Chapter Seven hundred and sixteenth: The Battle of Huayin Part 1
Yin Kaishan's words had no effect at all on Yuchi Gong. Yuchi Gong had never encountered an opponent. Even when facing Li Shentong, the number one master of the Li family, Yuchi Gong had never been defeated. In Yuchi Gong's heart . Already arrogant. The more Yin Kaishan said this, the more Yuchi Gong wanted to go out and compete with the opponent. Immediately, Yuchi Gong felt itchy. He said to Yin Kaishan: "Old General Yin. I still don't believe in the master of the Liang Army. They are so powerful. Just let me go out of the city to fight with them. Even if it doesn't work out, I can still return to the city."
Yin Kaishan and the generals on the city couldn't help but frown after hearing Yu Chigong's words. Yin Kaishan made it so clear. Why is Yuchi Gong still so ungrateful? I can't do it for you alone. . And it destroyed Yin Kaishan's overall defense plan. Liu Hongji, the commander of Tiance Mansion, also frowned. He stepped forward to stop Yuchi Gong and shouted in a deep voice: "General Yuchi, who is in charge of the entire defender this time. It's Old General Yin. You and I must obey Old General Yin's orders. Don't forget the prince's instructions."
Yuchi Gong is now fearless. Just listen to Li Shimin's words. Liu Hongji mentioned Li Shimin's name. Even if Yuchi Gong feels unhappy, he can only retreat and obey Yin Kaishan's command honestly. And Seeing that Liu Hongji helped him solve this problem, Yin Kaishan also smiled and nodded to Liu Hongji to express his gratitude. Then, Yin Kaishan said to the generals in a deep voice: "Li Jing did not choose to surround the city on all sides. Instead, he went alone. We obviously have great confidence in attacking the east city gate. Therefore, the attack we will face next will definitely be extremely fast and violent. We must deal with it carefully. Therefore..."
"Be careful." Before Yin Kaishan could finish speaking, General Duan Zhixuan, who was next to Yin Kaishan, immediately exclaimed. He rushed forward with a lunge. At the same time, he pulled out the sword from his waist and slashed forward. There was a clanging sound, but an arrow was flying from outside the city. It almost hit Yin Kaishan's back vest. From the outside of the city to the top of the city, there was at least 800 steps. This distance An arrow could shoot so fast. If it weren't for Duan Zhixuan, Yin Kaishan would definitely have been hit by this arrow.
After Duan Zhixuan chopped off the arrow, his wrist felt sore and numb. When he raised his hand, he saw that the tiger's mouth was split open. Duan Zhixuan couldn't help being shocked. He didn't expect the power of this arrow to be so powerful. The generals at the top of the city were even more frightened. Yin Kaishan was the commander-in-chief of the defenders. The battle hadn't even started yet. If Yin Kaishan had been shot and killed, then there would indeed be no way to fight this battle. All People looked down at the arrow that was cut into two parts, feeling a lingering fear. Yin Jiao rushed forward and supported Yin Kaishan. He asked with concern: "Father, what are you doing? Sample."
After all, Yin Kaishan is a veteran. Although he was shocked at first, he quickly recovered. He cupped his fists and saluted Duan Zhixuan and said, "Thank you, General Duan, for saving your life." Yin Kaishan reminded him like this. Yin Jiao also reacted and thanked Duan Zhixuan.
Duan Zhixuan waved his hands repeatedly. At the same time, he flexed his wrist and said with a smile: "Nothing. This is what a general should do. It's just that this arrow is so powerful. It should be what General Yin just said. The son of Chang Sun Sheng It must have been shot by Changsun Heng'an."
When Duan Zhixuan said this, he glanced at Yuchi Gong intentionally or unintentionally. It was also a warning to Yuchi Gong. The other party was so far away, and he shot at the city from outside the city. The arrows shot were like this Strong power. If this were to be fought outside the city, then this archery skill would be almost unstoppable. When Yin Kaishan heard Duan Zhixuan's words, he also lowered his head and glanced at the arrows on the ground. He nodded and said: "That's right. Indeed. It’s the archery skills of the eldest grandson family. I didn’t expect that the eldest grandson Heng’an has already practiced the family’s archery to such an extent at such a young age. It’s really amazing. At that time, the eldest grandson Sheng didn’t have such good archery skills at this age.”
After Duan Zhixuan and Yin Kaishan finished speaking, all the generals showed fear on their faces. They would rather decide the outcome with a single blow on the battlefield than be killed by a sudden cold arrow and die inexplicably. Even Yu Chigong, whose eyes were high above his head, changed his expression at this moment, and felt a little scared in his heart.
At the same time, in Liang Jun's military formation outside the city, Li Jing squinted his eyes and looked at the movement on the top of the city in front. But he smiled and said to Changsun Heng'an who had just put away his bow and arrows: "General Changsun is really good at archery. It's a pity that the opponent was on guard and didn't even make a contribution with one arrow. But it doesn't matter. There will be opportunities later. General Changsun can take action as long as he sees the opportunity. It is best to kill Yin Kaishan with one arrow. He is a veteran on the battlefield and has rich fighting experience. Kill him and it will be much easier to attack Huayin City."
