Before Wang Mi finished speaking, Liu Yu had already jumped off the horse, and behind him, Tan Pingzhi followed closely.
He doesn't care why Wang Mi changed his tactics, as long as he can do things, it's the best!
In less than a moment, the Lingyun Staircase quickly rose, and all the soldiers who were best at climbing among the Beifu soldiers were already in place, waiting for Liu Yu's entire team to ascend the city.
On the other side, Wang Mi was not idle either.
Although he was a little negligent in taking precautions for this wave, it was mainly because the rockets were fired so well that he couldn't hold them back for a while, giving the Qin army a chance to counterattack.
But now, Wang Mi has realized the loopholes in defense, and there is not much time left for Di Qin!
Unlike the well-resourced Xiangyang City defenders, the Beifu Army led by Wang Mi was a vanguard force after all. Apart from the necessary offensive weapons, they did not carry many other miscellaneous items.
Generally speaking, there are several kinds of so-called sundries needed on the battlefield, such as flints for lighting fires and white cloths for soldiers to bandage. There are not many preparations for these.
Mainly because they set out from Victory Fort, which is very close to Xiangyang City, and the fort is fully equipped with food and weapons.
In order to be able to go into battle lightly and quickly attack Xiangyang City, before leaving, Wang Mi specially left some defensive equipment that he considered not that important on the battlefield at the Victory Fort.
After all, for the team he leads, tonight is the key.
As long as we can survive tonight and wait until the Beifu army led by Xie Xuan arrives, we won't have to worry about anything.
But if you can't survive tonight, no matter how complete the equipment is, it won't help.
However, now it seems that such an idea still seems to underestimate the enemy.
Facing the rockets shot down by Di Qin from top to bottom, the shield array was obviously no longer useful. Many parts of the shield hand were damaged due to being hit by arrows and could no longer support it and became dilapidated.
Obviously, facing Di Qin's powerful offensive, the Beifu soldiers needed better protection methods, otherwise it would take time to just rely on sending slaves to attack the city.
If this continues, the Beifu soldiers will almost run naked in front of the Di Qin army in Xiangyang, making them a living target!
But what defense can be used?
Looking at the few defensive equipment, shields and tanks, almost none of them can play a big role in front of the rocket array.
This is how to do?
"Secretary Wang, do you want to try this?"
Just when Secretary Wang was at a loss what to do, Zeng Gui, the captain of the Victory Fort who was following Wang Mi on the expedition, strode forward and handed him a cloth bag.
Wang Mi opened it and found that the cloth bag was filled with some clothes.
The shape is very simple, probably similar to the coir raincoat worn by the ancients, with only one shoulder cape and a drawstring at the neck.
"What's this?"
Wang Mi searched his memory carefully and found that he didn't recognize this rare thing at all.
Zeng Gui said seriously: "Secretary Wang, this is a top made of fire-huan cloth, it can prevent fire!"
Wang Mi was shocked: "You mean, this is asbestos cloth?"
Zeng Gui didn't understand what asbestos cloth was, but he only knew that it was fireproof and burned cleaner in the fire. It was a rare artifact.
Legend has it that in the fairy mountains in ancient times, there lived a creature called the fire rat. This creature is never easily seen. It is as big as a cow, and its hair is as white as snow, as fine and smooth as ice silk.
It can roll in the fire without worrying about being burned to death. It is not afraid of fire or water. The cloth woven from its fur is called fire cloth.
Fireproof and waterproof, it is the only magic weapon to protect the safety of soldiers on the battlefield. However, because in ancient times this natural material widely found in nature was given a mythical color, and people generally believed that firehuan cloth was made of fire rat fur.
It was very difficult to come by, so we couldn’t promote it vigorously.
Even for a regular army like the Beifu soldiers, whether there are Huohuan commoners in their reserves is a matter that needs to be discussed!
No matter what kind of cloth it is, it is really important to equip the archers quickly.
According to Wang Mi's instructions, the first batch of fire coats were distributed to the archers with the strongest combat effectiveness and the most vulnerable to enemy rocket attacks.
Zeng Gui led the fort residents to personally put fire clothes on the archers to help them complete the equipment quickly.
Whoosh whoosh!
Just when the last few archers of Zeng Gui's gang put on their fire coats and were about to leave, the rockets from the Xiangyang Tower were roaring in with the strong wind!
A trembling sound!
A flaming arrow passed through the shield formation of the soldiers in the front row, quickly found its target, grazed the rocket man's shoulder, and landed immediately.
There were originally a few strands of hay on the ground, but when they encountered sparks, they immediately burst into flames.
So suspenseful!
The Rocketeer who was unfortunately hit patted Huo Huanyi on his shoulder, and a few sporadic fire spots were shaken off.
Looking at the Huo Huanyi again, it was still clean, with no trace of burning.
"Captain Zeng, this thing was delivered on time!"
"What a life-saving artifact!"
The soldiers were full of praise for Huohuan Buyi, and the one who was most satisfied was undoubtedly Wang Mi.
"I really didn't expect that Captain Zeng actually brought such a magical object. If it weren't for you today, the Beifu soldiers would have suffered a big loss!"
With the Beifu archers in front protected by Huo Huanyi, their combat effectiveness has greatly increased. The 500-man team that was briefly separated from Liu Yu and others has now been quickly replenished.
Finally, the vacancies of shield bearers and archers were filled.
The Beifu soldiers, dressed in Huohuan cloth, raised their bows and fired arrows, aiming at the Xiangyang tower again.
But this time, Di Qin's rockets can no longer do anything to them!
"What time is it now?"
Seeing that the Beifu soldiers were suffering more and more battle losses, Wang Mi was most worried about this matter.
The Beifu reinforcements were still nowhere to be seen. He wanted to make time pass faster, but also wanted time to go slower.
He Mai looked at the hourglass placed next to the chariot and sighed: "It's already the first moment of ugliness."
It was the first moment of the ugly hour, which meant it was at least past one in the morning.
Fortunately, the night can still provide them with protection for a while.
Wang Mi felt a little relieved, but the heavy worry still surrounded him...
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On the other hand, another team of brave generals from Beifu has also approached Xiangyang City.
Compared with archers who can only attack from a distance, they will bring the most fatal blow to the Di Qin army!
"Jinnu, which way should we enter the city?"
The soldiers responsible for setting up the ladder were all in place, waiting for Liu Yu to speak.
The Di Qin soldiers on the city guarded the city very closely, and their offensive was quite fierce. They could not easily set up the Lingyun Ladder before determining the specific tactics.
To avoid being destroyed by the Di Qin defenders.
Liu Yu squatted under the Xiangyang City Tower, relying on the protection of the shield array in front, and was observing the enemy's situation on the tower.
No matter which angle you look at it, the traditional method of siege is to climb the city head-on.
The soldiers relied on the Lingyun Ladder and some ropes to climb up the city wall. During the climb, they had to carefully guard against heavy attacks from the enemy troops on the city tower.
The protection methods in ancient times were also limited, so many soldiers would be killed or injured at this stage of climbing the city.