The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 222 The Battle of Niuling
In 330 BC, the King of Qin issued a military order to attack Bashu.

Ren Mengao was the chief general, and Ying Ji was the deputy general.

He led an army of 15 to march westward from the north to Shu Kingdom, planning to occupy the entire territory of Shu Kingdom and then go south to capture Jiangcheng, the capital of Ba Kingdom.

However, the position of the Han army attacking Shu was very embarrassing.

Dacheng is located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Qin, Chu and Ba. If you take Shu first and then take Ba, you will basically not be able to meet the Han army.

But that location is really important, blocking half of the intersection going south, because the Qin army entered Shu from the north road, and the south is the territory of the Han army, which is equivalent to only a narrow entrance and exit, which is not conducive to marching.

Therefore, Ying Ji suggested that the troops be divided into two groups, one to capture the Kingdom of Shu, and the other to capture the cities occupied by the Han army, so as to broaden the marching route.

Meng Ao shook his head worriedly: "The Han army's offensive ability is average, but its defensive ability is too strong. Even if it can be defeated, it will consume too much force. We just leave him there and ignore him."

Meng Ao knew very well how terrifying the Han army was, so he didn't want to provoke it.

However, Ying Ji, as a descendant of the Ying family, and the title of "Qin Tiger and Wolf" has been resounded all over the world, seeing that the general is afraid of a small Han army that reaches the city.

Feeling dissatisfied, he said: "General Meng, our Daqin is now strong and strong, with 15 troops, and all the soldiers are eager to make military exploits. Can't we still win a small Dacheng? Or is it because of a failure a few years ago, are you afraid gone?"

Su Lin is only the enfeoffment of Chu State, he is known as Marquis of Han to the outside world, and generally no one will pay attention to this woman, they are more concerned about Su Lin's army.

It is called the "Han Army" among the nations.

Meng Ao frowned, looked at Ying Ji coldly and said, "I am the commander-in-chief of the army, and all military orders must be obeyed by this general. Even if Ying Ji is the king's younger brother, you shouldn't be so presumptuous."

Ying Ji woodenly cupped his hands and said: "The last general speaks nonsense, the general please punish him." He admitted his mistake, but the expression on his face was still dissatisfied.

Meng Ao gave a wry smile, knowing that Ying Ji was a mouthful of dissatisfaction, young man, if he doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back, let him suffer.

"In this case, the general asked you to lead an army of [-]. Are you confident that you can take down Dacheng, which was occupied by the Han army?"

When Ying Ji heard this, his face beamed with joy, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, General, Dacheng will be captured within ten days."

"hope so."

"Then go down and prepare."

After Ying Ji finished speaking, he left excitedly. This was a good opportunity for him to make meritorious deeds.

Watching Ying Ji leave, Meng Ao couldn't help sighing, how could Dacheng be so easy to fight.

Sending Ying Ji there was to explore the reality of Dacheng, but also to dampen Ying Ji's spirit and let him know that marching and fighting is not that simple.

Just after Meng Ao's main force captured several cities in the Shu Kingdom, Ying Ji led an army of [-] to attack Dacheng in the south.

Dacheng, General's Mansion.

Now Bai Qi is the chief defender of Dacheng. He is dressed in black armor and has a short beard. He looks a little mature.

In fact, Bai Qi is not very old, but he is already in a high position in his 20s, thinking about growing a beard to look more mature, otherwise he will not be able to restrain the soldiers below.

It's not just about pretending to be mature, but more importantly, relying on real skills.

Bai Qi grew up step by step, and he was able to achieve this step because of his own efforts.

"Report, Qin Guo's deputy general Ying Ji led [-] elite soldiers, came from the north, and now they have reached Baishan Forest, and will reach the city soon." The scouts came in and handed over their hands to report.

"Well, go check again." Bai Qi nodded and said with a wave.

"Here." The scout clapped his hands down.

Bai Qi leaned his hands on the edge of the huge sand table in the center of the hall, looked at the surrounding generals, and said in a deep voice, "How do you guys think we should deal with the enemy?"

