Chapter 53 Xianbei Attack ([-])
The Xianbei infantrymen below the city raised their wooden shields above their heads with one hand and rushed forward with the siege ladder in the other hand. However, it was not easy to rush past the arrow formation composed of arrows raining from the sky.
"what!"
"what!"
"what!"
If he was lucky, the arrow stuck in his chest and he was shot to death on the spot; if he was unlucky, the arrow hit his leg and he fell to the ground, but was trampled to death by the brothers rushing from behind.
There were more and more screams, and the sounds in the phalanx that were attacking the city became louder and louder. Fear gradually spread from them, and the morale of the army was broken down step by step.
These fifty steps were like a natural chasm. The 3000 people only advanced ten steps before they could no longer attack and stagnated there.
"woooooo"
A quarter of an hour later, as the retreat horn sounded, the Xianbei people dragged their injured brothers and the bodies of those who died in the battle, and quickly withdrew from the battlefield under a shield formation, leaving only arrows on the ground, telling the story of what had just happened. everything of.
Tan Shihuai, who was standing under the banner of the Chinese Army, witnessed what just happened with a gloomy expression. The 3000-strong siege force came to a standstill in less than a quarter of an hour. Although there was a problem of inexperience, he had to admit that the Han army This time they were fully prepared, and within a quarter of an hour, eight hundred warriors were killed or wounded.
"It seems that the little lamb inside is planning to defend and fight hard.
The order was sent, and a quarter of an hour later, a phalanx of 5000 people attacked forward, and another quarter of an hour later, a second phalanx of 5000 people pressed forward. "
"Here, Chanyu."
# "woooooo"
Along with the sound of the horn, densely packed small dots appeared again in the distance, and it was a dense black area.
The Xianbei people launched another attack.
"Everyone is ready!"
In this round of attack, the Xianbei people no longer tested, but attacked aggressively.
At this moment, all 2000 people on the city wall held their breath and waited quietly.
One hundred steps.
Eighty steps.
Sixty steps.
Fifty steps.
"put!"
Liu Han's order was like a drop of water entering a frying pan. In an instant, the battlefield boiled! The defenders no longer held back their strength, and bows and arrows began to fire indiscriminately.
The Xianbei army under the city also changed from the original neat formation to a small group of 50 skirmishers, attacking from the front.
There is no strategy in this war, it is just a collision of iron and blood.
The one in front fell down, and the one behind followed up. Under the protection of the shield, they rushed forward.
Forty steps.
Thirty steps.
"what!"
The ground that was originally flat turned out to be a deep pit with frightening spikes underneath.
The 400 people who rushed in first rolled down, with several bloody holes in their bodies, and their hearts felt cold.
The Xianbei skirmishers who followed up the charge stopped, raised their shields to resist the rain of arrows, and then slowly retreated eighty steps away.
This round of attack still didn't even touch the skin of the city wall, and hundreds of people were lost.
"The Han people are so cunning!"
Ke Zui, who was beside Tan Shihuai, looked at the deep pit that suddenly appeared in front of the battlefield and felt angry.
"Chanyu, the last general is willing to lead the charge with the remaining 5000 men, and attack the city before sunset."
Ke Zui crossed his chest with one hand, knelt on one knee and said to Tan Shihuai.
At this time, Tan Shihuai did not lose his mind, but he was extremely angry in his heart. "This one in the city is not a lamb, but a little fox. He wants to fill the trench with the lives of Xianbei warriors."
"Instructions are given for the attacking troops to use half of the ladders to build a bridge and rush across the ditch. At the same time, a group of people are ordered to cut down trees and build a wooden bridge."
"Here!" Half a quarter of an hour later, the Xianbei siege army organized their formation again and rushed towards the Yin Pavilion.
At this time, the 2000 people on the original city wall had gone down to rest, and the 2000 people on the second part went up to the tower. It was still the same routine, without too much command and movement, just shooting arrows.
The Xianbei infantry placed the ladder on top of the trench, stepped on one ladder and rushed forward.
"what!"
There was another shrill scream at the scene. It turned out that a Xianbei soldier stepped on a trap with one foot, plunged into a pit of thorns, and was unable to move. He was then shot to death by random arrows on the spot.
If you often hunt in the mountains and forests, you can tell at a glance that this is a trap for large prey in the mountains. If the legs are not protected, as long as you step in with one foot, the bamboo tips will pierce the soles of the feet and penetrate to the calves, and the bamboo spines will Because of the friction between flesh and blood, it split into many small thorns. Even if it was pulled out, the pain would be unbearable. The best way is to cut off the injured leg, but on the battlefield, this also means death.
Soon, more soldiers fell into the trap and wailed. It was easier to shake the morale of the soldiers by wailing in pain than killing the enemy.
Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, the momentum of the first group of 5000 people attacking the city dropped, their advance slowed down, and their formations dispersed.
"Second group of 5000 people, come on."
"Here."
At this time, Tan Shihuai's face was expressionless, and he made a cold voice. He swore in his heart: "If we break into the underworld, we will be bloody for three days! Kill all these Han people who can only hide in turtle shells."
Now, the retreat order is no longer allowed. Just like a gambler, 5000 people have already joined. If he stops now and doesn't even touch the skin of the city wall, he will not be reconciled.
Therefore, no matter how heavy the casualties are, we must attack the city and attack the city wall.
This is war. People are dying every moment. There is no sense of beauty, only coldness and blood.
Everyone was tense, and there was only one word in their minds - kill.
kill!
No mercy is allowed here.
There is no retreat here.
Here, it's only life and death.
Here is the battlefield! # The second group of 5000 Xianbei people rushed to the front line, stabilized the front that was about to collapse, and then charged again.
Twenty steps.
Ten steps!
After half an hour, at the cost of nearly 3000 casualties, the Xianbei people finally rushed to a place only ten steps away from the city wall. Another ten steps forward was the city wall.
"Formation!"
The Xianbei people had wooden shields in front and archers behind them, pointing their bows and arrows at the Han army on the city wall.
"Whoosh!"
Not long after, hundreds of arrows flew towards the city wall.
"shield!"
Liu Han ordered the shield bearers of the defenders to hold the shield in front to block the enemy's arrows.
The shields of the Han army were different from the wooden shields of the Xianbei people. In front of the wooden shield, there was also a layer of iron sheet.
"Throw!"
Now that the enemy is close to the city wall, if he still sticks his head out and shoots arrows downward, he will easily be fired by the Xianbei archers and die. Therefore, Liu Han ordered the archers of the tribe to start throwing arrows into the sky, so that they can shoot arrows without hurting themselves. If life is at stake, it can cause effective damage to enemies under the city.
The war has changed from the original one-sided shooting of arrows to the suppression of arrows coming and going.
"Snapped!"
It was the sound of Xianbei people putting up ladders on the city wall.
The enemy has reached the city wall.
"Someone, push their ladder down!"
Immediately, the defenders used wooden forks to pull out the ladder that the Xianbei people had just set up. The ladder had no point of strength at the top and then tilted backwards. The people standing on it also fell down.
"boom!"
Either die or hurt.
(End of this chapter)