Chapter 587: The Hero's Fall (Addendum 3/20)
Dozens of Xiangyang cannons stand, like behemoths, each large trebuchet, operated by hundreds of soldiers, lit fireballs, hundreds of pounds of boulders loaded!
These dozens of large counterweight trebuchets are aimed at the direction where the Han army and the soldiers of Wusun State are fighting!
Yelu Dashi personally came to the trebuchet phalanx, commanded the trebuchet, and destroyed the defenses of the defenders of Luntai!
"Have you corrected the spot?"
Jerod Stone summoned the Arabian craftsmen, as well as the Inhumans who were skilled in mathematics, and asked them to adjust the landing point of the trebuchet.
Although it is not possible to create large instruments, the huge objects thrown by trebuchets generally conform to the rules of physics.
"You can basically hit the area......"
Arab craftsmen and Inhuman craftsmen are all terrified. Because of the different weights and shapes of the stones used, it is actually difficult to accurately judge the distance and landing point of the trebuchet, and at this time, it often requires experience.
"If you don't hit the gap correctly, you'll all be executed."
Yelu Dashi's words made the craftsmen tremble.
This is the method used by Ogedei, Yelu Dashi and others to enslave the servant army and craftsmen, and if they win, they will be rewarded, and if they lose, they may be divided by five horses.
"Throw boulders and fireballs at that place!"
"But General, the soldiers of the Wusun Kingdom are still ...... there"
"Die, or do as I command!"
"Yes......"
Jerodashi drew his saber and threatened the soldiers who were operating the trebuchet.
Dozens of Xiangyang cannons threw boulders and fireballs at the same time, dozens of boulders and fireballs fell like meteorites, this time, the target of the bombardment was the collapsed city wall!
The Han army and the soldiers of Wusun Kingdom are fighting here, and both sides are killed and wounded, but Yelu Dashi commands the trebuchet phalanx and attacks the two armies indiscriminately!
Rumble!
A boulder fell, smashing a soldier of the Wusun Kingdom who shot Wang Yanzhang with a bow into a pulp!
A boulder of several hundred catties is smashed down with the help of gravity, which is enough to smash a pit in the ground!
"Crazy, crazy!"
Wang Yanzhang held the iron spear and found that the trebuchet of the Mongol army had even killed his own servant army.
Rumble!! Rumble!!!
Boulders and fireballs roared down, and the two spearmen of the Silver Spear were hit by the fireballs and killed in an instant!
The damage of the Xiangyang cannon is enough to destroy the city walls and arrow towers, and once hit by the projectile boulders and fireballs, even the generals will be killed in an instant!
At the gap in the city wall, wolf smoke was filled, and the Mongol army once again used medicinal herbs, wolf dung and other weapons to paralyze the defenders.
"Hmm......"
Ma Chao half-knelt on the ground, supporting his body with a spear. Just now, a fireball fell to the ground, the gravel cracked, and a piece of gravel covered with flames hit Ma Chao's knee, causing Ma Chao to injure one of his legs!
Ma Chao's forehead was covered with sweat, and the fireball not only smashed his calf, but also had a burning effect, and there was a heart-rending pain in his knee.
"Can't shout ...... pain"
Ma Chao gritted his teeth, Wang Yanzhang taught Ma Chao marksmanship, loyalty, and courage in the past few years, even if he was about to die in battle, he couldn't say anything!
This is Xiliang man!
Rumble!
The Xiangyang cannon throws a second round of boulders and fireballs, and the fire meteor once again covers the defenders at the breach!
In front of Ma Chao, a Xiliang soldier was hit by a fireball, his flesh and blood were blurred, and the whole person was directly wiped out!!
In his current state, Ma Chao would definitely die if he was hit by a ninth-order large-scale siege machine!
"Chao'er!"
Ma Teng found a blazing fireball falling in the direction where Ma Chao was standing, and hurriedly shouted!
He wanted to block the scorching fireball for Ma Chao, but the distance was too far and he couldn't do anything!
Ma Chao looked up at the high-speed spinning fireball, he gritted his teeth as hard as he could, trying to avoid the fireball, but the injured calf couldn't exert force.
