"Kill..." The loud shouts of killing and the clashing of weapons spread throughout the countryside, accompanied by the helpless wails and the officers' scoldings.
"Pfft..." Zhao Xun let go of his right hand that was pulling the string, and an arrow flew out with a whistling sound, killing the Turkish centurion who wounded three city defenders not far away.
Today is already the third day of the siege. The Turkic army did not leave or slow down the offensive. Instead, it became more fierce every time. The Turkic army attacked the city several times, but was eventually driven back.
The reason why the Turkic army was still attacking was not only because it was of great significance to Xue Nie Khan to capture Landu City, but also because his soldiers attacked the city many times and almost broke the city. Even the leader of the Zhao army, King Zhao, personally participated in the battle.
It was because of the possibility of breaking the city that Xue Nie Khan launched a desperate attack.
"Lord, it seems that the Khan of the Turkic Army is determined to capture this place. The situation we expected has already occurred." Li Chenfeng, who was behind Zhao Xun, relaxed his right arm, which was a little tired from shooting arrows.
, looking at the densely packed Turkic troops outside the city, he said slowly.
Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Isn't this exactly what we want? However, the sudden attack by the Turkic army put a lot of pressure on us. If it weren't for the fact that there was Landu City to defend, and if it weren't for the heavy armored troops on the side, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to
It’s hard to hold on to Land City if you apply the Sky-shaking Thunder.”
Li Chenfeng remained silent and looked at the Zhao army soldiers fighting in the front. He couldn't help but feel a heavy heart. He saw that, just as his master said, although the soldiers' counterattacks were simple and beneficial, they seemed very mechanical. Because
Almost from the beginning, they were fighting hand to hand. Therefore, after a series of hard battles, the soldiers were a little indifferent, even numb...
On the wall of Landu City, there are traces of solidified blood hanging on it, reflecting a dark red light in the sunlight.
Li Chenfeng slowly exhaled, as if to eliminate the bloody air hidden in his chest. He immediately said to Zhao Xun, "My lord, can you carry out a proper counterattack? Although the heavy armored soldiers participated in the battle, they did not
There are not many, so why don’t we gather together and counterattack with all our strength? This will also reduce the pressure on defending the city."
Zhao Xun shook his head, "Wait a little longer, it's not yet time... The heavy armored soldiers can be used as emergency relief now, but they cannot attack easily. If they attack, Xue Nie Khan will inevitably retreat immediately. This is not for us.
Not the best result. Since we want to fight, we must make the Turkic army pay
A certain price must be paid, and the battle must be successful. The time has not yet come, and we must continue to be patient... The army operations in Dingzhou and Bingzhou should have just begun, and it will take another three days to fully enter the Turkic grassland.
All ministries, wait until then, which is the best time for us to take action."
"By the way, is there any news from the three acropolises? Has the Turkic army taken action against them?"
Li Chenfeng shook his head and said: "At the beginning, the Turkic army tried to besiege us from all sides, but they were repelled by the defenders of the city with strong bows and crossbows, and were suppressed by each other and the defenders of Landu City. Therefore, the Turks just
They sent people to monitor but did not take any offensive action. It seems that they were afraid of the surprise attack we made last time by letting the Acropolis stand out."
Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Let the soldiers hold on for three more days. After three days, we will counterattack. What needs to be done now is to give the Turkic army the illusion that they are about to break the city, forcing the Turkic army Xue Nie to continue to consume his men.
The soldiers destroyed the city."
At this moment, Xue Nie Khan was also riding a tiger. His original intention was to take advantage of the lack of supplies to defend the city shortly after the battle in Landu City, and launch a surprise attack with a large army to break the city in one fell swoop. However, the actual situation made him angry and frightened. The defenders of Landu City
The strength of the counterattack was far beyond his expectation, and the high morale of the soldiers in the city was beyond his expectation.
The city was not what he expected. After the battle, the troops were lost and the materials used to defend the city were exhausted. Instead, there were all weapons and equipment, there was no shortage of bows, crossbows and arrows, and there was an endless supply of various materials to defend the city. This made Xue Nie
Khan immediately understood that this blue city was probably not destroyed in one blow as he had expected.
