"After asking clearly, they all came from Jin and are people of the King of Jin!!"
Old Qian gritted his teeth and said, "Those Eastern Barbarians are the same group of losers we beat away at the beginning!"
"Prince Jin?" Liu Tie was stunned, and then said angrily: "This son of a bitch!"
Every once in a while, a steamship will come to Yuguan City to deliver supplies, and by the way, it will also bring a copy of the nearest Jinchuan Daily.
Liu Tie and all the officers and soldiers of the Northern Expedition were very surprised to learn that the King of Jin colluded with the Eastern Barbarians to massacre Fan's army.
Because in their minds, the King of Jin had always had a deep hatred for the Eastern Barbarians, and Liu Tie really could not imagine that they would collude together.
I never expected that the King of Jin would come together with the Eastern Barbarians to attack Yuguan City.
In fact, not only Liu Tie didn't expect it, but even the careful Mr. Tian didn't expect it.
Because Yuguan City is so special.
King Jin once said more than once that his biggest dream in this life is to fulfill his father's last wish and regain Yuguan City.
When he learned that the Northern Expeditionary Army had captured Yuguan City, the King of Jin was even more happy to personally bring thousands of taels of gold and come to express his condolences to the Northern Expeditionary Army soldiers.
Liu Tie was also present at the time, and he could feel that King Jin was really excited.
In addition, the King of Jin's territory was too far away from Yuguan City. To send troops from Jin, they would have to travel at least a thousand miles.
No one expected that King Jin would stab Yuguancheng in the back.
If the bodyguards hadn't had grenades, and if Qin Fei hadn't brought his men in time for reinforcements, I'm afraid the southern city wall would have been captured by King Jin's men by now.
Once the south wall is captured, the enemy can quickly enter the city and attack the escorts on the north wall from the stairs.
With the number of escorts, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for even half an hour!
Even now, King Jin's sword is extremely cruel!
Neither Zhang Liang nor Liu Tie paid attention to the defense of the south city wall. There were very few catapults on the wall and the bricks and stones prepared for the catapults. Their numbers were at an absolute disadvantage, so they could only keep throwing grenades and kerosene jars.
Prevent the enemy from attacking the city.
Even if the enemy is finally blocked, there probably won't be many grenades and kerosene left.
The total number of Northern Expeditionary Army combatants is only 4,000. It is already very difficult to defend the northern city wall alone. Now we have to face a pincer attack from the north and the south, and the situation will become even more difficult.
"Prince Jin, this son of a bitch, I thought he was a man before, but now he is stabbing me in the back! When I am free, I will definitely go to Jin and destroy his lair!"
Liu Tie was very angry when he was stabbed in the back by someone he respected before.
In fact, what he didn't know was that a few hundred meters away, the two commanders of the Jin-Barbarian coalition were also jumping around and cursing.
The raid on Yuguan City was the first item of negotiation between the Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians and the King of Jin, and it was also the first condition for the Eastern Barbarians to send Hai Dongqing to deal with the airship.
At that time, the airship had already penetrated into the Jin region, and was planning to establish a transfer station there. The King of Jin really did not dare to let the flying team go deeper, so he had no choice but to agree.
For this raid on Yuguan City, the King of Jin paid a heavy price.
At the request of the Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians, the first thing to do after the cooperation was negotiated was not to deal with the airships, but rather to gather the troops of the Jin Dynasty and rush to Yuguan City.
In order to transport grain and grass to these soldiers, the King of Jin also requisitioned tens of thousands of civilians and carts overnight, and also opened two Jin army grain warehouses.
The King of Jin once brought people to Yuguan City and knew that the defense of the south city wall was weak, so according to the plan, they would scale the south wall in one go and then successfully capture Yuguan City.
Who knew the escort would react so quickly and resist so tenaciously?
The plan to take down the southern city wall in one go was completely ruined!
Next, the escorts will definitely strengthen the defense of the south city wall. They can only attack like the north city wall!
In the siege warfare of the cold weapon era, taking the city by force meant that human lives had to be piled on top!
I don’t know if the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians I brought with me can level Yuguan City?
The generals of the Jin-Barbarian coalition did not feel sorry for the soldiers and civilians, but they were worried that after the last battle was over, the southern city wall had not been captured yet, and they would not be able to explain to the King of Jin when they returned!
This general is a veteran under his command, and he understands the principle of making great efforts, then failing, and finally exhausting himself in three attempts.
Although the siege of the city was now frustrated, he did not order to stop the siege. Instead, he ordered the soldiers to force the civilians who were transporting food and grass to rush upward, consuming the supplies of the escort division.
At this time, the bodyguards fighting on the south wall had not slept for two days and one night, and they had fought all night on the north wall last night. They were all extremely exhausted, but no one dared to relax, and they were all fighting hard.
War is the fastest way for a soldier to grow. After several days of continuous fighting, the escorts and female soldiers who can survive until now can be said to be qualified veterans.
Whether it is the efficiency of killing enemies or the cooperation between each other, it is much more efficient than before!
Just as tired as the night shift escorts, there is also the logistics camp.
Although they did not have to directly participate in the battle, they had been providing masonry and other materials for the city wall, and they had not slept for two days and one night.
The bodyguards and female soldiers have already taken care of all the enemies who climbed up the city wall. Now that they have a good location on the city wall, all they have to do is keep throwing grenades down, which is much easier than before.
But the logistics camp is busier than before.
Not only did they continue to transport bricks and stones for the north city wall, but they also had to deliver grenade and fire oil jars and heavy crossbow parts from the camp in the north of the city to the south city wall.
Doing high-intensity work for dozens of hours and being under constant stress consumes too much both physical strength and energy.
There is no need to worry about insomnia at this time. Many logistics battalion soldiers can fall asleep while pushing carts on the way to transport supplies.
After Mr. Tian discovered this problem, he quickly transferred the cooking company to help the logistics camp.
With the help of the cooking company, the logistics battalion rushed up the south city wall carrying wooden boxes one by one.
Each wooden box contained parts of a portable catapult.
Assembling portable catapults and heavy crossbows is a required training subject for all escorts and female soldiers, even the cooking company is familiar with it.
With the joint efforts of everyone, catapults were soon erected on the south city wall.
Although the portable catapult has a short throwing distance and the number of stones thrown each time is limited, its winding speed and throwing frequency are faster than that of a heavy catapult!
The commander of the Jin-Barbarian coalition had not yet experienced the power of the catapult on the city wall, and was still urging the government soldiers to escort the civilians forward.
At this time, there were so many people under the city wall that there was no need to aim the catapult, and it would be impossible to miss even if it was hit casually.
But now that the catapult is available, the stones prepared on the south city wall have been used up. What are they going to hit?
At this time, it will definitely be too late to go down there to demolish the house and bring up the bricks.
You can't tear down the bricks that built the city wall, right?
Just when everyone was in a dilemma, Mr. Tian spoke.
