'Boom!' A huge boulder of 100 kilograms hit the wall. The strong impact made a big gap in the top of the wall. The four or five Xia Army soldiers standing on the wall were smashed and flew out, and their flesh and blood were covered with blood.
, the bed crossbow was also smashed to pieces, and screams and screams were heard.
The boulders were launched continuously, and the boulders roared and smashed against the board wall. From time to time, there was a dull impact sound and the sound of the supporting wooden frame breaking. A gap was hit three times in a row, and finally collapsed.
Dou Jiande had returned to the central camp at this time, and the defensive battle was fully commanded by General Fan Yuan. He was so anxious that he shouted loudly, "Fire the crossbow!"
As early as the beginning of the Sui army's first wave of attacks, thousands of crossbows were fired in a concentrated manner. In the darkness, powerful iron arrows were fired at sixty trebuchets intensively.
But the Sui army also had experience in defending bed crossbows. Not only did they put the winch at the rear and add a defensive board to protect the soldiers, they also wrapped the trebuchet with thick cooked cowhide. Although the iron arrows could still penetrate the cowhide, their destructive power was greatly reduced.
, just like ordinary arrows, nailed to the trebuchet.
- Even after three rounds of crossbows were fired, only four catapults were destroyed, and the damage was very small. Fan Yuan's voice was hoarse from shouting, but he was helpless. He watched as the huge rocks smashed into the wall one after another, and each one was smashed out.
There are more than a dozen gaps that have collapsed.
But a weak defense still existed, that is, they desperately repaired the collapsed walls. Three thousand fortification soldiers brought in huge logs and stones, cleaned up the damaged walls, and re-erected pillars and stones.
A huge boulder smashed into the gap that was being repaired, and several wooden pillars that had just been erected were completely broken. The boulder smashed several heads into pieces and rolled towards the crowd. Dozens of fortification soldiers turned around in fear.
escape.
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Although the trebuchets were repeated mechanically again and again, the excitement of the Sui soldiers did not subside. Every time they saw the board wall crashing down, the Sui soldiers burst into cheers.
On the observation deck, Yang Yuanqing was still paying attention to the siege battle in the distance. His face was expressionless, and he was staring at the Sui army's trebuchets - the attack after attack. Pei Qingsong, a soldier in the army, wanted to say something several times, but
He wanted to speak but stopped.
Since Pei Qingsong was reprimanded by Yang Yuanqing last time, he no longer dared to speak casually. Most of the time, he remained silent, watching and thinking more than saying much.
"What do you want to ask?" Yang Yuanqing did not look back. He seemed to know the doubts in Pei Qingsong's heart.
Pei Qingsong hesitated and then said: "I have read some military books recently. They all mentioned that night battles should be avoided as much as possible. The main reason is that it is difficult to use military flags to command, and it is also difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy in night battles. In addition, it is easy for enemy chiefs to escape, but attacking
In Taiyuan City - the Battle of Li Shuliang - the Battle of Zhuoxian, the general manager used night battles and all the different positions in the military book are not clear."
Yang Yuanqing smiled and he could see Pei Qingsong's progress, and his question wasn't too naive. He could explain it to him.
"I fought at night in all four wars. Didn't you find what they have in common?"
Pei Qingsong thought for a while and then came to his senses, "The manager said that all four times were sieges of cities or camps."
"Just like this, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The biggest problem in night battles is commanding and distinguishing ourselves from the enemy. Therefore, I try not to use night battles in wilderness battles. However, night battles are an advantageous way to shake the morale of the army and cause chaos to the enemy. To attack Dou Jiande, we
It’s not that I want to kill many enemies, my purpose is to defeat the enemy, let his soldiers escape, go home to farm, and restore peace to Hebei. As for Dou Jiande, frankly speaking, I have no intention of blocking his escape."
Pei Qisong was a little stunned, "Don't you want the manager to catch Dou Jiande?"
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Instead of facing a powerful Li Mi, it is better to leave behind someone who can poach him."
Pei Qingsong understood somewhat, "Does the manager want to use Dou Jiande to deal with Li Mi?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "We can't even talk about dealing with him, but he can at least take away some of Li Mi's food.
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In the big tent, Dou Jiande hurried back and forth with his hands behind his back, like an ant on a hot pot. Although he knew that this day would come sooner or later, when it did come, his heart was full of fear, and he felt that his end was coming.
"Uncle!"
Niece Dou Xianniang walked into his tent quickly and said anxiously: "General Fan can't command the two fronts alone. Can you please send another general to command the southern front so that General Fan can focus on the northern front?"
Dou Jiande's first wife and children were all killed by the government when he rebelled, and the Cao family he married later failed to give him a son or a daughter, so he regarded Dou Xianniang as his own daughter and loved her very much.
Dou Xianniang was supposed to stay in Zhangnan County, but she went to Qilipo to participate in the war without permission, which made Dou Jiande extremely angry and ordered her to be grounded. However, after Zhangnan County was lost, Dou Jiande was secretly glad that she was not there.
Dou Jiande was convinced by Dou Xianniang's suggestion. He nodded and immediately ordered: "Immediately order Cao Dan to take over the defense of the southern line, and Fan Yuan will fully take charge of the defense of the northern line."
A soldier rushed away after receiving the order, and Dou Jiande said to Dou Xian Niang: "Xian Niang, the situation is critical now. You can retreat first without waiting for me."
"But where can I go?"
