The residents in the city near the north wall had already heard the shouts of killing and were frightened.
No one knows what kind of disaster we will face next.
The Forbidden Army cooperated very well. Seeing that the enemy had set up ladders, many of the Forbidden Army immediately put away their bows and arrows, picked up the stones they had prepared, and threw them at the enemy soldiers who were climbing up.
Some of the Imperial Guards still fired arrows continuously to suppress the archers in the enemy formation and provide cover for their companions.
The huge boulder fell and hit the enemy soldiers on the ladder. The screams echoed in all directions as the soldiers fell from the ladder.
The Liaodong Army was once the strongest frontier army of the Tang Dynasty and made great contributions to protecting the Tang Dynasty. The Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty loyally protected the heart of the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers on both sides never thought that one day they would fight.
meet.
They are born from the same root, so there is no need to rush into mutual conflict.
But now it is a fierce life-and-death battle. On the battlefield, if you have a compassionate heart, the only one who will die is you.
So no one will have mercy on the enemy.
Tang Kaijia watched from a distance as his soldiers rushed towards the county town in front of him like wolves and tigers. In his opinion, he might be able to enter the city for lunch before noon.
A county town was really nothing in General Tang's eyes.
However, when he saw that during the attack on the city, the defenders were raining down arrows and the attacking soldiers were screaming, Tang Kaijia couldn't help but frown.
"Qin Xiao's men are all a mob, how come he suddenly has so many archers?" Tang Kaijia asked, clenching his fists.
Any army's soldiers, horses, and archers are of course valuable resources.
The time required to train an archer is even much longer than that of a cavalry.
The key to the sword cavalry is riding skills. If you can master the riding skills and slash people with your sword while sprinting, you can be considered a cavalryman.
But the requirements for archers are much higher.
The archer's arm strength must be strong. This alone can eliminate many people. After all, even if the arm strength does not meet the requirements, even if they can barely draw the bow, they will not be able to shoot powerful arrows.
In addition, archers have many other requirements. Every archer is almost an elite soldier.
As we all know, the main force of Long Rui's army was the Queen Mother's Congregation in Jiangnan. In addition, they recruited the Black Mountain Army and incorporated the Guangning Army.
In the eyes of the Liaodong Army, the Queen Mother Congregation is naturally a mob with few good archers. The Black Mountain Army is a group of bandits occupying the mountains and has only a handful of archers. Although there are some archers in the Guangning Army,
But the number is very small.
After all, the Liaodong Army has always valued archers, and most of the outstanding archers from the four northeastern counties were directly recruited by the Liaodong Army.
But now I saw that there were many archers at the head of Jiping City, and their shooting skills were superb. The arrows fell and screams were heard. It can be seen that the archers of the defenders were indeed extremely good. This was really beyond Tang Kaijia's expectation.
Qian Siyi on the side was also a little surprised and asked doubtfully: "Did they secretly train so many archers?"
Tang Kaijia glanced sideways at Qian Siyi and said, "Qin Xiao has only been out of seclusion for a year, and he has trained so many archers in one year?" Seeing that many ladders had been set up, and the fight between the two sides was extremely fierce, he frowned and said:
"If I had known this, I should have prepared some catapults."
Qian Siyi didn't say much, thinking that what you said was simple. He would wait until the catapult was completed before attacking Jiping. I'm afraid the moat around Jiping would have been built.
"Not good!" Qian Siyi stretched his neck suddenly and saw many defenders on the top of the city raising wooden barrels and pouring something on the ladder. Qian Siyi immediately judged that it must be enemy troops.
Kerosene collected in the city.
Sure enough, after a while, someone from the top of the city threw torches downwards, and many ladders and soldiers were doused with kerosene. Once the flames touched them, they immediately burned.
Tang Kaijia's face looked ugly.
There is no doubt that the defenders have indeed made sufficient preparations, and they are by no means ordinary people. They even prepared kerosene.
The ant-like Liaodong troops climbed up the ladders one after another. Many ladders were burned by the fire. The soldiers immediately put out the fire. The defenders at the top of the city also took this opportunity to continue throwing stones. Some Liaodong soldiers were burned by the fire and were hit by stones.
It was hit, fell, and shattered into pieces, which was extremely miserable.
"Beat the drum, beat the drum!" Tang Kaijia shouted loudly. He simply went over in person, grabbed the drumstick, pushed the drummer away, and beat the drum as hard as he could.
At this time, a small number of Liaodong soldiers finally climbed to the top of the city along the ladder and met the defenders in close combat.
The width of the city head is quite narrow, and the space for moving around is not too large.
The Liaodong soldiers who were able to climb to the top of the city were naturally brave men, and they slashed at the defenders with their swords.
The Liaodong Army, from the generals down to the ordinary sergeants, actually had disdain for Long Rui's army.
After all, the Liaodong Army claims to be the strongest frontier army in the empire, while the Long Rui Army is a ragtag group of people who have surrendered to the imperial court. Therefore, when attacking this county, most of the Liaodong soldiers still have some psychological advantages. They just feel that they can kill on the city.
For those rabble, you can chop melons and vegetables.
It's just that these Liaodong troops never imagined that their current opponents were the unparalleled brave men of the Tang Dynasty.
The Forbidden Army is good at riding and shooting, and the most powerful thing is naturally fighting. When the Liaodong soldiers jumped on the city, the Forbidden Army was already prepared and faced them with swords.
The training of the Forbidden Army is naturally different from that of ordinary soldiers and horses.
Guarding the Imperial City, when it was their turn to go into battle, it was of course the most severe moment. All the Imperial Guards were determined to die, so compared to ordinary soldiers, their fighting skills were not only ruthless and neat, but also contained the hope of dying together.
