Ouyang Shuo stood in the West Tower, saw three signal flares rising in the sky to the north, and felt relieved. According to the regulations of the Shanhai Town Army, three flares indicate that the enemy has been encountered and successfully repelled.
Huo Di's mood was not as relaxed as Ouyang Shuo's. The fleeing water bandits dared not really escape without a trace. After leaving the battle, immediately send people ashore to report the military situation to the chief.
It was already ten o'clock in the morning when Huo Dian got the news. At this time, all the siege equipment has been assembled, and even the pontoon bridge that acts as a cover-up has been built.
At this time, he suddenly got the news that the water army was defeated, and even his younger brother Huo Liu was captured by the other party. How could this not make Huo Dian furious, and executed the water bandit who reported the news on the spot.
Originally, Huo Dang wanted to cooperate with the water bandits to contain the defenders of Shanhai Town, but he did not expect that Shanhai Town had already prepared for it, and had a regular navy, which was really a bad start.
There is no point in waiting any longer. Huo Dang was also a decisive person, he ordered the whole army to move out, and formally launched an attack on the west gate of Shanhai Town.
The length of each city wall in Shanhai Town is three kilometers. Based on the average space occupied by one soldier, three thousand people can stand in a row in theory. Six thousand rogues are only enough to line up two rows.
Of course, that's not how wars are fought. Of course Huo Dian would not be so stupid as to spread his offensive line so wide. Facing the stone city wall of Shanhai Town, the only way to break the city is to hit the city gate.
Three thousand ordinary rogues were placed at the front. Their function is to consume the supplies of the city guards in Shanhai Town, paving the way for the next two thousand elite rogues to break through the city.
As for the 1,000 cavalry led by the black cavalry, they were useless when attacking the city. They were arranged by Huo Dang on the flanks to cover the central army as support.
Facing the oncoming bandits, the crossbowmen deployed in the west, under Zhao Sihu's command, immediately started shooting. It's a pity that Shanhai Town's urban defense battalion only has two archers and two crossbowmen. The number is too small and the lethality is really limited.
A round of volleys can only cause at most two hundred people to be killed. After three rounds of salvo, the bandits had rushed under the city wall. At this time, the archers among the elite rogues in the back row also began to fight back.
In order to make up for the gap, Rogue specially assembled a movable arrow tower. The elite rogues stood on the arrow tower and shot at the city wall. Ever since, the archers on both sides began to shoot at each other, trying to solve the opponent's long-range strike force in the shortest possible time.
Of course, the three thousand bandits who took the lead were not empty-handed. Fifteen assembled ladders were slowly pushed to the foot of the city wall. Once the ladder is successfully hooked to the city wall, the rogues hiding under the ladder can quickly pass through the ladder and climb up the city wall.
After discovering the opponent's ladder, Shi Wansui, the lord of the city, decisively commanded 800 sword and shield soldiers, and quickly adjusted their respective defense zones. Fifty people were arranged to defend near each ladder. The remaining 50 people are used as a reserve force, ready to reinforce various defensive sectors at any time.
A large number of rolling logs and boulders were unceremoniously thrown down by the soldiers guarding the city towards the bandits below the ladder. Every attack will cause many casualties. For a while, the rogues were unable to attack the city wall.
At the same time, behind the bandits, five trebuchets were already in place and began to throw stone balls. The huge stone ball, like a cannonball, crossed a parabola in the air and hit the city wall. Once the soldiers defending the city were hit by stone balls, they immediately turned into a pile of meat sauce.
Seeing the tragic scene in front of her, Mulan Yue, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't take it any longer, and was arranged by Ouyang Shuo to rest in the lounge inside the tower.
Seeing that the city defenders were in an unfavorable situation, the Shenji Battalion finally began to show their power. Under Wang Yuanfeng's command, the two crossbows with three bows and eight cowbeds aimed at the five trebuchets one by one, firing a volley of jackdaw arrows. The rogues operating the trebuchets, how could they have imagined that they could still be shot at such a distance, and they all fell to the ground with arrows.
In less than half an hour, the five trebuchets were completely suppressed by the Shenji Battalion, and no one who was not afraid of death dared to go up and manipulate the trebuchets.
Seeing the power of Shenjiying, Bai Hua and the others immediately turned their eyes to Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "That is a bed crossbow with three bows and eight bulls, and it is the most powerful bed crossbow recorded in the "Song Dynasty Bow Manufacturing Technical Manual" at the auction last time. Don't think so. Look at me, although this thing is powerful, it is also very difficult to manufacture. Since Shanhaizhen obtained the "Song Dynasty Bow and Crossbow Manufacturing Technical Manual" in a month and a half, it has only manufactured the two in front of it."
Bai Hua smiled slightly, and said, "Wuyi, anyway, there is still some time before our Lingxi Town advances, and there is still time. At that time, you have to sell me two."
"Let's see when the time comes!" Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to promise.
"Wuyi, you can't treat one more favorably than another." Feng Prisonhuang also booed.
