Spear-like feather arrows were shot out from the seven crossbows. Each nail was wedged deeply into the wall, and they were arranged up to the female wall. This would be another victory for the Song Army's athletes when they attacked the city.
A path. Climbing the feathers and arrows that are pierced deeply into the stone wall is enough for a nimble person to climb up to the top of the wall.
The defender's lieutenant poked his head out from the city battlements to take a look, and felt a strong wind blowing in his face. The warrior's instinct made him shrink back without any reason, and a long arrow full of force shot out.
It was wiped against his cheek, leaving a trail of blood dripping down his face.
"Ta, Ta..." A series of sounds of wood and stone colliding sounded, and countless ladder trucks were set up on the city wall. The bulky ladder trucks have not yet arrived, but as long as there are ladders, the siege can begin. The Song army has a strong crossbow force on its own side
Under the cover of , the first critical attack began.
"Dong dong——"
Not far away, twenty warriors from the Song Army who had arrived first, under the cover of a group of sword players, were carrying a heavy and round log and mercilessly crashed into the door.
Above Guancheng, arrows rained all over the sky, swallowing the clouds and the sun. Although the melee combat was about to begin, this did not prevent the foot archers below the city from throwing sharp arrows high over the city wall and into the city.
It is within the Donglang Pass. Although this cannot kill a large number of enemy troops, it will undoubtedly seriously slow down the speed of the gate transporting rolling logs, stones and other necessary supplies for city defense from bottom to top.
Moreover, arrows like dark clouds flying overhead can also frighten the defenders at the gate.
A rain of arrows flew towards the city. The dense arrows looked like an airtight dark cloud from a distance. The huge advantage in numbers and excellent protection allowed the Song Army infantry archers below the city to once again suppress the city at close range.
garrison archers.
Time went backwards little by little, and the rush car finally arrived——
Zhu Biao, who was watching the battle in front of the formation, saw that the time was ripe and immediately issued the order for a general attack. Hundreds of war drums beat at the same time, and the dull drum sound was like a call from the Nine Netherworld, urging everyone on the battlefield.
Chen An raised the sword above his head, and the sharp blade shone with a bone-chilling cold light under the dazzling sunlight. Without looking back, he knew that the two thousand elite soldiers behind him were watching him silently.
.These are the two veterans under his command who still remain pure. For his battalion leader whose troops are rapidly expanding, they not only mean reliability, but also mean an honor and a kind of overwhelming pride.
They must perform better than the other six, otherwise, why would Zhu Biao and Chen An let them stay the same?
As the number of battalion leaders continues to expand, this feeling of coexistence of glory and pressure becomes more and more clearly imprinted in the hearts of every soldier. Now, it is time for them to show their value.
Feeling the brave and fearless gazes of the soldiers behind him, Chen An swung his broadsword toward Donglang Pass and roared loudly: "Come on -"
"Charge, charge, charge..." The sound of charges soared into the sky, and the loud shouts echoed throughout the world.
Chen Ping held up a shield that was higher than his body, his eyes were red as if filled with blood, and he shouted meaningless syllables in his mouth. He stepped over the corpses of the Song army soldiers lying scattered under the city, and rushed towards the city wall for the second time.
He is Chen An's younger brother, and they both joined the army together. One of Chen An's two old troops was led by him.
Except for the crossbowmen and shield wall spearmen used for cover, all the remaining heads of the six previous divisions have been thrown into the battlefield. So far, the losses have been considerable...
As the elite to suppress the bottom and the sharp force to attack, the two veteran troops immediately entered the offensive sequence. After one charge, a quarter of Chen Ping's soldiers fell.
At the foot of Guancheng, there were unextinguished fires swaying in the wind everywhere, and the scalding water poured down by the defenders on top of the city was steaming on the ground. Although the morale of the Prince's Army was not high, the morale of the army was also low, and the number of people was even worse.
Absolutely at a disadvantage, but with the solid Donglang Pass as a support, the soldiers of the Song Army who wore the same color but had an extra yellow border compared to the Prince's Army still fell to the ground.
The remains of the ladder, which had been smashed by rolling logs and rocks, immediately began to burn violently after being poured with hot oil; there were also cars, collisions with trees, etc... and the ground was soaked in blood and turned red in the flames.
Desolate screams, roars and the sound of powerful war drums were heard everywhere on the battlefield. Behind the groups of people fighting for life and death, there were the squeaking of ladder wheels, the buzzing of bowstrings and the sound of rushing cars.
The sound of rolling gathered together.
All the sounds are intertwined and blended into a passionate song of iron and blood. This is the cruelty of siege warfare, which is completely different from field battles.
Chen Ping had completely lost the ability to think at this time. All he could think about was killing the pass. After retreating and taking a short rest, he immediately took the ladder truck assigned to his troops and launched another competition towards Donglang Pass.
The attack was more ferocious last time.
Behind every ladder truck is a team of brave soldiers.
Chen Ping held a shield in one hand and a ladder in the other. He held a single sword in his mouth and two short axes in his waist. The first one took the lead and rushed upward.
