"Creak, creak!" At the moment when Mo Dao's army launched their attack, the thick west gate of Jincheng suddenly made a burst of unpleasant and harsh sounds. Then, in the astonished eyes of Yang Ji and a group of Sui army generals, it was closed tightly for more than ten days. The gate of time actually opened from the inside.
There was a dull sound in the city, and the ground under his feet trembled slightly. Kong Desao's face became extremely ugly, and his whole body tensed up. If nothing else, this should be the sound of a large-scale cavalry galloping. The purpose of the momentum is undoubtedly to use riding to counter step.
He turned to look at Yang Ji, only to find that instead of being shocked or nervous at all, Yang Ji's handsome face was filled with excitement composed of joy, excitement, surprise and other emotions. Obviously, Yang Ji regarded this accident as a huge opportunity, otherwise, he would not have been so excited that he "lost his composure".
"Your Majesty, what are you...?"
"I'm so happy!" Yang Ji laughed loudly: "Murong Yong has nothing to do with our chariots and Jinglan's army. He plans to use the cavalry to catch our army off guard. He will first destroy our infantry and then destroy our army." siege equipment, but he forgot the power of Mo Dao Formation... No, no, no, haha, he didn't forget, but he had to do it. But the city gate is so wide, I want to see how he sent it How many cavalrymen came to kill Mo Daojun?"
As Yang Ji expected, Murong Yong was indeed forced out by the Sui army's catapult.
After the Sui army's attacks in the past few days and a full afternoon today, Tuyuhun's long-range defense force has been destroyed, and the individual crossbows have broken through the Sui army's large shield defense. If they continue to do nothing and allow the Sui army to Such endless projection of ice bombs would destroy his soldiers and morale. Although he could keep the army away from the city wall, if the Sui army suddenly attacked at close range, he would not even be able to rescue him in time; so he was anxious While waiting for the Sui army to attack at close range, they concentrated their own and Murong Xiaojun's direct guards in the west city where Yang Ji was located.
At this time, upon hearing that the ice bombs had disappeared, the Sui army sent infantry and jinglan chariots forward, and immediately opened the city gates, allowing the elite Guards, whose combat effectiveness was no less than that of Murong Fuyun, to attack, hoping to catch the Sui army by surprise.
If the bet wins, at least it can achieve its own strategic purpose and play a role in inspiring the morale of the army and the people; at worst, it can take advantage of the victory to pursue and take the opportunity to capture or kill Yang Ji, and Yang Ji is commanding the army here, and it is he and An important reason why Murong decided to put this army in Xicheng.
However, Murong Yong also realized that the width of the city gate was limited. If he hurriedly sent out the last elite force, they would be easily killed by the Sui army. Therefore, the first army to attack was 5,000 elite soldiers with average combat power but loyal to Tuyuhun. He hoped that these dead soldiers could buy time for the Guards to assemble, disrupt the Sui army's lineup, and weaken the Sui army's combat effectiveness and will.
From ancient times to the present, every race and country has its loyal ministers and martyrs. Even if it has the best army in the world, but it behaves extremely cowardly, it can still hold on for forty-two days, and there are also General Dai and others who are able to recover. Fighting for the country, let alone an Eastern country where the concept of loyalty is deeply rooted in the bones and souls? The three thousand dead knights of Tuyuhun are undoubtedly the kind of awe-inspiring loyal martyrs and benevolent men. ….
They knew that they were destined to die without mercy; so as soon as they left the city, they launched a fierce attack on the Modao formation of the Sui army; they were motivated by their loyal will and the idea of "even if they die, they must support a few people" Everyone burst out with unimaginable fighting power.
Suddenly on the battlefield, there was a thunderous killing sound, and there was a heavy rain of arrows in the open space in front of the city. Groups of Tuyuhun cavalry fell on the charging road, but the soldiers who followed were still shouting, shouting, and roaring, as if they were injured. The fierce beast pounced on the sharp Mo Dao, so that at the front of the fight between the two sides, human and horse corpses piled up into a wall of flesh and blood.
Yang Ji was moved by the fierce fighting power displayed by the Tuyuhun soldiers, and the excitement on his face slowly faded away.