"Feng Wu, you don't have to think about it. Luofeng Town is not far away from being promoted. It must be too late." Ouyang Shuo quickly expressed his attitude.
On the other hand, Xunlong and Siege Lion looked like they didn't care. In fact, it is their territory. There is still a long time before the promotion, and it is not time to worry.
Seeing that his trebuchet was being suppressed from behind the bandits, Huo D's face was serious, he turned his head to look around, and asked, "Does anyone know what bow and crossbow the opponent is using that has such a long range?"
A bandit stood up and said uncertainly: "Boss, I heard that the government army has a sharp weapon called a bed crossbow, which has an extremely long range. Could it be this weapon?"
Huo Di nodded, "It's probably done, it seems that the opposite side is really a hard bone."
"Then what do we do now?"
"Send another thousand elite men up there, and be sure to put pressure on the enemy." Huo Di ordered decisively.
"Here!"
Although the threat of the trebuchet was successfully eliminated, the defenders of the city were still in constant danger. After all, the number of people is still too small. On average, there are only fifty sword and shield soldiers near a ladder. While they have to withstand the arrows shot from the opposite side, they have to prevent the enemy from climbing up from the ladder, and at the same time they have to roll logs and boulders down. These rolling logs and boulders are not light in weight, and carrying them for a long time will consume a lot of physical strength.
At this time, the other party unexpectedly reinforced another thousand elite rogues, and the crisis immediately increased.
Seeing the rogues on the opposite side, they made up their minds to specialize in one discipline. Ouyang Shuo didn't hesitate any longer, he called in the messengers and told him to inform the commander of the north gate, Ge Hongliang, to draw three squadrons of sword and shield soldiers from the north gate defenders, and rush to the west gate to participate in the defense.
As a result, there are only 400 people left in the north gate defenders. These four hundred people are the one thousand elite rogues who are specially dealing with the rogues who haven't played yet. Ouyang Shuo was worried that the opponent would take advantage of the battle at the west gate, suddenly pass through the pontoon bridge and go straight to the north gate, so he had to guard against it.
Before the reinforcements from the north gate arrived, the west gate was already in danger.
The combat power of elite rogues is twice that of ordinary rogues. The addition of such a new force immediately put the soldiers defending the city into crisis.
Ouyang Shuo made a decisive decision and ordered the 500 members of the civilian team who were still on standby near the city wall to climb up the city wall and take over the duties of some sword and shield soldiers, responsible for throwing logs and boulders down.
It is really helpless to let the Minfu team appear on the stage. These civilians, who have not experienced the baptism of war, are rashly sent to the city wall, facing the slaughter, whether they can complete the task is really unknown.
It is normal for ordinary people to feel weak hands and feet when they see this kind of scene. Where would they have the courage to throw the rolling logs and boulders down to kill the enemy.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Ouyang Shuo knew that at this moment, morale must be boosted. Holding a spear, Ouyang Shuo pleaded guilty to Bai Hua and the others, and immediately rushed to the front line to take the lead.
Today's Ouyang Shuo is no longer Wuxia Amon.
Whether it's the Yang family's marksmanship or the "Huangdi Neijing", they are constantly improving his combat power. In the face of rogues, many times, he was stabbed to death with a single shot, which already possessed a bit of Shi Wansui's demeanor back then.
It was so brave to see the lord personally committing suicide against the enemy. In an instant, whether it was the sword and shield soldiers or the civilian husband team, the morale was immediately boosted. The peasants, overcoming fear, risked their lives to throw sections of rolling logs and boulders mercilessly at the rushing bandits.
With the civilian husband team on the side to share the pressure, the sword and shield soldiers can let go of their hands and feet, strangle together with the rushing bandits, and beat these bandits back again and again. The first infantry battalion is responsible for defending the west, but the most elite infantry unit can still gain the upper hand even in the face of elite rogues.
Of course, because of the difference in numbers, the situation is still not good for Shanhai Town.
At the most critical moment, Ouyang Shuo had no choice but to use the last secret weapon to ignite the oil tank. Originally, this was the trump card that he planned to wait until the last moment to determine the fate of the universe.
The fierce fire oil tank was really powerful, even though the opponent's ladder had already taken fire prevention measures, it was still set on fire under the flames of the fierce fire oil tank. The raging fire immediately destroyed the two ladders. The only shortcoming is that the heavy fire oil tank is not convenient to move.
By the time the sword and shield soldiers who came for reinforcements from the north gate were in place, the defenders had already suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the addition of this batch of fresh troops finally stabilized the situation.
Seeing that he could not attack for a long time, and the time was close to noon, Huo Dian had no choice but to order to retreat temporarily.
In Shanhai Town, taking advantage of the time when the opponent retreated, the medical team rushed over to bandage the injured soldiers. Seriously injured soldiers were carried off the city wall and sent to the hospital for treatment. The civilian team began to clean up the supplies for the defense of the city, and transported a new batch of supplies to the city wall for use in the afternoon.