XXXVI. Blood City
On the second day, the official army did not attack the city, but first forced the people to raise and strengthen the earthen fortifications under the rain of red turban arrows. Then he cut down the surrounding trees, presumably to prepare siege equipment.
On the third day, there were large groups of soldiers in the camp who rushed to the countryside, and the so-called bandits were like combs, and the soldiers were like grates, especially the officers and soldiers of Dayuan, who plundered the people's grain and livestock, harmed women and women, and killed good people and risked merit.
The local red scarf soldiers in Haozhou in the city gritted their teeth and beat their chests. Especially the fellow townsmen accepted by Zhu Chongba, their hometown is not very far from Haozhou, and it is a one-day journey away.
If he fights for a few more days, I am afraid that his hometown will inevitably suffer from the claws of the officials and soldiers.
On the fourth day, the official army attacked the city early in the morning.
The officers and soldiers prepared for three days, but if they did not move, they did their best, leaving no one behind.
For the past three days, Zhu Wu has been guarding the city. When the war drums and bullhorns of the officers and soldiers sounded, he knew that the real war had just begun.
"Heavy starling!" Zhu Wu shouted to Zhu Chongba, "The official dog is coming." ”
Zhu Chongba laughed loudly, "Good brother, take care!" ”
Zhu Wu nodded heavily, and the officials and soldiers under the city poured out of the nest at the moment when the order ended.
It was still the archers who suppressed the city head, and the other infantry of the official army divided into three ways, one to attack the city gate, and the other two to attack the horse faces on both sides of the city gate.
"Kill!"
The sky is clear, and the world is full of wolf smoke.
Arrows from the officers and soldiers continued to shoot at the head of the city, and Zhu Wu squatted behind the big iron shield on top of the two, staring at the officers and soldiers who were roaring and rushing under the city wall.
"There are long ladders for officers and soldiers!"
The officers and troops marched in three directions, and at the head of the infantry attacking the horse was a long ladder.
This ladder is not what it looks like in film and television dramas, the ladder made of wood is thick and wide, and can be climbed side by side by two people.
Moreover, the top of the wooden ladder was supported by an iron hook, and once hung on the city wall, the defenders could not lift it at all.
In the past few days, Zhu Wu has consulted with veterans in the army, and this kind of ladder is the most difficult. Imagine that the defenders were at the head of the city at a height of five or six meters, and the wooden ladder hung diagonally on the city wall, which could only be pushed away unless there was a special pusher, but the pusher was only useful until it was hung.
After the wooden ladder is hung on the city wall, the ground will immediately be pressed with heavy objects, and there are soldiers and ants attached to it.
Moreover, there are iron hooks on the current wooden ladder, which are hung on the wall unless the wooden ladder breaks on its own halfway, otherwise it can only wait to be close to the face of the officers and soldiers.
The most deadly thing is that there is not only one wooden ladder, some are hung diagonally at the head of the city, and some are lower than the city wall. There are soldiers who use it to climb, and there are those who climb, and it is impossible to prevent it.
Therefore, more than 2,000 years ago, Mozi wrote 12 articles on the methods and instruments of defending the city. (1)
But how can the mud legs of Haozhou Red Turban understand this, they were unexpectedly taking the city together, and they have never fought a tough battle at all, and now there is nothing to defend the city except human life.
"Li Sai, shoot him!" Zhu Wu pointed in the direction of the long ladder.
Bang!
Zhu Wu's voice fell, Li Sai adjusted the bed crossbow, and an arrow shot out and fell into the official army array, and several officers and soldiers were pierced into meat skewers, but they did not touch the long ladder that was laid flat.
"Come again!" Zhu Wu roared.
A few hardcover brothers used a winch to wind the bed crossbow, but there was a rattle, and several brothers slammed on their heads, and the winch suddenly broke.
The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the metal parts of the bed crossbow were actually scrapped.
The shields of the officers and soldiers under the city were against the bows and arrows of the city, and the distance was calculated under the leadership of the officers and soldiers, and the long wooden ladder was pulled up, and it was about to be hung up.
At this time, the officers and soldiers who stormed the city gate also arrived at the city gate, and the fight was about to break out.
