Chapter 159: The Siege Battle
Just when the two great witches were recuperating from their injuries, there was another move on the Terran side.
The 100,000 Rong warriors under the command of Baima Kaifu began to exert their might, because they were afraid of the strong bows and arrows of the Wu clan, the Rong warriors were not close to the camp, they relied on light knives and fast horses, and took turns to harass them, making the Wu army miserable, the number of snowmen was sharply reduced, and the manufacture of war equipment almost came to a standstill.
After some strengthening, the city wall of Handan City is not only much thicker, but also much higher, up to six zhang, plus the moat is wide and deep, the city has sufficient soldiers, sufficient grain and grass, and it is almost impossible to be breached.
But, this is for the Terrans.
This is not the case for the Wu people, who are tall, and the city wall of six zhang is only three zhang for them.
With a few simple siege equipment, they can rush to the city walls with sharp arrows and strong physique.
However, the problem now is that they don't even have those simple siege engines, they need to make them, and now the manufacturing is almost stagnant, and there is no doubt that a lot of time will be wasted.
And the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will naturally be for the Wu clan, and the great witches of the Wu clan will begin to be impetuous, and continue to pour into the camp of the ancestral witch, seeking a way to solve it.
sent away a batch of great witches, and the Baro Ancestor Witch only felt a little dizzy and exhausted.
He had tried his best to make arrangements to give the Witch Clan as much strength as possible to fight back. He asked the craftsmen not to rush to make siege equipment, but to start making bows and arrows and throwing spears, to give the Wu army as many long-range attack methods as possible, and then arrange for the Wu archers to roam around.
In this way, sure enough, the effect of the Rong people's attack was greatly reduced, and the casualties of the Rong people began to increase rapidly.
The manufacture of siege equipment has resumed again.
However, Barozum fell ill. Fortunately, the ancient snake witch was physically strong, even if he was so seriously injured, he recovered to the point where he could walk freely within a few days, and took over many things from the Baro Ancestor Witch, allowing the Baro Ancestor Witch to rest, and temporarily concealing the news of his illness.
"I'm running out of time. Baro Ancestral Witch said to the Ancient Serpent Witch, "We must start dividing our troops as soon as possible. ”
The Ancient Snake Great Witch nodded heavily, and then gathered his men and took the initiative to attack.
In Wanfu Village, in the north of Handan City, the ancient snake witch recklessly fought a battle with the Rong people. This reckless battle caused heavy losses to both sides, but it also suppressed the morale of the Rong people, so that they did not dare to attack at will.
A few days later, the Poisonous Worm Witch's injuries healed, and he began to ponder his plan.
The last fiasco had deprived him of his majesty, and this time, he decided to use his plan to redeem his reputation.
He went to consult the Baro Ancestral Witch, and after getting the approval of the Biological Witch, he was even more excited, gathered the manpower, and waited for the opportunity.
On March 5, after a long standoff, the siege equipment on the Witch side was finally manufactured.
The siege equipment of the Wu clan is very simple, it is a large ladder, a huge shield, and a cart carrying dirt.
In the morning, the drizzle had stopped, and the grass and trees were covered with lovely dewdrops, and the dewdrops shimmered in the sun, which was very beautiful.
In the camp, the Witch of Baro Ancestor ascended the high platform, and with his shout, the heads of hundreds of Terran captives fell to the ground at the same time, and in the bloody atmosphere, a sacrifice unfolded, and the Great Witches danced the war dance, and with the sound of magnificent drums and trumpets, a roar resounded through the sky one after another.
The horses lying in ambush changed color and hurriedly reported to the city.
Ma Qu got the news and hurriedly issued a decree to impose martial law in the whole city. As the voices of the heralds resounded throughout the city, countless soldiers climbed the wall, and countless city defense equipment were also moved to the wall.
Sure enough, at the second hour of the morning, the whole army of the Wu clan went out and rushed to the city, and after resting for half an hour, a tragic siege battle began.
How many shooters are there in the Wicans?
That's 10,000, which is equivalent to 10,000 bed crossbows that can move and fire extremely fast.
The Wu clan surrounded the city on three sides, and the shooters went in and out, and the soldiers defending the city were blinded at the first time.
Nearly five hundred paces away, the arrows, which were as heavy and thick as spears, were hoisted and fired. Although only some of them hit the top of the city, they also caused great damage.
Ordinary shield armor is not a problem at all, and when an arrow comes down, the shield is shattered, and the armor is pierced through. Even if those terrible arrows hit the stones, the stones had to be cracked all over the place, and a large crater appeared in the thud.
But immediately after, the counterattack from the city also arrived.
The bed crossbow was powerful, and the soldiers who operated the bed crossbow swung down the mallets vigorously, and arrows like spears were fired out, although some were blocked by the shields of the Wu clan, but there were still casualties on the Wu side, but they were not large.
Soon, the Wu archers noticed the bed crossbows and shot the arrows in their hands directly towards the castle tower where the bed crossbows were installed.
In just a moment, the walls and roofs were covered with a dense barrage of arrows.
Behind the city walls, large swaths of houses were demolished and razed to the ground. On the flat ground, there are large towering trebuchets.
Strong wrestlers stayed here, standing in two rows, pulling the ropes together with a command, and so that huge barrels were thrown out by these trebuchets one after another.
The barrels rolled in the sky, and after flying five or six hundred paces, they suddenly exploded in the sky.
In a series of explosions, the sky was covered in smoke and fire, and countless jade plaques rained down.
The expressions of the warriors of the Wu clan changed drastically, and in the midst of heart-rending roars, the sound of explosions sounded in their ears.
In an instant, the position of the Wu Clan's archers was torn apart, and the rain of arrows like the Grim Reaper was also paused, no longer so terrible and deadly.
The long-range contest between the two sides began, and the others were not idle.
The snowmen screamed and pushed the dirt-laden cart with their legs like the wind, and rushed frantically towards the city walls. The other warriors of the Wic, who could not shoot arrows, also wore wide shields and galloped towards the city walls.
The witch archers were struck, and the soldiers on the city walls began to poke their heads out, with bows and crossbows, and shot at the warriors and snowmen who rushed towards them.
One by one, the snowmen fell, screaming, quickly kicking away the bodies of their companions, and continuing to push the cart until it reached the moat, and then turned back and ran towards their own position.
Soon, the warriors of the Wu clan with shields on their shoulders rushed to the front, and across the moat, they took out their short spears and swung their thick arms towards the city.
Short spears one by one zhang long were shot at the head of the city, and all of a sudden, the morale that had finally risen at the head of the city was beaten down again, and the arrows shot down from the head of the city became sparse.
Outside the city, in addition to the Wu clan, there are also Terran cavalry. They were 30,000 elite horsemen and 100,000 warriors in the Great Perimeter Army.
At this moment, they were entrenched on a high slope in the eastern suburbs, observing the situation of this offensive and defensive battle, looking for fighters.
Commanding the two cavalry units were Luo Zheng, the commander of the elite cavalry of the border army, and Bai Ma, the commander of the Rong people.