At the time of the original update, most of the defenders on the city were asleep, and only a handful of soldiers were patrolling back and forth at the top of the city. The Sui army had been besieging the city for ten days and had not launched an siege. The defenders were gradually getting tired, and something happened.
Lazy, and the soldiers who defended the city could see clearly that the Sui army did not build any large siege engines. They only transported a lot of wood, but the shadow of the siege engines was nowhere to be seen. According to this progress, it may not be possible in five or six days.
Can create ladders or trebuchets, and their reinforcements are coming soon
Due to this kind of fatigue and luck in defending the city, the defense was particularly lax at night. Most of the guards hid at the top of the city to sleep, and even the officers were too lazy to intervene. The sweltering heat caused a severe loss of physical strength, so everyone took the time to rest.
, to restore the physical strength exhausted during the day.
In the east and west cities, the number of soldiers patrolling at night was reduced from the initial 500 to more than a hundred. In the north and south cities where the Sui army did not deploy an attack, it was difficult to see a patrolling soldier on the city wall. Occasionally, there would be a group of soldiers without any troops.
Jing walked by cheerfully.
The sky was gloomy and covered with thick clouds. There was no starlight or moonlight. The night was pitch black. You couldn't see anything dozens of steps away. There was only boundless darkness outside the city.
The soldiers guarding the North City could not see or expect that at this time, the trench a hundred steps away was already densely packed with Sui soldiers holding bows and crossbows. There were tens of thousands of them. Soldiers were still pouring out of the tunnel. This time
Ten thousand crossbowmen were used as cover, commanded by General Qin Qiong, and those in charge of the siege were the four thousand heavily armored Modao infantry led by Yang Sien. They were also sitting in the trench waiting for the moment of attack.
In the middle of a group of heavy armored infantry, there was a battering ram that was five feet long and more than three feet in diameter. This battering ram was made from a beam from Jinyang Palace and was harvested from Yuzhang County for thousands of years.
The iron wood weighs thousands of kilograms. The front end is equipped with a fine steel ram, and two hundred grippers are installed at the lower ends of both sides. Two hundred heavy armored infantry must be used to lift it. This kind of battering ram can withstand one blow.
It has a force of ten thousand kilograms. No city gate can withstand its impact.
Although the trenches were crowded with 14,000 people, no one spoke. The trenches were quiet. Even if someone couldn't help coughing, they would lower their heads and cover their mouths with their hands, trying not to make any noise. The only thing that bothered the soldiers was
The thing is mosquitoes. It's hot and humid here. A large number of mosquitoes bite the soldiers, so they keep using sweat cloths to drive away these disgusting vampires.
Two miles away, 30,000 cavalrymen were already lined up. With their spears raised high and their swords unsheathed, pairs of eyes stared at the North City with cold eyes, waiting for the moment when the city gate opened.
The time gradually arrived at one o'clock, and it was time to attack the city. Fifteen black figures rushed towards the north gate with extremely fast movements. More than ten thousand pairs of eyes stared at them. These were fifteen scouts with high martial arts skills. They used their long swords to attack the city.
They put wooden planks on the moat and quickly crossed the river, leaning against the wall. Each of them carried three bags of kerosene. They took off the kerosene from their bodies, but did not act in a hurry. Two of them climbed onto the suspension bridge like apes.
The suspension bridge is the key to this siege. Only by lowering the suspension bridge can the city gate be rammed. However, the suspension bridge is wide and heavy, with strong wooden boards as thick as half a foot. Two iron chains as thick as arms stretch down from the top of the city to secure it.
Hold the suspension bridge firmly and pull the suspension bridge high in the air.
Everything has its weaknesses, and this suspension bridge is no exception. Its weakness lies in the two iron wedges that hold the suspension bridge together with the iron chain. The iron wedges are deeply inserted into the wooden boards, and there is a pig iron ring on the outside.
hole, and let the iron wedge pass through the hole, so that even if the wood decays, the iron wedge will not fall off.
However, due to age and wear of the North City Gate Suspension Bridge, the holes in the iron hoops had been worn away. This made it possible to pull out the iron wedges from the suspension bridge. Sui army scouts discovered this tiny loophole.
It was this detail that made Yang Yuanqing finally decide to attack the North City Gate. Perhaps, this is called details that determine success or failure!
