"Remove the shield!"

Accompanied by the succession of commands and the sound of the shield falling to the ground, this simple tactical action was practiced dozens of times.

The minor problem of removing shields has been solved. Next, comes the most important siege tactics part of the entire siege stage.

Starting from the siege, the siege team started charging seventy steps away.

When we are seventy steps away, even if we don't use a shield to block it, ten stray arrows may not be able to hit one of our people.

But when they rushed to the city, the soldiers of the siege team and the enemy at the top of the city were face to face.

At this distance, the crossbow is extremely accurate and can shoot close to the face with great lethality.

The siege team had to hold up the ladder and was unable to hold up their shields for a while, so most of the casualties would inevitably occur at this time.

Li Mengxi told Liu Bei his worries, and Liu Bei frowned.

After much deliberation, I couldn't do a good job of defense in the short time it took to lift the ladder.

"Moreover, our army's armor is not good enough, and the soldiers are hit by arrows, either dead or injured, and will be unable to fight anymore." Li Mengxi sighed.

If you have infantry armor, you can still carry a long-range crossbow bolt at a distance of about ten steps.

After much deliberation, we can only rely on speed. The faster we can build the siege ladder, the less time will be wasted and the fewer people will be killed or injured.

Then, when the siege ladder successfully leaned against the city wall.

At this time, how to arrange the personnel of a siege team will test the discipline of the soldiers and the tactical ability of the commander.

Li Mengxi and Liu Bei squatted on the ground, leaning against the light of the torch, and used wooden sticks to draw a position map on the ground.

The small circle represents an individual soldier, and the two vertical lines represent the siege ladder.

After discussing for a while, Li Mengxi felt that the circles were not good, so he reached out and wiped the circles drawn on the ground.

Use a small triangle to better determine the direction of the soldiers.

After the siege ladder is against the wall, there must be people escalating it, at least one on each side.

From the shooting angle of a crossbow, the close range is roughly a straight line, and the angle of most crossbow arrows is that they are shot from above. A little further away, they will be shot diagonally from both sides.

Therefore, the siege ladder is positioned well, with one person on each side holding a shield in his hand and raising it up to defend against arrows. The remaining people should be arranged like this -

There is another person standing to the left of the person on the left escalator, raising the shield diagonally to the upper left. While guarding against arrows from above, it also takes into account the arrows flowing from the left;

There is another person standing to the right of the person on the right escalator, raising the shield diagonally to the upper right. While guarding against arrows from above, it also takes into account the arrows flowing from the right.

Then the remaining people and shield soldiers formed a small turtle shell formation and lined up on the siege echelon.

The discussion continued until both Liu Bei and Li Mengxi were satisfied.

After the siege ladder is close to the city, the personnel positioning and tactical issues are discussed.

Next, Li Mengxi deduced the tactics. After the siege ladder approaches the city, there are two situations.

One, the ladder was overturned.

Second, if it is not overthrown immediately, our army can take the opportunity to climb up.

Let’s discuss the first situation first.

Because of the center of gravity and moment issues, the ladder is easily overturned from the top. The straighter the ladder is, the easier it is to be overturned.

It is inevitable that the simple siege ladder will be overthrown, no matter how many people are added to support the siege ladder.

Then after the siege ladder is pushed down, the siege ladder is slapped on the ground. According to the weight of the siege ladder, a person cannot lift the ladder up again if he needs to hold a shield with one hand. It requires the cooperation of multiple people.

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"In this way, first, the siege team forms a turtle formation and gathers directly behind the siege ladder. If the siege ladder is overturned and hits the siege team, they can catch it, push it up and set it up again.

2. If the siege ladder falls to the ground, the soldiers on the escalator should walk backwards to both sides of the ladder, then raise the ladder to attack the city."

You cannot hold a ladder with your back to the city wall, because with your back to the city wall and your eyes unable to see the city wall, there is no way to ensure that the shield in your hand is tilted toward the city head to protect against arrows, and no one can extend the shield to the back.

"Yes." Liu Bei pressed his forehead and nodded slowly.

This is indeed the case. To pick up a ladder, you have to walk backwards.

The siege can be very unskilled, driving people to death desperately, until the defenders run out of arrows, until the bodies of the people are as high as the city wall, and the city is broken.

However, it is too troublesome to make it more technical, and all aspects must be taken into consideration.

For the first time, Liu Bei felt what it felt like to have a headache, and Li Mengxi had several hairs broken.

