Chapter 1596
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The battlefield was always the theme of blood and fire. After the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain ravaged Guangchang County, it was a true reflection of this. Everywhere was a mess, there were dilapidated walls, and the miserable cries of Yuan Shao's troops could be heard.
"Crash! Crash! Crash! "
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! "
"Bang! Bang! Bang! "
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! "
“.....”
At this moment, the battle at the southern city gate of Guangchang County was particularly intense. Numerous small catapults roared angrily, throwing piles of gravel at the city gate. The Divine Armaments were also stretched taut, firing crossbow bolts at high speed, adding new wounds to the already battered southern city gate.
At this moment, both Yang Rui's troops and Yuan Shao's troops knew that the battle had reached the most critical moment. Hence, they were giving it their all.
Presently, the battle in Ji Zhou had dragged on for far longer than expected. Yang Rui and Yuan Shao's troops could be said to have been on the battlefield for a long time. Many of their fellow soldiers had died in battle. Both sides had truly fought to the point of anger. On the battlefield, other than numbness, there was only cruelty.
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! "
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! "
“.....”
Among the various methods of suppression, the battering chariots were the most effective. They were the battering chariots that had been packed in Lunu County City and transported over quickly using the Body Lightening Talismans. Under normal circumstances, Yang Rui would not use these talismans that were not easy to make.
It was precisely because he anticipated the effect of the battering chariots in the battle of Guangchang County that Yang Rui used the limited number of Body Lightening Talismans he had made on the battering chariots. This allowed them to be transported quickly and be used on the battlefield in a timely manner.
The height of Guang Chang County City couldn't be compared to that of Lunu County City. Therefore, these battering carts, which were more effective in Lunu County City, were more effective in Guang Chang County City, forming a very effective suppression.
On the southern city gate of the public square, the soldiers of Yuan Shao's Defense Division were already suppressed by the various attacks. At the same time, they were also killed by the assault vehicles. There was almost no one left standing on the city gate.
Usually, there would be attics on top of the city gate and a solid roof that could block attacks from above. However, the situation at Guangchang County's South City Gate was different.
No one knew what kind of intense battle had taken place at the southern city gate, but the city gate tower was almost unrecognizable. Looking down from above, the buildings that should have been there were almost the same as ordinary city walls, except that they were much wider and thicker than ordinary city walls.
Had it not been for the fierce battle, Gongsun Zan would not have died at the southern gate. Yang Rui had discovered the ruins of the southern gate when he was protecting Zhang Ning during the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain attack. That was why he had chosen to attack the city from there.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
"Poof! Puff! Pu! "
“.....”
Outside the southern gate, Yang Rui's assault vehicles continued to display their might. They killed all the Yuan Shao's Defense Division soldiers who dared to show their faces on top of the city gate tower. For a moment, there was a gap in the defense. As long as Yang Rui's troops set up the scaling ladders and charged into the city, they would definitely be defeated.
It was no wonder that Yuan Shao's troops were not cautious and fearless. It was because Yang Rui had been paying attention to this area, including when Zhang Ning was attacking with the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain attack. She had thrown the rain of fire and fireballs back and forth for more than three to four times. At that time, many of the Defense Division soldiers were injured and lost.
"Set up the scaling ladders!"
Yang Rui personally went to the southern gate and ordered the few scaling ladders on hand to be set up. Among these scaling ladders, seven or eight of them were provided by the defeated Gongsun Zan's troops. The remaining ones were also packed up.
However, Yang Rui did not expect to use them so soon. There were still some scaling ladders that had not been delivered here in time. He could only make do and attempt to attack the city first.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
“.....”
A total of no more than 15 scaling ladders were placed on the southern gate of Guangchang county. Yang Rui's sword-shield soldiers charged up. There were no shouts and even the sound of the scaling ladders hitting the city wall was covered by the sounds of the catapults and crossbows. Those Yuan Shao's troops who did not dare to show their heads did not notice Yang Rui's troops charging up the city wall.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
“.....”
Yang Rui's troops had already reached the top of the city wall in the time it took for them to catch their breaths. At this moment, the various types of crossbows on the siege chariots had also stopped firing at full power and switched to sniping. They only attacked those Yuan Shao's soldiers who dared to stick their heads out, so as to leave enough space for their own troops to land.
The first to scale the city wall were Yang Rui's troops who were experienced in battle. They immediately blocked the 16 exits leading up to the city gate tower. At the same time, they also blocked the exits leading to the two sides of the city wall to control the entire city gate tower.
Various siege weapons were directed towards the two sides of the city wall to suppress them. At the same time, the siege chariots that were released from suppressing the Yuan Shao's soldiers on the city gate tower were also directed towards the two sides of the city wall.
With so many blockades, it was extremely difficult for the Yuan Shao's troops on the two sides of the city wall to charge up the southern gate tower. At the same time, Yang Rui's sword-shield soldiers who had already charged up the city gate tower had already sealed off all the exits leading up to the city. The southern gate tower was about to fall.
After 15 minutes, the number of Yang Rui's troops who had gathered on the southern gate tower had already exceeded 2000. This was still under the situation where the number of scaling ladders was very limited.
Fortunately, after the pressure from the two sides of the city wall was alleviated, the siege chariots that were already numerous also approached the city gate tower and became the means to scale the city wall.
The siege chariots were originally one of the means to scale the city wall. Moreover, with its multi-layered design, it could be used to scale the city walls of different heights. The siege chariots in Yang Rui's hands were much taller than the ones in Guangchang County. While the upper layer was used to suppress the crossbows, the lower layer was used to scale and scale the city wall.
After the siege chariots were used to scale the city wall, the speed at which Yang Rui's troops gathered on the southern gate tower increased rapidly. Not long after, they had already started to charge towards the southern gate tunnel. They entered the barbican of the southern gate like a hot knife through butter and opened the southern gate of Guangchang County.
At this moment, Yang Rui's troops had already arrived one after another. The cavalry troops that had arrived at the front were also recalled one after another. Once the southern gate was opened, Yang Rui's troops immediately swarmed into Guangchang County.
At the same location, Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan and entered Guangchang County for less than four hours. Before his butt could even warm up, he was once again attacked by Yang Rui's troops. Within a day, Guangchang County had already changed hands three times.
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