Two hundred steps...one hundred and fifty steps...one hundred steps...eighty steps...
On the top of the city, three hundred soldiers holding city bows were arranged in two rows, with the arrow tips pointing upward at an angle of 60 degrees.
In the city, five hundred Song soldiers were also arranged in five lines, holding city bows and standing ready. Their arrows would fly over the city and shoot outside the city.
Entering the sixty-step line, Chen Qing ordered: "Shoot!"
'Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!'
As the bangs rang, eight hundred arrows from the top of the city and inside the city rose into the air one after another, drawing high arcs in the air, and then turned around in the air and fell, equivalent to falling ten stories high.
, the penetrating power is more powerful.
Wanyan A'lu stared at the shot bow and arrow, and said calmly: "The maximum number of defenders in the city is more than a thousand!"
"Raise your shield!"
Xue Yong, the commander of the first battalion, shouted, and the running puppet soldiers raised their shields.
The powerful arrows fell down, and the shields could not withstand the penetrating power of the falling arrows. They were shot through one after another, and screams were heard. More than 150 soldiers were hit by the arrows and fell down.
on the ground.
The remaining puppet soldiers continued to run wildly, and the second round of arrows from the top of the city was shot...
Chen Qing held a shield and a spear in hand to evaluate the effect of the arrows on the city wall. The enemy's casualties from the two rounds of arrows were estimated to be close to 300 people. As he estimated, if the shooting angle was higher than 60 degrees, the arrows would be able to achieve sufficient results.
The height of the shield is broken, but this also sacrifices distance and reduces the number of arrows fired.
"Axeman ready!"
Yang Yuanqing shouted, and thirty soldiers holding long-handled axes stood by the city wall. At this time, the attacking soldiers rushed through the filled trench and swarmed to the bottom of the city...
At the same time, Han Chang ordered: "The second battalion rushes forward!"
The drums beat loudly, and another thousand soldiers rushed towards Guancheng...
A series of siege ladders were set up on the city wall, with long iron hooks hooked on the city wall. The puppet soldiers holding spears raised their shields and climbed towards the top of the city. On the top of the city, an axe-man flashed out and waved a big weapon.
The ax slashed at the rungs, and 'Crack!' One rung was cut off, and then the second and third were also cut off, and the axe-hand dodged back.
The leader of the siege soldiers also quickly climbed to the top of the city. However, he unexpectedly discovered that there were three rungs missing on the siege ladder, making it impossible to climb up. The puppet soldiers were stunned for a moment.
"go to hell!"
The soldiers of the Song Army at the top of the city roared, and a heavy rolling log fell from the sky, hitting the shield held high by the leading soldier. The shield was smashed away, and the soldier could not stand stably, and rolled down, hitting and knocking him down.
Five or six soldiers.
"Boom!" The falling giant tree rolled down and hit a soldier hard on the head. The soldier's brain was shattered and he died tragically on the spot.
This was just a series of accidents that happened to one ladder. In fact, all the siege ladders were performing the same script, with axes slashing, rungs breaking, and rolling logs and stones falling like hailstones.
The screams continued, and the puppet soldiers on the siege ladder became a little timid. Xue Yong was furious and shouted: "Attack me, whoever dares to take a step back will be killed immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, three powerful crossbow arrows were shot from the top of the horse-faced wall. He was locked by three tiger shooters at the same time. All three arrows were shot at his vitals, head and neck, which were exposed outside the shield.
parts.
The God's Arm Crossbow was powerful and the arrows were too fast. Xue Yong just realized the danger, but it was too late. He was hit by three arrows in a row, plasma splashed on his forehead, and his neck was also shot through by an arrow. He fell to the ground with his head tilted up and died.
Hundreds of siege soldiers retreated in panic, but a second round of killing of a thousand people came. Under the leadership of a thousand puppet soldiers, the enemy troops once again launched an offensive towards the city head. The rolling logs and stones on the city head fell like hailstones.
, soldiers kept knocking them over from the siege ladder, and the soldiers under the city were bloody and wounded, causing heavy casualties.
