[69 Book Bar - www.] The soldiers of his 13th Battalion, who were originally guarding the main city gate, followed him and rushed down the city one after another. His battalion originally had a lot of losses, but although it was supplemented, now
There were only about fifty people. These fifty people could be regarded as the elites of the Chinese army, and they were all very skilled. At this time, it was almost impossible to say that they would never return to the city, but they all rushed to the moat without hesitation.
, at this time, the siege vehicle had almost reached the other side of the moat.
Among the snake team on the other side of the river, a dozen or so suddenly jumped into the water and swam over. The snake people were born to swim. As soon as they entered the water, Jiang Zaixuan and others who were guarding the arrow tower had already fired their arrows without waiting for my order.
Shooting arrows from the archery tower was a sign of condescension, and they were all expert archers. A row of arrows shot down from the archery tower, and half of the dozen or so snake men were killed immediately. At this moment, Lao Guoji had already rushed to the two planks of wood.
Before, they wanted to move the planks, but the two planks were too thick and heavy, and they couldn't move them at all. Lao Guoji shouted: "Use fire and thunder bombs!"
I can finally see the fire bombs!
Lao Guoji and several soldiers beside him took out a small can as big as a fist from his arms at the same time, and took out a fire sickle to knock it. However, the rain fell too hard and they couldn't knock it. Lu Gongxing shouted at the top of the city.
Said: "General Lao, put the fire and thunder bombs on that wooden board!"
Lao Guoji still wanted to try to hit the fire sickle. At this time, Qi Lie shouted: "General Lao, be careful! The siege truck is coming!"
The front wheels of the huge siege vehicle have rolled onto the wooden rails. Many snake men are pushing forward desperately. Arrows are raining down from the top of the city. The snake men holding shields on the side are closely guarding them.
An arrow was shot through the gap, but the snake men rushed forward, regardless of casualties.
When the siege truck pressed against the plank, the two planks vibrated and rattled at the same time. Due to the rain, although the siege truck was heavy, it was pushed faster and faster. Lao Guoji shouted: "Quick, put out the fire bombs first."
On top!"
He rushed onto the plank, ignoring the siege vehicle that was about to rush over. Another soldier got on the other block. The soldiers on the shore threw the fire bombs into their hands. Lao Guoji quickly placed those fire bombs on the
Occasionally one of the concave rails above accidentally fell into the water, but he didn't care.
In the blink of an eye, there were more than a dozen fire bombs piled on each wooden board.
This fire bomb with an extremely majestic name but an inconspicuous appearance is placed on the wooden board, just like two piles of small wine cans. Zhang Longyou probably modified them from small wine cans. I don’t know why, I want to laugh. At this time
, Lao Guoji had jumped back to the shore, took out another fire bomb and was hitting it with all his strength, but there was no cover under the city, and he couldn't hit it at all. Several fire bombs were thrown from the top of the city, but the wooden board
Although it was two feet wide, it was not easy to hit it just right. A few hit it, but did not explode, and most of them fell directly into the water without making a sound.
Lu Gongxing shouted from the top of the city: "Don't waste fire and thunder bombs, hurry up, shoot with rockets!"
He had tied an arrow with pine trees on the string. The pine trees were burning brightly. He drew the bow and shot down an arrow.
The arrow was impartial and hit the pile of fire and thunder bombs. However, the rain was too heavy and the flames were extinguished immediately.
The soldiers on the top of the city woke up from a dream, and tied arrows with pines and shot them down. There were many torches on the top of the city. I used to know that the snake people were afraid of fire, so there were torches everywhere on the top of the city. But the rain was too heavy, and although those arrows were
Many of them hit the wooden board, but were destroyed instantly.
I was still wearing a bandage on one hand, so I couldn't shoot arrows. The siege vehicle had already arrived in front of the pile of fire and thunder bombs. Seeing that the giant wheel was about to run over those fire and thunder bombs, Lao Guoji shouted: "On the city, give me a shot."
I’m a torch!”
Someone threw a torch at the top of the city. These torches were planted all over the city after learning that the snake people were afraid of fire. Lao Guoji took it in his hand and shouted: "Who has any fire and thunder bombs?"
A soldier on the side handed one over, and Lao Guoji took it. He suddenly jumped on the board and rushed towards the wheel.
He was going to risk his life to blow up that board!
On the top of the city, almost everyone was stunned. Lao Guoji simply didn't take his own life seriously. He didn't even care that the siege vehicle was pressing over with arrogance, and he lit the fire on the wooden plank.
Fire and thunder bombs, throw them at the pile of fire and thunder bombs.
He was only one or two steps away from the wheel. If it could not be detonated, Lao Guoji would no longer be able to jump away. The wheel would definitely crush him in half. Although the soldier regarded death as if he were dead, there was no way to die like this.
People will have courage.
At this time, the wheel had already rolled over those fire and thunder bombs, and I could hear the sound of the jar breaking. Almost at the same time, there was a loud noise under the wheel, and almost the city wall shook. With a "boom", something rose from below.
There was a puff of thick smoke, and the wooden plank on the left was broken into two pieces. The huge siege vehicle tilted and fell down, lying across the moat, making a loud sound of landslides and ground cracks.
