The next morning.
Li Jinglong went into battle wearing armor.
The Confederate Army coach issued the order for the general attack in high spirits.
Today, he will go to the battlefield in person, command 200,000 elite Confederate troops, and attack Beiping City in one fell swoop!
As long as the city of Beiping is broken, the Yan army will definitely be defeated!
However, just when he was ambitious, a personal guard brought bad news.
"General, Qu Neng and his son did not come, claiming that they were too injured to fight."
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Li Jinglong's eyes.
But after all, he was the one who plotted against others first, and almost caused Qu Neng and his son to die in battle at Changyi Gate.
When he thought of this, Li Jinglong waved his hand, too lazy to argue with Qu Neng.
Qu Neng is not the only strong general in the Southern Army. If you don't come, don't come!
The city of Beiping is already crumbling. Yesterday Qu Neng almost killed himself through Zhangyi Gate and entered the city.
If Qu Neng can do it, why can't I, the head coach of the Southern Army, do it?
"Send me the military order!"
"Commanders of the three armies, the whole army attacks!"
"Beiping City must be conquered today, and whoever conquers it first will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
Granting a thousand gold is, of course, not a real reward of a thousand taels of gold, but an imaginary finger.
Anyway, just tell the soldiers that whoever breaks the city first will get huge benefits. This is enough to boost morale!
Just as Li Jinglong expected, upon hearing his words, the soldiers of the Southern Army immediately went crazy, screaming and rushing towards the walls of Peiping.
They were considered "experienced" in attacking Beiping City.
Ladders, rams, wooden curtains, battering rams, and other siege equipment were all transported to the battlefield, preparing to deliver the final blow to the crumbling Beiping City.
In the distance, there were artillery and trebuchets pouring down artillery fire cover, providing great confidence to the soldiers of the Southern Army!
Li Jinglong sat high on the chariot and had already begun to dream about entering Beiping City.
The nest chariot, also known as the building chariot, is a strategic weapon for siege.
This is a lookout vehicle specially used to observe the enemy's situation. It is equipped with wheels at the bottom and can be pushed. It can appear anywhere on the battlefield at any time. It is also covered with rawhide to prevent damage from enemy arrows.
Li Jinglong also did not forget to ask his personal guards to warm the wine, showing a arrogant attitude of "warming the wine to defeat Peiping".
However, what happened next made him freeze on the spot for an instant.
The soldiers of the Southern Army who were charging ahead had already broken through the Yan Army's arrow-laden defense line, and successfully forced rows of ladders against the head of Beiping City.
This ladder is a sharp tool for climbing the city wall. The base frame uses wood as a bed and has six wheels underneath. The ladder body is fixed on the base frame at a certain angle, and a movable "auxiliary ladder" is added to the main ladder. There is a pair of windlass installed at the top. When climbing the city, the ladder can move freely up and down along the city wall, eliminating the need for people to carry it on their shoulders.
Because the main ladder adopts a fixed device, the ladder erection procedure is simplified and the ladder erection time is shortened. Therefore, when the Confederate soldiers are attacking the city, they only need to park the main ladder at the bottom of the city, and then set up the auxiliary ladder on the main ladder. "Climbing up the city" greatly reduces the danger and difficulty of setting up ladders in front of the enemy.
There are many ways to attack a city, but most of them rely on quickly ascending the city as a prerequisite for victory. When setting up a ladder, you must be bold, quick, and take advantage of the opportunity to enter the city. As long as you use the ladder to climb to the top of the city, and then take advantage of the situation to enter the city, you can quickly defeat the city defense in one go. .
In hundreds of previous siege battles, the Southern Army's use of ladders was always successful, always causing great trouble to the Yan Army, and even nearly captured a certain city several times.
However, today, they miscalculated.
The ladder had just reached the top of the city, but it still couldn't get closer.
The ladders of the soldiers of the Southern Army could not be erected stably. They finally managed to stabilize one. Before they could climb up, the Yan army on the top of the city just gave a gentle push, and the entire ladder began to tilt and shake. Not only that, it’s simply difficult to climb.
"How is this going?"
"What happened?"
The Confederate soldiers were confused.
One person pointed at the city wall as smooth as a mirror and screamed in horror.
"wrong!"
"This is ice!"
"How could this be? How can we enter the city?"
Ice!
The walls of Peiping are covered with ice!
All the Confederate soldiers were dumbfounded. When they took a closer look, they saw that the entire Peiping city wall was covered with a thick layer of ice, which was as smooth as a mirror and difficult to climb.
