When he saw the fire points rising in the residence, Chen Cheng finally understood what the enemy was planning. However, when he realized it, it was already too late. The arrow with the light of fire rose into the air, and then shot towards
It fell down and set the curtains and hangings on the top of the city on fire.
The residences are a bit far away from the palace. If you shoot from the bottom up, heavy arrows are basically out of reach. If you use light arrows, they are not powerful enough. If you want to use a strong crossbow to shoot, you have to knock down the walls of the house first.
, so Chen Cheng couldn't think of what kind of attack methods the enemy would use.
He was still wondering whether the other party had hidden the big yellow crossbow inside, but then he thought that although the big yellow crossbow was amazingly powerful, it was huge in size and had a slow rate of fire, and there was no trace of dragging such a big killing weapon.
I didn't take it to heart. But I didn't expect such a move from the ground.
Although the light arrows ignited by grease are not lethal enough, the attacker does not need to do much damage. As long as they go up, they will be successful. The rockets landed on the top of the city and immediately ignited countless sparks. Many arrows even crossed the city wall.
, fell into the palace and killed many palace maids and eunuchs who were carrying stones and wood.
In the Jiade Palace, Queen He was holding her son Liu Bian. She was startled by the sudden sound of drums and trumpets outside. She covered her son's body and said dissatisfiedly: "Why did Marquis Julu block the general from entering the city?"
Gao Wang knelt on the ground and wailed: "The general wanted to kill us all, but Marquis Julu led his troops to stop him. Queen, we have always been respectful to you, please save our lives!"
Zhang Gong, Han Li, Song Dian and others knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. In the distance, Empress Dowager Dong held Liu Xie's hand and sneered at them.
Queen He said: "I understand, but now the general outside is attacking the city, why not ask Juluhou to stop resisting first? I will tell you about it from the general's side!"
Gao Wang, Zhang Gong and others looked at each other with a troubled look on their faces.
"Queen, the military power is in the hands of Marquis Julu, and he won't listen even to what we say."
"That's right, Queen. With the troops and horses in hand, Marquis Julu has bullied us not only once or twice, but it's up to the Queen to make the decision!"
Queen He snorted, stood up, and said: "Lead the way, I want to see what Marquis Julu has to say now!"
Several of the regular attendants looked at each other again, then stood up and followed Queen He. There were originally some maids and eunuchs in the Jiade Palace decorating the mourning hall, but they were all captured by Chen Cheng not long ago to prepare for the defense of the city.
There are still many people carrying stones, wood and other objects under the supervision of soldiers.
Now the regular servants surrounded Queen He and walked out, and the hall suddenly became empty. Queen Mother Dong sat next to her son, took Liu Xie's hand, and said in a cold voice: "Donghou, you must remember that now
Things, those people outside..."
The old lady pointed outside, with an angry expression on her face, "...They are all traitors and traitors! When you become emperor, don't let any of them go!"
After hearing this, the historian on the side immediately raised his ears, opened the bamboo slips, and started writing quickly.
"It's already this time, why are you writing?" Empress Dowager Dong scolded: "Can't you go do something serious?"
The historian first finished what he was going to write, then straightened his clothes and said seriously: "It is the duty of a minister to write straight and straight."
Empress Dowager Dong snorted, knowing that the other party was telling the truth, so she said nothing more.
Queen He held Liu Bian's hand and as soon as she walked out of the threshold of Jiade Palace, she saw thousands of rockets rising and falling towards the palace. The firelight in the sky was extremely beautiful, but also extremely dangerous. Queen He immediately stopped.
, and retreated with her son. Although the place where the arrow fell was still far away from Jiade Hall, she did not dare to take any risks.
Seeing how dangerous it was outside, Queen He immediately gave up her thoughts of going to Chen Cheng to argue. Just now, she was just encouraged by the regular servants, and it was just a whim. After understanding that the war was not what she imagined, she immediately
flinched.
Seeing Empress He and others retreating at a faster speed, Empress Dowager Dong immediately burst into cynicism again. Empress He was not to be outdone and immediately started to sneer at her. If it weren't for the regular attendants in the middle to dissuade them, they might have started fighting.
As for the emperor who just passed away, few people care about him anymore.
On the top of the city, fire broke out, and the soldiers became a little panicked. Some people continued to look for opportunities to shoot arrows, while others used various things to extinguish the flames. Chen Cheng shot another arrow, killing a soldier pushing a cart.
, then turned around and said loudly: "Go down below and fetch water, wet the cloth and then set it up!"
It was the same village chief from before who loudly accepted the order: "Promise!"
Under the city, taking advantage of the chaos on the city, dozens of crossbowmen from the Shesheng Battalion rushed forward, hid behind the wooden rafts, and then continued to shoot arrows above. Chen Cheng put away the sunset bow and replaced it with a
Zhang Wushi's strong bow used a flurry of arrows and shot arrows down like a storm.
Dozens of enemies who were huddled together were shot over instantly, and their bodies fell to the ground at a distance of forty to twenty steps.
On the wooden rafts set up under the city, there were some narrow lookout openings, which allowed the soldiers hiding behind to observe the situation on the city. Chen Cheng picked up his bow and arrow, and the arrow accurately shot through the lookout openings, and penetrated the eyes of a soldier.
During the process, the soldier's eyes spattered with blood, he fell back to the ground, and suddenly died. When he looked carefully, the arrow had penetrated his head, and the arrow cluster shot out from the back of his head.
