Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 909
The army led by Gongsun Yuan quickly broke through several lines of defense arranged by the Nanxiang defenders. There was no way, Zhang Liao was the pioneer, and the [-] cavalry were divided into four teams to cooperate with each other. When the soldiers and horses were facing each other, Zhang Liao had already commanded the cavalry to detour to the rear of the Jingzhou army to attack. Such a long-distance attack, the front and rear flanking tactics came from the grassland. However, because this place is not suitable for large-scale cavalry, coupled with terrain restrictions However, Zhang Liao's long-distance attack tactics cannot always be implemented.

After this period of fighting, Zhang Liao now understood why Gao Shun only gave him eight thousand cavalry at most.When encountering mountains and forests, the cavalry can't run at all. It's not like they can gallop freely on the endless grassland. If there are too many people, there will be more troubles. Sometimes, if the terrain is restricted, Zhang Liao can only mobilize half of the soldiers and horses to execute. Task.

After arriving at the first city, Gongsun Yuan ordered the army to rest overnight, and organized the army to attack at dawn the next day. Due to the rapid march and rush, the heavy equipment for the siege did not bring much, otherwise, they would have gone south. Considering the terrain of the township, with those things, I don't know how much time I will spend on the road.

It is undoubtedly a joke to want to attack a city without siege equipment. In the era of cold weapons, siege warfare is often very difficult, especially for the siege party. Human life to fill.The bow and arrow range near the city needs the lives of soldiers to fill in, and the moat also needs soldiers to fill in.Without a force that is several times that of the defenders, it is basically difficult to capture the city.

Gongsun Yuan has an army of [-], and every city he encounters basically has [-] to [-] defenders. If civilian husbands are added, the number may be even greater. In this case, Gongsun Yuan wants to attack the city. It's not that simple either.However, fortunately, Gongsun Xu had already prepared for him.

The trebuchets made by the craftsmen of the Northern Xinjiang Army have a simple structure and a long range, and can be made temporarily.When the northern border army goes out, it usually just needs to carry important parts, and the rest of the parts are made from local materials. This night, Gongsun Yuan also ordered the army to make a lot of trebuchets.

The explosive package was transported to the side of the trebuchet. As the battle progressed, the production of gunpowder and gunpowder-related weapons in the northern Xinjiang craft camp also improved. Siege of cities and territories is an absolute weapon, and Gongsun Yuan has no reason not to use it.

"General Qi, everything is ready." An orderly rode up to Gongsun Yuan and said, "We can attack at any time."

"The trebuchet test firing,,,,,,," Gongsun Yuan ordered: "Determine the range and angle, order the commandos to prepare, and when the trebuchet stops, ask them to immediately snatch the city wall..."

"The general has an order,,,,,," the orderly rode his horse and shouted while running in the aisle of the army formation: "Tabuche test shooting,,,,,,"

"Pull for me,,,,,," a lieutenant commanded the soldiers to pull the rope, and then commanded another part of the soldiers to put the stones on.

The flag was waved, and the catapults were launched quickly. On the city wall, the defenders held shields or wooden boards to resist the stones projected by the catapults.

"I have long heard that the siege equipment of the Northern Xinjiang Army is very sharp." The guard on the tower nodded and said, "I didn't expect them to carry so many sharp weapons that can shoot stones, but the heaviest of these stones is only two Thirty catties, our soldiers can resist it with shields and cowhide, it seems that such sharp weapons are just tasteless."

"General, don't be careless." The lieutenant quickly said, "I heard that the Beijiang Army named this sharp weapon a trebuchet, and it seems to be recorded in some ancient books. The boulder weighs more than [-] kilograms, and the range can reach two to three hundred steps. Perhaps the Northern Xinjiang Army came in a hurry this time, and there was no time to carry those things. Our army should be careful in dealing with it."

Outside the city, the stones thrown by the trebuchet hit the city wall, the shield, and the cowhide, making a dull impact sound. As the two guards said, these stones are relatively small, and the defenders have already prepared them. According to the layout, except for a few unlucky ghosts, most of the defenders have not suffered any damage.

After firing three rounds in a row, the Northern Border Army outside the city stopped.It seems that some adjustments are still being made. It seems that the Northern Xinjiang Army still wants to continue shooting.

"Hahaha, the siege weapon of the Northern Xinjiang Army is nothing more than that." On the city wall, the guard smiled and said: "Calculate how many people our army has lost, pass the order down, and give me a higher shield. Block, next time it may be arrows. I heard that the strong bows and crossbows of the Northern Border Army are very sharp. Even Cao Cao was dragged down by Gongsun Xu's strong bows and crossbows when he finally wanted to break through. Give me [-] points of energy,,,,,, "

"General, the adjustment is complete." The lieutenant general said to Gongsun Yuan who was observing the enemy's situation: "You can launch the explosive package."

There were trebuchets placed in front of the formation, and the captain who commanded the trebuchets waved the flag in his hand to indicate that the final adjustments had been made. Gongsun Yuan looked at the sky, nodded and said, "Take it before three quarters noon." This city, rest in the city tonight, let's start..."

"General, look quickly, their trebuchets are about to launch again, you should take a back first." The lieutenant on the tower pointed to the Northern Xinjiang Army in the distance and said, "These stones are not small, and there were quite a few of them just now. The soldiers were hit, and the general is responsible for guarding the whole city, so you should not take risks here."

"Well, good, I will give you command for now." The guard nodded and said with a smile, "Don't let the northern border army attack."

"No,,,,,," the lieutenant nodded in agreement, this is a good time for him to display his talents.

"Everyone hide, hurry up,,,,,," a group of shield soldiers protected the lieutenant general to prevent him from being hurt by arrows and stones. Yes, hold on,,,,,,"

There was another burst of impact, and most of the soldiers were not hit. With the experience of last time, these soldiers also know how to dodge.

"What is this? Why are the stones still wrapped in something?" A soldier pointed to a bag of things that fell on the ground and asked, "Is it so extravagant for the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack the city? How can you... "

"Bang,,,,,," a thunderous explosion sounded, and the defenders on the tower fell into silence for an instant. Then, one after another explosion sounded, accompanied by the blown stones on the city wall and the remains of soldiers. With limbs broken, the entire tower is now in chaos.

"What's the matter, what's the matter, what's the sound..." The guard who had just walked down the city wall was also lying on the ground frightened by the explosion. Dolei, when he looked back at the city wall, he was also in a daze, the tower is now engulfed in flames,,,,,,

(End of this chapter)