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As soon as the rebels' catapults stopped attacking, more than 5,000 soldiers of the Shenze Army hidden in the small earthen huts under the city immediately set out, turned around and took the steps up the city, so they quickly climbed the city wall and took their positions. Behind the city wall, countless soldiers and horses of the Shence Army rushed out of the streets and alleys a hundred paces away, and rushed towards the city wall.

The 5,000 soldiers and horses at the head of the city were led by Song Jiangong himself, and in order to effectively block the siege soldiers and horses, they used light bows and crossbows, which were convenient for rapid firing. But at the same time, it can only be shot at close range. Therefore, they did not rush to shoot arrows, but pricked up their ears to listen to the signals of the soldiers who were responsible for watching the city from the high watchtower at the top of the tower. Catapults could do nothing to take the five- or six-zhang watchtower above the tower, and at this moment the soldiers on the tower were the eyes of the Shence army on the dust-filled city wall.

"Bang bang." Several soldiers on the tower struck several large gongs, and the piercing sound of gongs floated in the air, spreading throughout the city walls and beyond. That's the signal to shoot. At this time, the rebels were quickly building a simple bridge over the moat, which was about thirty paces below the city.

"Woohoo!" Crossbow bolts rained down from the yellow dust that had not yet drifted away, like a shower falling from the clouds. The small crossbow bolts are as fast as black dots, and they can be used in the blink of an eye from the head of the city to the moat below. The rebel soldiers charging in a skirmish formation were so dense that they didn't need to aim their crossbow arrows, but only fired at the other side of the moat at a pre-calculated angle.

In a matter of moments, screams rang out, and hundreds of rebel soldiers fell from arrows. Many soldiers who were running on the ladder pontoon bridge built on the moat fell into the moat with arrows 'puff puff pass', and soon blood splashed everywhere, staining a large area of the river red.

The sudden attack was unexpected, but it was also expected. The besieging soldiers never expected a siege battle without bows and arrows. And although the crossbow arrows at the head of the city came suddenly, they were not dense. This shows that the number of defenders at the head of the city is not large, and I am afraid that most of them were killed by catapults.

So, after a short period of panic, they calmed down again and sped up to build a pontoon bridge. Soon, hundreds of pontoon bridges were crossed on both sides of the moat with the help of the docking of extra-long ladders. Countless rebel soldiers rushed from the bridge to the city wall, and in a short time, thousands of rebel soldiers had quickly crossed the moat, carrying ladders to the dead end under the city wall. More soldiers rushed from the pontoon.

Just as the rebel soldiers crossed the river like ants, an earth-shattering explosion sounded, dozens of columns of water rose in the moat, more than a dozen pontoon bridges were blown away, and the soldiers on them were lifted into the air, spun around and fell into the moat, or fell on the hard ground on the shore like toads.

While the rebels were in shock, more explosions rang out, and a column of drainage rose in the moat, splashing mud and mud, and the rebel soldiers on both sides were affected and overturned by the blast. Such a familiar explosion made them realize that this was the Shenwei cannon used by the Tang army that night, but this Shenwei cannon did not bombard the soldiers and horses on the ground, but exploded accurately in rows on the moat. This bombing overturned more than half of the hundreds of pontoon bridges that had been painstakingly built in front, and the rebels' crossing of the river was immediately blocked. The past seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the other side of the river have become cowherds and weaver girls, looking at each other affectionately across the river and staring at each other with big eyes.

This is exactly Wang Yuan's second method. Since you don't want to waste thunder bombs to bomb indiscriminately, then fixed-point bombing and blockade is another role of the Shenwei cannon. By increasing and reducing the counterweight, the Shenwei Cannon can accurately hit targets at a precise distance with a specific type of Thunder Bullet, with an error of no more than two zhang. The moat outside the walls was undoubtedly a fixed target.

Wang Yuan ordered Liu Dehai to calculate the distance of the Shenwei cannon and set it up at a specific location in the city. In order to defend the city, many people in Dongcheng were willing to demolish their houses and let the Shence army set up Shenwei cannons. Many people's yards are set up with Shenwei cannons. During the cannon, the family was still covering their ears and watching.

After testing with stone bullets of the same weight, more than 200 Shenwei cannons blocked the two miles on both sides of the moat gate, and every few dozen steps there was a Shenwei cannon waiting for the rebels to attack the city. Although in order to avoid leaking secrets, the Tang Army did not conduct a live-fire exercise, but at this time, from the perspective of the effect, it is still very satisfactory.

Rows of thunderbolts exploded in the river, and the water column was monstrous, like a fountain in a festival. But this fountain is a deadly thing, and if you get closer, you will be blown away, and if you get farther away, you will be hit by the spray of mud and sludge, and the pain will be unbearable. Many of the rebel soldiers were shot into the eyes with a burst of water, almost shattering their eyeballs. Many more were not directly harmed, but the roar of the explosion made their ears ringing and they were stunned.

Just when they were stunned, tens of thousands of Tang troops had already climbed the city wall. The breeze blew, the yellow dust at the head of the city dispersed, and the soldiers under the city were shocked to find countless bows and arrows facing themselves under the city, and they were almost incontinent with fright.

