The storming of Wulu City began on the morning of the fifth day. The two Sui armies had become accustomed to each other's fighting styles during more than a month of fighting side by side, so they cooperated quite well.
The first to show off their power were the small siege crossbows carried by the soldiers. These murderous weapons made of wood and tendon weighed only more than two hundred kilograms and could be carried by only a pack horse. Yang Yichen did not have many cavalry under his command, but he used
There were more than 4,000 packhorses used to transport various siege equipment. After the soldiers removed the parts of the siege crossbow from the horses, they reassembled it completely in the blink of an eye. Following Yang Yichen's order,
Hundreds of eight-foot-long crossbow arrows immediately threw up a plume of yellow smoke at the top of Wulu City.
"Ah--" "Ah--" Following the shrill screams, the minions guarding the city were carried by crossbow poles like paper kites and flew up from behind the crenels, scattering water under the dawn sky.
There were some blood drops. Because it had rained recently, the sky was washed very blue. And those red blood drops were made clearer by the blue sky, and they were almost visible.
The wilderness was very quiet in the morning. The early morning breeze sent screams down the city, and there were still vague sighs in the middle. Immediately afterwards, there was a long and shrill horn, the sound was like a song. The archers of the brigade were coming.
Under the protection of the shield bearers of the brigade, they quickly stepped forward and took advantage of the opportunity when the defenders were overwhelmed by the powerful crossbows to enter the attack position. The next moment, the sound of horns suddenly stopped, and the sound of wind became the main theme on the battlefield. The sky suddenly suddenly
It dimmed for a moment, and then suddenly lit up again. Tens of thousands of feathered arrows slid through tens of thousands of beautiful arcs, whistling and flying up to the top of the city.
The defenders fought back hard, dodging the eagle feathers falling from the sky while looking for opportunities to shoot cold arrows from behind the crenellations. But their resistance seemed so insignificant in front of the attackers. Very few Sui troops were hit by stray arrows, and occasionally one or two
A feather arrow succeeded in sneak attack, but was blocked by the thick armor. Yang Yichen was known to cherish his soldiers, so the elites under his command who were the main attackers usually wore heavy armor. As for his enemies, the treatment was not so good.
The old general has always been particular about leaving no room for survival during war and no prisoners after war.
The resistance of the bandits was very tenacious. They took advantage of the gaps between the Sui army's attacks and rushed to the top of the city along the horse paths in the city, pushing away the corpses and filling the gaps left by the war dead. The gaps were quickly filled with crossbows and crossbows.
The arrows were smashed open again, and more minions pounced on them again regardless of their own safety, and the cycle continued endlessly.
The blood of the dead quickly accumulated on the city wall and slowly flowed down the cracks in the adobe. From a distance, the entire city wall seemed to be bleeding. The blood was absorbed by the dry adobe halfway, and the color gradually
Darkening, turning black. Before the old blood has completely dried up, the new plasma flows down quickly, adding a bright red color to the thick black, making it ferocious and dazzling.
"Boom, boom, boom" the shooting sound of the crossbow is short and powerful, like the beat struck by a heavy hand on a drum. "Zheng, Zheng, Zheng" The trembling sound of the bowstring is clear and thin, like the song of birds in spring or a wedding.
Yan'er's whisper. Amidst the chirping of birds, whispers and the sound of drums, the sun slowly rises, rises, rises, shining thousands of autumn lights on everyone's black hair and yellow skin, regardless of
At this moment they are officers and soldiers or bandits, no matter whether they are dead or alive at this moment.
Black hair and yellow skin, full of wrinkles, faces engraved with the hardships and sorrows of life. This kind of face is very common in the land of Hebei, and it is hard to escape from it both in the city and in the city. But today, there are yellow faces in the city.
But they are trying every means to take away each other's lives, as if there is a real blood feud between them, as if they are really incompatible with each other.
"Blast the drum!" Seeing that the sun behind him was high enough, Yang Yichen ordered loudly. After consulting with Li Xu last night, he chose the east side of Wulu City as the first breakthrough point, while Li Xu was responsible for leading the Boling Army to surround the others.
Three walls, and when the rogues' attention is drawn to the east wall, seize another opportunity to break the city.
For the besiegers, selective attacks can concentrate all their strength in one place. For the defenders, they not only have to deal with threats from below the city, but they also have to avoid the sunlight that is shining into their eyes.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The drums sounded like thunder, shaking the thin walls of Wulu City to the ground. Accompanied by the overwhelming sound of war drums, more than ten siege ladders equipped with wooden wheels slowly came from the Sui army's main formation.
Pushed out. Under the protection of the shield bearers, more than two thousand ragged civilians shouted slogans and slowly moved the siege ladder closer to the city wall.
