Several huge fireballs drew perfect arcs and roared towards us! The officers and soldiers on the top of the city raised their shields and lined up to cover them!
Li Yu was very pleased when he saw it! The performance of the Tang soldiers exceeded his expectations! He thought that these Tang soldiers would panic when faced with such a powerful enemy offensive! Unexpectedly, they were well-trained and responded in an orderly manner!
At this time, Mr. Huo was already standing next to a three-bed crossbow. He loaded a huge arrow with lightning speed. He leaned back and slid his feet backwards. The bow string that took several people to pull was easily fully loaded! He also fine-tuned it.
Direction, shoot out an arrow!
The arrow shot out like a dragon and hit a fireball!
The fireball was made of mud and stone, and it exploded instantly when shot by a giant arrow! There was a loud bang, and sparks filled the sky!
Sparks fell like rain in the mid-air between the two sides! They made a hissing sound when they landed on the snow, and bursts of white gas came out!
boom!
A fireball hit the outer wall of the city, causing rubble to fly and smoke to rise! There was an obvious dent in the city wall!
boom!
boom!
Two fireballs hit the soldiers who were holding up their shields to protect themselves on the top of the city!
The two Tang soldiers who were directly hit by the fireball, together with several soldiers behind them, were blasted several feet away. Their shields were directly smashed and deformed, and the fireball also cracked into several large pieces!
The two Tang soldiers who bore the brunt of the attack were bleeding from their mouths and noses and were already seriously injured!
There were several soldiers nearby who quickly carried them off the top of the city! There was already a doctor waiting in the city!
Li Yu shouted angrily: "Counterattack! Three-bow bed crossbow ready!"
"yes!"
Countless soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty rushed towards the five three-bow crossbows. Mr. Huo immediately got out of the way! He knew that the Tang army had already had its own set of tactics, so occupying their position might affect their combat deployment and combat effectiveness.
!So he naturally made way for Tang Jun.
About thirty-five Tang soldiers were responsible for a three-bow bed crossbow! One person was responsible for loading the arrow, thirty people were responsible for pulling the bow string to prepare the arrow and four people were responsible for turning the bed crossbow to adjust the direction!
"put!"
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Five giant arrows were shot out instantly!
The arrow shoots out like a dragon, unstoppable!
Under the flag of Wu Yue's army commander, Ye Xuan shouted: "No!" He jumped up from his horse and grabbed Qian Long with his backhand and retreated violently!
Puff puff puff puff puff!
Five giant arrows fell from the sky and slanted down. One shot into the air and was directly buried in the ground. Two of them penetrated Qian Long's and Ye Xuan's mounts into the ground respectively, and the other two hit the two men beside Qian Long.
The guards, including men and horses, were nailed to the ground!
What a miserable death!
All the masters looked at each other, relatively speechless!
When the five giant arrows struck, none of them dared to point them straight!
Japanese samurai Serizawa Tamao stared at a crucified guard next to him with a suspicious expression!
I saw a long arrow as huge as a javelin piercing the guard's left chest, piercing through the left back waist, then piercing through the mount's rear hip, and then piercing through the horse's left thigh, and finally nailed into the ground, leaving only the
The tail of the arrow is above the ground!
Serizawa Tamao frowned and said: "Who could shoot such a powerful arrow? It's incredible!"
Qian Long didn't care to complain that the dozen masters had neglected their duties and forgot to protect himself. He also asked in shock: "Mr. Ye, what is this voice and appearance? Does the Southern Tang Dynasty actually have such a shocking weapon?"
Ye Xuan stared at the top of the city a hundred feet away and said lightly: "This is called a three-bow bed crossbow!"
Although everyone was staring at the city, their thoughts were focused on Ye Xuan!
Ye Xuan said: "The three-bow bed crossbow, also known as the eight-oxen crossbow, means that it takes the power of eight oxen to pull the bowstring!"
Qian Long's pupils shrank, "The power of eight bulls? How terrifying!" As they say, the power of nine bulls and two tigers, but it seems far away from everyone, and there is no intuitive impression, but the shock that this giant arrow gives everyone is extremely clear.
Incredibly intuitive!
"How many troops are needed to pull the bowstring? What is the maximum range?"
Ye Xuan said: "It takes at least thirty people to pull the bowstring! The range can reach 1,500 steps!"
"Thirty people?" Not only Qian Long was surprised, but the Wu Yue master next to him was also surprised!
"Fifteen hundred steps? Three steps and one foot, isn't it five hundred feet?"
"That's right! We're just within range of them!"
"Damn! I always thought that their bows and arrows couldn't shoot from this distance, but I didn't expect that they actually have this thing!"
Ye Xuan's expression was as he spoke slowly: "The arrow uses hardwood as the shaft and iron as the feather. It is also called one shot and three sword arrows! The three-bow bed crossbow can also fire the treadle arrows! General Qian, fire the treadle arrows
That would be so spectacular! Look at this arrow, which is as big as a javelin and can be nailed directly into the city wall. When attacking the city, as long as it is fired continuously, the rows of arrows will be like a hanging ladder, and soldiers can use it to climb up!"
