Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 359

It was very unfortunate for the poor Zhao Jun in Handan. When the tower at the south gate of Handan was smashed down, their general Chen Ze happened to be in the tower.

Chen Ze moved into the city tower not only because he listened to the advice of his friend Zhang Yan, but also because of the experience accumulated in his military career for many years. Chen Ze, who had a heavy responsibility, immediately strode into the tower and hid in the tower with a certain defensive power to avoid bullets.

Dogmatism killed people. What poor General Chen Ze never dreamed of was that because of the substantial increase in the weight of the stone bullets, the primary target of the Han army's catapults was no longer the defenders who hid behind the arrow stacks on the city wall, but The conspicuous city towers that played a very important role in the battle of defending the city. The 25 counterweight trebuchets dispatched by the Han army fired in the first salvo, and the targets of the throwing stones were all the towers of the South Gate of Handan.

What's more unfortunate is still behind, the first boulder that hit the south gate tower of Handan happened to hit the main beam of the tower, and with a destructive momentum, it easily broke the beam, and then smashed through the floor. It fell straight to the bottom, and the roof of the unsupported tower collapsed, immediately burying alive Chen Ze, the general of the Zhao army who had just hid in the tower.

"General—!"

Seeing this scene, all of Chen Ze's soldiers outside the tower screamed and rushed into the tower that was still intact on the outer wall to search and rescue Chen Ze, but before they could see the situation inside the tower through the dust, two more Huge boulders flew in one after another, one hit the outer wall of the tower, easily smashed through the wall and smashed into the building, and the other fell directly from the sky, smashed through the remaining floor of the tower again, and smashed into the already messy inside of the tower. The two soldiers of Chen Ze who couldn't dodge were smashed into meat paste.

At the same time, more boulders were constantly falling around the city tower. Wherever the boulders weighed about 150 jins, they either smashed the soldiers of the Zhao army to pieces and smashed their bodies to pieces, or smashed into the walls of the city with rammed earth or A huge deep pit was left on the ground, and a few boulders hit the arrow stack directly, smashing the solid arrow stack until the masonry splashed, smashed and disappeared, and by the way, the soldiers of the Zhao army hiding behind the arrow stack were either killed or injured. , and left a scratch gap several feet wide on the city wall.

The garrison at the South Gate of Handan, which bears the brunt, was thrown into chaos as a result. Soldiers yelled at their generals, or ran to avoid bombs, or rushed to rescue their injured comrades, or rushed into the tower full of rubble to search for their missing boss, Chen Ze. Zhang Yan, the general of the Zhao army in the city, also risked his life, and rushed back to the city to check the situation in person. After seeing the gap in the city wall that was smashed by the Han army's catapult, Zhang Yan immediately turned ashen, and was so surprised that he searched and rescued his friends. Chen Ze had forgotten all the major events, "What kind of trebuchet is the traitor's? So powerful?!"

Then, before the soldiers of the Zhao army dug out Chen Ze from the pile of debris, the second round of stone bombs from the Han army's trebuchet had already hit, and the target was still the Handan city gate tower that had not completely collapsed. There has been a lot of improvement. A total of six huge boulders hit the city tower successively. In addition to smashing the city tower more severely, it also smashed many soldiers of the Zhao army who were searching for Chen Ze to the point where their bones were broken and their flesh was mutilated. , At the same time, several blood-oozing pits were smashed on the rubble pile in the city tower.

"Save Chen Ze quickly! You must rescue your General Chen!"

The orders issued by Zhang Yan personally hurt the poor soldiers of the Zhao army. The nearly collapsed South Gate tower was originally the primary target of the Han army's catapults. After that, it rose greatly. Basically, as long as a huge rock hits the ground, it can usually take away the precious lives of five or six soldiers of the Zhao army. Completely razed to the ground.

At this time, the Han army's trebuchets adjusted their angles and instead focused on bombarding the city walls on both sides of the South Gate of Handan, isolating and protecting the guards on the city gate. At the same time, under the command of Zheng Bu, the Han army soldiers could not wait They began to pick earth and stones to fill up the moat near the South Gate of Handan. Although the generals of the Zhao army quickly launched a counterattack, the feathered arrows they fired in a panic were partial and soft, and the effect was not great at all.

