In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, the Turkic bombardment began. One hundred and fifty artillery pieces adjusted their angles and concentrated their impact on the weakest section of the Liangzhou city wall. Huge stones hit like raindrops.
In the past, they were smashed into the city, but now they are smashed directly on the surface of the city wall.
Although the stones transported from the Gobi Desert look huge, they have long been weathered by the years and their hardness is not very high. Countless stones fell on the city wall and were smashed into pieces. Stone chips flew everywhere, and the city remained silent as always.
No one fought back. Seeing this, the Turkic general waved his flag, and the iron artillery troops swarmed forward.
The Turks' iron smelting technology is limited. The caliber of the iron cannons they cast cannot be too large, otherwise sandhole cracks will easily appear. If the caliber is small, the cannonballs will be small. There is no power when fired from a distance. You can only shoot close up, risking being accidentally injured by your own people.
It was dangerous. Three hundred iron cannons were pushed to the front line and lined up fifty or sixty feet away from the city wall. They took turns bombarding the city wall with fist-sized shells hitting the city wall at a speed visible to the naked eye. The effect was not bad.
, three hundred small cannons fired into the air, and the smoke was so thick that nothing could be seen clearly.
Timur Khan sat on the high platform, proudly admiring this spectacular scene. No matter how powerful the enemy was, he could only turn into powder under the attack of the Turkic army. He could even imagine the mentality of the people in the city at this time.
It was an indescribable despair and fear. As expected, the street fighting after the city was broken would not be too difficult, because the enemy's psychological support - the city wall no longer existed. How could they still maintain their fighting spirit?
Tens of thousands of elite soldiers are quietly waiting for the moment of the general attack, with spears like a forest and flags flying. They will be the main force in the subsequent street battles. When the battle of Liangzhou is difficult, many of them will fight
They were mentally prepared for this. Some people were wrapping the hands holding the swords with cloth strips, some were polishing weapons, others were eating, and more people were praying to Allah.
The bombardment continued. The artillerymen carried stones back and forth and controlled the artillery. They were so hot that they took off their fur coats. Although the weathered stones were not very powerful, they could not withstand the large number. They fought for a whole day, bombarded by tens of thousands of huge stones.
In the past, the city wall of Liangzhou was crumbling in several places. At dusk, two coffins filled with gunpowder were transported through the tunnel and lowered next to the base of the city wall. The long lead was pulled all the way over. Timur Khan observed with a telescope
After a moment, he looked at the sky and then waved his hand to signal the bombardment to stop.
The bombardment of Huihui artillery and iron artillery suddenly stopped, and the iron artillery troops hurriedly retreated to their positions. The rumbling sound of artillery finally stopped, the smoke gradually dispersed, and the whole world suddenly became so clean that it was even uncomfortable for people to get used to it.
There was silence outside Liangzhou City. The dust and smoke had cleared. The city walls were riddled with holes and mountains of rubble were piled underneath. The strange thing was that there was no counterattack from the city from beginning to end, as if they were bombarding a ghost town.
It was time for the decisive victory, but Timur felt upset. As a commander in the north and south, he had a very keen intuition. He always felt that there was some hidden danger waiting for him, but he couldn't tell it.
, he calmed down and thought about it carefully. In fact, in things like war, you can't be opportunistic. Strength is the most important thing. He couldn't imagine that the people of Liangzhou could survive such a powerful blow. After thinking about it, he felt relieved.
, he sat on the high platform of the central army, slowly waved his right arm and pointed forward. This was an offensive gesture, and the final blow to Liangzhou began.
With an earth-shattering noise, the towering Liangzhou city wall finally collapsed completely. Dust and smoke were everywhere, rising straight into the sky. The power of the explosives was so great that it hurt everyone's eardrums. Even the general who led the troops was stunned. After a moment
Then he came to his senses, pulled out his machete and shouted: "Charge!"
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Tens of thousands of infantrymen rushed over like a tide, shouting and shouting. The city of Liangzhou was finally broken. The tall city walls were reduced to a pile of ruins. They could no longer stop the army. Although they still faced street fighting, that was no longer a problem. Tonight in Liangzhou
This is what is in the bag. According to the old rules, the troops who enter the city first have priority to plunder. The houses, money, food, and women in Liangzhou are right in front of you. You no longer have to sleep in a cold tent tonight, but you can
They were sleeping in a big house with a stove with their arms around the handsome Han women. Thinking of this, the soldiers' roars rose two octaves, "Come on!"
The city wall collapsed and turned into a pile of broken rubble. Although it was still piled as high as a mountain, it could be climbed up without a ladder. The infantry swarmed forward, covering the entire mountain in an instant, and continued to spread towards the city.
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A smile appeared on Timur's lips, and he fought in. As expected, the army finally entered Liangzhou. Although it took a little longer and more people died, it still made it into Liangzhou.
, he let out a long breath without being noticed. The cold wind blew, and the mink fur wrapped around his body was covered with sweat. After all, he was no longer as good as when he was young. He felt a little cold.
Just as he was about to step down from the high platform to rest, the attendant suddenly pointed into the distance in surprise and shouted: "Look, what is that?" Timur stopped and turned around to look, and saw a crystal shimmering behind the collapsed city wall, under the setting sun.
