Li Tong's arrow showed his attitude. Wang Yu did not waste any time and directly urged the army to roll forward. It was not until 300 steps away that there was a second pause. This time, it was not to adjust the formation or persuade to surrender again.
, but launched an attack directly.
Like the morning light shining down from the morning sun, the crossbow cart fired its crossbow bolts and climbed effortlessly to the top of Fengqiu City. The sound of the crossbow bolts whizzing down was extremely shrill, suppressing the hoarse orders of the generals at the top of the city.
The sluggish defenders were like a group of frightened birds. They jumped up in panic and stumbled towards the green-brown wall stacks. The nine-foot-long crossbow bolt hit the city head, causing stone fragments to fly and a huge wave of blood to flow into the sky!
Those green-brown battlements quickly turned red, steamed out, solidified, and froze, and looked as bright as picturesque in the sunlight.
"Woo... Wuwu... Wuwu!" The shrill sound of the horn resounded across the wilderness. The morning fog hovering between the farmland and treetops in the distance was immediately frightened away by the sound of the horn, and large beams of sunlight shot down from the gaps in the clouds.
, accompanied by feathered arrows flying around.
"Woo...Woo...Woo!" The power of the crossbow volley even shocked the Qingzhou soldiers themselves. Due to military regulations, they could not make any noise at will, but it did not prevent the trumpeters from carrying out the exciting
My mind is placed in the sound of the horn. Under the blue sky, the sound of the horn is constantly echoing, like the roar of a tiger and the roar of a dragon, or like the rushing wind passing through the wall.
The auxiliary soldiers shouted slogans and pushed the oar carts very fast. More than a hundred crossbow carts lined up in multiple horizontal formations, passing over the array of ballistae carts that launched their rounds, and pressed towards Fengqiu City like clouds covering the sky before a heavy rain.
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"The matter has come to this, everyone has no way out, let's fight. Killing one will be enough, but killing two will be profitable!" Li Tong rubbed his red eyes bitterly and yelled.
This battle is certain to be lost. Let alone fifteen days, it can be considered a miracle to survive today. But now that the choice has been made, we can only persevere to the end.
The Qingzhou Army's organization of such a massive attack requires huge manpower and material resources. If he miraculously holds on for three days and Cao Gong arrives in time for reinforcements, this battle may become a turning point in the war!
The stronger side placed troops under a fortified city and was unable to conquer it. In the end, the troops were exhausted and reinforcements from the other side took advantage of the situation to defeat them. Throughout the ages, there have been too many examples of such battles. Cao Cao's strategy was to delay.
Lord, but I have such expectations in my heart and am waiting for such an opportunity.
"Nancheng, is there any reward over there in Nancheng?" Li Tong asked loudly.
Fengqiu City can only attack the two southeastern gates with a large army. Although the offensive at the east gate is huge, it does not rule out the possibility of attacking from the east to the west. After all, Qingzhou has many soldiers and horses and abundant material resources, and it is more than enough to launch an offensive on both sides at the same time.
What's more, judging from his experience, although the Qingzhou Army on the east side of the city is well-equipped, the number of ladders necessary for siege is too small. Unless there are dozens of rams hidden in those oars, otherwise this massive attack will not be possible.
The offensive will not pose much of a threat to the city wall.
"Nothing happened in Nancheng! There are only a thousand cavalry roaming around!" Li Xu shouted almost into his father's ear. The shouts of killing from above and below the city became louder and louder, and the two of them had to get very close.
But if you do this, you will be easily targeted by the crossbows under the city.
Sure enough, as soon as he turned his body to the side, an eight-foot-long iron-feathered crossbow arrow whizzed in against the pillars of the city tower, grazed the two people's ears, and grazed the right side of Li Tong's face.
Bloody mouth.
"Protect the general!" Li Tong's soldiers are all old members of the family and loyal people. Seeing that the general is in danger, they all risk their lives and pounce on the general, throwing him directly behind the female wall.
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Immediately afterwards, three iron-feathered long crossbows roared and shot through the two soldiers who had no time to dodge. "Pa!" Sparks flew everywhere, brick fragments flew everywhere, and the thick crossbow arrows broke through the wall, carrying their soldiers with them.
The body temperature was nailed to the center of the tower.
The soldier who had a transparent hole in his stomach screamed and tried desperately to cover the hole with his fingers, but he watched helplessly as his blood shot out like a fountain, dyeing the carved beams on the tower red with auspicious patterns.
"Hold up your shield and go up to the crenel, hold up your shield and go up to the crenel!" Li Tong shouted frantically as he pushed away the bodyguard who was pressing on him.
Those crossbow arrows just now were by no means random shots without a target, but deliberate shots after discovering the approach of his father and son. Their power and accuracy were even better than before. The ability to shoot such an accurate and rapid series of attacks shows that the enemy's crossbows
The car is moving forward!
