The Mongolian army has been in battle for a long time. Although it does not have large-scale equipment, it still fights well in the siege.
The Mongolian army first rushed forward quickly, ran through the attack area of the city's artillery group, and risked being blown away. After entering the low wall, they took a breather, and then rushed down the city while holding the arrows from the top of the city.
The Mongolian army's shield bearers were at the forefront. After approaching the city, they formed a shield wall to cover the arrows at the city head. The following archers hid behind the shield wall and launched a counterattack at the city head.
They opened their bows and set up arrows, and the arrows, which were as dense as locusts, were shot at the top of the city overwhelmingly, suppressing the defenders at the top of the city immediately.
Taking advantage of their numerical advantage, the Mongolian army lost several times as many arrows as the arrows fired by the defenders at the top of the city. Arrows fell like black clouds, and the defenders at the top of the city had to hide.
Zhao Tai stood at the top of the city, with several shield soldiers stepping forward to protect him. The situation was still full of danger.
Seeing that the crossbowmen on the city were suppressed, Zhang Rou immediately brandished her sword and roared: "Climbing team, advance!"
The Mongolian infantry carrying the ladder to the city immediately rushed towards the city head like a tide.
Zhao Tai once participated in the offensive and defensive battle of Kaifeng, and also had rich experience in defending the city. In addition, the Zhongyi Army has a tradition that before the battle, it will convene a deployment discussion, and everyone can speak freely and put forward many opinions on the defense of the city. .
The Mongolian army used archers to suppress the city. As the Zhongyi army expected, facing the rain of arrows shot from the city, the defenders would not stand and shoot at them.
Because the Mongolian army has a numerical advantage, the rain of arrows fired at one time is several times that of the defenders. If they stand and shoot at each other, the defenders will soon be exhausted.
When an overwhelming amount of arrows came from the city, the defenders would hide behind the wall stacks, aim and shoot from the shooting holes, or launch missiles, which could not only counterattack but also reduce casualties.
For a time, the arrows thrown by the Mongolian army were overwhelming, but they could not completely suppress the defenders. Although they shot many arrows, they were fired blindly into the sky. Most of the arrows they threw fell on the top of the city, unable to kill the defenders.
The defenders were suppressed by the rain of arrows. The arrows fired from the shooting holes missed, but they were shot directly.
Many of the officers and soldiers of the Zhongyi Army were remnants of the Jin Army, not new recruits, and there were many who were excellent in archery.
They aimed their shots from the shooting holes, and almost every arrow took away a Mongolian soldier.
For a time, the charging Mongolian troops were continuously shot down, many of them directly hitting the face and throat. However, the defenders were suppressed after all. After paying casualties, the Mongolian troops still stepped on the frozen moat and reached the city.
"Put it up!" the Mongolian generals below the city shouted loudly. The Mongolian troops who had just arrived at the city erected long ladders and put them up on the top of the city.
This kind of siege ladder is very simple, but it is not easy to deal with. The top of the ladder has barbs. Once it is hung on the city wall, it is difficult to be overturned.
"Go up!" As soon as the ladder was put up, the officer shouted loudly, and the brave Mongolian army held up the shield in one hand and held the ladder in the other, biting the back of the knife in his mouth, and rushed up.
When Zhao Tai saw the Mongolian army beginning to ascend the city, he immediately ordered, "Roll the wood and thunder stones!"
The defenders at the top of the city immediately smashed down sections of rolling logs from the top of the city. The Mongolian troops climbing up were repeatedly hit by the rolling logs, causing their bones and tendons to be broken, and they wailed.
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At this time, the archers of the Zhongyi Army on the horses at the top of the city also began to shoot at the climbing Mongolian troops with bows and arrows.
The horse face is the outward protrusion of the city wall. It is a kind of city defense facility and can be understood as the extended corner of the bastion.
Because the enemy troops rushed to the bottom of the city, they entered the blind spot for the soldiers at the top of the city to shoot. At this time, the soldiers standing on the horses could shoot the climbing enemy troops from the side.
The loyal soldiers stood on their horses, aiming and shooting. The Mongolian soldiers on the city ladder could only use their shields to block the falling rocks and trees. They were unable to prevent the arrows shot from the side from missing. The soldiers were constantly shot in the waist. Yelling falling.
Under the banner of the Mongolian army in the distance, Kublai Khan had a premonition that if he launched a strong attack without enough siege equipment, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses. However, when he saw it with his own eyes, it was beyond his expectation.
Under the cover of archers, the Mongolian army swarmed up and stormed the city with absolute superiority. However, the soldiers who climbed the city were either hit by rolling logs or shot down by bows and arrows. The entire ladder to the city was even splashed with gold. Juice and poisonous oil, several soldiers on the ladder screamed at the same time and fell down one after another.
