A sharp whistle sounded, and Black Teeth Heng blew the whistle with all his strength until the unique salty smell of blood filled his mouth, and he felt that his lungs were bleeding. He heard the sound of dense footsteps on the stairs, which were the guards who had been waiting under the city wall for a long time. Black Teeth Heng turned over, facing up to the sky, spitting out the whistle, with blood at the corner of his mouth, and showed a twisted smile.
"Pull hard!" Sha Zha Xiangru shouted loudly from behind the city wall. The soldiers pulled the rope hard, turning the lever, and the gravel in the leather bag flew out, over the city wall and fell on the enemy's head.
Concerned about the terrifying power of the Tang people's repeated crossbows, Heijia Changzhi arranged these catapult machines in the open space behind the city wall. Although this ensured the safety of the machines and soldiers, the disadvantage was that the hit rate and range were greatly reduced. But no matter what, a stone is a stone. If it hits the head, it will kill someone.
"Don't be chaotic, put the shield on your head and move forward!" Yuan Aolie shouted loudly. He led by example and walked at the front. Some people were concentrated by stones and fell like wooden piles, but the people behind filled the gap and continued. go ahead.
When the phalanx came under the city wall, the shields at the front stopped. They put up their shields to form a shield wall. The archers at the back stepped forward and fired arrows at the Baekje people on the top of the city. The people carrying the shields swarmed up and raised their shields. Lifting up the long ladder, letting the iron hook at the front end of the ladder sink deeply into the stone crevices at the top of the city, the dancers swarmed up the long ladder.
"Charge, charge forward!" Wang Wenzuo clenched his fists and muttered to himself. In order to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, all "Scorpions" have stopped shooting. Now the only things that can be relied on are steel and muscles, gun against gun, knife against knife, the battlefield is that narrow wall, whoever can drive the other side down will win.
"Kill, kill!" Hei Te Changzhi waved his two-handed ax and shouted loudly. Standing in the first row, he used the ax to cut off a hand holding the city plate, and then struck it with the blunt end of the iron ax. After breaking the female wall, his head was exposed. Finally, he broke the iron hook embedded in the rock crack and pushed the long ladder down.
He could hear the shrill screams of the Tang people who fell from mid-air. The screams made his blood flow faster and his strength grow stronger. He yelled with all his strength: "Go to the next city, go to the next one, and drive all the Tang people out!"
The Tang Dynasty's attack was like a tidal wave. Wang Wenzuo was like a ruthless gambler, constantly replacing the tired army with new and energetic troops. From time to time, he also asked the soldiers who were storming the city to retreat and let the "Scorpion" volley fire twice to kill. The defenders on the city.
Soon, the blood of the defenders was drained. Yuan Aolie, who was on the front line, keenly felt the enemy's weakness. He raised his shield, waved his knife above his head, and shouted: "Charge, climb on the city!"
Facing this wave of fierce attacks from the Tang Dynasty, the Baekje people were no longer able to resist. Yuan Aolie held a knife in his mouth, held up his shield in one hand, and grabbed the long ladder with the other. He quickly climbed to the top of the city and aimed a spear at his right hand. Rib jab coming, great timing and placement, but too slow.
Yuan Aolie quickly twisted his waist, and the spear slashed through the fine steel armor leaf, splashing a spark. He swung his shield, hit the enemy's face with the iron-clad lower edge, then grabbed the knife, and slashed the steel with one blow. The blade split through leather armor, muscle, and bone, and blood splattered. Yuan Aolie shook his wrist, took out his knife, and jumped off the city platform. Then he made another sweep, clearing a large open space around him, and the soldiers behind him jumped off the city platform.
"Chang Zhi, it's almost time, it's time to retreat!" Sha Zha Xiangru shouted: "The Tang people have already climbed into the city. Most of our people are new soldiers. It will be disadvantageous to fight for a long time!"
Black Teeth Changzhi spit out blood and nodded: "You're right, pour oil on the fire and blow the trumpet!"
As torches were thrown down one by one, a wall of fire rose up on top of the city, separating the attackers and defenders. Taking advantage of this short gap, the Baekje people withdrew from the stone city and retreated up the mountain, leaving the stone city behind. Tang Jun.
Tang army's big tent.
"Is it Yuan Ao Lielu who made the first move?" Du Shuang stopped writing and said with a smile: "Wang joined the army, actually the first credit should be yours!"
"It's Yuan Aoli who braves the arrows and attacks the enemy first. Everyone has witnessed this with their own eyes!" Wang Wenzuo laughed and said, "It is a serious crime to take credit for taking credit!"
"Du Changshi, it is the merit of Lu Yuan Ao that he got there first!" Liu Renyuan tapped his knee with Tie Ruyi. This was his reaction when he encountered difficulties: "Sanlang, what do you think of the Baekje garrison?" ?”
"Very weak!"
"Very weak?" Du Shuang asked curiously, "But I see there are a lot of casualties?"
"Chang Shi didn't know something! Although there were many casualties, most of them were hit by flying rocks, and not many died in actual fighting with the thieves. You two also know that the Baekje thieves and I have a hatred of destroying the country. Even if we don't It is rare for an enemy to retreat without fighting until the end of the battle. During this attack, our army had just entered the city, and the Baekje bandits set fire to the city and abandoned the city. Their fighting spirit and fighting spirit were much weaker than in the past!"
Du Shuang and Liu Renyuan both nodded secretly after hearing this. As Wang Wenzuo said, due to differences in weapons, training, command, etc., the combat power of the Baekje Restoration Army was uneven. The difference was huge. It was no less powerful than the Tang Army. The weak ones are the mob, but one thing they have in common is that their morale is not low.
Even if their strength is very different, they are rarely defeated at the first touch. Even the men with civilian clothes and bamboo spears often fight hard until they are exhausted. This is why the Tang army clearly wins many battles, but the more they fight, the more they feel guilty.
"If it is as Sanlang said, then there is something fishy about the defenders of Ren Cun City?" Liu Renyuan asked.
"I don't know!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "I can only watch while fighting!"
Liu Renyuan glanced at Du Shuang and found that Chang Shi's eyes were also blank. Having experienced many battles, he knew that in many cases on the battlefield, you cannot wait until everything is ready before making a decision. By then it is often too late. A truly famous general Often after discovering a slight abnormality, he will make a quick decision and win.
Although these decisions were often reckless or even unreasonable at the time, war is like this. There are parts of investigation, calculation, estimation, and planning, but there are also parts of bravery, determination, risk-taking, and luck.
To know everything, analyze everything, find the optimal solution, and then execute it calmly is the imagination of war historians in later generations of military academies, while the generals on the battlefield are shrouded in the fog of war, as if their eyes are covered with black gauze. A person walking beside the abyss can only rely on a little vague shadow, hearing, touch, instinct and luck. This is the most valuable quality of a great commander. He can find out what others think is a completely messy mess. There is a clue leading to victory, but there is no doubt that Liu Renyuan does not have this thing.
"In this case, we have to take one step at a time!" Liu Renyuan sighed and put down Tie Ruyi: "I hope our hard fight can contain the Baekje people and be beneficial to the overall situation!"
