For more than an hour, more than 5,000 stone bullets were thrown at the city, during which the buildings and buildings around the city wall suffered considerable damage.

Hedong City built Hedong City really strongly, as if it had foreseen the siege of the trapped city early, and under the impact of a large number of stone bullets, only some spots and pits after heavy blows were left on the city wall, and there was not even a big gap. On the other hand, the stone bullet attacks are relatively scattered, and if there are no continuous blows for many days, it is basically impossible to break the city wall at one time.

In the city, the casualties were not large, but the blow to the morale of the rebels was extremely serious. Seventy or eighty zhang away, although the vision is not very clear, the figures on the city wall are in full view, Liu Chengyou can feel the panic, fear, and chaos of those rebels. The people's hearts are unstable, and the enemy is demoralized.

The stone-throwing machine stopped, the wall of the official army was wide open, and the two armies of Longqi and Xiaodi, which were tasked with the task of attacking, were also ordered to move. Wooden oxen, wooden curtains and other protective equipment pushed in front, soldiers followed behind, more than a dozen moats and bridges, were also pushed under the city, to fill the moat, several huge cloud cars are also under the operation of a large number of people, steadily advancing forward, to the beasts, to Pucheng open their huge fangs.....

Near, the offensive means of long-range suppression such as bows and crossbows continued to unfold, and the bed crossbow arrows, which were as thick as spears, shot straight at Pucheng with extremely strong lethality. There were those who crossed the wall, and there were unlucky people in the rebels, who were shot through directly, and the howl was extremely miserable, and the tragic situation was terrifying.

As far as the siege is concerned, the officers and troops have made sufficient preparations, especially in the preparation of these siege equipment. And in order to build these weapons of war, the price paid is not small, in order to relieve the financial pressure, it can be said that the craftsmen and labor are extremely squeezed.

Because of the construction of the fortress to force the city, the official army's offensive action has been very fast, but the arrangement of the military weapons to charge the city will always take some time. In this process, the rebel guards on Pucheng, even though the morale of the army was weakened, but under the pressure of Li Shouzhen's henchmen and the patrol and supervision soldiers, they still took up arms and reluctantly prepared for the attack, and the chaotic scene improved slightly.

The moat bridge was pushed into the water, fixed on both banks, and the moat suddenly became a thoroughfare, and the soldiers could carry the shield to cross. The ladder forced up the city, and the board was hit. The offensive of the officers and troops was completely launched......

Li Shouzhen was in the city, and he still had a lot of imperial equipment, such as rolling stones, sassal wood, arrows, and golden soup. For a time, the fierce attack and defense were launched on the front line of Pucheng, up and down the city, bows and crossbows were opposite, arrows rained down, and the sound of fighting was dramatic.

In addition, due to the siege tactics of the official army, the distance from Hedong City was greatly shortened, making it difficult for the rebels to react in time under the attack of the official army.

It didn't cost much, and the first-line attacking soldiers had those who climbed to the top of the city. And the attack and defense of urban warfare, once it reaches the point of hand-to-hand combat, it also indicates the arrival of a new round of offensive stage. In the white-hot battle, in the case that there is no huge gap in armor, it is basically necessary to rely on the blood and courage of the soldiers.

In terms of the bravery of the soldiers, the soldiers of the forbidden army, especially the Longqi and Xiaodi armies, are not comparable to the soldiers of Pu. Limited by the back-attack, and the advantage of the Pu army's infant city, and the strong crossbows of the official army could no longer provide covering support, the offensive and defensive situation quickly stalemate.

The battle along the front line of the city wall lasted for nearly two hours, and it was never broken.

"I thought that the hearts of the Pu army had been lost, and the army could easily go down after landing in the city, but I never thought that under the repeated attacks of the soldiers of the forbidden army, it would last so long!" On the viewing platform, seeing that the battle was entangled and the attack of the forbidden army had slowed down significantly, Feng Dao, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but have a little worry on his face, and turned his head to look at Liu Chengyou.

Liu Chengyou's face didn't change much, calm didn't seem to be fake, hearing Feng Dao's words, Liu Chengyou asked Yang Wei and Hu Yanke: "What do you two think?" ”

Yang Wei replied very succinctly: "There are few traitors, our army is numerous, as long as we continue to strengthen the offensive, under the tide of offensive, the rebels will definitely not be able to resist it!" ”

"It's just that the casualties of our army are also difficult to control." Hu Yanke saluted Liu Chengyou and added to Yang Wei's speech, obviously, he didn't agree with it.