"How about we practice first?" Li Mengxi raised his head, twisted his sore neck, and talked to Liu Bei.

"Yeah." Liu Bei also rubbed his neck.

The local heroes have rested for a long time.

"Brothers, get up and practice." Li Mengxi shouted one brother at a time with great enthusiasm.

The village heroes who were sitting on the ground and didn't want to move slowly stood up.

Li Mengxi yawned yawn after yawn, he was already very sleepy.

He glanced at all the siege teams and said, "Go down, let's practice how people should stand after leaning on the siege ladder.

First, two people are required to take the escalator;

Secondly, how should the remaining people stand?

I have discussed with Duke Xuande that the position should be like this..."

Li Mengxi told his experience seriously.

Training begins again.

"Lift the ladder!" Li Mengxi ordered.

The country warriors slammed the ladder to the ground with a bang. There was no city wall, so they couldn't really move the ladder forward. If they moved forward, they hit Li Mengxi and Liu Bei.

"After the ladder is set up, the two people at the front of the siege team, one on the left and one on the right, immediately raise their shields and ladders."

Li Mengxi and Liu Bei personally went down and pulled it with their hands, and established their positions.

"Remember where you are standing. You will stand this way tomorrow."

"Shield," Li Mengxi stood on tiptoe and used his hands to adjust the angle at which the warriors held the shield. While adjusting, he said, "Remember, most arrows are shot from the head. But the shield can no longer be held flat.

It has to be tilted slightly upward to protect the chest and abdomen."

Li Mengxi was so devoted that his voice became hoarse and hoarse. Seeing how small he was, he tiptoed to help others hold up their shields. The village heroes saw this in their eyes but didn't say anything. They respected Li Mengxi in their hearts.

"Okay, that's it. Two columns, transforming into a tortoise shell shield formation."

Finally, after practicing over and over again, the tactical moves between attacking the ladder and officially starting to climb the ladder were completed.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Go down, let's practice how to pick up the ladder if it is pushed down."

The local heroes gathered in a circle, Li Mengxi and Liu Bei both holding shields and demonstrating.

The two people aligned themselves with the same movements, raised their shields to face diagonally upwards, then quickly stepped backwards, one to the left and the other to the ladder, and then quickly squatted down at the same time, then the two of them lifted one side of the ladder, one to the left and the other to the right.

Got up a little.

Because Li Mengxi was weak, Liu Bei was afraid of hitting Li Mengxi, so he didn't lift it too hard, so the demonstration effect was not very good. The ladder was only lifted a little, but it was enough for demonstration.

"Remember, when carrying the siege ladder, you must not turn your back to the enemy city." Liu Bei taught by words and deeds, and taught seriously.

The village heroes opened their eyes wide and watched with immersion.

It takes many words to explain something clearly, but if you demonstrate it yourself, fellow villagers will understand it.

Now that you understand it, continue practicing.

In this way, when the siege ladder was pushed down, the village warriors who had no siege experience had the ability to deal with it after practicing it many times.

The final key point has come - ascending the city.

All the people in the siege team are sword and shield soldiers. Firstly, they need shields to defend against arrows. Secondly, it is inconvenient to attack the city with long weapons.

Li Mengxi suggested burying the ladder in the soil and then burying the ladder at an angle to imitate the slope of the ladder during the siege, and then practice the tactics of climbing the city.

Without hoes, the villagers dug into the ground with knives. After a while, they dug two deep holes.

Insert the two main shafts of the ladder into the hole, and then trample the excavated soil firmly. Then the long siege ladder will be like a tree, rooted in the ground.

Li Mengxi walked to the siege ladder and shook it hard to see that the ladder was stable.

Li Mengxi used his hands and feet to climb up the stairs. "The sword and shield are with me." Li Mengxi reached behind him and reached for the sword and shield.

Then Li Mengxi's body lightened up, and Liu Bei took him down from the ladder.

"Xi'er, I'll do it." Liu Bei was afraid that Li Mengxi would fall again, so he completed the final step of climbing the ladder with sword and shield for Li Mengxi.

The local heroes handed over swords and shields. Liu Bei took the shield in one hand and the sword in the other, and was about to climb up.

Then he felt uncomfortable, so Liu Bei simply bit the back of the knife and held the knife in his mouth. He held up a shield with one hand and grabbed the siege ladder with the other hand, using both hands and feet to climb up quickly.
Chapter completed!