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Chapter 297 Ten Thousand Arrows Are Fired
The city owner's worry was not without reason. There were originally [-] defenders in Baiyan City, but Yuan Gai Suwen transferred [-] troops to conquer Silla, and only [-] remained.

There are still more than 1 people in the city. After recruiting more than 2000 young and strong people, this strength can only be regarded as barely defending the city.

More than 3000 Goguryeo people, looking at Li Chongjiu's army densely packed under the city, have long been pale, but for them, the Han people have always been invaders, so they fought to surround their homes, so they are more powerful than the nobles in the city. If you have the courage to fight, everyone has the same hatred and hatred.

At the same time, there is a hope throughout the whole process, that is, Liaodong City can send reinforcements, or Yuangai Suwen can return to the southern front.

The previous five thousand Qingqi were scattered by Li Chongjiu for fifty miles, mainly to spy on Liaodong City in the east and Anshi City in the south of Liaodong Bay.

Under the city, there were three links, the Cavalry Group, and the cavalry of the Wansheng Army, all put on armor, holding swords and guns and leading the horses, and entered the corridor behind the wooden fence in front of the formation.It is impossible to use cavalry in siege, but their role is of course to protect infantry and weak siege weapons, preventing the enemy from killing out of hidden caves or city gates.

Baiyan City was built on the middle of the mountain, surrounded by earth and rocks, Li Chongjiu couldn't get rid of it for a while, so naturally he had to guard against the Goguryeo people.

The [-] county soldiers, the main force of the siege, were all wearing iron armor, and slowly moved forward pushing the siege weapons.The siege weapons covered with rain cloth moved forward, the ground was full of gravel, the wheels rolled over the ground with a grunt, and there was a sound of cracking stones, and the siege weapons moved forward slowly among the clusters of spears and spears in the forest.The soldiers of the county were all wearing iron armor seized from Zhuojun, wearing black leather hats to keep out the cold, carrying crossbows behind their backs, holding spears and spears, and hedgehogs gathered forward.

Looking up, there are densely packed heads of Goguryeo people on the top of the city.

The county soldiers came two hundred paces in front of the city gate. On the top of the city, all the Goguryeo soldiers raised their bows at the crenel and shot together.

The people of Goguryeo were very good at archery. Today, the king of Goguryeo ordered his soldiers to hold archery competitions every lunar month, in order to select warriors, and those who were not good at archery were weeded out.According to historical records, Liaodong is rich in a kind of water bream. The local people made bows with kelp skin and were very good at shooting. Therefore, they were called bream people, and bream people were one of the ancestors of Goguryeo.Goguryeo people made arrows from 楛木, or willows, and arrowheads. Goguryeo people had mastered the method of iron smelting during the Three Kingdoms period, so there were all kinds of iron spike arrowheads.

Goguryeo's volley is very organized, different from other messy arrows, the arrows are all powerful. In addition to the ordinary big arrows, the Goguryeo people also use a kind of bow and arrow similar to the slingshot, which is also very powerful. Far and sick.If the ex-soldiers who were not the county soldiers all held up iron shields covered with a layer of cooked cowhide, there might be casualties under this round of arrows.
The Goguryeo people did not want to use this round of arrow rain to repel the Han army. The defenders passed this round of test shooting and found that the Han army lineup under the city was not chaotic at all, and there was no gap like a solid wall.The guard immediately realized that the Han army under the city was well-trained, so he transferred the [-] dead men who were ambushing under the city gate back to the top of the city, and gave up the plan to attack outside the city.

After the front army arrived a hundred steps before the city gate, they inserted their large shields into the ground, then fell down together, knelt down on the ground, and raised their spears forward, ready for battle.

And the siege weapons covered with raincloth stopped at a distance of three hundred steps from the city gate.The soldiers tore off the rain cloths covering twenty siege weapons.

On the top of the city, the Goguryeo general who said he was going to attack the Han army couldn't help but gasp when he saw the true colors of the Han army's siege weapons.

"Eight bull ballista!" The expression on the opponent's face changed drastically.

The winch twisted and rattled, and more than [-] strong men tried their best.After that, arrows like the spokes of a car and arrowheads like giant axes (Note [-]) were forced onto the crossbow bed.

Li Chongjiu looked at this scene and couldn't help smiling. These were twenty crossbow carts he had obtained from the arsenal in Zhuojun.After loading, the brigade leader raised the red flag, and the county soldiers kneeling in front of the ballista all lowered their heads.

On the top of the city, when Goguryeo saw this scene, there was a commotion, but it soon subsided.

"put!"

The strong soldier slammed the trigger with a sledgehammer, and there was only a bang, and the trigger made a sound. After the huge arrow flew out, the crossbow string vibrated back and forth, and the soldiers beside the crossbow bed only felt their eardrums buzzing.

Twenty crossbow arrows suddenly pierced towards the city.

The giant ax-like arrowheads stuck heavily in the cracks of the city wall built by the flakes, and the arrowheads penetrated deeply into the city wall, revealing cracks like spider veins on the stone city wall.

Two huge arrows pierced through the tower, knocking down a corner of the triple wooden tower, and smashing tiles down.And another shot was fired at the top of the city, where Goguryeo soldiers were densely packed, so this shot directly sent a bunch of blood gourds on the top of the city.

Li Chongjiu was very satisfied with the effect of the ballista's first round of attack, and the city wall was originally densely packed with standing human heads, but under the shock of the ballista, they all crouched down and hid behind the crenel.

