Eight hundred and seventeenth chapter seriously injured thunder
After everything was arranged, Lei Ming rode his horse to the area four miles below the city. He confidently believed that standing here would not be hurt by artillery. He did not have a sharp weapon like a telescope in his hand. If he was too far away from the battlefield,
, it is impossible to observe the situation and issue orders in time.
After Lei Ming stood still, he waved his hand, and the first batch of two thousand people who attacked the city began to move forward bravely. At the same time, the sixty catapults also pushed forward with all their strength. This was all the vanguard army had. It was obvious that
This time, all the family resources were used, and Lei Ming was determined to win.
"Hey, is that the general of the cavalry? He is already within the range. How about we fire and kill them?" Seeing that the target had fallen within the attack range, the six regiment leaders seemed to be unable to hold back.
Said.
"No, without the brigade commander's order, the artillery will attack the soldiers attacking the city first, and then consume the opponent's effective strength." Zhou Qian seriously warned his generals, but he knew that these powerful generals would not be able to fight if they were not given the opportunity to attack.
If a death order is given, then in order to achieve meritorious service, the gun may be fired in advance to scare away the opponent.
Under Zhou Qian's strict order, the artillery on the city tower had no choice but to aim at the Xuanjia Army within two or three miles of the city and launched an artillery attack.
As soon as dozens of cannons fired, the earth trembled. The formation of the first two thousand Xuanjia troops was in chaos, and their flesh and blood stumps were thrown everywhere.
"Quick, the second batch of siege troops will attack with three thousand men." Seeing the bronze cannons fired, Lei Ming did not panic. Instead, he waved his hand, and the second batch of siege troops jumped out and charged towards Jincheng.
He rushed to the top of the city tower.
"Oh, this Lei Ming is really good at observing on the battlefield, haha." Lu Tianchi couldn't help but smile when he saw the Xuanjia Army rushing in between the bronze artillery attacks. He had a feeling that the opponent was already trapped.
, today will be a fruitful day.
The 3,000 people joined the remaining 1,000 people from the first group, and a total of more than 4,000 people rushed towards the Jincheng Tower. Countless ladders were set up, and bows and arrows were fired back and forth from above and below the city. From time to time, there would be
Screams and wails could be heard, and casualties began to appear on both sides.
Boom boom boom~ boom boom boom~
After half a stick of incense, the bronze artillery roared for the second time, disrupting the formation of hundreds of soldiers running behind the Xuanjia Army. The power seemed still very powerful, but the obvious lethality was weaker.
A lot.
This is because the Xuanjia Army has already run under the city tower, and the bronze cannon's attack power is greatly reduced due to the angle. When this scene fell into Lei Ming's eyes, he couldn't help laughing happily, "Hahaha, very good, that's it.
Fight like this. Immediately order the second group of 3,000 men to set off. As long as they can rush to the bottom of Jincheng, it will be safe."
The third team quickly attacked, and as expected, did not encounter any attack from bronze artillery fire during the process. At this time, more than 6,000 Xuanjia troops had gathered under the city tower, and more ladders were erected on the city tower, and the offensive became more intense.
It was so violent that the Jizhou defenders on the city tower seemed to be a little distracted from one another.
As the attack time went by, soldiers finally rushed up to the tower via ladders and started a face-to-face close battle with the Jizhou Army defending the city.
"Okay!" Wang Zhong looked at this scene and shouted happily.
Lei Ming also had a look of relief on his face. As long as there are soldiers who can attack the city tower, as long as the follow-up troops follow up in time, they will have a great chance of rushing to the city tower and seizing the city. Victory is no longer in sight. “
Act as planned." As the brigade commander and the number one military officer here, Zhou Qian looked at Lu Tianchi and Li You after seeing that someone from the Xuanjia Army had already climbed onto the tower.
After seeing the two chiefs of staff making gestures with their foreheads, they lowered their voices and gave orders to the messengers on the side.
When the small red flags were raised high, after seeing this scene, all the artillerymen had a serious look on their faces. And half of them made a roaring sound and fired at the tail of the Xuanjia Army under the city.
Shooting.
Also due to the angle problem, the sound was loud and the raindrops were small. After nearly twenty cannons were fired, the number of enemies actually injured was not even two hundred, and the power was already reduced to the minimum.
As soon as the cannons on the city tower rang out, the fourth batch of Xuanjia troops below the city couldn't wait to charge forward, but they didn't even hear the thunderous shouts.
Lei Ming had been paying attention to the movements of the Jizhou Army on the tower. When he saw that the time for half a stick of incense was up and the opponent's artillery fired again, he was happy at first, but then he was surprised. He noticed that this time the Jizhou Army's artillery shelling
The quantity seems to be lower than the previous two times.
After only two or three breaths, he thought of a possibility, that is, the Jizhou Army may adopt the method of firing in batches. If this is the case, now that the army is charging, it will face the attack of artillery fire, and I am afraid that it cannot be like the one above.
I rushed to the bottom of the tower smoothly twice.
The solution is to reduce the number of people charging and increase the number of charges. Only in this way can the losses of the soldiers be reduced.
