Catapults were placed in four rows, with twenty-five in each row, a total of one hundred.
Each catapult was operated by ten Western Qin infantry, and ten Dashi prisoners were waiting aside carrying kerosene bombs. .
The trebuchets began to be fixed on the ground under the tinkering of the Western Qin infantry.
The parts on the vehicle were quickly assembled, and the trebuchets were installed and formed.
After each trebuchet was safely completed, the flag bearer responsible for issuing orders reported to the commander.
The official semaphore indicates that it has been assembled and can be projected.
After all the trebuchets were fully equipped, the commander sent someone to report to Zhao Ziliang: "Your Majesty, all one hundred trebuchets are safe and ready to launch kerosene bombs.
Please give your order if you want to launch kerosene bombs immediately."
"One hundred trebuchets went into battle together to attack the city.
This is the largest scale of the king's military operations in so many years.
In the past, it was already amazing if we had thirty trebuchets in one siege.
Now we can drop a hundred trebuchets at one time.
Putting a trebuchet on the battlefield is still a big improvement."
After Zhao Ziliang finished speaking, he immediately waved his hand and said: "Okay, now that everything is ready, let's get started.
We will show off to Childe and the stubbornly resisting Da Shi soldiers and civilians in the city one by one."
"Yes, Your Majesty" When the commander of the trebuchet saw the flag displayed on the commander's platform, he immediately drew his sword and raised it above his head and shouted: "Your Majesty has given an order, the trebuchet is ready to launch, load it with oil bombs."
The weight on each trebuchet was quickly pulled to a high altitude by four sturdy men with winches.
A soldier held a kerosene bomb and placed it in a barbed wire pocket at the other end of the firing lever.
A soldier held a torch.
The igniter lit the fuse of the kerosene bomb, and with a "boom", the whole body of the kerosene bomb burned, and thick smoke billowed.
The flag bearer signaled to the commander, "The kerosene bombs are ready."
Almost at the same time, even if there were those who were lagging behind, the difference was only two or three seconds.
The kerosene bombs of the one hundred trebuchets were all prepared.
The commander immediately cut the command knife forward and said: "Launch" "Swish swish" "Hoo ho ho" One by one, kerosene bombs rose into the sky, dragging out streaks of fiery red and thick black smoke.
The soldiers on the city wall were as serious as the end of the world.
This was the first time they had seen so many and such big bombs.
They had never seen such a huge scene in their lives.
"Oh, Allah, protect us."
All the food soldiers and generals on the city wall had expressions of horror on their faces.
Childs saw countless kerosene bombs flying all over the sky, his face became solemn, and he shouted: "Retreat, everyone, retreat!"
After shouting, Childs took the guards and hid in the city tower.
Other nearby food soldiers hid under the wall stacks, while many soldiers far away stood there stupidly because they did not receive orders. , only a small number of people hid first regardless of whether there was a military order.
Some of the food soldiers who did not hear the military order and were still standing there suffered a disaster on the spot.
The kerosene bombs fell from the sky and landed on the city wall.
After breaking through, a fire instantly ignited, killing the surrounding food soldiers and defenders.
The supplies were engulfed, with 30% falling outside the city or hitting the city wall, and 60% flying into the city wall.
Nearby houses and some large food soldiers walking nearby were engulfed in fire.
"Ah" Many of the food soldiers who were swallowed up by the fire screamed and jumped around in the fire.
Some soldiers who were not burned by the fire had their clothes set on fire.
Zhao Ziliang used the telescope to see that 10% of the first batch of kerosene bombs landed on the city wall.
He felt that the effect was not bad.
After all, this was the first batch of launches and it was a visual distance measurement.
It was already possible to have such an effect without calibrating the launch parameters.
Very impressive.
After having the impact point of the first batch of kerosene bombs as a reference, the observers of the Western Qin Army standing at a high place immediately reported the impact point of the kerosene bombs and reported the calibration parameters one by one, and were responsible for verifying the launch.
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The soldiers with torque parameters immediately adjusted the parameters, and soon the launch parameters of all trebuchets were adjusted.
After the commander saw the flags played by the flag bearers of each trebuchet, he immediately ordered the second wave of launch preparations.
"General, the second wave of kerosene bombs are all ready and can be launched at any time."
The commander held the command knife and swung it downwards, "launch" "Swish swish" The second wave of kerosene bombs was launched instantly, rising into the sky with thick smoke tail, and the doomsday came again.
The food army on the city wall just stretched out its head to observe, saw the second wave of kerosene bombs coming, and shouted: "Oh , Allah bless you” "Bang, bang, bang," kerosene bombs hit the city wall one by one.
The fire on the city wall suddenly increased several times, almost all the defensive equipment and supplies were ignited, and the entire southern city wall was shrouded in fire.
"This time, 30% of the kerosene bombs landed on the city wall.
If the accuracy is good, adjust the launch parameters and continue firing kerosene bombs."
Zhao Ziliang observed and ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty" Childs saw raging fire all over the city wall.
Except for rolling stones and boiling water, all the defensive materials piled up on the city wall burned.
No one was spared.
Many soldiers were engulfed by the fire.
