After all, they were caught off guard. The first round of bombing was often the most effective, destroying more than a hundred Han army siege vehicles. Since the Han army's siege equipment was arranged in an extremely neat manner, the so-called precise and inaccurate hits were meaningless. Even if the air wave only affected the gravel, the effect would not be bad.
What's more, to deal with these wooden rams and crossbows, there is no need to blast them into pieces. It is easy to make them lose one or two parts, and then one of them will be useless. Except for the four wheels at the bottom, every other part of these siege equipment is important. One missing beam would turn this thing into a pile of junk.
The sergeants in the front camp of the Han army were stunned by the stone bombs that suddenly fell from the sky. The shaking explosions made their ears buzz, and the debris and gravel flying everywhere made them unable to dodge. Before they could react, the second round of bombing struck unceremoniously again. The crowd was in chaos as thunder rolled past.
It was not until the third round of bombing that the Han soldiers finally woke up. They were obviously attacked by the Tang army. The reaction of several generals was quite quick. They immediately shouted filial piety and organized their sergeants to prepare for a counterattack. When the panic-stricken military commander Shao Tingxuan hurried to the camp gate, four to five thousand elite infantrymen had already assembled.
"Damn it, could it be that Li Yuan's soldiers and horses were so brave that they dared to stop and bombard us in front of our house?"
Shao Tingqian shouted several times: "Send the order, everyone rush out and wipe out all the Tang troops!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Before he could finish his words, the fourth round of bombing by the Wu Ping Army came at just the right time, as if they were mocking.
Seeing the mess in front of him, Shao Tingzhen cursed angrily and couldn't help but rush out first. Thousands of sergeants behind him immediately swarmed to follow, rushing towards the dark and invisible west side. No one knows that no matter how tall the siege equipment is, it cannot withstand a close attack.
To deal with these long-range catapults or crossbows, the most effective killing method is also the most direct. Rush to the front, kill those who control the equipment, and then destroy them. Shao Tingxuan and the generals knew this very well, so they rushed out with the sergeants without even a moment's hesitation.
The distance of more than 500 steps was halfway through in the blink of an eye. Shao Tingxuan and a group of sergeants finally saw the tall trebuchet arm not far away that blended into the dark night. The dark figures of the busy Wu Ping sergeants below were also vaguely visible, and they were transporting stone bullets and then launching them in tacit agreement.
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"Huh!" Witnessing the thick and long arm swung into the sky at close range, and the stone bullets flying into the sky, Shao Tingxuan and the Han soldiers were all frightened.
It is conceivable that after each round of bombing, the siege equipment in the camp behind him will be bombed to pieces, but Shao Tingxuan has no time to worry about it. At this time, he just wants to rush forward quickly and cut down these daring Tang troops. To a pulp, smash these trebuchets into a pile of crumbs.
The Han army rushed forward desperately, but the shadows of the trees on both sides of the darkness suddenly flashed, causing countless leaves to fall. Immediately afterwards, a long row of black shadows from Mohu suddenly appeared more than a hundred steps ahead. They were more than a thousand Wuping Army crossbowmen who had been ambushing in the bushes for a long time. Their duty is obvious, that is, to protect the trebuchets and warriors in the rear.
There was a muffled "buzzing" sound, and the rain of arrows came silently in the dark night. The charging Han soldiers had no time to prepare, and one round of strong bows shot down more than a hundred people. There were screams and rolling sounds. Suddenly the sound echoed through the mountains and forests.
Shao Tingxuan was startled, and immediately realized how dangerous it was for him to lead the charge like this. After all, there were only a few people on horseback in the Han army. At first glance, he was the leading general. It was unwise to go ahead and die because he was already eye-catching. Then he hurriedly reined in his horse, drew out his sword and shouted: "Charge!" After the horse stopped, it soon fell behind the team.
