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Sure enough, with an order, Lu Longjun's three crossbows were launched at the same time. Two of them fired high, directly over the city head, and fell into the city; the other one missed a little, hit the battlements diagonally, and smashed into the city.
A piece of dirt bounced into the moat.
Liu Chongba's heart tightened, and he quickly ordered the soldiers who controlled the city's crossbows to fight back. Several huge crossbows also flew out from the top of the city, but they fell powerlessly when they reached the arrow tower.
The distance of four hundred steps is not something that ordinary city-defending crossbows can reach!
The soldiers of the Lulong Army Engineering Battalion took the time to recalibrate their altitude and orientation, and then fired again. This time, the accuracy was obviously higher than the last time. A crossbow arrow pierced the tower, directly sweeping down an eaves, exposing the beams of the tower.
; There is another one that is placed under a battlement, and a thin crack visible to the naked eye immediately appears.
The city walls of this era were not all made of blue bricks and heavy stones. Most of them were made of soil. Only huge stones were built near the city gates. Capital cities such as Chang'an and Luoyang, or Jinyang and Youzhou
Only in important towns would huge stones be used as the main material for building city walls.
Therefore, the large crossbow has a strong destructive effect on ordinary city walls.
The bed crossbow equipped by the Lulong Army Engineering Battalion also received Li Chengzhong's guidance. Not only did it increase the length, but also used a large amount of beef tendon to form a high-strength torsion. The force was as high as ten stones, and it required two people to step at the same time to launch.
The shooting range is far beyond that of its peers, nearly 450 steps. In addition, the crossbow arrow itself is also reinforced with iron hoops, which enhances the hardness of the crossbow arrow and significantly increases its destructive effect on the city wall.
The three archery towers shot down at the top of the Yanci city for a whole day. The huge power suppressed the Xuanwu defenders under the crenellations and did not dare to raise their heads. By dusk, the crenellations on the Yanci city wall had collapsed in many places.
Dozens of crossbow arrows were inserted into it, and many cracks spread out along the arrows of the crossbow arrows. It looked like a spider web and made people feel numb.
In the next two days, the Lu Long Army still did not send troops to the city, but continued to withdraw from the trebuchets and arrow towers to continuously destroy the city wall. This made Liu Chongba very depressed and made the Xuanwu Army guards in the city quite unhappy. It felt like being beaten and unable to fight back.
It's uncomfortable and makes people feel discouraged just thinking about it.
After several days of ravaging by trebuchets and archery towers, Liu Chongba no longer had much confidence in the Yanci city wall. Liu Chongba had never seen such large stone bullets, nor had he seen such thick and hard crossbow arrows. If he followed the
Based on his cognition and common sense, although the enemy's trebuchets and siege crossbows also had a certain power, they were far less terrifying than they are now. The damage to the city walls was not as severe as it is now.
And the most important thing is that if it were normal, Liu Chongba could use the defensive crossbow at the top of the city to destroy the enemy's siege equipment, but the current situation is that he cannot defeat the Lu Long Army, but the Lu Long Army can defeat him. This
This situation has a serious impact on morale.
In the past few days of confrontation, the Lulong Army continued to destroy the city wall with siege equipment as usual. A large group of Huaiyue Allied Forces watched this quite spectacular scene below the city, while the Xuanwu Army guards continued to go up and down the city.
Running around.
Liu Chongba couldn't bear it anymore, so he decided to take the initiative and try to destroy the trebuchets and arrow towers of the Lu Long Army.
Liu Chongba selected 500 soldiers who dared to die, led by a brave general, carrying kerosene and flammable wood firewood, and prepared to go out of the city to fight. Generally, the enemy will not choose the city gate where the enemy mainly attacks because of that direction.
There are many enemy soldiers and they are highly vigilant. If you attack rashly, you will basically be trapped in a deadly situation, so the direction of leaving the city is often to choose the flank. For example, when Ge Congzhou attacked in Weizhou, he chose another city gate.
After leaving the city, they detoured to the direction of the Lulong Army's main attack and launched a side attack, defeating the main siege force of the Lulong Army in one fell swoop.
