Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 179
There is no shortage of bows and arrows for Tubo soldiers, and the Dajian Furnace is rich in iron ore. It is an important arrow-making workshop, so there are countless arrows in this place.

Therefore, there is no need to think about when to release arrows - as soon as the Shu army approaches, Yetuo will unceremoniously order to release arrows and kill the Shu army.

At this time, the Shu army moved forward several feet, and gradually approached the range of the bow and arrow.

"This Shu army is really terrifying!"

Langri sighed.

At this time, all the Shu troops held their heads high and took firm steps, and no one flinched.

They should be able to guess that there are already many bows and arrows facing them on the tower.

But these people didn't seem to be afraid at all, and they moved forward straight forward.

The dust was kicked up and hit everyone's faces, but these people seemed to be unconscious and still raised their troops forward.

Yetuo had already raised his hand, and when the Shu army got closer to three feet away, he would give the order to release arrows.

"stop!"

But at this moment, there was a loud shout from downstairs, and then the Shu army stopped neatly.

Yetuo and the others were startled, what is this Shu army going to do?
It's so far away, what a city to attack!

At this time, the Shu army was still tens of feet away from the city tower. This distance was too far even for archery.

At this time, in the formation of the Shu army, some flag officers kept waving the flag and arranging formations.

The soldiers in the front of the Shu army separated to make way for each other, while the chariots in the rear were pushed forward.

"Could it be...Could it be that they want to release the giant crossbow from such a distance?" Lang Ri asked in surprise.

You must know that although the giant crossbow is far stronger than ordinary bows and arrows, because the arrows are heavier and the arrows are shot towards the top of the city tower, its range will never be farther than ordinary bows and arrows.

Just when everyone was curious, they saw that the other party ordered the flag officer to wave the flag again, and the soldiers had loaded arrows and stones on the siege equipment.

"They... really want to attack the city from such a distance?"

Lang Ri was shocked.

He also asked to measure the distance. If the arrows were released at this distance, most of the bows and arrows would be difficult to kill the enemy.

But at this time, the opponent is ready to attack the city, they can't just watch the boulder and long arrow shoot at themselves!
"Fire arrows!"

I can't take care of too much, so I can only order.

The rain of arrows flew down the city and shot at the Shu army.

At this moment, Li Ke was standing in front of the formation on horseback. He looked at the high wall, and tens of thousands of arrow feathers had already shot directly at it.

"Your Highness, you should step back!"

Some soldiers couldn't help but shouted.

Li Ke was not in a panic, he and his horse were both equipped with armor, and ordinary bows and arrows couldn't shoot through them at all.

He looked at the catapults and giant ballistas on both sides, and shouted: "Let's not be idle, let's say hello to the city!"

He reminded softly that the commander had already blown the horn, and the soldiers, wearing their armor and shields, raised their sledgehammers and smashed at the siege chariot.

This chariot was carefully designed by Li Ke. Its shooting range is slightly longer than that of ordinary bows and arrows. It can still cause damage to the enemy's towers tens of feet away.

There is a mechanism on the chariot, which is fixed with a wooden wedge. When in use, as long as the wooden wedge is broken hard, the chariot can project stones and crossbow arrows upwards.

Accompanied by rumbling and sharp swishing sounds, sharp arrows and boulders flew towards the top of the tower.

The opponent obviously didn't expect that his siege equipment could shoot so far. At this time, he was still shooting arrows downwards, but he didn't want the boulder to fly up, causing massive damage in an instant.

"boom!"

A boulder flew towards the top of the tower, hit the arrow stack, smashed the arrow stack to pieces, and then the broken stones splashed on the archers on the tower.

Another boulder flew directly over the city tower, fell on the tower, and smashed the enemy army who was shooting arrows into meatloaf.

Li Ke could already see that Meiji and the others, who had stayed on the tower before, were all panicked and evacuated to the rear.

He couldn't help but laugh. These heavy weapons of his were beyond the reach of human power. Once they hit, they would be dead.

But these weapons also have a fatal problem, that is, too little ammunition, and they do not have sustained lethality.

The boulders weigh several hundred catties, how many boulders can the army prepare?
There are slightly more crossbow arrows, but compared with the number of hundreds of thousands of troops, it seems insignificant.

The main function of this thing is to destroy the city tower and disrupt the defense, not to kill the enemy.

The huge stone is used to attack the defenders above the tower, while the giant crossbow is mainly used to attack the city wall, laying the groundwork for the subsequent battle to climb the city.

These bows and crossbows are very powerful, and the spear points are made of refined iron. Once pierced into the city wall, they can penetrate deeply into the city wall and stand on it.

After that, the Shu army set up a ladder to climb the city, and they had support and support.

This was originally Li Ke's previous design, but at this time, the crossbow fired a round, leaving only a few giant arrows hanging on the city wall.

Li Ke sighed: "Sure enough..."

The city wall was built of huge stones, which were extremely hard and difficult to be shot through.

This time, unlike the last time in Anshi City, the walls of the Goguryeo people were mostly made of green bricks and rammed earth. The effect of this giant bow and crossbow was excellent, but this time, the effect was not significant.

He adjusted the direction in time and ordered the giant crossbow to shoot at the top of the city wall, aiming directly at the enemy defenders.

After a round of attack, it did not cause large-scale damage, but it really disrupted the opponent's city defense.

Now, the enemy has been unable to organize an effective bow defense.

Li Ke made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the soldiers to charge forward and prepare to climb the building.

After giving the order, the soldiers rushed forward one after another and fought their way out of Li Ke.

The huge battering ram was also pushed forward and hit the city gate.

Ladders, ropes and other siege equipment appeared one after another, threatening the opponent's tower.

At this time, the enemy army seemed to have recovered and began to shoot arrows downward.

This wave of arrow rain is sparser than before. It is believed that the huge boulder smashed the city wall previously, which had some impact.

The soldiers of the Shu army held their shields and carried the rain of arrows, and charged upwards head-on.

From time to time, someone fell down, and the people behind stepped forward.

In such a frontal siege, casualties are inevitable.

Above the city tower, Meiji and the others had just recovered from their shock. They had just endured a round of heavy weapon attacks. Only then did they regain their composure, but they received the siege horn from the other side.

He also entrusted to immediately organize manpower and deploy defenses against the wall.

"Hurry up, the opponent is attacking the city, quickly transfer people to the gate of the city to set up defenses to prevent the opponent from crashing into the city!"

He shouted loudly, and Lang Ri went down immediately, and arranged for people to go to the Wengcheng to set up defenses.

Meiji took advantage of the chaos and climbed onto the city tower. She looked down at the city from the tower and wanted to find Li Ke's figure.

For some reason, Meiji always felt uneasy. Although Li Ke's siege weapon was indeed very powerful, she still felt that Li Ke would not attack the city rashly based on these alone.

She still suspected that Li Ke had other arrangements, but...she couldn't guess what the arrangement was.

Finally, she found Li Ke in the crowd. Li Ke was riding a horse and commanding the soldiers to charge forward.

Just looking at his appearance, he is indeed a premeditated gesture.

Mei Ji couldn't help being puzzled... Li Ke, are you really going to fight me hard?

How can he take advantage of such head-on confrontation?
(End of this chapter)