On the city wall, Chi Sha looked at the Zhang family army cavalry roaming outside the city and sneered inwardly:
You think you can break through my city gates? Not so easy!
He turned to Shalifei and said:
"Shalifei, you take your men and keep a close watch on the movements outside the city. If you discover any unusual activity by the Zhang family army, report back immediately!"
Shalifei accepted the order and led a squad of soldiers to patrol the city wall.
As night fell, bonfires roared outside the city.
The soldiers of Zhang's army sat around the campfire, eating their dry rations and talking in hushed tones.
Zhang Xinwang sat in the main tent, his brow furrowed, racking his brains for a way to attack the city.
The city walls of Liangzhou Prefecture were tall and sturdy, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Without siege equipment, breaching the city gates would be no easy task.
Zhang Xinwang irritably threw the tiger tally in his hand onto the table, making a crisp sound.
The firelight cast flickering shadows on his face, adding to his sinister appearance.
He paced back and forth, the tent silent except for his heavy breathing and the soft rustling of his armor.
"Report! My lord, a large number of abandoned and used rockets belonging to the Red Sand Army have been discovered outside the city!"
The silence inside the tent was broken by a soldier's report coming from outside.
Zhang Xinwang suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Rockets? How many?"
"Your Excellency, they are piled up like mountains, countless in number!"
Zhang Xinwang's lips curled up slightly, revealing a cold smile.
He picked up the tiger tally on the table and carefully examined the patterns on it.
His fingers slowly traced the lines of the skin, as if he were deep in thought.
Suddenly, a thought struck me.
"Send the order to gather all the Red Sand Army rockets captured outside the city!"
Zhang Xinwang's voice was powerful and authoritative.
"Sir, what's wrong...?"
The adjutant standing to the side was puzzled and asked in confusion.
"Attack the city!"
Zhang Xinwang said decisively, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
The lieutenant suddenly realized what was happening and quickly took the order and left.
Zhang Jiajun's soldiers acted swiftly, carrying bundles of captured Chisha Army rockets from outside the city to the city gate.
They tied the rockets together to make simple battering rams.
It was heavy and smelled strongly of gunpowder.
Under the cover of night, the soldiers busily carried these "siege packages".
The firelight created a peculiar scene.
The Red Sand Army soldiers on the city wall also noticed the commotion below the city by the light of the fire.
People peeked out to watch and discussed among themselves.
What are they trying to do?
"I don't know. Could they be planning to use rockets to attack the city?"
"How is this possible?"
Shalifei also noticed the commotion below the city and felt a little uneasy.
He rushed to Chisha's side and pointed to the city below, saying, "General, look..."
Chi Sha looked in the direction Sha Li Fei was pointing, and his expression also became serious.
Although he didn't know what Zhang Jiajun was planning to do.
But he instinctively sensed that a dangerous aura was approaching.
"Prepare for battle!"
Chi Sha gave the order in a deep voice, a hint of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.
The Red Sand Army soldiers on the city wall immediately sprang into action, nocking their bows and arrows, preparing logs and stones, and standing ready for battle.
Below the city, Zhang's army soldiers had already prepared the makeshift battering rams.
"Charge!" The soldiers shouted in unison at Zhang Xinwang's command.
With all his might, he slammed the battering ram into the city gate.
With a loud "boom," the city gate shook violently, creaking loudly.
Dust fell steadily from the city wall.
"Again!"
Zhang Xinwang gave another order.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The violent impact echoed through the night sky, one after another, deafening like the beating of a drum.
The city gate was rickety and looked like it could collapse at any moment.
The massive shockwave from the impact caused the Red Sand Army soldiers on the city wall to lose their footing and stagger.
Although the city wall of Liangzhou Prefecture is high, it is not built of large stones or blue bricks, but of rammed earth.
After all, building city walls is very expensive.
Not every city has city walls, nor are they all made of bricks and stones.
Lu Yan's Shannan Prefecture was like an impregnable fortress, and ordinary siege weapons had little effect on it.
Upon seeing this, General Chisha inside the city immediately organized his soldiers to retaliate with rolling logs, stones, and rockets.
Huge logs rolled down the city wall and slammed into the battering ram with a dull thud.
The rocket pierced the night sky with a sharp whistling sound, hurtling towards Zhang's army soldiers below the city.
Soldiers from both sides engaged in a fierce battle of attack and defense beneath the city walls, their shouts of battle deafening.
Arrows rained down, flames soared into the sky, and the scene was utterly chaotic.
Zhang's army soldiers braved a hail of arrows and falling rocks, relentlessly ramming the city gate without flinching.
The soldiers of the Red Sand Army also fought desperately, using various means to stop Zhang's army from attacking the city.
After several rounds of impacts, a deafening roar followed.
The city gate collapsed with a crash, splinters of wood flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.
"kill!"
Zhang Tianba took the lead, raising his warhammer high, and leaped through the gap in the broken city gate.
He was like a tiger descending the mountain, unstoppable.
Caught off guard, the Red Sand Army soldiers inside the city were thrown into chaos.
Blood splattered, staining Zhang Tianba's warhammer crimson.
Following closely behind, Zhang's army soldiers surged into the city like a tide, engaging in fierce street fighting with the Chisha army.
On the narrow street, soldiers from both sides clashed in close combat, their battle cries shaking the heavens and the earth.
Swords flashed and blood flew everywhere.
Severed limbs and broken arms were scattered all over the ground.
Zhang Jiajun's soldiers were brave and fearless, fighting valiantly against the enemy.
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