Heian-kyo is not only the capital of Fuso Kingdom, but also the largest city in the country.
This city has a long history and has existed for countless years. After continuous repairs and expansions throughout the dynasties, it has now reached a large scale with two million people living there.
In this era, this is already a very big city.
Only such a big city will have strong walls and outstanding defense.
Looking at Ping'an Jing in front of him, Qi Yu said with emotion: "The walls of this city are about five feet high and about two feet thick. The construction is really extraordinary. Even if you use solid bullets to violently bombard it, it is impossible to break even a corner."
It is no exaggeration to say that it is impregnable.”
After a pause, he commented to the city gate again: "This gate is made of two feet thick wood and covered with fine steel. It is really difficult to break! If the opponent locks it with a big metal bolt, they will hit it with a car.
, and it’s difficult to destroy its defense.”
It can be seen that Emperor Meisho's deployment is not only clearly targeted, but also done in every detail.
The existing advantages of the Qiong Army, such as serial crossbows, muskets, small artillery, and even hot air balloons, are all suppressed. How do you attack the city?
It seems that we really need to try the human sea tactic.
Let the puppet troops attack the city with all their strength. As long as a corner of the city gate is opened, the following Qiong troops can enter and start slaughtering.
Logically speaking, it is established.
In this case, let’s give it a try in a hard attack!
Bang bang bang!
The beating of the war drums is getting faster and faster!
With a wave of Qi Dalang's big hand, more than 20,000 cannon fodders all swarmed forward, just like swarming raiders, all rushing forward eagerly.
The reason why they are so motivated is because they were inspired by Master Qi's military order.
The order clearly stated that as long as they captured Heian-kyo, they would be allowed to plunder food freely. In addition, even if they did something evil, they would not be punished with a reduced sentence.
You know, these people are living a miserable life of eating moldy cold cornstarch and getting cold water every day. They can't even touch the big beans and pig fat. Their appetite has been completely suppressed to the extreme. Now, it's time to meet them.
How can we not be tempted by the opportunity to satisfy our craving?
What's more, there is also the temptation to do evil things with women~~
With such two layers of superimposed stimulation, how could the puppet soldiers lose their enthusiasm?
The siege battle has officially begun!
Amidst the beating of drums, the puppet troops began to climb up the stairs and charged forward enthusiastically.
Waiting for them was a steady stream of rolling stones, wood, crossbows, and even scalding hot oil.
Suddenly, screams came one after another, so loud that the sound of the drum could not be heard clearly.
Even though the puppet soldiers were not very effective in combat, they were still very tough in their bones. In the face of death, they showed no timidity at all.
Of course, this also has something to do with the unafraid spirit of having Caesarean section if disobedience cultivated in their military.
As for Qi Yu, he looked carefully in the telescope without even blinking.
The current battle situation was more tragic than he imagined. Both the number of casualties and the progress of the siege were much more difficult than the original plan.
You say, what should we do?
After observing for a while, Huang Fei stepped forward and said, "Master Qi, fighting like this is not a good idea. Even if all the puppet troops are wiped out, they may not be able to open the city gate!"
"Yes! But there is no other good way without attacking! Although we have hot air balloons, we cannot airdrop ground troops on a large scale, so the only option is to attack hard." Qi Yu Youyou Yi
He sighed and frowned.
As of right now, that is indeed the case.
Air power can only assist in harassing the enemy from the side, but cannot airdrop the main force.
Practical help is really limited.
well……
You can't, retreat along the original route, give up the siege, and think about it in the long term, right?
To be honest, Qi Dalang really didn't want it to end like this.
The Qiong Army is fighting in a different place this time. The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be to our own side. The wisest choice is to destroy the foundation of its regime as quickly as possible.
Qi Yu thought for a while and said: "Either way, while attacking fiercely, we can also use small artillery to bombard the city gate area. Even if it doesn't help much, it can distract the defenders' attention."
"In addition, order the Qiong Army's ground troops to make a quick detour and put on a feint attack posture. This may disrupt the opponent's dispatch rhythm. Also, send a certain amount of hot air balloon air force to launch an intensive attack on the city gate area.
Even if an airstrike cannot harm the enemy, it can still intimidate the enemy's momentum!"
This time, Qi Yu can be said to have used all his tricks to reveal all his trump cards.
Leave no stone unturned.
Okay, just do it.
After the military order was issued, each detachment began to take action.
The small artillery was loaded and the hot air balloon was launched into the air. The two cooperated with each other and quickly launched a massive coordinated operation.
The target of the attack was naturally the main gate of Heian Kyo.
Unexpectedly, this attack produced an unexpected special effect.
With the continuous accumulation and superposition of incendiary bombs, the fire on the ground began to grow larger and larger. Shockingly, it had spread to the top of the city gate tower.
After a while, the place turned into a sea of flames.
The height of the flames was at least ten feet, which was shocking to see.
This phenomenon exceeded both Qi Yu's imagination and Emperor Meisho's expectations.
The latter did take adequate fire prevention measures and effectively reduced casualties, but she never imagined that the fire could burn to such a huge extent.
The high temperature generated in that place has made it impossible for people to stay there for a long time.
Even if it doesn't turn into a barbecue, people will suffocate due to lack of oxygen.
Naturally, the Fuso garrison there couldn't stand the scorching heat and ran away from the garrison one after another.
As a result, the city gate became an unguarded vacuum zone.
However, Qiongjun could not overcome the obstacle in a short period of time and could only wait for the fire to end.
The city gate passage, which was the focus of competition just now, has now become a prohibitive military restricted area.
Completely opposite before and after.
And this strange turn of events also changed Qi Yu's views on the original strategy of battle.
If we can't get close to that place, there is no practical significance in continuing to attack the city.
Because even if you climb over the city wall and attack in, you can't get close to the surroundings of the city gate, and it will still be in vain.
In view of this, Qi Yu decided to withdraw his troops and then make other calculations.
Judging from the results, the first wave of Qiong's attack did not achieve a great victory, but ended passively without victory.