With Xiao Mo's order, the porters began to load the sealed oil canisters into the catapult one after another, and with Cai Da's order, thousands of fire canisters suddenly rose into the sky, and finally fell towards the Di array. [Full text reading]

Nearly one-third of the sealed oil tanks collided with each other and shattered when they rose into the sky. turned into a rain of oil and fell in front of the Di array, but most of the oil tanks still accurately fell into the Di array.

Suddenly, a pungent smell of fire oil began to spread in the air.

Shotel was a commander of the Di clan and one of the commanders of the sweep of all obstacles outside Shangyuan City, but now, he was holding a shield, like a most ordinary Di shield bearer. Walking at the forefront of the Di army, while resisting the rain of arrows that kept falling on Shangyuan City, while ordering the Di warriors behind him to move.

You are the commander of a thousand people, but he is doing such a trivial thing, for the Shuchu people, it is an incredible thing at all, but for the Di people, it is a matter of course.

The original shield-bearer was killed by a stray arrow. And Shorter was closest to the dead shieldman, and in order to minimize the next casualties, Shorter preemptively raised the shield and filled the vacancy, it was as simple as that.

In fact, if Shoter is a thousand-commander, then his combat power must be the strongest among his thousand-man team, and there is no doubt about his bravery.

However, Schotter's mood was quite depressed, even angry.

In his opinion, the cowardly and useless Chu people. In the face of the steppe warriors, there should only be two ends, either surrender the city, or be defeated without resistance.

But he didn't expect that the grassland coalition army, which had always been invincible, would encounter such a big trouble outside Shangyuan City, first by the tricks of the Chu people on the night three days ago, causing the camp to be bombed, and then repeatedly teased by the Chu people, who did not dare to leave the camp for three days, and repeatedly retreated.

For SCHOTT, this is a great disgrace!!

Today, the real battle finally began, but the troubles encountered far exceeded his Xiang Jia In Xiao Mo's opinion, the Di clan's army cleared all kinds of obstacles on the periphery of Shangyuan City, the progress was extremely fast. For Schotter, it's as slow as a snail.

In fact, in several cities that have been captured. For such a long time, all obstacles outside the city have long been cleared, and the Di army has begun to officially attack the city.

The troubles were many, and the shouguang, the various horse-rejecting trench traps outside Shangyuan City were much denser than the dozen or so cities he had encountered before. It's also much more professional, and it takes too much time to clean it up.

Secondly, Shoter didn't expect that there were so many archers and ballistae in a mere Shangyuan city, and the obstacles and casualties suffered by the grassland coalition army were far beyond imagination.

In the end, the defenders of Shangyuan City were obviously not as panicked as the Chu army they had encountered before.

Especially when the catapult attacks. Shotel grew angrier.

A catapult attack can make hundreds of Di warriors die worthless before they can kill enemies several times their size, and even more wounded several times the number of dead, which is simply unbearable for Schotter.

"Damn the Chu people, they actually arranged so many catapults in one city!!"

While raising his shield to resist the fall of the rubble from time to time, Xiao Terer secretly cursed: "These incompetent and cowardly Chu people will only rely on the power of artifacts and cities, once this city is breached, I will definitely suggest to the Great Khan to slaughter the city!" A profound lesson for these Chu people!! Let them hear the name of my Di warrior again, and they will only tremble like a lamb meets a wolf, and they will no longer dare to resist. ”

At this moment, the howling sound of the breaking wind sounded again, and Shoter knew that this was another catapult attack by the Chu people.

Short Ter didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly hid his entire body under the shield, carrying the giant shield on his shoulder, ready to meet the next round of attacks.

Although he was constantly cursing in his heart before, Shoter also knew that the reason why he was safe and sound under the constant attack of the trebuchet was actually very important to this day. Although he stood in front of the shield bearer, not a single gravel weighing more than ten pounds fell around him, otherwise, although the wooden shield in his hand was strong, it would not be able to resist it at all.

"Attention!! Raise your shield!! ”

Shotel was on guard as he shouted to the other shieldmen around him.

In the face of trebuchets, although the wooden shield is not of much use, it is his only reliance.

However, after a few moments, crackling sounds continued to sound around Schotter, as if the crockpot was constantly shattering, but the expected heavy blow did not appear for a long time.

In fact, Xiao Zhi'er also felt as if something had hit his shield, under the great force. He couldn't help but take a step back, but its power was not the same as that of a gravel falling.

