Chapter 577: Breaking the City Gate

A rain of arrows and cannon stones constituted a dense one. Read on your phone, update it synchronously! {-} The officers and men of the Western Army charged forward on this sheet

"Swing away" Behind the siege troops in front of the city, Xu Cheng personally commanded a special force. Dozens of soldiers formed a team, carrying huge equipment and rushed to the designated place. This kind of instrument, with a solid wood as a bed, on the shelf two positive and one reverse three strong bows, the serious name is called "three-bow bed crossbow", the military is commonly known as "eight cows", dozens of people need to open the bow, shoot a thousand steps, indestructible

In order to gather forces to attack the north of the city, a variety of large-scale siege weapons were mobilized here. In fact, this thing should not be called a crossbow at all, it should be called a "ballista" for a thousand steps, and when converted into a unit of length for future generations, it is more than 1,500 meters

The Jin army renovated the city defense, and the soldiers hid behind the flat-headed wall and used the shooting platoon hole to kill the enemy, and they did not show their heads at all. Therefore, it is impossible to suppress and shoot with a long-range crossbow outside the city, which is one of the reasons why the Song army has been attacking for many days. Divine arm bows, stepping crossbows and other sharp weapons are useless for a while, so what can you do with these eight-bull crossbows? Nailing the city walls

"Four hundred steps is enough," the majestic officer reported to the commander in a loud voice.

Xu Wei looked ahead, and the troops in front of him had already arrived at the foot of the city, so he shouted: "Open the bow"

Next to more than 280 giant crossbows, dozens of soldiers shouted trumpets and worked together to twist the bowstring and buckle the crossbow machine. Someone else carried the gun-like "one gun and three swords and arrows" and put them into the arrow slot. This kind of giant arrow, because the shaft of the arrow is like a spear, the three iron leaves are like a sword, four feet long, five inches thick, so it gets its name. Next to the giant arrows, there are three smaller large arrows on the left and right, and there are seven arrows

Each eight-bull crossbow has a full-time watchman, who is responsible for aiming. After the seven arrows were placed, Wangzi squatted behind the bed to calibrate, until he nodded and said yes, and the crossbowman who was in charge of hitting the crossbow machine picked up the wooden hammer and smashed it towards the crossbow machine

More than 280 giant arrows thundered out, and every seven arrows were endless, which was magnificent

At the front line, the soldiers who had been pushing their heads raised their heads slightly, and saw that the moat was not far ahead, and a few days ago, the moat of Yan'an Xicheng had been filled, so today they could reach the foot of the city without a moat bridge

Suddenly, there was a constant whistling sound overhead, and at the same time, the sonorous sound made a loud shot, three sword arrows, solid arrows, cracked stones, and steadily nailed into the city wall A few days ago, the Western Army also operated this tactic, but failed to capture the city. As soon as the Song army retreated, the Jin army hung its soldiers from the city and cut off the huge arrows that had been driven into the city walls. Therefore, in today's siege, the soldiers can still see the traces left by the giant arrows of the day before yesterday

Although the eight-bull crossbow has a special person to aim, its accuracy is very low, and the aim is to prevent it from missing the target, in other words, not even hiding from the city wall. A volley was fired, and nearly two thousand arrows were nailed to the city wall in a haphazard manner, some deep and some shallow. If it is nailed to the city wall, the eight-ox crossbow can only shoot one round, and if you shoot too much, it will not only affect the soldiers to climb, but also affect the goose cart and other equipment to rely on the city. And you must shoot when the troops rush to the foot of the city in advance, and if it is early, the defenders can go down the city and cut it off for you.

"Up" a relatively simple ladder leaning against the city wall, the soldiers first lifted it high, higher than the head of the city, because it had a huge iron hook at the top, after it was higher than the city wall, and then pulled down, the iron hook hooked the head of the city, so that the defenders could not knock it down.

As soon as the ladder was fixed, the soldiers who followed it quickly climbed up, and the soldiers whose equipment was destroyed on the way to the charge took their swords and jumped up under the city, grabbed an arrow shaft, and stepped on a huge arrow to climb up the city.

Goose carts, flying bridges, ladders, and all kinds of equipment arrived one after another, and on the city wall in the north of the entire Xicheng of Yan'an, the soldiers of the Western Army were like ants

Once they reached the foot of the city, or climbed the wall, the defenders overhead had a blind spot to attack, which could not be suppressed. At this time, the role of horse faces at intervals in the city became prominent. Since the horse face is an enemy platform extending from the main part of the castle wall, it can attack the enemy army that climbs the castle.