Li Tong, who has experienced many battles, knows what that means.
The suppression of crossbow arrows is about to end, and the enemy will soon attack the city. Arrows are very expensive, and the effect of long-range suppression is enough. If he does not take advantage of the situation to launch a full-scale offensive, how long will it take? He knows that he cannot defend Fengqiu, but
Unwilling to bow his head and wait for death, he roared loudly and rushed all the soldiers who were hiding in the city tower to avoid arrows and rushed to the city wall.
Li Tong had gone through countless battles before surrendering to Cao Cao. He had led his army to annihilate the Yellow Turbans, bandits, and local tycoons of similar status. He even fought against Yuan Shu and other princes in order to preserve his own territory. He had rich experience, but this time
There was an error in his judgment.
After the Qingzhou Army gained an overwhelming advantage in long-range troops, they did not urge the army to move forward and invade the city. Instead, they launched a new round of long-range attacks. This time the protagonists were the thousands of crossbowmen!
"Form where you are!" After the front row of soldiers advanced to within fifty steps of the city wall, Yu Jin shouted an order. The guards around him immediately blew the horns, transmitting the leader's order to the ears of every soldier.
The oars were parked neatly in place. Looking down from the top of the city, they looked like a huge tortoise shell. There were still some gaps between the tortoise shells, but there were hundreds of shieldmen to make up for them. They quickly ran out from behind the oars and covered the huge tortoise shells.
The wooden shield dug into the soil under his feet, then he squatted down and hooked his arms on the handle behind the shield.
A strong fortress was built on the battlefield in an instant. Behind the strong wall, thousands of archers raised their bows at the same time.
"Archer, three rounds of shooting!" Taishi Ci's order came as the sound of a horn.
The archers who heard the order quickly released their bow strings. Their arrows were like locusts, breaking through the thick smoke and hitting the city head with the sound of wind. The arrows tore through the smoke and dust, making the defense facilities on the city wall jingle, and most of them were struck by the opponent.
The shield wall blocked them, and a small number of them got through the gaps in the shield, killing the enemy troops behind them. Some of them fell down halfway and hit the surface of the city wall, breaking the freshly condensed blood ice, revealing the original appearance of the city bricks.
"Crossbowmen, attack the city head and fire a volley!"
With the sound of deadly horns, the crossbows in the archer team emerged from behind the shield formation and began to show their power. The storm-like arrow formation roared across the space of dozens of steps, smashing the shields and knocking the defenders' team to pieces.
The shape was smashed to pieces.
"Archer..." Yu Jin's command was not outstanding, but the rhythm and organization of the attack were impeccable.
The second round of feather arrows caught up in time to make up for the gap caused by the powerful crossbow. After the archers, it was the crossbow chariot that showed off its power... There were endless screams on the city wall, and the shouts below the city wall were loud, without any emotion.
"Put up a shield wall, set up a shield wall, lift up the archers, lift up the archers!" Li Tong's order on top of the city was cold as ice, his voice chilling to the bone.
Under the force of the general, the soldiers had to squat behind the battlements, straighten their shields, and then use their bodies to hold them firmly. Several military princes ran around behind the shield wall, kicking the surviving archers up with their feet.
Forcing them to fight back.
Li Tong didn't know how long the enemy's massive attack would last or how long it could last, but he couldn't keep shrinking and take a beating. He had to take certain countermeasures, otherwise Fengqiu wouldn't be able to defend it for even half a day.
Taking advantage of the cover of the city tower, he risked a few glances at the bottom of the city. As he expected, the purpose of these violent rounds of long-range attacks was to cover the advance of the oars. The front row of oars was about 30 meters away from the city wall.
There are only a dozen steps away. If you continue to hide your head and hide from the arrows, you can wait for the enemy to climb to the top of the city and start a massacre.
"Bang! Bang!" The sound of the ladder being put up on the top of the city was so thrilling. Under the dual stimulation of the general's persecution and the enemy's landing on the city, the defenders howled and stood up. The archers raised their bows and shot randomly, and others raised their bows and fired wildly.
Lighting torches and carrying boiling oil, they rushed to the ladder, or in groups of two or three, they lifted up the wooden and stone rolls placed at the top of the city.
The torch was quickly thrown down, and the red snake flew on the ladder, turning into a giant flaming dragon that could not be climbed. The attackers were enraged and threw their feather arrows up to the top of the city like splashing water, and hit the battlements like raindrops, stirring up bursts of pink.
of dust and smoke.
The fierce battle became more intense, but Li Tong felt a chill in his heart.
