Chapter 90 The Battle of the Sanggan River (Part 2)
On July 29, 801, the Western Calendar, early in the morning, the Dynasty army began to attack the Xingtu army, and the Battle of Sanggan River broke out.
The first to launch the attack was the scattered troop of the Dynasty army. The huge rock weighing 100 kilograms was placed on the huge scattered troop.
"Start!" With the command of the officer's flag, hundreds of catapults creaked, hundreds of kilograms of huge rocks crossed the Sanggan River in a graceful arc, and roared straight to the Xingtu Army's position on the north bank.
Listening to the sound of breaking through the air like thunder, Xing Tujun in the trench on the north bank looked up inexplicably. In their eyes, the huge rock that was coming from was growing rapidly.
"It's a catapult! Run!" An officer recognized the flying rock and shouted shrillly.
"Boom!" The earth trembled, and a huge rock of hundreds of kilograms hit a chest wall. Suddenly, four or five Xing Tubing, who had no time to run away, screamed and turned into meat sauce before they could be released. The built earth wall collapsed directly, and the soil flew.
"Boom!" The huge rock fell to the ground like thunder, and the earth shook, and countless huge rocks fell down. In the position, there was constant thunder, just like the huge rocks of the heavenly generals, like a death talisman. Whenever the stone fell, someone would die tragically. Within the dense attack range, Xing Tujun had nowhere to hide.
"Quick! Retreat! Retreat!" Lin Chuan saw huge rocks falling and Xing Tubing was smashed away. His heart was bleeding and he roared loudly.
Under the attack of the huge rocks, the fences, chest walls and tents formed by Xing Tujun were immediately torn apart and turned into ruins.
The huge rocks were still raging, and the Xing Tu army's position was in a mess, with the soil flying. The panicked Xing Tu soldiers dropped their weapons, dropped their battle flags, and ran back desperately, hoping to escape the death rock attack.
But the whistling huge rocks were huge and powerful, like eyes, smashing the fleeing Xing Tubing to the ground. The dead Xing Tubing was deeply smashed into the soil and turned into a pile of minced meat.
"Sir, be careful!"
The Sith rushed Lin Chuan and threw Lin Chuan far away and fell into the trench next to him. With the loud noise of the ground, it seemed like an earthquake. The position where Lin Chuan had just stood had been hit hard by a huge rock. The earth wall had turned into a ruin.
When Lin Chuan saw the ruins, his back felt cold. If he was hit, he would definitely not be able to survive.
"It's okay, brother." Lin Chuan asked with a dirt-looking Sith stretched out his hand.
"Ph, ph, it's okay." Sis spit out the soil in his mouth and cursed: "If we had a catapult, we would kill these dogs!"
The huge rocks became increasingly dense and fierce. Under the rampage of the huge rocks, there was no way to avoid them and could only run back, hoping to escape his attack range.
Countless Xing Tu soldiers ran away in panic. The originally solid defense line had turned into ruins, with scattered weapons, armor and corpses everywhere.
The rumbling bombardment of huge rocks lasted for less than half an hour. The position that Xing Tujun spent several days building had turned into white ground, covered with huge rocks, like a forest of huge stones.
"Enter the defense line and prepare for battle!" Seeing the huge rock stop bombarding, Lin Chuan loudly ordered to enter the position.
The Xing Tubing, who had fled one after another, were already frightened at this moment. While walking, they looked at the sky carefully, afraid that the huge rock would fall down again.
Under this short bombardment of the catapult, hundreds of Xingtu soldiers fell on the position forever, with blood mixed with soil, and incomplete corpses everywhere. Lin Chuan endured the anger in his heart, carried the sword and went to the forefront in person.
"Be careful to avoid arrows!"
"Hold the shield and don't hang up before you even touch the enemy!"
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After experiencing the sudden catapult bombardment just now, the officers of the Xingtu army kept shouting and reminding the Xingtu soldiers what to do next.
Xing Tujun was not rich, and some of the soldiers couldn't even get enough swords, so let alone luxury goods like shields. Most soldiers held dismantled door panels, dustpans and other things. Although they were simple, they were better than not.
The trench that was originally connected was blocked by stones, the chest wall collapsed, the fence turned into a pile of broken wood, and the entire defense line was in a mess. The Xingtu soldiers leaned against each other and formed a line of defense based on their bodies, waiting for the bombardment of the Dynasty army.
"Progress!" On the south bank, the catapult had just stopped raging, and the infantry of the Dynasty army entered the waist-deep Sanggan River under the command of the officers, and rushed towards the Xingtu Army's defense line.
The dynasty infantry held hands to prevent them from being washed away by the water. Their eyes were sharp and fierce, and the swords in their hands were as snow-like.
After tens of thousands of infantry entered the Sanggan River, the giant crossbow of the Dynasty army appeared on the south bank, and thousands of archers inserted arrows into the soil in front of them, making preparations for shooting.
The infantry troops of the Dynasty army had just arrived at the center of the Sanggan River, and their archers were ready.
"Arrowman, get ready!"
"shooting!"
With the sound of Weng's land, a large number of black arrows formed a black curtain and enveloped Xing Tujun on the north bank. The howling sound of breaking through the air made people tremble, like a spell of death.
The dull and dense arrows pierced the sky and covered Xing Tujun. The arrows like raindrops continued to pour out. The Xing Tu warrior, who was constantly under protection, screamed and fell to the ground, and instantly turned into a hedgehog.
The arrow shot through the broken chest wall, and with the squeaking sound, it escaped the bombardment of the huge rocks. Under the shooting of the sharp arrows, the chest wall could no longer support it and collapsed with a bang.
The arrow shot on the boulder, making a harsh jingle sound. The arrow was shot into the soil by changing direction, and the soil suddenly flew over.
"Swish swish swish!" The crossbow arrow with a thickness of forearm broke through the air, causing a series of screams. The simple shield could not stop the powerful crossbow arrows at all. The shield was smashed, and the soldier was penetrated by the crossbow arrows. The soldier's body flew backwards with blood and collided on the huge rock.
As more and more arrows were added, simple shields were constantly shattered. With the screams of despair, the Xingtu warrior was constantly shot and killed, and bursts of blood mist were raised. This is war, cruel and indifferent.
Lin Chuan leaned tightly in the trench, raised his shield over his head, looked up and saw the sharp arrow that penetrated the shield, and his arms were numb.
Under the cover of overwhelming arrows, the infantry of the Dynasty had crossed the Sanggan River and stepped onto the shallows. They crossed the bodies of their dead companions last night and rushed towards the Xingtu army.
In order not to injure one's own people, the arrows of the Dynasty army have begun to shoot deeper, and Lin Chuan and others can also take a breath.
"Sir, they are coming up!" A soldier Xing Tu shouted.
Lin Chuan stood up from the trench and looked out. As he saw, he was blazing red, which were the red armor of countless dynasty soldiers.
Sith raised his sword and ordered loudly: "Arrowers are ready, shoot freely!"
"The giant crossbow is ready to fire!!"
The archers and soldiers operating giant crossbows in the Xingtu Army's positions began long-range strikes under the command of the officers.
Compared with the overwhelming arrows of the Dynasty army, the Xing Tu army obviously did not have enough arrows, but because of the close distance, they were strong enough.
Chapter completed!