There are no longer rolling logs and stones raining down on the Donglang Pass. Several previous strong attacks by the Song Army had completely consumed the stones and wood on the pass, and even the collapsed gate tower had been demolished.
However, there is no shortage of crossbows. Otherwise, Chen Ping is so good at holding a shield, this thing would be too much trouble when climbing the ladder.
"Bang bang!" He paused lightly with his left hand, his arm felt slightly numb, and the two crossbow arrows were nailed to the shield. Chen Ping cursed secretly.
He quickly climbed to the upper half of the ladder. Chen Ping, who had experienced siege, knew that the crossbow soldier who fired arrows at this time should have changed the crossbow arrows and was about to start shooting for the second time. The man holding the ladder was
His right hand touched the back of his waist and held a short ax in his hand. The shield in his hand suddenly cracked open. When the two Prince's Army crossbowmen who had strung up the string stretched out their heads again to prepare for the second launch, a hatchet
The hatchet flew toward the crenel like a swirling beam of snow.
The ax blade passed through the necks of the two crossbowmen, and the short ax continued to spin upwards for more than two feet before landing on the city wall. Chen Ping took advantage of the Prince's Army swordsmen and spearmen at the crenel, and reflexively retreated backwards.
Opening a little space, he stood up and jumped neatly to reach the critical point. In mid-air, he threw out a short ax and killed a prince's saber player. He loosened his teeth, took the sword with his right hand and swung it outward, blocking the way.
A spear thrust forward.
The shield in his left hand also blocked a vertical sword that was coming towards him. Chen Ping raised the tip of the sword, and the cold blade had already penetrated the body of the sword soldier. The sword soldier did not expect this result, and he slashed with his sword.
The man failed, but was lifted up high by the shield, and his middle door was exposed. His strong body felt like being shocked by an electric shock in an instant, and his survival instinct made him abandon the big knife in his hand, and grabbed the blade on his abdomen with both hands. But his
Wherever he grabbed hold, Chen Ping drew faster, spurting blood, and the bloody sword had already stopped the spear coming from the right.
There was a "bang" sound, and a feather arrow hit the shield in Chen Ping's hand. The person who shot the arrow obviously had a strong arm, and the power of the bow used was far beyond the ordinary hard bow in the army. It was three to four times stronger than a powerful crossbow.
After the arrow was inserted into the shield, the tail of the arrow swayed wildly, causing Chen Ping's unprepared left hand to feel sore.
At this moment, he had no idea who shot the arrow or where the archer was hiding. His own soldiers who were rushing up behind him were already beside him.
"Kill!" "Kill!" The war drums behind him beat faster and the drums became more passionate. Chen An held up a similar shield, roared loudly, jumped on the flying ladder and ran towards the critical moment.
The rush cart was too bulky, extremely useless, and the structure was very complicated. By the time Chen An took action at the head of the camp, the Song Army had only completed ten of them, and they were loaded with the most courageous warriors in the army.
Scholars.
The ten assault vehicles sandwiched between the one-mile-long Donglangguan City Wall are not very eye-catching, although they are far more threatening than the ladder vehicles. Because above and below the city, everything that comes into view is a series of tall ladders.
In the car, rows of Song soldiers wearing purple and yellow-edged uniforms and holding shields were like huge ant colonies, climbing towards the head of Donglangguan City.
The Pili car array moved forward another full fifty steps. At this time, they were only a hundred steps away from Guancheng. Five of the thirty Pili cars were lying down, leaving twenty-five that could still continue to work.
The Pili Chariot fired rocks into Donglang Pass like crazy, trying to create more trouble for the Prince's Army in the pass at all costs.
In addition to the forward-moving Thunderbolt Cart, the greatest threat to the Prince's Army in the city was the four lookout cars and two cranes that had just been erected fifty steps below the city. They ranged from twelve feet to fifteen feet in height.
They are much higher than the head of Donglangguan City. Each lookout cart and bucket carry three to five lookouts. Those who are good at shooting will not use telescopes to observe the military personnel inside the pass in detail.
Scheduling, changing, and pointing out the direction of the target for the thunderbolt chariot group and the infantry archer group, either using a hard bow or a powerful crossbow to accurately shoot the key defenders.
Anyway, there are not many changes in Donglang Pass. If the Prince's Army wants to send blood to the pass, they usually go to the Tibetan Soldier Cave. After these people go up, they are constantly looking for targets they think are important. Almost every time a bowstring sounds, there will be a
A soldier of the Prince's Army or a low-ranking officer died. It was completely a cold-weapon version of a sniper.
The Song army, which had received effective support, became more aggressive in fighting.
Chen An had benefited from this unknowingly. At the crenel corresponding to the ladder where he was, two crossbowmen from the Prince's Army were carefully aiming and shooting at him. Two crossbow bolts flew towards him, killing the two men in an instant.
At the top of the city, a group of Prince's Army soldiers were glaring at Chen Ping with fierce eyes. Seeing that his brother Paoze was easily killed by him, they were frightened and filled with anger at the same time.
Chen Ping just sneered in his heart as the murderous aura that seemed to be substantial approached him. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
