The Liaodong soldiers retreated across the entire line, and corpses were scattered all over the dam. Both sides suffered many casualties.
After Qin Xiao waited for the Liaodong Army to withdraw, he immediately ordered his soldiers to set up their positions behind the second barrier to deal with the Liaodong Army's next attack.
Being able to fight to such an extent and force the Liaodong soldiers to withdraw was better than Qin Xiao's previous expectations.
He knew the importance of morale to soldiers.
The soldiers were uneasy, nervous and even fearful before, but once they started fighting and saw their comrades lying in a pool of blood, they became red-eyed and fearless.
Now that they were able to repulse the enemy's first wave of strong attacks and even kill enemy generals and many cavalry, the morale of the soldiers was greatly shaken. Naturally, they no longer felt that the Liaodong cavalry was so terrifying. With the current offensive, they could naturally continue
Hold on.
"General, why do you have to retreat?" After the general Qi Hui led his troops to withdraw, he came to Dou Xiong and said: "Our army has broken through their first line of defense. They can't hold on for long."
Dou Xiong didn't explain, he just raised his hand and pointed towards the dam.
Qi Hui looked back and saw corpses everywhere on the dam. Many horses were even seriously injured. They were not dead for a while and were still struggling in a pool of blood.
He immediately understood what Dou Xiong meant.
Long Rui's army was indeed trying its best to support them, but why didn't the Liaodong army suffer heavy casualties?
Of course he knew Dou Xiong's concerns.
In this wave of offensive, although Long Rui's army suffered casualties of three to four hundred, the Liaodong army's casualties were not lower than those of the other side. At least two to three hundred corpses were left behind, as well as dozens of war horses.
Long Ruijun's period did not collapse, and it looked like he was going to fight to the end.
If we continue to fight, even if we attack Longba and annihilate this enemy force, I am afraid that not many people on our side will survive.
"Why hasn't there been any movement from the Undead Army?" Qi Hui was in front of him directing the soldiers to attack, but he was annoyed when he didn't hear any movement from the Undead Army.
Dou Xiong looked at the soldiers under his command who were withdrawing. They all looked miserable. They were no longer as majestic as before. He was filled with anger and said in his heart: "Take care of Qin Xiao. Sooner or later it will be their turn. If you resist orders in battle, always
Let them know the consequences."
"We shouldn't have counted on them in the first place." Qi Hui was also slashed on the back. Fortunately, the injury was not serious and was treated. He said angrily: "Barbarians are barbarians, and they forget their loyalty when they see profit. There will be undead troops boasting on the grassland.
They are omnipotent, and now it seems that they are just a bunch of cowards."
"It's useless to complain now." Dou Xiong said: "Bu Liudahai actually asked us to hand over 200,000 taels of cash to him. If we don't hand over the money, they will keep waiting."
Qi Hui frowned and said, "General, what should we do now?"
"We can't fight like this." Dou Xiong said in a low voice: "You should arrange for people to go to Jiping now and inform General Tang that the Undead Army refuses to obey orders and cannot be counted on. We have surrounded Qin Xiao in Longba.
A sharp army cannot fly without wings. Let General Tang immediately dispatch troops and horses after he captures Jiping."
Qi Hui perked up and said, "That's right. We are cavalry and are not good at attacking tough battles. The infantry under General Tang's command can just be used to help take down Longba."
"I have a good relationship with General Tang." Dou Xiong said: "And if there is a chance to kill Qin Xiao and take the lead, he will definitely be willing to do so."
Qi Hui glanced at the dam and said: "General, trap them up there and cut off their food and grass. I'm afraid they won't be able to last long."
"They can't hold on, how can we hold on for a long time?" Dou Xiong frowned and said, "The food we carry is only enough to last for another two days."
"Should we send someone to Shunjin City to ask Huangfu Yunzhao to supply food and grass?"
