Chapter seven hundred and ninety seventh good fire rides the wind
After Gai Lou quickly shrank his head and hid in the city wall stacks, the violent impact sound reappeared again. The thunder-like sound and the shaking of the city wall almost made Gai Lou believe that the city wall was about to be smashed down.
It took a long time after the sound had passed before Gailou dared to stand up and stick his head out to take a look. The city wall was still standing, but its appearance had changed a lot, especially the barbican city. A large area of crenellations on the wall had been lost, and the color on the wall had also changed.
Bright red.
Hundreds of injured Hu soldiers were screaming, and the miserable screams made Gai Lou's heart twitch rapidly.
The reserve team under the inner wall of the city began to climb up the city wall. Some people bowed down, some lay down in the blood, and some dragged the wounded down the city.
Most of the wounded who were carried off the city wall were seriously injured. After descending from the city, they were thrown by the wall and no one took care of them. Only a few of the slightly injured were treated by doctors in the city. Listen to the miserable screams of the seriously injured dying.
, building a building, tears of sweat flowed down.
The two of them were not pitying those who were about to die, but they were thinking of themselves. If they were also seriously injured, their fate would be as miserable as those who were wailing in pain below the city. Gai Lou thought, his two sons
They are still young. If I die, I wonder if their mother can support them?
Gai Lou only hoped that his child's mother would not be too blind and remarry a cruel person, otherwise his child would suffer a lot.
Just when Gai Lou was completely silent in sorrow, he was suddenly pulled down. "You don't want your life! Han Gou's Thunderbolt Car has launched again!" Before Po Luo Khan could finish his words, the sound of an object hitting the wall and the vibration started.
appears again.
One wave, one wave, one wave...
The Hedong Army's Thunderbolt Chariot fired ten rounds, and the entire city wall was filled with howls. However, Gailou and Ruoluohan were very lucky. The section of the wall where they were located was not hit by a single mud bomb.
Yes, mud bombs. Not stone bombs!
Although they are as hard as stone bullets, their texture is that of clay bullets.
The eleventh round of blows came, building a building, and Broken Khan continued to hide under the battlements with his head in his hands, wishing for good fortune. But this time the sound was different from the dull one before. Instead, it was like the sound of breaking a water tank, which was clear and harsh.
Immediately, Gailou's expression changed dramatically. He smelled a strong pungent smell. He stood up and went to the urn to see. He heard someone shouting on the urn: "It's kerosene, it's kerosene. Han dogs are going to attack with fire."
, everyone is ready to put out the fire!”
"Kerosene?" Gai Lou was shocked. This deadly thing, the sand and soil prepared in the past two days were indeed used...
The pitiful shouts on the urn city had already sounded. Gai Lou couldn't help but stretched out his head to look. He saw several huge fireballs in the sky flying towards the city wall.
A huge fireball fell on the wall of Wengcheng, and in an instant the wall turned into a sea of fire. The defenders in the fire howled and beat the flames ignited on their bodies, but they were swallowed up by the thick black smoke in the blink of an eye.
Three miles away, Zhu Biao looked at the burning wall of Ximen Urn City with a satisfied smile on his face.
"Everyone, do you think our army can capture Dragon City today?"
"Commander! I can't think of any way to defend this city. But if we only have one day, it would be too hasty."
"It's west wind today——"
When Zhu Biao was talking to Yang Yanzhang, the siege tower had already begun to move forward. The windows in the front of the tower were pushed open one by one, revealing racks of large yellow crossbows, Jin Crossbows, and Repeating Crossbows inside.
When the entire barbican city was engulfed in a sea of fire, the siege tower had moved three hundred steps in front of the barbican city. The firing crossbow arrows added another spoonful of oil to the barbican city in the sea of fire.
The thunderbolt chariots carried out projections for more than half an hour. Mud bombs hit the entire city wall, and the fire burned the entire barbican city. All the corners were ignited with raging fire. Even the hidden soldier caves hidden in the dark were also attacked.
suffered the same blow.
Such intensive blows were fatal to the Hu soldiers on the city wall. Gai Lou lay down behind the wall stacks, his body close to the ground, and did not dare to move even half a minute. Forty meters to the left from where he was lying, on the city wall,
A corner had just been hit by a kerosene bomb.
Gai Lou finally understood why the fire burned so fiercely. It turned out that the jars of kerosene, which smelled fishy and fragrant, were filled with a lot of grass velvet. Once the kerosene jar was broken, all the grass velvet soaked in grease would be gone.
