Chapter two hundred and eighty fifth breaking the two cities
The huge power brought by black gunpowder instantly turned the sturdy Ulensburg into a lamb to be slaughtered. After reacting, Wang Meng immediately commanded the 21st Division to launch an attack, while Ulensburg was still in a brief chaos. .
As the commander, Ed White was shocked, and in a blink of an eye he saw the Dragon City army rushing towards the gap created by the explosion, and he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Quick! Block it! Block it quickly!" Ed White frantically picked up the weapons scattered around him and rushed towards the huge gap in front. However, many of the soldiers around him had not yet reacted quickly and were still looking at it in shock. Looking at the rising black clouds and the gap in the originally tall city wall.
Once in a blue moon, Niu Dabao of the 1st Regiment of the 21st Division led his commando team to be the first to rush to the huge gap in the north of Ulensburg.
Due to the power of the explosion, the entire gap formed a huge pile of rocks with two slopes. This also prevented Dragon City from using the spear formation that was most suitable for attacking the enemy, and had to use the sword and shield men as the main force to assault the city.
Compared with the spearmen who took advantage of the phalanx to kill wantonly, although the swordsmen and shieldmen were ahead of the enemy in terms of equipment, they would eventually fall into a big melee. The casualties might be relatively large, but Wang Meng, as the division commander and commander, still issued this order.
He had no time to wait to clear the obstacles, nor did he have time to completely destroy the enemy's resistance. Only the most violent attack could disintegrate Ulensburg's resistance and will in a short time.
Taking advantage of the shocking debut of black powder, the enemy was in a state of extreme confusion and panic. Wang Meng sent out the ace elite infantry of the 21st Division, with the commando led by Niu Dabao as the vanguard, and attacked Ulensburg in one fell swoop. And temporarily seized the door to victory-the gap in the city wall.
Niu Dabao was the first to climb to the top of the gap. The height of this rocky slope was about three meters, but the combined length of both sides of the slope was more than 30 meters. After climbing to the top, Niu Dabao saw the Ulensburg The internal situation, the scattered streets below, and the wounded soldiers lying on the ground.
The explosion caused a devastating blow to more than a hundred soldiers of the Central Army's 14th Army guarding the northern city wall of Ulensburg. Almost no one survived the blow. The people below the city wall were luckier, at least many of them They survived the explosion, although many people were unlucky enough to have their heads smashed by the splashed gravel.
The defenders, who were still feeling dizzy when they saw the figures appearing on the slope, had not come back to their senses for a while. They stared blankly at Niu Dabao and his party rushing down the slope. However, some people noticed the different characteristics of Niu Dabao and the others. Skin color and outfit.
"The enemy! It's the enemy!" The panicked people shouted, trying to wake up their companions and tell them that the enemy had attacked.
But in the chaos, the previous orders and prohibitions completely disappeared. Many frightened soldiers ran away without looking back. More people were caught up in this wave, and it finally became a trend. .
When Niu Dabao and the others occupied the gap without any effort, the balance of victory and defeat had completely tipped to Longcheng's side.
The three to four hundred men that Ed White had just gathered were wiped out by the wave of deserters in front of them before they dared to rush towards the gap. He was helpless and watched as pairs of sword and shield wielders crossed the slope one after another, taking complete control. gap.
Originally, if Ed White could reach the city earlier, even if there were only a few hundred people, as long as there was a confrontation in this gap, then this place would become a meat grinder for both sides. Even if Dragon City's elite soldiers and generals were unable to use the spear formation, If not, they can only fall into a melee and fight.
However, when the defenders fled, the gap was handed over to the opposite side of Dragon City. Now that the 21st Division had mastered the gap, it was equivalent to opening up the road to transport troops, and a steady stream of soldiers entered Ulensburg. Completely killing the last glimmer of hope in the cradle.
With a helpless sigh, the army was defeated like a mountain. After experiencing several shocks, Ulensburg's will to resist completely disappeared. When Ed White ordered the last stubborn troops to lay down their weapons, the entire Ulensburg thirty thousand All the defenders were captured.
In this battle, the entire Fourteenth Army of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was wiped out. From the commander of the army to Ed White, all sixteen middle and senior commanders were captured. As for the soldiers of the Fourteenth Army, except for the 410 who died in the big explosion In addition to the seven people, there were 151 people who were killed in the unilateral bow and arrow attack by Dragon City. In the end, the process with the greatest casualties was actually the rout. In the panic, more than 700 people died in trampling and fighting for the way. It was a fight that took place.
Looking at the statistical data, Wang Meng smiled bitterly and shook his head. You can imagine what a ridiculous and sad scene would happen when the string in the minds of the extremely frightened soldiers was broken at the last moment. Fortunately, Dragon City quickly took control of the situation, and with the cooperation of Ed White and other generals, Ulensburg would not turn into a real hell.
