Chapter 100: City Battle
In the early morning, there was a burst of white light in the distant sky, and the southern city of Shouchun, the door of the Han military camp was wide open, the war drums were beating, and the horns were contending, which alarmed the Tang soldiers in the city early.
Above the urn city, hundreds of guards, most of them were still dim-eyed, sensing the changes in the Han camp, and they didn't react for a while. They defended the city for almost the whole winter, since the Han Emperor personally commanded the siege of the city, two months of siege, not a day of attack, for a long time, although behind what Jingzhu spurred, but this psychological slackness is unavoidable, even numb.
Under the urn, the commander of the city was curled up in a pile of thick hay, wrapped in a stained linen robe, sleeping comfortably. Siege of the city for two months, as the defender, where can the army be tidy, the officers are like this, and the soldiers below can be imagined. There is inevitably a foul smell in the air, but after today, it will add a few more blood......
"Commander, there is an abnormal movement in the Han army!" The hundred generals at the head of the city hurriedly came to report.
"What's the noise!" The commander of the city compartment sensed the voice, waved his hand and slapped the hundred generals, and said angrily: "I heard it, it must be the Han army, and it is a training competition again!" ”
"No, the commander should hurry up to the city to see, the Han army is going to attack the city!" Regardless of the hot pain on his face, Bai Jiang said nervously.
Hearing this, the misty eyes of the commander of the city finally had some light, picked up the war knife on the pillow, and went straight out, scolding in his mouth: "If you lie about the military situation and disturb a certain good dream, I will never spare you!" ”
screamed fiercely, and when the Tang army commanded the envoy to rush to the city, he suddenly sobered up when he saw the scene under the city, and rubbed his eyes vigorously. The camp of the Han army was rampant, less than three miles away from the city, and the movements of the Han army were clearly visible.
A large number of Han troops poured out, and they had formed an army formation, with clear layers, battle flags fluttering, and murderous spirit. The left and right sides are set up in the sword and shield army array, the spear and shield army array is spread out in the front half of the moon, the middle is a large array of bows and crossbows, there are 3,000 bodies to go up, and about 2,000 horses and horses are cruising on both sides to respond.
The most important thing is that from the Han military camp, those big guys who are slowly advancing forward, throwing cars, ladders, and rushing cars......
"Quick! Fast! Inform the commander, report to the commander, the Han army is going to attack the city! The hasty voice almost came out of the throat of the city commander, and he hurriedly ordered. Looking at the posture of the Han army, you can see that this is definitely going to be true.
As the commander of the city, he is on the front line and shoulders heavy responsibilities, of course, he is not incompetent. When all the guards in the city were replaced, after all, the soldiers who had been on duty in the middle of the night were physically and mentally exhausted and did not have much combat power. At the same time, he urgently dispatched his subordinates and soldiers to be on strict guard, and he himself counted the war weapons that the Han army called "thunderbolt cannons".
One, two, three...... Soon he forgot to count, and from the Han military camp, there were continuous throwing cars, which were pushed out by the Han army.
Shouchun South City, a large number of soldiers, young and strong, under the spur and scolding, continue to supplement the defense materials to the city, arrows, rolling stones, sasswood, bamboo rows, sand, in the city, dozens of pots have set up fires, boiling "golden soup", the whole is busy and chaotic.
As soon as he learned of the Han army's movements, He Jingzhu put on the city and ordered the whole city to prepare for battle. In the city, in order to prepare for the Han army's battle, He Jingzhu made some emergency preparations in advance, but when the matter came, the implementation of the generals below was still too inefficient.
In the chaos of the city, He Jingzhu's short body, like pine and bamboo in the wind, stood still, and looked at the Han army outside the city. Under the southern city, dominated by the small bottom army, the siege army of the Han army has been firmly established, and the black armor and Xuanqi are pressed by black pressure, which is very visually impactful.
In order to support the attack of the small army, Liu Chengyou mobilized a lot of crossbowmen from the rest of the army to support, and allocated 100,000 arrows for his use, plus 2,000 iron cavalry to respond.
Of course, the most deterrent has to belong to the Han army array, which occupies a lot of space with hundreds of thunderbolt cannons, and all the military formations are mainly to protect the "artillery array".
After Liu Chengyou personally conquered, he brought more than 100 thunderbolt cannons from Tokyo, and after the soldiers were in the spring of Shouchun, he rebuilt nearly 100 with the craftsmen who accompanied the expedition. As for the fire oil bomb, there were 5,000 pieces, and Liu Chengyou waved his hand and directly allocated 1,500 to Sun Li.
It took more than an hour to prepare, and the Han army had not yet launched an attack, just because the distribution of fire oil bombs and stone bullets had not yet been completely in place.
