The war drums of "dong dong dong dong" sounded again, and the formation of soldiers who had already assembled neatly dispersed according to the order, and with the help of tall siege vehicles and movable ladders, they rushed towards the waiting city wall. Behind the scenes, pieces of stone rain accompanied by the creaking sound of the giant trebuchet's mechanical springs and throwing arms, and emitted a piercing scream. They fell one after another on the top of the city. Blood spattered, the remaining limbs were torn apart, and there were shrill screams. Also come and go. Since the defender's long-range strike weapons had already been destroyed by the attacker's catapults and arrow towers in the early battles, the defender was no longer able to contain the waves of long-range strike offensives. Hiding hard at the gate of the city wall, relying on shields and battlements to avoid and block these huge rocks falling from the sky.
The bulky arrow tower was finally pushed close to the city wall after paying a lot of price. Taking advantage of its commanding position, it launched an arrow rain offensive against the defenders at the top of the city; the ladder-shaped siege vehicle moved at a more satisfactory speed, often A group of hundreds of soldiers surrounded the siege vehicle and pushed it to the bottom of the city wall. There were not many left. But once the siege vehicle was pushed under the city wall, it became a nightmare for the defenders. The swooping soldiers could use the impact of running to It was easy to rush up to the city wall in one breath. At this time, the bow and arrow and crossbow attacks had no effect. Only face-to-face melee combat was the only way to solve the problem. The movable ladder traveled very fast. With the help of the four pulleys at the foot of the ladder, compared with The much lighter ladder of the siege vehicle can be pushed to the bottom of the city wall in a short time with the help of the cover of the shield soldiers. The soldiers' climbing speed is enough to put apes to shame. Soldiers who have undergone special climbing training only need two or three minutes to climb. You can climb up the city wall, and when countless ladders suddenly reach your feet and people swarm up, the scene is enough to make anyone unforgettable.
With the sound of war drums and shouts of killing, the Tiannan Army soldiers in ocher-brown uniforms were like a flood rolling past. From a distance, the flood had already covered the city wall, but once it passed, The majestic city wall once again stood in front of it. It rotated repeatedly in this way and was swept away by countless impacts. In addition to leaving countless bloody and mutilated limbs, only the big flag of the city tower was still flying high.
The black-faced officer in full military uniform shouted angrily in front of the formation: "A bunch of idiots! Let them coordinate with the arrow tower and catapult attacks in the rear, and don't rush in blindly! The third regiment is ready, this wave of attacks is over , you go up, replace the second regiment! Remember what I said, don’t use even force, focus on breaking through a little! Order the catapults and arrow towers to maintain precision attacks, and focus on the attack at the last moment!"
Not only did the cruel war not intimidate these groups of bloodthirsty soldiers, under the personal instigation of the commander, each regiment quickly assembled into an attack formation, followed by the additional ladders and siege vehicles, and marched continuously. Even in neat steps, they roared and roared, quickly forming a higher wave and rushing towards the city wall.
"Very good! Brother Winner, the morale is good! The army on the Burmese ground is good, and they deserve to be called the Tigers of Burma! All the soldiers trained are Asia Sai Tigers!" Xie Changyang, who was watching the battle from a high place, was also in full military uniform. , the dark brown armor looked a bit old, obviously something of some age. A cluster of red tassels scattered randomly on the dome-shaped conical helmet, which looked particularly eye-catching in a sea of ocher brown. His words came from the bottom of his heart, and the expression of satisfaction on his face showed that he was truly complimenting him.
"Your Excellency, I'm sorry. Wen is just a martial artist. How can he deserve such praise from Your Excellency." Wen Na's face remained calm, but a flash of light in the depths of his eyes revealed his true thoughts. In front of Xie Changyang, every move he made was difficult to hide.
"Brother Wenner, don't be too humble. This fourth division has been able to have such combat power just a short time ago. It is no fluke. After this battle, Xie will definitely report it to Lord Jiedushi and ask for more support for Brother Wenner." A division was established to form the First Independent Division of Burma to show recognition of Brother Winner's training results!" Xie Changyang's sincere words moved Winner quite a bit, and his withered cheeks became slightly flushed, but for a moment, Can't find the right words to express.
The trust and respect that Lang Yongquan and Tiannan's de facto second-in-command have for the Wen family has made other ethnic minority leaders in Tiannan County who have begun to surrender to the Lang family jealous. Lang Yongquan even directly organized the two successful transportation brigades. One thousand carriages were directly allocated to the Burmese Army. Although there was a reason for this, because in addition to leaving one division to stay in Burma, the other two newly formed divisions marched northward at night to reinforce Hanzhong, but Lang Yongquan had made it clear , these thousand transport vehicles and horses did not need to be returned after the war, and permanently belonged to the Burmese Army. This was a rare sum. This further aroused the so-called swindlers including the Tiannan First Army and the Second Army. The direct descendants of the family were dissatisfied, but they were all reprimanded by Lang Yongquan unceremoniously. They all looked down with their tails between their legs and did not dare to say anything anymore. This made Wen Na feel indescribably happy. ; These guys have always considered themselves superior to others, but this time they were humiliated by the coach, and they gradually understood the importance of Wenner in the coach's heart, and no longer dared to underestimate him.
