The messenger immediately passed on Wang Junlin's order. The remaining chrysanthemums were parked more than ten steps away from the city wall, lined up with the shield chariots. The Goguryeo soldiers couldn't throw kerosene that far. Now it was most effective.
The threats are those bottles of gray and fire.
After Wang Junlin's order arrived, two exquisite trebuchets specially used to throw explosive packages were ready to fire rapidly at any time, while the giant trebuchet in the distance continued to bombard the wall stacks with stone bullets.
, the crenels near the city gate were almost flattened by the bombardment of more than 20 giant trebuchets. The flying bricks caused heavy casualties to the Goguryeo crossbowmen. The other archers who were mobilized had nowhere to hide, so they could only go towards the city gate.
Both sides spread out, and Goguryeo's frontal long-range attacks were completely suppressed.
The captive auxiliary soldiers under the shield chariot began to dig the soil, and the excavated soil was piled between the shield chariots. The Goguryeo soldiers on the city wall kept poking their heads and heads, observing the movements of the Sui army.
The captured auxiliary soldiers dug quickly, and the soil in the shield workshop was quickly piled up. During this process, the giant trebuchets and long-range crossbows continued to bombard both sides, and the shooters on the Goguryeo city walls had to retreat further and further away.
At this time, there was a sound of bugles on the left wing. Wang Junlin turned around and saw three thousand cavalry mounting their horses. Under the leadership of Yuchi Jingde's flag, they moved to the rear of the infantry on the left wing to form an array. A Goguryeo force soon appeared outside the west wall.
There were about 1,500 cavalrymen. They came out from the north gate and were discovered early by Wang Junlin's sentry.
This Goguryeo cavalry seemed to want to contain the Sui army from the flanks, but it could only stop a mile away. In front of them was a strict infantry square formation of two thousand people. Faced with this well-disciplined infantry battle formation, the company's heavy cavalry
The cavalry did not dare to attack frontally, let alone the light cavalry of Goguryeo. The three thousand cavalry led by Yuchi Jingde on the side and rear were more intimidating.
"They didn't dare to come up." Wang Junlin smiled lightly, "They were already beaten to death yesterday."
Zhang Tiangang also said: "My lord, what you are saying is that the Goguryeo people can't play any tricks. But the Goguryeo people have led our cavalry to the flanks. Do they plan to attack from the city gate? Do they want to mobilize some of General Yuchi's troops to the south gate?"
forward?"
Wang Junlin shook his head and smiled: "Even if he wants to attack from the main gate, six thousand infantry with Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong are enough, not to mention the combination of explosive packs and rapid-fire crossbows is the nemesis of city gate attacks."
The two people were talking like this from behind. A flag waved at the top of the Goguryeo city in the southwest corner. After a hoarse shout of death from the south gate, a flood of Goguryeo infantry rushed out of the doorway.
According to Wang Junlin's instructions, the two explosive packets prepared in advance were thrown out by a specially made exquisite trebuchet after the fuses were lit with torches.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Two loud noises rang out one after another, knocking the first few rows of Goguryeo soldiers' limbs flying. The two groups of soldiers operating the trebuchets quickly prepared another explosive package prepared in advance and were ready to launch it.
At this time, the rapid-fire crossbowmen who were waiting in full formation also began to divide into three groups and take turns to shoot.
As soon as they left the city gate, they were subjected to such a series of fierce attacks. The screams of the Goguryeo soldiers mixed with the sound of countless crossbows piercing the air, and spread far through the door opening.
Two more explosive packets were thrown out. After three groups of a thousand fast crossbowmen shot out nine crossbow arrows each, the Goguryeo people who had just rushed out of the door in front of them had become sparse, with nearly half of them dead or injured.
There was only a miserable groan inside the doorway, and the remaining Goguryeo soldiers retreated as quickly as possible, leaving wounded soldiers on the ground. After another round of rapid-fire crossbow fire, everyone stopped.
The wind passing through the city gate slowly dispersed the white smoke from the explosive packs. There were layers of corpses inside and outside the city gate cave. The cave walls were covered with black stains from the explosive packs. The corpses of the Goguryeo soldiers in front were covered with wounds.
The crossbow arrows were pierced like hedgehogs, and even the grass roofs and wooden beams of the houses on both sides of the street inside the city gate were strewn with arrows. Some injured Goguryeo soldiers were crawling hard on the ground, trying to climb back into the city.
Zhang Tiangang held up the telescope handed over by Wang Junlin and stared at the scene in the doorway with his mouth agape. He did not expect that the combined shooting power of the explosive pack and the nine-shot rapid crossbow would be so shocking.
Because the manufacture of these two weapons is not simple, and the cost is extremely high, the training of this combination is very little, and this is the first time Zhang Tiangang has seen it.
Wang Junlin smiled at Zhang Tiangang and said: "This explosive pack is actually just the simplest firearm to use. Only when the artillery and muskets on Snake Island are manufactured in large quantities will you know what it means to attack violently."
Zhang Tiangang praised: "It is indeed powerful. Looking at the scene inside the door, my subordinates are afraid that no one in Goguryeo will have the courage to continue charging."
Even in this situation, Wang Junlin still did not order to rush into the city gate, because he knew that attacking at this time would only become a protracted street battle. Even if the Daluo City was captured, their casualties would be heavy.
At this time, bricks and stones were flying inside the city gate, and the Goguryeo auxiliary soldiers kept piling obstacles into the door opening, as if they were trying to block the city gate.
Next, Wang Junlin's side continued to attack the south gate. The city wall of Daluo City was hit hard by Wang Junlin's giant trebuchet and long-range crossbow. The city wall could not stand. The Goguryeo defenders were quite tenacious this time. Once the Sui Dynasty
When the army showed signs of using ladders to climb the city, they fought back with all their might, attacking with fire or using stones, and twice drove back Wang Junlin's infantry who were preparing to climb the city.
There were a lot of Goguryeo people in the city, and there were plenty of fire oil and other supplies that were the most powerful in defending the city. Wang Junlin was worried that the losses would be too great, so he did not attack Daluo City. Goguryeo attacked many times and was severely beaten. He was also frightened and piled bricks and stones inside the city gate desperately.
The wood completely sealed the gate. Both sides were wary of each other. Although the confrontation at the south gate was lively, the cruelty became less and less.
The attack on the south gate lasted for two days. Burnt Wang Junlin's equipment was piled up under the city wall. Goguryeo soldiers quietly laid bricks and stones at night, or put cloth bags wrapped with sand and stones, and resumed their work.
Bunker on the city wall.
The frightened Goguryeo soldiers did not dare to fight head-on from the south gate, and only sent cavalry from the north to contain them. However, they defended the city resolutely. During the siege on the second day, Wang Junlin ordered a bullet fired at a piece of the city wall.
Five explosive charges destroyed a large section of the city wall, but Goguryeo auxiliary troops immediately came to repair it.
The battle at the south gate was fierce, and smoke was billowing in the north of Daluo City. The twenty special operations teams sent by Zhang Tiangang were equipped with two horses, and they came and went like the wind. Along the way, all the Goguryeo soldiers were transferred to Daluo City, and only a few were left.
The old and weak and the auxiliary soldiers guarded the forts. As long as they were encountered by the special forces, they would be dead. Within three days, eleven forts were lost in a row. The communication between Daluo City and Annan County was even blocked.
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On the evening of the second day, the harassing special warfare reconnaissance cavalry returned to Daluo City one after another. They encountered a large number of Goguryeo cavalry just a hundred miles away from Annan County.