Twenty ballistas were reloaded at the moment, listening to the rattle of the ballista winches, the throats of the Goguryeo people on the top of the city could not stop ringing up and down.

Second salvo!
This time, it focused on taking care of the triple tower. Ten crossbow arrows hit the tower. On the wooden city head, all the Goguryeo soldiers holding bows and arrows ran away, and the tower was strewn with crossbow arrows.

The county soldiers continued to gain momentum, and the ballista fired a total of five consecutive volleys.

Regardless of whether the ballista was pulled back after the volley, because it took a lot of effort, if it was fired again, the ballista would be easily damaged, and it had to be inspected by a craftsman.

The drums were beating, and the soldiers stood up together. The soldiers of two thousand counties in the front row moved forward for another fifty steps. The three columns shot fiercely towards the top of the city.

The Goguryeo gentry on the top of the city also raised their bows to fight back. Goguryeo people kept falling from the top of the city. Although the county soldiers were hiding behind iron shields, many of them were injured by arrows.

Goguryeo is good at archery, and almost everyone can draw a bow, and it takes advantage of the condescending advantage of the city. The strong crossbows of the county soldiers are the hard work of Sui craftsmen, and their strength and range are even better than the bows and arrows of the Goguryeo people.

In this confrontation, the two sides almost launched a fierce arrow battle. The two thousand county soldiers in the front row were divided into crossbows, advanced crossbows, and fired crossbows in turn. It is a treasure in Zhuojun's arsenal.The county soldiers shot all the arrows from their waists, which is equivalent to leaning [-] to [-] arrows towards the city in one breath.

At this time, the crossbow soldiers waited a while, the Goguryeo people on the top of the city were already exhausted, although the Goguryeo people were good at shooting, but in the battle of arrows, the Han army completely suppressed the Goguryeo people on the top of the city with their sharp crossbows.

At this time, Yu Chigong waved the flag this time and said: "The people of Goguryeo are already terrified, all the troops follow me to attack the city!"

After speaking, the crossbowmen split their way, and the county soldiers raised half of the boat and other siege weapons, and began to fill the trenches of the city wall, destroy the antlers, withdraw the barbed wire, and the sheep and horse walls in front of the city.The top of the city was stunned by the crossbow formation of the Han army, so the arrows to counterattack to the bottom of the city were very weak.

Suddenly, riding a fast horse, he rushed to Li Chongjiu's side and said, "Report to the envoy, [-] Goguryeo reinforcements are coming from the direction of Liaodong City."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Understood, let's investigate again!"
Kong Shan and Yuan Xiao stood beside Li Chongjiu, and they were shocked when they heard that the Goguryeo people had sent an army of [-].But looking at Li Chongjiu and the generals under his command, they all looked indifferent, and they were all secretly wondering.

Logically speaking, although Li Chongjiu has 2 soldiers and horses, he is besieging the city on three sides. If the enemy reinforcements arrive, Li Chongjiu will either send troops to intercept them, or he must withdraw from the siege and gather his troops, otherwise he will disperse outside the city to meet the enemy. And it will be defeated inside and outside the city.

However, they were worried about making a fuss, and they saw it clearly for Li Chongjiu and the others, so they held back their questions and did not ask.

After one day of siege, all the obstacles outside the city were cleared, and the Cangtou army suffered only 30 to [-] casualties. Although Kongshan and Yuanxiao were not very good soldiers, they also knew that the siege was going smoothly.When the Goguryeo prisoners were captured that night, they were sent to dig a trench two hundred steps below the city.

At the second watch of the night, Kongshan and Yuanxiao both woke up startled when they heard the sound of horseshoes. When they came out, they saw sparks shaking suddenly on the plain to the east of the city.

They all knew that this was the scene of cavalry wandering around with torches, and it was obvious that there were quite a few of them.Both of them frowned, thinking that something was wrong in their hearts, but they saw that Li Chongjiu's army was still aggressive, and the infantry patrolled in an orderly manner, without any panic.

Seeing this, they admired Li Chongjiu's ability to govern the army, and wondered why Li Chongjiu wasn't worried at all?
Kong Shan and Kong Shan spent the night in uneasiness, and when they got up the next day, they found that the trench dug by the Han army in front of the formation had been completed after a night. Goguryeo's nose.

Of course, in order to prevent the Goguryeo people from attacking and stealing the camp at night, last night [-] Han soldiers carried weapons and endured the early spring cold and squatted in ambush in the trenches all night. Wine, ginger soup, blankets to warm up and rest.

The next day, [-] county soldiers who hadn't fought yesterday were transferred to the front line, and the two of Kongshan found that the cavalry who had been guarding their flanks yesterday were gone, but the two immediately relieved that the fortress under the city had been completed, and there was really no need to worry about Goguryeo Out of town attacked.

On the second day, the siege continued, and the Han army launched nest buildings and erected them on the edge of the city and continued to suppress the Goguryeo people with arrows.And after the harassment last night, the Goguryeo people on the top of the city seemed to know that reinforcements were not far away, their morale was boosted immediately, and they worked hard to resist the siege of the Cangtou Army.

Note [-]: According to the history books, when Li Shimin attacked Luoyang, the Tang army's cannons and flying stones weighed [-] jin, were thrown at [-] paces, and the arrows of the eight bows and crossbows were like the spokes of a car, and the arrowheads were like giant axes, and they were fired at [-] paces.

(End of this chapter)