Chapter 111: Attacking the city and plundering the land
"Siege ......"
As soon as Lu Bu unfurled the flag, the horn was in the sky in an instant, and the war drums were beating in unison, launching a strong attack.
The rain of arrows stopped suddenly, the shouting of killing started again, and the veterans suddenly got out from behind the battlements, stood up from under the shields, and opened their mouths one by one with their heads held high, while slapping their chests with a bang, while roaring wildly at the archers of the Lu Bu army under the city, demonstrating loudly, and a small number of archers defending the city took the opportunity to draw their bows and arrows to pay tribute to the Lu Bu army.
The archers of LΓΌ Bu's army quickly withdrew to the rear, almost unscathed.
The next moment, the soldiers of the Hudongyi Captain Battalion in front of the formation scattered to both sides, and then Zhang Liao led three thousand wolf cavalry to swarm out of the formation, each cavalry horse carried a sack, each sack was filled with soil, and after leaving the formation, they rushed towards the moat outside the city of Goguryi.
In less than half an hour, the wolf cavalry filled several passages in the moat, and then the horn sound in the Lu Bu army formation rose again, and in the desolate and distant horn sound, thousands of warriors of the Hudongyi Lieutenant Battalion pushed six ladders and several siege vehicles surging out.
At the head of the city of Goguryi, the veterans who defended the city also drew their swords one after another and rushed to the battlements.
The fierce siege battle finally began, and the six ladders approached under the city walls almost at the same time, and then dozens of strong dead soldiers began to struggle to pull the ladder cables, arrows, rolling logs, and stones rained down from the city, and the warriors of the Captain Battalion of Hudongyi continued to scream and fall to the ground, but soon, more warriors replaced them.
"1, 2, 3 pull together!"
"1, 2, 3 pull together!"
"1, 2, 3 pull together!"
This is a unique slogan that Lu Bu has given them, which can enhance the wholeness.
In the sound of the horn of the warriors of the armor warriors, the upper half of the movable ladder that was originally folded and pressed on the fixed ladder began to rise slowly with the top of the bracket as the axis, and in less than a moment, the live ladder was completely erected, and then slowly tilted towards the head of the city of Gaojuli, and finally pressed on the head of the city, and the upper and lower two ladders were connected into an inclined passage to the head of the city!
In the next moment, hundreds of warriors from the Captain Battalion of Hudongyi Colonel poured up the ladder like a tide, howling and heading straight for the city.
In the center of the military array, Lu Bu, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but marvel at the wisdom of the ancients, according to historical records, this cloud ladder was invented by the famous skilled craftsman Gong Yi Ban during the Warring States Period, since the invention of the cloud ladder, the ancient siege warfare has undergone revolutionary changes, and the towering city wall is no longer an insurmountable obstacle.
Warriors surged up the ladder, and the city was soon engulfed in hand-to-hand combat.
Lu Bu slowly raised Fang Tian's halberd, touched the high head of the red rabbit horse, and immediately shouted: "Zhang Liao, the wolf cavalry is ready to storm the city!" β
The head of the eastern gate of Goguryi has completely fallen into a melee at this moment.
"Kill!"
The two armored warriors held steel knives in their hands, and rushed up on the ladder, and before they could take the last step, they had already risen up, and pounced on the Gaoguryi defenders at the head of the city without fear of death.
With a beastly howl, the warrior threw the steel knife in his hand hard, and one of the Goguryi recruits in front of him couldn't dodge, and was hit in the throat, and before he could even say a word, the Goguryi recruit fell in a pool of blood.
Taking advantage of the gap between the former armor warriors and the soldiers, the two armor warriors finally set foot on the city.
After they set foot on the city, they did not seek self-preservation, only to kill, and they didn't pay attention to the sword halberd that Goguryi guarded Jun Ci to himself, they just waved their swords frantically, slashed and slashed wildly, even if they were hit by several swords and wore several halberds, as long as there was still a breath, they would fight endlessly!
These armor warriors were all summoned by Lu Bu before the battle, and Lu Bu made an unparalleled promise to them, the city of Goguryi was broken, each of them was rewarded with ten taels, ten slaves, and two women. If he dies in battle, his name after his death will also be engraved on the merit tripod, and the corpse will not be brought back to the capital city for burial, and on the fifteenth day of the new year, someone will give them sacrificial incense.
For these armored soldiers who have just experienced the destruction of their families, this is a great gift, if they can survive, and they can continue the family incense, even if they die, they will not be thrown into mass graves.
