Jinglan is a giant chariot used to attack cities in ancient times. It has three floors, with an entrance and exit at the bottom, stairs inside, and a platform at the top. Soldiers can stand on the platform and shoot with bows and arrows. It is equivalent to a moving
Arrow Tower.
However, unlike the arrow tower, there is a springboard on the middle floor. The attacking soldiers first approach the city wall with their vehicles, then climb up the ladder step by step in the relatively closed Gongcheng Tower, and pass under the cover of attacks such as the arrow tower soldiers shooting arrows.
The springboard connected to the city wall is used to attack the city. In order to prevent the enemy from destroying the well, a large number of infantry are usually followed around the well to prevent the enemy from suddenly attacking the well and destroying the well.
Nowadays, the Xianbei people are pushing this heavy and powerful war weapon towards Yanmen Pass. The soldiers guarding Yanmen Pass are shocked. They can't imagine how the Xianbei people can master this weapon.
, what surprised them even more was that this kind of well was much larger than what they usually saw.
Among the regular siege weapons of the Han army, the well is usually two meters long, one and eight meters wide, and ten meters high. But the well now in front of them can only be described as huge, five meters long and five meters wide.
Although it is four meters tall, there is no difference in height, and it can accommodate many more soldiers than an ordinary well.
The giant arrow tower in Jinglan was densely packed with people. The Xianbei people were holding bows and arrows, all ready to shoot. As long as they were pushed down close to the city, they would shoot.
Gao Fei stood on the city wall and saw this giant well that moved slowly and carried a large number of people. He had to say that he felt a pressure he had never experienced before. He thought that the Xianbei people were nomadic people who were easy to deal with, but
What he saw today was beyond his imagination. He could not help but master the weapon technology used by the Han people when they attacked the city, and he also modified it on the original basis to make its function more powerful.
Ten giant wells were lined up in rows of two each, like independent small fortresses, standing among thousands of people, slowly approaching.
"Prepare the fire arrow!" Gao Fei drew out the long sword he wore at his waist and shouted loudly.
A thousand archers on the city wall lit the fire arrows prepared in their hands, fully drew their bows, and pointed towards the sky, just waiting for Gao Fei's order.
When Gao Fei dispatched siege weapons from the Xianbei people, he had already thought of countermeasures. No matter what they were, they had their weaknesses. Jinglan seemed powerful, but it still couldn't be separated from being made of wood. The best way to deal with wood is
Burn with fire. So, he asked people to take out the fire oil from the arsenal of Yanmen Pass, wrap the arrows with torn rags, dip them in the fire oil, and use the fire arrows to deal with the upcoming danger.
"Fire the arrow!"
With an order, a thousand archers, holding long-range rifle bows, began to shoot fire arrows into the sky. As soon as a batch was fired here, a new fire arrow was immediately rekindled and they started shooting as fast as possible.
The sky was dotted with stars, and clusters of arrows with sparks were immediately shot into the dense crowd. Some Xianbei people were pierced through their bodies on the spot, and some were on fire, shouting.
Before the people here could react, the second wave of fire arrows arrived again. It was a covering blow, and many of the fire arrows were shot directly at the well railing.
The Xianbei people reacted quickly enough. Seeing that the Han people were shooting rockets, they immediately went to put out the fire arrows on the well. Holding a small round shield in one hand, they put out the fire. The fire arrows were quickly extinguished by the enemy, and the effect was very good.
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The third wave of fire arrows was shot out. Gao Fei looked at the Xianbei people's quick reaction and couldn't help shouting: "At this moment, I fought a battle with the Xianbei people in Liaodong. After a few years, I didn't expect the Xianbei people to be far away."
It exceeded the combat power at that time.”
Turning his head, Gao Fei faced Chen Dao, and Wei Yan said: "Start shooting!"
When Chen arrived, Wei Yan received the order, commanded the repeater and the transmitter, and started shooting. However, he did not fire arrows, because that would be very troublesome, and instead reduced the attack performance of the repeater and the transmitter.
At the same time, Jinglan had approached the city wall of Yanmen Pass. The Xianbei people standing on the Jinglan were at the same height as the city wall of Yanmen Pass. The Xianbei people held bows and arrows and started shooting.
When Gao Fei saw that the well was approaching, he asked his soldiers to shoot at the Xianbei people on the well, and also fired with fire arrows.
"boom!"
The catapults in Yanmen Pass began to project, throwing huge boulders far away. Several boulders directly hit the well railing behind. The wooden well railing was immediately broken by the boulders, revealing a gap. Some
The soldiers inside were also hit by huge rocks and vomited blood.
"boom!"
The same sound sounded on the wall of Yanmen Pass. A huge stone hit the wall of Yanmen Pass hard. The stone was immediately shattered by the impact, causing stone chips to fly everywhere. The Xianbei people's catapult also began to play its role.
He kept smashing the city wall with huge rocks.
Gao Fei looked into the distance and saw the twenty catapults standing far behind the queue, lined up. Each catapult was like a mythical beast. There were at least twelve people controlling the catapult.
