"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..."
As the fire oil cans and rockets continued to pour, the ladders set up by the Yellow Turban Army on the moat suddenly burned one after another.
The yellow scarf soldiers who were still on the ladder now felt as if they were in a sea of fire. In panic, they all chose to jump into the moat.
Unfortunately, although the Yellow Turban soldiers who chose to jump into the moat avoided being burned to death in the fire, their final outcome was definitely not much better.
"Ah...ah...ah..."
The yellow scarf soldiers who jumped into the river had no time to get excited, and then they screamed in severe pain, and soon ended their short lives.
"squeak……"
The gate of Yecheng that had been closed quietly opened, and then a thousand cavalry suddenly rushed out under the leadership of Jiang Song.
The thousand Yellow Turban soldiers who had crossed the river before were now unable to advance or retreat. In front is Chenliu's tall city wall, and behind it is the moat and the burning ladders on the river.
These yellow turban soldiers who had no way to go could only bear the killings of these cavalry helplessly and desperately.
"Liu Pi, Gongdu." Seeing that the battle ahead was not going smoothly, Chi You calmed down for a moment, and then said suddenly.
"The end will be here."
I saw two men behind Chi You, with heavy backs and ferocious faces, and two big men holding steel knives, who immediately came out of the crowd.
"Liu Pi, you quickly lead a team of troops to support and continue to attack the city. Gong Du, you lead another team of troops to start filling the river, a two-pronged approach." Chi You said with a slightly solemn expression.
"promise."
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"Brothers, kill me."
After receiving support, the Yellow Turban soldiers' morale was obviously boosted. They were all roaring like crazy, struggling to carry the ladder, and charging forward with all their strength.
"Archer, keep shooting."
Looking at the Yellow Turban soldiers charging up again, Li Xiang's eyes flashed coldly and he immediately shouted.
"Kill, kill, kill..."
The Han soldiers on the city wall roared at the top of their lungs, and then rained down cold arrows in clusters on the heads of the densely packed yellow turban soldiers under the city wall.
This one, the Yellow Turban soldiers were a little smarter. Not only did they push the ladder together and cover it with a shield, they also put a layer of root beer on the shield hand.
This time, even if Li Xiang wants to repeat his old plan, it will not be easy to burn these ladder bridges again.
"Rolling wood, thunder stone ready."
Seeing more and more Yellow Turban soldiers rushing across the moat and approaching the city wall, Li Xiang immediately issued an order.
Dozens of ladders were erected one after another and placed heavily on the Chenliu city wall. Seeing this, the yellow scarf soldiers below also climbed up quickly.
"put."
When the Yellow Turban soldiers were almost crawling, Li Xiang immediately gave the order and then threw down a thunder stone weighing dozens of kilograms.
Rolling wood and thunder stones are no different from bows and arrows, and do not require aiming.
Once the time comes when things like rolling wood and thunder stones are needed, it means that the enemy has begun to approach the city wall.
At this time, the city must be densely packed with enemies. Therefore, there is no need to specifically aim, as long as you hit it casually, you can kill many enemies.
Rolling logs and thunder stones rained down from the top of the city. The Yellow Turban soldiers who were hit were either dead or injured, but they still continued to climb up the city wall.
Huns kept wailing and falling down, but the offensive of the Yellow Turban soldiers did not stop because of this, and they still climbed up using their hands and feet.
However, although these Yellow Turban soldiers performed very bravely, the Han officers and soldiers on the city wall were obviously not vegetarians.
Under the crazy firepower output of the Han officers and soldiers, almost no Yellow Turban soldiers could easily scale the city wall. Even if there are one or two lucky people who can get close to the top of the city wall, they will then face the attack of the strong Han spearmen who are waiting for them.
The Yellow Turbans are different from the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu's ladder is really just a simple long ladder. With the current level of the Huns, it is already very difficult to make the ladder reach this level. But because the Yellow Turbans plundered a large number of craftsmen, the Yellow Turbans' ordnance was not much worse than that of the Han army, and the same was true for the ladder.
The ancient Chinese ladders have wheels on the bottom and can be pushed forward. Therefore, instead of calling them ladders, it is better to call them "ladder carts".
Moreover, the ladder truck is also equipped with anti-shields, winches, grapples and other equipment, and some even have pulley lifting equipment.
During the Battle of Yanmen Pass, Li Xiang could overturn the Xiongnu's ladder with a push rod, but this trick obviously could not be used on the Yellow Turban Army's ladder.
There are two grappling hooks on the Yellow Turban Army's ladder that firmly grasp the city wall. This kind of ladder cannot be dealt with by a simple push rod.
Of course, any siege equipment is made of wood, and fire attack is the best way to deal with wooden products.
However, the wisdom of the ancients is endless. Although this factor cannot be completely avoided, obvious improvements have been made during the evolution of the ladder over so long.
When the ladder was manufactured, some simple fire prevention measures were taken. Moreover, some large pieces of wood were used when making the ladder. Due to various factors, although the fire attack is still extremely restrained on the ladder, when it comes to actually burning the ladder, it does not happen in one fell swoop. Among them, there is still a burning process required.
"Send the order and set off the fire oil."
Although fire attack is no longer effective against ladder trucks, it is obvious that fire attack is still one of the best ways to deal with ladder trucks.
"Ah...ah...ah..."
Although the ladder could not be burned down for a while, the yellow scarf soldiers who were hit by the fire on the ladder and were splashed by kerosene all let out shrill screams.
The wooden ladders finally showed their fear of flames. Under the constant and merciless burning of the flames, those ladders could no longer hold up. They all squeaked and whined, and then they They fell down one after another.
Dozens of other Yellow Turban soldiers who had nowhere to dodge were crushed under the heavy ladder. Their muscles and bones were broken in an instant, but they did not die for a while and were screaming in agony.
The Yellow Turban soldiers who had lost their existing ladders had obviously not yet delivered the ladders behind them. They lost the means to continue attacking the city and could only passively withstand the attacks of the Han army on the city wall, but there was no way they could do anything about it.
The first yellow turban soldier who collapsed appeared, followed immediately by the second, third... In the end, almost all the yellow turban soldiers turned around and ran away in a panic.
However, it was obvious that the Han army on top of the city would not let them go so easily, and arrows were still ruthlessly demanding lives.
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