Chapter 54 Xianbei Attack ([-])
The battle to attack and defend the city wall gradually became intense as the Xianbei people touched the city wall.
"Ke Zui, I order you to bring another 1 people over and attack the Han tower."
"Here."
As more and more Xianbei people approached the city wall, the defenders began to suffer casualties, and people were constantly being carried off.
Not only that, Liu Han, who was standing on the city wall, could clearly see the movements of the Huns army in the distance.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
More ladders were put up on the city wall, and more and more Xianbei soldiers climbed up with sharp knives in their mouths. The long ladder could no longer be pushed by just a few people.
"Thunder Stone Rolling Wood!"
As the war intensified, more and more soldiers were defending the city, and casualties began to spread.
"The enemy is coming up from the left wing. Come with me! Kill them!"
"kill!"
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The two sides began to compete for city defense and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat. As more and more Xianbei people attacked, although there was a gap, it was blocked in time.
In the Yin Pavilion, the thick smoke rising from the fierce battle filled the entire "Liu" flag fluttering in the wind was already broken and tattered, and seemed to fall down in an top of the city tower, there were corpses lying on the ground, bleeding continuously, but no one stepped forward to clean them up. The thick smell of blood and sweat mixed with each other filled the air, making it pungent and unpleasant.
The war continued.
Arrows flew wildly in the air, and the rain of arrows with a long sound pierced the clear sky like locusts crossing the border. Soldiers were constantly shot and fell to the ground.
"Get off!"
"..." The shrill screams, the frenzied killing, and the blazing flames made the soldiers of the two armies even more angry, and the battle became more and more intense.
"Stone cannon ready!"
(The earliest recorded appearance of stone cannon was in the late Spring and Autumn Period, but it was not promoted at first. It returned to the Eastern battlefield again in the battles of Liu Xiu and Wang Mang in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, and it shined on the battlefield. In the Battle of Guandu at the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao faced Yuan Shao The thunderbolt chariot used is also a representative of the human trebuchet.) "put!"
The twenty stone cannons have long been calibrated to release angles, but what is placed on the stone cannons is not huge rocks, but clay pots mixed with strong liquor and kerosene. Each pot weighs twenty kilograms and starts to launch.
Following Liu Han's order, hundreds of clay pots drew graceful arcs in the air, and then accurately landed on the ground one foot in front and back of the trench.
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
It was the sound of a clay pot breaking.
"Fire arrows!"
"Whoosh!"
One hundred archers lit their rockets and fired them toward that area. The arrows were like lightning. Then, Tan Shihuai saw a scene he would never forget.
Huge flames suddenly rose from the ground, and the burning place was where the third group of siege soldiers led by Ke Zui was. The 1-strong army was cut off in an instant. Since the soldiers had a lot of clothing in winter, thousands of soldiers were instantly engulfed in fire.
"what!"
"what!"
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In ancient times, no matter how powerful a person was, he could not compare to the two words water and fire. In front of them, people were as insignificant as ants.
The shrill screams passed through the sky. The soldiers in the central army felt their hair stand on end and their morale was shaken.
Tan Shihuai understood that today's siege battle was over. This fire not only destroyed the advantages established today, but also destroyed the morale of the army.
But what made him even more anxious was the army trapped inside.
really Tan Shihuai's worries came true.
I saw the gate of Yin Guan suddenly opened wide, and thousands of cavalry rushed out from inside, led by a fierce general, holding a Fangtian painted halberd, wearing a pink silk flowered war robe, with gold edges and gold threads, and flowers on his waist. Wearing a large sapphire blue silk belt, inlaid with pearls and exotic treasures, pink damask trousers with pockets, and a pair of pink damask Feiyun combat boots.
"Wolf King!"
This was Tan Shihuai's first impression, "What a fierce general!" Since all those attacking the city were infantry, cavalry had a natural advantage over infantry. For the first time, the Xianbei people experienced the humiliation of infantry versus cavalry.
The role of three thousand cavalry at this moment was much greater than that of thirty thousand cavalry. Lu Bu took the lead, leading the cavalry back and forth.
"Kill the enemy!"
"kill!"
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The first ones to be hit were the troops who initially attacked the city. The war horses neighed, the horses' hooves trampled them, and wherever they went, people fell on their front army was defeated and could only flee backwards. Lu Bu and three thousand cavalry arrived one after another. When viewed from above, the entire battlefield looked like three thousand hungry wolves chasing tens of thousands of sheep.
This made the siege troops led by Ke Zui even more uncomfortable as they charged forward. Halfway through, the entire charge was cut off by fire, so they had to stop and reorganize their formation. However, before the formation could be organized, they were attacked from the front again. The defeated army was scattered and could not be organized at all.
"Don't run away!"
Ke Zui roared, killing countless defeated soldiers with the sword in his hand, but still couldn't organize a formation.
"Don't run away!"
However, how long does it take for the cavalry to cover a distance of just thirty steps? Lu Bu saw the Xianbei leader wearing feathers in front of him. He was so conspicuous and stupid at the moment!
"Die!"
Lu Bu roared and rushed towards Ke Zui.
"what?"
At this time, Ke Zui, who had his back turned to Lu Bu, reacted, but it was too late to say anything.
He used his horse power to charge forward, and Fang Tian stabbed him to the core with his halberd. Then, with the help of momentum, Lu Bu picked him up and threw him into the defeated army.
"Ke Zui!"
Tan Shihuai, who was standing in the middle army, saw this scene and felt very anxious. Ke Zui was his subordinate and brother who had been with him for decades, but he didn't expect that he would die today and in such a cowardly manner! "I swear to kill you!"
Tan Shihuai gritted his teeth, his eyes were about to burst, and he slapped the observation tower with both hands.
It's a pity that Lu Bu couldn't hear it, and neither could Ke Zui, who was too cold.
Three thousand cavalry kept driving the defeated army towards the trench. The ladder originally placed on the trench had been burned, leaving no way to retreat. There was still fire burning below. The infantry in the rear group could not retreat. The defeated army in the front group lost their minds and ran back. , causing people to constantly stumble and fall into the trench, adding nutrients to the fire.
"Prepare!"
"put!"
On the city tower, as the Xianbei people retreated, the archers organized their formation again and fired arrows.
The stone cannons under the city were fired again. This time, in addition to the [-]-pound clay pots and stones, they launched an indiscriminate attack on the Xianbei people who were compressed in the wall of fire.
Lu Bu's cavalry was also divided into two, with 500 men clearing out the remaining enemies under the city, and the remaining men driving away the defeated army.
Since there were more than 1 Xianbei soldiers in this area of only ten steps, the density was so high that the damage was much higher than usual.
"put!"
The cavalry, also led by Lu Bu, fired arrows forward.
Half an hour.
Just half an hour! Of the 2 people attacking the city, except for the 2000 who had not yet entered the trenches and were partially affected by the fire, the remaining 8000 people were being massacred by the Han army.
The Xianbei people knew they had no way to survive, their eyes were red, and they launched a counterattack against the city. Unfortunately, it was too late. An organization without a leader was nothing but a mess.
In just half an hour, the 4000 Xianbei people, except for the initial [-] siege losses, were all massacred.
"Mingjin withdraws troops."
After slaughtering the Xianbei people below, Liu Han ordered the troops to retreat.
The blood all over the ground dyed the whole earth red.
(End of this chapter)