Chapter 314: Attack and Defense

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The huge chariot was not a warrior of any race, but a siege machine made of huge logs up to 15 meters high according to a certain structure.

According to their appearance, Lao Jing can know that this is the most terrifying large-scale city-breaking tool in the Eastern Continent - trebuchet.

If the target of the heavy crossbow attack is mainly human beings and other living soft targets, then the work of the trebuchet is to completely destroy the city, whether it is a living human animal or an inanimate house building, under the impact of the super kinetic energy carried by hundreds of catties of boulders, the only way to become ruins in the end.

The orcs of the Eastern Continent are generally strong, and the principle of the trebuchet is the counterweight type, hanging a large basket in the direction of the attacked party, with a large number of gravel built-in, and the rod arm on the other side is to grow a lot, generally fifteen meters, and there is a large leather bag hanging at the top, in which hundreds of catties of boulders are placed, and the rod arm is pulled down by ten ape warriors, and after reaching the lowest point, it is firmly tied with a thick rope, and the rope is cut with a knife when it is launched, and the basket that is hoisted high falls suddenly under the action of gravity, and the rod arm at the other end is quickly provoked, so as to throw the boulder out, in fact, the counterweight trebuchet is based on a simple lever principle, but the orcs combine their own physique, the trebuchet's city-breaking function is brought into full play.

Of course, if an ordinary city is attacked by a combination of trebuchets and heavy crossbows, it is a wiser choice to surrender the city as soon as possible.

However, in the face of the third battalion of Donghai Town, which is known for its super defense, it is still unknown what the outcome of the battle will be.

"How does Xiong Meng's posture feel a bit like a desperate bet?"

Niu Ben's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he muttered in a low voice.

Lao Jing was taken aback and said in surprise: "Why did the eldest brother say this? Is there something wrong?"

"Well, if Xiong Meng led the army to attack the city ten years ago, now the third battalion is not far from defeat even if it is not broken, but over the years, Xiong Meng has been in a high position, pampered and pampered, and the blood of the warrior has been worn down, and he rarely does anything with unpredictable consequences, and today the coalition army is in such a position, I'm afraid it is not his original intention......"

Niu Ben's eyes were like lightning, as if he had seen the two princes of the war, Saruyue and Ape Yi, who were deep in the camp of the coalition army.

Jing Jun suddenly said secretly, "Luck, if it weren't for the current Xiong Mengjian, how could he allow himself to calmly prepare for war in the third battalion these days?"

The current Xiong Meng is indeed as Hong Wang Yuyue and Niu Ben said that his sharpness is insufficient, but it is undeniable that his own strength is still the number one fierce general under the saints of the mainland.

At this time, Xiong Meng and the shark stood side by side, looked at the bullen in the city from afar, and shouted: "Listen, Niuben! Ben will think of you and I working together with the Emperor of the Ape, and he is worried about the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, and he is unwilling to kill on a large scale, if the city is surrendered, Ben will definitely exonerate you and other crimes in front of our emperor! If not, today will be the way to the destruction of Donghai Town!"

The sound is like a bell, deafening, between the Iron Mountain Beach, the echo has been shaking for a long time, and the people who are not strong in their hearts only feel that their hearts are rolling, and the two strands are trembling.

Ironically, most of the people who were shocked by the shouts of the mainland's No. 1 fierce general were cannon fodder fighters such as fishmen with low combat effectiveness in the coalition army, but their enemy, the Minotaur of Donghai Town, was as steady as a rock, immobile as a bell, at most they just sighed Xiong Meng's loud voice.

Niu Ben took a deep breath and said in a slow but distant breath: "But I don't know what General Xiong said about the Ape Emperor is an old thief of Ape?"

As soon as these words came out, the two armies were silent.

Xiong Meng clenched his fists, the bone joints "horn" sounded directly, and said in a deep voice: "Niu Ben! You are killing yourself, and Hugh blames the ruthless generals!"

With that, he turned his head to look at the expressionless shark Sihai, who had not spoken a word from the beginning, the latter nodded, and the two turned back to the rear formation, only a hundred and ten trebuchets were neatly arranged, and the counterweight baskets were also raised high.

Niu Ben waved his hand, and the soldiers at the head of the city entered a state of response, and Jing Jun hid under the thick battlements with his guns, waiting for the opportunity to shoot.

Warriors of the Minotaurs, Centaurs, Kobolds, and some other races seek cover in an attempt to avoid the devastating attack of the first round of boulders.

Indeed, the boulder thrown by the trebuchet is difficult for even the giant elephant warrior to hold its edge, and the stones of about 100 catties fall in a parabolic way, and after the blessing of gravity, each stone will reach the strength of thousands or even tens of thousands of catties, and it seems that it can only become a pile of meat slurry when it is hit by such a huge force.

Before all the fighters were ready, there were already sounds of "woo woo ......" and "...... woo woo" in the air, and the coalition soldiers cut the tight trebuchet noose......

The stones thrown out came in an instant, and the "boom" all smashed into the city wall of the three camps.

Needless to say, the bluestone slabs were smashed into pieces, leaving a large pit more than half a meter deep by the way, and the unlucky soldiers were blasted into flesh by the boulders, and the red and white sticky things splashed everywhere, and the stone and wood structure houses that were unusually strong on weekdays were vulnerable in front of the boulders, and the landing area was a mess.

The tall walls made of refined iron ore were much stronger in comparison, but they were also covered by the cracks of the cobwebs bombarded by the flying boulders, but this was only the cracks in the outer skin, and the refined iron ore was three meters thick enough to withstand any impact in this world except the power of the saints.

