Chapter 280
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Chapter 280: Triple-Bow Bed Crossbow VS Siege Tower
It was fortunate that Li Kuo adopted a slow advance.
Otherwise, with Zhao Pan’s firepower, a volley of stones would probably inflict devastating damage on a fast-advancing unit!
But his slow advance was also for the first time suppressed so thoroughly.
If previous enemy offensives were compared to a storm, this time, this overwhelming rain of stones was like a tsunami, one wave almost pushing him onto the beach.
However, everyone knew that the focus of this battle was not on the main troops at all, but on the two siege towers and the three triple-bow bed crossbows.
These were the keys to determining victory or defeat in this siege!
The three triple-bow bed crossbows mounted on the city wall fired frantically, continuously bombarding the left siege tower as per Zhao Pan’s instructions.
As the distance closed, the pressure on both sides continuously increased.
The soldiers pushing the siege towers encountered such fierce attacks for the first time, and every step they took made their hearts pound with fear.
The soldiers controlling the triple-bow bed crossbows were also terrified.
Besides the city walls, their siege weapon had never encountered anything so resilient.
Holding his monocular telescope, Zhao Pan simultaneously commanded the slingers to suppress the enemy’s main force advance and constantly monitored the situation of the left siege tower.
As the distance shortened, the destructive power of the heavy crossbow bolts grew stronger and stronger.
After a barrage of continuous bombardment from the three triple-bow bed crossbows, the entire outer bronze armor plating was already rendered unrecognizable.
While Zhao Pan’s thoughts raced, another three heavy crossbow bolts flew out.
Accompanied by booms, they struck the siege tower, causing it to sway precariously.
The violent shaking instantly stunned the soldiers hiding inside the siege tower.
Before they could even catch their breath, another loud bang occurred.
Several sharp bronze fragments splattered onto a soldier’s face, cutting his cheek.
The sight that followed made his legs tremble, and he collapsed onto the ground!
“It, it’s pierced!”
“The bronze armor plating has been pierced!”
Looking at the heavy crossbow bolt directly embedded in the siege tower’s bronze armor plating, the defending soldiers on the city wall went crazy!
The enemies outside the city also went crazy, the difference being that the former were ecstatic, while the latter were probably left with only terror.
“Fire! Keep firing! Destroy it completely!!”
At that moment, Zhao Pan, standing on the city wall, completely shed his usual calm and steady image.
Having suppressed his emotions for too long, they erupted in an instant, plunging him into an unprecedented state of excitement!
And having fought until now, the crossbowmen, who finally saw clear results, also became energized.
Installing heavy crossbow bolts and adjusting the attack angle, even their movements became more nimble.
The bombardment from the three triple-bow bed crossbows continued, affecting everyone’s nerves on this battlefield.
At the very rear of the siege army, Li Kuo, as the general commanding this army, looked extremely grim.
Well, he wouldn’t deny that he had held a glimmer of hope for the siege towers, hoping that in this siege, they would remain as indestructible as before.
But reality at this moment fully revealed its harshness.
Looking at the siege tower, which was again pierced by three heavy crossbow bolts in the blink of an eye, Li Kuo still felt a sense of unreality.
After all, the status of siege towers in the hearts of their Great Zhou soldiers was equivalent to Luo Ji’s triple-bow bed crossbows.
And now, their Great Zhou army’s trump card, the indestructible siege tower in siege warfare, was actually about to be breached?!
The blow to morale at that instant was undoubtedly immense.
Fortunately, Li Kuo, as a commanding general, still had strong control over his army.
After activating a skill to forcefully boost morale, he quickly stabilized the situation and issued a series of new instructions.
Intense fighting continued to intensify on this battlefield.
Finally, with a thunderous roar, the unstable siege tower completely collapsed at this moment!
The defending soldiers were utterly overjoyed.
However, before they could cheer, a violent thud suddenly came from the right side.
It was the siege army’s other siege tower!
While they were focusing fire on the left siege tower, the one on the right had already slammed fiercely into their city wall!
Facing this situation, Zhao Pan, standing on the city wall, remained composed.
Since he had decided to defeat them one by one, he naturally had to be mentally prepared to let one go while focusing on the other.
Therefore, while ordering the three triple-bow bed crossbows to focus fire on the left siege tower, he also directly deployed a squad of spearmen to guard the right side of the wall.
This move was undoubtedly targeting the siege tower on the right.
At that time, once the soldiers hidden inside that siege tower charged out, he would have the squad of spearmen guarding outside push all those soldiers back in one go.
As a side note, these spears were found by Luo Ji in the armories of East Frontier City and Songhe City.
Quickly re-confirming the battlefield situation, at this point in the battle, the enemy’s vanguard was almost at the city gate.
The slingers had maximized their value.
Without hesitation, Zhao Pan waved his hand.
“All slingers, make your final round of throws, then all retreat from the city wall!”
“All shield-axe units advance!”
“Pay attention to the enemy’s scaling ladders, don’t let those ladders reach our city wall!”
The replacement of units proceeded quickly.
The infantry units, who had been waiting below, quickly rushed onto the city wall upon hearing the command, replacing the slinger.
The situation here basically didn’t require much concern from Zhao Pan, so most of his attention was now focused on the incoming siege tower!
The tightly closed bronze armor plate fell heavily like a drawbridge onto Songhe City’s wall, making a dull thud.
Accompanied by a burst of battle cries, a group of shield-axe soldiers furiously charged out from inside the siege tower’s turret!
For this unit of shield-axe soldiers hidden within the siege tower, each time they charged out from it and jumped onto the enemy’s wall was a life or death decision.
If half of their group returned alive, it would be considered good.
However, reality delivered a heavy blow to them the moment the bronze drawbridge fell, making them clearly feel the cruelty of reality.
Sharp spears pierced them all at once, and some unlucky soldiers were immediately impaled.
The spears, much longer than ordinary long spears, at this moment, effectively suppressed the enemy’s charge with their length advantage!
