Overnight, a huge change took place on the city. Sheds were erected, and the city wall was like a passage. People had to walk hunched over inside, and they also had to squat half when fighting. However, the soldiers did not complain or grumble, but were excited.
With the shelter provided, people on the city wall are less likely to be hit by arrows. Where can such a good thing be found?
Qin Huaidao ate something and came to check. He saw that it was built in a thick layer with a wooden board as the bottom and a layer of stone slabs on top. The stone slabs were covered with shields and weighed down with soil to prevent them from being blown away by the wind, providing double protection.
"The general is wise!"
When the mercenaries guarding the city wall saw Qin Huaidao approaching, they shouted sincerely that a general who cares about everyone's survival deserves everyone's respect and following.
"Woo——"
Suddenly, a deep horn sounded, followed by the roar of war drums, shaking the wilderness.
Qin Huaidao carried his body to a wall stack and looked forward from the opening. He saw that the enemy troops began to gather and prepare to attack. After resting for a night, the enemy troops had reached unity. They refused to attack sneakily and were going to fight to the death.
This choice made Qin Huaidao puzzled. Normally, Goguryeo should choose to accept surrender. Even if it is deceived and deceived into recruiting some silver grain, it will incite the three armies to sacrifice their lives and improve morale. Refusal means violating the morale of the army. Did something happen to Goguryeo?
question?
A doubt came to mind, and before he had time to think about it, Qin Huaidao shouted: "Send the order and ask the mercenaries on standby to bring water up to help defend."
"Follow the order!"
Luo Zhang found someone to give a few words of advice, and after the other party left, he continued: "General, do you want to go out of the city to challenge us, disrupt the enemy's deployment, and delay time? It will take some time to carry water."
"The enemy has already suffered a loss once, so he probably won't accept it. If he blocks today's attack, the enemy will suffer a lot. If he realizes that it is not easy to win this city and then goes out to challenge, he may accept it." Qin Huaidao did not hesitate to answer Luo Zhang's question.
Explain and cultivate with all your heart.
"I understand." Luo Zhang said clearly.
"Prepare for battle. Use feather arrows first. Have you survived with feather arrows?"
"I stayed up all night last night and have a lot to spare."
Qin Huaidao was relieved. Once the arrows were exposed to a mixture of feces, arsenic, etc., they would be stained with bacteria. Once shot into the body, they would be infected. There was basically no solution. Looking at the large number of archers coming out, the infantry actually sent behind them. This
He wanted to launch a crazy attack and shouted: "Send the order, hide from the arrows."
"Dodge the arrows!"
"Dodge the arrows!"
Many people shouted, reminding the busy people under the city wall to hide.
After the three-way war drums, the enemy archers also lined up neatly. Due to the angle, the archers looked up at the city wall and could not see the changes above. They drew their bows one after another, charged up their strength, and gave the order to fire thousands of arrows.
Countless feather arrows rushed up into the sky, like a dark cloud flying in, and then fell into the sky, densely packed, like rain, falling hard on the shed on the city wall, making a roaring sound, hitting the shield, and the arrow tails buzzed and trembled.
, the strength is exhausted, and it is difficult to penetrate the harder stone slab below.
The soldiers were hiding below and felt a little numb when they heard the dense sound. They turned around to look worriedly, only to find that after a shower of arrows, the shed was undamaged and not a single arrow penetrated them. They were immediately overjoyed.
"good--"
"The general is wise!"
Countless people cheered, and their morale soared. The defenders of the city were most afraid of arrows. Now that the enemy's arrows couldn't hit them, what else did they have to fear?
Qin Huaidao also breathed a sigh of relief, but the cost was a bit high. The outer courtyard of the city lord's palace and several attics were almost demolished, and all the planks and wood that could be used in the city were collected. Fortunately, the effect was good.
At this moment, Qin Huaidao was completely relieved. He was not worried when he saw the second round of arrows. Even the sound of the arrows falling was so sweet. He smiled and said: "Luo Zhang, I'm afraid the enemy will have to shoot ten rounds with this posture. This is to kill."
Our army has the strength to create panic and provide cover for a strong attack."
"That's true. Tens of thousands of archers are concentrating on attacking the west gate. Do you want to rush in?"
"It's hard to judge, but if ten rounds are good, plus the feather arrow attacks from other sects, we can harvest more than 200,000 feather arrows, which can be transformed into arrows later." Qin Huaidao said with a smile. He no longer had any worries and was in a good mood.
