The guards were afraid that Li Yuanji would think they were useless, and they were also afraid that Li Yuanji would be injured by the impact of the falling boulder.
"Needless to say, I don't mean to blame you, I just want to try my best."
Li Yuanji could guess what the guards were thinking, so he spoke to comfort them.
The guards breathed a sigh of relief and felt warm in their hearts.
Li Yuanji was obviously worried that someone among them would be injured, so he came forward. How could they not feel warm in their hearts?
But my heart is warm and my heart is warm. They know their responsibilities very well.
Almost in unison, they straightened their backs and worked hard to raise the shield higher so that Li Yuanji didn't have to use any force.
They can be injured or die, but Li Yuanji cannot be injured at all, not even scratched.
They died for Li Yuanji, they will be buried well, and their family records will also be favored by Li Yuanji and Li Yuan.
If Li Yuanji died for them, they and their family members would have to be buried with him.
They felt Li Yuanji's feelings, but they could not let Li Yuanji take the risk.
Li Yuanji felt a slight pressure on the shield and understood what the guards were thinking, but he had no words.
When the second round of boulders roared down, he suddenly took a step forward and firmly resisted the shield.
"Peng...Peng...Peng..."
The boulder hit the shield violently. Li Yuanji's arms shook slightly, but there was no damage, and his body did not sink due to the boulder.
The guards looked at Li Yuanji with shocked expressions.
Li Yuanji did not look at them, but solemnly ordered: "Retreat to a place where you can avoid the boulders."
According to the memory of the predecessor, such a fierce boulder attack usually lasts for three to five rounds.
The purpose is to put pressure on the enemy and force him to temporarily converge his forces.
It's just that the Turks seemed to have too many trebuchets, and the huge rocks they threw covered many places in Weize Pass.
The Turks were not only suppressing the Tang soldiers in Weize Pass, but also weakening the combat effectiveness in Weize Pass.
Such an offensive, using the shield for one or two rounds, is fine.
After four or five rounds, Li Yuanji was fine, but the guards holding up their shields would be frightened to death.
The reason why the guards did not retreat before was not because they could not retreat, but because Li Yuanji did not give the order.
Now that Li Yuanji has given the order, the guards can naturally retreat.
The guards held up their shields and led Li Yuanji step by step back to the cave at the pass.
The Turks' stone-throwing offensive lasted for four rounds.
A large number of buildings in Weize Pass were smashed and cratered, and some people inside the buildings were killed and injured.
But no one dared to run out to save him.
Because not long after the four rounds of boulders fell, there was another round of majestic arrow rain.
Although the coverage of the arrow rain was lighter than that of the boulder, the pressure it brought to Li Yuanji and his party was not as great as the boulder.
Li Yuanji ordered his guards to hold up their shields and rush towards Guancheng against the rain of arrows.
Li Yuanji's people were forced to hide under the caves at the pass by the Turks' offensive. Those Tang soldiers on the pass facing the Turks were probably even worse off.
Li Yuanji climbed up to Guancheng and saw that the walls of Guancheng were broken open one after another by huge rocks.
Many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were lying next to the gaps.
Some were smashed to death, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.
Some had their arms smashed and were knocked back, lying on the ground roaring and rolling.
Xie Shufang and Li Zhongwen ran on the city wall despite the Turks' arrows. When they encountered a place where there was a shortage of men, they first led their troops to block it, and then sent people to mobilize troops and horses.
When encountering rash soldiers, they loudly warned them how to defend against the Turks' attack and at the same time counterattack the Turks.
The Turks' offensive was very fierce, very fierce.
Looking around, there are Turks everywhere outside Guancheng. As far as the eye can see, they are attacking every corner of Guancheng fiercely.
Li Yuanji felt that at this moment, Guancheng was like a dam near the sea, facing the impact of huge waves again and again.
Facing this kind of momentum, timid people may only have fear in their hearts.
Facing this kind of momentum, bold people will inevitably have their hearts beat.
"Your Highness, why are you here?!"
After Xie Shufang saw Li Yuanji showing up on Guancheng, he hurried over.
After arriving in front of Li Yuanji, he asked questions in a breathless voice.
Li Yuanji saw a different kind of arrow stuck in his arm from a distance, but he didn't seem to feel it himself.
After he approached, Li Yuanji stared at his arm and frowned subconsciously.
Xie Shufang was keenly aware of Li Yuanji's gaze and hurriedly explained, "When I was patrolling the city just now, I was bitten by the enemy's sharpshooter."
Li Yuanji opened his mouth and was about to speak, when Xie Shufang said hurriedly: "Your Highness should go back to Guan City and wait. I will guard Weize Pass to the death and will never let the Turks take a step south."
Li Yuanji said in a deep voice: "What are the battle losses?"
Xie Shufang wanted to persuade him again, but after seeing Li Yuanji staring directly at him, he did not dare to persuade him anymore. He quickly replied: "When the Turks first attacked, we almost didn't suffer any damage.
