Eight hundred and fourteenth chapter artillery defending the city
Even so, using the third-generation sky thunder to bombard a distance of three miles is enough to ensure the safety of Jincheng. Unless the opponent rushes forward desperately, unless the opponent completely ignores the loss. Even so, the first field army in the city will still board.
Go up to the city tower to counterattack. As long as there are still people defending the city, the city tower will not be easily breached.
"Brigadier, the enemy is about to attack. Should we counterattack in advance?" Ye Zhanxiong, the commander of the first regiment, came to Zhou Qian's side and asked for instructions.
Seeing that the catapults under the city were pushed to a distance of two miles, and they seemed to be making preparations for the attack, Zhou Qian shook his head, "Don't pay attention, they are just a tentative attack, wait for more catapults from the opponent to be launched, and then attack again"
To counterattack, there is no harm in letting them attack for a while now."
"Understood." Ye Zhanxiong nodded, and then issued an order not to fight back without an order, and then took the soldiers guarding the city to hide inside the battlements. This specially reinforced battlement can ensure that even if the sky thunder hits,
You can ensure your own safety.
"The Jizhou Army didn't fight back immediately, why?" Lei Ming, who was riding a horse and standing several miles away, looked confused.
The dozens of bronze cannons on the city tower were too conspicuous to be ignored. So why did the Jizhou Army not use such weapons? Before he could figure out the reason, Lei Ming always felt uneasy.
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Lieutenant General Wang Zhong happened to hear Lei Ming's soliloquy, so he thought he was smart and said, "General, could it be that the bronze cannon is simply a decoration, or does it have any restrictions?"
"Function?" Lei Ming shook his head. This Wang Zhong got such a position because he was Le Ming's brother-in-law. He seems to be a fool. Who would put these decorations on the tower at such a high cost?
What is the purpose of Qi Li?
As for the last sentence, is there any restriction that moves the thunder? Maybe this is the real reason. I think so, the powerful thunder is shot out from the barrels one by one, and the huge friction force is not easy to imagine. Short
It can still be used within a short period of time, but if it is used for a long time, problems will inevitably occur. This may be the reason why the Jizhou Army did not strike preemptively.
No matter what the reason is, since the Jizhou Army did not take the lead, it is a good thing for Lei Ming. "The order is, after a quarter of an hour, the catapults will begin to attack the city, the sound of artillery will stop, and the infantry will charge. Once it starts, the siege army will not be able to attack the city."
We are not allowed to stop our advance, even if we kill all the people, we are not allowed to retreat. Send out another guard team, and if anyone retreats without orders, behead him!"
Although the first attack was just a test, and Lei Ming only sent a thousand men, they still needed to build momentum and find out as much as possible about the Jizhou Army's defensive formations to obtain more for the next main attack.
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Lei Ming's actions were extremely cautious. Perhaps the failure in the previous battle with the Jizhou Army made him full of vigilance. He always felt that Jincheng would not be as easily broken as he had previously judged.
However, it is irresponsible to rush into the army without knowing the reality of the opponent.
But this necessary caution fell into the eyes of Wang Zhong, who thought that Lei Ming was cowardly. This time they came with an army of 100,000, and many of them were well-trained elites.
Division. According to the intelligence, there are only 30,000 Jizhou troops in the city. What's so scary about 100,000 fighting against 30,000?
So what if the opponent is on the defensive? Do we still need to be afraid of three times more troops?
According to Wang Zhong's idea, all it takes is an order and a large group of coaxers. As long as the attack is strong enough, they can use the human sea tactic to climb the tower. But once the army enters the city, the defensive advantage will be gone and they will
The time for meritorious deeds will naturally come.
There was dissatisfaction in his heart, but considering that Lei Ming was a general whom his brother-in-law valued very much, Wang Zhong could only suppress his dissatisfaction and follow the order.
The time soon came to a quarter of an hour later. Cannons were rumbling on the city tower. Dozens of first-generation sky mines were sent into the air by catapults and arrived on the Jincheng city wall. They exploded again and again, making a huge noise.
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If it were an ordinary city tower, it would be easily blasted out by a thunderstorm. It is not a new thing for even some old cities to collapse after a period of bombardment.
But obviously Jincheng Tower is not included in this list.
After it was reinforced with cement, when those thunderbolts fell, they would only leave some marks or a black patch on it. The cement did not even lose a big flake of skin, so there was no harm at all.
After three waves of thunder attacks, a thousand Xuanjia troops launched an siege operation. They were in a group of twenty, including shield bearers, archers, broadsword soldiers, and spearmen. Each of them protected the three-foot-long ladder and moved quickly.
Come running.
Jincheng City is nearly three feet high, and a three-foot-long ladder is the most suitable distance to ensure that they can rush up to the tower without having any extra length to get in the way.