It was also by taking this opportunity that the soldiers of Zhao Jun who insisted on searching and rescue finally found their boss Chen Ze in the ruins of the city tower. However, after poor General Chen Ze was dragged out of the ruins, blood and dust were all over his body. His leg was directly smashed to pieces, and he was unconscious. Even the medical staff couldn't guarantee whether he could be rescued.Zhang Yan had no choice but to let Chen Ze be carried back to the city for rescue, and at the same time let Chen Ze's deputy, Chen Kun, take over as the guard at the south gate and lead the Zhao army to defend against the Han army's attack.

The outrageous thing is still behind, poor General Chen Ze probably committed Tai Sui today, his soldiers finally carried him off the city wall, before he walked a few steps, a huge boulder fell from the sky and hit him directly on the stretcher he was lying on. He smashed his body straight into the ground, leaving a blood pit several feet deep on the ground!The surrounding soldiers were frightened and fled in all directions. After Zhang Yan received the report, he burst into tears, "Brother Chen, why are you so unlucky?!"

Today's unlucky ones are not only General Chen Ze who committed the crime of Tai Sui, but also Zhao soldiers who were forced to stay on the city. The 25 trebuchets of the Han army have been facing the south gate of Handan from the beginning to the end. Stones were thrown constantly, and the soldiers of Zhao Jun on the city were in danger of being smashed into flesh and blood at any time if they were a little unlucky.At the same time, under the continuous impact of boulders, the rammed-earth city wall at the South Gate of Handan continued to be riddled with holes. The walls on both sides of the city gate, which was heavily attacked, began to collapse gradually, and two gaps in the city wall that were easy to climb appeared. It directly cut off the road above the city wall for the defenders on both sides to directly reinforce.

After all, he was a veteran on the battlefield. After gradually discovering that the key attack targets of the Han army's trebuchets were the walls on both sides of the city gate, Zhao Jun's coach Zhang Yan also quickly guessed the Han army's tactical intentions, knowing that the Han army wanted to rely on smashing The gap that came out isolated the defenders above the city gate, and then used the ladder and the crash car to cooperate with each other to storm the south gate to open the way into the city.In order to shatter the dream of the Han army, Zhang Yan also quickly made tit-for-tat arrangements, asking the reserve team in the city to immediately prepare sandbags, earth and rocks, so as to block the city gate corridor when the Han army launched an attack on the city.

After the Zhao army reserve team prepared a sufficient number of sandbags, earth and rocks, it was already time to meet Shen in the afternoon. The Han army's trebuchets not only made two large gaps on both sides of the city gate, but basically isolated the guards above the city gate. The army has also filled a section of the moat near the city gate and opened a stable road directly to the city of Handan.And then, the flags in the Han army flag array waved, and 25 Han army trebuchets immediately stopped throwing stones. At the same time, some Han army infantry stepped forward holding their long shields, and trotted to the city to form a temporary fortification to cover the crossbowmen and shoot arrows. Suppress the defenders of the city.

"The traitors are about to attack the city!"

The experienced Zhang Yan immediately understood the next move of the Han army. In order to prevent any emergency, Zhang Yan also immediately issued an order for the reserve team in the city to start moving sandbags to block the corridors of the city gate. At the same time, under the command of Chen Ze's deputy, Chen Kun, , The defenders on the city also entered their respective positions, waiting for the Han army officers and soldiers to launch an ant attack.

Zhao Jun generals such as Zhang Yan and Chen Kun were extremely surprised. After a pause for a while, as the flags in the Han army flag array waved, the 25 trebuchets of the Han army launched a stone-throwing attack again, and the shells thrown were still directly It crossed the city wall of Handan and smashed into the depths of the city of Handan.

Bang!After the stone bullets of the Han army landed this time, the sound was completely different from that of the previous stone bullets. The soldiers of the Zhao army in the city looked back curiously, and were stunned to see that where the stone bullets of the Han army landed, It turned into a sea of ​​flames directly, and the houses in the city covered by the raging fire immediately burst into flames. Zhao Jun was shocked from top to bottom, and Zhang Yan even cursed, "Damn traitors! You really have so many tricks!"

