Could it be that the enemy had seen through his majesty's strategy, knowing that they intended to launch a pinser attack on Sona City? Knowing they could not hold it, they simply chose to abandon it.
Preserving their forces while launching an ambush against him here before retreating to the eastern border city to regroup.
The more Jang Wei thought about it, the more he felt his guess was correct.
For a moment, the pressure in his heart sore.
Because if the enemy did this, wouldn't te his situation be dire.
Silently lamenting, he faced the enemy's entanglement, realizing that escaping would not be easy.
The enemy likely wouldn't let him go so easily.
If he were in their position and intended to abandon Sona City, he would at least ensure that the opposing side paid a price, and this flanking force was undoubtedly the best choice.
At this point, Jang Wei could only command his soldiers to resist with all their might, hoping that the siege army from Shang Yuan City would break through Sun-ha City soon and come to support him.
However, Jane Wei was destined to be disappointed.
He could never have imagined that Luo Gi had no intention of abandoning Sona City from the start.
He planned to annihilate this thousandman flanking force while also holding Suna City and even intended to launch an attack on Seong Han City.
At this moment, as noon approached, the siege army from Shang Yuan City gathered again outside the western wall of Suna City.
During this period, this army had almost come to make their presence felt right under their noses every day.
However, Xiaoan, who had been appointed by Lu Gi as the city defense general of Suna City, did not let his guard down in the slightest.
After all, his personality was extremely meticulous.
Not to mention that just 2 days ago, Lu Gi had sent a messenger with news informing him that the siege battle could happen in the next couple of days, urging him to be mentally prepared.
Upon receiving this news, Ziaopan was even less likely to relax.
As for how Luog knew, it was simple.
The key lay in the communication issues of this era.
Their messages had delays and to avoid this, a straightforward method was to calculate the schedule in advance and set a date for everyone to act together.
When the scouts Lu Gi sent out discovered that Jangi's thousandman force had left Songhan City, it was not difficult for him to deduce that the enemy would launch a formal attack within the next 2 or 3 days.
This move could be considered a victory in information warfare.
Chapter 279.
The steadfast liequa.
The stonethrowers standing on the city wall of Shiuan City were all as steadfast as their general for several consecutive days.
Their expressions showed no signs of relaxation.
Holding a moninocular telescope, Ziaoan squinted at the opposing army's formation and noticed that their numbers had increased.
A few days ago, the enemy's forces were around 2,000, but today estimated that the troops gathered outside the city had risen to at least 3,000.
It seemed that this time they were serious.
Realizing this, Pan put down the telescope and shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Everyone, get ready.
" The stonethrowers checked their slingshots and the number of stones in front of them.
While the crossbowmen responsible for the three bow crossbows rechecked their equipment to ensure everything was in perfect order, orders were quickly issued and the atmosphere on the city wall shifted, causing the defending soldiers to tense up.
At that moment, a loud horn sounded from afar, signaling the large siege army from Shang Yuan city to advance.
Zia Pan's gaze immediately fell on the two massive siege towers.
Based on our previous discussions, these two towers were undoubtedly the ones that required the most vigilance.
Siege warfare rarely brings about innovative tactics.
But this time, the siege army from Shang Yuan City surprisingly employed a slightly different approach.
They abandoned the use of crossbows entirely.
Undoubtedly, because Zhao Dong Nan was wary of Luog's three bow crossbows.
After witnessing their superior range and power, he decided not to deploy crossbows that would be outmatched and risk being targeted by the enemy's threeb crossbows.
Furthermore, even though Sea City was currently occupied by the enemy, it was still his own city and causing widespread damage to the walls would be of no benefit to him.
Thus, Zhao Dongan decisively deployed his two siege towers, shifting the focus of the siege from the common strategy of breaching the city gate to capturing the city wall.
He clearly intended to use the robust siege towers to push through and seize the walls in one fell swoop.
Faced with this changed tactic, Ziao Pan remained calm as he had thoroughly analyzed such strategies with Lu G.
In summary, he needed to confirm the enemy's advancing configuration.
The shield axe soldiers led the charge followed by the polearm soldiers and latter troops.
As the main event of the siege, the two siege towers were positioned on either side of the entire formation.
With a large number of soldiers gathering strength to slowly push the towers forward to protect these soldiers from enemy arrows, the commander of the siege, Liqua, had also arranged two units of large shield soldiers to form a shield wall for protection as they advanced.
The entire army's center of gravity was clear and evident.
At the same time, the siege army's attack could be categorized in a fast and slow assaults, and the commander of Shang Yuan City, Lieua, who was characterized by Zhao E as a steadfast strategist, clearly excelled at slow assaults.
