Chapter 7: The Golden Age (Part 5) Not only were the horse thieves unable to figure out what weird things the Turks were up to, but even the well-informed Xie Yingdeng, Shi Defang and others could not figure out what kind of medicine the Turks were selling in their gourds! Far away
The appearance and shape of the two behemoths here are very similar to the thunderbolt catapults described in military books. However, since the thunderbolt catapults came out in the Three Kingdoms era, they can be equipped with at most thirty or forty kilograms of projectiles, and the maximum range is only more than a hundred steps. In the beginning,
When it was born, it could catch the enemy by surprise. With its large-scale use in the military, many defensive measures against it have also been summarized. Rockets, oil balls, and crossbows are all natural enemies of catapults.
In front of a fortified city with enough bows and arrows, the catapults would not have time to show off their power. Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of Sui elites would not have done anything against the high walls of Liaodong City!
Different from ordinary catapults, the two catapults that the Turks worked hard to make are enlarged versions that are almost four times the size of the catapults commonly seen in the army. The position of the launching bucket is also slightly different, from the city head to the
Looking down, it looks like a strong man from the Kua'e family is carrying a huge pole (Note 1). The people from the Western Regions surrounding the catapult are very respectful. They not only beat and scold the slaves who are working, but also
Together with the onlookers, the big and small Burkes, if they came even a little closer, they would be whipped. The Turkic nobles who were beaten were not angry, but respectfully apologized, as if they had two thunderbolt catapults with unpredictable power.
, they have the guarantee to break through the Great Wall
"Those guys should be Persians. A few years ago, I heard from merchants who were buying silk that they were at war with the Bezantine people in an extremely distant place in the west!" Liu Jizhen, the horse thief, didn't know the catapults, but he told a few people who were installing the catapults.
The people in the Western Regions somewhat understood that according to the information he had heard from the "protected" merchants in the past, to the west of the Western Regions, their fellow Huns controlled a huge territory and the only ones who could compete with the Huns were the Persians.
The King of Persia showed great power and started wars with dozens of countries at the same time. Because of the frequent wars, many unprecedented murder weapons came into being.
"Is it the Persia of the Han Dynasty?" Xie Yingden frowned and asked. After experiencing the long turbulent era of the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jins and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the classics of the two Han Dynasties were almost lost. The people of the Central Plains knew less and less about the outside world. The predecessors explored it.
Things are also on the verge of being lost, that is, a child of a family that has been rich for hundreds of years, like him, barely has the opportunity to read some geographical descriptions about the west of the Western Regions from the ancient scrolls in his family. He was like a scholar of ordinary German origin, although he was known as a well-educated scholar.
He is well-informed, but he has never even heard of the names of the two countries Persia and Perzantine.
"It should be!" Liu Jizhen nodded hesitantly, not sure whether his answer was correct. There were already Turks, Xi people, Lin people, Khitans and Shiwei people under the Great Wall. Now a group of Persians have been added. Could it be that the Central Plains is the same?
Is it so much better than the grassland? Why are these guys willing to leave their nests behind? But the ancient proverb clearly said that the descendants of Canglang must not stay away from Douyu Mountain. It was because the Huns refused to listen to this proverb that they never returned.
Unable to return to the land left by their ancestors, the Turks are now repeating the path of the Huns, as if they are going through the same reincarnation again hundreds of years later.
"But if even the Persians can come to serve him, these bastards of the Ashina family are really willing to work hard!" In a blink of an eye, his mood became cheerful again, pointing to the Persians in the distance and shouting, "Defeat
After defeating these bastards, we were able to repel dozens of coalition forces from several countries in a single corner. I used the remaining power of the victory to pursue them, and I will surely be able to re-erect the Moton family's tooth tent at the foot of Douyu Mountain!"
"Brother Liu has such a great ambition!" Everyone praised him and said that before the battle was over, he first thought of dividing the spoils, that is, Liu Jizhen, the thieves, no one else could show such "lofty sentiments"
"I am the direct descendant of Modun, the descendant of Huhanxie Chanyu, the old master of the prairie!" Liu Jizhen rolled his eyes and solemnly declared to everyone, "That is not an ambition, that is what we Huns have been doing for hundreds of years.