But after the Turks officially began to attack the city, our soldiers were decreasing every moment.
At present, more than 600 people have been killed in the battle, and more than a thousand have been seriously injured."
Xie Shufang, who was slightly injured, did not say anything, because those who were slightly injured were still capable of fighting and could still fight on the city wall.
Li Yuanji frowned and ordered: "You can continue to do your thing and don't worry about me."
Xie Shufang was anxious, "Your Highness has a rich body, how can he risk his life?!"
Li Yuanji also knew that staying in the safest place at this time would be the greatest help to Xie Shufang and others.
But when he watched helplessly as the Turks took advantage of their numbers and used huge rocks as rain, they smashed Weize Pass to pieces and smashed the soldiers at Weize Pass to the point where the entire army was annihilated. He really sat there.
Can't live.
"Don't worry, I will hide in a safe place and will never cause any trouble to you."
After saying this, without waiting for Xie Shufang to speak again, Li Yuanji took the initiative and walked to a relatively safe position on the city wall.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing this, Uncle Xie gritted his teeth and wanted to persuade him again.
But when I heard an exclamation not far away, I immediately followed the sound and saw that the Turks had filled up the trench in front of the lower gate of Guancheng. A group of Turks were pushing a siege chisel and were frantically heading towards the city.
There is a surge in Chengmen Cave.
There are two gates in Weize Pass, one leading to the inside of the pass and the other to the outside.
The pass where Li Yuanji was before was the gateway to the interior of the pass.
Now the Turks are preparing to attack the gateway to the outside of the pass.
Seeing this, Uncle Xie ignored Li Yuanji's safety and ran to order the soldiers to release rolling wood, stones, Yaksha hammers and other objects.
After Li Yuanji climbed onto the city wall, he did not cause any trouble for him, nor did he say that he would take over his command of the troops in battle. Even after he showed concern, he took the initiative to run to a relatively safe position, so he could barely feel relieved.
When Xie Shufang rushed to the doorway, the soldiers guarding the doorway had already put down rolling logs and rocks.
After the rolling log falls, it can hit a large number of Turks.
The moment the stone bag fell off, it fell like raindrops on the heads of the Turks. The round shields held by the Turks were smashed out one after another.
After Xie Shufang passed by, he cooperated with the soldiers and put down the Yaksha Lei.
A Yaksha is an iron pillar with iron chains tied at both ends and a giant thorn in the middle.
After lowering the city head, many enemies can be killed and injured.
The Turkish round shields were unable to withstand weapons like the Yaksha.
As the Yaksha fell one by one, the Turks under the door were beaten to death, and they had to temporarily suspend the offensive and withdraw from the door.
Although the Turks lost a lot of people under the gate, the Tang Dynasty soldiers also suffered a lot of damage.
When the Turks were pushing the siege gate and running through the gate, many of the Turks' crossbows and sharpshooters were aimed at the Tang soldiers on the gate.
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Many Tang Dynasty soldiers were shot and killed by them.
Li Yuanji stood in a relatively safe place, gritting his teeth tighter and tighter as he watched the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty fall in front of him one after another.
He clearly saw that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were calling their companions to deal with the Turks one moment, and the next moment their necks were pierced by the Turks' arrows. Their blood spread all over the ground and they fell to the ground with a general sound.
"Find a crenel with fewer Turks and set up a heavy crossbow!"
Li Yuanji gave instructions to the guards beside him in a deep voice.
The guards hesitated a little, but still did it.
Not long after, a large crossbow was set up in front of a relatively remote crenel with relatively few Turks.
With the support of the guards, Li Yuanji pulled the crossbow string with one arm, which required a person to pull it through a noose, and ordered the guards to install a crossbow gun on the large crossbow machine.
The reason why large crossbows have poor accuracy and cannot be pointed where to shoot is because they are too bulky and require the cooperation of multiple people to operate, so they cannot flexibly change and adjust their positions according to the enemy's position like a hand crossbow.
In addition, large crossbows have a longer range and can only attack targets that are further away.
It is difficult to accurately locate the target with just the naked eye.
However, this point is almost negligible on the current battlefield, because the Turks have already rushed to the city wall.
Li Yuanji is strong enough that he can operate a large crossbow by himself and can flexibly adjust the position of the large crossbow, so the large crossbow is just a hand crossbow in his hand.
"Smash!"
After Li Yuanji aimed at an enemy, he quickly ordered.
The guard holding the gavel slammed down the gavel almost before Li Yuanji's voice could even hit the ground.
The crossbow machine vibrated, and the crossbow gun flew out.
Outside the pass, a man sitting astride a horse, waving a machete, and driving the Turks towards Weize Pass was suddenly pierced by a crossbow.
Seeing this, the surrounding Turks were stunned for a moment, but did not react much.
They just thought that the guy on the horse was unlucky and happened to be hit by a dead mouse on the wall of the Tang Army's blind cat.
"Crossbow!"
Li Yuanji greeted.
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