Chapter 821

Jin Zhuo replied: "With General Wu Rui guarding the camp, nothing will go wrong!"

Ren Fang nodded, asked no more questions, and continued walking forward.

Ahead, Nie Ze has issued an order for the entire army to attack. The Sichuan and Zhen armies formed two large square formations, one on the left and one on the right. Read the full text. There was no probing attack, so Nie Ze mobilized all his main forces. 400,000 Sichuan troops and 400,000 Zhen troops moved forward to press forward.

The opponent has too many troops. Standing on the city and looking out, the two large phalanxes composed of countless small phalanxes are like huge movable carpets on both sides. They are overwhelming and boundless. You can only see the head of the formation, but not the front. At the end of the array, the momentum was terrifying.

When marching, the sound of people's neat footsteps even resonated, the roaring sound was endless, and the ground was shaking.

The Sichuan-Zhen coalition forces were fighting in an orderly and orderly manner, and Baguan was also preparing to fight.

All the soldiers outside the city returned to the city and closed the city gate at the same time. Then Soldier Feng carried out hundreds of wooden stakes and blocked the two large bronze doors. The soldiers from Feng Ji on the city began to retreat to the bottom of the city, while the soldiers from Ning Ji stood on top of the city, twisting their bows and setting arrows one by one, pointing their swords directly outside the city.

Ningren's melee combat skills are not very good, but his ability in shooting arrows is definitely top-notch. It is most suitable for Ningren to do the arrow formation on the city. Now the people who are swarming on the city are basically the Western Border Army. Commander Zuo Shuang is constantly walking around the city wall, shouting to the surrounding soldiers: "Brothers, don't be afraid. Although the enemy troops are numerous, there is nothing to be afraid of. Today Let them taste the power of our army..."

"Prepare enough arrows. When the enemy comes up, take turns releasing arrows as a unit..."

"The shield soldiers set up defenses and stood on top of the city to resist the enemy's return fire..."

Zuo Shuang is a grassroots soldier, and he understands the psychology of the soldiers best. He will not hide in a safe place and give remote command. Instead, he will be among the soldiers, so that the soldiers under his command can see that their commander is talking to them. Fighting side by side can reduce people's fear to the greatest extent and improve one's own morale to the greatest extent.

Tang Yin and others were in the city gate tower.

The city gate tower is seven or eight meters higher than the city wall. There is no need to worry about being attacked by the enemy. Even if the enemy stands under the city wall and shoots arrows upward, the power of the arrow will be greatly reduced by the time it hits the city gate tower, and the damage will be done. Not enough people.

Tang Yin held his hand on the edge of the wall and looked out at the enemy's situation. He also lowered his head to check his own defense situation from time to time. He admired Zuo Shuang's command style very much. The commander of an army cannot easily take risks, but he must not be greedy for life or fear of death. , the more critical the moment, the more we should take the lead and set an example for the entire army.

Nanye stood next to Tang Yin, with sweat on his forehead. He whispered: "Your Majesty, the enemy seems to be launching a general attack." After all, he was a fledgling general, and he had never seen such a big scene. If you don't feel nervous, that's impossible.

Tang Yin glanced sideways at him, smiled, and asked, "Are you scared?"

Nanye's face straightened and he said hurriedly: "I will not be afraid of you."

Tang Yin said with a smile: "Facing so many enemies, it's normal to be afraid, but it's a ghost if you're not afraid!"

When he mentioned the central issue, Nanye's face turned red and he hesitated, not knowing what to say. Tang Yin turned around and asked, "Letian, Ai Jia?"

"The last general is here!" Lotte and Ai Jia walked out from among the generals and stepped in to salute.

Tang Yin asked: "Have all the letters to Mu Qing and Liang Qi been sent out?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay." Tang Yin sent a message to the Pingyuan Army and the Sanshui Army asking the two armies to coordinate their operations. He did not stipulate when the two armies must attack the enemy's camp, but only asked the two armies to act according to the opportunity.

Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi are both commanders who have experienced hundreds of battles. They have their own unique analysis of the battlefield situation. They both know when to attack with all-out force and when to use false attacks to harass.

When they were about two miles away from Baguan, the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces' attacks both stopped, and then people began to deploy heavy trebuchets. Sichuan State also spent a lot of money this time to attack the wind. There were nearly a thousand heavy-duty trebuchets dispatched. At this time, 500 units were deployed at once. Looking up, two rows of trebuchets stretched out well. Far.

When he first attacked Shangjing, Nie Ze had seen the power of heavy trebuchets. Now he was confident and calmly ordered that the Sichuan and Zhen 2 armies each sent ten regiments as the first group to attack the city. , both armies separated five regiments to charge towards the city, while the other five regiments lined up behind and fired arrows... It was impossible for the 800,000 Sichuan-Zhen Allied Forces to devote themselves to the siege at once. Too many people are likely to cause chaos, and many people cannot reach the front, which is a waste of manpower. They will also suffer from enemy arrows and attacks in vain, causing unnecessary casualties. Attacking in batches can maximize the advantage of troops. If the attack of the first batch of teams is weak, the second batch of teams can be replaced to take over, so that the siege force can always be maintained at its peak and the enemy will not be given a breather. opportunity.

