But the next scene soon left Zaisai dumbfounded and his eyes were about to split.
The swarming Nekar soldiers held up ladders or pushed siege vehicles and finally approached the low wall. They could even directly lean the siege vehicles and ladders against the low wall, and then the soldiers held up their leather shields against the wall coming from the city wall.
The muskets fired from the tower fell from the ladders or siege vehicles like falling leaves, but more people could launch attacks through the ladders.
But bad luck soon struck. The soldiers kept throwing clay pots from the city wall, accurately hitting every siege vehicle and ladder leaning against the low wall, and then fired rockets.
When it fell, it immediately turned into a ball of jumping fire, licking the wooden siege vehicles and ladders, and completely devoured these siege vehicles and ladders in a few breaths.
Every place encountered similar operations. The soldiers on the city wall did little to prevent the approach of the siege engines and ladders, but concentrated their fire on the soldiers who were exposed from behind the wooden shields.
It wasn't until these ladders and siege engines approached the low wall and began to attack that a series of cunning maneuvers were launched. The pots were dropped, the fire oil overflowed, and then the rockets were ignited. The entire crenellations of the low wall were ignited, and the siege was launched.
Cars and ladders swallowed up.
But at this time, the soldiers had already climbed onto the siege vehicle and the ladder. The siege vehicle and the ladder could not retreat. Later, they simply threw the clay pot directly on the siege vehicle, which directly caused a fire and instantly destroyed the siege vehicle and the soldiers on it.
Devoured, no one can save them, they can only watch them fleeing miserably. When there is no escape, they can only jump from the siege car and fall into meat pie.
I saw countless flaming figures running up and down the low wall, and my companions were avoiding snakes and scorpions. Sand and soil can extinguish the fire on the ground, but there is nothing that can be done against the flames on siege vehicles, ladders, and even people, and time does not allow it at all.
Within a few breaths, the ladders and siege engines would be annihilated in the fire demon, while the people would silently fall to the ground and turn into charcoal.
Watching my friends turn into charred corpses, a strong burnt smell filled the air. No one took the initiative to tell me what caused this smell. Under such extreme stimulation, countless people who did not know fear or fear of death were shocked.
The soldiers of Khalkha were also frightened.
The burning of the siege vehicles actually became an obstacle that prevented the Inner Khalkha people from continuing their offensive. When the subsequent siege vehicles and ladders were pushed up, they had to push the burning siege vehicles and ladders away, and in this way
The time wasted gave the firegun soldiers on the city wall more opportunities to shoot.
Zuo Liangyu has never fought so freely and happily, with rows of soldiers lining up like this on the city wall.
The city wall is much wider than the low wall, and can be easily formed into three horizontal columns. It is covered by the battlements of the wall, and the soldiers can line up and take care of their guns in an orderly manner, while the sentry captains issue orders in an orderly manner.
“Jia Lie, take the gun, aim, and shoot!”
“B column,…”
“B column,……”
The entire wall was busy but not chaotic. After a brief period of chaos in the early stage, the soldiers quickly entered a normal state under the scolding and whipping of the sentry officers and captains.
Compared with the soldiers on the parapet, they were already much luckier. The Nekalkha cavalry's arrows were mainly concentrated on the parapet. No matter how well the protection was, after this series of repeated shots, more than a thousand arrows were fired.
The gunman still suffered about 20% casualties.
Fortunately, the supplementary reserve system proposed by Feng Ziying to Zuo Liang, Yu, and Huang Degong was well implemented. With Zhu Zhiren's support, the two divisions of Bashan Camp were expanded into two battalions, and each battalion has a division.
The replacement soldiers adopt roughly the same training model, so that they can be supplemented at any time if there is a shortage.
At this time, the strength advantage of the Inner Khalkhas had begun to show. Under the urging of Zasai and Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu, the second wave of attacks followed.
The soldiers all over the mountains and plains were howling, pushing the soldiers in front who had suffered a blow and were somewhat discouraged to continue forward. Even if they wanted to retreat, it was impossible for them to retreat. They could only actively or passively be driven by such a crowd and swarm forward.
The burned ladders and siege engines were pushed aside, new ladders continued to be erected, and the siege engines continued to approach. The soldiers stared at the roaring firecrackers and climbed up, and soon dozens of siege vehicles and ladders were re-erected.
He hung it on top of Qian'an City.
Hou Chengzu's palms were already sweating. This was the first time he had witnessed such a large-scale group charge. With every round of firecrackers fired, dozens or hundreds of people fell down wailing and screaming, but this could not stop them from flying away with red eyes.
The Khalkhas.
His three naval squadrons were also evenly deployed behind the city wall. This was a fresh force that could not be used until the last moment. But once it was used, it would have to be used on the edge to defeat the Khalkha people's momentum.
Beat it thoroughly.
Feng Ziying's face was also sweaty and his fists were clenched, but he believed that Zuo Liangyu could still resist and there was no need to use Hou Chengzu's new force.