Even if the ladder was placed on it, it was of no use. The Yan army started to tilt and fall with a slight push, and the soldiers of the Southern Army did not dare to climb the ladder.
"Damn it, why did Peiping turn into an ice city overnight?"
Countless Confederate soldiers roared, unable to accept this cruel fact.
However, they were stunned, but the Yan Army soldiers who had been prepared were not stunned.
Chen Heng stood on the top of the city, looked at the confused Southern soldiers below, and laughed heartily.
"Hahaha……"
"Confederate bastards, is it your turn to be dumbfounded now?"
"Pass my military order, gather your arrows and shoot these Confederate bastards!"
Following Chen Heng's order, the Yan army soldiers quickly emerged and fired arrows wildly at the southern army below.
For a moment, shrill screams resounded through the sky, and many Confederate soldiers were shot into hedgehogs on the spot.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the remaining Confederate troops turned around and ran away, not even using the ladders.
If you can't even climb the city wall, why are you still here? Are you a living target?
Li Jinglong was drinking and composing poems on the chariot, looking carefree and unrestrained.
However, the good news did not come, but bad news came.
"General, the frontline infantry has been defeated!"
"Bastard!" Li Jinglong was furious when he heard this, "What's going on? Why did they collapse?"
"According to their city, Beiping has turned into an ice city. It is impossible to climb at all. Instead, it has become a living target for the Yan army!"
Peiping, Bingcheng?
Li Jinglong's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly stood up to take a look.
The originally crumbling city of Beiping was now covered with a layer of ice, making it indestructible!
Even if the lead bullets fired by artillery trebuchets hit it, they would only knock down a layer of crushed ice, but it was difficult to shake the ice mirror!
How is this going?
Li Jinglong was dumbfounded, and then roared like a wild beast.
"Pass my military order, the entire army storms the city gate and attacks with battering rams. The city must be broken today!"
Yes, we must break the city today, otherwise Li Jinglong will become a joke!
Yesterday, Qu Neng took advantage of the Yan army's unpreparedness and personally led 3,000 armored men to bravely climb the city and directly penetrate Zhangyi Gate. As soon as the main force arrived, the Southern Army could pass through Zhangyi Gate and enter Beiping City.
But in order to seize military glory, he, Li Jinglong, forced himself to withdraw his troops and missed this God-given opportunity.
As a result, the damned Yan Army came up with such a countermeasure in just one night and turned Peiping into an ice city!
The city wall that was originally crumbling has now become indestructible!
If he, Li Jinglong, cannot capture Peiping today, he will become a complete joke, a hopelessly stupid joke!
"Break the city!"
"We must break the city!"
"Storm the city gate, go quickly!"
Li Jinglong roared crazily, no longer as calm as before.
However, Yan Jun had been busy all night, how could he forget the key point of the city gate, the ice layer on it was even thicker than the city wall.
So when the Confederate battering ram hit it, there was really no feeling at all.
In addition, there are a large number of people gathered here independently at the city gate, using their bodies to firmly resist the impact of the enemy troops, densely packed into thousands.
This is the case at every city gate. If anyone sees this spectacular scene, I am afraid they will truly understand what "the people's aspirations" are!
Zhu Gaochi's body of 300 kilograms finally came into use, and he was the first to bear the brunt of the attack and leaned against the Zhangyi Gate.
"quick!"
"A few more brothers!"
"The enemy's fucking attack is too fierce!"
The prince gave the order, and countless people rushed forward.
"Hey...slow down, slow down, don't cause a stampede accident."
"Who are you talking about? You were so pushed forward that you rushed to reincarnate!"
Zhu Gaochi cursed angrily, and everyone burst into laughter after hearing this.
The originally heavy atmosphere became much lighter because of his voice.
On top of the nest car.
The guards were kneeling on the ground to persuade him.
"General, withdraw your troops!"
"The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The Ice City of Beiping is indestructible. Continuing to attack will only increase casualties!"
Li Jinglong collapsed on the ground, with two big words written all over his face - regret!
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
After gritting his teeth and saying this, Li Jinglong was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"General?"
"Qu can fool me!"
"You can't fool me!"
This time, his name, Li Jinglong, will spread all over the country and become a laughing stock in the world!
After Li Jinglong cursed the last sentence, his vision went dark and he passed out.
The golden sound of the Confederate Army rang out and instantly receded like a tide.
When the officers and soldiers of the Yan army saw this, they burst into deafening cheers.
"Su Sheng is mighty!"
"Su Sheng is mighty!"
"Su Sheng is mighty!"
