nanming man

Chapter 382 Intense Attack and Defense

Outside the city, trebuchets lined up in a line creaked and bounced off the crossbar, throwing the ignited bombs in the leather pockets towards the head of the city.

The sound of "rumbling" explosions rose and fell on the city wall, on the moat, and in the sky.

Groups of orange-red flames bloomed on the city, and white gunpowder smoke permeated the city, making the city wall looming, and the defenders on the city exclaimed again and again.

Sun Kewang touched the golden juice dripping onto his face with his hand, his face showed ferociousness, the corner of his mouth was pulled back, and he roared angrily: "Don't panic, arm yourself!"

At this time outside the city, Gao Yihuan rode a horse and stood in front of the formation. Seeing the explosions on the city and the defenders being knocked off the top of the city from time to time, his eyes suddenly narrowed.

This Zhentianlei was sold to Li Zi for ten taels of silver, but Gao Yihuan paid the capital.

At this time, he saw the panic in the city, snorted coldly, drew out his saber, pointed forward suddenly, and roared loudly, "Kill!"

"Attack!" As soon as the military order was issued, the generals of the Wei army drew their swords and shouted angrily.

The soldiers lined up outside the city, greeted by the officers, rushed towards Yiling City like a wall, following the beat of the drums.

Three thousand elite Wei troops, under the command of Zhao Zhuzi, carried out the first wave of attacks.

The soldiers of the Wei army were Gao Yihuan's heart and soul, and they paid great attention to protection. In the front of the army was a row of shield chariots. In front of each chariot was a wooden plank six feet high and three inches thick.

The soldiers followed behind with cat waists, so that they could resist the arrows and firecrackers that were shot straight at them.

Behind each shield car, first of all, there are sword and shield fighters holding a shield and carrying a flying bridge and a long ladder. They are the main force climbing the city wall. Responsible for suppressing the top of the city and providing fire support for the ascending troops.

At this time, the soldiers of the Wei army approached the city wall, and there was the sound of the top of the city breaking through the sky, arrows of "swoosh" shot down, and the sound of "dodole" continued. The board became a hedgehog in an instant.

Some thrown arrows struck from above their heads, and the soldiers holding up their shields saw that the arrows were inserted into the shields or the ground, and the shafts of the arrows were "buzzing" shaking, showing great strength, but Unmoved, continue to move forward with the shield.

On the top of the city, Sun Ke could not help but be a little surprised when he saw the forward of the Wei army, which looked like a tortoise shell, and the arrows had no effect.

Regardless of whether the Western Army or the Ming Army, most of the troops only retain a small number of servants and personal guards as elites. The money and food are mainly used on these servants, while other soldiers are neglected in training. It is worthless.

With such a force, most of the soldiers are undertrained, and they often fight in a swarm without too many rules.

The Wei army in front of us is different. The soldiers are trained in an orderly manner. It is not a small group of elites, but the entire army is an elite army.

Seeing the soldiers of the Wei army coming in formation, and the bows and arrows were ineffective, Sun Kewang frowned immediately, waved his hands and shouted, "Throw the catapult, throw it at me!"

Behind the city wall, more than a dozen gun carriages creaked and swung their throwing poles. A black spot rose into the air immediately, flew over the city, drew an arc, and fell down with a roar.

"Pao Shi!" Xiaojun Wei Jun, who was walking forward, felt the sky darken, looked up, and the black spots in his eyes instantly enlarged, causing his veins to yell loudly.

With a loud "bang", a shield vehicle was hit head-on, and the huge artillery stone smashed the baffle in an instant.

After the huge impact force of the cannon stone smashed the shield car, it continued to roll forward due to inertia, and knocked the soldiers behind the shield car into the air one after another, killing several people immediately.

The cannon stone drew a deep groove on the ground, leaving a bright red mark, which is shocking.

The defenders on the top of the city squatted to avoid the explosion, and from time to time they shot an arrow towards the city at the right time.

Sun Kewang saw Paoshi breaking the tortoise formation, couldn't help clenching his fists, his face flushed, "Okay!"

"The shield chariot is gone, charge me!" Zhao Zhuzi raised the shield to his chest, protecting his vitals, and pointed forward with a saber.

Several soldiers who lost the protection of the shield chariots immediately ran wildly, carrying ladders on their backs and rushing forward.

The stones thrown by the trebuchet have a dead angle of attack. As long as they are pushed to the bottom of the city, the stones will no longer be able to hit them.

Paoshi's attack caused damage to the formation of the Wei army, but it could not stop the Wei army's attack.

"Hurry up, speed up!" Zhao Zhuzi ordered urgently behind the shield car.

The battle drums of the Wei army began to rush, and the soldiers, amidst the explosions and shouts of killing, speeded up one after another and passed the area attacked by the artillery stone.

