Chili City was a major city in the northern part of Zhao. Because the grassland tribes in the north often harassed and plundered, the defenses of Chili City were much stronger than the cities in the interior.
Huan He's 100,000-strong army took a short rest before rushing to the city.
There was no need to shout at the front of the city, and there was no need to pay attention to any war etiquette. With Huan He's order, the 100,000-strong army began to attack the city in three steps!
The vanguard commander Huan He's plan was very simple. He wanted to attack fiercely and take down Chi Li in one go. After that, he would rest for a while and head straight to Yi 'an.
As long as they could take down Yi 'an, they could directly approach Handan!
At that time, if the southern Zhao army returned to defend, it would be convenient for the army led by Wang Jian.
If they didn't return, the vanguard could attack Handan.
This was the plan to destroy Zhao.
Xia Lan and the rest of the right-wing troops were arranged to attack the city in the second echelon.
"Kill them!"
The cattle and sheep entered, and the sun set in the west.
The first wave of 30,000 soldiers swarmed towards the northern gate of Crimson Beauty City.
The giant shield soldiers were in the front row, and behind them were the infantrymen carrying ladders. On the flanks of the infantrymen were archers.
After that, it was the city tower attack vehicle.
When the Qin army fought, their formations were strict!
The cooperation between the various tribes was also extremely close.
Behind the 30,000-strong army on the first echelon, Xia Lan and the others could not help but feel a little emotional as they watched the 10,000-strong army charge forward.
In his previous life, he had never seen such a scene.
The battles that would occur 2,000 years later were basically all based on electronic information. Such a human wave tactic would basically not appear again.
"Brother Lan…"
Behind Xia Lan, Yuan held the long spear in his hand nervously and moved closer to Xia Lan.
"Scared?"
Xia Lan asked softly.
Yuan nodded, sweat already oozing out of her tender face.
Xia Lan smiled faintly." Remember what I taught you. And remember, stay alive."”
His voice was very soft.
Yuan nodded vigorously.
Xia Lan thought for a moment and said again,"When we attack the city later, follow me closely. Don't retreat!"”
In such a large-scale battle, no matter how afraid one was, they could only brace themselves and charge forward!
If they stopped charging out of fear or other reasons, they would be easily knocked down by the people behind them!
At that time, he would only be trampled to death.
This was the cause of the stampede.
Yuan nodded again.
Xia Lan's gaze swept over the soldiers who had followed him all the way from Shuo Yang County.
The few of them nodded.
After making the arrangements, Xia Lan began to study the ancient siege warfare in detail.
This was something he rarely researched in his previous life.
There was basically no siege war in the future.
There were no tall city walls.
Therefore, Xia Lan knew nothing about siege techniques.
What he knew was only what he had seen in movies and dramas.
Now that he had seen it with his own eyes, he felt a myriad of emotions.
The first was the brutality of the war.
The Qin soldiers were unusually brave.
After the siege began, countless Qin soldiers rushed up to the city walls.
The giant shield soldier quickly raised the huge shield above his head to block the arrows thrown by the enemy.
Then, the soldiers who were carrying the siege ladders quickly leaned the ladders against the city wall.
Xia Lan noticed that the placement of the ladder seemed to be very particular.
He hadn't noticed these details in the movies.
Now that he looked at it carefully, he found some clues.
First of all, the siege ladder was high enough to reach the top of the city wall.
However, the soldiers did not raise the ladder too high.
This was probably because the enemy guarding the city wall could not reach this height.
In this way, it was basically impossible for the enemy to destroy or topple the ladder.
Furthermore, after the siege ladder was set up, there were soldiers in charge of attacking the city at the back who quickly and orderly climbed up the ladder.
These soldiers were all dressed in light armor and only carried a short Qin sword in their hands.
This was to make it easier for them to enter the city.
Below them, a group of infantrymen clustered around the city wall and quickly gathered in the direction of the city gate.
The archers aimed at the top of the city wall and fired.
Once the enemy poked their heads out from the city wall, threw rolling logs and rocks, there would be specialized archers to snipe.
The division of labor between the soldiers was very clear.
But even so, the Qin army still suffered heavy casualties.
After all, the defenders had a huge advantage.
From a high vantage point, all attacks had a high degree of enhancement and were more powerful.
When the first batch of soldiers was about to reach the top of the city wall, casualties appeared again.
At this moment, Xia Lan was convinced by Old Qin's courage.
The soldiers who had reached the top were about to jump into the city wall to attack.
A few spears suddenly stretched out from the city wall, and the Qin soldiers who had reached the top were instantly pierced like porcupines!
However, it was unknown whether these soldiers had received special training or something else.
The moment they were stabbed by the spears, none of them tried to escape. They all used their armors to hold onto the enemy's spears.
The archers below quickly fired a round of arrows at the city wall.
On the city wall, screams rang out.
On the battlefield, the sounds of metal clashing, shouts of battle, and arrows cutting through the air mixed together.
The dust mixed with the smell of blood filled the air.
In short, the feelings that she could not feel in many movies and television dramas allowed Xia Lan to truly understand how human lives were as cheap as grass in large-scale army wars!
The battle between the defenders and the attackers entered a stalemate.
Every moment, someone would die.
At this moment, the highlight of the first siege team appeared!
Siege chariots and battering rams!
These two items could be said to be ancient heavy siege weapons.
Xia Lan couldn't remember who invented the siege engine.
However, this thing was indeed a weapon used to attack cities during the Warring States Period.
The Qin army's siege car was about thirty feet long and more than ten feet wide.
It was nearly 40 feet high.
This had already exceeded the height of the city wall.
The hearse was divided into three levels. The first level was the largest, the second level was slightly smaller, and the third level was the smallest.
There were wooden ladders connecting the floors.
Pushed by the countless soldiers, the siege chariots slowly approached the city wall.
As for the city breaking mallet, to put it bluntly, it was a huge wooden stake with a sharpened front section.
Iron chains were fixed on both sides and above, carried by 50 soldiers. They were specially used to break through the city gates.
The battlefield was in a state of chaos. The appearance of the siege chariots and battering rams made the Zhao soldiers panic.
If they couldn't stop these siege weapons from approaching, then Crimson Beauty City wouldn't be far from falling.
One had to know that only two hours had passed since the siege began.
The massive Scarlet Beauty City no longer had the strength to resist.
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