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701 Offense and Defense 6

Update time:2013-04-17

"Sword and shield soldiers, defend! Guard the archers!"

"The sword, shield, and spear soldiers at the frontier must cooperate with each other to prevent the enemy from coming up the ladder!"

"Warriors of the Third Division, throw rocks and rolling logs at me and kill those bastards below!"

The siege battle became more and more fierce. A total of 30,000 Turkic troops gathered outside the north city of Landu City. Originally, these Turkic troops were planning to siege the city on all sides, but because the other three sides were surrounded by acropolis, the Turkic troops could not garrison the rest of the city.

The three sides, therefore, all converge in Beicheng.

There were nearly a hundred ladders and tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers swarming under the North City wall. Of course, it was impossible for all the tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers to climb up the ladders. In fact, only a small part of them climbed up the ladders.

Under the ladder and outside the city wall, there were more Turkic soldiers suppressing the defenders on the city wall. They were all elite warriors from various tribes. They all took off the bows and arrows from their backs, unfurled their bows and nocked arrows, and shot towards the top of the city!

The Turks grew up on horseback. They are skilled in archery and have a large number of people. Tens of thousands of people set their bows and arrows together. Tens of thousands of feathered arrows turned into a dense rain of arrows, overwhelming the sky and the earth. Only a huge sound was heard in the sky and the earth.

There was a buzzing sound, and arrows like locusts flew up to the city head. Some of the bluestone city heads stirred up pieces of stone debris.

Although arrows rained down like rain, the soldiers of the Zhao army who were good at defending the city were well prepared. Not to mention the shields guarding the defenders in front of the archers, even on the female wall, soldiers had already set up a shed with a thick wooden roof.

, there was a shattering sound, and countless arrows were nailed to the shed, but they could not penetrate.

"Counterattack! Crossbowmen, shoot freely!" On the city wall, the garrison officer roared.

Immediately, the defenders' archers and crossbowmen continued to fire their bows and arrows, and the two sides came and went, with arrows flying across each other. Although the Turkic army also began to cause damage to the defenders, the effect was not very great. The only difference

Yes, they no longer can only be beaten passively like before.

"There are more and more. Okay, send the order, all the soldiers, throw stones and wood! Give these grandsons a lesson." Above the city wall, the sound of Zhang Ju sounded again.

After receiving the order from the general, the three soldiers in charge of various areas on the city wall and the Qingzhuang people of the Landu tribe immediately picked up the wood and boulders that had been placed beside them and smashed them downwards.

The giant boulder is a must-have item in the city's offensive and defensive battles. It usually starts when the attacking party starts to climb the city wall and is about to climb up, and the two sides engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat.

However, the Turkic army also did not expect that after several days of siege battle, how could there be still stones and rolling trees? What they did not know was that in order to defend the northern border and to pin the war outside the borders of Zhao and Han, just

It took several months to transport all kinds of city defense materials. The nearly one hundred small and medium-sized tribes that were annexed by the Zhao army were not allowed to enjoy the blessings. In addition to assuming the external defense line of Xinna territory, which is a hundred miles north of Xiazhou, they were also allowed to

They became the logistics team of the three major cities in the north.

In the Landu tribe, there was no wood, but they still bought a lot of it from the land of Liangzhou. In other words, they used food in exchange for it from the people of Liangzhou. In addition, in Xiazhou, the land of Bingzhou was also cut down.

There have been a lot of changes. Of course, afforestation activities have also been carried out in these two places.

"Asshole, didn't you say that the Zhao army defending the city has no defensive supplies?" As the defenders poured kerosene on them again, covered the outside of the city with flames, and burned a large number of their soldiers, there was an auspicious sound from the rear.

shouted angrily.

All the tens of thousands of officers were speechless. In the past two days, the Zhao army that defended the city did not use kerosene anymore. The gold juice, even the stones and rolling wood, became increasingly scarce. Therefore, everyone thought that the Zhao army was short of supplies to defend the city.

It was then suggested that Geely attack the city with all his troops.

"Creak..." With a crisp sound, several ladders were directly smashed by rolling logs. The entire ladder broke from it and crashed to the ground. The people on the ladder screamed and fell to the ground. Not only did they die, but they were also smashed to death.

