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Chapter 287 The First Siege

The next day, the first ray of dawn shone on the towering city wall of Tongzhi in the morning, and the military camp opposite was ready to go.A horn sounded throughout the valley, and the soldiers took their first step forward. The sound of their footsteps could almost wake up all the birds and beasts in the valley.

"Ah~~~"

With an order, all the soldiers rushed towards Tongguan shouting slogans.The Tongguan side was also prepared. The archers immediately opened their bows. In the first round, the second round, and the third round, the enemy was getting closer, and the lethality of the bows and arrows was getting stronger and stronger. Thousands of people rushed forward at the same time. There is no need to aim at all, as long as you draw the bow forward and shoot, no matter where you hit it, it is a victory.

This is a siege, and as long as the body is slightly injured, it is impossible to climb the ladder, not to mention that even climbing the ladder is far more dangerous than standing on the ground.A wounded soldier is almost useless on this battlefield, so naturally there is no need for archers to aim.

Dozens of people rushed forward carrying a ladder, surrounded by short swords and holding shields for defense. This team was divided into dozens of groups. These ladders were all made of bamboo, which was very flexible, even if it was more than ten meters high. It can also support three or five people climbing up at the same time.

The shield plays its biggest role on the battlefield, it doesn't need to be of high quality, as long as it can block bows and arrows is enough.The short-sword soldiers were just escorts at first, but they were the protagonists of this attack. Success or failure depends entirely on the performance of these short-sword soldiers.

It couldn't be stopped, it couldn't be stopped at all, thousands of people rushed to the city of Tongguan without dying.Tongguan has no moat, which is Liu Chengyou's only advantage.The soldiers set up the ladder, and more than a dozen short swordsmen climbed up at the same time.Tongguan is not big, so many ladders have reached full capacity, there can be no more.

The archers on the crenels of Tongguan shot down frantically, and the short-sword soldiers on the crenels lifted stones and smashed them down.At this time, stones are even more effective than bows and arrows, because there are short-sword soldiers holding shields in the city, and it is useless to shoot shields with bows and arrows, but the weight of stones falling from a high place is extremely heavy. The hand was smashed so that he couldn't lift it, and then another stone was followed, which would be fatal.

Some people even brought a lot of big stones, and a few people lifted one and threw it down. Not to mention shields, even ladders would be smashed.

The main task of the archers is to shoot the soldiers climbing the ladder, but they hold a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, so it is difficult for their bows and arrows to hit.

Slowly, the siege troops had climbed halfway, as if unstoppable, as if the next step was approaching the crenel.Liu Chengyou grabbed his hand excitedly and stared at the battlefield closely.

Suddenly, many soldiers carrying pots stood out from the crenel, and poured the pots down... Under the hot oil, all the short sword soldiers who had just climbed halfway fell down immediately, and their whole bodies were covered with hot lard. But they hardly knew what pain was, and they almost fell into coma when they fell.

A lot of hot oil was poured on the bodies of the soldiers under the tower. They knew it was hot. Hot oil was not like hot water. The scorching pain penetrated into the flesh, and the skin burst and blistered instantly. Anyone who touched it would be severely scalded.

Immediately afterwards, the archers all changed their rockets and shot directly to the ground.The lard in boiling soup started to burn gently when it met the fire. At this time, no one was in the mood to put out the fire. One round fell down and another round continued to rise.But the raging fire blocked their pace and speed, and even many ladders began to burn.

The impulse of the soldiers was unstoppable, a little sacrifice was nothing to them, and there were many people behind, all waiting to climb the ladder to the Tongguan crenel.The ladder is full of hot oil, and the temperature is second. The most sad thing is that the ladder is very slippery after being covered with oil. The bamboo surface is not easy to fall on. This time it is much slower than before.

Soldiers have the wisdom of soldiers. Every soldier who climbs the ladder first grabs a handful of soil on the ground and holds it in his hand, which can generate friction. Although the speed of climbing the ladder is not as fast as before, it can avoid falling as much as possible. Go down.

The protagonist of the city defender is always an archer, and only an archer can cause enough damage.But the protagonist of the siege party has not yet appeared.

Here, hundreds of people escorted the rushing car to slowly climb up the slope of Tongguan.This is the reason why Tongguan is strong. The front of Tongguan gate is not a flat ground but a slope. The speed of the car on the slope is greatly weakened, but it is flat ground when it reaches the gate of Tongguan.

The archers near the city gate immediately changed their targets and shot at the people escorting the rush cart. The rush cart was actually very simple, with a huge wooden stake fixed on a flatbed cart. Nearly a hundred people pushed the rush cart forward, surrounded by shield bearers. , almost all the people pushing the carts were tightly surrounded, making it difficult for the top-down archers to shoot in.

People above the city gate threw stones, poured dung and water, and poured boiling oil, as long as they were available, they used all the means.Under the city gate, a wave of soldiers fell, and another wave of soldiers immediately took over.The huge impact force of the rushing car hit the gate of Tongguan City, but the gate remained motionless.

The gates used in Tongguan are not wooden but iron gates. The city gates are made of pig iron and are solid and thick. If you want to break through the gates of Tongguan, you don't know how many times you need to hit them.There are countless soldiers in the city who use their bodies against the city gate. There are more than a dozen bolts on the gate, and they are also supported by giant logs.

"Fire the fuel."

