Chapter 586: Bloody Battle Wheel (2/20 Supplement)
boom!
A huge rock hit the wall of Luntai City, and the wall trembled. The huge rocks shattered into several pieces and splashed around, and the morale of the guards around them dropped.
The Mongolian army launched a decisive battle in the desert and Luntai City at the same time. Ogedei and Yelu Dashi used the Xiangyang cannons to attack Luntai City, with as many as 70!
Seventy large counterweight catapults bombarded Luntai City's brick wall day and night, all the gate towers of Luntai City, and the arrow towers were destroyed by catapults, and thousands of soldiers were killed and injured!
The city wall on the east side had already cracks like spider webs, and the bricks of the city wall were broken, revealing the rammed earth layer inside. Moreover, the rammed earth layer could not withstand the continuous bombardment, and the soil splashed, and was about to collapse.
Xu Fengnian, who supported Luntai City, experienced the collapse of the city wall at Yumen Pass, so he noticed that the east wall of Luntai City was inclined to collapse, so he hurriedly found Huo'an: "The wall of Luntai City cannot withstand this level of bombardment at all and may collapse at any time. Once a gap occurs, the Mongolian army will drive straight in, and Luntai City will inevitably fall!"
Huo An invited Chen Tang with Xu Fengnian's reminder: "You lead a team of infantry, use drawings, and pile up earthen trench and wooden fence behind the east city wall in case of emergency. Once the east city wall collapses, immediately seize the gap and defend the earthen trench and wooden fence at the same time. Do not allow the enemy troops to drive in."
Chen Tang was solemn: "The last general will receive the order."
Facing Ogedei, Yelu Dashi's full-scale attack increased, and he built earth and wooden fences flew wildly, while fighting against the enemy soldiers on the city wall.
Wang Yanzhang killed a hundred people, and his armor was covered with blood, almost all of the enemy's blood.
Ogedei and Yelu Dashi seemed to be crazy, urging troops to attack Luntai City.
The previous offensives were not so fierce!
It is obvious that even Ogedei and Yelu Dashi realized that this was a decisive battle with the Han army. If you slacken a little, the fate of the Mongol Empire and various khanates might end here!
boom!!!
A 300-pound stone hit the rammed earth layer, the soil collapsed, a city wall weighing dozens of tons fell, gravel and soil rolled down, and dozens of defenders and enemy troops siege were flooded with gravel and soil!
The eastern city wall where Xiangyang cannons were concentratedly bombarded could not withstand the bombardment of Xiangyang cannons day and night, and had begun to collapse!
This is just a sign of the collapse of the eastern city wall!
Perhaps he realized that the durability of the eastern city wall had reached its limit, Ogedei ordered the Mongolian army attacking the eastern city wall to retreat, and then used Xiangyang cannons to bombard the eastern city wall!
"Remove the wall!"
Xu Fengnian urged the defenders on the city wall that he was responsible for defending to withdraw from the city wall.
Soon, the city wall will collapse, and any defenders who stay on the city wall may die!
Dozens of huge rocks were shot into the air by a large scatterer, and then fell, giving the last blow to the east city wall!
Rumble!!
The east city wall was once again under fierce bombardment, and the wall that reached its limit collapsed, and the dust in the sky was swelled up into the sky!
"Ahem cough cough..."
The defenders covered their mouths and noses. When the sand and dust retreated, a thirty-meter-wide gap appeared in the city wall on the east!
For the defenders, such a gap is enough to be fatal!
"Wang Tieqin, guard the gap!"
"Abide by the order!"
As the most ferocious general under Xu Fengnian's command and the longest-time powerful general, Wang Yanzhang made great contributions to Xu Fengnian. At this time, a gap appeared in the city wall, and he led his troops to block the gap as soon as possible!
"Those who attacked Luntai will appreciate ten cattle and sheep!"
Ogedei found that the sturdy Luntai City had a thirty-meter gap and urged the cavalry to step forward and seize it!
A ten thousand-strong captain led the cavalry to attack the gap, hoping to make military achievements in front of Ogedei!
Ogedei was the second candidate for the Mongol Empire Khan. If he could get the enemy of Ogedei, his status might be higher!
"Continue to bombard other walls."
Yelu Dashi seemed not satisfied with opening the 30-meter gap. Xiangyang cannon continued to bombard other broken city wall sections, intending to razor the east wall of Luntai City to the ground!
"Stop them!"
Wang Yanzhang pointed his iron spear forward, hundreds of powerful crossbows shot out from the gap, and sharp crossbow arrows shot at the light cavalry that rushed in the front, and more than a hundred light cavalry were killed.
The ruins of the city wall blocked the war horses of the Mongolian cavalry. The ten thousand men had to dismount and fight with their companions in an infantry battle, trying to open the gap.
"die!"
Wang Yanzhang blocked the gap and killed a centurion with one shot. The heavy 100-pound iron spear without armor can block its penetration power, and even the impact can kill people!
With the heavy infantry led by Wang Yanzhang, the crossbowmen blocked the gap, and tens of thousands of Mongolian troops were unable to open the gap!
Wang Yanzhang was like a god of war. His iron spear hit an enemy soldier. The enemy soldier flew backwards and hit another enemy soldier coming from behind. The two of them were bleeding!
"My lord asked me to come and help you!"
Yang Shihou led the remaining Silver Spear Kings to help with the battle. Silver Spear Kings were both high-level spearmen, capable of attacking and defending, and were tug at the gap with the Mongolian cavalry.