Shorter looked around, only to see that everyone else was like him, barely damaged by the catapult's attack.

"What's going on? Could it be that there is no gravel in the Chu people's city? ”

When I think of this, I think it's incredible. But Shoter still couldn't help but be overjoyed, and shouted loudly: "Warriors, the offensive of the Chu people is weak, we must step up...... However, he was only halfway through his mouth when Shottel paused.

He smelled a pungent, familiar smell.

For a moment, a look of doubt only flashed in Schotter's eyes, and then, Schotter was suddenly stunned.

It's the smell of fire oil!!

Shoter is one of the few Di warriors who can be allowed to use rockets.

And among the materials on the rocket, there is the existence of fire oil!!

It's just that there is too little fire oil in the rocket. I don't want it to be as pungent and intense as it is now.

As if thinking of something, Shoter's eyes flashed with panic, and he shouted again:

"Retreat!! Get out of here!! ”

And at this moment, there was another wave of fire pots smashing down, and the pungent smell of fire oil in the air. And then it became more and more intense.

At the same time, above the head of Shangyuan City.

Under Xiao Mo's orders, catapults continued to throw the sealing fire into the array of the Di army under the city. The pungent smell of fire oil in the air became more and more obvious, even above the city, it was faintly smellable.

In Shangyuan City, there are about 200 archers who can use two-stone strong bows, all of whom are gathered on the city, and the bows are all rockets!!

Because the Chu army stood on the top of the city, condescending, and occupied, although the archers of the Di tribe were not yet able to shoot rockets, for the archers of the Chu army, they had already come to the range.

"Put!!"

With Cai Da's shout, more than 200 rockets were shot towards the Di army.

At the same time, the Di army seemed to have sensed something and was hurriedly retreating.

However, it was too late.

As the first rocket came into contact with the fire oil scattered throughout the Di coalition army, in an instant, the sea of fire had begun to ignite in the Di army, and then began to spread at an extremely fast speed, but in a moment, it was already surrounded by the Di shield players and some archers at the front.

Standing on top of the city and looking down, what appeared in front of him was a hell on earth.

For a time, the bodies of countless Di warriors turned into ignitions of fire in an instant, rolling on the ground continuously, wailing everywhere, and the sound of despair resounded throughout the world.

Countless Di warriors with burning bodies were running and rolling around helplessly, as if they could get rid of the flames on their bodies, but what they ushered in was still only to burn them alive.

The smell of roasted meat and burnt meat gradually became more and more intense in the air, which was disgusting.

The Di army that was originally at the back of the queue. It was not surrounded by a sea of fire, but there were many Di warriors whose bodies were on fire, who broke through the fire in despair and rushed towards them.

It's just an instinct to count on their peers to rescue them. But the fire spread to the rear, and for a time the 30,000 Di army who came to attack the city was in chaos.

Finally, in the face of terrifying falling rocks and endless rain of arrows, the battle column of the Di clan, which was still able to work in an orderly manner, was facing the sudden sea of fire. The array is finally messed up.

At the same time, whether it was the Chu army in Shangyuan City or the 30,000 Di soldiers in the rear formation, after seeing this scene, they were also stunned and couldn't react for a long time.

After a while, the soldiers of the Chu army reacted, smelling the smell of meat in the air, but they couldn't bear it anymore, and they all bowed and vomited.

In the battlefield, the offensive and defensive sides both fell into a short pause at this time, leaving only the desperate screams of the Di warriors in the sea of fire, pouring out what had happened before.

Above the city, after Xiao Mo glanced at the scene under the city, he already regretted it in his heart.

He didn't regret that he had done so. Rather, he regretted that he shouldn't have watched these scenes.

The scene of countless people being burned alive. The smell of flesh and the smell of burning, and the desperate cry that resounded through the heavens and the earth, combined together, were completely purgatory in the world, which was not something ordinary people could bear.

After a while, Xiao Mo finally suppressed the gagging ** Qiangqiang, although his face was as pale as everyone else, he was still able to maintain his composure, and ordered sharply: "Continue to attack." No need to stay. The ballista rider continues to throw the fire pot!! ”

As Xiao Mo shouted loudly, Cai Da finally reacted and forcibly endured the feeling of nausea. Orders are handed down continuously.

Finally, after a short period of calm, the offensive resumed as usual in Shangyuan City.

The catapult continued to throw the sealed fire canisters into and around the sea of fire, increasing the fire and the scope of the fire.