, couldn’t help but watch the joke.
When the soldiers heard this, they laughed excitedly, and suddenly realized that the 100,000 troops outside the city were nothing more than this.
"Duh! Duh! Duh!"
A dense stream of arrows fell from the sky, hitting the shed. The shed was densely packed, like hedgehogs. Fortunately, large logs were used to lay across the wall stacks. The wall stacks were strong enough, so support was not a problem.
Luo Zhang glanced at the arrows in the shed and shouted excitedly: "General, in ancient times there were straw boats to borrow arrows, but now there are generals in the shed to borrow arrows. This is another story that will last forever."
"Stop flattering and send the order quickly. The enemy's army is almost there. Prepare for battle. Let someone rush to deliver water." Qin Huaidao reminded.
Luo Zhang agreed and quickly found someone to deliver the order.
"Dong dong dong!"
Suddenly, another burst of war drums sounded, low and thick, shaking the world.
Immediately afterwards, countless people behind the archers rushed over along the passage. The ones at the front were carrying ladders, and some were escorting them with shields. Qin Huaidao roughly estimated that there were at least a hundred, and there were three thousand people rushing up. After the infantry rushed up,
The archers continued to shoot arrows at the city wall to cover the attack.
Without the shelter of a shed, it was really difficult for everyone to get up and strike, and they could only be beaten. But it was different now. The mercenaries excitedly picked up the familiar big bow and aimed it from the wall stack. After hearing the order of free fire, they loosened the bowstring one by one.
Let the arrows fly out.
"咻咻咻——"
The feather arrows screamed away with everyone's excitement and murderous intent, like a poisonous snake that was ejected, biting the target hard and throwing it to the ground, extremely vicious.
The enemy troops who rushed up did not expect that after ten rounds of attacks, the counterattack on the city wall would be so large and sharp. They were a little panicked for a moment, but without orders, no one dared to retreat, so they could only rush forward bravely.
Killing, instantly ignited.
On the city wall, the soldiers no longer had any worries and concentrated on shooting, their accuracy greatly improved. They shot hard one by one, while remembering the number of shots they shot, which were all rewarded with silver.
Once the combat power is exerted beyond normal, the killing efficiency is terrifying.
When the three thousand enemy troops rushed to the city wall, there were still about one thousand left, and they were furious. They rushed up one by one along the ladders set up, holding steel knives in their mouths, but they could not climb a few steps before they were shot by arrows.
If you hit the target, you will scream in agony as you fall down. There is no need to dodge the arrows. The enemies on the ladder are simply gold that comes to your doorstep.
"Ahhh!"
Screams came one after another, resounding throughout the city. The enemies who climbed up the ladder continuously fell down, unable to climb halfway. This result made the mercenaries guarding the city feel reassured. Once their minds were steady, their shots would be more accurate.
The siege quietly turned into a one-sided massacre!
The remaining 1,000 enemy troops suffered numerous casualties, and only about 100 of them had time to escape. The enemy's offensive failed, and the archers also stopped attacking. They looked at the city wall blankly, wondering why the opponent was still like this under such a dense rain of arrows.
Powerful counterattack?
The abnormality beyond cognition makes the archer confused and unable to control himself.
It also made the senior leaders of the Goguryeo army confused and angry. They did not withdraw their archers and prepare to fight again. In fact, Goguryeo had no way out and could only capture Liaodong City at any cost.
Unlike Goguryeo, which was confused, the mercenaries guarding the city cheered excitedly and asked the people around them how many they had just shot and how much silver they could exchange for. Their emotions were high. Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and did not stop them. Instead, he smiled and said: "Enemy troops
The attack will be stopped again soon. If you want to kill more enemies and get the reward, go get the arrows quickly, otherwise there won't be enough." He pointed at the ceiling.
There were mercenaries who could understand Tang language and translated Qin Huaidao's words. Everyone reacted suddenly, leaned out one after another, took down the arrows shot on the shed, and distributed them to everyone for use.
Victory, worry-free, relaxation plus the arrows delivered to their door were like four doses of chicken blood, making all the mercenaries excited, their eyes shining, and they swore how many people they would kill in a while and how much reward they would get. They were gearing up and wishing they could
The enemy will come up early.
