Without personal involvement, it is difficult to imagine how many clues and things need to be considered in organizing a large-scale war. Or, even if you think about everything in advance, when you actually fight, you may have to do it for one reason or another, and the implementation will be reversed.

However, Chen Wu's more than ten years of experience in "Empire" gave him an experience that ordinary anti-thieves simply can't have.

It was precisely because he was too familiar with it before crossing that he was able to command the battle so well. Even if the stone thrower is damaged, it can be immediately repaired by someone to save firepower to the greatest extent.

This is also what makes Dian Yong and Xu Shizhong admire and even puzzle.

"Quick, quick, reload!"

Seeing that the thief army under the city was about to start the test launch, Kang He was almost jumping to his feet in a hurry.

At this moment, he didn't even bother to think about where the thieves got so many stone throwers, and put all his energy into how to deal with the current situation. But the only way he could think of anything other than shooting head-on was to go out of the city and fight back, and destroy those stone throwers by surprise. However, as soon as the city gate was opened, it was all sealed before the battle, and it was too late to open it temporarily; Second, there were no more cavalry in the hands of the officers and soldiers.

If it is a sneak attack by an infantry army, the speed is too slow, and there is no surprise at all.

With a little guard, thieves will never let them succeed.

Faced with a dilemma, he thought back to the ambush in Yanghuaizhuang. Obviously, from that time on, the thieves had a comprehensive siege plan, and deliberately set up an ambush to cut off the threat of the horse team of the official army. If you put aside the hostile position, Kang He has to say that he admires the thief leader's superb and skillful use of troops.

In front of such an enemy, a dignified emperor ** general was helpless!

The second round of strikes by the officers and troops finally arrived after a scramble of reloading. Due to the previous test shots, the new round of trebuchet strikes was more effective. At least nearly 20 elite members of the Thief Volunteer Battalion were killed and wounded. However, only one small stone throwing machine on the edge was completely scrapped with broken cross arms and torsion discs.

It's not enough!

However, before the follow-up attacks of the officers and soldiers continued, their most comfortable time was over.

The two rows of bed crossbows of the rebels were the first to adjust the angle and began to throw at the head of the city one after another at an elevation angle. Despite the poor accuracy. The first volley was at least eighty percent missed, but the counterattack from the rebels was undoubtedly a signal. The sporadic casualties and screams dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the officers and soldiers.

Soon after, two large stone throwing machines were also the first to complete the commissioning.

Chen Wu made the engineering battalion independent and let them be specifically responsible for the training of this advantage, which was reflected at this moment. Although it has not been over for a long time, it is already quite proficient in operation. Almost at the same time as the third round of strikes by the officers and troops arrived, the two torsion stone throwers began to counterattack with astonishing momentum.

The target - the stone thrower on the head of Wu'an City!

Both sides have exactly the same idea, and they both want to destroy the opponent's ability to fight back first. But unlike Wu An, who didn't prepare in advance. On the side of the rebels, from the beginning, they were equipped with two to three boulders weighing seventy-five pounds each!

Their destructive power is enough to destroy a single siege machine!

As the large number of rebels of the engineering battalion shouted the trumpet, they struggled to twist the twisting plate to the maximum, and then let go, and a total of five large stones flew to the city with unstoppable force. It seemed that the speed was very slow, but the officers and soldiers had no time to dodge. I heard a loud bang, and the boulder crashed into the city.

Two of them missed. Fell over the walls and into the city.

A piece grazed the city wall and rolled down to the ground.

There are two pieces left. Luckily, the officers and soldiers are in the middle. A boulder crushed the three or four officers and soldiers who landed into meat sauce; The other piece fell right on top of the bed crossbow, destroying it entirely.

Soon, more stone throwers were calibrated and joined in the assault on the city!

Just as the artillery of pre-modern warfare went first, in the current siege of Wu'an, the bed crossbows and trebuchets of both sides are also competing to exert their respective strengths. Destroy the adversary. After all, the official army has rich experience, and after only being smashed twice by the large stone thrower on the side of the rebel army, Kang He has already realized the lack of stone bullets on his side, and urged the militia to come to the big stone prepared before the war.

After the replacement of the equipped "ammunition", the destructive power of the stone throwers on the official army city wall was greatly increased.

A big battle in the air. quickly entered the most boring and tragic stage of attrition!

Whether it was the rebels or the officers and soldiers, trebuchets were destroyed one after another on both sides, and most of the soldiers operating nearby were also killed and wounded. Chen Wu's side made up his mind that even if all these siege weapons were consumed at one time, he would take Wu'an; The officers and soldiers were forced to fight in desperation. No one on either side refused to show weakness, and the officers and soldiers on the side of the official army relied on the topography of the city wall and manipulated the officers and troops were more elite; Chen Wu's side was unexpected, and the torsion throwing mechanism frame from "Empire" was also more advanced.

After more than a dozen rounds of boulder bombardment, the officers and soldiers had to accept a painful fact: they counterattacked at any cost, but they failed to overpower the thieves at all.

Even, the situation is faintly at a disadvantage!

