The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire Chapter 79: Under Siege
"Boom!"
The sound of a boulder cutting through the air was heard on the battlefield following the commander’s order. It was sharp and piercing, and many people couldn’t help covering their ears directly.
"Boom boom boom!"
A three-meter-wide boulder hit the city wall, and the city that had not been repaired for a long time was smashed into a gap. The boulder rolled, deforming the defenders standing on the city wall.
's momentum did not diminish, and the whole body was rolled into mashed flesh after the corpse was drawn for more than ten meters. The blood and brain splatter splashed all over the ground, turning into fleshy flesh and blood, which had already been paved on the city wall, and all the soldiers who had survived in the surrounding area were covered with blood. A beautiful view from the flower of life blooms on the city wall.
I have never seen this tragic defender frightened and vomited directly. Some people had a nervous breakdown and ran and barked on the city wall to vent the fear in their hearts.
But the soldiers were terrified. Although the defending officers were also very scared, they were not too unbearable. After all, Dahan was a martial arts dynasty that flourished. The 400-year-old military power was not based on bragging, but through battles with barbarians. Even if Yizhou is located in the hinterland and isolated from the world, those defending officers There are still some basic military literacy.
Seeing that the situation above the city wall is a bit wrong, if the soldiers who have been frightened are allowed to mess up the military spirit there, it is likely to cause a complete collapse of the defender and lose the defense.
The guard hurriedly took the soldiers around him, rushed to kill the soldiers who had lost control, and then restrained the soldiers back to their original positions to control the situation.
Above the city wall, with the restraint of officers at all levels, the previous situation was slowly calmed down. The defenders also slowly restored their previous defenses, and the entire city's fortifications would not completely fail.
However, although the city is guarded. But the soldiers' pale faces and some twitching hands and feet all proved the low morale of the entire defending army and the fear of the enemy's siege equipment.
The trebuchet captain below saw the great effects of the previous boulders, and was a little satisfied, but then he sneered at the corners of his mouth. This is just an appetizer. I'll let you see what is real. Siege art.
"Get the bullet."
Following the commander’s order, blocks of blackened boulders were put into the groove of the trebuchet. Then one by one soldiers came to the side of the boulder with torches.
"Ignite, let go!"
As soon as Captain 's voice fell, the operating soldier next to the trebuchet put the torch in his hand on the boulder. With a bang, the entire body of the boulder burned, black smoke burst out, and the flames spread everywhere, making the faces of the operating soldiers around them black and red.
"Boom boom boom!"
There was another loud noise in the sky, but this time it was not just a loud noise. There was a black smoke in the sky. The boulder burned in the air like a meteorite, but the destination fell in the direction of the city wall.
Because the boulders are all coated with oil, the flames are very difficult to extinguish, and they continue to burn. After hitting the city wall, the flames splashed in all directions, directly falling on the robes of the defenders, and ignited with a bang.
's body heat made it intolerable for the defenders. They yelled and rushed to the other defenders, but the fire became harder and harder, and the entire city wall was plunged into a sea of flames.
This tragic situation has not yet waited for the guards to calm down, and the trebuchet captain under the city wall has not let go of this great opportunity.
immediately ordered, and the soldiers under his command shot shots. This kind of shotgun is made by a few special craftsmanship of the boulder, so that it can explode when it hits the ground and divide it into countless small stones, thus producing a huge range of strikes.
The lethality is much stronger than that of the huge but very hard boulder. Not only does the number of attacks increase, the coverage area becomes larger, and it is difficult to hide. After that kind of impact, that kind of crushed stone brought a huge momentum, hitting a person, directly into the flesh for several inches, and it was difficult to clean the wound.
No, this time when the shotgun hit the city wall, it emptied a piece of it. There are very few people who can stand. Except for a few lucky ones who happen to hide in the gap, there is a lot of sorrow over the entire city wall,
Zhong Yu stood on the high platform and did a rough calculation, and found that after three rounds of trebuchet strikes, the defenders on the entire wall went to him at least two or three floors, and the morale of the remaining people was also low. At any time, it may be defeated by a larger stimulus.
It seems that the effect of the catapult is still quite useful, but it is now possible to retreat. After these three rounds of blows, the defenders are not waste, at least some common sense of avoidance is still known.
"Life is really fragile!" Looking at the remnants of the defenders, Zhong Yu couldn't help but sigh, but what he did next exposed his heart.
"Let the catapults get out, let the cannon fodder go up!" Turning his head to the adjutant who followed him.
ordered the trebuchets to be pushed to the rear and replaced them with those cannon fodder. In addition to capturing the city, the purpose of coming here is to train the 120,000 cannon fodder army out of 30 to 40 thousand elite soldiers to serve In his next siege, he will dominate the world for his own use.
Obviously, after my previous performance of long-range attack art, the morale of the cannon fodder army on my side was obviously high, and even the fear of war that I was afraid of before disappeared. Regarding the defenders on the city wall, Also despised it.
, shouting loud slogans with high spirits, under the leadership of the officers, they marched quickly towards the city wall, and the ladders approached the city wall.
The defenders are still just now, and they didn't react in fear. It wasn't until the cannon fodder approached the foot of the city wall that he could barely recover under the restraint of the defenders.
began to counterattack, and the prepared boulders were thrown under the corner, and some people even took the materials from the spot~IndoMTL.com~ directly used those trebuchets to hit the boulders and pushed them down.
also had a great impact on those cannon fodder for a while, and many people died. The footsteps of the cannon fodder were a little hesitant, and the stalemate came down.
Those defenders saw that the army under the city didn't have it. The previous power was as powerful as a bamboo, and they had a lot of confidence in defending for a while.
The cannon fodder regiment attacked the city wall from time to time, and then couldn't hold on for long, and was kicked off again. For a while, the two sides fought you back and forth, both vividly and vividly.
But generally speaking, those cannon fodder caused more casualties. After all, it was a siege. Even if your own weapon is higher than the defender, there is still a big geographic gap. Downwind is inevitable.
The time of the morning passed, the whole city wall was still not taken down, and even one was opened on the city wall, and there was no place for a larger footing. Often he could not go up. Four or five people were immediately taken away. Came back.
But Zhong Yu is not in a hurry. He has the time to take the entire Yidong area within three months. The time consumed in these few days because of the siege is irrelevant to the overall situation.
According to the current state of attack, as long as you don't care about the lives of those cannon fodder, you can replace them in batches, even if the army is broken up, you can reorganize it again, or you can rush up and attack the city for yourself.
Compared to the number of people, I have 120,000 cannon fodder for consumption, while the defenders only have 20,000. Even if they are all dead, they can be strong locally.
people? Some are, even if the leeks are the same, a batch is cut, and there is still a batch that can't be cut. Not to mention other places, just say that this Ba County has a population of more than 400,000. The strong man can at least pull it out of more than 100,000 to use it to break the city, which is enough.