Chai Rong gave an order, and brought out several pots of black gel from the city gate, and poured them down with sparks. After the black gel fell, the fire instantly swallowed up the entire car. The people around him had no time to dodge, and most of them died. in fire.The damage was not great, but the ram cart could not be used temporarily. The soldiers behind were not afraid of the fire at all. They just wrapped their hands with clothes and continued to push the ram cart forward.

The lucky one was not splashed by the flames, and pushed the car forward and slammed into the door.Dozens of hundreds of people formed a crowd under the city of Tongguan. The wounded soldiers retreated immediately, and other soldiers immediately filled their positions, and the cooperation was seamless.

On top of the huge ram, several ropes suddenly broke, and then the giant wood on the ram rolled down to the left.Dozens of soldiers on the left had no time to dodge, and were all crushed under the giant tree.The fire in front of the giant log was getting bigger and bigger, and when it rolled, it was stained with a lot of kerosene, and half of the giant log was burning.

In other places, many ladders have been broken, and a large number of soldiers are surrounded by Tongguan, with nowhere to go, but they dare not take half a step back, so they can only helplessly hold up the shield, not knowing what will hit the shield .

In the main corner, the big man immediately withdraws his troops.Everyone looked in the eyes, with the help of heavy fire oil, the rushing car could not attack the city gate.The follow-up troops originally wanted to continue to step forward to control the rush car, but the rope on the rush car was burned by the fierce kerosene, making it impossible to continue to use it, and when they heard the sound of Mingjin, they immediately turned and fled.

Those who were still attacking the city and climbing the ladder immediately fell down, and everyone held their shields behind them and evacuated Tongguan.The first siege lasted less than two hours. It was a tentative attack with almost no achievements. They couldn't climb the Tongguan crenel at all, and they couldn't smash through the solid gate of Tongkai.

Only the archers on the attacking side could cause some damage to the people on the city wall, but while Tongguan suffered very few casualties, the attacking side suffered huge casualties.

Murong Yanzhao said: "Report the casualties quickly."

Someone immediately went to count the number of people, and I don't know how long it took before returning to Murong Yanzhao to report the number.The number of people who came back was only [-], and half of them were injured.Obviously, the death toll should exceed [-]. This time, the tentative attack failed. Only a few short-sword soldiers barely reached the crenel, but they were immediately attacked by the opponents, and even the corpses could not be found.

Liu Chengyou said: "Tongguan is really strong, what should we do? Murong Yanzhao, you are the commander in chief of the army, how can you break into Tongguan?"

Even the two hundred and five like Liu Chengyou were terrified to see that the soldiers on the side fell one after another, and there was no need to do anything on Tongguan, as long as they kept shooting arrows on the crenels of the tower, it was enough to take away countless lives.The most terrifying thing is those fierce fire oil. With fierce fire oil to defend the city, it only takes one shot to destroy a rushing car.

Murong Yanzhao said: "The strength of Tongguan lies mainly in the earth slope. The city gate is built too high on the earth slope. Although the ladders can be reached, each ladder can only allow five or six soldiers to climb at the same time, even if they reach the crenel. They will also be attacked by crowds. There is a slope outside the city gate, and half of the car will die before reaching the gate. Even if it reaches below the city gate, it is difficult to break through the fine iron gate of Tongguan. It may be possible for the team to attack back and forth, so that they can't catch up. Otherwise... go to the Wang Clan to buy some siege equipment, although the price is high, but the Wang Clan's siege equipment can save a lot of effort."

"The Wang Clan's things are expensive, but if necessary, the only option is to go to the Wang Clan. What do you want to buy and how much?"

Murong Yanzhao said: "Twenty sky ladders, a hundred cloud ladders, and five stone chariots. This should be enough for us to attack the city."

The Wang Clan's ladder is a powerful siege weapon. Twenty soldiers can stand on the cube-shaped high platform. The height can be adjusted.Push the ladder directly to the crenel. Soldiers can directly go up to the crenel for melee combat without the effort of climbing.

The ladder at the back can also allow follow-up soldiers to climb up, and the front can block bows and arrows, which is much more useful than the ladder.Although the price is high, it can guarantee the lives of more soldiers and greatly reduce the loss during siege.For a city without a moat, the ladder is definitely the deadliest weapon for siege.

The ladders made by the Wang Clan are of excellent quality and will never be easily damaged. There are barbs on the front of the ladders, and the ladders cannot be pushed down as long as they are hooked to more than a dozen crenels.Soldiers can drive straight in.

The stone catapult is even more powerful. It is almost the only long-range projection device for the siege party. It can project huge stones to directly attack the city wall. However, the preparation time of each catapult is very long, and the number of uses is limited. The catapult alone cannot attack the city wall. city, but it is very beneficial to add stone carts when attacking the city.

It's just that the prince's asking price is so high that it will definitely surprise everyone.The advantage of the king's clan is that he does not ask the visitor's name and purpose, but only asks him what he needs and then gives him a quotation.It doesn't matter even if the person coming is a Khitan, as long as the other party can afford the money, the Wang clan's people will sell him what he needs.

However, the Wang Clan is far away in Cangzhou, and it may not be possible within a month or two to transport the siege equipment from Cangzhou to Tongguan.Now is the critical moment, and Liu Chengyou doesn't want to repeat right and wrong.If you really have to wait a month or two, you might as well attack by force.

(End of this chapter)