Facing the dark rows of Machihan soldiers swarming in, the archers on the city wall who had been waiting for a long time inhaled, nocked arrows, drew their bows, fired, and fired at the same time, with almost no need to aim, as they flew out. The arrows formed wave after wave of arrow rain, densely attacking the enemy soldiers who were charging towards them with their shields raised.
The dense rain of arrows caused huge damage to the attacking soldiers, far more than the seemingly powerful catapults and ballistas. With the advantage of height, the attack group formed by the archers could easily hit any enemy. A target group within range, and enemy light armored infantry is the best target.
Whether it is a round shield or a kite-shaped shield, its ability to withstand this kind of all-pervasive arrow rain is quite limited, especially when moving, the soldiers expose more gaps, and the sharp-eyed lookout posts and responsive commanders The officer can always find out where the enemy is more threatening and where the enemy's defense has greater holes. Under the trinity of command of the lookout post and the commander, the bow and arrow group constantly adjusts the attack point to give the enemy Army soldiers dealt the heaviest blow.
However, this advantage could only last for a short time. When the enemy's mobile catapults and bed ballistas braved intensive stone bomb attacks and finally advanced within their attack range, the same blow also fell on the Lin family's army. The well-prepared Machi Khans are now more prepared in this regard. The roaring flints first visited the catapult position on the city top. Although the Sanjiang army also deployed various defensive facilities in the catapult position, However, due to the location restrictions of the city wall and the difference in the number of catapults, under the guidance of a high-flying lookout post, the Machihan people's fire bomb attacks accurately landed on the catapult positions on the Sanjiang side, with only two rounds of strikes. Down, the soldiers guarding the catapult position and the catapults were almost wiped out in casualties. The huge disparity in numbers made the outcome of the catapult battle not much suspense, and the surgical precision strikes one after another were carried out almost in two places. Within hours, the catapults placed at the top of the city lost their combat effectiveness.
Although the second batch of catapults was quickly rearranged, the newly added catapults were obviously slightly inferior to the first batch in terms of power and soldiers' operational proficiency, and were less effective against enemy long-range weapons. The intensity is much lower. At this time, the key target of the enemy's long-range strike weapon cluster has been transferred to the ballista position. A ballista position was quickly submerged in the sea of fire. The wooden ballista became the best target for fire bombs, carrying a large number of The oil-dropped fire bombs only need to touch one vehicle to immediately cause a fire, and the dense array of ballistae vehicles quickly spreads and is swallowed up by the fire demon in an instant.
In addition to the competition on long-range strike weapons, the face-to-face combat also quickly entered the substantive offensive and defensive stage. First, the high-altitude nest vehicles and mobile arrow towers concentrate their efforts on attacking the defensive infantry on the city wall. Although this weapon, which has a higher height advantage than the city wall side, is also the key target of the opponent's catapults and ballistae, once they enter their own Within the effective range, the advantage of the main attacking side can be fully utilized.
Following the heavy rain of stone bullets and crossbow bolts, the dense rain of arrows began to sweep away each city head one after another. Even though there were battlements and shields as cover, facing the enemy's huge superior strength and After concentrated blows, the Sanjiang army on the top of the city was still suppressed and unable to raise its head. From time to time, screams were heard, which were the dying cries of the soldiers who could not evade when they were hit by arrows shot from the gaps. Call.
With the help of their own advantage and the suppression of long-range strike weapons, the Machihan soldiers pushing the movable ladder and siege vehicle finally built the last passage to the pass city wall with difficulty. The anchor hook at the top of the movable ladder was easily hooked. The city wall reached the crenellations, and the siege vehicles were pushed directly under the city wall, connected parallel to the city wall, and even a section of the city wall high up. A spare ladder was also immediately set up on the city wall to facilitate soldiers to directly access it from multiple angles. Launch an attack on the defending side of the city wall.
Like a roiling flood overflowing a dam, the Machihan soldiers in khaki military uniforms scaled the Loushanguan city wall in an instant, and a bloody hand-to-hand battle officially began. The Machi Khan soldiers who climbed up from the movable ladder or rushed down from the siege truck immediately fought fiercely with the Sanjiang soldiers defending the front line. Every crenel, every tower, and every passage became a A battlefield of desperate struggle, with swords and swords flashing, arms rising and halberds falling, and every corner is filled with bloody fighting. Although the Machikhan people were brave and sacrificed their lives first, the Sanjiang soldiers were also unwilling to be outdone and retaliate in kind.
The stumps fell to the ground, heads flew everywhere, flesh and blood flew everywhere, brains were smeared on the ground, without any unnecessary words, without any multilingual movements, eyes wide open, mechanical movements, chopping, chopping, chopping, stabbing, simple and unpretentious movements It can be fully verified here that the result of a little more fancy moves is to seek death.
