Jiang Pengji looked helpless. She said, "Don't panic. Do you know how to be steady?"
Qiguan Rang's most precious feather fan was thrown aside. If he was not rational, he would have carried her away.
Whether he could win or not, that was another matter.
"My lord …"
Jiang Pengji said, "If you have the time to persuade me, do as I say. Order people to adjust the angle of attack and aim at the joints of the enemy's catapult. As long as their catapult is destroyed, the crisis will naturally be resolved. If not, order people to use fire arrows … "
Most catapult carts were made of wood. It was not that it was bad to use metal, but because the smelting technology was not good, there was not much copper and iron produced. If the catapult was made of metal, it would not be easy to transport in war. The cost was high, so wood was better.
Because it was made of wood, the joints were either tied with mortise and tenon or thick ropes. The former was fine, but the latter was easy to loosen.
If fire arrows or crossbows were used to aim at the joints, they should be able to hit the enemy's catapult.
If one arrow did not work, use two arrows. If two arrows did not work, use three arrows. They could not be restricted and let the enemy attack freely.
Qiguan Rang saw that his lord was unmoved and could only sigh. He was secretly prepared to apologize.
If his lord was injured, he would be the scapegoat. Who asked him to not be able to persuade his lord? Instead, he indulged her?
"Yes!"
Qiguan Rang immediately passed down the order. While continuing to target the enemy who tried to climb the wall, some people were sent to deal with the catapult.
Jiang Pengji said, "Fortunately, we are defending the city. The catapult can be covered by the wall. Otherwise, it would most likely be the same result."
Qiguan Rang was speechless.
To be honest, he knew about burning the catapult. If Jiang Pengji did not come, he would have done the same, but to aim at the joints …
Qiguan Rang understood a little. Why did his lord like carpentry so much? It was not without its benefits.
The enemy used the catapult to attack the city. Naturally, they would not carelessly leave an empty space. The catapult was also heavily protected.
Jiang Pengji asked a soldier operating the crossbow to stand up and give his seat to her. Although she could not kill to her heart's content, she could also show off her archery skills. Seeing this, Qiguan Rang could only sigh and ask the soldiers to protect her to prevent her from being injured by stray arrows.
The power of the ballistae was obvious to all, not to mention the fact that the ballistae they were using now were the strengthened version that had been improved several times.
Not only did it have additional parts to assist in aiming, but its shooting range was also much better than the original version.
The battle cries were deafening outside, but Jiang Pengji had no distractions.
All she had to do was aim and fire.
This version of the bed crossbow also had an enhanced continuous firing function. There was no need to stop shooting when reloading the arrows, because there were other soldiers helping to reload.
For the sake of safety, the other soldiers who operated the ballistae chose to attack the base or other fixed parts of the catapult. Jiang Pengji chose to attack the lever of the catapult. Even though the lever could move, for Jiang Pengji, a fixed target and a moving target were the same.
In addition, choosing the lever as a target also had its advantages. At the very least, it wouldn't be as crowded as the base.
From the perspective of the salted fish, they did not even know which catapult Jiang Pengji had chosen, let alone the location of the catapult.
When she shot several arrows at lightning speed, each arrow hitting the same part of the throwing lever, the salted fish could only cheer for Jiang Pengji.
Meng Xin Xiao Cuai: "I gracefully present this year's knee to the streamer. Please accept it."
Qi Qingcheng: "As a salted fish, can I ask a question in a low voice? Why are you cheering for me again? "
The battlefield was chaotic. Every salted fish had a different focus. The streaming room was a live broadcast, so it was impossible to replay it.
Therefore, many salted fish did not know what had happened. They just followed suit and cheered for her. Anyway, it couldn't be wrong.
Zhenxiang Warning: "With my excellent dynamic vision, I can responsibly tell you how awesome the streamer's operation is. That Soul Imprint just now was simply too cool! At the same time that the enemy's catapult shot, the streamer shot several arrows and broke the throwing lever. The lever broke, and the catapult did not have enough strength. It fell from the sky and hit the enemy's camp. Such a huge rock could probably smash three or four people into meat paste.
Jiang Pengji pursed her lips tightly and asked someone to adjust the angle to another catapult within the shooting range.
Huge rocks were thrown from above and below the city walls. Both sides suffered heavy casualties.
Jiang Pengji's hands were still steady and she did not sweat. With a series of maneuvers, she accurately destroyed five of the enemy's catapults.
The pressure on the city walls within the range of the five catapults was instantly reduced.
The other soldiers also had some gains.
When the pressure on their side was reduced, the pressure on the enemy soared.
Nie Liang, who was supervising the battle from the rear, frowned deeply. His pale face made the green in his eyes look even more terrifying.
"My lord …"
Nie Liang said, "I underestimated Liu Xi's ability."
In less than 15 minutes, the enemy had successively destroyed the catapults within a small area. It was obvious that the enemy had a general with superb archery skills. Every one of these catapults had been broken by the enemy's attack on their weak points during the process of being launched.
The battlefield was chaotic, and it took a lot of time to replace the throwing lever. It was almost equivalent to being useless.
"Why haven't I heard of such a person in Liu Xi's camp before?"
This kind of archery skill was used to defend the city and greatly limited the catapults of the attacking side. It was simply a nightmare.
Nie Liang saw that no one answered and sighed. "Forget it. It's about time for today."
The number of catapults they brought to attack the city this time was not many. The enemy was so good at dismantling them. The possibility of successfully attacking the city was almost zero.
Nie Liang was not a stubborn person who sought victory. He clearly remembered the real purpose of today.
He lowered his eyes and issued several orders. The depth of his eyes seemed to be like a bottomless abyss.
Not long after, Qiguan Rang and the others also realized that the enemy's attack had slowed down. It seemed that they had the intention of retreating.
After fighting for two hours, the total number of casualties on both sides was close to 7,000. If they continued to waste time, none of them would have an advantage.
Nie Liang's side was feigning an attack. They had enough people, but they did not bring enough military supplies. Their endurance was worrying.
Jiang Pengji also had a few batches of supplies on the way. If they continued to carry them, they would inevitably face the predicament of not having enough supplies to defend the city.
They were relieved that Nie Liang had retreated.
Jiang Pengji watched for a while, but she had a bad feeling in her heart.
Qiguan Rang also said, "Nie Liang suffered such a big loss yesterday. If he retreated without a winner being decided today, wouldn't it be …"
Thinking of this, he felt that Nie Liang still had a trick up his sleeve.
That's right. At this moment, what trick could Nie Liang have?
Jiang Pengji stood on the city wall and looked down. She suddenly remembered something when she saw a pile of corpses piled up high.
"Wenzheng!"
"Your subject is here!"
"Quickly order people to prepare water! Take preventive measures! "Jiang Pengji said," I suddenly thought of Jiamen Pass. "
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