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Chapter 657 Armored Strength (Second Change)

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The stone catapults shot from the city of Pyongyang slammed heavily on the infantry phalanx of the Silla people, setting off a cloud of blood.

The trenches under the city of Pyongyang, the low walls, and piles of corpses.

The dense Silla soldiers lined up into dozens of infantry phalanxes, crossed the gap in the attack just now, and charged towards the Goguryeo soldiers below the city.

The sound of the crossbow and the bowstring collapsing rang out again.Guarding the head of Pyongyang City, the condescending Goguryeo people cast bows and arrows at the Silla soldiers.

The orderly cavalry with their feathers pierced back and forth galloped back and forth in the rear formation, ordering the Silla army resting in the rear formation, and lined up to advance to the battlefield.

The battlefield is like a big meat grinder, devouring countless fresh flesh and blood, only the Silla soldiers who entered, no one saw them come back alive.
Under the guard of several rows of unarmored archers, a blue bird flag stands high.

Under the banner, Bitan stood at the bottom of the city with a livid face, pacing back and forth, looking at the top of the city from time to time, and then at the Silla soldiers who rushed up after him, gnashing his teeth constantly.

The noise of the attack became louder and louder, and the soldiers of the newly joined Silla Army bravely launched an attack on the Goguryeo Army's position.

Bitan, who was looking forward to it, looked at it for a long time, but his expression became paler and colder.On the side, the famous Silla general Yan Chuan closed his eyes.

"Stop it, I can't fight anymore."

Bitan looked at Yan Chuan and said fiercely: "No, you must rush over to me, and you must see the results of the battle before sunset today."

Yan Chuan shook his head and said, "You're filling it with flesh and blood, and Zhan didn't fight like this."

"Then how do you fight?"

"Ulji Mundeok is really good at defending. Hard attack is not an option, unless you lure the Silla people out of the city, so that the ballista on their walls and throwing stones will not work."

"Nonsense, Ulji Wende is not a child, how could he fall into the trap?"

Yanchuan showed a look of despair and said: "With Ulji Moondeok around, we can't attack Pyongyang. Let's retreat now, otherwise Ulji Moondeok's counterattack will be terrible."

"You." Bitan blushed.

At this time, there was a lot of noise in the front, and Bitan and Yanchuan looked in surprise. They did not expect that the front of the Silla army would collapse so quickly. scenario.

Behind them, the Goguryeo soldiers began to pursue them, covering up the Silla army.

"Hold on, hold on, don't retreat!" Bitan stood in front and shouted.

But at this time, panic had spread to the entire army, and the troops in front were defeated like a mountain.Although there were still fresh troops on the left and right of Bitan, when they were sent to support them, they were immediately dispersed by the retreating soldiers of their own.None of the Silla soldiers listened to his orders, and the soldiers rushed to retreat, and the Goguryeo soldiers came to kill them with swords.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded from the side, and large groups of red armored cavalry appeared from the flanks.

Yan Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zhao Jun is out! Our army is saved."

Immediately after the appearance of the red-armored cavalry, the sound of Mingjin withdrawing troops was heard in Pyongyang.

"This cunning Ulji Mundeok," Yan Chuan cursed, "if he went to the plains, the Goguryeo people would be in danger of being surrounded and wiped out by Zhao Jun's cavalry. He is so stable that he doesn't even take this risk."

That night, Bitan and Yan Chuan returned to Zhao Jun's camp in disgrace.Both of them looked ashamed when they saw Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu comforted the two with gentle words: "You two have tried your best today. I have seen the bravery and tenacity of the Xinluo army. Tomorrow, you have a good rest for a day, and our army will break the city!"

At dawn the next day, Bitan and Yanchuan led the Silla troops from the headquarters and stationed on the mountain to rest.

While the Weishui was flowing quietly, when the majestic drums rumbled outside the city, Ulji Mundeok and other Goguryeo generals rushed to the top of the city of Pyongyang.

Eulji Wendeok was not too happy about repelling the offensive of the Silla army yesterday, because he knew that the elite Zhao army had not returned. Judging from his years of experience in the army, the Silla-Zhao coalition army outside the city would not exceed 2. , plus the navy who is not good at land warfare.Zhao Jun actually brought only about [-] troops to the land battle.

But even if there are only 2 people, Ulji Mundeok knows that his opponent is Zhao Jun who has swept Hebei, Beyond the Great Wall, and Liaodong!
Today, Ulchi Wendeok and Goguryeo generals finally saw the true power of this military power in the Central Plains.

In front of the Zhao army's formation are ten nest carts, the nest carts are three feet high, and the nest can accommodate more than a dozen soldiers. Except for five or six crossbowmen standing standing with strong crossbows, the rest have small flags on their backs , I don't know what it is for.The nest carts are wrapped tightly with thick cowhide, and the bottom is made of giant wood, which is very stable from different angles.
And behind the nest car, there is an endless formation of Zhao Jun's infantry.

Seeing this scene, Ulchi Wende immediately ordered all the Koguryo soldiers under the city to enter the city and defend the city.

Ulchi Mundeok's decision is undoubtedly very correct.

Because behind the nest car, there are hundreds of stone-throwing machines of Zhao Jun. Without the cover of the city wall, the stone-throwing machines are the nightmare of the infantry phalanx.What's more, there are hundreds of catapults. If Zhao Jun's fleet hadn't transported the catapults with large ships, these hundred catapults would be enough for the siege troops to build for a month.

At the foot of the city of Liaodong, because of the rugged mountain roads, the trebuchets and bed crossbows in the rear could not be transported. The 30 Sui army did not have large-scale trebuchets to attack the city, so they had to use human lives to fill them.

But now Zhao Jun under the city showed such a scene to the Goguryeo people. What surprised Ulji Wende was that there were barrels of things like oil barrels next to the trebuchet.Ulchi Moondeok was surprised. Could it be that Zhao Jun was going to use oil tanks to load catapults to set fire to Pyongyang City?But with such a few oil barrels, no matter what, ten times is not enough to burn the city of Pyongyang.

Ulji Wende shook his head.As the Zhao army's infantry phalanx advanced, there were fifty Funiu crossbows in the rear.

Funiu crossbow is the highest technology of Zhao Jun's bed crossbow. Except for killing Xu Yuanlang, it has never demonstrated its true power on the battlefield.Ulji Mundeok on the top of the city couldn't help but change his face when he saw Zhao Jun's bed crossbow. The production process of bed crossbow was complicated. With Goguryeo's national strength and material resources, as well as the mountainous terrain, the technology of building bed crossbow had always been very backward.

But Eulji Mandeok's expression changed immediately when he saw Zhao Jun carrying out so many bed crossbows.

Looking at the nest carts, catapults, bed crossbows under the city, and soldiers of the Zhao army advancing with siege weapons, these elite soldiers from the land of Yanzhao looked at the top of Pyongyang city, eager to try, and eager to take a look. Show your skills.These soldiers of the Zhao army were armed to the teeth and covered with armor. The bows and arrows of Goguryeo soldiers could not penetrate this kind of armor at all.

Looking at these Ulchi Wende, I finally understand why Zhao Jun has been able to sweep the world so far. What Zhao Jun relies on is the four characters of strong armor and sharp soldiers.

With such a great army, it is no wonder that Emperor Zhao was so confident that he crossed thousands of miles to attack Pyongyang.

(End of this chapter)