At this time, the birdmen from Ruifeng City flew back, and the birdmen from the Imperial Army were still following behind. They also failed to control the birdmen well. This was good. After a burst of shooting from the archers on the city wall, dozens of birdmen from the Imperial Army fell to the ground. Those behind them hurriedly flew away when they saw them.
The number of birdmen in the two armies is now about the same, but if the birdmen from Ruifeng City are to attack again with kerosene, they will definitely not be able to defeat the imperial birdmen who do not bring anything with them.
Diao Si sent an order to the general in charge of the birdmen over there, asking her to let the elite birdmen fly out with empty vessels instead, and when they encountered the enemy, they would be lured back so that the archers could deal with them.
Flying over with an empty vessel like this, the imperial troops must have become nervous and sent birdmen to attack, because bows and arrows cannot reach that height. In this way, the Imperial Army's birdmen were lured back again and again, until the Imperial Army ordered them not to pursue them, and then poured fire oil on them.
Although it is very troublesome and time-consuming, there is no other way. Unless the throwing machine collapses, it will be difficult for Diao Si to advance his subsequent plans. Even if all the birdmen have to be sacrificed, the throwing machine must be knocked down.
At this time, the Imperial Army's throwing machine was almost installed, and they set up a high platform next to the throwing machine. The purpose of this high platform is to place elite archers on it to prevent the birdmen from approaching.
Although the birdmen can still fly higher, it is not easy to hit the target, and the higher the altitude, the thinner the air, and they will be very tired from flying. Especially when carrying kerosene, ordinary birdmen cannot even fly that high. .
The machine must be knocked down before the enemy builds the tower. Their defenses will only become more and more perfect, so it will be difficult to knock down the throwing machine again.
Another birdman from the Imperial Army was lured back, but they knew to stop when they were approaching the city wall. However, because there were special archers there, some birdmen were still shot down, but not in large numbers.
Then all the soldiers and generals on the city wall fell silent and stared at a cannonball thrown by the imperial army's throwing machine. It began to fire!
"Bang la la..." This was a hard metal cannonball that hit the middle and high position of one side of the city wall. The city wall shook like an earthquake. The archers were panicked and just watched and waited for the next step. shells.
The cannonball came again, and the firing frequency was too fast. This time the cannonball was different from the previous ones. It should have been made of explosives. It hit the other side of the city wall and immediately made an obvious small hole, but for The damage of the city wall is not as good as the previous heavy bullet.
Cannonballs continued to fly over, and there was also a burning kerosene bomb, which would ignite a fire when it hit the city wall. The imperial army's throwing machines continued to bombard Ruifeng City like this, and the birdmen of Ruifeng City began to attack again with kerosene.
However, it was unexpected that the birdmen of the Imperial Army actually learned to fly up with some special nets and directly netted the birdmen of Ruifeng City. It's really a bad move, and there is still no advantage over the birdmen, and the imperial army's arrow tower is almost ready.
"Bang la la..." The imperial army may also be worried that Ruifeng City will come up with some idea to knock down their throwing machine, so they used heavy bombs continuously, hitting one position of the city wall one after another, and it finally looked like a river embankment. A gap was also blasted out.
Just when Diao Si was nervously calculating the Imperial Army's artillery shells and other data, another tower next to the tower he was staying in was also shot, and it immediately fell down, which really frightened Diao Si. But how could he leave at such a critical moment? I just hoped that the throwing machine would not be so accurate.
However, its accuracy was really good, and then it hit the city gate squarely, causing Diao Si's place above to shake violently. These metal heavy artillery shells are so powerful, but since the empire keeps using such artillery shells, they probably don’t have many in stock.
Sure enough, after continuing to use a few more cannons, they changed to another type of cannonball, but by this time there were two gaps in the city wall, one of which even collapsed to the middle. In this way, the Imperial Army only needed ladders or even stacks of human ladders. You can crawl over.
The situation at Birdman is not optimistic yet. Although the throwing machine has been doused with kerosene, there are many Imperial troops guarding the machine and wiping off the oil.
At this time, the empire's throwing machine was replaced with exploding cannonballs, and the target of the throwing was no longer the city wall, but the archers on the city wall. Because there are so many archers crowded there, an accurate cannonball can cause dozens of casualties.
Seeing the archers being blown off the city wall, Diao Si immediately ordered them to withdraw into the city. He had to leave there too. It was too unsafe. At least he had to stay alive so that he could continue to command these soldiers to defeat the imperial army.
Another cannonball came over, and this time a silver warrior jumped into the air to meet the cannonball. She wanted to use her weapon to block the cannonball, but after an explosion, she was blown away and fell into the city.
What a heroic woman, but it's a pity that she will die if she explodes and falls like this. Diao Si would rather kill dozens of archers with this shell than lose a single silver warrior. If you want to be a hero, you must at least think about the overall situation.
"Retreat, everyone retreat into the city!" Diao Si ordered loudly, then took his loudspeaker and telescope and left. But just as he was climbing down, he noticed that the Imperial Army over there seemed to be gathering troops.
Obviously, they want to take advantage of the archers on the wall of Ruifeng City to retreat, and then let the large army attack the city! But there is no need to be afraid, because Diao Si has already arranged a reserve archery unit for throwing empty arrows behind the city wall, and now he has just arranged the withdrawn archers there to catch them off guard.
"You guys stay on the city wall, protect me, don't leave!" Diao Si came down again and commanded the generals. He could not withdraw into the city. He must keep an eye on the enemy's situation.
"Send the order and ask all the archers on the city wall to stand at the gaps in the two city walls and prepare. No arrows can be fired without my order!" Diao Si continued to order, and the imperial army over there quickly formed a large force. .
"Now, pass on the order, all the birdmen should withdraw, take all the kerosene and wait for my order at the end of the city wall on the other side." Diao Si wanted to send out those birdmen again when the imperial troops attacked the city. Caught them off guard from another direction.
Soon, the large imperial army team began to shout, and then, led by some generals, divided into two teams and rushed towards the two gaps in the city wall. This momentum was really oppressive. Diao Si had never seen such a formation in a movie, a real tide of troops.
But when they approached the city wall, their speed slowed down significantly, and the large group of troops was forced to disperse because there were all kinds of garbage near the city wall. Even though the generals in front used their skills to clean it up, they still couldn't. Not slowing down the troops.
The large throwing machine at the back also stopped at this time. They were afraid of accidentally injuring their own people, and they also needed to replenish the shells. But Diao Si did not let the archers climb back on the city wall because it was too late now.
"Commander, they are within range!" the general next to him reminded Diao Si, but Diao Si ignored him. He was still looking at the situation of the imperial army over there and the birdmen who were moving in the city.
The imperial general who rushed in front had already climbed to the top of the city wall, but when she saw a large area in front of her filled with archers, she was stunned and didn't know which direction to rush in first.
"Fire the arrows!" Diao Si's loudspeaker gave the order, and the bows and arrows there followed the speed of his voice, swaying like waves, and gathered into a dark pile of arrows from a fan shape.
The imperial army over there may have suffered thousands of casualties in an instant, and then there was an endless stream of empty arrows like raindrops. Even the generals who had almost rushed to the city wall fled back after being shot down.
How could such a gap be attacked with so many archers guarding it? The shield troops of the Imperial Army behind them immediately raised their shields and rushed forward, but they could not move at all, and there were still some who were holding shields who were still hit. The arrow fell.
"Birdman troops move!" Diao Si was most concerned about this move, because as long as the throwing machine was destroyed and all the archers returned to the city wall, the imperial troops would not be able to get even half a step closer to the city wall. (To be continued)