The Jin army shot at the shooting holes on the horse's face without interruption to kill the soldiers who climbed the city. The swarming western soldiers fell one after another like sticks beating jujube trees

"" A thin military man suddenly saw his comrades on the top of the ladder fall down and knock down several of his companions. Suddenly, he jumped up, grabbed a big arrow next to him, and struggled to climb up beside him, and people kept falling into the city, and he just didn't listen to the screams, and climbed upward like a monkey with the arrow shaft nailed into the city wall

He knew that he might be shot at any time, so he tried his best to swoop an arrow past the back of his head, and he broke out in a cold sweat, but his movements still did not stop, looking up, the city was only half a foot away, but what made him want to cry without tears was that there was no arrow on the top, and he couldn't climb again

The whistling of sharp arrows sounded beside him from time to time, and as long as he stopped for a moment, he would be shot into a porcupine, and the dexterous man flew again and pounced on a goose cart ladder on the other side, and rubbed against the ladder to rush up without hesitation

Suddenly, a gun was poked out of the city wall, and it was close to his left rib, and it was only one step away from the city, but at this moment, he suddenly felt that his body lost its center of gravity, and the goose cart was broken by the defenders of the city, and when he was hit by a ram rod, he grabbed the city head and jumped over with all his might

The scene that appeared in front of him was enough to make any warrior dare to split the city, and it was a dense enemy who could not allow this soldier to think too much, before he landed, he drew a machete from his belt and touched the ground with his courage, and he rolled over, and the hand knife in his hand slashed and slashed the ground

Soon, more than a dozen pieces of various instruments came from all directions...... He was not the first person to die in the siege today, but he was the first to go to the city.

"Quick, go and report to the capital, the western army will work together to detain the north of the city today," the envoy who saw the situation grabbed a herald and roared. As soon as he finished speaking, a person jumped from the top of the city and slashed at him, and the herald was caught off guard and killed on the spot

The envoy took advantage of the situation to flick his sword and overturned the enemy, and saw that there were many enemy soldiers in the upper city, and his own soldiers were only concerned with fighting, so anxious that they shouted: "Hit the goose cart and hit the goose cart"

After that, he ran a few steps and lifted a striker on the ground alone, and the soldiers around him crowded over when they saw this. The ram is actually a wooden stake more than a foot long and thick with a large bowl, but an iron handle is nailed into it. More than a dozen people lifted up together and shouted in unison.

The "one-two-three-one-two-three" hit the pole as if it were on the protruding part of the city with the goose cart, the ladder and other instruments. In a few clicks, the large iron hook at the top of the ladder was knocked loose. During this period, soldiers of the Western Army constantly jumped up along this ladder

After the seventh impact, the hook completely detached itself from the wood and slowly fell backwards. The Western soldiers on the ladder jumped down one after another and could still pick up a life if they fell to the ground, if they were pressed by this heavy ladder, they would not die or be disabled

Wang Yu closely watched the battle situation, and if the offensive did not go well, or the losses were too great, he would order to replenish them. At this time, the whole north of the city fought fiercely, the shouts of the soldiers of the two armies shook all directions, looking at the brothers who fell from the city almost all the time, Wang Zhengchen couldn't care about the heartache, staring at a pair of bull's eyes and scanning everywhere.

When his gaze touched the main gate of the north of the city, he couldn't move it anymore. There, crowded with 100 people, pushing a long city-breaking hammer approaching the city gate, and the tower above the city gate had been destroyed by the Weiyuan cannon, plus the Jin army had transformed the city and sharpened the teeth, so the Jin army itself could not lean out from between the tooth buttresses to shoot down or throw rolling stones and wood as before. He could only rely on the shooting holes on the horses on both sides to constantly fire arrows at the Western soldiers who were crowded in front of the city gate.

"Hurry up, the thief is all right," shouted the soldier pushing the ram on the ground. The side cards in their hands were already full of iron arrows, and even the armor plates on the roof of the city-busting vehicles were about to turn into porcupines

On the city-breaking cart, there was a wooden frame, and a huge wooden bucket was hung with a thick iron cable, and the front end was wrapped with an iron sheet, which was specially used to break through the city gate. Originally, in order to knock the gate open, the tip of the breaker should have been round or square, but today the tip of the breaker is pointed. Wouldn't this one hit a hole? But the gates will not be opened

"Good brothers, come and go" The stout soldiers standing in the car leaned back, pulled the giant log, and then let go of their hands, and the city-breaking hammer swayed and crashed into the city gate, but the city gate of Yan'an was still thick, and when it hit, it only trembled slightly. What's more, the soldiers had long known that the Jin army had sealed the entrance to the cave from the city gate.

