Chapter 1292: All Together
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The generals couldn't help but light up their eyes and turned their heads to ears. A general of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info said excitedly: "With these 250,000, our overall strength will have an advantage!" ”
Schneider nodded and frowned, "Even so, we can only take the defensive!" Don't forget, we have the first army of the Wei people in front of us! The 'First Army', known as the world's No. 1! In addition to this, there are also the terrible iron horsemen of the Wei army! ”
Everyone couldn't help but think of the undefeated record created by the First Army and the Wei Army's iron cavalry in the past, and their hearts were palpitating.
Schneider said, "Don't worry too much! The First Army and the Iron Cavalry of the Wei Army, as the trump card of the Wei Army, will not be easy to play! Even if it strikes, our Spartan army is not vegetarian! ”
Hearing Schneider say this, everyone couldn't help but regain a lot of confidence.
Schneider commanded: "Go down and check the defenses of the gates!" Don't let up! Also, pay attention to the morale of the soldiers! Report any problems to me immediately! ”
"Yes!" The generals made a promise and retreated.
That same evening.
The bright full moon hangs high in the middle of the sky, and it is particularly bright.
The earth was hazy, and the trees in the distance were scattered like monsters.
Hundreds of black-clothed men quickly advanced towards the west gate of Qin Xifeng in the night, and almost all the main forces of the Wei army were stationed at the east gate, while at the same time, 50,000 Wei soldiers were already hiding in the night not far from the city gate.
At this time, the city wall was brightly lit, the Romans had three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the patrols patrolled back and forth on the city wall, and the guard was very tight.
In such a situation, the chances of a successful raid are too low!
Hundreds of men in black advanced to a halt near the moat and hid in place.
About two quarters of an hour later, there was a sudden earth-shattering sound of killing and war drums from the direction of the east gate.
All the Roman soldiers in the city were shocked.
The great general Schneider, who was reading the official documents, rose up and rushed out of the hall with his sword raised, while many groups of Roman troops hurried towards the city walls.
A moment later, boom boom! Twelve earth-shattering loud bangs rang out almost simultaneously.
It was the Wei army's Shenwei cannon firing.
A huge stone bullet whistled towards the city, only to see a stone bullet fall on a house near the city wall, when the dust was flying, the remnants of bricks and tiles flew all over the sky, and a two-story house covering an area of not small was actually collapsed by this stone bullet!
You know, an ordinary stone projectile is just a hole the size of a basin! A stone bullet struck the city wall near the city gate with a loud bang, and a large piece of wall brick collapsed.
Seeing this scene, the guard was taken aback and hurriedly ordered someone to fill the gap with stones and logs.
In the roar of the catapults, the Roman soldiers on the city wall saw the black Wei soldiers lining up in the night, and what made everyone feel uneasy was that the Wei army did not even have torches, and the chaotic appearance made people extremely nervous.
The movement of the east gate attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the west gate.
About two quarters of an hour later, the movement at the east gate became even more alarming, and in addition to the twelve Shenwei cannons continuing to bombard the walls, hundreds of cannons also began to bombard the walls.
At the same time, various siege equipment has appeared in the field of vision of the Roman soldiers.
Almost all the Roman soldiers believed that the Wei army was about to launch a general attack.
However, Schneider, as the main general, had a faint feeling that everything in front of him was smoke and fake.
There is no reason, just a gut feeling.
A stone bullet flew overhead and landed in the alley behind him, and the screams suddenly rang out, filling the sky with smoke and dust.
Schneider glanced at the place where the stone bullet fell, and asked a general beside him, "What is the situation with the other three city gates?" ”
The general shook his head, "There is no movement!" The Wei army is only here to storm us! ”
Schneider frowned, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger, "Send more troops to the other three city gates immediately!" Remind the guards, don't be careless! ”
"Yes!" The general answered the promise and prepared to give the order.
At this moment, a stone bullet landed on the left, and the smoke and dust splashed on the faces of Schneider's people.
The general was taken aback and said urgently: "Your Excellency, it's too dangerous here!" Let's go back to the treatment center! ”
Schneider shook his head and said, "No! I have to be with the soldiers! Besides, this is behind the city wall, and it is impossible for the stone bullets of the Wei soldiers to hit here! All right! Don't be verbose! Go to the herald now! ”
Seeing that Schneider insisted, the general had no choice but to retreat as promised.
Immediately, three Roman armies of 5,000 men each rushed towards the north, south, and west gates.
At this time, the army stationed at each of the three gates was 5,000 men, the defenders of the north and south gates were regular troops, and the west gate was a garrison.
Hundreds of black-clad men with hooks on their backs slowly entered the moat, dived to the city wall, and observed for a moment, and after a patrol had just passed, a dozen hooks were thrown onto the city wall.
Hundreds of men in black quickly climbed up the city wall with ropes.
By this time, the defenders on the city walls had been drawn to the fierce battle to the east.
Hundreds of black-clothed men relied on the shadows on the city walls to move quickly in the direction of the city gate tower.
