Seeing Qin Xiao retreat, Wang Xingchao and the defenders thought that the enemy would launch an offensive soon.
But unexpectedly, the enemy troops outside the city did not seem to have immediate plans to attack the city. Instead, they began to set up camps several miles outside the city.
By dusk, there were already tents lined up outside the city, and smoke was curling up from the kitchens. Fires were being lit for cooking.
Moreover, news came from other gates outside the city. None of the enemy troops launched an attack. It was obvious that they had a plan in advance, and they all began to set up camp.
Wang Xingchao sneered in his heart.
He originally thought that after the enemy troops arrived, they would launch an offensive while morale was at its peak.
However, Qin Xiao was obviously very restrained.
Long Rui's army marched for several days and exhausted their physical strength along the way. It was reasonable that they did not attack the city immediately.
Wang Xingchao understood more clearly that Qin Xiao must have known that it was unrealistic to attack this city quickly. It would not be possible to attack this strong city in a short time, so Long Ruijun was also prepared for a long-term attack.
When setting up camp, stabilize the position first, and do not rush to attack the city for a while.
Wang Xingchao was quite confident about this. Relying on the solidity of the city and the thorough defense, he only waited for the enemy to attack.
If the enemy attacks the city one day late, Liaoyang City will gain one more day.
Early the next morning, the defenders suddenly discovered that the enemy had built a wooden fence at the camp outside the city.
Overnight, the camp was protected by wooden fences, and the horse-rejecting stakes could even be clearly seen. Apparently Long Ruijun was wary of the city suddenly sending cavalry to attack the camp.
The defenders in the city were on alert, waiting for the enemy to attack the city at any time.
However, after several days, the enemy still showed no sign of attacking the city.
Every day when the time comes, smoke is billowing outside the city, and Long Ruijun always eats on time.
The defenders were surprised when they surrounded but did not attack.
Wang Xingchao would personally go to the city every day to observe the enemy's movements.
The enemy is patient, and so is he.
The city has sufficient ration stocks. If the enemy wanted to besiege the city and trap the defenders, they would obviously have made a mistake.
But Wang Xingchao knew that it was impossible for Qin Xiao not to know that there was sufficient food in the city. If this was the case, of course it would not be just a siege of the city.
He really couldn't guess Qin Xiao's thoughts for a moment.
On the contrary, the atmosphere in the city began to become more depressing.
The enemy troops came to the city and surrounded Liaoyang City. Naturally, the people in the city already knew that Liaoyang City, under the heavy clouds, was filled with unprecedented panic.
Liaoyang City was originally the most prosperous city in the Northeast. It used to be bustling with traffic and merchants, but now it is deathly silent.
Soldiers from the Duhufu patrolled the city day and night, fearing that something might change in the city and cause trouble to Xiao Qiang.
The streets and alleys became extremely deserted.
The once bustling shopping malls, restaurants, teahouses, etc. are all closed, and everyone is huddled at home.
It was only on the fifth day that Long Ruijun finally started to take action.
The morning sun was pale, the snow on the ground had not completely melted, and the hard ground was either white or gray, making it look very ugly.
In Long Rui's military formation, a large number of bullock carts appeared, transporting something close to the city wall, but they stopped outside the range of bows and arrows.
The defenders were confused, but soon understood what was going on.
I saw Long Ruijun unloading many wooden pieces from the car and starting to assemble them directly under the eyes of the defenders. Before noon, more than twenty catapults were set up outside the south gate.
These catapults were spread out in a semi-arc shape, and before they were set up, someone had to determine their location.
After all the catapults were assembled, at first glance, it looked like more than twenty giants surrounding the city gate.
After the slingers set up their catapults, they filled the boulders under the command of the school officer and began to prepare.
Wang Xingchao frowned.
At this time, he realized that Long Ruijun had not taken action before. He was probably building these catapults, or waiting for the arrival of these giant catapults.
The catapults were as tall as buildings. This semi-arc formation had already put great pressure on the defenders before they even started throwing stones.
Wang Xingchao was a sixth-level cultivation man with excellent eyesight. From a distance, he saw Qin Xiao also appearing beside the catapult, saying something to the slingers.
Soon, they saw a sergeant climbing up the wooden ladder of the catapult, holding a big hammer in his hand. When he saw someone below waving a flag, the sergeant swung the big hammer and knocked off the latch.
The thick rope immediately came off with a "crack".
The large wooden frame filled with sacks of gravel at the back immediately fell downwards. The wooden frame pushed down with its thick tip pole. The thin tip pole at the front and thick at the back made a friction sound and suddenly tilted up. The net bag below was dragged on the wooden rail.
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In an instant, a stone lump weighing nearly a hundred kilograms was thrown into the air, then broke away from the net bag and flew into the air.
The eyes of the sergeants on both sides were fixed on the boulder. The boulder whizzed away and flew straight to the head of the South Gate Wengcheng.
Only when the boulder was about to fall down did the several defenders at the top of the city scream in surprise and dodge.
With a muffled sound, the boulder hit the wall hard, instantly creating a dent in the ground at the top of the wall, and the masonry on the ground shattered. Fortunately, the soldiers had judgment in advance and quickly dodged.
