Chapter 199 Fierce Battle
The seven or eight towers at the front moved near the edge of the filled trench. When they were about thirty feet away from the wall, they spread out to the two wings as they marched under the command of the whistle. The ones behind them accelerated their speed and quickly filled in. Get into the gap in the middle.
As they approached the city wall, each tower moved at different speeds. Sun Jie could see clearly on the city tower that there were big and small towers, and She Chongming also adopted the tactic of exchanging human lives for chances of victory: the smaller towers moved much faster, obviously hoping to attract the firepower of the defenders and risk their lives to sacrifice what was inside. Human lives, fighting for a chance to put up walls on relatively unwieldy large towers. In order to facilitate movement, there will not be too many people inside the tower at this time, and of course it cannot be empty. People should be left to shoot disruptively from the shooting hole towards the city head. What made Sun Jie more emotional was that the Yi soldiers in the small tower, in order to give their tribe a chance to win, knew full well that they were the victims responsible for attracting the defenders' artillery fire, and they all looked forward to death! Sun Jie was very strict in running the army, but when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but ask himself, if he were in a different place, even if his soldiers were driven by the harsh military laws, they could risk their lives to charge like this - and whether he could harden his heart and decide which battalion and which camp to teach. Will the team make such a sacrifice?
After all, it was a life-and-death fight. Sun Jie quickly made a judgment: the small tower could only accommodate twenty or thirty enemy soldiers at most. Even if it was against the wall, Changjie Battalion could control the battle situation and limit the battle to A few small sections of the wall - unlike those big ones with three or five doors, the narrow tower only has one door panel that can be lowered to serve as a pedal when it is connected to the wall. The ability to project troops is limited. This is the bottleneck: the enemy troops under the city can no longer Even if there are many, you have to squeeze in and line up! The spearmen of Changjie Battalion blocked the distance from a distance, the sword and shield soldiers assisted in the defense, killing individual elite soldiers who broke through the spears, the crossbowmen on both wings performed suppressive shooting, and the men at the end threw fire cans and exploded cans through the crowd... The exterior of the tower is coated with a thick layer of fire-resistant wet mud, but the interior is not. After the door panels are lowered, as long as more oil cans are thrown in and a rocket is fired, there will no longer be any threat here!
After making up his mind, he ordered Lao Shun to aim the two great cannons at the large tower slightly further away. Sun Jie got off the city gate tower and walked quickly towards the two tiger crouching artillery batteries above the city gate. The gunner of the artillery team on the left is named Liu Tieniu. Despite his stout appearance, he is very quick-thinking. He is also the commander of the artillery team, and he also holds the false title of guerrilla. Shen Gang was worried about Sun Jie's safety, so he brought him to Chengdu. After Sun Jie finished explaining to Liu Tieniu, he saw this guy smile slyly: "Commander, I think it's better to fight the younger ones." After saying that, he ignored Sun Jie and leaned on the cannon to look outside. He jumped up suddenly in his breath and shouted, "Let go!" The gunner on the right followed suit and gave the order to fire almost at the same time.
"Boom", "Boom"!
Two small cannons roared one after another.
"Reload! Don't check the results!" Liu Tieniu shouted at the top of his lungs, "You thief, hurry up, hurry up!"
Sun Jie has always encouraged his generals to make independent decisions and command independently. Unless he has to give orders to death and must obey them, most of the time when facing the enemy, he tells them to let go and fight, and at most he only makes some suggestions. But life and death are at stake at this time, and the city gate is the most important part of the entire defense chain. The gate barrier can only block a small area in the front. If a large tower approaches, let alone breaking through the city wall, the small gate barrier will immediately encounter a huge enemy. Threat!
A feeling of sullenness arose in his heart...and then quickly subsided. Sun Jie saw the effect of the bombardment and immediately understood Liu Tieniu's intention. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "Good!"
The two cannons were indeed aimed at the two small towers at the front, but they were all aimed at the lower middle part. The iron ball of Liu Tieniu's cannon hit a pillar in the middle, and the thick tree trunk broke with a crack. Although the tower was built very solidly, the middle floor that lost a quarter of its support still collapsed. One corner was tilted there and was teetering. The shell missed the pillar and smashed a big hole in the wooden plank in front of it. The broken stubble around it was jagged with white. The guys inside died happily. You can vaguely see it through the hole. The deformed human body looks like it was killed. It was embedded in the back wall like a piece of paper that had been smashed into the mud. His limbs were hanging limply. Through a deep hole in his chest that was larger than the bowl of the sea, he could actually see the back - the unabated iron ball carrier. The internal organs broke out of the wall!
