172 Thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge
Tens of thousands of troops and horses swarmed under the Yangping Walled City like an overwhelming tide. From the wall of the wall, the dark crowd occupied an area of several miles. Looking around, there were crowds of people everywhere. The surging and gloomy momentum made people... I couldn't help but feel nervous.
Yuan Shaoyi loves to pay attention to pomp and show. From afar, Yuan Shao is wearing golden armor, a golden helmet, and a vaguely red cloak. He rides out from under a green cap and has more than ten generals surrounding him. Yuan Shao pointed at the wall of the wall more than a hundred paces away and shouted: "Where is Zhang Liao? Since you have sent me a letter to come here for a decisive battle, why are you holding on to the wall? You dare not come out to fight with me."
Wen Yuan, who was standing on the wall, laughed loudly and said: "Haha. You have lived such a long life in vain. Come if I ask you to come. Yuan Shao, you are really obedient."
Although he knew that Zhang Liao was provoking him, Yuan Shao was still so angry that he blew his beard and glared. He shouted angrily: "Zhang Liao, you have insulted me many times. You swear to kill you today. Do you have the guts to come out of the stronghold and fight me?"
Wen Yuan raised his sword eyebrows and shouted: "Yuan Shao, if you have the guts, come and attack the stronghold and have a look. This Yangping Pavilion will be your burial place."
Yuan Shao was furious. He sent more than a hundred men to fight. From morning to noon, Yuan Shao saw Wen Yuan chatting and laughing on the wall of the village. He pointed disdainfully at Yuan Jun below the city. He was not even angry and choked on his sword. He pulled out his scabbard with a clang. He looked back at the sergeant beside him and shouted loudly: "Zhang Liao kid bullied me too much. Give me the order to attack. I will cut Zhang Liao into thousands of pieces."
Seeing the stopped Yuan Jun formation slowly moving forward, Wen Yuan's heart suddenly relaxed. Although he looked down on Yuan Shao on the surface, in his heart it was not the same. This time Yuan Shao dispatched 60,000 troops. He himself More than 20,000 people are really not suitable for field battles with Yuan Jun.
It's fine now. As long as Yuan's army is willing to attack, the Julu Army with certain geographical advantages will be able to fight against him...
Buzz…
Yuan Jun was half a mile away from the walled city. There was a heart-shaking dull sound from the wall. Boulders the size of volleyballs were smashed into Yuan Jun's formation with fierce roars. At this distance, they had already entered the wall of the walled city. The attack area of six meteorite vehicles on the wall. Dozens of stone bullets flew in the sky at a time.
Amidst the strong buzzing wind, dozens of large rocks weighing more than 20 kilograms were smashed into Yuan Bing's formation, creating a small hole half a foot deep on the ground. Or they were hit directly on Yuan Bing's body. Yuan Jun was hit so hard that his entire wound was deeply dented. Another huge boulder hit the ground, rolling and jumping on the ground. He rolled forward all the way. Yuan Bing's leg bones were broken one by one after being crushed. He screamed and wailed endlessly.
Siege equipment was the focus of these mine vehicles. The heavy wooden signs of several arrow-blocking vehicles were smashed to pieces by boulders. A well-mounted vehicle was smashed by boulders, and its wheels were damaged. The archers on the vehicle were shocked. He shouted and jumped from the platform several feet high...
A round of stone bullets killed and injured dozens of people. Wen Yuan frowned. The ground here was a bit soft. The stone bullets thrown by the meteorite vehicle rarely bounced when they landed on the ground. Otherwise, the effect would be more ideal. .
Moreover, the one-time launch efficiency of the mine vehicle is ten times higher than that of ordinary catapults. However, the launch interval is longer than that of ordinary catapults. This is the only flaw of the mine vehicle.
After the stone rain, Yuan Jun immediately accelerated their advance. They were obviously familiar with the firing frequency of Wenyuan's trebuchets. As opponents, they were also constantly learning on the battlefield. Not only that, it was said that Yuan Shao was also hiring skilled craftsmen to trial-produce trebuchets.