At this moment, the bell rang to withdraw the troops, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
Han Chang finally noticed the problem. The twenty siege ladders on the top of the city had become useless. No matter how brave the soldiers were, they could not attack them.
The siege soldiers retreated like a tide. Arrows were fired from the top of the city, and soldiers were constantly felled by arrows.
At this time, a Jurchen cavalry rushed over and asked loudly: "The commander wants to know why he withdrew his troops?"
"Please report back to the commander, the siege ladder has been destroyed by the enemy and we can no longer go up to the city. I can only readjust my tactics!"
The cavalry galloped away and reported to Wanyan A'lu. Wanyan A'lu was stunned for a moment. He didn't see any change in the ladder!
Jurchen Commander Wanyan Xin said from the side: "Commander, I just saw enemy soldiers wielding axes at the top of the city. Their target is probably not the siege soldiers, they are probably destroying the siege ladder!"
Wanyan Wulu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "That's right, the opponent must have cut off the crossbar of the siege ladder, preventing the soldiers from going up to the city."
Everyone suddenly understood and said one after another: "Song Jun's move is quite vicious. I wonder how General Han will respond?"
Wanyan Alu said to the soldiers: "Tell General Han, don't think about casualties, you must use bows and arrows to suppress the opponent!"
………….
Wanyan Alu's suggestion was correct. Han Chang also realized that he had underestimated the enemy, and he immediately changed his strategy.
‘Woo——’
The low trumpet sounded again, and three thousand soldiers lined up with shields and bows and arrows in hand. Facing the arrows shot by locusts from the top of the city, the soldiers' shields could not withstand them, and some people continued to be hit by arrows and fell down.
Chen Qing turned around and shouted: "Tell General Yang that the enemy archery array is coming, and order the soldiers in the city to evacuate immediately!"
Three thousand golden archers quickly arrived. They put down their shields, raised their bows and fired a volley of arrows. Balls of arrows shot towards the top of the city like dark clouds, overwhelming the Song army at the top of the city and unable to raise their heads.
Many arrows flew over the city wall and fell like raindrops on the open space in the city, which was exactly where the Song Army soldiers were standing. In a moment, a large area was filled with arrows. If they were not evacuated in time, the Song Army would have suffered heavy casualties.
But the Song army on the top of the city still fought back with arrows. They were a few feet away from the top of the city, and their arrows were fired at an angle of thirty degrees. Hundreds of powerful arrows rose into the air, and shot diagonally into the dense enemy formation like locusts.
, amidst a series of screams, nearly a hundred puppet soldiers were hit by arrows and fell down.
However, Han Chang no longer cared about this casualty. He waved his sword and said, "Attack!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The drums of the attack sounded, and two thousand gold soldiers carried thirty siege ladders and rushed towards Guancheng like a tide.
"Captain Ten Thousands, let me go!" A general over two meters tall appeared behind him. He was wearing heavy armor and carrying a long spear. He had broad shoulders and a broad back. The muscles in his arms were bulging. He was extremely strong. From a distance, he looked like
A giant diamond ape.
His name is Xiao Ta, he is the leader of the Black Mountain tribe of the Xi tribe, and he was once the captain of the Liao army.
After surrendering to the Jin Kingdom, Han Chang took him as the center and specially selected a group of powerful Xi soldiers from the Liao army, nicknamed the Wolf Soldiers. Each of them was over 1.9 meters tall, extremely strong, fearless of death, and physically strong.
Wearing a heavily armored wolf helmet, he is not afraid of arrows and is specifically responsible for seizing the city.
Han Chang had 500 Xi clan wolf soldiers under his command, but more than half of them were killed in the Battle of Fuping. This time he only brought 80 wolf soldiers south.
Han Chang nodded, "If you can kill the enemy general, I will reward you with five thousand guan and hundreds of beauties!"
Han Chang didn't know yet that the reward for the city's commander was far more than 5,000 guan.
"Follow the order!"
Xiao Ta led eighty wolf soldiers and ran towards Guancheng.
Two thousand gold soldiers have arrived at the bottom of the city. The previous siege ladder on the top of the city has been taken away by the Song army, and a new thirty siege ladders have been set up again on the top of the city.