Subsequently, under the gaze of Yang Weiling, Ziruo said to Liu Chengyou: "In the eyes of the minister, this is just a rebel trapped beast fighting, and after this wave of resistance, its momentum cannot last long." Can you block it today, can you block it tomorrow? Moreover, our army's siege weapon has not yet fully exerted its effect, so why do we need to fill it with human lives? ”

After watching the battle for a while, those who participated in the attack at this time were his eldest brother Gao Huaide and his men. This wave of attacks has also lasted for nearly two quarters of an hour, and the scene still looks intense, but the effect is not good.

Blinking his eyes vigorously a few times to relieve the fatigue of his eyes, Liu Chengyou asked, "What's the situation in Dongcheng?" ”

After waiting for a while, Zhao Yan came in to report: "There is a fierce battle along the city wall." ”

"The rebels have temporarily adapted to the rhythm of our army's attack, and before the aura they have stirred up dissipates, it will not be easy to break through, and it will be a waste of soldiers. Increasing the number of troops and attacking may be effective, but I will not do it. After expressing two sentences, Liu Chengyou directly ordered: "Mingjin collects the troops, orders all the armies, and after the orderly withdrawal of the walled city, collect the soldiers and treat the wounded!" ”

With the sound of gold, the first attack ended with the initiative of the officers and soldiers.

"Official, why did you collect troops? The brothers have already landed in Pucheng, and as long as the attack continues, the rebels will definitely not be able to stop it! In the imperial tent, his uncle Li Hongjian walked in angrily with a hood, looked at Liu Chengyou and asked directly.

As the uncle of the Son of Heaven, the Great Inner is deployed, the camp and the horse infantry army are all Yu Hou, and the senior generals of the forbidden army are all high and powerful, and the spring breeze is proud. But since joining the army, although the army has been banned, I feel like a marionette, and I have to intervene in everything this day.

Today, in his opinion, at most, stay up until sunset, and Pucheng will be broken. As a result, Liu Chengyou stopped, and the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart came up all of a sudden.

"Uncle sit down first." Liu Chengyou calmly signaled to Li Hongjian and said: "The thief cannot be strong for a long time, he only needs to change his anger and vent his anger, and the results of the strong attack are unknown, but the soldiers are too seriously killed and wounded, that is certain." ”

"If you can break the city and kill a few more people, what's the problem?" Liu Chengyou's words obviously could not convince Li Hongjian, and he refuted it flatly.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's expression suddenly became solemn, and he reprimanded him a little harshly: "The soldiers left home, followed me to quell the rebellion, and were loyal to the country, and I should regard them as brothers and sisters." Uncle is not only a relative of the country, but also a general, so don't talk about it anymore, otherwise, you will not be spared. ”

Liu Chengyou has integrated the show into his bones, don't look at it openly, when he really can't help it, see if he will have the words "sympathetic soldiers" in his mind.

Suddenly faced with Liu Chengyou's change of face, Li Hongjian couldn't help but sneer, but seeing his nephew's serious and stern expression, he finally swallowed back the words in his belly.

With the boycott of the war and the return of the troops to the camp, Bai Wenke and other generals came to the imperial camp, more or less, and they were all a little unhappy. Seeing this, Liu Chengyou was relieved, which shows that the fighting spirit is still high. was appeased by Liu Chengyou's kind words, and attacked again tomorrow.

After a simple battle damage statistics, the forbidden army in Nancheng invested more than 7,000 soldiers to directly participate in the battle, with nearly 1,000 casualties, and of course the rebels were not much better. On the Dongcheng side, the losses were slightly greater.

In today's attack, the officers and troops obviously did not do their best, but the depth of the rebels was basically tested. And Liu Chengyou didn't spare no effort as soon as he came up, besieging the city for so long, and the soldiers up and down also needed to be familiar with the rhythm of the attack.

However, after testing the combat defense of the rebels, Liu Chengyou became more down-to-earth.

Autumn is getting stronger, the night is getting colder, and the "Qin Wangfu" renovated by the Jiedu Yamen is completely condensed in a depressing atmosphere. In the hall, Li Shouzhen's expression was cold and hard, high on the throne, and a dry river Chinese martial arts gathered together, all silent.

