As the morning light first appeared, Yan Tao held a long spear in his hand, wore a silver chainmail armor, and led his soldiers to the north gate quickly.
As soon as he arrived at the foot of Wengcheng, Yan Tao couldn't help but be stunned.
Because in front of us, twelve catapults were lined up in front and back, with a lot of rolling stones placed next to them.
In addition, there are forty Lanxi County soldiers waiting aside, ready to carry the big rocks at any time.
On one side of the front, Feng Hua was carrying out intense repairs with his soldiers.
"Brother Feng, what's going on? Why did the catapult suddenly come out again today?" Yan Tao grabbed Feng Hua.
"Of course the prince has given orders." Feng Hua glanced at the city gate upstairs and whispered: "For some reason, the prince seems to be in a hurry today and has made many arrangements. Brother Yan, be careful."
Yan Tao immediately felt nervous: "But what went wrong last night?"
"No, last night's several night attacks were all discovered before they reached the city gate, and then they were directly forced back by crossbows." Feng Hua shrugged and said, "But the prince seems not to have slept all night. It's dark this morning." Liang rushed over..."
A burst of heavy footsteps sounded from behind, interrupting Feng Hua's words.
Yan Tao quickly turned around and saw Qi Guang leading a group of people and carrying a lot of dead grass from outside.
"Feng Shenjun, Lieutenant of Yan." Qi Guang was a little out of breath and asked his men to quickly deliver things to the city wall, and then exchanged greetings with Yan Tao and Feng Hua.
"Captain Feng, what's going on? Don't you have to worry about the city wall catching fire?" Yan Tao frowned.
"This is the king's order, and the subordinates can only act according to the orders. Since it was still dark, the subordinates have been busy collecting these things." After saying this, Qi Guang paused for a moment, glanced at the city wall, and then Said: "Not only these things, but also a lot of kerosene and rockets were sent up. Today it seems that we are going to use fire to attack."
"Fire attack?" Yan Tao became more and more confused.
Although the mountain road is narrow, it does not have much advantage in fire attacks, and it is easy for others to seize the opportunity to shoot rockets onto the city.
Once a fire breaks out at the top of the city, it will be extremely detrimental to the defenders.
The King of Nanchang is a steady and cautious person, so how could he suffer from such a mistake?
Could it be said that there is no conspiracy in this!
Thinking of this, Yan Tao hurriedly walked towards the city gate tower. At this moment, another group of people came from behind.
Only this time, what these people were carrying were huge hanging baskets.
Many Qianniu Guards in red clothes and golden armor were watching behind them, discussing in low voices the use of these things.
Today there are more and more places that are difficult to see through.
Quickly walking up to the city gate tower, Yan Tao saw Li Xuan explaining something to Zhou Shen and Qiu Zhenmu.
Although the two people had some confusion on their faces, they still accepted the offer.
Seeing Yan Tao coming, the two people immediately bowed their hands to Yan Tao and before they could say anything else, they had already turned around and left.
Yan Tao glanced at the ground. There were not only dead grass, but also split wood, kerosene, and a lot of cold water.
Although he was doubtful, Yan Tao still bowed his hands to Li Xuan respectfully: "Your Majesty!"
"Captain Yan." Li Xuan nodded gently, and then said to Yan Tao: "Hurry up and prepare. I am afraid that today's battle will be longer. I have already asked others to prepare for support at any time."
"I understand." Yan Tao cupped his hands, then raised his head and looked outside the city.
At this moment, in the dense forest in the distance, countless figures can be seen swaying back and forth, and the Tianyin Sect has begun to prepare.
Yan Tao's heart immediately became tense. Today's battle was probably going to be a tough one.
"Go!" Li Xuan waved her hand, and Yan Tao immediately went down to make arrangements.
Looking at Yan Tao's back, Li Xuan smiled with satisfaction.
As expected of a veteran, Yan Tao naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask.
If Li Xuan doesn't say anything now, she will explain it to him sooner or later.
Turning around, Li Xuan looked into the dense forest in the distance.
Looking at the Tianyin cultists gathering in the distance, Li Xuan's lips showed a hint of coldness.
His face remained calm.
Now, just from what he could see, the number of Tianyin cultists now exceeds five hundred.
But so far, Zhang Wanyu, Ye Wanwan, and He Qinger have not appeared.
Overnight, Tianyin Sect was not idle at all.
There was some fighting in this battle this morning.
Time passed quickly among the crowds of people.
Amidst the huge noise, Zhang Wanyu, riding on a tall horse, finally rushed over from a distance.
Behind her, four wells were lined up.
The twelve-meter-high well gate was almost flush with the city head, and the advantages of the city wall were suddenly wiped out.
Not only that, these wells have also been specially treated like those of yesterday.
At the front, the side facing the city wall, all were nailed with thick wooden boards, and the wooden boards were covered with three layers of cowhide.
Even if a heavy rolling stone hits it, it will be difficult to really hurt it.
Yesterday, it was with the help of two well gates that Ye Wanwan's men were able to reach the city gate.
A battering ram hidden behind the well gate directly hit the city gate.
At that moment, the truth behind the city gate was immediately revealed.
