People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 431 Bow and Arrow Throwing, Strong Wind Blows Up

As the morning light dawned, Yan Tao was holding a long lance in his hand, wearing a silver chain mail, and led his soldiers, and hurried to the north gate.

When he arrived under the Urn City just now, Yan Tao couldn't help being taken aback.

Because in front of my eyes, twelve catapults have been lined up in front and back, and there are a lot of rolling stones beside them.

In addition, forty Lanxi County soldiers are waiting at the side, listening to orders to move boulders at any time.

In front of one side, Feng Hua is leading his soldiers to undergo intense repairs.

"Brother Feng, what's the matter? Why did you suddenly put out the catapult today?" Yan Tao grabbed Feng Hua.

"Of course the prince has orders." Feng Hua glanced at the city gate and said in a low voice: "For some reason, the prince seems to be in a hurry today and has made many arrangements. Brother Yan, be careful."

Yan Tao's heart tightened immediately: "But what went wrong last night?"

"No, the several night raids last night were all discovered before reaching the gate of the city, and then they were directly forced back by crossbow arrows." Feng Hua shrugged and said, "But the prince seems to have stayed up all night, and the sky is still up this morning. Bright is over..."

A burst of heavy footsteps sounded from behind, interrupting Feng Hua's words.

Yan Tao hurriedly turned around, and saw Qi Guang coming from outside with a group of people holding a lot of withered grass.

"Feng Canjun, Captain Yan." Qi Guang was a little out of breath, and asked his subordinates to quickly send the things to the city wall, and then exchanged greetings with Yan Tao and Feng Hua.

"Leader Feng, what's going on, don't you have to worry about the city wall catching fire?" Yan Tao's brows were tightly locked.

"This is the king's order, and the lower officials can only act according to the orders. Since it was still dark, the lower officials have been busy collecting these things." Speaking of this, Qi Guang paused slightly, glanced at the city wall, and then Said: "Not only these things, but also a lot of kerosene and rockets. Today, it seems that we are going to use fire to attack."

"Fire attack?" Yan Tao became more and more puzzled.

Although the mountain road is narrow, it does not have much advantage in terms of fire attack, and it is easy for others to seize the opportunity to shoot rockets to the top of the city.

Once the city head is on fire, it will be extremely unfavorable to the defenders.

The king of Nanchang is a prudent and prudent person, so how could he suffer from such a mistake.

Could it be that there is no calculation here!
Thinking of this, Yan Tao hurriedly walked towards the city gate. At this moment, another group of people came from behind.

Only this time, what these people were carrying together were huge hanging baskets.

Many Qianniuwei in red and gold armor were following behind, discussing in low voices what the use of these things were.

Today, there are more and more places where we can't see through.

Walking quickly up to the city gate, Yan Tao saw Li Xuan explaining something to Zhou Shen and Qiu Zhenmu.

Although the faces of the two people were a little confused, they still agreed.

Seeing Yan Tao approaching, the two immediately bowed their hands to Yan Tao, and before they had time to say anything, the two had already turned around and left.

Yan Tao glanced at the ground, not only withered grass, but also split wood, kerosene, and a lot of cold water.

Although he was puzzled, Yan Tao still bowed his hands to Li Xuan respectfully: "My lord!"

"Lieutenant Yan." Li Xuan nodded gently, and then said to Yan Tao: "Hurry up and prepare, today's battle may be longer, and this king has already asked others to prepare for support at any time."

"Your official understands." Yan Tao cupped his hands, then looked up to the outside of the city.

At this moment, in the dense forest in the distance, countless figures could be seen swaying back and forth, and the Tianyin Sect had already begun preparations.

Yan Tao's heart immediately tightened up. Today's battle might be a tough fight.

"Go!" Li Xuan waved his hand, Yan Tao immediately went down to make arrangements.

Looking at Yan Tao's back, Li Xuan smiled with satisfaction.

As expected of an old veteran, Yan Tao naturally knew what to ask and what not to ask.

If Li Xuan doesn't say anything now, sooner or later she will explain to him.

Turning around, Li Xuan looked at the dense forest in the distance.

Looking at the Tianyin Cultists who kept gathering in the distance, Li Xuan showed a slight coldness at the corner of his mouth.

His face remained calm.

Now, just because he saw it now, the number of these Tianyin believers has exceeded [-].

But so far, Zhang Wanyu, Ye Wanwan, and He Qing'er haven't appeared yet.

Overnight, the Tianyin Sect was not idle at all.

Some fought this morning's battle.

Between the shadows, time passed quickly.

Amidst the loud noise, Zhang Wanyu finally rushed over from a distance, riding on a tall horse.

Behind her, four well rails lined up.

The 12-meter-high well fence is almost flush with the top of the city, and the advantages of the city wall have been erased a lot at once.

Not only that, but these well rails were also given special treatment just like yesterday's ones.

At the very front, the side facing the city wall was nailed with thick wooden boards, and the wooden boards were covered with three layers of cowhide.

Even if a heavy rolling stone falls on it, it is difficult to really hurt it.

Yesterday, Ye Wanwan's subordinates managed to get under the city gate by relying on two well rails.

A battering ram hidden behind the well fence directly hit the city gate.

At that moment, the truth behind the city gate was immediately exposed.