After the Mongolian cavalry did not have the advantage of war horses, it would be difficult to advance even if they used Xiangyang artillery to bombard the gap.
However, even so, the collapsed city wall is countless times better than the standing city wall. The towering and towering city walls are prohibitive.
A young silver-armored white-robed young man held a spear in his hand and killed the Mongolian cavalry surrounding Wang Yanzhang, and blood splattered onto his white robes.
Seeing that the situation was critical, the injured Ma Chao stood up to help Wang Yanzhang.
"Disciple, this place is dangerous. Your injuries have not healed, so you should not stay for a long time."
Wang Yanzhang killed a few more enemy soldiers and urged Ma Chao to leave.
Ma Chao's force is not yet at its peak, and he was injured by a stray arrow not long ago. The Mongolian cavalry attack at the gap is getting more and more urgent. Even Wang Yanzhang is in danger of death, let alone Ma Chao who was only injured.
"I am a man from Xiliang, how can I give up the battle easily!"
Ma Chao's spear penetrated an enemy soldier. The killing on the battlefield not only did not scare him, but instead felt a little excited!
Maybe he was born for the battlefield.
"Be careful!"
Wang Yanzhang did not stop Ma Chao, but instead killed the enemy with Ma Chao.
On the battlefield, from the emperor to the soldiers, you may be killed or captured. Those who can survive must have luck in addition to force!
"With Wang Tieqin, Ma Chao and others defending the gap, the Mongolian cavalry is temporarily unable to enter the city. The construction of earthen turrets and wooden turrets must be accelerated."
Chen Tang urged the craftsmen.
If Luntai City had special talents similar to Li Jie, a craftsman in the Northern Song Dynasty, then the speed of building defensive fortifications could be increased.
Unfortunately, Luntai City does not have special talents similar to Li Jie, so Chen Tang could only urge him anxiously.
A timber and wooden fence are rapidly formed behind the gap in the eastern city wall.
Ogedei commanded the cavalry to compete for the gap and found that he had killed thousands of people on his side, but he was unable to attack Luntai City. He couldn't help but frown.
If Xu Fengnian's reinforcements had not entered Luntai City, perhaps the east wall collapsed this time, the Mongolian army could take advantage of the decline of the morale of the defenders and then seize the Luntai City of the Han Empire in one go.
However, Xu Fengnian's fierce general blocked Ogedei's cavalry.
"Yelu Dashi led the cavalry and captured the gap."
Ogedei placed his hope on Yelu Dashi.
An ordinary commander of ten thousand men is far inferior to Yelu Dashi's ability.
Yelu Dashi shook his head: "Even the last general, without the powerful generals and high-level heavy infantry, cannot get the gap."
Yelu Dashi muttered in his heart that with Wang Yanzhang's force and Yang Shihou's high-level infantry silver spear, the following horses and cavalry went to attack the gap, and he was no match for Wang Yanzhang and Yang Shihou.
"So, how should we capture this city?"
After Ogedei collapsed a section of the city wall with Xiangyang artillery, he could not take advantage of the situation to take down Luntai City, and he was a little disappointed.
"It's better to do this..."
When Ogedei was in trouble, Yelu Dashi took the initiative to make suggestions for Ogedei.
Ogedei looked cautious and after listening to Yelu Dashi's suggestion, he immediately issued an order according to his suggestion.
The Mongolian army, which had originally attacked the gap, retreated in exchange for attacking the gap with the minion army dominated by soldiers from the Wusun Kingdom.
The combat power of the Wusun State's servant army was far lower than that of the Mongolian cavalry, and their offensive was much weaker than that of the Mongolian cavalry.
Wang Yanzhang and Ma Chao can easily kill the vassal army of Wusun Kingdom.
Whether Wang Yanzhang, Ma Chao or Yang Shihou, the pressure suddenly decreased.
The Wusun Kingdom was a major country in the Western Regions and was also good at cavalry, but the Wusun Kingdom's cavalry dismounted and fought for the gap, and its combat power plummeted.
Xu Fengnian held a horn bow and shot a soldier from Wusun Kingdom, shouting to Huo An who was commanding not far away: "These servants should have been the servants controlled by your Western Regions Protectorate, why did they become servants of Ogedei?"
Huo An responded dissatisfiedly: "Oh my uncle, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are all fence-bearers, whoever is stronger with whom? Now, the Wusun King captured by Ogedei is still me who killed the old Wusun King and chose his nobles to become the new Wusun King. I didn't expect that he would dare to betray me!"
"The way your Western Region Protectorate over the thirty-six countries needs to be changed."
"Do you think I don't want to? If you don't set up a noble as king, how can you rule the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions within a few years? When you re-control the thirty-six countries this time, I will have the excuse to purge the nobles of the thirty-six countries!"
Huoan was also repeatedly angered by the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. Temujin attacked the Western Regions, and many nobles of the Western Regions were betrayed, which provided him with an excuse to reorganize the order of the Western Regions.
However, everything can only be carried out after the Western Regions Protectorate regained control of the Western Regions.
"Strange, why did Ogedei replace the Wusun minion army with low combat power? Could it be that Ogedei doesn't plan to compete for the gap?"
Xu Fengnian discovered that after Ogedei replaced the Mongolian cavalry with the soldiers of the Wusun Kingdom, the pressure was reduced.
Even if Huoan doesn't even think much about the soldiers of the Wusun Kingdom, Huoan even has the characteristics of suppressing the soldiers of the Wusun Kingdom, weakening the combat power of the Wusun Kingdom soldiers.
Chapter completed!