Chapter 655

The speed of the heavy catapult is not fast, almost half an hour later, it is only able to shoot once. However, the shock caused by the stone weighing one hundred and fifty catties it used, and the devastating damage caused by its landing, became a nightmare in the eyes of all the Western Xia defenders in the ancient city of Wuyan today.

Before the second volley arrived, Fei Tingdayon was protected by the loyal guards and hastily left the walls and retreated to the rear.

And he stumbled under the protection of his guards, and saw the ruined city under which a large mouth had been cracked, and when he reached the bottom of the city wall, he saw three large craters on the ground that had been smashed by the boulders thrown into the city.

There was also a large pit in it, less than two feet away from the city wall, which happened to hit several Xixia soldiers who were resting, directly smashing their torsos to the ground, leaving only the severed hands and stumps still meaningless convulsions.

Just as the pro-soldier guards protected Fei Ting Darong and other military bigwigs and retreated to a distance of about three hundred steps from the Xicheng city wall, the second round of attacks had already arrived in the sky above the ancient city of Wuyan.

Once again, Fei Tingdarong saw that the irregular boulder had crossed a long distance again, falling into the air, and smashing down fiercely.

This time, it was still a boulder that smashed on the city wall, and it directly smashed a hideous gap in the wall of the ancient city of Wuyan, which was completely made of earth.

Of the other three, one of them seemed to have fallen outside the city, and two of them fell directly into the city near the city wall, setting off a bloody storm.

"Let the sons and daughters of the city retreat a hundred steps, quick, go and give orders!" Fei Tingda Rongtie's face was blue, and he grabbed the placket of a pro-soldier casually, and shouted loudly.

Seeing the pro-soldier rushing towards the west of the city in a hurry, Fei Ting Darong seemed to be relieved. Subconsciously turned his head to look around, and the main generals around him were killed in the long-range attack of the Song army just now.

And one of them is still the niece and son-in-law who he relies on very much. When I thought of my beloved niece, who had only been married for less than a year, just two months ago, she happened to be pregnant.

But now, it is eternally separated, and I don't know if the poor niece can withstand such a blow.

"Trebuchet, the new trebuchet of the Song people, otherwise, it would be impossible to throw such a huge stone at such a distance." One of the generals yelled hoarsely.

"My lord, what now? Why don't we attack, instead of being forced by Song Gou step by step, it is better to take advantage of the strength of the sons and daughters now and kill them. Another general walked up to Fei Ting Dayon's side and suggested.

"Kill out? How to kill it, after several days of harassment, how much combat power can the sons and daughters have, don't you know? Fei Ting Darong glared at the general viciously, and his low voice was full of helplessness.

"Pass the old man's general order, the soldiers guarding the city wall of the West City must not take half a step back, and those who are cowardly in battle will be killed! Let the sons and daughters under the city wall take two hundred steps back, pay attention to the situation of the Song army, and report to me immediately if there is any change. ”

As Fei Ting Darong's order was conveyed, the five thousand Xixia soldiers who had already begun to panic hurriedly retreated towards the city.

And those Western Xia soldiers on the city wall can only curse Fei Ting Darong, the eighteenth generation of the ancestor of the old man, with the feeling of being a dog, and the content is mainly to have intimate contact with many women among the eighteenth generations of Fei Tingdarong's ancestors.

And when those chaotic stones fell towards the city wall of Wuyan City again, the Western Xia soldiers near the city gate had already scattered as birds and beasts and hid on the city walls on both sides.

Seeing this scene, Wang Yang nodded with satisfaction, looking at these heavy stone throwers that continued to work, Wang Yang's heart was full of pride.

This thing was definitely one of the most powerful ranged weapons among gunpowder weapons before it was developed, and the Stone-Throwing Machine was more destructive than the more accurate-focused bed crossbow.

It's a pity that there are not enough stonemasons, and there is not enough time to cut the stone into a round shape, otherwise the round stone projectile will easily form a bounce on the ground, and the damage will become even greater.

But nowadays, it's enough to throw these irregular boulders.

"The second machine is the same as the third machine, aiming at the gate of the ancient city of Wuyan." After observing for a while, Wang Yang issued the latest instructions. Soon, the two stone throwers adjusted at a small angle and began to throw the heavy stones again.

An hour later, amid the cheers of the army outside the West Gate of the Great Song Dynasty, the already dilapidated gate tower of the ancient city of Wuyan was devastated, and finally collapsed completely.

Seeing this scene, Wang Yang excitedly clenched his hands into fists. "Alright, stop the attack and let the catapult move."

"Don't them anymore?" Wu Qilang looked at Wang Yang with a confused expression, isn't this the time to take advantage of the situation and continue to fall into the well?

"When we destroy the three city gates, the cavalry that the Tangut people rely on will be completely unable to play a role. At that time, our bed crossbows and stone throwers can continue to move forward, and as long as these heavy long-range weapons can reach the ancient city of Wuyan, at that time, almost the entire ancient city of Wuyan will be within the range of these weapons.

"At that time, if the Tangut people want to retreat, unless they jump into the river and want to attack, the range of tens of thousands of Yuanyou crossbows will far exceed their bows and arrows."

Hearing Wang Yang's words, Wu Qilang and several Song army generals next to him really had no other way to describe their mood at the moment except to give a thumbs up in admiration.

But you really have to admit that what this Lord Wang said is really reasonable.

“…… The Song people have stopped attacking since they smashed the West Gate, and the last general has reconnoitred several times, and it seems that they are disassembling the four long-range weapons. The general guarding the west gate stood respectfully in the house and reported to Fei Tingda Rongyu.

"No more offense? Could it be that although the effectiveness of this weapon of theirs is powerful, it is easy to break? It's only been an hour or so on. A general next to him muttered with a puzzled face.

The other Western Xia general sitting next to Fei Tingdarong nodded thoughtfully. "I also think there is such a possibility, after all, this thing is so strong, if it keeps attacking the ancient city of Wuyan, I believe that in a few days, the entire ancient city of Wuyan will become a ruin under the rocks."

"It's hard to say, so let's go back quickly, pay attention to vigilance, and prevent any more unusual movements from the Song people." Although Fei Ting Darong muttered a little in his heart, since the Song people had temporarily stopped attacking, it was naturally a great thing for the Western Xia soldiers in the entire Wuyan Ancient City.

After the Ximen guards left, the expressions of the more than 20 generals in the room still did not relax.