Chapter 657: Breaking the City in Three Days
Surrounded on all sides, the sound of killing shook the sky, and outside the city of Guzang, the Sui army launched a major offensive. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The first confrontation is the crossbow battle, this kind of crossbow is not a small arm crossbow, but a large crossbow, there are pedal crossbows, there are also car crossbows, all of which are not with human arm strength, but with the help of mechanical principles, with the strength of the crossbow chamber, the big crossbow machine fired three arrows, extremely fierce.
The soft bow and a small longbow used by the Xiliang army at the head of the city were already suppressed when they couldn't reach the other party at all.
The crossbow let out a roar like a burst eardrum, and fired a series of half-iron crossbow arrows deep into the city wall.
As soon as some of the guards showed their heads and tried to check the situation, they were shot, either through the body or thrown out of the city with him.
"Puff puff—"
People were constantly shot and killed, making the Xiliang army very passive.
Next, the whirlwind cannon and trebuchet played a role, first a round of stone smashing, and then the fire urn flew out, with a string of black smoke and firelight, falling on the city, directly exploded, and the soldiers around the vicinity suddenly screamed, many of them were broken eyes, faces, and bodies, blood holes gurgling, and a wide range of injuries, although it was not very fatal, but it was hung up all of a sudden, and it also affected the continued fighting, and it became a disability if it was not good.
Such a round of onslaught seriously reduced the sharpness of the Xiliang army.
"Surrender, surrender quickly, this Sui army's weapons are too powerful, and they can't resist at all!"
"Yes, don't fight with them, among those people, as well as our fellow countrymen, are all from the Northwest, why do they want to kill each other?"
At this moment, those spies are still exuding negativity, fanning the defenders to give up resistance, and then abandon their weapons and surrender.
However, at this time, the crown prince, Cao Zhen, Liang Shuo and others came to supervise the battle in person, and they had already issued a death order, which must be defended.
Thundered!
As the battlefield under the city approached, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and many soldiers set up ladders and were building them up to the city wall.
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
The drums of war in the city suddenly sounded, and the guards in the city knew that the Sui army had ended the long attack, and the first wave of men and horses arrived at the city and began to fight in the city.
"Shoot the arrows!" The defenders at the head of the city began to direct the archers to return fire.
"Woohoo—"
Clusters of sharp arrows densely attacked the Sui army from the head of the city to the Sui army under the city.
The condescending attack also brought a certain threat to the siege of the Sui army, and the first soldier to bear the brunt was shot, either killed or wounded.
The thirty-six big drums in the rear of the Sui army also sounded rapidly at this time to increase morale.
The soldiers who approached the city, already holding their shields against the arrows, lest they be used as live targets, marched forward swiftly, and began to climb the ladder to attack the city, and under the inconsistencies of the arrows, people kept falling, and the earth was stained red with blood, but no one took a second look.
Soon, the soldiers of both sides were at the head of the city and in the air, and the soldiers of the Sui army fought with the soldiers of the Xiliang army at the head of the city.
In the early stage, the defenders were still able to stabilize the front, but once the fighting became more and more fierce as the enemy soldiers increased, someone suddenly shouted: "Don't fight, we surrender." ”
"I surrender!"
"And me—"
Some people threw away their weapons and squatted directly on the ground with their heads in their hands, and a few people took the lead, which was enough to affect the people in a radius of ten meters.
"Disarm or kill!" At this time, the soldiers of the Sui army thought of their own slogan and shouted it, and the effect was surprisingly good, and more people joined in it, throwing away their weapons and surrendering troops.
"The troops are all on the side!"
"Don't get in the way."
Under the leadership of the lieutenant and the captain, the soldiers of Sui continued to fight towards the steps and attacked the city gate.
However, there was still a garrison in Waiguo City, and thousands of people surrounded it to block the charge of the Sui army.
Only the more people who climbed the city, the situation was reversing little by little, and in the end, suppressing the Xiliang army to keep retreating.
"Kill—"
Even if some people surrendered, there were also loyal Xiliang sergeants who resisted stubbornly and fought fiercely with the Sui army.
"Roar! Roar! Roar! ”
The vanguard of the Sui army was equivalent to a death squad, and seeing that victory was in sight, all of them burst out with amazing potential, and hundreds of people simply broke up a city gate guarded by 2,000 people and seized the right to open the city gate.
Squeak!
The stone gate opened, and the Sui army, which had been blocked outside the city, roared in, unstoppable.
Subsequently, the cavalry entered the city, and the Modao phalanx entered, suppressing the Xiliang army, constantly retreating, leaving a piece of bones.
In less than an hour, a city gate was breached, and the speed was amazing.
Luo Zhaoyun had a smile on his face, after actual combat testing, this army of soldiers and horses was constantly sharpened before it could be polished and used to fight against the army of Xue Ju, Li Tang, and Dou Jiande.
I have to say that the 10,000 death squad formed by the Hu people is really quite fierce, and after being effectively organized, they use advanced weapons to exert strong combat power.
"It's over, the Sui army is too strong, and Xiliang has a big event." Shang Shu Cao Zhen couldn't help but scream.
The crown prince Li Boyu's face turned pale, and he had already fled back to Guzang City first, standing on the city tower, looking at the smoke billowing from Guo Feng outside, the battle shook the sky, the fire rose and fell, and it was obvious that the city was broken.
If you lose the outer city, then the defense line of the inner city will be extremely dangerous, waiting to catch a turtle in an urn.
In addition to fighting to the death, there is no way to break through and escape, and the last way is to surrender.
"How many men have been lost?"
Cao Zhen replied: "At least 30,000, many people have no time to withdraw, either injured, killed in battle, or surrendered to Chengcheng as a surrenderer." ”
"There are less than 30,000 people in the city, how long can it last?" The crown prince Li Boyu's face was pale, and he was not optimistic about the situation in Xiliang.
It was still early, and the Sui army did not stop attacking, but took advantage of the victory to attack, but only changed men and horses and attacked in turn.
Xue Wanqian and Zhou Zhongyin led the army into the city, and directly commanded the soldiers and horses to continue to attack the inner city.
Li Liang personally led the guards to the city to resist and boost morale, and the soldiers saw that the king of Xiliang was still so leading and commanding on the front line, and suddenly the will to resist became strong.
However, the bows and crossbows of the Sui army were too strong, and they kept firing arrows at the head of the city to suppress them and deter the Xiliang army.
After fighting for a long time, each suffered countless casualties, and until nightfall, they still did not take Guzang City.
Luo Zhaoyun ordered the three armies to rest for a short time, besiege the city and set up camps, camped on bonfires at night, imitated the embattled, and blew the Qiang flute and Hu Ji in the northwest to break the will of the defenders.
The siege continued the next day, and it was obvious that the Xiliang army was not so active, and its sharpness weakened.
On the third day, the advantage of the Sui army intensified, and the large-scale projection of the fire urn was used to blow up the guards at the head of the city to wail, creating an opportunity for the Sui army to ascend the city.
In the end, the city gate was rushed open, and when the five thousand Mo Sword warriors charged inside the city gate, it meant that the Xiliang regime was about to fall.