The three-story tower above the Nanxun Gate is mostly made of brick and wood. Although the outer corridor columns and walls are all made of brick and stone, the long windows and doors are all made of wood, and the beams and columns inside the roof rafters are also made of wood. Even if they are thick and strong,
It is made of wood that has been treated with fireproofing and antiseptic treatment, but wood is still wood. Under the impact of the whizzing solid iron cannonballs, it breaks and explodes like tofu dregs.
Two solid cannonballs rushed straight in from the fence of the second-story tower, penetrated several stone walls, shattered several portals, and broke seven or eight wooden pillars. Only then were they blocked by a thick wall close to the city.
Blocking. During this process, the broken bluestone and wood exploded and flew, and the scene was extremely spectacular.
Compared with the shocking scene caused by the solid cannonball hitting the building above the city tower, the cannonball hitting the city wall is equally impressive. Bianliang is the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, and the capital should have the atmosphere of a capital, except for the towering city walls and tall towers.
, naturally we have to take into account the look and feel in order to show the panic of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, even though the cost is huge, the city walls near the city gate tower are built with large-scale fired city bricks. The purpose of this is of course not only for the beauty.
, it is also because the city wall structure is structurally easier to modify than the rammed earth city wall. After all, a variety of machine shafts and hollow chambers need to be installed at the city gate in order to control various facilities such as the city gate suspension bridge and falling rocks. But
Although this kind of fired city bricks is extremely strong, it is not as strong as the integrally rammed city wall and the city wall made of quarried bluestone. When the iron cannonball hits, these green bricks will
Broken and broken, they fell like rain. Three cannonballs hit the city wall on the upper left side of the city gate. After three flowers of dust exploded, the area of the broken green bricks actually reached two feet in radius. Although only the outermost layer fell off
city bricks, but it is obvious that the inner city bricks will also be damaged under the impact.
In this era, as well as in the thousands of years before, the construction of city walls was basically based on rammed earth walls. This is because rammed earth walls are easy to build, simple in craftsmanship, and low in cost. More importantly, once rammed earth walls are built,
When solidified, it becomes as tough as steel and is easily indestructible. It is an extremely cost-effective construction method. But its disadvantage is of course that it has no aesthetics at all. Rammed earth walls, as the name suggests, are just earth walls.
Clay, loess, rice soup, straw, etc. are mixed together and stirred evenly, poured into the wall plywood, and tamped vigorously. Wood can be added as a skeleton to increase its stability. The proportions are appropriate and the tamping is firm. After drying
Rammed earth walls are extremely strong. From ancient times to today, rammed earth walls have been the most popular method of building large-scale city walled houses. Chang'an City in the Li and Tang Dynasties was so prosperous and majestic, but in fact even most of the palace walls were
Rammed earth wall. It is just covered with fired bricks and strips of stone for the sake of appearance.
There is no doubt that the city walls of Bianliang, the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, are all rammed earth walls. However, near the city gates and towers, walls made of city bricks are generally used. This is actually to show a kind of strength. Bianliang, the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is
Liang, that is the center of the world. A holy place in the minds of hundreds of millions of people. The magnanimity and solemnity are not to be spoken, but to be displayed. How high are the walls, how wide are the streets, how gorgeous and imposing are the buildings?
How grand this city is is a direct impression of how grand it is for people living here and those who visit. Therefore, the more you look at the city gate, the more magnificent it is.
It is majestic and majestic. The taller and more beautiful the city tower is, the more impressive and dignified it is. Of course, the function of the city wall is mainly to have strong protective capabilities, and it is too long, too high and too large to make the city bricks.
The construction did not meet the needs of maximum defense and was very expensive. Therefore, part of the city wall is still made of rammed earth. However, for the sake of appearance, some repairs were done on the outer wall by leveling and repairing, and the seams were outlined. It just looks pleasing to the eye. But in
The more than 20 gates and towers in the inner and outer cities will showcase the strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Of course, this obviously sacrifices some of the protective capabilities around the tower, but this sacrifice is minimal. On the one hand, the structure of the tower requires a masonry structure that is easy to build and dismantle, so as to facilitate the layout of various internal structures.
Empty rooms and functional units. On the other hand, in today's era, there is no siege method that can make the brick structure of the city tower a breakthrough in the siege. After all, all siege methods are by capturing the city wall or capturing the city gate.
There is no precedent for destroying city walls as a method of siege. To put it bluntly, if conditions permit and financial resources allow, rammed earth walls are not the first choice for construction. Burning city bricks to build city walls and build houses is the first choice.
I hope to use the method. After all, it is strong, convenient and beautiful, so why not?
It is precisely because of the many reasons mentioned above that this siege method of the Luoyan Army can be implemented, and at least in theory it is absolutely possible. Lin Jue is not a foolhardy man, of course he knows the structure of the city walls and towers of Bianliang City.
, knowing its weaknesses, that's why he used this siege method to attack the city. He knew that more powerful explosive shells might be needed to deal with the rammed earth wall. A solid shell would make a big hole at most if it hit the rammed earth wall.
