Where the fuck is this soldier from? ! Anyone who sees the scene in front of them will be stunned first. Yangyi's terrain is open, and if there is an enemy attack, you can detect it from a dozen miles away. But there was no moon last night, and no torches were seen. How did such an army of 3,000 men and horses come to the city
After the astonishment, it was horrified. Just by the clothes, you can recognize that this is a Jin army. However, there is a large army stationed near Jinyang, and the road to Shangdang is also a rush. Wuxiang, which is the closest to here, needs to climb over the mountains, not to mention more than 70 miles of mountain roads, and it is even more impossible for an enemy army to appear outside Yangyi City overnight.
Could it be that they flew over with wings? ! Bo Bo Jiuyi instantly turned into cold sweat, how dare the soldier hesitated, and sounded the alarm!
"There is an enemy! An enemy is coming!"
The piercing bell tolled broke the silence of the dawn, and also forcibly woke up those who had not woken up from the hangover. He drank too much last night and slept in Hua Liu, and the general Liu Mang ran to the main general's bedroom without even wearing his clothes neatly. His general drank more than him, and he was afraid that he had never woken up. If the military situation is delayed, a major event will happen!
It's hell! Today is the first day of the year, why are there still enemies coming? !
Filled with anger, he ran to the door of the bedroom, calmed himself, and then said, "General! The alarm bell is ringing, and the enemy is attacking!"
However, there was no answer from the room. With hindsight, Liu Mang discovered that there was no one standing guard in the courtyard. His face changed greatly, he reached out and pushed open the door, and the pungent bloody smell greeted him. Liu Mang opened his mouth wide: "General... General!"
On the bed was a corpse without a head. The blood was all over the ground, and it had long since condensed into a dark brown color. He was already drunk, but the smell made Liu Mang almost vomit. However, this fright also made the drunkenness involved in his body disappear without a trace.
An assassin came to the door in the middle of the night and stole the head of the main general. In the early morning of the next day, a large army was approaching the city... This is a traitor! Not daring to delay, Liu Mang rushed out of the room in a hurry and shouted to the guards: "Control the surrendered Jin army! If there is any suspicious behavior, interrogate immediately! Send another 200 people to guard the city for me!"
One after another order was passed on, and Yangyi immediately became a mess!
"General Ge, the head of the defender in the city has already fallen." Upon receiving the news of the dead man, Yi Yan immediately said that he knew about it with Ge Hong.
"As expected of the daring warriors in the army. This way, the siege of the city will be much easier." Ge Hong praised.
The troops dispatched today are truly an extraordinary force. A few days ago, all the horses gathered in Wuxiang, and after sending scouts to walk back and forth along the mountain road, the best marching route was determined.
I set off before dark yesterday, rushing through the night. He only rested once a night, and drove the seventy-mile mountain road. Before dawn, he arrived at the city of Yangyi. This kind of marching intensity, and it is night, the formation is not chaotic at all, it is really amazing. Ge Hong had practiced swordsmanship anyway, and his body was quite strong, but he barely kept up with the team after riding a horse for a while. It can be seen how brave the soldiers under Yiyan are.
Taking advantage of the night to arrive, before dawn, the entire army had rested for an hour. Now that the team is reorganized, it also has the power to deter others. But these are second, the death squad sent by Yiyan is the prelude to this battle.
A group of six people sneaked into the city at night, ambushed beside the general defending the city, and took the opponent's head while he was not ready. Now in Yangyi City, there are both Xiongnu and surrendering troops. When encountering assassins at night, and seeing enemy troops under the city during the day, what would ordinary people think? It's nothing more than a combination of the inside and the outside, taking the opportunity to create chaos. As long as the remaining generals are not too dull, they will immediately attack the lower generals. In this way, there is no need to siege the city, and the city will be in chaos first.
Once the people of the city are in disarray, their plan can be put into play.
Yi Yan got on his horse and said solemnly, "I'll take cavalry to block off the flank first, to guard against reinforcements. The siege battle will be left to you."
"Don't worry, Captain Yi." This was not the first time Ge Hong had led troops, and the siege plan had long been drawn up. On the contrary, it was easier than Yiyan's task.
The brigade of cavalry rushed towards the south gate, and Ge Hong turned around and ordered, "Let's start construction!"
Following the order, dozens of craftsmen began to move. This time, the night raid, the team was streamlined to the extreme, and they didn't even bring much food. However, there were still several large vehicles in the team, loaded with exactly what was necessary for this siege: thunderbolt cannons.
This time, the Thunder Battalion directly allocated forty artillerymen and the same number of craftsmen to transport the Thunder Cannon and provide effective fire support. Several school officials have checked the height and distance of the city, and on the west side of the main gate, they set up a cannon car on the spot. All craftsmen are skilled, and they assemble the scattered parts with little effort.