The speed of the army's advance was not fast.
But the steady aura exerted a noticeable pressure on Xiaoan, making him fully aware that this battle would not be easy.
He exhaled gently, adjusted his breathing, and focused his gaze on the advancing enemy formation.
Then he loudly ordered the three threebow crossbows.
Once the enemy's siege tower enters range, concentrate all fire on the left siege tower, aiming for the wheels at the bottom as much as possible, ignore the one on the right.
Upon receiving Xiaoan's command, the soldiers operating the three threebow crossbows quickly adjusted their angles.
As soon as the siege tower entered their range, a series of muffled sounds erupted as three massive heavy crossbow bolts flew from the city wall, crashing into the left siege tower.
In an instant, the heavy crossbow bolts struck the bronze shield of the siege tower, producing three thunderous booms that were deafening.
The power and range of the three bow crossbows clearly surpassed those of ordinary crossbows, causing Lie Qua, who was positioned further back, to narrow his eyes.
Despite Joe Dong and having warned him in advance, the power of the three bow crossbows still took him by surprise.
After quickly scanning to confirm that the siege tower was not severely damaged, Lie Ka found it hard to relax.
The first round of the enemy's attack had drawn his attention.
The three crossbows had simultaneously targeted the left siege tower while ignoring the one on the right, making their intention to take them down one by one glaringly obvious and putting significant psychological pressure on Liqua.
Everyone knew that as the distance closed in, the destructive power of the crossbows would increase.
Having fought many battles in his life, this was the first time Lee Ka felt worried about the safety of the siege tower.
On the other side, Xiaoan, standing on the city wall, was also astonished by the siege tower's defenses.
Although the first round of attacks from the three bow crossbows had hit the limits of their effective range, the siege tower managed to remain stable against the onslaught of three heavy crossbow bolts.
It was evident that something substantial was packed inside, stabilizing the entire structure.
This was likely the reason why dozens of soldiers were pushing it, yet it still moved so slowly.
It was quite heavy.
Ideally, if they could directly attack the wheels at the bottom of the siege tower and destroy them, the tower would be rendered useless.
However, the problem lay in the fact that in the cold weapon era, long range attacks had a distinct parabolic trajectory.
The most accurate range weapon was essentially the bow, an arrow.
While large devices like crossbows inevitably sacrificed accuracy, it was manageable for the crossbowmen to target the siege tower.
But asking them to aim for the wheels below was asking too much.
The battle continued as the enemy's siege army advanced steadily.
The stone throwers, relying on their numbers, began to unleash a torrential barrage of stones, creating overwhelming suppressive fire that further slowed the enemy's advance.
Liequa attempted to command the archers to counter the stone throwers on the city wall, but unfortunately the sheer ferocity of the stone barrage made it impossible for the archers to lift their heads with Xiao Pan's expertise in stonethrowing skills backing them.
The ferocious offensive was enough to leave many in awe.
Chapter 280, three crossbows versus siege tower.
Fortunately, Lie Ka adopted a slow attack advance.
Otherwise, given the firepower on Xiaoan's side, a round of stone projectiles would likely deal a devastating blow to the fast advancing troops.
But this slow attack advance was also the first time he had been suppressed so thoroughly.
If the previous enemy offensives could be likened to a fierce storm, then this time the overwhelming rain of stone projectiles was akin to a tsunami with a wave that nearly knocked him down on the beach.
However, everyone knew that the focus of this battle was not on the main forces, but on those two siege towers and the three crossbows.
This was the key to determining the outcome of the siege.
The three crossbows stationed on the city wall were firing wildly, continuously bombarding the siege tower on the left under Xiaoan's orders.
As the distance closed, the pressure on both sides was constantly increasing.
The soldiers pushing the siege tower were encountering such fierce attacks for the first time.
Each step filled with fear and trepidation.
While the soldiers controlling the crossbows were equally flabbergasted.
Apart from the city wall, their siege weapon had never faced something so resilient before.
Holding a moninocular telescope in his hand, Ziaoan directed the stone throwers to suppress the enemy's main forces while keeping a close eye on the situation of the siege tower on the left.
As the distance decreased, the destructive power of the heavy crossbow bolts was becoming increasingly strong.
After a series of bombardments from the three crossbows, the entire outer bronze armor plates had been battered beyond recognition.
In a flash of thought, three more heavy crossbow bolts were launched, accompanied by a roar, directly striking the siege tower, causing it to sway precariously.
The violent shaking left the soldiers hiding inside the tower stunned and before they could catch their breath, another loud bang erupted, sending sharp bronze fragments flying into a soldier's face, cutting his cheek.
The sight that followed terrified him, making him tremble and sit down on the ground.
It penetrated.