However, under the strong attack, although the troops were lost and generals were lost, it was not unbreakable. The army attacked the city several times, and it was very possible to break into the city. Therefore, in order to attack the city in the shortest time, for three consecutive days, the army fought from morning to night.
, siege the city without interruption in order to quickly capture Landu City.
Another reason that made Xue Nie Khan determined to attack the city was that the leader of the Zhao army, King Zhao, also appeared on the city wall, and because his army was on the top of the city, King Zhao personally defended it. This made Xue Nie Khan feel that Lan
The capital city is about to be captured by himself. After all, even the leader of the Zhao army took action himself. Doesn't this mean that Lan Capital City is about to be captured?
"Buduyan, what are the casualties of our army? Also, when can our people capture Landu City?" Xue Nie Khan rubbed his eyebrows and asked the right general Wuduyan beside him with a depressed expression.
Wu Duyan was a close confidant of Xue Nie Khan. After Xue Nie Khan was defeated by the Zhao army in Bingzhou and various tribes in the Turkic steppes had their own agenda, Xue Nie Khan began to rectify the various ministries and enfeoffed the front, rear, left and right sides according to the Han establishment.
General. Butuyan is one of its four generals.
Wu Duyan replied in a deep voice: "Reporting to the Khan, in the past three days, our siege soldiers have lost more than 40,000 soldiers. In addition, our army almost broke the city many times, but failed to achieve success in one fell swoop."
After a pause, Baduyan said again: "Great Khan, what we want for this operation is speed and suddenness. Only by capturing Landu City in the shortest time can we avoid being in a disadvantageous situation.
Let us regain a higher position than the Han people. But...
...But now, we have been in a stalemate here for three days. It will be extremely disadvantageous for us to continue the battle. Let’s not care about other things for the time being. Zhao Jun’s land in Xiazhou will also send reinforcements to support here. Until then
, it will be more difficult for us to attack the city, so..."
"So you suggested that I immediately retreat with my troops, right?" Khan Xue Nie said quietly, "Zhao Jun sent reinforcements from Xiazhou. With their marching speed, it will take two or three days at the earliest. And
As far as we know, Zhao Jun does not have a large army in Xiazhou, only local garrisons. These garrisons are stationed in various places, and it is not easy to assemble them in a short period of time. In addition, most of them are new soldiers."
"The one who really has a great influence on us is not the Zhao army in Xiazhou, but the Zhao army supporting from the south of Bingzhou. However, it would take ten days and a half to support from the south of Bingzhou and cross Xiazhou to get here.
That's all. Therefore, we can ignore these reinforcements. We cannot dare to attack the city just because of the enemy's upcoming reinforcements."
"In addition, this Khan reorganized various ministries and consumed countless supplies. Now, we are short of various supplies, and these lacked things can only be plundered south to Zhao. If this Khan retreats, not to mention that my reputation will no longer exist.
, even the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people under my command cannot live in peace! You should understand this!"
Wuduyan silently knew the importance of Landu City to Xue Nie Khan. Nowadays, the Turkic army is marching south in large numbers, not just to plunder Zhao land, as usual, but also
It was routine. Now, he went south to plunder the Zhao region in order to survive. Xue Nie Khan rectified the various tribes, gathered warriors, and formed a unified army. Among them, many small tribes were destroyed, and many large tribes were offended.
Although there are hundreds of thousands of troops, the logistical pressure that needs to be borne is also greater. In addition, the dissatisfaction of various ministries must be suppressed. If Land City cannot be captured this time and the passage to the south can be opened, then Xue Nie Khan will be in the future.
The prestige of the grassland will no longer exist. At that time, various tribes will probably use this as an excuse to attack Xue Nie Khan.
"The Khan wants us to continue to attack the city? However, we have been unable to defeat the enemy for three days. It seems that the Zhao army has already spread the news to Bingzhou and Dingzhou in the Zhao region. If this is the case, then our rear will be unstable.
, the consequences..." Wu Duyan thought for a moment and then said.
Xue Nie Khan sneered: "Consequences? What consequences will there be? If we retreat in defeat this time, what consequences do you think there will be? I tell you, if we retreat in defeat this time, then, we
will be unable to bear the daily needs of hundreds of thousands of troops;
It will cause the ridicule and contempt of all tribes; it will also cause the prestige of this Khan to cease to exist across the entire grassland. This Khan cannot bear such consequences, do you understand? Because of this, this Khan is no longer Xue Nie Khan
Yeah! In that case, what does Ben Khan have to worry about?"
