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Chapter 406, Trebuchet

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    Chen Ziang led his troops to block the water around Yunxi Mansion in Jiangbei Province, so he naturally didn't know what happened in the south of Luyang Province.

    After several days of intensive preparations, Chen Ziang's patience was exhausted, and he was about to launch an attack on Yunxi Mansion.

    Chen Ziang wanted to develop a foothold in Yunxi Mansion, so he didn't want to use more weapons here.

    However, Zhang Wenhua, the admiral of the Yunxi Mansion, was a tough one. Chen Ziang sent people to persuade him to surrender several times, but he sternly refused.

    In the past few days, the Governor of Jiangbei Province sent a cavalry unit of about 2,000 people over to try to reinforce Yunxi Mansion.

    But now the Ninth Banner Cavalry Regiment under Chen Ziang's command has 45,000 cavalry, and it is easy to deal with the provincial guard cavalry of less than 2,000.

    Chen Ziang sent troops to sweep the surrounding areas, and the three counties of Leyuan, Anling and Dianhe under Yunxi Mansion had already become Chen Ziang's possession.

    Now as long as the city of Yunxi Mansion is captured again, Chen Ziang and the others will completely occupy the entire territory of Yunxi Mansion.

    Just before dawn, groups of Qinghe Army soldiers in strong and sharp clothes left the camp and assembled in the south of the city.

    The admiral of Yunxi Mansion has also worn out a lot in the past few days. Hearing the sound of horns outside the city, he also boarded the tower for the first time to take command.

    "Listen, people at the top of the city, I will give you a little more time to think about it. If you don't open the city and surrender, our army will launch an attack!"

    Although the admiral Zhang Wenhua repeatedly refused to open the city and surrender, before the attack, Chen Zi'ang made his last effort and sent a cavalry to shout out.

    Because if the Yunxi mansion is damaged, he will have to spend a lot of effort to repair it, and he will be the one who is tired.

    "I am the admiral of the dynasty, and I have the responsibility of guarding the land and keeping the people safe. How can I open the city and hand over the Yunxi Mansion to you and other thieves!"

    "You want to occupy Yunxi Mansion, unless you step over my corpse, Zhang Wenhua!"

    Admiral Zhang Wenhua is a civil servant, but now he has put on old armor and stands on the tower, posing a posture of resistance to the death.

    "This old thing doesn't know good from bad."

    Seeing the admiral Zhang Wenhua standing on the top of the city still refused to bow his head with a tough attitude, Zhou Ba, the head of the first banner, was also furious.

    "Maybe he's just putting on a gesture. If the fight really starts, he might be so scared that he would pee his pants." Han Feng, the head of the 12th Banner, said with a smile.

    After all, they have destroyed many cities, and many officials vowed to resist to the end. They just wanted to show a loyal minister.

    Because no one would hate such a person, and if he defended the city, he would be promoted to an official position.

    If the city cannot be defended, even if the city is broken, for the sake of respect, instead of killing the insurgents who attacked the city, they will treat each other with courtesy.

    Now seeing that the admiral Zhang Wenhua also vowed to live and die with the city, Han Feng, the head of the banner, also regarded him as this kind of person.

    "Let's attack."

    Chen Ziang saw that the other party's attitude was still tough, so he didn't bother to waste words with the other party, so he directly ordered the attack.

    "No!"

    After Han Feng, the head of the 12th Banner, responded, he rode his horse and rushed directly to the attacking troops assembled in front.

    There are not many garrison troops in Yunxi Prefecture, only nearly 2,000 local garrison troops, and there are also young and strong recruits temporarily.

    Now there are more than 100,000 soldiers under Chen Ziang's army gathered outside the city, and it can be said that they can easily capture the defenders of Yunxi Mansion.

    The reason why Chen Ziang was delayed for so many days was because he wanted to wipe out the surrounding areas and make an emergency landing in Yunxi Mansion, not wanting Yunxi Mansion to be destroyed in the battle.

    At the same time, Chen Ziang was still waiting for a new weapon, which he ordered the Artisan Battalion to rush out.

