Under the intensive attack of arrows by the sergeants on the city top, the rebels attacking the city from the south gate suffered heavy casualties. Most of the more than 1,500 people Li Qian first brought outside the south gate were killed in the forbidden trench, and a few

When he climbed to the west edge of the forbidden ditch, he was shot to death by Tang Army sergeants at the top of Twelve Liancheng City and Tongguan City. The rebel sergeants who were shot were all hit by several arrows, and many of them actually lost more than a dozen arrows.

Hedgehog".

Those who were seriously injured but not dead fell in the forbidden ditch and could not move. Those who were lightly injured either found a place to hide, or continued to climb to the west with the few uninjured sergeants and the men and horses who charged later, and continued the attack. However, these tenacious ones

The efforts made by the sergeants did not receive the rewards they deserved. Death was still waiting for them ahead. Like their comrades who died first, they added height to the pile of corpses in the forbidden trench.

The dense arrows inflicted heavy damage on the rebels who were attacking the city. A large number of rebels were shot or killed, but the generals such as Ge Shuhan and Wang Sili at the top of the south gate did not feel any joy. This was just the beginning.

The next war will be more brutal, and more tests are to come.

Soon, the tragic scene after the corpses were burned in the forbidden ditch was almost invisible. It was covered with the corpses of the rebels or the bodies of the injured. It was also horrible, but the situation was exactly the same as before. There were continuous follow-ups.

The rebels and horses rushed down the east side of the Forbidden ditch, stepping on the corpses of their companions, charging towards the west, and using all means to climb the high ditch wall. They seemed not to care about death at all.

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Yang Xi, who was standing on the east gate tower and commanding the battle, not only paid attention to the fighting situation at the east gate, but also turned his head to pay attention to the fighting situation in the direction of the south gate from time to time. Of course, he found that the fighting outside the south gate was much more intense than outside the east gate.

Although there is no natural barrier outside the east gate, the terrain is relatively narrow and winding, so the rebels cannot launch a larger-scale attack formation. The dense arrows on the city head are very lethal to the attacking rebels, even if the rebels

The soldiers holding their shields high and charging have no effect. There are always high-speed flying arrows that can cause damage to the rebels. No matter how tight the shield is, if a few soldiers are injured, there will be gaps in the shield array.

When a gap appeared, the killing effect of the arrows shot down from the city head immediately expanded. The shield defense effect of the rebels under the city head was further hit. More and more sergeants were injured and killed by the arrows. And they rushed under the city wall.

If the rebels wanted to set up a ladder to climb the city, they would not be able to hold up their shields to block the arrows. When the sergeants set up a ladder and prepared to climb the city, they suffered even greater casualties. The continuous impact did not allow many sergeants to rush to the bottom of the city wall.

The number of ladders erected was only a handful, and they were quickly pushed down by the Tang army sergeants on top of the city.

It is impossible to climb the city with just one ladder. There must be several sergeants below to support them, otherwise they will be pushed down. However, there are not many sergeants who can rush to the city, and even more ladders cannot be set up.

, not to mention the presence of sergeants pressing down on the clouds and holding up the ladder.

The rebels who began to charge toward the east gate continued. At least five to six thousand sergeants charged toward the east gate. However, in the end, only a few hundred sergeants were able to rush to the bottom of the city wall. The others were either injured or dead, or were killed.

The wounded and dead blocked the way, making it impossible to move forward.

While these hundreds of people were avoiding the attacks of arrows and logs and rolling stones from the city top, they also had to find ways to set up ladders. However, the strength of a few hundred people was too weak. The arrows on the top of the city were very dense.

There were a lot of people coming down, and they couldn't resist it. These hundreds of soldiers eventually became corpses lying under the city of Tongguan in Sui Dynasty, and were trampled by their companions who charged later. It was very difficult to set up ladders to climb the city.

The rebel sergeants who were shot to death or injured by arrows have seriously hindered the subsequent attacks. After all, the road to the east gate is full of stairs. The dead and injured are lying there in disorder, which will definitely hinder the subsequent charging troops.

Cheng Wei, who was commanding the battle, had to order the following sergeants to clear away the dead and wounded to prevent the charge from being blocked. However, there were too many dead and wounded rebels, and it was impossible to clear them all at once. The Tang army's arrows continued to pour heavily on the city.

After shooting, a large number of sergeants who charged in the follow-up were still shot down, and there were still very few sergeants who could rush to the top of the city.

A large number of sergeants were shot to death and wounded, blocking the way forward. As a result, subsequent sergeants could not rush up smoothly. After the attack in the direction of the east gate continued for a period of time, it gradually weakened. The rebels who rushed outside the east gate

The number of sergeants in the army continues to decrease. Of course Yang Xi sees it. He is no longer worried that the east gate will be captured by the rebels soon!

Due to the obstruction of a large number of rebel dead and wounded sergeants, the follow-up charge of the rebels did not go smoothly. The fighting in the direction of the east gate became more relaxed than at the beginning. This was very unexpected for Yang Xi, and of course it also made people on the hilltop in the distance

Cui Qianyou, who was observing the progress of the war, was surprised and anxious.

Seeing that the troops attacking from the east gate suffered a devastating blow, and a large number of dead and injured sergeants blocked the road, making it impossible to speed up the attack, Cui Ganyou knew that if he wanted to capture Tongguan City today, he should not expect to break through from the east gate.

This made him feel very heavy and gave him vaguely pessimistic thoughts.

He knew that when his own forces were completely dominant, the best way to siege a city was to launch an all-out attack on a large scale and attack at multiple points. At each point, a large number of soldiers would be concentrated to attack fiercely, using the superiority of troops to give the defenders on the city a chance to attack.

Maximum pressure, so that the defenders on the city can be overwhelmed and suffer heavy casualties. Only then can more sergeants rush to the city, directly engage in hand-to-hand combat with the defenders, take advantage of the strength of the troops to occupy the city, and finally seize the city.

.But now, the attack surface cannot be spread out. Only the south gate direction can launch a large-scale attack. The north gate direction cannot even deploy the attack force. The situation in the east gate direction does not seem to be suitable for a large-scale attack.

Cui Ganyou sighed faintly, and could only increase the intensity of the attack in the direction of the south gate. Regardless of the loss of the sergeants, he even completely filled the forbidden ditch with corpses, so that more sergeants would have the opportunity to board the city!

Cui Qianyou couldn't help but feel shocked at the thought of filling up the forbidden ditch.

Yes, if there is no Forbidden ditch, more troops can be concentrated in the south gate direction to attack the city. The siege sergeants can directly set up ladders to climb the city without crossing the natural barrier of the Forbidden ditch, and can launch arrows at the city defenders from the Forbidden ditch position.

Instead of being passively beaten like now.

In the blink of an eye, his heart was pounding. After looking at the attacks at the top of the city, he quickly changed his mind and immediately issued a new order to attack with all his strength in the direction of the south gate. The attack on the east gate continued.

, but reduce the input of troops.
Chapter completed!