Chapter 100: All-out war
"Whew-"
The siege horn sounded, and the dense figures began to assemble.
"It seems that the other party is coming this time."
The white wolf shouted to the soldiers behind him, "All cheer up!" The archers take a closer look at their bows and arrows, as well as the number of arrows. The crossbowmen in charge of controlling the Eight Bull Crossbow all checked the Eight Bull Crossbow and the Heavy Crossbow Bolt again to make sure that nothing was lost! ”
One by one, orders were issued quickly, and the changes in the atmosphere on the city wall made the soldiers of the defending troops tense their nerves, and at the same time, at the same time, with a high-pitched horn sound coming from a distance, the siege army under the city began to advance, and the white wolf's eyes fell on the two huge siege towers for the first time, according to what they had discussed before, these two siege towers are undoubtedly the most important to guard against!
It is difficult to innovate in the routine of siege warfare, but this time, the siege army on the opposite side unexpectedly played a little different.
I saw that the other party directly gave up the use of the bed crossbow, there is no doubt that Wang Ting is guarding against Xia Qi's Eight Bull Crossbow, after seeing the range and power that far exceeds the ordinary bed crossbow, he pushed the bed crossbow out again, the range is not comparable to the opposite side, isn't that waiting to be exploded by the sniper of the Eight Bull Crossbow on the opposite side?
In addition, although the new city is now captured by the enemy, it is his own city after all, and it will not benefit him at all to cause extensive damage to the city walls.
In this way, the royal court quite simply launched his two siege towers, and the focus of the entire siege battle suddenly shifted from the common 'breaking through the city gate' to 'capturing the wall', making it clear that he wanted to rely on his two rough and thick siege towers, push them all the way up, and then take down the city wall in one go.
In the face of this changed routine, the white wolf behaved very calmly, after all, Xia Qi had already analyzed it quite thoroughly with him in a way of playing like this, all in all, first confirm the opponent's propulsion configuration.
The axe and shield soldiers played the vanguard, followed by the halberd soldiers and the ladder troops, and as the highlight of this siege battle, the two siege towers were placed on the left and right sides of a whole army formation, and a large number of soldiers below were gathering enough strength to push the siege towers forward slowly.
And in order to protect these soldiers from being killed by random arrows, and the royal court also specially arranged two large shield troops to form a shield wall, accompanying them all the way to protect, where the center of gravity of the entire army array is, it can be said that it is clear at a glance.
The speed of the entire military formation was not fast, but that calm aura made the white wolf feel a trace of obvious pressure, making him fully aware that this battle would not be easy to fight.
"Whew-"
Gently exhaled a long breath, adjusted his breathing, and swept the gaze of the white wolf, who was highly concentrated, over the advancing military formation on the opposite side again, and then ordered in a loud voice, "Four eight-bull crossbows, after the opponent's siege tower enters the firing range, directly concentrate the fire on the siege tower on the left with all your strength, and aim at the wheel at the bottom of the siege tower as much as possible to fight!" The one on the right doesn't care. ”
After receiving the order of the white wolf, the soldiers who were operating the three eight-bull crossbows quickly adjusted the attack angle of the eight-bull crossbows, and then, when the siege tower entered their range, with a series of muffled sounds, four huge heavy crossbow arrows flew out of the city wall one after another, and bombarded the siege tower on the left!
It's too late, it's fast, the moment the heavy crossbow bolts bombarded the bronze baffle of the siege tower, the four loud bangs in succession were simply deafening, and the power and range were obviously stronger than the bed crossbows of ordinary bed crossbows.
Wang Ting's pupils, who heard the loud noise, shrank for a moment, and he was impressed by Xia Qi's bed crossbow attack power in time, but he still couldn't help but react.
Wang Ting's eyes quickly swept away, after confirming that the siege tower was fine, the breath in his heart could not be relaxed at all, the first round of attacks of the other party attracted his attention, and the four bed crossbows on the wall simultaneously set fire to the siege tower on the left side of his army formation, but he ignored the siege tower on the right, and the other party's intention to break them one by one was simply obvious.
Everyone knew that as the distance closed, the destructive power of the bed crossbow would become stronger and stronger, and he had fought a battle all his life, but this was the first time he was worried about the safety of the siege tower.
On the other side, the white wolf standing on the wall was also shocked by the defensive power of the siege tower, although the first round of attacks of the Eight Bull Crossbow was stuck at the limit of the effective range, but in the face of the bombardment of a series of four heavy crossbow arrows, the siege tower was able to perform the basic level and stability, and there were definitely a lot of things filled below, and the whole center of gravity was stabilized, which is probably the main reason why there are dozens of soldiers pushing, but still pushing so slowly, the weight is not light.
Originally, it was a direct attack on the wheels under the siege tower, and the wheels were blown up directly, so the siege tower was basically scrapped, but the problem is that in the era of cold weapons, long-range attacks are all long-range with a clear parabola and the highest hit rate. Weapons, which are basically bows and arrows, and large instruments like bed crossbows, inevitably make sacrifices in terms of hits, and you let the crossbowmen operate the bed crossbows to attack the siege tower, which is fine, but if you let them aim at the two rows of wheels under the siege tower, that is to make things difficult.
