Any negligence on the battlefield may cause irreparable losses.
Qin Huaidao would never allow himself to make a mistake. He looked at Niu Jinda and warned: "General Niu, wait for the siege troops to attack and occupy the four walls. Then lead 5,000 archers to go up with arrows to support. The walls will be a little crowded. Please don't."
If it affects the performance of the five armies, just provide assistance."
"I understand. I will explain it carefully in the end." Niu Jinda understood the importance and solemnly agreed.
Qin Huaidao nodded and rehearsed the plan in his mind. After missing nothing, he said: "Everyone, the key to this battle is that the success depends on two points. First, whether the archers can clear the rebels on the city wall in five rounds of shooting. For
The siege troops provide convenience; secondly, after the siege troops go up, they can quickly clear the rebels on the city wall and seize and hold the favorable terrain."
"General, please rest assured and swear to the death to complete the mission." Everyone shouted loudly.
"Okay, if Black City can be won in one battle, I, the general, will definitely ask for credit for everyone, please." Qin Huaidao became excited. If he could win in one battle, the rebels would not be able to survive for a few days, and he would be able to return.
Chang'an, I don't know what's going on when I think of He'er in Chang'an City? I feel a little warm in my heart for no reason.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao shouted solemnly: "All armies prepare quickly and attack the city in a quarter of an hour."
"Obey the order!" The generals accepted the order and left in a hurry.
After walking out of the central military tent, Qin Huaidao looked at the western sky. The setting sun was like fire, the sunset was like blood, and there were mountain eagles circling in the sky. They screamed strangely and flew away. It seemed as if they felt that a war was about to start. A gust of wind blew, and the vast grassland was filled with green grass.
I also felt the coming of the war, and I was so frightened that I ran around randomly, up and down, and panicked.
"General, what are we waiting for?" Su Dingfang came over and asked in a low voice. Everyone had a mission, so the soldiers had nothing to do. Su Dingfang felt that he could not explain to his brothers.
"Want to make meritorious deeds?" Qin Huaidao asked.
Su Dingfang smiled coquettishly and explained: "It doesn't matter if I'm the general. The main reason is that it's not easy for the brothers to follow me out. I want to make more contributions and go back to avoid being said that our Supervisory Office is incompetent."
Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "Of course we can't lose the prestige of the Supervisory Office. If you don't tell me, I will make arrangements for you. If you don't tell me, I will arrange it. In this way, you can go there in person and go to General Niu to borrow cavalry."
, count as much as you can, I guess it won't be too much, I'll ask General Niutong for some, gather them together, and wait for the rebels to escape from the city, with the pro-army as the main force, and other government soldiers to assist, follow and chase them, specializing in the supply troops.
, leaving food, grass and finances behind, the rebels are not afraid of fleeing into the grassland."
"The general is wise. There are too many rebels. It is impossible to eat them all. Without food, grass and finances, they will only harm the Turks by escaping to the grassland, or they will be swallowed up by the Turks. Dog bites dog. Let us just reap the benefits of the fishermen. We will not go here to find them."
Two great generals, thank you, General." Su Dingfang was overjoyed, solemnly clasped his fists in salute, and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao looked at the army that was preparing to attack, his eyes gradually fell on the black city, and he waited patiently.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly.
"Dong dong dong!"
The war drums roared, shaking the world, and the attack began.
The rebels on the black city looked sideways when they heard the drums. They couldn't understand why they were attacking when it was dark? It was contrary to everyone's knowledge. Countless people stood by the wall and watched, pointing, waiting to see a large number of archers coming.
Finally, everyone laughed. Archers can't climb the city wall, so what are they doing here? Is it a waste of arrows?
"Beware of arrows!" I don't know who shouted.
The rebels on the city wall crouched down to take cover. They were blocked by the city wall and protected by shields. Unless the arrows fell vertically, it would be difficult to hit them.
Attacking a city is nothing new. I have experienced it too many times. Some of it is based on experience. I saw that my opponent didn't even have a ladder to climb up, so he hid himself and didn't even bother to counterattack.
Unfortunately, the one we met this time was Qin Huaidao. He did not follow common sense. Others would use archers first when attacking a city. But usually they would retreat after shooting and then the infantry would come forward. This time would be enough time for the defenders to re-seize the city wall and be ready for battle.
However, Qin Huaidao used the two arms of bow and infantry to fight together.
"Peng!"
Tens of thousands of archers took action, and they fired a round of arrows. There was no counterattack, and everyone fought very calmly.
Tens of thousands of feathered arrows whizzed away, covering the sky like a large dark cloud, heading straight towards the city wall with a terrifying howling sound, drawing a terrifying parabola before landing.
"ah--"
Heart-rending screams sounded one after another, one after another, one after another.
When archers from other armies attacked the city, they only needed to shoot into the city. However, Qin Huaidao requested to shoot at the top of the city. Although not all of them hit, most of them hit. They also used projectiles, and countless people were hit.
