Chapter 168: Storming Shouchun
"General's sharpshooting!"
Ji Ling slowly put down the heavy bow in his hand, and the deputy general behind him said with a flattering look.
When Ji Ling heard his deputy general's words, there was no joy on his face.
"You stay here and guard. If the enemy troops outside the city are thrown into the city again, you will shoot them down for me!" Ji Ling said in a deep voice.
"General, I understand." The deputy general saw that he was flattering and slapped the horse's leg directly. He did not dare to say anything more and could only agree immediately.
When Ji Ling saw this, he didn't say anything more and just rode his war horse and started his daily patrol with his soldiers.
Outside the city, at the player camp, Fatty finally received a reply.
At this time, Li Jichen and the leaders of the player legions also knew about the situation in the city.
Li Jichen and the others were also shocked when they learned that more than a thousand archers were deployed in the city, waiting behind the city wall to kill players who threw them.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"Send a thousand-man team to deal with players like us. This NPC really thinks highly of us!" The leader of a small player army said in a deep voice.
When Li Jichen heard this, he looked at Jiang Yi next to him.
The two of them know very well the nature of this world, and they can also understand the thoughts of the defenders.
However, understanding is understanding, but it is also very uncomfortable.
No one wants to be like a target, with a bunch of straw men trying to borrow arrows.
Especially Li Jichen, he can now understand Jiang Yi's mood just now.
He was taunting Jiang Yi just now, saying that he wanted him to see how old players attacked the city, but reality gave him a big challenge.
"What should we do now?" Jiang Yi looked at Li Jichen and asked.
Jiang Yi didn't want to lose. He had always talked about other people's children since he was a child. Jiang Yi felt that it was a bit embarrassing to lose to a group of ancient people with more than a thousand years of experience.
For no reason, Jiang Yi felt a little bit like the technical soldiers who came with him.
It's been almost a month, and we still haven't developed a gunpowder weapon that can be used in actual combat.
Don't expect these people to come up with any modern weapons, you can just make a few bronze cannons.
If this is the case, people like myself don't have to worry about how to break the city. They can just attack Shouchun's city wall in a burst.
Unfortunately, according to the feedback received from the technical soldiers, this thing cannot be completed at present.
Because the cannons they made were subject to some mysterious suppression in this world, causing all the things they made to be unqualified.
In this regard, Liu Xie said that he was also very anxious, but the system did not know what had happened, and it just refused to unlock the restrictions, resulting in all gunpowder weapons being unusable.
"Now it seems that we have no choice but to attack by force." Li Jichen said with a depressed look.
A forceful attack was the last thing Li Jichen wanted to do. After all, if a strong city was to be attacked by force, there was no telling whether it could be conquered or not.
Even if we can attack it, it will take time and it will be over.
You know, there are many fortified cities in history. When faced with enemy siege, it is normal for them to be defended for a year and a half.
Some cities can be defended for more than ten years, but it is not impossible.
Even if the players are not afraid of death, the soldiers in the city will not give up so easily.
Moreover, their army of players rushed in to besiege Shouchun. Shouchun was not the only city in Yangzhou, but there were many cities in the periphery, which were in the hands of Yuan Shu.
If their attack here is frustrated, the enemy forces outside will not be able to protect them and will choose to return for reinforcements.
Once they choose to return for reinforcements, their own army of players, who are deeply alone, will fall into a counter-encirclement.
At that time, the situation will not be good. Therefore, after the surprise attack and throwing players into the city to open the teleportation array to no avail, the only way left for the players is to attack by force.
"Everyone, time is running out now. We have only one way to attack by force." Li Jichen said slowly.
"Everyone must be aware of our current situation. Time is very tight, so everyone goes back and prepares for a strong attack."
"At the same time, a strong attack does not mean that we will not consider new methods. Everyone must think of ways to quickly break the city while making a strong attack." Li Jichen said while looking at the other army commanders around him.
"Don't worry, Boss Jichen, we naturally know this." A legion commander said, patting his chest.
"In that case, let's take action first." Li Jichen clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to take action.
In less than half an hour, the players had prepared their siege equipment.
It has to be said that these players do have two skills. Whether they are watching TV series or, anyway, all kinds of methods of attacking the city have been figured out by the players in a short time.
Some set up a row of catapults to force down the city wall, while others carried ladders to climb the city wall.
In addition, some players started to use the prepared wood to build wells with their whims.
It is the kind of siege equipment with two pairs of large wooden wheels on the bottom, a large square platform on the top, and stairs and treads in the middle. It is very similar to a Western siege tower.
This well can be said to be the trump card among siege equipment. Can't your defending team be able to shoot arrows on the city wall?
Then I will build a tower as high as the city wall, and put a shield and thick cowhide on the outside so that you can't shoot me, but I can safely shoot you from the inside.
Suddenly, the entire Shouchun City became lively, and catapults roared towards the city wall.
The reason why the city wall needs formations is flashing continuously. Every time the catapult hits it, the city wall must flash.
That frequency is a bit like the flashlights in bars in later generations.
The players who carried the ladders to attack the city did not pay attention to the formation. A dozen players held up shields in one hand and carried the ladder cannons while roaring. After arriving at the bottom of the city, they directly buckled the ladders against the city wall and roared towards the city.
Climb up.
No matter how the defenders on the city tower shoot arrows, they can't stop the swarming players.
The most powerful thing is the well.
More than twenty players appeared on the platform, holding bows and arrows, and shot toward the top of the city.
Below the well lantern, there is also a group of players, struggling to push the well lantern towards the city wall. As long as they are close to the city wall, the pedal in front of the well lantern will be put down. Players wearing heavy armor inside the well lantern will be killed directly.
City head.
However, Yuan Shu's soldiers who defend the city are not just for free. To be honest, this kind of defense is also the most familiar way of defending the city for Yuan Shu's soldiers.
As the players launched a frenzied attack, Yuan Shu's army also rolled out its weapon for defending the city - the ballistae.
The range of this kind of crossbow has completely exceeded the range of the catapult.
Some of Yuan's soldiers pushed out the crossbow, adjusted the angle slightly, and then fired towards the catapult in the distance.
The crossbow is very powerful. Every time Sergeant Yuan launches the crossbow, it will inevitably plow a bloody path among the players.
As long as the catapult is shot, the catapult will only fall into pieces.
At the same time, the crossbow can not only attack the catapult, but also tie a chain behind the crossbow and shoot at the well.
The well lantern is mainly made of wood, and as long as it is shot by a ballista, it will be shot through.
Then, a group of Yuan's soldiers directly pulled the iron chain to pull down the well railing.
Chapter completed!