There were five hundred archers, drawing their bows and setting arrows. The arrows were pointed at the top of the city wall. As soon as their hands were released, five hundred arrows drew an arc at an angle of nearly 45 degrees and flew towards the city. passed.
These arrows fell almost vertically, hitting the defenders with a clanging sound. As Qin Feng saw with his own eyes, one of the defenders was turned into a hedgehog on the spot by the arrows.
Not only that, the soldiers and strong men transporting stone crossbars under the city wall were also seriously threatened by arrows.
Qin Feng's eyes suddenly became extremely solemn, and he quickly ordered: "Send more shields quickly!"
The supplies piled up behind the city wall were carried up to the city wall by soldiers and strong men despite the rain of arrows. These soldiers and strong men also divided their labors and cooperated. Some were responsible for carrying the supplies, while others were specially responsible for holding large shields to prevent arrows from falling from the sky. Kill yourself and your comrades.
Shields were sent up the city wall one after another, including large shields and small leather shields.
There is a bracket behind the large shield. When it is pressed directly against the edge of the city wall, it is equivalent to raising the protective stacks of the city wall by five feet to further resist the arrows fired by the enemy. At the same time, each person is given a small leather shield, which is only three feet in diameter. There are two rings at the back, which can be put directly on the arm.
Many soldiers even simply threw away their weapons and raised their small leather shields above their heads. Since the arrows were thrown in at a small angle, even though the leather shield was small in area, it was still very effective in blocking stray arrows.
The enemy's archers caused great trouble to the defenders and had an absolute numerical advantage. Qin Feng also decisively ordered to stop changing arrows. All archers were changed to shield soldiers and worked with their comrades to overthrow the ladder. Cut off the hook lock.
The defenders had only one purpose, which was to prevent the enemy from rushing up the city wall.
Qin Feng didn't know that the five hundred archers in neat formation in the enemy's formation had been scattered. A dozen of them formed a circle, with a burning fire in front of them. They all also put on rockets, and the arrows were tied with linen cloth. The linen cloth absorbed the kerosene and exploded immediately when it encountered sparks. No unified command was needed. Whoever's rocket was ignited could just shoot towards the city.
Rockets flew into the city wall one after another. The threat to the defenders was infinitely close to zero, but the threat to military supplies was extremely terrifying. Those piled up supplies were quickly ignited by the rockets, and soldiers and strong men began to move around. Put out fires.
From the beginning of the battle to this moment, it was only half an hour, but the battle was extremely fierce. The enemy went all out. The first battle was a general attack. Although the death rate of the defenders was extremely low, the materials were consumed very quickly and accumulated. The stones on the city wall were almost completely thrown away, while the crossbars piled under the city wall were constantly being ignited by rockets.
A large number of weapons were thrown on the city wall. Almost 70% of the defenders gave up on counterattack and relied purely on the shields in their hands.
When the first enemy climbed up the city wall, the defender next to him punched him directly. Before his fist touched the enemy, the leather shield on his arm hit the enemy's face heavily. The edge of the shield was covered with iron sheets, and it was as powerful as a small hammer. One blow could knock the enemy off the wall.
"Quick! Come here quickly, we can't hold it any longer!"
The soldier waved his small leather shield and roared loudly.
A team of five people rushed over immediately. One defender held a large shield, and four defenders jointly held a large wooden fork to overturn the ladder in front of them.
As a result, as soon as this side was pushed down, the ladder on the other side was put up again.
Since the ladders cannot be destroyed, as long as the enemy still has the power to attack, the ladders that have been continuously overturned will be put up again. While the defenders are trying their best to deal with the ladders, many enemy troops have already followed the ropes and quietly climbed up. Climbed up.
"The enemy is on the wall!"
"Where are the guards from the Tianji Camp!"
The soldiers of Beixi roared loudly. They were in a stalemate with the ladder and could not take action to deal with the enemy troops who climbed up the city wall. Moreover, weapons were thrown everywhere. The small leather shield alone could not withstand the enemy's intact hands. Weapons, these enemy infantry who climbed up the city wall were all elite veterans, with small shields tied to their left hands, and weapons such as knives or one-handed axes and armor-breaking hoes in their right hands.
Two guards from the Tianji Battalion hurried over, and relying on the advantage of the rifles in their hands, only two of them blocked the gap. The four people on the opposite side, all with short weapons in their hands, could not get close at all, and were separated by the Tianji Battalion one after another. It'll kill you from afar.
The mission of these elite veterans who climbed first was to open up the battlefield and hold back the defenders so that their comrades could safely climb the wall. The weapons they brought were naturally long weapons used to break the formation.
It's a pity that these elite veterans are unable to parry against the Tianji Battalion guards who have home field advantage and are armed with long weapons. The average survival time of those who climb the city wall is only a few breathers.
This high-intensity first battle is not a complete disadvantage for the defenders, because it is also the first battle for the defenders, and they are extremely energetic and physically strong. The entire defense line seems shaky, but it is impregnable. As long as the enemy cannot board in large scale. The city wall cannot break through the defense line.
At the same time, messengers came and went around Qin Feng and Jing Peng, frequently reporting on the battle situation.
"Master Marquis, more than 30 defenders have been killed in the battle. Do you want to deploy more manpower from the east and west defense lines?"
Qin Feng blurted out without any hesitation: "No transfer allowed!"
"The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and the battle line is being extended. Once the defenders on the east and west walls continue to move away, and the enemy takes advantage of the situation to launch attacks from the east and west, we will definitely be unable to resist!"
"Give me the defense line in the south of the city. Unless more than half of the troops are reduced in battle, no reserve troops are allowed to be mobilized!"
Although this result was extremely cruel, Qin Feng felt his heart twisting as he watched his close comrades-in-arms and subordinates fall into a pool of blood, but war is accompanied by sacrifice, and a moment of intolerance will only lead to greater casualties.
Jing Peng also frowned, and the shouts of the messengers kept ringing.
"General, the enemy's defense line is extremely strong and difficult to break through."
"The first batch of arrows from the infantry archers have been poured out, and there is no chaos in the enemy's defense line. It can be seen that the effect is very little."
"General! The enemy defenders...are too well-equipped, with countless large shields and one small shield per person. It is difficult for arrows to break through the enemy defenders' defense."
"General! The siege troops are blocked and the ladder cannot be set up smoothly."
"The Seventh Battalion has suffered more than 30% casualties, and the Eighth Battalion has suffered more than half of its casualties. Generals of the Seventh and Eighth Battalions beg to retreat, otherwise morale may collapse."
Only a short time had passed, but the 7th and 8th Battalions had already caused so many casualties and were obviously no longer capable of fighting.
Jing Peng decisively ordered to withdraw the 7th and 8th Battalions, which were the main attackers, but did not stop the attack and replaced them with the 5th and 6th Battalions.