Spread out. It can cover an area of three to five feet. No wonder there was sand prepared on the urn city, but it didn't work at all.
Although Gai Lou couldn't see those people who escaped from the turret with their bodies covered in flames, their screams could clearly be heard in his ears. The thick smoke that spread in the wind carried a pungent smell of burning.
Gai Lou knew what it smelled like, and he retched. The previous vomiting had already vomited out all the contents in his stomach, and now even the yellow bile water was not much left.
What should I do?
Gai Lou asked himself over and over again. He didn't dare to escape. Hu, who was supervising the battle, would kill everyone who was afraid of fighting and escaping. Before going up to the city wall, his own Qianqi Commander also gave harsh words, "Anyone who dares to escape will be killed."
No mercy!"
But he didn't want to die just like that. When he thought that he might be burned alive, he couldn't help but tremble all over. This fear even exceeded the threat of General Hu who was supervising the battle.
Be careful, be careful!
Gai Lou made up his mind that he must go back alive for the sake of his wife and children. He was about to paddle.
After he had the idea of avoiding the battle, Gai Lou had been observing the actions of General Du Hu, because he could not be seen by the leaders while paddling. Unintentionally, he saw Poluo Khan staring at the leader of the battle, and thought to himself,
Does he have the same idea as me? Should I call him when I run away later?
The carcasses of horses from previous battles brought enough horse oil to the Han army. This is an excellent thing for burns, hemorrhoids, knife wounds, abrasions, suppuration, skin allergies, frostbite, sore shoulders, neuralgia, hands and feet
Horse oil can have a certain effect on coldness, wounds on the lips, nose, ears, and even colds. Especially for knife wounds, it can prevent re-inflammation and swelling, and help the wound heal.
When a large amount of horse oil was turned into kerosene, military doctors felt very distressed. This was of great benefit to the recovery of wounded soldiers in previous wars.
But making kerosene is necessary.
As a result, the Hedong Army's Thunderbolt Chariots had an endless supply of projectiles, which they continued to throw at the city wall. Sometimes, a few more kerosene bombs were deliberately added to some key places to allow more continuous attack on key places on the city wall.
combustion.
Several groups of Hu people's reserve teams have come up below the city, but they only increase casualties. The newly appointed King Bei no longer dares to call people to the city, and only a few people are left on the barbican to monitor Hu.
All one can do is wait for the siege troops of the Hedong Army to come up, and then kill them in hand-to-hand combat.
I have to say that as a people on horseback, the Hu people, especially those who stayed at the Longcheng base camp, really don't know how to defend the city.
The Thunderbolt Chariot attacked for more than an hour, and after the city wall was a sea of fire, they moved forward fifty steps under the cover of the Shield Chariot and the Shield Wall.
Below, fifty-five thunderbolt vehicles will shoot towards the Dragon City. The west wind is strong today!
The five damaged Pili cars are also seizing the time to repair and replace parts.
Under the cover of the infantry, the siege tower has advanced to less than a hundred steps away from the Wengcheng. They have already passed the Thunderbolt Chariot Formation.
"Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows!" Behind the barbican, General Hu on the wall began to give orders. Those powerful crossbows could now aim at the target and shoot the crossbow arrows.
But what if the crossbow bolt is fired? Even if it hits the siege tower, it is useless. The fire ball impregnated on the crossbow bolt cannot even dry the outermost layer of mud on the tall siege tower, so how can it ignite sparks?
What? A drop in the bucket, a drop in the bucket.
"Boom!" There was a sound. A big arrow hit the battlement where Gai Lou was hiding. This was a heavy arrow shot by a five-stone yellow crossbow. The stones on the battlements were all broken into pieces, and some of them hit Gai Lou's body. Gai Lou
Enduring the pain, he lay on the ground holding his head and motionless.
After this round of shooting from the Hedong Army, Gai Lou dared to look up and check his injured areas. Fortunately, there were only a few scratch marks on his thighs and arms caused by flying stones. Although they were bleeding, they were not serious.
He tore off a few strips of cloth from his body and bandaged the wound hastily.
Before he finished bandaging, another round of shooting from the Hedong Army arrived. The heavy crossbow arrows continued to hit the wall above the head of Gailou, and the flying gravel not only hit him again but also hit Poluohan. Gailou saw the
On his right side, there was a lot of blood flowing out from under the body of Po Luohan who was lying next to him, and he also let out a suppressed moan from his mouth.