Seeing that the troops were ready, Qin Huaidao was completely relieved. He signaled to Luo Zhang to command and led the Yulin Guards to the south city gate to check. He reminded everyone to get arrows for backup. When they reached the north city gate, the enemy launched a second round of attacks. This time the enemy
The capital invested is greater.
The other gates cannot be seen, but the troops attacking the north gate alone include 5,000 men and 200 ladders.
There are many people, which means you are arrogant!
Fortunately, there was a shed to block the arrows, otherwise Liaodong City might not have been able to withstand such a crazy attack.
The person guarding the north gate was a mercenary from the Xi tribe. The guard was an experienced man who had served in the army. He was steady and cautious. He kept the enemy close before attacking. He had a good plan. Qin Huaidao led the people away with satisfaction and did not hesitate.
Interference, just reminding everyone to take the feather arrows from the shed for later use.
When they came to the east gate, the defenders were struggling to kill and prevent the enemy from climbing up. Qin Huaidao took a look and saw that there were about three thousand siege troops, which meant that the west gate and north gate were the enemy's key attack directions. He hurriedly returned to the west gate and found Luo Luo.
Zhang reminded: "Send hundreds of people to support the north gate, which is the enemy's key breakthrough point."
"Follow the order." Luo Zhang was busy directing Ximen and didn't know the situation, so he quickly asked someone to pass on the order.
Qin Huaidao thought for a while and shouted: "Yulin Guards, raise my general's flag."
Putting up the general's flag means telling the enemy that the attack on the west gate will increase greatly. Li Yixie was worried about Qin Huaidao's safety and was a little embarrassed. Qin Huaidao ordered in a deep voice: "Follow this. The key is to attract the enemy to attack the west gate and reduce the pressure on other gates."
"But?"
"No but, if you can do it, if you can't do it, I will come personally."
Li Yixie did not dare to hesitate any longer and quickly asked someone to put up the general's flag.
The flag fluttered in the wind and the hunting sound sounded, as if calling to the enemy, more like mocking the enemy's attack.
In the enemy's formation, the general responsible for attacking the west gate shrank his pupils when he saw the flag, and immediately became excited. He pointed in front and shouted loudly: "Did you see that the enemy general's flag has been raised? It means they can't withstand the attack.
The generals have all gone up to the city wall to join the battle. Pass the order to the general and force 3,000 more people to go up. The others are ready. I will take Liaodong City even if I have to sacrifice my life."
"Obey the order." Immediately a messenger ran over.
A general next to him said excitedly: "General, your Majesty didn't say whoever's troops capture the city gate first will be promoted to general. The last general is willing to lead his troops to attack and open the city gate for the general."
"Very good, you are worthy of being a tiger general under my command. If you capture the city gate, I will guarantee that you will be promoted to three levels in a row."
"Thank you, General!" The other party was overjoyed and prepared to go with his troops.
The other generals looked at this scene with envy. The general looked around and said coldly: "Listen carefully, no matter who among you opens the city gate for me, the promise is the same. You also know the king's order. Today
We must take Liaodong City, no matter what the cost, prepare for it."
"Thank you, General!" The generals were overjoyed and returned to their respective units.
The general looked at Liaodong City, his eyes were cold, and he said coldly: "Liaodong City must belong to me."
However, watching the troops who rushed up fall down again, the counterattack on the wall of Liaodong City seemed to be unaffected. I was shocked and felt inexplicably uneasy. However, when I thought that there were people attacking at other city gates, I must not push the general
He gave up his position and shouted: "Send the order, the archers continue to suppress."
"Obey!" the herald hurried away.
The cold wind blows, and the flags are flapping.
I don't know when a large dark cloud appeared in the sky, and the long-lost sunshine hid, as if I couldn't bear to see this bloody killing.
Under the city wall, the thick smell of blood filled the air. When the cold wind blew, it spread wildly and attracted a group of wild wolves. The wild wolves were a little confused when they saw the fighting humans. They stopped and wondered why this was happening. They looked up to the sky.
Xiao, as if asking.
The two armies who were fighting fiercely did not pay attention to the wolves and continued to attack fiercely. Their lives were as fragile as grass, like cold numbers, and their deaths were meaningless.
Gradually, a thick layer was laid under the city wall. The enemy troops could only rush forward by stepping on the corpses of their companions, but they still could not break through the ladders and climb up the city wall. The mercenaries hiding behind the wall stacks only had to stare at the ladders, not as good as the others.