They could no longer stay on this wall.
There are no people left, so we can only wait until the fire is extinguished before coming up.
Childs looked miserable.
He had to reluctantly order to temporarily abandon the defense of the city wall and let all the soldiers retreat to the city to stand by.
There were fires everywhere on the city wall, and the temperature was already very high, and people could not stay on it.
A group of giant food soldiers with gray faces holding weapons quickly ran down the stone stairs from the city wall.
After leaving the hot city wall, everyone gasped for fresh air.
"Pfft" What's the sound?
Childs, who had just run down the city wall, stopped with his guards, turned around and looked back, and saw a huge crossbow arrow with cold light appearing on the city gate.
Before he and all the soldiers of the Great Food Army around him could After reacting, another series of crossbow arrows shot through the thick city gate.
Childs's face turned pale, "Oh God, what kind of crossbow arrow is this?
It can actually shoot through such a thick city gate."
There seemed to be a burning smell in the air, and a general suddenly shouted: "No, General, they added flammable materials to the crossbow arrows.
The crossbow arrows were set on the city gate, and the flammable materials on the arrow shafts were The city gate is being burned outside.
This wooden gate cannot withstand the fire at all and will soon burst into flames."
Childs was immediately shocked.
Once the city gate was breached, the Western Qin army would definitely rush in at all costs.
By then, the city would be filled with blood and the consequences would be disastrous.
He screamed in fear: "Quickly carry the stones and block the city gate.
They must not be allowed to enter the city."
Faced with the huge threat of the city being broken, all the soldiers around them did not hesitate to use their strength.
They tried their best to carry stones and bricks around, but the stones were all moved to the city wall to make defensive supplies, but there were bricks.
However, the houses of residents in the city need to be demolished, but who cares about that now?
The soldiers knocked down the surrounding houses with heavy objects and then began to move bricks towards the city gate.
They moved bricks one by one and filled the city gate.
There were many people and strength.
Thousands of people started to move together, and the city gate was opened.
The moment the city gates were burned through, they were all blocked, and Childs finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Outside the city, Zhao Ziliang used a telescope to observe that there was only blazing fire on the city wall, and there was no one there.
He immediately ordered: "Now is the opportunity to destroy the city wall when there is no one on the city wall.
Send the king's military order and let the trebuchet crew shoot into the city."
By extension, I will let a sea of fire appear in the city and order the convoy to start attacking, so that I can dig out several big holes in the city wall made of adobe bricks as quickly as possible."
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"Yes, Your Majesty" As the military order was issued, the trebuchet projection began to extend toward the city.
Each trebuchet unit received orders to freely project, but the projected kerosene bombs must be fired over the city wall into the city.
Kerosene bombs trailing black smoke tails flew over the city wall and into the city.
Some hit the streets, some hit the roofs, some hit the mills, and some hit the stables.
Every one of them hit the streets.
When a kerosene bomb falls, it will inevitably cause a fire, and the unfortunate people will be swallowed up by the fire.
A row of more than thirty huge iron-covered rams rushed towards the city wall under the loud shouts of the soldiers of the Western Qin Army.
The front ends of these huge rams were equipped with huge and thick steel drills that hit the corners.
This kind of steel drills hit the corners with ten The two-edged blade is not only extremely sharp and tough, but its penetrating and armor-breaking abilities are extremely strong.
"Hey!"
the Western Qin infantrymen rushed into the car one after another, shouting, and then the car turned towards the city wall with extremely rapid momentum.
With a pop, the huge drill bit of the car rammed into the adobe brick city wall.
"Shake" shouted at the squad leader in the car.
The dozen or so Western Qin soldiers in the car immediately grabbed the handle of the wheel and shook it vigorously.
The drill bit inserted into the wall immediately started to rotate.
The soil and dust in the wall fell to the ground one after another, and were quickly drilled out.
A big hole.
As the rush car continued to move forward, the hole drilled out became deeper and deeper.
The speed was extremely fast.
"Hey, this kind of adobe brick city wall is also hollow.
Hurry up and drill a few more holes on the side to expand the hole."
The team leader found that the drill bit of the ram had penetrated a wall.
He immediately ordered to exit and drill holes on the side.
Expand the results.
Other Western Qin soldiers who rushed into the car also quickly discovered that the city wall was hollow, and they all drilled holes next to it to expand the scope of the hole.
Zhao Ziliang quickly received the relevant report and said happily: "Okay, it seems that the siege on the first day is basically in place, Schneider, Wahid" Schneider and Wahid stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty" Zhao Ziliang pointed to the city wall in front and said: "Have you seen it?
The siege convoy will soon penetrate the city wall.
Bring your men and horses to press up.
As soon as the city wall is penetrated, you will lead your men and horses into the city through the holes in the city wall.
Yesterday the King of Japan said that whoever of you breaks the city first will be rewarded heavily.
Now it seems that the siege convoy has broken the city.
I still set a goal for you.
Whoever captures or kills Childs or Kills first?
Anyone who captures the city lord's palace will be rewarded heavily."
The two looked at each other, neither of them admitting defeat, and immediately said at the same time: "Yes, Your Majesty":