Yingbu placed the city-breaking crossbow and the city-breaking crossbow at the top of the city in order to deal with the enemy's trebuchets, but the range of the heavy trebuchet was far beyond Yingbu's expectation. The range of the army-breaking crossbow and city-breaking crossbow
It can't even reach two miles away.
The Feng army rushed to the top of the city despite the enemy's stone bullets, stood in line, and then launched a volley at the enemy troops outside the city.
Buzz!
I saw a black cloud rising from the top of Baguan City, making bursts of sharp whistles, drawing an arc in the air, and then all falling towards the camp of the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces.
When the arrow array finally came close, it was as dense as raindrops. In an instant, the sound of arrows piercing armor was heard from the arrays of the Sichuan and Zhen armies.
After the rain of arrows rained down, a wide and long gap appeared in the originally neat array. In this open space, arrows were all over the ground, corpses were piled up, people were pressed on the arrows, and the arrows covered people.
This was just the beginning. Just as the previous round of arrow formation passed, the next round of arrow formation from the Feng Army came one after another, smashing into the crowd. The dense eagle feathers turned the people inside into hedgehogs in an instant.
The generals of the Second Sichuan and Zhen Army shouted: "Move forward! Keep moving forward! Replacement of positions in front, all holding up the shield——"
Under the command of their respective generals, the soldiers of both armies raised their shields and continued to advance.
The Sichuan army wore uniform steel helmets and armor, and the shields were also made of steel. When the whole army raised their shields, it seemed like they were holding up a huge mirror, with silver light shining, which was really spectacular.
The Zhen Army is made of all leather armor, and the shield is not made of pure steel, but is wrapped with a layer of iron on the basis of the wooden shield. The materials in the Zhen Kingdom are very scarce, and there is not so much steel, so they cannot afford to make pure steel.
Steel shield, secondly, the Zhen army likes to fight in close combat, and the wooden shield is light and flexible, which makes them good at charging.
When the Feng Army's arrow array fired, the situations of the two armies were completely different. The arrow array shot into the Sichuan Army's camp, making a clanging sound, and the eagle feathers bounced to the ground. When it shot into the Zhen Army's camp, there was a continuous thud.
They formed one piece, and most of the arrows were nailed to the shield. After several rounds of arrow formations, the Sichuan army's camp looked like a mirror, while the Zhen army's camp looked like a huge hedgehog.
Of course, no matter how dense and perfect the shield formation is, it cannot be airtight. Under such a dense rain of arrows from the Feng Army, screams could be heard from time to time in the camp of the Sichuan-Zhen Allied Forces, and soldiers who were hit by arrows were knocked down one after another.
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On the top of the city, Zuo Shuang stared at the advance of the enemy camp, silently calculating in his mind. When the enemy army was almost eighty feet away, he waved his arm forward fiercely and shouted loudly: "Broken Army Crossbow, Broken Army Crossbow, Broken Army
City crossbows fired!"
He gave the order, and the soldiers of the Feng Army fired their undamaged army-breaking crossbows and city-breaking crossbows one after another, aimed at the enemy's shield formation, and then launched them in unison.
The arrows of the City-Breaking Crossbow and the Army-Breaking Crossbow are so powerful that they cannot be stopped by human power.
When the crossbow arrows were fired into the shield formation, the soldiers who bore the brunt of the impact had their shields shattered. Since the crossbow arrows were shot diagonally, after they shot through one person, their power was not reduced at all, and they penetrated the second and third people.
When it was nailed deep into the ground, two corpses were strung on top.
Seeing that there was a gap in the shield formation, the soldiers on the left and right shouted in unison: "The rear team will fill in..."
Before they could finish speaking, countless arrows were falling from the sky. The soldiers behind the gap had their chests covered with eagle feathers, screaming and falling on their backs. This time, the gap was even wider, and more soldiers fell down in the continuous rain of arrows.
He was on the ground and never got up again. By the time people finally filled the gap, dozens of soldiers had been shot and killed, but the newly raised shield formation had to withstand the impact of the next wave of crossbows.
This is just a part of the Sichuan and Zhen Second Army. A large number of crossbow arrows were mixed with the arrows and shot into the crowd, causing screams and wailing. The shield formations of the two armies were scattered and replenished, and the camps were all scattered.
Confusion began.
The generals of each corps rode horses back and forth among the crowd, shouting loudly to stabilize the soldiers under their command.
In the Sichuan army, the commander of the regiment at the forefront screamed hoarsely. He was covered in white spiritual armor, but his eyes turned blood red due to congestion. He waved his sword forward in the crowd and gave orders to the following.
The soldiers advanced, advanced and advanced.
But his shouts soon came to an abrupt end. It turned out that a crossbow arrow suddenly flew over and hit him in the chest. The powerful force directly shattered his spiritual armor and penetrated his chest, even the war horse he stepped off.
He was not spared and was shot through with crossbow arrows. Poor this regiment commander, he didn't even have a chance to fight the enemy face to face, so he was nailed to the ground alive with both men and horses until he died. The corpses of both men and horses were
Standing.
If the commander of a regiment is killed in battle, the commander of the first formation will take command. If he dies again, the commander of the second formation will take over, and so on. This is the rule of the Sichuan Army and will not allow the regiment to be in chaos due to a leaderless group.