Robe Ze.

In an instant, the originally wolf-like offensive was immediately restrained by the defenders, and the scene was completely suppressed. The Turkic army casualties began to appear in large numbers, but because they could not attack the city, the defenders suffered very few casualties. So far,

, only more than a hundred people were shot to death. The battle loss ratio between the two sides almost reached a frightening one hundred to one.

The entire city wall turned into a sea of ​​fire, making it impossible for the Turkic army to approach. At this moment, what if you have a million troops? If you can't approach the city wall, that means you can't attack the city. If you can't attack the city, how can you kill the enemy?

The defending generals were overjoyed, and Zhang Ju roared: "Archers, don't stop, keep shooting, shoot..."

While the Turkic army was retreating outside the city, arrows and crossbows flew like rain from the city wall. The casualties of the panicked Turkic army suddenly increased greatly.

"Put up the shield, set up the shield, a bunch of idiots! Archers, fight back, suppress them!" Countless officers in the Turkic army screamed miserably, commanding the panicked soldiers of the Turkic army.

The flames under the city wall finally extinguished, but the Turkic army once again broke out with an angry and shrill roar and continued to climb up the ladder. Amidst the roar of the officers, the Turkic army became even more crazy.

"General, can the cavalry in the city prepare now? The defenders of the city waved flags to send a message that they have made all preparations." On the city wall, Captain Nangong Hao said in a deep voice.

Zhang Ju looked outside the city, nodded and said: "Okay, let our cavalry prepare. The elite cavalry from the First Capital and the Third Division are preparing behind the city gate, waiting for military orders! Send an order to the city guards to prepare for close combat.

!”

"Commander, Zhao Jun's supplies are scarce. This time we will not continue to use stone rolling wood and kerosene." Behind the Turkic army outside the city, several captains of ten thousand men said with joy on their faces.

"Send the order to the entire army to attack the city! After the city is broken, massacre the city for three days and move freely." Ji Li gave the order sternly.

Following the military orders from the generals of both sides, the soldiers of both sides began to prepare for a hard battle. Finally, the Turkic troops climbed up, and countless Turkic troops followed the ladders and collided with the defenders.

A Turkic sergeant pressed hard on the top of the ladder with his left hand, then pushed hard with both hands. He rushed out like a vigorous leopard. The scimitar in his hand moved from bottom to top, fiercely towards a standing man.

The three soldiers at the top of the city were beheaded.

"Looking for death!" A ferocious smile appeared on the corners of the mouths of the three soldiers, and the spears in their hands poked out like lightning. With a "pop" sound, the Turkic soldiers who had just jumped out were like big fish on top of the spears.

Generally, he was pierced by a spear. The Turkic soldier looked at the spear on his chest and was a little confused as to why he, an elite soldier in the army, was killed by a small soldier of his own tribe.

"Go down!" The three soldiers wearing Zhao Jun's armor swung their spears fiercely, and immediately smashed the corpses on the spears, and knocked down several soldiers behind the ladder.

With the armor and equipment provided by the Zhao army, how could these three soldiers of the Turkic army be afraid of each other?

"Boom..." Another strong man next to the three soldiers was even more fierce. He directly used the spear in his hand as a club and smashed it down hard, hitting the raised skin of the second Turkic soldier who rushed up.

On top of the shield, he immediately smashed the opponent's shield to pieces, and then smashed it down again, hitting it on the

The Turkic soldier's head was smashed into pieces. The Turkic soldier didn't even let out a scream. His head was smashed into pieces like a rotten watermelon, with red and white pieces gushing out, and he fell from the ladder.

.The strong man did not look at it and continued to fight, not caring at all that these people were of the same race as him.

Behind the Turkic soldier, Pao Ze's eyes were about to burst. Taking advantage of the moment when the strong man was forgetful, he quickly took up the position and slashed hard on the neck of the strong man with the knife in his hand.

A huge wound was opened on the strong man's neck, and almost half of his neck was severed.

Even so, he didn't die immediately. Instead, he rushed forward and shot the enemy soldier who had killed him. Then he fell on the mound and covered the wound on his neck tightly with both hands. There was a lot of blood.

