coobybook Chapter 131: Burning the Enemy's Trebuchets
Chapter 131: Burning the Enemy's Trebuchets
Pang Xiong sneered when he saw this.
How dare you use a move with such a huge flaw?
I just need to block his attack first. The opponent's knife will bounce back due to the recoil force, and he will not be able to attack again within a breath. He will not have time to defend himself. I can take advantage of the situation to attack and kill him with one shot.
This is what he thinks and does.
Pang Xiong raised his spear with both hands and used the spear shaft made of fine iron to block the opponent's sword.
The knife, with a whistling sound, slid down like a meteor and hit the gun barrel heavily.
when!
Click!
In an instant, Pang Xiong saw the barrel of his gun being cut off by the opponent's knife, and he felt severe pain in his wrist and palm.
Immediately afterwards, the slender blade quickly enlarged in front of his eyes, and then his head buzzed and he knew nothing.
Pang Xiong's helmet flew off, leaving a hideous vertical scar on his face, and he fell to the ground powerlessly.
The Yan army on the city wall was dumbfounded.
Kun Jun in the distance was also stunned.
This suddenly appearing enemy general actually killed their invincible General Pang with a single blow?
From beginning to end, it was just a single blow, and he died?
On the top of the city wall, the Yan army cheered loudly.
Guan Shouchang stood up straight with his sword drawn, pointed it at the enemy, and shouted angrily,
"Guan Shouchang of Yan is here! Who dares to fight me to the death?"
This loud shout actually scared the soldiers who were supporting Pang Xiong so much that they all took a step back.
On the top of the city wall, Zhang Yide's eyes lit up when he heard this. He felt very domineering and learned it immediately.
And keep it in mind.
In the enemy's center, Lian Yong, the most powerful general of Kun Army who had been protecting Yu Huatian, was furious when he heard this.
But he is a general, not a fool like Zhan Ling, and he will not rush out without asking for instructions.
"General, I will chop off the enemy general's head."
However, Yu Huatian shook his head without hesitation.
"Your mission is to protect me and my flag, not to engage in a fierce battle with the enemy.
Killing an enemy general is of no use, but if I die or the banner falls, our army will be completely defeated.
We are the attackers, so let's not waste time.
Pass the order down, the First Corps will advance and begin the siege."
The drums of Kun's army were beating loudly, and the troops began to advance in an orderly manner. Seeing this, Guan Shouchang did not wait any longer. He chopped off Pang Xiong's head with a knife, picked up his hair bun with the knife, and returned to the city.
Arriving at the top of the city wall, Guan Shouchang held up Pang Xiong's head and said,
"Your Majesty, I will hand over the order!"
Shen Changgong nodded and said to the guard,
"Take this head and pass it around the city so the people can see it."
"As ordered!"
Shen Changgong held the wine bowl in both hands, handed it to Guan Shouchang, and said with a smile,
"Celebrate General Guan's victory!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Guan Shouchang took the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Go out of the city to kill the enemy and return with the lead.
That strong drink...
There is still warmth!
Under the city, ten thousand enemy soldiers, carrying ladders, holding shields and bows and arrows, marched forward.
Arriving before them were the enemy's catapults!
"Get down! Everyone, get down against the wall!"
Shen Changgong shouted loudly.
In the distance, rows of catapults were throwing huge stone bullets towards them.
Boom boom boom!
Some of the stone bullets hit the edge of the city wall, causing an earthquake; some of the stone bullets hit the top of the city wall, knocking down some Yan soldiers who were unable to dodge.
"Hasn't the trebuchet down there been calibrated yet?"
Shen Changgong asked.
"Your Majesty, the calibration is complete!"
"What are you waiting for? Fire! Burn all the enemy's catapults!"
The Yan army used catapults inside the city wall to seal the mouths of huge earthenware jars and throw them out.
The enemy's catapults were fixed first, but the Yan army's catapults, after being modified by Shen Changgong and the Mohist master, had a longer range than the enemy's.
Shen Changgong just waited for the enemy's catapults to be pushed up and then destroyed them all.
The earthen jars were thrown out and landed accurately on the enemy's catapults.
Some hit the levers, some hit the load-bearing columns, and some hit the baffles, but no matter how they hit, the jars shattered immediately.
Some unknown liquid was splashed on the enemy's catapult and on the enemy's bodies.
"What is this? Why is it so greasy?"
"That's disgusting! What's that smell? Why aren't the enemy's catapults throwing rocks?"
"What the hell is this?"
The Kun Army soldiers were confused and looked at each other.
Suddenly, someone shouted,
"Oh no! This is kerosene! This is kerosene!"
As the man shouted, the catapults in the distant ** city launched another attack.
But this time, the projectiles were stones burning with flames.
The stones were soaked in kerosene and thoroughly saturated. The soldiers placed them on the catapults, and when they were ready, they ignited them directly with torches and then released them immediately.
The flaming stones fell heavily on the catapult and the ground, which had already been covered with kerosene.
Kerosene ignites as soon as it comes into contact with fire, and the area where the catapults are located immediately engulfed in flames.
Those catapults were immediately engulfed in a sea of fire.
Some of them were smart and ran away long ago, so they were not burned to death.
Some of them did not dare to run without the general's order, and some wanted to save the catapults. They were all burned by the flames and rolled on the ground screaming in pain.
When King Ning saw this scene, he was horrified and said,
"Wow, Shen Changgong destroyed all our catapults! Damn Shen Changgong, I will tear him into pieces!"
Yu Huatian saw this and immediately gave the order.
"Send the message, rescue the people and leave the catapult alone."
The catapult was suddenly destroyed, which was beyond Yu Huatian's plan. After all, no matter how well he planned and how skilled he was in military strategy, he could not have known that the range of the opponent's catapult had become longer.
No one would know what this kind of thing was unless they experienced it once, but the price was that all the catapults were destroyed.
Building a trebuchet is extremely difficult and takes at least a month.
In other words, in the following siege, Kun’s army could only send men and no catapults were available.
Yu Huatian's face was as gloomy as water. He felt that Shen Changgong had plotted against him.
Suddenly, a smile that made all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison appeared on his face, and he murmured,
"He's truly formidable! It's truly fascinating to fight against an opponent like him. Prince Lanling of Great Yan will never let me down."
King Ning looked at Yu Huatian in surprise, wondering what was wrong with this coach. Why was he praising his opponent?
The catapults were useless, and Kun's army had no more worries. They didn't have to worry about stones suddenly falling on their heads, and in order to prevent the enemy's stones from hitting them, they immediately launched a charge and advanced at full speed.