Today, behind Jinglan, there is no battering ram.

But the shadows of four catapults can be seen from behind the gap in the well. It can be seen that the main purpose of Tianyin Sect today is to kill.

Using ordnance and crowd tactics, kill as much as possible on the city wall, and kill as many Wuzhou soldiers on the city wall as possible.

Thousands of people.

Although most of the soldiers were blocked behind the well, Li Xuan still knew that there were thousands of them.

Thousands of people are not too many, especially don't forget that not long ago, Li Xuan just wiped out the 1000 people under Luo Yongjie.

However, although both are 1000 people, there is still a difference between 1000 people and 1000 people.

Ordnance, morale, commanding generals, and follow-up support are all different.

There is also a huge difference in the combat power that can be exerted.

Not to mention, in the camp not far from these 1000 people, the Tianyin Sect still has 1000 people.

……

"Boom, boom, boom!" There was a burst of drumming, and it sounded behind the Tianyin soldiers in the distance.

The next moment, Zhang Wanyu's cold voice sounded in everyone's ears: "Attack."

With Zhang Wanyu's order, the four well rails were finally pushed forward forcefully, and they were quickly pushed within the range of the trebuchet on the gate tower.

Li Xuan didn't need to worry about it at all, Yan Tao had already ordered the launch immediately.

With a "boom", the huge rolling stone immediately blasted down from the city gate, and finally hit the middle of the well with exceptional precision.

The rolling stone hit the well fence, making a huge bang.

The whole well rail was just shaking slightly, and the next moment, the rolling stone had fallen from the middle of the well rail, and then hit the ground heavily, making a muffled "boom", and finally hit the well rail At the bottom, it stopped completely.

At this time, a small door appeared directly at the bottom of the well.

Immediately afterwards, the Rolling Stone was directly pulled in, and then quickly sent back, directly to the catapult behind.

The catapult at the back followed the well and quickly moved forward, hiding in the blind corner behind the well, and then quickly moved forward until the catapult on the gate tower appeared within their range, and then they began to prepare to shoot .

It was at this time that a huge rolling stone rolled directly over their heads and hit the soldiers behind them heavily.

"No matter how big the well is, the area that can be defended is still limited. The soldiers in the rear, now..." Li Xuan hadn't finished speaking, and in an instant, a direct shot came from a distance, and it had already penetrated. Throat of a soldier throwing rolling stones.

Li Xuan suddenly looked down, and suddenly saw Xu Shan standing on the well fence, shooting an arrow in the direction of the city gate.

The target turned out to be a soldier operating a trebuchet.

As long as the soldiers operating the catapult were shot, the frequency and lethality of the catapult would naturally drop rapidly.

Zhang Wanyu actually grasped the vital point of the trebuchet.

Li Xuan suddenly turned his head to look at Yan Tao who was beside him, Yan Tao nodded to Li Xuan.

The strong bow in his hand was already attached to the arrow, and with a sound of "swish", a long arrow had passed through the gap in the well, and directly shot and killed a soldier who was pushing the well.

But at this moment, another soldier stepped forward, took the place of the comrade who had been shot before, and then continued to push Jinglan forward quickly.

With a "boom", two huge rolling stones flew directly from the city wall, and then ruthlessly smashed towards the back of the well.

"Boom~"

Flesh and blood flew all over the place, howling all over the place, and an unknown number of people were directly crushed to death by two rolling stones.

At this time, four rolling stones of the same size were thrown out from behind the well rail, and slammed towards the city gate tower.

On the city wall, seeing this scene, Li Xuan couldn't help showing a sneer.

In an instant, four rolling stones hit the mountain path under the city wall and the rock walls on both sides respectively, and there was still a distance before reaching the city wall.

"Poor child, I have never learned about parabolas and trebuchets. It's not something that anyone can play with." Li Xuan's voice talking to himself was only heard by him.

Countless rolling stones staggered back and forth in mid-air, and finally smashed hard on the target this time.

With a sound of "Boom", the rolling stone of Tianyin Sect hit the city wall all of a sudden, making a loud noise.

The Tianyin priests in the distance finally let out cheers unwillingly.

For this, they don't know how many people sacrificed.

The huge rolling stone flew into the sky again, and quickly smashed towards the city wall.

Looking at the catapult that was always hiding in the shadow of the well, Li Xuan gently drew an arc on the city wall with his hands.

After some calculations, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It was at this time that Li Xuan turned to look at Li Zhu behind him, and said softly: "Command, archer, shoot!"

Do you really think that you can be safe and sound by hiding behind the well? I think too much.

"Whoosh, whoosh!" The long arrows directly crossed the well fence and were thrown into the catapult below.

The sharp arrow pierced through the neck of a gray pawn obliquely, and blood flowed all over the ground in an instant.

But soon, another Tianyin believer directly took the former's position, skillfully operating the catapult.

Jing Lan advanced rapidly, and the pressure was getting heavier and heavier. The archers on both sides were quickly looking for opportunities to shoot and kill their opponents, but in the end it was Meiling Pass that occupied the top...

Suddenly, Li Xuan turned his head sharply, and a gust of wind passed through the city gate and landed on the back of his neck.

In an instant, Li Xuan's face became completely solemn.

coming!

(End of this chapter)