Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

On the second day, outside the south gate of Zhongzhou City, after the horn sounded, Lu Xunhuan stood on the chariot.

He said loudly, "Today we will be practicing siege and defense. Four infantry columns will defend the city, while the other four will attack the four gates. We must not only see which column is the first to reach the city wall, but also which column is the first to break through the gate."

Beside them, Wei Ying interrupted, "Master Lu, are you going to destroy all four gates of Zhongzhou City for this drill?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "The drill should be as close to actual combat as possible. Breaking down a few doors will give the soldiers experience. It's worth it."

He gave the order: "First column, second column, third column, fourth column, prepare to defend the city."

The soldiers of the four columns answered in unison: "Yes."

Led by their respective captains, everyone set off running, leaving behind a cloud of dust.

After the four columns entered the city, Lu Xunhuan gave the order: "Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eleventh columns, prepare to attack the city."

The soldiers responded in unison: "Yes."

Lu Xunhuan didn't hear Fan Tong's answer, so he turned around and asked, "Fan Tong, do you have any comments?"

Fan Tong stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Captain, we only have over 300 soldiers in the 7th column, while the enemy defenders number 1,000. This..."

Lu Xunhuan's face darkened. "On the battlefield, military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Are you trying to negotiate terms with me? Even if you're alone, you have to capture the city for me."

Fan Tong lowered his head: "Yes."

Everyone waited for a while, and on the city wall, command flags were waving, indicating that the defenders of each wall and gate were ready and waiting for everyone to attack.

Lu Xunhuan gave another order: "Everyone, take your positions and set off."

The soldiers marched in neat steps, raising clouds of dust, carrying ladders and pushing siege weapons, and rushed to the four city gates.

The Seventh Column led by Fan Tong was just outside the South Gate, moving forward a hundred steps and preparing to attack the city.

On the city walls, flags fluttered and soldiers were ready for battle.

Fan Tong muttered, "How the hell are they attacking a city to death?"

Lu Xun Huan heard him grumbling from behind and shouted, "You're the captain of a thousand men. How do you attack the city? You should figure it out on your own. Did I tell you to climb the walls? Be flexible and maneuverable on the battlefield. Make the most of your strengths and attack with one push."

Fan Tong, who was at the front, listened, looked up at the city wall, and ordered his more than 300 soldiers, "Discard the ladders, use your shields, and concentrate your forces to break open the city gate."

After a while, the flags on the city wall were waved, and a signal came, indicating that outside the four walls, both the attackers and defenders were ready.

Lu Xun Huan said to the messenger beside him: "Send the order, war cry."

The messenger waved the red and blue flags.

After receiving the flag signal, the messenger on the city wall also waved the flag and conveyed the order to the attacking soldiers in other directions.

A moment later, war cries resounded through the sky from all sides of Zhongzhou City, shocking everyone.

Lu Xunhuan gave another order: "Beat the drums, attack."

The command flags were waved, and a moment later, amidst the war cries, the rumbling drums sounded.

On all sides of Zhongzhou City, soldiers shouted, carried ladders, pushed battering hammers, and rushed forward like a tide.

Wei Ying and Zhao Yi each rode a horse and rushed to the southeast corner, watching the siege from the east and south at the same time.

A man rode a horse and rushed to the southwest corner, watching the siege of the west gate and the south gate at the same time.

Amidst shouts, Fan Tong personally pushed the siege hammer, with a shield covering his head, and struggled forward.

"kill……"

Amidst the cries of killing, the siege hammer moved forward at a rapid speed.

But when they were only fifty steps away from the city wall, the captain of the thousand-man guarding the city wall gave the order: "Release."

The soldiers pulled the trigger, and several huge wooden beams were thrown out. They fell to the ground with heavy force, landing thirty steps away from the city gate, blocking the siege hammer's path.

The siege hammer had to stop, and a soldier asked, "We can't get through, what should we do?"

Fan Tong asked, "Were we informed in advance that wooden beams would be dropped from the city walls?"

The soldier replied: "No notification."

Fan Tong cursed angrily, "Damn it! If it had been released a little later, wouldn't it have hit us?"

He looked up at the city wall through the gap in his shield and ordered, "Come and cover me."

From behind, in Lu Xunhuan's sight, Fan Tong, under the protection of several soldiers' shields, ran forward twenty steps, arrived in front of the wooden beam, and was about to move it.

You know, although the beam is made of wood, it has long iron nails nailed on its surface, and each nail weighs at least three thousand pounds.

Does Fan Tong want to move the wooden pole by himself?

At this moment, the captain on the city wall gave the order: "Shoot."

Thunder roars and arrows fall like rain.

Fan Tong hid behind the shield and cursed, "This isn't a drill, this is a real death drill."

A soldier quickly picked up an arrow and said, "There's no arrowhead, and the front of the arrow is wrapped in cloth."