The battle continued, as the enemy siege army steadily advanced, the archers began to frantically release arrows, like locusts, the rain of arrows formed a strong suppressive force after a wave, further reducing the advance speed of the enemy siege army.
The royal court tried to command the archer troops to counter-suppress the enemy troops, but the archers standing on the city wall already had a bonus, and the archer troops could not raise their heads in an instant.
If the previous enemy attacks were compared to a raging storm, then this time, this overwhelming rain of arrows was equivalent to a tsunami, a wave that almost slapped him on the beach.
However, everyone knows that the focus of this battle is not on the large army at all, but on the two siege towers and the four eight-bull crossbows, which is the key to the victory or defeat of this siege!
The three eight-bull crossbows placed on the city wall fired wildly, constantly bombarding the siege tower on the left according to the instructions of the white wolf, and the pressure on both sides continued to increase as the distance closed.
It was the first time that the soldiers pushing the siege tower had encountered such a ferocious attack, and every step was a heart-pounding push, and the soldiers who controlled the eight-bull crossbow to fire were also alive and dead in their hearts, except for the city wall, their siege weapons were the first time they had encountered such a beating-resistant thing.
While directing the slingers to suppress the advance of the enemy's large army, the white wolf also kept an eye on the situation of the siege tower on the left.
As the distance closes, the destructive power of the heavy crossbow bolts is getting stronger and stronger, and after a series of indiscriminate bombardments from four eight-bull crossbows, the entire perimeter of the bronze armor plate has been bombed beyond recognition.
The white wolf's thoughts flew around, and a series of four heavy crossbow arrows flew out, accompanied by a roar, and the siege tower that was directly hit was crumbling.
The violent shaking made the soldiers hiding in the siege tower stunned for a moment, and then before he could breathe a sigh of relief, there was another loud bang, and several sharp bronze fragments splashed on the face of one of the soldiers, cutting his cheeks, and then the scene that greeted his eyes frightened his legs and sat down on the ground!
"Hit ...... Pierced! The bronze armor plate was pierced! ”
Looking at the heavy crossbow bolt nailed directly to the bronze armor plate of the siege tower, the defending soldiers standing on the city wall went crazy! The enemies outside the city are also crazy, and the difference is that the former is ecstatic, while the latter is probably only frightened.
The bed crossbowmen have been fighting until now, and they finally saw a clear result, and they suddenly became energetic, installing heavy crossbow arrows, adjusting the angle of attack, and even taking these operations one by one became a little sharper.
The indiscriminate bombardment of the four eight-bull crossbows continued, affecting the nerves of everyone on this battlefield, and at the rear of the siege army, Wang Ting's face could be said to be extremely solemn, well, he did not deny that he had a glimmer of hope for the siege tower, hoping that in this siege battle, it would also be as indestructible as before.
But the reality is that at this moment it fully shows its skinny feeling, looking at the siege tower that was pierced by four heavy crossbow arrows one after another in the blink of an eye, the royal court still has a feeling of unreality.
The fierce battle continued to ferment on this battlefield, and finally with an earth-shattering bang, the crumbling siege tower was finally completely destroyed at this moment!
The soldiers of the defending force were completely in ecstasy, however, before they could cheer, a violent muffled sound suddenly came from the right side, it was another siege tower of the besieging army! When they concentrated their fire on the siege tower on the left, the siege tower on the right had already slammed into their walls!
Faced with such a situation, the white wolf standing on the wall had a calm face, since he had decided to break them one by one, of course, he had to be mentally prepared to fight one by one, so at the same time that he ordered four eight-bull crossbows to concentrate fire on the siege tower on the left, he also directly transferred a long spearman to guard the wall on the right, and this hand was undoubtedly aimed at the siege tower on the right.
When the time comes, once the soldiers hiding in the siege tower are killed, he will let the spearmen who are guarding outside smash them all back in one go.
Quickly reconfirm the situation on the battlefield, this battle has been fought so far, the enemy's advancing troops are about to be pushed outside the city gate, and the value that the archers can play has been able to play to the extreme, without hesitation, the white wolf immediately waved his hand and said: "All the archers have withdrawn from the city wall, and all the axe and shield troops have stepped forward!" Keep an eye out for the ladders on the other side, don't let those ladders go up our walls! ”
The substitution between the troops proceeded quickly, and the infantry units that had been waiting below quickly rushed up the walls and replaced the archers after hearing the order.
The situation here basically didn't need to worry much about the white wolf, so most of his attention now was focused on the siege tower that crashed over!
The tightly closed bronze armor plate fell heavily on the wall of the new city like a drawbridge, making a muffled 'bang', accompanied by an explosion of shouts and killings, and inside the tower of the siege tower, a group of axe and shield soldiers rushed out frantically! For the team of axe and shield soldiers hiding in the siege tower, every time they rush out of this siege tower and jump on the enemy's wall, it is a choice of life and death, and half of their group can return alive.
However, the reality was that they gave them a heavy blow at the moment when the bronze suspension bridge fell, so that they clearly felt the cruelty of reality, one by one sharp spears stabbed over, and some soldiers who were not very lucky were stabbed on the spot, and the spear that was far longer than the ordinary spear at this moment relied on this length advantage to contain the opponent's wave of killing!