Chapter 381 Breaking through Nancheng
A few days later, the Han armies arrived one after another, bringing siege equipment with them.
In the past few days, the Huainan army did not sneak attack Liu Zhang's camp.
Strictly guarded Shouchun and confronted Liu Zhang, and the Huainan Army preserved its strength.
A few days ago, Li Guang and the others formulated a battle plan and officially launched an attack on Shouchun.
The Han army attacked the city wall from four directions, and the Han army of the four routes totaled more than 80,000 people.
They cooperate tacitly, and it is not too much of a problem to win Shouchun.
Although Li Guang was not good at dealing with nomads, siege warfare and defense warfare were his best skills.
Liu Zhang served as the pioneer and built a flat wooden bridge over the moat.
It is to put a thick wooden board on it and let the building car cross the moat.
The defenders of Shouchun could not stop it, and the moat could not prevent the attack of the Han army at all.
If you are facing a weak armed force, the moat can really work.
The building cars moved one after another like the city wall, and the Huainan army on the city tower released arrows.
There are small stone throwers on the castle tower, which can throw rolling wood thunder stones.
The Han army's chariots have a good defense, although the movement speed of the chariots is a bit slow.
Just reach the city wall and hook it, and that's the beginning of the enemy's nightmare.
This was the advantage of the imperial court, before the building car reached the city wall.
The catapult launched an attack on the defenders of Shouchun, and also caused some damage to the enemy troops defending the city.
The purpose of this is to cover the building car, and the catapult adjusts the attack distance and angle.
In order not to injure friendly soldiers by mistake, the Han army who manipulated the stone thrower was very skilled.
There is a small chance that an ally will be injured, and the cart will reach the city wall.
The catapult stopped attacking, and the building car was followed by the Han army with a high shield of one man.
There is the cover of the building car, plus the shield to resist the arrows fired from the castle tower.
Part of it was blocked by the building car, and part of it was blocked by the Han army holding a shield.
The building car is like an ancient tank, which can be attacked and defended, and the ancient feudal dynasty did not have strong military strength.
It was not possible to build such a building car, and most of the building cars used by the Han army were wooden structures.
The exterior is covered with a layer of iron sheet, which can play a role in fire prevention.
Even if the enemy throws wood and stones from the castle tower, it will be difficult to cause damage to the building car.
The building car is large and bulky, and it does not move fast, and the building car has three floors.
Buying a building car is more than nine meters high, and the height of Shouchun City is about 20 meters.
Don't worry that the Han army on the building car can't climb the city tower, the ladder of the building car can be retracted.
I have to admire the wisdom of the ancients, and the Huainan army was established to prevent the approach of the building car.
They threw fireballs with incendiary objects and fantasized about setting the cart on fire.
Liu Qian personally commanded the Huainan army to resist the Han army's siege, and there were buildings and cars approaching the four city walls.
The ladder of the building car can reach a maximum of 30 meters, and it is completely capable of getting the battlements.
This time, the Han army prepared more than 30 building cars, most of which had already crossed the moat.
Liu Zhang held a shield in his left hand, heavy armor, and a ring-headed knife in his right hand.
He stood on the tower car, and after a while, he was the first to climb the tower.
Kill the enemy defending the city, and it is best to capture Liu Qian alive.
This time, Li Guang's request was to protect himself as much as possible and not to rush in lightly.
To cooperate with the Han army to fight, Liu Zhang is too young after all, and he is not very experienced.
I also hope that through this battle, he will accumulate some experience.
The shouts of the Han army shook the sky, and Liu Zhang's building car successfully hooked the city wall.
They rushed up the stairs like a city tower, and the Shouchun defenders saw Liu Zhang charging ahead.
They heard that Liu Zhang was unstoppable, and even the heavily armored iron cavalry was killed by him with his own hands.
He led the Han army to rush quickly, and the Shouchun defenders threw wood and stones at him.
Blocked by Liu Zhang with a shield, he stood on the stairs like a mountain.
The wood and stone crashed so hard that he didn't move at all.
The Han army followed him, and they were also worried that Liu Zhang would be hit by the wood and stones.
Liu Zhang rushed forward steadily, and he wanted to be the first to climb the tower.
This can boost morale and complete one of the four miraculous feats.
The progress of the other Han armies was not very smooth, but Liu Zhang's side was very smooth.
Perhaps his luck was good, and after a while, he led the Han army to the castle tower.
He completed the first miracle feat, and the Han army who followed him witnessed this scene.
They don't have the ability to do that, so they can only follow him.
Although they can't get the first merit, they can get some combat merit after Liu Zhang.
The Han army that fought with Liu Zhang before, they have accumulated a lot of military exploits.
When the rebellion of the king of Huainan is quelled this time, they can receive their reward.
