Chapter 393: The Battle of Pingcheng
The rebels' offensive is in full swing, putting too much pressure on the defenders of Pingcheng!
However, they could not be beaten passively all the time, and first the catapults in the city launched a counterattack. The very experienced general quickly judged the location of the opponent's catapult from the stone blocks fired from the opposite side, and instructed the soldiers to adjust the direction and angle of the catapult's attack, concentrate all the catapults, and launch the large stones at the same time.
Just one round of throwing, the catapult position located on the east side of Pingcheng was smashed, and many catapults were smashed, and the output of the catapult was missing, and the pressure on the east side of Pingcheng would be reduced a lot. Immediately after a round of throwing, the general ordered the catapult to continue changing direction and angle and turn to the rebel catapult position south of the city.
At the same time, the soldiers hiding on the city wall suddenly appeared, throwing stones, wood and other heavy objects at the rebels who were climbing the city wall, and some poured fire oil, and the rebels who climbed on the siege ladder were unable to move and dodge, and were hit one after another, and people were constantly smashed from the ladder to the ground. Falling from the wall more than five zhang high, not to mention being smashed down, many people died on the spot, even if they were lucky enough to fall on the shield of the shield soldier below, it would fall into serious injuries, less arms and less legs that were light, heavy and only one breath left, lying on the ground and unable to move, the hope of surviving in the back was very slim. The shield soldiers who were smashed below would not be comfortable, and it was inevitable to hurt their muscles and bones. This is the cruelty of siege warfare, if you can't attack the city, you will die, even if you attack it, you have to face the opponent's fight, and the chance of survival is not great, if you want to survive, unless you overcome obstacles all the way and get the final victory.
The archers in Heijo set fire to the arrows in their hands and fired arrows at the corpses that fell below, and the corpses stained with fire burned when they caught fire, and immediately a raging fire broke out under the castle, and the seriously wounded soldiers could not move, wailing and screaming in the fire, and were engulfed in the fire in a helpless struggle.
The fire formed a protective barrier for the city under the city walls, causing great trouble for the rebels besieging the city. Moreover, taking advantage of the fire, the soldiers of Heijo continued to pour fire oil down, and the fire grew bigger and bigger, scorching the city wall into a thick black.
Han Kaiyuan looked at everything that happened in front of him coldly, and there was no trace of turmoil in his heart. Ci is not in charge of the army, righteousness is not in charge of money, no matter what kind of person he is, but on the battlefield, he is a qualified marshal.
"Deliver sand, pour it into the fire under the walls, and extinguish the fire as fast as you can!"
"Catapults change positions, don't stop in the same place and launch continuously!"
"Archers shoot the enemy soldiers on the wall of the city!"
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Han Kaiyuan's orders were passed down one after another, and he kept huge pressure on Pingcheng. Moreover, under the cover of many parties, the soldiers besieging the city climbed to the head of the city one after another, and the two sides fought each other with swords and swords. However, due to the unequal strength of the two sides, the rebels who had just climbed the walls of Pingcheng were quickly killed.
It's just that the rebel soldiers are constantly rushing to the city wall, climbing without fear of death, and the soldiers on the city wall are holding shields in their left hands and knives in their right hands, and their heads are flashed out from time to time with shields, slashing at the rebels who have just climbed. If the siege ladder rises too high, they will try their best to knock it down. A large number of corpses appeared under the castle, some set on fire and some on the heel of the wall that had just been extinguished by the sand.
The siege vehicles continued to hit the heavy city gates, and some even hit the city walls directly, and the ground was shaking violently, making people feel that the city gates and city walls would be breached at any time. At this time, some of the civilians in the city were pushed by carts, some were carried by flat poles, and some were carried by their hands, and they transported the earth, sand, stone, and timber from the city to the city gate, blocking behind the city gate. These people are busy and unhurried, and have apparently done such things before.
The crossbowmen on the city wall under the command of Gao Lang constantly shot at the places where the enemy troops were concentrated, and the lethality of the rebels was very great, especially the enemy troops pushing the siege vehicles, although they were protected by shields, after being deliberately targeted, the casualties were very large, and the action of the siege vehicles hitting the flat city was greatly alleviated. It's just that the consumption of arrows is also very large, which made Gao Lang frown, and immediately ordered: "Order the reserve army to go out, collect arrows, and tell them to be careful." ”
The reserve army is the young and middle-aged people in the city who spontaneously organized to help the Pingcheng army defend the city, and they were the ones who transported materials to block the city gate at this time, and the reserve army that had not yet been dispatched immediately dispatched after receiving the order, immediately dispatched all of them to look for arrows throughout the city, and gathered them to be sent to the nearest city wall. Don't underestimate these people who contributed, their efforts were very helpful to the army, and if Pingcheng could hold it, their contributions would be indelible!
However, there were rebel siege engines on all sides, and the gates were blocked by a large number of heavy objects and were not broken, but a large hole was made in the western part of the city. The shield soldiers who pushed the siege cart immediately drew their swords and poured into the city, and the three thousand troops who remained in the city were waiting to fight at any time, and when they saw the enemy entering the city, they immediately met them, and quickly wiped out this group of shield soldiers, but before the soldiers and civilians of Pingcheng blocked the gap, the rebels swarmed from this gap!
The first hand-to-hand fight between the two sides began!
Fortunately, the hole in the city wall is not very large, and the number of rebels entering cannot be too large, and they will be surrounded and annihilated soon after entering the city. However, the Pingcheng army also suffered casualties as a result, but fortunately they were on the initiative, and the wounded could be withdrawn in time for treatment, while the rebels did not return.