According to the ancestral teachings, this place is just an inn, and the foot of Douyu Mountain is our real home!"
"Well, are you the direct descendant of Maodun? Brother Liu emphasized it yesterday." "Tu, Tuli Khan, we remember your name!" "Well, when the time comes, we will definitely go on a grand tour for Brother Liu!" Everyone smiled.
, responded in a flurry of responses. They saw that the enemy soldiers were in large numbers and had weapons to help. Everyone was still a little nervous, but Liu Jizhen's back and forth stirred up the tension. The tense atmosphere was immediately swept away.
Xie Yingden had something on his mind, rolled his eyes quietly, smiled and patted Liu Jizhen on the shoulder, and asked half-seriously: "If Brother Liu gets his wish in the future, will he lead his troops south like the Turks?"
"Of course not!" Liu Jizhen replied very straightforwardly, "Didn't I tell you before, Douyu Mountain is our home! What's so good about you in the Central Plains? Horses are not tall, and people talk in circles. They have to go around.
It makes people wonder..." Halfway through his words, he suddenly stopped, chuckled, and then continued: "If you Central Plains people still don't live up to your expectations, maybe one day my children and grandchildren will come over to enjoy some autumn breeze, right?
We, the descendants of Maodun, are not upright and it is because you are incompetent!"
"Damn it, I'll throw you down now to avoid any future troubles!" Shi Derui raised his fist as big as a bamboo hat and hit Liu Jizhen on the shoulder. Liu Jizhen dodged and laughed and argued: "Anyway, you guys are yourselves.
If you don’t live up to expectations, you will definitely be robbed. Instead of being robbed by others, it’s better to give my children an advantage and maybe they will become soft-hearted..."
Everyone laughed and understood that Liu Jizhen was just talking. The grassland outside the Great Wall, from Suotou Water to the west to the end of the desert, is the territory of the Turks. There are millions of them, and they are like a frontier fortress.
Liu Jizhen from all over the country, who can't even speak the language of the Huns, can't even put together ten thousand Huns. With less than ten thousand people, they want to recapture Douyu Mountain from millions of bandits.
The glory of the Xiongnu king is simply a dream.
"If there really is such a day, my son will stand on the Great Wall waiting for your son!" After having enough laughter, Xie Yingdeng stepped forward, separated Liu Jizhen and Shi Derui, and promised in a low voice
"Then it depends on whether we can survive this hurdle and whether we can keep our son!" Liu Jizhen also put away his smile and said quietly. He also knew in his heart that the so-called retaking Douyu Mountain and rebuilding the Huns' tooth tent was just a dream.
Since Tian Khan Liu Yuan led everyone to the south, the Huns can no longer be called Huns. They robbed Han people's land, robbed Han people's cities, and occupied Han people's homes. Then, they completely lost themselves.
"Almost done, everyone, be careful!" Before Liu Jizhen could sigh, Shi Defang, who had been staring at the enemy's movements, suddenly reminded them loudly. Everyone was surprised, and quickly retracted their attention and refocused on the Great Wall.
The Persian gesticulated and said a few words, and the huge arm of the catapult suddenly fell down, and then made a creaking noise, slowly arched, arched...
"Balista, prepare the ballista, aim at the two big guys below and shoot them over." The German voice suddenly became nervous and ordered at the top of his lungs.
Dozens of black lights immediately flew up from all over the city wall, carrying the sound of wind and heading towards the target. "It's impossible to hit!" The experienced heroes sighed at the same time. As they expected, the fierce mountain wind blew the crossbow arrows away on the way.
In the deviated direction, most of the shots missed, and only one or two hit, but it was like scratching the catapult, and it had no effect at all.
"Hoo!" As if angered by the crossbow arrows coming from the sky, the bent arm of the catapult suddenly bounced straight. The sound of the mountain wind was immediately replaced by another kind of shrill scream. In the eyes of everyone in shock, a small stone as big as a cart gun appeared.
