"Fire the arrow!" When Yang Fu saw the Chinese army pushing the huge war shield and driving within a hundred steps, he immediately shouted out.
For a moment, arrows rained down, and the armor-piercing awls penetrated the huge shield of the Chinese army one after another, sinking into the ground. However, it was limited to this. When the armor-piercing awls penetrated the first layer of shields, they penetrated the shield.
The wooden stake at the back was considered to have received a layer of resistance, and then it penetrated the wooden stake again. Although the arrow shot into a shield at the back, the entire arrow body was embedded in the log. The arrow indicated penetration.
The second layer of shield was removed, revealing just a sharp point.
When the Chinese soldiers hiding under the giant shield saw it, they all smiled. Seeing that the penetrating awl did not penetrate, their smiles immediately turned into anger, ready to avenge the brothers who died last night.
At this time, Liao Hua was in the vanguard, followed closely by Gao Sen. Liao Hua hid behind the giant shield with everyone while continuing to advance.
This is an open area. The Chinese army is hiding behind a giant shield. There are two thousand people in a row. Although the advance is a bit slow, at least there are no casualties.
If we push forward further, there will be some resistance, because there is thick snow in front of us, which has not been cleared within a hundred steps, so two thousand people push the giant shield together, allowing arrows to shoot out from the wall.
, but there were no casualties under the giant shield.
Cao Ren and others only saw the reflection, their own figures reflected on the bright mirror, and the archers shot randomly. After seeing the figures, they felt as if they were shooting at themselves, and they couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
After firing three waves of arrows in succession, the giant shield under the city was still moving forward. They couldn't see how many people were under the giant shield and how many people had been injured. Everything was unknown.
Cao Ren couldn't control that much anymore. He believed that his armor-piercing awl was indestructible, so he ordered to shoot one after another. The three rows of archers on the city took turns to shoot.
The weapons were brought from the arsenal. Due to their preparation and tacit cooperation, the archers did not suffer any broken arrows.
However, densely packed arrows were shot out, and the giant shield crawling like a turtle was getting closer and closer to the city wall. After a series of continuous shooting, the archer's arm strength also declined. No matter how sharp the penetrating awl was, it was still
He showed fatigue, because the tail of the penetrating cone was already visible on the giant shield, and his strength could no longer be compared with before.
Cao Ren was furious and shouted loudly: "Bring up the giant ballista!"
After Yang Fu got the order, he immediately took people to talk about the hundred giant ballistas stored in the weapons depot and carried them up to the city wall. Then they set them up one after another and loaded them with an arrow made of fine steel half a foot long. Although it was small,
, but within a distance of fifty steps, the lethality is far more powerful than that of the Penetrating Cone.
"General, everything is ready!" Yang Fu reported.
Cao Ren pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed at the giant shield of the Chinese army that was moving slowly in front, and shouted loudly: "As long as the enemy comes within fifty steps, launch it immediately!"
"promise!"
At this time, Liao Hua and the other two thousand people at the front of the team continued to move forward, pushing the giant shield forward slowly like a snow plow.
However, after pushing for about twenty steps, everyone was out of breath from exhaustion, because it might be easier if the snow could be pushed to both sides, but if you push forward, the distance of the first eighty steps will be covered with snow, and it will take a long time.
It takes a lot of effort to push it to the base of the city wall.
The giant shield stopped temporarily, which may not be a bad thing for Liao Hua and the others. Everyone sat on the ground, breathing heavily.
Cao Ren saw the Chinese army stopped on the city wall. He thought it was the armor-piercing awl that had worked, so he laughed loudly and asked people to shoot with the armor-piercing awl.
After shooting another wave of arrows, Yang Fu came to Cao Ren and said: "General, the archers are already a little tired. If we continue, I am afraid that we will not be able to do what we do. I suggest that we let the archers rest temporarily."
, as soon as the Chinese army moves, they will immediately launch an attack."
Cao Ren looked at the archers around him. They all looked very tired, and said, "Okay, let them all stop and rest. If the enemy moves, I move. If the enemy doesn't move, I will rest."
"promise!"
Therefore, on the wall of Huayin City, the Wei troops stopped shooting and rested against the wall. Archery is a physical activity. Two or three arrows may not be a big deal and will not have any impact on physical strength. But shooting more than ten times in a row will cause a problem.
It will be revealed that a person's arm strength is limited. Under continuous powerful shooting, the strength in the hand will be relatively reduced, and the power of the arrows shot will also be reduced.
Xu Huang and Guo Jia stood on the high hill and looked at the battlefield ahead with binoculars. They could see the hard work of the forward soldiers most clearly. Therefore, Liao Hua and others stopped temporarily, and they were not blamed.
At this time, Xu Huang saw a crossbow cart set up on the city tower. After watching it carefully, he shouted: "No, the crossbow arrows on the Wei army's crossbow cart are too large. If they are fired at a short distance,
If it is hit, it will definitely cause damage to the giant shield."
