The Liangzhou thief suddenly exerted his strength, but was quickly suppressed by a hail of arrows.
Their fighting spirit was inspired by the heavy reward, but the previous injuries were too great, and their morale rose as quickly as it fell.
After repelling two attacks, the third attack obviously softened, probably because most of the people on Hot Blood were dead.
Liu Xiang decided to add a little more psychological pressure to them and watched as several earthen platforms of about one and a half feet were built using wood, earth and stone.
"Send the order, use the seven-shooter cannon to fire hundreds of kilograms of stone bullets to destroy the enemy's high tower. There is no need to hide. Start participating in the battle to defend the city."
He wanted to attract the enemy to attack the city, but he definitely didn't like the round-the-clock fighting in the past few days. It was too tiring and consumed too many arrows. He really needed to save some.
At least part of it must be reserved to prepare for possible breakout operations.
The order was sent to the four walls of the city, and the counterweights were mounted on the sixteen seven-tip cannons, the tips of the guns were pulled down, and hundreds of kilograms of stone bullets roared over the city walls and flew to the earth platform seventy-five steps away.
In this era, a stone bullet that weighs a hundred kilograms and is as big as a hug is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
When several stone bullets hit the earth platform hard, causing the wood and rocks to collapse and dust flying, the people of Liangzhou were very confused. They couldn't understand how such a heavy thing was thrown out of the city.
It can still be thrown so far.
Seventy-five steps (one hundred meters) and one hundred pounds were beyond their knowledge.
Watching large stone balls flying out from the city one after another, drawing an arc in the air, like stars falling from the sky, they hit the ground near the earth platform, vibrating and clanging, causing waves of earth that were one or two people high. The people and horses nearby were all smashed to pieces like meat sauce.
The people who built the high platform couldn't bear it anymore and fled in panic. They even dispersed the troops who were sending reinforcements to the city, spreading fear to the front line of the siege.
There were too many people escaping, and the war team could not kill them all at once.
As we all know, one person who escapes can bring up a group of deserters. With so many people turning around and fleeing for their lives, it caused chaos in the city. The offensive was naturally interrupted, and we had to retreat across the board and readjust.
Even if the ants attack the city, they are not piled up in a mess under the city waiting to be beaten.
Who ascends the city, who covers, who sets up shields for defense, and who suppresses the defenders, there is also a division of labor. Even if the execution is a bit rough, it is not chaos. It is impossible for everyone to climb up the ladder.
At the very least, you need someone to hold the ladder, right?
The earthen platforms on all sides were quickly destroyed, and the attacking troops withdrew in despair out of the range of the defenders. Han Sui was very distressed.
He originally planned to raise the trebuchet to a high platform and destroy the defenders' arrow sheds. Who would have expected that such a big stone could be thrown out of the city. This plan failed because the construction was not as fast as the destruction.
"Yan Ming, do you have a good strategy to attack the city?" He turned to ask Yan Xing.
He couldn't bear the day and night attack of the past few days. More than 10,000 people died in three days, and thousands more were injured. He couldn't afford to deplete morale and troops. He originally wanted to attack the city in one go, but was defeated by a fire. Burned out the offensive.
It's not easy to organize again.
The soldiers are frustrated and their morale is low. Urging them to death can easily lead to mutiny. They can no longer attack by force and must find another way.
"My lord, I think we should continue to attack the city, attract the attention of the defenders, consume the opponent's arrows, and then secretly dig a tunnel into the city."
Digging into the ground to siege cities has been around since ancient times. They didn't use it before because the amount of work was too large and the success rate was not high. The whole process had to be dug underground. For an era without machinery and engineers, it was normal for the tunnels to collapse and the routes to be skewed. situation.
Unless there are talents in this field, this kind of strategy is one of the best methods.
"Let's do it." Han Sui really had no other ideas.
In the next few days, the Liangzhou bandits' offensive slowed down, and more and more teams were holding large planks. It was obviously to deceive arrows. This thing was heavy and had a large target, which affected the advancement speed of the soldiers. If there were no siege equipment, it was best to hold them alone.
Come out and do absolutely nothing.
Don't forget that there are crossbows and trebuchets in the city. If you put them in such a formation, you will be beaten.
Time was passing by slowly. Liu Xiang was happy to play an offensive and defensive game with the Liangzhou thieves. They fought during the day and recovered arrows and cleaned up the corpses at night. Everything was back to the routine of conventional combat. There was no worry about lack of food and water, and the pressure of defending the city.
Not big.
Just cooperate with the enemy and pretend to be trapped. He originally wanted the Liangzhou people to surround him.
As for the enemy's digging tactics, the listening point in the west of the city has noticed it, and he doesn't care. Regardless of whether they want to enter the city through the tunnel or dig down the city wall, it can only be said that their plan will eventually fail because of the speed.
Too slow.
Time is not on their side.
In the blink of an eye, five days have passed, and the answer I have been waiting for is revealed.
The Sixth Army of Liangzhou thieves besieged the city. The one closest to the city wall was the Ya Banner, which was Liang Xing's flag. He was the one who was closest to the city wall. He attacked the most ferociously. He personally risked arrows and stones many times and led his troops to climb the city, but was repelled many times.
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The farthest three miles away from the city is Han Sui's flag. It is impossible to expect this old scumbag to attack the city himself.
Han Sui followed the path of a celebrity in his early years. If he had not been born in Liangzhou, he would definitely have achieved something on this path, because his reputation is really not small.
It's a pity that although his reputation was high, he was not conquered by the imperial court. Instead, he was hijacked by the rebel Huangzhong Yicong and became a sign of being pushed out by the rebels. At this time, the imperial court took care of him and gave him a job.
The name of the leader of thieves.
Then, Han Wenyue went dark, killed the leader of Yi Conghu, and truly embarked on the path of rebellion.
This is the life of the biggest thief in Liangzhou.
Why use the word "life"?
Because Han Sui was about to die.
Liu Xiang saw in the telescope that the armored cavalry had already charged, just to the west of the city, behind Han Sui. Charged with the Xiaoqi battalion, there were also Hu cavalry, Yue cavalry, and the cavalry of the Western Expeditionary Army.
Wan Qi entered the rear formation and was unstoppable.
Like a big wave collapsing sand, a sharp knife splitting bamboo, a river bursting its embankments, or a landslide tsunami.
Cui Yi led the torrent of steel to cut off the tooth flag in the west of the city, and destroyed the formation in the north of the city. The navy's cross-ships were interlocked, and the simple pontoon bridge was built in an instant, and the infantry of the Western Conquest Army quickly boarded it.
On the south bank of the Wei River, they attacked the chaotic enemy troops without stopping.
Lao Cao's flag stopped outside the north gate of Ji County.
"Da Sima, I'm coming!"
Cao Mengde, the general who conquered the west, was dressed in bright light armor and had a green sword at his waist. The silhouette under his crotch screamed, and the armored soldiers behind him were majestic.
It’s really majestic!
Not to mention his appearance, Lao Cao has no talent in this area.
Liu Xiang stood on the top of the city and smiled.
The west of the city has collapsed, the north of the city has collapsed, and the south of the city has been in chaos. The banner of Sun Wentai, the general who suppressed the west, is approaching Ji County from the south.
I won!
Not just this war, but also this world.
"Did Meng De fulfill his lifelong wish?"
"To pacify Liangzhou and conquer the thirty-six countries in the Western Region, we can fulfill our lifelong ambition!"