si-mexico Chapter 132: The Hook Soldier Shows His Power and the Enemy Retreats
Chapter 132: The Hook Soldier Shows His Power and the Enemy Retreats
"Kill!!!"
The Kun army below roared and rushed towards the city wall.
The catapults in the city had stopped attacking. The 10,000-man army had already exceeded the minimum range of the catapults, while the Second Corps was still ready to go outside the maximum range.
Shen Changgong looked at the distance of the enemy below, and when they entered the range of the bow and arrow, he immediately shouted,
"Fire arrows!"
On the top of the city wall, the archers who had already drawn their bowstrings let go, and waves of arrows were thrown towards the city, falling down densely and overwhelmingly.
"Shield up!"
The Kun army general shouted, and the shield soldiers immediately raised their shields above their heads to protect their comrades who were carrying ladders and charging forward.
The archers behind also drew their bows and arrows and fired back upwards.
But under this dense rain of arrows, many Kun army soldiers still fell to the ground.
Shen Changgong commanded the archers to shoot arrows, harvesting the lives of the enemies in batches.
Kun's army finally arrived at the bottom of the city wall under the rain of arrows. They immediately set up ladders on the city wall and climbed up.
"Hookshot Soldier."
Shen Changgong shouted.
"To!"
Hundreds of soldiers waved ropes and threw them towards the ladders below.
These grappling ropes were invented by Shen Changgong. They are very simple, consisting of an iron rod with three curved hooks welded onto it. They are very sharp and suitable for climbing walls and mountains, and even more suitable for defending cities.
For example, like now, just throw the grappling rope down, and one of the three hooks will be able to hook the horizontal bar of the ladder. After hooking, the soldiers will pull the rope together.
Hundreds of soldiers grabbed dozens of ladders, and with the help of other soldiers, they shouted slogans and pulled up the ladders under the city with all their strength.
Burning the ladders, throwing stones and wood, nothing is as practical as directly seizing the enemy's ladders.
The soldiers pulled and shouted loudly: Give it to you!
Dozens of ladders were pulled up like this.
Some of the Kun army soldiers were thrown down directly, while others held on to the ladders tightly and were brought to the city wall.
As a member of the first-board battalion, everyone’s biggest dream is to be the first to reach the city wall and make great contributions.
Their wish came true. It didn’t matter if they couldn’t get up, the Yan army helped them get up.
I was dumbfounded after coming up.
Because the responsibility of the first-board battalion is to guard the ladders behind them after climbing the city wall, expand the space, and buy time for subsequent comrades to climb the city wall.
But now...
The damn ladders are gone, how are our comrades going to get up here?
The Yan army did not show them any mercy. They tied them up with ropes and pushed them into the city as prisoners.
After all, prisoners are more valuable than heads.
Their move stunned the Kun army under the city.
No, what are you doing?
If you want to fight, then fight. What are you doing with our ladders?
"Yan army! You are so shameless! Give us back our ladders!"
"Yanjun bastards! If you have the guts, come and fight your Kunguo grandfather with real swords and guns!"
"Who steals ladders during a siege? How could you do that? Give it back to me!"
"Shame on you! If you have the guts, come down and fight your grandfather from Kun Country!"
The Kun soldiers below cursed loudly, but they could do nothing. Except for the archers who could fight back, the others could only stare blankly.
The Yan army ignored them and responded only with arrows and stones.
This time the arrows were denser and evenly distributed front and back, and were shot outward.
Yu Huatian, who was in the distance, saw this scene and said calmly,
"Ming Jin retreats the troops."
The messenger immediately went and struck the big bronze gong loudly.
Prince Ning was scolding Shen Changgong vigorously when he heard Yu Huatian's order. He was very confused and said,
"General, we've only just launched one attack, why are you withdrawing your troops? It's still early, we can still fight for another full day."
Yu Huatian said calmly,
"Although it's just a preliminary test, I can see that Shen Changgong's defense is very good, and the opponent's grappling hook is too difficult to use. Even if we bring more ladders up, they will still hook us away.
Withdraw your troops now. We still have time to modify and weight the ladders. Tomorrow, we can use the weighted ladders in conjunction with the shield soldiers' defense to attack. Otherwise, it will only cause more casualties."
Yuhuatian was very clear-headed. Although the Kun army suffered few casualties today, the losses were heavy.
First, Pang Xiong, one of the top three generals in the army, died, then all the catapults were burned, and now the enemy has missed out on a grappling hook and snatched away the ladders of the First Corps.
It was impossible to capture the city today, so he chose to cut his losses in time and withdraw his troops immediately.
King Ning sighed heavily, but Yu Huatian was the head coach, so what could he say?
As a prince of the Yan people, he was destined to live a life of dependence on others after he colluded with the Kun army to invade his own country.
Yu Huatian glanced at him and said,
"Your Highness, are you feeling a little unwilling? Are you eager to kill Shen Changgong?"
"Uh... Commander Yu was right. Of course, although I'm anxious, I'll still obey Commander Yu."
"Since Your Highness is so anxious, once the ladder is built tomorrow, Your Highness will lead your troops to attack the city."
Upon hearing this, King Ning was shocked.
"I?"
"Yes, it's naturally you, His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
Yu Huatian smiled brilliantly and said to King Ning,
"Your Highness Prince Ning, do not underestimate yourself. You possess great abilities. After all, you were able to hold back my army of 300,000 for years with only 30,000 men."
"No... I, I can't resist it. It's you who didn't come to fight at all. If you had come earlier, wouldn't I have surrendered long ago?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Yu Huatian smiled cheerfully, and then said,
"I'll leave it to you, Your Highness Prince Ning, tomorrow. Don't worry, I will personally lead the Kun Army to support you. As long as the prince's army can reach the top of the city, the Kun Army will immediately follow and charge. Don't worry."
"Then... that's fine."
Prince Ning said with a bitter face.
The expression on the face of the prince Yan Shuang beside him became even more bitter.
Yu Huatian turned around and walked behind him, muttering to himself as he walked,
"Is that Shen Changgong in the city really leading troops into battle for the first time? I think he has some of the Southern King's style."
"Ah? Marshal Yu suspects that the Southern King is actually in charge here? Are the Southern King's 50,000 cavalry also involved?"
King Ning was horrified. A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. King Nan Ma Ling's invincible record made King Ning tremble all over when he heard these two words.
"It's just speculation."
when!when!when!
As the sound of the gong came, the Kun Army soldiers on the front line felt relieved and immediately ran to the back.
But it was not easy for them to come, and it was not easy for them to leave.
The Yan army enthusiastically used arrow arrays and catapults to see off these guests from afar.