By this time, the limitations of the Shenwei Cannon were exposed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Previously, in order to block the river, the Shenwei cannons were arrayed in the city at a fixed distance, and the passage on the moat built by the rebels was obviously to observe the landing point of the Shenwei cannons, and the location was just right, just between the coverage areas of the two Shenwei cannons. This caused the shells of the Shenwei cannon to explode back and forth, but only caused some superficial losses and temporary confusion to the rebels.

The only way to solve this problem is to disassemble and install the Shenwei cannon in the best position, but it is obviously too late now. It takes a long time to disassemble and assemble, and now that the rebels are constantly attacking, there is no time to delay.

The surrounding ladders were filled with siege rebel soldiers, and most of the Divine Army soldiers had to be engaged in melee killing. Under the city, a steady stream of rebel soldiers and horses are pouring out of the black python-like passage, and more and more cloud ladders are on the city wall, and the situation is in a hurry.

Wang Yuan frowned, he knew that if he didn't destroy the rebels' siege passages, he was afraid that things would be worse today. Liu Dehai, who was standing on the side, said remorsefully: "Commander, it is a dereliction of duty, the Shenwei cannon should have room for firing, and the lowly duty did not order the disassembly of the heavy stone for convenience, which led to the current embarrassing situation, and the lowly duty is willing to be punished." ”

Wang Yuan frowned and waved his hand: "It's useless to say this now, it's not your fault, I didn't expect them to use this method, and the position they chose was so tricky." However, there is not necessarily no solution. It's too late to move the Shenwei cannon, Liu Dehai, immediately bring a few Fuyuan crossbows, I want to try if the power of Fuyuan's crossbow can destroy this shield array. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Dehai immediately led people to carry over the seven or eight Fuyuan crossbows used to defend the city near the left of the city head. Several black slave guards smashed the battlements with sledgehammers, opening a gap for the Fuyuan crossbow to fire. Several operators quickly put a volcanic crossbow into place, strained the thick bowstring on the shaft, and placed the arm-thick iron-headed crossbow arrow into the slot.

"Where?" The operator asked, adjusting the angle.

"As long as you hit, it doesn't matter where it is." Wang Yuan shouted.

"Yes." The soldier looked at the black python under the city, reached out to grasp the rope of the transmitter spring, took a breath and pulled it violently. There was a buzzing bowstring, and the crossbow almost jumped up from the ground. At the same time, iron crossbow arrows as thick as children's arms shot out quickly, and the next moment there was a bang, and even in broad daylight, you could see the sparks flying everywhere. The iron head of the bolt slammed into the smooth surface of the shield, making a screeching sound.

Wang Yuan and the others stared wide-eyed, but saw that the crossbow arrow did not penetrate the shield, and after it was shot, it bounced on the shield and slid along the layers of shields for a long distance, and then fell to the ground.

Liu Dehai shouted in disappointment: "It's useless, damn it." ”

Before the words fell, the shield passage seemed to have collapsed in a large area where the crossbow arrow was hit, as if the roof tiles had been raftered. But after a while, it was back to normal.

"Who said it's useless, it's useful. The shield-wielding soldier below couldn't withstand the impact, and was afraid that he had fainted and vomited blood. It is guarded by a strong shield on the outside, but it is held by a man underneath. If someone comes, concentrate on the crossbow and shoot in one place, and they will be able to make contributions. ”

Wang Yuan shouted the order, Liu Dehai hurriedly ordered the soldiers to concentrate the Fuyuan crossbow, and Kunlun Nu wheeled the big hammer and struck wildly, knocking the battlements on the edge of the city wall bare, revealing a gap of more than ten zhang long. A bunch of rebels hiding under the city below were inexplicably shot, and they screamed as they were smashed by the falling bluestones. Liu Jun ordered a probe to shoot them clean.

Eight Fuyuan crossbows were lined up in the gap, and the soldiers quickly twisted the strings to install the crossbow arrows, and then set the target of the eight Fuyuan crossbows on the shield array in the middle of the passage in the moat.

With a command, the eight operators pulled the machine springs at the same time, and the eight iron crossbows shot out with a faint sound of wind and thunder. There was a piercing sound of gold and iron clashing from below the city, and the sparks that emerged this time were clearly visible. Eight bolts hit the overlap of the four shields at the same time, and the same bounce glided through the air and landed on the ground, but this time the effect was very different.

The shield that was shot caved down, and then dozens of shields around it collapsed at the same time, like the roof of a house collapsed. There was a moment of confusion in ping-pong, and dozens of soldiers with shields rolled to the ground, revealing the rebel soldiers who rushed down the city in astonishment in the passage. It was as if the rat hiding in the hole had been lifted from the lid of the nest and suddenly exposed to the sun, and the guys were stunned.

"Shoot the arrows!" Wang Yuan shouted sharply, and before his words fell, an arrow shot out from his side, hitting the throat of a rebel soldier who was desperately holding on and bleeding from the corner of his mouth. The soldier rolled over and fell to the ground, and with him another shield array collapsed.