Fan Tong cursed again: "Take a few fucking hits and see. Even if it doesn't kill you, it will still hurt."

A soldier said, "Think of a solution quickly."

Fan Tong glanced at the city wall through the narrow gap in his shield and said, "Damn it! I'm going to fight and die on this battlefield today."

He shouted, "Cover."

Several soldiers followed him, holding shields, and quickly jumped over the beams.

Above the city wall, arrows were still being shot like locusts.

At the edge of the wooden beam, Fan Tong, under the protection of his shield, used his hands to find a place on the wooden beam where he could strike, and exerted his strength.

"Puff", a soldier holding a shield was hit in the calf by an arrow.

He immediately reported: "Captain, my calf is injured."

Fan Tong cursed, "A calf injury won't kill you, hold on for me."

He pointed at a soldier and said, "Go back and pass the word. Send twenty men to the other side of the log. Split into two halves and work together. Just push the log sideways to clear the passage. Also, we'll have five more men here."

On the rear chariot, Lu Xunhuan watched for a while and said to the messenger, "The enemy's defense is stubborn, and our attack is blocked. Send the catapults to throw catapults above the city wall."

The messenger listened to the order and quickly waved the flag.

At the rear, layers of canvas were pulled open, revealing the hideous appearance of the catapult.

The soldiers pushed the carts forward about five meters, lined up in a row, raised the supports, and filled them with materials.

A centurion gave the order: "Ready, release."

The soldier took a big wooden hammer and smashed it down.

Amidst a loud bang, ten catapults carrying training materials flew in a long parabola in the air and headed towards the city wall.

On the wall, the captain saw the stones coming and quickly gave the order: "Cover."

Huge shields, at least five times larger than those held by ordinary soldiers, were lined up on the city wall, blocking the rear completely.

"Boom..."

The material hit the shield with great impact, splashing everywhere, and heavy rain suddenly began to fall on the city wall.

It turned out that these materials were pig tripe, cow tripe, etc. filled with water, which served as training materials.

After the first wave of materials hit the city wall, Lu Xunhuan nodded: "Not bad, all pretty accurate."

Behind him, the centurion gave the order: "Second wave, ready, fire."

A moment later, under the action of force, the second batch of materials drew a long parabola in the air and flew onto the city wall again.

Thirty paces outside the city gate, a soldier said, "I heard that the catapults were covering us, but it seems they only launched three."

Fan Tong glared at him and cursed, "Damn it, why didn't you tell me earlier? Quick, move the wood away."

The cries of killing were deafening from all four directions of Zhongzhou City, frightening the people in the city so much that they quickly looked for places to hide, and they actually thought that the enemy was attacking.

Outside the south city gate, Fan Tong led the soldiers to move the wooden planks and returned to the siege hammer.

"Rapidly advance and break through in one fell swoop."

Everyone worked together and pushed the siege hammer forward.

At this time, the third round of catapult projection had been completed.

On the city wall, the shields were removed.

A soldier reported: "Report, sir, the enemy has broken through the city gate."

The centurion looked down and saw that the enemy's siege hammer had indeed entered the city gate.

Moreover, a loud "bang" was heard from below, which was the sound of a siege hammer hitting the city gate hard.

He ordered, "Fill up the smoke."

Inside the city gate, Fan Tong and everyone were struggling to break into the gate.

Suddenly, thick smoke billowed out from the gap below the city gate, and the smoke was filled with the smell of chili peppers. In a blink of an eye, it enveloped everyone.

Violent coughing sounds suddenly broke out. Everyone dropped their siege hammers and fled in a panic from the city gate.

Fan Tong coughed and cursed, "Damn it, aren't you afraid of choking us to death?"

As he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew through the city gate and the thick smoke disappeared again.

He was about to order everyone to turn around and attack the city gate again, but sandbags fell from above like raindrops, and in a blink of an eye, they were piled several feet high outside the city gate.

After sandbags were thrown down from above, soldiers carried buckets and poured kerosene down.

Fan Tong was about to rush back to the city gate, but a soldier stopped him and said, "They're going to set fire."

Sure enough, a torch was thrown down, and a raging fire broke out at the city gate.

On the city wall, the captain laughed loudly: "Fan Tong, you failed in your siege, go back."

When Fan Tong led his soldiers back to the rear in a dejected mood, Lu Xunhuan gave the order: "The time for the siege has come. Pass the word, today's training ends here."

The messenger waved the flag and asked everyone to withdraw.

After a round of attack and defense, the defense won.

In the four directions, no column completed climbing the wall and attacking the gate.

Lu Xunhuan gathered all the captains and said, "Today's attack and defense drill has made everyone realize the difficulty of attacking the city. At the same time, it has also accumulated experience for the defenders. The attackers should not be discouraged. Summarize the experience and lessons learned. In ten days, we will conduct the second round of attack and defense drills."