In the past, based on the memory of Murong Fuyun being destroyed by the Sui and Tang dynasties, he always believed that except for Murong Fuyun, everyone in Tuyuhun was as useless as a "scumbag". Later, because he personally captured Shanshan and Qie Because of this, he increasingly looked down upon Tuyuhun's troops and soldiers. However, at this moment, the tragic actions of Tuyuhun soldiers one after another finally made him respect the Tuyuhun army.
No matter if the other party is an enemy or doing something pointless
Regardless of the struggle and sacrifice, this will alone does not insult the terms "soldier" and "warrior" and deserves to be taken seriously.
After a while, seeing Modao Army successfully and easily withstand the enemy's desperate charge, Yang Ji moved his eyes forward and fell behind this brave cavalry.
He saw that behind this cavalry, another elite Tuyuhun cavalry of about 6,000 people came out one after another. These people were well-equipped, and each of them wore the same Mingguang armor as the Sui army.
The Mingguang Armor is made up of 1590 pieces of fish scales and 644 pieces of long armor. There are round metal guards on the chest and back that are polished as smooth as a mirror. Under the sunlight, it reflects dazzling light, so it is called "the light of the sun". , the auspicious language of "Great Ming in the world" was named "Mingguang Armor". This type of armor was first recorded in Cao Zhi's "The Table of Armors Given to His Ministers by the First Emperor". It was a long time ago. By the Sui Dynasty, the proportion of the main battle divisions of the Sui Army wearing this type of armor had reached as high as 80% to 90%. Therefore, the Tuyuhun soldiers had such An elite force, Yang Ji was not surprised. However, Murong Yong suddenly brought out such an elite team, obviously intending to destroy everything. (Note)
"Kill me the Guards." On the top of the city, Tuyuhun's commander Murong Yong also came out to watch the battle. Seeing that the dead soldiers did not cause much harm to the Sui army, but were all eaten by the monster-like army, he He was immediately anxious, knowing that if the dead soldiers were cleared away, their deaths would be worthless.
He couldn't care less that the Guards had not yet formed a complete lineup, and resolutely threw 6,000 elite soldiers into the battlefield.
In an instant, Tuyuhun's six thousand armored soldiers charged like a violent storm, rushing towards the Sui army's armored iron walls and the sharp blades of the Mo Dao formation with a violent force. The two sides collided with each other, and Xue Wanshu roared, sharp and powerful. The Mo knife crashed down, slashing a Tuguhun armored rider in front of him from the shoulder in half. Blood sprayed on his face. The long neighing horse's front hooves were raised high and kicked at his body. The Mo knife in his hand The knife flashed an arc-shaped cold light, cutting off the two front hooves of the war horse from the front, and the war horse fell suddenly in front of him. ….
"Advance forward and weaken the enemy's horse power!" Xue Wanshu roared and slashed another armored knight to the ground with his sword.
"Ha!" The Mo swordsmen let out a roar, like a wall or a mountain pushing forward. A piece of cold light drew an arc in the air, and there was a loud "bang", and the sword and the armored rider on the horse There was a close contact, and the indestructible power struck the knights. The blade broke their bodies, and the undiminished power continued to strike the horse.
Suddenly, the men and horses were shattered into pieces, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere!
The sense of oppression just formed by the Guards was ruthlessly crushed by Mo Dao's army. At this moment, Murong Yong's proud soldiers followed in the footsteps of the elite soldiers of the past. They seemed to have come from the abyss of the Nine Netherworld. In the eyes of the army, it was like a joke. Five small Mo Dao formations gradually gathered around and formed a huge arc. With the power to crush everything, they launched a tragic line of human corpses, horse corpses and blood towards the front. zone.
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While the two armies began a frontal decisive battle in front of the city gate, the Jinglan chariot formation was not affected at all. The soldiers avoided the frontal battlefield and pushed the Jinglan chariots one after another to the left and right sides of the city.
There are dozens of soldiers inside each Jinglan cart. When the Jinglan cart approaches the city, the soldiers twist the winch and raise the pedals high. As long as the pedals are placed on the city head, the soldiers inside can step on the pedals. After rushing to the city, the soldiers below can go up the ladder and receive a steady stream of reinforcements; while the crossbowmen located on the roof of the well and on the platform are responsible for firing arrows to suppress the enemy soldiers on the city.
Seeing the jinglan carts getting closer and closer, Tuoba Yuan, who was still in charge of the city defense, was so anxious that his eyes were red. He yelled, "Archers, shoot the enemy soldiers and crossbows under the jinglan carts." Soldiers shoot at the enemy troops on the platform."
