Chapter 1545 The equipment of the Far East Army is different
However, if these common people are not allowed in based on groundless speculation and suspicion, it will be detrimental to the reputation of himself and the Second Young Master. After all, he is the one who wants to be the prime minister, and the second Young Master wants to be the emperor, so he still needs to pay attention to this reputation.
After thinking for a while, Liu Zhifei said: "If you want to enter the city, you will be questioned when you come in one by one. Your answers must be in the local dialect and you must be able to name your relatives and friends in the city to prove that you are
Waiting is innocent."
As soon as Liu Zhifei finished speaking, most of the people below suddenly turned around and ran away into the distance. After Huang Weiyang pretended to be stunned, he ordered the archers to shoot at the urging of Liu Zhifei and others, but because it was unexpected, he did not respond.
In time, he didn't shoot a few people accurately.
"Hahahaha... I just received news that Huang Shaoqiu defeated Li Zitong and other three rebel navy forces. It seems that they are about to attack Yangzhou City. But this kid is nothing more than that. He actually wants to use this trivial trick. Humph! Now!
Because of this, I'm afraid we will attack the city today." Liu Zhifei laughed and said.
Everyone nearby agreed and said yes.
Huang Weiyang also agreed, thinking that this scene just now killed two birds with one stone.
On the one hand, it can make oneself a trustworthy person in Liu Zhifei's heart, without too many precautions or doubts.
After all, there have been too many examples of the Far Eastern Army using tactics of alienation and internal interference when attacking the city in recent years. As the current person in charge of Yangzhou City, Liu Zhifei is also the most trusted confidant of Yu Wenzhiji, so he will inevitably be wary of the generals below.
and doubt.
On the other hand, it also gave Liu Zhifei the illusion that there was no one from Wang Junlin in Yangzhou City.
"The Far East Army is indeed impeccable in its work, but it is said that it has never received the support of the wealthy family. In fact, Wang Junlin and the wealthy family have become mortal enemies. Although King Qin An's power is now at its peak, can it really succeed?"
"Back then, Xiang Yu was invincible and unparalleled, but in the end he was defeated by Liu Bang and had no choice but to commit suicide."
Huang Weiyang was thinking secretly in his heart, and a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes. Xu Jingzong, who was two steps behind him and was pretending to be his bodyguard, did not notice it.
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In the afternoon, the sky cleared and the accumulation on the ground
There was not much water, so Huang Shaoqiu led an army of 20,000 to the outside of Yangzhou City. There were only 2,000 cavalry, and the rest were all infantry, but he brought enough siege equipment.
As soon as Huang Shaoqiu's troops arrived, the soldiers came out in full force, set up their formations, and began to attack Yangzhou City with the sound of drums.
On top of Yangzhou City, Liu Zhifei sneered when he saw this, thinking that it was indeed the case.
While he ordered the generals to be in place according to the previous deployment and commanded the troops to prepare for the battle, he also ordered the five thousand cavalry to prepare to leave the city.
He was very high-spirited. When he saw that the opponent only had 2,000 cavalry, and he was from the navy, he did not want to hide in the city and defend it blindly. As long as Huang Shaoqiu suffered heavy losses during the siege and his morale dropped, he would let the cavalry leave the city.
Impact the opponent.
But to Liu Zhifei's expectation, Huang Shaoqiu did not attack the city with all his strength. He just formed a military formation outside the east gate and prepared to attack the city. In the southeast corner of the city, less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, there were more than thirty soldiers
There was a kind of catapult that I had never seen before, arranged in three rows.
Could it be that you want the catapult to attack from a distance first and then attack the city?
Liu Zhifei had also seen the power of the catapult with his own eyes, and there is now one on top of Yangzhou City.
When dozens of kilograms of stone or mud bullets fall from the sky, even if they miss, the roar of them is quite frightening.
But in fact, veterans all know that the accuracy of a catapult is extremely poor. If it is thrown at a place where the army is densely packed, it can still be very destructive. However, if it is used to attack a city, it is impossible to smash the city wall with this accuracy.
In addition, there were more than thirty soldiers busy around the catapults, totaling only about a hundred people. On average, there were only six or seven people per catapult. This was much less than the number of people who usually operated the catapults.
As far as Liu Zhifei knows, even a small catapult requires more than 20 people to pull the rope. As for the more than 30 catapults outside the city, it stands to reason that if there are not thirty or fifty people working together, how can the cannonballs be thrown? Going far away?
And the biggest problem with the trebuchet is that there is no way to ensure the accuracy of each stone throw. Dozens of people pull on the pole like a string, and the output of the previous time and the output of the next are almost not the same.
The target was hit last time, but the next time it missed the target thirty or fifty steps away. At the same time,
In order to make the catapults act consistently when pulling the rope, they must be trained, which consumes a lot of time. Therefore, the catapults generally only play a supporting role on the battlefield.
But Liu Zhifei always felt that something was wrong, and Huang Shaoqiu's siege deployment was also a bit abnormal. He suddenly remembered that the equipment of the Far East Army was very famous on the northern battlefield, and it was famous for its accuracy and speed on the battlefield. However, they had been far away in Jiangnan and had not experienced it personally. Didn't think of it.
"No, they still have gunpowder weapons. If they are thrown with this catapult, the consequences will be disastrous." Liu Zhifei just thought of this, his face changed and he was about to observe and think further, when he saw that the catapult of the Far Eastern Army had already reacted.
There was no one pulling at all, but the pressed rod suddenly rose up. As if it was swiveling its arms, a small black dot flew up from the middle catapult on the position outside the city, crossing a perfect line. The parabola crossed a distance of two hundred and fifty steps, and with a loud bang, it suddenly hit the front of the city wall ten steps away.
This is clearly stipulated in the Far Eastern Army's operating instructions for catapults. One catapult will first measure the distance and accuracy, and then all catapults will use this as a basis to determine various data differences, and then make adjustments.
Therefore, in the next moment, all the catapults were seen moving forward about ten steps, and then, more than thirty small poles that had been pressed down suddenly rose up.
More than thirty small black dots flew up from the catapult position outside the city, crossed more than thirty perfect parabolas, and crossed a distance of about 240 steps. There was a loud bang, and almost all of them suddenly exploded. It hit the city wall, half of it hit in front of the city wall, and two stones hit the inside of the city.
Until he stood firm on the trembling city wall, Liu Zhifei was still looking at the more than thirty catapults outside the city in disbelief.
Several small but deep cracks extended out of the city wall more than ten steps to his left. More than a dozen defenders on the city wall were smashed into meat patties on the spot because they could not dodge.
In addition, there were dozens of defenders who were beaten to death by the splashed gravel. They ran around with their heads in their hands and screamed. For a time, the morale of the defenders at the top of the city was affected. Some people's faces showed signs of pain. Panicked, Liu Zhifei discovered that at this moment, the defenders on the city wall showed signs of morale collapse.