Two days later, Zhao's attack was not only insane, but also brutal.

Around the city of Lingshou, Zhao Jun set up nearly 120 small trebuchets. Compared with the previous ones, these trebuchets are not only simpler in structure, but also more powerful. Fortunately, there was no shortage of trees and stones around Lingshou City, and the Zhao army besieged the city for more than two months, and with the full cooperation of the disciples of Momen and the craftsmen of Zhao State, this project with huge losses was completed.

More than 120 trebuchets, each of which required thirty-five people, plus his other auxiliaries, about 5,000 people participated in this crazy catapult feast. Some of the stones crossed the city wall and fell directly into the city, destroying the houses of the people in the city, and causing heavy casualties; Some fell on the city walls, killing and wounding countless soldiers who were on defense, and many more smashed on the surface of the walls.

The Zhongshan city wall has been attacked by the Zhao army many times before, and many of the walls are newly cultivated, and in some places, they have not even dried thoroughly. The rammed earth walls were crumbling under the attack of stones, as if they would be destroyed by boulders in the next moment.

Behind the catapults, there are rows of rushing carts waiting for each car, each of which is equipped with about twenty soldiers, and the battering ram in the middle is the best siege weapon. In addition to this, there are ladder trucks, trench filling trucks. Zhao Jun spent two months building these siege machines one by one, just to play a role today.

On Zhongshan's side, Wuqiu watched the bed crossbows either destroyed by the attack of the boulder or damaged by use, and the ominous premonition in his heart became more and more serious. All the soldiers hid in the towers, watching the boulders hammer against the walls and destroy the houses in the city, and every plant and tree fell on their hearts. No one wants to see their homeland ravaged, and neither do the Zhongshan people. They would rather hope that the people of Zhao Guo can fight them to the death with real swords.

"Although it costs a lot to attack with fire, it saves time and effort, but the king ordered it not to be allowed." Pang Cong shook his head and said, "Ci is not in charge of the soldiers!" ”

"The king has to consider the mood of the people of Lingshou, so he is naturally reluctant to use fire oil." Le Yi said, "If you attack with fire earlier, you don't have to work hard." ”

"Sir seems to have something to say?" Pang Cong listened to what Le Yi said, and seemed to be a little unwilling.

"The condition of Mohist cooperation is not to harm the people. Otherwise, they will continue to be enemies of Zhao State. Le Yi smiled bitterly, "The king weighed the pros and cons, and felt that if he continued to let the Mo family go on like this, he would probably become a huge obstacle, so he could only agree." ”

"From the point of view of the last general, there is not much difference between using stones and using fire oil, and the people will be harmed, but it is better to use fire oil to save time and effort."

"Let's stop there." Le Yi said, "Since the king has an order, you and I just need to obey it." As he spoke, he looked at Lingshou, "From what the general can see, how long will this attack last?" ”

Pang Cong could only reluctantly stop this topic, and followed Le Yi's words and said, "Rely on the boulder to bombard the city wall, in order to quickly break through the city wall and break through the opponent's defense." Although this method is stupid, the casualties of the fighters are controlled. In addition, our army's many attacks on Lingshou have made the walls of Lingshou repair, and it is not as strong as before. Now, we have been bombarding it for two hours, and it will not be long before the walls will collapse, and then I will be able to follow the gap and drive straight in. ”

"Lingshou City is different from other cities that have been attacked before, it is a big city in itself, and after attacking it, I am afraid that it will be blocked by Zhongshan people in the streets and alleys. The general must arrange the deployment of troops, and after entering the city, protect the granary first, besiege the royal city, and maintain order. After the army locks the royal city, it is best to capture the king of Zhongshan and his ministers alive to protect the king into the city. ”

"No."

"How long has Zhao Jun's attack lasted like this?" Wuqiu asked.

"It's been about three hours, General Hui."

"It's been three hours." Wuqiu sighed, "It seems that the Zhao army insisted on waiting for the city wall to collapse before attacking. ”

The generals couldn't help but bow their heads, indeed, Zhao Jun's combat methods are quite rare. Assuming that the group of soldiers operating the trebuchet is 5,000 people, then a three-hour work will definitely not work for one group, at least two groups, that is, 10,000 people. Such a huge investment can only show that the Zhao army put the main force on the broken city.

"General, look at us... Do you want to venture out of the city, attack the Zhao army's trebuchet array, and destroy those trebuchets? ”

"I'm afraid that Zhao Jun has been prepared for a long time, and this is just a death."

"Then do you have to wait for the Zhao army to destroy the city wall?" Another general asked.

Wuqiu did not answer, and it seemed to him that the answer was obvious.

Whether it was the attacking Zhao State or the defending Zhongshan Kingdom, neither side made the next step of the test, only the flying boulder, crossed a beautiful parabola in the air, and fell into Lingshou City. The outcome of the war is also simple: whoever can defeat the other side first when the city is broken will win the war.

"Boom!"

Just when the spirits of both sides were condensed to the highest point, the southern city wall of Lingshou City was finally overwhelmed by the boulders, and collapsed first, making a loud noise and drifting smoke, making both sides stunned, and then everyone realized what it meant.

