diskusbooks Chapter 422 Outside Chang'an City
Chapter 422 Outside Chang'an City
Sima Ling is not an easy person to deal with. He has long harbored ambitions for control of the Qin territory. This time he took this opportunity to first consume Zhao Qin's Qin army so that he could roam freely in this land in the future.
The army of Zhang Heng and others suddenly stopped marching, which undoubtedly exposed Qian Dazhuang's team completely to Ge Pengfei, the defender of Chang'an.
Qian Dazhuang, who was still unaware of this situation, saw that the Chang'an defenders were waiting for him on high alert, and he was mentally prepared to fight to the end.
"Order the artillery and other siege weapons to be brought forward."
Seeing that the defenders in the city showed signs of going out of the city for a decisive battle, Qian Dazhuang hurriedly gave orders to his men.
Although there were a large number of weapons left for Zhao Qin's army, the ammunition they could use was very limited.
Even though Qian Dazhuang had never experienced a battle involving artillery sieges, he understood that siege weapons must be prepared in advance.
In fact, even if the Qin army was at the gates of the city, Ge Pengfei would not pull all the troops out of the city. The real purpose of one team leaving the city was to attack Qian Dazhuang's baggage and food, and also to contain Zhang Heng's team.
After all, on the battlefield, everyone is worried about the danger of being attacked from behind.
Qian Dazhuang didn't think so much. He felt that with the assistance of the troops sent by Sima Ling on the flanks, he would definitely get support as long as a war broke out on his side.
Various types of artillery were transported to the foot of the city. Facing the large-caliber artillery on the city wall, Shi Yongzhi, who had rich combat experience, was not afraid of the powerful weapons of the opposite side at all.
"Remember this, when the battle begins, the light artillery will advance first, and the number of people will continue to increase. Don't give the enemy a chance to aim."
Shi Yongzhi served as the vanguard general this time. He was giving a speech to his soldiers in front of the position.
"understood!"
The soldiers' answers were mixed, and their confidence was clearly lacking.
"Brothers, cheer up! We have no way out in this battle. As the vanguard, we can only move forward bravely. The heavy artillery must be transported to the designated location after the second round of attack."
Shi Yongzhi shouted loudly, his voice sounding a little hoarse in the noisy battlefield.
The following response was still the same weak one as before, which made Shi Yongzhi feel very helpless.
After completing the pre-war instructions, Shi Yongzhi found Qian Dazhuang.
"General, my vanguard is ready. When we launch the second round of attack and see the heavy weapons begin to advance, the army will prepare to attack the city."
Qian Dazhuang knew that this was a strategy discussed in advance with Shi Yongzhi. The purpose was to rely on the crowd behind to disrupt the defenders' vision so that the heavy artillery could move forward smoothly without attracting the enemy's attention.
"Alright, once you start your second round of attack, I'll get the siege troops into position and coordinate with your heavy artillery. And are you really sure we don't need siege ladders?"
There was a hint of doubt in Qian Dazhuang's eyes. He was not very sure about this new method of siege.
Shi Yongzhi knew very well that Qian Dazhuang had never fought such a siege, so he was not surprised by Qian Dazhuang's question.
"General, the battlefield is changing rapidly. You can observe and take action when the time comes. If necessary, you can bring them along."
Seeing Shi Yongzhi say this, Qian Dazhuang nodded slightly and said, "Well, I will handle it as appropriate."
In fact, at this time, Qian Dazhuang had already been secretly planning in his mind to have the team attack the city with ladders.
The time for the siege was set for a quarter of an hour later.
At Shi Yongzhi's command, the first batch of soldiers attacking the city swarmed out like a tide, looking a little disorganized from a distance.
"General, look at these Qin troops. You can tell they haven't been rigorously trained. They're fighting independently when attacking the city. It's pretty routine."
A lieutenant general standing next to Qian Dazhuang said this with a hint of sarcasm.
Qian Dazhuang didn't understand Shi Yongzhi's intention behind this arrangement, but he agreed with the lieutenant general's opinion.
"Boom! Boom boom..."
In an instant, shells flew out from the open space outside the city, raising dust.
The soldiers attacking the city were very scattered, and occasionally some were blown down by artillery shells, but most of them were able to get up quickly and continue to move forward bravely.
Those running in front are basically soldiers holding mortar bases, or holding shields and brackets.
The soldier carrying the gun barrel seemed to have a hard time running. Although one person could carry it, the gun barrel weighed over a hundred pounds after all, so it was not very convenient to carry it while running.
The soldiers who had placed the base plate and set up the bracket were anxiously waiting for the soldiers at the gun barrel to arrive.
Friends who often fire artillery know that the person holding the gun barrel is neither the captain who is responsible for aiming, nor the third gunner who is responsible for hanging the shells with explosives. He is just a person who stuffs the shells into it.
The mortar was loaded and the gunner had already hung the shell with propellant.
Shells flew towards the city wall one after another, blowing the bricks into pieces.
Wherever there is fighting, there will inevitably be casualties, and these casualties do not distinguish between friend and foe.
Seeing that someone had already started bombarding, Shi Yongzhi waved his hand and commanded the second echelon of soldiers to launch an attack.
It was still the same as before, except that the number of people attacking the city increased significantly this time, and the density of people also increased greatly.
The defenders seemed a little panicked and launched artillery attacks on crowded areas.
Just as the defenders on the city wall were busy attacking the attacking soldiers with artillery fire, Shi Yongzhi saw that Qian Dazhuang had already sent people over, and many of them were carrying ladders.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Shi Yongzhi no longer had any concerns and continued to order: "The third round of attack has begun. Everyone, slow down your pace until the heavy artillery arrives."
Having said that, after all, everyone has never coordinated the infantry and artillery, and when they go to the battlefield, everyone still acts independently.
Fortunately, the heavy artillery did not need to be pushed too far, just five hundred steps were enough.
The gunners on the city wall were in a panic at this time because the mortars had already begun to attack the city and a large number of troops were attacking from behind. They did not notice that the heavy artillery was moving forward.
The so-called heavy artillery is artillery with large caliber and long range.
Shi Yongzhi knew that there were not many shells, so he was extremely strict with the gunners, insisting that no shells be wasted.
This also led to the fact that after all the heavy artillery was in place, they did not fire immediately, but instead repeatedly calculated the parameters and carefully aimed, striving to hit the target on the first shot.
When the defenders heard the deafening roar of artillery shells cutting through the sky, they had a premonition that the shadow of doomsday was quietly approaching.
But what awaited them was a devastating catastrophe.
The shells fell like meteorites, shattering the solid bricks. The broken fragments, like sharp blades, mercilessly cut into the flesh and blood of the surrounding defenders.
In an instant, flames suddenly rose, like an angry fire dragon raging on the city wall, and the raging flames devoured everything.
The smoke billowed, covering the sky and the sun, shrouding the sky above the city wall in chaos.