"Hurry up, anyone who dares to step back, I will kill him!" Seeing the soldiers flinching, an officer immediately roared.
The defenders on the city wall have no way out. No matter how many casualties there are, they will fight to the death to protect their wives and children.
But these attacking imperial troops are different. If they cannot be defeated, they can retreat.
At this moment, the casualties of the Forbidden Army have reached 30%, corpses are piled up under the city wall, and those who are still alive are wailing.
At this point, it is normal for the army to lose morale. This is not a person's desire to retreat, but the common thought of a large number of soldiers.
Therefore, even if there were officers supervising the battle, beheading the deserters and forcing others under the city wall, these soldiers would not have the courage to continue climbing.
At this moment on the city wall, although they suffered a large number of casualties and were very tired, their fighting will was still high.
"Drive them off the city!"
This is the only vision for the soldiers and civilians defending the city. Their voices contain fighting spirit, like sharp swords piercing the hearts of the Imperial Guard soldiers.
Can he really defeat such a bloody and brave army? Most of the soldiers of the Forbidden Army had similar doubts.
"Escape...run away..."
I don't know who shouted this, which directly caused the entire team to collapse, which in turn affected the attacking team next to them.
In fact, they only collapsed when they suffered 30% casualties. They were already very rare elites in the era of cold weapons. Unfortunately, they encountered the Yong army defending the city.
The turning point in the battle has arrived. Ma Shan came to the tower and beat the war drum representing counterattack.
The drums beat loudly, and the soldiers and civilians defending the city broke out with higher fighting enthusiasm, which defeated the fighting spirit of the imperial army in one fell swoop.
When a rout occurs in one place, it affects other armies one after another, eventually causing an overall rout.
"Go back...go back all!" Zhou Qing jumped off his horse and killed a deserter with a single blow.
But this was of no use at all. Zhou Qing alone could not stop the retreating army, so he could only watch the soldiers retreat.
At this moment, Cai Yongkun was heard shouting: "Gather the defeated troops and reorganize the formation..."
Following the thousands of families who had returned, they resumed their duties and called for their soldiers to assemble.
"Lao Cai... we were defeated!" Zhou Qing turned around, his expression full of sadness.
He couldn't even defeat a group of rabble, which was a huge blow to Zhou Qing and directly destroyed his confidence.
"Although these defenders were temporarily recruited... they were able to fight to the death. It was our miscalculation!"
Sighing, Cai Yongkun said: "Longyou was first occupied by monsters, these people can survive... they should not be treated as ordinary people!"
It's too late to say this now, after all, they have already lost.
But if they hadn't fought this battle, they wouldn't have realized this.
"What should we do next?" Zhou Qing asked, now he was a little panicked.
Cai Yongkun's psychological expectations were low at the beginning, so he could accept the failure calmly, and his thoughts were not affected at the moment.
"Let the boys rest for a while, and then we can make plans after discussing it!"
Don't be anxious at this time. You must consider everything carefully before making plans, otherwise you may make mistakes in your judgment.
"good……"
When the two commanders here were anxious to get angry, the soldiers and civilians on the city wall had already cheered.
After a hard battle, they had defended their homeland and were naturally very happy at the moment.
"Long live the prince..."
"Long live the prince..."
In the end, all the cheers turned into these four words, which echoed up and down the city wall.
"Carry the corpses down the city wall, don't let them take up space..."
"Rescue the wounded immediately and carry them back to the city for treatment..."
"The entire army must not relax and be on guard against enemy counterattacks..."
Ordinary soldiers and civilians can cheer, but officers are still performing their duties, reminding everyone not to relax.
"Ma Qianhu, we won!" At this moment, the county magistrate Duan Qingyu appeared behind Ma Shan.
"We should have won... Hurry up and report the victory to His Highness!"
"Yes, yes..." Upon hearing this, Duan Qingyu also reacted.
When he turned to go to the county government office, Ma Shan continued to command the soldiers and civilians defending the city, pulling a siege ladder into the city and destroying it.
In the main hall of the Privy Council, Zhao Yanxun sat at the head of the throne, surrounded by a number of Privy Council officials.
In the center of the main hall, I heard the voice of the "telephone" ringing: "Your Highness, four thousand soldiers of the Forbidden Army attacked the city, but they have been repulsed by our army..."
This news was forwarded from the Tianjin Mansion Office.
News from each government can be sent directly to the Jinshen Hall, the Chief Secretary and the Privy Council. However, these days are going to require troops, so Zhao Yanxun specially ordered to go directly to the Privy Council, and he himself stayed here.
Upon hearing that the first wave of attacks had been defended, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
Reinforcements won't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. If we hold on in the morning and hold on until the afternoon, the crisis will be over.
Just listen to Zhao Yanxun say: "Guarding Qianhu Mashan in Yanfeng County, the county magistrate Duan Qingyu all contributed!"
Just listen to a group of officials say: "Your Highness Quan Nai is as virtuous as heaven!"
Everyone said this very neatly. If they said it was not rehearsed in advance, no one would believe it.
But at this time, Zhao Yanxun remembered another thing.
"This afternoon, Bei'an Prefecture will start the second round of negotiations. Presumably, the people from the Forbidden Army will make a fuss about today's siege!"
Guan Hetai nodded and replied: "That's true!"
After thinking for a while, Zhao Yanxun said: "Send a message to Luo Lun and tell him that our defense is tight and we have severely damaged the invading Imperial Army!"
Although it can't be said to be a serious injury now, it is only a matter of time for Zhao Yanxun.
Even if Yanfeng County is captured by the invading Imperial Army, it will not be too difficult to destroy these Imperial Army, and the losses will be within the range that Zhao Yanxun can bear.
"As you command!"
The phone was hung up, and Guan Hetai personally dialed the number at the dock and passed on Zhao Yanxun's instructions.
The news then spread from the dock to Changyou County, then to Pingshan Prefecture, and finally to Bei'an Prefecture.
"Okay, I get it!"
After saying that, Lauren hung up the phone.
At this moment, he finally understood why the Forbidden Army had been constantly mobilized in the past two days, and why Wang Chengan had visited the Northern Capital Division many times.
Now it seems that the Forbidden Army wants to combine the "big victory" in Longyou and draw the northern capital to move closer to the Forbidden Army.
After the first negotiation, although I did not meet the capital commander Liu Shili in person, I was able to get a clear idea of the general thoughts of the capital commander in the North.
Rather than accepting the "gift" from Longyou, they are actually more inclined to grab food on their own. If they don't make a decision now, they are just waiting for the price.
"We can't let them lead us by the nose, we can still do something!"
Thinking of this, Luo Lun called Pingshan Mansion.
"Lord Luo, what are your instructions?"
"Fang Qianhu, find a way to attack the Imperial Army's food road in Hongxi County!"
The actions of the Forbidden Army made Laurent determined to promote talks through fighting, but he was still very cautious.
"I've waited for you to say this. If such bastards dare to attack Longyou, we should teach them a lesson!" Fang Sheng's voice was full of joy.
Luo Lun said seriously: "Remember, your own safety is the most important thing and don't take risks!"
Fang Sheng suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "Don't worry!"
After hanging up the phone, Laurent sat back in his chair, already thinking about the next negotiation.
Time passed quickly, and soon a guard came outside to remind: "Master Luo, the time has come!"