At this time, even though he was close at hand, Gailou did not dare to step forward to help Poluo Khan. The crossbow bolts flew away like raindrops in the air, hitting the battlements heavily. During this period, the screams of the people who were hit kept ringing out.
.At this time, everyone in the city was lying on the ground and did not dare to move at all. Even the Hundred and Thousand Cavalry Commanders who were supervising the battle were hiding somewhere at this time.
Gai Lou cursed his Bai Qi Commander in his heart. Even though the Bai Qi Commander stopped staring at people just now, Gai Lou could not get down the city wall. But at this dangerous moment, Gai Lou could only use curses to reduce his pain.
Inner pressure.
Taking advantage of the gap between the Hedong Army's big yellow crossbows, Gai Lou quickly stood up, pulled up the broken sweat and moved it to one side. The battlements were hit by crossbow arrows twice and were crumbling. He did not dare to stay below any longer. During this period, he also raised his head.
Looking outside the city, I saw that the siege tower of the Hedong Army was less than fifty steps away from the Wengcheng.
It's over! The Han dogs are about to enter the city! Gailou moved his position and was just lying on the ground again.
"Poluo Khan! Where are you injured?" Gai Lou only had time to take care of Poluo Khan's injury at this time. Poluo Khan's face had turned pale, "My shoulder..."
A piece of gravel hit Po Luohan's shoulder blade, and his leather armor was pierced.
"Just be patient, wait until someone comes up, and then you can get off."
Po Luo Khan raised his head again and smiled, but Gai Lou saw that his face had turned blue and white.
The sound of "rumble" continued, and the mixture of mud bombs and kerosene continued to play in Dragon City.
The fire has risen in the city, and the west wind is strong. The barbarians in Longcheng will have a good time.
At some point, the Hundred and Thousand Cavalry Commanders came back behind them again, shouting crazily.
The crossbowmen behind the wall stacks were shooting tenaciously. They shot arrows randomly through the narrow shooting holes in the wall stacks. As for whether they could hit the target and whether they had an effect, they had no intention of checking.
.
Gailou was not a strong crossbowman, but he had a bow and arrow at hand. At this time, he could only stand up and shoot outwards, shooting randomly. The sound of killing came from the urn city, and he did not dare to look out, because the siege tower was on
There are many sharpshooters in the Hedong Army. Maybe there is an arrow waiting for him to show up.
Just now, he saw with his own eyes a captain of ten, covering his head with a shield, trying to climb to the other side, but as soon as he climbed a few steps away, he was shot in the waist by a crossbow arrow and was nailed directly to the wall.
He howled miserably for half a cup of tea before dying.
A loud "Boom" sound came from the Wengcheng. "Ah! The Han dog is hitting the door!" An exclamation came from someone's mouth. Gai Lou's heart skipped a beat!
Fear was slowly gripping his heart.
Wengcheng.
The siege tower lowered the bridge plank, and the eight hundred trapped troops poured out from the top of the siege tower without hesitation. Han Gang and Han Meng carried the one-legged bronze man and Lei Gong Boring to the top of the city. Their brothers were full of confidence.
Hu Gou's dismounting will not cause any damage to the formation at all.
Thousands of heavily armored infantry were waiting outside the city gate. Thick battering rams knocked on the urn city gate. The city gate, thickly wrapped with iron sheets and copper nails, slowly suffered heavy blows again and again.
distortion.
At the trapped camp on the city wall, the heavy armored infantry were already engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the swarming Hu soldiers. The wall under their feet was scalding hot, and blood was sprinkled on it, emitting a burning smell.
The Hu soldiers holding scimitars and spears were no match for the trapped soldiers, nor were they the opponents of the Hedong Army infantrymen wearing twenty-five kilograms of heavy armor. The hammers and broadswords in the hands of these heavy armored infantrymen would be fatal if they hit the Hu soldiers.
It is an immediate injury, and Hu Bing's attacks are rarely fatal in one hit.
"Crack-tap-tap-"
As the wells approached, crossbows became another weapon of the Hedong Army. And more Hedong infantrymen also carried and pushed more than 20 ladder trucks to the bottom of the city wall. The ladders were buckled at the top of the city in turn, and countless
Hedong army ants followed...
The spears were blocking the entrance of the bridge like a dense forest, and the sharp knives were pressing between the battlements like mountains.
The barbarians were weak in individual combat power, but they had an absolute advantage in numbers. The dark cloud-like rain of arrows even directly cleaned the city top, including their own people.
