Section 155 Attack on the Franks (2)
Generally speaking, fighting on the ground, with food in hand, civilian support, and strong walls and clear fields (this is inevitable), the troops can have a city, and the rear can send food nearby, which will take a year and a half without any impact, and supply should not be a problem.
The attacking side came from afar, and the supplies often relied on the rear to transport, and only by marching like the Hu people could they not rely on the rear, but with the Tang army using a large number of artillery, flying thunder cannons and catapults, the transportation of materials was indispensable, but the Tang 150,000 engineers and the Minfu General Battle urgently opened a double-track railway line from Constantinople to Verdun, and then opened a single line to the front line in Paris
Material resources were continuously transported to the front line, and the spirit of the Tang Army was hundredfold.
The main force of the Franks was stationed in Paris, which led to a shortage of supplies in Paris.
Last year's harvest was affected to a certain extent, but there are still savings in the country, but they are scattered in various cities, and the traffic has been cut off by Tang Qi, how can they be transported!
Because of the large number of troops in the Paris area, after three months of confrontation with the Tang Army, the previous savings were obtained, and in ten days, they would run out of food!
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"Prepare to attack!" The Franks marched in great force, and the city of Paris was filled with troops, fully equipped to put everything at the bottom of the box to use, and the soldiers were generally well equipped, with helmets, armor, weapons, ladders, and baskets and shovels to fill the pits.
The Franks rushed eastward, and the black-pressed crowd rushed like a torrent to the Tang military fortifications in front of them, which were as terrifying as giant beasts.
"Two hundred meters away!" Looking upstairs, the staff officer of the Tang Army said excitedly.
"Artillery, attack!"
"Catapult, attack!"
"Flying Thunder Cannon, Attack!"
"Put!" "Put!" "Put!" …… The officer waved his saber and pointed forward, and the flag bearer waved the flag.
Packets of explosives from the Flying Thunder Cannon exploded above the Franks' heads, and countless spikes and steel balls crackled against the Franks' armor, helmets, and shields.
The attacking Franks were equipped with perfect protection, from head to toe, and the iron nails and steel balls were not very lethal, but they made them fully feel the impact.
As for the artillery shells hitting in a straight line, the lethality of the Franks was more intimidating than lethal.
What caused trouble for the Franks was the catapults, which the Tang army threw oil bombs and chemical bombs, which made the Franks take a detour (after all, they were not Ah San, they were not hanged, and they could not walk through the fire), breaking up their formation, and the smell of chemical bombs made the Franks cough and runny, but they were strong enough to resist and move forward.
Truth be told, the firearms of black powder gave the Franks a certain amount of trouble, but they were far from being influential, not yet decisive.
The arrows were thrown like locusts, and the Franks raised their shields neatly to block them.
They can still throw guns, but the Tang army is prepared, and the losses are slight.
As the two sides came and went, the Franks approached the trench and began to fill it.
The Tang army desperately blocked it, artillery catapults and flying thunder cannons bombarded indiscriminately, and the Franks were filled with smoke and flames.
While their camp was in disarray, the Don army came in with bows and arrows, inflicting more damage on the Franks.
But they still filled in the trenches, and when they swarmed under the barracks, the Tang troops above threw a large number of explosive bags in a frenzy!
The black powder was not very powerful, and the musket bullets could not penetrate the armor and shields, but the explosion of a large amount of black powder on the explosive pack still caused great casualties among the Franks!
In order to prepare for this battle, the Tang army hoarded an unknown number of black powder explosive packs, which could be used for flying thunder cannons in peacetime, and thrown directly down in close combat.
Some even stacked several packets on top of each other and set them on fire and threw them among the Franks.
The ground exploded, and the ground trembled violently! As if there was a sudden earthquake, I saw a flash like lightning, a large cloud of smoke and dust rose up, and I immediately heard an explosion that shook the mountains with a "boom"!
No matter how strong Ren Er was near the bombing point, he was blown up!
What's even more terrifying is that the rockets of the Don Army flew all over the sky, blowing up the Franks to the ground!
The fireball is rolled into a cylinder with a thin iron sheet, containing a large amount of gunpowder, the rate of fire is fast, the firing range is long, and the maneuverability is flexible, although the accuracy is very poor (there must be a deviation), but it can't stand it much, and a large number of rocket salvos are amazing, enough to raze the city to the ground, and all the troops on the ground are flattened and fall to the ground!
Tang Jun's God knows how many rockets have been launched, and the roar and fire are shining, which will make the earth seem to have an extra sun!
Under such a blow, the Franks were injured a lot, many of them had their ears rumbled, their equipment was blown up, and many of them were injured in the legs by iron nails and steel balls, and then they became infected, and if they returned alive, they would have a fever.
Nevertheless, the horns on the Frankish army did not stop for a moment, and the Franks gritted their teeth and rushed,
If you advance you may die, if you retreat you will die, and if you don't attack, you will starve to death in disgrace.
Either you die or I die, only fight!
The Franks approached the camp in a disorderly manner, set up ladders to climb up, and the Don army fired arrows one after another, plus threw explosive bags, which made the Franks scream.
After all, they still climbed to the Tang army base (base, that is, a thick wall that is not high), and a Frankish warrior, holding his sword and shield tightly with both hands, was the first to rush to the base.
"Bang!" There was a pain in his head, and the violent impact and concussion of the metal made him suddenly feel like the world was spinning, and the helmet was hit by an arrow, which did not break the defense, but it hurt very much!
A Don sergeant rushed to him, beckoned the Franks to the head with a wave of his sword. His eyes were glazed, but he didn't faint, and with a loud roar, he slammed his body and shield forward, and immediately hit a man, and both of them fell to the ground.
The two sides rolled, and the Frank man was a strong man, with quick eyes and quick hands, and with a sharp knife, he nailed Tang Jun to the ground!
Then he had a severe pain in his vest, and three Don military spears stuck him to death!
Another Frankish warrior, yelling and desperately climbing up towards the camp, he directly escorted two heavy iron rods, as soon as he got on the base, he flew left and right, and no one in the Tang army could put him right, he cleared a piece of territory, and beckoned more Franks to come up.
However, the Tang army was a double-layer barracks, the outer base where the Franks stood, the inner base was higher, and the bows and arrows on it were aimed at the Frankish generals and brothers to release arrows together!
"Huhuhuhu......"
I don't know how many arrows he shot, but the fierce general brother was full of arrows, and he roared in the sky, and fell heavily into the dust.
The Franks did not know how many people had died, but they still rushed forward.
They continued to attack, regardless of the heavy casualties, and regarded every day of fighting as the last battle, and there was no doubt that they had no way to retreat, and the enemy was overwhelmed by heavy forces, and there was a shortage of food and grass, and the retreat was even worse.
The fierceness and blood of the Franks burst out at this moment, and they fought to the death, one by one, on the top of the city, even if they were slightly wounded... They know that if they go back with minor injuries, they often have a fever, so it is better to die directly.
By the way, the camp also turned into hell, the hell of the Franks, which also took the lives of many Tang troops, so it was also the hell of the Tang army.