What caused the greatest damage were the dozens of small bullets sandwiched between the large iron ball and the gunpowder mud block. The mass is small, and the effect of air resistance is obvious - the iron ball hit the middle and lower part of the tower, and the flying small bullets spread even lower. Although most of the Miao soldiers hid behind the tower and pushed hard, the guys on both sides were exposed. Almost no one is spared! Liu Tieniu really has a good mind: compared to the damage, the tactical effect of these two guns is more significant - the two towers that lost part of their pushing and pulling manpower were immediately paralyzed and unable to move, and as long as a few more shots were fired, they would be completely destroyed. If it collapses, the wreckage can temporarily block this area. The large towers behind can only make a large horizontal circle before the road is cleared - during this time, Liu Tieniu can still blast out several rounds!
There was a burst of shouting from behind the tower. Miao soldiers rushed out from behind the carts not far away and ran towards the tower. Miao soldiers also jumped down from the tower. Apparently, the little boss was reorganizing the manpower to push the carts. ——Even if you can't get close to the city wall, you should try your best to get out of the way of the large tower behind. The archers on the wall seized the opportunity, and a hail of arrows burst out, knocking a dozen guys to the ground.
Liu Tieniu roared angrily, and before he had a cup of tea, his cannon rang again - the heavy gun base was difficult to move, so this time his aim was a little off, but the iron ball still hit it. On the same side as the broken pillar, the tower tilted even more. Sun Jie was guessing that even if he didn't fire the third shot, this guy would lose his balance and fall down after being unable to push a few steps. The other tower was still hit from the front, but this time the gunner asked the men to pry up the gun mount from behind. The big iron ball hit diagonally downwards, almost straight, not only destroying the second-floor floor. A big hole was made, and the remaining force did not dissipate, and it hit the back wall hard. The back wall at the bottom of the tower is much stronger than the one on the middle floor. It was not penetrated this time, but a dozen Miao soldiers screamed and fell to the ground rolling - obviously, these guys were pushing the back wall with all their strength. Their arms were broken by the huge kinetic energy of the shells.
Sun Jie didn't wait until Liu Tieniu fired the third round of cannons before turning around to see the results of the other two great cannons. Although the artillery crew of Chengdu Zhongwei is far less well-trained than the gunners of Sun Jie's department, the caliber is there after all. The upper half of a large tower has been completely torn off, and it was shortened by the thin air and could not reach the top of the city and was abandoned on the ground. , the situation of the other one was not much better. A group of Yi soldiers were still struggling to push it down, but from Sun Jie's perspective, the brackets on both sides had been tilted to the limit, and it would definitely not reach the edge of the trench. disintegration. Liu Tieniu was already instructing the people to turn the base to adjust the shooting angle of the Tiger Crouching Cannon's third shot. The two cannons had just started the second round of loading. Lao Shun was holding a knife and yelling, hitting the ancestors of the artillery crew members one by one. Outside the wall, there were already five or six small towers that could barely cross the filled trenches, and there were five or six more. The seat is also close to the outer edge of the trench...
Two thick iron spears were nailed to the top of a tower almost simultaneously, and the third one flew past the top of the tower. The tower swayed violently back and forth, and there were screams and rolling sounds from inside. "What a pity!" Sun Jie sighed inwardly, "It's a waste of one. If they were hit at the same time, the fight would be overturned!" Many Miao soldiers rushed under the tower. With the combined efforts of everyone, the tower was lifted. After shaking for two or three times, it gradually stabilized, and then quickly approached again! The closest crossbow had just finished being wound. The warden commander pushed away a soldier who was about to load an iron spear and yelled: "Change the arrows for me!" He had just installed one and stuffed it with dozens of feathers. With a bang, the door panel of the tower suddenly fell down and hit the wall. The Yi soldiers inside shouted and ran out. At the same time, a soldier next to the crossbow swung the mallet with all his strength, and with a bang, A large rain of arrows rushed towards the Yi soldiers head-on, and the screams suddenly sounded, overwhelming the noisy shouts around them.
Most of the Yi soldiers who gathered at the top were shot to death. Some fell under the wall, some languished in the building, and some were nailed to the inner wall of the tower. But when the Yi soldiers under the wall saw that the passage had been set up, they were rushing up from the ladder at the back, shouting fearlessly and fearlessly...