There is no need to be stingy. The incendiary bombs thrown by the Han army's trebuchet for four consecutive rounds are all very expensive tung oil incendiary bombs. It was hard to extinguish, and even directly caused many soldiers of the Zhao army who could not escape to catch fire. They were burned by the flames and rolled all over the ground, howling crazily. Soon, fires broke out in Handan City. have been greatly affected.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the generals and soldiers of the Han army finally launched an ant-attachment attack, dispatching [-] troops in one breath, cooperating with flying ladders and crashing vehicles to directly attack the South Gate of Handan, and another [-] troops went up from the two wings, using Trench bridge vehicles rushed to build bridges on the moat, hitting other wall sections to share the pressure on the main battlefield.

The gap made by the trebuchet was of great help to the soldiers of the Han army. Facing the rain of arrows hastily cast by the defenders, the attacking soldiers of the Han army only charged, and many soldiers rushed directly to the gap, and some passed through the city wall. The gentle slope left after the collapse hit the city directly, and the warriors of the Han army who stepped on the ladder attacked the city one after another. Many people rushed directly to the top of the city gate, wielding knives and axes to kill those who were about to smash the Han army with stones. Defender enemies crashing into city cars.

Of course, the Zhao army also resisted tenaciously. In addition to throwing down stones, gray bottles and other objects to prevent the soldiers of the Han army from attaching ants, they also desperately hacked and killed the soldiers of the Han army who had rushed up the city wall with red eyes, and the soldiers of the Han army who were attacking by climbing the ladder. Fighting across the arrow stacks was fierce. At the same time, Chen Kun couldn't wait to mobilize the reserve team to the city to help in the battle, and tried his best to protect the city wall position.

At this time, the advantage of the Han army's individual combat effectiveness began to be brought into play. Although the Zhao army was once the strongest among the princes outside the pass except the Chu army, after several divisions and internal strife, the elite of the Zhao army had already lost seven. Seven or eight, the remaining troops are generally mostly recruits, and their combat effectiveness has dropped greatly compared to before.On the other hand, the soldiers who launched the ant-attached siege of the Han army were all elite soldiers, and the quality of individual soldiers was more than a step higher than that of the Zhao army. Therefore, although the Zhao army resisted very tenaciously on the city wall, they still couldn't stop the Han army. The ferocious attack of the soldiers of the army was killed by the soldiers of the Han army who were like tigers, and they retreated again and again, losing a large amount of space in succession.

Immediately afterwards, the relatively slow-moving Han army crash vehicle also rushed to the south gate of Handan, and because dozens of Han army soldiers had already rushed directly above the city gate, there were not too many defenders. The stone smashed and hit the gate of Handan directly with the hammer.At the same time, the trebuchets of the Han army were still throwing incendiary bombs at the city of Handan, desperately setting fire to disturb the enemy, and sharing the pressure for the friendly forces attacking the city.

"One, two, hit! One, two, hit! One, two, hit!"

In the sound of slogans, under the impact of the ropes of dozens of Han soldiers, the rams with sharp iron horns at the front hit continuously. Although the soldiers of the Zhao army inside the gate tried their best to withstand the city gate with their bodies, they still couldn't stop the violent impact of the Han army's ramming cart, causing the cracks in the city gate to grow wider and wider.

Probably anticipating the coming of the end, Chen Kun, the Zhao general who was ordered to guard the south gate, mobilized another reserve team to go to the city, trying to drive away the Han soldiers above the city gate with a numerical advantage, and then smashed the slammers below the city with stones. However, in the face of the tenacious resistance of the soldiers of the Han army, the counterattack of the soldiers of the Zhao army had little effect. Even if a few stones were thrown in a hurry, none of them could hit the Han army's ramming cart.

Finally, with a crackling sound, the latch of the south gate of Handan was snapped, and the city gate was opened. The soldiers of the Han army cheered and threw down the ramming cart and rushed directly into the corridor of the city gate, slashing and killing Zhao Jun who was still carrying sandbags. The soldiers and the reserve troops of the Han army immediately charged forward, shouting and rushing towards the city gate that had been opened wide.The soldiers of Zhao Jun in the city and the city were in an uproar, and countless people shouted in despair, "The city is broken! The city is broken!"

Seeing this scene in the flag formation on a high place outside the city, Zheng Bu, the head coach of the Han army who had been imitating Xiang Kang and sitting in the egg pan, immediately jumped away, first waved his fists excitedly, and then immediately ordered Zhong Limei to lead the army Launching an attack, he roared and ordered impatiently: "Tao Xi, Ni Ji, Fang Ziqian, the three of you, each with [-] troops, set up defenses outside the three gates of the east, west, north, and north of Handan. If Zhao's bandits go out of the city to break through, don't show mercy. , Kill me hard! The more you kill, the better!"

