Stones rained down from the sky, and the enemy formations outside the city were densely packed and endless. With such a formation, Yan Liang didn't want to use his entire army to attack the city, so what?
Xun Chen's remaining doubts were instantly shattered by this unprecedented bombardment.
He knew that after the violent bombardment, what he had to face would be Yan Liang's nearly 50,000-strong army attacking the city.
At this time, there were only three thousand soldiers and horses on the front line of Xicheng. How could a mere three thousand soldiers and horses withstand Yan Liang's violent attack, which was more than ten times the strength of Yan Liang.
Xun Chen, who knew the art of war, certainly understood that at this time he had to gather all the defenders of Xu Capital City to desperately deal with Yan Liang's all-out attack.
The order was passed, and several cavalry messengers started from the west gate and went straight to the other gates.
The guards of each gate received the order and hurriedly sent most of their troops to the west city, while the remaining three gates only had eight or nine hundred troops left to guard the city.
The supporting troops and horses arrived in the west city one after another, and the bombardment continued. The more than 4,000 reinforcements did not even dare to go to the top of the city. They could only hide under the walls to avoid the stone bullets coming from the sky.
Unknowingly, the morning glow from the east pierced the morning fog and illuminated the heaven and earth, but the violent bombardment continued.
Countless stone bullets have laid a thick layer under the city wall. The entire wall along the west side of the city is now pocked and pitted. The parapet on the top of the city has been shattered countless times, with pieces missing in the east and west.
, the gray mist mixed with wood chips and stone chips filled the air, choking everyone and leaving them breathless.
Xun Chen became depressed and longed for Yan Liang to attack the city quickly. At this time, he would rather face a bloody fight with real swords and guns than endure the painful torture of holding his breath.
Yan Liang, who was under the city, stood on his horse, leisurely admiring the spectacular scene in front of him.
He was not in a hurry.
The generals around him, and even the vast soldiers behind him, were not anxious at all. They all looked at the excitement of watching the enemy being ravaged by their own thunderous chariots with a smile.
Yan Liang yawned, turned around and glanced at the soldiers behind him, looking at the dummies tied with straw in their hands, a smug sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
In fact, there are only about 20,000 soldiers of Army Yan stationed here. The extra 30,000 people are just straw men wearing armor.
The reason why Yan Liang chose to set up his formation before dawn was because he wanted to use the dim light to make it difficult for the Yuan army on the city to tell the truth from the false, and to make them mistakenly think that all his 50,000 troops were gathered here.
Although the sky was bright at this time, Yan Liang still used the bombardment of the Thunderbolt Chariot to suppress Yuan Jun, so that they did not dare to raise their heads. In this way, even if it was bright, they would not be able to detect the disguised straw men in the army.
Looking at the dilapidated enemy city, Yan Liang knew that Xu Shu's strategy had obviously worked.
Looking up at the sun, Yan Liang waved his hand and said: "It's almost time. Xun Chen has probably gathered his troops in the west city and lit the wolf smoke."
The general passed down the command and the horse galloped up.
Not long after, three thick black wolf smoke rose into the sky from behind the formation, reaching straight into the sky. It was clearly visible for dozens of miles around.
Yan Liang squinted at the raging black smoke and murmured: "Old General Huang, the next step is up to you."
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Dongcheng.
That earth wall, which was several feet high, cut off Xu Ducheng's connection with the outside world, and also blocked the view of the city.
The remaining 900 garrison troops at the top of the city did not know that since early in the morning, nearly 30,000 Yan troops had quietly gathered behind the huge wall.
More than 30,000 people squatted silently under the wall, shivering in the cold wind of winter night for several hours.
Huang Zhong was like an old man next door, squatting among the sergeants, silently wiping his sword.
Seeing that it was getting dark, there was a faint rumbling sound from the west. The soldiers under the wall all woke up from their drowsiness, whispering to each other, and discussing excitedly in private.
Huang Zhong still had a calm expression on his face, just wiping his precious sword so quietly.
Underneath his calm face, there was a heart burning like fire, and that strong fighting spirit was gradually boiling in his blood.
"General, the east horn is lit -" a sentry shouted excitedly.
Huang Zhong's body trembled slightly, he raised his head and looked towards the east, and sure enough he saw three wolf smoke rising into the sky.
At this time, the soldiers under his command also saw the smoke signal, and more than 30,000 people suddenly became excited as soon as they entered.
They all knew that it was the Lord who gave them the order to attack.
Huang Zhong's sunken eyes flashed with excitement, and he suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Get up, I, the whole army is ready to attack."
When the order was passed, the three armies were in a state of excitement.
More than 30,000 athletes, who had been waiting for a long time, did not need to do any mobilization. They cheered up immediately and consciously held the sword in formation. Everyone's eyes were full of fanatical fighting spirit.
Several wooden doors on the wall creaked open, and 30,000 soldiers poured into the inner wall like a tide, quickly forming an attack formation that stretched hundreds of feet.
The flag rolled like a furious wave.
It was already bright at this time, and the defenders on the city could clearly see Yan Jun's family's actions.