The two scouts climbed onto the suspension bridge. They used short iron bars to slowly pry the iron hoops. The iron hoops moved up little by little and separated from the iron wedges. Without the support of the iron hoops, the two iron wedges could not hold the heavy suspension bridge.
There was a creaking sound and the suspension bridge swayed slightly.
The two scouts turned over, got under the suspension bridge, hooked the bridge with their feet, and took out a sharp saw. One scout turned around and made a gesture to indicate that the others could take action. The remaining thirteen scouts poured kerosene from the lower part of the city gate.
Slowly pouring into the cracks, a wooden board blocked them from flowing out, and the kerosene flowed into the city along the cracks.
At the same time, the two scouts under the suspension bridge gradually sawed a crack in the wooden board on the edge of the iron wedge. The appearance of the crack made the iron wedge no longer able to hold the heavy suspension bridge. There was a loud bang! and the iron wedge on the left
After being released, the long and thick iron chain flew into the sky like a long snake, and the suspension bridge tilted to the left.
The huge sound of the suspension bridge tilting alerted the defenders on the city, "Who is it!" A defender came out to look, but a poisonous crossbow arrow was fired like lightning. The defender groaned and fell limply on the battlements.
But he didn't expect that there was another person behind him. When he saw his companion being shot to death, he was so shocked that he shouted, "Someone is coming quickly!"
Amid the shouts, the chain on the right also flew into the sky, followed by a muffled sound of 'Boom!', and the suspension bridge fell heavily onto the moat, causing large splashes of water.
The fall of the suspension bridge was the signal. Two hundred heavy armored infantrymen moved the battering ram out of the trench. Hundreds of people stood on each side, two levels in front and back, holding the handle of the hammer with both hands. Another two hundred heavy armored infantrymen raised their giant shields to cover.
The battering ram was like a giant centipede and began to rush towards the city gate. At this time, the bell on the city wall rang, "Dang! Dang! Dang!" It was extremely harsh, and tens of thousands of people were sleeping on the top of the city.
The defenders were awakened, and they rushed towards Beicheng.
The officer on duty tonight at the top of the city was Wei Wei Shaoqing Liu Zhenghui. He already understood that something was wrong. The Fengzhou Army launched an attack at night. He shouted anxiously: "Go and inform General Xiahou!"
Liu Zhenghui rushed to the city wall, and when he was about to look down, an arrow whizzed over and grazed his forehead. He was so startled that he broke into a cold sweat. He quickly turned around and shouted: "Trebuchet throws arrows!"
"Your Majesty, you can't see it outside!"
"If you can't see it, give it to me!"
The trebuchets creaked and opened. In the darkness, the soldiers could not see what was happening outside the city. Huge boulders flew out, hitting them aimlessly.
More than a thousand crossbowmen rushed to the city battlements, but were suppressed by the overwhelming arrows, unable to get down to shoot. At this time, Wanfengzhou Sui army's crossbowmen under the city formed an arrow formation, and fired thousands of arrows.
Cover the heavy armored infantry as they attack the city.
A raging fire had been ignited inside the city gate, and the flames were burning the iron gate. The entire city cave was engulfed in fire and thick smoke, so that the defenders did not dare to take a step closer to the city gate. Xiahou Duan had already arrived, and his face was abnormal.
He was pale and distorted due to nervousness. He had already realized the seriousness of the problem. Fengzhou did not beat drums or blow trumpets. It launched a sneak attack silently at night. It was very likely that Taiyuan City would be lost today. He immediately ordered:
"Quickly mobilize five thousand crossbowmen to come to the north gate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an earth-shaking loud noise came from the city gate. "Boom -" The dull and powerful impact sound seemed to come from hell, hitting people's hearts directly, making them feel as if their hearts were broken.
.Many soldiers couldn't stand the sound of the impact. They covered their ears and screamed and fell to the ground. The entire North City was shaking. The soldiers screamed in horror and squatted down one after another. A trebuchet tilted and lost its center of gravity, slowly falling from the city.
The head fell and broke into several pieces.
The shaking under his feet caused Xiahou Duan to fall to the ground. He got up and shouted anxiously: "Go and adjust the crossbowmen quickly! Go quickly!"