At the same time, the archers were also crazy about drawing their bows and shooting arrows.

The rain of arrows continued to pour over the heads of the Di army.

In fact, the sea of fire only surrounded thousands of warriors in front of the Di army, and the damage caused, although not small, would never reach the level of breaking the muscles and bones.

It's just that the sudden sea of fire disrupted the formation of the Di army, and the deterrent power was too great, facing the sea of fire. Countless Di warriors just stared blankly for a while, forgetting their next actions for a while. The shield bearers forgot to continue to defend, the archers forgot to fight back and suppress, the auxiliaries also forgot to clear the obstacles, and a large number of Di warriors subconsciously ran towards the rear.

It's the same rain of arrows, but in this case, the damage caused is very different.

As the rain of arrows poured down, in the face of the Chu army, which was no longer defenseless, in a short period of time, it caused more killings than in the previous two hours!!

Wailing, firelight, and despair formed the theme of the battle in the north of Shangyuan City.

As the casualties continued to mount and the fire grew, the Di army finally began to rout.

At the same time, in the rear of the Di army in the distance, the terrible sound of the bull's horn sounded, and the order was ordered to withdraw the troops, and this battle finally came to an end temporarily.

As a result, the Chu army of Shangyuan City won an unprecedented victory.

"Xiao Mo"...... At the moment when the sea of fire first appeared, Balh was already aware of what was next, and looking at the continuous tragic deaths of the native warriors in the distance, Balak couldn't help but tense his whole body, and muttered through gritted teeth.

Originally, he was going to give Xiao Mo a surprise, but he didn't expect that it was himself who got the surprise in the end.

He never imagined that the combination of catapults, sealed oil tanks, and rockets would have such great power.

However, looking at the defeated Di warriors from afar, each one was disgraced and wounded. Balak, on the contrary, regained his calm.

Actions are never affected by one's own emotions, and the ability to keep a cool head at all times is one of the important reasons why Balak has the status he has today.

"Go and count the casualties of the soldiers. Other than that. Get those things ready," Baller suddenly turned his head and sneered: "This Xiao Mo has taught me a trick, the same trick, I will return it to him a hundred times!" ”

The tribal leaders next to him apparently knew what "those things" Balak was talking about. Looking at the direction of Shangyuan City, his eyes were full of anger, and after hearing Bale's words, they all nodded with a sneer.

And Shangyuan Chengtou, after experiencing the initial nausea, is jubilant at the moment.

If it is said that the previous clever plan to bomb the camp was just a trick, then at this time, the Di army was repulsed, but it was a real victory!!

Considering the insignificant casualties of the Chu army in Shangyuan City, there is even more reason for the soldiers to cheer.

As Xiao Mo originally thought, the best way to restore the morale of these unmotivated Chu soldiers was to thwart the grassland coalition army. Let them know that the Prairie Alliance is not as invincible as it is rumored.

"Congratulations, sir, for another achievement!! In just half a day, the Di army suffered nearly 5,000 casualties, and the casualties of the grassland barbarians in the battle of Xuancheng that day were only like this!! There is such a skill to defend the city. I'm worry-free in Shangyuan City!! ”

If there is anyone above the city, who has not been affected by the purgatory on earth below the city? It is undoubtedly Zhao Ying.

And after the Di army was defeated and retreated, Zhao Ying also bowed to Xiao Mo for the first time to congratulate him.

In such a short period of time, the terrible screams under the city have gradually subsided, but the smell of burnt flesh and blood has become more and more pungent, Xiao Mo tried his best to ignore these, and also tried to avoid turning his head to look at the city, shook his head, and said: "Don't be too proud, the people of the Di clan will never give up because of this." What's more, there is not much oil in the city, and some of it needs to be used with boiling oil when the real short-handed encounters are made, and there will not be too many opportunities for this kind of opportunity. ”

Zhao Ying was slightly stunned, and then nodded solemnly.

And at this moment, several Chuanjin soldiers arrived one after another. reported to Xiao Mo, saying that not long after the defeat of the Di army, the armies of the Khitan, Murowei, and Xianbei tribes also withdrew their troops.

Xiao Mo looked up and saw that the time was not more than noon, nodded and ordered: "Order the soldiers." Take the time to rest and eat to regain your strength. Generals at all levels should also take this opportunity to rectify the city's defense. Settle the wounded, boost morale, and prepare for the next offensive of the Steppe Alliance. ”

The heralds waiting beside Xiao Mo retreated one after another.

