The first thousand three hundred and eighty-seventh chapters
Chapter 1387 Confrontation
Following Helmata's order, the soldiers pushed the heavy bullets up from behind on carts, and then loaded them onto the trebuchet bag with great difficulty.
"put."
Seeing that the soldiers had finished changing their ammunition, Helmata gave an order, and the trebuchet roared again. A dozen stone bullets weighing fifty or sixty kilograms pierced the sky and flew towards the heads of the Chinese people.
"Interceptor Network."
Seeing a dozen big guys flying in, the captain in charge of defense directly ordered the interception net to be raised.
In the blink of an eye, interception nets appeared in front of more than twenty trebuchets. With these things in place, it was impossible for the stone projectiles launched by the enemy's trebuchets to break through.
"Peng."
"Peng."
"Peng."
I have to say that the Kushan people were very lucky. Six of the more than ten heavy bombs hit the interceptor net in front of the trebuchet position. If it hadn't been for the existence of these things, I'm afraid this wave would have been reimbursed.
A trebuchet.
"call."
Seeing that all the heavy bombs were blocked by his own people, Zhao Yun at the rear was relieved. After all, he only had so many trebuchets. If he was really smashed by the opponent, he might really have to use long-range trebuchets.
Being suppressed by the opponent in terms of firepower, even if both sides are killed together, it is obviously not suitable for the one attacking the city.
"What's next?"
Seeing that the heavy bomb that Whidley had entrusted to everyone was so easily resisted by the opponent, Helmata couldn't help but look at the opponent again.
"I can't help it. Judging from the current situation, the enemy's defenses are very complete. It will be difficult to break through rashly."
Huideli stood on a high place and watched the trebuchet position perfectly protected by the Yingyang Army behind him, and a trace of fighting spirit flashed in his eyes.
"I don't care how difficult it is for you, I just want to know if there is a way to break through the opponent's defense and take down their trebuchet."
Although Huideli said it was difficult, it was not without opportunities. He could only think so now.
"Come here, tell people to go to my house, and then pull an iron box out of the ground. Whichever iron box you bring will definitely inflict heavy damage on the enemies below the city."
Facing the well-defended Chinese army, Huideli smiled slightly. Even if your defense is good, it is still difficult to resist your own private goods.
"Send someone quickly."
Hearing that Whidley had a way to deal with it, Helmata was also stunned, and immediately sent people to Whidley's house to get his so-called secret weapon.
The trebuchets on the city wall have temporarily stopped attacking. There are shields for scattered shells and interception nets for heavy shells. It is difficult to break through the opponent's defense. Rather than doing so, it is better to rest temporarily and wait for the arrival of the secret weapon.
The enemy stopped attacking, and the Yingyang Army under the city wall not only did not relax, but became more cautious. The enemy stopped attacking now, not because they were afraid of them, they must not be holding back anything good, and there might be some problems later.
"General Shesheng, how do you think the other side will respond to our trebuchet next?"
Although Zhao Yun is at the rear, he is still very concerned about the battle on the front line. He now wants to know what other methods the other party has to deal with him.
"General Zilong, do you think the other party has such strange things as kerosene?"
Upon hearing Zhao Yun's inquiry, Huang Zhong expressed his worries immediately. Although Ying Yang's army in the front row could withstand the attack of large and small stone bullets, if the opponent had such strange items as kerosene, the situation might be dire.
It's hard to judge.
"You are right. Send people to prepare sand immediately. If the enemy uses fire oil to attack, you must put out the fire as soon as possible. You must not let the enemy hurt the trebuchet."
Huang Zhong is right. Although the current defense line seems to be tough, if the opponent really has a killer weapon like kerosene, if you don't make preparations, you will probably suffer a big loss.
"promise."
Huang Zhong cupped his fists at Zhao Yun. Indeed, if the opponent really had a powerful weapon like kerosene, the only thing that could work was sand, so Zhao Yun's choice was not wrong at all.
Soon, the sandbags were sent to the front position one by one by the soldiers. Each soldier had two in his hand, in order to prevent the enemy from sudden attacks.
"General, I brought it."
A dozen soldiers were carrying an iron box one meter long and wide. Even though they were far apart, there was a strong greasy smell.
"What's this?"
Smelling the smell in the box, Helmata couldn't help but frown.
"This is my secret weapon. I use animal fat mixed with a substance extracted from plants. I call it the fire of the gods. It can burn all things."
Huideli was holding a clay pot, which contained a black and yellow viscous liquid. It was roughly the same as the kerosene used by the Chinese Empire, but Huideli's kerosene was smoother and more fluid.
, and easier to operate.
"Tell me how to use it."
Helmata doesn't care what kind of hook you are, the Eight Heavenly God's Fire. As long as it can help him win down the Chinese people in front of him, he will be satisfied.
