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534 Siege 2

Cheng Yi and his soldiers had not yet woken up from the shock, and then the stones smashed from the sky formed ten groups, black and black. The huge sound of smashing smashed the fortifications such as wooden boards on the city wall, and the wood was smashed everywhere. The soldiers on the city wall had no time to dodge and were smashed into flesh mud by large and small stones. The sound of the tragic spread throughout the fields. This was a tragic massacre. The soldiers on the city wall were the lightest hit by the small stones, and the head was broken and blood was flowing. If they were hit by the big stones, they were terrible. Blood was squirting wildly, and the soldiers were scolding.

Such terrifying lethality made Cheng Yi and the uninjured soldiers frightened. This was a power they had never thought of. The intimidation effect of this weapon was very effective. After all, it was not something that individuals could resist. It was the first time I knew that there were such powerful siege weapons in the world.

Cheng Yi, who woke up from the shock, immediately shouted: "Let's find a place to hide quickly. Zhao Yun's army is still unable to attack the city wall. Just pay attention to the other party's dynamics."

After hearing Cheng Yi's words, the soldiers on the city wall fled to a distance or hid behind the female wall. They didn't even dare to reveal their heads, especially some of the wooden boards used to defend crossbows on the city wall were destroyed by Zhao Yun's army's catapult cart. In this way, the soldiers were completely exposed on the city wall, which was the target of the crossbows under Zhao Yun's men.

Zhao Yun's crossbow bed and catapulted cart were not cared for so many times. He continued to bake and explode on the Tianshui city wall, destroying all the various defensive wooden boards, wooden blocks, wooden doors, etc. on the city wall. The two arrow towers next to the city gate were also smashed by the stone cart several times. The arrow tower could not withstand the huge stones. He heard a loud bang and completely collapsed. Nine out of ten soldiers in the arrow tower were injured and fled. Several soldiers who could not escape were buried alive in the arrow tower. At this time, no one could take care of the rescue, so he could only wait to die.

Cheng Yi, who was hiding in the distance of the arrow, was helpless and shook his head and said nothing. He could not resist such a siege weapon. If he wanted to defend the Tianshui City, he had to find a way to destroy the catapult cart and crossbow bed outside the city wall. Only in this way can he defend the city or cause great damage to the army that Zhao Yun attacked the city. Otherwise, Zhao Yun's army would not suffer many casualties if he attacked the city wall, and those who defended the city themselves would suffer serious casualties.

Cheng Yi wanted to send out the iron cavalry to destroy the catapults and crossbow beds, but he was worried that his army would not only not destroy the siege weapons after leaving the city, but would damage the iron cavalry. After all, the general after the defeat, the soldiers said that Zhao Yun's army had very strong combat capabilities, and the soldiers' equipment was even more armed, and the individual combat capabilities were incomparable to the Western Liang army.

Cheng Yi knew very well that if Zhao Yun's catapult cart and crossbow bed were allowed to attack unscrupulously, the fortifications on the outskirts of Tianshui City would be destroyed by Zhao Yun's army in less than a few days, and the city wall would be broken sooner or later. Once the mechanism outside the city traps and moats were landfilled, Tianshui City would be completely exposed within the range of Zhao Yun's army's crossbow arrows. That also means that it is only a matter of time before the city is lost.

Through careful thinking, Cheng Yi decided to dispatch 2,000 iron cavalry to destroy Zhao Yun's catapult cart and crossbow bed in one fell swoop. In particular, Cheng Yi has always shown the weak attitude. It is estimated that Zhao Yun's army outside the city will not be prepared, nor will he expect Cheng Yi's iron cavalry to break out of the city. This is of course Cheng Yi's personal thought. In fact, Zhao Yun and the others thought so in their hearts, but due to the various military rules, military disciplines and combat manuals of the Big Bear Army, Zhao Yun knew that the troops in the city would not come out, and he still made necessary defenses. If Zhao Yun did not do this, his staff would also report the detailed process and details of the entire battle to the General Staff Office, and Zhao Yun would be held accountable. Besides, with Tian Feng, a wise figure, by his side, how could he make such a low-level mistake?

The gate of Tianshui City opened, and Cheng Yi led 2,000 iron cavalry out of the city, and of course the goal was to destroy the catapult cart and crossbow bed. As soon as the suspension bridge of Tianshui City was put down, Zhao Yun knew that the enemy would come out, and he also knew that the opponent's target was the catapult cart and crossbow bed. This was obvious. Even if anyone else would do this, this was the key to the opponent's ability to defend the city.

Zhao Yun smiled slightly and immediately ordered Lu Xiang to arrange a huge shield formation for five thousand violent bears. The shield was more than three meters high. A spear of more than four meters was built behind the shield. There were countless crossbowmen behind the spear. This was a large infantry formation specially used to deal with cavalry. Besides, there were five thousand flying bears led by Lu Xiang next to them. They also raised their crossbows in their hands, and they could shoot with just a command.

Of course, at this time, Zhao Yun also immediately ordered the catapult cart and crossbow bed to retreat, and the soldiers who were filling the landslides and destroying various mechanisms and traps also stopped temporarily, and followed their commanders to gather immediately, preparing to leave the enemy troops leaving the city.

Seeing that the iron cavalry led by Chengyi entered the shooting range of the crossbow, Lu Mine immediately shouted: "Let it go!"

As the sound of Lu Mine came out, the soldiers of the Brutal Bear Army gently pulled the crossbow in their hands, and tens of thousands of fierce crossbow arrows flew quickly like raindrops to the iron cavalry under Cheng Yi who had just left the city gate. The five thousand flying bears under Lu Xiang's side did not hesitate, and pulled the crossbow machine, and tens of thousands of crossbow arrows flew continuously to the iron cavalry under Cheng Yi.

In just a blink of an eye, nearly 100,000 crossbow arrows hit the 2,000 iron cavalry formation led by Cheng Yi out of the city. What is the concept of 100,000 crossbow arrows? The density is denser than the heavy rain. The lethality is even more terrifying, and Cheng Yi truly realized the power of crossbow arrows. I have heard of it before, but I have not experienced it myself, and I can't imagine how powerful it is. This completely scared Cheng Yi.

In a moment, more than 1,500 cavalry of the two thousand Xiliang Iron Cavalry led out of the city to fight fell, and less than 500 cavalry soldiers were surrounded by him. This made Cheng Yi feel bleeding and panic, and his soldiers under him were all pulling the horses tightly. He asked the war horses to turn around quickly, otherwise their lives would be over.

Cheng Yi was stunned for a moment. Under the cover of his personal soldiers, he knew that if he didn't return to the city, it would be difficult to go back. He didn't stop for a long time and immediately turned the head of the horse and returned to the city gate behind him. The five hundred cavalry behind him were the same. He followed Cheng Yi and ran away quickly, and he didn't dare to imagine destroying Zhao Yun's army's catapult cart and crossbow bed. Saving his life is even more important now. If you don't have a life, it would be useless to do anything.
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