But after the stone was smashed down, it actually shattered and fell into pieces. The stone fragments scattered in all directions. Although the stone fell and no one was hit, the splashed stone fragments hit several unprepared people nearby.
The sergeants screamed several times in succession. Although they were not seriously injured, one of the sergeants was hit on the cheek by a gravel. His flesh and blood were instantly mutilated and he screamed in agony.
Although the Liaodong Army and Long Rui's Army fought several battles, the defenders at the top of the city had never fought against Long Rui's Army before.
Wang Xingchao's eyes were cold and stern.
He stared at the boulder, but he could see clearly that it was not a random boulder, but made of clay.
After the clay is made, it is dried and then repaired and carved, so that the clay stones have roughly the same weight, so that the range and accuracy can be better controlled.
The destructive power of this kind of stone bullet to the city wall is not as good as that of rocks, but if it is heavy enough, it is also very powerful. The most important thing is that this kind of clay bullet can easily break instantly under violent impact.
, although the scattered stone chips are not enough to cause fatal injuries to people, they still pose a great threat.
Wang Xingchao is a veteran in the army, so he is naturally aware of this method.
"Heal the injury quickly." Someone shouted: "Carry the stone away!"
The sergeants were about to step forward when they heard a voice shouting: "Be careful, get out of the way!"
Only then did the sergeants see that there were more than a dozen similar stone bullets flying towards them in mid-air.
Seeing the power of the shattered stone bullet, the sergeants were shocked and evaded. Those with shields hurriedly used their shields to protect their bodies to avoid being hit by the fragments of stone.
Wang Xingchao's figure was so light that he did not dare to continue standing at the top of the city and quickly retreated.
On Long Ruijun's side, huge rocks were thrown at the city head one after another, and there was quite a bit of chaos on the barbican city for a while.
Wang Xingchao retreated to the head of the main city and looked over, his brows even furrowed.
Although he knew that the enemy would definitely use various siege equipment, he still did not expect that the opponent would actually build a giant catapult, and the first wave of attacks would be to use catapults to intimidate them.
After the catapult over there fired the stone projectiles, someone quickly loaded them.
Wang Xingchao also saw a large number of vehicles from the enemy's rear transporting stone bombs to the front. Looking at the opponent's posture, it seemed that they were going to continue the attack with catapults.
The only way to stop the opponent's catapult attack is to destroy the opponent's siege equipment.
If the opponent's catapult is closer and there are small catapults on the city, you may be able to try to see if it can destroy the enemy's equipment.
But without testing, Wang Xingchao knew that his catapult could not hit such a long distance. He could only watch the opponent load the stone bullets very easily and hit the city head one after another.
The slingers are still adding or subtracting sacks of gravel in the large wooden frame to adjust the weight and calculate the best attack distance.
Stone bullets roared in the air. Although Long Ruijun had been adjusting the angle and distance of the catapult, most of the stone bullets either fell before they got close to the city wall, or they were too far away and fell directly into the urn city.
.Only 20 to 30% of those who actually hit the city walls were attacked.
To destroy the Wengcheng, the main thing is to destroy the arrow tower, the tower and the horse face at the head of the city.
The Wengcheng outside the south gate was built in a hurry by the Liaodong Army. Its strength is not comparable to that of the main wall. Stone bullets cannot destroy the main wall, but they are still very lethal to the Wengcheng wall.
Only by destroying the defensive facilities at the top of the city, or even directly smashing the walls and horse faces, will no one be able to stand on them. Only by launching an attack in this way can the casualties of our soldiers be reduced.
After a long period of adjustment and testing, a stone bullet finally hit the tower protruding from the city wall.
The wooden tiles on the tower could not withstand the attack of the stone bullets, and a big hole was immediately smashed. Broken tiles and debris flew everywhere, and the tower was filled with dust, like smoke.
Although most of the stone bullets failed to hit the target accurately, Long Rui's army came well-prepared. There were many stone bullets, and they were continuously delivered from behind. By noon, the top of Wengcheng was already in a mess, with many
Soldiers were also injured by gravel.
Originally, the defenders had thought that the city walls would be solidly defended, and the moat, urn city, and main city would form an orderly defense system. If the enemy came over, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
However, half a day passed, and not a single enemy soldier rushed over. With only dozens of catapults, the Wengcheng was already in a state of disarray.
What's terrible is that the defenders have nothing to do.
The top of the Wengcheng city was deployed with archers who were skilled in archery. Wang Xingchao knew that under the attack of catapults, the top of the Wengcheng city was already a dangerous place. He was worried that the archers would suffer casualties in the Wengcheng, so he could only order to withdraw to the main city first.
head.
He also knew that although stone bullets could destroy most of the facilities on the Wengcheng, these stone bullets alone would not destroy the Wengcheng. Although the top of the city was in a mess, the main body was not seriously damaged and could avoid the enemy's offensive for the time being.
If the opponent rushes over, it would be too late for the sergeant to rush from the main city to the top of Wengcheng.
He wanted to see how many stone bullets Qin Xiao had hit him.
At noon, Long Rui's army finally stopped their offensive. The catapults were still set up outside the city. Except for a few people to guard them, the other sergeants seemed to have completed their half-day work and returned to the camp to eat.