"Go to Gaotang County. There are 20,000 elite soldiers led by your Uncle Liu and Song Jingang. Kong Desao and some civil servants also left yesterday. If things go wrong here, I will come and join you soon."
"No!"
Dou Xianniang decisively rejected Dou Jiande's arrangement, "Uncle and I will go together."
After saying that, she turned around and walked out of the tent. Dou Jiande looked at her back and sighed, "Oh! This silly child."
In fact, Dou Jiande also understood that the real reason why she refused to go first was because Liu Heita wanted her to marry his son Liu Zhi, and Dou Jiande was not very willing. Liu Zhi's character was too violent, and more importantly, Dou Xianniang was determined not to.
Agree, Dou Jiande didn't want to force her.
At this time, the soldiers walked into the tent and said, "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
"let me see!"
Dou Jiande walked up to this person and looked him over. He saw that this person almost looked exactly like him and was wearing the same clothes, but his temperament was more timid and vulgar, and he had a big black mole on his nose.
, there are a few short hairs on it, which is the biggest difference between him and Dou Jiande, but at night, it is difficult to notice this mole on this person's nose.
This man's surname was Liu. He was an old farmer from Changhe County, Pingyuan County. His accent was very similar to Dou Jiande's. When he signed up to join the army, he was discovered by an officer and sent to Dou Jiande. Dou Jiande felt like he had found a treasure. Some people were there, and he had it.
The best substitute.
Dou Jiande nodded with satisfaction and said to several soldiers: "Take him to inspect the battlefield and boost morale. He doesn't need to issue orders. You can directly pass the message on his behalf."
"Follow your orders!" The soldiers took the fake Dou Jiande out.
Dou Jiande slowly walked to the tent with his hands behind his back, staring at the battlefield to the west. Although he knew that there was little chance of winning this battle, he still hoped to weaken the Sui army to the greatest extent.
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The trebuchet attack had lasted for nearly an hour, and the walls on the north and south sides had opened a gap hundreds of steps long. At this moment, another huge drum sound came from the Sui army camp.
, "咚咚(月咚咚月("
This was a new order. Stop the trebuchet attack and start a battle. Dozens of trebuchets slowly stopped attacking, and the battlefield suddenly became quiet. Li Jing pulled out his sword, turned around and ordered Yang Sien, the deputy general: "Yang
General, below are your Mo Dao heavy armor soldiers going into battle!"
Yang Sien has finished dressing up. He is wearing heavy armor and holding a Mo Dao about seven feet long in his hand. Only his eyes are exposed from all over his body, and his eyes are piercing with cold eyes. Six thousand heavily armored Mo Dao are standing in line behind him.
Knife infantry.
There are six thousand Mo Dao soldiers with hundreds of people in a row, sixty rows in total, one foot apart in front and back, all of them have changed into heavy clothes. The six thousand people are lined up neatly, like a copper wall and an iron wall, with a murderous look.
Yang Sien raised Mo Dao high, and the six thousand heavy armored infantry simultaneously burst out with an earth-shattering roar: "Kill (Yue)"
Yang Si'en waved his Mo Dao, and the six thousand Mo Dao heavy armored soldiers launched an offensive, advancing like a wall, with a momentum as dignified as a mountain, and marched towards the gap five hundred meters away.
On the southern battlefield, General Qin Qiong also issued an order to attack. Five thousand heavy-armored cavalry, led by General Xue Wanche, suddenly launched into action. Hundreds of cavalry lined up in fifty rows, waving their horses and charging at a mile-long
Dash through the gap.
Qin Qiong led 20,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to follow the heavy armored cavalry and cover up the enemy camp...
At the gap on the northern line, tens of thousands of crossbowmen blocked the two hundred-step-wide gap. Thousands of arrows were fired, like a storm, towards the heavily armored Modao soldiers approaching step by step.
The heavily armored Modao soldiers held Modao and vine shields in their hands. They faced the rain of arrows and rushed towards the gap with solemn steps. The arrows had already penetrated the vine shields and hit their iron armor with clanging sounds, but they could not penetrate the armor.
, the reason why Modao Army and heavy cavalry are also called trap soldiers is because their heavy armor is not afraid of arrows, and they are the sharpest troops to attack the enemy's formation.
Seeing the heavy armored infantry of the Sui Army getting closer and closer, General Fan Yuan's eyes turned red with anxiety. He shouted in a hissing voice, "Shoot with the crossbow!"
Xia army soldiers quickly brought 300 bed crossbows, and Fan Yuan personally commanded them. He ordered the bed crossbows to block the gap and arrange them on the uncollapsed walls on both sides. The soldiers wound the winch and inserted the iron arrows.
A thick and long iron arrow was aimed at the Mo Dao heavy armor soldier who was coming towards him.
Fan Yuan shouted loudly: "Shoot!"
Three hundred powerful iron arrows roared and shot at the heavy armored soldiers. The powerful iron arrows finally penetrated the heavy armor. The heavy armored soldiers in the first platoon screamed, and most of the more than a hundred people were shot down.
Yang Sien was in the middle of the first row. Two iron arrows shot at him at the same time. He swung his Mo Dao to knock off one of the arrows, but the other arrow hit his thigh. The iron arrow penetrated half a foot and shot his leg bone.
Broken, he groaned and fell to his knees.
More than a dozen heavily armored soldiers quickly dragged him down. Yang Sien could no longer hold on. He shouted, "General Li Chongwei continues to command!"
A burst of severe pain hit him, causing him to faint.