With no choice but to do so, groups of shield soldiers could only try their best to escort the Yan army soldiers carrying the flying ladders under the dense rain of arrows, and quickly moved to the bottom of the tower.
Fortunately, the archers of the Zhao Army on the top of the city were obviously addicted to the pleasure of hunting the crossbowmen of the Yan Army and could not extricate themselves, so many people rushed up the stairs to the bottom of the tower.
The opportunity was fleeting. The soldier at the front almost immediately chose the location to set up the flying ladder, and then commanded several people who were accompanying him to quickly dig out two not too big holes on the solid ground. Then the two strong men who were in position held both sides of the ladder and placed the ladder in front of the hole.
The Yan army that followed immediately used their strength to raise the ladder, put it on the city wall, and then pulled it down and back, only to hear
With a "pop" sound, the end of the flying ladder just fit into the previously dug hole, and the hook at the front end of the flying ladder was also firmly stuck on the city wall at the same time.
At this time, it would be difficult to push down the flying ladder, just like climbing to the sky! Because of the force, it can only be destroyed by lifting the entire flying ladder or directly destroying the front hook.
But Zhao Jun obviously would not wait for Yan Jun's flying ladder to be completely set up before counterattacking. Almost as soon as the flying ladder was set up on the city wall, a Zhao soldier came to push it away with a special spear-shaped tool. Flying ladder.
The flying ladder that was not hung firmly was overturned by Zhao Jun almost instantly, rolling and crawling into Yan Jun's camp, and then another burst of smoke and dust scattered.
It seems that among the ten flying ladders, three to four flying ladders could not avoid being pushed down by Zhao Jun. This is one of the reasons why flying ladders are not as good as cloud ladders. They are far less convenient and stable than cloud ladders, especially when they are not fastened. Being pushed down.
However, Zhao Jun's tactics to deal with Yan Jun were not limited to pushing down the flying ladder. While the soldiers pushed away the ladder, archers were shooting down at the Yan Jun through the holes in the city wall. Because they needed to hold on to the flying ladder, Yan Jun almost fell. They all stood densely under the flying ladder, and Zhao Jun's soldiers hardly needed to aim. They just shot arrows down on their own, and the shot was accurate.
Just to set up the flying ladder, Yan Jun paid a huge price, but this deadly flying ladder had just begun to harvest Yan Jun's lives.
Even if a few flying ladders were successfully set up, the Yan army could finally start to climb up. However, what awaited them was not the dawn of victory, but a greater disaster.
Zhao Jun had already prepared hot oil and poured it down as if it was free. While scalding Yan Jun, it also soaked the wooden flying ladder. The next step was very simple. A small flame could turn the flying ladder into a ash.
On the turbulent battlefield, the raging fire kept roaring, swallowing up the lives of Yan Jun and the flying ladder that had finally registered!
But no one cares! Whether it is the life of the flying ladder or the lives of Yan Army soldiers.
"Charge!" The captain just repeated the order over and over again. It seemed that only shouting this word could make up for the fear and sadness in his heart.
Facing the strict military orders, the soldiers of Yan Army could only build and climb the ladder over and over again without fear of death... One person fell down, and two people rushed up, and then fell down again.
The Yan army, which had no arrows to suppress and no siege equipment, could only be pinned to the ground and rubbed back and forth by the Zhao army.
In the time it took to drink tea, the vanguard of the Yan army suffered another heavy blow. Almost everyone was injured, and there were not many flying ladders left in their hands.
The captain of the vanguard of the Yan army was also hit by an arrow in his right hand, but he could not retreat even a step without receiving an order to retreat.
Enduring the pain, he commanded the remaining troops, gathered the remaining flying ladders, and prepared to concentrate on climbing the city.
Finally, when all the captains were in despair, a soldier of the Yan Army finally boarded the tower.
Although it was only a short moment, he was quickly stabbed down the city by Zhao Jun's spear. At the moment when the soldier climbed up the tower, the captain finally heard the clanging sound coming from the formation - the general finally made a golden call!
"We're finally here! If it's any later, I'll have to explain it here!" The captain cursed secretly and glanced hatefully at the top of the city, where several burnt ladders were still hanging in the air. As he stood, the little flames dyed him and the city wall black.
Traces of blood flowed down from the top of the city, and accumulated and spread in the dug holes. . . . .
. Corpses were laid out in various directions, some had been pierced by thousands of arrows, some had fallen from high altitudes, and some were burned by the flames and were beyond recognition.
In just over an hour, Yan Jun's blood had already been shed too much! The captain watched this scene, his heart was in agony, but he had no choice but to do anything. Looking at the arrows that were still shooting from the tower, the captain had no choice but to drag his broken arm, sighed softly, and ordered: "Retreat!" hear
At the order of "retreat", the Yan army under the city, in an instant, as anxious as a bereaved dog, as panicked as a fish that slipped through the net, retreated towards the formation as fast as flying, and the formation also sent a troop of soldiers and horses to respond. This eliminated the possibility of Zhao Jun following and attacking.
