One hundred steps without shooting, ninety steps without shooting, eighty steps...
The sword players are protected by shields, and the arrow rain is not very lethal to them. Although a group of sword players are at the forefront every time they attack the city, they are protecting themselves, even if they use more protection
The comrades and riflemen pushing the ladder truck behind them suffered few casualties.
If the Han infantry archers at the top of the city focus all their attention on him,
On them, apart from slightly delaying the attack time of the Zhongshan Army, it will not have much effect. Instead, it is better to turn your attention to the infantry charging behind them. They are the ones attacking the city.
The main force does not have much protection against the rain of arrows. In terms of killing the enemy, the effect of attacking them is much better than attacking the knife players and ladder drivers!
The knife player rushed forward thirty or forty steps, the ladder truck also entered the distance of seventy steps, and the groups of Zhongshan Army infantry came within a hundred steps.
This is the moment he has been waiting for! The corner of Yang Yanzhang's mouth curled up, and a trace of cold murderous intent burst out violently. He drew out the sword from his waist with his left hand and swung it forward: "Fire the arrow——"
"Squeak——"
Long bows were drawn up one after another, and the creaking sound of the bow arms being bent echoed on the city wall, and sharp carved feather arrows were clasped on the strings.
The next moment, the ear-piercing whistling sound was endless, and arrows as dense as locusts poured down from the city wall, mercilessly falling on the surging Zhongshan army.
Miserable howls suddenly sounded, and the charging Zhongshan Army infantry fell down one by one. Under several waves of arrows, more than 30% of the thousands of Zhongshan Army infantry who followed were lost.
In front of the Allied Forces Front Army Formation.
Looking at the scene happening in front of him, Fan Chunju's expression was not cold, "This Yang Yanzhang still has some tricks up his sleeve!"
The next moment, as the knife players and the ladder truck advanced to a distance of 80 steps from the city, the Zhongshan Army infantry archers also began to fight back.
However, the Han infantry archers on the city were not only covered by shields, but also protected by battlements. They could shoot from the crenellations and lookout holes. The Zhongshan Army archers below the city suffered a huge loss when they fired at them!
However, their casualties also reduced a lot of pressure on the following infantry!
Under the city wall, after suffering relatively heavy casualties, the Zhongshan Army infantry finally rushed under the city wall. A ladder has been set up on the top of the city. Some of the free 500-knife players are relying on their strength.
The shield's cover officially began to climb the ladder to seize the city, and the other group retreated to the infantry archers and raised their shield to cover them.
The sound of fighting began to ring through the city. In the southern city of Sanshi County, on the front of the three-mile-long city wall, in every section and every battlement, people were losing their lives and bleeding every quarter of an hour!
"Come on, then rush for me -" Fan Chunju's stern face still showed no trace of a smile. For him, the lives of thousands of Zhongshan Army soldiers were not worth mentioning at all. He only wanted to let the generals behind him see Zhongshan
The obedience and dedication of the country are the most important.
Following Fan Chunju's order, another thousand-man team rushed out of the formation and rushed towards the city where the fighting was going on.
"Die!" Yang Yanzhang danced his sword quickly. He could no longer use the sword due to an arrow wound on his right arm. He could only hold the sword in one hand. The bright sword body showed dazzling white light in the sun, and as he sword
The waving of the body turned into cold light that killed people.
The tip of the sword gently kissed the necks and throats of each Zhongshan soldier, bringing out streaks of bright blood spurting out.
"Kill! Kill, kill, kill!" Hundreds of Han troops at the city gate tower were shouting. As Yang Yanzhang had expected, the killing calmed people's hearts. As the Zhongshan soldiers were killed one by one, the Han soldiers
The defense line at the head of the military city is becoming increasingly stable.
"Wow--" A large pot of hot boiling water poured down from the top of the city.
There was a burst of hysterical screams and screams below the city. Even if they were wearing armor, the Zhongshan soldiers could not completely prevent the penetration of the boiling water. What was even worse was that those who climbed up the ladder in front of them had their skin and flesh ripped apart.
A small amount of hot oil was poured on the ladder truck, a few torches fell, and the ladder truck was immediately immersed in a sea of fire. The Zhongshan soldiers who could not escape were rolling on the ground covered with flames, and most of them would gradually succumb to the fierce flames.
The fire turned into a pile of ashes, and the few people who were rescued were burned beyond recognition and their bodies were scorched.
The situation was getting better and better. Yang Yanzhang no longer charged the front line. Instead, he walked with his sword in his hand and looked at the soldiers on the top of the city with an evil look on his face. His sharp eyes kept scanning the soldiers.
The cold gaze was like a whip that never forgets to spur them on. While all the soldiers were 'spirited', no one dared to avoid fighting and play tricks.
"General, the Han army in Sanshi County is not weak in combat power. If the Zhongshan Army insists on attacking with force, I am afraid that it will cause casualties... It will not be small, and the gain will not be worth the loss." Seeing the corpses of the Zhongshan Army infantry from the top of the city.
After falling, a Zhou military captain next to Meng Ruhu couldn't help but give him advice. "General, why don't you postpone the attack on the city? First, use thunderbolt chariots to focus on one corner of the city. When the city wall collapses, the Han army loses the city defense."
If you rely on it, its determination to hold on will inevitably collapse, so our army can break the city without any effort."