Seeing the corpse of the regiment commander nailed to the ground, the nearby soldiers immediately put down their shields and went up to try to seize the corpse. However, they fell down just as fast as they went up. Under the arrow formation of the wind army, they put down their shields to save their lives.
It is tantamount to giving up life.
A group of soldiers went up, and a group of soldiers were shot down, but the Sichuan army came one after another. The people rushed up regardless, even if they lost their lives, they still wanted to take the body and save the whole body of their regiment commander.
The Sichuan army spent a lot of effort to pull the crossbow arrows out of the ground, and the body of the regiment commander was finally carried down. However, in just such a short time, the Sichuan army paid the lives of hundreds of people.
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War is tragic for both the enemy and ourselves, requiring countless soldiers to shed blood and sacrifice, but the ultimate beneficiary is often only one person or a group.
Under Feng Jun's almost crazy arrows, the Zhen Army developed a unique and powerful fighting force. No matter how fierce the counterattack from Baguan direction was, the advancement of the Zhen Army's camp not only did not slow down, but actually became faster and faster.
The more comrades around them die, the fiercer the Zhen Army soldiers advance. Long-term experience tells them that on a fierce battlefield, charging and killing the enemy is the only way to survive. As for escaping from the battle, Zhen Army
These four words have never been in the dictionary.
At this time, an obvious gap can be seen on the battlefield. When the Zhen army has entered Baguan, the Sichuan army is still fifty feet away!
Thirty feet away, they have entered the shooting range of the Zhen Army. The archers of the Zhen Army who rushed forward threw away their shields, took off their bows and arrows, and fired back at the city while running. Without the protection of shields, they would be shot by the Feng Army, but
Their return fire can also kill the wind army. In a tough battle, if the attacking side can exchange one life for another, it is considered worthwhile.
Regarding the ferocity of the Zhen Army, Tang Yin and many Feng generals naturally thought of the Barbarian Army. The Zhen Army is indeed very similar to the Besa Army. The entire army is like a wild beast. Once a charge is launched, the entire army will become crazy, even if the front is
Even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, the Zhenjun soldiers can rush up and jump in without hesitation.
What makes them more powerful than Besa's army is that they maintain their entire camp to charge, instead of swarming forward like Besa's army. At this time, the wind generals are secretly thinking in their hearts, what if they fight against Zhen's army?
In a head-on confrontation, the only armies that can compete with them are the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army.
The Zhenjun's charge was to run and die. The soldiers in front fell to the ground, and the soldiers behind stepped on the bodies of their companions and continued to charge forward. No one cared about the injured, and no one even took a second look. They only had the front in their eyes.
of enemies.
The Zhenjun camp advanced quickly, but there were also many corpses left behind. Wherever they passed, the corpses left behind were so densely packed and stacked that they could not be counted. However, this was not the case for the Sichuan Army. Although the Sichuan Army's casualties were not necessarily
It is much smaller than the Zhen Army, but it is rare to see the corpses of Sichuan people exposed on the battlefield. If someone is killed in the front, the regiment following behind will allocate manpower to hand over the corpses and wounded to the logistics team, and then carry them off the battlefield.
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At that time, Sichuan respected its soldiers the most.
In the culture of the Sichuan Kingdom, any soldier who dies in battle has sacrificed his life for the country and died for the country. Even the lowest-level soldiers will have their names recorded one by one after their death and engraved on the stele.
Perhaps no one will remember them, and perhaps the younger generations will not look up their names one by one, but this is the most basic respect for those fallen soldiers. In the statistics of Sichuan's dead soldiers, there have never been tens of thousands or thousands.
There are vague terms like "people" and "hundreds of people", but some have detailed data accurate to single digits.
At this point, no country can compare with Sichuan.
No matter when, no matter how big the population is, people are the most important after all. Respect for people is also respect for the country and the nation. If those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country are left with only a bunch of general data,
What a sad thing.
Back to business.
The Zhen Army was the first to rush to Baguan City. The ladder hit the city wall with a bang bang sound. Then, the ladder was raised high and the Zhen Army soldiers swarmed up. Their heavy breathing combined with their ferocious expressions made them look like a swarm.
Like a group of savages.
Zuo Shuang returned his hand and drew out his sword. While letting people continue to fire arrows, they also had people smashing down rolling logs and rocks. At the same time, Tang Yin on the city gate tower said to the messengers beside him: "Let Yingbu lead the way."
The garrison of the pass comes up to defend the enemy!"
"Yes! Your Majesty!" the ordering soldier agreed, and quickly ran to the other side of the gate tower, waving the order flag to the Feng soldiers in the city.
After looking at it, Ying Bu in the crowd straightened his waist and shouted to the surrounding garrison soldiers: "Brothers, it's our turn to go into battle now. Get your guys up and follow me to the city to kill the enemy!"
"kill--"
Yingbu served as the overlord for nearly ten years, and his reputation was so high that no one could match him. He responded to every call and led his troops to the city wall.
As the Baguan garrison went into battle, the Western Border Army led by Zuo Shuang was gradually replaced on the battlefield. When all the soldiers in the army returned to the city, Zuo Shuang made statistics. In the battle just now, his side's casualties were close to 5,000 people, most of whom
Some of them were killed or wounded by stone bullets, while others were killed or wounded by Zhenjun's counterattack.
After Zuo Shuang counted all the casualties, he immediately reported it to Tang Yin. On the other side, Yingbu led tens of thousands of garrison troops to engage in a fierce battle with the Zhen army who stormed Baguan.