Chapter two hundred and eighty seventh night battle
The daytime passed quickly, and everyone inside and outside the Imperial Capital City was already tense. A dazzling Imperial Capital offensive and defensive battle was about to begin tonight!
The last ray of sunshine fell and darkness descended on the earth. Zhang Liao waited for the soldiers to finish their dinner one after another.
A bowl of hot soup.
But being able to eat such a bowl of hot soup in the cold winter is enough to satisfy the soldiers. Around the bonfire, the soldiers gathered together in twos and threes. They had smiles on their faces, and from time to time someone showed a warm smile.
It reminds them of their relatives far north.
In the eyes of the outside world, the soldiers of Dragon City are all carved from the same mold, but how can they understand that these soldiers, known as battlefield demons, are actually men of flesh and blood. They are loyal, they are passionate, and they are equally
It has the most profound tenderness. This tenderness is that of the elders, relatives and friends from my hometown in Longcheng in the north, as well as my wife and children at home.
Perhaps it was these tender feelings and concerns that made them resolutely follow Zhou Yunfei's footsteps, pick up weapons, put on armor, and then transform into hell Shuras with their hands stained with blood.
Also, with Pao Ze who lives by his side day and night, this bond is more like siblings than brothers. Under the pull of these bonds, they are not afraid of hardships, they face the enemy calmly, they are the most proud Dragon City warriors!
Looking at these soldiers, Zhang Liao did not know how many times he felt a surge of pride in his heart. As a commander, it is the happiest thing to be able to take charge of such an army in his lifetime. Sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, although Zhang Liao is handsome, he is also
The brother of the soldiers gave up the comfort of commanding from the rear and chose to follow the army on several expeditions. Zhang Liao never regretted it, because it was here that he could feel the greatest motivation.
Time passed little by little, and when the main force of Dragon City's Second Army completed preparations, the Imperial Capital also attracted the first wave of attacks.
The main force of this attack was the trebuchet unit that had shown great power in Bree City before.
The city of Bree was captured without blood a few days ago, all thanks to these trebuchets, and now, the Bywister Imperial Capital, which has stood on the northern land for hundreds of years, will also be baptized by them.
"Load! Mark ten!" Next to a trebuchet, the crew sergeant was raising the red flag in his hand, directing the team to load the trebuchet with projectiles.
The projectiles of these trebuchets are all stones with a diameter of about half a meter. Many of these stones were dug out from the rocky mountains about three miles behind according to the requirements during the day when the camp was being built, and then used by logistics
Special transportation equipment is sent to the front line.
Although this stone is inconspicuous, each piece has been temporarily processed. The screams were cut off and initially polished into irregular ovals. The ones who polished these stones were naturally the engineering troops accompanying the army. In their
With the hard work, hundreds of stones became the protagonist tonight.
A soldier on the crew directed three infantrymen who came to help, and placed the projectile, which weighed about half a ton, into the trebuchet launcher using a pulley. At the same time, another soldier on the crew carefully turned the scale of the trebuchet.
After arriving at the correct position, the four soldiers began to pull the rope of the trebuchet.
Click!
A crisp sound appeared, "Mark ten!" After the soldier in charge of aiming saw the beating numbers on the dial, he shouted loudly, calling for the soldiers pulling the rope to stop. At this time, the tight rope was also locked by the machine.
Die, everything is ready.
The eyes of the dozen or so soldiers immediately turned to the noncommissioned officer responsible for the order, and the small red flag held high in the noncommissioned officer's hand was still very conspicuous in the echo of the bonfire at night.
Slogans of completion sounded nearby. When the last preparation was completed, Zhang Liao, who was standing aside, nodded to the commander-in-chief of the trebuchet.
The commander-in-chief took a deep breath, slowly raised the small cylinder in his right hand, and then fiercely pulled the small line below with his left hand.
Whoosh!
A bright white signal shot into the sky, looking so conspicuous and sudden in the dark night.
Even in the imperial capital not far away, the soldiers standing on the city wall could see the white signal suddenly coming out of the dark night ahead.
"What is that?" Many soldiers saw this kind of thing for the first time, and many of them were at a loss. Faced with unknown things, humans always respond with awe. But at this moment, the defenders on the walls of the imperial capital,
Immediately, whispers spread, and all kinds of conjectures followed.
However, this was not over yet. After the signal flare was lit, all the commanding sergeants of the trebuchet unit violently waved down the red flags in their hands at almost the same time, shouting at the same time: "Launch!" as if they were using all their strength.
, the shouts that would have been scattered at first turned out to be extremely neat and loud!
The dialer, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly pulled down the mechanism that blocked the rope.
