Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 310
The arrows shot from the city wall could not penetrate at all and could not find any loopholes.

Except for a few unlucky people, almost no one was hurt, and it had little effect.

In this way, the Yan army suffered no casualties, but approached the city wall at an extremely fast speed...

Zhu Xiu had a far-sighted view of this situation and knew that the next step would be an all-consuming battle to attack and defend the city.

So he immediately ordered: "Prepare to merge the shields to block the cold arrows of the Yan army and protect our soldiers defending the city."

The merged shield is made up of three large shields that are half a man's height.

Fastened with ropes.

Then make a handle on each side.

When in use, place the large shield in the air outside the city wall, with the handles on both sides placed on the city wall as support.

Arrange two strong civilian men behind to hold the left and right handles of the shield.

Keep the combined shield in the air, just in time to block the cold arrows fired from the city...

Finally, the first wave of Yan troops attacked the city wall, carrying the long siege ladder.

Because the Yan army wanted to set up a siege ladder, they naturally could no longer form a formation with round shields to block the bows and arrows fired from above.

So the Jiangzhou defenders picked up their bows and arrows and pointed them at the city. As soon as they let go, a scream came from the city.

At the same time, attack methods such as thunder stones, rolling logs, gray bottles, and golden juice also take turns.

I saw a thunder stone as big as a millstone being thrown down, whistling like a thunderous wind.

It hit the siege ladder that had just been raised.

The man on the escalator had no way to escape and was instantly smashed into a pulp.

And the long siege ladder, when hit by the millstone-sized thunder stone, instantly generated a downward force.

The front end of the ladder was fine, but the back end of the ladder was already hanging in the air. As a result, it fell again with great force.

The Yan army behind was killed and injured.

Finally, the long siege ladder couldn't bear the impact of the thunder stone, and broke into two pieces with a clicking sound.

The body is covered with thorns, like a rolling log like a hedgehog.

There are also gray bottles filled with quicklime, boiling golden juice, etc.

They smashed them down from the city wall one after another, and greeted Yan Jun's head directly as if they were free of charge, repeatedly achieving great achievements.

Due to the use of combined shields, the number of casualties suffered by the Jiangzhou defenders was greatly reduced. Since the Yan army was located under the city and before attacking the city, the damage to the Jiangzhou defenders basically relied on bows and arrows.

The use of the combined shield is like putting on protective armor for the city defenders. The cold arrows hit, making a clanging sound, but they cannot penetrate the shield and cannot cause damage to the Jiangzhou defenders.

The city defenders who had their hands free were really free to work hard, throwing thunder, rocks, rolling wood, etc. as if they were free of charge, and smashing them down.

However, as the battle progressed, the Jiangzhou defenders also began to suffer casualties.

Because the Yan army invested in a new weapon-trebuchet.

Although it may not be able to hit the combined shield, as long as it hits, the city defenders and the two civilians hiding behind will no longer be spared.

At the same time, the trebuchets installed in the city also started to throw stone "cannonballs" one by one, over the city wall, across a parabola, and hit the Yan army's position...

But in general, the use of combined shields does reduce a lot of casualties.

However, the Yan army was too numerous and came in endless waves.

One person died, two more came, a siege ladder was smashed, and two more siege ladders came...

The soldiers guarding the city were getting tired, but the Yan troops under the city were changing one batch after another, and they were full of energy...

There are more and more siege ladders built on the city wall.

The Yan army who climbed up the long ladder could not be beaten.

Gradually, the war preparation materials on the city walls, such as thunder stones, rolling logs, bows and arrows, etc., were gradually out of supply...

What's more, the weakly defended area was attacked by the brave Yan army, who slashed with swords.Fortunately, Zhu Xiuyuan has experts here.

There was no need for the old beggar and the two elders Liu and Guan to take action. Shan Danyan Dashan was single-handed, wielding his spear, and stabbed him repeatedly.

In just a blink of an eye, the Yan army that attacked the city wall was killed.

However, just after Yan Dashan destroyed these Yan troops, another section of the city wall was breached again, and several more Yan troops were captured.

Yan Dashan turned his gun and killed those Yan troops again...

Inside the tower.

"It should be about time."

Zhu Xiuyuan glanced under the city wall and saw that the Yan army's offensive was in full swing. One group of people died and another group came back, destroying them endlessly.

Moreover, the city wall has been breached several times, which affects the morale of the army.

Maybe with a few more attacks, the Yan army will surge up the city wall like a tide.

By that time, even though there are several masters taking charge, it may be difficult to reverse the decline.

Because, among the thousands of troops, even a great master can come and go freely and protect himself from harm.

However, this is not the same as blocking thousands of troops.

A great master can only keep himself safe, but it is almost impossible to control the movements of thousands of troops.

It is possible to "capture the thief first, capture the king", but the opponent has an army of [-]. The masters can come and go freely, but it may be difficult to capture the enemy's general.

Because the enemy army will definitely fight tooth and nail to protect the general, which is two different things from "moving freely among the chaos".

This is why we don't just ask the old beggar to go out and go deep alone to capture Zhao Pu and turn the tide of the war.

"Send the order, get on the urn of fierce fire and oil!"

Zhu Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and ordered, as calmly as a veteran.

In the tower, he stared intently at the tide of Yan Jun. The firelight illuminated his face and eyes, revealing his solemn face and deep eyes.

"Order!"

The ordering soldier bowed to accept the order, turned around, grabbed the drumstick, and beat the war drum with a special rhythm, making a shocking loud noise.

The rumble was like thunder, spreading across the entire battlefield.

As the drums sounded, hundreds of people rushed to the city wall, like a file.

They held a clay pot in their arms. The two heads were as big as wine jars. The mouth of the pot was covered with a seal to prevent the contents from spilling out.

This is what is called a urn of fierce fire and oil.

The civilians held the urns of fierce fire oil and spread quickly along the city wall with their waists bent.

Spreading to the entire warring wall at an extremely fast speed, they hid behind the wall stacks and waited for further orders.

Zhu Xiuyuan stood on the city tower and saw that the civilians were already in their positions, so he ordered the messengers to beat the war drums and convey the order to "smash down".

As the thunder of the drums spread throughout the battlefield, the civilians, under the cover of the soldiers guarding the city, picked up the jars of fire oil and threw them at the Yan army below the city.

In order to maintain the effect, Zhu Xiuyuan planned to arrange one civilian man per battlement, that is, one fierce fire oil vat per battlement. This density was high enough.

Therefore, a strange scene appeared on the battlefield.

The Yan army below, as well as the fourth prince Zhao Pu and others who were watching the formation from a distance, suddenly saw rows of black objects smashed down on the city wall.

Densely packed and rustling like falling rain, it is a spectacular sight.

The fourth prince, Zhao Pu, was outside the battlefield. Although he had been watching the battle, he could not see what it was because of the distance.

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)