Chapter 287: Breaking the War
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Zhang Liao pondered for a while, but agreed to try, after all, now, there is indeed no too good way, surrounded by soldiers selected by him, and some even like Zhang Zhao, some of whom have some kinship with him, it is not easy to fight to this extent, if it is an ordinary army, it will not be able to hold it for a long time......
The same is true for the remnants of the soldiers, the personal soldiers of the Shi clan often lose and prosper with their masters, so this is why the Han Dynasty often encountered generals who were defeated, but still able to escape.
Because these private soldiers are often not one person, but the whole family is attached to the general, if the general is abandoned, it means that his family will all be punished, so the private soldiers around their own general are often more resistant than ordinary soldiers......
However, the next battle may be even more brutal, if the attrition continues, even if Zhang Liao and Fei Qian are the backbone, they may not be able to maintain the troops, and in the end, the army may collapse because of too much loss......
From the day the pass was built, it was mainly for the defense of the east, not the west, so the west wall of the city was not only not as majestic and wide as the east of the city, but also the terrain was not dangerous enough, and it was also low, which was not particularly conducive to defense.
And for the east city wall, there is a long inner city wall when entering the east city gate, which is equivalent to an elongated urn city, and there is not even an urn city in the west of the city, and there are only houses on both sides of the road, so once you break through the city gate, it is directly into the city!
If the east city wall is the first Xiongguan in the world, then the west city wall is at most a strengthened version of an ordinary county town......
Zheng Fei's soldiers took advantage of the fact that the sky had not yet darkened, and launched a new wave of offensive, Zhang Liaofei's soldiers were exhausted, and Zheng Wei's was the same, at this moment, they often held their last breath to see who was the first to let out that breath.
Several of Zheng's soldiers pushed the crash car straight to the city gate, the first few attacks, the crash car was the focus of the target, as long as it was close to the city wall, it was the size of the stone smashed together, until the crash car was completely smashed.
The lack of long-range strike capability is Zhang Liaofeiqian's biggest helplessness, if he can have two hundred, or even one more hundred archers, with the city wall, he can also deal a considerable blow to Zheng Yu's troops......
It's a pity that the long-range strike capability that I have now is only a small part of Zhang Liao's cavalry, in addition to the more than thirty remaining soldiers of Fei Qian's who can shoot bows......
But the bow of the cavalry is completely different from the bow of the infantry, and the so-called cavalry shooting is not as invincible in the world as the so-called popular science encyclopedia in later generations said, because in the Han Dynasty, many Han cavalry did not have the ability to open all the bows like the Huns and the Huns, but in the face of the Huns, there is no big problem with one to five, even if they can't ride and shoot, they still beat the Huns and Hu people can't find the north.
The biggest factor is the crushing of iron technology on the blades and armor, and it is normal for the Han cavalry not to shoot the bow, because many times it is still mostly slashing......
And only the Xiliang cavalry, the Bingzhou cavalry and the Youzhou cavalry will have some cavalry that can ride and shoot, and most of the other states and counties do not understand......
Fei Qian really realized what it meant when Cai Mao said a hundred archers at the beginning, the slightly proud expression means, indeed, in the Han Dynasty, the archer was a relatively high-level class, and it required good physical strength - in addition to the knife armor of the normal foot soldier, he also needed to bring an additional bow and thirty arrows; Be agile - the clumsy should be a pikeman, as long as all kinds of stabs are sufficient; It is necessary to listen to the command - the salvo can be used to exert the maximum power, and it must often be interspersed with other infantry formations; The most important point is to have good eyes - if you have bad eyes, you should be a sword and shield soldier, at least you can see the enemy clearly......
Therefore, although Zhang Liaofeiqian is the defender of the city, he still has obvious shortcomings, and he does not occupy an absolute advantage, which is also an important reason why he is fighting so hard now......
Fortunately, Fei Qian and Zhang Liao have shortcomings, and Zheng Yu also has them.
Because the Zheng Yi reinforcements who came later were originally scheduled to be two or three days later, because they learned of the fall of Hangu Pass, they were specially urgently recruited and temporarily recruited, and a considerable part of them spent money to recruit some idle and combative people, and they did not experience much training, let alone any archers.
And the soldiers with strong crossbows who fought against Guo Pu before were also burned under Zhang Liao's attack on the camp last night, and lost most of their crossbows, especially the crossbows placed in the baggage carts, which were basically burned......
The crossbow bolt is not something that can be used by simply cutting a piece of wood, and without a strong crossbowman, even beating people with a bow and crossbow is too heavy to be wood.
Therefore, Zheng Yu is basically standing on the same line as Zhang Liaofeiqian, both of them are the same, and they don't have much long-range suppression ability......
And because he was in a hurry, Zheng Yu didn't make a complete crash, just a wooden frame carrying a thick long wooden stake, and a little branch or something on the top was just to cover it, and most of the soldiers on the cart were actually exposed, and it was very easy to be targeted by the soldiers defending the city.
But this time, perhaps because the rolling stones have been exhausted, or the sky is darker and it is difficult to see clearly, Zheng Yi's crash car actually arrived under the city gate completely after only a few soldiers died......
A few of Zheng's soldiers hurriedly pulled the long wooden stake back, and when they reached the end, they ran to help the wooden stake, only to hear a boom, the gate of Hangu Pass trembled, and the dust fell down.
Although Zheng Yi couldn't see the details of the opposite side clearly, when he heard this huge crashing sound, he also understood that the crash had already begun to impact, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and shouted: "The city is broken at this time!" Those who advance in the city will be rewarded with 100 gold! Reward for the slasher! ”
The soldiers also heard such a loud muffled sound, and there was a heavy stimulus, so they couldn't help but shout, and they frantically climbed up the simple ladder to the city wall......
Fei Qian was wearing a suit of armor that fit too well, wearing a helmet, and he was also on the city wall, and the previous set of armor made by Huang Yueying was placed in Luoyang and was not brought over, so he had to make do with it.
Although Huang Cheng has been fighting for a day, he still does not leave Fei Qian's side by step, guarding Fei Qian's safety.
In later generations, what TV and movie did they watch, they pushed the ladder down, and then the soldiers on the ladder fell down like dumplings, and the light ones had blue noses and swollen faces, and the heavy ones had broken arms and legs......
But in fact, it is not so simple, the ladder itself is connected with thick trees, the newly cut trees are wet and heavy, and in order to be able to hold the city wall, two curved iron hooks are often added to the top of the ladder, once the city wall is built, in the blink of an eye, it is full of soldiers......
The weight of the person plus the weight of the ladder itself, it is really not so easy to push it away. Someone needs to smash the connected iron hook down first, and then a few people use a long wooden fork to hold the top of the ladder, and then push it outward, of course, only need to push it past 90 degrees, and the rest of the matter will not be taken care of, even if the soldiers on the ladder do not fall, they will be either killed or injured by the heavy ladder.
Fei Qian just hid at the back of the long wooden fork and pushed three or four ladders, but he was already out of breath, his armor was crooked, and he looked like a bandit soldier.
"Boom!"
"Zheng Guanling, it is estimated that you can rest in the city today!" The military general behind Zheng Yan finally showed a smile and said in a deep voice.
"That's nature!" Zheng Yu replied proudly, a small descendant of the Hongnong Yang family, if it weren't for his previous failures, he wouldn't even be too lazy to take care of it.
Although the Xingyang Zheng clan is not as good as the Hongnong Yang clan, but a child of the side branch outside the five suits, and there is no official position in the imperial court, what qualifications does he have to point fingers in front of him?