A middle-aged general said: "We should prepare food and grass, stand ready, and fight a war of attrition with the opponent. As long as we can hold Dacheng, I believe the lord will come to rescue."

"Yes, we have established many military defense projects in Dacheng, and we will be able to defend it." Another person finished speaking, and the others nodded.

He thinks that as long as he can defend well this time, Su Lin will definitely send troops from Seoul to rescue him.

"But, don't you think it's too slow just to defend?" Bai Qi said with a smile on his face.

Everyone was taken aback, wondering what Bai Qi wanted to do?
"Does the general want to...?" The man wanted to ask uncertainly: Are you going to take the initiative to attack?

"Yes, we must take the initiative to attack and ambush the Qin army here." Bai Qi picked up the wooden pole next to him, pointed to a wood on the sand table, and inserted a small bamboo sign on it, which read: Niu Ling.

Everyone was shocked, and the middle-aged general stretched out his hand to dissuade him: "General, you must not, we now have the advantage of defending the city, we must not venture out of the city, besides, the Qin army has 5 horses, and we have only 2 soldiers defending the city. It’s impossible to send them all out to ambush, it’s too risky.”

"Yes, general, think twice." Everyone echoed.

Because the name of Qin of Tiger and Wolf is too popular, everyone feels a little bit trembling.

Bai Qi waved his hands and said in a deep voice: "This general has made up his mind, the generals don't need to say much, let's all start preparing."

Seeing that Bai Qi is so determined, it is difficult for everyone to persuade him. After all, Bai Qi is the general of Dacheng, so his military order shall prevail.

……

Qinba border, Niuling.

Ying Ji was dressed in black armor and rode at the front of the army with a proud face. This was the first time he led so many soldiers.

As a descendant of the Ying family, I want to be proud of my military achievements. This time, I have to make a great military achievement and show it to my brother Wang and the courtiers.

Turning his head to look at the endless black heads behind him, the number is quite spectacular.

This battle must be played beautifully.

And in the depths of the dense forest, many people were ambushed, lying on the ground and staring into the distance.

As the troops of the Qin army continued to deepen, Bai Qi stood up from the top of the mountain and looked down. Feeling that it was almost done, he waved his hand suddenly: "Kill!"

bang bang.

There was a cannon salute on the mountain, which was the signal for the attack.

Yingji was startled when he heard this voice, but when he saw the enemy army ambushing around, he was suddenly overjoyed when the enemy army rushed forward.

How stupid.

You must know that you must attack the city with ten times the force to quickly win the city, but the generals of the Han army are so stupid that they dare to ambush here.

Haha, let these stupid big Han soldiers see how mighty my Daqin sergeant is.

"Don't panic, follow the general's order and kill me!"

Ying Ji drew out the long bronze sword at his waist and let out a loud roar.

Originally, I imagined that the two armies were fighting fiercely, but the Han army stopped earlier, and a pair of two carried a weapon in the shape of a hollow log.

Hollowed out in the middle, there are many small round holes on the outside.

Many people in Qin Jun have never seen it. What is this for?
What happened next will be unforgettable for all Qin Jun.

I saw that the arrows were constantly shooting out of those round holes, the speed was very fast, and when they hit the person, the powerful penetrating power could directly penetrate the body.

This kind of weapon was named "Mechanism Arrow" by Su Lin. As long as the bronze arrows were loaded, the trigger could be fired. The internal mechanism was very delicate, and more than a dozen arrows could be fired at one time.

Then pull the string again and it can be fired in a loop.

Such a sharp weapon can be said to be a massacre weapon in this era.

A total of [-] pieces were produced, which can be launched from hundreds of meters away.

There was no fierce fighting as imagined, but a complete unilateral massacre, and the Qin army had no power to fight back.

He died on the way before rushing over.

After a few hours, check the battlefield.

A total of 6000 Qin soldiers were shot and killed, 5000 were captured, and the rest of the Qin army fled in confusion.

The Han army killed 46 people. This record is hailed by historians as the first cross-age technological war.

Later generations called it [Battle of Niuling].

(End of this chapter)