After thinking about this, Lei Ming wanted to shout to stop the three thousand charging soldiers, but at this moment everyone was thinking about rushing to the Jincheng Tower to perform meritorious service, so how could they care about what others shouted? So much so that he shouted the first two times.
No one heard it.
When Lei Ming continued to shout, causing the soldiers around him to also start shouting, the voice finally came out. But before the army could make the decision to charge in batches, the sound of another batch of artillery came.
It fell four miles away and landed beside Lei Ming.
The six regiment commanders, each in charge of three artillery pieces, had already set the direction of attack at Lei Ming. It was just because the accuracy of the attack was still far behind that of later generations. In the blink of an eye, after the eighteen artillery pieces were fired, not a single one of them came out.
The shots hit Lei Ming's position. Only two of the shots landed more than two feet away from him.
This time, the fourth generation sky thunder was used, which was more powerful. When the explosive bomb exploded at this moment, it immediately affected the location of the thunder.
Looking from the city tower, one could see Lei Ming, who was riding a horse, falling to the bottom of the horse. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
The general suddenly fell, and another burst of cannons came, causing the charging three thousand people to lose hundreds of people, and the offensive couldn't help but stagnate. Not long after, another batch of bronze cannons rumbled out.
, fell on three thousand enemies who continued to charge, killing many and injuring many.
The Jizhou Army's bronze cannon's attack time was not half a stick of incense, but less than half a stick of incense; its attack distance was not three miles, but four miles.
When all the mysteries were revealed, the Xuanjia Army was naturally caught off guard. In addition, the general Lei Ming fell off his horse, and his life or death was unknown. The army was immediately in chaos. Wang Zhong became the vanguard general as he wished, and then
The first order he gave was to retreat his troops.
Seeing that the Jizhou Army did not break the offensive as they imagined, it was necessary to re-formulate the siege plan.
As soon as the sound of ringing gold sounded, the Xuanjia army that rushed out retreated like a tide. Taking this opportunity, Zhou Qian personally ordered that the archers and crossbows fired continuously, leaving at least a thousand enemy corpses behind.
After the first battle, the Xuanjia Army fell into a trap and was defeated. More than 5,000 people were killed and injured in the battle. On the other hand, the Jizhou Army defending the city only suffered more than 200 casualties, and most of them were only injured and only needed a period of rest.
Time, you can go back to the battlefield full of vigor and vitality.
The Xuanjia Army attacked quickly and retreated even faster, retreating in the blink of an eye. Zhou Qian on the tower also expressed his regret, "Hey, our troops are limited. Otherwise, we could have gone out of the city to pursue them."
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"The time has not come yet. The main force of the Xuanjia Army is still there. The charge now will not have a very good effect. It is better to continue to paralyze the enemy. When the king arrives, it will be time for our entire army to counterattack." Lu Tianchi patted Zhou.
Qian's shoulder and said comfortingly.
The Xuanjia Army's siege operation failed, not to mention the loss of 5,000 soldiers. The vanguard general Lei Ming was also injured by artillery. If the soldiers had not fallen on him to protect him at the critical moment, he might have died too.
Lei Ming was injured and unable to command the army, so the heavy responsibility of the vanguard fell on Wang Zhong.
After becoming the vanguard general, Wang Zhong immediately found his brother-in-law Le Ming and asked for another 10,000 troops. He re-armed the vanguard army. Such a large army had more than 30,000 people, which made Wang Zhong confident
Endless.
Today he saw the scene where the army on the city tower almost broke through the city. He believed that as long as he followed today's attack plan and the worst that happened would be to kill a few more people, he would be able to capture Jincheng and achieve great success.
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Pingcheng.
In the Guiyi Army barracks, a depressed mood is spreading.
Following the order from Brigadier Sun Fuhu, the gates of Pingcheng were opened to welcome the Xuanjia Army into the city. After Chiefs of Staff Rong Shao and Gan Li, as well as Commander Shi Dingtian were detained respectively, this atmosphere began to exist in the military camp.
If it weren't for the efforts of the battalion, company and platoon squad leaders below to suppress it, there might have been a mutiny in the army.
Sun Fuhu saw the movement of the army in his eyes, and he understood more clearly the correctness of what Tang Ao said at the Pingfeng Mountain meeting. Indeed, the influence of these generals in the army is limited, and it is far different from the armies of other vassal kings.
The general can represent the entire army.
"Brigadier, there are more than 20 people who are causing trouble today. They have been arrested. Now there are more than 200 people detained. This cannot continue." Si Bin, the commander of the first regiment, came to Sun Fuhu with a serious look on his face.
Worry.
Si Bin was born as a ranger. He quickly stood out because of his fearlessness and his courage to fight on the battlefield. He was later discovered by Sun Fuhu, who took him to his side and recommended him along the way to become one of his battalion commanders.
This time Sun Fuhu changed his tune, and other officers held objections, either publicly or not publicly, or at worst remained silent. Only Si Bin jumped out to support him.
At first, Sun Fuhu thought that this confidant really supported him. Later, he learned that this person had been bribed by Tang Sheng. Tang Sheng found him directly without any hesitation and proposed to use Si Bin's ability to become a battalion commander.
He is so talented. He is completely qualified to be the leader of the regiment, which is still an important position.
