The main force of Shanu was in the north of the city, so Bai Yutian and others also came to the north wall of the city to see the battlefield in person.
Although everyone objected to Bai Yutian personally observing the battlefield, Bai Yutian insisted on coming and ignored everyone's advice.
Bai Yutian's arrival undoubtedly made the Zhou army more courageous, stable in morale, and high in morale.
Soon, it was Yan Xian who was in charge of attacking the city. Cui Shou's second fierce general was a ruthless man.
At this moment, Shanu came under the city wall, set up ladders and chariots, and prepared to occupy the city wall.
Shanu's side also sent out archers, and arrows shot like raindrops, causing heavy casualties to the city wall defenders.
Xiao Li and An Chuhe immediately prevented the defenders from counterattacking, and fired arrows from powerful bows and crossbows to harass Shan Nu.
However, some Shanu still climbed up from the ladder and started fighting with the city wall defenders.
"Kill." Although Xiao Li was a teacher before, now he is a cavalryman and his strength cannot be underestimated. He showed the domineering power of a marshal and personally led the defenders to repel Shanu.
Then, under Xiao Li's order, many people continued to push rolling stones and wooden logs down the city wall to prevent the enemy troops behind from entering the city wall.
This battle also reflected Xiao Li's strong leadership and adaptability. Shannu, who thought he could successfully win the city, suffered a huge blow.
Bai Yutian's eyes were firm. Although he lamented the ruthlessness and cruelty of war in his heart, he did not take a step back and still stood in front to boost morale for Da Zhou.
On the battlefield, if I don't kill, people will kill me. Someone dies every moment.
This was Bai Yutian's first time to visit the battlefield in person. Although he had been mentally prepared for it, he was still shocked when he saw this scene for the first time.
In addition to rolling stones and knocking down logs, Xiao Li also prepared hot oil torches and poured them from the bottom of the city, forming a ball of flame below.
The flames spread extremely quickly and soon formed a large flame, covering the surrounding area.
Although Shanu's attack was fierce, Dazhou was able to defend it without any danger.
This attack lasted for half a day, and it was not until late afternoon that Shanu finally retreated. The battle lasted almost a day.
During this period, Shanu attacked the city wall several times, but was beaten down by Zhou Dynasty before he could even stand firm.
However, Shanu has always used the troops from the affiliated tribes, but has not dispatched the troops from the Rock Tribe. It can be seen that Cui Shou is still very careful and steady in his actions.
In this battle, both sides suffered losses. Nearly 7,000 Zhou defenders died, while Shannu also lost four to five thousand corpses. Overall, Shannu had a slight advantage.
Although Shanu did not capture the city, Zhou Dynasty also paid a heavy price.
After Shanu retreated, a huge cheer erupted from the walls of the city. This was specially arranged by Bai Yutian.
He ordered the soldiers to cheer and release their pressure when they defended the city. After every battle ended and Shan Nu retreated, he ordered the soldiers to cheer to their heart's content.
In doing so, on the one hand, it can further improve the morale and morale of the army through temporary victories, and it can also make the army more cohesive.
On the other hand, it allows soldiers who have been in a state of high tension to vent to their heart's content, which helps to relax their tight strings and release the pressure of war.
After the war, Bai Yutian felt heavy in his heart when he listened to Xiao Li's report on the battle damage.
The victory was only temporary. You must know that Shanu had not dispatched the real army of the Rock Tribe. However, the battle losses between the two sides were almost one to one, and Shanu even had a slight upper hand.
From this point of view, the Zhou army obviously does not have an advantage.
Although the four major tribes of Shanu all have their own secret techniques, most of them are basically better than ordinary people. Among the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they can do it even with a little training.
After all, whether it is Shan Nu or Da Zhou, there are always only a few people who are very powerful.
Next, the injured soldiers were brought to the city for treatment, while the remaining people continued to defend the walls of the city, preparing to deal with Shanu's attack that would come at any time.
Most of the people in the city also sent food and water on their own for the army to eat.
"Your Majesty, during this defense of the city, Dazhou suffered 6,871 casualties, of which 3,357 were killed and 3,514 were injured. Seventy percent of these people were
The garrisons in Qizhou and Yongzhou." Soon, Bai Yutian was waiting for the specific number of casualties from Dazhou.
There are not many troops available in Tailin, so Bai Yutian can only mobilize some troops from Qizhou and Yongzhou. However, these troops have been neglected for a long time and have weak combat effectiveness. Although morale is high, there is still a strength gap, especially in
On the battlefield, it was clearly reflected.
They were defending the city, while Shanu was attacking the city. However, the number of deaths was almost the same, so it could be said that they had failed.
"Your Majesty, the battle loss ratio of one to one is not bad. In the previous battle, the battle loss ratio between the Zhou army and the Shanu army was almost three to one." Jing Zhao said while cupping his fists.
"Why are there so many?" Bai Yutian was puzzled and asked quickly.
Jing Zhao gave a wry smile and replied: "To be honest, the four major tribes of Shanu all have secret techniques. Although the Shanu people had secret techniques before, at least ordinary soldiers could handle it. However, now almost all Shanu people have secret techniques.
People have obviously become stronger than before. In a frontal battle, it would take at least five or six soldiers to replace an ordinary soldier from Shanu."
Jing Zhao's words were full of helplessness, but they were also true.
The source of Shanu's secret technique is quite mysterious, and Da Zhou never knew much about it.
After hearing Jing Zhao's words, Bai Yutian wished he could research a submachine gun now. When Shan Nu came to attack the city again, he would use the submachine gun to attack all these guys.
Thinking of this, Bai Yutian couldn't help but look forward to Shen Yuxing. He hoped that this person would have researched the artillery now. In this case, it would definitely be able to deal a devastating blow to Shanu.
"But please rest assured, Your Majesty, if it really is a fight to the death, the Fenghuo Camp led by the veteran can definitely make the Shanu army pay a heavy price." Jing Zhao's seriousness revealed a ray of confidence.
Fenghuo Camp was Jing Zhao's life-long effort. Even Cui Shou was afraid of heavy casualties and chose to wait for the arrival of the rear troops before launching an attack on the city. One can imagine how powerful Jing Zhao was.
Bai Yutian's face looked a little heavy. He originally thought that the two sides had about the same number of people and had the advantage of defending the city, so they could consume Shan Nu. But now it seems that it may not be that simple.
Returning to the city lord's palace, Bai Yutian quickly ordered Yuncheng to pass on an order to distribute the military pay of all soldiers in the Great Zhou Dynasty according to three times the previous standard. Then the generals would count the thousand people who killed the most enemies under their subordinates, and pay them five