, although the rebels used shields to cover their vital points, it was painful to be shot in the hands and feet.
A small number of arrows crossed the city wall and landed in the city, but also hit many.
Before the rebels could react, another round of feather arrow attacks came.
The rebels realized something was wrong, and countless archers came forward to fight back, only to find that their opponents were covered by three people holding shields. The arrows they shot at them were of no use. Instead, many people on their side were shot and fell after they showed up.
The archers faced off, and the rebels were completely defeated.
After five rounds of feather arrow attacks, the city wall was in a mess, with few people still standing. A large number of reinforcements in the city rushed to defend, but the arrows continued to cover the city wall, and the rebels who were shot did not dare to come up.
The city wall suddenly became strange, waves of feather arrows fell, but no one could be seen.
The siege troops were dispatched. Countless people rushed forward carrying ladders. They quickly set up ladders under the city wall. The soldiers who followed behind used their hands and feet to climb up with shields behind them. Some archers were not strong enough and their arrows were missing.
It can shoot onto the city wall, hit everyone, and be blocked by shields, escaping disaster.
Soon, a large number of soldiers climbed up the city wall.
The archers already knew the military order and stopped shooting arrows one after another, looking expectantly at their own people climbing up.
Qin Huaidao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene. In order to let the soldiers go up as quickly as possible, he built five hundred ladders, one hundred for each troop.
Five hundred ladders mean five hundred passages.
The soldiers took advantage of the emptiness on the top of the city and swarmed up. One by one, they quickly occupied the city wall and fired at the oncoming rebels.
The rebels also realized that something was wrong, and rushed up the steps desperately. If they didn't have a repeating crossbow, they could have used the number of people to rush up, kill the siege troops, and avoid the city wall again.
However, Lian Nu's output was crazy, blocking the rebels who were also desperate.
More soldiers rushed up and quickly joined the battle. The rebels fell one after another and were unable to rush up.
As time passed, more soldiers rushed up and killed the rebels, leaving behind a large number of corpses and retreating. The military leaders quickly deployed according to Qin Huaidao's deployment and advanced along the city wall. No one went down to pursue the rebels.
The unconventional strategy confused the rebels. Everyone rushed up. Shouldn't they attack down and seize the city gate? What strategy would be used to clear out the people on the city wall?
There was no shortage of capable people among the rebels. They quickly realized that once the city wall was lost, even if everyone was surrounded in disguise, it would not be safe to hide in the city. They quickly organized manpower to go to the city wall where they had not been lost and go up to support.
But the city wall is so big that it cannot accommodate too many people, and the advantage of military strength cannot be used.
The siege troops used a two-stage attack, and the crossbow bolts were outputted wildly without stopping in the middle. The rebels they killed fell one by one, like cutting leeks, and no one could stop them, crushing them all the way.
outside the city.
Qin Huaidao saw that almost all the five soldiers and horses climbed up the city wall. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He rode forward and found Niu Jinda. Niu Jinda also found it incredible. After fighting for a lifetime, he realized at this moment that the siege of the city could be so big. When he saw Qin Huaidao approaching,
, cupped his fists and saluted, and said sincerely: "The general used his troops like a god, and the last general was in awe. It was the same siege, with the same archers, ladders, and swordsmen. We can only attack in turn, but the general can think of attacking at the same time. It seems that
The changes are not big, but the benefits are endless.”
"General Niu, please don't praise me too much. Let people prepare and bring more feathered arrows for backup. I am worried that the siege army will not be enough." Qin Huaidao reminded.
"Please rest assured, General. We have already made preparations and are waiting for the signal to take down the city wall."
"It's almost done, let's go." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, having great trust in the Fifth Route Army.
Niu Jinda was also an experienced veteran. He cupped his fists and saluted, and quickly made arrangements.
At this time, Shi Yeshan and Niu Chuu came over. They clasped their fists and saluted. Shi Yeshan said first, "General, fortunately you have fulfilled your mission. However, brothers cannot watch. Please give the order again, General."
"That's right, General, give the order, our army can't just watch." Niu Tong also asked.
Qin Huaidao smiled: "I was looking for you, Shi Yeshan."
"Here!" Shi Yeshan hurriedly clasped his fists, his eyes wild.
"Take the archers and join the others to assemble at the north gate. Wait for the rebels to escape from the city and rush to kill them. If the opportunity is given, it depends on you whether you can catch the big fish." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, Shi Yeshan's light cavalry has expanded its army.
Ten thousand, three to four thousand archers were mobilized to help cover the siege, and a large number of troops and horses were on standby in the rear, wasting away idle.
Shi Yeshan was so happy that his breathing became rapid. If he could capture the rebel leader alive, it would be a great achievement. He would become famous all over the world in one battle. This opportunity was rare and should not be missed. He said excitedly: "Thank you, General!"
"General?" Niu Tong was no longer calm.
"Let's go together and try to catch as big a fish as possible. Someone else will be responsible for the rebels' baggage." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"Thank you, General." Niu Tong was overjoyed and hurried away.