sjar Chapter 269: The Golden Eagle Divine Arrow Killed Jiangyou Pass
Chapter 269: The Golden Eagle Divine Arrow Killed Jiangyou Pass
Sima Qingyun sat on a rattan chair on the city gate tower, wearing a wide robe with large sleeves, a feather fan and a scarf, looking quite like Zhuge Kongming. He was too embarrassed to follow Mr. Zhuge's example and get a chair with wheels to sit on. After all, he was young and had nimble legs and feet, so he couldn't be too pretentious, right?
Looking at the lightly-armored cavalrymen at the foot of the city, who looked a little disheveled, with less than 10,000 men in number, he praised in his heart: "Liu Chao is truly a brave and valiant general! I, Sima, also have a keen eye for judging people."
Although the enemy troops under the city looked a little embarrassed, under the command of the main general Li Mo, 3,000 people quickly dismounted and turned into infantry, forming a square team, and more than 6,000 cavalry were also in neat formation.
Sima Qingyun waved his goose feather fan, narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his lips, "No matter how skilled and brave you are, the thousand divine arm bows at Jiangyou Pass will become a nightmare for more than nine thousand of you!"
There were many trees on the mountains along the way. When the army was resting, Li Mo had ordered the craftsmen to use local materials to build some siege ladders and catapults. Therefore, he did not let the army camp to rest, but directly launched a siege.
There were only two thousand defenders on the north gate wall of Jiangyou Pass, with a row of archers in front and a row of spearmen in the back.
Li Mo sneered contemptuously. It seems that there are not many defenders at Jiangyou Pass, and the commander defending the city is a useless guy. With a fierce attack by my elite soldiers, Jiangyou Pass will be captured.
Li Mo, who was eager to seize Jiangyou Pass, did not order the catapults to fight a round of millstone-throwing battle with the rebels. They came lightly and did not bring siege crossbow carts. Jiangyou Pass also had catapults and four powerful crossbow carts.
Therefore, Li Mo wisely gave up the tactic of using catapults for long-range attacks first, and instead sent two thousand archers to provide cover, while two thousand infantrymen carried siege ladders and battering rams to attack directly!
The Song army archers were divided into two teams, responsible for fire cover on both sides of the siege infantry phalanx.
Before the front team of archers ran into range, feather arrows from Jiangyou Pass shot towards them like locusts. The Song army archers screamed and fell to the ground, and those behind them turned around and ran back in fear.
"The rebels actually have the Song Dynasty's Divine Arm Bow? And there are as many as a thousand Divine Arm Bows?!" Li Mo screamed, his eyes full of disbelief.
He had seen the power of the Divine Arm Bow. Its range was nearly twice as long as the ordinary Iron Arm Bow used by the Song Dynasty army, and its penetration was also twice as strong.
But wasn't this Shenbi bow just developed by the craftsmen under the King of Qin, and the blueprint was presented to the Ministry of Works of the imperial court? The Song army had not yet equipped it, so how could these rebels have such a large number of Shenbi bows?
The thousand archers on the city wall shot two rounds of arrows, and the two thousand Song army archers and siege infantry under the city wall fled back in panic, leaving behind more than a thousand corpses.
Li Mo's rising ambitions were instantly extinguished, and his heart sank down like a huge rock. How could he fight this battle? !
Not to mention the catapults and crossbow carts on the city walls, even if the divine arm bows in the hands of these one thousand archers could shoot down the attacking Song army round after round from a high position outside the range of the Song army archers, how many people would be killed or injured by the human wave tactics before they could get close to the city wall?
But if they fail to break through Jiangyou Pass, even if the remaining 8,000 men withdraw, can they get out of that man-eating primeval forest?
After thinking it over, he realized that this was a dead end, but Li Mo strengthened his will and determination to fight to the death.
He ordered to stop the siege and set up camp on the spot, and ordered the soldiers to cut down trees on the nearby hills and speed up the production of catapults and shields.
Early the next morning, Li Mo led the Song army to launch a fierce attack.
More than 20 catapults threw millstone-sized stones at the top of the city wall, and the stones that fell on the city wall smashed the wall into pieces and pits. The stones that fell on the top of the city smashed the rebels into pieces, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Three thousand infantrymen carried siege ladders and moved quickly towards the city wall under the cover of a row of huge shields in front.
The catapults on the city wall and the crossbow carts for defending the city fired at the same time. Several stones as big as millstones smashed into the Song army's siege infantry formation, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the huge shield in the front also had gaps. The long arrows fired by the crossbow carts, as thick as a child's arm, plowed bloody grooves in the Song army's formation.
The commander has given the order, anyone who retreats will be killed! The supervisory team holding steel knives was right behind them. The siege infantry gritted their teeth and dared not retreat. Under the captains' loud urging, they finally approached the city wall.
The defenders' catapults and crossbow carts also gave up their frantic attack on the siege infantry and adjusted their angles to exchange fire with the Song army's catapult positions.
Seeing that although the siege infantry suffered heavy losses, several siege ladders were finally placed on the city wall, Li Mo, who was standing on the command platform, clenched his fists!
The Song army, armed with shields and steel swords, braved the rain of arrows and rolling logs and stones, and ran to the city wall with all their might. They placed siege ladders on the wall and climbed up one by one.
Li Mo's palms were sweating from nervousness, and he was cheering for the warriors who climbed to the battlements!
The soldiers who climbed up to the top of the city wall were stabbed down by long spears and steel forks, and the soldiers on the siege ladders climbed up again with roars.
Sima Qingyun, who was standing on the corner tower watching the enemy, waved his goose feather fan and smiled cunningly, "Li Mo, I still have 8,000 well-rested defenders under the city, waiting for you to lose and fight to the death!"
