Chapter 156: Refueling (Asking for Subscription)
"Ahh There was a loud roar, mixed with pain and anger, and the centurion, despite his pain, immediately bent down and lifted up the large stone that had fallen on his feet, and shouted at the Hami soldier who was still alive: "Go! ”
The two of them worked hard together, and finally smashed the big stone down, but the poor Uighur army below, who was less than three feet away from the city, was smashed by the huge thing that fell from the sky, and he broke his head and bleed, screamed and fell off the city. Several Uighur soldiers below him were also affected by this incident, and they were scattered and fell to the city, either dead or wounded.
"Haha! Well done, just do it! The centurion of the Hami army shouted loudly, his thick beard flying in the laughter, and it was evident that he was very satisfied with his handwriting.
Of course, the method of defending the ladder of the Hami army is not only to smash stones, but also to use tools such as shovel guns, the so-called shovel gun refers to a tool that fixes a thin and slippery shovel on a long wooden pole, when the Uighur army's ladder comes up, the Hami soldiers can stretch down the end of the shovel gun with a shovel, stretch into the gap between the ladder and the city wall, and then pry hard, the ladder can be overturned, of course, some unscrupulous veterans will not overturn the enemy when they just set up the ladder, but wait for the enemy to climb halfway to do it, This can not only destroy the ladder, but also throw the opponent into a mess, which is very tasteless.
Under the comprehensive defense measures of the Hami army, the Uighur army's wall-climbing troops suffered heavy losses, and sure enough, the ancients were most afraid of climbing the city wall, because the danger factor was too high. The vanguard battalion of the Uighur army was frightened when they saw that their own death rate was so high, but their purpose was to rush to the city to rob gold, silver, treasure, and beautiful women, and no one wanted to die here. Although the commander who supervised the battle in the back kept shouting for them to charge, they also began to fight Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts, you can do such a dangerous thing? Why don't you do it? Many began to work without help, but shouted under the city, fired arrows indiscriminately, and stopped climbing up the walls.
The Hami line eased up, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief, a new challenge arose - the Uighur siege engines were coming.
Everyone knows that the city gate is the most vulnerable part of a city, even if it is an iron gate, it is much thinner than the city wall, so in all the ancient city attack and defense battles, the city gate was the focus of contention between the two sides, and the Uighur army rushed to the city gate with a huge siege engine, vowing to carry forward the majesty of the Uighur men and break through the thin city gate in one fell swoop.
Fortunately, Di Linazar had already anticipated their move, and arranged a heavy army at the city gate, and when he saw the Uighur army coming with siege carts, Qianhu, who was in charge of guarding the city gate, ordered loudly: "Quick, release the arrows!" ”
The warriors of the Hami army drew their bows and crossbows and fired at the Uighur soldiers pushing the siege engines, but the Uighurs were prepared to put their shields over their heads, effectively blocking the arrows from the city. The drawbridge outside the city had long since been cut by the Uighurs, so the Uighurs, pushing siege engines, were able to approach the gate unhindered and slam it into the gate, which symbolized their victory.
"Boom!" Behind the city gate, the Hami soldiers who were in charge of the city gate suddenly felt a huge force coming, everyone was shocked and trembled, and they almost didn't stand firm, but fortunately, they were all battle-hardened warriors, and they still had the ability to adapt to this unexpected situation, so they immediately stabilized their positions and pressed against the city gate to ensure that the city gate was foolproof.
Hami Qianhu, who was in charge of commanding the defense at the head of the city, had a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth, he had participated in the Battle of Jiuquan and escaped by luck, for this situation, the old fox Geng Bingwen had already handed him how to deal with it, and shouted at the soldiers who were boiling oil behind: "Quickly bring that thing over, let the little cubs under it eat it while it's hot!" There was excitement in his tone that was hard to hide.
Hearing this, three Hami soldiers lifted a large iron pot filled with hot oil, and under the cover of several shield soldiers, carefully carried the iron pot to the edge of the city.
When the Uighur archers in charge of the cover saw this scene, they shouted that it was not good, they were also battle-hardened warriors, and they could see at a glance what the Hami army wanted to do, and immediately bent their bows and arrows and fired at the city.
Fortunately, the commander of the Hami army in charge of the command had been prepared for this for a long time, and arranged shield soldiers to protect it, and several heavy arrows were shot on the shield, making a crisp sound of metal impact, and did not cause substantial damage to the soldiers of the Hami army.
The soldiers of the Hami Army, who were in charge of carrying the oil pot, were not afraid because of this, and after bringing the oil pot to the city, they glanced at it, and then the three of them gave each other a look, determined the direction and started together, pouring a whole large pot of oil.
"Ahh The Uighur soldiers who were in charge of slamming the gates below the city screamed at the hot oil that fell from the sky, but the torches of the Hami army told them that the nightmare had just begun.
With the order of the commander, the Hami soldiers threw several torches from under the city, and immediately set the huge siege vehicle and the Uighur soldiers around it on fire.
This situation can only be a dead end, because at such a critical juncture, no one can save them, and their companions retreat when they see them like this, for fear of harming themselves.
This wave of attacks failed again, and the Hami army obviously had a lot of reserves of rolling stone and sasswood, and at this time no one was willing to risk their lives to fear the city wall, and the Uighur soldiers began to retreat again.
The Uighur soldiers judged that this wave of attacks had failed, and they were unwilling to be cannon fodder, even if they did not retreat to save face for the commander, they were still standing under the city and shouting, and they did not contribute to the work.
Seeing this scene, Bol, the general who coordinated the overall situation, could only withdraw his troops again and organize his troops for the next attack.
Chilu found Bolhu angrily, and said very unconvinced: "General, give me another chance, I will definitely take Turpan City this time!" ”
Boer shook his head with a slight smile, not taking into account the thoughts in Chilu Han's heart, and said categorically: "It's still the same if you come again." ”
Chiluhan thought that the general was doubting his ability, as a general, combat ability is definitely the most important foundation of his life, if he was labeled as ineffective by the commander, then he would not want to mix it up in this life, his heart was tight, an anxious expression appeared on his face, and he hurriedly defended: "The general ........"