Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 893
"It's over! The attack on the camp failed!" After two loud noises, Pang Teqin, who had been watching the movements of the Xiangfu Kingdom's army camp at the head of the Ganzhou city, became extremely ugly.

In the second year of Tianding, on the evening of June [-]th, Pang Teqin, the Yellow-headed Uyghur Khanate, sent his third son, Wituji, to lead [-] carefully selected death-defying warriors to attack the camp of the First Brigade of Cavalry of the Black Wolf Legion of Xiangfu Kingdom at night and failed. The army was wiped out.Pang Teqin sent two other troops with [-] torches each to set up suspicious formations and pretend to be reinforcements, but they also failed to escape the fate of being killed.

On the second day, the army of Xiangfu Kingdom continued to attack the city.

It’s just that the army of Xiangfu Kingdom no longer fired gunpowder bags, but the huge boulders fired intensively by the catapults still smashed the top of Ganzhou City to dilapidation based on the bombardment of the gunpowder bags in the past few days, and the defenders took refuge in the Tibetan soldier cave.It was not until the trebuchet stopped firing that it regained control of the city.At this time, the army of Xiangfu Kingdom did not hesitate to consume arrows, and the overwhelming rain of arrows fell on the city wall of Ganzhou.However, in the past few days, under the leadership of King Pang Teqin of the Uyghur Khan, he has also thought of many ways, and has made great progress. There are many movable square and pointed virtual sheds at the top of the city. The cowhide is soft and tough, and the arrows can no longer threaten the soldiers hidden in the curtain after being shot at a parabolic angle. However, the soldiers hiding in it can observe the formation of the army outside the city in time. Move and then deploy to an engagement location.

This way of fighting consumes arrows and siege equipment extremely quickly for the attacking side, but the losses of soldiers on the side are greatly reduced.However, since Yang Jiye wants the Ganzhou defenders not to be suspicious because of the attacking rhythm of the Xiangfu army, which will affect the subsequent plan, the normal siege must continue, whether it is the previous gunpowder pack or the current consumption of arrows. There is no way to avoid it.

"Decree, this time the siege will enter the city of Ganzhou."

"Let go of the arrows and prepare to attack the city!"

Yang Jiye's orders were carried out meticulously.

The flag fluttered on the watchtower, rows of specially-made giant crossbows. The guns were aimed at the city wall, and the hammers hit the teeth. The short crossbow with thick forearms rushed towards the city wall with a roar that pierced the eardrums. Rows of nails were nailed into the thick wall, which was used to allow Xiangfu soldiers to climb up and climb up when they rushed close to the city wall.And there is no need to worry about being overturned or ignited from above like a ladder.

Teams of Xiangfu infantry stood behind the cowhide veil, pushing the folding bridge with wooden wheels, and the trench filling vehicles rushed forward under the cover of arrows. The moat of Ganzhou City has been widened and dug deep. , the small amount of water had already been blasted by gunpowder a few days ago, and then evaporated by the dry weather in the northwest and the hot sun, leaving only about a foot of water in the dilapidated moat, and the A giant pole with a sharpened tip.

"Crackling..."

Although the cutting shaft and the potter's wheel have been oiled, they still make the sound of toothache when they are turned quickly. The skilled craftsmen of the General Factory of the Xiangfu Kingdom built the flying bridge on the surface of the water according to the latest research of the Weapons Research Department. Go up, then turn the noose, extend the other half of the folded bridge forward, and put it on the opposite river bank.Ten moat bridges form a bridge deck with a width of fifteen feet, which has turned the entire moat into a flat ground.This kind of flying bridge has been researched and invented more than half a year ago, and it is much more advanced and easier to use than the first-generation flying bridge invented by the Huaxia Weifu when it was in the Song Dynasty.It's just that Xiangfu has fought many battles since the founding of the country, but it has not attacked the city yet, so it has never had the opportunity to use it before.However, the troops have been equipped normally, and the Hexi Corridor is naturally brought over for this dispatch, just in time for use.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk..." The Uyghurs at the top of the city reacted quickly, and their arrows were replaced by rockets, instead of shooting at people, they shot at the bridge. However, these conventional attacks have long been considered by the researchers of the Xiangfu Kingdom Weapons Research Department. Among them, the bridge deck is covered with iron sheets, and the arrows are difficult to hurt. Unless the fire is baked, like the flame on the arrow, it cannot shoot through the bridge deck, and it is difficult to play a role.

"Kill, kill, kill!" A large group of soldiers ran across the trench bridge holding their shields, carrying carbine guns and antlers.

Catapults, giant guns, crossbows, and more than ten thousand archers crazily carried out the final suppression to the top of the city, protecting the soldiers who rushed to the bottom of the city.