And Xiao Mo took Deng Shangquan and other guards and returned to the city.

When he returned to his room, Xiao Mo once again remembered the tragedy he had personally created before. But he couldn't bear it anymore, and he was nauseous while holding on to the desk, and Deng Shangquan's face next to him was not much better than Xiao Mo's, but he didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly waited.

And just when Xiao Mo was weak and gagging in the room, in the tent of the Great Khan of the Di Clan, the leaders of the Great Khan of the tribes gathered together again.

Thinking of what happened to the Di people, whether it was Yelu Axiao Ji of the Khitan, or the root of Xianbei, or the root of Xianbei, they were all gloating, and there was a faint fear in the depths of their hearts.

If such a pot of fire and a sea of fire fell on their heads, what kind of consequences would be caused, these people could not even imagine.

You must know that the Xianbei clan now has less than 10,000 soldiers, although the Khitan and Murwei are better, and the soldiers in the camp are only 20,000 to 30,000.

"Bal Khan, how is the damage to the nobles this time?"

Bu Xiangen's face was grim and asked with concern.

However, although his expression was serious, in fact, Bu Xiangen was already laughing in his heart, and he felt that he had made the right bet this time.

Xiao Mo told him before that after Xianbei cooperated with the Chu Dynasty, he could reduce the casualties of his own clan and increase the casualties of other clans, and use this to narrow the gap between Xianbei and the other three clans.

But seeing the tragic situation of the Di clan at this moment, I couldn't help but be happy in my heart, and even faintly felt that it might be the battle of Shangyuan City. It will really be as the two envoys of Shangyuan City said, and finally end with the victory of the Chu Dynasty, if such casualties appear in the Di tribe a few more times, after the war, plus the assistance of the Chu Dynasty, after this war, who is the master and who is the servant on the grassland. Who annexes whom, or two theories.

Bale was still as shrewd and calm as ever, and turned his head to glance at Bu Xiangen lightly, as if he had already seen through Bu Xiangen's thoughts. His eyes narrowed slightly; The murderous aura disappeared in a flash. Then he nodded and said: "The losses are very large, of the 30,000 warriors who attacked the city, more than 2,000 were burned alive, and the Chu people took advantage of the chaos to shoot many more, and the total of 4,700 warriors will never be able to return to the grassland." ”

Seeing Balak's reaction so calmly, the leaders of the Great Khan couldn't help but be stunned.

Yelu Axiao Ji hesitated and asked, "So, Bal Khan, what should we do?" Do you want to continue the siege? ”

Balak nodded and said, "Of course, we must continue to attack the city, winter is coming, and we can't delay."

What's more, if it is blocked by Shangyuan City for a long time, the Chu army from all over the country will also arrive in a steady stream. The situation will be more and more unfavorable for us, so. We must capture Shangyuan City in the shortest possible time. ”

When they heard Bale's words, everyone's faces turned pale.

In just one siege, the loss of nearly 5,000 troops was lost, and the Di family was not afraid of the great cause, and the other tribes could not afford it.

What's more, if the Chu army uses the same method as today to deal with the Di army, it will have no effect except for the soldiers to be burned to death in vain.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Bal smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, Great Khan, the things of fire oil are the most difficult to refine, although Shangyuan City is a big city, it will never store too much, we don't need to worry about being attacked one after another." ”

Gen also shook his head and said: "Even if they can only fight back a few times, they can delay me for a long time, not to mention the casualties between the states, the Di clan is a big clan, and there are countless warriors, so I am naturally not afraid, but I can't afford it." ”

Yelu Abaoji asked, "Why don't we go around the army?" With the temperament of an official of the Chu Dynasty, see us circling the army

Those who directly attacked the Chu people would inevitably go out of the city to block each other. At that time, victory will naturally belong to our steppe warriors. ”

Bale shook his head and said, "The opponent we met this time is different from those stupid people before, I'm afraid we won't be fooled so easily." If we don't capture Shangyuan City, we will rashly attack the capital of the Chu people. Not to mention that the way back is blocked in the future, it is easy to be attacked by the Chu people before and after, not to mention, as far as I know, most of the grain and grass materials in the north of the Chu Dynasty are stored in Shangyuan City. Therefore, Shangyuan City must be taken. ”

Seeing that the faces of the Great Khans, the leaders of the tribes, became more and more ugly, Balak snorted coldly and said:

"Since you don't want to continue the siege, then leave the rest to me. But if Shangyuan City is captured by my Di clan, all the materials, grain and grass in Shangyuan City will all belong to my Di clan. ”

When Balak said this, the faces of all the people in the king's tent became more and more ugly.

