There was no time left, so Li Ye simply divided the two thousand people into twenty teams, each with a hundred men. Thirteen of his subordinates each led one team, and the other seven teams were led by Yang Kan and six experienced rural soldiers.
Li Ye also asked Wei County Magistrate to find twenty flags of different colors from the warehouse. Each team would take a flag, and the civilians would fight according to their own flags. This is very important, otherwise there will be chaos.
Everyone rushed to the top of the city. Li Ye suddenly remembered something and shouted: "Yuchi! Yuchi Guang!"
"The humble post is here!" Yu Chiguang ran over.
"You lead five teams of civilians to Nancheng to defend Nancheng!"
"Follow the order!"
Yuchiguang immediately led five teams of 500 civilians and rushed to Nancheng.
Li Ye asked Yang Kuan to lead 300 men to guard the west city wall, and also arranged for the deputy detachment of rural soldiers to lead 300 men to guard the east wall.
Magistrate Wei was not idle either. He was responsible for leading people to demolish the City God's Temple and other public buildings and collect large stones.
Li Ye himself led 900 civilians to guard the northern city wall.
At this time, the Tongluo cavalry had cut down two to three hundred pine trees, cut off the branches, and obtained straight trunks, which could be used to build a proposed siege ladder.
The leader of this army was Albus's nephew, Albus the Younger, who was a captain of ten thousand men.
At this time, little Arbus was rummaging through the big tree trunks and finally found two extremely thick trunks.
Of course, little Arbus would not wait to build a siege ladder. While the craftsmen were building a simple siege ladder, he would also launch a tentative attack on the county seat. If possible, he would directly use a battering ram to open the gate.
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Little Arbus' eyes were fixed on the suspension bridge. The suspension bridge was not only a passage across the river, it was also a city gate protection facility.
In order to hit the city gate with a battering ram, the drawbridge must first be broken.
"Adieret, lead your troops to destroy the suspension bridge!"
Little Arbus gave an order, and a captain waved his hand and led two hundred soldiers to rush towards the city gate.
They did not ride horses, held their shields high, and carried several large logs. These soldiers with the Roman army were well-trained and worked in division of labor. Some soldiers held large axes and were responsible for chopping down the suspension bridge, while others held bows and arrows for cover.
Seeing that the city wall was not high, little Abusi ordered again: "Mu Luoze, you lead three teams to attack the city with human ladders!"
"Follow the order!"
Mu Luoze is the centurion who escaped. He has a yin and yang face. He is also a famous warrior in the Tongluo tribe. Ordinary people cannot catch him. He was captured only after he met Li Ye, who was both wise and brave. He also led
Three hundred soldiers charged towards the city wall.
At this time, arrows shot down like raindrops from the city wall. There were no crossbows in the small city, but there were a lot of bows and arrows. Hundreds of archers were shooting arrows together. Although there was no accuracy, after all, there were a lot of arrows, so there was still some trouble.
Shao Tongluo's soldier fell down after being hit by an arrow.
Hundreds of Tongluo soldiers fired arrows at the top of the city. The civilians were inexperienced and unable to dodge. Dozens of them were shot dead immediately and fell to the ground screaming.
The civilians were frightened and hurriedly hid behind the battlements and fired arrows cautiously.
Li Ye hid behind a battlement. His arrows were all fired. Every time he shot an arrow, an enemy soldier fell down. He killed more than 20 people in one go. The thick siege wood in the hands of the rebels also exploded.
Landed.
As soon as a soldier squatted down to take over, he was shot in the neck by an arrow and fell down. Another soldier just picked up the big tree and was shot through the temple by an arrow and fell to the ground screaming.
Captain Adele was extremely angry and shouted: "Put the planks across the river first!"
As soon as he showed up, he was immediately stared at by Li Ye. Li Ye drew his bow like a full moon and shot out an arrow. "Pfft!" The arrow hit Adie Lie's forehead, and the arrow penetrated his head. Adie Lie screamed.