    ? In the last battle at Yingzui Peak in Luyang Province, the Qinghe Army encountered a powerful militia army. The two sides fought bloody battles in close combat and lost more than 3,000 people. It can be said that the casualties were heavy.

    Chen Ziang also learned his lesson and felt that it was necessary to speed up the development of offensive weapons, so he ordered the Artisan Battalion to speed up the progress.

    The Artisan Battalion was also busy day and night, and finally produced two offensive trebuchets.

    And this time, Chen Ziang also wanted to use Yunxi Mansion to try the power of the trebuchet. Once feasible, he would mass-produce and equip troops to reduce losses in battles such as sieges.

    This time it was the 12th Banner Regiment of the Qinghe Army Infantry who was in charge of attacking Yunxi Mansion, and the leader of the banner was Han Feng.

      The Twelfth Banner Regiment of the Infantry has not participated in major battles since it was reorganized in Luyang Province, and has been training in various subjects.

    After all, their Twelfth Banner Regiment was adapted from the Montenegro Uprising Army. They are used to fighting in groups, that is, attacking in swarms and being defeated in swarms.  No tactics at all.

    Chen Ziang asked them to carry out training according to the training outline of the Qinghe Army's Second Corps. From basic physical training to teamwork in combat, all aspects have been qualitatively improved.

    And this battle of Yunxi Mansion was entrusted to them, and it was also a battle to assess their training results, so Han Feng, the head of the banner, did not dare to neglect.

    "Attack!"

    After Han Fenghu, the head of the banner, returned to his command position, he gave the order to attack.

    The messenger quickly waved the command flag in his hand, and a deputy banner battalion commander in charge of commanding the archers saw the command flag and quickly gave the order to go forward.

    With sonorous and forceful steps, three thousand archers quickly trotted to the forefront of the offensive array, forming three echelons.

    "Team 1,000, take arrows!"

    "The 2000th team, get ready!"

    "The 3,000th team, get ready!"

    Amidst the orders of the Deputy Banner Battalion Commander, the archers bent their bows and set their arrows, and pointed their sharp arrows at the city of Yunxi Prefecture.

    "Team 1,000, let go!"

    Amidst the trembling of the buzzing bowstring, a black cloud with the breath of death shrouded the city head.

    "Puff!"

    "Tuk-tuk!"

    "Keng!"

    Dense arrows quickly enveloped the city. The arrows pierced into the wooden shields, some were blocked by weapons, and more pierced through the flesh, piercing the bodies of the guarding soldiers.

    The garrison soldiers of Yunxi Mansion are third-class troops, and it is difficult to guarantee that each person has a sword, let alone a shield for everyone.

    When he saw that the Qinghe Army had archers, the admiral Zhang Wenhua, who was in charge of commanding the battle at the head of the city, changed his expression.

    But before he could take any countermeasures, the first wave of arrow rain had already arrived.

    Facing these penetrating arrows, blood spattered from the top of the city, screams came and went, and the defenders fell down.

    "Team 2,000, let go!"

    As soon as the first wave of arrow rain was over, the second wave of arrow rain followed, and there was another howl, countless people fell in a pool of blood.

    "Target, tower, launch!"

    When the archers were covering the arrows, the two trebuchets made by the craftsman battalion were also ready.

    Following the officer's order, the stone the size of a millstone slammed into the city with a roar of death.

    "My lord, be careful!"

    Seeing a group of black shadows roaring towards the tower, a guard hurriedly pushed away the admiral Zhang Wenhua who was standing on the tower.

    "Boom!"

    With arrogance, the stone smashed a hole in the top of the city with a bang, and the city wall trembled violently, as if it had experienced an earthquake.

    "put!"

    Just as the first stone smashed a hole in the city tower, the second stone came roaring and grazing.

    "Boom!"

    This stone directly broke the pillar of the city tower. Amidst the clattering sound, countless rubble and smoke fell like a mud waterfall, and the city tower was also crumbling and tilted to one side.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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