Chapter 957 The Siege Battle of Mutual Consumption
Wan Yu and Wan Ban's two hundred urban management officers had used city defense trebuchets at the old wharf and achieved good results. They had practical experience. When Qian Bu learned about it, he arranged for the Wan family brothers to lead their men to join the city defense sequence and be responsible for ten trebuchets, including
It means to support old friends and younger generations.
It was not easy for the two armies to kill the late-stage Tingfeng Archer, not to mention that Wan Ban was slightly inferior to his opponent. Although he had the help of his comrades, he was still very happy, which greatly enhanced his confidence.
Ping, a trebuchet attacking the city was hit by stones, and two soldiers were hit by stones before they could avoid it, and they immediately fell to the ground.
Both warring parties began to suffer casualties, and the attacking side suffered more losses, especially the shield bearers and infantrymen holding wooden planks who rushed forward.
"No, the archers cannot suppress the defenders, and the casualties caused by forcibly laying the suspension bridge will be huge." Zhan Jie watched from behind with heartache.
"Why not drive the local people to build the bridge?" Ji Man stared at the top of the city tower.
"The local people we could capture did not participate in the noble war. It is against the rules to drive them to attack the city. Especially a cross-border war like ours can easily arouse the dissatisfaction of the Shaodian Kingdom and give people an excuse to declare war on us.
." Le Pi refused.
Until now, this war is still being carried out in the name of the Le family. It is justifiable to enslave the people, but forcing them to attack the city is too much. This is forcing people to a dead end.
"Now that they are trapped in this isolated city, the outside world will not know what we do. If we don't kill the local people, your troops will be killed." Gong Jun said coldly.
Le Pi had a struggling look on his face. He hesitated for a while and said, "No, there are magicians in the city. The magic communication array in Juyang City has been dismantled. It is likely to be transferred here. What if reinforcements are attracted and the Northern Route Army is exposed?"
?I can't take the risk."
The war between Jiguo and Shaodianguo will eventually end. Whoever offends everyone in the war will have to settle the score later. Le Pi is not afraid of the Ding family's concern when he beats Ding Kui, but being resented by the entire Shaodianguo, the Le family cannot bear it.
rise.
It was possible to expose the North Route Army as an excuse, and no one could say anything else. Anyway, it was the Le family's private army who died in the front.
More and more shield bearers rushed to the suspension bridge and gathered together to form a shield wall. The soldiers behind the wall quickly cut off the hemp rope holding the suspension bridge frame. With a bang, the suspension bridge frame fell down and the shield wall moved forward bit by bit.
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The two soldiers rushed out holding the planks, and dozens of sharp arrows flew out from their left and right teeth, pinning them in front of the suspension bridge. The two planks fell to the ground.
The shield wall protruded from the middle. Two corpses crossed the ground. A soldier held the corpses by their feet and dragged them back. Three sharp arrows accurately passed through the protruding gap in the shield wall and hit an unlucky shield man.
hand.
The defenders on the city wall also had a hard time. If they exposed their bodies and attacked, they would easily become targets of fire. Although they were protected by fine armor, they would always be unlucky enough to be shot at weak defensive parts. There were always 2,000 archers under the city.
, if there are casualties, someone will immediately make up for it, and two thousand arrows can cover the entire wall.
Boom, a stone hit the shield wall accurately, and seven or eight shield hands fell to the ground. The others hurriedly retreated, and then stood firm and gathered together to form the shield wall again.
Those who fell to the ground were immediately overwhelmed by the attacks on the city wall and never had the chance to get up.
The flags of the generals on the second floor were waving again, and Xue Chong turned around and shouted: "Aim the trebuchets at the archers, and don't worry about the enemy's trebuchets and infantry!"
Wan Ban exposed half of his head and glanced down, then sat with his back against the wall and shouted: "Eighty meters directly ahead, elevation 65, parallel launch!"
There are a total of twenty trebuchets on the front of the city wall, facing the open space under the city, which is the siege zone where the archers stand. Including the two archery towers, there are a total of twenty-four trebuchets.
Twenty-four big stones were thrown down in turn, and the archers below the city were a little commotion. They couldn't shoot the man operating the trebuchet, so they had to try their luck not to be hit by the stones. In such a dense formation, one stone would at least hit the target if it fell.
Between the two of them, one attack from the other side could cause dozens of casualties. Those archers were just pretending that they were not afraid.
"Magic! Go and intercept those stones!" Le Pi couldn't sit still on the stage.
Li Fei floated next to Huan Qiao. Seeing the other party's magic attack, she asked: "Senior brother, they took action, should we fight back?"
"Don't worry, everyone, the defender hasn't given the order yet, we just need to stop the attack on the defender." Huan Qiao is the commander of this magician team.
"Oops, the enemy's magician has taken action." Shaodian Luan, who was paying close attention to the battle situation, exclaimed.
"Madam, please rest assured, it is just to intercept the trebuchet attack. Their purpose is to consume us. We can also use stones to consume their magic power without suffering any loss." Qian Bu explained immediately.
"From another perspective, the enemy's archers have a limited number and cannot afford losses, so they let the magicians take action." Liu Yu's eyes were vicious, "The stone reserves in the city can last for three or four months. If it doesn't work, it's okay.
