Even if it was a tentative attack, the troops under Nie Liang's command were not pushovers. They actually put a certain amount of pressure on Zhanjiang Pass.
However, Qiguan Rang had considered this long ago. He made full use of the terrain of Zhanjiang Pass. While commanding on the city wall, he ordered the archers and soldiers who operated the crossbows to focus on attacking the weakest parts of the enemy's formation. Combined with the terrain, the speed of Nie Liang's army's advance was greatly reduced.
Jiang Pengji waited at the back for a while. She could not sit still anymore.
Although the messengers would send back the important information of the battlefield, it was not as good as seeing it with her own eyes.
"It's been almost 15 minutes. The enemy still has no intention of retreating?"
At present, there were not many casualties on both sides. When Nie Liang's army set up ladders and covered the battering pillars to hit the city gate, the casualties would increase dramatically. Because it would be crowded at that time, even a blind man could kill two birds with one stone. When the attacking side climbed the wall using ladders or ropes, the defending side would knock people down. According to the height of the city gate of Zhanjiang Pass, it would basically be a child falling down.
If they really entered this stage, the losses of Nie Liang's army would be much greater than now.
Jiang Pengji muttered, "It's just a feint. Why work so hard?"
She was bored out of her mind. The salted fish in the streaming room were even more bored than her. The battle report was not exciting enough. They wanted to watch the battle at the front line!
Just listening to the battle report felt like scratching an itch. It was better not to listen, but it was even more uncomfortable.
Fitness Daren: "Hey, why is Nie Liang working so hard this time? Streamer, don't you have any idea?
If she didn't anger Nie Liang, why would he be so angry? "
Slimming Guizai: "I now feel like a player who participated in the World Cup but sat on the bench from beginning to end. He watched his teammates gallop on the field, but he could only be moldy from idleness. Isn't the streamer a husky? Can you stand squatting at the back? "
Although many salted fish complained that the streaming room was too bloody and violent, there were also many salted fish who liked it.
Jiang Pengji was a battle maniac who fought on the front line, but now she was sitting on the bench. Those salted fish felt bad for her.
The salted fish fanned the flames. Jiang Pengji was someone who could not sit still. She immediately decided to climb up the city wall and join in.
Everyone: "…"
The flames of war raged on the city walls. The enemy army had already set up ladders in an attempt to scale the walls and fight. Qiguan Rang and his companion were able to keep their composure. The enemy did not panic after setting up the ladder. They waited for them to climb two-thirds of the way up before pushing the ladder down. The ropes they threw up were treated the same way.
However, the same method did not work every time. The enemies swarmed over like hornets and gathered under the city walls. The enemy archers used arrows that had been smeared with black oil to disrupt the guards on the walls. At the same time, they provided cover for the soldiers climbing the walls. Their coordination was excellent.
The area of the city walls was limited, and the number of guards was naturally limited as well.
If these people panicked, they would not be able to effectively push the enemy down, and the city walls would definitely fall.
Qiguan Rang and Sun Wen would not make such a mistake. The soldiers under Jiang Pengji's command were the most obedient.
They had been brainwashed by the camp's political commissar for a few years after they entered the military camp.
Even if they were all afraid of death, when the horn sounded, they would still rush forward, because their bodies had already formed a reflex response to the command.
Sun Wen was still merciful. He ordered the soldiers in the watchtower to observe the abnormal movements of the enemy's rear defense line. He also ordered the archers to divide into three waves.
The first wave would shoot at the enemy archers at the frontline below the city walls. After shooting, they would retreat half a step and let another wave of archers fill in the gaps as much as possible. The third wave was responsible for the enemies who tried to climb up the city walls. In addition, there were soldiers holding red-tasseled spears. They aimed at the enemies' eyes, cheeks, throats, and other parts and directly stabbed them down. There seemed to be many soldiers on the city walls, but the rhythm of the battle was fast and steady.
Qiguan Rang's side was much more ruthless. Not only did archers and soldiers with long spears interfere with climbing the walls, but he also poured water and burned charcoal. When a basin of boiling hot water was poured down, the faces of the soldiers at the top of the ladders were basically scalded. The soldiers at the bottom were not only hit in the face by objects thrown from high up in the sky, but the unlucky ones were also splashed by hot water and charcoal. If it was not for the lack of time, Qiguan Rang wanted to embed iron caltrops on the battlements of the city walls. If the enemy dared to climb the wall, their hands and feet would be pierced and bloody. However, this proposal was rejected by his lord.
The reason was simple.
"Iron caltrops are not made of iron!"
In addition to these routine operations, Qiguan Rang also hung iron planks covered with thick iron nails on the city walls. The soldiers only needed to loosen the ropes to stab the iron planks at the enemies who tried to climb the wall. When they pulled the ropes back, the corpses of the enemies, which were riddled with holes, would be knocked down the city walls.
After a wave of probing, the enemies could not successfully climb the city walls.
On the other hand, Nie Liang carefully noted down the defensive objects used by the enemies on the city walls.
The first wave of attack did not gain much of an advantage. Nie Jun did not give up. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to push dozens of catapults.
The catapults of this era were not Jiang Pengji's original creation. They were also used on a large scale during the war. They could be considered a weapon of mass destruction in war. The giant catapults she used to attack Chengan District had been improved several times. Their overall performance — whether it was the accuracy of the fixed-point projectiles, the projectile distance, or the force of the attack — was much higher than the average standard of this era.
Of course, as a big country among the five countries, Zhongzhao's technological level was not low.
Even if the power of the catapults in front of them was not as good as the ones prepared by Jiang Pengji, they were not weak.
Thinking of this, Qiguan Rang, who had originally planned to hide his trump card, had no choice but to reveal one of his trump cards.
The size and transportation of the catapults were a big problem. Jiang Pengji asked Zhang Ping and the others to research other models of catapults.
They gave up a certain carrying capacity in exchange for a longer throwing distance and more dexterity, further simplifying the operation.
The simplified operation meant that the time from loading, throwing, and firing of the catapults was shortened. When the enemy fired one shot, their side could throw three times and adjust the angle of the projectile. Who wouldn't hurt each other? Although the power of the catapults was great, Zhanjiang Pass was a dangerous pass. The stones used to build the city walls were huge stones used to build the Great Wall. They were huge and dense. It was difficult for ordinary heavy objects to pose a threat.
Nie Liang's army had obviously considered this point, so they aimed at the soldiers on the city walls.
Because of the height of the city walls, the distance of the catapults could not be too far, which happened to be within the range of the ballistae on the city walls.
"Wen Zheng, order the soldiers to aim at the joints of their catapults …"
Qiguan Rang's expression was solemn. Seeing the enemy deploy the catapults, he was already in a bad mood. When he heard the familiar voice, he almost choked.
"My lord! It's dangerous here. Please leave immediately! "
Qiguan Rang was well aware of the power of the catapults. Even if his side retaliated, the casualties would not be reduced.
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