Yuan Wei is a veteran general. Although he is not experienced in the battlefield, he is still a man who has led soldiers for many years. He knows that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle, so he did not immediately invest all his troops, but first sent out 10,000 troops to test.
Test the strength of the Ba bandits and find the weaknesses of the city defense
Ten thousand Central Army troops shouted short slogans rhythmically. Groups of soldiers marched vigorously towards the castle three miles away. Among them, dozens of ladders with huge wooden wheels were slowly moving forward. Drums were beating one after another.
Dull and soul-stirring
On top of the castle, Chen Guangzu's face was as gloomy as water. He never ordered the beacon fire to be lit. The front army had 40,000 people, only 10,000 more than he expected. He was not afraid of the 30,000 defenders and had the weapons sent by Changsha to defend the city.
, and the relatively strong city wall of Xiangyin County. He firmly believed that he could at least make the first wave of enemy troops hate Xiangyin.
Thirty thousand defenders are distributed on the several-mile-long city wall. In addition to them, about five thousand young adults in the city have been mobilized. They are transporting arrows and carrying boulders, and are as busy as a colony of ants. Hundreds of catapults have already
Ready, making a creaking sound
Next to the county government office in the city, stood a group of special people, about a hundred or so people. They were disciples of Guxin Pavilion in Yueyang. They were all people with martial arts skills. They were here to play a special role at certain times.
Suddenly, a flaming rocket whizzed past their heads, making a sharp whistle. This was the signal to start a battle. Then drums beat loudly on the city wall, shouts of killing shook the sky, and giant rocks took turns making thrilling and strange whistles.
, one after another, projecting huge boulders as big as millstones.
The fierce battle has begun, and the first 10,000-person square has already marched a mile away. They suddenly speed up and rush towards Xiangyin County with wild shouts. At this time, the sound of piercing the sky suddenly comes, and hundreds of black people rush to Xiangyin County.
The dots rose into the sky, like a flock of eagles, flying quickly over their heads, getting bigger and bigger, emitting a sharp and strange roar. Before the officers and soldiers could react, a huge boulder hit their heads, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
There was a loud wailing sound, some areas were smashed into meat patties, some were smashed into several stumps, and internal organs were scattered everywhere.
Two more ladders were hit by boulders one after another, and the roof fell apart. The boulder hit the main ladder directly, shattering the bones in an instant. Broken wood was scattered on the ground. One round of rocks was shot out, and hundreds of officers and soldiers died. Three rounds of rocks were shot out.
The officers and soldiers had already lost nearly 2,000 people, but this still could not be a fatal blow to an attack by a large number of 10,000 people. When they were still 300 steps away from the city wall, the officers and soldiers began to fill the two-foot-wide trench in preparation for the ladder to come forward.
A section of the trench was filled up, and wooden boards were laid. Dozens of ladders covered with thick cowhide were rumbling in. The Central Army was well-equipped. It can be seen from these dozens of ladders that the bottom of the ladder was made of big wood as a bed.
Six-wheeled, its main ladder is fixed on the chassis at a certain angle. In addition to the main ladder, a movable ladder to the city, the auxiliary ladder, is added. A pair of windlass are installed at the top, which can slide up and down along the city wall when climbing the city.
, called flying ladder
Since the main ladder adopts a fixed device, the ladder erection procedure is simplified and the ladder erection time is shortened. The design of the movable ladder to the city greatly reduces the height of the ladder before contacting the enemy. When attacking the city, only the main ladder is needed.
Stop at the bottom of the city and then set up the upper city ladder on the main ladder to go up the city. Moreover, the main ladder is surrounded by canopies, which looks like a big mobile house. The fronts of the main ladder and the auxiliary ladder are covered with cowhide, which is very tough.
To prevent enemy crossbows and arrows
At the bottom of the city, the folded auxiliary ladder was pulled up and became longer and longer, stretching out more than twenty feet. The front end hooked up to the city wall. Hundreds of soldiers hiding in the ladder shouted and began to climb the city.
The stones on the city are still firing in turn, killing enemies from a distance, while arrows are raining down from nearby. Although there don't seem to be many soldiers guarding the city, the powerful crossbows shipped from Changsha exert great power, and thousands of arrows are fired at once.
, as dense as a heavy rain, killing most of the thousands of soldiers who had attacked the city but could not enter the ladder for protection. However, the crossbows had little effect on the tightly protected ladder. The dense arrows shot at the ladder wrapped in cowhide,
There were bursts of crackling sounds, while the enemy hiding in the ladder held a shield in one hand to resist the shooting from both sides, crawling on the ladder desperately to climb up. But if Yun Zheng was here, he would definitely feel the power of the crossbow.