At this time, thousands of arrows were shot at each crenel. As soon as several axemen raised their big axes, they were hit by more than a dozen arrows, and they fell down the city screaming with their axes.
Chen Qing shouted: "Use your shield to cover your axe!"
Immediately, several soldiers raised their shields and blocked the battlement, leaving only a gap. The axeman swung his ax and chopped it down. 'Crack!' A rung was cut off.
But there was no second chance. The axe-hand raised the ax and tried to chop again. Several arrows whizzed towards him, hitting the head and chest of the soldier holding the axe. The axe-hand screamed and fell on his back.
Eight of the thirty siege ladders were cut down, but the bow and arrow array played a huge role. The stormy arrows suppressed the city head, so that the Song army never had the chance to cut off the beams.
Dozens of tall and strong wolf soldiers of the Xi tribe below the city held shields in their hands and swords in their mouths, climbing up the ladder like giant apes...
The rolling logs and stones on the top of the city knocked over seven or eight wolf soldiers, but more than twenty wolf soldiers still climbed to the top of the city. At this time, the crossbow arrows of the tiger shooter arrived, and ten powerful crossbow arrows hit their necks respectively.
and heads, eight wolf soldiers turned over and fell down.
Fifty wolf soldiers continued to attack the city. Many wolf soldiers had jumped on the battlements and tried desperately to enter the city. The soldiers guarding the city became red-eyed and stabbed them with spears from all directions. They continued to kill the enemy soldiers down the city.
But another wolf soldier rushed up.
More than a dozen wolf soldiers had jumped into the city and were fighting with the Song soldiers with shields and sabers.
Chen Qing yelled, "Everyone should perform his duties, and don't mess up the situation!"
He led fifty supporting soldiers to kill him, and stabbed him head-on with his spear. "Poof!" One shot pierced the chest of a wolf soldier. When the tip of the spear was raised, the wolf soldier screamed and was thrown down the city.
Another crenel was killed and a gap was opened. It was too late to rush forward. Chen Qing simply took off the bow and arrow, opened the bow and nocked the arrow, and beast-like faces appeared in his mind.
He fired five arrows in a row, all of which were missed. Five wolf soldiers who had just rushed to the city were hit in the throat and face with arrows. They were all killed with one arrow. The scattered Song troops gathered together again and sealed the gap.
"Commander, beware!" a soldier shouted,
Chen Qing instinctively lowered his head forward, only to feel a heavy blow on his back, followed by burning pain.
When he turned around, behind him was a ferocious-looking leader of the wolf soldiers, wearing a silver wolf helmet. He should be a captain. He was more than two meters tall, holding a sword in his hand, with a cold and cruel look in his eyes, and he swung the sword twice in a row.
, flying away the two Song soldiers who were rescuing them.
Captain Xiao Ta stared at Chen Qing as soon as he entered the city. He killed seven or eight Song soldiers in a row. He was extremely cunning and gave up the eye-catching spear. In the chaos, he got behind Chen Qing and stabbed Chen Qinghou.
Cut off the neck.
It's just that Chen Qing reacted too quickly and avoided the fatal knife blow.
Chen Qing rushed forward without hesitation and knocked down the leader of the wolf soldiers. Xiao Tat screamed and struggled, but was strangled by Chen Qing's neck.
Chen Qing freed up his left hand, pulled out an arrow and stabbed Xiao Tat hard in the face. "Pfft!" The arrow penetrated the opponent's left eye. Xiao Tat screamed, and blood spurted out, splashing Chen Qing's face.
Chen Qing pulled out the arrow, with an eyeball still stuck on the arrow shaft. He thrust another arrow into the opponent's forehead. Xiao Tat tilted his head to avoid it, and one of his ears was pierced off. His face was covered in blood, and he screamed and screamed.
He pinched Chen Qing's throat with his hunched big hands, trying to crush his throat.
Chen Qing suppressed Xiao Ta's neck with his knee and broke off his fingers with his right hand, but the other party refused to let go. Chen Qing stabbed a dozen arrows, 'Crack!' The arrow broke, and the tip of the arrow penetrated Xiao Ta's forehead.