What made Ma Chao even more powerless was that he found himself temporarily unconscious.
It is said that when people are most afraid, the body can no longer keep up with the consciousness.
Ma Chao closed his eyes and could only wait for the fireball to fall!
Bang!
A burly figure blocked in front of Ma Chao, blocking the huge fireball with a hundred-pound iron gun!
"Poof......
Wang Yanzhang's body flew backwards and slammed heavily on the collapsed ruins, spitting blood!
Wang Yanzhang's battle robe was scorched by the flames of the fireball, and the flames even spread to his beard, and the heart shield on his chest showed a shocking crack!
"Wang Iron Spear!"
Xu Fengnian led a team of soldiers to come to support, and witnessed Wang Yanzhang, who was fighting bloodily, being hit by the fireball thrown by the ninth-order siege machine Xiangyang Cannon, his eyes were red!
Wang Tiegun, in the second year, has been following Xu Fengnian around and fighting for Xu Fengnian.
And at this time......
"Lord...... Here...... Dangerous...... Dangerous ......"
Wang Yanzhang's sternum had been broken, and the sparkle in his eyes was fading rapidly.
"Quick, carry the Iron Spear to safety, Doctor! Physician! ”
Xu Fengnian is hysterical!
Although he was ready for casualties, he didn't expect that Wang Tie's spear would be damaged!
Ma Teng went up and took the injured Ma Chao away.
In order to capture Luntai City, Yelu Dashi has used trebuchets to bombard the Han army and the soldiers of Wusun Kingdom frantically and indiscriminately, completely treating the soldiers of Wusun Kingdom as cannon fodder!
If the Han army wants to hold the gap, it will have to withstand the frontal bombardment of the Xiangyang artillery!
There was no city wall as a fortification, and in the face of the boulders and fireballs projected by the Xiangyang cannons, the defenders suffered heavy losses, and no one could block the trebuchet head-on, except for Wang Yanzhang.
But Wang Yanzhang also paid a great price.
"Master!"
Ma Chao reacted to what was happening, dragged his injured leg and crawled to Wang Yanzhang's side, his eyes were red, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Ma Chao is still too young after all.
"You can't rush ...... Impulsive ......"
Wang Yanzhang looked at Ma Chao, and before the vitality in his eyes was about to disappear, he seemed to have reached a harsh hidden condition and transferred some of his abilities to Ma Chao.
"Successor...... Someone...... Lord...... Wang Tiegun can no longer be ...... Working for you...... Potency ......"
Blood kept pouring up his throat, and another mouthful of blood spit out, and Wang Yanzhang's eyes were completely dim.
All the Xiliang soldiers present were dead silent, only Ma Chao's crying.
Xu Fengnian did not shed tears, but a nameless anger filled his chest.
Xu Fengnian wants to kill now, angry and irritable emotions are suppressed!
"Kill!"
Xu Fengnian took Yang Shihou's silver spear to kill the soldiers of Wusun Kingdom in the gap, and personally stabbed to death more than ten soldiers of Wusun Kingdom!
Blood splashed on Xu Fengnian's white robe, but the anger in Xu Fengnian's chest still couldn't be relieved!
From time to time, boulders and fireballs fell down, killing the Han army or Wusun soldiers at the gap, and the fire spread, black smoke billowed out, turning the place into purgatory.
"Take the lord with you!"
Yang Shihou, who was the chief general of the Silver Spear Festival, was worried that Xu Fengnian would be killed by the Xiangyang cannon, so he ordered the Silver Spear Festival to take the out-of-control Xu Fengnian off the battlefield!
No one is closer to Wang Yanzhang than Xu Fengnian, who was one of Xu Fengnian's earliest generals.
Even in normal times, Xu Fengnian only called Wang Yanzhang Wang Tiegun, not Wang Yanzhang!
And now, the generals who have been fighting on the battlefield are dying in front of their eyes, and this sense of despair is devastating.
Xu Fengnian was forcibly taken off the battlefield by the silver spear, and Xu Fengnian was still struggling hysterically, wanting to avenge Wang Yanzhang.
"I'm going to kill Ogedai and Jerodashi!"