Regarding Li Jing's words, Changsun Heng'an just nodded indifferently. This is a battlefield. They are not new recruits who landed on the battlefield for the first time. Naturally, they will not pay attention to morality and face with the enemy. Only if they can win the battle, no matter what means they use. It's not despicable. Then Li Jing raised his head and continued to look towards the city. He smiled again and said: "Although General Changsun's arrow did not kill Yin Kaishan, the arrow was not completely useless. At least. Morale has dropped by another 10%, and our army's hope of victory has also increased by 10%. Mr. Liu, what do you think?"
Liu Wenjing, who was beside Li Jing, smiled and bowed her hands to Li Jing. She said: "General Li, I am not as good as General Li when it comes to marching and formation. Just follow General Li's instructions."
"Okay." Since Liu Wenjing said so, Li Jing immediately shouted in response. He turned his head and shouted to the military formation behind him: "The whole army attacks. Take the military formation as the shape and advance a hundred steps."
Following Li Jing's order, the 150,000-strong army was like a big square. It quickly advanced a hundred steps towards Huayin City. This movement was not limited to the soldiers. It also included those from all walks of life. All kinds of siege weapons. Then, Li Jing shouted loudly: "The swordsmen and axemen step forward and raise their shields to cover. Catapults. Move forward."
Catapults, as the weapon with the longest attack range among Liang Jun's troops, naturally had to be the first to be effective. Suddenly, the staggering number of catapults were pushed behind the swordsmen in front by Liang Jun's soldiers. The half-hundred catapults The carts were spread out, but they were also full of shock. The catapults were filled with boulders and kerosene cans. The kerosene cans even had ignited rags on the mouths of the catapults. The man in charge of controlling the catapults The soldiers tightened the ropes of the catapults so that they could launch those huge rocks and dangerous fire oil cans at any time.
But before Li Jing could give the order, another burst of roaring sound came from the city on the opposite side. More than ten huge black dots were seen flying from the city. They were getting bigger and bigger. But from the city The huge boulders thrown by the catapults at the top of the city relied on the advantage of the city. The opponent's catapults must have a longer range. Seeing Liang Jun preparing to use the catapults, Yin Kaishan on the top of the city would not sit still and wait for death. Naturally, he had to use his own catapult to fight back.
Seeing that the stones thrown from the top of the city were about to fall, Li Jing did not dare to delay. He immediately gave the order for more than fifty catapults to launch an offensive. I saw that the battle had not yet begun. On the battlefield, The sky was already full of flying objects. The boulders thrown down from the city must have settled first. The rubbles, each as high as a person, were all shot down from the city. I saw these boulders falling. After settling, there was a loud noise, but it happened to fall on the front line of Liang Jun's military formation. Although there were swordsmen and axemen on the front line, the round shields in their hands could not block those huge rocks no matter what.
As the roaring stopped, many soldiers and horses fell in front of Liang Jun's army. A huge boulder even directly hit a catapult, directly destroying Liang Jun's catapult. And looking at Liang Jun again The huge boulders and fire oil cans thrown by the catapults fell on the city head first. After all, Liang Jun had more than fifty catapults. With the addition of those fire oil cans to add to the fun, the entire city suddenly There was a roar on the top of the city. The walls of Huayin City, which were not very strong in the first place, were shaken by these huge rocks. There were also countless casualties on the top of the city. Especially after the fire oil tank exploded, the city was immediately shaken. Their heads were shrouded in a sea of fire. The soldiers who were hit by the fire oil cans were also shrouded in flames. For a time, the entire city was filled with mourning.
Seeing the changes on the top of the city, Li Jing curled his lips slightly. Although the counterattack on the top of the city came a little faster, Li Jing immediately waved his hand and made the next round of arrangements. Taking advantage of the chaos on the top of the city. Send troops to attack the city.
"Kill..." Shouts echoed on the battlefield. The first ones to rush over were the soldiers guarding the ladders. The soldiers who walked faster directly put the ladders on the moat. They set up the ladders on the moat. They built bridges one after another. The soldiers behind them used these ladders to launch an offensive towards the city wall.
"Archers. Where are the archers?" Seeing this scene, Yin Kaishan didn't hesitate. He immediately ordered all the archers to take action. Suddenly, thousands of arrows poured down from the top of the city, directly towards him like black clouds. The Liang Army under the city wall was shrouded. A series of screams also sounded from under the city wall. But even so, it could not change Liang Jun's determination to attack the city. All the Liang Army soldiers were almost madly moving towards the city wall. They set up ladders one after another and climbed up the ladders towards the top of the city. Not long after, the city wall was densely covered with Liang Jun soldiers who were attacking the city.