Pu Tiancheng stood motionless on the hillock with his sword pressed and watched the development of the battle. Although he was expected to see the tenacity and tenacity shown by the Sanjiang army, he was still shocked by seeing this cruel scene with his own eyes.
Our own side's long-range weapons already have an absolute advantage. The early strikes have quickly weakened the threat of the opponent's catapults and ballistae. Round after round of repeated sweeps have completely covered the place where the city can stay, and The mobile arrow towers and high-altitude nest vehicles are even more condescending to attack the threat points. However, in this case, as soon as their troops rushed to the top of the city, countless Sanjiang soldiers came out from nowhere and roared. He came forward with swords and guns, and gave his soldiers a head-on blow without mercy. He even stood on a high place and saw with his own eyes several bloody Sanjiang soldiers among the corpses when his troops stepped onto the city. , rushed up without warning, using swords and guns at the same time, killing the unsuspecting soldiers. Although the superior soldiers quickly eliminated these remnants, the Sanjiang soldiers who came from both sides soon attacked them again. The troops encircled and annihilated.
Such cruel fighting took place on almost every inch of the wall. No matter how brave and fierce the soldiers on one side were, they always came to a halt in front of the solid defense line of the Sanjiang people. The fighting between spears and shields continued until noon, and still No signs of loosening or easing were seen.
Pu Tiancheng nodded secretly. He was worthy of being the elite of the Sanjiang Army. His tenacity to fight to the death in the face of powerful enemies alone was enough to gain a place among the armies of all parties in the Eastern Continent. Although the performance of the Yulin Corps was also very eye-catching, But the opponent is on the defensive after all. This advantage cannot be reversed in one or two times. It takes time and the blood and corpses of soldiers to transform.
"Commander, the Second and Third Yulin Corps have suffered heavy losses. The number of killed in both regiments has exceeded 3,000, and the number of seriously injured people is also quite large. Do you think you can let the other regiments temporarily rotate and let them rest? For a moment?" the chief of staff next to him suggested with some uneasiness. The Habayashi Corps is the protector of the kingdom's capital and is usually not used. But this time, I don't know what His Majesty and the Minister of State were thinking. They actually sent all three Habayashi Corps to the front line. The Minister of State even designated the Habayashi Corps to take the lead on all fronts. This is really an unprecedented rare thing. Could it be that the Habayashi Corps has offended Mr. Lei? But why does Your Majesty also support Mr. Lei
With a slight frown on his lips, Pu Tiancheng said calmly: "Did the two corps commanders themselves request that they be replaced?"
"Well, that's not the case. I just saw that the Habayashi Corps suffered a lot of casualties in my humble position, so I took it upon myself to make my own decision-" Hearing that something seemed wrong in the tone of the coach's words, the chief of staff quickly changed his tone. He didn't know why even the coach seemed to be interested in the Habayashi Corps. It's unpleasant to the eyes.
"That's enough, let them continue. They are not allowed to stop the attack without my order!" Pu Tiancheng glanced at his chief of staff, and the chill penetrated directly into the other's heart, and said coldly: "Even this little blood If I can’t afford to be homeless, do I still have the qualifications to be called His Majesty’s Yulin Army?”
"Yes." The chief of staff secretly hated himself for talking too much and subconsciously stood at attention and responded.
The brutal fighting continued until the afternoon. No one could remember the word hunger. This feeling seemed to have disappeared from people's consciousness. They saw another wave of people rushing to the top of the city. The two colors were mixed together again. The reserve team had been prepared. Rushing out from the Tibetan military buildings at both ends, they quickly suppressed the Machihan soldiers who launched another attack. The khaki colors of the Machihans disappeared little by little into the dark brown crowd of Sanjiang people.
"Order the catapults and ballistas to concentrate their efforts on sweeping the city!" Pu Tiancheng keenly noticed this scene without any hesitation.
"Commander! There are still our soldiers at the top of the city!" The chief of staff actually understood the meaning of the commander's words at the first moment, but he subconsciously wanted to dissuade him.
"It's useless. They can't come back. Since they can't come back, let the Tanghe people bury them with them!" Pu Tiancheng said with a hint of regret in his tone, but there was no room for change.
Hundreds of flint bullets soared into the sky again, roaring towards the soldiers from both sides who were still fighting fiercely at the top of the city in the distance. The winch of the ballista also tightened at the same time and then suddenly exploded. The two-meter-long iron head The crossbow arrows flew through the air with a shrill scream, flying straight towards the densely populated area.
They did not expect that flint bullets and crossbow arrows would come at this time. They were struck like a storm. In just a few breaths, they caused huge damage to the Sanjiang soldiers at the head of the city. Hundreds of soldiers were on the spot in this raid. They lost their lives, and all of the seriously injured were lame and disabled. It was horrific and severely damaged the morale of the Sanjiang side.