"Order, the guards are in front, the chariots are behind, the cavalry is ready, and the collapsed walls are charged, and the crossbowmen are a hundred steps forward to cover!"

Pang Cong quickly issued a series of orders, and the other soldiers rested for so long, and finally when it was time for them to play, they also unequivocally began to rush towards Lingshou City, rushing in, and this war could be over.

"Order, the guards are strictly guarded at the gap, mobilize crossbowmen to form a defensive formation on the city wall, and attack the attacking Zhao army, and be sure to prevent the other party from attacking the city!" Wuqiu also quickly gave the order to snipe.

At the collapsed city wall, the armies of both sides began to engage in a brutal offensive and defensive struggle. The Zhao soldiers held their shields and halberds, and rushed towards the mouth of the city wall, but before they arrived, they encountered the fierce return fire of the Zhongshan crossbowmen, and some of the soldiers were just about to raise their shields, but they were shot in the head by the crossbows and crossbows, and they were killed instantly.

The rushing cart behind was carrying a battering ram and some soldiers, and the opponent's bow and crossbow could not even cause a little damage to the car, and still rushed arrogantly towards the Lingshou city wall. However, the biggest disadvantage of the rush is that it moves slowly, even if there are soldiers pushing behind it, it is still difficult to move forward, not to mention the huge rock that attacked the city wall just now, which also caused a little impact on the rushing car in motion.

The crossbowmen of the Zhao army saw that their soldiers were attacked, and they did not show weakness, and they fired a volley of arrows at the Zhongshan soldiers at the head of Lingshou City. And this time, Zhao Jun also got several giant ballistas built with the support of the Mo family. According to the Mo craftsmen, these giant ballistas are one of the few instruments used by the Mo family for siege, and they are rarely built.

The giant ballista has two axles and three wheels, with the car as the frame and the reel to lead the string; The arrow is ten feet long, and it can also be tied to a rope at the end of the arrow, just like a ge, and can be retracted with a wheel. Such a giant ballista can reach up to three hundred paces, twice as long as an arrow. What's more, such a huge arrow has a very strong destructive power on the rammed earth city wall, and the Zhao army attacked the city wall with such arrows, intending to expand the collapsed city wall again.

Just when the two sides were fighting over this wall, suddenly there was a loud bang from the east side of the city, and the east wall also collapsed. The Zhao army in the east also received orders and began to charge this section of the wall, and the Zhongshan soldiers in this section also rose up to resist.

The soldiers of the two countries fought fiercely at both ends of the city wall, whether it was the attacking Zhao army or the defending Zhongshan soldiers, they all stubbornly carried out the commander's orders and did not back down at all.

The stubborn resistance of the Zhongshan people surprised Pang Cong, but it only expressed some admiration, and now that the Zhao army has the upper hand, as long as another city wall collapses, even if the Zhongshan people are brave, it will not help. The same worry also worried about Wuqiu, who was on the city tower, looking at the Zhongshan soldiers who were bravely resisting the two broken city walls, and could only hope for a miracle to make the Zhao army retreat.

"General, the collapsed city walls at both ends, the Zhao army is about to attack in, I'm afraid our army can't resist it."

"General, the last general asked to lead troops out of the city, attack the Zhao army's army formation, and disrupt the Zhao army's attack."

"General, the last general feels that he should retreat into the city, prevent the soldiers from guarding the royal city and the granary, and prevent the Zhao army from attacking these two points after attacking the city."

"General, the last general thinks ......"

Wuqiu listened to the generals under his command to either ask for battle or defend the opinions, and was very relieved that at this moment, no one asked to surrender, which shows that even at this moment, the Zhongshan people have not given up resistance, such soldiers, shouldn't they get a miracle?

However, the reason why miracles are called miracles is that they are difficult to turn around. For Zhongshan people, in the face of Zhao Jun, who has a huge disparity in strength, it is unrealistic to expect a miracle in itself. Before Wuqiu made arrangements, the Zhao army's attack on the southern city wall made an important breakthrough, although the car was very slow, but after all, it still arrived at the foot of Lingshou City, forming a tenacious weapon to impact the city wall, hammering the city wall one by one, trying to expand the collapsed area of this section of the city. Seeing this, the Zhongshan soldiers naturally wanted to stop it, but they were not vegetarians who had found soldiers, and the two armies fought at the city wall without giving in. Under the impact of the rushing car, this section of the city wall was destroyed little by little, and soon it could not be supported, and a large area collapsed.

At this moment, I heard another loud bang from the west, although this loud noise was no different from the previous two sounds, but for Zhao Jun, it was undoubtedly a clarion call for a crazy attack, and for Zhongshan people, it was a death knell for hope to lose. Seeing this, Pang Cong ordered the remaining Zhao army to concentrate on this section of the city wall on the one hand, and on the other hand, ordered the cavalry to be ready to enter the city at any time.

"It's over." He slowly closed his eyes, and the only sounds of killing and screaming were in his ears. At this moment, all arrangements have been invalidated, and only one last path remains.

"Come, follow me into battle and kill the enemy!"

"No!"

(End of chapter)