But the hammer stubbornly slammed into the door one after another, and the gate was finally knocked out of a large hole, and when you looked through the hole, you could see that the inside was sealed with stones. A military doctor rushed forward and checked carefully, and now it may be because of the rush to work, the stones of the city gate hole are not bonded with glutinous rice stone slurry like the city wall, but are piled with ordinary stones, and the city gate is broken, and the stones inside are also a little loose, so it is not difficult

After reading it, he beckoned backwards: "Come"

I saw two sturdy men on one side, carrying a big guy over. It looked like it weighed at least fifty pounds, and the outside was an iron shell, with traces of riveting, and two iron rings for people to lift. There is also a small hole on it, revealing a section of medicine line, needless to say, I also know that this is the earth-shaking thunder is just such a big sky-shaking thunder, and it is the first time I have seen it

The two soldiers raised the earth-shaking thunder and stuffed it into the hole, but now it was too small to stuff it into the officer's anger, and he took the saber from his waist and blew it indiscriminately, but it didn't work at all.

"Brother Dutou, I'm coming" A soldier shouted, and when he looked back, he saw that the baby was carrying a long axe, so he dodged away. The soldier spat in his palm, raised his axe in both hands, and slashed with the force of a mountain

"Hurry" couldn't stop urging, because the brothers exposed outside the city gate were shot with bows and arrows, and the number of people was constantly reduced

The "Chenglai" axe soldier flashed to the side, and the two strong men once again held up the earth-shattering thunder and stuffed it in, which was just right

He waved his hand and signaled all the brothers to flash to the city gate, and then stretched out the torch only to hear a "snort", and the smoke of gunpowder rose, all with their heads bowed, and the cat bent their waists, and rushed out to the city gate, and some soldiers raised their shields to protect him, and everyone blocked their ears

"What's going on," someone shouted.

"Dumb all the birds in the courtyard, my ** mother's" A soldier who carried the thunder in the sky scolded before, and rushed in while scolding.

All shouted in horror: "Back to ......"

As soon as the word was spoken, a violent explosion suddenly sounded, and the thick city wall seemed to tremble, and the tall figure of the soldier who rushed in was shaken away, and the sawdust and stones that exploded outside had beaten him to a bloody blur, and he was completely inhuman, and a huge gunpowder smoke rose from the city gate hole

They all waited for a moment, gritted their teeth, and fanned their robes to disperse the smoke as they rushed in. Looking closely, the earth-shattering thunder with a charge of more than 30 catties only blew the upper half of the sealed city gate hole, and there were more than one person-high stone walls and broken doors in front of him

"Damn, is this going to continue to blow it up, or do you want to use the city breaker to knock it away?" All heads pondered. Damn, if there is another fire, if the city-breaking hammer blocks the way, how can you rush for a while?

As soon as the second earth-shattering thunder exploded, the city gate was completely opened, and the smoke did not disperse, and the officers and soldiers who were anxious shouted and charged in, and suddenly, the screams sounded into a cloud of gunsmoke, and a dense rain of arrows struck

The survivors rushed out of the smoke screen, and the first thing they saw was an exciting scene of Yan'an's street scene, but then they ran into the tip of Rulin's gun

The later soldiers pushed desperately, and the soldiers who entered the city in advance were picked on the tips of their guns until they were exhausted

"Tui" officers saw the hope of victory, and the soldiers from all over the world were encouraged by the street scene of Yan'an, and they all struggled to push the human wall in front of them, and the archers of the Jin Army shot non-stop, and the Song army soldiers held their spears and desperately squeezed in, this was a face-to-face battle, and the soldiers could clearly see the enemy's face

Dense and hurried footsteps suddenly sounded in the market, and after Zhang Jun learned that the Western Army had gathered to attack the north of the city, he sent reinforcements

"Report" to the Marshal's Mansion in Xicheng, Yan'an, a herald crawled into the festival hall with a rolling belt.

"What's the matter?" asked Zhang Jun loudly.

"The situation of the Dutong Western Army attacking the north gate is critical," the herald shouted in horror as he half-knelt on the ground.