These three artillery carts were a little taller than the ones used in the previous Shangdang offensive and defensive battle. According to the instructions of the artillery commander, they stood three hundred paces away from the city gate. This is too close to the city gate. It is only a little longer than the range of the bed crossbow. If the defenders leave the city, it will not take long to smash the artillery carts.
However, in any siege battle, the defending side will not easily open the city. Because the enemy's army formation is also within the same distance, the effort to form Kaesong's line, people may cover up. It is better to stick to the city gate and wait for work.
Because of this, the range of siege equipment does not need to be too far. A large artillery vehicle like this can shoot more than 300 pieces, which is already quite terrifying.
Looking up at the sky, Ge Hong raised the volume and said loudly: "The gun truck is ready, the stone bullets are thrown!"
In the sound of his command, the three behemoths moved. The counterweight wooden basket fell down with a squeak, and the rock-throwing pocket behind it popped out violently. A dull sound of breaking through the air sounded, and more than 20 kilograms of stones escaped from the rope net and flew towards the city wall of Yangyi City!
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More than a dozen leaders of the soldiers were quickly brought under control, and the trial was directly slaughtered when confronted with resistance. After finally suppressing the more than 1,000 Jin troops, Liu Mang took his personal soldiers directly to the top of the city.
Contrary to what he expected, the army outside the city had not yet begun to attack the city. More than 1,000 cavalrymen had already rushed to the south gate, blocking the way to retreat. There were still 2,000 foot soldiers in front, all armed with spears and swords, standing in front of the city gate. But why didn't they attack the city
"General Liu Pi, the Jin army is assembling thunderbolt cannons!" A personal soldier who had boarded the city gate immediately replied.
Liu Mang was shocked. The soldiers below may not know it, but these generals have all heard of the power of the Shangdang Thunderbolt. The 20,000-strong army led by King Liu Cong of Luli was repelled by this thing. Although he didn't know how the Thunderbolt was going to fight the enemy in the field, it would definitely be more powerful if it was used in siege!
"Shoot rockets with a crossbow and set fire to that artillery cart!" Liu Mang immediately ordered!
"The distance is not enough!" The colonel in charge of the big yellow crossbow shook his head again and again. "It's a few dozen steps away. If you shoot the crossbow now, it will just be a waste of effort."
The crossbow machine also needs manpower, not to mention that the siege was difficult at the beginning, and the number of remaining crossbow bolts was small, so empty, what should the enemy do when the enemy attacked the city
Liu Mang gritted his teeth: "Well, they only have three Thunderbolts. Just hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"
What did this group of people think, that 3,000 people dared to attack Yangyi? Even if the inside and the outside are combined, it may not be possible to pry open the city gate in one day. The army was on the outskirts of Jinyang, and in less than half a day, they would be able to help. Wouldn't it be easy to kill them by then? !
"Quick, light the flames for help!" Liu Mang ordered.
However, before the soldiers approached the beacon tower, a whistling sounded under the city. Thunderbolt fired!
"Be careful!" Someone shouted, and all the soldiers at the top of the city left the arrow stacks far away.
Throwing rocks from a thunderbolt is to smash the city wall and hide under the arrows, but it is an act of courting death. Unexpectedly, the expected collision sound did not appear, the boulder flew past the city wall, and fell straight into the city!
Missed! Liu Mang couldn't help feeling overjoyed. Such a large city wall can also be missed, it seems that the rumors are not true! With thunderbolt cannons, the most important thing is to use boulders to hit the city wall or city gate, destroying the wall with huge momentum, so that the soldiers can attack the city. However, the caliber of this gun is really not very good-looking.
However, just as the joy was born, there was a cry in the city. Liu Mang's face changed greatly, he ran to the wall and looked down. I saw the direction of the barracks near the city wall, and the whole place was covered in blood, and several soldiers with missing arms and legs were screaming again and again. Before he could react, the second stone bullet also landed in the city.
It was not an ordinary stone, but a polished round sphere. The huge momentum did not smash the stone bullets, just like a wild boar rampant, it broke into the crowd, as long as it rubbed it, it would immediately fly bloody! The third piece was not so lucky, and it shattered directly on the slate floor, but more shards splashed, and the mourning sounded again!
Their goal is not the city wall! With a buzzing sound in Liu Mang's head, he shouted loudly, "Quick! Quickly stand against the wall! Dodge!"
Three stone bullets flew out, and the gunner next to the Thunderbolt said loudly: "The stone bullets enter the city!"
This is exactly what Ge Hong needs to achieve. It is good that they came to attack the city, but the city they captured must be guarded by themselves. The city wall was broken with cannons, and the Huns came back. How to prepare for it
Therefore, the city wall was not his goal at all. Those defenders in the city are!
