Since both of them said so, Xu Chu would quit immediately. He couldn't afford to lose the bet.
"Okay, all three generals, please rest. You are the leaders of the Five Shesheng Armies, the commander-in-chief, not the pawns charging into the battle. If you are so willful, I will immediately send a telegram to His Majesty to inform you of your situation.
, let Your Majesty take a good look at how you marching generals lead the troops."
Zhou Yu saw the three people staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and immediately became angry. This didn't look like a general at all. It was just a knight's behavior. He was really angry to death.
"Okay, let's not say so much. We will retreat back to the camp immediately."
Upon hearing that Zhou Yu had moved Yuan Shu out, Huang Zhong did not dare to dwell on anything and directly announced his return to the camp.
"promise."
"promise."
After looking at Zhou Yu and then at Huang Zhong, Xu Chu and Wei Yan did not speak. They directly clasped their fists and made a promise. Then, under the escort of soldiers, they left the Loubaisha city wall and returned to the army camp.
This cavalry battle was just a small episode. It came and went quickly and did not affect the overall situation at all. After the Chinese army built the camp, they rested for a night. At dawn the next day, the soldiers and horses dispersed and started felling trees.
Make ladders and other equipment for siege.
"Should we attack the city today? Although the wall of Loubaisha is not high, we may still have to pay a high price if we rely solely on ladders."
Zhou Yu looked at the soldiers who were building ladders and realized that it was somewhat powerless to capture the capital of the Kushan Empire with these simple siege equipment alone.
"Well, the first priority is to attack the city. Don't attack for the time being. Are the craftsmen here?"
Huang Zhong nodded. In the current situation, if he really wants to rely on ladders to attack the city, it would be the greatest disrespect for his soldiers. They have traveled all the way from China, bravely crossing the Hindu Kush Mountains, and if they are here,
Because he was not prepared enough and they lost their lives in vain, Huang Zhong really had no face to face Jiang Dong and his elders.
"exist."
Upon hearing Huang Zhong's call, a muscular man came to several people.
"How long will it take to build the trebuchet."
Knowing that they were going to attack Lou Baisha, Yuan Shu also made adequate preparations for them. Although the trebuchet could not be moved, he was able to dismantle it and bring over its core parts.
"Reporting back to the general, I am organizing craftsmen to select suitable parts. However, the trebuchet is a precision instrument. I cannot guarantee how long it will take to repair it. I can only say that I will try my best to restore the trebuchet as quickly as possible, but some parts are still missing.
It was lost during the climb, and I estimate that only three or four trebuchets can be restored at most."
The chief craftsman Wang He glanced at Huang Zhong and told him the current situation.
"Try your best. Everything must be done quickly and well. How is the construction of the car?"
After listening to Wang He's words, Huang Zhong knew that if he wanted to attack the city now, he couldn't rely on trebuchets, but without a trebuchet and a carriage, he was confident that he could win the imperial capital opposite.
"If you're looking for a floor truck, you can make three of them at noon, and you can increase it to seven in the afternoon."
The trebuchet is too sophisticated and difficult to restore, but they can still make a large-scale commodity such as a truck very quickly. At least there are many trees around it, which can provide them with enough wood.
"Then let the army wait for the time being. If it doesn't work today, just rest for a day and attack again tomorrow. Anyway, Lou Baisha is here. One more day to attack and one day less to attack. It will be like that."
Huang Zhong nodded. Now that the army had just arrived, there were a lot of things that needed to be dealt with. He expected that they would not be able to launch an attack in a short time. Anyway, they had already arrived at Loubaisha, so there was nothing to be anxious about.
"promise."
The army did not attack for the time being. They were all waiting for the construction of siege equipment. Time flew by and it was afternoon. Huang Zhong looked at the time and gave the order for the army to attack the city.
"Dong dong dong."
"Dong dong dong."
"Dong dong dong."
The sound of war drums was beating, and the sound was heard in all directions. More than 40,000 and nearly 50,000 Chinese troops set off from the camp and began to advance towards Loubaisha.
"The Chinese are coming to kill us."
"Beat the drum."
Seeing the Chinese army rushing in like a tide, the war drums placed on the top of Loubaisha City also exploded instantly. When they heard the beating of the drums, the Kushan Army also climbed onto the city wall instantly, including Enter, who also climbed onto the city wall wearing armor and carrying a sword.
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"General."
"General."
"General."
All the Kushan soldiers saluted Enter one after another.
"The troops are preparing for battle. What about the curtains and straw shields I have to prepare?"
Enter was well aware of the power of the Chinese army's trebuchets. Although he was not sure whether the opponent had brought them in this sneak attack, he was fully prepared.
"Everything is ready. Curtains and straw shields have been distributed to the troops."
Although I don’t know what Enter wants these things for, but since the other party has arranged it, I must do my best to implement it.
"Well, that's good. Order the defensive crossbows on the city wall to be hidden. They must not be destroyed by the opponent."
The soldiers are not as elite as the opponent, and the city wall is not that high. All Enter can rely on now is Lou Baisha's perfect defense measures.
"It has been arranged a long time ago."
Kansak nodded. He had already processed these things according to the other party's requirements. The siege equipment had been made movable and could be moved as long as needed in a short time.