Today, there is no battering ram behind the well.
However, the shadows of four catapults can be seen from behind the gap in the well. It can be seen that what the Tianyin Sect mainly wants to do today is to kill.
Use ordnance and human sea tactics to reach the city wall as much as possible and kill as many Wuzhou soldiers as possible on the city wall.
Thousands of people.
Although most of the soldiers were blocked behind the well, Li Xuan still knew that there were thousands of them.
A thousand people is not too many, especially don't forget that not long ago, Li Xuan just destroyed a thousand people under Luo Yongjie.
However, although they are both a thousand people, there is still a difference between a thousand people and a thousand people.
Ordnance, morale, commanding generals, and follow-up support are all different.
There is also a huge difference in the combat power they can exert.
Not to mention, the Tianyin Sect still had a thousand men in the camp not far from these thousand people.
…
"Dong dong dong!" Waves of drum sounds came from behind the Tianyin soldiers in the distance.
The next moment, Zhang Wanyu's cold voice sounded in everyone's ears: "Attack."
Zhang Wanyu gave an order, and the four wells were finally pushed forward with force, and soon they were within the range of the trebuchet on the city gate tower.
Without Li Xuan having to worry about it, Yan Tao had already ordered the launch immediately.
With a "boom", the huge rolling stone immediately crashed down from the city gate, and finally hit the middle of the well with unusual precision.
The rolling stone hit the well railing, making a huge roar.
The entire well lantern just shook slightly. The next moment, the rolling stone fell from the middle of the well lantern, and then hit the ground heavily with a muffled "dong" sound, and finally hit the well lantern. The lowest part, and then stopped completely.
At this time, a small door appeared directly at the bottom of the well.
Immediately afterwards, the rolling stone was taken out directly, and then quickly sent back, directly to the catapult behind.
The trebuchets behind followed Jinglan and quickly moved forward, hiding in the blind spot behind Jinglan, and then quickly moved forward until the trebuchet on the city gate tower appeared within their shooting range, and then they began to prepare to shoot. .
It was at this time that a huge rolling stone rolled directly over their heads and hit the soldiers behind them heavily.
"No matter how big the well is, the area that can be defended is still limited. Those soldiers in the rear, now..." Before Li Xuan could finish his words, in an instant, a direct shot from a distance had penetrated. The throat of a soldier who was throwing a rolling stone.
Li Xuan suddenly looked down and saw Xu Shan standing on top of the well, pointing his bow and shooting arrows in the direction of the city gate.
The target turned out to be the soldier operating the trebuchet.
As long as the soldiers operating the trebuchets are shot, the frequency and lethality of the trebuchets will naturally decrease rapidly.
Zhang Wanyu actually grasped this key point of the trebuchet.
Li Xuan turned her head sharply and looked at Yan Tao who was standing aside. Yan Tao nodded to Li Xuan.
The powerful bow in his hand was already equipped with an arrow, and with a "swish" sound, a long arrow passed through the gap in the well railing and directly shot a soldier who was pushing the well railing.
But at this moment, another soldier had already stepped forward, taking the place of his comrade who had been shot before, and then continued to push Jinglan forward quickly.
With a "boom", two huge rolling stones flew directly from the city wall, and then smashed directly towards the back of Jinglan.
"Dong~"
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, wailing all over the field, and an unknown number of people were killed directly by two rolling stones.
At this time, four rolling stones of the same size were thrown out from behind the well and hit the city gate tower fiercely.
On the city wall, Li Xuan couldn't help but sneer when he saw this scene.
In an instant, four rolling stones hit the mountain path under the city wall and the rock walls on both sides. They were still some distance away from reaching the city wall.
"Poor kid, he has never learned anything about parabolas and trebuchets. Not just anyone can play with them." Li Xuan muttered to himself, and only he could hear it.
Countless rolling stones crisscrossed back and forth in mid-air, and finally hit the target hard.
With a "boom" sound, the Tianyin Sect's rolling stone suddenly hit the city wall, making a huge noise.
The Tianyin priests in the distance finally let out an unwilling cheer.
They didn't know how many people had sacrificed for this.
The huge rolling stone flew into the sky again and quickly hit the city wall.
Looking at the catapult that was always hiding in the shadow of the well, Li Xuan gently drew an arc on the city wall with her finger.
After some calculations, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It was at this time that Li Xuan turned to look at Li Zhu behind him and said softly: "Send the order, archers, shoot!"
Do you really think that you can be safe by hiding behind the well? You are overthinking it.
"Swish, swish, swish!" Long arrows passed directly over the well and were thrown into the catapult below.
The sharp arrow had penetrated the neck of a gray pawn diagonally, and blood flowed all over the ground in an instant.
But soon, another Tianyin cultist directly took the former's position and skillfully operated the catapult.
Jinglan advanced rapidly and was under increasing pressure. Archers on both sides were quickly looking for opportunities to shoot their opponents, but in the end, Meilingguan occupied the top...
Suddenly, Li Xuan turned around fiercely, and a breeze passed through the city gate tower and landed on the back of his neck.
In an instant, Li Xuan's face suddenly became completely solemn.
coming!
(End of chapter)
