Chapter 1235: Shields forward, the siege begins

Prince Modu closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.

Only then did he finally suppress this anger.

Prince Modu looked at the generals, only to see that their faces were filled with fear.

As if they were afraid he would kill them too.

"You have committed no errors, so do not worry."

"He committed such a grave error, failing to even inspect such important siege weapons; he deserved to die!"

"Only by sending him to his end can we be worthy of the fallen soldiers."

"Everyone, speak on what should be done now."

Prince Modu looked toward the Great Wall, and a sense of murderous intent rose within him.

He had assembled nearly a million soldiers to attack the city; how could he return empty-handed?

Hearing this, the generals finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he didn't kill them, it was fine.

That old general had caused them to fail in the siege, so killing him was justified.

But those arrows, thick as wooden poles, were too powerful.

They had never seen such powerful arrows before.

What methods could they think of?

With that kind of power, even siege engines could be pierced; it was simply unparalleled.

"Since even the siege engines were pierced, do we have any other methods?"

"It's not that there are no methods; find something thicker than the siege engine boards to block them."

"But what should we find? Use stones to block them?"

"Stones are so heavy, how can they be used to block? Using stones is unrealistic."

"Could we take multiple wooden boards and block together?"

"The wooden boards were already pierced; is it useful to take more?"

"Why wouldn't it be useful? If one doesn't work, use three; if three don't work, use five."

"As long as the quantity is high, it will definitely be able to block them!"

The generals discussed heatedly.

None of them were willing to yield to the others.

"Perhaps there is something that can block these thick arrows, but such things are too rare."

When someone said there was something that could block those arm-thick arrows.

Everyone's gaze turned toward him.

Prince Modu also looked at that general.

"What is it?"

The general smiled bitterly: "Chanyu, using the Qin people's bronze ware would definitely be able to block those arm-thick arrows."

"Another option would be ironware; only these two things are sturdy enough."

"But these two things are very rare outside; it's hard to find them!"

This general's words made everyone present go quiet.

Indeed, both of these things were very sturdy.

A bronze cauldron would definitely be able to block them, but that thing was too heavy.

How could they pick it up?

How could they use it to defend against those arm-thick arrows?

Mainly, they didn't have any bronze ware either.

In the past, when they plundered Great Qin.

It wasn't that they hadn't seen bronze cauldrons, but they never thought about plundering bronze ware.

These things were too clumsy and inconvenient to drag away.

Therefore, they didn't have any large bronze ware in their Xiongnu tribe.

Only some small bronze ware, which they used as fire basins to hold firewood and roast for warmth.

The only hope was ironware.

But ironware was also very scarce for them.