After successive strong attacks, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses attacked and defended Nangu Village several times. They lost nearly three to five hundred soldiers and horses but could not capture it.
"Lord, let me come."
Dian Wei looked at the stronghold in front of him, and couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. How could the guards he had trained so hard be so unbearable?
In fact, this is no wonder Dian Wei. Nangu is the starting point of Yudu Mountain Village. It is the closest to Luchang Mountain from here and the road is the widest, so the defense is also the most complete.
The wall of Nangu Village is about five meters high, with towers densely covered above. It has a complete set of stone and rolling logs, gold juice and kerosene, and even a few crude trebuchets.
There are so many defensive objects, all concentrated on the fifty-meter-long wall, which is enough to imagine how powerful the defense is.
"No, if I have to use my generals to fight against such a small town, how can I fight against it?"
Yuan Shu frowned and stopped Dian Wei from asking for a fight.
"promise."
Dian Wei was also helpless, and there was nothing he could do if his lord refused.
"Lord, didn't we bring scholars? It's time for them to show their faces."
Looking at Dian Wei's appearance, Tian Feng smiled slightly.
"Well, order the troops to postpone the attack and assemble two scholars."
After listening to Tian Feng's words, Yuan Shu also nodded. Although the scholar had built it, he had never experienced actual combat. This time he sent troops knowing that the Black Mountain Army was in a place in the Taihang Mountains that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he brought more than a dozen troops.
Come over here and have a practical exercise.
"promise."
Yuan Shu gave the military order, and dozens of military craftsmen began to get busy. Four carts drove to the front of the formation, with huge boxes on them. These were the accessories for the scholar's trebuchet.
After a while, two catapults appeared in front of the army formation, and then another carriage rushed over. Several more boxes were lifted from above. When the boxes were opened, they were filled with special stone bullets carefully polished by masons.
"Xiao Shuai, what is that?"
The junior high school student standing on the wall saw the Scholar's trebuchet in the distance and couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"What is that? I don't know either."
The same goes for Xiao Shuai Mi Tong. Scholar's trebuchets are different from the human trebuchets used in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The counterweight structure gives them a longer attack distance and more powerful attack power.
"The entire army is on alert."
Seeing that Yuan Shu's army was preparing to take action, Mitong did not hesitate and directly ordered all his subordinates to be on alert.
"promise."
The stones and wood were ready, the gold juice was burning hot, and jars of fire oil appeared at their feet.
"Scholar No. 1, ready."
"Scholar No. 2, ready."
The military craftsmen responsible for debugging the trebuchet each waved flags to indicate their readiness.
"Then blow up this military stronghold for me."
"Reload five rounds and get ready."
The captain in charge waved a small flag, and two large, smooth stone bullets were gently placed on the trebuchet.
"put."
The small flag fell, and the two warriors directly beat the machine frame. Under the action of the counterweight, the long arm of the trebuchet fell instantly, and the severed arm carrying the projectile flew high under the force.
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
Two huge stone bullets pierced the void and hit the village wall like comets.
"It's a trebuchet, quickly dodge."
Seeing the stone bullets falling from the sky, Mi Tong couldn't help but be horrified. You must know that there are three to four hundred steps from the trebuchet to the military stronghold. His own trebuchet can only attack at a distance of two hundred steps. This gap is too big.
Bar.
"Boom."
"Boom."
Like a god beating a drum, two stone bullets smashed directly into the wall of the village.
"hiss."
The Yellow Turban Army all took a breath of air. Even if it could hit them from a distance of three to four hundred steps, the power was so terrifying. It was hard for anyone to survive.
The two trebuchets each fired five consecutive rounds, and ten stone bullets blasted the Nangu Dazhai like a meteor shower, hitting the Yellow Turban Army so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads.
After ten rounds of heavy ammunition, the Yellow Turban Army finally got a chance to breathe.
"Their trebuchet has misfired. Hurry up and prepare the city defenses to prepare for the enemy to seize the city."
Mitong jumped up and ordered his troops to prepare for battle.
"Five rounds of shotguns, ready."
The captain who commanded the trebuchet couldn't help but smile when he looked at the busy enemies on the city wall.
The so-called shotguns, each stone bullet is about the size of a fist, and can be loaded with more than fifty rounds at a time. If it is hit, it will be seriously injured, and it will be fatal.
In fact, the misfire just now was intentional on his part. The function and purpose of the shotgun is to destroy the enemy's effective strength to the maximum extent, so he gave them the opportunity to repair the city defense.
"Whoosh,"
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
Five consecutive rounds, that is, ten shotgun attacks, the stone bullets all over the sky were like raindrops, falling from the sky and hitting the Yellow Turban Army on the wall.
"Shield, defense."
Seeing the rain of stone bullets, Mitong quickly raised the shield in his hand to block his head.
After hearing Mitong's words, the Yellow Turban troops on the city head each raised their shields and squatted on the ground to reduce their own stress-bearing area.
"Peng."
"Peng."
"Peng."
The shotguns fired by the Scholar were not easy to deal with. When the shield came into contact with the stone bullets, without exception, the shields were shattered and people died. In an instant, there was a wailing on the wall of the village.
"Dian Wei, order the troops and horses to attack."
Looking at the tragic situation on the wall, Yuan Shu couldn't help but smile. It seemed that the effect of the scattered bullets was more effective than the heavy bullets.
"charge."
Dian Wei did not hesitate, waved his halberd, and ordered the troops to advance.
One by one, the Guards soldiers carried long ladders and rushed toward the village wall like crazy.
"The enemy is coming, prepare to meet the enemy."
Mitong was lucky and was not hit by the stone bullets, but looking at Yuan Shu's army rushing towards him, he ignored his sadness and opened his bow, preparing to shoot at Yuan Shu's army.
"Scattershot fire to cover their siege."
Yuan Shu looked at the Yellow Turban Army who had reacted and couldn't help but frown.
The captain was also stunned by Yuan Shu's military order, which would hurt his own people.
"Why are you stunned? Come on, this is called infantry and artillery coordination. This can suppress the enemy's firepower, even if you hurt your own people, there is nothing you can do."
Yuan Shu simply coined the term "infantry and artillery coordination."
In fact, what he said is correct when you think about it. Infantry is naturally infantry, and artillery is almost as effective as trebuchets, so this tactic is definitely feasible.
Although he didn't know what Yuan Shu meant by his words, since his master ordered him, he had no choice but to obey.
"No, prepare your shotguns and keep shooting."
Shotgun was reloaded and then launched an attack under the command of the captain.
"Xiao Shuai, here we go again."
The junior colonel looked at the rain of stone bullets in the sky, his eyes full of fear. After all, the bodies of his colleagues who died tragically were still in front of them, and no one could be sure that the next bullet would not hit them.
"Take shelter and lean behind the wall."
It has to be said that Mitong is very adaptable. As soon as his mind changed, he immediately leaned his back against the wall.