The Ulensburg offensive and defensive battle lasted just two days. If the early preparations and late-stage control of the situation are not included, the actual battle process was only two hours.
As for Dragon City, the 2nd Division had almost no casualties, except for a few unlucky ones who fell and suffered bruises while climbing over the rocky slope. This was considered a miracle, but Wang Meng knew that this was also an unreplicable miracle. First appearance Only with the black powder and the intentional or unintentional "cooperation" between the offensive and defensive parties?p>
What fans expected to be a brutal siege turned into a subversive dramatic performance?p>
After writing a miracle, the 2nd Division did not continue to advance, but stayed in Ulensburg. Division Commander Wang Meng gave the order, and three thousand soldiers took off their armor, put down their weapons, and joined in repairing Ulensburg as temporary engineers. in the ranks of Fort.
Moreover, Wang Meng also mobilized the people in Ulensburg and asked them to work for the army for a fee, which included the construction work of Ulensburg.
While the 2nd Division was seizing the time to repair Ulensburg, the battle began in the city of Bree behind them.
Compared with the miracle of Ulensburg, the city of Bree reflects the complete military system of Dragon City.
The trebuchet units transported from the Hengduan River became the most outstanding aspect of the attack and defense of Brie City. Hundreds of large trebuchets brought a rain of stones to the city of Brie. Commander Major General Li Lan, with his men The troops surrounded the city of Buri and cut off all communication between the city and the outside world overnight.
Immediately afterwards, the trebuchet troops transported by the navy were intensifying the assembly of parts. In three days, hundreds of trebuchets about four meters high were erected one after another. After the assembly was completed, they immediately launched an attack. Attack on Bree.
Hundreds of large stones caused huge damage to the city's defense at the beginning of the war. In just half a day, nearly a thousand soldiers died in the trebuchet attack in the city of Brie. This is not over yet. , after nightfall, Li Lan used the anti-ship crossbow bed disassembled by the navy.
This kind of crossbow bed is larger and more complicated than the army's. Li Lan only managed to make up seventy of them, but it was these large crossbow beds that left a deep impression on the city of Brie on the first night of the attack. Tragic image.
The crossbow bolts used by the navy are special and contain kerosene specifically designed to burn enemy ships. It was these special fuel crossbow bolts that plunged the city of Brie into a sea of flames.
One night passed, and the city of Bree was still full of smoke. As the commander, Marquis Willie, when the first ray of sunshine came in the morning, he sat on the ground helplessly. His face was dark, as if it had been covered by smoke. Smoked. Beside him, in front of him, and behind him, dejected soldiers were leaning on and sitting weakly. A night of fighting fires left the soldiers no time to rest well. In addition, they were frightened during the day yesterday. When Li Lan stopped attacking, no one had the strength to stand.
The logistics officer kept reporting the losses last night. Those numbers had already made Marquis Willy a little numb. In just one day, the city of Bree had suffered huge losses. People, property, food, etc. had suffered varying degrees of losses. .But what is even more dangerous is the current morale.
Look at those soldiers. Their faces are not only tired, but also confused. If this continues, there will be no need for the enemy to climb the city wall. As long as this continues, the city of Brie will collapse in a few days.
Willy buried his head deeply. He didn't know how to face his subordinates. They were not from Bywister. They came here for money, but now, let alone money, they were almost dead. Is all this right or wrong? Willy doesn't know. Maybe no one knows this question.
What should they do? Should they continue to be trapped here and suffer the rain of boulders every day, or should they defend themselves?
Before Willy could think clearly, the trebuchets in Longcheng showed their power again. In order to pursue the perfect effect, Li Lan split the trebuchets into three teams, each team accounting for about one-third of the total number. .Only one group is used for each attack, and the method has changed from yesterday's large-scale, high-speed attack to a small-scale, long-term attack.
In this way, the loss problem of the trebuchet is greatly reduced, but the pressure on the enemy is increased.
After the second day's attack, the losses in Brie City were much better than those on the first day. Many people had the experience of the first day and the changes in Dragon City's strategy meant that the casualties in Brie City were only a hundred.
But it was an even heavier blow to the morale of the defenders of Brie City.
Over the past two days, there was an atmosphere of depression everywhere in the city of Bree. Many soldiers deserted while on patrol. One or two, one team and two teams. When Marquis Willy found out, the situation had deteriorated extremely. Already.
The fourth day of the attack was winter in the fifth year of the divine calendar, December 14th. On this day, the main force of the Second Army led by Zhang Liao, commander of the northern theater, arrived in Ulensburg. On the same day, the city of Brie was under four days of nightmare. Finally the last string was broken.
Marquis Willy had no choice but to surrender honorably, and the city of Bree sued