Now that everything is ready, Enter has nothing more to say. All he has to do next is wait for the Chinese army to arrive.
As time went by, the Chinese army slowly advanced under the Loubaisha city wall. Without the existence of trebuchets, they could only attack according to conventional methods.
"General Huang Zhong, do you want to fight?"
Looking at the dense Kushan soldiers on the city wall, Jiang Qin glanced at Huang Zhong and directly asked if he wanted to attack.
"Fight, since we are all here, what are you doing if you don't fight? Beat the drums and attack the city. The Tiger Roar Army and Crosswind Army will be the vanguard. The Sheng Sheng Army will follow the army, preparing to suppress the opponent's city wall with bows and arrows. The rest of the troops will follow behind.
Always ready to join the fight."
Huang Zhong shook his head slightly. He would fight even if there was no trebuchet. He wanted to see if the Kushan soldiers could withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of his own soldiers.
"promise."
"Beat the drum."
"Dong dong dong."
Continuous war drums sounded again, and then the Tiger Roar Army and Crosswind Army walked out of the military column, carrying ladders and pushing carts towards Loubaisha.
"Um?"
Seeing that the Chinese side did not choose to use the trebuchet at all, Enter was also stunned for a while. Why was the other side so aggressive?
Don't you use trebuchets when attacking a city?
"What's wrong General?"
Looking at the dazed Enter, Kansak couldn't help but feel puzzled, not understanding why the other party was in a daze.
"It's okay. Instruct the archers to prepare to shoot and suppress the opponent's soldiers and horses. In addition, let the city defenders prepare their crossbows. As soon as the enemy enters the shooting range, I will knock out their carriages."
Enter shook his head. It would be better for him not to have a trebuchet, since he was not the one who lost anyway.
"yes."
An archer stood on the edge of the city wall, bending his bow and preparing to launch the arrow in his hand. At the same time, a bed crossbow also opened the curtain covering it, and loaded the long and thick crossbow arrows into the bed crossbow.
superior.
The Chinese soldiers were not marching fast and were in neat formation. Only in this way could they put the greatest pressure on the enemies on the city wall.
The ladder moved forward slowly but firmly, and the stairs and carriages were filled with the most elite archery troops. They now occupied high positions, and their bows and arrows were the most sophisticated war bows in China.
"We have reached the shooting range, release the arrow."
When the team leader in charge of the building truck saw that they had reached the shooting range, he bent his bow and shot the bow and arrow in his hand.
As the team led the firing, the 350 archers on the seven tower carts also bent their bows at the same time, scattering arrows towards the top of Lou Baisha's city.
"Shield, protect the archers, and use the crossbow to shoot those carriages for me."
Enter glanced at the bows and arrows shot from the building and cart, and directly ordered the soldiers who were already ready to carry their shields to resist the arrows.
Following Enter's order, the bed crossbows placed on the top of the city began to roar one after another, and the crossbow arrows shot through the void towards the building carriage.
"Snapped,"
"Peng."
"Click."
A series of crossbow arrows struck loudly, and the carriages trembled as they were hit by the crossbow arrows. One of the carriages was hit by a crossbow, and a main pole was broken. The entire carriage tilted instantly, and the top floor of the carriage almost fell from the sky.
"Don't be afraid, keep moving forward, keep moving forward."
Seeing the building truck being ambushed by the enemy, Wei Yan, who was commanding the battle below, also screamed loudly. In their previous attacks, they basically swept the opponent's city wall. All city defenses and bed crossbows were just a cloud. This time without the support of trebuchets, he
Only then did I realize the cruelty of siege warfare.
The army did not stop and continued to push the cart forward, but after taking a few steps, the cart whose main pole was shot off had collapsed. The archers on it fell from the sky like dumplings, smashing each one into a bloody mess.
"Fire the arrow."
After the chariot collapsed, the Kushan soldiers on the city wall did not hesitate. They loosened their bowstrings and scattered the arrows in their hands at the Chinese soldiers below the city.
"Raise your shield and keep moving forward."
When the arrow rain came, Wei Yan directly ordered his soldiers to raise their shields to defend and continue to charge forward.
Shield after shield appeared in the Chinese army, shielding the soldiers from the rain of Kushan arrows falling from the sky.
"Peng."
The crossbow arrows on the city wall did not stop, attacking like a heavy rain. At the same time, the bed crossbows also attacked continuously, once again shooting a cart into small pieces and falling to the ground.
As the army continued to move forward, two more lou chariots were destroyed, leaving only three of the seven lou chariots. The Chinese army finally reached the foot of the Loubaisha city wall.
"Fire arrows to suppress them."
Seeing the Chinese army approaching, Enter also ordered the archers to shoot with all their strength and snipe the Chinese soldiers under the city wall.
The war became fierce, and the Shesheng Army who had reached the bottom of the city wall also fired arrows desperately to suppress the Kushan Army on the wall.
With the suppression of the Shesheng Army, the Kushan Army could not focus on targeting the Lou Che, and the three Lou Ches finally reached the edge of the city wall.
"Place the tie-board."
The team leader on the building car directly ordered the release of the deck board.
Three shingles hit the wall directly, causing the city wall to fly into dust.