At the head of the city, He Jingzhu took a deep breath and asked, "The rest of the gates, is there any movement of the Han army?" ”
Zhang Quanyue, the commander of the Baoxin Army, also followed at this time, looked at the Han army formation outside the city with a solemn expression, and said: "I went to take a look, all of them were dispatched, approaching the city wall, but it was not as big as the movement in the southern city!" ”
"It seems that the Han army is attacking the southern city as the main attack!" He Jingzhu pointed to the Han army outside the city and said: "The Han army is stationed under the city, and it has not been launched for two months, and it will only retreat in this winter, so it will be moved." Its siege momentum is bound to start, and it must have the determination to break the city. Zhang Junzhi, on the side of the southern city, Ben Shuai personally guarded it, and the other three gates, guarded you, and sternly urged the armies to guard the city! ”
"He Gong take care!" After a few more glances outside the city, the black clouds overwhelmed the city and wanted to destroy it, without any nostalgia, Zhang Quanyue saluted He Jingzhu, turned around and led his own soldiers.
Outside the city, in the Han army, Sun Li and Gao Huaide stood side by side, sweeping the majesty of the army, and they were full of self-confidence. With a wave of his hand, he directly ordered: "First smash the city with stone bullets, and see how hard this city is!" ”
As the order was given, the operators on the side of the thunderbolt cannon immediately mounted the stone and fired, accompanied by a clear clever sound, and the polished stone projectile, carrying a strong force, attacked Shouchun City.
At first, it was scattered, and most of them were inaccurate, but one after another, with the adjustment and revision of the throwing car, although the blow was still not accurate, at least it was shot into the city.
In the face of such a strike, the Tang army in the city could only passively endure, endure, and pray not to be hit. The stone bullet with the power of a thunderbolt, as soon as the mortal body touches it, it will either be dead or disabled.
Seeing the guards in the city, who were gradually becoming rats, He Jingzhu shouted fiercely, asked his subordinates to restrict, restrained the soldiers, and slashed and killed many people, before he stabilized, forced the soldiers, and hid behind the city walls, trembling.
But the unlucky ones who were smashed, the dead were shocked, and the surviving screams were terrible. In just over half an hour, the Han army threw nearly 3,000 stone bullets at the city.
Although the city head of Shouchun is strong, it is also full of devastation, and the damage caused to the Tang army is naturally not large, but the blow to the morale of the army is very serious. Although He Jingzhu had the intention to face the Han army's flying stones in order to increase the prestige of the army, he still dragged his own soldiers to the city to hide.
Standing on the head of the city, there were no flying stones, and the offensive of the Han army came to an end temporarily, but He Jingzhu's psychology did not relax at all, he knew that the Han army was about to use fire oil bombs again. I vaguely remember that when the Han army attacked the city at the beginning of last year, the power of those fire oil bombs, even if they were prepared, still suffered a lot of casualties, and the tragic situation was amazing. Even if the city is covered with a layer of sand, it is still difficult to prevent.
"Quick, prepare the bamboo raft and frame it with the city!" Ho Kyung-so shouted.
It didn't take long for the Han army to replace the oil bombs and repeat the previous adjustments and launches. Compared with stone bullets, although there are less than six impact power, the destructive power and lethality are not the same. Even if He Jingzhu had taken precautions earlier, this time it was no more than the beginning, more than a thousand fire oil bombs burst out intensively, and those sand, bamboo rows and so on were just a drop in the bucket.
Looking at the head of Shouchun City, the fire is soaring, and the smoke is everywhere, even if it is more than a mile away, you can feel the poison of the fire in the meantime. After listening to the miserable howl in the meantime, Sun Li's face was full of enjoyment, and he said in his mouth: "This thief, dare to resist, he deserves to be burned!" ”
"Qiyu Metropolis, 1,500 thunderbolts, all of them have been fired!"
Hearing the report, Sun Li couldn't help licking his somewhat chapped lips, and said to Gao Huaide beside him: "Hidden use, although the stone bullets are sharp, and the fire bombs are poisonous, it is difficult to break through the city only by these throwing cars, and you have to rely on the blood of the soldiers to attack the city and the sword to occupy it." Later, I will lead the army to storm the city, and you will command the army behind! ”
Hearing Sun Li's words, Gao Huaide immediately persuaded: "They will all be the main generals of the first army, or in the middle, I'll take someone up!" ”
"Don't fight with Ben!" Sun Li suddenly showed his decisive side: "Temporary dispatch is not my strength, or the command of the city is more suitable for this general." Don't say more, this is a military order, take advantage of the chaos in the city, set off immediately, don't miss the fighter! ”
"Obey!" Seeing this, Gao Huaide immediately said.
Soon, Sun Li took the lead, the bow and crossbow array moved forward, the arrows were suppressed, and the auxiliary soldiers risked death to carry the giant wooden plank, paved the floating beams, and the cloud ladder forced to the city.
The ant attached to the siege of the city has always been tragic, even if the Han army is elite, it is also the same, and you have to fight with your life.