If Zhu Biao hadn't been on guard against this a long time ago. All the infantrymen who climbed into the city were wearing heavy armor, but if Hu Gou shot indiscriminately without distinguishing between friend and foe, he would have suffered heavy casualties.
One Hu soldier fell, and two Hu soldiers surged up from the Cave of the Hidden Soldiers and the entrance to the city ladder. The sound of brutal killings resounded through the sky, the flash of swords, the shadow of swords, and the splash of blood. The collision of iron and blood on the battlefield was the most perfect interpretation at this moment.
"Press back, press back. Press back for me——"
King Bei was so distraught that he attacked the city with just one attack. **Are the Wanda Hu warriors still men?
"Your Majesty..." A golden-ringed Huji behind him shouted in distress.
The fire in Dragon City is not small. Dragon City has not experienced a city attack or defense in more than two hundred years. From the upper-class nobles to the lower-class commoners, they have long forgotten what precautions they should take when defending the city.
No one covered their roofs with mud, and there was no real fire isolation belt. The Hu generals all thought of the kerosene attack at the top of the city, but they did not expect that kerosene could not only be thrown at the top of the city, but also at the top of the city.
Within the city.
West wind, the west wind that Zhu Biao had predicted accurately. A raging fire was burning in Dragon City. At least tens of thousands of Huqi were putting out the fire at this time.
The Thunderbolt vehicles were constantly damaged in the continuous shooting. Fifty vehicles, forty-five vehicles, forty vehicles...
Zhu Biao did not let the Perak car array stop, he continued to shoot, and continued to shoot.
Even if he couldn't take down Dragon City today, he still wanted to give the most profound impression to the barbarians in the city.
The fire in Longcheng can not only disrupt Dragon City, but also disrupt the Hu people's reserve army. Moreover, the fire blocks traffic and blocks the way for the Hu people to mobilize their troops. Don't look at the Hu soldiers coming up in Wengcheng so quickly.
.It is so fierce, there is no guarantee that there will be no soldiers below at the next moment.
There was chaos in the palace.
Mrs. Dalan climbed to the highest pavilion of the palace and looked at the sea of fire in the west city. Her face no longer looked cold and angry, but only one of bewilderment and panic.
Dragon City will fall!
At this moment, she truly felt death and threat in her heart. Even Wan Huqi could not stop the spread of panic.
"Mother!" Wu Hanxie didn't know what to do. The sudden chaos in Longcheng made him at a loss. But he remembered one person, a person who proposed to adopt him but was thrown into prison.
"Tu Qi, Lord Tu Qi. Mother, let Lord Tu Qi come out. Redeem your merits and atone for your sins!"
Just like a drowning man grasping at the last straw, Wu Hanxie grabbed Tu Qi.
No matter what, Tu Qi was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Left. Even if he lost the battle and his talents were improved, the Dalan clan could not deny Tu Qi's excellence. Otherwise, Tu Qi would not have been brought up from prison to be educated.
"Tituqi——" the order came from the mouth of the most noble woman among the Hu people.
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The fighting in Wengcheng continues.
This place seemed to have become a furnace of hell, with countless living beings rushing to fall in. Han Gang looked at the Hu soldiers squeezing in like a tide, and felt helpless in the face of these seemingly inexhaustible enemies.
With a slight snort, a soldier trapped in the camp next to Han Gang was hit in the right eye by a mace inserted from the opposite side. The intense pain caused his eyes to split open, and he chopped down the man who hurt him with a backhand knife.
On the city wall.
The soldier retreated, and a new trapped soldier took his place behind him.
Han Gang's armor was soaked with blood, and the one-legged bronze man on his hand was stained with brains and blood. He also suffered several wounds on his body, but the battle on the line of death prevented him from feeling any pain on his body.
Some of the soldiers trapped in the camp also fell, and not just one of them. They all tried their best. Such a killing test not only tests a person's physical strength and skills, but also tests a person's will.
Any one of them will be ruthlessly eliminated.
Gai Lou's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he raised the scimitar in his hand high. He hated the Hedong Army infantry in front of him, and he alone killed seven or eight people in Gai Lou's hundred cavalry team. He didn't even have time to go down to the city to heal his wounds.
The poor Khan who was driven into Wengcheng died in his hands. Now Gai Lou wants to avenge his brother. He wants to take out the heart of this Han army officer to see if it is black. (To be continued.(