The huge bed crossbow required dozens of men to work together to turn the winch and wind it up. With so many people gathered around, the soldiers responsible for providing protection could only stay away. It was too late, but soon, a soldier from the Changjie Battalion The general shouted: "Follow me!" He led two or three spearmen and jumped across the springboard and rushed towards the tower. A Miao soldier with an arrow stuck in his shoulder came staggering towards him. The general manager shouted loudly, and the sword in his hand flew down and was embedded in the middle of the man's head. The general manager released the handle of the knife without hesitation. , reached out to take the spear that Miao Bing was holding in his hand, and at the same time, he flew up and kicked off the springboard with a knife. Several people who rushed into the tower passed the spear in their hands through the gap on the stairs on the floor of the tower. Poke down randomly and hard. A small flag officer of the Chengdu Guards shouted in a hissing voice: "Oil cans, oil cans! Pour thiol into the house!" Seven or eight young men also rushed into the tower, holding the big man in his arms. The oil tank was smashed inside, and a particularly brave guy squeezed into the middle of several soldiers, turned the top of the tank upside down and poured the oil down the ladder...
While the commander and several soldiers jumped back to the wall, a torch was thrown. The few Miao soldiers who had just rushed up the stairs immediately turned into burning men, screaming and rolling, Jump off the wall from a high tower - at least the pain before death will be brief.
The tower burned violently.
Sun Jie looked to both sides. There were already three or four towers with their treads resting on the stacks. There were several battle groups on the wall. The Miao soldiers who had jumped on the wall were trying to move towards the cannons and bed crossbows - as long as they were destroyed, From these, reinforcements can come from behind. However, their number was too small, and the few thousand soldiers from Changjie Camp were more than enough to handle them. Not only that, there is a double-layered semi-circular protective circle around each artillery piece and bed crossbow. The people in the inner circle concentrate on dealing with threats from outside the wall. The crossbowmen shoot outward like crazy, and several auxiliary soldiers hold up large shields. Blocking the arrows, the spearmen stabbed desperately again and again. The soldiers in the outer circle watched vigilantly at the few small battle groups trapped by their comrades. The gunners worked hard regardless of Laoshun's scolding. Fortunately, every time they set off cannons, they finally remembered to splash some water in time to cool down.
In front of the first fence in front of the gate, the pile of corpses was already more than half a person high. On the top of the city, Sheng Degong leaned down and shouted to Shi Meng with his throat open. After listening for a long time, Old Shi finally understood: "What's ahead?" There is still a large group of Yi soldiers coming here, and it is time to retreat to the second fence. Blood and sweat flowed down from his head. Shi Meng couldn't open his eyes. He couldn't wipe his arms with his sleeves. Shi Meng shook his head several times and uttered a series of orders. Seven or eight auxiliary soldiers came over to take care of him. Black gunpowder was sprinkled on the first fence, and flames rose, mixed with the smell of burnt barbecue and the stench of burning hair. Two oil tanks were smashed over again, the fire became even more intense, and Lao Shi's back felt a little hot. This fire can last for a while, Lao Shi thought to himself, it can take about one stick of incense, maybe two sticks of incense, so he can take a good breather. Suddenly Lao Shi felt as if someone had pushed him hard on his back, and he couldn't help but stumble forward two steps... "Damn, I got hit by another arrow." Lao Shi spat on the ground, twisted his waist, and then I have a little pain in my back. It's okay, the Miao bow is not very powerful. It should have broken the armor, and the arrow cluster was pressed against the flesh. Lao Shi and the brothers around him had already had four or five arrows stuck in their bodies, and other than getting in the way, they didn't suffer any injuries. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the soldiers used large scissors to cut off the entire shaft of the arrow. Although it was not penetrated into the flesh, the arrow cluster could not be removed until after the battle. If it was pulled out by force, it would probably be torn. If the leather cord connecting the nail pieces is broken, the whole nail might fall apart, which is not worth the loss.
The rest time was shorter than expected. The Miao ghosts brought long hooks and braved the firepower of the defenders to open up the burning pile of corpses, knock down the wooden fence, and throw a few earth bags over, and the fire on the oil-soaked earth also disappeared. was suppressed. Lao Shi, who was taking a gulp of water, did not get up and waved his hand tiredly. The second group of brothers who had finished their rest shouted and stabbed the spears placed on the second wooden fence outwards...
