When Lang Qing, Lao Tie, and Wu Zu heard the shouts of "ready done" one after another.
The thousand-man infantry formation under the city was advancing slowly. At that time, it was still nearly two miles away from the city wall where Hu Biao and the others were.
I recalled in my head that I had read the relevant content recorded in the Song History "The Biography of Wei Pi":
"The old bed's crossbow stopped at seven hundred steps, and Pi was ordered to increase it to a thousand steps."
So one step in the Song Dynasty is equivalent to the modern 1.536 meters, so the range of the Eight Ox Crossbow Thousand Steps should be 1536 meters; good guy! But compared to the ordinary rifles during World War II, the range is much longer.
Based on the above memories, Hu Biao judged that the targets in front of him had definitely entered the killing range of the Eight Ox Crossbow.
In Hu Biao's mouth, he immediately yelled: "Fire the Eight Ox Crossbow, shoot his mother~"
After hearing this order, Lang Qing, Lao Tie, Wu Zu and others all picked up a wooden hammer with their own hands and struck the trigger.
The trigger of this thing cannot be pulled by humans at all.
There were three eight-oxen crossbows in total, and the 21 large and small ballistas fired were fired out like lightning in a burst of "bang, bang~" bowstring vibrations.
It's a pity that the shot Lao Tie aimed at missed the target slightly. It missed the edge of the infantry formation and fell to the ground.
Now there are 600 people on the four walls to defend, and the remaining 600 people are used as reserves and replacements.
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By the way! Due to the limited strength of Xuange Battalion, after absorbing 180 surrendered Liao soldiers, the total strength was only a meager 600 people.
Upon seeing this, after they entered a distance of 200 meters from the city, Hu Biao shouted: "Bow and arrow, shoot~"
The huge pressure in my heart from the Jurchen army pressing down on the situation was all vented at this moment...
Occasionally some fell on everyone's armor, but they were unable to break through the armor due to lack of strength.
As for the civilians, a total of 1,200 people have been recruited so far. Thanks to the large number of military boots delivered by the Dengzhou Navy, they have also been equipped.
They threw away the ladder on their shoulders, turned around and fled towards the camp.
If this continues, even if the small town of Haiyang is captured, the warriors under our command will suffer heavy casualties. During this trip to Pingzhou, we also looted a lot of cattle, horses and slaves, so we should just withdraw our troops.
At this point, all ten ballistas on the north wall have been fired completely. It will take at least several minutes to fire again next time.
In the dense rain of arrows on the city, the swordsmen and shieldmen with shields in their hands were better off. The swordsmen and axemen carrying ladders were often shot to the ground one by one when they were still far away from the city wall.
After seeing such a scene, the people on the north wall immediately burst into cheers; a short while later, the defenders on the other three walls, as well as the soldiers and civilians in the city, also cheered loudly.
In the end, when we were still thirty-four meters away from the city wall, the casualties had exceeded 20%, and nearly 30% of the infantry could no longer hold on.
The bows and arrows in the hands of the civilians were nothing more than joining in the fun; but the yellow birch crossbows in the hands of the Xuange camp soldiers, as well as the sharp arrows shot by Hu Biao and others, were not small in lethality at all.
The voice finally fell, and Wanyan Loushi cursed fiercely: "Shut up, if anyone quits this battle easily, don't blame a certain subordinate for being ruthless."
The iron arrows of those ballistas are actually not sharp at all, and even look quite blunt.
Suddenly, there were more than 900 Liao soldiers left. After opening a wider distance from each other, they rushed forward in a swarm.
Therefore, the expressions on the faces of everyone present suddenly became a little ugly.
So under Hu Biao's order, at least 300 people on the north wall picked up their walking bows and yellow birch crossbows, looked down at the attackers below the city, and quickly greeted them.
If they still maintain a strict formation, these elite infantrymen of the former Liao Kingdom who are attacking are not afraid of such arrows.
For a moment, it was like a rain of arrows.
When their archers opened their bows and fired back at the city wall, most of their arrows were blocked by the stacks and wooden baffles on the city wall.
If it hits the chest and abdomen, it can penetrate directly and send the whole person flying.