Outside the North City, hundreds of heavily armored infantrymen slowly retreated holding the battering ram. They held hundreds of giant shields above their heads. Although bows and arrows could not hit them, huge rocks were thrown from the top of the city, and there were still many heavy armored soldiers.
The infantryman was hit and fell to the ground with a muffled scream. He was immediately dragged down by the soldiers next to him.
Yang Sien, the leader of the heavily armored Modao Army, was also at the battering ram. When everyone retreated twenty steps away and began to prepare for the second attack, he shouted loudly: "One! Two! Three!"
Hundreds of soldiers exerted their strength at the same time, and the battering ram hit the city gate again with an extremely fierce force. Only another earth-shaking loud noise was heard, and the city gate shook violently. The door latch at the back was about to break, and the gate
The bricks and stones above were loose and falling off one after another, and huge cracks appeared in the wall next to it.
"Come again!"
Yang Sien roared, and the team retreated again, more than twenty steps away. Hundreds of heavy armored infantry roared in unison. They used all their strength, hugged the battering ram, and rushed towards the city gate again, ramming the battering ram.
The power bursting out from above seemed to be capable of crashing even mountains.
Not long after the suspension bridge collapsed, chaos began in Taiyuan City. The Xue brothers led hundreds of people to rush outside the military camp and set fire to the military camp. Hundreds of tents were set on fire. The military camp was in chaos, and the horse pens were opened.
Thousands of war horses rushed out of the horse pen and ran on the street. The men of the Xue brothers rushed to grab the horses, not caring about killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds.
The Xue brothers wanted to capture Li Yuanji and led more than a hundred people to the general manager's palace. As soon as they arrived at the general manager's palace, they were met by Chief Shi Doudan riding on horseback, with less than ten guards around him.
Xue Shen was overjoyed and shouted. More than a hundred people rushed forward, knocked Dou Dan to the ground and tied him up. At this time, one of his men rushed over and shouted: "Brother, Li Yuanji is leading his army to the south gate."
Xue Shen hesitated for a moment. Since Li Yuanji had an army, it was not easy to fight head-on. But burning down the military camp, letting go of the horses, and capturing Li Yuan's son-in-law were all considered achievements. He saw a group of soldiers in the distance.
As he was running towards this side, he waved his hands, and everyone grabbed Dou Dan and ran towards an alley, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
The streets of Taiyuan City were in chaos, with soldiers everywhere. The fire had engulfed the general camp. The soldiers could not find their team and were running around aimlessly. Many soldiers began to take the opportunity to smash open shops and loot.
When the first muffled sound of impacting the city came, Li Yuanji and Yu Wenxin led three thousand cavalry just at the south gate. The south gate was slowly opening. Li Yuanji was flustered. Although he should stay to command the final defense of Taiyuan,
He has completely given up on Taiyuan City. He has only one idea now, to escape from Taiyuan City as quickly as possible.
"Qi Gong, walk slowly!"
Sima Liu Dewei chased after him. He stopped Li Yuanji and said urgently: "Now is the most critical time. If Qi Gong escapes and the morale of the army is weakened, Taiyuan is really doomed."
Li Yuanji glared, "Who said I was going to escape? I was going around to attack Yang Yuanqing's rear camp and force them to retreat. How dare you ruin my plan?"
Li Yuanji used his long spear to push aside Liu Dewei's horses, whipped the horses fiercely, and led three thousand people to rush out of the city. Liu Dewei got off his horse and ran towards the top of the city. He stood on the city wall, and Li Yuanqing's cavalry had disappeared into the darkness.
In the middle, he saw and heard the faint sound of horse hoofbeats heading south. Liu Dewei sighed, and Li Yuanji escaped from the battle.
The third violent impact of the Fengzhou Army finally broke the latch of the city gate, and the Taiyuan North City Gate was slammed open. Thousands of heavy-armored swordsmen behind them rushed into the city with shouts, and dense rain of arrows hit them.
But their armor could not be penetrated, so they raised their sharp swords and charged towards thousands of archers.
Two miles away, Yang Yuanqing saw that the north gate had been knocked open. He waved his sword and shouted: "Come into the city!"
"Kill!"
Thirty thousand cavalry launched and charged towards Taiyuan City overwhelmingly.