Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Seeing this, Xu Rong hurriedly ordered the soldiers to hide behind the parapet. He knew that this was the crossbow cart of the Xiliang Army, but attacking from the bottom of the city to the top of the city would hardly be effective. He only needed to dodge for a while. Ballista arrows are so precious that even the Xiliang Army cannot afford to squander them.

Seeing that the ballista was suppressing the defenders, the thunderbolt chariot began to show its power, and stones the size of washbasins were thrown onto the city wall. , but anyone who was hit was either killed or injured, and the defenders on the city were in chaos under the attack of the thunderbolt chariot.

Under the attack of the boulder, the shield could not obtain any effect at all, and the heavy force was enough to knock the shield soldier with the shield into the air.

"Don't panic, dodge carefully!" Xu Rong shouted loudly.

The momentum of the thunderbolt car was enough, but Jia Rong was very dissatisfied with the accuracy of the head. Half of the stones hit the city wall. Looking at the densely packed crossbow arrows and the pits and pits on the city wall, he shook his head slightly. It is indeed a bit wasteful to use the ballista in the siege battle, but what will the effect be if you use the thunderbolt to throw the explosives? In the age of weapons, when gunpowder existed as a siege weapon, it seemed that the opponent's solid city walls were not so difficult to attack. The gates of this era were all made of thick wood, and only a large amount of fire was needed. The "drug" is enough to blow open the gate of the city, and the army rushed in.

The idea is just fleeting, the gunpowder is not in a hurry, the most important thing right now is to capture Pingtao.

Jia Rong was dissatisfied with the results of the battle, but he shocked Xu Rong in the city. This kind of battle was beyond his previous cognition. He did not expect that the Thunderbolt Chariot and the Liannu Chariot would have such power Fortunately, the thunderbolt chariot consumes a lot, otherwise it will be useless to fight like this for half a month, even if you have elite soldiers in your hands.

Thunderbolt chariots squandered boulders continuously. At the same time, among the army, more than ten well rails slowly came out. Under the sunlight, it looks like a monster that chooses and devours people.

Nearly a hundred soldiers stood on the side of each well. Looking closely, everyone was wearing heavy armor. Jia Rong relied on heavy infantry to carve out a bloody path on the city wall, and then the soldiers climbed up the ladder to meet them. [

Two thousand cavalry were standing by, and as long as the defenders of the city showed their heads before the army attacked the city wall, they would not hesitate to step forward and shoot. The purpose of the Xiliang army's combat is very simple, that is, Let the defenders on the city be unable to lift their heads from beginning to end.

Xu Rong was flattered as the first person to be attacked by this new tactic of the Xiliang Army. The ballista could be easily dodged, but the boulders falling from the sky were not so easy to greet. Looking around, I saw nearly a hundred ballista placed in front of the city wall, and in front of the ballista were roaring Thunderbolt chariots. Boulders flew up the city wall under the control of the soldiers. The slightly trembling city wall was caused by the boulders smashed on the city wall.

More than a dozen well fences appeared in Xu Rong's eyes, and he was a little stunned. The Xiliang Army is indeed rich and powerful. Even the well fences used to attack the city are made of iron materials. This battle is all about financial resources. The ballista Thunderbolt chariots, iron well rails, and heavy armored infantry, which one is not money? By the way, there are also two thousand cavalrymen waiting in the city. They only carry bows and arrows. Xu Rong knows what these cavalry are for at a glance. Xiliang Army He could imagine that set of attacks with his eyes closed. From this kind of battle, Xu Rong thoroughly felt the barrenness of the Bingzhou army.

Jing Lan approached the city wall, and the heavily armored soldiers rushed towards the city wall.

The soldiers who had just charged up the city wall were greeted with attacks from swords and guns. The opponent's attacks were ignored at all, and the ring-headed sword in their hands resolutely slashed towards the enemy in front of them.

The sword and gun fell on the heavy armored infantry, but sparks were sparked, but the ring-sword in the soldier's hand cut open a defender.

Putting on the heavy armor, the whole person is under the protection of the armor. Even if the opponent has a large number of people, there is nothing to be afraid of. After a while, more than a hundred heavy infantry climbed onto the city wall, and the rest on the well fence were all Archers, with a sharp arrow, took the lives of the defenders. There were obviously unstoppable heavy infantry, but secretly there were archers harvesting their lives, and the defenders were in panic.

Xu Rong's face turned black, he didn't expect that there would be such a shameful heavy infantry on Jinglan, accompanied by archers, they could easily open up a safe zone in the city, when the soldiers on the ladder came again, the overall situation would be at stake It's settled.

The three thousand defenders were all sent up by Xu Rong. No matter how hard it is to defend the city, he must persevere tenaciously.

Although the heavy infantry soldiers are brave, they will eventually exhaust themselves. If they cannot break through your attack, I can throw you off the city wall, and even if I can't kill you, I will throw you half to death.

