Chapter 963: Siege
In the middle of the imperial city is Chengtianmen Street, which runs north-south, with Chengtianmen in the north and Suzaku Gate in the south.
On both sides of the street are the Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province, Sinong Temple, Taifu Temple, Taichang Temple, Yushitai, Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, and the location of the left and right Wuwei, left and right Xiaowei, left and right Qianniuwei and other departments, and the center of the imperial court.
This also means that there are many palaces, the environment is complex, the troops cannot be used, and there are even government soldiers, so they have to be guarded.
Qin Huaidao arranged the battle sequence, his eyes fell on Luo Wu, and shouted: "Do it!" ”
Luo Wu saluted solemnly, hurriedly ran to the artillery camp, and shouted: "The artillery battalion listens to my orders, fire the artillery-"
The artilleryman, who had already been holding the shell on standby, let go, and the shell slipped into the grenadier.
"Tom tom!"
A dull voice rang out.
The next moment, a shot ran away and smashed inside the city gate.
"Boom, boom!"
The explosions were earth-shattering, and the flames were soaring, dispersing the night, which was particularly dazzling.
The explosion shook and the whole world roared, shaking everyone's ears and full of shock, and the defenders on the city wall were even more stunned, and their faces changed greatly.
"Boom, boom!"
Another round of shelling.
"The door is open!"
"The door is open!"
Many people cheered and shouted.
The hardest part of the siege is to fight it, and once the gates are opened, the odds are more than half.
"Kill—"
Xue Rengui shouted excitedly and took the lead in rushing towards Chengtian Gate.
"Quick, shoot, stop them!"
The defenders were startled, and the voice of one of the generals was thick and panicked.
But even the crossbowmen were blown up, over-nervous, and deformed, lacking the skill and speed of the past.
At this time, the artillery battalion adjusted the firing range and aimed at the city wall.
"Boom, boom!"
As soon as the defenders of the city walls reacted and were ready to shoot, the cannonballs fell from the sky and exploded in the crowd.
Suddenly, the defenders were like paper kites being swept away by a tornado, all over the sky, blood accompanied by stumps and broken flesh, and many people were shocked and flew down the city wall, killing them on the spot.
"Boom, boom!"
Another round of shelling came.
The city walls became more and more chaotic, no one cared about counterattacking, and those who did not die fled by the way, and the ground was full of wounded soldiers who were not dead wailing, and screams came and went.
In order to block the attack of the Hanzhou army and defend the Chengtian Gate, the defenders laid heavy troops on this city wall, almost all of them were crossbowmen, crowded together, and there were countless casualties in this battle.
The Hanzhou army took the opportunity to enter the city, and the armies on both sides rushed directly to the city wall, holding a crossbow in their hands, and shooting when they saw people, like wolves and tigers.
Under the dimensionality reduction blow of the cannonball, the defenders were completely stunned, and when they reacted, the Hanzhou army had already killed the city wall, and the crossbows were like pouring rain, fierce, dense, and crazy.
A large number of troops rushed into the city, shouting and killing to the sky.
After Xue Rengui's army all rushed in, Xu Shiji gave an order and led the army to kill it.
There was only one artillery battalion left by Qin Huaidao's side, and he watched the morale of the soldiers rushing in, his blood boiled, and he shouted: "Luo Wu, bring the cannon and kill it with me." ”
"Understood!"
Luo Wu was also eager to kill and make meritorious contributions, and immediately arranged two teams to be responsible for carrying grenadiers and ammunition, and the remaining three teams surrounded them, taking out their crossbows one by one, with cold eyes.
Picking up a grenadier is artillery, putting down a grenadier is a soldier.
"Let's go!"
Qin Huaidao let out a loud shout and took the lead in walking towards Chengtian Gate.
The defenders on the Chengtian Gate had already lost their armor and lost their armor, either surrendered or ran away, no one cared about shooting Qin Huaidao with cold arrows, and everyone successfully rushed through the Chengtian Gate and entered the imperial city.