Finally, a general with a bandaged arm stood up, with a look of grievance, and said angrily: "King, those stone-throwing carts of the Han army must be destroyed, thousands of stone bullets, smashed indiscriminately, the soldiers are bold, how to fight, how to resist the Han army rushing to the city?" ”

Seeing his excitement, Li Shouzhen glanced at him coldly and asked, "Don't you want to be alone?" Let you lead the army out of the city, and can you destroy it? Do you dare? ”

Faced with this questioning, the general held back for a while, his face turned red, and he retreated.

Previously, the wall that the Han army had paved to the bottom of his nose was not without trying to destroy it, and after several times, the effect was to be lured out to kill, and the loss was not small. At the moment, wanting to get out of the city, go beyond those "turtle shells", and destroy the siege heavy weapons of the official army is tantamount to a fool's dream.

"Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers are well-armed, and their strength is strong, looking at their offensive today, it is so fierce that our army has done its best to block it. If you don't find another way out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist for a long time, and then the city will be destroyed and people will die," at this time, a scribe stood up, his tone was a little miserable, and his face was full ......of fear. There are also obvious "hints" in the words.

When Li Shouzhen heard what he said, his face turned hideous, and he reprimanded angrily: "Bold thief, cowardly and fearful of war, dare to disturb the hearts of our army!" ”

After saying that, he ordered someone to pull him out and behead him, and the house was full of fear, but obviously, the effect of shock was achieved in a short time, and then it became even more centrifuged. After discussing it for a long time, I couldn't come up with any countermeasures. The predicament is like this, there is really no way, unless there is a drastic change in the sky......

After a night's rest, the Han army feasted on soldiers and prepared ordnance, and the morning fog began to disperse and moved again. Yesterday's artillery hit the city, and the rock-throwing trucks were damaged a lot, and after repair, there are still nearly 300 of them that can be used.

Liu Chengyou climbed the viewing platform again, and when he ordered the attack, he added: Use up all the stone bullets!

Then, Hedong City once again ushered in a baptism of cannonball.

The rhythm of the attack, as before, after stopping the stone bomb attack, the rebels seemed to have experience, knowing that the official army was about to storm the city again, and the soldiers who were dodging the impact were driven up to the city one after another, waiting for the battle.

However, this time it was different, when the city was densely populated, it was replaced with fire oil bombs. The clay pot with the flames was sent to the city at high speed, and under the sight of the rebel soldiers, it pierced into the crowd, and the jar broke out with oil, and exploded, and the fire immediately swallowed several rebels around them.

After that, one after another, dense and continuous, they were thrown towards the city. Compared with the previous stone bullet attack, a more poignant howl echoed in Pucheng.

"It's fire oil!" Someone exclaimed, crying out with fear.

Hundreds of fire oil bombs were basically thrown into the city, and the city heads, towers, houses, and a large number of guards were quickly devoured without warning.

The fire was in the sky, the smoke was billowing and the clouds were gone, and there was an illusion that the entire blue sky was blackened......

Looking at those figures fleeing and wailing in the sea of fire, on the viewing platform, Feng Dao's body couldn't help but tremble a few times, his old face turned white, and his lips trembled slightly: "This move hurts the heavens and the peace, you have to use it carefully!" ”

Liu Chengyou's expression was also a little serious, but at the moment, there was no time to move him to any woman's kindness, war was a matter of hurting the heavens and peace, and fighting for his life on the battlefield could not tolerate softness.

This fire and oil bomb was basically because of the surprise and the defenders were defenseless, otherwise, the effect would not be so good. But obviously, this fire oil bomb is definitely an offensive and defensive weapon.

The city wall is built of earth and stone, and the city head urn city, except for the fence of the building, there are not too many combustibles, although the fire is large, the city is difficult to last. It was necessary to take advantage of the sudden heavy defeat, and the rebels were afraid and seized the opportunity to break the city.

With the order to attack, the soldiers of the Han army, who were also a little stunned, followed the way of yesterday and attacked Pucheng in an orderly manner.

It turned out that Liu Chengyou was still too careful, but the fire in the city did not last long, but in the same way, the resistance of the rebels was minimal, and those who were alive died.

With great ease, the gates were breached......