After Han Kaiyuan discovered the gap in Pingcheng, he immediately ordered the besieging army to dispatch the elite to expand the results of the battle at all costs! The appearance of the elite troops immediately increased the pressure on the defenders of Pingcheng, and although they blocked the enemy's attacks wave after wave, their own casualties were also rising in a straight line!
Fortunately, the snow wolf led her rescue team to appear in time, and the rebels killed with strong combat power had no power to fight back.
Han Kaiyuan quickly discovered the abnormality here, because so many elite players rushed into Pingcheng, and at the beginning, he could still hear the shouts of fierce fighting between the two sides, but now the movement suddenly became smaller. Number Seven
"The other party has sent a master, our attack is unfavorable, we must make a few more breakthroughs! Order the troops to continue the attack, all the siege vehicles to increase the siege of the city, we must hit a few more gaps!" Han Kaiyuan immediately ordered, after the Quartet received the order, at the same time increased the siege efforts, and soon knocked out a big hole in the north city wall!
The rebels from the north swarmed in, and the frontal battle began again, but fortunately, several killers intervened in time and quickly stabilized the situation. With the help of the killers, who took turns to ensure great lethality and avoid casualties, the hole in the north was like a powerful meat grinder, constantly reaping the lives of the rebels who rushed in.
Soon, Snow Wolf's rescue team was also replaced by killers, and Snow Wolf took Shi Jingtian and five killers back to the city wall from Xin, ready to deal with the enemy's masters who could appear at any time.
Ye Heng had been guarding Gao Lang's side, paying attention to how he commanded the army to defend the city while protecting his safety.
Han Kaiyuan certainly understood this truth, so he commanded his archers to continuously shoot the Pingcheng generals on the city wall, and Gao Lang was naturally one of the characters he focused on. The marksmen in the rebel army shot at Gao Lang from time to time, and if it weren't for Ye Heng by his side, he would probably be hit by an arrow.
Judging from the speed and strength of the opponent's sharp arrows, there are archers of the Martial King rank in the rebel army, and the arrows he shoots are a mortal threat to Gao Lang! Fortunately, there is only one such terrifying archer, but there are at least three archers of the advanced martial arts rank, and the arrows they shoot are also terrifying and lethal.
"It looks like I'm going to have to do it!" Ye Heng showed anger on his face after helping Gao Lang block more than a dozen extremely threatening arrows.
"City Lord, what are you going to do?" Gao Lang exclaimed, "I know you are strong, but there is an army of tens of thousands on the other side, don't do anything stupid!"
Ye Heng looked at Gao Lang with a look on his face, and said, "What stupid thing are you doing?"
"You can't be a master of art who is bold and wants to rush out and kill, right?" asked Gao Lang uneasily.
"I'm not that stupid, I mean I can play with bows too!" Ye Heng explained, and then took out a large silver bow from the Acceptance Ring.
As a boy who grew up in the northern pasture, horseback riding and archery is the most basic life skill, how could Ye Heng not be? It's just that after leaving Xiangyunzhuang, he used knives and fists to solve problems along the way, so that he had long been accustomed to face-to-face combat. Now on the battlefield, he finally realized the power of the bow and arrow, so he took out his big bow that he hadn't used for a long time.
This bow was still received by Ye Heng from Fenghe Ranch when he was in Xiangyunzhuang, and the quality was not too high, but the quality was still very good. However, there were not many arrows in his acceptance ring, there were ten in total, all of which were made of fine iron. The reason why there are few is because at that time, after hunting and shooting the prey, the arrows would be recovered, and ten were enough.
"City Lord, then you can help me shoot an archer first!" Gao Lang said as he pointed to an archer standing a hundred meters away from Han Kaiyuan's left.
"Why did you shoot him first?" Ye Heng asked. This archer he hadn't noticed before, the first thing he wanted to kill was the four high-level archers who had shot Gao Lang and were very threatening in his eyes.
"That man's archery skills are very good, although he rarely shoots, but every arrow shot can kill one of our soldiers, and on the battlefield I am afraid of this kind of archer who shoots calmly and accurately!" Gao Lang explained.
"Okay then, just take him for the arrow!" Ye Heng said as he put his bow on the arrow, and as soon as he aimed at the archer, the man looked up. Some people are naturally sensitive to danger, and whenever they feel danger, they feel it. The archer on the opposite side is clearly such a figure, and if he is cultivated, his achievements will be immeasurable. It's just that his growth must be exchanged for the lives of many people, and he will succeed in ten thousand bones, and for the soldiers and civilians of Pingcheng, he is a poisonous snake hiding in the shadows, and he must be eliminated as soon as possible!
The moment Ye Heng shot the arrow, the archer's heart suddenly beat wildly, and the black hair on his head stood up, he immediately sensed the deadly danger, and immediately fell to the ground! It's just that he dodged his head, but his body was hit by an arrow, the arrow pierced from his shoulder, penetrated into his chest, and pierced out of his abdomen, the tip of the arrow sank into the ground under his body, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling on his shoulder.
The archer screamed and lay motionless on the ground. The comrades-in-arms next to him immediately called for the ambulance personnel to take him away, but when the military doctor saw his injuries, he shook his head and said to the medical staff around him: "Ask him if he has anything to say, and write it down while he still has a breath! You must not pull out that arrow, once it is pulled out, he will die on the spot!"
When the archer heard the words of the military doctor, he stretched out his hand and put it into his arms with difficulty, and his blood flowed out a lot along the tip of the arrow, and the severe pain made his face pale and cold sweat.
The archer took out a letter and a white handkerchief from his arms, and said intermittently to the medical staff around him: "Help me send the letter home, let the family return the handkerchief to Jiayi, and tell her that if you meet a good family, you will get married!"