They are fierce, so some fighting skills that are impossible for ordinary soldiers to train, but the Imperial Guards are extremely proficient in.
Often when fighting against Imperial Guard soldiers, life or death can be seen within three moves at most.
Although the Liaodong soldiers are well-trained, they are still far behind the individual strength of the Forbidden Army. In terms of strength, one Forbidden Army soldier will not be at an absolute disadvantage when facing three Liaodong soldiers.
The Liaodong soldiers had no idea what kind of fierce warriors they were facing.
At this time, the hundreds of defenders guarding the city were almost all forbidden troops, and there were many soldiers in the rear ready to replenish them at any time.
When the Forbidden Army faced the Liaodong soldiers, they might not be at a disadvantage even if they fought with more and fewer soldiers. At this moment, the number of Liaodong soldiers jumping on the city was limited. They looked like tigers, but in the eyes of the Forbidden Army, that was seeking death. Often a Liaodong soldier would jump to the top of the city. When they reached the top of the city, before they had time to react, two or three forbidden soldiers on the side drew their swords at the same time and were instantly hacked to death.
A brave shield soldier held a shield in one hand and stepped onto the battlement with one foot. He was struck by a broadsword. The shield soldier immediately raised his shield to resist. The broadsword struck the shield hard, making a "dang" sound. There was a muffled sound, and the shield soldier felt that the arm holding the shield seemed to be cramped and numb, and he was shocked. He did not expect that the opponent's arm strength was so terrifying.
It was Yuwen Chengchao who was cut down with this sword.
It was a coincidence that the shield soldiers were climbing onto the city where Yuwen Chengchao was. When Yuwen Chengchao saw someone climbing onto the city, he just chopped them down without even thinking about it.
The shields of the Liaodong soldiers were mainly made of wood, but in order to enhance their sturdiness, they were wrapped with a layer of cowhide. When Yu Wencheng slashed at the shield, the shield inside was shattered, but the cowhide on the outside could still protect it.
However, Yuwen Chengchao didn't give the shield soldier a chance to react at all, and slashed him with his sword again. The shield soldier had no power to fight back, and he had no chance to use his sword. He could only try his best to raise his shield to resist again. Who knew that this would happen? Before the sword hit the shield, Yu Wen Chengchao had already raised his foot and kicked the shield soldier hard in the abdomen. The shield soldier was caught off guard and was kicked out like a cannonball, screaming in agony. , was in the air, and then fell from the air like a stone.
Many Liaodong soldiers who were attacking the city were horrified when they saw the shield soldiers being kicked more than one meter away from the top of the city and then falling.
Tang Kaijia, who was in the distance, naturally saw it and was also shocked. He paused with the drumstick in his hand, then dropped the drumstick and ran forward a few steps, his face extremely ugly.
He personally led three thousand troops from Liaodong, all of whom were directly under his command. He thought that attacking this city would not be easy, and the hundreds of people who were transferred to the south gate for meritorious service were not his subordinates.
The three thousand soldiers and horses under his command were used as the main force to attack Jiping City.
At this time, I could hear the screams incessantly, and I saw soldiers falling from the top of the city from time to time, but I felt heartbroken.
This is not because he loves his soldiers as much as his sons.
There are many factions in the Liaodong Army. Whoever has more soldiers and horses under his command will naturally speak louder.
These three thousand soldiers and horses are the foundation for his Liaodong Army. Every loss of one person is equivalent to a weakening of his strength.
Because of this, although he led his troops to the city before, he did not immediately launch an offensive. He just thought that the Liaodong cavalry could successfully ambush Qin Xiao. As long as Qin Xiao was annihilated, no matter whether Qin Xiao lived or died, and Qin Xiao was brought to the city, Jiping City might You can defeat yourself without attacking.
Once they knew that Qin Xiao had not fallen into the trap, they could only attack the city.
The attack on Jiping resulted in some casualties, which Tang Kaijia expected. As long as the casualties were not too large, he could accept it.
But the current situation has obviously exceeded his expectations.
The defenders were firing arrows and kerosene, which had already caused hundreds of casualties to the Liaodong soldiers. And judging from the situation, although some soldiers boarded the city, they did not suppress the defenders at all, and could not fight for the follow-up soldiers to board the city.
City time.
A ragtag group of people not only had many archers, but they were even able to fight like this. His eyes widened, his hands clenched into fists, and his veins popped out.
"Huangfu Yunzhao is a stupid pig." Tang Kaijia roared in anger: "If he wants to attack Jiping, why doesn't he prepare a catapult? Why doesn't he prepare to crash?" He turned to Qian Siyi and said angrily: "Why don't you prepare a catapult?"
Are you asking him to prepare these siege weapons before sending out troops? Do you want me to bring them from Liaodong?"
Qian Siyi saw that Tang Kaijia's eyes were bloodshot because of his anger, so he couldn't help but take a step back and did not dare to say a word.
At this time, I saw someone pouring kerosene downwards from the top of the city. Soon, another fire broke out. The fire spread from the top of the city to the base of the city wall. Many Liaodong soldiers screamed in the fire, as sharp as ghosts crying and wolves howling.
"General Tang, do you want... do you want to withdraw first?" Qian Siyi finally said cautiously.
He knew that Tang Kaijia felt sorry for the loss of soldiers under his command, and he felt the same way.
The thousand troops under his command were not only Wang Xingchao's direct descendants, but also his capital. These thousand troops were not much, but they were also Qian Siyi's capital to gain a foothold in the Liaodong Army. Tang Kaijia's men suffered heavy losses, and his troops
Thousands of people are also attacking the city. If the damage is too serious, not only will they lose their own capital, but they will also be unable to explain to Wang Xingchao in the future.