Back and forth, not even enough time to burn a stick of incense.
When Han You once again climbed onto the city wall where the soldiers had regained their strength, his eyes were about to burst and his body was trembling uncontrollably.
Thousands of cavalrymen were like streams flowing into the ocean, turning into nothing in an instant and disappearing without a trace.
They did not attack the enemy formation, but divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right. Looking from a distance, they almost passed by both sides of the enemy's formation, as if they were doing a face-to-face dance with the God of Death.
Whether dead or alive, no one knows how many have died and how many have lived.
Not only the Han people can shoot bows and arrows, but those who have lived in the mountains since childhood have equally amazing archery skills.
Han You felt that it was a little difficult to breathe. When the thousands of cavalry rushed out, they were so silent. They were so silent when facing death.
He knew that these cavalrymen were not attacking the enemy's formation, but at such a close distance, almost passing each other, and not wearing armor, even a stray arrow would kill them.
Han You's eyes were attracted to the bottom of the city wall again. The twelve-headed giant statue fell in a pool of blood, lying there like a hedgehog, covered with bruises and bloody flesh.
Five heads, a full five heads, fell below the city gate, and it was they who had just hit the city wall.
Forty thousand people, at least forty thousand people, this is the latest estimate of the number of enemy troops by Ren Canglin and a group of generals.
Looking from a distance, it seemed that there were more aliens rushing to the rear and from the mountains and forests on both sides to join the enemy formation.
The enemy army had already begun to charge, and there was no chaos as thousands of cavalry cut the two wings.
This move should have been tried and tested repeatedly.
In the past, when cavalry attacked the enemy, most of the barbarians were always attracted to both sides.
But today, at this moment, Fanman did not fall into the trap, and there were not even many people chasing the cavalry.
Until a big flag suddenly stood up and fluttered in the wind, the answer was readily apparent.
Kang!
Big flags stand one by one in the battle formation, and the characters "Kang" on them are so dazzling.
"Zhou Tianfeng!"
Ren Canglin gritted his teeth. As expected, the Fanman were still the same Fanman. But at the beginning of the battle, just at the beginning of the battle, he changed the way of clearing the level in previous years. The Fanman were still the same Fanman. They could no longer use the previous methods. way of fighting.
The thousand cavalrymen were all rangers. They left the barrier first, used half of the kerosene bags under the horses' bellies to throw on the siege engines, and then lit them with fire arrows. Then they went around to the two wings of the Fanman army formation and went straight to the rear. Then use the remaining half of the bag to burn as much of the opponent's food and grass as possible.
As a result, none of the siege engines could be ignited, and no fire could be seen from the rear. The only explanation for all this was that the food and grass were not at the rear at all, but in the mountains and forests on both sides.
So far, all border response measures have been "anticipated" by the enemy.
"Commander."
Zhou Tong suggested: "Since there is no way to light the siege engines, let's burn the beast corpses first. At this time, the southwest wind is not afraid of the thick smoke."
"Joke!" Tang Qingfeng said coldly: "Thick smoke is not good for archers, get out of here and don't be an eyesore."
Zhou Tong was stunned for a moment, then blushed and cupped his hands.
After feeling ashamed for this, I went back to Beijing and understood a truth: if you make a mistake, you will be scolded, and if you are beaten, you must stand upright.
Han You glared at Zhou Yi: "Start now, shut up!"
"yes."
Tang Qingfeng looked at Ren Canglin: "Commander, although the elephant corpse is blocking the door and cannot be removed for a while, it can also block the ladders. Why don't you let the rope hand throw it..."
Before Tang Qingfeng could finish speaking, Ren Canglin interrupted directly: "Just do it!"
"yes."
Han You took a deep look at Ren Canglin. It seemed that the old coach had unconditional trust in Tang Qingfeng.
As the people on both sides of Tang Qingfeng left, running and shouting, the people in the turret also changed their flags.
One by one, the powerful slingers ran up the city wall, took off the chains and hooks wrapped in coarse cloth, turned around like throwing a discus, and threw the slings out of the city with their arms.
Hundreds of ropes were thrown, 70 to 80% of which were hung on the carcasses of wild elephants. I saw these rope hands grabbing the iron chains and running down the city wall, tying them to the bellies of the prepared war horses. Three hundred military horses all set off in unison. Running wildly.
The iron chains rubbed against the bricks and stones, foam splashed everywhere, and the body of the colossus moved slowly, approaching the city gate.
Tang Qingfeng shouted: "Throw down the kerosene and light the elephant corpse when the enemy approaches."
Han You sighed in his heart, as a deputy commander, his brain works really fast, and he can turn disadvantages into advantages in an instant.
"Prepare arrows." Tang Qingfeng ordered again: "Prepare spears to climb the stairs."
The soldiers holding two-meter spears stood on the wooden platform in the middle of the wall, pointing the spearheads at the holes, waiting for military orders.
At this moment, a sudden voice sounded.
"Since there is a hook and lock, why not let the cavalry go out of the city, hang the ladder wheel on the grappling hook, and use the horse power to break the wheel and wood, and those ladders will become useless."
Everyone turned their heads and saw a fat old man wearing a Confucian robe appearing on the city wall at some unknown time.
Han You quickly went up to pull Duan Qianfeng: "Don't make trouble, let the commander take command..."
"Well said!"
Tang Qingfeng's eyes lit up: "This method can be used before the enemy is close."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Qingfeng ran towards the tower excitedly, shouting something.
Duan Qianfeng smiled at Han You, and then stood next to Ren Canglin.
When a group of generals saw that Han You knew this old guy, they didn't pay much attention.
Han You didn't understand Duan Qianfeng's meaning at all. The city gate was opened again, and the height was very low. Dozens of cavalry had to press tightly against the horse's belly to rush out. Every two cavalry were in groups, close together. After rushing out of the city, they dispersed.
Han You finally understood what Lao Duan meant. The structure of the ladder is very stable. It cannot be ignited by fire and cannot be pushed away. However, the wooden wheel at the bottom can be destroyed. It is a blind spot for archers, but it only needs to be bent for cavalry. You can reach it by bending down.
As the cavalrymen hung the grappling hook behind the wooden wheel, the cavalrymen on both sides continued to increase their horse speed.
When the chain was completely straightened, the instantaneous pulling force caused the wooden wheel to completely break.
Han You did not cheer, but felt chills all over his body.
Because all the cavalrymen lost their horses, the other side of the grappling hook was hung under the horse's belly. When the wooden wheel broke, the horse stumbled, and nine out of ten cavalrymen on the horse fell under the horse.
The cavalry leaving the city without their horses are like lambs to be slaughtered.
Sawdust was flying again, and the cavalry fell to the ground one after another.
The first ladder finally began to pour, and with a heavy impact on the ground, it shattered and collapsed.
Then came the second, third, fourth...
Whenever a ladder is destroyed, it means that at least eight knights have lost their horses or fallen to the ground.
At this time, those vanguard-like Xuan slaves had already charged over.
Han You couldn't bear to look any further and turned his head subconsciously.
Duan Qianfeng said softly: "This is the ruthlessness and cruelty of the battle formation. If the ladder is not destroyed, I don't know how many soldiers will die at the hands of foreigners. You know some arithmetic. Arithmetic... also includes human life. Which one is lighter and which is more important? Choose which one is more important." one."
"If you..." Han You's voice was hoarse: "If you can make the soldiers sacrifice less, please give it a try."
"Okay." Duan Qianfeng stroked his beard and smiled, looking at the big banner with the word "Kang" in the distance: "I'm here to meet Zhou Tianfeng for a while."