The next step is naturally the charge of the sergeant. This is also the helplessness of a leading soldier. Even though he knows that the front is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, he can't stop. The sound of arrows piercing the sky above his head whizzes. From time to time, someone beside him falls to the ground wailing. Thousands of soldiers of the Han army were in a place of life and death, but they had to show the courage to move forward, because if they stopped, they would definitely die. They would either be shot to death by the Tang army or die at the hands of the rear supervision team. It was better to rush over and give it a try.
After all, Wu Ping's army only had a thousand crossbowmen, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. After two rounds of shooting, there was no chance of shooting anymore. The Han army surged in with shouts, but Wu Ping's sergeants were calm and immediately turned around and fled into the mountains. And the Han soldiers had just suffered from such bird anger, how could they be allowed to escape like this?
Following several orders, he also took out his crossbow and started to chase. After all, the number was five times that of the enemy, and he still managed to leave hundreds of Tang soldiers behind, but the rest were not willing to fight, even if their comrades fell. However, they just rushed towards the depths of the bushes without looking back. The Han soldiers wanted to pursue them but suffered from the dense forest in the dark night. They only hesitated for a moment and watched as the Tang soldiers escaped into the darkness.
A hundred steps away, after the trebuchet fired the last round, Zhu Kuangcong and all his guards and warriors retreated back without hesitation as if they had promised. All thirty trebuchets were doused with kerosene and set on fire. Obviously, the Wuping Army had no intention of taking away these bulky guys, and naturally they would not let them fall into the hands of the Han Army.
When Shao Tingxuan led the generals to finally rush to the launching point of the trebuchets, the thirty trebuchets seemed to have been poured with too much kerosene and were already burning fiercely, but there was no sign of Tang Jun. When he looked up, he saw only There were leaves stirring in the forest not far away, accompanied by rustling sounds.
After suffering such a big loss tonight, how could Shao Tingxuan give up? Just when he was about to give an order, a general quickly came closer and whispered: "We can't chase! Be careful, there is an ambush by the Tang Army..."
This reminder came in time, and Shao Tingxuan, who was hot-headed, calmed down immediately. After all, the moon had already set, and it was the darkest time before dawn. It was really not possible to pursue them randomly. In terms of familiarity with the terrain, they were obviously not as good as the Tang army. In case there was someone in the forest. Are the soldiers and horses ambushing Li Yuan again?
Although Shao Tingxuan understood that pursuit was dangerous, and had actually achieved his goal by driving away these bold Tang troops who fired cannons at the door, how could he not become furious and even feel extremely aggrieved. At this time, thousands of Han army sergeants carefully circled around for a few times, and after confirming that the traces of the Tang army had disappeared, they obeyed the military orders and followed the worried Shao Tingyu back toward the camp gate.
Needless to say, as soon as they stepped into the gate of the front camp and saw where the siege equipment had been parked, the soldiers were completely dumbfounded. The sight in front of them could only be described as horrific, with everything broken and broken. Almost none of the wood, earth and stone, the killing weapons that the Han army was proud of, was intact. There were large holes and holes everywhere in the camp, and some unlucky soldiers were also killed or injured. They were either bloody and bloody, or lying on the ground moaning and wailing.
At first, Shao Tingqian still couldn't figure out why the Tang army adopted such a bold way to attack the camp. But suddenly, he immediately realized that there was no such thing as an attack on the camp. Even the so-called attack on the camp tonight was probably a cover-up, not a murder. Setting fires and destroying food and grass are all just to attract attention.
Almost all the siege equipment in front of them was destroyed. The Han army was completely led by the Tang army tonight. As long as the defensive positions of the soldiers and horses were adjusted, the Tang army could calmly start attacking these siege equipment. This was their real goal. Purpose, it turns out that all this is a calculation...
Shao Tingxuan suddenly felt his scalp numb. This Li Yuan should not be underestimated. He had only been here for a day and a night, but before he met him, he had already successfully deceived 30,000 Han troops and destroyed almost all the Han troops' attacks. The city equipment is really terrifying.