When more than half of Chen Wu's 26 large stone throwers were destroyed, the counterattack force on the southern wall of the official army could no longer form a scale and suffered unprecedented heavy losses. Although Kang He had already ordered people to dismantle and transfer the remaining weapons to defend the city from the other walls, the distant water could not quench the thirst of the near!

Once the rebel army formed an advantageous situation, it would be difficult for the officers and troops to take it back.

"Long live the Taiping Army!"

"Qianyuan is dead, Taiping should stand!"

Seeing that their siege weapons actually suppressed the Wu'an official army, under Chen Wu's signal, the leaders of the rebel army took the lead in chanting. Subsequently, the elites of the Volunteer Battalion and the Taiping Battalion shouted in unison, and their morale was like a rainbow for a while.

"Attack!"

Seeing that the rebels of the engineering battalion were tired and sweating, it was difficult to continue for a while, and the city defense of Wu'an was suppressed on the scene, Chen Wu gave an order in time.

The soldiers of the two brigades of the Volunteer Battalion, all wearing armor and carrying knives, lined up in a neat queue to kill the city.

Behind them were the protectors of the Good Friends.

Before today, the ranks of the rebel army to attack the city were always scattered, for fear of attracting trebuchets from the official army. And now, Wu'an has temporarily lost this threatening ability, and the rebels no longer have any worries.

Behind these elite rebels are two arrow towers carefully designed and built by Chen Wu!

To be precise, it is the arrow tower module that is built according to the drawings.

When assembled, it looks like a giant watchtower. The base at the bottom is nearly twelve meters wide, and the height is level with the city wall, if not slightly higher. A heavy double-layer baffle was installed at the front and was poorly fireproofed.

Each of them consumes a lot of wood and rivets.

Once the assembly is completed, Chen Wu's archers can directly climb the arrow tower and shoot at the same height as the official army under heavy protection!

Such a behemoth, which could carry nearly twenty foot archers, greatly strengthened the power of Chen Wu's infantry bow battalion and could effectively reduce casualties. Of course, the downside is that it is laborious to build, and it is difficult to move, so it has to be built on the spot. If it is a normal siege battle, it is difficult for this kind of arrow tower to be erected. However, Chen Wu's ingenious structure and modular design borrowed from "Empire" made it possible to build it in most of the day.

Just like the counterweight stone throwing machine that has not yet matured at this stage, this method of building an arrow tower is also a pioneering measure in the Eastern Continent.

From the beginning of the construction of the two arrow towers to a little bit of formation, their amazing speed and predictable scale deeply shocked the officers and soldiers of Wu'an!

However, they also have no way to take the arrow tower.

The gates were sealed, the cavalry was insufficient, and after the brutal battle of the trebuchet, the only trebuchets and bed crossbows that could threaten the rebels were suppressed. Seeing that the arrow tower could be leveled with the city wall to set up a shelf, Yasuwa had to order the foot archers to harass and shoot, and tried to use rockets to burn the arrow tower.

The result was undoubtedly very frustrating for the officers and soldiers.

From the choice of wood materials, to the fireproof treatment on the outside, to the vigilante soldiers around the arrow tower, it is difficult for the rockets of the officers and soldiers to ignite. What's more, the attack of the frontal volunteer battalion and the Dharma Protector Buddha soldiers has left the officers and soldiers with no time to care about this side. The elite combat power of these coalition forces has brought them far more pressure than before.

With the same weapons and equipment, and higher morale, the only thing that is lacking may be the training on the side of the rebels.

Without the advantage of the city wall, this factor alone is no longer enough to give the official army much advantage. Especially under the fanatical fighting style of the Dharma Protector Buddha soldiers who did not hesitate to lose both, the officers and soldiers actually played a two-for-three exchange ratio!

The lives of two officers and soldiers can be exchanged for three thieves.

For the officers and soldiers of Wu'an, this situation is simply unimaginable and completely unacceptable.

In less than a morning, the entire three brigades of the 1st Wing of the officers and troops suffered heavy losses and were forced to retreat to the city. The tragic sacrifice made the Taiping Army and the Good Friends Association also bleed in their hearts. Unlike the previous outcasts, it is their elite main force that is now dead. If they continue to fight like this, even if they barely conquer Wu'an in the end, their existing thousands of elites will be finished.

However, by this time in the battle, they could no longer afford to retreat.

More volunteer battalions and Dharma Protectors were sent up.

As the fierce battle continued, Chen Wu's two arrow towers were finally completed under the desperate construction of a large number of rebels. The first batch of archers didn't even wait for the entire arrow tower to be completely reinforced, so they climbed up under Chen Wu's order and launched cross-fire on the officers and soldiers on the city wall!

The two towers were so well positioned that they could ensure that forty archers could strike at almost any section of the wall within range. On the contrary, the officers and troops were confined to the straight city walls, but it was difficult for them to concentrate their forces on the arrow towers.

After this period of recuperation, thirty Gaochang archers served as the main force of the infantry battalion. With their joining, the last bit of advantage in the official and military arena is gone.

Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Kang and his body on the head of the city were cold. Even though the sun was shining on him, Kang Ho couldn't feel the slightest warmth.

For the first time, he felt that Wu'an was in danger of being breached! (To be continued.) )