The defenders' attention was instantly attracted by the tall siege ladders. If these behemoths were allowed to get close to the city wall, the consequences would be disastrous. Without Gao Shida's order, they immediately pointed their bows and arrows at the cart pusher. The sharp arrows tore through their clothes.
The muscles were torn, and the bones were pierced into the internal organs. The Minzhuang who pushed the siege ladder fell one after another. Yang Yichen waved his big hand again, and more Minzhuang rushed behind the siege ladder to take over the positions of the deceased.
Use your shoulders and arms to push the wheel forward slowly.
Seeing that the interception of bows and arrows was ineffective, the minions on the city came up with new killing moves. Braving the rain of arrows above their heads, a group of more than a dozen people dragged straw ropes and used the crossbows used to defend the city.
The shoulders were stretched apart. The huge crossbow, which was about ten feet long, roared down from the top of the city, smashing away the shield bearer escorting the siege vehicle, smashing into the crowd, and piercing through the Minzhuang who could not avoid them one by one, firmly.
nailed to the ground.
"Ah--!" The injured did not die immediately, struggling in vain on the hardwood arrow shaft, and the screams were horrifying. The surviving civilians were stunned for a moment, turned around and tried to escape, but were escorted by siege vehicles.
The soldiers were drawn back with the back of their swords,
"Beat the drums to encourage the battle!" Yang Yichen ordered with a sneer, ignoring the life and death of Minzhuang. These Minzhuangs pushing the siege vehicles were all captured by him during the march. It is hard to tell whether there are rogue bandits hidden among them. Just sacrifice some and sacrifice them.
Some, to avoid colluding with other bandits in the future.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The monotonous drum sound sounded again, like a stormy sea crashing on the shore. Forced by the steel knife, the people who were lucky enough not to be hit by the crossbow cried and gathered in front of and behind the siege ladder, shoulder to shoulder
Holding the hand and pulling it, he continued to move towards the death zone, bringing blood every step of the way. The small siege crossbow under the city wall quickly adjusted its direction and concentrated its strength on the city wall where the crossbow flew from.
The gap between the two sides' usual training immediately became apparent. The range and power of the crossbows on the city walls were much higher than those of the siege crossbows used by the soldiers, but after several rounds of firing, none of them could directly hit the siege ladder.
The crossbowmen under Yang Yichen only used two rounds of shooting to turn several bed crossbows on the city top into mutes. The panicked minions took advantage of the interval of shooting below the city and rushed to the bed crossbows that had turned into hedgehogs.
, with all hands and feet, they carried away the bodies of their companions. With all their hands and feet, they pulled out the crossbow arrows that had penetrated the city wall, and restored the crossbow to its original state as much as possible. But the last weapon they relied on for survival could no longer shoot the crossbow arrows. It was completely
It turned into useless wooden shelves.
"It's over!" Gao Shida, who witnessed the crossbow being shot with random arrows by the opponent, let out a desperate cry in his heart, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. It was not until noon yesterday that he received news from several people who risked their lives to report the news.
The soldiers learned from the rout that the soldiers and horses going to Sui Chang to plunder had been defeated. According to the messenger, Wang Bo's life and death were unknown, and Liu Chunsheng was blocked by Yang Yichen on the Hutuo River and beheaded in front of the battle. Sun Xuanya saw him.
The situation was not good, so he led the remaining troops to surrender. If he finally fell into the hands of Li Xu, there might be a chance of survival. If it was Yang Yichen who accepted his surrender, the outcome can be imagined.
After learning that all the troops on the east route were exhausted, Gao Shida should have withdrawn immediately. However, his counselor Shi Defang suggested that he and Liu Badao divide their forces to guard Wulu and Raoyang. "The two cities are close at hand, like the moon."
Companion Star. When the enemy attacks Wulu, Raoyang sends troops to attack it; when the enemy attacks Raoyang, Wulu sends troops to attack it, making it impossible for them to see each other. As time goes by, the enemy army will be tired, and our army will seize the opportunity to seize the road and leave.
He will definitely be unable to pursue and kill him. If he abandons the two cities without firing a single shot, the enemy's arrogance will rise and the morale of our army will decline. Once he follows Duke Donghai into the plains, how can Duke protect himself?"
Shi Defang's words sounded very reasonable. Donghai Gong Gao Shida and Pingyuan Gong Liu Badao also felt that running away without even hearing the sound of the enemy's horns and drums was a bit too flattering to their own prestige. The two hesitated again and again.
After discussion, the troops were finally divided in the evening. Unexpectedly, Liu Badao had just left Wulu and was blocked by the galloping Boling Jingqi.
