"General Lan, there's no need to talk nonsense with them," Zhang Yuangang didn't expect that Zhang Yuangang would mock their vanguard general in public. When Lan Wu was thinking about what to do, a general next to him couldn't stand it and directly persuaded Lan Xu.
"I know," he raised his brows angrily, arguing that he was no match for the opponent in a verbal spat. If he had known it would be like this, Lan Xu would rather lead his troops to attack the city directly.
"General Lan, time is running out. Let your marshal order the siege. I don't have the patience to wait any longer." On the other side, seeing Lan Xu stop talking, Zhang Yuangang laughed again.
His arrogant behavior directly caused Lan Xu's forehead to be covered with fine beads of sweat, and he was suddenly in a dilemma. He couldn't swallow this breath, and he didn't dare to make his own decision. In the end, he could only look at Lan Wu.
Before Lan Wu could speak, the morale of the Feng Army generals soared because of Zhang Yuangang's reaction, and they all put aside their inner doubts. Not only that, after the Feng Army generals in the city learned about their coach's firm stance, they had no doubts in their hearts. Fear also disappeared, and many people were ready to fight against the Star Army.
It has to be said that Zhang Yuangang's actions directly boosted the morale of the Feng Army officers and soldiers in the city. At this moment, all the Feng Army soldiers had only one thought, that they should fight against the Star Army with all their strength.
"Tang is very pleased that the Marshal can do this. No matter whether he wins or loses today, Tang will go to the court to ask for merit for the Marshal." The current situation really made Tang Jinjian feel comfortable. He was already sure that he had not challenged Wrong choice.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tang. Today, I swear to defend Lancheng to the death and never let the Star Army enter the pass." Defending the city was a joint decision of the Zhang family. Faced with Tang Jinjian's reward, Zhang Yuangang went with the flow and directly expressed his loyalty to Tang Jinjian. After all, Behind Tang Jinjian is the ancient Yuan Dynasty.
The Ancient Yuan Kingdom is one of the five major countries in the south. It has a huge land area and extremely strong national power. Even if the Feng Kingdom and the Star Kingdom unite, they will never be the opponent of the Ancient Yuan Kingdom. Instead of trading peace for a while, Zhang Yuangang feels that it is most appropriate to submit to the Ancient Yuan Kingdom. With this thought, whether out of decisiveness or arbitrariness, he said to Tang Jinjian: "To be so valued by Mr. Tang, even if Zhang died on the battlefield today, it would be an honor to die."
"Okay," he praised from the bottom of his heart. The more Tang Jinjian looked at Zhang Yuangang, the more he liked him.
"Today, I have my commander guarding Lan City. You Star Army can't even think about setting foot inside the city." Nodding to Tang Jinjian, Zhang Yuangang said directly to Lan Xu with a stern look on his face: "If you are not afraid of death, just come over. Today, you Star Nation thieves must be protected." There’s no coming back!”
"Humph, if you don't eat the toast, you will have to drink the wine as a penalty," Zhang Yuangang's response just now had already angered him. Now, as long as Lan Wu says a word, Lan Xu will not hesitate to take the lead in attacking the city.
"Prepare to attack," Lan Xu said. On the chariot, Lan Wu slowly stood up and issued a military order.
The next moment, the drummers on both sides of the chariot beat eight large drums, and the flag soldiers waved flags. The front formation of the Star Army began to change. From the corridor where the cavalry had given way, dozens of soldiers, all covered in armor, pushed forward to attack the city. The car came forward slowly.
The siege vehicle used by the Star Army to break through the city gate was a long iron cart with a log three feet in diameter fixed on it. A sharp iron cone was fixed on the top of the log, even if the city gate was blocked by the Feng Army. , today the Star Army will also open the city gate.
Those strong soldiers pushed the siege vehicles forward. Because the siege vehicles were too heavy, many star troops could feel the ground shaking when the siege vehicles passed by them. Of course, as a side with strong morale, the attackers The march of the city car only made everyone more excited.
Seeing Lan Wu giving the battle order so straightforwardly, Zhang Yuangang on the tower no longer hesitated and immediately turned around and ordered the generals behind him to prepare for the battle.
Immediately afterwards, under Zhang Yuangang's order, bursts of drums also sounded from the city tower, and the powerful sound spread throughout the ten miles around the city gate. Countless people in the city felt that it was a signal for the two armies to go to war.
After the war drums of both sides beat, the will of the Phoenix troops in the city gradually calmed down. Under the command of the general above, they drew their bowstrings one by one and prepared to shoot.
From a high position, the archers of the Feng Army have an absolute advantage in position. There are also heavy ballistae in some locations on the city. They were originally used to deal with ferocious beasts, but now they are used as a matter of course to deal with the Star Army. The ballistae is very powerful. , can shoot to a distance of three to four hundred meters. The disadvantage is that the use process is troublesome, and it usually requires the combined efforts of several martial arts practitioners to activate it.