, fell on his back.
"Team upright, Dongfang can't support it any longer!"
When Li Ye looked up, he saw that the rebels had built a pyramid-like human ladder a hundred steps away, and it was protected by shields. The fierce Tongluo soldiers climbed up the ladder, and some people were already on the top of the city.
The civilians who climbed up tried their best to resist, but they were no match for the enemy. They suffered numerous casualties and the city was about to fall.
Li Ye was in a hurry and said to a strong man: "Get me a weapon!"
He picked up two pots of arrows and ran away, followed by the strong man carrying his sword.
The situation was extremely critical. More than a dozen fierce Tongluo soldiers had already attacked the city. They were extremely ferocious, stabbing with swords and spears, leaving corpses and blood all over the ground. Ordinary civilians were killed and retreated, unable to resist them at all.
Seeing that the civilians were about to run away, three arrows hit them, "Whoosh! Whoosh!". The three most ferocious Tongluo soldiers were hit by arrows in the neck and fell down.
The key three arrows caused the civilian husband who was about to turn around and flee to hesitate slightly, saving the situation that was about to collapse.
Li Ye ran and shot rapidly, with arrows like locusts. With each arrow, a fierce rebel soldier fell to the ground, and the Tongluo soldiers who were at the front fell down one after another.
Fire Chief Yang Li shouted, "Kill them!"
The morale of the civilians was greatly boosted, and they rushed forward with their spears, stabbing five people instantly. Several other soldiers were pushed back by the dense spears, and the situation of defeat was reversed.
Li Ye picked up a shield, raised it and leaned out to look out, "Whoosh!" An arrow was shot. Li Ye reacted quickly, blocked the shield, and the arrow hit the shield.
The archer was indeed the half-black-faced centurion. He was very vigilant. When he saw that Li Ye had not been hit, he immediately turned his horse and galloped away, far out of the range of Li Ye's bow and arrow.
It seems that this man would rather anger Captain Ten Thousands than come forward and be shot by Li Ye when he finds the opportunity.
Li Ye had no choice but to put him down temporarily and turned around to look at the human ladder pyramid. Although the pyramid-like human ladder was tightly blocked by the shield, he still saw a slight gap.
Li Ye threw away the shield in his hand, leaned out, stretched his bow and shot out an arrow. The arrow was like lightning and shot in through a gap as big as a fist. He heard a faint scream and the pyramid shook.
Li Ye shot three arrows in a row, and all three arrows entered through a tiny gap, reaching a height of two feet. The pyramid ladder built by dozens of people collapsed suddenly.
The morale of the city defenders was so high that they killed all the last dozen or so rebel soldiers and threw their bodies down the city.
At this time, little Arbus had seen the opponent's strength with his own eyes. He sneered. Except for the Tang soldier who was more powerful in his archery skills, the others were just a bunch of rabble. When the siege ladder is built tonight, it will be broken tomorrow.
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Little Arbus immediately ordered: "Withdraw the ladder!"
Hundreds of soldiers raised their shields and slowly retreated. No one left their back to the other. When the civilians on the city saw the enemy retreating, they couldn't help but cheer together.
The civilians were inexperienced and thought that the retreat of the soldiers was a victory. They did not know that this was just a tentative attack by the enemy. The enemy almost broke through the county seat with just a human ladder, and their weak defense ability was fully exposed.
Li Ye frowned. The opponent actually retreated backwards. This was a very well-trained Tongluo army.
Li Ye was filled with worries. The man-ladder with arrows was just a tentative attack by more than a hundred people, and the city was almost lost. Once the siege ladder is built tomorrow, the number of attacking soldiers will increase tenfold.
No! Even if the number of people increases three times, the city will definitely not be able to defend it.
What should I do? Li Ye stared into the distance, his pupils gradually narrowing into a slit.