Chapter 44 The Arrival of Reinforcements

Under the leadership of Zhang Zhentian and Xiang Qun, the original army challenged the orcs on eight slopes for three days in a row, while the orc army guarded the mountains and ignored any provocation of the original people. The original army at the foot of the mountain has also launched several attacks, but they have been defeated by orc cavalry or rolling wood. After that, the two sides can only confront each other on one side of the mountain and the bottom of the mountain.

In the evening of the third day, Yanzhou sent a letter to Zhang Zhentian and Yu Qun. The Dongyi army had arrived in Yanzhou City under the leadership of Tian Zheng at noon that day. As long as they had a little rest, they could go to the front line of the eight-sided slope to support Zhang Zhentian and Gui Qun. Getting this news is undoubtedly the best news for Zhang Zhentian and Kunqun, who have been defeated by the enemy for days. What the two of them didn't know was that the other side of the war, the commander of the orcs, also got the biography of the flying pigeon, and he also knew the same news.

In this way, the orc infantry became more busy. Now the defense of the wall has almost become the task of the orc cavalry. The orc infantry in these camps prepared a large number of stones and logs and reinforced the wall that had been strengthened in recent days. On the wall and inside the wall, the orcs built many arrow towers. After all, they are not good at manufacturing long-range machinery. If they want to defend against the attack of the Dongyi merchant sheep cavalry, they can only rely on the defense of the arrow tower on the ground.

After this, the Capricorn ordered people to strengthen the defense of the rear camp, and also built a strong fortress wall in the rear camp. In his heart, he seems to have a hunch. That is, it is difficult for him to stick to the middle camp after the Dongyi army was in place. Therefore, he decided to retreat to the rear camp at the highest point of the ridge when the middle camp could not be defended. Anyway, there is a large amount of grain and grass piled up in the cave of the back camp, which is enough for him to support for a while.

Besides, Zhang Zhentian and Yuqun did not relax their preparations because the Dongyi army arrived in Yanzhou. In the evening, the two of them came out of the big tent of the Chinese army. Gu Qun went to inspect the infantry camp and the cavalry camp, while Zhang Zhentian went to the camp of the long-range equipment troops to find Jiang Dongfang.

"East, what are you thinking about?" Zhang Zhentian did not let the guards guard the tent communicate, and he went straight into Jiang Dongfang's tent. Inside the tent, Jiang Dongfang now looks like a wood processing factory. Obviously, Jiang Dongfang is considering a way to transport crossbow guns and catapults up the mountain.

"Oh, Brother Zhang! You're here." Jiang Dongfang saw that Zhang Zhentian walked into the tent. He put down his work, greeted Zhang Zhentian enthusiastically, and then said, "I'm thinking about how to get these equipment up easily and then get them back."

"I think it's better to use Mara!" Zhang Zhentian said casually.

"Hehe! That's right." After listening to Zhang Zhentian's words, Jiang Dongfang laughed, "Haha! The crossbows and cataplings in this world are pushed by people! If you use a horse, it is indeed a way.

"Don't be happy too early." Zhang Zhentian looked at Jiang Dongfang and waved his hand, "Those machines are heavy enough. Where can we find so many horses? Now these machines are driven by the infantry. If you really change horses. If the cavalry loses their horses, how can they fight then?

"We can ask General Yu to ask if Yanzhou can provide us with a batch of cattle." Jiang Dongfang still did not give up the idea of using livestock tractors. "If you use cattle to pull machinery, won't there be no problem?"

"Well, good!" Zhang Zhentian nodded, "If someone in Yanyun country raises cattle, it's really good to use cattle!"

"Then why don't Brother Zhang go back and ask for me?" Jiang Dongfang listened to Zhang Zhentian's words, and his mood seemed to be much more comfortable. He sat down in a chair beside him and said, "If there is a cow, these instruments can also be used flexibly on the battlefield." Obviously, it looks simple in the earth's world, but it has become a great invention in the original world.

"Good! Don't worry, I will definitely ask for you." Zhang Zhentian replied with a smile, "It's just that even if these devices go up the mountain, how do you use them?"

