When Zhang Liang and the Northern Expeditionary Army first came to Yuguan City, many of the female soldiers were still very immature.
At that time, they had just joined the Zhenyuan Army. They received a short training in the Damangpo training camp, and then followed Zhang Liang to suppress the bandits and return to Jinchuan.
That experience of suppressing bandits was their only practical experience.
When suppressing bandits, the main bodyguards were bodyguards, and the Zhenyuan Army was only responsible for assisting and coordinating. Most of the female soldiers had never killed anyone when they came to Yuguan City.
During the war years, whether or not he had killed anyone was an important criterion for measuring a veteran.
Especially in cold weapon combat, when the sword pierces the enemy's chest, the enemy is struggling and wailing in front of you, and the thick blood flows down the handle of the knife to your hands. In addition, there are stumps and broken arms everywhere, which will make many recruits collapse.
But at this moment, the Zhenyuan female soldiers standing on the city wall had resolute faces and sharp eyes, with no trace of fear at all.
The battlefield is cruel, and it is also the best place to screen soldiers.
After more than half a month of defending the city, the new recruits who could not adapt had already died under the enemy's sword.
Under the city wall, enemy corpses piled up like mountains, tens of thousands of them. Among the female soldiers who have survived to this day, who doesn’t have a few lives on their hands?
At the beginning, many recruits could not sleep while listening to the sound of the siege, but now, once it is their turn to rest, they can fall asleep no matter how loud the enemy's howls and screams are!
In addition to being accustomed to the battlefield, they also realized the value of rest time.
Since the food and grass were burned, the Eastern Barbarians have not stopped attacking the city for a moment, and they will launch one or two fierce attacks from time to time.
At this time, even if there are grenades and explosive packs, the bodyguards and female soldiers on duty alone cannot stop the mountains and seas of enemies, and the resting squad must immediately go to the city wall to support them.
This is how female soldiers developed the habit of falling asleep.
Moreover, as soon as they fall asleep, unless they knock the gong to wake up, or a grenade explodes next to them, they can sleep extremely soundly.
At this time, Liu Tie had just ordered his bodyguard to ring the gong and wake up the resting bodyguards and female soldiers.
Because the Jin-Barbarian coalition forces under the southern city wall launched a new round of fierce attack.
After the grain and grass were burned, Feng Shicai also adopted the same strategy as the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu, letting the government soldiers drive a large number of civilians to attack the southern city wall.
At the beginning, the peasants were still afraid and shrank when they attacked the city. Feng Shicai realized that forcing the cow's head to drink water would not work, so he did not force them, but drastically reduced their food supply. Bayi Chinese website
A few days later, when the civilians were extremely hungry, Feng Shicai told them that if they wanted to survive, the only way to survive was to capture Yuguan City.
In fact, the civilians also know that when their food and grass are burned, they will be the first to starve to death, but hunger is a slow process. Until they are desperate, they would rather go hungry than attack the city.
Since yesterday, many civilians have been so hungry that they can no longer bear it. Some have stolen food from the soldiers, while others have eaten grass roots.
But in winter, the ground was frozen hard, and they had no tools, so they could only dig it with their hands.
After finally digging through the frozen soil, I found that the grass roots had withered in winter and could not be chewed at all.
If they were in their hometown in Jindi, they could still think of escaping, but this was a wasteland. If they escaped, where could they escape to?
The power of hunger is huge. Feng Shicai also sent people to incite among the people, telling them that there was endless food in Yuguan City. The hungry people gradually lost their minds and started attacking the city with all their strength yesterday.
The pressure on the South City Wall doubled, and Liu Tie had to come to the South City Wall to take command.
But a good woman cannot make a meal without straw. Now that the explosives and grenades are almost used up, and all the houses in the city have been demolished, what will happen even if Liu Tie comes to take command in person?
Looking at the civilians under the city wall who were like zombies, frantically climbing up the mountain of corpses, Liu Tie frowned.
The bodyguards and female soldiers who were resting in the tent under the city wall were awakened by the gong and rushed to the city wall with their weapons in hand.
After so many days of fighting, the female soldiers no longer looked like girls. They were all unkempt and the color of their clothes was no longer visible.
However, their movements were fast, their eyes were sharp, and they did not look like they had just woken up. After climbing the city wall, all the female soldiers rushed to various positions skillfully without Liu Tie's command.
Several hundred meters away, more and more civilians continued to gather, driven away by government soldiers.
The worry in Liu Tie's eyes became more and more intense.
He originally thought this was a routine onslaught, but when he saw the number of civilians gathered and the Jin soldiers who kept joining the crowd, Liu Tie sensed something was wrong.
In the previous siege, the Jin-Barbarian coalition almost relied on civilians to act as cannon fodder and consume their ammunition. The government soldiers were behind with swords raised to supervise the battle. If they found civilians running back, they would be hacked to death.
But now, Liu Tie saw that the government soldiers had also joined the civilians, and they obviously wanted to participate in the siege.
Moreover, the number of enemies gathered far exceeded his expectation.
Liu Tie turned his head and looked at the urn city tower beside him, and said coldly: "Here, come, demolish the urn city tower!"
"Demolish...demolish the urn tower?" The guard suspected that he heard wrongly.
The Wengcheng Tower is a small building on the city wall. When the attack is not so fierce, the bodyguards and female soldiers guarding the city can take turns to go inside to eat and rest.
Although the urn city tower is not very big, it can protect it from wind and rain. It is also the only place where the bodyguards and female soldiers can rest on the city wall.
"Yes, demolish the tower!" Liu Tie said again.
Until now, everything that can be demolished in the city has been demolished and thrown out, including the handrails of the stairs on the city wall.
There is really nothing that can be demolished in the city now, and many catapults are empty.
The enemy has gathered so many manpower and sent soldiers to join the battle. It is very likely that they will launch a general attack. Without the catapults to attack the enemy's effective force in advance, it will be difficult for them to survive.
By then the entire city will be lost, so what's the use of having to build a city tower?
Seeing Liu Tie's resolute attitude, the guards quickly ran out to convey the order.
Soon, a group of male bodyguards ran over with hammers in hand, climbed to the top of the urn city tower, and began to smash the wall.
They have demolished too many houses during this time and are already familiar with the process.
The female soldiers immediately began to collect the smashed bricks and pushed them to the side of the catapult with wheelbarrows.
Under the city wall, the enemy was not idle either, and the large army was getting closer and closer to the city wall of Yuguan City.
On the grassland a hundred meters away, there was a strip of mountain peaks made of corpses and bricks.
That is the best place for catapults to throw, and it is also the line of life and death that the enemy must cross before attacking the city.
After fighting for so many days, more enemies died in that position than under the city wall. The height of the strip mountain has exceeded the south city wall!
When the enemy climbed over to the top of the hill, Liu Tie gave the order to attack without hesitation.