When the nine hundred Yuan troops saw an endless enemy force suddenly emerge from the deserted city, all the Yuan troops were stunned.
Meng Dai, the guard at the head of the city, was so shocked that his face changed greatly. Seeing the countless enemies outside the city, he suddenly realized that they had fallen into Yan Liang's plan of seducing the east and attacking the west. The massive bombardment in the west city
The bombing was just a feint attack. The enemy's real attack turned out to be Dongcheng, which had already lost most of its troops.
At a glance, the number of enemy troops is nearly 30,000. How can the 900 soldiers under his command resist the attack of dozens of times the enemy?
Meng Dai was shocked and shouted: "Hurry up and tell Lord Xun that we have fallen into a trap. Ask him to send reinforcements -"
After the order was issued, Yan's army was in action outside the city, and the mighty war drums were already beating.
The military formation seemed to be waved away, and outside the wall, behemoths several feet high were slowly pushed into the front of the formation.
In an instant, Meng Dai's face turned pale, and he gasped in shock.
That behemoth is the "opposite building", a powerful siege weapon.
This giant siege weapon is almost as high as the city wall. It is divided into three levels. The soldiers on the lowest level are responsible for pushing the cart forward. The middle level is equipped with crossbowmen. With the cover of the building wall, they can shoot at close range.
Fire crossbows at the city head to suppress the firepower at the city head.
The uppermost floor of this pair of buildings can carry forty fully armed infantry. Once the opposite tower is close to the city wall, they can easily climb onto the city wall by lowering the pedals.
This pair of buildings is known as the most powerful weapon in siege warfare.
Although this object has powerful attack power, it is difficult to manufacture and transport because it is too huge. It can only be made from local materials before a battle. After conquering a city, it will be useless.
Yan Liang had been besieging and not attacking for the past few days. He took advantage of this free time to send out an army day and night to build more than twenty vehicles, just for today's battle.
When Meng Dai saw the enemy "sacrificing" this powerful weapon to the building, he immediately panicked. To deal with such a powerful siege weapon, he must have enough troops. At the moment, he only has more than 900 people. How can he resist it at the same time?
Twenty vehicles attacked the building together.
However, when he was frightened, it was too late. Huang Zhong, who was riding in front of the formation, had already given the order to attack with a wave of his long sword.
The horn sounded, and the trench-filling team of 3,000 people was dispatched.
Hundreds of shieldmen held up large shields as high as one person in front, covering their companions behind them as they pushed toad carts used to fill trenches. Behind them were more than 500 crossbowmen, using arrows to suppress the enemy at the top of the city.
Meng Dai didn't have time to think too much. He sent people to the west city to ask for help. At the same time, he ordered the remaining defenders at the top of the city not to panic and immediately fired arrows to stop the enemy.
However, how could a mere two hundred crossbowmen stop Yan Jun's advance?
Not long after, after only paying the price of dozens of people, Yan Jun's trench filling team rushed to the front of the city defense trench and pushed toad carts into the trench one after another.
Dozens of dirt roads were quickly filled in in front of the two-foot-wide moat.
The road leading to the city wall has been opened. Huang Zhong raised his sword and shouted: "City capture team, attack -"
The second round of war drums sounded like thunder, and more than twenty vehicles facing the building, like those ancient behemoths, slowly advanced towards the city wall with the sound of creaking wheels.
At the same time, ordinary siege teams also launched with a bang. More than ten thousand infantrymen armed with swords and shields, carrying more than forty hook ladders and ladders, rushed towards the enemy city with shouts.
The crossbowmen of the trench-filling team, under the cover of the shieldmen, lined up in front of the city wall and continued to shoot arrows to suppress the Yuan army at the head of the city.
The Yuan army at the top of the city became increasingly panicked. Facing an enemy with an overwhelming advantage in numbers, only 900 people were focused on one thing and not the other. They were unable to deal with it, and they also had to face a dense rain of arrow attacks under the city.
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Amidst the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the ordinary siege troops rushed to the bottom of the city. Amidst the shouts of slogans, long ladders were erected one after another, and tens of thousands of Yan troops began to climb the ladders to climb the city regardless of their own safety.
Meng Dai could only command his soldiers, use poles to prop up Yan Jun's ladder, use stone and wood to kill the enemy soldiers climbing the city, and use all his strength to resist the enemy's strong attack.
Meng Dai was also regarded as a veteran of Yuan Tan's command, and he was quite capable. With only the strength of more than 900 men, he was able to suppress the Yan army's offensive. In fact, no one in the cloud echelon of more than 10,000 people could board the enemy's city for a long time.
But at this moment, more than twenty huge vehicles had already passed the moat, and the one in front crashed into the walled city with a majestic momentum.
The moment they approached the city, the entire city wall seemed to tremble slightly. Then, the huge pedal fell down, smashing several enemies who tried to block it by the female wall to pieces.
As soon as the pedal fell, more than forty Yan Jun warriors who had already sharpened their swords on the top floor surged up to the top of the city roaring like wild beasts out of their cages.
The tiger-bear flag bearer, who was as strong as a bull, vigorously planted the flying flag with the word "Yan" on the top of Xudu City.