Chapter 934: Breaking Peng City
Li Mu knew in his heart that with Wei Yan's fierce and brave character, he would not escape with his troops.
Therefore, when the Liangzhou army was attacking the city, it did not adopt the tactic of 'encircling three and missing one', and directly besieged it with four gates.
Bathed in the high-pitched and majestic sound of war drums and the low and distant sound of horns......
Hundreds of stone carts outside the four gates of Pengcheng were running at almost the same time, throwing stones of different sizes towards the city.
The soldiers of the Qingzhou army had never seen a stone cart at all, so naturally they did not know the operation of the stone cart and its power.
When countless stones crossed the border, drew an arc, and flew to the head of the city.
The heart-rending howls, the screams of ghosts and wolves, instantly exploded in the head of Pengcheng City, one after another, and they were endless.
Those brave soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, before they had time to dodge, were immediately smashed to the point that their brains burst and they were killed instantly.
Those brave soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, before the flying stones smashed to the head of the city, either protected themselves with shields, or hid behind the women's wall, but they survived.
In the face of the flying stone attack of the Liangzhou army, Wei Yan, as the main general, had no way to deal with it except for passive defense; The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army will not have a trace of effective methods.
Wei Yan could only force the soldiers of the Qingzhou army, so that they formed a shield formation, covering the archers of the Qingzhou army, and defending above the city, in case the Liangzhou army took the opportunity to attack the city.
The wheel-type stone cart of the Liangzhou army threw stones of various sizes to the head of Pengcheng City in an endless and almost seamless manner.
At first, the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army could still resist with the shields in their hands, and they could not be directly hit by stones.
With several rounds of stone smashing, the shield in the hands of the Qingzhou soldiers was also shattered. They didn't even have anything to defend themselves against, so they could only jump in horror and shiver and hide behind the women's wall.
"Don't panic, get up and meet the enemy!"
Wei Yan's roar, the soldiers of the Qingzhou army turned a deaf ear, they just wanted to hide, they just wanted to live, they didn't care about it at all... The consequences of disobeying the general order.
Outside the city, the stone cart of the Liangzhou Army was still running non-stop, and the stones of different sizes ruthlessly crossed the border and smashed into the head of Pengcheng City.
The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who were already full of heart and gall and their souls were scattered, they trembled and wailed like chaff, and they didn't dare to stand up to defend at all.
"Herald!
Order the crossbowmen on the well railing to shoot the enemy. ”
Staring in the direction of Pengcheng City, Li Mu, who was already murderous, swept two cold lights in Gujing's waveless eyes, and his tone was even more murderous.
Jinglan is a large siege equipment commonly used by archers.
The well oat is a square column type, up to three to four zhang, and its top is a giant "wooden plate" composed of wooden planks and fences; There are wheels under it that can be pushed and schooled
The wall of Pengcheng is only more than three zhang, but the well bar of the Liangzhou army is four zhang, which is just right to shoot the Qingzhou army in the city from a high position.
Li Mu's military order, once issued!
Dozens of well railings outside the west gate of Pengcheng, like fierce beasts approaching step by step, approached Pengcheng and stopped at one hundred and fifty paces.
At such a distance, the range of the Qingzhou army's bow and arrow is naturally unreachable.
Just as the Liangzhou Army's Jinglan battle formation was ready, the stone chariot also stopped attacking.
Within dozens of breaths, the Liangzhou army did not make a siege move, and the soldiers of the Qingzhou army were about to breathe a sigh of relief.
The "arrow cloud" that covers the ground and covers the sun, like a large cloth, swept over, drew a beautiful arc, and flew fiercely towards the head of Pengcheng City.
The condescending Liangzhou Army crossbowmen can not only see the Qingzhou Army soldiers trembling all over, but also can easily shoot them.
The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who had no shield protection, could not dodge the crossbow arrows of the Liangzhou Army, and in just an instant, nearly 1,000 people were killed by the arrows.
Only those Qingzhou soldiers who were tightly attached to the female wall could dangerously avoid the attack of the arrows of the Liangzhou army.
The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army were powerless to fight back, and they did not dare to fight back, and the moment they raised their heads, they would be shot and killed by the Liangzhou Army. This feeling of powerlessness makes them worse than dead!
There was the attack of flying stones, and then the shooting of crossbow arrows, and the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who were already frightened, have now collapsed on the whole front.
After three rounds of "arrow clouds", the Liangzhou army began to launch "rockets".
The "rockets" that flew through and were impenetrable flew to the head of the city, and fiercely pierced the shields, sasswoods, and corpses of the Qingzhou army.
Within a few breaths, the fire began to spread.
"Rise up to meet the enemy, dare to retreat... Chop! ”
The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who had no time to extinguish the fire, let alone care about General Wei Yan's orders, did not hesitate at all, did not hesitate sporadically, and immediately fled.
Disobey the commander's orders, and they may die or be punished.
Now, if they don't flee as soon as possible, they will either be burned or shot, and they will surely die.
Wei Yan, who was full of hatred, immediately slashed and killed several deserters, wanting to hack the soldiers under his tent and prevent them from escaping.
It's a pity that today's Qingzhou army has already become a lost dog, how can they take care of so much, they just want to escape to the city and leave a life.
The soldiers of the Qingzhou Army, who were defeated like a mountain, fled one after another, group after group, and they couldn't care about defending the city at all.
At this time of great urgency!
"General Wei, the south gate has been breached by the enemy!"
"The enemy army has reached the top of the East Gate......"
The defeated troops at the east gate and south gate of Pengcheng came to report the military situation.
"Where is General Gong now?"
The general guarding the city at the east gate was a school captain, and he couldn't stop the attack of the Liangzhou army, which was naturally reasonable Zheng didn't expect it...... Gong Du at the south gate also did not defend the city.
"General Gong is coming to the west gate......"
"You immediately send a message to General Gong and ask him to wait in the center of the city, and the army will retreat from the north gate."
The herald hurriedly answered, and then ran towards the south gate of Pengcheng.
"Immediately send an order to General Liu, and order him to lead his troops to retreat to the center of the city!"
Wei Yan, who knew that the general trend was gone, stabilized his mind and was busy issuing another military order.
Immediately, Wei Yan took his personal guards and walked down the road to the city and ran towards the center of the city.
"The enemy broke and fled......"
The roar of the mountains and the tsunami came from the well fence.
"Order the soldiers to go to the city!"
Glancing at the Qingzhou army at the west gate of Pengcheng, Li Mu issued a military order in a deep voice.
As soon as the military order was issued, the infantry of the Liangzhou Army carried the ladder and rushed towards the city of Pengcheng.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the Liangzhou army boarded the troops first, climbed to the top of the city, and opened the west gate of Pengcheng.
The Liangzhou army foot archers, like tigers descending from the mountain, roared all the way into the west gate of Pengcheng.
When Li Mu and Huang Zhongshuai rode into the city, the shocking shouts and screams in the city and the wails of calling for their fathers and mothers were intertwined.