Dazzling.
According to previous deductions, after this section of the city wall is opened, there will be a residential area, and beyond that is the main street in Liangzhou City. There are no obstacles that can stop the army from advancing. Even if the enemy is aware of the army's intention to attack, they will not be able to attack it in a short period of time.
It is possible that decent fortifications were built, which were at best low walls and barricades, and they mainly relied on infantry to fight bloody battles. The Liangzhou army was already exhausted from long battles, so how could it compete with the replenishing Turkic army.
But to their surprise, beyond this hill-like pile of rubble, another high wall appeared in front of them. This wall was not made of bricks and stones, but poured out of ice. The outer shell was crystal clear, and the inner wall was made of ice.
Mixed with thatch, gravel, and tiles, although it looks extremely irregular, it is so high and slippery that even cats are afraid of climbing it, let alone people.
The Turkic infantry only carried light weapons and no siege equipment at all. They were at a loss when facing this sudden wall. You must know that this was a general attack by the army. The soldiers in front stopped while the soldiers behind continued to move up.
Rush, more and more people are gathering under the ice wall, jostling one after another. Let alone executing maneuvers, it is difficult to even turn around. The officers are shouting loudly, but to no avail. The organization has been disrupted, and there is a mess of noise and thousands of people.
In a small concave space, if the defenders opened their bows and fired arrows at this time, they might be able to kill several people with one arrow.
Just when the siege troops were in chaos, the Liangzhou Army, which had been silent for a day, finally appeared. Hundreds of black iron lumps were thrown down from the ice city. A certain Turkic soldier caught one of them and saw the risk.
There was a black iron lump in the shape of a pine cone with green smoke, which made him shout in shock: "Thunder!"
Gunpowder is one of the Four Great Ming Dynasties of the Han people, and they are naturally better at formulating and using it than the Turks. Zhentian Lei is one of the trump cards of the Liangzhou defenders. This is a new type of weapon with gunpowder wrapped in an iron shell. The iron shell is covered with gunpowder.
Processed into the shape of a pine cone, it can break into many sharp fragments when exploded. This weapon was originally designed to deal with nomadic cavalry group charges. It is also quite effective in offensive and defensive operations, but the best time to use it is still like now.
In such a crowded situation, one thunderbolt thrown can be as effective as five in an open area.
This was a one-sided massacre. The formation of the Turkic infantry was too dense. Let alone throwing bombs, just throwing a random stone could kill several people. After the first round of thunderbolts were thrown, the following
It became a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. In front of the sharp and hot shrapnel, the chain armor made of iron rings was as thin as paper. Countless broken limbs flew up, blood flowed into rivers, and screams of panic mixed with mournful wails.
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However, the Turkic troops were still coming like a tide. There was no order to withdraw their troops. Even if there was an abyss in front of them, they had to rush forward. Countless Turkic infantrymen rushed towards their death one after another. The Liangzhou army, which had been holding back a counterattack for a day, faced it with all its strength. The shock shook the sky.
Lei was thrown down like he didn't need money, and the arrows fired by the heavy crossbow could shoot through five or six people at once. Various weapons formed a line of death, blocking the Turkic army here.
Emperor Timur realized that something was wrong and ordered the army to suspend the attack, and replaced the iron artillery team to attack. However, by the time the order was conveyed to the front, thousands of people had already died in Liangzhou City.
At this point, Tamerlane began to admire his opponent. He was brave, resourceful, strong-willed, accurate in judgment, and full of fantastic ideas. It was really amazing that he could even think of building a temporary defense line with ice.
The infantry postponed the attack, and the iron artillery team pressed forward. The firing position was placed on the ruins of the city wall. The soldiers held up their shields to protect the flanks, covering the iron cannons from bombarding the ice wall. Although the ice wall could prevent the soldiers from climbing,
But there was no way to guard against the cannonballs. The three hundred iron cannons were Timur's property, and there was no need to hide them at the critical moment. They could all be pushed forward and fired.
Three hundred iron cannons and two thousand sharpshooters, the overwhelming cannonballs and arrows completely suppressed the Liangzhou army. For a while, the city wall suddenly stopped again, and everyone hid and disappeared. Black flags were fluttering on the ruins, and they had been waiting for a long time.
The echelon troops swarmed forward. The capable Turkic men held steel knives in their mouths and carried ladders on their shoulders. They were not ordinary soldiers, but Timur's troops. The so-called good steel is used on the blade.
Now is the time for them to exert their power and give the enemy the final blow.
Suddenly there was an explosion, and the ruins exploded again. Countless masonry fragments were mixed with human bodies and flew high into the sky. The vibration was so violent that Timur felt his feet shaking, his ears buzzing, and he looked at the sky full of debris.
Thing, he knows that the three hundred iron artillery team is finished, the two thousand sharpshooters are finished, and the siege cloud echelon is finished. Those are his most elite forces. He has never been defeated for thousands of miles. How could he know that he died in Liangzhou today?
Under the city.
Timur's face became serious. After all, he was a great emperor who had experienced hundreds of battles. This setback could not defeat him. The more difficult the moment, the more he could not give up. He calmly picked up the command arrow and threw it down: "Burn it with kerosene."
, at the cost of human life, I must enter Liangzhou tonight!"