"The enemy infantry attacked, and the archers fired arrows." After the thunder stopped, Zhou Qian walked out of a battlement. After seeing the performance of the Xuanjia guards below, he gave a military order.
Two thousand archers came out with strong bows in hand, came to their designated positions, and released bows and arrows towards the bottom of the city tower. Amidst the sound of tinkling, some of the bows and arrows were blocked by the shields, but more bows and arrows still fell to Xuan.
The heads and bodies of Army A were so heavy that 20% of the troops died before they even reached the city.
The remaining eight hundred Xuanjia troops did not hesitate at all because of the death of their brothers. They had received military orders when they came. For them, they might die if they rushed, but they would definitely die if they returned, and they would be regarded as deserters.
, the family will also be affected, and all they can do is charge forward.
More than forty ladders quickly arrived at the bottom of the city and were erected high up. While the archers were reflecting towards the city, soldiers continued to climb up the ladders and climbed straight to the towers of Jincheng. There were even some soldiers.
Holding the sky thunder in his hand, he came to the west city gate, apparently wanting to set off the sky thunder.
After paying the price of dozens of people, a brave soldier finally broke through the rain of arrows, came to the city gate, and ignited the thunder in his arms.
Even if even the city towers are densely covered with cement, how could the city gate, which is extremely vulnerable to attack, not be reinforced? The city gate is made of pig iron on the inside and cement on the outside. How can it be damaged by a generation of thunder?
There was a lot of movement under the roar, but after the sound, it was seen that the city gate was completely intact and no different from before, so the possibility of opening the city gate and entering the city was completely eliminated. More than 40 ladders were set up.
On the city tower, the soldiers who were in good shape began to climb up the city. There were even soldiers who were fast and could climb two steps in one step. The distance of only three feet could be completed in just a few breaths.
This also fully shows the strength of the Xuanjia Army. It is really much stronger than the ordinary soldiers. With their strength, if they attack ordinary towers, they will naturally have a lot of advantages at such a speed, even one person.
It may not be impossible to charge up the city tower. But when facing the Jizhou Army who are equally well-trained, even trained longer than them, and have stronger willpower, this strength is still not enough.
The long sticks prepared long ago pressed against the top of the ladder, and with a sudden force, the ladder was pushed out, causing the soldiers who were still climbing the city and standing on the ladder to scream loudly. Then behind the ladder
Looking up, the soldier above inevitably fell down.
If you are lucky, you can get up and fight again. If you are unlucky, you will be injured and even lose the ability to fight. It is not uncommon.
Some ladders were pushed out, and some ladders had to face the sleepers and kerosene falling from above. There were screams for a while, and the number of eight hundred soldiers was also decreasing sharply. Six hundred... five
One hundred...three hundred...
When there were less than two hundred people left on the battlefield, the sound of ringing gold finally came out, and the Xuanjia army attacking the city dropped everything as if hearing the sound of nature, turned around and ran away.
"The archers fired their arrows."
The enemy wanted to run away, how could Zhou Qian sit back and watch. After giving the order, another thousand arrows were fired. At that moment, nearly two hundred people left half of their corpses. In the end, only about a hundred people fled back, and many of them were still injured.
And back.
The first siege battle ended with such a huge defeat. Lei Ming's expression became even more solemn.
Judging from the performance of the Jizhou Army defending the city, they seem to be no different from other defending armies. They all use conventional fighting methods. Bows and arrows, sleepers, stones and kerosene are all ordinary things.
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But it is precisely because the performance of the Jizhou Army is so ordinary that Lei Ming feels a little unsure. The Jizhou Army is the most creative army, and their fighting styles always give people a sense of endless variety. It is like Tianlei is them.
They made bronze cannons and ten-wheeled chariots. I also heard that there were fire blunderbuss in the firearms camp that could kill people with one hit, etc.
How can an army that can create so many good things not be suspicious when it suddenly starts playing conventional games with you?
Lei Ming decided to go back and think about it carefully, so he ordered the catapults to retreat and the army to stop attacking. We will talk about it tomorrow.
Lei Ming is a very careful person, and he is also a general who is willing to use his brains to fight. There is nothing wrong with his actions. It would be a bit reckless to send a large army before he has figured out the strength of his opponent, and it will not be responsible for the lives of the soldiers.
responsibility.
But some people don't think so. Lieutenant General Zhong Mu had a look of dissatisfaction. It was just a defeat of a thousand-man team. What does this mean to a hundred thousand people on the battlefield? This thunder is really
He was too cautious. He had already decided to go find his brother-in-law when he went back and report Lei Ming's black condition.
It is best to lead the troops by himself. In that case, once Jincheng is captured, he will get his first victory, and his future will be bright.