"Kill!" Wang Yuan, who was standing next to the battlements of the city wall, shouted loudly, and as he gave an order, the arrows at the head of the city rained down, and they shot towards the city.

The seven or eight thousand rebels who had just crossed the river were now the best targets, and the rain of arrows rained down, and they fell in pieces. Reacting, they shouted and rushed to the dead corner under the base of the city wall, and about three or four thousand people fled from the rain of arrows of death, hiding under the city wall and shivering. The other half of the remaining soldiers, one by one, were hit by several arrows and lay on the sloping moat beach.

The bows and arrows at the head of the city were aimed at the rebels who were crowded on the opposite bank, and the distance of thirty to a hundred paces was the effective range of the bow and arrow. There was no need to deliberately aim, the Tang army at the head of the city only managed to alternately draw bows and release arrows in rows. One row retreats back to shoot arrows, the back row approaches the battlements to shoot, and then retreats to let the soldiers who have been prepared again release their arrows, and so on, and the arrows continue.

The deafening sound of bombardment, the rain of arrows in the sky, the soldiers falling everywhere, the screams everywhere. It all weaves together into a symphony of death, and the rebels are annihilated at the speed of the wind. Tens of thousands of people were congested because of the poor pontoon bridges, and they could not cross the river to attack the city, and became a live target for the Tang army at the head of the city.

Many of the soldiers began to turn around and run back, they were already frightened. Soon, everyone began to rout back, because they did not want to stand on the side of the moat and become helpless and become the target of slaughter by the Tang army. In this case, the fool still stands still, even if the military law is like a mountain, then he can't take care of it.

The rebels fled beyond the range of bows and arrows, and their legs and feet were weak and frightened. Looking back at the city, the thousands of soldiers who rushed to cross the river were screaming at the stones thrown from the city. The arrow can't be shot at the dead end, but the stone can be smashed down the wall. The stones that were thrown at the top of the city were the weapons used to kill the rebels. Tens of thousands of people watched from hundreds of paces away as the thousands of soldiers fell one by one, and finally there was no one left, all of them died under the city.

The first stop of the siege of more than an hour, the rebels were immense, but they were beaten back to their original shape in just half an hour. The big bombardment of catapults at the beginning is also a joke when I think about it now. It's like a strong man with teeth and claws on the field fighting, the roar is earth-shattering, the arms are as thick as thighs, and the joints are bursting. Those who don't know must think that he is very good at fighting, but when he arrives on the field, he is knocked to the ground with only one punch, and he can no longer get up.

Nearly 9,000 rebels were killed or wounded in this short half hour, and the ability of the Shence Army to harvest lives was as fast and cold-blooded as the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, which made people feel chilling.

In the rear, Shi Siming and the friends around him were also stunned. Unexpectedly, the frenzied bombardment of catapults did not have the slightest effect. I never thought that the Tang army would block the moat with Shenwei cannons from the city, and I never expected Wang Yuan to be so scheming. Unexpectedly, I thought I was going to take this city, but it ushered in the rout of the first attack.

"Hey, I said that the ladder pontoon bridge is not good, and I said at the pre-war meeting that the soldiers should be burdened with sandbags to fill the moat, so that they would not be bombarded by Wang Yuan's Shenwei artillery. Even if he blows up, as long as he forms a sandy road, he can still storm it. Gao Xiuyan complained angrily, with a look of disdain on his face.

Shi Siming's face was feverish and extremely embarrassed. Gao Xiuyan did point out at the pre-war meeting that the ladder pontoon bridge was not good and could be easily destroyed. I didn't pay attention to him at all. Now he has some mouths.

"Shut up, what's the use of talking about it at this point? However, your forward soldiers and horses did not obey the order and returned in defeat, and you, the leading general, could not escape the guilt. Shi Siming said angrily.

"Bah." Gao Xiuyan was really angry: "Do you want my soldiers and horses to stand by the river and wait for death?" I have never seen such an unreasonable person. Shi Siming, you have always been prejudiced against me, if you cut me, if I Gao Xiuyan takes half a step back, I will not be a man. But how do you explain to An Shuai afterwards. If you want to talk nonsense, one of my brothers won't agree. ”

"You! What a bold man, do you really think I dare to kill you? Shi Siming said angrily.

"That's it, the enemy is now, why did Marshal Shi and General Gao make trouble by themselves, and they are still attacking the city. The two of you should hurry up and come up with an idea. The generals stepped forward one after another to explain.

Shi Siming shouted: "I'll write down this account for you for the time being." Gao Xiuyan, I want you to reorganize your troops and horses to attack the city, if you dare to disobey, I will cut it down now. ”

Gao Xiuyan spat at the mouth and said: "The turtle son is a bastard who disobeys the order, when did I, Gao Xiuyan, fight and coax." But do as I do. I want you to prepare a sandbag for me right away. I also need 10,000 cavalry archers to cover the siege of my soldiers. Of course, if Marshal Shi doesn't want to take this city, even if he refuses me, it's a big deal that I die under the city. ”