"You can throw the clay pots as stone bullets, or you can soak the stone bullets with the fire of the gods and then ignite them to launch fire bombs and burn the enemy's interception net."
Huideli smiled slightly, directly dipped a wooden stick into a little fire oil in the clay pot, then heated it a little, and a handful of flames instantly ignited the wooden stick.
"Then what do you think we should do now? Should we smash these pots directly over them, or should we infect them with stone bullets and launch fire bombs?"
Helmata glanced at the burning stick in front of her, and a gleam flashed in her eyes.
"There is only so much fire from the gods. Even if we throw them all at us, we won't gain much. Instead of doing this, it would be better to make more fire bombs and tear apart the Chinese people's interception net."
Huideli couldn't help but frowned. If he had enough God's Fire, he would naturally throw the clay pot, but now they could only retreat and make fire bombs.
"That's it."
The personnel on the city wall were preparing for the fire bomb infestation work. After all, Huideli only had a few clay pots of God's Fire. While they were working, the trebuchets under the city wall were gradually taking shape.
"Trebuchet No. 7 is ready and can be launched at any time."
Finally, the first trebuchet was assembled and reported to the captain in charge of the trebuchet.
"Prepare to test-fire immediately and hit it hard with shotguns."
After hearing the words of the No. 7 trebuchet, the captain directly ordered the soldiers to fire shotguns at the enemies on the city wall.
"No, prepare for test firing, shoot one shot and fire."
After hearing the captain's words, the leader of the No. 7 trebuchet directly ordered the soldiers to fight back with shotguns.
"Peng."
There was a loud noise, and a piece of shotgun pierced the void and flew towards Bakrat City.
"Shield bearers, protecting trebuchets and ballistae."
Seeing the opponent launching a counterattack, the people on the city wall became nervous. Shields appeared on the city wall to protect the safety of the trebuchet behind them.
There was a loud crackling sound, and the soldiers on the city wall fell instantly like wheat, but the trebuchet behind them was unharmed.
"fight back."
Whidley glanced at the flying bullets and directly ordered the soldiers to fight back.
Heavy bombs burning with flames soared into the sky, flying towards the Chinese trebuchet position with their fiery tails.
"Interceptor Network."
Seeing the heavy bombs with flaming tails coming towards them, Captain Ying Yang directly ordered an interception net to be raised here.
"Peng."
"Peng."
"Peng."
The heavy bomb entered the net and instantly ignited the net, but the kinetic energy was lost, and the heavy bomb also fell in front of Yingyang's army.
"Replace the interceptor net."
Looking at the big holes in the interception net, the captain directly ordered the soldiers to take out replacement nets from behind.
"Car No. 8 is assembled."
"Car No. 6 is assembled."
"Car No. 11 is assembled."
The trebuchets were also assembled after this attack, and the situation was reported to the captain.
"Shoot them all, and give me shotguns to straf the city wall."
"Load shotgun, release."
"put."
Following the captain's order, the dozen or so assembled trebuchets were loaded as quickly as possible, and then they knocked the mechanism and ejected the shotguns in the ammunition bags.
Pieces of stone bullets flew towards the Kushan army on the city wall.
"Shield bearers, prepare to defend, trebuchets continue to fight back."
Seeing the opponent's trebuchet attacking, Hermata ordered the soldiers to raise their shields to defend, and at the same time ordered the trebuchet to fight back.
Shields were erected in front of everyone, but in the face of the surging stone bullets, the shields were instantly smashed, causing death and injury everywhere.
"You can't use a shield. Immediately find some cotton cloth and wrap it around the shield. This will act as a buffer. In addition, tear off the interceptor net and prepare to withstand the enemy's stone bullets."
Seeing that his side had suffered considerable losses, Huideli immediately frowned and expressed his thoughts.
"Immediately collect cotton cloth and make shields and interception nets."
Hearing what Whidley said, Helmata nodded and immediately ordered the soldiers to go down and collect cotton cloth to prepare soft shields and interception nets.
As the trebuchets were assembled one by one, the firepower of the Chinese army was instantly strengthened. However, the Kushan army was also considered elite. Although it suffered heavy losses, it did not collapse and was still standing strong at the front.
Despite the huge casualties, cotton cloth and curtains finally arrived. Shields were wrapped with cotton cloth, and curtains were used to create interception nets on the flagpoles.
With the shields wrapped in cotton cloth, the defense of the Kushan Army was instantly upgraded to a higher level. Although there would still be casualties in the face of shotgun attacks, it was a huge difference compared to the original.
The long-range firepower from both sides was roaring, and stone bullets were hitting each other like raindrops.
"No, we must first find a way to destroy the opponent's trebuchet. Instruct the trebuchet troops to reload with heavy bombs and prioritize destroying the enemy's long-range weapons."
