Horse on the World

Chapter 424 Thunder Strike
A dozen or so cavalry surrounded the two generals and galloped into the city of Moling. From a distance of several hundred steps, they pointed at the city of Moling and talked a few words from time to time. Although they were far apart, Xu Ji vaguely saw one of the young men. The general was none other than Jiang Kui, the commander-in-chief of the Changsheng division deployed in Luofeng Changqi by the Dingzhou side, and Xu Ji didn't recognize the other general who was older.Tian Feng was attached to Dingzhou, and neither side made any announcements. Xiao believed that this was a great shame, so naturally he would not make any announcements, and Li Qing won't be good-looking, after all, at this moment, the two sides are still allies in name .

Although they didn't recognize Tian Feng, judging from their attitudes, this person's status was definitely not lower than that of Jiang Kui, and Xu Ji felt even more uneasy, which showed that Dingzhou was bound to win this battle.

"Xu Ji has rich experience, and Moling's city defense is very good!" Jiang Kui looked at Moling's city defense system. Although he could only see the superficial things, with his rich battlefield experience, he could naturally guess what was covered up. "The commander-in-chief wants us to fight quickly, the difficulty is not small!"

Li Qing's request to them was that when he appeared, Moling should already be in the hands of the Dingzhou army. Time was running out, and the time given to Jiang Kui and Tian Feng was only three days. In three days, they had to be prepared to win one. , Moling, where heavy troops are stationed, is indeed a great test for the Dingzhou Army.This is mainly because Dingzhou has been eyeing Luzhou for a long time. If the opponent suddenly launches a sneak attack when he is unprepared, he can easily catch him. Now, Jiang Kui can't help but worry that he will not be able to complete the task within the time limit.

"General Jiang, don't worry, I'm sure we can take Moling before the commander arrives." Tian Feng looked at Moling City and said with confidence.

"Oh, Brother Tian, ​​why do you say that?" Jiang Kui asked.

"There are many factors that affect the victory or defeat of a war, but when it comes down to it, it is nothing more than the timing, location, and harmony of people. Now the enemy and us share the timing, the opponent has the location, and our army has people. It seems to be evenly divided, but in From my point of view, our army has won the battle before it even started."

"I would like to hear my brother's detailed explanation!"

Tian Feng smiled slightly. After getting along with Jiang Kui for a long time, he liked this young general more and more. He is a simple military general, just like his nephew. , I also maintain considerable respect for myself, the old guy who came in halfway.

"The small walls of Moling City are short. Although they were heightened and reinforced by Xu Ji, these things rushed out in a hurry are actually vulnerable, and they are just a little bit of psychological comfort for the opponent. The new army seems to have a strong force, but its combat effectiveness is low. Compared with our army, which has a hundred battles, it is too pitiful. Just look at Xu Ji even giving up the outer defense of Moling, just relying on the city wall to resist our army. It can be seen that the opponent's fear is still the same, the soldiers below are even more unbearable. At the beginning of the war, the opponent may still have some will to resist, but it only needs our army to break through a little, and it will become the one that crushes them The last straw, when the time comes, I’m afraid they will run away.” Tian Feng talked eloquently, pointing to the city wall of Moling, and said, “General Jiang, you’ve been in Luofeng for a year, so you’re not unprepared for these things! "

Jiang Kui laughed, "I have made some good things, but I have never used them in actual combat, and I don't know how effective they are."

Tian Feng smiled and said: "The effect can be seen immediately. How about it, let's start!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and circled their horses back. When they returned to their horses, the Dingzhou infantry who had been in the rear had already stepped neatly and pressed down to the city. On their two wings, the cavalry also stood on horseback. , only countless wandering sentry cavalry galloped past the city from time to time.

The soldiers began to be busy equipped with heavy-duty long-range strike weapons such as trebuchets and eight-ox crossbows, and the war was about to start.

As long as it is a siege war, the outer obstacles are always cleared at the beginning. Since Moling has completely abandoned the outer defense line, these cleaning tasks have become a bit tedious. When the barbed wire was found, it started in the counterattack of the catapults and eight-ox crossbows on the city.

And once these catapults start shooting, they will be attacked at a fixed point under the city. Unlike the movable catapults in Dingzhou, these catapults in Luzhou are still old-fashioned fixed ones. Once installed, they cannot be moved. Only some adjustments can be made to adjust the firing angle and range, which makes them vulnerable to damage once exposed.

Xu Ji did not expose all his strength, and these trebuchets will play a greater role in the enemy's large-scale attack on the city.Right now, he could only watch helplessly as the other party approached the city step by step in an orderly manner.

The mopping work went on all day, and when night fell, the city was already a smooth road, but the Dingzhou army didn't seem to have the intention of attacking the city overnight, and instead called for money to withdraw their troops.

As Tian Feng predicted before the battle, when the Dingzhou army approached Moling in a large scale, the Luzhou defenders in the four counties of Chen Kangsangsu not only did not come to rescue Moling, but closed the city gates tightly and closed the city for self-defense.I'm afraid they are still secretly rejoicing. The Dingzhou army chose a hard bone to gnaw first, giving them more choices. If Xu Ji wins, they can naturally take advantage of the fire. slip.

