Although Yang Xuan was well prepared, when the enemy really launched their attack, he was still stunned.
In a mighty manner, hundreds of artillery pieces were dragged out of the camp and began to be assembled in front of the position.
Yang Xuan was stunned for a moment when he saw such a spectacular scene.
What's more, this time the cannon has improved wheels, making it much easier for horses to drag it and can quickly enter the shooting range.
Seeing that a reciprocating cannon was assembled and entered the firing range, Yang Xuan quickly ordered an attack.
There were originally twelve trebuchets, two of which were destroyed yesterday, and now only ten are left. Although stone bombs and fire bombs were used, seven or eight trebuchets were destroyed, but the number of trebuchets that were erected was increasing.
The more solid bullets were fired, the more solid bullets hit the trebuchet position one by one without interruption.
Yang Xuan immediately ordered a retreat and no longer needed the trebuchet.
Then I watched helplessly as the enemy's return artillery destroyed the trebuchet position, and then bulldozers moved in to fill the hole.
This was the first phased victory of the Fucha tribe since the siege of the city. Aguta stared at the battle situation from a distance, and could not help but curl up the corner of his mouth.
"Continue to advance, return the artillery mounts to the edge of the ditch, and the army will go into the pit, ready to attack the city at any time."
Agutu seems to have seen the dawn of victory. As long as the army approaches the city and there are return artillery attacks from long range, such a small earth city can only hold on for two days at most.
Soon, all the small holes outside the big hole were filled up. The cannons were moved forward and the bulldozers continued to fill the hole, preparing to fill the half-foot-deep hole with a slope to facilitate the cavalry attack.
When the slope was filled, Agutu personally came to the front line to command. He took a deep look at the opponent's guard on the distant city wall, showed a contemptuous smile, and then waved his hand: "Siege the city."
The cavalry troops roared down the slope. According to the usual tactics, the cavalry was asked to go up first to explore the situation. After all, running fast can effectively avoid losses.
However, not long after they ran, the cavalry troops fell into the horse pit again, and a group of people fell on their backs.
Agutu was so angry that he was furious. The opponent's guard was too crazy. He actually dug a small hole inside this big hole?
What followed was a burst of crackling stones, killing and injuring a large area of the cavalryman who fell from his horse.
There is no other way but to let the bulldozer continue to move forward to fill the hole, and at the same time pull down the return gun and continue to move it forward.
With more than a hundred artillery pieces returning, I don't believe this earthen city can't be destroyed.
But just as the artillery was moving forward, the trebuchets on the city began to show their power.
Being condescending, the range is just a little further than the opponent's.
Gravel bombs, solid bullets, and kerosene bombs were all thrown down one after another. There were more than a dozen trebuchets on the top of the city. The rain of bullets was so dense that the enemy's cannons set up forward several times were destroyed.
Even if I push it forward with a bulldozer, I can't bear it.
Agutu gritted his teeth and resisted. In the siege battle, there was no one who could not die, so he continued to push.
After losing more than 30 return artillery pieces, they finally established a return artillery position and began to fire stone projectiles towards Tucheng in an orderly manner.
Several trebuchets on the walls of Tucheng were destroyed, and even more turrets were set up within the firing range.
After all, the firing speed of the trebuchet and return cannon was still very slow. Aguta continued to let the bulldozers move forward to fill the holes, and was ready to attack the city at any time.
The main target of the trebuchet on the top of the city was the returning artillery, which was the biggest threat. The enemy's bulldozers took the opportunity to push forward, filling the hole while covering the siege troops approaching the city wall.
Because of the baffles installed on the bulldozers, the crossbow arrows could not penetrate at all. Yang Xuan quickly mobilized the trebuchet and started throwing solid bullets in the city.
From outside the city, the city wall is more than one foot high, but from inside the city, the city wall is only two meters high, which will not affect the shooting of the trebuchet at all.
The enemy's bulldozer was so strong that even solid bullets hitting it had no effect. Yang Xuan quickly ordered to replace it with kerosene bullets.
Wherever the kerosene bomb hit, there was a sea of fire, but this time, the enemy still pushed forward tenaciously. When their bodies were on fire, they rolled on the ground. Someone beside them poured mud on them to put out the fire.
The same goes for bulldozers. Put out the fire where it can be put out, and don't care about what can't be extinguished. Anyway, the bulldozer is thick enough and it won't burn out in a short while.
Yang Xuan's expression became solemn. This was the first time he had seen the horror of war. Even though the enemy suffered heavy casualties, they were still pushing forward.
As a businessman, he knows very well that this is a wise choice. Just like investing, although you have already lost money, if you want to make back what you lost, you can only continue to invest, because once you give up, it means the previous loss.
All in vain.
However, if a business fails, it will at best result in a loss of money, while a war involves the consumption of lives. A large number of lives are fought on the battlefield, just to win or lose.
"Change to solid bullets and adjust the elevation angle."
There were originally few kerosene bombs, but now it seems the effect is not very good, so I simply replaced them with solid bullets and fired them as high as possible.
One is that the enemy is already very close, so you have to adjust the angle to attack. The second is that the higher the solid ejection is, the more powerful it will be when it falls.
As long as those bulldozers are destroyed, the enemy's siege troops will be able to kill them all under the city with just a few rounds of crossbow and cavalry fire without defense.
"General Chen, prepare the cavalry troops to attack."
"yes."
Chen Zhuo accepted the order with his hands raised.
"General Dong, arrange for two thousand men to go out from the tunnel to ambush. Once the cavalry attacks, let them cover the cavalry and coordinate their retreat."
"yes."
Dong Yue also accepted the order and left.
Under the intensive bombardment of solid bullets, bulldozers gradually began to fall apart and be scrapped, but at this time the enemy was not far from the city wall.
This distance exceeded the maximum elevation angle of the trebuchet, and then the soldiers held up thick wooden shields and began to charge.
The previous leather shields would be penetrated by crossbow arrows, so the enemy replaced them with thick wooden shields. The crossbow arrows on the city wall could not cause much damage to them, and they could only watch helplessly as the opponents rushed to the bottom of the city wall.
Not only that, the enemy's large forces also began to charge.
After all, the trebuchet has a slow rate of fire. As long as it spreads out when it is fired, most of the damage can be avoided. During the period of reloading, it is enough for the opponent to advance a long distance.
Moreover, the troops behind were also covered by bulldozers. Judging from the forward speed of the bulldozers at the rear, there should be no soil loaded on them, so the speed was much faster.
This kind of fighting method that takes people's lives is just like Yang Xuan's way of doing business and throwing money at it. It is simple and crude, but effective.
Yang Xuan gave the order to attack, and the cavalry who came out from the side door began to charge, targeting the enemy troops who were about to attack the city.
The crossbow archers on the city wall leaned out and provided fire cover for the cavalry charge.
At the same time, several more loud arrows were fired from the city, which was a signal to the three thousand Essien cavalry outside the city, asking them to carry out harassment operations.
This is done to deter the enemy from making a large-scale attack.