Chapter 507: The Siege of Qianao
. "Dongdong..."
The low sound of war drums resounded between heaven and earth, dark clouds drooped in the sky, and tens of thousands of horses were silenced in the ground. On the huge battlefield, there were only the sound of drums of thunder on both sides and the trumpet of commanding the cavalry.
Fang Zhiwen's troops, as the attacking party, soon lined up their departure formations. At the front were the catapults and giant crossbow troops. There were a large number of player troops involved in this long-range troops. Then the infantry camp, which was the main attack force, was the player's infantry troops on both sides, and to the sides, there were 4,000 thrusts on both sides.
Fang Zhiwen's own guard cavalry and 10,000 cavalrymen were in the back formation as reserves.
"Cabinet attack!" Tian Feng ordered in a deep voice, and the flag bearer beside him quickly shook the flag. Soon the sound of horns sounded, followed by the sound of the rumbling horse hooves of the cavalry and the vibration on the ground, breaking the silence on the battlefield.
"Kill!"
Tian Feng's attack was abnormal, and the cavalry attack first caught the defenders on the city wall off guard. He quickly ordered the long-range strike troops to adjust their targets and project gravel and giant crossbows towards the cavalry approaching from both sides.
A loud "bounce" sound was like a locust. A huge black shadow rose from behind the city wall and rushed towards the charging cavalry team. Judging from this posture, there were a large number of long-range weapons in the city and the shooting coverage was very large, which was obviously carefully calculated.
However, no matter how you calculate it, the flight time is still very long. A distance of hundreds of steps takes several breaths. During this time, the cavalry suddenly accelerated, and the direction of advance changed from the side to the vertical rushing towards the city wall. That posture seemed to want to drive the horse directly to the city wall, of course this was impossible.
But this sudden acceleration immediately made the defense's long-range strike fall.
‘Puff, rumble’
A burst of mud and dust rolled, temporarily blocking the sight of the soldiers waiting to attack. They didn't know what their cavalry's fate was, but judging from the continuous sound of horse hooves, it seemed that there was no effective blow.
"The catapult, the giant crossbow advances one hundred steps to disperse the formation!"
The drum sounded, and the friction of the squeaking buttons made everyone's ears buzz. It can be imagined that the number of equipment being moved at the same time was quite large.
The cavalry's attack successfully tricked the defense into a blind shooting. During the time of re-adjustment of the shooting parameters and reinstallation, the attacking party's long-range troops could basically be in place and be able to launch the first attack even if they were a little later. However, because the expansion surface in the wild was larger, it could basically offset the advantages brought by the opponent's wall height.
At this time, the infantry and players waiting to attack saw that the cavalry were moving from straight-line to parallel movements, and began to shoot 300 steps away from the city wall. Looking at their rapid shooting frequency, it was like a shooting machine, with a rain of arrows covering the defenders on the city wall.
Although there were arrowheads and a raised arrowhead shed on the city wall, due to the shooting angle, it still caused considerable casualties to the defenders on the city wall. After a while, the two cavalry had crossed over. The defenders who had just adjusted the arrowheads were shocked to find that the direction of the arrows flying was completely opposite. This time, their reserves were exposed, and the casualties suddenly rose sharply!
Looking at the chaos on the city wall from afar, the soldiers watching the battle in the distance seemed to hear the hissing sound of arrows piercing into their bodies, the tragic and panic wailing sounds, and the crazy smell of blood.
Just as everyone was fascinated by the sight, a black cloud flew out of the city. This time, it was heading straight for the unfolding long-range troops.
"Be careful of long-range strikes!"
The soldiers pushing the equipment immediately scattered, each holding the shield on their backs on their heads, and the people squatted down to accept the attack. Even if the attacking party tried to disperse the troops as much as possible, the attacks were inevitable and the losses were inevitable. However, because the troops had the bonus of the commander Gao, and the military advisor skills exerted by Tian Feng, there were few casualties.
The expeditionary forces quickly completed the deployment and carried out the first round of volleys before the opponent's third round of launch!
"Bongwen!"
The sound of the volley was extremely amazing. With the huge sound, a dark cloud suddenly rose into the air, giving people an absolutely illusory feeling. Then the dark cloud seemed to have life, flying in the air, changing and combining, and then suddenly crossed the city wall and smashed a loud bang on the enemy's long-range positions that had been observed by the Golden Eagle, which was very good.
Because the defenders' counterattacks were much weaker, Tian Feng was not in a hurry. After waiting for the long-range troops to bombard each other for several rounds, Tian Feng shouted in a low voice: "Central camp attack! The left and right infantry attack!"
"Dongdong..."
"Bang bang! Bang bang!"
"Roar!Roar!Roar!"
Teams of infantry regiments began to move from slow to fast amid the rumbling drums. From a distance, these infantry regiments looked like iron boxes, rushing towards the city wall very neatly. The scenes seen from the Golden Eagle's eyes were even more spectacular. The iron boxes were irregularly distributed, with first and later. The purpose was to make the long-range troops of the city's defense team not very good at choosing targets.