The soldiers quickly set up horse-repelling guns and antler formations near the city gate, because during the siege, even if the attacker had cavalry, it would be difficult for the attacker to get close to the city, but the city and the urn outside the city gate could send out light cavalry at any time Soldiers, so obstacles should be placed near the city gates to prevent them from being attacked.Due to the suppression and cover of the rear crossbow arrows, the defenders on the city did not dare to stand up and shoot arrows at will. The scattered arrows only injured a few soldiers. These soldiers set up obstacles, and a large number of ladders were pushed through the trench. bridge.

The ladders produced by the Equipment Department of Xiangfu Kingdom are no longer traditional ladders in the usual sense. Not only are there handrails on both sides, but also a parapet on the top, which can protect the siege soldiers to the greatest extent.This kind of ladder is also the result of Xiangfu Country's Weapons Research Department.If an ordinary ladder is placed on the city wall, countless rams with a length of several feet will be protruded from the city. If the ladder is not stable, many of them will be pushed down by the rams, and many soldiers with ants attached to it will crash to the ground. .And when the hook on the top of this kind of ladder hits the wall, it firmly bites the city wall, and the ram cannot hit it at all. Stepping on the prong arrow on the city wall, climbing up with a long knife in his mouth.Of course, with such a short distance and no defense, it is difficult to dodge during the climbing process, and it is easy to be shot and killed by the defenders. The army must be the side with a small number of people, so the soldiers who rushed up at the beginning probably died in eight or nine out of ten.

At the same time, Yang Jiye immediately ordered more than a dozen watchtowers to approach the enemy's line. These watchtowers were much higher than the city wall, and their main function was that the general could watch the movement of the city from a condescending position in the distance.At the same time, Yang Jiye selected [-] sharpshooters from the entire army and placed them on top of the ten watchtowers, letting them shoot and kill specific people in the defenders, such as standard bearers and military leaders.The Uighur defenders were caught off guard and lost many messengers and chief officers at once, but soon the Uighurs also organized special archers to shoot at the soldiers on the watchtower.

Of course, the siege battle is not just a display of strange weapons, and it is not guaranteed to win based on whether these are advanced. The final victory or defeat still has to be manipulated by humans.At least in terms of geographical advantage, the defenders in the city had the upper hand. The defenders and the attacking soldiers fought bloody battles around the three walls of the city. The time of the siege was when the casualty rate was the highest.

The yaksha rolled and fell down the city wall. The countless sharp spikes on it pierced the soldiers' heads and blood, and when a yaksha was thrown down, many soldiers screamed and fell to the ground. With many sharp wooden stakes, they pierced their intestines.

A wooden donkey cart attacking the city gate was pierced through the top by an iron striker, and then heavy fire oil was poured from above, followed by a torch thrown down. Many soldiers were on fire, screaming from the wooden donkey cart. But he ran out under the wings protecting against the rolling wood, rocks and arrows, and was shot to death on the ground by random arrows.

The banner is waved, the beacon smoke is like clouds, the golden drums are beating, and the killing sounds are like waves.

Dozens of huge stones whizzed and smashed to the top of the city, and the crushed stones fell on the head, causing a dull pain. Although the defenders retreated fast enough, they were still injured.

Immediately afterwards, a series of ladders were built on the city wall. People gathered like ants and arrows flowed like rain. There were swords, lights and swords everywhere on the top of the city. The screams and the arrows are also quickly taking the lives of the soldiers at the top of the city.

From time to time, someone rushed up the city wall, but was desperately suppressed by the defenders, and the people behind stepped on the corpses of their comrades and rushed up without hesitation; The smash was bloody and bloody; sometimes someone was covered in flames, waving his hands and fell to the top of the city in despair; More than four feet.

Everyone is playing the role of the god of death who takes life and death, and is also playing the life of being harvested.But they didn't hesitate for a moment. As fighters, their lives are for the glory of this moment.

Holding a binoculars, Yang Jiye stood motionless in the middle of the army watching the enemy. His face remained expressionless, secretly calculating that his losses had almost reached the previously set amount.

Thinking of this, he ordered: "Retreat."

When Yang Jiye gave an order, the horns sounded, and the soldiers of the Xiangfu Kingdom retreated like a tide. The noise of fighting in the hustle and bustle stopped, and the battlefield suddenly became surprisingly quiet. All their strength was exhausted, they staggered back to the camp, and then fell to the ground, not bothering to move any more, but after eating a hot meal and resting for two or three hours, they went back to the camp again. Can become alive and well.

There are bloody corpses everywhere on the city wall. Some broken corpses are still hanging upside down on the city wall, or half-hanging on the stepping arrows. Smoke, announcing to people the tragic battle that just happened here.

The army of Xiangfu Kingdom outside the city began to re-arrange the camp defenses, and the smoke from cooking cooking everywhere in the camp was also rising at this time. This is the life of the army in this era...

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The Hexi Corridor is about [-] miles west from Ganzhou to Suzhou.Today's owner of Suzhou is the famous and well-known Long family in the Western Regions.

(End of this chapter)