The more Xue Nie Khan spoke, the crazier his face became. "What will happen if the Zhao army dispatches from Bingzhou and Dingzhou? Will their army attack our rear? Maybe, but more likely they will attack other areas."
Tribe. Those damn old bastards used to be against me at every turn. Now, they are still against me at every turn. In this case, wouldn’t it be great to let Zhao Jun touch them?”
"And here in Landu City, we already have the possibility of breaking the city, right? As long as we capture Landu City, it will be worth the heavy losses. This time, I will personally capture the leader of the Zhao army." Xue Nieke
Khan said sharply.
"The order goes down. Tonight, we will continue to attack the city, and the army will take a rest! I want to see if this Landu City is a city made of copper and cast iron. I also want to see what the capabilities of King Zhao are. Dare you not
Dare to defend here to the death."
The half-moon slowly rose into the sky, but horns were blowing outside Landu City. The interior and exterior of Landu City, which should have been quiet, were now brightly lit, like daylight.
With the sound of war drums and horns, one after another thousands of troops were dispatched from the Turkic army's main formation and began to march towards Landu City. At this moment, these Turkic soldiers rushed towards Landu City as if they had been given blood.
They stepped over the corpses on the ground and quickly rushed under the city wall.
Night battle? The garrison officers and soldiers on Landu City were secretly surprised. They did not expect to fight so hard during the day, and after just one meal at night, the Turkic army attacked the city again.
Xue Nie Khan was finally determined to attack Landu City, so much so that he had to fight at night. Zhao Xun and others were also surprised by this.
In order to quickly capture Landu City, Xue Nie Khan announced in public that the first soldier to climb the city would be given a heavy reward after the city was broken, and a thousand households would be sealed off. The first troop of ten thousand people to open the city gate would be rewarded!
Not only were they rewarded with money, but also livestock and slaves, and no matter what their status, they could be promoted to one rank. Anyone who killed one of the Zhao Army defenders would be rewarded with money, slaves, etc. Anyone who captured an officer of the Zhao Army would be promoted to the next rank.
Level three.
In addition, he could break through Landu City, plunder the surrounding tribes freely, and move around freely after marching south to Zhao, and what he gained would be his own. Such an attractive reward made those Turkic soldiers who were originally unwilling to fight at night.
They became excited. Their eyes were shining, and they vowed to cut off the heads of Zhao Jun's soldiers.
More than a hundred simple ladders were carried by Turkic soldiers like ants and swarmed towards them. Although Landu City was not small, the other three sides were not conducive to the Turkic army attacking the city. Moreover, the moats on the other three sides were not auspiciously filled.
Buried. Therefore, the existing fifteen
All 60,000 Turkic troops appeared outside the North City. Especially at night, under the light of the lights, standing at the top of the city and looking down, the entire Landu City seemed to be an isolated reef in the sea, which could be destroyed at any time.
Flooded by the ever-increasing red waves.
"The Turkic army's attack is more fierce than during the day!" Li Chenfeng said with a frown.
Zhao Xun couldn't help but frown slightly when he looked at these crowds of people that had no structure, no formations, nothing but endless, countless and endless crowds. It seemed that the heavy armored troops were going to be dispatched in advance.
"Instruct the heavy armored soldiers to prepare. The heavy armored soldiers of the first city are divided into five teams, four of which take turns to guard the north city. Whenever there is an emergency, troops can be sent to help. The last team is a reserve force to prevent accidents." Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.
road.
"Let Ten Wan Qingzhuang, who has not participated in the battle today, ascend to the city, distribute bows and arrows, and let them help defend the city."
"Instruct the Shenji Battalion to prepare all the crossbows to attack. There is no need to save crossbow bolts! There is no need to suppress them."
Zhao Xun issued several military orders one after another. In a short time, there were nearly ten thousand more people on the city wall. Compared with the three warriors, the somewhat scattered Landu tribe was young and strong. In addition, there were a huge number of arrows and crossbows.
one after another
were transported to the top of the city. Other city defense materials, such as stone rolling logs, fire oil and gold juice, were also continuously transported to the surroundings of the city wall by the rest of the tribesmen in Landu City who had not been recruited to assist in the defense.
