Chapter 375 The Western Invasion Begins

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 375 The Western Invasion Begins

Under the attack of the Parthian archers, a soldier of the Namesaw Army kept falling to the ground, and his blood stained the ground red.

However, neither Li Ling nor Ni Mi cared about the casualties of the signing troops.

They just want to conquer the city in front of them, and these signed soldiers are nothing more than tools.

Although the recurve bows equipped by the coalition forces commanded by Li Ling were not as good as the Han army's rhubarb crossbows, they were much stronger than the straight-draw bows used by the Western armies.

The arrows it fires are extremely capable of breaking armor.

Parthian leather and bronze armor were difficult to withstand.

More importantly, recurve bows require less effort than straight-draw bows, which is very important in long-term battles.

As time went on, the Parthians at the top of the city were gradually suppressed by the coalition archers.

At this time, the Parthians could only watch helplessly as the enemy troops under the city continued to approach the city wall.

After the coalition's shield vehicles arrived at the city, they immediately formed a front consisting entirely of shield vehicles.

The coalition archers retreated to the shield chariot and continued to fire arrows to suppress the city.

With the assistance of the shield chariot, the Parthians who defended the city lost most of their final advantage.

What's more, Li Ling was originally best at using crossbows.

At that time, he commanded 5,000 Han military officers and could not lose in the field against the more powerful 80,000 Huns cavalry.

In the end, he fought for more than two thousand miles and was defeated by the Shanyu after running out of ammunition and food. He surrendered to the Xiongnu and became the King of Youxiao and King Jiankun.

Under the command of Li Ling, the coalition archers arranged an arrow formation similar to that of the Han army, and soon suppressed the Parthians until they could not lift their heads.

"Order to sign the army and attack the city with ants!"

Li Ling showed a satisfied look on his face and gave instructions to Ni Mi.

Ni Mi rubbed his hands and said, "Do you want the boys to join us in the attack?"

Li Ling said, "Now is not the time to let these Western barbarians kill each other first..."

Ni Mi nodded, and then issued the order for the army to attack the city.

"Get up and attack..."

After receiving the order, the coalition forces each had hundreds of cavalry detachments, forcing the signing troops to launch an attack on Nimi City.

Although these signatories were dissatisfied, they did not dare to resist under the pressure of the coalition forces. They had to carry the ladder, cross the shield cart, and lean against the city wall of Nissa.

Fortunately, at this time, the coalition archers had completely suppressed the Nissa defenders at the top of the city.

The trenches outside Nissa have also been filled, so the casualties suffered by the signing army were not large.

The Parthians at the top of the city were extremely angry at this time. They never expected that the first ones to attack the city would be their own compatriots.

But anger is useless in a battle like this.

Soon three ladders were successfully erected on the city wall.

Forced by the coalition forces, the signatories began to climb up the ladder.

As the old capital of the Parthian Empire, the city of Nissa has very complete defense facilities.

In addition to a large number of thunder stones and rolling logs, there are also some fire oil tanks prepared on the city head.

When the defenders saw the soldiers of the signing army starting to climb the ladder, they did not care about the welfare of their compatriots.

Soon seven or eight cans of fierce fire oil were thrown down from the top of the city.

The clay pots were broken, and the soldiers who were attacking the city were doused with fire and oil.

Before these soldiers went to the battlefield, they were just farmers, slaves, and craftsmen.

Facing the fierce fire oil thrown from the city, he was stunned.

At this moment, a torch was thrown at the top of the city.

"boom!"

When the torch comes into contact with the burning oil, it explodes instantly.

The signing troops under the city could only watch the fire, igniting the kerosene stained on their bodies.

The severe pain caused the ignited soldiers to scream miserably.

The strong desire to survive caused them to quickly escape from the burning ladder and run wildly in all directions.

They were rolling on the ground, hoping to extinguish the flames on their bodies and save their lives.

While fleeing for their lives, these burning soldiers bumped into more soldiers stained with kerosene, igniting them.

The soldiers who were not on fire tried their best to escape in a further direction.

The signing troops on the front line became chaotic under the heavy fire and oil attack.

The signing army at the rear stopped immediately, cowering and not moving forward.

Their eyes widened by the flames, and they froze on the spot.

The front-line commanders of the coalition forces behind the shield truck also noticed the chaos among the signing troops.

While ordering the archers to suppress the city with all their strength, they continued to force the subsequent signing troops to continue the attack.

Although the soldiers of the signing army were frightened, they continued to attack with the ladders under the coercion of the Huns behind them.

Fortunately, fierce fire oil was expensive, and the defenders of Nyssa City did not prepare much.

After experiencing three waves of heavy fire oil attacks, the heavy fire oil tanks were no longer seen being dropped.

The soldiers who signed the army regained their courage when they saw that there was no heavy fire and the oil tanks were thrown away.

Li Ling also issued a generous reward at this time.

The soldiers of the signing army shouted and put the ladder up to the top of the city again.

The Parthian defenders also understood the danger at this time, and they also fought back desperately.

Bows and arrows, thundering stones and rolling wood were constantly being thrown down on the city. People were constantly dying in the front, and people from the rear were constantly being replenished.

Ant-based siege is indeed the most brutal way to siege a city.

In just a short period of time, there were casualties all over the city.

"The battle for the city kills people and the city is full; the battle for the land kills the people and fills the field!" This is a true portrayal of this time.

Blood dyed sections of the city wall red, and corpses were piled up and down the wall.

The soldiers who signed the army were ignorant at first, but under the stimulation of blood, the animal nature in their bodies was soon aroused.

When Li Ling and Ni Mi saw this scene, they both smiled with satisfaction.

At this time, Li Ling said to the soldiers who sent the order, "Send the order to King Wuchao to attack!"

"Hi"

After hearing the order, the messengers immediately issued an order to attack Wujiitu.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Then the sound of trumpets also sounded from the east side of the city of Nissa.

Wujiitu also launched an attack from the east at this time.

The forwards of their attack are also signings who serve as cannon fodder.

Densely packed soldiers were like ants, surrounding the east and north walls of Nissa.

Ni Mi asked at this time, "King of the right school, can you send out the catapult?"

Li Ling shook his head, "Not enough people have died. The catapults will be dispatched in half an hour!"

Ni Mi asked in confusion, "Are these signing troops also our slaves from now on?"

Li Ling smiled and said, "There are too many people. If we don't consume some, it might be difficult to control them after returning to the north?"

Ni Mi suddenly said, "That's it! Right School Wang Gaoming..."

The battle continued. Under the cover of the allied archers, the signers rushed to the top of the city three times and were driven down three times.

Li Ling estimated that the casualties of the signing army had reached about 2,000, and finally dispatched the catapults.

"What is that?"

The dispatch of the catapult immediately attracted the attention of the Parthians.

A Parthian noble officer who had accompanied the envoy to Luntai finally recognized the Allied trebuchet.

He exclaimed loudly, "That's a trebuchet!"

He looked in horror at the catapults being assembled below the city, his face turned pale.

After a while, he came to his senses and stumbled towards the place where Governor Nissa was.

While running, he shouted the name "Catapult".

"Why did Vervak ​​leave your post without permission?"

A senior military officer blocked his way.

Vervak ​​shouted, "General Udon, the barbarian has a Chinese trebuchet in his hands!"
To be continued...