At this time, the Roman soldiers on the tower of the city gate were looking at the burning scene in the east, and everyone had a sad face.
"The shelling is very fierce! Can we withstand it? One soldier asked worriedly.
The companion next to him said, "I can!" Don't worry! Don't forget that we also have the Spartan Legion! Belch! At the end, there was a very inexplicable sound.
The soldier looked at his companion in amazement, and was surprised to see that he was being held from behind by a man in black, with a terrible wound in his neck, and blood gushing outward.
Before the soldier could react, he felt a palm like an iron gate seal, and then he felt a chill in his neck, and then he felt all his strength quickly drain, and then he lost all consciousness.
The man in black quickly eliminated the dozens of soldiers on the tower of the city gate.
Then the patrol that had passed earlier turned back.
As they passed the gatehouse, they were suddenly knocked to the ground by a rain of arrows from the darkness.
Dozens of patrolmen didn't even have time to send out the alarm.
After the men in black had dealt with the patrol, they left one group on the city gate, while the rest quickly approached the gate.
There were more than 100 Roman soldiers defending the gates, and thousands of defenders were on the side of the city walls, ready to support them.
If the Jinyi Guard does not move fast enough, it will be surrounded by enemy troops.
The city gate was brightly lit, and the Jinyi guards could not sneak attack.
Two waves of arrows rained down from the left and right city wall stairs by the city gate, and dozens of Roman guards fell in pools of blood before they understood what was really going on.
The other guards were taken aback, looking around in horror and confusion.
At this time, more than 200 brocade guards rushed down from the left and right city wall ladders, and annihilated dozens of Roman guards who were caught off guard in one go.
"Quick! Open the gates! The officer leading the team shouted.
This officer is the general of the Jinyi Guard, Nie Zhen.
However, at this moment, the 5,000 reinforcements of the Roman army were not far away.
"General, look!" A soldier shouted as he pointed to the street not far away.
Nie Zhen glanced at it, frowned, and resolutely ordered: "Send a signal!" Open the gates now! Prepare the fire oil tank! The first team is ready to fight! ”
"No!"
At about the same time, the Roman army coming from this side also noticed the strange situation at the city gate, and the officer was taken aback, and immediately ordered his subordinates to send out warning rockets.
A red signal rocket rises into the sky.
Seeing this scene, all the Roman soldiers couldn't help but be surprised.
"How is this possible?!" One of Schneider's subordinates exclaimed.
Schneider suddenly brightened up, and said in a deep voice: "So that's what happened! This is the plan of the Wei soldiers! Tell the Spartan legion that Simon must be recaptured! ”
"Yes!" The general promised to leave.
Schneider stopped him, "Wait! Push me all the artillery that was left in the office! When necessary, we will all perish! ”
The general's heart sank, and he promised and ran down.
Five thousand Roman soldiers shouted and rushed towards the city gates.
"General, we don't have heavy equipment, and the numbers are in absolute contradiction! Can't fend off their attacks! The subordinate said with a sad face.
Nie Zhen said in a deep voice: "Put on the fire oil can!" Storm the enemy line! ”
The subordinates couldn't help but be stunned, and promised with a tragic face.
At this time, the 50,000 Wei army iron cavalry who saw the signal were rushing towards the city gate at full speed. In order to avoid being discovered while hiding, they were not a short distance away from the city gates, so it was impossible to arrive in a moment.
At the same time, the Wei army, which was making a lot of noise outside the eastern gate, began to launch a fierce attack.
Under the cover of catapults, the Wei soldiers pushed all kinds of siege equipment towards the city walls.
Zhao Yun, who was watching the battle under the banner of the Chinese military commander, held the handle of the knife tightly, and his face was as calm as water.
Five thousand Roman troops rushed not far from the city gates.
The Jinyi guards used crossbows to block the enemy, while the enemy fired with bows and arrows.
At this time, thousands of Roman troops stationed by the city wall also rushed out and attacked the Wei army that controlled the city gate.
The momentum of the Roman army's shock was paused by the ferocious crossbow fire, and then several Wei soldiers rushed into the enemy group wearing canisters full of fire oil, shouting, and looking at death as home.
Immediately, the sound of shattering sounded one after another, and several fireballs rose alternately, and the nearby Roman soldiers were burned by the flames and ran out, screaming one after another.
The Roman soldiers looked frightened and subconsciously retreated, and the scene was very chaotic.
The Roman officers cut down several retreating soldiers in succession to halt the momentum.
The Romans attacked again at the urging of their officers, while the archers watched warily with their wound arrows.
The two sides fought fiercely near the city gate for a while, nearly 10,000 Roman troops like a landslide and tsunami to hit the thin defense line of hundreds of brocade guards, brocade guards desperately resisted, and before they died in battle, they resolutely ignited the fire oil canister on their bodies and died with the besieging enemy, and a ball of fireball rose up, which was extremely tragic. (To be continued.) )