Kublai Khan listened to the screams and watched the Mongolian infantry falling continuously with a solemn expression, but he had no intention of retreating.
Although it was the Han army that died, Kublai Khan still felt a burst of physical pain. He gritted his teeth and waved his hands angrily, "Move forward again and continue the attack."
With the flag waved, another wave of nearly ten thousand Mongolian troops rushed forward with a trace of tragedy, braving the bombardment of the loyal army artillery.
As if they were not afraid of death, the Mongolian army rushed forward in waves, and taking Pizhou became their only belief.
At this time, as the Mongolian army continued to charge, the fierce Mongolian army finally boarded the city, but was quickly beaten down by the loyal soldiers.
The two sides fought fiercely at the top of the city, with blood and flesh flying everywhere. Some Mongolian soldiers were stabbed down the city with long spears, and some were stabbed through the abdomen with long knives. However, they burst out with the last strength and fell off the city wall with the Mongolian soldiers in their arms.
As time went by, the fierce Mongolian army continued to invest troops, and the defense on the city was no longer easy. The two armies fought fiercely, and there were mountains of corpses under the city.
When the Mongolian army was fiercely attacking the city, a group of Mongolian soldiers came to the city gate holding a huge tree.
All the complex and large-scale equipment of the Mongolian army was destroyed, leaving only a giant log without a frame. The head was just covered with iron sheets and was carried by the nobles to charge.
An hour later, the corpses of the Mongolian soldiers piled up like a mountain under the city. Zhang Rou led a team of elite armored soldiers, not avoiding arrows, stepping on the corpses to climb up the suspension bridge, and then used an ax to chop down the wooden ring holding the iron lock. It was chopped so hard that splinters of wood flew away.
God-armed archers fell from the top of the city and shot down the soldiers who climbed up the suspension bridge, but the Mongolian army seemed to be killing them endlessly, and more people climbed up after they died.
Suddenly, the wooden rings were chopped to pieces, the iron chains flew off, the suspension bridge fell violently, and the soldiers on it fell down suddenly.
On the city wall, Tang Liang said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the suspension bridge has fallen, and the Mongolian army is about to attack the city!"
Zhao Tai glanced at the bottom of the city and immediately waved his hand, "Send the order and immediately block the four gates with stones."
Tang Liang was a little surprised, "Block it?"
Zhao Tai nodded calmly. The Mongolian army's desperate attack brought huge pressure and casualties to the defenders. The Zhongyi Army had done enough and could not bleed out in Pizhou.
Now that the Mongolian army lacks equipment, it is difficult to attack from the city wall. The only weakness of Pizhou City is the city gate. Zhao Tai wants to stop Kublai Khan from continuing to attack Pizhou.
At this time, as the suspension bridge fell, the situation of the battle finally changed, allowing Kublai Khan and others to see a glimmer of hope of conquering Pizhou.
Zhang Rou hid behind the shield and immediately shouted loudly, "On the battering ram!"
Nearly a hundred Mongolian soldiers wearing iron armor came to the city gate holding a huge tree several feet long and protected by hundreds of shields.
The soldiers at the top of the city immediately dropped their cupping jars and fired arrows, but they failed to stop them from approaching the city wall.
Zhang Rou commanded his subordinates to clean up the corpses under the suspension bridge at the risk of missing arrows, causing more people to die tragically under the city. They worked hard for a quarter of an hour, dragging out the corpses from under the suspension bridge, leveling the suspension bridge, and the battering ram immediately rushed in Go up.
"Boom!" The Mongolian soldiers in iron armor, holding the giant trees that hit the city, and under the intensive protection of hundreds of shields, launched attacks on the city gate again and again. The bows, arrows, rolling logs, and iron juice of the defenders on the city top were unable to stop them. The collision that shook the Mongolian army.
"Boom!" The city wall was shaken by the impact, and the city bricks and soil fell, but there was no movement at the city gate.
Zhang Rou was a little anxious, "Back off! Hit again!"
The giant wall-ramming tree guarded by the shield retreated dozens of steps, and amidst a burst of wild beast-like roars from the Mongolian army, it rushed towards the city gate again.
The giant tree carried tens of thousands of kilograms of power. With a "Peng" sound, its head smashed through the city gate and plunged into the doorway.
"Commander! You are blocked!" The soldier in front looked inside, turned his head and shouted.
Zhang Rou was startled, and just as she was about to step forward to take a look, a basket fell above her head. There was a loud "bang", and Zhang Rou entered hundreds of Mongolian soldiers. She was instantly overturned by the air waves generated by the explosion, and her body floated like a kite with broken strings. Got out...