However, Zhao Kuo never thought of pursuing him. After all, there were not many troops in the city, and this battle was far from touching the bones of the Yan army outside the city.
Although there were 20,000 Yan army forwards, only about 10,000 people were actually involved in attacking the city. No matter how many people there were, they could not attack the city.
Among these ten thousand people, less than 30% actually died under Yanyu City. Of course, even those who returned to the main formation were all injured.
When the Yan army soldiers returned to their formation in panic, although the Zhao army did not follow them and attack, a hail of arrows was still inevitable.
Involuntarily, the Yan army's elite vanguard lost hundreds more people. After a rough calculation, more than 20,000 elite forwards actually lost more than 3,000 people in this mere battle!
Among them, Zhao Kuo's secret weapon catapults can be said to be the most powerful. If not for their sudden power, the Yan army's siege equipment would not have been damaged so easily. With the protection of the siege equipment, the Yan army still could not attack. Shangchengchi would not suffer such heavy losses.
Even if the losses are heavy, it will definitely bring down the majority of the Zhao army in the city. It can be said that this attack by the Yan army was a complete failure.
But this does not mean that General Qing Qin's strategy is wrong. As the saying goes, one general's success will lead to thousands of bones being withered. No matter how fierce the battle is, this is the only way to fight!
It is an indisputable fact that they were caught off guard by Zhao Jun's rock-throwing truck. If we retreat immediately, we can indeed reduce some losses, but at the same time, all these losses will be in vain.
And if we come back tomorrow, I'm afraid we will still have to pay a heavy price. Will they continue to retreat tomorrow? Obviously impossible.
Therefore, the more unprepared you are, the more you must move forward bravely. Test the enemy's trump card with continuous advancement and sacrifice; use the city to explore Zhao Jun's defensive passes, and use your lives to find Zhao Jun's possible loopholes.
Only by mastering this sufficient information can we find out the targeted plan and win the entire battle.
For this reason, let alone losing three to two thousand people, even if we lose another three to two thousand people, we will not hesitate. Of course, facing such a huge loss, even Qing Qin, a veteran on the battlefield, couldn't help but chew his teeth.
It would be a lie to say that I don't feel bad. But the good news is that Yan Jun has successfully climbed onto the tower. In other words, Zhao Jun's trump card has basically been revealed.
As for the next step, it’s a question of how to deal with it.
"General." Just as Qing Qin was thinking about how to solve the problem, the captain on the front knelt down in front of Qing Qin and said, "General of the defeated army, I came here to take the blame." Qing Qin looked up and saw a man covered in black. The gray general appeared in front of him with a bloody aura all over his body. A broken arrow was inserted directly into the captain's left arm, and gurgling blood slowly flowed down his arm.
"Tell me about the situation on the front line." Qing Qin asked calmly, neither questioning the crime nor asking about the captain's injury.
"Yes!" The captain did not dare to neglect and immediately replied: "After the general received the order, he quickly organized the siege equipment and personally led the team. A total of 10,000 elite troops launched an attack on Yan and the south gate of the city. The army used fish scales Formation, slowly advancing forward, the siege equipment was divided into two groups, front and rear, arranged in echelons. When the army reached the city wall less than 300 steps, it began to accelerate. At this time, Zhao Jun's trebuchets launched an attack on my vanguard team. At the beginning, one round did not cause any damage to the siege equipment. Then, Zhao Jun's stone bullets seemed to have God's help, and almost no shots were missed. However, after three or four rounds, not one of my siege equipment was left alive. Especially the city rams and arrow towers, almost all the troops were wiped out. The equipment approaching the city wall was immediately burned by Zhao Jun's rockets. In desperation, the general could only use flying ladders to build up the city wall and attack Zhao Jun again. It’s a pity that I can’t do anything about it…”
"If we fight again tomorrow, what should we do first?" Qing Qin continued to ask calmly.
"The first priority is to protect our siege equipment." The captain immediately replied: "Without the siege equipment, our archers will not be able to suppress the Zhao army, and the battle to climb the city will be difficult, let alone breaking the city. "
"How to protect it?" Qing Qin continued to ask.
"I think so." The captain pondered for a moment, then continued: "There are three reasons."
"Just try it." Qing Qin said.
"Yes." The captain nodded and said: "Firstly, our army needs to make more equipment to make up for the needs! Looking at it today, although Zhao Jun's catapults are accurate, their number is limited. If they can double the attack The city's equipment can only take three hundred steps, and at least one-third of the equipment can reach the bottom of the city tower and use it to attack, which is enough."
"Yes! The craftsmen in the camp are working on it." Qing Qin nodded in approval and said: "What about the second one?" Hearing the general's approval, the captain obviously became more and more comfortable as he spoke: "The second one, It is to solve the problem during the march. The key lies in two words: dispersion. First, although the stone bullets are large, if one stone bullet is used to attack our equipment, I think it is not so accurate, so the attacks are all uniform. Shooting. That means you can exchange a few bullets for several of my instruments."
