Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 550: The bloody battle in the four directions, the East Gate City is broken
Chapter 550: The bloody battle in the four directions, the East Gate City is broken
Chapter 550: Bloody battle from all sides, East Gate city destroyed
"General Orchard! Although the soldiers and horses under your command are not the main force of the general.
However, this is also an opportunity for us to make meritorious deeds! In this battle, we have more troops than others. If we fall behind, how will we explain to the general?
Therefore, General Orchard, you lead your troops to suppress the defenders on the city wall, and wait for an opportunity to break open the city gate. I will personally lead my men to attack the city wall!"
"This time, we have to take over Pixian County first!"
Although the two of them are from different tribes, they both want to compete for credit in front of Shen Tang, so naturally they have the same thoughts!
After hearing Munda's words, Orchard was actually a little reluctant.
However, he also knew that most of his men were Tibetan prisoners. If these people were allowed to fight with their own tribe in person, they might cause some trouble. Therefore, it would be best to press the formation from the rear and use bows and arrows to suppress the defenders on the city wall.
s Choice.
"Okay! This battle will involve General Lamunda!"
Orchard cupped his hands and said.
"Hahaha, why are you so polite?
Now, both of you and I are serving under the general, and in the future, we may have to rely on each other! So, you and I, brothers, don’t need to do this!"
After that, the two of them lined up their troops and prepared to attack the city!
The last one to arrive was Jirong, the nearest North Gate! However, compared to other parties, the soldiers and horses under Jirong formed a familiar military formation from the moment they left the camp.
Outside the north gate, there is no need to deploy at all, and the siege begins directly.
This kind of thing is really familiar to Ji Rong, who was once the general of one side.
Moreover, what he is leading now is also the main force of the Zaoyang Army after the merger, so naturally it will not be inferior to others.
The dark night sky has fallen, but outside Pixian County, there are torches in the sky, illuminating almost everything in the surrounding area into daylight!
Balumu, who was the first to arrive at Pixian County, took the lead in attacking. He ordered all troops to tie the grease cloth on the bows and arrows, light them, and then shoot them out. Then, a dense rain of arrows was thrown directly like falling stars.
Get to the top of the city.
Moreover, under the command of Balumu, thousands of his cavalry attacked the city wall from different directions from time to time. They did not release arrows until they were a hundred steps away from the city wall. In this way, although the damage to themselves was slightly greater,
This also brought greater pressure to the defenders on the city wall! Moreover, under the constant fire of thousands of cavalry, the defenders on the city wall did not have much power to fight back.
Especially those rockets, which gradually ignited a sea of fire on the city wall, and all the prepared ordnance and other items were ignited.
The Tibetans who were guarding the city had to deal with the attacks from below and at the same time find ways to put out the flames. It didn't take long before the top of the city was in chaos.
There are only three thousand troops in the entire Pixian County.
Although, after entering the city, they also captured some strong men and added them to the army.
However, these people are just ordinary people and are not familiar with war at all. In addition, this is a small town with only tens of thousands of people living in it, and they captured only more than a thousand strong men.
Nowadays, Shen Tang relies on his large number of soldiers to directly attack the city from all sides, leaving only about a thousand people on each city wall, and there are no reserve soldiers at all!
Under such circumstances, the fall of Pixian County is only a matter of time.
As the attack here in Balumu began, immediately after, the other three directions also rapidly attacked the city!
At the city wall where Xin Qiji was located, after the counterattack on the city wall was gradually suppressed, a team of about 200 people rushed towards the city gate pushing a charging cart and holding a large shield.
"boom!"
The huge charge hit the city gate, and the city gate and the tower seemed to be shaking! The Tubo soldiers and horses on the tower hurriedly threw down stones, rolling logs, kerosene and other objects. In an instant, two hundred people were thrown down.
More than half of the team was killed or wounded, and the others had to retreat.
However, this is obviously just the beginning!
Comparatively speaking, Jirong's performance was quite satisfactory!
The shield soldiers were in front, the archers were behind, and finally there were rows of huge catapults! Arrows and catapults roared from time to time, and they shot continuously towards the city wall. Although the defenders on the city tower
It was condescending, but under the suppression of the Song army, it was almost impossible to cause any harm to the Song army without holding on! As for Ji Rong, they were not in a hurry to attack the city walls and gates. Now they had enough arrows.
The huge stones used by the catapults are endless! As long as the bombardment lasts for half an hour, the defensive force above the city will be completely defeated.
At that time, the ladders and the charging vehicles will be launched at the same time, and the city wall will not be able to hold on for long.
In the battles in the four directions and the other three directions, the losses on the Song Army's side were not great.
Although the battle was fierce, it was basically about suppressing each other.
However, Orchard and Munda, who attacked the east city gate, were exactly the opposite.
As soon as the battle started, it entered a fever pitch!
In order to seize time, Munda directly divided his 4,000 soldiers and horses into four brigades. The arrow rain from Orchard in the rear had just begun. The first team braved the counterattack from above the city and pushed the ladder towards the city.
The city wall draws closer.
Moreover, this time, Mengda personally led the charge, which brought the momentum of the Song army to its peak!
The first batch of ten ladders were built, and each one was followed by hundreds of people! At the top of the ladder, there were also archers fighting back. The soldiers below the ladder held up their shields and gritted their teeth to push the ladder forward.
Pixian County was originally a small city, so the height of the ladder was not only no lower than the city wall, but even slightly higher! When the ladder approached the city wall and left soldiers below to stabilize the ladder, Mengda led his troops.
Risking his own life, he climbed up the ladder and prepared to be the first to climb the city wall.
In panic, the Tibetan defenders resisted desperately, and they finally gained ground.
Therefore, the two sides fought a bloody battle. Fully 50% of Munda's soldiers were injured. Munda also suffered several stab wounds and sword marks on his body. In the end, he had to be pushed down.
However, the soldiers on the city wall had no time to cheer and rejoice. They were stunned to see the second wave of thousands of troops risking their lives to charge again!
By the time they finally held on under the charge of the second wave of soldiers, not only had the equipment for defending the city been basically used up, but the Tubo people had also suffered an extremely serious attrition. Most importantly, under the desperate fighting of the Song army,
, directly making them scared!
By the time the third wave of soldiers pushed up the ladder, the counterattack on the city wall was already minimal. Moreover, Orchard also took the opportunity to retreat and attack the city gate!
At the city gate, there was a roar from the impact. On the city wall, the Song army had already scaled the city wall and was fighting with the Tubo people! Seeing this, the injured Munda gritted his teeth and shouted, "Continue to charge, general."
Go up and kill all the Tubo people!"
At the same time, there was a loud roar at the city gate! The huge charging car broke through the city gate directly!