Chapter 876: What is the Way of War (I)
The rebels were not stupid, and they saw such great losses in such a strong attack, but they did not knock down a single brick. Suddenly there was also a little anxious, on the one hand, the strong attack on Tongguan continued, but its army slowly retreated, revealing all kinds of heavy weapons behind it.
The Tang Dynasty was still completely in the era of cold weapons, and some hot weapons made of gunpowder had not yet been used in war. If you want to say that the biggest weapon during the siege of the city is the catapult and ballista one by one.
The ballista is not really a cannon, but a heavy throwing weapon. Use the force of the rebound generated by the rotation and twisting of an incomparably powerful noose to shoot a heavy crossbow arrow. The bolt was powerful enough to pierce the steel plates, and it was not a problem to break through the walls.
Balistas and catapults appeared in the rear of the rebels, neatly arranged, and aimed at the walls of the Tongguan.
With the wind's face changing drastically, it is not an easy task to mobilize so many heavy equipment overnight, and it will take at least nearly a month to prepare. In other words, this Murong family has long been plotting against this Tongguan place, and it just so happened that Ge Shuhan led the army out of the city, and this side attacked the city, if it was not planned and arranged in advance, who would believe it?
In other words, An Lushan's house was not blinded at all, and the rebels retreated not because of their lack of momentum. All of this was just a ploy by the rebels to lure the Goshuhan army out of the city. Once Geshuhan's army left the city, the rear of this Tongguan land was empty, and the rebels could take the opportunity to forcibly take Tongguan. As soon as the land of Tongguan is broken, Chang'an is close at hand.
When An Lushan raised his army, there were only more than 100,000 horses. In addition, the soldiers raised by the Murong family from the land south of the Yangtze River are only about 200,000. However, at this time alone, there were more than 100,000 rebels outside Tongguan, which can be said to be most of the rebels' soldiers and horses. Obviously, this Tongguan is the real main force of the rebels, and it will be difficult for the Geshuhan army to go out.
"Put!"
There was a shout from among the rebels, and although the voice was not very loud, it was still very clear in this terrible battlefield.
"Brush brush brush ......" A series of sounds of breaking the sky sounded, and in an instant, the chaotic stones and arrows flew like meteors and rain that pierced the sky at night, and came straight towards the towering Tongguan city wall for thousands of years.
"It's trebuchets and ballistas. Be careful to dodge!"
A trail of light with a long tail appeared in the eyes of the wind. He let out a loud shout, and the green tendons on his neck were exposed.
Before his voice had yet fall, the boulder arrows had already come closer.
"Boom!"
Without giving the defenders on the city wall the slightest respite, the boulder flew and smashed into the city wall of Tongguan with a "crackling".
The walls of this Tongguan have endured thousands of years of wind and frost. I don't know how many times it has been repaired by successive dynasties. But under the bombardment of this huge boulder arrow. But it's also a little unbearable. When he ascended, many places above the castle tower were directly cracked. This is not to say that the walls were built without cutting corners, but that the catapult was too powerful.
Some of the clever guards saw the projection cart and the ballista fire in unison, and fell to the ground and escaped for the time being. And many people were still in amazement. But his reaction was a beat slower, and he was directly hit by the boulder that swayed in the sky before he could dodge, and turned into meat on the spot. Others, although they were never hit by the boulder, did not dodge the ballista, and were directly pierced through the body by long arrows. He was immediately seriously injured, and although he did not die, he was also disabled.
Under such a round of attacks, the defenders on the city wall suddenly lost hundreds. There are also cracks in many places above the city tower, if you come up a few more times, the city tower falls, but this Tongguan City is self-defeating.
"No! If this continues, it is very likely that this Tongguan will not be protected. Something has to be done!"
Sui Feng's brows furrowed, and he casually brushed aside a boulder that was striking from the front. Said to himself.
"Brush, brush!" Taking advantage of the moment when the boulder arrow was launched just now, the ladders that had been repelled by the defenders rose up again. It was elevated above the city wall, and the rebels surrounding it below swarmed up as if they were not afraid of death. The entire offensive suddenly increased several times, and there were sudden defensive lapses in many parts of the tower, but those defenders were a little too busy!
Sui Feng turned his head to watch the defenders in formation behind him rush up the tower in waves to make up for the vacancies everywhere, and the faces of the soldiers were full of unrivaled will, as if life and death had long been no longer in their hearts. Everyone knows that the time has come for them to sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and there is no room for them to back down!
"Where are the disciples of the Tianshan Sect!"
With a loud shout in the wind, many soldiers on the city tower suddenly tore off their armor, revealing the snow-white robes in it. That piece of caftans was the uniform clothing of the disciples of the Tianshan Sect, symbolizing their identity as disciples of the Tianshan Sect.
"Please give the order to the real person!"
These 3,000 people roared in unison, each of them was a master who had stepped into the acquired realm for a long time. The qi and blood of these three thousand people were connected in one place, which was enough to shake the heavens and the earth, and even the clouds above the heavens were turned into smoke in the sound of their shouts.
The tide of rebels couldn't help but be stunned, and they were all a little cowardly in the face of this earth-shaking momentum.
"Kill the enemy with all your might, no matter what the price is, you must swear to defend Tongguan to the death!"
"Yes!"
Previously, the 3,000 disciples of the Tianshan Sect had been hiding among the 20,000 defenders, and their true strength had not been revealed. In order to play a sudden role at a critical moment, it can not only inspire the hearts of your own soldiers, but also can be used as a miracle soldier, and it is not necessarily impossible to turn the situation on the battlefield when used properly.
It's just that now, with the wind, seeing that the Tongguan city wall is about to fall, he can't bear it anymore. If you don't need them now, when will you wait?
Sure enough, these three thousand people each showed their strength. The other 20,000 defenders saw that there were so many masters hidden in their own army, and their hopes of victory in this war were immediately much higher. The momentum soared, and the shouts of killing became even more intense, and everyone was red-eyed, completely forgetting where they were, only knowing that all the enemies in front of them were under the sword.
"I'm going to destroy those ballistas!"
With the wind secretly gritting his teeth, a little under his feet, the whole person turned into a phantom and galloped towards the dense catapult in front of him.
Under his "Teng" character print, it was only a breath or two before he arrived at the catapult.
With a flip of the palm, a purple light flashed out in the palm of the hand. Suddenly it turned into a burning flame shape, and he didn't look at it with the wind, and with a flick of his wrist, the flames in his palm immediately shot out.
As soon as they reached mid-air, the flames suddenly exploded, differentiating into hundreds of smaller flames, like a meteor shower, towards the catapult below.
The soldiers beside the catapult saw a figure appear above their heads, and hundreds of fireballs were swayed from their backhands. Like a ghost, everyone lost their color when they landed, and how could they care about this catapult?
Seeing that the energy that followed the wind was about to fall on the catapults and ballistas below, suddenly the void below twisted and fluctuated. It was as if there were ripples of water out of thin air, and before the wind could react, the hundreds of fireballs seemed to fall into the ice, shaking slightly, and quickly dissipated.
"What's going on?"
With the wind in his heart, he couldn't help but exclaim.
"I didn't expect to say goodbye in a hurry last time, and we would meet again so soon. A clear voice fell from above the wind.
"What is the Tao?"
Sui Feng looked up, and sure enough, a purple Dao-robed figure appeared in the void above his head, looking at him condescendingly.
Sui Feng's face changed, and his hands couldn't help but clench. (To be continued......)