Delgrad's armored cavalry had already left the city, and the light cavalry under surveillance from Nei Khalkha had already engaged them. However, Feng Ziying's order to Delgrad was to throw away these entangled light cavalry and give them to the rear of the Khalkha people.
With one blow, the Khalkha people's rear formation was shaken. Only in this case, and a head-on attack on the main force of the inner Khalkha attacking the city in front, can they truly feel that they cannot afford such losses.
“Kunshan, pull up the resting troops below, otherwise it will be too late.” Feng Ziying suggested to Zuo Liangyu.
“Brother, can’t we let Brother Huaiyu and his sailors come in?” The narrow-edged knife in Zuo Liangyu’s hand was stained with blood, and he punched the ground with it, gasping for breath.
Previously, two warriors from the Hongji tribe leaped from the siege truck and tried to jump directly onto the battlements of the wall. However, he jumped onto the wall and slashed them twice, knocking them off the top of the wall.
And he also paid the price of an arrow.
Fortunately, the iron leaf cotton armor played a very good protective role, and the arrow was just a stray arrow. It failed to damage the bones and only left a wound in the flesh.
"No, it's not the last minute yet. Kunshan, you should understand that we have to survive today." Feng Ziying sighed, "I didn't expect the Zai Sai to be so decisive. I thought I could drag it out for a day and use us.
The advantage of their fire cannons caused huge damage to them, and the decisive battle might be tomorrow, but I didn’t expect Zai Sai to be so keenly aware of the key to the battle situation,..."
Zuo Liangyu didn't understand, but looking at the soldiers resting in a mess under the inner wall, he really couldn't bear it.
These are the subordinates who have just withdrawn from the low wall to rest. They have rested for less than half an hour, and many of them are still bandaging.
Yushi Ren has already escorted all the doctors in Qian'an City up, and those who are slightly injured can only be bandaged on the spot and cannot be evacuated.
"Kunshan, the most difficult time has not yet come. News came from Dongcheng that the Horqin people have turned around, and only the Bahrain tribe is left there. Zaisai will not sit back and let this situation continue. He will be very
Quickly launch a more ferocious attack."
Feng Ziying’s words left Zuo Liangyu speechless and could only order the two units that were resting to regroup and go up the wall.
Feng Ziying's prediction was correct. When he found that he still couldn't achieve the result he wanted despite exerting all his strength, Zai Sai knew that the problem was troublesome.
Either stop here and reconsider the offensive mode, or make a bigger bet. My Hongji La tribe suffered heavy losses, but there was still strength left to fight, and Zhuoli Ketu Hongbatulu's Uziyet tribe also suffered losses.
It's not small. If we press them all and still fail to capture the city, it will be very dangerous.
Even if he returns to the grassland in the future, he will probably face various thorny problems, so he can only drag the Horqin people in.
The Horqin people didn't want to join. The Hongji La tribe and the Uziyet tribe spared no effort to launch the attack. The Zalut tribe suffered heavy losses, and the Bayote tribe also paid the price. They are still fighting with the Jizhen cavalry Luo Yiguan tribe.
If the Horqin people still want to avoid fighting, they will probably arouse public outrage.
Faced with the Horqin people joining the battle group, Zaisai did not take it easy. He persuaded Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu to mobilize another 3,000 people, and his own Hongji tribe dispatched 4,000 people, plus the Horqin people.
Of the three thousand men, 10,000 were dispatched at once to launch the final general attack.
This is already the limit of all the troops that Zasai can mobilize. Neither the Horqin people, the Uziyet tribe, nor his own Hongji La tribe can devote all their strength.
This is a battle in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Retaining one-third of the fresh troops as a precaution is the rule of survival for every tribe. Otherwise, if there is no force capable of fighting or holding back the battle once it returns from the north, the whole army may be annihilated.
This is also the biggest drawback of the grassland tribes. No one can pin their fate on other tribes, and allies may turn into enemies if they turn around.
Wave after wave of charges rolled along the entire northern city. Both the Nei Khalkha people and the Yongping Prefecture realized that this charge would determine the fate of the entire Qian'an City and even the entire Yongping Prefecture.
Victory or defeat depends on this.
Feng Ziying was sure that as long as the Inner Khalkha people were defeated under Qian'an City, they would never have the courage to attack Lulong City, which was higher and more difficult to attack than Qian'an City. This also meant that the entire Yongping Prefecture was safe.
War horses galloped, arrows rained like rain, artillery roared, artillery shells roared, shouts and howls shook the earth. All the Mongolian siege vehicles and ladders were lifted up, roaring and running, sweeping towards the North City.
Come.
At this time, neither the Folang machine cannon on the top of the city nor the fierce fire oil of the Huihui cannon could stop the Mongolian impact on such a scale. The ten thousand people were divided into three rounds and rolled forward, unstoppable.
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The only thing that can determine the outcome of this matter is the battle of courage, determination and will on and off the walls of Qian'an.
This chapter has been completed!