Even if only the light cavalry of the Han army arrived at the foot of the mountain on the east side of Qiziling now, it is enough to mean that the Han army has completed the blockade of all roads from Hanoi to Qiziling. Whether these light cavalry move or not, it is enough to form a psychological reaction for the defenders of Qiziling.
It suppressed the Han army on the other side, and even encouraged the Han army on the other side who might launch an attack at any time.
It is difficult to defend alone, even if it is natural danger.
Shuofeng sighed in his heart. When the Han army planned to attack from east to west, he had no chance of winning.
The next step should be a long defense. The only thing that can reassure Shuifeng is that the soldiers in the camp are mainly Xianbei people, and their loyalty is relatively high. At least he doesn't have to worry about being kidnapped by those around him and surrender directly.
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"Boom!" The sound of artillery suddenly sounded.
A cannonball accurately hit the watchtower on one side of the wall, knocking off the top of the watchtower. Several crossbowmen on the watchtower panicked and fell down one after another.
Just as Feng was about to say something, the sound of "dong dong" drums came from the mountain road below. Shields were erected one by one and they were advancing forward. Behind the shields, you could even see musketeers lining up from a high position.
The attack actually started right now.
Shuofeng did not expect that Xiao Shilue's movements would come so quickly.
"Drums!" he shouted loudly, "wood rolling stones!"
"Boom!" The artillery fired again, this time more accurately, hitting the archery tower behind the wall directly, piercing the archery tower.
The shield bearers of the Han army were still advancing in an orderly manner. Their pace was not fast, and they moved forward bit by bit, approaching the range of the Northern Zhou Dynasty's crossbow.
The Han army launched an attack from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain. Although the performance and power of the Han army's bed crossbows were better than those of the Northern Zhou army, the disadvantages of the terrain were such that of course this advantage would not play any role.
, if the Han army's bed crossbow wants to reach the Northern Zhou camp, it must actively enter the range of the Zhou people's bed crossbow, and a guy as big as a bed crossbow is likely to be directly hit by a rolling stone and cause it to be scrapped. Therefore, Xiao Shilue
Just don't move these guys up. They may not play any role, but they will cause a lot of chaos.
Although there is only one artillery piece, the artillery fires far and is very powerful, so I'll make do with it.
If Xiao Shilue had ten artillery pieces in his hand at this time, he would really dare to blast them like this for a few hours, and then lead his men to rush forward to collect the corpses.
If you want to directly capture a strategic location like Qiziling, it is better to waste some artillery shells than to use human lives to fill it directly.
If Xiao Shilue had not received the news from Hanoi and knew that the Han army in Hanoi was also preparing to attack Qiziling from the east, he would not have foolishly advanced. Now he is in this position with an arrow on the string and has to launch an attack.
If he didn't launch an attack for a long time, he would come back to his senses and realize that the Han army on the east side had no way to directly attack Shuofeng in the camp for the time being. They would definitely concentrate their forces and charge down the mountain first. In this case
Xiao Shilue really may not be able to stop him.
It's just that now that Xiao Shilue is about to attack the camp, Shuofeng doesn't dare to act impulsively. It's not a secret that Xiao Shilue has reinforcements, but Shuofeng doesn't know how many reinforcements there are. Since Xiao Shilue dares to launch an attack with great fanfare
, which means that the number of reinforcements is not small.
Rather than saying this is a head-to-head confrontation of strength, it is better to say it is a psychological game between the leaders of both sides.
Both sides are under pressure, and they are trying their best to confuse their opponents and make them make mistakes in their judgment of the battle situation, so that they can seize the opportunity and strike a fatal blow.
Therefore, Xiao Shilue did not dare to rush directly up with his troops rashly, and Zhuofeng did not dare to lead his men to rush down. For a time, both sides of the winding mountain road were in full formation, but only the solitary cannon was firing.
Cannonballs will hit every once in a while, and they may not necessarily hit key places. Even if they hit key places, such as the watchtower, it will just make a hole, which is not enough to affect the watchtower.
The stability was so great that even before the next cannonball came, the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had time to repair the archery tower.
The monotonous sound of artillery became the only sound on the entire battlefield besides the sound of footsteps.
But Shuofeng knew very well that the artillery did not seem to cause much damage to the village, but the rumbling sound of the artillery struck the hearts of every Northern Zhou soldier like a hammer, telling them that the Han army was now in
Take action, and they can only be beaten passively.
Shuofeng looked around, and several generals were already eager to give it a try.
Since Xiao Shilue did not take the initiative to launch an attack, there are two possibilities. One is because he is waiting for the cooperation of the Han army on the other side, and the other is that this guy is bluffing. If it is the former, then he must be dealt with as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to be attacked from both sides, and if it is the latter, then we must deal with him more quickly. If we can capture the cannon, it will be a great help to the Northern Zhou army in defending the camp.
It's impossible not to be greedy for such a useful guy.
Several phoenixes gritted their teeth and made up their minds when the drums at the foot of the mountain sounded again. The Han soldiers advanced quickly.
"Are you serious?" Zhuofeng was immediately startled, "Crossbowman, wood and stone!"
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At this time, in the other direction of Qiziling, a large group of Han infantry was advancing rapidly. At the same time, people carried heavy artillery on their shoulders and moved up the mountain road little by little. When they encountered the rugged mountain road,
In such a place, someone even had to run up to the top and hoist the artillery up with ropes.
Although the weather is not hot, everyone is already exhausted and sweating profusely.
In order to carry these iron lumps, I almost lost half my life.
Zhou Peng, who was the leader of this partial division, was also bare-chested at this time, carrying a load-bearing log for carrying the artillery, and moved forward little by little. In order to move the artillery up the mountain - to be precise, half of the people who had already chosen a good position were
Mountainside fort - since the commander-in-chief Zhou Peng surrendered, all the soldiers took turns to go into battle, otherwise the pressure alone would be enough to crush them.
In addition, there are a large number of cannonballs, gunpowder, etc. that need to be moved up bit by bit, otherwise the artillery alone will be of no use.
As a partial general of Yangwu Army who performed well in the previous battle of Qingjiangkou, Zhou Peng was given the responsibility of leading a partial division this time, and was responsible for attacking Qiziling from east to west with Xiao Shilue. It is conceivable that as long as this battle goes well,
It will no longer be a dream for him to stand alone in the future.
Before the infantry arrived at Qiziling, Zhou Peng had already sent his light cavalry to clean up all the Northern Zhou outposts and camps in front. The purpose was to clear the way for the artillery transport team and prevent the Northern Zhou army from posing any threat to the artillery transportation.
Xiao Shilue's previous battle report clearly pointed out that without artillery, a powerful weapon for attacking fortresses, it would not be that easy to capture the stronghold simply by relying on the flesh and blood of the soldiers.