Looking at the heavy infantry that were like dumplings, bringing difficulties to the city, Jia Rong frowned slightly, "Order the thunderbolt car to load up the fuel and attack the city gate!"

More than fifty thunderbolt chariots were replaced with fierce kerosene equipped by spies. The soldiers adjusted their angles and smashed at the city gate. The door is boiling, this battle is inevitable, with so much manpower and material resources invested, how could it be impossible to defeat a small Pingtao City.

A rocket shot at the gate of the city, instantly ignited the flames, and the flames shot up to a height of one foot. The gate of the city was instantly lost in the fire, and the defenders on the city were also roasted like this I can't stand it.

The soldiers on the ladder climbed up the city wall and joined the battle. Three or five soldiers joined forces, advanced and retreated at a certain pace, and quickly stood firm with the support of the heavy infantry.

Xu Rong felt bitter in his mouth. The iron fence, the heavy armored infantry, and the archers on the fence had crushed his lofty aspirations and passion. Under such an attack, it would be anyone who came here. It is also difficult to resist, not to mention the monstrous flames are still burning at the city gate. [

The defenders and the attacking side fought like a raging fire. With their own soldiers on the city wall, the thunderbolt chariot and ballista withdrew from the battlefield, and the Xiliang army's infantry were all trained together, and their equipment was of inferior quality. How can the defenders be opponents? Without the advantage of the city wall, the defenders will become lambs to be slaughtered.

Under the scorching flames, the city gate gradually turned into a pile of ashes, and the cavalry rushed in.

Xu Rong's face was ashen, and he led the soldiers to retreat in a hurry. Such a fortified city was captured by the Xiliang army in less than half a day.

This time, Jia Rong did all the calculations in his mind and used superior equipment to suppress the defenders in one fell swoop. The siege soldiers climbed up the city wall, and the city gate was lit with kerosene. There was no reason for the defenders to be invincible.

Old Huang Zhong was stunned. It was the first time he saw such a swift siege battle. The defenders had at least [-] people, but they were taken down by thousands of people, relying entirely on the sharp siege weapons in their hands. .

I thought it would take ten and a half months to conquer, but I didn't expect Jia Rong to go up and take out the best hole card, and conquered Pingtao City in one fell swoop.

"General Huang, how are our soldiers?" Jia Rong asked with a smile.

"All are brave people! All are brave people!" Huang Zhong murmured.

Guo Jia joked: "General Huang was shocked by the lord's siege techniques."

"If you think about it, you won't have such good luck next time. Xu Rong is not an ordinary person. He escaped this time. It will not be so easy to capture the city next time." Jia Rong said.

After occupying Pingtao, Jia Rong led the army to march towards Daling. As long as Daling is breached, Jinyang will be exposed to the army's front, and the end of Li Ru will come.

Jia Rong's side is progressing very smoothly, but Zhao Yun's side is not doing well, single-handedly challenging the defenders in the city to leave the city, attacking the city and fearing the death of his soldiers.

Pingtao was lost, and Li Ru was shocked. Judging from the news from the battlefield, the Xiliang Army possesses super powerful offensive weapons, Jinglan ladders, etc. are all made of iron, and ordinary rockets, boulders, and wood are hard to cause damage. This is also Xu Rong exaggerating the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army. From the beginning to the end of the Battle of Pingtao, the defenders were in a state of being suppressed, and the thunderbolt chariots on the city did not even launch a single stone.

Li Ru did not blame Xu Rong, but comforted him with good words in the letter. Now he has very few soldiers available in his hands. The original soldiers of the Xiliang Army could not be employed. Xu Rong and other generals became the barrier to defend Bingzhou .

With the support of another batch of troops from Li Ru, Xu Rong felt confident. The last time he was under the stormy attack of the Xiliang Army, he felt a little caught off guard.

He had heard about how the Xiliang Army dealt with the Allied Perak Chariots at Hangu Pass, and he was determined to call up the leather items in the city and hang them on the city wall. After effectively resisting crossbow arrows and stones, the defenders could calmly deal with them Using bows and arrows to suppress the opponent's siege ladder, and using boulders and wood to block the soldiers' attacking pace, Jing Lan Xu Rong still didn't think about the way to break through, so he had to wait and see.

After occupying Pingtao, Jia Rong led the army to attack Daling. He might not give Xu Rong the slightest chance to prepare and attack Daling in one go.

The thunderbolt car could not be effectively suppressed, and the army's attack slowed down accordingly.

Some major actions of the Xiliang army did not hide the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains. They really wanted to send troops to support Li Ru at such a moment and capture Chang'an by the way, but they thought that the hundreds of thousands of princes' coalition forces could not capture Hangu. After taking the pass, sending troops rashly again now will only offend the Xiliang Army for no reason. If they settle accounts with them after the fall, the gains will outweigh the losses.

On the surface, the common enemy among the princes is the Xiliang Army. In secret, many princes have more or less connections with the Xiliang Army. When the Xiliang Army attacked Li Ru in Bingzhou, they would only watch the fire from the other side, and would not act. to help.

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