Not surprisingly, the trebuchet arranged by Su Xian and others worked.
Stones as big as millstones flew from all directions and hit the river, causing splashes several feet high and hitting people, killing them on the spot.
After the stone fell to the ground, its momentum remained unabated. When it rolled on the ground, the soldiers of the Liao Kingdom who were scurrying around could not resist it at all and were crushed into a pulp.
As for the warehouse on the island, it had been bombarded by "rockets" previously and was now smashed by huge rocks. It had long since collapsed, and the entrance to the underground had long been blocked.
In other words, the Liao soldiers had no way out.
For this reason, they could only brave the "rain of stones" to forcefully cross the Yongji Canal, board the embankment, and then rush into the enemy camp.
Other than that, they have no other choice.
If you stay where you are, you will have to wait for death.
"My sons, follow me and kill!"
General Nalan raised his arms and roared, his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse. He had no time to think too much now, so he jumped on a ferry first, paddled hard, and sailed to the opposite embankment.
The soldiers of the Liao Kingdom were not afraid of death and braved the "rain of stones" to board the ferry one after another.
Whoops!
Whoops!
In the sky above the head, the sound of breaking through the sky was endless, and boulders as big as millstones were smashed down indiscriminately.
Some huge rocks smashed into the river, causing countless splashes, which turned the Liao soldiers on the ferry into drowned rats and made them miserable.
There was also a huge boulder that directly hit a ferry full of soldiers. Not only did it kill the people on board, it also smashed a big hole in the ferry, and the river water poured in...
The entire river was in chaos, and screams were heard one after another.
Finally, after paying a heavy price, General Nalan, who was rushing forward, crossed two-thirds of the river by rowing hard.
Opposite is the embankment, in the distance, almost there.
Just at this moment, the sky that had been filled with roaring sounds suddenly stopped, and no more boulders fell.
The "rain of stones" stopped.
"Okay! Okay! God help me!"
General Nalan shouted excitedly, clenching his fists and staring at the deserted river embankment with eyes like hawks. He couldn't help but want to rush ashore and kill the enemy to his heart's content.
Just now, after the "Rocket" ended, he had judged that after finishing the enemy forces in front of him, there was still time to capture the entire Youzhou City.
However, time and troops were lost due to the "rain of stones", so he lowered his expectations. It would be good if he could capture two of the four gates of Youzhou City.
In fact, the two waves of long-range attacks, "Rocket" and "Stone Rain", did not achieve the expected results.
Lasts too short.
The main reason is that the incident happened suddenly tonight, and neither the divine thunder nor the trebuchet were fully prepared. They rushed into battle, and the effect was naturally greatly reduced.
Su Xian and the others' original plan was to take action the day after tomorrow.
By then, all preparations have been completed, and they will attack the 10,000 Liao army and Nalan Yan at the same time.
The reason why they didn't arrest Nalan Yan first and didn't attack the 10,000 Liao troops first was to avoid disturbing the situation and avoid disturbing the whole body.
Why are you afraid of alerting others?
Because the preparations are not completely done yet!
The best situation is to prepare everything before taking action, using thunderous means to deal with Nalan Yan and the 10,000 hidden Liao troops at the same time.
No, an unexpected situation tonight forced us to take action against the Liao army in advance. As a result, after two rounds of long-range attacks, the effect was not very obvious.
…
Wow!
Wow!
On the Yongji Canal, the Liao soldiers on the ferry rowed hard.
Finally, General Nalan's ship approached the embankment.
He jumped up with a quick step.
After he regained his footing, General Nalan turned around and looked at the ferries swarming towards the embankment like locusts. His expression suddenly changed.
He was condescending and saw all the Liao soldiers at a glance. He roughly estimated that there were only more than 4,000 soldiers who still had fighting ability!
The Liao army lurking in Youzhou City actually numbered six thousand, not ten thousand.
But now there are only 4,000 people left with fighting strength. In other words, the two waves of long-range attacks just now wiped out enough people in one fell swoop.
Come and try it quickly. 】
More than two thousand people? !
Those are all good men carefully selected from the Liao army!
They are strong and healthy, brave and fearless, loyal to their country, and consider death as home. They are the best among the best.
Six thousand elites, led by General Nalan, sneaked into Youzhou City in Daliang. They had a grand plan, and they wanted to at least capture the city of Youzhou.
But now, not even a single Liang Jun has been seen, and two thousand of their elites have been killed...
This result made General Nalan extremely angry.
Wearing armor, he stood proudly on the river embankment. With a calm voice, he urged all Liao soldiers and ordered them to disembark as soon as possible.
At the same time, he also lowered his expectations again. Given the current situation, it would be great if he could successfully capture a gate in Youzhou City.
After all, the noise just now was so loud that it should have alerted Liang Jun in the garrison camp west of the city.
Moreover, their purpose of lurking in Youzhou City was not to completely annihilate the Liang army and then occupy Youzhou City, but to serve as internal responders to support the Liao army's attack outside the city.
In order to achieve this goal, they need to capture at least one city gate.
Under the urging of General Nalan, the 4,000 Liao troops who still retained their combat effectiveness soon successfully boarded the river embankment.
General Nalan identified the direction, pointed in the direction of the East City Gate, brandished his sword and raised his arms and shouted an order: "Listen to my orders, men, let's fight towards the East City Gate together, charge!"
The Youzhou garrison camp is located on the west side of Youzhou City. If General Nalan needs to capture at least one city gate, it must be the east city gate.
"Kill!"
The Liao troops were excited. They were all the best among the best, and they were not afraid of death. They followed General Nalan and killed towards the east city gate.
Whizzing!
Whizzing!
However, at this moment, the streets and alleys near the river embankment were filled with rows of Liang Army soldiers. They were holding bows and arrows, and arrows were raining down!
"ah!"
Even when some Liao soldiers were struck by arrows and fell, even though they wore armor, it could not protect all their parts.
"It's indeed Liang Jun!"
General Nalan, who was charging at the front, had eyes wide open and was furious. Because his target was too big and he was rushing forward, he was a natural target for arrows. Countless arrows were shot at him.
But he was so brave that he swept all the arrows away, and then glared angrily at the archers in the alley. He was so filled with hatred that he directly changed direction and took the initiative to fight into the alley.
Just now, after they boarded the river embankment, they still saw no enemy in the dark taking action. General Nalan guessed that the enemy must have retreated, or there were too few people to dare to take action.
Furthermore, their most urgent task at the moment is to capture at least one city gate.
Therefore, General Nalan did not pay attention to the enemy troops that had just attacked them, but instead fought towards the east city gate.
