Volume 1 Troubled Times Chapter 84 The Scorching Battlefield
Yu Shot Shi and An didn't expect the battle to be so deadlocked, the situation was not good for the Monster Man, and it could even be said to be very serious. He was ashamed and angry, but he did not regret it.
According to the detection in the past few days, Yu Sheshi and An can already determine that there are not many people left in the camp on the west side of Guangmu City, and 2,000 people have died.
So, an hour ago, Yu Sheshi and An immediately summoned the generals of the army and held what he considered to be the last military meeting.
Yu Shot Shi and An said fiercely: "In this battle, our army must capture Guangmu City, Kun Evil King, you move to the east with the clan soldiers and attack the eastern camp." However, the movement should be smaller, and strive to launch a sneak attack. ”
Ashina Siyuan accepted the order with a blank face, and he sat there quietly, not speaking.
Then Yu Sheshi and An looked at the people in the tent and said: "The time limit given to us by the Great Khan is five days, no matter what, we must take Guangmu City within three days, and then use the remaining two days to rush to Linwo County to help the Khan defeat the Yong thief." ”
Everyone in the tent listened to Yu Shi He'an's words, their expressions were extremely solemn, they knew what the angry Great Khan looked like, how did he say that? Ah, yes, the king is angry, and millions of corpses are ambushed. Although the final result is impossible to ambush millions of corpses, it is still possible to let everyone in this big tent ambush corpses.
Yu Sheshi and An continued: "This battle! No matter what the price is, you must take Guangmu City. ”
"Knock-knock-"
When the sky was bright, the entire Guangmu City was filled with earth-shattering war drums, the drums were dull and the rhythm was slow. Wang Rong stood at the head of the wall, squinting his eyes, and carefully looked at the bearded man who was striding towards him.
Li Sujie's face was solemn, and after arranging the soldiers to defend, he walked over quickly and said to Wang Rong: "Captain, it seems that the Bearded Man is going to move his real character today." ”
Wang Wei said: "When did the Bearded Man not move his real character? It's just that this time it's much bigger than the previous one. ”
At present, there are a total of 3,000 defenders above and below the wall, and if the Bearded Man attacks with all his strength this time, he really doesn't know how long they can hold out?
Wang Rong looked out with solemn eyes, at the ruins of the first high wall, the yellow sand was all over the sky, and a large number of troops could be faintly seen being slaughtering towards the western camp.
"Whew-"
The low sound of the bull's horn kept blowing.
The large army of the Badbeard people was getting closer and closer, and at the forefront were the mighty Badbeard archers, one after another, from time to time uttering bursts of nonsense. Behind them were countless infantrymen, densely packed like ant colonies, carrying flying ladders, pushing cloud ladders, attacking cities and crashing vehicles, the spears in their hands shining coldly, and the scimitars in their hands shining brightly. They walked slowly across the first two ruined lands, boundless murderous aura filling the sky.
Half an hour later, an army of 25,000 spread out outside the wall, and a phalanx of 25,000 people spread out as far as Wang Rong's field of vision. All the siege weapons of the Bearded Men were displayed, hundreds of flying ladders, dozens of ladder vehicles, and dozens of siege rams, slowly walking on the ruined land, exuding a unique murderous aura.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”
The drums of war suddenly beat like a torrential rain, and the bearded archers soon rushed up like a tide.
Wang Rong glanced at Li Sujie, who hurriedly blew the bamboo whistle, two short and one long. The defenders on the city wall, except for the operators of stone crossbows and bed crossbows, took off their bows and crossbows from their backs, stretched their bows and arrows, and set up arrows and strings. The blade of the arrow is pointed at the air at a forty-five degree angle.
"Shoot!" "Shoot!" "Shoot!"
Officers at all levels roared and shot arrows in their hands at the same time. The defenders on the wall were also the first to fire, and more than 2,000 arrows formed a dark cloud in the air, which then turned into dense raindrops and fell into the ranks of the Bearded Archers. The poorly equipped archers were hit in an instant, and hundreds of soldiers fell to the ground screaming. But for five thousand Bearded Archers, the casualties of hundreds of soldiers were nothing.
When they came to a distance of eighty or ninety paces from the wall, they quickly stopped, drew their bows and arrows, and fired back at the wall. The disadvantage of attacking from the back is that their bows and arrows are much shorter than the defenders at the head of the wall. And from their point of view, they could not shoot at all the soldiers who were hiding behind the battlement wall and shoot arrows, either shooting arrows at the wall, or the arrows went over the wall and into the camp. But in any case, a fierce arrow war broke out.
At this moment, five teams of 1,000 people rushed to the wall like waves, carrying flying ladders and pushing cloud ladders, and ran wildly. They ran and shouted.
