Chapter Seven hundred and seventeenth: The Battle of Huayin II
"Ballista. Ballista. Attack. Attack quickly." Behind the city, Yin Jiao, who was in charge of commanding the ballista, also shouted loudly, directing the ballistas to move forward. The soldiers who controlled the ballistas also struggled to move the crossbows. The car pushed forward, then opened the bow string, pulled the trigger, and shot out the crossbow arrows that were higher than them. The strong force of the crossbow arrows instantly penetrated the soldiers in the front row of Liang Jun, and even more It shot through several soldiers before finally stopping. Almost every crossbow arrow could cause casualties of more than ten Liang Army soldiers.
At the same time, Liu Hongji and Duan Zhixuan, who were responsible for the close combat command, also responded calmly. They directed the defenders to pour down huge rocks and kerosene. The huge rocks smashed the enemy's head and bloodied, while the burning kerosene poured down. It was so hot that the skin of Liang Jun soldiers was torn to pieces. As the commander-in-chief of the entire city, Yin Kaishan sat on the command podium, looking calmly and calmly outside the city. From time to time, he issued orders to change some of the defense lines on the city. At this time. The importance of a veteran's experience is reflected. Under the command of Yin Kaishan, although Huayin City's city defense was not very good, the defenders were always able to accurately resist the enemy's offensive.
Outside the city, seeing that Liang Jun's offensive had not been effective, Cheng Yaojin, who was standing next to Li Jing, couldn't hold himself back. He shouted to Li Jing: "General Li, if this continues, won't the soldiers be in vain? Sacrifice. Let me go. I guarantee that I can rush to the top of the city and kill all the Tang army generals."
Seeing the frizzy look on Cheng Yaojin's face, Li Jing couldn't help but smile. He suddenly remembered the first time he saw Cheng Yaojin. At that time, Cheng Yaojin looked like a monk. But now he can't even open his mouth or shut up. They were shouting and killing, but there was no trace of a monk. But after thinking about it, Li Jing still said to Cheng Yaojin: "General Cheng, it's not time to let you go up yet. Not to mention the Tang Army generals in Huayin City. Quite a few. If you fight alone, not only will it not solve the problem, but it may trap you. Don't worry. I guarantee you will have a chance to fight in this battle."
Hearing what Li Jing said, although Cheng Yaojin was still a little confused, he still retreated and looked anxiously at the battle ahead. Li Jing, on the other hand, raised his head, stared straight ahead, and shouted in a deep voice: " I heard that Yin Kaishan is a veteran on the battlefield with extraordinary experience. When I saw it today, he is indeed well-deserved. With him guarding Huayin, this battle will be a bit difficult."
After Li Jing finished speaking, Liu Wenjing, who was next to Li Jing, also squinted her eyes and said: "Just one Yin Kaishan is nothing. I heard that Li Shimin sent Li Shentong, Liu Hongji, Yu Chigong and other powerful generals to Huayin. With the help of these fierce generals, the strength of Huayin's defenders has also been greatly enhanced. Yin Kaishan is even more powerful. This battle is really difficult to fight. But..."
"However." Before Liu Wenjing could finish speaking, Li Jing shouted first: "It is precisely because the elite of the Tang army have gathered in Huayin City. As long as Huayin can be defeated, the strength of the Tang army will be greatly damaged. Then we will attack Chang'an. We will also be much more relaxed. It can even be said that we have accomplished all our efforts in one battle. Therefore, we must win this battle. Send an order. Rush to the car. Knock down the wall of Huayin City for me. There is no wall to rely on. I want to see it. How should Yin Kaishan respond?"
As Li Jing finished speaking, the sound of the war drums conveying Li Jing's orders also changed regularly. Immediately afterwards, an astonishing number of charging cars were pushed forward by Liang Jun soldiers. Rushing cars, as a special kind of In many cases, the role of siege weapons is very limited, because the only targets that can be attacked by rams are city walls and city gates, which have no effect on the enemies on top of the city. But this does not mean that The rush car has no effect. As long as it is used properly, the rush car can also play a decisive role. This time, Li Jing specially built many rush cars to target the weakness of the Huayin City wall that was in disrepair and was not strong enough. .Just for this occasion.
On the top of the city, Yin Kaishan also quickly discovered these rams that were slowly moving towards the city wall. His old eyes immediately emitted two rays of light. He stood up in a flash. As a veteran on the battlefield, Yin Kaishan Naturally, he could see Liang Jun's purpose. Of course, he would not sit back and watch Liang Jun succeed. Immediately, Yin Kaishan waved his hand, pointed at the outside of the city and shouted loudly: "Catapults, ballistas, all aimed at the charge outside the city." Carts. Launch an attack. Don't let those cars rush to the city wall."
