Chapter 419: Bloody Battle of Zhangye (Part II)
Dozens of giant pebbles are roaring down from the sky, boom! Boom! smashed on the battlefield, stirring up patches of dust, but the pebbles' unique smoothness made them not stop, but continued to rush forward with the help of the strong force of inertia, most of the boulders did not hit the target, but still seven or eight large pebbles hit the target.
Relying on its own weight and strong inertia, the giant pebbles slammed into the baffle, the baffle shattered, the sawdust splashed everywhere, and a large hole was knocked open, and the pebbles hit the trebuchet directly, and in a cry of surprise, the base of the three trebuchets was hit and collapsed.
The heavy crossbow soldiers at the head of the city were not idle, they gathered in one place, concentrated their fire on a trebuchet, this trebuchet baffle had been knocked down by a boulder, and before the soldiers could lift the baffle, a dense number of crossbow arrows roared, dozens of Shatuo soldiers fell to the ground one after another, the trebuchet was also full of arrows, the belt broke again, and the trebuchet fell apart.
The Heavy Crossbow Soldier targets the next trebuchet, and even if it misses the soldier behind it, a dense array of arrows can damage the trebuchet.
However, the baffle did play a certain role, so that the trebuchet of the Shatuo army was not as easily destroyed as yesterday, the throwing rod continued to fly, and the boulder smashed out more than a dozen rounds, smashing the head of Zhangye City full of holes, and the Tang army also suffered two or three hundred casualties.
At this time, the trebuchet was finally damaged by more than half, and Zhu Xie Jinhai saw that the time was ripe, and if he did not launch an attack, when the trebuchet was lost, they would lose cover.
Zhu Xie Jinhai brandished his war knife and shouted, "Attack!" ”
The drums of war rumbled, and fifteen thousand Shatuo soldiers slowly made their way towards the city with their ultimate siege weapon, the nest cart.
In the third part of the movie "The Lord of the Rings", the powerful power of the nest car is impressive, and the nomads also have a soft spot for the nest car, first, it is easier to make, secondly, the closed space can withstand the attack of arrows on the head of the city, and secondly, the grassland terrain is relatively flat, but the most important reason is that the nest car itself has great siege power, it is not easy to be destroyed, even if it is hit by a boulder, it will not be completely damaged, and the outer layer of cowhide can effectively alleviate the impact of the boulder.
The chassis of the nest car is very large, which causes it to be unable to directly withstand the city wall, it must use a bridge to go to the city, this bridge is the core of the whole nest car, made of an extremely thick wooden plank, with iron chains at both ends, just like the suspension bridge outside the city gate, usually erected, become a shield, blocking the soldiers inside, once it is against the city wall, the bridge is immediately lowered like a city gate drawbridge, and the huge iron hook hooks the city head.
At the top of the nest car is a platform, in which stands a dozen burly and brave soldiers, who will be the first to rush to the top of the city, as long as they can seize the city for a moment, the soldiers behind will continue to kill.
In the Great Cannibal Expedition to the West, they used the nest car to capture countless cities, and today it has also become the killer weapon of the Shatuo people, but unfortunately their opponent today is Guo Song, Guo Song has accumulated rich experience when dealing with the Xue Yantuo people, and successfully dealt with the nest car, he knows very well where the weakness of the nest car is?
"Leave the nest cart alone, the crossbowmen are ready to shoot!"
There were 16,000 Tang soldiers concentrated at the head of the northern city, except for 1,000 heavy infantry, all the other soldiers were all armed with bows and crossbows, and Guo Song not only had to defeat the Shatuo people, but also to kill and wound the enemy army to the greatest extent.
Under the city wall, 15,000 Shatuo troops surrounded by twenty giant-like nest cars overwhelmingly slaughtered the city wall, and above their heads, huge stones continued to roll and fall, and the huge stones fell in the dense crowd, and a huge stone could smash over a dozen soldiers, and there were four or five hundred casualties in a round of blows.
The 15,000-strong army is like a turbulent undulating wave, gradually approaching the city wall, and the trebuchet of the Shatuo army has lost more than half, basically unable to threaten the safety of the city wall, the Shatuo army has entered the 120-step line, they let out a shout, suddenly accelerated, and rushed to the head of the city with the siege ladder.
At the head of the city, 15,000 Tang soldiers raised their bows and crossbows, and Guo Song saw that the enemy army had entered the killing range, so he coldly ordered: "Shoot!" ”
The sound of the bangzi sounded, and fifteen thousand arrows and crossbows were shot at the same time, like a dark cloud flying up, the sky darkened, and dense arrows like a storm rolled from the sky, and a large number of Shatuo soldiers were shot by the arrows, and fell down with wailing, and more than 2,000 people fell in an instant.