The defenders' desperate counterattack seemed to be very effective. All the ladders that went up to the top of the city were reduced to ashes, repelling the Qingzhou Army's first wave of attempts to board the city. However, the ladders were destroyed, but the Qingzhou Army did not suffer many casualties, because
No one climbed up the ladder just now. This round of counterattack despite the rain of arrows only resulted in the burning of more than ten ladders!
What are the Qingzhou Army doing under the city wall? What is their intention for delaying a full-scale offensive? Is Wang Yu sparing troops and unwilling to pay military losses? Or is he just bluffing, trying to attract Duke Cao to lead the main army?
Save Fengqiu?
Li Tong's mind was in turmoil, and he couldn't figure out what the other party was up to.
Qingzhou's siege equipment is indeed very powerful, and the crossbowmen are even more powerful, but after all, they have city defense to rely on. No matter how heavy the casualties are, they will not be directly killed by long-range attacks. The Qingzhou army wants to attack the city.
They were going to the city to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
If he was facing other people, Li Tong felt that his two guesses were likely to come true. There are always many fools in the world who like to show off their cleverness, but how could a hussar general who has always been victorious in every battle be a fool?
There must be a reason for him to do this! If this reason cannot be found out as soon as possible, the fate of Fengqiu City may be...
"Come, come and see what the Qingzhou Army is doing below the city?" He selected ten dead soldiers from among his own soldiers and ordered them to observe the movements of the enemy troops below the city.
"Here!" The private soldier's loyalty is indeed very high. He knew that it was a mission of narrow escape, but he still complied with a straight face. He risked his waist and got close to the wall, looked for the opportunity, and quickly poked his head out.
In an airtight long-range strike, the risk of doing so is quite high. Even if the dead soldiers stand up for a short time each time and start to retract their heads almost as soon as they stick out, they still cannot escape the arrow rain.
When the ten dead soldiers reported back, only two were left, and the information they brought back was a bit vague: "Several sheds were built with shields under the city. There were people moving underneath, but it was unclear what they were doing."
"Sheds?" Li Tong felt anxious and asked urgently: "Where are those sheds?"
"I remember..." The dead soldier with an arrow stuck in his back pointed out several locations with great dedication. His voice became weaker and weaker. After saying the last place, the whole person fell slumped, and he couldn't breathe in or out.
If there are too many, it seems that they are no longer alive.
"Come here!" Li Tong's heart was in severe pain, but he didn't care much. He just tried his best to gather people and organize a counterattack.
"Father, what's so mysterious about that shed?"
"I don't know either." Li Tong shook his head, his face pale, "Anyway, it's not a good idea. We'll defeat him first!"
Rolling logs and stones were thrown down, and kerosene and torches were also poured down, but there was no reaction at all from the city, and there was only a loud "bang bang" in response.
Li Tong was getting more and more anxious. The shed was obviously specially reinforced and probably had fire prevention measures. It was so well-prepared, so it goes without saying how important it was. But he couldn't even be sure of what he was about to face, so it would be strange not to be anxious.
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In the midst of his rage, the watchman on the tower suddenly cheered: "Retreat, retreat! The Qingzhou Army is retreating!"
Li Tong was stunned and looked down at the city wall. Yes, the infantry under the city wall were running in groups into the turtle shell formation. The crossbowmen behind the turtle shell formation no longer fired, and the array of crossbow carts was even more intense.
They spread out to both sides and retreated at the same time. It looked like they were running out of strength and were about to retreat. To be more precise, they seemed to be hiding from the city wall?
What are you doing hiding under the city wall? Li Tong was startled by the idea that suddenly came to him. As if by some strange coincidence, he suddenly remembered a past event. It is said that the little yellow scarf heavenly master who was in the east of Hedong could call the wind and rain and destroy the city with a snap of his fingers.
It was Wang Yu who performed rituals for seven days and seven nights under the city of Yuncheng, and then with a wave of his hand, Yuncheng collapsed.
Is it possible that he is going to repeat his old tricks? Back then, he used seven days and seven nights, but now that his magic power has improved, one hour and three moments is enough?
Letting these unreliable thoughts rush back and forth in his mind, Li Tong didn't know how to deal with it for a while. Thinking about it carefully, he really couldn't do anything. What else could he do except wait?
Fortunately, he did not suffer for long. Just when the lookout noticed that the Qingzhou Army was retreating, the cheers on the top of the city just broke out, and a sudden loud noise occupied the entire wilderness!
"Boom!" Thousands of thunders roared, and the earth shook and the mountains shook!
Li Tong felt his body shake violently, and then his feet lightly, and he was thrown into the air. Along with countless ruins and broken walls, along with countless loyal and brave soldiers, they let out desperate wails in the sudden drastic changes.
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On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Kaiyuan, the Hussars besieged Fengqiu City on a large scale. For half a day, the city was broken, the world was shaken, and the whole world was in an uproar! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)