This fierce siege ended in failure because the Song army suffered heavy losses and was unable to continue its attack. Li Mo had to painfully order the troops to retreat.
Three thousand infantrymen attacked the city, but less than a thousand escaped alive.
The siege failed and another 2,000 men were lost, but Li Mo also saw hope. Although the rebels on the city wall did not suffer many losses, they were all exhausted.
"Hao Liang, you take three thousand soldiers to watch the battle, and I will personally lead three thousand soldiers to attack the city!"
"No!" Deputy General Hao Liang was shocked. "General, siege warfare is too dangerous. As the commander, you should sit back and watch the battle. I will lead the troops to attack the city!"
"Dangerous?" Li Mo gave a bitter smile, then said firmly: "Our army is fighting a desperate battle. If we fail to capture Jiangyou Pass, the whole army will be annihilated. This general has decided to go all out and lead the troops to attack the city personally!"
Deputy General Hao Liang felt sad and had no choice but to obey the order.
Li Mo gathered three thousand soldiers, put forty-eight golden arrows on his back, and launched another desperate attack.
Li Mo, who led the charge, rushed to the front and shot the golden eagle arrow in his hand at a rebel general commanding a battle on the top of the city wall while running.
The defenders on the city wall never thought that they would be attacked by the enemy's arrows at such a long distance. When the golden arrow came with a murderous aura of destroying the world, the general who was commanding the soldiers to fight had no time to react and was pierced through the heart by the arrow...
The general was blown backwards by a great force, and the golden arrow pierced through the body of a personal soldier behind him before being nailed into the back wall. The golden tail of the arrow was still trembling, unwilling to give up!
"Golden Eagle Archer Li Mo is personally leading the troops to attack the city!" Sima Qingyun screamed, threw away the goose feather fan in his hand, took off his silk scarf and threw it on the ground, rushed out a long distance, grabbed the helmet of an ordinary soldier that had been prepared long ago, and put it on his head.
Two personal soldiers hurriedly helped him put on the armor of ordinary soldiers. Sima Qingyun patted his heart mirror. He was a man who cherished his life and had been cunningly prepared. If the Golden Eagle Archer Li Mo attacked the city in person, his pretentious outfit would be too conspicuous and eye-catching. He must not become the innocent soul under the arrow of the Golden Eagle Archer Li Mo.
"Order all the magic arm bows to aim at Li Mo and shoot him! This military advisor wants the Golden Eagle Divine Arrow to die under this magic arm bow." There was no fear in Sima Qingyun's voice, but excitement and excitement instead!
After shooting the general in charge, Li Mo aimed his golden arrows at the leaders of the garrison on the top of the city. The arrows were fired quickly, taking the lives of the young garrison generals one after another.
The defenders on the city wall did not panic or make a fuss. Mr. Sima had already analyzed and prepared for this terrifying situation in advance.
Without waiting for orders, the archers aimed their divine arm bows at Li Mo who was gradually approaching the shooting range.
Li Mo, the archery god of the Song Dynasty, sensed the murderous aura composed of that tremendous force, but he had no choice but to shoot the commanding leaders while rushing into the range of the Shenbi bow.
There were deafening shouts and cries of killing below the city, but there was an eerie silence on top of the city walls. The stones thrown by the enemy's catapults took away more than a dozen lives, but it seemed that they could not break the solemnity and silence here.
The sound of a clear gong broke the solemn silence that seemed like a woodcut, and thousands of arrows were fired at the same time... all aimed at the same target.
Of the forty-eight golden arrows in the quiver behind Li Mo, thirty-six had been shot out in a very short period of time, taking away the lives of at least fifty or sixty defenders on the city wall.
The overwhelming rain of arrows formed a big net, and when it covered his head, Li Mo felt a chill in his heart! He quickly shot out three more golden arrows, and the shields in the hands of the personal soldiers around him protected him. Under the powerful penetrating power of the divine arm bow, the dense rain of arrows made those personal soldiers who raised their shields to protect the commander fall one by one...
Li Mo was filled with grief. He took advantage of a gap when the enemy launched a hail of arrows to pull out the golden arrow from behind. When he heard the sound of the bowstring, he suddenly looked up!
Another wave of arrows rained down on our heads!
The rebels on the city wall were too insidious and cunning! The thousand divine arm bows were actually fired in two waves.
Li Mo cursed in his heart, shot out the golden arrow in his hand, and swung the golden bow hard to deflect the arrow.
At this moment, all the soldiers around Li Mo had fallen to the ground, and only his upright figure stood among a layer of corpses and dense arrows. The golden bow in his hand danced vigorously to form a golden halo, blocking the rain of arrows falling on his head.
An arrow shot into Li Mo's left leg. He staggered and stood up again. Another arrow shot into his left leg, and another arrow shot into his right leg, left arm, lower abdomen, chest, right arm... Black arrows shot into Li Mo's body one after another. His stubborn body stood upright like a hedgehog, and finally fell backwards slowly! ...
"It's done!..." Sima Qingyun, who was watching the battle from a distance, shouted out loudly, and then ordered, "Order the soldiers to shout in unison to the people below the city, Golden Eagle Divine Arrow Li Mo is dead, and you will not be killed if you surrender!"
"Golden Eagle Divine Arrow Li Mo is dead. You will not be killed if you surrender!..."
"Golden Eagle Divine Arrow Li Mo is dead. You will not be killed if you surrender!..."
"Golden Eagle Divine Arrow Li Mo is dead. You will not be killed if you surrender!..."
The deafening shouts for surrender were getting louder and louder. The soldiers who were preparing for battle below the city also climbed up to the top of the city walls one after another. They stood densely packed on the walls, shouting and shaking the earth! …