Excited, because the new repeating crossbow they are about to put into production is much more powerful than this
At this time, the primitive rolling logs and boulders came into play. The rolling logs and boulders rolled down the ladder, knocking the soldiers on the ladder down. At this time, the army drums were beating loudly, although the rocks and flying crossbows destroyed dozens of ladders.
, but there were still twenty ladders attacking the city.
Thousands of officers and soldiers rushed to the top of the city and fought with the bandits defending the city. They slashed and stabbed with swords and spears, and arrows rained down. The battlements were dyed red with blood. Bodies of dead soldiers were everywhere, and injured soldiers dragged them
A long scream fell from the city wall, but a new person immediately took over.
Yuan Wei watched the battle expressionlessly on a high slope in the distance, with a cold smile on his face. Chen Guangzu, who is known as the general of the bandit army, was actually too inexperienced. He went all out in the first wave of tentative attacks.
How many arrows does he have in stock? How many times can his trebuchet withstand wear and tear? Let’s see what he will use to defend the city when the army gathers tomorrow.
Moreover, the bandit army obviously did not have many defenders, but they refused to light the beacon fire and ask for help from Changsha. This was a very hot-blooded commander. Yuan Wei suddenly laughed, and he immediately ordered: "Bring the trebuchet and give it to me."
Focus on attacking the ignition tower on the city."
The siege battle continued. The officers and soldiers were very smart. They had discovered the weakness of the bandit army's insufficient strength, so they spread out the ladders, which further exposed the weakness of the bandit army's insufficient strength.
On the command tower, Chen Guangzu's face was pale, but his eyes were red with anxiety. He did not expect that the army had such advanced siege weapons. In the distance, huge battering rams and nest vehicles also appeared, and several soldiers among the siege soldiers appeared.
Ten trebuchets also took turns to smash huge rocks onto the city wall, and the two sides were evenly matched in terms of momentum.
Chen Guangzu had realized that he had underestimated the enemy. He had a humble background, and was highly valued due to his hard training in martial arts and his loyalty to work. If we talk about rivers and lakes battles, he has rich practical experience, but he lacks experience in commanding large-scale battles. It can be said that he is
A general who lacks a calm demeanor in the face of danger must assess the situation and proceed from the overall situation. He must neither be fearful nor arrogant.
Chen Guangzu would be a qualified pioneer, but he was so overconfident that he wanted to repel the attack of the "200,000" army with 30,000 people defending the city. In the Yanjing Defense Battle, Yunlan used thousands of people to repel the attack of 100,000 troops.
With tens of thousands of people, he relied on the strength of the direct troops of the Yun family army. There were endless tricks and the enemy was incapable of attacking the city. But today it was very different. The official army was obviously being attacked. This first wave of attacks of tens of thousands of people was just
test
"Why haven't you lit the beacon fire yet to ask for help?" Many bandit soldiers wondered.
The army's trebuchet was ready to launch, but Chen Guangzu was still hesitating. Suddenly, stones from the city came roaring and passed over his head.
Chen Guangzu was shocked and ordered repeatedly: "Light the beacon!"
But it was too late. A soldier ran into the corridor holding a torch. But at this moment, a flying stone roared out and hit the five-foot-high ignition tower. Half of it was smashed to the ground, leaving less than half.
The tower was crumbling, and the soldier who lit the fire was killed on the spot.
Chen Guangzu's heart suddenly went cold. The soldiers on a mountain in the south of Xiangyin only recognized the signal on the ignition tower. If the ignition tower was destroyed, the beacon fire would not be ignited, and they would not be able to report the emergency here to Changsha.
Several soldiers rushed up, but retreated helplessly. The corridor had been destroyed and they could not go up at all. Another soldier lit a rocket and shot it to the top of the tower, but it had no effect. The oil used for ignition was covered with wooden boards, and it had to be fired.
Only people can go up there
"Send someone to break through the enemy siege and go south to Changsha to report the critical situation in Xiangyin!" Chen Guangzu was so anxious that he almost broke out in sweat.
"Wait a minute!" A swordsman from Gu Xin Pavilion slowly approached the ignition platform, stared at the five-foot-high stone tower, his eyes were extremely bright in the morning light, and then turned back to one of his companions: "
"Xiao San'er, help me shoot a zipline up."
Xiao San'er nodded. He asked for a flying rope. He swung it twice, and with a whoosh, the six-foot-long flying rope flew out of his hand, threw an arc, and tightly grasped the edge of the stone tower.
"Okay, look at me." The swordsman grabbed the rope from Xiao San'er's hand and said with a smile: "Since the army started, we haven't had a chance to show off our skills. We have been idle for two months, and now it's time to test my martial arts skills.