Behind this arrow, it was the dense rain of arrows of the guards around Wang Yuan, who shot and killed all the hundreds of soldiers who were exposed.

"Good archery." Wang Yuan praised.

"Of course." Ah Luo's voice sounded beside him, and Wang Yuan gave Princess Ah Luo, who was wearing a suit of armor and was heroic. When he turned his head, Liu Dehai had already ordered Fu Yuan's crossbow to start the second round of shooting. A moment later, another shield array collapsed, and this time without waiting for the order, the archers fired their arrows the moment the shield array collapsed, and the soldiers were immediately enveloped in a dark cloud of bows and arrows as soon as they were exposed to the sun.

The rebel soldiers desperately tried to keep the passage open, to reconnect the shield arrays. However, the Divine Army will not give them a chance. As Fu Yuan's crossbow continued to concentrate and fire, the shield array located on the passage above the moat was shot in pieces.

The iron arrow of Fu Yuan's crossbow arrow was actually the key to it, although it did not seem to penetrate the shield array, it was this iron arrow that hit the shield at a very fast speed, and the impact and vibration force were enough to make the soldiers holding the shield below unable to support it. And the screeching sound of the iron colliding with the iron is also the key to this, just like a large iron bell covering several people, and the people outside ring the bell with a sledgehammer, the sound inside will definitely hurt people. Many of the rebel shield soldiers and soldiers running below were bleeding from their ears and noses from the loud bang, and even lost their mobility.

In short, Wang Yuan's hand was definitely crooked, he originally wanted to use the powerful impact of Fu Yuan's crossbow to break the shield, but he didn't expect that the shield was not broken, but the impact and noise made the rebel soldiers below unbearable, and they all fell down on an unstable footing.

Soon, the entire passage in the moat was destroyed, and the archers' rain of arrows mercilessly covered the area, shooting the exposed soldiers. The shieldmen in the rear tried to extend the passage to the other side of the moat, but the ferocious fire of the Fuyuan crossbow deterred them. After a while, Liu Dehai had gathered more than 30 Fuyuan crossbows above the city wall. Iron bolts shot down from the city like cannonballs with a huge sound of wind and thunder. You must know that the range of the Fuyuan crossbow can reach four hundred steps, that is to say, the entire passage is actually within the attack range of the Fuyuan crossbow. The huge bolts that rained down on the seemingly impregnable shield were scattered. The rain of arrows from the archers at the head of the city sealed off a large area and made it impossible for soldiers intent on storming the city to pass unless they risked huge casualties.

Seeing this, Gao Xiuyan cursed, and the wonderful siege plan he had painstakingly come up with was resolved by Wang Yuan so easily, which simply made him go crazy. But he didn't want the soldiers to die, and finally gave the order to withdraw the troops with great reluctance.

The rebels retreated like a tide, and the more than 15,000 soldiers besieging the city under the city were the most unlucky, they could not attack, because the troops were too small, and attacking was to send them to death. But the retreat had to cross a distance of more than a hundred steps to reach a safe position. And this distance of more than 100 steps is their hell.

Fortunately, their fate was better than that of the soldiers who had been isolated from the city after the previous siege failed. At least they still have a road to hope for life, not to wait to die under the walls like the rebel soldiers before them. So, they began a frenzied escape. The road over the wide moat could have been used by hundreds of people at the same time, but now it is very congested. Everyone, you push me, I can't wait to push others in the way into the water, so that you can get out of danger one step earlier.

A lot of people were squeezed off the moat, and a lot of people were trampled under the feet of others. Those who fell into the river were slowly sniped by the archers at the head of the city, and those who were trampled under the feet of others died more simply, and in a moment they became minced meat. The scene was chaotic and bloody.

The Shence army at the head of the city shot them mercilessly, and in the end, more than 6,000 lucky people managed to escape, while more than 8,000 people were mercilessly shot in the way to escape. Shi Siming and Gao Xiuyan in the rear were in pain, but they couldn't save them.

Once all the Shence troops wearing bows and arrows in the whole army become archers, they are afraid that even the flies flying in the air will be shot down.

With two defeats and more than 20,000 dead and wounded, can this city still be attacked? Can this battle still be fought?

Looking at the sunset in the west and the messy battlefield, Shi Siming regretted. I regret that I shouldn't have thought about taking Tongzhou, and I should have withdrawn my troops back to Chang'an. This Wang Yuan is too difficult to deal with, it is simply stupid to ask for this errand by himself, he should let An Qingxu lead the army to attack Jiannan, but he is forced to stand out for the sake of meritorious service, which is really stupid.

Now that he has kicked the iron plate, the Tongzhou City in front of him is still standing in the setting sun, and Wang Yuan on the city tower must be grinning and laughing at himself. What should I do now? Should you stop there, or will you fight to the death?