, you want to demolish a solid rammed earth wall, even just for talk. To use an analogy, it is like using a stone to hit an earth bag. No matter how much you hit it, you are afraid it will not collapse. But the masonry structure near the tower is different.
, if it is hit to a certain extent, the tower will collapse like building blocks. The broken bricks and stones will fall off directly, causing huge potholes and damage, which will make the structure above become more unstable, which will cause collapse
s reason.
What Lin Jue was extremely concerned about was the destructive effect of iron lumps hitting the city bricks. When he saw the falling bricks in the telescope and the huge damaged groove shape left by the cannonballs on the wall, he
Lin Jue was extremely pleased. That meant that his judgment was not wrong. Although this siege method was brutal, it was absolutely effective.
"Fire!" In Liang Qi's hoarse roar, the second round of landslides and earth-shattering roars resounded throughout the world. Above the city tower, the panicked defenders had not had a chance to breathe, and the city tower began to shake up and down.
The walls began to burst with gravel and dust, and there was a creepy clicking sound of broken pillars and railings inside the tower.
"It's over, it's over. The tower is about to collapse. Run quickly, the tower is about to collapse." The defenders in the tower screamed in horror. They ran frantically toward the walls on both sides, which was the safest place now.
place, because the opponent obviously focused their bombardment on the city gate tower.
"You are not allowed to run around or leave without permission, otherwise you will be punished by military law." The generals guarding the city shouted loudly, preventing the soldiers from escaping to both sides.
"The city tower is about to collapse. The city gate below has been blown to pieces. Their people have begun to attack. They are about to attack." A soldier reported loudly.
The city gate guard stuck his head out and looked down the city. Sure enough, he saw the enemy's siege troops swarming towards the city. There seemed to be only a small number of them, only six or seven thousand, and they were pushing carts and carrying shields.
What kind of military branch? But he had no time to think about it.
"Put down the Dragon-Breaking Stone. Quick!" the city gate guard roared.
A soldier quickly entered the empty room inside the city gate from the stairs, and controlled the machine shaft to lower the thousand-jin dragon-breaking stone. The dragon-breaking stone is just a way of saying it. It is actually the last resort to seal the city gate. It is a thousand-jin iron
Gate. Once the city gate is damaged, this is the last means to seal the city gate. Once the thousand-pound iron gate is lowered, the city gate hole will be completely sealed, making it completely impossible to enter or exit. This is actually the last resort, because it will become stuck after being lowered.
He died and could never recover. But the general guarding the city felt a great threat, so he decisively issued this order.
Amidst the roar, the thousand-jin iron gate suddenly fell down, and the three city gates were completely sealed by the iron gate. However, he did not know that the opponent's attack method could not be solved by blocking the city gate. And the man from the bottom of the city rushed towards the city gate.
The troops in the direction are not formal siege troops, but 3,000 engineer battalion troops escorted by 3,000 shield soldiers. When General Shenwei attacks with artillery, they must rush to the front of the city tower in advance to build a pontoon bridge on the moat.
Solve the problem of subsequent cavalry charges into the city.
The third and fourth rounds of shelling followed. The top and bottom of the tower were already shrouded in smoke. Especially the majestic and gorgeous three-story tower, it could be described as riddled with holes. After four rounds of shells, more than ten shells
It hit the tower, and the supporting columns had collapsed and broken. The entire tower was swaying and crumbling. The defenders in the tower had to evacuate outside the towers on both sides.
There are very few soldiers left.
The fifth round of bombardment came ruthlessly. This time, I don’t know whether it was an error in the muzzle or a deliberate adjustment. Seven of the ten shells hit the tower, which dealt a fatal blow to the already crumbling tower. The last support on both sides
Seven or eight of the more than ten pillars were hit. After breaking, the entire tower made a terrible creaking sound, just like the terrifying sound before the big tree broke. It made people's hair stand on end. No matter how intimidated the guard was,
The defenders in the tower did not dare to stay any longer. Thousands of soldiers fled in a frantic manner.
The city tower tilted crookedly to one side. I thought it would collapse suddenly, but when it tilted to an angle, it suddenly stopped there, forming a delicate balance, and it did not collapse. The soldiers on the wall and
The soldiers of the Luoyan Army below the city looked at it and couldn't help but admire its stubbornness. However, suddenly a breeze blew by, and the stubbornness of the city tower seemed vulnerable to the breeze. A half-broken wooden pillar clicked.
There was a crack, and the next moment the entire three-story city tower suddenly collapsed like building blocks. Smoke and dust billowed, and stones and wooden bars flew and cracked in all directions, falling down from the city wall. After the smoke and dust quickly dissipated, the majestic cornices and corners were revealed.
The tall three-story city tower has disappeared, leaving only ruins on the city wall.
This scene was captured by dozens of generals including Chen Bin, Zhu Zhirong, Wang Jun, and Yuan Ping who had just arrived at Taixue Zuojin Street. Everyone witnessed the gate tower in front of them falling down like child's play.
, they reined in their horses and looked at each other in astonishment, extremely horrified.