At this time, the soldiers of the Wei army, braving the cannon stones and arrows from the top of the city, finally reached the bank of the moat.

Yiling Prefecture is only a county seat, and the moat is not wide. The shield chariots of the soldiers of the Wei army were lined up beside the moat, forming a wooden wall.

"Go!" Zhao Zhuzi yelled, and the sword and shield soldiers behind the shield car rushed out from the gap in the shield wall and set up the flying bridge on the moat. The soldiers carried ladders and quickly crossed the river, and there were soldiers from time to time Hit by an arrow, fell into the river.

The moment the saber and shield hand rushed out of the shield wall, the gunners in the back row stepped forward one after another with their guns, hid behind the wall and began to shoot at the defenders on the city.

"Bang bang bang" sounded across the city, gunpowder smoke filled the Wei army's front line, and the city wall was hit by projectiles to splash gravel. The defenders were shot again and again, screaming and falling down the city wall.

At this time, as the Wei army approached the city wall, the trebuchets did not dare to continue throwing towards the city, fearing that the explosion would accidentally injure the soldiers who climbed the city.

Because the Wei army entered the city wall, the battle became fierce in an instant. As soon as the climbing ladder was fixed, the soldiers of the Wei army began to climb up, and the soldiers of the Wei army were all over the city like ants.

The top of the city was less suppressed by the shocking thunder, and the soldiers of the Western Army began to throw down pieces of rolling stones. Sections of wood fell from the top of the city like hail. There was a wail.

The defenders on the city wall scooped up the boiling hot oil with an iron spoon and poured it on the soldiers of the Wei army on the city ladder. The burns caused the soldiers to jump out of the long ladder in pain. A bloody and cruel offensive and defensive battle took place in Yiling. Expand.

At this time, behind the shield wall, the firecrackers of the Wei army began to suppress the top of the city. As soon as the defenders lifted a huge boulder, they were hit by the firecrackers, and they fell to the top of the city together with the stone.

"Marshal, the casualties are a bit high!" Zhao Daxian said with a frown as he looked at the city wall.

Gao Yihuan's face sank like water, and he waved, "Another 3000 people!"

On the top of the city, Sun Kewang tried his best to deal with the Wei army's attack, but as Gao Yihuan increased his troops.

The soldiers of the defending army did not dare to show their faces under the suppression of the firecrackers. The soldiers of the Wei army began to climb the city wall, and the battle was extremely fierce.

Under the suspension bridge, Zhao Zhuzi personally commanded hundreds of troops to attack the city gate.

Hundreds of musketeers fired in turn, suppressing the defenders at the top of the city. Several long ladders were erected on both sides of the city gate, and the soldiers who climbed up were smashed down one by one from the top of the city.

Seeing that the ground was already covered with corpses, Zhao Zhuzi suddenly shouted, took the sword and shield, climbed half way up the ladder, jumped onto the suspension bridge, and began to chop the wooden stakes connecting the chain with the knife.

The defenders at the top of the city were suppressed by firecrackers, and they didn't pay attention, but the climbing Wei army jumped onto the suspension bridge one after another, chopping with all their strength, the sawdust splashed, the iron chain collapsed, and the bridge suddenly fell back onto the moat.

Zhao Zhuzi fell heavily, but immediately stood up again, and shouted sharply, "Attack the battering ram!"

More than a dozen soldiers of the Wei army pushed a battering ram, and under the protection of more than 30 shield bearers, they pushed the battering ram to the city gate.

The men pulled back the rope on the top, and the huge bumper swung backwards, and then, carrying a thousand catties, slammed into the gate of Yiling.

"Boom!" There was a loud noise, the city gate shook, the city wall trembled, and the bricks and stones fell rustlingly.

Sun Kewang, who was commanding the defense of the city, was startled, and his expression changed instantly.

"Quick, stop them from crashing into the city!" The city gate was the key to defense, and Sun Kewang yelled in an instant.

At this time, the city leaders braved projectiles, poured golden juice, and smashed thunderstones and rolled logs, but none of them could stop the impact of the battering hammer.

Inside the gate, nearly a hundred soldiers desperately pressed against the city gate, their bodies undulating like waves following the impact.

"Boom!" There was another loud muffled sound, and the city gate creaked, and the gate was already crumbling.

Sun Kewang immediately shouted anxiously, quickly smashed the kerosene, and burned the suspension bridge and them.

A soldier of the Western Army raised a fire pot, and just approached the city wall, he was hit by a gunball, screaming and fell down the city wall, the body and the fire pot smashed on the roof of the battering ram, and the kerosene flowed all over the ground.

Immediately afterwards, several soldiers of the Western Army dropped more than a dozen tins in a row, a rocket fell, and flames soared into the sky immediately under the city gate.

Gao Yihuan saw Wei Jun on fire, jumped into the river, the muscles on his face twitched, and he waved his hand suddenly, "Mingjin withdraws!"

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