Under Nie Ze's order, the phalanx of 200,000 people from the Sichuan-Zhen Allied Forces broke away from the main formation and pressed forward toward the Baguan in front.

As soon as the attacking troops moved, Nie Ze immediately sent an order, and the trebuchets launched a volley to attack Baguan's city defense forces.

The commander gave an order, and the whole army moved together. Amid the shouts and shouts of the people, 500 trebuchets fired stone bullets in unison.

These stone bullets, each weighing up to a hundred kilograms, flew in the air with a harsh whistling sound. Five hundred stone bullets were combined together, and the sound of breaking the wind was deafening. The two soldiers of Sichuan and Zhen who were fighting forward subconsciously Raising their heads and looking at the dense stone bullets flying overhead, people instinctively touched the top of their heads, fearing that one of the stone bullets would suddenly fall and hit their heads.

Being so far apart, the enemy's trebuchets were able to hit our own city gates. This was beyond Feng Jun's expectations. Unprepared, Feng's soldiers were all frightened when they saw the stone bullets flying in like a swarm of wasps. Their expressions changed drastically. People stood on the top of the city, neither running away nor staying. They didn't know what to do for a while.

Zuo Shuang reacted first and shouted: "To hide from the stone bullets, go down the city wall to take cover -"

Before he could finish his words, a stone bullet hit him.

In just an instant, there were rumbling sounds above and below the city, inside and outside the city.

Some stone bullets fell outside the city, making large round holes in the ground. Some stone bullets fell into the city, hitting barracks and streets. As long as one stone bullet hit, half of the small barracks would be basically destroyed. If it was hit by two or three stone bullets in a row, it would basically be completely destroyed. Most of the stone bullets still accurately hit the wall of Baguan. The stone bullets hit the wall with a bang bang sound, sparks flying everywhere, and the stone bullets also Then it embedded itself deeply into the wall.

Fortunately, Baguan's city wall is strong enough to withstand heavy blows, otherwise it would collapse in an instant under such intensive blows.

The biggest threat to the Feng Army is the stone bullets that fall on the city. Because the Feng Army's positions are too dense, as long as a stone bullet falls, a Feng Army soldier will be hit by it. Once hit, they will either be killed or killed. They were crushed into meat patties, or their bones were broken and their tendons were broken. For a while, screams and wails broke out all over the city.

This was just the first round of salvos, followed by the second, third, and continuous attacks.

A large number of Feng troops were killed and injured by the opponent's heavy trebuchet without firing an arrow. The city was in chaos, and people fled in all directions. Many people were squeezed off the city wall by their companions if they were not careful. Looking at Baguan from outside the city, the Fengjun on top of the city fell down from the city like dumplings.

Nie Ze held a bamboo tube and watched the situation at Baguan. Seeing the Feng army in chaos under his own salvo, he couldn't help laughing and said proudly to the generals around him: "I think our army will be ready this evening." Let’s celebrate the victory in Baguan City.”

"Haha——" The generals of the Sichuan and Zhen armies also laughed. People looked relaxed, pointing in the direction of Baguan, and whispering to each other. Some generals who talked a lot began to express their opinions directly, gesturing with their hands. Hua Hua talks freely about how to attack most effectively.

Now the two sides on the battlefield are in heaven on one side and hell on the other.

The Sichuan-Zhen Allied Forces were relaxed as if they were engaged in a practice battle, while the Feng Army was in dire straits. All the soldiers did not know where to hide. The city was attacked, and the city was also attacked. , countless soldiers gathered at the base of the city wall, and they were so crowded that they were almost swollen.

Zuo Shuang stood on the city wall and did not go down. The generals around him all shrank their necks and shouted: "General, let's go down first to avoid it!"

Without even looking at the people on the left and right, Zuo Shuang stared at the enemy troops outside the city and said coldly: "If you are afraid, just go down first."

That's what he said, but who dares to leave his post without permission? People stayed at the top of the city with Zuo Shuang in fear. Whenever a stone bullet flew over their heads or hit nearby, people's necks would always shrink down subconsciously.

Zuo Shuang turned a blind eye to the stone bullets whizzing by all around, his eyes always fell on the enemy's attacking phalanx. When the enemy army was close to the pass, he raised his fist, beat down the arrow stack hard, and then turned back, He shouted to the generals: "The enemy has entered the shooting range, let all the brothers go to the city wall."

"Yes! General!" There was no way to escape. At this time, all the generals were ready to risk their lives. What's more, Zuo Shuang, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, stayed on top of the city. What else were they afraid of? People agreed one after another, rushed to the other side of the city wall, and shouted to the Western soldiers hiding below: "Go up the city wall and prepare to fight!"

The Sichuan-Zhen Allied Forces' stone bomb attack has not stopped yet. Huge boulders are falling on the city top. The soldiers of the Western Border are brave enough to run up the city wall. As soon as people come up, screams are heard everywhere, and the soldiers are shouting one after another. The entire city wall was hit by stone bullets falling from the sky. The entire city wall was riddled with holes and corpses were everywhere. The city-breaking crossbows and military-breaking crossbows arranged by Yingbu had not yet been used, and more than half of them had been damaged by the stone bullets.