Bu Xiangen seemed to think of something. Suddenly, he asked, "Great Khan, have you thought of a way to deal with it?" ”

Bale nodded with a sneer, and said slowly: "I didn't expect it yet, but Shangyuan City's trick taught me a lot. ”

The news of the present world comes quickly.

This is what Xiao Mo thinks now.

After repelling the Di army, Xiao Mo returned to his room to rest for a while, and finally regained his calm.

About two hours later, Zhao Ying came to report. It is said that the fire in the north of Shangyuan City has subsided, and at the same time, the army of the Di people in the distance has moved again.

Xiao Mo didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly felt the smell wafting in the air on the wall of Shangyuan North again, and looked up in the direction of the Di clan's tent.

Then, even though Xiao Mo had always prided himself on being calm, he couldn't help but be surprised at this moment.

I saw that in the distance, the Di army was once again like the early morning, and the shields, archers, and auxiliaries were lined up, obviously wanting to continue to understand all the obstacles outside Shangyuan City.

But what caught Xiao Mo's attention were several behemoths behind the Di army.

"Siege Ballista!! Arrow Tower Car!! ”

Xiao Mo exclaimed: "How can the Di people have these things!" ”

The siege ballista, in fact, is an enlarged version of the city defense catapult, the length and width of the catapult, the height of two zhang, the need for four horses to pull, the power is extremely powerful, although the accuracy is very poor, but whether it is the destructive power, or the range, are much larger than the city defense ballista. Because it is too large and difficult to move, it is mostly used during sieges.

There are even rumors that during the Taizu period, Taizu Tian Xian once threw boulders with siege ballistas and directly broke the walls of the enemy city.

As for the arrow tower car, it is a mobile attic. Moved by soldiers in the back, the defense is very strong. Raised to the height of the city walls, it can be used by archers to suppress enemy archers on top of them.

However, although these siege equipment have long been circulated, it is because the Chu Dynasty has not fought for more than 100 years. But it rarely appeared in the Chu Dynasty. There are even fewer craftsmen who can make them, and they are Xiao Mo. It was also before becoming the supervisor of Shangyuan City that he learned of their existence by grinding his guns and reading the art of war and battle examples.

It's just that how did the steppe coalition get these terrifying weapons?

On the other side, Zhao Ying also had a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, only a few of these ordnance are in Xuancheng in the north of Great Chu, but most of them have long been in disrepair and unusable. ”

After hearing Zhao Ying's words, Xiao Mo nodded in a deep voice and said slowly: "It seems that these days, what the Grassland Alliance Army has done is not just to retreat and recuperate, but to take advantage of this time to move these siege equipment here." It's really hard for them to find a useful one of those siege engines. ”

Saying that, Xiao Mo seemed to think of something, and shook his head again: "No, the siege ballista moves slowly. It is impossible for them to pull these weapons here in just three days, I am afraid that they have already prepared for it, and want to use it in the attack on the capital, and it seems that this battle is even more difficult than we imagined. ”

Zhao Ying nodded, her expression becoming more serious.

He knew very well that with the appearance of siege ballistas and arrow tower vehicles, the Chu army of Shangyuan City would lose most of its long-range suppression advantage over the Di people in an instant.

Cai Da was puzzled: "However, the operation of the siege ballista is several times more difficult than the defense of the city. How do these barbarians know what they are used for, and how do they learn to operate them? ”

Xiao Mo looked at those busy people who were busy under the siege crossbow cart, frowned slightly, and said slowly: "Look at those who are manipulating. ”

Zhao Ying squinted and looked carefully, and suddenly his body was for a while. He lost his voice and said: "Chu people!?? ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "It's Chu traitor." ”

At this moment, it was like the scene in the early morning. The Di army lined up again, covering each other and dividing labor, moving towards Shangyuan City.

The difference is that compared with the early morning, after the Di army, there are several siege ballistae and arrow tower cars.

"Tell the soldiers to pay attention to concealment," Xiao Mo saw the porters following the siege crossbow cart in the middle of the order. The bottles and cans that he was carrying behind him suddenly shook.

The news of the present world comes quickly.

Thinking of the sea of fire that he had arranged before noon to burn the enemy, this was Xiao Mo's only thought at the moment.