Nowadays, the city walls were not as hard as iron as people thought, and they were not built with regular boulders. They were built with stones, yellow mud, glutinous rice, glutinous rice juice, lime, and other materials. Chengan District was just a small and remote district in the north. How hard could the city walls be?
It was not a problem to block normal attacks, but it was a little difficult to deal with the catapult that Jiang Pengji had modified.
What she used was a giant catapult. Theoretically, it could even make a deep hole in the city wall of Shangjing, not to mention the city wall of Chengan District. Although the city wall was strong, the power of the "extraterrestrial emissaries" was beyond imagination.
Even the demolition team wasn't that brutal!
Apart from Jiang Pengji, Zhang Ping, and the audience in the streaming room, no one knew it was so powerful.
Jintian Wugeng: "Damn, this catapult reminds me of the Xiangyang Cannon used by the Mongolians when they attacked Xiangyang City. It's also a type of counterweight catapult … It's said that it's very powerful and can create a two-meter deep pit on the ground …"
This Is the First Geng: Eh, isn't the original model of the catapult the Xiangyang Cannon?
Yiye Chengzhou: "I'm not sure. I watched the livestream for the past few days, and the host made changes based on the current situation." Anyway, a liberal arts student wouldn't be able to understand such a complicated design. They only knew that the streamer and Zhang Ping from the Mo family had a long, long discussion …
Jiang Nongqin calmly directed the catapult to throw five rounds. The city wall was already riddled with holes. The Tsing Yi Army on the wall had suffered heavy casualties. They lacked sufficient bows and arrows and had lost the high ground. They were unable to mount an effective resistance to the subsequent assault.
Jiang Pengji ordered the catapult to stop throwing stones. She issued a few military orders in succession. More than 10 elevator ladders were pushed out from the military formation.
The ladders of this era were only sturdier and longer ladders. They did not have the function of protecting the vanguard of a siege.
In a siege battle, the attacking side would usually suffer more losses than the defending side. This was because if the attacking side wanted to get close to the city walls, they would have to put themselves in the attacking range of the defending side. The other side had the geographical advantage, so the attacking side would often have to pile up the lives of the soldiers, set up ladders, and then forcibly attack the city walls or break the city gates. Naturally, the casualty rate was very high.
Of course, if the attacking party chose to dig a tunnel and sneak into the city, it would be a different story.
She was planning to destroy the city with brute force, so she was too lazy to let people dig tunnels like field mice.
When Jiang Pengji was building the ladder, she referred to the existing information and literature in this world and built her ladder on this basis.
There were circular rollers made of hardwood at the bottom of the elevator ladder, which could be used as solid tires to facilitate the movement of the entire ladder.
As for why there was a lift function?
She had two considerations.
Firstly, the scale of the ladder was too large, which could easily alert the enemy scouts and reveal the secret of their armaments. If she could fold the ladder, it would greatly reduce the possibility of exposure. The defenders would think that she did not prepare any siege weapons, and they might let their guard down.
Secondly, the height of the city walls throughout the era was not the same. Some of the city walls were majestic, such as the former Shangjing City. Some of the city walls were just mounds of earth that were slightly higher than the earthen walls. The elevator could adjust the height according to the situation of the city walls.
Apart from these details, the biggest breakthrough was the structure of the base of the ladder, which could hide people.
When the soldiers pushed the ladder, they could hide inside or under the ladder. They could use heavy shields to resist the attacks on the city walls. With a shelter, even if the enemy shot a rain of arrows, the soldiers pushing the ladder could still successfully put the ladder on the city walls.
The Tsing Yi Army on the city walls had already been wiped out, and the successors had not had time to replenish, so the danger of climbing the city walls was the lowest.
She gave a military order, and the horn sounded again with a different rhythm.
The infantry of the vanguard battalion, who had suppressed their fighting spirit, climbed up the ladder first. They jumped up faster than monkeys.
Which man did not want to make contributions?
Especially when they saw that the female battalion was more agile than them, if the male soldiers did not live up to expectations, how could they look at their faces?
When the Tsing Yi Army sent people to support them, it was already a little late. The soldiers in leather armor pulled out their broadswords and slashed people.
There was a chaotic battle on the city walls. More and more soldiers climbed up the city walls with the help of the ladder. They gradually gained the advantage of numbers.
Although the Tsing Yi Army was a group of dragons without a leader, there were still many small leaders.
Now it was too late to escape. They could only try their best to defend the city gates and block the enemy outside as much as possible. Only then would they have a chance of survival.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that in a short period of time, the number of soldiers that could climb up the ladders was limited. As long as they guarded the city gates and did not break, and concentrated their forces to deal with the people on the city walls, it was not impossible for the Tsing Yi Army to defend Chengan District … Well, they were dreaming.
Dozens of soldiers carried a round log that required three people to hug it. They were prepared to break open the tightly shut city gates.
"One … two … three!"
"One … two … three!"
"One … two … three!"
The soldiers silently recited the number. When they counted to three, they exerted their strength together.
Previously, the catapult had smashed the city walls, and more or less affected the city gates. After the soldiers attacked the city gates together for more than ten times, the city gates broke open, revealing more than a hundred Tsing Yi Army soldiers and various obstacles behind the gates. The troops from both sides fought at the city gates, and the sounds of killing were incessant.
Fresh blood splattered, and broken limbs and bones were everywhere.
The blood that flowed out converged into a gurgling stream, like a meandering red snake.
In the battle at the city gates, the Tsing Yi Army was utterly defeated. They were simply unable to form an effective defense and attack.
The troops attacked the city gates. Dozens of peculiar-looking rolling chariots were put to use.
The chariots looked very simple. They lifted the cover hanging on them and revealed the true appearance of the chariots.
There were twenty-one spears that were seven to eight feet long stuck in the front of the chariots. The tips were extremely sharp, and the sides were full of sharp short blades.
The troops saw the situation and retreated. They ordered their comrades at the back to push the chariots to the front of the troops and rush into the city.
This kind of chariot was specially used to fight in the alleys after the city was breached. It was like a hedgehog with sharp thorns. It was difficult for the enemy to get close.
The Tsing Yi Army was like a group of dragons without a leader. The small chieftains did not even have time to escape. How could they organize an effective defense on the battlefield?
The troops on Jiang Pengji's side first broke the high walls outside. They pushed into the inner city as if they were cutting vegetables and tofu. They left a bloody path along the way. The Tsing Yi Army fled when they saw people. They even squeezed into a corner and trampled on them. Their faces were full of fear and despair.
Compared to the Tsing Yi Army who had not eaten their fill for a few days, Jiang Pengji did not treat her troops harshly.
Not to mention how good the food was, at least it would not make anyone tighten their belts and go to the battlefield with hunger.
Meng Hun had not seen blood for a long time. When the city was breached, he led his men and rushed to the front.
Li Yun was not to be outdone. He rode his horse and rushed into the city gates of Chengan District. Relying on his dexterity, he killed many members of the Tsing Yi Army who could not escape in time. He waved his silver spear countless times. Dazzling blood splattered everywhere. The blood even dyed the white horse he was riding on red.
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