The Yueqi and Xiyuan troops at the top of the city ignored the javelins thrown by the Danyang soldiers below the city, and responded with bows and crossbows. They also threw stones and wood blocks to kill the enemies approaching the city gate.
The battle suddenly became fierce, and there were heavy casualties both above and below the city. The Danyang soldiers were divided into two groups, one to help push the ladder truck, and another group to use shields in front to help cover it. The other group pushed forward to the bottom of the city, and threw it at the top of the city.
Throwing spears. Other siege troops also stormed towards the city head under the leadership of their respective generals.
When the soldiers outside the city began to fight desperately, the city suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. After all, there were less than five thousand soldiers capable of fighting in the city. Facing two or three times the number of enemies, even with the protection of the city wall, it would be difficult.
Seeing that the situation was urgent, Chen Cheng stopped moving and lowered his head to rain down arrows. The arrows and crossbow bolts hit the hanging door next to him, making a "swishing" sound. The fire arrows continued to fall, killing him.
The curtains around him lit up, but Chen Cheng only regarded them as oncoming arrows blowing in his face like a breeze.
The armor on his chest was shot three times, and the arrows were bounced away. The crossbow arrow penetrated the armor, pierced the chain mail, and penetrated three points of the flesh. The bag on his head was also hit once by a fire arrow, leaving him
The moment he released his fingers, his body shook slightly.
A slight difference can make a difference a thousand miles. His left hand holding the bow trembled a little, and the arrow missed the target. Instead, it brushed the enemy's ear and hit the ground. Chen Cheng remained unmoved and took out the arrow again.
With a bag of arrows, he handed the strong bow to his right hand and shot arrows at the enemy on the right.
When the palace was built, the situation of being besieged was probably taken into consideration. Perhaps because of the strict laws of the Han Dynasty, the walls of the palace did not cut corners because it was a city within a city. The battlements, towers, horse faces and other facilities were all in place.
Everything is available, allowing the defender to take advantage of the shot.
When the infantry under the city maintained a complete battle formation, although the damage output was not enough, their defense was strong and had a very good defensive effect against the crossbow fire on the city. After they disbanded the formation, they were completely exposed to the front and sides.
Under the pincer attack, they suffered heavy casualties within a short time.
Although Yueqi is famous for his galloping shooting, his standing output is not weak at all, and is even stronger than many crossbowmen. In addition, Chen Cheng has brought many arrows and strong bows and crossbows from the arsenal.
After Yue Qiu changed his foot bow and powerful crossbow, he immediately shot the soldiers under the city and turned them upside down.
The fire on the city was gradually extinguished, but the fire on the four ladder trucks below the city burned more and more fiercely. After getting closer to the city wall, the Danyang soldiers holding shields to protect their companions had to face three directions
The attack on the enemy soon suffered all casualties.
The soldiers pushing the cart gritted their teeth and continued to move forward at first, but their companions were shot down continuously. After all, their bodies could not be compared with steel. Even if they wore iron armor, it would be difficult to block the city within thirty steps.
The powerful crossbow fired directly. The soldiers outside ran back one after another. The soldiers inside couldn't stand the fire, so they also got out and retreated.
Seeing that the attack failed, more than half of the soldiers were lost, and more importantly, several ladder trucks that had high hopes were burned. The sound of gold finally sounded from the rear. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and dragged their weapons back. The defenders on the city
The army took the opportunity to attack, killing another one or two hundred people.
It is very troublesome to organize an attack, and it is very difficult to organize a retreat. After the ringing of the golden sound, most of the soldiers under the city will not be exposed to the enemies on the city. Only Sheshengying and Yuan
The Danyang soldiers under Gongdao maintained their organizational structure and withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
As for the others, basically no one paid attention to them until they ran sixty steps away. Drawing a bow and firing a crossbow was a very laborious task. The people in the city risked death and nervously fired so many times in succession.
After a long time, most of them were panting and their arms were sore. When they saw the enemy retreating, they felt relieved and their will to fight suddenly dropped a lot.
In the residence, the shooters from the Shesheng Battalion fired twenty rounds in a row until their limbs were sore. If they continued shooting, the effect would no longer be significant. The curtains that were re-erected on the city were doused with water, and the flames were mostly
was extinguished.
In the cave of Baihumen, Chen Cheng exchanged his "Sunset Bow" for his "Sunset Bow", equipped himself with a spear and shield, got on his horse, and shouted to the soldiers in front: "Open the door!"
The heavy door bolt was removed, and the copper-clad door was pushed open. Chen Cheng lightly clamped his legs, and Gulu immediately threw off his hooves and squeezed out through the gap in the city gate.
Seeing that the first attack failed, He Jin's expression did not change. The city was littered with corpses, but he was also indifferent. The ancients said: justice does not manage wealth, kindness does not lead troops. Step by step, He Jin reached the position of general.
, did not care at all about the death or injury of thousands of people, even the most elite shooting battalion under his command had many dead.
He had already made a plan. Although the battle on the Nangong side was not good, the Beigong side had already broken through the city gate. He would let those troops attack again later. It would be good to win, but it would be better to lose.
It is not necessarily a bad thing. He Jin also understands the principles of internal strife and external aggression.
While I was thinking about it, chaos suddenly broke out in front of me, with countless people shouting for unknown reasons.
He Jin was startled, stood up and looked forward, and saw a ball of flames in the smoke and dust coming straight towards him.