It splashed out, dyeing the clothes and armor red, and dyeing the hands red. After a moment, the eyes lost their luster.

Countless Turkic soldiers were killed by the defenders as soon as they showed up, but a steady stream of Turkic troops continued to advance towards the city wall. On the city wall, under the fierce counterattack of sword, shield and spear soldiers, the Turkic troops

There were constant casualties, but the defenders also began to suffer casualties.

At first, with the advantage of the city defense, the defenders blocked the attack of the Turkic army and did not let a single Turkic army rush to the city. However, the number of Turkic troops attacking the city was too many.

If one person is killed, then two or three people will go up. If one person is not an opponent, then two people, three people, and five people will come up. Countless Turkic soldiers swarmed up the ladder, and the casualties of the defenders began to increase. Many three people

The soldiers found that the people around them kept dying, but the enemies became more and more fierce.

Currently, there are three soldiers guarding the city, as well as the direct descendants of the Zhao army. However, the direct line of the Zhao army is responsible for the archers and crossbowmen, located in the rear. The soldiers guarding the city in the front are mainly Zhao soldiers as officers, and the three soldiers are the main ones.

However, with the weapons in their hands, the three soldiers were not afraid of the increasingly fierce Turkic army.

"Archers, prepare to help the brothers in front to defend the city!" Seeing that the fierce battle at the ladder became more and more intense, and the Turkic army that became the enemy also gave up shooting arrows because their soldiers climbed to the city, so Zhang Ju ordered his archers and crossbowmen to aim at the ladder.

The enemy troops were shooting at them. Of course, they also had the intention of acting as a supervising team and letting the three soldiers in the front fight to the death.

Finally, someone rushed to the top of the city. After the first one, there began to be a second one. Although most of the Turkic troops who rushed up were exhausted and had numerous wounds on their bodies, some even just left one behind after climbing to the top of the city.

After taking the bloody handprint, they would slump and run out of energy, or be chopped down by the sword of the defenders who had been prepared long ago.

However, the number of the Turkic army far exceeded the defenders, and at this moment, the Turkic army's commander Jili issued a death order. He must capture this place, but any retreaters will be killed. In addition, Jili sent another 20,000 soldiers to attack the city with great momentum.

, far from being comparable to the defenders. Although the Turkic troops attacking the city all had cavalry turned into infantry and were not good at attacking cities, their numbers could make up for many shortcomings. What's more, these Turkic troops were also elite soldiers.

"Fire arrows!" behind the city wall, the officer gave the order, and countless arrows grazed the defenders in front and shot towards the Turkic army who had just climbed to the top of the city and were preparing to take a further step.

For a moment, the Turkic army's siege momentum paused, but then they were lifted up by the following Turkic army. At this moment, the Turkic soldiers who came up from the ladder could no longer care about anything else. In front of them was Zhao who wanted to take his own life.

The army, with the endless robes in the distance behind them, had no choice but to move forward desperately.

Gradually, as the number of Turkic troops increased, the defenders began to be forced to retreat. With each step back, the Turkic army's attacks became more fierce. Subsequently, more and more Turkic troops boarded the city and began to attack.

Fight to the death with the defenders.

At first there were only one or two gaps, but soon the Turkic soldiers who had climbed up were driven back. Gradually, more and more people were pushed back, from a few people in a small group to a dozen people, and gradually expanded to dozens, and later

Hundreds, and they held on to the city for longer and longer. And once the number of people increased, the Turkic army's excellent tactical qualities were revealed. They cooperated with each other quite well, and even several people formed a small battle formation.

The battle with the Turkic army was inextricable.

On the city wall, countless Turkic troops and defenders began to fight each other. There were fierce fights everywhere, with broken limbs and arms everywhere, and blood flowing freely. Even Zhao Jun's crossbowmen began to rush out at this moment, fighting with the Turks.

The soldiers fought to the death. For a time, the entire city wall was like a hell on earth, extremely tragic.

However, such a cruel scene did not move Zhang Ju. Nangong Hao and other guards were not even moved at all. He just pursed his lips tightly and frowned, looking at the situation of the Turkic army, but the corners of his eyes twitched from time to time.