Wow!
Zhu Wu took out the long knife at his waist, "Li Sai led people to throw things under the city, the second tiger and the third followed me to block the city, and Lan Yu went to call the other brothers to go to the city!" ”
Lan Yu shot down the officers and soldiers in the city with an arrow, and stubbornly shouted, "Fifth brother, let others pass the word, and I will follow you!" ”
After speaking, the bow and arrow picked up a long-handled hammer from the ground, stood side by side with Zhu Wu, and shouted, "Fifth brother, Haozhou is my family!" ”
There was a mess above and below the city, and on the side of Zhu Chongba next to him, a few brothers probed from the city wall and pushed the ladder in vain. But he became a live target for the archers of the official army, and after being shot, he fell from the city with a scream.
Guo Dashuai sat at the top of the city tower, and his personal soldiers also rushed to the front line.
The long ladder of the officers and soldiers is getting closer and closer, and you can even see the cold light of the iron hook on the ladder. Finally, with a clang, the wooden ladder hung at the head of the city.
The officers and soldiers under the city screamed, and several soldiers climbed up with knives in their hands.
The wind is cold, but the blood is hot.
Zhu Wu raised his sword, not afraid of the arrows of the officials and soldiers, and shouted with a roar, "Brothers, Haozhou is our home, and the officials and soldiers will be finished when they come in!" Follow me and kill the official dog! ”
"Follow the fifth brother to kill the official dog!" The brothers roared in unison.
The officers and soldiers at the city gate were pounding on the city gate, and the city was pouring hot soup with fire oil, and a bucket of charcoal fell down, and there was a sea of fire.
The officers and soldiers on the wooden ladder climbed extremely fast, and the bows and arrows of the counterattack only shot down a few unlucky ghosts, and more and more people climbed up.
An officer and soldier wearing half-body armor, when he was still about half a meter away from the city, suddenly exerted strength in his waist and abdomen, and jumped over on a wooden ladder.
"I'm eight generations old!"
The official army volleyed down, and the spear in the hand of the second tiger stabbed sharply, hitting him in the heart.
But then another officer and soldier climbed up, and Lan Yu howled and swung his hammer and slammed it. Who would have thought that only one was hit, and there were officers and soldiers behind who grabbed the hammer and jumped up directly with strength.
"I still want a few knives to kill someone!"
Suddenly, Zhu Wu remembered what Ma Xiuying taught him to practice knives.
The waist and abdomen were one, taking advantage of the man's unstable foothold, holding the knife in both hands, and the knife was as light as electricity.
A human head flew into the sky, and the blood gushing from a body fell to the ground drenched Zhu Wu's head and face.
"The man of Haozhou, kill the enemy!"
Behind him, a large group of brothers stepped up, roaring like wild beasts and swooping down on the walls.
"Gentlemen of Huaixi, follow us!"
Zhu Chongba's side has also received the enemy, and in his hands, he has a hammer and an axe. He was followed by Xu Da and Geng Junyong.
The three of them had long and short weapons, and several officers and soldiers who had just climbed to the top of the city were immediately cut down and chopped down by them.
The sound of killing above and below the city shook the sky, as if the battlefield of Shura was full of blood.
In order to live, people stimulate the animal nature in their hearts, they have no time or opportunity to be cowardly, and if they want to live, they can only kill the enemy in front of them.
Zhu Wu also went crazy, he was on the front line, his brothers kept falling, his iron armor was mottled, and his long knife cut a gap.
Another officer was cut down, and the man's face was dark, and his eyes were full of viciousness when he was dying.
Clang!
There was a dizziness above his head, and a throwing axe was smashing into his iron helmet.
Zhu Wu did not advance but retreated, and the long knife in his hand pierced straight into the chest of an official soldier. On the battlefield where people are buzzing, it seems that the sound of metal and bones rubbing can be heard.
"Fifth brother, be careful!"
A brother rushed to Zhu Wu's side, and the officer who jumped up from another ladder smashed him on the head with the iron bone in his hand.
Before he died, the brother grabbed the other man's weapon, screamed and hugged the man, and rolled down the city.