"Huangfu Yunzhao has never dealt with us. If we really need to ask him to regulate food, he might find various reasons to delay." Dou Xiong shook his head and said: "We can't delay. Don't forget that there are still people in Guangning.
Long Rui's army consists of thousands of troops. Once they learn that Qin Xiao is besieged, they will definitely send troops to reinforce...!"
Qi Hui immediately said: "General, I think it's not a bad idea to trap Qin Xiao and ambush Guangning's reinforcements. The thousands of troops in Guangning are mixed, and if they come to reinforce, they can just let the undead army attack. They won't fight
Longba, we can't not even attack the enemy's reinforcements? Qin Xiao is holding on to Longba now, probably waiting for Guangning's troops to rescue him. If we wipe out all their reinforcements, there will be no reinforcements for the troops on Longba.
Morale will definitely collapse, and then we will definitely be able to win it in one go."
"That's a way." Dou Xiong said: "But everything has accidents. The most appropriate way is to mobilize troops from Tang Kaijia. He and Qian Siyi joined forces, and they had four to five thousand troops. They had to
It's easy to capture the small Jiping City. Maybe they have already broken the city now." Looking at Longba, he said: "Changes will happen if things are delayed. We cannot wait for the reinforcements from Guangning to come, we must capture Longba as soon as possible."
Qi Hui knew that Dou Xiong was worried about something else happening. This worry was not wrong. The battlefield was changing and no one knew what would happen next. He didn't say much at the moment and immediately arranged for someone to ask Tang Kaijia for help.
At this time, Tang Kaijia was holding back his anger even more than Dou Xiong.
Jiping City, which I thought was within easy reach, turned out to be the hardest bone for me to crack in decades.
He launched two waves of offensives in succession, but was repulsed by the defenders led by Yuwen Chengchao, resulting in nearly a thousand casualties. Such a result was something he would never have thought of beforehand.
Such casualties have dealt a heavy blow to the Liaodong soldiers.
If it were not a siege but a field battle, such battle losses would almost be enough to cause the collapse of the Liaodong Army.
There were corpses everywhere under the city, and the wounded soldiers who retreated were even more wailing.
Tang Kaijia walked slowly and looked at the wounded soldiers everywhere. Many of them were seriously burned, which was very miserable.
"General Tang, I think we are wrong." Qian Siyi had one arm tied with a bandage, lying across his chest.
The first wave of offensives suffered heavy casualties. After withdrawing and reorganizing, Tang Kaijia immediately launched a second wave of attacks. Under Tang Kaijia's supervision, Qian Siyi took the lead, but was shot in the left arm by a cold arrow. That arrow
It was extremely sharp and penetrated directly through his arm.
After the two waves of offensives, the defenders seemed to become more and more courageous as they fought, and the Liaodong soldiers failed to take any advantage at all.
"Wrong?" Tang Kaijia turned around and looked over, "What's wrong?"
Qian Siyi said hurriedly: "Before, we thought that the defenders were a bunch of rabble, but now it seems that is not the case. General, the defenders at the top of the city have excellent arrow skills and are extremely lethal, and...their fighting
The skills are even more powerful, they are definitely not just a bunch of people." After a pause, seeing Tang Kaijia staring at him, he could only continue: "Qin Xiao has only been out of seclusion for a year. Even if he trains day and night, he can't train so many in one year.
Elite soldiers, humble generals...the humble generals feel that there is something fishy in this."
"What's weird?" Tang Kaijia frowned and said, "What's weird?"
"Is it possible that these soldiers and horses under Yuwen Chengchao were transferred by Qin Xiao from other places?" Qian Siyi said: "Otherwise, I really can't understand how those defenders can be so powerful."
Tang Kaijia was surprised and said: "You mean the defenders are not from Long Ruijun?"
"General, I'm not sure." Qian Siyi said: "General, I just have such suspicion." After a pause, he continued: "General, I just checked the bodies of some brothers who died in the battle. They were all shot by arrows."
