The Rise of History’s Most Powerful Empire - Chapter 80

[Chapter 79 Under the Siege]

“Boom!”

The sound of the boulder cutting through the air came on the battlefield with the commander’s order, and it was so sharp that many people couldn’t help covering their ears.

“Bang bang bang!”

The three-meter-wide boulder smashed on the city wall, and the city that had not been repaired for a long time was suddenly smashed into a gap. The boulder rolled and smashed the defenders standing on the city wall into shape.

The momentum did not diminish, and the corpse was drawn more than ten meters in a row, and the whole body was rolled into a muddy flesh.

The blood and brains splashed all over the ground, turning into minced flesh and blood, and the city walls had been spread all over the place, and all the soldiers who had just survived were covered in blood.

A beautiful scene from the flower of life blooms on the city wall.

The defenders who had never seen such a tragic appearance were so frightened that they vomited out. Some people had a nervous breakdown, running and screaming on the city wall to vent their fears.

However, the soldiers were frightened, and although the officers in the garrison were also very frightened, they were not too unbearable.

After all, the Han Dynasty was a dynasty with a prosperous martial arts. The 400-year-old military might not be trumped by blows, but by fighting against barbarians from all over the world. There are still some basic military literacy.

Seeing that the situation above the city wall is a bit wrong, if the terrified soldiers are allowed to mess with the army there, it is very likely that the defenders will collapse completely and lose their defense.

The guard hurriedly took the personal soldiers beside him, rushed to kill the soldiers who had lost control, and then restrained those soldiers back to their original positions to control the situation.

Above the city wall, with the restraint of officers at all levels, the previous situation was slowly calmed down.

The defenders also slowly recovered their previous defenses, and the entire city’s fortifications would not completely fail.

However, although the city is guarded.

But those soldiers’ pale faces and some twitching hands and feet all proved the low morale of the entire defender and their fear of the enemy’s siege equipment.

The captain of the catapult below saw the huge effect caused by the boulders, and was a little satisfied, but then a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. This is just an appetizer. I will show you what the real art of siege is in a moment. .

“Fire bombs.”

With the command of the captain, blocks of black boulders were put into the grooves of the trebuchet.

Then soldiers came to the boulder with torches.

“Light it up, let it go!”

As soon as the captain’s voice fell, the operator next to the catapult placed the torch in his hand on the boulder.

With a bang, the entire body of the boulder burned, black smoke rose, and the fire was everywhere, making the faces of the operating soldiers around him turn black and red.

“Boom boom boom!”

Another loud noise sounded in the sky, but this time it was not just a loud noise. A black smoke streaked across the sky. The boulders burned in the air like meteorites, but the destination fell in the direction of the city wall.

Because the boulders were coated with oil, the fire was very difficult to extinguish and kept burning.

After smashing onto the city wall, traces of fire splashed all over the place, and fell directly on the guards’ robes, igniting with a bang.

The huge heat on his body made the defenders unbearable, and shouted at the other defenders, but the fire became harder and harder, and the entire city wall fell into a sea of fire.

This tragic situation has not yet waited for those guards to subside, and the catapult captain under the city wall did not miss this great opportunity.

Immediately ordered, the soldiers under his command shot.

This kind of shot is made of boulders through several special processes, so that it can burst when it hits the ground and be divided into countless small stones, thus producing a huge range of blows.

In terms of lethality, it is much stronger than that huge but very hard boulder. Not only does the number of attacks increase, but the coverage also becomes larger, and it is difficult to hide.

After that kind of impact, that kind of finely broken stone brought a huge power, hit the body of the person, directly into the flesh several inches, and it was difficult to clean the wound.

No, as soon as the shot hit the city wall this time, it was immediately emptied.

There are very few people who can stand, except for a few lucky ones who happen to hide in the gap, there is a grief all over the city wall,

Zhong Yu stood on the high platform, made a rough calculation, and found that after the three rounds of the trebuchet, the defenders on the entire city wall had gone to him at least two or three floors, and the rest of the people were also demoralized, and there were Probably rout with a slightly bigger stimulus.

It seems that the effect of the catapult is quite useful, but it can be withdrawn now. After these three rounds of blows, those defenders are not waste, at least some common sense of evasion is still known.

“Life is really fragile!” Looking at the remnants of the guards, Zhong Yu couldn’t help but sigh, but what he did next revealed his heart.

“Let those catapults take down, it’s time for those cannon fodders!” He turned his head and said to the adjutant who was following him.

He ordered those trebuchets to be pushed to the rear and replaced them with those cannon fodder. In addition to capturing the city, his purpose of coming here was to train the 120,000 cannon fodder army to train his 30,000 to 40,000 elite soldiers for his future. The siege of the city and the land, and the domination of the world are used.

Obviously, after his previous performance of the art of long-range attack, the morale of the cannon fodder army on his side was obviously high.

Even the fear of war that had been feared before has disappeared without a trace, and he has also contempt for the defenders on the city wall.

Loudly shouting loud slogans, under the leadership of the officers, they walked quickly towards the city wall, and a cloud ladder approached the city wall.

Those defenders are still there just now, and they have not reacted under the fear.

It was not until the foot of the city wall that the cannon fodder approached, did it barely recover under the restraint of the defenders.

The counterattack began, and the prepared boulders were thrown under the corner of the wall, and some people even took materials on the spot.

It also had a great impact on those cannon fodder for a while, and many people died.

The cannon fodder’s footsteps were a little stagnant and stalemate.

Those defenders saw that the army under the city was not there. The previous mighty might, and they had a lot of confidence in defending for a while.

The cannon fodder corps attacked the city wall from time to time, and then they couldn’t hold on for long, and they were driven down again.

But in general, the number of casualties of those cannon fodder is higher. After all, it is a siege. Even if the weapons on your side are higher than those of the defenders, there is still a big gap in geography, and it is impossible to fall into the disadvantage. Avoided.

The whole morning passed like this, and the entire city wall was still not taken down, not even a slightly larger place to stand on top of the city wall. Often, four or five of him were taken back.

However, Zhong Yu is not in a hurry, he has time, as long as he wins the entire Yidong area within three months.

The time consumed by sieging the city in the past few days is irrelevant to the overall situation.

According to the current state of the attack, as long as you don’t care about the lives of those cannon fodders and replace them in batches, even if the army is broken up, you can reorganize it again, or you can rush up and attack the city for yourself.

Compared with the number of people, I have 120,000 cannon fodder for consumption, while the defenders have only 20,000. Even if they all die, they can still recruit strong men locally.

Humans, there are some, even if the leeks are the same, one batch is cut, and there are still more batches, which can’t be cut completely.

If you don’t talk about other places, just talk about Berkshire, which has a population of more than 400,000. At least a strong man can pull it out of more than 100,000 to break through this city, which is enough.

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