"Continue!" Ge Hong ordered calmly.
The gunners got busy immediately, pulling down the gun tips, fixing the hanging net, and stirring the twisting plate to lift the heavy wooden basket back to its original position. Half an hour later, the gun carriage was ready again, and another round of firing began.
A total of five rounds were fired. That's all the projectiles that the baggage can transport. It takes a lot of work to polish the stone balls, and they are thrown away in a blink of an eye.
Half an hour has passed, and he has not sent a single soldier to attack the city. Looking at the sky again, Ge Hong instructed: "Prepare fire bombs, be slower."
The net of the slingshot was replaced with a butt. A black clay pot was placed on the tray, and a gunner carefully ignited the grease on it with a rocket. When the flames began to burn, the gunner quickly backed away and stood aside.
The weight of the fire bullet is lighter than that of the stone bullet, and the range is naturally longer. Only a few sharp whizzes were heard, and the burning fireball rushed towards the city head. The pots were filled with coke to get tar kerosene, which burned with black smoke and stench, and was more difficult to put out than ordinary grease. The soldiers who were hiding in the barracks or in the corner of the wall were miserable, and the sound of howling rose along with the thick smoke.
Liu Mang's face turned blue: "Fight the fire! Quickly send someone to put out the fire!"
The firebombs thrown this time did not only land in the city, but some of them landed directly on the front of the city. The city was full of city defense equipment, and those logs and arrow feathers burned directly. Even some soldiers also affected Chiyu.
The boiling water that was originally boiled to prepare for the enemy's army was used in another direction. Liu Mang didn't even care about the burning barracks below. If the head of the city burns up, and the enemy forces take advantage of it to enter, they will be able to seize the city in a matter of seconds. I don't know how many secret agents are in ambush in the city. If the city gate is wide open, the winner will be decided immediately!
Fortunately, I don't know if the Thunderbolt car below was wound too slowly, or the enemy's number of fireworks was insufficient. The flames that flew into the city wall were less than expected, and they tried their best to put out the fire, but the fire was slightly stopped. Has the enemy started sieging the city? Liu Mang did not dare to relax for a moment, and stared at the army formation under the city.
At this time, Ge Hong paid attention to the sky.
It took more than an hour to throw two kinds of projectiles, and it was getting closer and closer to that time. His heart also thumped.
Can Li Xin be accurate
In half a quarter, half an hour...
As if responding to his expectations, the sun hanging in the sky suddenly turned reddish. Like a scorching light, it was stabbed by something and began to converge.
Ge Hong was shocked, and quickly walked to the front of the gun truck: "Prepare the bombs."
His voice was not so loud that only a few gunners could hear him clearly. These people are all Sun Jiao's henchmen, and they are the elites trained by Ge Hong. Hearing this order, they immediately opened a wooden box and took out a few iron bullets.
It is made by the most experienced clock craftsmen in Shangdang, with thin and hollow walls and a layer of silk wool inside. Then a half-jar of gunpowder was put in tightly. As long as the long fuse above is ignited, it will not take long to explode.
Ge Hong personally tested this kind of bomb. Different from the original artillery battle, after the thin iron sheet was blown apart, it could scatter and hurt people, and even a few inches thick slate could be blown to a pulp. What's more, it sounds amazing. Like a thunderbolt on the ground.
Using this thunder bullet can make most of the enemies panic and panic, and taking this opportunity to attack the city is like a counter-offensive. However, there are better opportunities.
The sun was getting darker and darker, as if someone had cast a curtain in the sky. At this time, people also responded one after another, looked up at the sky, and the exclamation sounded immediately.
"eclipse!"
A small black spot appeared quietly, as if a sun wheel had been bitten off by something. Is this an eclipse? ! How could there be a solar eclipse at this moment? !
Not to mention the generals below, even Liu Mang panicked. Is it because they raised soldiers on the first day of the day that they were punished by the gods
Quick truce! Truce now! Liu Mang wanted to shout out, but there was something in his throat, and he couldn't even open his mouth. The top of the city was in chaos, many people knelt down, and some even began to look for something that was in their hands, trying to strike a sound and start the tengu who bit the sun.
Under the city, the soldiers and generals were also in chaos. There are not many people who know about solar eclipses. How many people can restrain their fears in the face of sudden changes in the sky
Everyone was in chaos, only Ge Hong stood in front of the gun carriage and took a deep breath. Li Xin is in! In other words, Tianwei, who helped the ruler of the government, has arrived. How to deal with it, Ge Hong would not hesitate at all.
Taking a rocket himself, he put the flame on the fuse, and with a hiss, the spark lit up.
"Bomb!"
Following his order, the black projectile flew into the sky.