The densely packed arrow-blocking vehicles in the front row quickly passed through the 200-step shooting range of the mine-catching vehicles and reached more than a hundred steps away. Soon, they discovered that they were encountering difficulties.
In the area within 70 steps outside the semicircular wall of Yangping City Walled City, there are pits several feet deep everywhere. Most of these pits are three to five feet wide and difficult to cross. However, there is no fixed length. There are gaps between each ravine. Several meters apart, this land is divided into complex terrain like countless nine-curved corridors.
There are countless sharpened wooden thorns stuck in the ravine. The hedgehogs are gathered like a forest. Looking at it, you can't help but think about the consequences of falling. It makes people feel cold all over.
In addition, ravines were arranged irregularly, lying in front of the advancing Yuan Jun. If Yuan Jun wanted to get under the wall, he had to twist and turn several times.
Don't think that walking on flat ground between ravines is necessarily safe. In fact, there are many pits hidden. The pits are covered with a thin layer of soil. People will fall off as soon as they step on them. There are thorns and spiked wooden stakes in the pits. He will give a warm welcome to the fallen soldiers.
Moreover, detouring will inevitably slow down the soldiers' sprint speed. Moreover, some large siege equipment cannot easily turn. Moreover, the crossbowmen on the wall are not vegetarians. Seventy steps is already their effective killing range.
Wen Yuan smiled on the wall and watched as tens of thousands of Yuan troops stopped in front of his masterpiece. The inspiration for this kind of defense came from a tower defense game he played in his previous life. Faced with such a complicated ravine, unless you are willing to stand up to it The rain of arrows filled up these trenches one by one. Otherwise, no matter how many troops you have, you still have to experience the feeling of crossing a single-plank bridge.
Of course, it was not Wen Yuan's purpose to force Yuan's troops to fill up the ravines regardless of casualties. What Wenyuan really wanted was to gather Yuan's troops in the open area in front of the three village gates.
Yangping Walled City has three gates on the left, middle and right. In front of the gate is a straight road more than 20 feet wide. The ground is flat and no trenches have been excavated. However, as we all know, the defense in front of the gate is usually the tightest. An area of more than twenty feet. One attack can only allow more than a thousand people to spread out.
The Yuan Army in the front row came to a standstill. The unknowing Yuan Army in the rear row continued to surge forward. In order not to be squeezed into the trench and impaled by sharp wood, those in the front row involuntarily crowded towards the three village gates. The area in front of the village gate was crowded with people. People were pushing people. It was as crowded as the train station during the Spring Festival in Wenyuan's previous life. This was the effect Wenyuan wanted.
Buzz…
There was another dull sound of a meteorite being launched. Nearly a hundred rocks the size of volleyballs flew up into the air under the action of the machine. They fell hard on the area where Yuan's soldiers were densest. This time, the effect achieved was better than that of the first wave. It was much better to launch a salvo. The two Jinglan vehicles were smashed to pieces by the extremely powerful rocks. The remaining rocks opened bloody alleys in the crowd, accompanied by bursts of pitiful howls from Yuan Jun soldiers that pierced the eardrums.
A Yuan Junjun was hit in the head by a boulder. The whole person was pressed to the ground by the boulder. The boulder rolled down the ground. He saw that the pig iron bag was completely deformed. The human head in the bag was bloody, red and white. Blood, flesh and brains soaked into the area several feet away like a rotten watermelon.
Hearing the screams of their companions behind them, the soldiers of the Yuan Army in the front row instinctively poured into the open area outside the village gate. Twenty dozen arrow-blocking vehicles, five or six well-mounted vehicles, plus seven or eight hundred Yuan Army soldiers, in an instant This area was covered with water. Yuan Jun behind was frightened by the miserable situation of his companions and hesitated whether to go up.