Yu Wenshu secretly screamed, but before he could give the order to disperse, more stone bullets were already whizzing in. This time, the target was not the city wall, but the people under the city.
The assembled crossbowmen dispersed in panic, but it was too late.
The stone bullets hit the crowd one by one, leaving blood and flesh everywhere they hit.
Yu Wenshu took a breath. The enemy had obviously calculated this, and the previous round of stone bullets was just to confuse him.
These cunning southern barbarians.
But before he could give the order to prepare for a counterattack, the Han army's crossbowmen, who had already reduced their firing range to 500 steps, had already pulled the trigger. Waves of arrows unscrupulously killed the Northern Zhou soldiers behind Luzhai.
"Shield, shield!" The Northern Zhou army was completely in disarray, and Yu Wenshu could only shout with all his strength, but it seemed that not many people were willing to obey or had the leisure to obey his order. Five thousand Northern Zhou soldiers Wu Yang He started running towards the city gate.
Years of battles have almost exhausted the old soldiers in the army. Especially the outbreak of the previous wars in Tongguan, Wuguan and other places has caused the elite soldiers and horses in Guanzhong to begin to gather in these two directions. There were not many soldiers and horses left in Binzhou, a town that almost belonged to the rear, and most of them were strong men captured temporarily.
After all, from another perspective, concentrating all the strong men in the pass into the army can also avoid being used by the enemy.
However, these men who had no combat experience at all could not panic when they suddenly saw this sight of blood and flesh flying everywhere, especially when the dark enemy was already close in front of them.
The generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty tried in vain to restrain their subordinates, but in the panic, the crowd was already pushing and trampling on each other. Everyone was running desperately towards the city gate. At this time, who could care about the superiors who had barely met them? What are you talking about?
However, the city gate in front was slowly closed at this time.
"Open the door!"
"Open the door quickly!"
The soldiers who rushed at the front slammed against the city gate, but the city gate did not move at all.
In the Han army formation not far away, the scene in front of them made the Han army generals laugh and cry.
"Order to prepare to attack the city. There is no need to worry about the enemy troops below the city." Han Qinhu gave the order decisively at this time, "With such an opponent, if you cannot attack Binzhou within two days, you will feel embarrassed, you know? !”
"No!" the generals agreed.
At this time, Yu Wenshu, who was among the rebels, looked at the closed city gate in front of him and at the Han army getting closer and closer behind him. For a moment, he felt only despair in his heart.
A hanging basket swayed down, and several of Yu Wensheng's personal guards jumped down: "Major General, hurry up!"
"I won't leave!" Yu Wenshu said immediately, why was he defeated so unclearly?
In the end what happened?
Yuwenshu himself hasn’t figured it out yet.
Looks came one after another from the side. It was obvious that these Northern Zhou soldiers also knew that this was their only way to survive now. If Yu Wenshu's personal guards were not watching with eager eyes, they would have pounced on him long ago.
"Major General, let's go!" Apparently the two Yuwensheng guards who came down also had orders to die, and even dragged Yuwenshu up with a tow frame.
Yu Wenshu felt the hanging basket rising slowly in a daze.
He never thought that the first time he led an army, he would be defeated so completely. He didn't even know what happened, and the army formation completely collapsed.
The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty fled in panic along the city wall to both sides. Obviously they no longer expected to be rescued, and it was impossible to open the city gate just for them. Arrows kept flying from behind, one after another, the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty
They fell down after being hit by arrows, or fell on the city wall in despair. The not-so-high city wall seemed so insurmountable at this time, or they fell directly into the trench, creating a situation for the Han army to cross the trench later.
Partial force.
Yuwenshu sat on the hanging basket, looking at the ground getting further and further away, and at the chaos below.
Occasionally, arrows passed by, carrying the sound of wind.
On the suspension bridge that had not yet been retracted, the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were still crowding forward in vain. Obviously Yu Wensheng did not intend to leave these people on the other side of the trench, otherwise they might become prisoners of the enemy, and in turn become prisoners of the enemy.
They are cannon fodder for sieges. Secondly, even if they die, their bodies may be used to fill trenches.
So it would be better to let them die in despair in the trench.
"Major General!" The soldiers who had been waiting in front of the city battlements pulled Yu Wenshu up three times, but the basket would not be put down again. The enemy's ladder trucks had already come out in greater numbers, heading towards the city wall.
Come over, and the crossbowmen also start shooting arrows here one after another.
Putting down the hanging basket that symbolizes survival and hope at this time, what will happen if it is not kept intact? Yu Wensheng is obviously not in a good mood to watch things happen that may trigger a new round of chaos.
"Dang!" The suspension bridge was completely retracted, and the taut iron cables made a crisp sound.
Arrows continued to shoot over, covering both the inside and outside of the city wall. Rows of soldiers fell down screaming, while others were trying hard to survive. They used their swords and guns to hack away at the suspension bridge in vain, or jumped directly into the ditch.
In the process, he rolled and climbed across the ditch.
Han Qinhu apparently also discovered this and ordered the crossbowmen to start shooting arrows at the top of the city. Two groups of cavalry had already surrounded them from both wings, covering the fleeing soldiers as they moved towards the main formation.
Now that everyone is short of labor, Han Qinhu is of course very grateful for these gifts from Yu Wensheng.
"Dad!" Yu Wenshu looked angrily at Yu Wensheng, who was standing under the protection of his personal guards, "Why don't you open the city gate?!"
"Unfortunately, five thousand soldiers and horses were beaten to a pulp before even engaging in battle. Is it my father's fault?!" Yu Wensheng shouted coldly, "You are scolding me like this, but do you still have your father in your eyes? You still won't back down!"
Yu Wenshu stamped his feet, but could only hold his hands in hand. Before he could speak, a stone bullet roared towards him, heading straight for the tower above the city gate.
"General, be careful!"
"Protect the general and leave quickly!"
Yu Wensheng's personal guards were in chaos, and the stone bullets directly hit the tower, penetrated directly from the second floor to the first floor, and then directly broke open the door. Only the crossbowmen hiding in the tower could be heard.
There were screams and no one knew how many people were injured. And Yu Wensheng, who was originally standing at the gate of the city tower, might have been hit by a stone bullet if it weren't for the quick eyesight and quick hands of his guards.
This round of stone bombs should be the last one, and it also symbolizes the official sounding of the siege horn.
The large group of Han soldiers lined up at the front, covering the ladder trucks and rush vehicles as they moved forward, while the soldiers carrying simple ladders followed scatteredly behind, so that they could avoid the enemy's arrows as much as possible.