Chapter 349: Burning Rocket
It was a much more violent attack than the East Gate. Under the slanting sun, more than a dozen giant trebuchets made a loud noise, and one after another boulders rose into the air, carrying huge energy, and smashed into the city with a whining wind.
Each stone was the size of an ordinary car tire, and it crashed into the city with a bang, and they could destroy the walls. Tens of thousands of archers, consisting of cavalry and infantry, slowly pressed forward and began to suppress with bows and arrows
Then, like Simon, 10,000 elite soldiers first crossed the moat and launched a series of fierce attacks. When it was already dark, the Northern Alliance invested 30,000 people at once.
The pressure to defend the city suddenly increased dramatically, and several times broke into the defense line of the city's head. Wang Jingxuan, who was in charge of the defense of this section, had to put in a reserve force of 5,000 men for the first time before he could barely repel the attack.
The third wave of attacks became even more violent, and countless soldiers lit torches, illuminating the city. In order to facilitate the siege, the trebuchet began to throw large pieces of wood stained with oil that were ignited, and the city was set on fire.
When the trebuchets stopped attacking, the archers began to shoot rockets at the city. The infantry then began to ascend the city. This time, in addition to the 50,000 lightly armored infantry, the attack was also mixed with 3,000 Haw Par soldiers wearing light chain mail.
Since the Haw Par Army was wiped out in the last war, it has taken two years for the Xuanwu Kingdom to build a new Haw Par Army. This time, the armor they wore was better than that of the tiger and leopard army, and it was chain mail made of dark iron.
The Northern Union has a large reserve of Xuanite Rock Mine. Although the dark iron is not as good as Taihe iron, the difference in quality is not particularly large.
Chain mail, on the other hand, is armor made by first beating the material into thin iron rings and then stringing the iron rings. The eye of the hoop is so thin that the arrow cannot penetrate.
The chain mail used by the Haw Par Army is inferior to the armor of the heavy infantry in terms of sturdiness, but it is much better in terms of lightness and flexibility, and there is no problem in wearing it on the body to climb the city wall. The Haw Par Army and this equipment built this time are the secret weapons of the Northern Alliance in this war.
They estimated that the capital of Black Cloud City would become the most difficult fortress to overcome, and this strange army was prepared to be taken out when attacking Black Cloud City.
And they hope that this force should be able to play a miraculous role when it comes to resisting Black Cloud City's super trump card, the Flying Tigers. Gu Zhongxun demanded that after the troops entered Black Cloud City, all senior generals below the marshal should follow this tiger and leopard army at any time.
Gu Yinqi saw that the two waves of attacks failed to open the gap, and he couldn't help but be a little anxious. Before the third wave of attacks was launched, he sent Pegasus to ask his father, who had already reached the rear, to ask for permission to use part of the Haw Par Army in the third attack
Anyway, now that the county seat of Fuhua has been surrounded by water, they can't escape anyway. It is better to use a small part of the Tiger and Leopard Army first, so as to open the gap as soon as possible and conquer Fuhua County. Since they have no intention of leaving a living, how can the strength of this force be exposed? They are still a secret weapon.
And as long as Fuhua County is captured, Heiyun City has already lost nearly half, and this war has at least strategically taken too many initiatives.
After Gu Zhongxun received the report, he pondered for a long time, and finally replied: You can use 3,000 people to form a death commando first, and you must take Fuhua Prefecture as soon as possible.
The offensive did not go as smoothly as expected. 50,000 soldiers were too many and densely packed under the city. The Haw Par soldiers were mixed in and quickly dispersed. They were unable to maintain their full formation, so they had to fight on their own.
This time, the soldiers of Black Cloud City also went berserk. They threw everything they could throw into the city, including boiling gruel and oil, and withheld them in buckets and buckets. Many people were still fighting with seven or eight arrows on their bodies, like running hedgehogs.
Although they fought very bravely and tenaciously, they were still unable to withstand the waves of enemy troops. Soon, the position at the head of the city to the west could not be defended. More and more officers and soldiers of the Northern Union poured onto the walls.
Wang Jingxuan noticed that the soldiers of the Haw Par Army in the chaotic crowd were very eye-catching, and ordinary knives, guns and arrows were not easy to hurt them. It is conceivable that if they can maintain the overall size of three thousand men and rush up, it will cause great trouble for the defending soldiers.
The officers and soldiers of the Xuanwu Kingdom poured into the city wall west of Fuhua County like a wave. The soldiers huddled under the city were also actively trying to find a way to break down the city gates. Although the officers and soldiers of Black Cloud City fought very tenaciously and bloodily, they were still defeated and unable to resist.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Wang Jingxuan couldn't help but think of what Luo Ming said to him before he withdrew from Fuhua County.
At that time, Luo Ming raised his hand and wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but Wang Jingxuan immediately lowered his waist a little, so that he could easily pat himself.
"You will soon be like a lonely boat in the ocean. There is no backup, but you must hold out until we call back. Luo Ming's gaze was complicated, with infinite worry and anxiety, but also a lot of expectations and encouragement
"Don't worry, we swear to live and die with Fuhua County. Please rest assured, as long as I, Wang Jingxuan, still have a breath of air, Fuhua County will definitely be in the hands of our Qinglong Kingdom. ”
Luo Ming didn't speak for a long time when he heard this, and finally patted him and Zhao Qinghai again with mixed feelings and said, "You guys will be very bitter, but please grit your teeth and hold on no matter what." Please, you must live until we return. ”
At the moment, the war has only been fought for less than a day and the pressure is so great. I'm afraid that there will be a long time in the future, how can I get through it?
Thinking of this, Wang Jingxuan couldn't help but sigh silently, and instructed his subordinates: "Send another 5,000 reserves up and ask them to bring rockets." In addition, report the situation here to General Zhao as soon as possible, and tell him that I will have to use the reserves for the second time. ”
Soon after, a large number of people with oil drums and torches rushed out of the city, followed by a large number of men with bows and crossbows. They quickly inserted the arrows wrapped in cloth into the barrels, dipped them in oil, and then lit them on the torches, and then fired rows of rockets burning in a dense array of Confederate officers and soldiers who were rushing down from the city.
For a while, the screams were loud, and many officers and soldiers of the Xuanwu State immediately ignited a raging fire, rolling and screaming all over the ground. Even some of the officers and soldiers of Black Cloud City, who were resisting the enemy army, did not have time to withdraw, and at the same time were accidentally injured by the rockets of their comrades.