Looking at it, Xue Rengui's three armies rushed south along the three streets, but there were many troops blocking it, and the speed of the rush was not fast, and the enemies on the city walls on both sides also reacted and tried their best to block it, but the fight did not go well.
As for Xu Shiji's troops, they attacked from the left and right sides, with the craftsmen in the west and the subsidiary departments of Chunfang and Donggong in the east.
"Huh?"
Qin Huaidao keenly noticed that these defenders were very tenacious in their will to fight, they dared to fight, they had the posture of a dead soldier, they were more desperate than the previous defenders of Miyagi, they should be the elite of the elite, this kind of person was loyal, stubborn, and not easy to surrender, so he decisively ordered: "The artillery battalion is divided into two, and it is bombarded against the defenders on the city wall." ”
The walls are high, and as long as they are bombed, they can be seen by all sides, which can break the morale of the enemy army.
Luo Wu quickly motioned for the two teams to come over, one on one side, and the remaining three teams left on guard, fearing that Qin Huaidao would be in danger.
Qin Huaidao strode forward, the horse lance in his hand shook, buzzed and trembled, and rushed up, like a tiger descending a mountain, and roared: "Get out of the way-"
The familiar voice made the soldiers spontaneously disperse, making way for a passage.
Qin Huaidao rushed up along the passage, and a tiger leaped into the air, and the horse lance in his hand swept over with a fierce wind, setting off a rush of blood.
"Buzz!"
The horse lance slashed left and right, the cold light was fierce, and a hole was torn open in an instant.
Qin Huaidao took the opportunity to roar angrily: "Arrange a group of people to go up to the roof!" ”
"Understood!" A general replied loudly.
"King Han, why are you here? Go back quickly, danger. The commander in charge of the road shouted eagerly.
"Don't talk nonsense, kill the enemy!"
Qin Huaidao roared angrily, and the horse lance in his hand was sometimes like a bolt of lightning, stabbing people, sometimes like a race of horses, killing a piece, sometimes like a wild dragon like the sea, stirring up a large area, no one could stop it, killing the enemy in fear, and retreating one after another.
No one is not afraid of death, and no matter how loyal they are.
When the soldiers of the Hanzhou army saw that the king of Han was killed, and it was so fierce and powerful, they suddenly rushed forward to kill as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and they all began to play with their lives.
Almost at the same time, there was shelling from both sides, and it was the artillery that fired.
The terrifying sound of the explosion startled the defenders, and they all turned their heads to look, and saw that the fire on the city walls on both sides was blazing into the sky, and countless of their own people were blown away, screaming again and again.
With the support of artillery, the morale of the Hanzhou army that was chasing and killing was greatly boosted, and they pushed all the way over.
The ground defenders saw that the city walls on both sides were about to be lost, and once they were occupied by the other party, they could shoot from a high position, and everyone could not escape, so they immediately panicked and their morale plummeted.
When the Hanzhou army saw the artillery attack, their morale was greatly boosted, and they took the opportunity to slash and kill fiercely.
The momentum of the Hanzhou army suppressed the defenders, and the situation was very good.
Qin Huaidao danced with a horse lance, the cold light of the spear head flickered, and he rushed forward like a plough sweeping a hole, and Luo Wu followed closely with the brocade guard, one by one like a wolf and a tiger, shouting and fighting.
Many people took the opportunity to climb onto the roof and run along the roof, shooting frantically.
Soon, the enemy could not bear it anymore and retreated while fighting.
After rushing for some distance, a cavalry suddenly appeared in front of him.
The retreating defenders quickly ran to both sides, revealing the cavalry lineup, led by a bright light armor, shining under the torch, it was Yuwen Huchen, and next to him stood a general, also mighty, holding a horse lance, his eyes were a little cold.
Qin Huaidao raised his horse lance to signal the army to stop, and asked, "Yuwen Huchen?" ”
Yuwen Huchen looked at Qin Huaidao, he was covered in blood, and even the horse lance turned red, it can be seen that he has killed countless people along the way, and it is all his own carefully trained hard work, he was furious, and shouted: "You are looking for death-"
"Dashuai, I'll come!"
The general next to him hurriedly said, and rushed up with a horse.