"Your Excellency, Wen Na understands this. However, the formation of the Burmese Army has caused many people under Jiedushi to have objections. Wen Na also only wants to train the Burmese Army into an army and serve as the Jiedushi Master. I have no other ideas than to follow the example of a dog and a horse." Taking a deep breath, Wenner also knew that this sudden popularity was not a good thing. It would inevitably arouse the jealousy and jealousy of many people. Although he trusts himself, it is inevitable that other people will make nonsense in front of these two people. In addition, his sons are not as hesitant as the Tang people when speaking and acting. It is inevitable that some outrageous words will fall into the ears of interested people. If it reached the ears of Master Jiedushi, he was afraid that it would cause a lot of trouble for him, so he also wanted to avoid the limelight.
"Brother Wenner, you don't have to have any scruples. I know what you are thinking. It's just that we are in an extraordinary period now. If we cannot seize the opportunity, we may miss the best opportunity to plot the Central Plains. Therefore, Master Jiedushi also I will never change my intentions just because of the gossip of those boring people. Since Brother Wenner has this ability, he should take on more important responsibilities. What Brother Wenner is doing now is well-deserved for this honor. He is a great man, so why should he care? Where are the rumors about those villains?" Xie Changyang tried to persuade him with gentle words, intending to relieve his worries.
Wen Na remained silent, just nodded silently, and then returned his gaze to the battlefield.
The battle did not stop because of the conversation between the two. Instead, it became more fierce and cruel. One infantry phalanx was thrown into the battlefield one after another. On the other side of Hanzhong City, the two divisions of the Tiannan Second Army were responsible for the main attack. The north and south divisions The Tiannan Army at the city gate used feint attacks to contain the defenders in the city, forcing them not to devote all their defense and emergency forces to the main attack directions on the east and west sides.
The third son of Wen Na, Wen Qian, was personally commanding the battle this time. He was responsible for leading the fourth division to attack today, while his brother led the other two divisions to support and watch the battle. The strategy he adopted was to concentrate his attacks and strive to break through at one point. Soldiers from five regiments used siege engines and ladders to storm the left corner of the east gate. This place is slightly low due to the terrain. After the Tiannan Army cut off the tributaries of the moat leading to the Han River a few days ago, the river was quickly drained. In order to protect the moat as a line of defense, the Lin family's army repeatedly went out of the city at night. They launched a sneak attack in an attempt to destroy the opponent's method of blocking the river, but the experienced Wenner used an ambush technique to surround and strangle the Lin family's surprise attack troops. Later, the Lin family no longer dared to leave the city. Although it was the time of high water in autumn, without the interference of the Lin family, the method of cutting off the river was successful in only one week, and Hanzhong City, which lost its moat, was immediately destroyed. Became the target of siege by Tiannan Army.
Most of the soldiers of the Burmese army come from the mountains and are good at climbing rocks and trees, but they are not good at field battles. Especially because there is not enough training time, they are still far behind in terms of military discipline and regular formation drills. However, the two Wens have some methods. They knew that Shangfeng's intention was to attack the fortresses of Hanzhong and Lujiang. When they returned to the newly formed three divisions, they chose more tough and rough people from the mountains as soldiers. While strengthening regular training, they also let them They quickly adapted to the military atmosphere and organized several face-to-face city attack and defense drills during the training period. They were equipped with relatively simple siege weapons such as ladders and wall-climbing vehicles, giving full play to these people's expertise in climbing walls and climbing ladders. In these aspects After spending a lot of effort, their strength was fully demonstrated this time when they attacked Hanzhong.
The climbing ability of the Burmese soldiers caught the Lin family's defending army off guard and suffered a big loss. In the first two days of the offensive and defensive battle, the Burmese army used their rapid climbing ability to concentrate on breaking through the Lin family's city defenses many times. Dozens and hundreds of Ladders and siege vehicles suddenly concentrated on one place and hundreds of soldiers could all rush to the top of the city in just a few minutes, forcing the Lin family to use their reserves on the first day to withstand this sudden offensive. It was not until two days later that the Lin family gradually adapted to the Burmese army's routine, organized clusters of crossbowmen to focus on attacking the Burmese army, and gradually curbed the Burmese army's crazy offensive. Wenner also changed his tactics and switched to mainly feint attacks, attacking more and taking advantage of the situation to break through, forcing the Lin family's defense army to run exhausted and suffer heavy losses. The Lin family, who originally had considerable confidence, now also wavered in their determination to hold on to Hanzhong. .