It took the Jin soldiers one day to build the camp! In the early morning of the second day, with the sound of a huge horn, three thousand infantry went in front and five thousand cavalry fell behind, slowly heading towards the south of Lingbi City.
Come!
On top of the urn city, some of the densely packed Song troops were preparing rolling logs and boulders around them, while others were holding their bows and arrows!
When they were still hundreds of steps away from the city wall, the Jin army's infantry suddenly stopped, and then, in their military formation, huge catapults emerged one after another.
Bian Xi and Shen Tang were not surprised when they were on the city wall. Catapults did not have any technical content. As long as they had enough materials, they could build many of them very quickly.
"Defense again!"
Bian Xi gave the order, and the flag officer beside him waved the flag. Then, all the soldiers on the Wengcheng were hidden behind the female wall. Huge thick wooden shields that could only be lifted by several soldiers were directly lifted.
Hide the figures of the soldiers.
"attack!"
The Jin soldiers shouted orders, and then, with the heavy sound of wind breaking through the air, boulders weighing tens of kilograms were bounced up from the catapult, drawing an arc in the air, and then smashed hard against the urn city.
Speaking of which, the stones used in the catapult are not too heavy, only about thirty kilograms. In normal times, any soldier can easily lift such a stone. However, these thirty kilograms of stone passed by
The projectile of the catapult exploded with unimaginable power.
In an instant, the entire wall of Wengcheng and the huge heavy shields in the hands of the soldiers made a heavy muffled sound. Occasionally, soldiers who were directly shocked to death or injured by the huge force wailed.
"The infantry advances, the cavalry rides and shoots!"
The biggest purpose of the catapult is of course not to kill enemy soldiers. Otherwise, although the power of the catapult is powerful, it is difficult to say how many soldiers it wants to kill.
Just like this rain of boulders, the number of Song soldiers who were actually killed by the shock was only a dozen at most.
The greatest role of the catapult is to cover the soldiers attacking the city, so that they can successfully reach the city wall, so as to avoid being enveloped by the opponent's arrow rain within a few hundred steps.
As the catapults suppressed the Song army, a group of infantry began to slowly approach forward, and thousands of cavalry behind them began to run, ready to mount and shoot at any time.
Because, when the infantry reaches near the city wall, the catapult attack needs to stop. Otherwise, I am afraid that more people on one side will die in the catapult than on the other side.
At this time, it is time for ladders and cavalry to come into play.
Among the infantry, more than a dozen ladders stood up, the height of which was similar to the city wall. In this way, the soldiers on the ladders could shoot at the soldiers on the wall to suppress them, and provide the soldiers below with the opportunity to set up ladders to climb the city wall.
provide opportunity.
Sure enough, when the Jin soldiers below were still dozens of steps away from the city wall, the catapult attack stopped.
"Roll the logs, prepare to throw stones! Archers meet the enemy!"
As the Song army's order came out, the heavy shields were lifted off, and the archers who had already drawn their bows and arrows shot towards the densely packed golden soldiers below.
Brush, brush, brush...
The infantry camp was relatively dense. The Song army on the city wall did not need to aim at all. They only needed to shoot the arrows in their hands to achieve success.
However, when the enemy's ladder stabilized and Jin's mounted archery began to show its power, the two sides began to shoot at each other!
The battlefield is a huge meat grinder, stirring the flesh and blood of all the soldiers into it to determine the winner. Even though Shen Tang has not experienced a war for the first time, the cruelty of the battlefield still makes his heart tremble. .
The golden infantry below braved the countless arrow rain above and charged forward, preparing to set up a ladder. The ladder was also covered with soldiers, and countless strong men below pushed it forward slowly towards the city wall.
At this moment, these golden infantrymen almost gave up their defense. Because instead of trusting the small round shield in their hands, I am afraid it is better to believe in their own luck and courage!
When the soldiers in front fall, the soldiers in the rear will continue to rush forward without blinking an eye! The wailing or blood around them is not enough to scare them, let alone make them retreat. Soldiers are not afraid of death and pile up blood. Victory, this is the true meaning of the battlefield.
Compared with the Jin soldiers who attacked the city, the situation of the Song army protected by the city wall was better. However, at this moment they also did not have much protective power, and they also relied on luck to attack the enemy soldiers!
The accuracy of cavalry shooting of the Jin soldiers was extremely high, and the archers on the ladders were no less inferior to the soldiers of the Song soldiers. Both sides just pulled the bow strings to full length and shot the sharp arrows. As for their own fate, who has time to think or sigh?
Perhaps feeling Shen Tang's nervousness, Bian Xi said calmly: "Don't worry, this is just a tentative attack by the Jin soldiers! Moreover, it is far from our limit. The real bloody battle is still to come!"
Shen Tang nodded and looked indifferently at the fallen Jin soldiers or Song soldiers in front of him! Kindness cannot lead soldiers! As an excellent general, the most important thing to do is to ignore life. At this time, far away This is not the time to feel sorry for the soldiers! Because if the battle is defeated, everyone present will lose their lives.
On Lingbi Mountain to the east of Lingbi, the Song army lurking on the mountainside could already hear the sound of fighting in the distance.
Deng Jie was running around anxiously, and several generals were looking at Deng Jie eagerly!
"General, the commander-in-chief has obviously started fighting. Can't we just watch helplessly?" A general said angrily.
"Hey!" Deng Jie slammed his helmet on the ground, "Do you think I don't want to fight out? However, Mr. Shen has warned me very much that I must hold back first. Now, the commander is fine, we Even if we rush out, we are just delivering food to the Jin soldiers! Therefore, according to Mr. Shen, we must wait until the most critical moment in Lingbi City before we go out to fight to have the greatest impact."
"This..." Pian Jiang scratched his head, wouldn't we become cowards?
"Snapped!"
Deng Jie slapped the general on his iron helmet, "You idiot, how come you are not more knowledgeable than me, Old Deng? This is called judging the situation! What do you know!"
"Now, according to my orders, no one is allowed to move without permission. If the Jin soldiers are alerted, I'll see if I kill you!" Even so, Deng Jie is probably the most anxious person.
Just when the war broke out here in Lingbi City, Hong County, a hundred miles away, also started a war. However, the situation in Hong County, where the Japanese army was chasing the Japanese army, was very different from that of the Zaoyang army, which had been well prepared. !