"Shoot again!"
Immediately afterwards, the second round of 15,000 arrows was shot, dense and impervious to the wind and rain, the Shatuo soldiers instinctively dodged one after another, but there were still thousands of people hit the arrows, and the two rounds of arrows caused heavy losses to the Shatuo soldiers, but the rushing Shatuo soldiers still braved the arrows to reach the city, and the siege ladders hung on the city wall, and thousands of people swarmed to kill.
The Tang army also quickly changed its combat strategy, 8,000 people put down their bows and arrows, and threw themselves into defensive operations, a piece of boulders and rolling wood stones fell from the top of their heads, and soldiers were constantly hit, screaming and rolling down the ladder, huge stones and rolling logs immediately fell in the dense crowd on both sides of the ladder, and some people were hit.
The soldiers in front were smashed over, and the soldiers behind immediately followed, grabbing a momentary gap and rushing to the head of the city, wielding spears and knives and fighting fiercely with the Tang soldiers on the city, and people on both sides continued to die.
This tragic picture of war, overhead is a tumbling boulder that smashed down the rear army crowd and enemy trebuchets, and the only dozen or so trebuchets left in the Shatuo army can no longer attack and retreat, under the city are countless soldiers climbing upwards, the siege ladder is full of dense crowds, everywhere are stumps and broken arms, smashed human heads, brains and blood flow all over the ground, and corpses with arrows stuck in their bodies.
Twenty huge siege carts were still moving forward, and the soldiers on the nest carts sounded their low horns, and behind the nest carts were also dense soldiers, each with hundreds of people on both sides and behind them.
In the distance, hundreds of war drums were still rumbling and beating, encouraging the soldiers to attack, and hundreds of drummers with big shoulders and round waists swung drumsticks, and the drumsticks rained down on the drum surface.
Zhu Xie Jinhai rode on the war horse, looking at the siege nest car with a solemn expression, he knew that the Shatuo soldiers were not good at siege warfare, and they could not attack the city with the siege ladder alone, he pinned all his hopes on the siege nest car, he hoped that the siege nest car could show his might and let him capture Zhangye City.
'Bang! 'A siege nest cart was hit by a boulder, the cowhide unloaded most of its strength, the nest cart just shook and did not overturn, the boulder was bounced away, and the soldiers below were so frightened that they dodged, but the nest cart continued to move forward.
Another siege nest car was hit by a boulder, this time hitting the top, and the powerful impact caused the wooden blocks to shatter and fly, and the twelve soldiers standing on the top were instantly smashed into a blur of flesh and blood.
The siege nest cart quickly drove past the 300 paces, and the trebuchet had nothing to do with it, and under the vigorous push of 8,000 soldiers, the siege nest cart gradually approached the city wall, and the Shatuo army built a bridge with logs and trees on the moat to ensure that the bridge could support the heavy nest cart.
As the nest car arrived at the city wall, the war became more tragic, the Tang soldiers leaned down to shoot the enemy troops under the city wall, the stones fell like raindrops, the dead bodies had already piled up under the city, and the blood flowed like a river, the Shatuo soldiers desperately climbed the city, counterattacked with bows and arrows, and the Tang soldiers who were constantly screaming and falling down from the city with arrows, and the Tang soldiers who had not yet died were immediately divided by the Shatuo army.
At this time, both sides have already killed red eyes, and their appearance has become extremely hideous, and the Shatuo soldiers have only one thought in their hearts, rushing to the city to break the Tang soldiers into pieces, and the Tang soldiers are eager to smash the heads of the Shatuo soldiers with boulders, and the two sides are fighting for life and death, and the battle situation is becoming more and more tragic.
Guo Song saw that the siege nest car was about to approach the city wall, and immediately ordered: "The Mo Dao Army is in battle, and the fire attackers are ready!" ”
A thousand long-awaited hoplites immediately stepped forward in unison, they were responsible for dealing with the twenty enemy soldiers of the siege nest carts, divided into twenty teams, each team of fifty people, with Mo's swords and long blades, already ready, and behind the hoplites, there were also fifty auxiliary soldiers, who were responsible for protecting the hoplites in danger.
There were more than twenty fire attackers on the outermost periphery, with bundles of hay and jars filled with fire oil behind them.
'Boom! The front wheels of the siege nest car hit the city wall, and the overpass of the nest car on the head of the city fell and smashed heavily on the battlements, and more than a dozen strong Sha Tuo roared with spears in their hands and rushed to the city head desperately, but they never dreamed that what was waiting for them was the heavy infantry known as the strongest infantry.
Fifty heavily armored infantry blocked their path, and in unison brandished their swords and slashed at the enemy.
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