The three generals of the Han army who were named by Zheng Bu immediately clasped their fists and sang promises, and then rushed down to organize the army to attack. On the other side, Li Zuoche smiled wryly, and hurriedly reminded: "General Zheng, the art of war is justified. If you encircle three and lack one, you should Leave a way for Zhao's army to go, so that they won't resist to the end."

"There's no need for that!" Zheng Bu decisively waved his hand and said loudly: "Our only purpose in this battle is to completely annihilate the Zhao State's bandit army in Handan City! What do you mean by leaving them a way out? Zhao Guo's bandits The army likes to fight to the end, and we will stay with us to the end! If we try to pay a little more, I will also wipe out all the Zhao country's bandit army in Handan city!"

Li Zuoche smiled wryly, and couldn't help but muttered in his heart, "It's fine if the surname Mi doesn't leave a way out for Zhao's army, why not leave the one surnamed Zheng? Zhao's army is recruiting someone, why? Why do you like to meet these ruthless enemy coaches?"

Zheng Bu, the head coach of the Han army, did not want to be merciful, and the Zhao army actually did not intend to give up. After receiving the news that the South Gate had been breached by the Han army, the head coach of the Zhao army, Zhang Wei, was ashen-faced, and did not think about it. He gave up, but went out with his clothes on, and personally led the reserve team in the city to launch a counterattack against the South Gate of Handan, and shouted: "Order the whole army, all the reserve teams are dispatched, and counterattack the South Gate! I must drive out the Han thieves!" Get out of town!"

One side attacked with all its strength at all costs without showing any sympathy, and the other side also counterattacked with all its strength at all costs without any intention of retreating half a step. The battle near the South Gate of Handan naturally became extremely cruel. The generals and soldiers of Zhao and Zhao armies, with their heads like ants, intertwined with each other, fought desperately in the streets and alleys of the southern city of Handan. The arm cut off the head, pierced through the human body, blood splattered, and the corpse lay continuously.

From time to time, the original grenade of the Han army exploded in the dense crowd of the Zhao army, and the fragments shot at the body at the closest distance. Even if it was only ceramics, it could already directly injure people. The beards and hair of Zhao Jun's soldiers were directly ignited.

There were comings and goings, and the remaining soldiers of the Zhao army on the city wall were also desperately throwing stones and ash bottles at the crowd of Han soldiers in the city, killing and wounding quite a few Han soldiers. It's all going on, and the corridors in the upper city are also blocked by dense crowds, so this situation is gradually decreasing.

Zhong Limai, a famous general of the Han army who owed Zheng Bu's favor, gradually rushed to the front line. The crowd of soldiers rampaged like no man's land. Any soldier of Zhao Jun who dared to approach him was in bad luck. He was chopped down by steel knives one after another, and several of them were directly beheaded by Zhong Limei himself.Encouraged by Zhong Limei, the soldiers of the Han army also charged more fiercely and fiercely, helping Zhong Limei kill the Zhao soldiers back again and again, and constantly expand the space of the position.

The weakness of Zhao Jun's relatively weak combat effectiveness has also been magnified again, especially the Zhao Jun recruits that Zhang Er had urgently recruited on the southern front. It became a paradise for the soldiers of the Han army. The soldiers of the Han army who kept entering the city attacked the left flank of the Zhao army one after another, and successively seized a large area of ​​the position. The right-wing enemy suffered heavy casualties, and they couldn't breathe at all.

It was also at this time that Zhang Yan, the chief general of the Zhao army, finally had the idea of ​​abandoning the city to break through, but the result of taking the time to inquire about the situation outside the city naturally surprised Zhang Yan—the Han army had already established a blocking position outside the other three gates of Handan. Prepare to intercept and kill Zhao Jun's defeated soldiers who leave the city!
Unexpectedly, the Han army would strike so ruthlessly. Zhang Yan could only make up his mind after his face turned ashen for a while. Besides ordering his direct troops to guard the city gate and kill any generals and soldiers who dared to open the city gate to escape, Zhang Yan had no choice but to make up his mind. Hou said: "Spread the news that the Han bandits have blocked the three gates to all the armies, and tell all our generals that going out of the city is a dead end now! Only by persisting until it is completely dark can we have the hope of surviving to break out of the city!"