Ma Chao wiped away his tears, dragged his injured leg, grabbed Wang Yanzhang's iron gun, and limped in the direction of the gap.
Wang Yanzhang was also a teacher and friend to him, transmitting his spear skills and the way of life, however, he died in order to protect Ma Chao.
The anger in Ma Chao's heart was no worse than Xu Fengnian.
The main generals of the Mongol army besieging Luntai City are Ogedei and Yelu Dashi!
"They must die!"
Ma Chao's eyes were filled with endless hatred, and anger filled his chest.
"Chao'er, no! If you go out now, you will be sent to death! ”
Ma Teng held down Ma Chao and did not allow him to step forward.
Outside the city, more than 100,000 Mongolian cavalry gathered, and Ma Chao went in his current state, and a centurion could lead his troops to capture Ma Chao alive.
"Dad, I'm not willing to ......"
Ma Chao fell into despair.
Huo An saw that the Xiliang Legion collapsed, so Chen Tang led his troops to replace the Xiliang Legion to defend the gap.
Yelu Dashi used dozens of Xiangyang cannons to bombard the gap, this tactic was already a bit frenzied, and few generals could hold the gap under the bombardment of Xiangyang artillery.
Huo An changed his defensive tactics, in order to avoid being bombarded head-on by Xiangyang artillery, Huo An let some Wusun soldiers enter the city, and then shot them with strong crossbows, no longer holding on to the dangerous gap.
Chen Tang's rudimentary earthen ramparts and wooden fences built in the rear were completed, and a simple urn city structure was formed at the breach, so that even if the Wusun soldiers entered the city, they would face semicircular fortifications, and the crossbowmen behind the earthen barricades and wooden fences would shoot the enemy soldiers who entered the breach.
Xu Fengnian was stopped by the silver spear, and after calming down a little, he leaned against the back of the earthen fortress and was silent.
Hoan walked over to comfort the ally.
"The general died in a hundred battles, and no one dared to say that he could survive a hundred battles and survive. Gan Yanshou, Tang Mi, and King Loulan, they are all my generals, but now that they have all died, I can understand your feelings. ”
Huo An sat down and handed a bag of cowhide water bladders to Xu Fengnian.
Xu Fengnian couldn't bear such a loss, Huo An could somewhat understand Xu Fengnian's feelings.
The Mongol Empire is an unprecedentedly strong enemy, and the great war with the Mongol Empire has resulted in the death of too many famous generals, and the Mongol Empire has also lost a number of famous generals, 10,000 households, and thousands of households.
"After this expedition to the Western Regions, I plan to quit the ranks of the princes and become a civil servant, or live in seclusion in a city in the rear......"
Xu Fengnian was disheartened after Wang Yanzhang's death.
The failure to fight for Liangzhou with Lao Qin had almost no impact on Xu Fengnian, but this time, Wang Yanzhang was killed, but Xu Fengnian had the intention of giving up his status as a prince.
"How about killing Ogedai and Yelu Dashi before giving up their status as governors and avenging Wang Tiegun? At that time, I can lend you the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions Protectorate, and I think Chu Zimou should also lend you soldiers to avenge you. ”
Huo An persuaded Xu Fengnian.
Xu Fengnian still has a group of generals under his command, and they can be the key to defeating Wokotai and Yelu Dashi.
"Kill Ogedai and Yelu Dashi!"
Because of Huo An's words, Xu Fengnian's heart rippled again, and anger filled his chest.
Wang Yanzhang died under the offensive of Wokotai and Yelu Dashi, so Wokotai and Yelu Dashi must pay a heavy price for it!
Huo An took out a special recruitment order: "The cooldown period of this recruitment order will end soon, I can recruit a general, join forces with your generals, lead the troops out of the city, attack Ogedai and Yelu Dashi, kill them, and avenge Wang Tiegun." ”
Xu Fengnian's eyes burst with brilliance: "I promise you!" ”
Outside the city, Yelu Dashi was still directing the Xiangyang artillery to bombard Luntai City, but he didn't know that his tactics killed a fierce general of the Han Empire, angering Xu Fengnian and his Xiliang army.