Seeing that the fog had dissipated and the sky was clear, the soldiers were well fed and ready, and if they could not do anything now, they would wait until later. "Attack" Ma Huabao yelled and beat the drum himself, Wu Weiying waved a small flag in his hand, and dozens of artillery pieces were behind him. They opened fire on the Dali East City Tower. In an instant, the sound of artillery fire shook the sky for more than ten miles. The flames on the top of the city reached the sky gate and collapsed the wall. The rebels above evaded and hurriedly opened fire back.
However, the artillery of the officers and soldiers had long ranges and great destructive power. In addition, there were hundreds of small-caliber artillery fired nearby. Dozens of large and small artillery shells landed on the top of the city, inside the city, and on the city walls while almost breathing. , there are solid bullets, blooming bullets...
Do you think it's just artillery? No, there are also trebuchets. Dozens of trebuchets fire at the same time. Stones of various sizes fly into the sky and smash into the city head and fall inside the city. Its destructive power is no less than that of artillery.
At the same time, the infantry also began to launch an attack. More than ten people rushed into the water carrying a raft, pushing dozens of soldiers or siege equipment across the water. More soldiers jumped directly into the water and swam over with weapons in their mouths. …
Tian Jianxiu and Gao Yigong on the top of the city were in an extremely embarrassed state. They thought that the attack by the officers and soldiers would be very fierce, but they did not expect that the firepower of the officers and soldiers would be so crazy. Li Yan brought in so many cannons that the city fell in an instant. It was full of cannonballs and boulders, making it impossible for the crowded soldiers on the city to escape. Hundreds of people were killed in an instant... and the city tower was blown up the moment the opponent opened fire, and the fire started, almost burying the two of them. Inside, thanks to the desperate rescue efforts of his own soldiers, he survived. He urged the two of them to go down to the city, but they were refused by swords. At this time, if there was no one at the top of the city, it would collapse in an instant!
As a last resort, the guards held up their shields to cover the two of them in a corner of the tower, but they could still be smashed to pieces by cannonballs and stones from the officers and soldiers at any time. The shields could not block the cannonballs and stones thrown in the air, and they would be killed even if they didn't hit them. Several soldiers died.
But even so, Tian Jianxiu and Gao Yigong still refused to go to the city, shouting at the top of their lungs, resisting, resisting, and fighting back... All they could see were panicked soldiers, some risking their lives and firing, and some hiding in corners. With their bows raised, some were trembling, and while one was running, he was suddenly smashed into pieces or exploded...
Even Tian Jianxiu, who was used to seeing the cruelty of the battlefield, felt chills in his heart. The firepower of the officers and soldiers was too terrifying. He turned his head and looked to the west and saw that the other side was equally brutal. The fire on the top of the city had reached the sky. That is, the north and south sides were slightly better. , after all, it was just an assist.
Look at the fireworks everywhere in the city. Every time there is a siege, the common people are the worst. The houses near the city wall are either demolished or set on fire by artillery shells... Of course, at this time, Tian Jianxiu could not hear the cries of the people below the city. Defending the city is the most important thing.
If the city is destroyed, none of us will survive! Tian Jianxiu roared, and then was drowned in the sound of gunfire.
As miserable as the city was, the people outside the city were so happy holding telescopes. Nearly a hundred large and small caliber artillery pieces, dozens of trebuchets and hundreds of strong bows opened fire together. The city fell into a sea of fire and the rebels were beaten. They couldn't raise their heads at all, and could not form effective fire suppression on the officers and soldiers trying to cross the moat.
Under this overwhelming firepower suppression, the infantry grabbed the guy and rushed towards the city. After paying a very small price, they crossed the moat and rushed to the bottom of the city wall. Dozens of people climbed up on a city ladder and roared upwards. Climb, another siege truck crashes towards the city gate...
Seeing that under the cover of artillery, thousands of officers and soldiers were approaching the city and beginning to attack the city, Gao Yigong couldn't help shouting and pushed away the soldiers beside him who were holding shields to block random arrows and stray bullets: " Life and death depend on fate, the dead bird is facing upwards, if we stay together for a while, we will all be doomed!" He drew his sword and was about to rush out, but at this moment a loud bang came from the distance, everyone turned around and looked around, only to see the West Tower It collapsed unexpectedly!
"You go over there, I'll guard this side." Tian Jianxiu lost his previous composure. The firepower of the officers and soldiers was too unexpectedly fierce.
Gao Yigong didn't say anything, and ran toward the west city with a knife and under the guard of his own soldiers, risking stray bullets and flying arrows. Tian Jianxiu looked outside the city and saw that most of the officers and soldiers were still crossing the river. Although his subordinates on the city wanted to use their bows to snipe , but the firepower of the officers and soldiers was too strong, suppressing them to death. The artillery on the city head was bombed and misfired, and many trebuchets were also smashed. The only long-range firepower left was bows and arrows, but with such fierce firepower from the opponent, the archers could not even Unable to organize effective suppression.