According to reports from brothers who were lucky enough to escape, Liu Ba Dao and his more than 20,000 brothers could not hold on for half an hour before they were completely defeated by Boling Jingqi. Liu Ba Dao himself was killed by Li Xu with an arrow in his throat and shot on the spot.
Killed. More than half of the other subordinates, big and small, were also killed in the battle, and less than 3,000 people fled the battlefield.
The Boling Jingqi who defeated Liu Ba Dao only had 5,000 men, and they were a tired army that had traveled for several days. Is a guy with such terrifying combat power still a human being? Gao Shida didn't dare to think about it. But compared to Liu Ba Dao,
Ba Dao died in battle. What frightened him even more was another news that came through the mouth of the defeated soldiers. The Boling Army no longer tolerated the prisoners. All the soldiers captured outside Sui Chang City were killed. Those who were captured under Liu Ba Dao's command were all killed.
Not a single one of them could be saved.
He was unable to fight again and again, and would be killed if he surrendered. Desperate, Gao Shida felt a surge of anger in his heart. "Get down from the city wall and let them over!" He wiped off the cold sweat on his head and ordered loudly, as if he had seen through life and death in an instant.
"Master, the officers and soldiers will not let us go!" Several petty bosses wiped the blood from their faces and shouted angrily. It was only a matter of time before Wulu City fell. They knew it from last night when the officers and soldiers began to siege the city.
. But it’s the same death. It’s much happier to die on the city wall than to kneel on the ground and wait for someone to chop off your head. At least you can look like a person while alive.
"Let them go up the city wall, let's fight hard and smartly!" Gao Shida said with a sad smile. "When they come up, they can no longer shoot arrows. Let's face each other with knives. Life or death depends on our ability!"
"No!" The minions clasped their fists at Gao Shida, imitating the officers and soldiers, and then burst into laughter.
"Go down, go down!" Gao Shida smiled with tears on his face, like a drunken madman. The desperate minions followed him and laughed wildly as they left the city wall and stood on the horse road waiting for the last moment to come.
They are not grass, and they are not willing to be trampled on or slaughtered by others. They live a humble life, but they can die as noble as meat-eaters.
The shadow of the sun moved little by little, and everyone above and below the city was waiting anxiously. Suddenly, there was a loud bang from the top of the city, and the base of the siege ladder stopped five feet away from the city wall, with a barb
The top of the ladder hit the city wall made of mud bricks heavily.
"Kill!" Yang Yichen pointed his long sword forward neatly and ordered loudly.
"Kill them all, kill them all!" General Dingyuan Deng Youjian led more than 300 infantrymen and quickly rushed to the foot of a siege ladder. Several warriors held daggers in their mouths and stepped on the crossbar to swarm up.
The bases of these behemoths underfoot were carried with the army, but the two arms and middle pedals of the ladder were made by cutting down wild trees around the turnips last night, and were very smooth. Therefore, the speed of climbing was not too fast, and some people slipped from time to time.
Fortunately, the minions on the top of the city had lost the courage to resist and did not dare to stick their heads out to fight back.
"Kill, only kill, don't take prisoners!" Seeing that Deng Youjian's troops were not hindered by any means, the guerrilla general Hou Qiao was unwilling to succumb to others and climbed up another siege ladder. Several other siege vehicles
Soon it was filled with soldiers, "Kill, kill, kill!" the Sui soldiers shouted in cheers, watching as several of the strongest warriors jumped into the battlements.
Suddenly, the shouts of the crowd stopped for a moment. They saw a sudden flash of cold light on the city wall. Two long swords swept across and went straight to Deng Youjian's waist. General Dingyuan Deng Youjian realized that the situation was not good, and he
With a cry, he jumped more than three feet high, barely holding the blade against the sole of his boot to avoid it. Another spear whizzed out of the air and hit him in the shoulder.
"Ah!" Dingyuan General Deng Youjian screamed and fell directly from the city. Several soldiers holding linen pieces under the ladder rushed over to rescue. Deng Youjian's body was blocked by the linen and he fell.
The momentum was gone. He rolled halfway on the cloth, covered his shoulder with the spear, and collapsed softly under the wall.
The other officers and soldiers who stormed the city were also shocked when they realized that they had been fooled. Hundreds of minions suddenly appeared on the wall that had been silent before. They either held long knives or brandished sticks, and they attacked without thinking.
They smashed the city indiscriminately. The soldiers who attacked the city were outnumbered and were killed in a hurry. However, the archers responsible for covering the city were unable to aim because the enemy and ourselves were mixed together. They held their bows for a long time and could not fire an arrow. (To be continued)