Roaring is of no use at all, Zhao's army is already in disarray, houses and streets in the city are on fire, and it is even more difficult for Zhao's troops to communicate with each other. Even if the generals of the Zhao army who had already received the order could not convey Zhang Yan's request to all his subordinate generals, Zhao Jun was also in chaos. The situation continued to intensify, and it also began to appear that the grassroots generals led even teams to put down their weapons and surrender, while the Han army entering the city continued to strengthen its offensive, desperately destroying and capturing the enemies in the city.

Not to mention, when the sun went down, seeing that the Han army entering the city had already advanced to the central area of ​​Handan City, opening up enough room for troops to advance, Zheng Bu, the head coach of the Han army's partial division, had itchy hands, and simply handed over the command of the troops outside the city temporarily. Guan Ying personally led the Han army into the city of Handan.As a result, seeing the banner of the commander-in-chief of the own army enter the city, the soldiers of the Han army were of course cheering and their morale increased greatly, but the troops of the Zhao army were clamoring and their morale plummeted.

However, among the generals and soldiers of the Han army, there were also some who were not happy. Seeing Zheng Bu personally lead the army into the city, at least Zhongli Mo jumped up, waved the blood-stained steel knife that was already full of gaps, and shouted: "Brother Zheng, there are you!" Yes, as the main general, come and compete with me! Brothers, kill me! You must kill Zhang Yan with your own hands!"

"Soldiers, follow me! Get rid of Mr. Zhang Yan, and wipe out Zhao's bandit army!" Zheng Bu shouted at the same time, swinging his knife.

"Here comes the one who grabs the credit! Do it for me! If you don't want to work in vain, do it for me!"

At the same time, there was another general of the Han army, Gongsun Tong, who sent out the squall. In order not to let his superiors take away the credit, Gongsun Tong also rushed to the front line and led the army to kill. Because of the advantage of distance, he took the lead in defeating the general of the Zhao army. The Zhao army led by Fan Ao cut off Fan Ao's head in the melee. Fan Ao's army, which accounted for more than [-]% of the recruits, collapsed completely, and most of them surrendered.

On the other side, Zhang Yan couldn't hold on any longer. Zhong Limo led an army on the front as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and behind him, Zheng Bu, the leader of the Han army, led his army to kill him. All the spearheads were pointed at Zhang Yan's banner. Knowing that any further delay would be a dead end, Zhang Yan had no choice but to quickly order the North Gate of Handan to be opened, and lead the rest of the army out of the city to escape for their lives.

Three tigers snatch food, wolves pick and choose. Seeing Zhao's army escape from the city, Ni Ji, the general of the Han army who guards the north gate road, is calm and cunning. The army was ready to charge, and first let Zhao Jun escape from the two wings of his own army's position - anyway, the Han cavalry led by Guan Ying was still guarding outside the city, so there was no need to worry about how much Zhao Jun's defeated soldiers could escape.Then, when Zhang Yan's banner rushed to the moat bridge, Ni Ji decisively led his army to charge, rushing towards Zhang Yan's banner with overwhelming momentum.

Without any suspense, the Han army outside the city, which had been preparing for a long time, completely smashed the team of Zhang Yan's soldiers who hurried out of the city with a single charge, and quickly submerged Zhang Yan's banner like a tidal ocean. Poor General Zhang Yan saw the situation He was so desperate that he wanted to raise his hand to surrender, but he had just dropped his weapon, and before he had time to shout out the words of surrender, Ni Ji had already appeared from behind the Han army soldiers who were rushing forward, and slashed at him unceremoniously. on his neck!

Blood sprayed up, and the head fell to the ground!Crisp and neat, without the slightest sloppiness!
"Good job!"

This is when Ni Ji personally carried Zhang Yan's head and ran to Zheng Bu to ask for credit. Zheng Bu praised him vigorously. After he patted Ni Ji on the shoulder vigorously, Zheng Bu said with a smile on his face: "Keep up the good work! When fighting the Julu, Brother Ni, you are the vanguard of the city, responsible for leading the troops to fight against the ants, and you must be the first to charge up the Julu city wall!"

The nearby generals Zhong Limei and Gongsun Tongtong all smiled sinisterly and viciously, while poor General Ni Ji turned pale, and said quickly: "Farewell, General Zheng, the leader of Mr. You cut it down with your own hands, right?"

(End of this chapter)