The one who rushed to the front was naturally Gao Shun's camp. When he was about to enter the effective range of the enemy's army of 250 steps, Taishi Zhaorong and Zhen Xiang's cavalry troops cleverly intersected at this time, baptizing the city wall facing the most forward infantry regiment first.
Although the enemy still fought back tenaciously, the strength dropped a lot. With the double bonus of Gao Shun and Fang Zhiwen, as well as Tian Feng's skill, they basically rushed through the first round of shooting without any damage.
Then more infantry regiments began to enter the range, and the arrows on the city finally began to show their power, and the arrows as dense as locusts were hissing and firing, and the momentum was also extremely terrifying. From time to time, the light of this skill was still mixed in it.
However, the results achieved by the defense party are very limited. Now the attacking infantry troops are still in full defense. With the bonus of the generals, their defense ability is extremely high. Moreover, when they let back, they gave Taishi Zhaorong and Zhen Xiang the opportunity to attack, and the two archer generals' gains increased exponentially.
Gao Shun attacked the dead corner of the heavy crossbow, but he was not in a hurry to attack the city wall. Now the wooden rocks on the city wall and the traps and pits at the foot of the city wall have not been removed, so Gao Shun is not in a hurry to climb the city.
Instead, they are constantly taking ladders to feint attacks, inducing the enemy to constantly throw down the rolling stones. While causing damage to the attacking party, these things will also destroy traps and pits at the foot of the city wall, and at the same time consume the materials of the defenders. Gao Shun's soldiers in the trap camp are using their light crossbows and skills to cause damage to the defenders on the city.
Taishi Zhaorong and Zhen Xiang were also working hard to kill the defenders on the city wall. Then, the player's light crossbow soldiers entered the range. After entering the attack position with the relatively sparse attack of the defenders, these crossbow soldiers who were usually not valuable began to show their strength.
Gao Shun is not in a hurry to climb the city, and the players who follow Gao Shun to participate in the attack will naturally not rush to attack the city. They all learn from Gao Shun and lure the opponent to throw more defensive weapons under the city to consume the opponent's strength and supplies.
So the battle seems very fierce, but in fact it is not so hot. Most of the casualties are not the damage caused by short-term forces, but the damage caused by arrows. From this point of view, in the cold weapon war, the damage output of arrows occupies an important position.
At noon, Tian Feng ordered the defenders to mourn Jin, but did not retreat very far. Instead, Fang Zhiwen's rear army pushed forward and took back the troops involved in the attack. He retreated two miles to rest and have dinner. It seemed that he would have to wait for another attack in the afternoon.
Both sides were quickly counting the losses. Fang Zhiwen's side mainly suffered losses from the camp, with 336 deaths and single-digit cavalry losses. The Yiren's troops suffered greater losses, with nearly 3,400 casualties. The number of casualties is quite large, indicating that the battle is still quite fierce.
As for the defenders in the city, Fang Zhiwen naturally didn't know their losses, but it was estimated that they had nearly 10,000 losses. In fact, Fang Zhiwen was too conservative. The defenders in the city suffered archery and cavalry raids and long-range troops counterattacks. In the final battle against the city, they lost 13,000 troops. The terrifying casualties shocked the players in the city.
Before we even entered the city, we had already suffered such heavy losses. In a day, we would not have to lose 20,000 to 30,000 people. If we continue to suffer this loss, the people in Qianaocheng would be completely killed in less than ten days.
In fact, according to the laws of war, as the number of defenders decreases, the losses will become greater and greater. In less than ten days, it is estimated that Qian Ao will be finished in six or seven days. Of course, the premise is that the attacking party can maintain this attack strength all the time.
"Why don't you go to the city?? I want to see how awesome it is to trap the camp?" A player complained with dissatisfaction while gnawing on the steamed buns in his hand.
"Didn't you already see how much the camp has lost and how much we have lost ourselves. Once you calculate, you will know how awesome the camp is. Don't forget that they are rushing in front and the blow they have suffered is the most intense."
"That's right, but there is no close fight, so it seems a bit unsatisfactory!"
"Go! War is a game in our eyes, and in the eyes of the indigenous people, it is not a game, but life and death! Therefore, at the smallest price, it is the king to win the greatest interests."
"It's not a game? It makes sense. Do you think you will be in the city and attack in the afternoon?"
"It's hard to say, it depends on the strength of the counterattack in the city. Moreover, it's just now that it's time to start, so you shouldn't climb the city immediately, right? Look at Linzi's offensive and defensive battles. After fighting for so long, you still wander around the city and don't climb the city."
“It would be boring if that were the case.”
"Tsk, it's boring, you can go!"
"But I'm not willing to give up!"
“Woo…Woo…”
"Eat quickly, the war will start again soon. Are you still worried about not fighting in this game? You are afraid that you will be bored by then, or you will be too poor to fight, haha..."
"Tsk! I'm not short of money. As long as I feel happy and passion, I'll just vent my vent!"
"Haha, it turns out to be a venting brother! Did you ejaculate today?"
"Ha ha......"
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