With Yin Kaishan's order, Yin Jiao, who commanded the crossbows, and Li Xiaogong, who commanded the catapults, immediately ordered the defenders to change their targets. For a moment, boulders and crossbow arrows were poured towards the catapults. Of course, yes. Li Jing was also prepared for this. Not only did he ask Liang Jun's catapults to speed up their launches and cover the advance of the catapults, he also ordered the soldiers to rush forward to protect the rams. With Li Jing's order, those Liang Jun soldiers should They really used their bodies to block the attack of the city defenders on the ram. Even if the boulders and crossbow arrows fell on them, they gritted their teeth and persisted. It was precisely because of the sacrifice of these soldiers to protect the ram that the ram was still possible. There were some losses, but most of them crossed the moat and came to the city wall.
When they arrived in front of the city wall, the Liang Jun officers who escorted the ram were not polite. They directly pushed the sharp wood hanging on the ram and smashed it against the city wall. The sharpened log was wrapped with a thick layer of The thick iron piece hit the city wall hard, making a loud noise. Even very quickly, cracks appeared on the city wall.
Feeling the vibration coming from under their feet, the expressions of Yin Kaishan and other generals on the top of the city changed drastically. Although Yin Kaishan had seen those rams before, he did not expect that Li Jing would use rams so decisively. Launch a fierce attack. He knows very well that if the car collision is allowed to continue, it will not take long before the dilapidated Huayin City wall will be directly destroyed. Immediately, Yin Kaishan shouted loudly: "Hurry, archers, shoot at those Rushing cars. Be sure to stop the charging cars from continuing to attack. Don’t stop with the rocks. Throw them at those charging cars. Do it quickly.”
Although Yin Kaishan's response was timely, it was obvious that it had little effect on the numerous rams under the city wall. The rams were still ferociously attacking the city walls and city gates. Not to mention the city walls, even the city gates. They all began to deform slowly under the impact of the largest ram car. Seeing this scene, Li Shentong also shouted to Yin Kaishan with a solemn face: "Old General Yin, this cannot continue like this. We must send people out of the city. General Those rushing cars were ruined."
Of course Yin Kaishan also understood this truth. He only hesitated for a moment and shouted loudly: "General Yuchi, you lead three thousand soldiers and horses and charge out. You must destroy all those charging cars. Remember, destroy the charging cars." After that, return to the city immediately. Don’t be too lazy to fight.”
"Okay." Yuchi Gong, who was doing nothing on the top of the city, immediately beamed with joy when he heard Yin Kaishan's order. Now Liang Jun soldiers did not rush to the top of the city. He had no role at all on the top of the city. He could only be Standing stupidly on the top of the city. Now that he had such an opportunity, Yuchi Gong of course couldn't wait to order 3,000 soldiers and horses, then got off the top of the city and rushed towards the city gate.
Looking at Yu Chi Gong's leaving figure, Yin Kaishan showed a worried expression on his face. He was still very worried that Yu Chi Gong would make his own decisions and would not return for a long time. But at the moment, the most suitable candidate is only Yu Chi Gong. Go out of the city and destroy those rams. This means that from the moment you leave the city, you will face the attack pressure of all enemies outside the city. To carry out this task, you must have a strong general with high skills. And the only one who meets this condition is Yuchi. Gong and Li Shentong got married. But Li Shentong was a relative of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Yin Kaishan did not dare to hand over such a dangerous task to Li Shentong. If something unexpected happened to Li Shentong, how could Yin Kaishan explain it to Li Shimin? He had no choice but to do so. Next, we can only hand over this dangerous task to Yuchi Gong.
Yuchi Gong didn't know what Yin Kaishan was thinking. Being able to go out of the city to fight was perfect for him. As soon as the city gate opened, countless Liang Jun soldiers rushed in from outside the city. Yuchi Gong Without delaying, he yelled angrily, then rode up to meet him. With a wave of the iron sword in his hand, he immediately swept away the three or four soldiers in front. Immediately afterwards, Yuchi Gong also shouted to the subordinates behind him: " What are you doing in a daze? Rush out with me and kill..."
"Kill..." Yu Chigong's brave performance also boosted the morale of the three thousand Tang Army soldiers behind him. The Tang Army soldiers roared angrily and followed Yu Chigong, charging towards the enemy in front. It was also because the city gate opened too suddenly. Many Liang Jun soldiers did not react. By the time they reacted, three thousand Tang troops led by Yu Chigong had already rushed out of the city gate. And the city gate behind them also Closed tightly again.
"Drink." As soon as Yuchi Gong came out of the city, he saw his first target, which was the largest assault vehicle that was used to hit the city gate. Yuchi Gong's eyes suddenly lit up and he roared. He held the iron gun in his hand. He immediately swung it over and struck directly on the ram car. A clang sound was heard. The iron spear fell on the sharp wood wrapped in iron sheet of the ram car. Sparks suddenly flew everywhere. The front end of the sharp wood was immediately A corner of his body was cut off by the iron spear. However, Yuchi Gong was not satisfied with that. Immediately afterwards, Yuchi Gong roared again. The iron spear retracted its thorn, but it accurately hit the rolling wheel under the charging car. At the axis. Immediately afterwards, Yu Chigong's arm tightly grasping the iron pin turned over and he actually lifted up the rush car, which was three times as big as Yu Chigong. Finally, it fell heavily to the ground. It fell apart immediately. .