Just as Wang Rong was about to give the order for the soldiers to switch weapons, a voice came from behind him: "Let your soldiers keep shooting!" Leave the hand-to-hand combat to him! ”
As soon as Wang Rong turned around, he saw Zhang Songqi in his helmet, holding a long-handled knife with a thick spine ring in his hand. Wang Wei hurriedly walked to his side, and asked in a nervous voice: "Lord County Guard, Master Hou, why are you out of the city, Guangmu City still needs you to sit in charge." ”
At the same time as Wang Rong asked questions, a large group of soldiers appeared on the wall through the channel, and they quickly came to the battlement, armed with spears and shields, forming a tortoiseshell hedgehog array. Wang Rong's subordinates concentrated on firing arrows, inflicting casualties on the men.
Zhang Songqi looked calm, the young man joined the army, he had never seen any strong winds and waves, and said: "You don't have enough manpower, of course I have to send troops to support, look at the posture of the Bearded People, I want to break through your big camp today." ”
Zhang Gengxiao followed behind Zhang Songqi, the same fully armed, the soldiers of the Central Governor's Mansion were tall and strong, with excellent armor and weapons, but they didn't know what would happen to the battlefield.
Arrows continued to fall from the walls, and thousands of the 5,000 maneless archers had already suffered casualties. And now the focus of the arrows is the Badbeard infantry pushing the siege equipment close to the wall. The 2,000 bearded infantry carrying the flying ladders rushed to the bottom of the wall like a violent wind, and put the flying ladders on the top of the wall. The Bearded Infantry leaped up and began to climb upwards.
At the top of the wall were thousands of soldiers, either carrying stones or thick logs in pairs. Rolling logs and stones rained down, and groups of soldiers were smashed to the point that their heads were broken and bleeding, their bones were broken, and their bones and tendons were broken, and they let out a desperate scream before they died, and they tumbled and fell into the city.
Under the wall, the arrows were dense like rain, and although the soldiers on the wall were already very careful, there were still people who were shot by arrows, turned over and fell under the wall, and smashed into the crowd below.
The soldiers on the ladder were in a fierce battle with the defenders on the wall, and the tall and complicated ladder cart was pushed to the side of the wall. The folded half-section of the ladder was pushed by the soldiers, "Bang! The thud landed on the battlement, and the iron hook on the head of the ladder hooked the battlement fiercely. The bearded soldiers, hidden in the boxcar at the bottom, quickly climbed the ladder and rushed towards the wall with swords and shields in hand.
Wang Rong looked at the soldiers who were getting closer and closer to the city with a stern expression, and Li Sujie immediately blew the bamboo whistle on his chest, "Huh! Shout! Shout! Three quick short notes passed. Officers at all levels immediately gave orders.
The crossbowmen placed the crossbow in their hands next to the soldiers of the Central Governor's Mansion, picked up the spear placed at the base of the wall, looked at the target briefly, and stabbed down the ladder.
Zhang Gengxiao hurriedly ordered his soldiers: "Why are you stunned?" Grab your bow and arrow and shoot me! ”
Among the soldiers of the Central Governor's Mansion, 2,000 were immediately divided into two thousand who could use bows and crossbows, and they grabbed bows and arrows and shot them downward.
Wang Rong looked at the scorching battlefield and knew that it was not a way to go on like this, but he was still waiting, waiting for the battering ram of the Bearded Man to approach the wall.
The outer part of the walled wall has been coated with wet mud by Wang Rong's order, so as to prevent the fire from burning the wall. Wang Wei nodded to Wang Wei and said, "Let the stone crossbow and bed crossbow prepare to launch the fire oil canister." ”
The bed crossbow and the stone crossbow have not participated in the battle just now, just to wait for the battering ram. Switching ammunition back and forth takes time.
The battering ram of the Badbeard was finally pushed under the wall, and at the same time, the Badman below the wall heard the familiar sound of cracking. Hundreds of clay pots were thrown under the wall, and the oil splashed everywhere, not only stained with battering rams, but also black and swarthy fire oil on the bearded men pushing the battering rams. Torches and rockets followed, and the flames burst into flames.
Familiar recipes, familiar tastes. It was the first time that the Badgers had encountered someone who used fire oil so much, and they hadn't thought of a way, but they tried a lot, but it didn't work. It is not extinguished with water, and it is not extinguished with clothing. With sand? No kidding, such a big fire, even if there is enough sand, there is not enough time.
Ladders, ladders, and battering rams were burned to the fire, and the bearded soldiers on the ladders were either burned to death, jumped to their deaths, or were crippled if they were better killed. The soldiers under the walled wall are fast, but fortunately, they can survive. If you run slowly, you will directly turn into a humanoid torch.