No improvement"
Xiaosan'er nodded, "Guangzi, you have to be careful, if it doesn't work, don't force it."
The swordsman named Photon tried the rope. He used both arms to climb up lightly, getting faster and faster. His cloak flew in the mist, like a black cloud flying towards the sky.
Soon his figure disappeared on the top of the tower. Everyone under the tower held their breath and their hearts were in their throats. Suddenly, another huge boulder hit and flew past the edge of the ignition tower, causing the tower to shake.
After a few shakes, there was an exclamation under the tower.
At this moment, black smoke finally rose from the top of the tower, and then a raging fire ignited. A moment later, the beacon fire on the mountain in the south burned again. The signal for help was sent out. Amidst the cheers, the morale of the city was greatly boosted, and they made great efforts to conquer the city.
More than 200 officers and soldiers who rushed to the city were all annihilated.
The drums for the second attack of the government army rang loudly. More than 30,000 troops pressed forward from the east, south, and north at the same time. The black soldiers were like a colony of ants, shouting low slogans, and groups of cavalry passed through.
Among them, the flying crossbows and arrows were as dense as raindrops, weaving into a huge arrow net, especially the one-foot-long flying crossbows, which could shoot more than 500 steps, and were so powerful that they beat the city walls like "Crack!"
There was a loud noise, and city bricks were constantly being smashed and rolled down. Screams and wailings continued to be heard above and below the city.
The sound of drums intensified again, and the second siege weapons came up. More than a dozen temporary carriages built in Miluo slowly drove towards the city wall. There were mobile houses one after another, and there were more than two hundred people on each carriage.
Some of the soldiers were wearing heavy armor and holding spears, eager to try, while another group was holding steel crossbows and firing arrows at the city.
Among them are hundreds of stairs that were made overnight, tied with thick iron chains and leather straps, and standing up to ten feet high. Although compared to the cloud ladders, they are very crudely made and were all improvised during the Miluo period.
Yes, but the advantage is that the huge number is not comparable to the expensive ladder.
The moat had long been filled with entities and earthbags from the previous attack, and had lost its defensive role. The red army holding shields overflowed through the mountains of corpses and sea of blood, and put up simple stairs on the city wall. The soldiers began to act like
It pounces upward like a hungry wolf snatching food.
On the city wall, the bandit soldiers did not panic. After the baptism of a battle, they grew up quickly. Although they were still a little immature, they were able to resist effectively in an orderly manner. After setting up the stairs on the city wall, a knife general immediately emerged from the stairs.
The head was chopped off, and then a few steel forks were stretched out to push the stairs to one side. The movements were done in one go, and the coordination was actually quite skillful. Oil had been poured on the edge of the city wall, making it slippery. When the stairs moved, they could not hold back their force.
Sliding straight down the city, a series of screams sounded in the air
To deal with the building car, Chen Guangzu was determined and used the last trick: bed crossbow and bed crossbow arrow. The arrow is one foot long and the arrow is heavy. It can be fired in succession (but it is still very slow), but as long as there is a dense wave of flying crossbows impacting
After only a few rounds of arrows, the carriages loosened and collapsed. Hundreds of soldiers on board fell one after another, causing heavy casualties.
At this time, the drumbeats of the army's formation suddenly changed. They were no longer dense, but sounded dull and shocking. The officers and soldiers retreated like a tide and separated to the left and right. Only three planes came out of the enemy's formation.
The dark, monstrous guy is huge and actually is a battering ram made of a thousand-year-old tree. The hammer head is covered with thick iron sheets and is installed on a huge wooden frame. There are wooden wheels underneath. Each battering ram is made of
Dozens of horses were pulling them, and hundreds of cavalry were guarding them on both sides holding huge shields.
The battering ram rolled forward, and the rumble resounded through the sky. Their target was the closed gate. The suspension bridge had long been destroyed in the melee. At this moment, the bows and arrows stopped shooting. There was silence on the battlefield. Everyone's eyes were fixed on these three aircraft.
huge battering ram
Chen Guangzu stood on the tower of the north gate. Directly in front of him, the largest battering ram was slowly approaching.
He sighed, are the official army really so powerful? Such endless siege equipment is constantly being brought out, and this is just the enemy's vanguard. Although the number of more than 100,000 troops in the rear is definitely exaggerated,
But even if there are 40,000 more people behind, let alone myself, even Changsha City may not be able to defend it. After all, Changsha City was broken by our side not long ago, and now the main force of His Highness King Xiang has gone south to Hengyang. If
Xiangyin was defeated, and there were only tens of thousands of new troops in Changsha. By then... the consequences would be really unimaginable