Guo Jia also looked over and said: "We have reached this point and it is impossible to retreat. If we don't capture the city today, reinforcements from the Wei army will continue to arrive, delaying the time. I'm afraid we won't be able to launch a quick attack. On New Year's Day
We can't push it to Chang'an City until we are thirty. This year, we must make life difficult for the Wei army!"
"Today is already twenty-nine. After capturing Huayin, will it be a bit too hard to go deep alone in such bad weather by forcing hundreds of miles to Chang'an in one day?" Xu Huang said worriedly.
"If Cao Ren is defeated, he can take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack several cities in one go. The rear of the Wei army is empty and there are no troops to mobilize. The key lies in the distance from Huayin to Ba Shang. Even if it cannot advance to Chang'an City, it must reach Ba Shang.
Go up, then station troops there, guard the key roads, and mobilize reinforcements from behind. Even so, it will make it impossible for the Wei army to spend the New Year in peace." Guo Jia said.
Hearing what Guo Jia said, Xu Huang nodded and said: "Soldiers are valuable and quick. The Lieutenant is well versed in the art of war, but I am too timid."
Later, Xu Huang sent someone to send an order to the front troops to be careful of the ballistas in the city. He said to Guo Jia: "Sir Taiwei, now, I will hand over the command to you. I will use these only one thousand cavalry to attack Hua."
Yin City."
Seeing that Xu Huang was determined, Guo Jia nodded and said: "General Xu, don't worry, the Kwantung Army is coordinated. Even if there is no one to command, this battle will be fought. This battle will be the time when the Kwantung Army becomes famous."
, General Xu will definitely achieve great success."
Xu Huang smiled, cupped his fists and said, "Xu will say goodbye first."
With that said, Xu Huang led a thousand cavalrymen down the hillside and came to the center of the mountain road. The group of soldiers moved out of the way, and the cavalry drove out of the mountain road and stopped in the open ground.
At this time, Xu Huang's order had been conveyed to the front army. After Liao Hua knew it, he said to his soldiers: "Such an all-out advance will cause great resistance. It is better to divide into two teams, break through from the middle, sweep the snow to both sides, and use giant shields to
They formed a semicircle and formed a camp step by step to clear a path for the general's cavalry."
Everyone agreed, so after resting for a while, they started working again. This time, they divided it into two, cleaned the left and right sides, and vacated a central road, which seemed to get twice the result with half the effort.
Arrows rained down from the city wall, but they did not cause any harm to the Chinese army. Behind the giant shield, there was no need to do anything. For a time, the cleaning operation was much faster.
When Liao Hua and others approached within fifty steps, suddenly a hundred huge crossbow arrows were shot down from the city wall. The crossbow arrows were menacing, far more powerful than the armor-piercing cone. One arrow shot over and pierced the giant shield.
, the giant shield shook, and the arrow of the crossbow directly passed through the giant shield, extending forward for more than a foot. A soldier was working close to the giant shield, directly
The crossbow arrow was shot into the body from the buttocks, and the sharp crossbow arrow penetrated the body. The soldier's buttocks were not armored and were also the weakest part of the human body. The soldier screamed and kept moaning, but other people saw it.
There was nothing he could do, so a crossbow arrow that looked like the handle of a gun was inserted into the human body. If it were pulled out, the soldier would probably die on the spot.
Coincidentally, a hundred such crossbow arrows injured a hundred soldiers who were clearing the snow, causing them to scream in agony.
On the city wall, Cao Ren was extremely excited when he heard the screams. Knowing that the crossbow arrows from the giant ballista had worked, he shouted: "Quick! Keep shooting with the giant ballista and kill them hard! Archers!"
Stand ready, if you see the enemy showing up even slightly, shoot them!"
"promise!"
The defending Wei army also became energetic, and the soldiers operating the giant ballistae also fired forward as if they were dying. However, the giant ballistae was cumbersome to operate, and there was a long time interval after shooting. Even so, the Wei army also seemed to be going crazy.
Gotta shoot.
Liao Hua and others were damaged one after another and did not dare to get too close. However, when someone showed his head, there was a shower of arrows on the city wall.
"Damn it! You're willing to give it all. We all work together to keep pushing forward. I have to use all my strength to feed myself. I don't believe it. We still can't clear this path." Liao Hua yelled and hugged him.
Catch the log that can push the giant shield forward, exert force forward, and rush forward.
At this moment, the soldiers were inspired, and they all worked together, shouting slogans, pushing forward, and letting arrows fly from the city wall without paying attention. Their mission was to clean the hundred steps.
The snow accumulation is half done now. If you give up easily, you will only give up halfway.
Xu Huang saw the damage to the front army from behind, and said secretly in his heart: "I will ask the Wei army for the damage you suffered today."
Afterwards, Xu Huang ordered to his subordinates: "The whole army is ready!"