The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 823 Flooded
There is not much gunpowder left in the city. At this time, Xuan Shijing will not waste the few gunpowder. Xuan Shijing knows the formula of gunpowder, but when he arrives in Beisha City, where can he find someone who can configure gunpowder? ?
Configuring gunpowder is also a dangerous job, and this formula must never be leaked out, and it is impossible for Xuan Shijing to configure it by himself, which has caused the current shortage of gunpowder.

The stones thrown by the carts on the top of the city successfully blocked the offensive of the [-] troops. The Goguryeo soldiers below the city began to hold their shields above their heads and advance slowly.

"As long as the momentum slows down, it's easy to handle." Xuan Shijing smiled: "Pass the order, wait until the enemy's army moves within 150 steps, and then start shooting arrows."

"Yes!" Chang Le responded.

Within a range of 150 steps, don't forget that there is a deep ditch with a width of more than ten steps in front of the city. Climb on the wall.

And in such a short period of time, it was enough for the defenders to harvest these people.

Moreover, Fang Shu hasn't started to act yet.

"Look, Lord Hou, many people have already gone down." After Chang Le came back, he stretched out his head, looked down, and found that Goguryeo soldiers placed the well rail on the deep ditch, and one by one began to step on it. Jing Lan moved towards the bottom of the city wall.

"Aim at them, shoot arrows, throw stones, and force them into a deep ditch." Xuan Shijing said.

"Yes."

As long as you fall into the deep ditch and try to climb up, it is not an easy matter. Now the well rails of the Goguryeo people are all placed horizontally on the deep ditch, and no one will erect the well rails again for those who fell. Get up, stand in the deep ditch, and rely solely on the siege ladder, then they don't have to do anything else, just let the ladder rescue those who fell.

The defenders on the top of the city received Xuan Shijing's order and started throwing stones downward one after another. In an instant, many Goguryeo soldiers were unable to dodge and fell into the deep ditch.

Xuan Shijing walked out of the city gate, walked on the city wall, and shouted as he walked: "Aim at those well rails with stones, hit as many as you can, and also, bring up the oil, pour them on those well rails, and fire rockets." .”

Xuan Shijing ordered one by one, and the defenders on the top of the city were also carrying out orderly one by one.

Soon, the well fence on the deep ditch was either smashed by stones or drenched in oil, and then was shot by a rocket and ignited a raging fire.

Several ladders have climbed the walls of Beisha City.

"Zhou Ji, lead someone to push out these ladders!" Xuan Shijing shouted at Zhou Ji.

"Yes, Lord Marquis." After Zhou Ji responded, he took out several thick long sticks from the inside of the city wall. On the heads of these long sticks, a short piece of wood was tied horizontally. The two of them had a long stick. Rationally put the section tied with the crossbar on the head of the ladder, and then began to push it outward.

The result was very gratifying, and the several ladders that climbed up to the top of the city were all pushed out.

Goguryeo's siege vanguard suffered a great loss under Xuan Shijing's hands, and they worked for a while, but in the end they did not achieve any results. Yang Wanchun's lieutenant general was behind him, riding on horseback to see the situation , The nose is almost crooked by anger.

"These damned Tang soldiers, pass the order, the front row raises the shield, and the archers of the rear army, release the arrow!" The lieutenant sternly shouted.

Soon, there was a very rhythmic drumbeat from the Goguryeo position, and the Goguryeo soldiers who heard the drumbeat under the city wall all raised their shields and put them on top of their heads.The archers behind the Goguryeo army quickly bent their bows and set up arrows, aiming at the top of Beisha City. Immediately afterwards, a wave of arrows rained out.

"Squat down! Raise your shield!" Xuan Shijing quickly reminded loudly.

"Master Hou, it's dangerous." Seeing her sobriety, Chang Le quickly dragged Xuan Shijing into the gate tower.

The sound of arrows falling to the ground, being nailed into wood, and hitting the shield reached Xuan Shijing's ears one after another. As soon as the sound stopped, Xuan Shijing immediately stepped out of the city gate with the shield in hand, and carefully walked on the city wall. walking.

"The Tang army on the top of the city is hiding and marching with drums! The army presses down!" The lieutenant headed by Goguryeo pulled out the saber at his waist and raised it high.

There was a passionate drumbeat from the army, and now, all the ten thousand Goguryeo troops were on top.

The deputy general under the city also saw clearly that the defenders of Beisha City were not many at all, even though they had the advantage of defending the city, they were an irreparable flaw in terms of numbers.

As for the deep ditch outside Beisha City, it also became a joke in the eyes of the general. With the well fence and ladder on it, it still looks like walking on the ground.

A quarter of an hour later, Xuan Shijing took the opportunity to glance into the deep ditch below.

There are almost [-] Goguryeo soldiers now, and nearly two of them are densely packed in the deep ditch.

"Chang Le, send a signal to Fang Shu." Xuan Shijing said.

"Yes, Lord Hou!" Chang Le responded, and then hurried to a corner of the city wall, took out a bamboo tube, placed it on the ground, and lit the primer on the bamboo tube.

"Chirp~~~" A long cry pierced the sky, followed by a crisp explosion.

By the sea, a small camp of the pioneer army.

"It's the signal from Beisha City, brothers, break the embankment!" Fang Shu yelled, and 200 people quickly ran to the embankment by the sea, and began to explode the last barrier blocking the sea.

With a loud "boom", the last barrier blocking the sea was blown away by gunpowder, and the sea roared and got involved in the deep ditch, rushing towards Beisha City.

The power of nature is very terrifying. In order to use this strategy to its effect, these ditch diggers also put a lot of thought into it. It only took a moment for the water to rush from the sea to Beisha City when the embankment broke. time.

"Here we come." Xuan Shijing, standing on the city wall, was the first to capture the sound of the flood in the noisy environment of the battlefield.

"What's the sound?" The Goguryeo soldiers rushing forward with their knives in hand also noticed it, but by the time they found out, it was already too late.

The deep ditch in front of Beisha City is deep enough. Xuan Shijing looked at it, and it must be more than one foot. If you want to climb it, except for the ladder and the well rail, unless you can swim.

The scene under the city wall was very spectacular. As soon as the flood rushed over, those Goguryeo soldiers in the deep ditch turned into dumplings in a pot in an instant, and the tumbling one was called a flexible one.

Facing the sudden flood, the lieutenant general of Goguryeo was also taken aback.

How to do?
"Everyone, shoot the arrows!" Xuan Shijing ordered.

The defenders on the city wall were also shocked by the spectacular scene in front of them. Hearing Xuan Shijing's words, they quickly turned around, bent their bows and set arrows, and shot arrows at the Goguryeo soldiers who were not in the deep ditch.

(End of this chapter)