si-mexico Chapter 456: The Yan Army was Repelled by Yu Ziling
Chapter 456: The Yan Army was Repelled by Yu Ziling
The next morning, the Yan army attacked the city.
According to the tactical deployment arranged yesterday, Yuhuatian would attack the South Gate, the Pingnan Army would attack the North Gate, and the Zhengnan Army and the Feiying Army would serve as the main force to attack the West Gate.
Four legions, 450,000 men, against an enemy force of 150,000.
The elite troops of Yan came out in full force.
In addition, the Zhennan Army was patrolling on the hillside outside the East City Gate, ready to strike the enemy head-on if they tried to escape.
Shen Changgong made a harsh statement that the city must be taken within the morning.
After all, 450,000 versus 150,000, the advantage is on my side!
There were not many Qi troops on the city wall.
Obviously, Yu Ziling had made a detailed study of Shen Changgong's tactics and knew that there would definitely be a round of artillery bombardment before the siege, so she took her soldiers to hide under the city wall first.
The Shenji Camp set up their cannons and fired shells one after another forward.
Nie Bei personally commanded the Sky Eagle Army and pushed forward.
Four corps, 40,000 men, formed a square formation and advanced forward.
They didn't even bring a ladder.
It’s not that Nie Bei is arrogant, but the Yan army doesn’t need ladders at all. They just need to blast open the city gate and enter.
The artillery fire suppression in front was only to allow the infantry to reach the city gate smoothly.
When these 40,000 people were about to reach the bottom of the city wall, the two cannons of the Shenji Camp aimed and fired at the same time.
Boom boom!
Two cannon shots were fired, and the west gate shattered.
The Sky Eagle Army, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed forward in a mighty force, ready to break into the city and teach the Qi Army a lesson.
however.
When they arrived at the city gate, they found that the passage was not open, but was blocked by many huge rocks.
The soldiers in front couldn't get in, and the soldiers behind didn't understand the situation and just tried to squeeze forward.
For a moment, the four corps were in chaos.
Our brothers on the front line are in front, so the Shenji Battalion behind us will certainly not fire.
At this moment, the Qi army inside, under the command of Yu Ziling, quickly climbed up the city wall through the stairs and many prepared ladders, and threw bows and arrows, stones, rolling logs, etc. down.
The unprepared Yan army was beaten dizzy, and the already disorganized team became even more chaotic and defenseless.
Except for a small number of shield soldiers who were able to withstand the arrows, the other soldiers were directly exposed to the rain of arrows and suffered heavy casualties!
The Qi army's methods were not like this.
After observing the position of the Yan army below, Yu Ziling immediately ordered the catapults behind the city wall to change direction and throw large stones, kerosene cans and other objects at the Yan army outside.
Yu Ziling also learned and put into practice the tactics that Shen Changgong used to fight Yu Huatian. She simply ignited kerosene and threw it out, setting the Yan army on fire piece by piece.
The Yan army was not stupid. When the commander saw that they could not rush in and had no ladders, he immediately ordered the archers to shoot arrows at the defenders on the top of the city to cover the retreat of other soldiers.
The Yan army retreated quickly and then stopped outside the range of the enemy's catapults.
But in just a short while, hundreds of bodies were thrown on the ground.
Nie Bei's face was gloomy. After listening to the front-line soldiers reporting the situation, he thought for a moment and felt that he still had to discuss this matter with Shen Changgong.
He quickly came to the back. At this time, Shen Changgong and King Nan were both sitting on the high platform, looking at the city wall with telescopes.
On the city wall, the Qi army saw the Yan army retreating, and they shouted loudly and danced with joy.
They shouted victory loudly and insulted the Yan army.
After all, they repelled the invincible Yan army. This was the first time since the rise of Yan State that someone was able to repel the attack of the Yan army.
Just this one victory is enough to drive them crazy.
They also realized that the Yan army was also human and not invincible.
Nie Bei walked up to the stage, clasped his hands and said,
"Your Majesty, our army's attack has been blocked. Please forgive me."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong frowned and said,
"Being blocked is perfectly normal. Why punish me? Are we not allowed to resist? If they resist, I will punish my own generals."
Hearing this, Nie Bei was deeply moved and continued,
"Your Highness, the enemy has blocked all the city gates with huge rocks. The gates are thicker than the city walls, and they cannot be destroyed by artillery bombardment alone. We don't have any ladders, so it's difficult for us to breach the enemy's walls.
If we continue fighting like this, our army will suffer heavy losses."
"Let the front troops withdraw first. We won't fight this morning. Tell the other two armies to retreat if it's difficult to push in. I'll think of a solution and we'll fight again this afternoon."
Shen Changgong had no expression on his face and spoke in a calm tone.
He picked up the telescope again and looked at the top of the city.
Above, Yu Ziling stood in front of the city gate tower with a heroic look, pointing a spear at him and making a provocative gesture.
Shen Changgong sneered and said,
"This Yu Ziling is quite capable. She made sufficient preparations first, sealed the city gates, and then ambushed the army in the back to give us a heads-up.
Take advantage of our ability to use artillery to break down city gates and repel us in one fell swoop.
It's a pity that this move can only be used once."
Nie Bei said quickly,
"Your Highness, if we keep firing our artillery at a section of the city wall, we can bring it down."
"That would be a huge waste of shells and gun barrels. We're still in the era of pure manual labor, so we should save as much as possible.
Tell the army to stay put and have lunch here. I will be back soon."
Shen Changgong stepped down from the platform with a smile on his face, full of confidence.
Soon, he rode back to the military camp and came to the area where the Shenji Camp was located.
"Your Majesty."
"Meet the prince."
Everyone greeted him.
Shen Changgong asked,
"Where's Gao Ce?"
"Your Highness, General Gao is just checking the ammunition. I'll go get him."
"No need, take me there."
When he arrived at the warehouse, Shen Changgong met Gao Ce, the commander of the Shenji Camp.
The Shenji Camp is located in every legion. Each Shenji Camp is led by a centurion, and the Shenji Camp also has a chief general who is in charge of the affairs of the Shenji Camp in each legion.
Gao Ce was responsible for everything, including personnel appointments, distribution of supplies and weapons, and tactical deployment.
"My lord, are you looking for me?"
Gao Ce came over and saluted.
Shen Changgong asked directly,
"How much powder is left that has not been loaded into the shells?"
"Your Majesty, there is still a lot, probably tens of thousands of pounds."
Gunpowder is easy to make, but cannonballs and artillery are difficult to make.
Shen Changgong nodded and said,
"Go prepare some fuse, some dry cloth, some hemp rope, and other supplies. Also, find a large box, preferably one as big as a coffin."
"As ordered!"
Everyone didn't know what Shen Changgong was going to do, so they immediately did it.
Shen Changgong was planning to use a huge amount of explosives to send Yu Ziling and the city wall into the sky.