"To put it easy, the crossbow gun is originally shot in a straight line. Even if it is placed diagonally, it does not hinder its use. Jiang Dongfang listened to Zhang Zhentian's words, "It's just that the catapult is more troublesome. I'm not thinking of a way to transform the base. However, I want to remove the spoon of the catapult and design it to be similar to the crossbow gun when used in the mountains. Let there be a big cowhide slingshot behind it, and then tighten the slingshot with a pin. When using it, place the stone directly in front of the cowhide, and then put down the pin and eject the stone directly.

"Hehe, this is a good method!" Zhang Zhentian nodded with a smile. Human wisdom is endless. Even if there is no design experience, as long as people have seen something, they can think of solutions.

"It's still experimenting! There are some areas that need to be improved. Jiang Dongfang said with a smile, "However, it is estimated that our new catapling car will be available in two days."

"Good! Then I'll help you solve the problem of cattle." After Zhang Zhentian finished speaking, he was so happy that he left Jiang Dongfang's tent and went back to find Kunqun.

After listening to Zhang Zhentian's words, he was naturally happy to agree to Jiang Dongfang's request. Anyway, Yanzhou is a big city. It is not a problem to collect hundreds of cattle in the market and nearby farms, and then find someone to transport them. As for how to do it, there is no need to talk about it. After that, the original army still challenged in front of the orc camp. It's just that the momentum of the original man is obviously much weaker than in previous days. They just stayed at the foot of the mountain and no longer sent troops to attack the mountain. And the orcs are naturally happy to do so. After all, their current task is to strengthen their defense and wait for the arrival of the merchant sheep cavalry.

Two days later, Tian Zheng personally led 5,000 troops from Dongyi, including 500 merchant sheep cavalry, and rushed to the original camp of Bamianpo. Zhang Zhentian and Yuqun naturally went out to camp and received them warmly. Tian Zheng and Zhang Zhentian are old acquaintances. They talked about the situation around ink. Then, Zhang Zhentian found Jiang Dongfang, Su Wanyue and Su Tianxing. Su Wanyue and others couldn't help asking about Su Huaide and Sun Mingxuan again. When they heard that Su Huaide were both in good health and nothing unusual happened in the area of Su Jiaji, everyone was relieved.

After turning around, the original army did not challenge in front of the orc camp. This is a good day for ordinary orc soldiers. Because there is no harassment from the original, they can finally relax and have a good rest. However, this is not a good omen for Capricorn and Heliankun.

"General! The original man didn't go out today. Heliankun walked into the tent of the carbine and reported in a low voice.

"Is it?" Hearing this, he frowned and asked, "What's going on in their camp?"

"No!" Heliankun replied, "They are very quiet now. However, according to the report of the spy who monitored their movements, their Dongyi reinforcements arrived.

"Hmm!" After hearing this, he nodded, "It seems that they want to take a good rest for a few days and then come to fight with us." Speaking of this, he asked with concern, "Can the passageway of the eight-sided slope be repaired?"

"The scout sent today said that it was almost repaired." Heliankun replied.

"That's good!" The Capricorn nodded, "Let's not care about the original person first. Presumably, they will not launch an attack tomorrow. Now the weather is getting colder. Their merchant cavalry must take a few days to adapt to the climate here. However, they won't delay too long. If it's winter, their commercial sheep and birds won't be able to fly.

Yes! General." After hearing this, Heliankun nodded. When he turned around and was about to leave, he stopped him again, "Well! You ordered the cavalry to divide up a thousand people to help Huyanping build the road to the north of the mountain.

"If we divide the troops out again, the number of troops in our camp will be too small. If the original man really has to attack the camp these two days, I'm afraid we will be overwhelmed, right? Heliankun was a little hesitant to answer. He is obviously still worried that the original man will launch a sudden attack.

"Don't worry about him!" He smiled and said, "Anyway, the infantry are all in the camp. If the originals really dare to come, then stop the work in their hands and deal with them first."

Yes! General." After hearing this, Heliankun knew that it was not easy to argue about anything, so he retreated from the tent.