Flying up, heading towards the Great Wall
"Bang!" The earth shook and the boulder fell about twenty steps away from the city wall. It missed, but everyone felt the tremor from under their feet. Several young horse thieves who had never experienced such a battle immediately became expressionless.
On Shabai, although the officers and soldiers of the Hedong and Boling armies guarding the city were in good order, they couldn't help but look back at the chief general Shi Defang who was guarding the city, hoping that he could find a safe countermeasure.
On the blood-stained altar, several Persians calmly directed the slaves to slowly adjust the support position of the catapult arm, adjust some key components of the catapult and the counterweighted sand and soil bags, as if they had already secured victory.
Seizing this opportunity, the German side ordered people to reload the catapult with giant arrows, wrap oilcloth in front of the arrow shaft, and then continue to fire at the catapult. The counterattack had little effect. The animal skin wrapped outside the catapult bracket effectively prevented
After being destroyed by the crossbow arrows, the Turks surrounding the catapult rushed forward desperately and put out the fire with sandbags prepared in advance.
"Hoo! - Boom!" Accompanied by a monotonous sound, the second boulder flew into the air, passed over the crenellations of the city wall directly above Huanghua Huozi, and fell into the back of the Great Wall. Immediately after the Great Wall, there was a panic shouting to the brothers who were waiting there.
We witnessed the destructive power of boulders at close range. An old tree as thick as a bucket was directly hit. Its tendons were broken, and white sawdust flew everywhere. The rocks blocked by the trunk rolled out for a full twenty steps, and landed on the ground.
left a deep imprint
"I'm afraid it's not less than a hundred kilograms!" Liu Jizhen and others on the city wall made a worried judgment. The first stone bullet was not far away from everyone. People with a discerning eye can calculate the approximate weight of such a large stone from its size and shape.
If it falls from mid-air and hits a person's body, even the strongest man will be smashed into pieces. The city wall near Huanghuahuozi is a temporary replacement and is far less strong than other areas. The enemy targets the weak points day and night.
If you smash it down, you will definitely be able to create new gaps in the city wall.
In the midst of panic, the third boulder flew past the city wall again, bringing up a cloud of smoke and dust. The fourth and fifth rocks flew one after another. The speed was not fast, and the accuracy was not very good, but the other stones were not very fast.
The power of one blow is indeed worthy of the word "thunderbolt"
The sixth stone hit the city wall, smashing the surface of the city wall into rubble. Several Hedong soldiers stationed directly above the point where the stone fell were terrified. They screamed, turned around and ran away. The general Lei Yongji who led the team was not polite.
The military law was carried out on the ground, and the blood light reawakened the courage of the soldiers. The soldiers lay down behind the crenels and stopped running around. However, the hands holding the weapons began to tremble non-stop.
Within one stick of incense, the Turks threw twelve projectiles, and the German side responded with four rounds of crossbows. Neither the offensive nor defensive sides made any achievements, but the heroes watching the battle understood that if everyone still couldn't think of a countermeasure, the three
Within a few days, the Great Wall will be broken. Not only the city wall near Huanghuahuozi will be smashed by the Turks, but the morale of the brothers will also plummet if they are passively beaten like this.
"Hoo-----boom!"
"Bah!" When the second round of stone bullets fell, the Great Wall began to bleed. The three soldiers who were unable to dodge were hit by the boulder together with the battlements in front of them. They were shattered into pieces without even making a sound, and blood gurgled along the wall.
The ground flowed down, and three other soldiers immediately ran over on the horse road in a dazzling light. They worked together to push the boulder toward the outer edge of the city wall, removed the mutilated remains of the soldiers, then clenched the weapons in their hands, their bodies trembling, but they squatted down without hesitation.
In the pool of blood shed by the robes
"Woooo---Woooo---Woooo" the shrill horn sounded, and the Wolf Cavalry began the third wave of strong attacks. Under the cover of the catapult, their pace was slow and leisurely. They climbed ladders, wells, rushed cars, and turtles.
