The musketeer had been holding his breath and waiting for now.
The range of the muskets was naturally higher than that of the Northern Zhou people's crossbows, but the Zhou people's queues had been scattered before, so Luo Yi did not feel that firing in advance would effectively kill the enemy, and it would also waste the increasingly dwindling amount of ammunition.
This resulted in the musketeers could only watch helplessly as the enemy crossbowmen had been arrogant for a long time. Now it was time to tell them to "shut up".
The bullets roared in and hit the Zhou people's shields intensively. Of course, many bullets took advantage of their superiority to cross the shields and extend to the rear. Of course the Zhou people were not stupid. The shield-swordsman had already raised his shield to protect his head.
But not all Zhou soldiers were qualified to own a shield. Many of them made their own wooden boards, which looked quite funny when they were held up.
However, funny is funny, as long as it is useful, it is a good thing.
Luo Yi gritted his teeth, because he could clearly see that as the Zhou people raised their shields and messy things like wooden boards, the lethality of the muskets was greatly reduced.
The power of the musket is still not that great after all.
The artillery is still roaring, but due to the influence of the shooting angle, once the Northern Zhou army continues to advance, the artillery may no longer be able to stop their progress.
Luo Yi looked at the enemies under the city. Cannonballs continued to explode among the crowd. Some Northern Zhou soldiers were killed directly by the cannonballs, while others were knocked to the ground by the air waves. However, the soldiers behind stepped on the bodies of their companions.
The corpses continued to move forward, but the soldiers who fainted or were involuntarily overturned, got up with difficulty after waking up, and continued to join the attacking formation.
According to common sense, under such circumstances, an army is on the verge of collapse.
But the enemy troops below the city were not like that. They gradually began to run and quickly approached the city wall.
Many people also carry sandbags on their shoulders. The purpose of the sandbags is obvious, which is to fill in the moat as soon as possible and provide them with more channels to attack the city wall. At the rear of the team, there are many improvised trench-filling vehicles, as well.
It was just two wheels and a wooden board, but seeing it made Luo Yi's heart beat fast.
Luo Yi knew very well that the biggest disadvantage on his side was the lack of manpower. The long city wall not only did not give Luo Yi enough sense of security, but also made the troops at hand seem stretched. What Luo Yi could hope for was that the enemy would not have a large number of reinforcements.
Coming from other directions - at present, this possibility is not high.
As a result, the only remaining county around the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Fan Yang. According to Baipao's intelligence, Fan Yang's garrison should only have two to three thousand people. Minus the old and weak who could not be dispatched, there were only more than a thousand in reality.
The people coming to support are not enough to directly threaten Yanjun's city defense security. Secondly, the north and east sides of Yanjun are already under the control of the Han army. Even if Fan Yang's enemy troops come to support, they will only come from the south.
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Moreover, Luo Yi had to try his best to prevent the enemy's siege team from approaching the city wall. The lack of manpower meant that once the enemy began to attack the city, Luo Yi might not have that many people on the wall to stop them from entering the city.
Fortunately, the number of Northern Zhou troops outside the city was not very large, at least not enough for Luo Yi to abandon the city and leave.
The sound of muskets was heard one after another. Although the Northern Zhou army had already taken complete protection before, this also made it impossible for their crossbowmen to stick their heads out and "communicate" with the Han army's musketeers. In terms of killing area and accuracy,
, the crossbowmen can't compare with the musketeers, and even the rate of fire, the musketeers are not that slow. If they really face off, the condescending Han army musketeers will of course have an absolute advantage.
Therefore, the crossbowmen of the Northern Zhou Dynasty simply acted like cowards.
This made many Han army musketeers even arrogantly lean out half of their bodies, just to better target the enemies who were already close to the moat.
The moat outside the south gate is not wide, and there is also the big stone bridge on the moat that Luo Yi used not long ago. It is difficult to call it a qualified barrier. The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty rushed to the edge of the moat.
Some even simply jumped in and waded across without waiting for the trench-filling truck behind them to come up or for their companions to throw their sandbags into the river.
"Generals, they are all elites." Li Yuanfang, who was standing next to Luo Yi, couldn't help but say. He was ordered to lead a reserve team of 500 people to stand by under the city gate, waiting for any emergency to come directly.
Whichever way he goes, the enemy hasn't even touched the city wall at this moment, so he has nothing to do.
The desperate efforts of the Northern Zhou army obviously made Luo Yi feel even worse. In the past, he had almost only seen such crazy attacks regardless of life and death from the soldiers of the Han army. Even now that the situation has developed to the current point, these
The morale of the Zhou army was not affected much, which made Luo Yi admire Dugu Yongye for his skill in leading the troops, but also secretly worried.
Dugu Yongye had the guts to send out all these elites. Could it be that the Fenwu Army outside Juyong Pass had been repelled by him? Otherwise, why would he be so "rampant"?
Luo Yi's biggest source of confidence in holding Yan County now is that the Fenwu Army in Pingcheng can help him contain the enemy, or he can help the Fenwu Army contain the enemy and allow the Fenwu Army to break through Juyong Pass and enter the Youzhou battlefield.
However, the enemy's attack was so fierce that Luo Yi couldn't help but wonder. Their attack without fear of loss showed that they were confident. Why?
"If we can't keep it together, this is the final madness." Ma Cai's voice suddenly sounded, which surprised both Luo Yi and Li Yuanfang. Even Lu Peng and Zu Fan, who had been restless not far away, cast their eyes over.
Ma Cai walked straight to Luo Yi, raised his hands and said: "General, the white robes of Changping are reporting urgently. The Fenwu Army has entered Juyong Pass and passed through Changping. They will arrive at Yan County soon. I beg the General to defend the city and wait for the rescue of the Fenwu Army."
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"Where's Dugu Yongye?"
"Dugu Yongye led his bodyguards to escape from Juyongguan and abandoned Changping. Li Jianjun of the Fenwu Army was leading his troops to pursue him." Ma Tian hurriedly added, "Because it was passed on orally, there is no written battle report. Please
General, forgive me!"
Luo Yi laughed loudly: "Dugu Yongye has become a lost dog. Today I am guarding Yan County. I want to see what Dugu Yongye can do to me even if he arrives!"
Lu Peng and Zu Fan had come to their senses at this time, Juyong Pass was broken? Dugu Yongye only escaped with his own life? So what are you waiting for!
The two of them came forward almost at the same time: "The mighty Han Dynasty, the common people worship him! The general is brave, and he will defend Yan County in anticipation of great achievements. If the general does not give up, the common people are willing to bring their families, old and young, to the top of the city to help the general!"
Luo Yi glanced at the two of them, and they all smiled tacitly.
"The two heads of the family are very polite. Since a good man has the heart to serve the country with all his strength, I cannot let you down!" Luo Yi waved his hand, "Come here, give the weapons and crossbows captured yesterday to the two heads of the house, let them choose!"