The momentum of the Goguryi defenders was suddenly suppressed, and many veterans were also timid.
The veterans are still like this, and the new soldiers are even more unbearable, and the armor warriors soon cleared a few pieces of territory at the head of the city, and then more armor warriors swarmed up on the ladder, and under the ladder, more armor warriors were like endless ant colonies, waiting to climb the ladder, waiting to step on the city, the situation was already precarious.
"Hey...... 1, 2, 3, hit ......"
"1, 2, 3, ......"
Outside the city cave, the door-breaking car has hit the city gate heavily, and in the loud trumpet, the city gate can no longer be supported, and the creaking sound is non-stop.
Seeing that the city gate was about to be lost, the county man rushed to the city tower with hundreds of new soldiers, all of whom came with fire oil.
"Burn me, burn these dog thieves."
The county man roared hoarsely.
The northern region is cold, and the fire oil stored in the city is mostly used for heating in winter, just after the cold winter, so the fire oil has been emptied, and it has not been prepared.
"Coax ......"
The fire oil rolled down the ladder and smashed down, and when it caught fire, it instantly ignited a raging fire, and countless armored soldiers and warriors were burned and fell down, screaming miserably.
The siege ladder was suppressed by the sea of fire, and the armored warriors who attacked the city head were also isolated, surrounded by the defenders in the corner, and could not be killed.
Fortunately, the siege vehicle in the city cave was guarded by a huge shield, and the fire oil was shaken off and then outside, and it couldn't burn closely, but the smoke was choked with tears, but the armored warriors were still constantly hitting the city gate, and the defenders in the city gate had already complained of suffering and falling, and their stomachs were shaken over the river and the sea.
The situation was extremely unfavorable to Lu Bu's army, Lu Bu's face sank, he grabbed a war drum, and beat the war drum heavily to encourage the army.
Morale can sometimes really come back to life, as long as the morale of the army is stabilized, it is not difficult to break through Goguryi, although the ladder is blocked, but the door-breaking car is about to smash the city gate.
Lu Bu knew that once this retreated, the courage that the Captain Battalion of Hudongyi had managed to accumulate would collapse again, and it might be like mud in the future, and it would never be able to support the wall.
"Boom... Long ......"
With a loud bang, the east gate instantly cracked into sawdust, split into countless pieces, and the gate opened.
"Kill ......"
Zhang Liao was already ready to go, and instantly rode out of his horse and led the wolf cavalry straight to the city gate.
The galloping war horses poured into Goguryi City like wild beasts, and suddenly all of them poured into Goguryi City, which immediately completely changed the entire battle situation.
After entering the city gate, Zhang Liao directly dismounted and carried a knife to the city tower, and the two defenders saw Zhang Liao wearing heavy armor suddenly appear in front of them, and they were immediately frightened, screaming and pounced.
"Die!"
Zhang Liao held a long knife just a sweep, and the two city guards were cut off on the spot, and the bloody stomach and intestines were immediately sprinkled all over the ground, but the two city guards still did not lose their breath, dragging the upper half of their bodies, and struggled to raise their short swords to stab Zhang Liao, but they were already beheaded by the soldiers who followed behind Zhang Liao.
"Ha ......"
Zhang Liao stabbed him straight again, and immediately stabbed the county man in front of him again.
The two guards behind the county took the opportunity to stab Zhang Liao, but they were killed on the spot by Zhang Liao's personal soldiers.
At the same time as drawing the knife, Zhang Liao took advantage of the situation and kicked hard, and the body of the county Cheng suddenly flew backwards, knocked over several city guards in a row, and fell down the city head again.
Under Zhang Liao's bravery, the Gaoguryi soldiers at the head of the city suddenly fled, and the armored warriors who had just attacked immediately turned back and launched a fierce counterattack against the Gaoguryi soldiers, and with the advantage of numbers, the defenders at the head of the city were quickly wiped out.
In an instant, all the soldiers and horses rushed into the county seat of Goguryi, and the three thousand wolf cavalry rushed to the horse, killing the other three defenders and stabilizing their positions.
At this point, the entire county town of Goguryi has fallen into the hands of Lu Bu.
In an instant, the armored warriors crowded on the head of the city roared one after another, and the huge sound almost shattered the eardrums, and also made the people of the city tremble, this roar truthfully proved that Gao Guli would enter the rule of Lu Bu.