A bald-headed expert exclaimed in surprise: "Damn it! Isn't it better to use this to attack a city than a ladder? You can shoot it in a row, and then the army can step on it and climb up?"
Ye Xuan said: "That's right! The premise is that the army can attack the city wall!" If it can't break through the opponent's arrow rain, then attacking the city with arrows is just empty talk!
The bald man said: "I didn't expect that the Southern Tang Dynasty could build such a powerful siege weapon!"
Ye Xuan said meaningfully: "The three-bow bed crossbow was actually invented by the Zhou Dynasty! This thing has always been one of the top secrets of the Zhou Dynasty. How many people want to know the blueprint but can't! It is said that the Khitan sent many people to steal the blueprint.
Shao Wulin masters had many bloody battles with Dazhou masters! In the end, they returned without success! Unexpectedly, the Southern Tang Dynasty became the second dynasty to make three-bow crossbows! It seems that the espionage work was done well!"
Qian Long's eyes flashed, "To capture this city, we must seize a three-bow bed crossbow! Then we will also imitate some! Herald!"
The herald beside him said: "Here we are!"
"Tell the slingers to stop attacking the city walls and focus on bombarding the city gates!"
"Got the order!"
The herald quickly waved the five-color flag, and the trebuchet had been loaded. Swish, swish, swish, and five fireballs went straight to the city gate! Although the accuracy was a little off, four hit the city wall, but there was still one after all.
Right in the middle of the city gate!
boom!
The city gate is thick and cannot be broken through at once. The fireball hit the door panel and exploded into a large cloud of sparks. The dust on the top of the city gate was shaken and fell one after another! The soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty behind the city gate were also startled!
Raise your spear and prepare to fight!
Qian Long shouted again: "Herald!"
The herald said: "Here!"
"Build a bridge and attack the city!"
"Got the order!"
The flag is raised high, the gestures are changed, and the war drums sound!
The drums were beating loudly, and Wu Yue's army suddenly became murderous!
On the top of the city, Li Yu's eyes flashed, and the blood in his body began to boil. He looked up to the sky and roared, shouting: "All officers and men, listen to the order!"
All the officers and soldiers on the top of the city responded at the same time: "Here!" This sound was like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, and the ground shook!
"Archers prepare!"
Hundreds of soldiers from the Southern Tang Dynasty took off their long bows and bent their bows with arrows!
The Wu and Yue armies below the city began to surge towards Changzhou City like a tide!
Ye Xuan said: "Commander, in order to reduce the casualties of the vanguard troops and try to avoid being shot by the archers on the top of the city, I suggest that we use trebuchets to attack the top of the city as a cover!"
Qian Long was a little confused, "I'm afraid I'll destroy those three-bow crossbows if I hit the city head!"
Ye Xuan said: "Then your casualties and battle losses will be huge!"
At this time Serizawa Tamao said: "Qian-san! Let my people go first! They have shields and are not afraid of Southern Tang's arrows!" He acted very righteous!
Qian Long shook his head deliberately and said: "Mr. Serizawa, we are the main force, why do we have the nerve to let you take the lead?"
Serizawa Tamao said: "What's the point? We are an alliance of brothers, what are the differences between us? Since our Japanese samurai just restrained their archers, we should go first!" Everyone thought: Restraint? What does it mean?
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Qian Long immediately followed the trend, fearing that the other party would regret it if he was more polite, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Serizawa!"
Serizawa Tamayu waved his hand and said generously: "Qian-san! You're welcome!" He then walked a few feet away, took out a flute and started playing it! The sound of the flute was long, penetrating the snow and reaching the skies above the Japanese team! Japanese warriors
Their expressions immediately changed, their eyes were filled with cold light and murderous intent!
"Assi, give it!"
Five thousand people ran forward like wild horses, quickly surpassing Wu Yue's army and flying away!
Qian Long said: "This Japanese can also play the flute!"
Ye Xuan said: "That's not called a flute! It's called a Shakuhachi!"
"Shakuhachi?" Qian Long was startled, but then whispered: "Change the name without changing the medicine. I guess it must have been passed down from our Central Plains!"
Ye Xuan said: "Qian Shuai is right. Because this kind of flute is one foot and eight inches long, it is called Shakuhachi. Later, Master Jianzhen traveled east to Japan and passed it on!"
The Dongdu soldiers quickly rushed to the moat and quickly formed a formation. Countless shields were closely put together to form a huge protective umbrella! They were waiting for the bridge soldiers to follow!
The range of the bows and arrows on the city top was enough to shoot thirty steps outside the moat, so these Japanese soldiers were immediately drowned in the rain of arrows sprinkled from the city head!
I don’t know what material the Japanese soldier’s shield is made of, but the arrowhead actually fell off due to the shock!
Qian Long looked at the Japanese soldiers huddled together in the rain of arrows, and sneered in his heart: Tamao Serizawa, do you think I don't know that you are also interested in the three-bow bed crossbow, so you don't hesitate to lead the charge?
