That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 804

At daybreak, outside Dayi City, there was no more smoke rising from half of the piers.

The main force of the Grassland Royal Court has already approached the city.

The bleak autumn wind rolled up the yellow sand, and the flags moved violently. After a night of offensive and defensive battles, Dayi City was in a mess. Dayi Guard Zhao Xu stepped over the corpses with his hand on the handle of his knife, and came to a place to watch Looking out in front of the mouth.

The strong wind swept sand and cold snow particles onto Zhao Xu's face, causing pain.

Under the strong wind and yellow sand, a king's flag with Lin characters written on a black background fluttered in the wind, and under the king's flag was an army that could not be seen at a glance.

Zhao Xu squinted his eyes, looked at the black gold king's flag deep in the layers of black armor, suddenly laughed, and said, "So last night's siege was just a test, and today is the main event, and the king of Zhenbei is here in person. Let me, Zhao, be flattered."

Zhao Xu could laugh, but the others around him couldn't, and what's more, their faces were ashen.They don't know whether the grassland army will be able to break through the northwest defense line in the end, but they know that if they want to rely on the city under their feet to block the grassland army led by King Khan of the grassland, it is tantamount to nonsense.

The fall of Dayi City seems to be only a matter of time.

All the generals in the city subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife, and the hand holding the handle was slightly cold.

Zhao Xu restrained his smile, and said with a solemn expression, "Is the grain and silver in the treasury ready?"

A general also in armor replied: "It's all ready."

Zhao Xu said: "All of them will be handed out. We have reached the critical point of life and death. There can be no mistakes. If someone dares to reach out at this time, don't blame me for being ungrateful."

The lieutenant general in charge of money and food affairs had a slightly terrified expression, clasped his fists and said, "Promise!"

Zhao Xu said to the magistrate of Dayi behind him: "Gather the gentry in the city and ask them to donate generously to help defend the city. If they have money, they will give money, if they have food, they will give food, if there are people, they will help. Tell them, those prairie barbarians will not recruit and accept them." Prisoners, once the city is broken, the whole city, no matter how high or low, will not be spared."

The magistrate of Dayi Prefecture promised to leave.

Zhao Xu pondered for a while, then turned his head and said to the lieutenant beside him, "Call the young and strong people in the city and make them ready to assist in defending the city at any time. At the same time, we will send people to demolish the houses one by one from the south of the city to use them as wood and rocks."

The deputy general promised loudly, then turned and went down the city.

After arranging all this, Zhao Xu seemed to be a few years older, and finally said: "Send someone to Zhongdu again for emergency."

A desolate and whimpering horn sounded suddenly, followed by the sound of rumbling drums.

Zhao Xu'an's hand on the handle of the knife trembled slightly.If the grasslands in the past went south, he still has some confidence to defend the Dayi Mansion. After all, the grassland army is good at riding and fighting, but weaker than attacking the city. For thousands of years, the Central Plains has relied on the great gates to keep these nomads at the door. outside.

But today's prairie army is quite different.Today's prairie army no longer only uses simple ladders and crash cars after ten years of competition. In addition to the necessary ladders, crash cars, shield cars, etc., this time the prairie army also used trebuchets. The army of the ancestors was invincible in Zhongdu Pao.

Since ancient times, there is nothing like a cannon for offensive and defensive weapons.If the attacker has the skill of cannon, the city will be invincible; if the defender has the skill of cannon, he can control the enemy.Back then when Houjian's army attacked Xiangyang, they fired a volley of boulder cannons and destroyed the city walls of Xiangyang. The three-year offensive and defensive battle of Xiangyang was finally settled amidst the sound of artillery.

The Zhongdu Pao, named Pao, is actually a trebuchet, and the objects fired are boulders, not solid iron bullets.After the improvement by Ai Linnan, it saves more effort and can throw a huge boulder weighing 150 jins. The throwing distance is 250 steps, about 130 feet. After the boulder falls to the ground, it can go seven feet into the ground.

This kind of power is no more than a blow with all the strength of a monk who has just entered the realm of the earth fairy.

At this moment, a total of sixty cannons were arranged in an arc, aiming at the city wall of Dayi Mansion together.

Looking at this scene, Zhao Xu said to his side, "Everyone, it's time to be loyal to the imperial court."

……

In front of the grassland army, King Khan of the grassland came in person.

Lin Han looked at the boulders already loaded on the catapult, and said with emotion: "When Xiao Yu led the army to enter the pass, he also entered from the Dayi Mansion. Back then, I personally attacked the city. Today it's your turn."

Lin Shu, who was accompanying Lin Han, said in a deep voice, "I will definitely live up to my father's hope."

Lin Han nodded, and under the guard of many prairie shamans and monks from Molun Temple, he turned and walked towards the large tent of the Chinese army.

After Lin Han walked away, Lin Shu in uniform pulled out the scimitar from his waist and said in a deep voice, "Siege the city."

A prairie commander with a bearded face waved his hand, and the prairie soldiers standing on both sides of the Zhongdu Cannon immediately started to move. After a few breaths, a 60-yuan boulder weighing 150 kilograms soared into the sky with a whistling sound. A terrifying arc was drawn in the middle, and it crashed towards the head of Dayi City.

The sound shook hundreds of miles, countless smoke and dust rose, gravel and dust fell from the gaps, and it seemed that the entire city wall was trembling.

A huge boulder flew directly to the top of the city, and the dozens of defenders who had no time to dodge were smashed into bloody mud when it landed. road.

However, more huge boulders still fell on the city wall, making the city wall that had experienced the wind and frost of the northwest become potholed and fragmented.

The bearded man waved his hand again, and the sixty Zhongdu guns began to prepare for the second round of throwing stones. After the first round of test firing, the hit rate of the second round of throwing stones must be more accurate.

Lin Shu is determined to win Dayi Mansion, which has a garrison force of less than [-] people. Dayi Mansion is the gateway to the front line of the entire Northland. Be sure to capture this city, regardless of casualties.

The reason for this is to break into the northwest territory before Zhang Wubing's reinforcements arrive.

Numerous military tactics are explaining a truth, soldiers are precious and fast, killing the enemy before he reacts, this is the method with the least loss, if caught in the pull of the two sides not giving in to each other, it will become a bottomless pit, in one side No one can escape this quagmire until they are completely dead.

In the final analysis, it is money and food background that are fought in wars. Compared with the background, the grassland is no match for Daqi. It is to stick to a fast word.

After three consecutive rounds of throwing huge boulders, under the cover of the shield chariot, the surging infantry rushed forward with their shields up against the rain of arrows splashed down from the top of the city.

A smile suddenly appeared on Lin Shu's face.

In his opinion, this was the first battle on the grassland, but it was not an important battle. It was here that his father, Wang Lin Han, and the Great Qi Taizu Emperor entered the pass from here. They rushed in and successfully captured the city.It can be said that it was the former owner of the prairie who taught the prairie how to attack the city, and now the prairie uses what he taught to attack his city. Does this count as shooting yourself in the foot?

After about a stick of incense, the infantry began to attach themselves to the city.

This siege battle lasted until late at night, Lin Shu still refused to retreat, and fought at night with the lights on, determined to overwhelm the guards in Dayi Mansion with one breath, without giving them any time to breathe.

In the city, the 3000 defenders were divided into three groups by Zhao Xu. Each group consisted of [-] people and a thousand reserve troops, who took turns defending the city.

Outside the city, Lin Shu prepared a team of [-] people to attack the city in turn.

Enemy tenfold.

(End of this chapter)