What's more, the hollow four-meter interior was filled with sand and gravel as a buffer, so the city did not feel any serious vibration, but the stones that fell into the city were seriously damaged.

The first round of bombardment was over for the time being, and the coalition fighters began to prepare for the next wave of attacks in an orderly manner, but they did not give the third battalion a chance to breathe.

Just as Lao Jing was slightly probing to see if he could shoot, Niu Ben shouted: "Brother, be careful!"

In fact, there is no need for Niu Ben to specifically remind him, there is already a sound of "Xiu Xiu" in the air, Lao Jing is very familiar with this, but it is not the heavy crossbow arrows thrown into the sky by the heavy crossbow of the machine platoon!

The super power of the heavy crossbow comparable to the armor-piercing bullet made Jing Jun's heart palpitate, and he quickly curled up and hid in the shadow of the battlement.

Voices such as "clanging ......", "fluttering ......", "all ......", "oops!", "ah!" and other voices came one after another, and although the soldiers of the three battalions did their best to protect themselves, many people were still injured or killed under the heavy crossbows.

This time, the coalition forces obviously did a thorough study of the order of attack, first the trebuchet violently bombarded the city, and in the interval between the preparation of the next round of attacks, the heavy crossbows of the machine platoon fired non-stop.

The firing method has also been adjusted, and the way it was a salvo that day is a scatter today.

In this way, the coverage and density of the heavy crossbow are insufficient, but it is difficult for the three battalions to have a chance to breathe.

Facts have proved that the strategy of the coalition forces has indeed achieved certain results, and it is difficult for the fighters of the three battalions to organize an effective counterattack for a while.

Soon, the trebuchet was loaded, the noose was completed, the ape commander waved his flag, the heavy crossbow stopped firing, and the second round of boulders was thrown towards the three camps.

After three more rounds, the soldiers in the city were stoned dead and wounded, and countless houses were destroyed, but the oxen had not yet begun a decent counterattack.

Jing Jun was secretly anxious, no matter how thick the city wall was, it couldn't withstand such a barbaric bombardment, and if it continued like this, maybe that piece would collapse if it wasn't strong enough.

In fact, there are indeed a few places that have been smashed out of the pits more than a meter deep by the boulders, and after a few more blows, the outer layer will inevitably collapse.

However, the world is always difficult to achieve satisfactory results, and the outer wall of the third battalion is embarrassed by the bombardment of boulders, but the large stones that serve as "cannonballs" for trebuchets have been exhausted.

The geographical location of the battlefield is special, the third battalion of Donghai Town relies on the iron mountain to build, the stone raw materials in the mountain are inexhaustible, inexhaustible, but the opposite side through the ten-mile isolation zone is the boundless sea, it is really not easy to find a large number of stones weighing hundreds of catties.

When King Hong arrived with trebuchets, he ordered his soldiers to work day and night to search for stones that could be thrown and damaged the thick walls of the three battalions.

Today's five rounds of attacks are all the "shells" that the coalition soldiers have scavenged for a radius of nearly 100 miles, and now there are no stones left to continue bombarding the city walls.

However, Xiong Meng had already expected this, because the soldiers had already put the burning wooden blocks into the net pockets, and it was obvious that they were about to start the fire attack.

The heavy crossbow continued to fire non-stop, but the crossbow bolts were clearly easier to resist than the boulder under the hood.

Niu Ben stood up straight, like a god of war coming to the world, his black face turned purple because of anger, and he raised his hammer and shouted: "Brothers, get our guys up, it's time for them to know how powerful we are!"

As soon as the words fell, the warriors of all tribes in the city began to get busy braving the heavy crossbow arrows that kept falling.

What are the soldiers going to do, Lao Jing naturally understands that he wants to fight back against the coalition forces and use the torsion trebuchet in the city.

Trebuchets are mainly divided into torsion type and counterweight type according to their size, maneuverability, and source of strength.

Both are weapons that are commonly used in offensive and defensive warfare in the era of cold weapons, the torque type is relatively lightweight, flexible to move, and easy to assemble, but because it is driven by manpower, it is determined that it is impossible to assemble heavy stones and other objects in its pocket, and the range is relatively close, and it is generally used in defensive warfare.

Compared with the counterweight type, it is huge, mechanically driven, has a long range, and the assembled stones are hundreds of catties, which is extremely suitable for breaking the city.

The two weapons appeared on the battlefield today, and the violent bombardment of the city by the counterweight trebuchet of the coalition army left an extremely deep impression on Lao Jing, and it remains to be seen what the effect of the counterattack of the three battalions of the city trebuchet will be.

The trebuchet was quickly assembled, with an average of five people in charge of one machine, placing gravel blocks in their pockets, and in order to maximize the surface damage, the gravel blocks were accompanied by small explosive bombs made by Ape Jisheng.

From time to time, the crossbow arrows that fell from the sky were shooting through the soldiers who were busy preparing but did not have time to defend, but soon other warriors stepped forward to help, and finally, the first counterattack in the city was carried out.

The walls of the three battalions were so high that the range of the trebuchets was more than twice as high as that of the same level.

Rubble whizzed down with explosive bombs, aimlessly but accurately falling into the dense coalition camp beneath the city.

Suddenly, the screams came one after another, and the camp burst into flames one after another, and several trebuchets that were about to be fired were hit by explosive fire bombs, and they were instantly blown apart, and no one around them was spared.