong, its range was limited, and it was a consumable, which was not in line with the comprehensive calculation habit of the power and cost of Yue. However, the crossbow gun mentioned by Qin Lun made Cui Qian very interested.

The crossbow cannon mentioned by Qin Lun is a torsion spring crossbow cannon. Since its inception, the torque spring crossbow gun has been an outstanding achievement in the era of cold weapons. Compared with the Thunderbolt car used by Cui Qian and others now, the surname is better than that. The energy storage method used by this torsion spring crossbow cannon is different from the lever principle of the Thunderbolt car and the bending bullet of the strong crossbow. It uses the torque of the animal tendon to store energy. This kind of crossbow cannon can throw 300 yards (about 270 meters, nearly 200 steps) of a stone bullet of a tower (an ancient Greek unit of weight, about 26 kilograms, 100 Hanjin), and the range of the giant crossbow cannon can even reach about 400 yards.

It should be said that in terms of range and strike accuracy, the crossbow gun has the advantages of both a strong crossbow and a Thunderbolt car. The way of using torque to store energy is also a direction that the skilled craftsmen of Yue did not expect. Although Cui Qian does not believe that Qin Lun said that the crossbow gun is really so powerful, he still attaches great importance to this information. He immediately invited Qin asked Zhu Ya and his party, and promised to recommend him to Sun Shao, the king of Yue.

Qin Lun accepted Cui Qian's invitation very happily, and his deep eyes showed a trace of expectation. Cui Qian noticed this divine color and meditated for a moment without saying anything. He asked people to invite Qin Lun down to rest.

Fan Man looked at the generals and understood their thoughts very well. The generals were very dissatisfied with the fact that they had sealed the knife after killing for only one hour. They hoped to have more time, but Fan Man's inner city had not yet been broken through. They could not let the soldiers vent, and they had to guard against the assault in the city. On the grounds that they had to block the knife, they ordered the troops to be on guard.

Although the generals were reluctant, they did not have the courage to be wild in front of Fan Man. They went out one by one, and only Fan Ru and a few other cronies remained. Fan Man sighed for a long time, straightened his waist, put his hands on his legs, lowered his head feebly, and bursts of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

"Your Majesty, take a sip of water." Fan Ru carefully handed over a glass of water and comforted, "The outer city has been broken through, and the Vietnamese have no way to escape. It is a foreland. Take down Jin Chen and look forward to the wind. The king can be more relieved.

"Reassuring?" Fan Man shook his head in frustration, took a sip of the water, looked up at Fan Ru and a few cronies, and smiled helplessly, "Do you really believe that we can break through the inner city quickly?"

Fan Ru and others looked at each other in front of each other, and they heard Fan Man's worry. Especially Fan Ru, he felt that Fan Man was not very confident yesterday, but it was just a little unconfident, and now he heard a very serious worry.

"Your Majesty, we... broke through the outer city so smoothly today. What's so difficult about the inner city?"

"Is it going well? It's because it went so well that I'm worried. Fan Man slowly leaned against the couch, with a little pain and a little regret in his eyes: "Think about it, which door did we break through?"

Fan Ru's heart moved as if he were thinking.

"Do you know why I issued a knife ban as soon as I broke the city?" Fan Man seemed to be talking to himself, "You think that if you break through the outer city, the inner city will not escape, but you forget that there are still Yue people in the inner city. They have enough strength to defend the inner city. At this time, we killed the Jin Chen people and the merchants of various countries, and just pushed these Jin Chen people and merchants to the side of the Yue people. If there were no Yue people, we would kill them. Anyway, we don't plan to keep Jin Chen this time. At that time, they will forget to give some favors. But it's different now. We are not sure to defeat the Yue people at all. If we kill again, won't we increase our opponents? Fan Man gasped for a long time, and finally sighed: "We have been used by the hateful Yue people."

(to be continued)