At the same time, in the Jurchen camp outside the north gate of Haiyang City, Wanyan Loushi was leading some of his menmen'an, Mouke and other officers, watching the defeat of the thousand-man infantry team.
The lower-ranking officers in the team were also yelling and cursing crazily.
But now, as they were running wildly along the way, their formation had already become chaotic.
The leader of the Black Stone Tribe, who was considered to be the leader of a thousand men, An Guimo, started shouting: "I have heard from people before that the people of Song Dynasty were very powerful in defending the city with their bows and crossbows.
I didn't expect it to be so difficult.
Hu Biao put 150 people on the north and south walls, and 50 people on the east and west walls.
He failed in the first battle and was shot back without even touching the city wall.
It was like they didn't even touch the city wall, but they were beaten back hard and neatly.
Fortunately, the attackers below the city no longer have any formation at all.
So what if the Song people were good at defending the city? They just spent more time and effort; they just had to force the prisoners to bulldoze the soil outside the city and pile it higher than the city wall.
He was probably telling his subordinates that although the Song Dynasty's ballistae was very powerful, it was very troublesome to load; as long as they rushed over quickly, they could only fire one round.
After they entered a mile away from the city, the remaining double-bowed crossbows were fired one by one, and dozens more people were knocked down.
A large and chaotic group of people rushed over as if they were herding ducks.
Although the city in front of you is small, all kinds of ordnance and fortifications are very complete.
Even though the hands of the swordsmen and shieldmen in the first row are instinctively raised shields, such an action has no protective effect at all.
Fortunately, the remaining 14 rounds of ballistae hit the target without exception.
Such a kill figure is naturally nothing compared to the overall number of an attacking force of a thousand men; but the tragic death of those unlucky ones frightened the Liao troops who surrendered.
Especially the two thickest ballistae. One of them directly strung four unlucky people into a string, and then continued flying. It shot one person's left arm and knocked down another person.
Stopped.
Then, the ballistae not only shot through the swordsman behind the shield, but also knocked down the two or three people behind it before its power was completely exhausted.
Not only can you shoot arrows into the city, but you can also place the trebuchet on the mound and throw stones at the city.
At that time, when faced with the attack of this thing, everyone in the infantry formation had no time to react; in the originally tight formation, 14 dog-gnawed holes were shot out in an instant.
It's just that the front row used shields to cover it, the archers in the rear counterattacked, and continued to advance all the way; the casualties were somewhat heavy, but it was not overwhelming.
Especially the yellow birch crossbow, which can penetrate iron armor at a distance of 100 meters.
Lou Shi, your second son is dead, so I’ll just give you a little more."
A long alley of flesh and blood was shot out of the formation of the attacking troops.
But in the first moment, the Jurchen cavalry on the two wings and behind the formation directly opened their bows and arrows, and shot over a dozen of them, who screamed in fright at the unlucky ones.
The Song Dynasty's strength in bows and crossbows was perfectly displayed at this moment.
There are also 160 people serving as the general reserve force and mobile force.
However, under the strong thrust, whether it is a two-handed shield or a one-handed shield, as long as it is hit, it will be shot to pieces as easily as a piece of cardboard.
Amidst such shouting and scolding, Namo Mo immediately became furious, but looking at Wanyan Loushi's vicious eyes, he suppressed the emotion that was about to explode.
Seeing this, Wanyan Loushi said in a soft voice:
"Momo, you don't need to worry about the casualties of the warriors under your command. I have my own countermeasures.
During this process, if the arm or head is shot, it will be blown up on the spot, causing flesh and blood to fly all over the sky.
In short, during the firing of three eight-oxen crossbows, more than thirty people on the attacking side were instantly knocked down.
For a moment, their strict formation became uncontrollably chaotic.
Once their ballistae and city defenses are destroyed, they can be captured in one go, and the warriors under your command will not suffer many casualties.
As for the casualties of slaves and these hawk-like Liao soldiers, after the huge land of Pingzhou is captured, slaves and Liao soldiers can supplement more."
After hearing such a statement, no one made any sense of Wanyan Lou's battle plan.
It was also after such an siege plan was implemented in the following period that the lives of the netizens in the city became more and more difficult day by day.