, two people loaded the big stones, and ten people stood on the roller in the middle of the catapult and ran hard.
"That's..." Gao Fei has never seen such a catapult. It looks better than the catapult in Yanmen Pass and has a longer range. "Where did the Xianbei people get such a catapult? They actually used it.
Treadwheels for lifting and ejection?”
The Xianbei people operate a giant projectile weapon, which is a counterweight-type heavy trebuchet. The tilting arm of the counterweight box is used to drag the projectile pouch to launch stones, fireballs and other objects to attack enemy groups and strong castles.
There are many types of trebuchets, among which the pedal-operated crane-wheel type trebuchet has the most complex structure, the largest volume, and the greatest power. When launching, multiple people need to step on the pedal wheel to retrieve the extra-long throwing arm. In order to pursue the maximum
Most of the power and trebuchets are large in size, and are often assembled and fixed in place with a detachable tower structure for use.
Kirby was able to ride on horseback and look at the siege troops that were progressing smoothly, with a smile on his face.
Yadan also looked excited after seeing it, because he saw stone debris flying everywhere on the city wall of Yanmen Pass and smoke and dust. He could no longer see the strength of the troops on the wall.
"Chanyu, this trebuchet is really powerful. Those Han craftsmen seem to have paid for it in vain." Yadan said excitedly.
Kirby Neng smiled and said: "The Han people are very smart, and we Xianbei people are not stupid either. The old life of galloping on the grasslands with only sabers, bows and arrows has long gone away from us. If we want to capture the territory of the Han people, we must
With the weapons of the Han people, why can we only live on the grassland? The Han people have so many cities and so much fertile land. Why can't we occupy them? I once followed Dong in Xiliang
Zhuo's troops have been to Luoyang, which is the center of the world and prosperous. Anyone who goes there will never want to come back. When I finish this battle and return to the grassland to unify the other tribes, I will definitely
We will lead the army southward and fight all the way to Luoyang. From then on, we will live in Luoyang and make the Han people our slaves to create more and better things for us."
After hearing this, Yadan realized that Kirby had great ambitions and praised: "The Chanyu has great ambitions and is unrivaled in the world. He will definitely become the great Chanyu of the new generation of Xianbei in one fell swoop. He will also be able to command all the Xianbei people going south."
He will attack Luoyang City and kill the emperor of the Han people. From now on, Yadan is willing to die in service and will not be judged for generations to come."
After hearing this, Kirby laughed and said: "Okay, but now my goal is not the Great Chanyu, but the emperor of the Central Plains. Although the emperor is similar to the Great Chanyu, if he wants to rule the Han people, he must be called the emperor. etc.
If I become the emperor, I will let you be the prime minister."
"Thank you Shanyu."
The battle continued, the Yanmen was closed, Gao Fei and the thousand archers hid under the battlements, even Chen Dao and Wei Yan had to dodge the stones flying at any time, and the Xianbei people on the well guard gave
The pressure also became very great, and the density and intensity of the arrow shooting were so overwhelming that the soldiers on the city wall could not lift their heads.
"Go quickly and send the order, let Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao lead their troops to attack and completely destroy the enemy's siege weapons!" Gao Fei shouted loudly.
"Bang!"
A loud noise came from Gao Fei's side. He looked sideways and saw a wooden springboard erected on the city wall. He was startled. He turned around and saw that it was the springboard on the well. The Xianbei people were waving scimitars from
Come up on the springboard.
"What's wrong, the Xianbei people are approaching the city wall, fight back!" Gao Fei held a long sword in his hand and swung his sword to kill a Xianbei man who tried to climb the city wall.
At this time, the Xianbei people's catapults also stopped attacking, because they saw that the two wells had approached the city wall and were climbing.
Arrows were flying overhead, and the city wall had to face the Xianbei people ascending the city. Gao Fei and the thousand soldiers abandoned their bows and arrows, picked up their shields, drew their sharp swords, and fought with the Xianbei people.
Chen Dao and Wei Yan continued to control the crossbow cart and the re-shooting machine, but they aimed at the two well railings and shot down the Xianbei people holding bows and arrows, which relieved the pressure on Gao Fei and others.
The city gate of Yanmen Pass was opened. Zhang Liao and Taishi Ci took the lead, charging at the front with swords and halberds. The cavalry behind them rushed out with sharp blades, and in an instant they were engaged in a melee with the Xianbei people around Jinglan.
Li Tie also commanded the catapult to fire. He didn't care what happened because the moment the city gate opened, he saw the Xianbei soldiers arriving at the city gate, and at first sight they were densely packed with Xianbei people, so he carried out the stone-casting without any scruples.
The projectile will kill as many Xianbei people as it can.
The Xianbei people were densely packed in the passage to attack Yanmen Pass. They fought bloody battles in front, while the number of troops behind continued to increase, like a flood.
The fiercest battle began at Yanmen Pass. Whether it was on the city wall or at the city gate, Xianbei people continued to kill them. After a while, Yanmen Pass turned red from top to bottom, as if it had been stained with blood.