Volume 1 Jiangdong Fengyun Chapter 73: Fierce Battle
At dawn, Sun Ce began the first round of siege from the east gate.
The battering rams were in front, the ants were following behind, and eight ladders were slowly pushed forward in the center of the army formation...
The battering ram at that time was also of a very simple structure, with two rows of wheels at the bottom, a huge heavy wood placed on top, and a roof on the top to block arrows. It was pushed forward by soldiers on both sides and was mainly used to directly ram city walls and gates.
In today's siege warfare, there are basically only two offensive strategies on the battlefield: climbing walls and breaking down doors.
Although well traps appeared during the Warring States Period, they did not become popular.
The battle strategy of Jinglan was to erect tall, movable arrow towers and push them to within an arrow's reach of the city wall, so that the attackers could also arrange soldiers to shoot arrows from high places and recover some of the defenders' long-range attack advantages.
It is much more difficult to build than battering rams and ladders, and is easily destroyed, so it is not as common as the former two.
In comparison, Lu Gongche should be regarded as an advancement of the well guard - a larger mobile device that strives to be at the same height as the city wall or even higher, and has higher requirements for sturdiness than the well guard. It can be pushed directly to the side of the city wall, allowing the attackers to engage in a face-to-face platform battle with the defenders of the city wall, greatly weakening the advantage of the city wall and omitting the process of ant attachment and climbing ladders.
Although the "Lu Gongche" is named after Jiang Ziya, it is actually a siege weapon that only appeared in the Song Dynasty. It only became common in the Ming Dynasty and is still lying in the technology tree of the white map...
Lu Kang also let Bai Tu see how great the popular support advantage of the defenders could be!
During the Battle of Qu'a, Bai Tu also relied on the Langya Army to force the 80,000-strong army of the famous general Zhang Xun to break the psychological preparation for a war of attrition.
However, in comparison, Bai Tu had just arrived in Qu'a, and his small benefits and benevolent policies had not yet been implemented. As the defender, he only had the advantages of the city walls themselves and equipment.
In the current Shucheng, not only are the militiamen on the wall, but the same "Flying Yaksha" can be seen. The style is somewhat different from when it was installed in Qu'a - put together, it feels like a parallel import and the original.
Bai Tu also discovered that after the Flying Yaksha was installed in Shucheng, it was not only more solid and powerful, but its defensive performance was also improved, and it was even... easier to operate!
The battering ram, which was known for its simple structure and durability, would break its axle six or seven times out of ten when it was hit by the Flying Yaksha when it arrived at the foot of the city. In serious cases, it would break down on the spot and could no longer be moved.
For bulky siege engines like these, we don't need to completely destroy them, we just need to make them unable to move freely...
Even Lu Kang ignored the battering ram at the beginning, and only "incidentally" destroyed the battering ram below while attacking the ant-like enemy troops.
After all, in this world, the strength of a city wall is not only related to its architectural structure and materials, but also to the will of the people - the strength of a city lies in both its danger and its virtue!
For example, when the battering ram crashed into the wall of Shucheng, which was clearly just an ordinary earth-and-stone wall, Bai Tu clearly saw that at the moment of the impact, a layer of light golden barrier emerged, which greatly weakened the impact force time and time again...
It is said that this is the "will of the people".
White picture: ...
Bai Tu could only convince himself to adapt to this - this world had war horses, mechas, and castle palaces that seemed like black technology, and the generals themselves possessed unscientific powers, and even the people's will could actually be manifested?
In Bai Tu's eyes, there are at least two systems of power here that should not exist in an agricultural civilization. However, for the indigenous people here, this situation has been "like this since ancient times", so naturally they don't feel anything strange about it.
And this is not something that can be explored with the current white map!
At the same time, Sun Ce’s army also let Bai Tu see what elite soldiers are - the Bingzhou cavalry is also elite, but as "their own", Bai Tu cannot directly feel his edge.
After the "Flying Yaksha" fell, Sun Ce's elite troops were not like the Huainan Army under Zhang Xun before. They basically scattered and shrank back in the face of the wolf-fang thorns. Although there were casualties, there was no shortage of brave warriors who rushed up and attacked bravely.
If the "Flying Yaksha" was not now used as a city defense weapon and also enjoyed a defense bonus, several of them might be destroyed in one round.
Even when they discovered that the ascending speed of the "Flying Yaksha" was far beyond their imagination, some military officers jumped onto the wooden beams and even climbed up by the ropes of the wooden beams!
After fighting for more than an hour, the sun rose from the east. For the soldiers defending the city, the sunlight was a bit dazzling, which slightly affected their performance.
It was at this moment that a "Flying Yaksha" was lifted up, and a green figure suddenly jumped up from below. After climbing up the city wall, it killed several militiamen who were operating the windlass!
It was a captain in green armor who was previously held under the beam of the "Flying Yaksha" and was brought up along with him...
This green-armored captain also had gilded armor. He did not look too old, about thirty years old, with a slight beard.
However, he was very brave. After being the first to climb up the city wall, he brandished a ring-handled broadsword, making it difficult for the surrounding defenders to get close to him.
Because the green armor was guarding the wall with a posture of fighting to the death, the progress of the surrounding ants climbing and ascending the ladders was suddenly improved a lot.
"My lord, please retreat." Taishi Ci reminded Bai Tu before heading towards the green-armored general.
Bai Tu naturally would not try to be brave. Without Taishi Ci by his side, he immediately became much more timid. However, he still said without losing face: "Zi Jing, come stand next to me, I will protect you!" As he said this, he straightened his armored chest.
Hearing this, Lu Su twitched the corner of his mouth somewhat unnaturally - although Bai Tu had armor and he did not, Lu Su still felt that Bai Tu might not be better at fighting than himself.
Lu Su had learned volley shooting since he was young, so he was skilled in archery and horse riding. Three or five ordinary soldiers might not be able to get close to him, and Bai Tu... was just stronger and had awakened the military talisman!
Generally speaking, once one of the official seal or military talisman is awakened, it will be difficult to awaken the other one. Otherwise, there would not be so few people who possess both seals and talismans at the same time.
Normally, Bai Tu doesn't wear this wooden and stone armor, but on the battlefield, Bai Tu will not be careless. Image is not as important as life.
Bai Tu's military token is just an ordinary wooden and stone military token, without even a back pattern. His armor is naturally just an ordinary auxiliary exoskeleton style, but... he has two feathers on his head, which are very similar to those of Lu Lingqi and Lu Bu.
That’s right, it’s the feathers. Bai Tu would never admit that his feathers look more like rabbit ears…
Although the green-armored general was brave, he was no match for Taishi Ci. After three or five rounds, he was pierced through the chest by Taishi Ci's spear. He tried to hold on to Taishi Ci's spear until his death, but Taishi Ci threw him off the city wall, and also knocked down several enemy soldiers who were about to climb up.
At the same time, Taishi Ci kicked the unmanned windlass, causing the flying yaksha to fall down again...
The siege lasted until the sun was high in the sky. Sun Ce felt that his side was a little too dazzling, so he sounded the call for the troops to retreat.
In addition to the one time by the green-armored general, there were two other times when he successfully climbed the tower, but he failed to hold it.
After the battle, Sun Ce's army left more than a thousand "corpses" under the city, most of whom were new recruits from Huainan. The defenders also lost more than 500 people, but most of them were civilians converted from laborers...
