As Yan Gang thought, the sudden acceleration of the cavalry allowed them to perfectly avoid the crossbow attack, but the second crossbow attack that followed came in front of them.
"Avoid arrows and scatter."
Faced with another crossbow attack, Yan Gang couldn't help but frown.
The cavalry were scattered, but more than 800 crossbow arrows still caused horrific damage to them, and more than a hundred cavalry fell on the charging road again.
Just as the second section ended, the third section of crossbow attacks were like locusts, sweeping through Yan Gang's cavalry regiment again.
Facing waves of terrifying crossbow arrows, Yan Gang finally rushed to the bottom of the city wall, and then used the power of riding and archery to send more than two thousand bows and arrows to the top of the city.
"shield."
Wen Chou not only had the crossbow battalion, a powerful weapon, but also had two thousand heavy armored infantry. These were elite troops built by the Yuan family at a huge cost. Wearing iron armor and carrying large shields, they were born to be the nemesis of cavalry arrows.
A huge fine iron shield stood like a shield wall in front of everyone, and at the same time, a round iron shield was spread all over the city like flowers after the rain.
More than two thousand bows and arrows faced the shields all over the city and fired from bottom to top. Their lethality was limited and they caused minimal damage to Wen Chou's army.
"Everyone is here, let's fire the crossbows."
Dodging the bows and arrows, Yue Feng appeared on the battlements with his crossbowmen. Three thousand crossbow arrows bloomed like pear blossoms in a rainstorm in the daytime.
"withdraw,"
There is no way to continue fighting like this. From the beginning of the charge to the current bow and arrow shooting, there are only more than 1,900 cavalry left from the 3,000 cavalry, and 1,100 cavalry have been killed in Nanpi.
Helpless, Yan Gang could only lead the remaining soldiers away from the city and return to Gongsun Zan's formation.
"Yan Gang is incompetent, please punish me, my lord."
Kneeling on one knee, Yan Gang apologized to Gongsun Zan.
"Hey, this battle is not your fault. Yuan Shu's men have excellent weapons, but I can't match them."
Looking at Yan Gang, Gongsun Zan really did not have any intention of punishing him. Facing such a metal storm, it was not easy for him to ensure that the cavalry did not collapse and that he could still shoot at the city.
"Brother, I feel that we should postpone the attack until the towers are built and the enemy's long-range power at the top of the city is suppressed before we can send infantry to attack the city. Otherwise, we, the children of Peiping, will be living targets and die in vain."
Looking at Nanpi City like an iron hedgehog, Gongsun Yue couldn't help but scratch his head.
"Well, tell your subordinates to hurry up and assemble the tower,"
Gongsun Zan could only nod. According to Nanpi City's defense strength, let alone attacking the city, two thousand people could rush to the bottom of the city wall without collapsing, which would be considered very good.
The tall towers gradually took shape due to the hard work of the craftsmen accompanying the army, and then got higher and higher, until they reached ten meters.
Thirty or forty archers can stand on the top of a tower, and the middle and upper sections of the tower are troop transport corridors.
In wartime, more than a dozen towers usually attack at the same time, together with countless ladders to attack the city.
The archers on the tower occupied a high position and fired bows and arrows downwards to suppress the long-range firepower on the top of the city. Then the troop transport corridor in the middle opened the floor and set up the city wall, allowing the infantry inside to directly climb the city wall through the corridor. At the same time, they cooperated with the ladders.
You can capture a city wall as quickly as possible.
"My lord, tower."
Zheng Feng looked at the five or six towers standing in the distance, feeling a little anxious.
"It's okay, it's just a tower, don't panic."
Wen Chou looked at the heavy tower and smiled slightly, showing no signs of panic.
"The whole army attacks."
The tower was ready, Gongsun Zan couldn't help but smile, and his sword was pointed.
There were only a few towers, and it would be difficult for him to find the materials for making them in a short period of time, so he had to maximize its effect and take away Nanpi's defenders in one wave.
Sixteen to seven thousand Youzhou infantrymen pushed several towers and carried countless ladders, and began to slowly advance towards Nanpi.
But there were too many things that Gongsun Zan didn't know. Wen Chou now had 15,000 elite soldiers. Coupled with the strong people organized in the city, the number of soldiers was almost the same as his.
The theory of the ancients is that there is no more than twice the strength of the army. It is simply wishful thinking to attack a city from the front, unless there is a huge difference in strength between the two parties.
"Yue Feng, prepare the rocket."
Seeing the enemy's attack, Wen Chou aimed his head at Yue Feng, the commander of the Nu Battalion beside him.
"It has been prepared for a long time. Don't even think about coming to any of the several towers."
Yue Feng was also full of confidence, and a few towers were nothing to him.
The towers are basically fire-proofed. The cooked cowhide outer covering can deflect certain rockets, but those are only relative to ordinary attack methods. Things like the divine arm crossbow are not something that a few layers of cooked cowhide can withstand.
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Gongsun Zan's army marched slowly because the tower was too huge and required dozens of people to push it. This was because the soldiers were not stationed. If the soldiers climbed up the tower, it would take at least a hundred people to push him forward.
Soldiers gathered around the tower with round shields on their heads, waiting for the upcoming long-range attack.
a thousand steps,
nine hundred steps
four hundred steps,
three hundred steps,
"Archers come up."
Archers climbed up the tower one after another. The height of ten meters was enough for them to shoot at the top of the city.
Five towers, nearly two hundred archers, bent their bows and arrows, ready to attack at any time.
Two hundred and fifty steps.
"God's Arm Crossbow, Rockets, Prepare."
The five hundred magic pen crossbow arrows were all strung up, with oil bags behind them, and then they were lit with torches.
"emission."
Five hundred flaming crossbow arrows pierced the sky, like streaks of red lightning, hitting the tower directly.
The super lethality of the God Arm Crossbow was best demonstrated at this moment. Even if it was two hundred and fifty steps away, the defense of the five layers of cooked cowhide was still like paper. It was shot directly through and nailed to the tower.
above the horizontal bar.
The violent kerosene burns instantly. Even if the wood of the tower is treated, one rocket may not be enough, but if more than ten or twenty crossbow arrows burn at the same time, the tower will not be able to withstand it.
The crackling sound of burning resounded through the sky, and a tower was instantly burned into a torch. The archers on the arrow stand looked at the flames coming from below, their eyes filled with fear, and they started to flee downwards while shouting.
"Boom,"
The fierce flames finally burned the tower's supports, and the huge arrow rest lost its support and fell from the sky, directly hitting the crowd like a meteorite.
"Speed up, speed up, the archers will shoot."
Seeing the miserable condition of the tower, Gongsun Dong, who was in charge of commanding the battle, shouted loudly, asking the people below to speed up.
The archers on the four towers shot arrows one after another, but the distance was too far. Even with the height bonus, these arrows either fell outside the city or fell softly onto the city wall.
The first wave of crossbows was just a test shot, so the accuracy was slightly lacking. The tower had not advanced twenty steps, and the second wave of crossbows was already ready.