Hidden behind the shield, Serizawa Tamao sneered: Do you think I really took the lead for you? Maybe you also guessed that the reason why I took the lead was because I liked the three-bow crossbow. Humph, but you didn't know that I took the lead just for "
Priority right to rob”!
Every major dynasty has a rule: the first person to attack the enemy's city will be rewarded the richest!
The reward for Wu Yue's army was very simple. On the day the city was broken, the army set out to plunder for three days! The first person to attack the city would have priority!
There are two Buddhist temples in Changzhou City, one is called Baolin Temple and the other is called Tianning Temple.
Baolin Temple was founded by Patriarch Xiao Yansheyewuwei, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. It was once a royal temple! It has the highest Guanyin Pavilion in the world, thirty feet high, standing behind the Tianwang Hall!
Tianning Temple has the tallest Buddhist pagoda in the world, fifty feet high, which is far away from the Guanyin Pavilion of Baolin Temple, facing south to north!
These two places are where Serizawa Tamao is eyeing! One contains the invincible wealth of Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan, and the other contains the "War Essays" of Guo Ziyi of the Tang Dynasty!
In his later years, Xiao Yan felt the pressure from Hou Jing. In order to save a hand, he prepared a large amount of gold and silver treasures in advance to prepare for unexpected events. Unfortunately, Hou Jing was very careful and kept Xiao Yan to death without giving him a chance to take action! Xiao Yan died.
He was also a coward, he actually died of thirst! But after living to eighty-six, Hou Jing was quite interesting! It’s a pity that the secrets of those wealth were buried for many years after Xiao Yan’s death! The emperor told Serizawa Tama’o that the wealth was extremely rich
Perhaps when he was in Changzhou of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Serizawa Tamao was willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty without hesitation!
The emperor gave him another task by the way, to retrieve the "notes" of Guo Ziyi, the God of War of the Tang Dynasty! Those were no ordinary notes! They were Guo Ziyi's experience in quelling the "Anshi Rebellion" and the Ashina Congli Rebellion! From the enemy
From the army's formation to the comparison of various data of both sides, as well as the gains and losses of several battles, it is both analyzed and summarized. It can be said that this is a military book that must be experienced! It is priceless!
Of course, the key reason why Serizawa Tamao dared to let the Japanese samurai take the risk is that the combat power of the Japanese samurai is absolutely extraordinary!
Since the three-bow crossbow was placed at the top of the city, its launch angle was limited to far, not close, and it was difficult to take care of the enemy under the nose. Therefore, the Tang army could only deal with the Japanese army with a rain of arrows!
Seeing that the arrow rain seemed to have little lethality, the Tang army began to use rockets!
The Japanese samurai tilted his shield at a certain angle. As soon as the rocket touched the shield, it fell directly to the ground. The flames of the fire were directly extinguished by the snow on the ground!
The bridge-building troops in Wu Yue's army, with huge shields on their heads and "flying bridges" pushed below, marched together in five directions. When they rushed to the moat, they did not slow down at all. The soldiers in front actually jumped directly into the river and swam desperately to the other side!
The soldiers who jumped into the river suddenly lost their protective shield!
Arrows rained down like rain, and the river was riddled with holes. Many arrows had already hit the Wuyue soldiers! But they swam desperately to the other side, and kept going. Finally, a few people came ashore. They rushed forward desperately. At this time, everyone
Finally, we found ropes tied around their waists, and they were pulling on the ropes desperately!
More than a hundred people died, but a dozen people rushed to the opposite shore. The rope they attached drove the flying bridge from the water to the other shore!
As soon as the first flying bridge was put up, the Japanese samurai lined up along the flying bridge with their shields and rushed over! Then they helped put up the second flying bridge! Then the third, and the fourth,
The fifth piece!
The Japanese samurai were indeed the first team to cross the moat!
They rushed to the foot of the city wall like lightning!
More than a dozen Japanese samurai took out the flying god claws and prepared to hook them to the top of the city! Suddenly, hot oil was poured on top of the city!
Several Japanese warriors raised their sleeves and heard it, "Baga!" They knew it was pine tar, and they would immediately throw fire on the city!
The warriors quickly dispersed, and sure enough, countless torches fell from the sky!
The shields were raised high, and there was a loud banging sound. The Japanese warriors who were oily had already hid in the city gate. The remaining warriors waited for the torches to stop throwing, and quickly dispersed in formation, preparing to throw the flying god!
Another stream of hot oil poured down from the top of the city. A Japanese samurai raised his shield to block it, and the oil splashed everywhere. Then he threw a big flying hook at the samurai, and the hook hooked on the wall. The samurai's hands and feet
He approached the top of the city in almost the blink of an eye! Just as he was about to jump onto the top of the city, he saw a man whose whole body was covered in pitch black with a head that he could not see. The man punched him, and the warrior lost his life without any warning.
All consciousness!
Qianlong who was in the middle army and Serizawa Tamao who was under the castle were both shocked!
The warrior was punched into blood mist!
Is there actually a peerless master in the city?
Thanks to Benbenlong and Yudong for their strong support!