Shoot calmly and no one can climb up.
The battle turned into a one-sided killing!
However, the enemy is still advancing one after another, attacking fiercely at all costs, and has the potential to never retreat until the city wall is taken.
Half an hour passed.
An hour passed.
Except for casualties, the Goguryeo army achieved nothing. Looking at the corpses on the ground, the generals hesitated. Seeing that the counterattack on the city wall showed no sign of weakening, the generals panicked and couldn't figure out why this happened.
According to experience, even if the exchange rate is five to one for this kind of siege, if you invest 50,000 people, you can kill about 10,000 defenders. The morale of the defenders will collapse, their arrows will be exhausted, and they will no longer have the strength to fight. However,
, 30,000 people were put into it, and they didn’t even get a chance. The defenders’ offensive was still the same as before. How could we fight this?
The general in charge of attacking Ximen hesitated, and one general couldn't help but remind him: "Brother, if we continue to fight like this, our troops will be wiped out. Without our troops, what will we do in the future?"
The general looked acquiesced. Who would dare to retreat without an order from the general?
The general also understood this truth, but he still couldn't help but remind him: "Brother, I thought that through a strong attack, we could use up all the enemy's supplies in the city, but now it seems impossible. Their arrows seem to be inexhaustible. This battle cannot be fought like this."
If we go down and all the tribesmen are killed in the battle, what will happen to the tribe in the future?"
"What do you want to say? Who dares to retreat without an order?" The general's face was extremely gloomy.
"We can slow down the offensive pace and preserve our strength."
The general was tempted by these words. He could not retreat, but he could slow down the attack speed and reduce casualties. But when he thought that if someone invaded Liaodong City and captured the city gate, wouldn't all the previous efforts be in vain?
But if no one can win, continuing to attack will mean more losses.
For a moment, the general hesitated, and the general persuaded anxiously: "Brother, have you ever thought about it, if the troops are all gone, what if you get the position of general? What's more, without the troops, the king will really fulfill his promise.
, let the eldest brother be the general? I don’t think so. The position of general has always been held by the royal family, and we are not."
The general suddenly woke up, looked around, and whispered: "You mean, the king deliberately used this trick to provoke us to compete in order to weaken our strength?"
"if not?"
The general's pupils suddenly shrank, he regretted a little, and said in a low voice: "Go and give the order, and be more discreet."
"Follow the order!" The general secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurried away.
The general looked at the tent with a complicated expression. Thinking of the fact that the captured general was left unattended and the soldiers who died in battle were unwilling to redeem him, a feeling of dissatisfaction surged into his heart. After thinking about it, he suppressed the dissatisfaction.
In the battle, more than half of the troops were lost, but the king's elite remained unscathed, so he could only endure it!
Seeing the tribesmen who rushed forward fall down one after another, the general's heart was bleeding. A thought he had never had before suddenly came to him - even a hundred thousand troops could not capture Liaodong City. Can Goguryeo win this battle?
Tang responded, where should Goguryeo go, and where should he go?
Once this thought comes together, it can no longer be contained.
The next moment, the general turned back to look in the direction of the tent, dissatisfaction rising again in his eyes.
On the city wall, Qin Huaidao keenly noticed that not only did the attacking troops not add more people, but the attack speed slowed down. They were obviously less crazy and determined and more hesitant, which was very abnormal. He was suddenly shocked and supposedly raised the general's flag.
Afterwards, the enemy's attack will become more and more frenzied. It seems that the Goguryeo army is not monolithic, and there must be something wrong.
"Can it be disintegrated from the inside?" Qin Huaidao's thoughts became vivid.
The fighting continues, the death continues.
Blood dyed the snow outside the city red, corpses were piled on top of each other, densely packed, and arrows and weapons were scattered all over the ground. It was shocking, but no one paid attention to it.
until--
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"
A dense sound sounded, which was a signal to retreat.
The attacking troops were relieved and turned around and ran away, not even caring about their injured comrades.
The mercenaries who defended the city continued to draw their bows, their arms were sore, they were unable to fight anymore, and they could no longer fight. Seeing this scene, they breathed a sigh of relief, cheered, and excitedly told their companions how many they had killed in the previous battle. They showed off, rejoiced, and were happy.
An emotion welled up in my heart.