The Xuanwu Army also did not take the north gate. The north gate was the main attack direction of the Lu Long Army and had the largest number of people. He also did not take the west gate. The west gate was under the banner of the Cangzhou Army. Liu Chongba knew that this was the army that defeated Wei Boya's army in Cangzhou.
His strength is quite good; he chose to start from the east gate.
The east gate is the responsibility of the Weizhou Army of the Lulong Army. The Weizhou Army is a newly established army. The capital commander is Liu Jinhou, the previous capital education envoy of the Cangzhou Army. Liu Jinhou is one of the most capable generals under Li Chengzhong. He has followed Li Chengzhong since the Bailangshan era.
He has made numerous military exploits in many battles, large and small.
Liu Jinhou's command style is steady and solid. In the past few days of the war, although the Weizhou army did not attack the city wall very much, he arranged the troops on duty according to the deployment of the Dizhou camp every day, arranging a battalion every day.
Keeping an eye on any unusual movements at the east gate, the left and right compartments took turns taking charge, never slacking off for a day.
This is still the case today. From daybreak in the morning, Liu Jinhou arranged for the three battalions of infantry in the left compartment to guard the east gate.
The Lulong Army was expanding too fast, so it was in urgent need of officers. Many people took this opportunity to rise to the top, reaching heights that were previously unimaginable. If you want to trace back, you can clearly sort out the context of these officers. The Lulong Army first came from following
Li Chengzhong evacuated twenty-three brothers from Laoyoudu from the north of Weizhou City. Most of them accompanied Li Chengzhong to the Pingzhou Army and established the Pingzhou Army's capitals A and B at that time, and later entered Bailang Mountain.
After the period, Jiadu and Yidu were expanded into the Pingzhou Army Front Camp. After capturing Liucheng, they were expanded into the Yingzhou Army. Then they entered the Pass and expanded into the Fifth Army. They continued to expand in early spring of this year, with the goal of establishing the Nine Army-including the Waiyue Alliance Army.
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None of the brothers from Lao Youdu who followed Li Chengzhong out of seclusion were left behind. They were all promoted to generals at all levels of the fifth rank. Their actual positions included the four divisions of the General Administration, commanders of all armies, and civilized envoys and above.
Next, we have to count the Pingzhou Army’s front camp during the Bailangshan period. After three or four years of various wars, less than a hundred people from the front camp are still alive today. Most of these people have reached high positions and are outstanding.
They also held first-level military ranks, or held important positions in the four divisions, such as Yuhou Feng Siyou, the chief of the operations department of the Yuhou Division, and Qiu Ming, the chief of the missionary office of the Education Department; or they served as chief officers in the army.
Military power, such as Liu Jinhou, the commander of the Weizhou Army, Xie Li, the commander of the Huaiyue Allied Forces, Feng Shu, the commander of the Yuhou Army of Cangzhou, and a large number of commanders of the left and right wings of each army; some who were not suitable for leading troops were also given generous benefits
The treatment is either as a key member of the military or as an instructor in a military academy, such as the third-level non-commissioned officer Luo Yuanan.
In today's large-scale army expansion, the third generation of officers has also stepped onto the stage of the Lulong Army. They were soldiers recruited by Li Chengzhong after he occupied Liucheng, and they are the predecessors of the left wing of the Yingzhou Army. These people are now the main force of senior officers in each army.
, served as commanders of each battalion, and those who performed outstandingly have even been promoted to the position of chief officer at the first level of the chamber. Their typical representative is Xiong Hu, the commander of the left chamber of the Weizhou Army.
Xiong Hu was among the first batch of soldiers recruited by Li Chengzhong after he took control of Liucheng. After receiving recruit training, he entered the Xiaoling River Basin to suppress bandits and was promoted to team leader for his meritorious service. He was later transferred to the Helongshan Camp and participated in the Deer Campaign under the command of Zhang Xingzhong.
