Turbulent Times Chapter 1102: Terrible

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Then there was a sudden shout of killing from the door opening, and dense crowds poured out from both sides, rushing towards the outside of the city.

"No. 1 catapult machine." The captain at the front line waited until the city gate was full of people, and immediately shouted: "Throwing, blow up the shit!"

With a loud "boom", an explosive package that ignited the fuse was thrown out by this special exquisite stone trebuchet, and flew into the entrance hole, blowing all the objects in front of it to pieces. The soldiers who hadn't entered the doorway were also knocked off their feet by flying limbs and weapons.

"General Lu is very accurate." The lieutenant said in a low voice, with a look of excitement on his face. This explosive package beat the Goguryeo soldiers to the ground in a long-planned and powerful attack. , there were many dead and wounded in the doorway, and the screams spread far away through the echo effect of the doorway.

There were shouts of curses in Chinese in the door opening, and someone swung a knife to kill the soldiers who had stopped. The remaining soldiers rushed out to the door opening howling. However, the people behind still rushed out in swarms.

The captain on the front line raised his right hand and did not put it down, the leader of the trebuchet machine in the second group was a little anxious.

"Captain, when will you shoot?"

"Wait for them to rush out, stop the ones behind, and the ones in front have no backup, so it's easy to clean them up."

When the Goguryeo army rushed out of more than a hundred people, the frontline captain waved his hand violently, and another explosive package was thrown towards the gate of the city. After a loud noise, stone chips flew everywhere on the gate wall. More than forty people rolled and fell to the ground amidst the screams.

Two dynamite packs in succession crushed the fighting spirit of the Goguryeo soldiers behind them. They were more terrifying than the supervising team.

The infantry behind the shield chariot rushed out of the shield chariot and fought against more than a hundred Goguryeo infantry in front. They retreated repeatedly, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and fled. The captain commanding the front shouted, and the four centurions who had crossed the river rushed to the door opening after the tail of the defeated soldiers.

"Isn't it not going to the city?" A centurion next to him said in a low voice.

The captain raised his head and said: "Maybe this man is guarding the gate. They broke up and rushed in and broke the city."

The four hundred people in the conversation

The team had already stepped onto the piles of corpses on the outside of the door opening, and entered the door opening after chasing more than forty rout soldiers. Screaming, falling down in pieces.

A quarter of the Sui army was killed or injured in an instant, and the leader of the team decisively ordered, leading the four centurions to retreat in a hurry.

"The Goguryeo people really hid a lot of people at the gate of the city." The frontline captain cursed.

He turned his head and looked at the base of the wall. Two carts were burning, and the remaining two carts were still digging soil. Firewood and kerosene were dumped on them. The people inside the two carts shouted loudly. Shrieking and escaping, he dropped the torch and continued to burn.

After returning to the shield car, the captain at the front glanced at the back and said, "The Goguryeo people are not easy to fight, and I don't know if there are any weapons."

"Yes, here we come." The hundred people pointed.

The front-line commander turned his head to look, and saw several more vehicles coming up, sticking to the base of the wall and starting to dig holes in other places.

After noon, another batch of shield chariots from the Sui army came to the ditch and delivered lunch at noon. Going back, Wang Junlin's trebuchet continued to throw the battlements. At this time, the crenels on the southern city gate were already incomplete.

The base of the wall was burnt black, and the first two batches of vehicles were burned. However, a new batch has arrived. The bags of sand and gravel in the ditch are padded higher and higher, making it easier for the vehicles coming from behind to set up the ditch. The moat in front of the south gate is almost completely covered.

The fire was raging at the base of the city wall, and it was impossible to attack for a while. The soldiers of the Sui army and the captured Goguryeo auxiliary soldiers all ate steamed cakes behind the shield chariot.

Zhang Tiangang observed for a while, and said: "My lord, the Goguryeo people in the city have a strong will to defend the city."

"It is indeed very strong, and they are all veterans who have fought many battles." Wang Junlin nodded. Today's attack must first test the will of the defenders. Now it seems that Goguryeo's determination to defend the city is still very firm. If the strategic situation prevails, Wang Junlin can call in craftsmen to manufacture a large number of siege equipment, large ladders for special purpose, high civil platform for suppressing the top of the city, and pole carts for dealing with the defenders, but right now he may not have the time to build slowly .

Wang Junlin became more and more worried about Yang Guang's attack after seeing the Goguryeo people defending Da Luo City.

"Daluo City is the front gate of Annan County. Yuan Gai Suwen dare not abandon it easily. Our military strength is not very superior. In order to reduce losses, if we can't fight for a while, we don't need to attack by force. We just need to force Goguryeo to mobilize people from the hinterland.

The horses are enough, we have to fight fiercely here, and the scouts of the special forces team you sent out should also be effective in harassing the north. "

Zhang Tiangang replied: "The plan of my subordinates is to destroy the area for two days, with a total of 20 teams, and destroy the area to a hundred miles south of Annan County. If there is reinforcement from the enemy, they will retreat in advance."

"Is there any news from Zhao Chen and Huang Shaoqiu?"

"A military emergency report came this morning. It was sent by Huang Shaoqiu. The 30,000 sailors in Fanyang County are launching a raid on the coast of Goguryeo's neighboring counties, beheading more than 500 Goguryeo soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. people."

When Wang Junlin was halfway through lunch, a drum sounded in the city of Daluo, and more than a dozen newly-made chariots rushed through the trenches and began to dig holes. The defense methods of the Goguryeo people were also varied. The generals have a lot of combat experience.

As soon as the car came to a complete stop, the arms of many Goguryeo soldiers appeared from the top of the city, and many gray bottles were thrown on the ground, and white lime splashed Lao Gao.

As soon as things started to be thrown from above, the Sui army at the side of the ditch shouted loudly to tell the 轒辒 chariot to move away. Suddenly, the Goguryeo soldiers at the head of the city screamed continuously, and the officers on Wang Junlin's side reminded loudly that the soldiers should be responsible for their respective crenels and only shoot when they see people.

More than a dozen barrels of kerosene were quickly poured on the city, and more than a dozen torches were thrown out. Suddenly, some places were ignited, and a raging fire immediately ignited at the base of the entire city wall. At this time, more than a dozen vehicles had retreated a little, and there were still two slow ones caught in the sea of ​​flames.

"My lord, it seems that the Goguryeo people are well-prepared. It may not be easy to take down with these simple weapons." Guan Xiaotong ran over and looked at the burning men rolling under the city wall, and felt that it was time to dissuade them. Although most of the casualties were auxiliary soldiers, this kind of scene had a great impact on morale.

Wang Junlin said indifferently: "Is there any other plan?"

"There is still digging tunnels, but it is time-consuming. The moat of Daluo City is one foot and five feet long. If you go from below..."

"Use shield chariots and chariots to cover, dig from the inside of the trench, first dig a trench against infantry, build a parapet, and then dig tunnels behind the trench."

Guan Xiaotong said in amazement: "Isn't that just digging a tunnel under their noses? The Goguryeo people can easily determine the location, pour smoke or water, and even dig the tunnel in reverse."

"It doesn't matter, how dare they take the risk of letting us dig a hole so close, we can't get in, it's better to lure them out, you send someone to tell Lu Han, let him prepare the explosive pack in the direction of the city gate at any time , but the infantry should not charge the city gate again.”