However, Qin Huaidao handed over the command to Luo Zhang and told the troops that could not be attacked to rest and prepare for another battle. Who knew whether the enemy would continue to attack? He led the Yulin Guards down the city and came to the city lord.
Government office.
"Li Yixie?"
"What are your orders, general?" Li Yixie asked quickly.
"Didn't Luo Zhang capture a father and son? Bring the father over." Qin Huaidao warned. He sat down at the top and spread out the map to think. It was too unusual for the enemy to fight to the end. Something must have happened. Also, Cheng Yaojin
It's time to lead the troops to rob the grain road. No matter what happens, we need to consider everything and prepare a response in advance.
Not long after, a general was brought over, tied up, and his wounds were bandaged.
Qin Huaidao looked at the other party without saying a word.
The other party also looked at Qin Huaidao, a little shocked in his heart, and asked: "At such an age, you are actually the commander-in-chief. I guess your identity is not simple, right?"
"Oh, why didn't I, the general, take this position because of his military exploits?" Qin Huaidao asked.
The other party did not pretend to be pretentious and said bluntly: "The young general is indeed powerful. I have witnessed the force with my own eyes. Just now, the shouts of killing outside the city were loud. It must be a large army attacking the city. But the young general's face was calm and not chaotic at all. It can be seen that the siege failed.
This commanding ability is not bad, but it may not be enough on its own. It is said that the most indispensable thing in the Tang Dynasty is famous generals. If such a high position is given to a young man, unless he has a great background, it seems that we have underestimated our opponent."
"You are very smart. Talking to smart people is much easier. How about we make a deal?"
"Tell me?"
When Qin Huaidao saw that the other party did not refuse on the spot, he was not a foolish and loyal person. When dealing with such people, he only needed to state his interests and let the other party choose. He also said straight to the point: "First, I sent someone to negotiate with your army and offered five stones of grain."
In exchange for a corpse, as for you and your son, each of you was offered 10,000 guan of silver and 10,000 shi of grain, but your king refused."
"You want to drive a wedge between this general and the king?"
"Wrong, I'm just telling you a fact. You are not important in the eyes of this general. You are only worth 10,000 guan of silver and 10,000 shi of food. Since your king does not agree, I, the general, will let you go back to raise money and food.
You have five days, and if you can’t deliver it after five days, just wait to collect your son’s body.”
"If you really let me go back, aren't you afraid that I will lead the army over?" The other party looked at Qin Huaidao in shock.
Qin Huaidao smiled: "I thought you were a smart man, but now it seems that you are nothing more than that. A defeated and captured man, what qualifications do you have to lead the army? Your army just attacked the city and lost more than 30,000 people. The King of Goguryeo was furious when he saw you
If I go back, I will only be angry and even suspect that you have betrayed me. I will kill you to establish my authority and frighten all the armies."
The general's expression changed drastically as he spoke.
Qin Huaidao waited for a while to let the other party digest the information, and continued: "This general is not afraid of you going back. A defeated general cannot afford to make trouble. I will give you two choices. One, find a way to prepare silver grain in exchange for your son's life.
Remember, I only give you five days. If there is no food, you can exchange it with silver; secondly, bring at least 20,000 people to vote. No matter what you do, it will still be five days."
After saying that, Qin Huaidao didn't care whether the other party agreed or not, and said to Li Yixie: "Take him here so that he can have a good meal alive and be sent out of the city after dark."
"Follow the order." Li Yixie agreed.
The general took a deep look at Qin Huaidao, his eyes full of fear, and said: "With insight into people's hearts, command with determination, and powerful force, it is no wonder that you can sit in a high position. You are very powerful. Goguryeo may not be spared this time. I hope you will keep your word."
, wait for me for five days.”
After hearing these words, Qin Huaidao became more confident in his guess that the King of Goguryeo was a suspicious and cruel person, and the Goguryeo army was not monolithic, otherwise the previous attacks would not have suddenly changed.
"You are also very smart. You can see that the end of Goguryeo is coming and good birds will choose trees to roost. Go ahead."
Qin Huaidao became more and more determined in his guess that the Goguryeo army was indeed not monolithic and was worth using. No matter what the other party chose, he would make a lot of money. If he never came back, it didn't matter. He just lost a worthless prisoner.
However, the other party is a father. It is impossible for him to watch his son die. He will definitely do something.
"What will you choose?"
Qin Huaidao looked at the other party's leaving figure, his eyes full of expectation.