In the Battle of Mingwa, Xiong Hu once again performed meritorious service and was transferred to the inspection team. After that, Xiong Hu participated in the training of Bailangshan Military Academy. Speaking of which, he was still a classmate with Rhee Chengwan, Wang Sili, Zhao Yuanping, and Cui He. After completing the course, the "
He soon took part in the Eastern Expedition to the Bohai Sea. After returning, he went on to attack Bailang Mountain, and then surrounded Western Liaoze with the army.
After the Khitans surrendered, Xiong Hu had become a Dutou, a talent designated by the Department of Education and Civilization. He was one of the "fierce generals" who could be counted on two hands in the Yingzhou Army at that time, and was deeply loved by Zhong Shao.
Appreciation from two chief officials, Liu Jinhou.
After the Yingzhou Army entered the pass, Li Chengzhong took charge of Youzhou. Xiong Hu was immediately transferred to Bailang Mountain to participate in the new senior officer training, and then served as battalion commander in the newly established Cangzhou Army. You know, the Cangzhou Army basically
A large number of main forces from the left wing of the original Yingzhou Army have been retained. They are the top aces in the entire army. Being able to lead a battalion of soldiers in the Cangzhou Army is an absolute elite!
During the Dawangzhuang-Jiangjunmiao battle, Xionghu Camp blocked the desperate attack of Wei Boya's soldiers and tried to protect Dawangzhuang. Xionghu was once again listed at the forefront of the battle record by Zhong Shao and Liu Jinhou. This year, the Weizhou Army was newly established, and Liu Jinhou was
When the Cangzhou Military Capital Envoy was transferred to Weizhou Military Capital Commander, the first person he called upon was Xiong Hu. If Rhee Chengwan and Wang Sili from the Cangzhou Army weren't there, Zhong Shao would really be reluctant to let Xiong Hu go.
In this way, Xiong Hu was quickly promoted and became the commander of the left wing of the Weizhou Army. He could be said to be the most powerful general under Liu Jinhou.
Through Liu Jinhou's relationship, Xiong Hu mobilized a group of officers who were originally under his own battalion, together with other officers assigned by the Education Department as the skeleton, added a large number of recruits, and finally built the appearance of the left wing.
Those transferred by Xiong Hu included his subordinate Zhao Wu and the young man leader Li Yanzhi.
Zhao Wu grew up in the decisive battle of Raoleshan in the autumn of the previous year. In that battle, the left wing of the Yingzhou Army was damaged by more than half. Zhao Wu became a leader from a new soldier. After recovering from his injuries, he caught up with the soldiers of the Western Liaoze Battle.
Wei Wei, who once again made meritorious service in the battle against Dongshan, was promoted to captain. After Li Chengzhong entered the customs, Zhao Wu participated in the new primary training class and served as the commander of the Xionghu Camp of the Cangzhou Army, and then participated in the new fourth class.
In the advanced training class, he was transferred to the command of the third infantry battalion on the left wing of the Weizhou Army. The speed of promotion was no less than that of his immediate superior, Xiong Hu.
It is Zhao Wu who is on duty today, and his battalion head happens to be on duty at the east gate.
Because the east gate of the rotation is borne solely by the battalion head, the establishment is not a wartime establishment, but a synthetic establishment. In other words, Zhao Wu's third battalion includes two spearmen, one sword and shield, and one bow and arrow commander.
And a cavalryman, all types of troops are available.
Zhao Wu placed a spearman and an archer 200 steps outside the suspension bridge of Yanci's east gate, hid a cavalry in the woods on the south side of the east gate, and kept the other two in hand as preparation.
In the direction of the north gate, the trebuchets and arrow towers were fighting happily, and the "dong-dong" vibrations of the city wall were heard from time to time, mixed with bursts of cheers from the Wyoming coalition. These sounds were transmitted to the east gate, which made Zhao Wu for a long time.
Looking towards the north gate, I couldn't help scratching my head and head, and I was so anxious that I wanted to rush over immediately to see what was going on.
At this moment, a battalion of soldiers tugged at the hem of Zhao Wu's clothes. Zhao Wu turned around and saw that at some point, the number of defenders on the east gate had increased several times. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for more novel updates. Good update faster!