If the opponent's firepower had been so fierce, today would be far less likely to be a disaster. At this time, Tian Jianxiu's inner self-confidence was gone. He even regretted that he had trusted him too much and that he should not have come to take over this mess.
But it's not his nature to be sluggish like this. This is just a warm-up. He doesn't believe that the artillery shells of the officers and soldiers can keep bombarding indefinitely. No matter how powerful the bombardment is, your people can still fly in. Otherwise, you have to climb the city. Boss, at that time, did your artillery still dare to bomb indiscriminately?
Therefore, the hand-to-hand combat at the top of the city is the most critical!
But he also knew that it would be very dangerous once the battle situation turned into hand-to-hand combat, but what could be done now!
It is indeed impossible for the artillery of officers and soldiers to keep firing. After all, the quality of artillery in this era cannot be compared with that of later generations. After a few shots, the barrel will become red and hot. After firing more than ten shots in a row, it is the limit and needs to be cooled down and paused, otherwise it will explode. Moreover, the cannonballs are not unlimited, and their power cannot be compared with those of later generations.
In order to allow the soldiers to cross the moat, the Shenji Battalion used almost all its artillery fire. As expected, it lived up to expectations and easily covered the siege troops across the river. However, its firepower also reached its limit and began to gradually shrink.
"Lieutenant General Ma, I'll leave the rest of the work to you!" Wu Weiying would hold a teapot in her hand wherever she went. She would take a sip from time to time and look leisurely. Ma Huabao cupped his hands and said, "Master Marquis, please take a look!"
Under the cover of the Shenji Battalion, nine out of ten siege troops had rushed ashore, fought to the bottom of the city, and then began to organize a climb on the city. The bandits on the city also knew that if they were allowed to come up to Dali, it would be in danger, and at this time the Shenji Army would be in danger. The firepower of the machine battalion reached its limit and was gradually weakened to avoid accidental damage to friendly forces. Tian Jianxiu finally waited for this moment and commanded the soldiers to counterattack vigorously. He stretched his bows, shot arrows and threw stones to prevent the officers and soldiers from boarding the city.
At this time, the war has just begun. It was just an appetizer. The fighting entered the most intense moment. Archers and trebuchets began to shoot at each other above and below the city. The officers and soldiers set up ladders and rushed up desperately. The bandits also fought with all their lives. withstand……
The weather that had been clear and clear just a moment ago turned into dense clouds in the blink of an eye, and the air pressure was so low that it was suffocating.
Ma Huabao, who was laughing just now with a relaxed expression, gradually became serious while holding up the telescope.
Wu Weiying still looked calm, holding his teapot and taking a sip, looking up at the sky from time to time. It had been more than half an hour since the attack started, and it was almost noon.
"Vice General Ma, can we have lunch in the city this evening?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, Wu Weiying chuckled and Ma Huabao didn't even look back: "The Marquis wants to go to the city for dinner, and today I will do it even if I risk my life." Your old wish".
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you then."
It has always been Wu Weiying's style and preference to treat fighting as watching a show. From the time he fought with Chang Yu, it was like, you fight yours and I watch mine. When you let me hit, I will hit. When you don't let me, I will hit. He moved a bench to watch the excitement. After all, the Shenji Battalion was a fire force. It was responsible for long-range fire suppression and hardly had to charge. He watched the excitement happily, and he continued to do so when he later fought with Li Yan.
I have a share of the credit for the victory, but the defeat has nothing to do with me, and it was not my command.
It can be said that this old man has long understood this.
When the fighting here in Dali City was at its fiercest, something good was happening on the Beiluo River side more than ten miles due west. Zhang Guozhu volunteered and led his troops to set up a defense line on the river bank to block the rebel reinforcements. Ma Huabao allocated three thousand of his troops , all cavalry, because there is no need for cavalry in the siege here. Besides, the mobility to block reinforcements must be strong, and cavalry is the most basic.
Zhang Guo doesn't have much wisdom, but he has a lot of cleverness. He volunteered to come to Beiluohe on the surface because he didn't want to compete with Ma Huabao and others, but in fact he wanted to take advantage and still behave well.
Why do you say that?
First of all, sieging a city is a hard job. It is thankless and may even suffer heavy losses and be in vain. In this case, there are not many other tasks left to do. After all, it is still a good idea to predict whether the rebel army will have reinforcements. There are some in Wohu Mountain in Hexi Province. Reinforcements may not come, and even if they do come, they may not dare to cross the river to fight. Even if they fight, even if they fail, the losses will not be greater than those of attacking the city.