In one night, Mo Ling went up to Xu Ji, down to the ordinary soldiers, and they didn't fall asleep much. They were always worried that the other party would come and attack suddenly. After a busy night in the local area, although the other soldiers did not take off their armor, they slept very soundly. These soldiers were trained in the flames of war. The more brutal the war, the more they could sleep. Good rest can ensure more abundant physical strength, and more abundant physical strength will increase their chances of surviving. The battlefield wisdom honed by these people in the battle is not something that Lu Zhoubing, who is new to the battlefield, can understand.

Xu Ji, who had been sleepless all night, closed his eyes in a daze in the early morning, but before he could sleep for a quarter of an hour, there was a loud drum and horn in the Dingzhou barracks on the opposite side, and before his eyes were fully opened, Xu Ji was already He jumped up and strode towards the city wall. At this time, the soldiers who were awakened by the drums also got up from where they were lying down, and rushed to the city wall with weapons in their hands.

With the faint light of dawn, Xu Ji was stunned by the scene in front of him. Not far from Moling City, rows of huge monsters appeared in front of his eyes. Countless Dingzhou soldiers were shouting and pushing these monsters. The huge monster slowly approached the city wall.

After a few more glances, Xu Ji already understood what it was. The siege equipment made of giant trees was as high as Moling City. The side near the city wall was straight, and there were hundreds of shining spears installed on it. , and on the other side, there is a gentle slope. Once this thing hits the city wall, hundreds of spears will inevitably penetrate deeply into the city wall, nailing this thing firmly to the city wall, and Dingzhou is the best! All the cavalry in the world can gallop their horses along the gentle slope on their side and go straight to the upper city.

Xu Ji's lips trembled. He never imagined that the opponent would actually create such a monster. This kind of siege method was unprecedented. Of course, this was also because Moling City was not high enough. If it was Dingzhou City, Such a high wall and thick fortress, this kind of nest car can't reach it at all.

"The trebuchet, the eight-ox crossbow, aim at me and beat them hard. Once they get close to the city wall, Moling will be finished!" Xu Ji hissed: "Prepare the rocket, grease!"

Just like their general, the Luzhou soldiers who were also stunned came to their senses. Catapults and eight-ox crossbows began to aim at the nest carts outside the city, shooting wildly.

Immediately began to counterattack outside the city, and Dingzhou used a winch, and only a few horses could pull the trebuchet. The trebuchet in the city was too heavy. It took four or fifty people to operate a trebuchet, pull the rope and launch stone bombs. At this time, as long as some of them exert uneven force, the stone bullet will easily deviate from the set trajectory.And the rate of fire cannot be compared with the outside world.A trebuchet in the city has just fired a stone bomb, and it will immediately attract a bombardment of stone bombs. Although these trebuchets are installed in some blind spots that are difficult to hit directly, the soldiers manipulating him are unobstructed. When seeing countless stone bullets bouncing all the way, the soldiers' immediate reaction was to run away, and if they rubbed against each other, they would immediately end up with broken muscles.

The nest cart under the city was approaching the city wall step by step, and the soldiers under the rain of arrows yelled and pushed the cart forward step by step. Once someone fell down, someone would immediately make up for it. Although it was slow, it was unwavering inch by inch. Move forward a foot.

With the bang bang, the entire Moling city wall seemed to shake violently, there was a loud cheer from below the city, and the cavalry in the distance also let out a loud killing sound, and then Xu Ji saw the galloping cavalry come.

"Pour the oil and light the fire!" Rows of soldiers poured the oil on the nest car, rockets shot it up, and the wooden nest car suddenly burst into flames.

However, the cavalry galloping in the distance didn't seem to notice that the top of the city wall was already covered in flames. The knights stepped on the wooden slope one by one, brandishing their waist knives, straightening their spears, and galloping towards them.

War is always cruel. When the first cavalryman leaped up to the city from the fire, his whole body including his horse had turned into a ball of fire, but when the huge fireball fell heavily on the city wall, it was still Representing a symbolic meaning, Moling City Wall will not become an obstacle for Dingzhou soldiers.

More and more cavalry passed through the wall of fire and leaped onto the top of the city on horseback. Cruel hand-to-hand combat erupted immediately above the top of the city. The narrow top of the city was actually extremely unfavorable to the cavalry. Trapped in the crowd of enemies with a horse, he will be hacked to death by a man and a horse in a moment.However, the Dingzhou soldiers wanted to use the huge impact of the cavalry to disrupt the defense at the top of the city and gain a certain space for the subsequent infantry to ascend the city. The role of the cavalry was to establish a bridgehead at the top of the city.

Some nest wagons were burnt down, and the cavalry who were ascending the city immediately carried them down with the collapsed nest wagons. Those who were unlucky either fell to their deaths or were crushed to death, and those who were lucky were also injured.

Dingzhou soldiers immediately dragged the collapsed nest cart away, and a new nest cart bumped into it again with a bang.

(End of this chapter)