Two thousand archers and one thousand crossbowmen were already in full formation. When the general gave the order to shoot, dense arrows were fired like a storm at the Sui soldiers below.
The Sui infantry guarding the Jinglan chariot held up those special large shields to meet them. The arrows missed the shields, making a crackling sound. However, many soldiers were hit by the arrows and fell to the ground screaming. , but this damage did not affect the speed of the Jinglan car's advancement.
At the same time, the Sui army's crossbowmen on the platform also fired arrows to fight back.
The long-range attack weapon in use is the repeating crossbow.
The range of the repeating crossbow is far inferior to other types of crossbows, but it is a machine gun in the cold weapon era. It has the characteristics of large arrow loss and fast firing speed. It is powerful within fifty or sixty steps. Therefore, although the number of people is far less than that of the defenders, it can be fired. However, there were a lot of arrows lost, and the well-mounted chariots were higher than the city wall, which gave the crossbowmen on the platform a commanding advantage. When they fired one after another, they also caused considerable casualties to the defenders.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" When the jinglan car approached the city, the high-erected pedals were lowered one after another, and they were successfully placed on the battlements at the top of the city.
The heavy-armored sword-and-shield soldiers inside had been waiting impatiently. As soon as the pedals were set up, they immediately rushed out. They jumped onto the top of the city under the dense rain of arrows and launched a bloody massacre against the Tuyuhun crossbowmen.
The advantage of the crossbowmen is long-range attack, and their melee capabilities are not strong, while the sword and shield soldiers are just the opposite. As the heavy armored sword and shield soldiers here forcefully ascend the city and kill, the crossbowmen defending the city are terrified and turn around one after another. While escaping, there were many people in the city and the passages were narrow, and everything became chaotic in an instant. ….
Tuoba Yuan's expression suddenly changed when he saw that it was heavy armored infantry. This thing was indestructible with swords and arrows. Once they were allowed to gain a foothold and expand to both sides, the enemy troops would continue to attack them.
He shouted anxiously: "Pikemen, get on top of me!"
The spearmen from the rear lined up and sealed off the narrow escape space for the crossbowmen. The crossbowmen were enemies in front and behind. Some people shouted in fear, and some even jumped off the city wall to escape.
There was chaos in the city.
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[Note: Although Mingguang armor is exquisitely crafted and difficult to make, it was not a rare and valuable armor in the Sui and Tang dynasties. This is simply because the proportion of elite soldiers in the Sui army wearing this armor is as high as 80% to 90%. When Li Yuan started his army, he obtained two to three hundred thousand sets of Mingguang armor from Jinyang Palace alone, as well as an equal number of horizontal knives and long weapons (spear, war spear, spear, etc.).
It is worth mentioning that although the third expedition to Goguryeo planned by Yang Guang was not successful, he had already transported a large amount of weapons, equipment, and grain and grass supplies to Zhuojun, and stored them in Linshuo Palace, Linshuo Palace, and Linyu Pass in Linyu County. According to my guess, the number of palaces is definitely much greater than that of Jinyang Palace.
This astronomical amount of Sui Dynasty heritage later fell into the hands of Luo Yi. However, the so-called "Peking Prince" endlessly touted in "Heroes of Sui and Tang Dynasties" was a complete waste in history. Not only could he not conquer the world, he could not even capture Youzhou. Before he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he only occupied Zhuojun and Shanggujun among the eight counties in Youzhou.
Another explanation is needed: Jinyang Palace, Linshuo Palace, and Linyu Palace were palaces rebuilt or built during the reign of Yang Guang, so these materials have nothing to do with Yang Jian. Don't just say "this is the wealth left by Yang Jian."
In the Tang Dynasty, due to the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the constant fighting in the prosperous Tang Dynasty in the early Tang Dynasty, the proportion of Tang troops wearing Mingguang armor never returned to the height of the Sui Dynasty. At its peak, it was only about 60% (for details, see "Tongguang Armor") "Classic" and "God's Mechanism to Enemy Taibai Yin Jing"); however, Mingguang Armor has extremely high craftsmanship requirements, extremely complex production, and is very time-consuming and labor-intensive. Therefore, even though the Tang Dynasty's army was only about 60%, it was still quite impressive. achieved. ].
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