This time, no matter how powerful those snakemen are, they may not be able to push the siege vehicle anymore.
As soon as the siege vehicle fell, the city leaders cheered, and the snake-men army also let out a loud roar. The team of snake-men holding shields climbed onto the siege vehicle that had fallen on the river, using it as a bridge, and rushed across it.
Come here. From the archery tower, arrows fly down from time to time. Those snake men hold up their shields and charge desperately.
Lu Gongxing shouted: "Hurry! Pull General Lao up quickly!" Others had rushed to the edge of the city and reached out to grab the hanging rope. Only then did I see that Lao Guoji had collapsed to the side, covered in blood.
Is he injured?
I didn't know how powerful the fire and thunder bomb was. From the sound, it was quite powerful. I also ran to the city wall and pulled the rope with one hand. Dozens of people in the lower city were grabbing the rope and trying their best to climb up.
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If they were under the city, no one would be able to say that they could be the opponent of the Snake Men. Fortunately, the Snake Men were not able to climb the siege vehicle very quickly, and the arrows flying down from the watchtower also slowed them down.
After all the 13th forward battalion who were going down to the city were sent to the city, Lu Gongxing said: "Send General Lao to the medical camp for treatment quickly. The others are preparing fire and thunder bombs. Don't let the snake men climb the city wall."
But those Snakemen did not attack again. The Snakemen who had already climbed onto the siege vehicle saw that the imperial troops in the lower city had returned to the city, and with the sound of a loud gong in the Snakemen camp, they quickly retreated.
The advance and retreat are appropriate. This team of snakemen really looks like a well-trained and strong army.
I looked at Lu Gongxing, and there was a look of worry on his face at this time. Maybe he was also thinking about this problem. He was worried like this when the first snake man appeared in the city. Unfortunately, Marquis Wu was also worried at that time.
It's not a serious matter at all. Now that I think about it, those snake people must have been a rebellious character. They informed us as soon as we broke through the city, so those snake people attacked at this time.
If we had been prepared in time, or if we had retreated in time when the snake men attacked for the first time, we would not have ended up in this situation.
Seeing the snake men retreating, the soldiers at the rear of the city cheered. They had never experienced the attack power of the snake men, and we had almost no casualties while defending the city. They naturally thought that we had won. However, they never thought about it.
, if Lu Gongxing's forward camp did not have fire and thunder bombs this time, the city would definitely not be able to defend it.
Snake people seem to be much smarter.
At this time, Hu Shi'an came over happily and said: "Two generals, General Luo, please come over." He could not suppress the joy on his face.
Lu Gongxing glanced at me and said, "Okay, we'll go right away. General Chu, let's go."
His eyes were a little strange, but I didn't care about that, and said, "General Lu, please." Luo Jingwei's stretcher was in an arrow tower. As soon as we arrived in front of him, we knelt down and said, "General Luo, I'm here to see you."
Luo Jingwei tried his best to sit up and said: "Two generals, please get up." He spoke very hard, and his face became flushed when he moved like this. We stood up, and Luo Jingwei said: "General Lu, General Chu
, this defense of the city relies entirely on the efforts of the two generals. Jingwei would like to pay tribute to the two generals."
He saluted us on the stretcher. We stood still and saluted Luo Jingwei in return. However, Luo Jingwei's eyes did not have the same joy as Hu Shi'an's, and he was also a little worried.
He may also know that defending the city like this is not a long-term solution. In this battle, the two captains of the rear army were all killed, and the loss was at least 5,000. What to do in the future, no one can say.
It's a miracle that such a broken city can be defended to this day. If it weren't for Wu Hou, I think the Snake Man might have been in disarray during the first attack, and how could it have been able to sustain it? Luo Jingwei is also a famous general, he can't
You may not understand this truth. But now that three gates are besieged, and the east gate doesn’t know if there is a war or not, if you go out rashly, you may suffer a big loss like the north gate’s withdrawal. Now you have lost the good opportunity to retreat.
I don't know what to do next.
Lu Gongxing said: "General Luo, I would like to ask, how did you encounter the snake attack?"
Just as Luo Jingwei was about to speak, he coughed twice. Hu Shi'an said: "We followed the general's order and set up camp outside the city, waiting for the supply camp to leave the city. When the supply camp was leaving the city, the rebukes came to report, and suddenly came from the north road.
A large army with unclear flags. We did not expect it to be the Snake Man at first, and we had ordered to prepare for it. Unexpectedly, this Snake Man Army came very quickly and became a surprise attack. Although we defended ourselves in every possible way, we were still invincible. If it weren't for General Lu
If reinforcements come in time, our entire army will be wiped out."
We are all a bit heavy-hearted. The snake-men's attack power is getting stronger and stronger, but our morale is gradually declining. The day is not far away when the city is broken.
I suddenly said: "General Luo, I want to ask you about someone."
Luo Jingwei said: "Which one does General Chu want?" He was a little hesitant in his words. It was a bit poaching for me to ask him for someone at this time.
I said: "Wu Wanling of the Fifth Battalion Primary School of your army."