The humble general carefully inspected their arrow wounds and found that the arrows that hit the body penetrated deeply into the flesh and were very powerful. If only a few archers could do it, that would be fine, but almost every corpse had
The arrows all penetrated deeply into the flesh, which proves that almost all the archers of the defenders had strong arm strength."
Tang Kaijia nodded slightly, and Qian Siyi continued: "The general knows that there are archers with natural arm strength, but most archers' arm strength has been enhanced through years of training. And having a natural arm strength does not mean that the arrows shot will be powerful.
Tao. Shooting powerful arrows requires mastering skills, which cannot be mastered in a short time."
"Where do you think the defenders will be transferred from?"
"General, I can't say." Qian Siyi said: "General, I suspected that it was the Youzhou army, but it doesn't make sense to transfer so many powerful soldiers from Youzhou. Without the imperial court's transfer order, the governor of Youzhou
Does Zhu Danyang really have the guts to assign so many soldiers and horses to Qin Xiao? These people are top-notch experts in riding, archery and even fighting skills. If there are such soldiers and horses, Zhu Danyang will definitely keep them as treasures.
I will never transfer him to Qin Xiao easily."
"Yes, Qin Xiao is not Zhu Danyang's son. Why did he transfer so many elites to Qin Xiao?" Tang Kaijia snorted coldly, thought for a moment, and then said: "General Qian Lang, what do you think we should do next?"
Qian Siyi said hurriedly: "General, we can't attack anymore. Our losses have been heavy. If we continue to attack, we will only suffer more casualties." After hesitating, he said awkwardly: "We have nearly a thousand casualties, but the defenders'
There are very few casualties, and it would not be good for us if we continue to fight. I think the best way is to trap Ji Ping first and trap Yuwen Chengchao to death inside. Wait until General Dou takes Qin Xiao's head.
If you take the first level and persuade the defenders in the city to surrender, you will be successful."
Tang Kaijia pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's right. Once Qin Xiao dies, Long Rui's army will be leaderless, and there is no point in Yuwen Chengchao continuing to defend the court. When the time comes, we will make a bid, and they will naturally open the city and surrender." He ordered: "
Send the order, station outside the city, rest the whole army, and trap Jiping City to death."
Under the setting sun, Yuwen Chengchao's shirt was stained with blood. The sun shone on his side face, making his angular face appear firm and cold.
His eyes were like blades looking at the enemy camp outside the city.
The Liaodong Army's two consecutive offensives were repelled. Looking at the opponent's situation, it seemed that they had been beaten helplessly and had no plans to continue attacking for the time being.
"County Lieutenant, we have killed twenty-seven people and injured more than sixty people. Most of them were minor injuries. A few brothers were seriously injured and have been sent to the city for treatment." Forbidden Army Secretary Ge Nie Laoben also wore a military uniform.
Bathed in blood, come and report.
Yuwen Chengchao nodded.
The twenty-seven people who died in the battle were all Dragon Scale Forbidden Army members who had just joined the Dragon Rui Army.
Although there were nearly a hundred casualties, it was a heavy blow to the enemy. Compared with the opponent's casualties and results, the defenders' casualties were really very light.
However, Yu Wen Chengchao knew that these forbidden troops were truly unparalleled warriors, one to ten, and the loss of one of them made him feel sad.
Without these people, it would be impossible to defend Jiping City.
"Place the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle properly." Yuwen Chengchao ordered: "After the war, bring them back to Guangning and bury them grandly."
Nie Laoben raised his hand and said yes.
"Old Ben Nie, come here and take a look." Yuwen Chengchao looked outside the city, "Can you see the enemy general's camp?"
Nie Laoben raised his eyes and looked over, glanced at it, and immediately pointed to a place and said: "There!"
"That's right." Yuwen Chengchao looked at an extremely gorgeous tent in the enemy's camp and sneered: "This enemy general is really majestic. I'm afraid others won't know where he is."