We can afford to demolish the house."
On the second floor, Zhong Wei picked up a telescope and observed the enemy's commander, "Hey, there should be about 10,000 accurate archers. More than 200 people died in half a morning. How can you still attack the city with this intensity?"
How long will it last?”
Lang Chun, the Commander-in-Chief of our country, suggested: "Reduce the number of archers by half. They can stand farther away and are less likely to be hit by attacks on the city. One thousand people are enough to threaten the top of the wall."
Le Pi immediately ordered: "Withdraw half of the archers and maintain a large group to attack the city."
The archers under the city had a good time, but the infantry suffered miserably, and most of the attacks were directed at the infantry.
The fierce battle continued until noon. After the bridge deck of the North Suspension Bridge was fully paved at the cost of more than 300 infantrymen, the commander finally ordered the infantry to retreat.
The attack on the city wall also stopped, allowing the archers below the city to fire arrows rhythmically, and returned to the original siege scene.
"Can we destroy those bridge boards?" Shao Dianluan took the nod from Ding Fen and took a bite.
"Yes, but you have to pay a price. In fact, those bridge boards are just a fulcrum. They have to build a ladder bridge around this fulcrum. After they splice the ladder bridge together, we will find a way to dismantle it."
Before Qian Bu could finish speaking, Ding Kun interrupted, "I took them apart without them paying attention."
"Then why did they go to such great lengths to build a bridge?" Shao Dianluan saw that the enemy had killed many people for the bridge.
"It's just to consume our defense power. They should think that they can afford it and we can't afford it. Don't look at the enemy's death of more than 200 archers and more than 300 infantry in one morning. We also suffered dozens of casualties. Both sides
The ratio is less than ten to one, which means we are at a disadvantage in terms of strength comparison."
Liu Yu assisted Shaodian Luan just like he assisted Ding Kui, but explained in more detail.
"Are you at a loss? What should we do? Hengfu City must be defended!" Shao Dianluan was a little nervous upon hearing this.
"Madam, please rest assured, this is just based on data analysis. Most of our casualties are seriously injured. After a period of treatment, they can recover and grow into veterans. We can see how wise your decision is.
It won't take long for this war to turn into a national war. At that time, the kingdom's army will arrive to expel the invaders, and Hengfu City will not fight alone. I estimate that it will not take half a year before the invaders will not be able to attack us wantonly." Liu
Yu left one place to see the overall battle situation.
"The people who defended the city in the morning were new recruits. They were quasi-combatants who had just come out of the training camp. They mainly lacked actual combat experience. The enemy's constant pressure on us was essentially to help us train our troops. The longer the time, the more veterans we have. From another perspective
But it's a good thing." Old Qiantou added.
"Everyone gather!" the squad leader shouted.
Zhang Xiaoxia put away his bow and arrow and ran quickly towards the team leader.
"The defense area is handed over to the brothers of the 3rd Battalion of Quasi-Infantry. Now let's go down to the city!" The team leader waved his hand and took the lead to walk down the city.
"Bull Team." Zhang Xiaoxia raised his hand and asked, "Don't you need to take off this armor and give it to them?"
"Didn't you see that they came up dressed? If you want to take it off, take it off again when you get to the city. When you get to the city, even if you want to bare your buttocks, that's up to you!" the team leader scolded with a smile.
The quantity of fine armor is limited, and the lord's wife stipulates that only quasi-combatants who go to battle in the city can wear it. The soldiers naturally do not have this rule, and fine armor is their standard equipment.
The Lejia private army's attack did not pause for lunch. They rotated fresh troops to fight just like the city, and the exhausted troops withdrew to the rear to rest.
The siege in the afternoon was not much different from that in the morning. Lejia's private army used a 20-meter-long wooden ladder to set up on the suspension bridge, and used the suspension bridge as a fulcrum to build a fan. From the tower, it looked like an inverted triangle.
As night fell, Old Qiantou advised: "Madam, please go back and have a rest. The enemy will not stop attacking at night. At least for the first three days, they will continue to attack like this to test our determination to defend. With us, we can survive."
Keep Hengfu City safe."
"No need! Didn't you say that they will be like this in the first three days? So what if I stay on this tower for three days? It doesn't matter. Apart from the two elders, I have the highest combat power here. It doesn't matter if I don't sleep for three days and three nights.
Nothing."
Shaodian Luan knew that she was now the spiritual pillar of Hengfu City. With her on the tower, the private army in the territory would have more morale, and the soldiers would have more desire to perform.
Generally speaking, the morale of the attacking side will be better in the first three days of siege. After three days, it is the defender's turn to have high morale. This is what Shao Dianluan has learned in military books.
"Mr. Liu, go back and rest. There are still many things waiting for you to deal with in the city tomorrow, so there is no need to stay here with me." She also advised Liu Yu to leave.
"Well, Madam insists on this, how can I fail to do it? How can the soldiers below have any reason to be afraid of fighting. Please take care of yourself, Madam, and I will retire."
Liu Yu is different from Shaodian Luan. There is still a lot of work to be done in the city. The people who have migrated from Juyang City need to resume their normal lives, the ordnance workshops need to step up production, the wasteland south of Hengfu City needs to continue to be reclaimed, etc., there is no one