In times of war, ballistas are usually used to destroy large siege equipment of the enemy. They are not as useful as bows and arrows when used against soldiers. Of course, the existence of ballistae is still a deterrent to the Star Army.
Therefore, before attacking the city, Lan Wu had already considered clearly that only by breaking through the city gate as soon as possible could the threat posed by the Phoenix Army on the city be reduced to them. As for how to resist the attacks of the archers and crossbowmen before breaking through the city gate, he had no idea. The best way is to let your archers cover as much as possible.
What worries Lan Wu now is not how many casualties his side will have before breaking through the city gate, but whether the back of the city gate will be blocked by Feng Jun with things. If the city gate cannot be breached in a short time, it will only cause more casualties.
Fortunately, they brought enough ladders to climb the city. If the city gate was really blocked by the opponent, they would break through from the city. They just hoped that Feng Jun's resistance would not be too tenacious.
The front end of the siege vehicle is equipped with wings, which spread out diagonally toward the rear, which can protect the lives of most of the soldiers pushing the vehicle. The soldiers responsible for pushing the vehicle are all strong men selected from the army. Dozens of people work together to push the siege vehicle. No problem. After the siege vehicle completely entered the enemy's attack range, a group of Star Army generals distributed in front of the battle line directly ordered the siege.
Immediately afterwards, on the 600-meter-long battle line, countless soldiers carried ladders and rushed forward desperately. In contrast, the Feng Army had troops extending from the city tower to both sides more than 300 meters away. The deployment, one step at a time, is said to be a tight defense. Not only that, the Feng Army will further adjust its deployment according to the Star Army's offensive.
According to Lan Wu's plan, during the siege, the Star Army would continue to lengthen the front line to a thousand meters in length, in order to weaken the Feng Army's defensive power.
Not long after the Star Army charged, the Feng Army on the city received orders to shoot arrows and attack. The poisoned arrows flew straight towards the Star Army and fell on the running Star Army. Screams came and went, one after another. The arrows fell to the ground in the army. Fortunately, Lan Wu arranged for the soldiers responsible for building ladders to cover with shields. Those shields greatly reduced the casualties of the Star Army during the charge.
It's just that the ranks of the Star Army were too dense. Facing the rapid rain of arrows and the casually attacking ballistae, their casualties inevitably increased. It didn't take long until ladders were erected on the high city walls. , the Star Army officially began to ascend the city, and the battle directly entered the most difficult stage.
As the Feng Army generals issued orders frequently, part of the Feng Army on the city stopped using bows and arrows to attack, and instead picked up the stones piled up on the other side of the city wall and threw them at the Xing Army who were climbing the city.
The round shield-sized stones were dropped directly from the crenel, one after another, and hit the Star Army who were climbing the city. Black shadows flew down from above, some were large and some were small. When the Star Army climbing the city saw clearly When what happened, they had no chance of escaping.
"Ah..." After screaming, each Star Army fell from the top of the ladder, overwhelming a large group of Star Army below.
In panic, some soldiers raised their weapons and tried to block the stones, but the force of the falling stones was too great. Even if they were deflected, they would still affect soldiers in other places. Sometimes, the stones would be used The weapons shattered and scattered, injuring many Star Troopers, and even directly smashed the brackets of the ladder on the side. As a result, all the Star Troopers on the ladder on the side naturally fell down.
As the number of thrown stones increased, although the Star Army rushed to the city in large numbers, they were unable to make significant progress in climbing the city. Instead, casualties increased rapidly.
"Ah..." The screams of the Star Army under the city continued one after another, and it was a chaotic scene. Not long after the attack on the city, the Star Army was greatly frustrated by the Feng Army's blockage. Although it would not affect the overall morale for the time being, if there was no progress, The Star Army will eventually face an unfavorable situation.
Despite being attacked by bows, arrows and stones, most of the star troops climbed to the top of the ladder leaning against the city, getting closer and closer to the crenel. Each of them still held weapons in their hands. As long as they climbed up the crenel, they would be the first to do so. Time to attack the Feng army above.
But their idea was too difficult to realize, because there were many obstacles on the Feng Army's side. Seeing that the Xing Army's climbing momentum was too fierce, the Feng Army generals who directed the battle asked the soldiers to attack with rolling logs.
The long city wall is piled with three-foot-long logs. Each log is about a foot thick. It is also a tool used by the Feng Army to prevent the Star Army from climbing the city. In addition to the two ends being rough, the middle part of the log is also plastered with Once the slippery grease hits the Star Army, it will cause a lot of trouble to the Star Army. The Feng Army was far more prepared to defend the city than the Star Army did before.