Shields and all kinds of siege equipment were pushed forward by the servants one by one, and they were approaching the Great Wall with the footsteps of the wolf cavalry. The bleeding Great Wall began to tremble, and the city gate at the bottom of Huanghua Huozi was also crumbling, but the defenders on the city slowly
Calm down, put the arrow in your hand on the bowstring, and aim it at the face getting closer and closer under the Great Wall.
"Let go!" the generals shouted loudly. The feathered arrows instantly blocked the sunlight, the roar of the wind, and the shadows fell on the heads of the Turks, smashing several gaps in the neat military formation. Balls of blood mist rose in the sun, slowly.
In the pale pink mist that filled the entire valley, the Turks pushed away the bodies of their companions, held their shields high and continued to move forward, as if the devastating shooting had never happened, or that they were not afraid of death at all.
"Hoo-----boom!"
"Huh-bang!" The monotonous sound of stone throwing continued, constantly taking away the lives of the defenders. Rubbles, clods of earth and feather arrows flew in the air. The nearby battlements collapsed one after another, and the red blood was shed in the blink of an eye.
When the dust and smoke splashed by the boulders dissipated slightly, another row of soldiers from the Central Plains rushed to the top of the city along the horse path, squatted beside the bodies of their companions, and steadily raised their bows.
Several meteors dragged the long tails of flames and flew into the Turkic queue, turning the slowly advancing Jingshan into a huge torch. The tribal warriors who pushed the Jingshan screamed and fled in all directions. Amidst the screams, Jingshan
After falling with a bang and throwing up countless dazzling fireballs and thick smoke, the warriors from all departments regrouped in the singing of the shamans, gathered happily, and dispersed into groups happily, following behind the Turkic elite, pushing another siege vehicle
The ladder was set up on the top of the city, and the catapults finally stopped ravaging the city wall. The monotonous sound of stones falling to the ground was instantly replaced by the cry of killing. Soldiers from both sides gathered around the top of the ladder and formed a melee. The sabers were drawn from time to time in the bright sunshine.
Dazzling lightning flashed out. Wherever the lightning struck, blood mist rose. It was unclear who cut down whom and who stabbed whom. In the vast red mist, people kept falling from the battle group and falling from the ladder.
Pulling each other and jumping off the Great Wall together
One of the city battlements was captured by the Turks. Following this breakthrough, wolf riders swarmed up with horizontal knives in their teeth. Dozens of Boling soldiers immediately rushed over from nearby, waving their long spears, and stabbed all those who first climbed to the top of the city.
Before everyone could cheer for the short-lived victory, cold arrows rained down from a well near the city wall, turning the unprepared Boling soldiers into hedgehogs.
The bed crossbow at the head of the city began to fire again. A huge fireball rose from the crossbow and went straight to the wooden well. Thick smoke rose from the wooden well. The archers in the fight fled in haste. The defenders of the Great Wall bent their bows and set arrows.
, the enemy who was close at hand shot another archer on the well like a target, turned around, and took advantage of the moment when the ballista was loading to start shooting with the defenders. Several Boling soldiers who had no time to raise their shields were shaking.
After a shake, more Hedong soldiers fell down and rushed up. They picked up bows and arrows from the corpses and fought back. They soon fell down, their bodies covered with black eagle feathers. A new batch of Great Wall defenders rushed forward.
Step forward and raise the blood-stained bow
In this round, the Turkic talents showed their true strength. The previous two costly attacks were just to test the defenders. In the narrow valley leading to the bottom of the city wall of Huanghuahuozi, no less than 20,000 people gathered at one time.
More wolf riders and tribal warriors lined up on the distant hills, ready to enter the battlefield at any time.
The defenders were condescending, and every time the Turks took a step closer to the Great Wall, they had to pay the price of dozens of lives. At the same time, they also suffered heavy casualties. As time went by, the corpses piled up on the top of the city, and the pile became thicker and thicker.
There are people from Shiwei, people from the Hedong Army, and people from the Boling Army, one after another, making it impossible and impossible to separate them. The blood from the Central Plains and the blood from beyond the Great Wall flow together, and they are actually the same freshness.