, revealing their mood at the moment.

This Turkic army should not be underestimated. Once it goes crazy, it is extraordinary! Seeing the Turkic army roaring madly and fearing no life or death, Zhang Ju could not help but be secretly surprised.

"General Zhang, are you starting to let the cavalry move? Our warriors can't resist it anymore." A bloody Tumen tribe general next to him suddenly came out and shouted.

Zhang Ju slowly shook his head: "It's not possible yet. Outside the city, there are still more than 20,000 cavalrymen who have not taken action at the Turkic army camp. The siege teams outside the city have not all gathered. It can be said that they have not yet tried their best.

.If we act now, the enemy cavalry will come to fight immediately, but we cannot defeat the enemy troops who have turned into infantry outside the city in time."

"My general knows that our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, but if we can't defeat the opponent in one fell swoop, I'm afraid that this siege will continue for a long time. By then, the casualties will not be the same as they are now, but there will also be more casualties.

More."

What Zhang Ju said was indeed reasonable. Therefore, the three generals and the generals of the Zhao army did not say much, but responded more violently to the Turkic army. As time went by, a stalemate arose on the city wall.

"Wulin, Mengwen, you two, dismount immediately and go to war. You must attack the enemy's city in one fell swoop. As long as you can open the city gate, I, the general, will personally command the remaining 10,000 cavalry to rush in, defeat the Zhao army, and capture the king of Zhao.

.you all saw it too

, now our warriors have killed the city wall, victory is right in front of us! I don’t want to see failure, do you two understand?” Ji Liling ordered. He looked at the stalemate on the city wall and sent out his side again.

of 20,000 soldiers.

In addition, Geely also felt the strength of Zhao Jun. This also made him realize that if he could not capture the city in one go today, it would be difficult to achieve anything. After all, he had already paid a high price today.

, I am afraid that there are no more than fifteen thousand warriors killed in the battle. If we are defeated now, the entire army will probably lose the confidence to attack the city again.

Therefore, he sent messengers to inform the four captains of ten thousand troops in front who were already incapacitated. He asked them to urge their subordinates to attack with all their might and make persistent efforts to break the city in one fell swoop. However, if anyone retreated, they would not be killed.

Under his strict orders, as reinforcements continued to gather, the Turkic soldiers became more and more courageous in killing the enemy. Up and down the city wall, there were densely packed black Turkic soldiers, rushing towards the top of the city desperately. At this moment, they could not care less.

No matter how the formation is in a favorable location, even if one person swarms in one place and falls, ten people will often rush forward again.

Under such a fierce attack, the soldiers guarding the city began to lose their strength.

Various situations are constantly reported back to Zhang Ju, waiting for Zhang Ju's decision.

Wait, it's not the best moment yet.

The city walls of Landu City began to be occupied by defenders, and it turned into a tug-of-war between the two sides. The city defense was already crumbling under the impact of the fierce wave of Turkic Army soldiers. There were casualties every moment. In comparison, the Turkic Army casualties

More, faster.

Theoretically speaking, using human lives to force a city siege is the worst tactic. After all, when the field of city defense has developed to the present moment, siege equipment is the mainstream of siege. In the Great Yan Empire

, there would never be such a stupid way to attack the city. If they were to attack the city like this and fight the princes of the world, they would wipe out the entire population of the world.

However, on the grassland, now, the Turkic army does not have complete siege equipment. There are no rams, no arrow towers higher than the city wall, no siege crossbows, and no catapults. Therefore, they can only use human lives to fill the gap.

, this is what Zhao Xun hopes to see. That is what Zhao Xun said, to use weapons, armor, and city defense equipment in exchange for the enemy's vitality.

"General Zhang, how is the situation? I heard that the three warriors guarding the city are a little difficult to resist?" At this moment, Zhao Xun, who had not been to the city for many days, appeared on the city wall again.

"Reporting to my lord, everything is under control. Now the enemy has appeared in the situation we expected. Please let me know if we will take action!" Zhang Ju said in a deep voice. He knew that Zhao Xun appeared here just to strengthen himself.

Such prestige made the generals of the three tribes dare not have any objections.


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