"The Zhongshan Kingdom has not heard the sound of weapons for five hundred years. The small county of Sanshi, which is close to the Dashun Pass, has no pressure to fight. The city has been repaired many times, and the foundation of the city wall has probably been loosened."
The captain's vision is not bad. After more than an hour of bombardment, the south wall of Sanshi County is indeed loose in many places. If we can stop the fire at this moment and pull out the bricks outside the south wall, we can see
In the Qing Dynasty, the lime glutinous rice paste in the center of the city wall was no longer the lime glutinous rice paste with a white dot stuck in it, but turned into yellow clay. Although it was tamped firmly and forcefully, it did not continue to be slippery, but under the influence of the stone bullets
Under the impact, the core of the main wall was cracked with countless holes and cracks of various sizes.
If all five Thunderbolt Cars were really concentrated and aimed at the city wall and smashed down, I believe it would not take long to create a large gap.
Meng Ruhu looked down on Gong Rui and wanted to destroy Zhou Jun's reputation as being ruined by Gong Rui. Although he didn't make any bad moves along the way, facing Sanshi County's relentless attack, it was really a waste of the five units behind him.
The thunderbolt chariot that followed the army traveled thousands of miles.
Now hearing the reminder from the captain next to him, Meng Ruhu also felt a little regretful in his heart. He felt that he was really irrational, arrogant and underestimated the Han army. No matter how low the city is and how weak the defense is, Sanshi County is still a city after all.
, there is also a five-foot-high city wall. Even if you can't see it, it is still more difficult to fight than in the field. Attacking blindly is a waste of the strength and troops in your hands.
"Pass the order from me to withdraw the troops." Meng Ruhu was quite cheerful. He immediately issued the order to withdraw the troops after realizing that it was not cost-effective. After carefully observing the southern city wall, he pointed to the southeast and said, "Pass the order, the thunderbolt chariots will focus on bombarding the three stones."
The city wall in the southeast corner of the county.”
The clear sound of ringing gold sounded, and the thousands of Zhongshan troops who were still fighting immediately withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner. Under another rain of arrows from the Han army, they returned to their own formation.
Counting the troops, it was found that in this attack alone, the Zhongshan Army killed and injured at least one or two thousand people, of which no less than a thousand were killed in battle, and there were many who were disabled and unable to fight. Only this time the Zhongshan Army fought against 5,000 people.
The result was 40%. The casualties of the Han army on top of the city were much less. Only two to three hundred people died in the battle. The total casualties were only six to seven hundred, and many of them could continue to fight.
The casualty ratio reached a staggering 1:3, and the actual losses even exceeded 1:4. The Han army's combat power did have a considerable advantage over the Zhongshan army.
Cheers rang out from the top of the city, and the morale of the Han army was determined. The morale of the Han army, which had been smashed by the coalition forces with thunderbolt chariots at the beginning, was now restored.
Yang Yanzhang watched the changes in the coalition forces outside the city. His expression did not calm down, but became even more ugly.
The coalition forces failed to attack the city for the first time, and they will definitely change their attack method the next time they attack. If the thunderbolt vehicles they carry are launched and blast in one direction, Sanshi County City will inevitably end up with the city wall collapsing. By then, the infantry outside the city will collapse.
They will swarm in through the gap, and it will be extremely difficult for our own army to stop them.
Unfortunately, things didn't work out as expected. Under Yang Yanzhang's eyes, the five Thunderbolt vehicles of the coalition slowly moved to the southeast corner of the city. Yang Yanzhang's face became more and more ugly, "It seems that we won't be able to defend this place for even a day!"
"Fortunately, everything has been arranged in the county." Yang Yanzhang's eyes narrowed with murderous intent. He looked at the busy coalition forces outside the city and sneered in his heart. When the city wall collapsed, he would lead his troops to retreat, and then exit the north gate.
He gave the coalition forces a gift that they would never forget.
"Boom boom boom——"
After the five Thunderbolt chariots turned to the southeast corner, there was a noise immediately. The five chariots were operating in unison, trumpets sounded, and soon stone bullets ranging from tens to hundreds of kilograms were aimed at the southeast corner of the city.
, loud noises resounded in the southeast corner of the city.
The city wall of Shanshi County was built on jerry-rigged materials. When the war started in the morning, the city wall was inevitably hit by stone bullets many times and already cracked inside. Now, under the concentrated ravage of five Thunderbolt vehicles from the coalition forces, it naturally collapsed at a faster speed.
After noon, the southeast corner turret completely collapsed, the battlements were wiped out, large pieces of city bricks were smashed and fell, and the southeast corner began to shake, with the possibility of collapse at any time.
Three thousand of the most elite heavy-armored infantry of the Zhou army were already waiting there, quietly watching the stone bullets hitting the city wall. They were waiting for the moment when the city wall collapsed -
In Sanshi County, Yang Yanzhang also gathered all the soldiers and horses that could be mobilized. A total of 1,500 soldiers formed a standard moon formation around the southeast corner of the city wall that was about to collapse. Leng Sensen's sword had been unsheathed.
The sharp spear was raised forward, and the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the air was everywhere. With the continuous sound of impact, pieces of gravel flew, and the city wall more than 200 steps away was trembling. Countless small
Cracks are already covered in it, spreading in all directions like spider webs. Even on the inner wall of the city wall, large pieces of broken bricks fall off from the core of the rammed earth wall from time to time, and they keep falling.
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