Husband war, courage also. The Red Turban brothers guarding Haozhou have no way out, and their courage is better than that of the officers and soldiers.
Under the city, the Mongolian general Cheri did not spend any time gently rubbing between the neck of the war horse to appease the war horse.
Next to him, Quan Xu, a thousand households of the Han army, looked at the city with cold eyes, and whenever a soldier fell from the city, the corners of his eyes would twitch unconsciously.
"I thought it was a mud leg without beating, but I didn't expect it to be a hard bone." Cherry squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "However, no matter how hard the bones are, they can't be hard enough to have teeth, and any bone is gnawed to death." ”
"That's what your lord said!" Quan Xu replied, "The last general, now the heat is almost the same." ”
Cheri nodded with a smile and ordered, "Let the sons and daughters work harder, and focus on the left!" ”
After the order was given, two fresh troops carried a long ladder into the battlefield.
On the city tower, Guo Zishuai's flag flutters. Guo Zixing's face was like sinking water, watching the battle at the head of the city, but he couldn't help but ponder in his heart.
"The officers and soldiers are really moving, but it's okay to do this, the sooner they hurt them, they can withdraw early."
Beside him, his brother-in-law Zhang Tianyu had an earthy face and a cowardly expression.
"Brother-in-law!" Zhang Tianyou whispered in Guo Dashuai's ear, "What if you can't keep it?" ”
Guo Zixing glared angrily and scolded, "The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, how can he not hold it?" Don't look at the large formation of the official army, how many people are there? There are more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Lao Tzu's city, and they are not afraid that he will fight, but they are afraid that he will not fight. ”
Zhang Tianyou looked left and right and continued, "Brother-in-law, let me tell you, I dug a secret passage in the city. ”
Guo Zixing didn't speak, and looked at him stunned.
Just listen to him continue, "Go straight to the outside of the West City Gate, if you really can't hold it, let's run!" The wealth and goods obtained in Haozhou can be eaten for several lifetimes, and there is no way to go in the world, you can go to Liu Futong, sesame and Li ........."
"Fuck you!" Before he finished speaking, he was kicked over by Guo Zixing, only to see Guo Zixing stepping on his head, "Who do you think Guo Zixing thinks?" Lao Tzu would rather die in the city than leave his brothers behind. What do people in the world say about me, do you make Lao Tzu a laughing stock for the ages?
Seeing that you are my brother-in-law, I will spare your dog's life first, and then dare to talk nonsense, Lao Tzu will kill you! ”
After speaking, he scolded again, "A useless dog thing, so bold and ......"
Zhu Wu's brothers kept fighting in the city, and the people in the official army didn't seem to be so fast.
But as soon as he took two breaths, several long ladders were immediately set up on the side, and all the archers on the earthen platform under the city also aimed at this side.
In an instant, the brothers on the wall suffered heavy losses, and then the officers and soldiers, who were obviously daring to die, screamed and crawled.
And at this moment, Zhu Wu was caught off guard, and he gave the officers and soldiers time, and when they reacted, the officers and soldiers had already reached their faces.
The rain of arrows stopped, Zhu Wu raised his head, and an officer jumped down from the wall, and then chopped over two red scarves, and there was a vacancy around him.
"Knock them down!"
The long knife in his hand was changed, Zhu Wu roared and pounced, Lan Yu Guo Xing and the others followed him, and immediately fought with the official army.
However, after fighting for a long time, the strength was exhausted, and the officers and soldiers who came up seemed to be wearing double-layer iron armor, not only did not drive them down, but the other party stood still.
Clang!
Zhu Wu's knife collided with the opponent's weapon, and it broke off with a crisp sound. The force was too strong, and he stumbled under his feet, but fortunately Lan Yu grabbed him beside him.
Seeing that more officers and soldiers have come up, these officers and soldiers have a tacit understanding with each other and keep pushing forward.
"Damn, fight!"
As soon as Zhu Wu shouted this, he heard a familiar roar behind him.
"Xiao Wu steady, let's come!"
Note 1: Check the information, the ancients really took the war of the cold weapon generation to the extreme, especially the attack and defense of the city, and the creation and application of equipment.
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