Squeak...squeak...whoop!
The tight rope was instantly released, and the unconstrained rope quickly moved across the pulley, and then lifted up the arm supporting the throwing spoon. The stone projectiles on the spoon also took off with the spoon under this drive.
And rise.
When the spoon reached its highest point, the projectile lost its thrust, left the surface of the spoon, and roared toward the distant imperial capital!
For a time, hundreds of stones rained down on the Imperial Capital against the backdrop of the dark night. However, in the direction of the Imperial Capital, no one noticed these terrifying stones at all because of the darkness of the night.
In just a few seconds, almost everyone in Longcheng was eagerly waiting for the moment when the stone hit the ground.
Many soldiers had heard of this massive weapon, but except for the friendly troops who had witnessed the power of the trebuchet under the city of Bree, no other troops had ever experienced such a feeling.
Can these machines, which are said to have the strongest long-range power, bring damage to the imperial capital with its high walls and thick walls? Everyone is waiting to see.
At this time, a soldier on the wall of the imperial capital felt a little sleepy. He yawned. Then he happened to raise his head and saw black spots in the sky under the moonlight.
After rubbing his eyes, the soldier opened his eyes wide. After confirming that he was not confused, he immediately shouted to the soldiers around him, "Look, what are those?"
Following his voice, the soldiers around him raised their heads strangely and looked into the night sky.
The black spots are getting bigger and clearer. Many people open their eyes, trying to figure out what the black spots in the sky are.
However, the answer was soon revealed.
"Oh my God, those, those, those are!" Before they could finish speaking, hundreds of stones hit the imperial capital.
The huge noise instantly woke up the imperial capital. Half a ton of stones hitting the surface of the city wall had almost no effect, but if these things fell next to people, they would be fatal.
It's like hell. The soldiers on the city wall discovered that these stones are like ancient behemoths. Even if you are just hit by a kiss, congratulations, you are done.
Roughly elliptical stone projectiles can easily roll over after landing, causing even greater damage. Everything they pass along the way is completely destroyed.
The observing soldier standing on the tower looked at the scene in front of him and was stunned. But before he could scream, a stone that deviated from the range hit the city defense tower!
Boom!
The majestic tower in the past was broken from the middle like a fragile building block by the bombardment of a huge boulder. This time, the upper part of the tower fell at an alarming speed!
Many people in the imperial capital were lucky enough to witness the destruction of the tower. Since the attack range of Dragon City is within one mile of the city wall, within this range, people in all areas will generally be evacuated during wartime, leaving only
Responsible for rotating soldiers and materials used for city defense. Therefore, there is no pressure to attack this range, and there is no need to care about civilian casualties.
Moreover, Zhang Liao's first target was this area rather than the city wall.
The attack continued. Hundreds of trebuchets took turns to attack, divided into several groups, and began a series of non-stop attacks. Zhang Liao watched for a while and then lost the mood to continue watching, because tonight the trebuchets were just a kind of attack after all.
means, rather than an actual attack.
But the other soldiers of the Second Army don't think so. For them, the afterimages that keep appearing in front are definitely more exciting than the drama they watched during the New Year. This kind of attack on the enemy can be done with just stones. There is nothing like this.
Even more exciting.
The soldiers watched this performance with great interest, and some even took the initiative to come to the logistics office to help carry the stones. In this way, they wanted to contribute their own strength and kill as many enemies as possible.
The attacks here have not stopped, and the tragic experience of the Imperial Capital continues.
The eldest prince sitting on the imperial chair looked very sad. He naturally knew what kind of test the city wall in front was undergoing, but he could not order the troops to be transferred down, otherwise it would be equivalent to handing over the imperial capital to the opponent.
But if the enemy is allowed to attack like this, morale and materials will be seriously damaged. What should we do?
The eldest prince and his generals and senior officials all looked worried. If they could not think of a way, then as long as Longcheng continued like this without sending troops to attack, they could surrender.
"Your Highness, we can't go on like this. Please order your subordinates to lead the troops to attack!" A general was the most anxious. He wanted to lead his troops to attack proactively so that Dragon City could stop this terrible attack.
In fact, if the eldest prince hadn't been holding back, many generals would have suggested taking the initiative to attack when Dragon City had just arrived at the imperial capital. However, the eldest prince had strictly ordered not to do so, which puzzled many people.
You must know that at this time, the imperial capital has gathered an army of more than 150,000. On the other hand, outside the city, the main force of Dragon City is 15,000. With a gap of ten times, can't they still win?
However, due to the eldest prince's persistence and the opponent's quick actions, the current situation was directly caused.
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