"What" Zhang Jun Huo Ran got up, and the martial arts in the hall were all discolored, and the solid city still couldn't stop Xu Wei's thunderous anger

"The Western Army blasted open the city gate with firearms, and the reinforcements hurriedly engaged in the battle, and fought fiercely," the herald gasped.

"Hurry up and send reinforcements back to me no matter what" After Zhang Jun beat the handsome case and ordered the soldiers to leave, he sat down on the chair with a panicked look and a flickering eye. Once the city is breached, it is impossible to escape death

In the past, once the city gate was breached, even if it was blocked, it would not be able to avoid the fate of breaking the city in the end. It seems that Xicheng won't be able to hold on for long. If you knew it was so, why not......

Zhang Junxin's shock is indescribable. He thought that with this impregnable city and sufficient supplies, he would have to block it for a few months, right? But how long has this siege been? Last month, 24 troops were exchanged, and in more than 10 days, such a dangerous situation occurred

No wonder Xu Wei will have a harvest for the second time to attack the city today, give me a reminder first, Zhang Jun bounced up, grabbed the handle of the knife and hurried out.

One person hurriedly caught up, stopped outside the door of the festival hall, and asked in a low voice, "Where are you going?" ”

"I will personally supervise the battle, and I must repel the Western army," Zhang Jun replied.

"The matter has come to this ......" That person is Zhang Jun's confidant, needless to say, the other party also knows.

Zhang Jun looked directly at the other party, gently removed his hand, and said in a deep voice: "I have a number." ”

On the fifth day of the first month, the western army once attacked the north gate of Xicheng, Zhang Jun was in a hurry, sent a large number of reinforcements, and personally led the guards to supervise the battle. Inspired by him, the soldiers of the Jin army worked together to hold back the Western Army. After the troops were collected that day, the Jin army hurriedly sealed the city gate

And Song Jun's side was scolding the mother, and the thief had a good opportunity to attack the city, but his mother was blocked in the city gate

"If the city is pressed fiercely, maybe the city will be broken today" Yang Yan slammed his helmet on the chair and scolded.

"It's useless to pull this, it's not broken, it's not broken, it's not broken, and it will continue tomorrow," Wang Yu was no longer as angry as a few days ago at this time. Today, the Jingyuan army broke through the city gate once, then there will be a next time, now that you have figured out this road, it will be much easier to walk next time.

Xu Cheng hugged his fists and reported to his uncle: "Xuanfu Xianggong, today the Jingyuan soldiers saw Zhang Jun. ”

"Oh? Where is it? Xu Wei was a little surprised, what's the matter, Zhang Jun is still on the front line? After the city was broken, Lao Tzu would never spare him to fight for the Jurchens, you fucking worked harder than in the Great Song Dynasty? This is called being born anti-bone, and if you catch it, you will be a hero

"It's in the north gate, he seems to be personally supervising the battle, otherwise he really went in" Xu Cheng said with some annoyance.

"This traitor was in Dunzhou back then, and Yao Jingluo attacked the city, so that he could beware of the enemy of Ganquan. He collapsed at the touch of a button and is now fighting for the golden dog, but he is so energetic? Fuck it, on the day the city is broken, take the head of this guy and sacrifice our fallen brothers" Yang Yan scolded.

The generals were all angry and scolded one after another. How can there be such pigs and dogs in the world? He used to be in charge of Jingyuan, but he didn't see such a desperate kneel to surrender to the enemy, but he became a fine

"Hey, could it be that Zhang Jun will be shaken by such a surprise today?" Zhang Xian asked suddenly.

"Drop a fart, a person like him is a stone in the pit, a natural anti-bone Xuanfu Xianggong, this kind of person will kill even if he descends" Yang Yanyu was angry. His troops are attacking the east of the city today, and many large equipment are gathered in the north of the city, so the troops have suffered heavy casualties, can they not catch fire?

"It is unlikely, when he attacked Dunzhou, Yao Pingzhong fled back and sued him, saying that it was because he was afraid of war that Ma Wu's army went south smoothly and defeated the soldiers and horses of Jingyuan, Huanqing, and Xihe. This is the only one, which is a capital crime, not to mention his subsequent reduction in gold? I guess it's because of this that he didn't dare to open the city and surrender. Ma Kuo interjected.

As he was talking, Xu Yong and Young Marshal Xu stepped into the tent and reported to his uncle: "Xuanfu Xianggong, there is a person hanging down in the city." ”