Liu Zhang took the lead, and the enemy troops in front of him couldn't stop him at all.
He quickly tore a hole in the defense of the city wall, and the Han army rushed over like a tidal wave.
It's much easier now, get rid of those Rolling Wood Thunder Stones first.
Some Huainan soldiers put down the wood and stones in their hands, and they took up arms to fight the Han army that had killed them.
The two sides fought fiercely on the city wall, and Liu Zhang fought all the way to the bottom of the city.
He was going to lead the Han army to open the city gates, and Liu Zhang and they attacked the southern city.
Liu Qian was defending in Beicheng, and he didn't know the situation in Nancheng for the time being.
The three cities of the east, west and north have not yet been boarded by the Han army, and soon the Huainan army reported the matter to Liu Qian.
This will take a little time, before the rest of the Huainan army comes to support.
Occupy the winch, which is the switch that opens the city gates, rather than standing behind the gates and pulling them open.
Those Huainan troops tried their best to block, but their blocking was in vain.
They felt that Liu Zhang was like a fierce tiger, and any means of attack were ineffective.
More and more Han troops came to him, and they helped Liu Zhang relieve the pressure.
If he hadn't taken the lead in landing the city, the Han army might not have attacked so quickly.
It would not have been so smooth, and the Huainan army also knew that Liu Zhang wanted to open the city gate.
The Han army outside the city was put in, and the enemy troops in front of Liu Zhang were killed one by one.
None of the Huainan army retreated, so they didn't believe that they couldn't kill Liu Zhang.
They quickly reached the winch that opened the gates, where many enemy troops gathered.
The Han army fired a salvo of bows and crossbows, shooting the enemy troops who surrounded them.
The winch that opened the door was quickly controlled by the Han army, and several Han soldiers turned the winch vigorously.
The Qianjin City Gate slowly rose, and the rest of the Han army's bows and crossbows were aimed around.
Whenever an enemy comes, shoot them.
The Han army in the southern city saw the city gate slowly opening, and it didn't take long for it to pass.
Their comrades-in-arms took control of the southern city, and the Han army outside the city slaughtered the city in an orderly manner.
The Han army at the front took cover with shields, and the Han army at the back held bows and crossbows.
They couldn't see the fighting on the city tower, and the south city tower was temporarily controlled by Liu Zhang and them.
Some Huainan troops came from all directions, and the Han army outside the city was also racing against time.
If it had been any longer, the gates might have been closed again.
Liu Zhang and the others finally grabbed control of the city gate, and the Han army that rushed to the city gate was not attacked by the people on the city tower.
It's not that those Huainan troops don't want to attack, it's that the surrounding Huainan troops were wiped out.
The Huainan army from other places had not yet arrived, and the Han army on the city tower was scattered.
If the Huainan army kills them, shoot them with a bow and crossbow.
Some Han troops quickly passed through the city gates, and they went up to the south tower.
When Liu Qian learned the news, he was both shocked and angry.
Shouchun, who was impregnable, didn't expect to be broken so quickly.
How did Nancheng defend it, he still sent people over to support.
I hope that there will be fewer Han troops coming in, even if the Han army breaks through Nancheng.
All they took was the outer city, and Shouchun also had the middle city and the inner city.
It was hoped that it would not be broken by the Han army again, and part of the Huainan army would withdraw to the middle and inner cities.
If the Han army takes the outer city, it will inevitably affect the morale of the Huainan army.
Liu Qian entered the inner city to command, thinking that he could hold off the Han army for several months.
It took less than an hour for the other party to take the outer city.
Li Guang sent people to rule Wei Qing and others, and Liu Zhang had already led his army to take Nancheng.
A part of the Han army can advance to the city, rest for a while, and then attack the middle city next.
After Wei Qing and the others got the news, they were also very excited.
That's a good thing, send some Han troops over.
A part of the Han army was left to continue to contain the enemy outside the city to relieve the pressure on Liu Zhang's side.
Huainan, who came from all directions, was subjected to a dense range of crossbow shots from the Han army.
Those Huainan soldiers fell one after another, and they had shields in their hands.
The armor-piercing swords of the Han army were very powerful, and the armor they wore and the shields they held were useless.
The Han army now has the upper hand, and a part of the Han army occupies the entrance to the city staircase.
A part occupies the passage of the city tower, no matter which direction the Huainan army came from.
They are all passive, and the reason why the Han army changed from passive to active.
It was also thanks to Liu Zhang, if it wasn't for him who took the lead in taking control of the opening of the city gate.
The Han army will not be so smooth, at least for several days, or even months.
The Han army outside the city came in one after another, and they wiped out the Huainan army in the outer city.
The Huainan army in the middle and inner cities will no longer come to support, and they will strictly defend the middle and inner cities.