For use with defenders.
The sudden night battle caught the entire Landu City defenders off guard. Fortunately, 30,000 reserve troops were recruited in advance, otherwise, it would really be too much. With these reserve troops participating in the battle, the soldiers can take turns to rest. In addition, ordinary
The Landu tribe members can also go to the city to assist in the defense. I dare not say that in close combat, but throwing some defensive equipment and shooting arrows are not difficult problems for these nomads.
"Lord, it seems that Khan Xue Nie is in a hurry! However, this night battle will not do us any good, it will only make the soldiers tired." Zhang Yuanjing, who rushed to the city wall after hearing the news, also frowned slightly and said.
These people said quietly: "It doesn't matter! Not only are we tired from the night battle, but also the Turkic army. It is not a bad thing for us to let the Turkic army outside the city lose troops earlier."
Zhang Yuanjing said again: "Then we still need to have the cavalry in the city and the cavalry outside the city waiting by the side?"
Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Yes, such a night battle, after two days, is enough to make the Turkic army neglect their precautions. By then, the recharged cavalry and the sky-shaking thunder will definitely have extraordinary effects. Xue
Nie Khan would never have thought that there are fifty or sixty thousand cavalry in and outside the city, ready to be dispatched at any time."
At this moment, with the dense Turkic army under the city, the crossbowmen on the city did not need to aim at all, they even just needed to shoot at the sky to hit each other. Therefore, the city wall was covered with crossbowmen. In addition, one after another
The bed crossbow is also
They all began to show their power. From the beginning of the attack on the city, the sky was raining with fire from the top of the city. Every moment, Zhao Jun would shoot thousands of crossbow arrows. You know, this crossbow can fire several at the same time.
Dozens of crossbow arrows.
The land under Landu City was covered with corpses, and the ground was stained red with blood. Countless Turkic soldiers fell while advancing, but no one stopped or retreated. They all rushed forward one after another.
Rush down the city.
When the Turkic army approached, some Turkic soldiers began to form a formation and fired arrows at the Landu City defenders from the rear in an attempt to suppress the Zhao army's crossbowmen and provide help to their own siege soldiers.
However, the Zhao army not only occupies a favorable location, but also possesses excellent armor and equipment. Therefore, during the shooting process, the Zhao army could shoot the Turkic soldiers where the Turkic soldiers were, but the Turkic soldiers' archers could not shoot to the top of the city wall. And the Turkic army's
In order for the archers to reach an area where they can counterattack the Zhao army's archers, they must first withstand several rounds of Zhao army's arrow rain. In addition, the Zhao army's bed crossbows and hand crossbows are also weapons that the Turkic army is unable to resist.
"Bang bang bang..." Aerial ladders have begun to be erected on the city wall. The approaching Turkic soldiers seemed to have forgotten the arrows flying around their heads, and they all shouted excitedly, as if they were thinking about themselves.
Be brave and try to make yourself forget your fear and fear.
"It's a pity that this place is too far away from Xiazhou. Otherwise, it would be great if we could transport more catapults." Looking at the situation outside the city wall, Zhang Yuanjing sighed. Originally, there were several assembled catapults here.
, but it was too damaged during the siege of Jili City and was destroyed. Zhao Xun did not want some special weapons of the Han people to appear here to avoid being acquired by foreigners. In addition, transportation was inconvenient, so he did not allow the rear to transport stones.
The car is here.
Zhao Xun was supported by more than a dozen large shield bearers and stood aside. While shooting some Turkic army officers with the silver dragon bow in his hand, he continued to issue various orders. He was not disturbed by the fierce offensive of the Turkic army outside the city.
There was no trace of worry. Zhao Xun's calmness also made the defenders on the city wall feel much more at ease. Especially the soldiers of the three tribes and the young men of the Landu tribe and the tribesmen all let go of their worries.
After all, they didn't know that there were many thunderbolts stored in the city, or that the cavalry was hiding dozens of miles away. The incoming 200,000 Turkic troops had to worry them. However, the leader of the Zhao army was still here.
And being so calm, what do ordinary people like them have to worry about?