Chapter 843 The Three-Three System of Defending the City
In the battle of city wall attack and defense, probing and prodding means exposure, and it is inevitable to be hit by arrows.
What's more, there were too many Turkic archers, and arrows rained down like rain, killing them like crazy.
The defenders of Yuegong City began to suffer casualties. If someone fell down after being hit by an arrow, someone would immediately go up and drag the person away. Another person would go up to take over, pick up a spear and continue stabbing.
At this moment, the defenders on the city were like silent killing machines, repeating the same actions over and over again, but guarding every ladder to prevent anyone from climbing up.
Duoji was secretly frightened when he saw this style of fighting. With this coordination, this offense and defense, and this bravery, plus the ladder was wet with oil and it was difficult to climb, who could attack the city?
No wonder Yuegong City held on for half a year. With this fighting method, unless the Turks took hundreds of thousands of lives, it would be impossible to attack the city.
Next to him, a division commander whispered: "General, this method of defending the city is invincible. Our army must master it. I propose to send a large army to the city wall to observe. The Turkic archers have shot more than ten times in a row, and their physical strength is exhausted."
It's too big to sustain. As long as you come up with a shield, it won't be a big problem. Even if there are casualties, it's worth it."
"Don't act rashly, I'll go ask." Duoji said, standing up, holding a shield to cover the top, hunched his body and walked quickly to Xue Rengui, sat down, and said loudly: "General Xue's method of defending the city is unheard of, it is extremely sharp.
I would like to recruit some people to come up and observe and learn, is it possible?"
"It's just a small trick. General Xie Duoji praises it. It's okay, but not too much, so as not to affect the operation. If necessary, ask General Duoji's people to help defend." Xue Rengui had an idea and agreed.
There are not many defenders in hand anymore. If one more army masters the method of defense, it can kill the Turkic army for a long time and defend the city. Why not?
Duoji gratefully agreed and gestured to several division commanders. The division commanders nodded understandingly, held shields to cover, and hurriedly went down to the city wall to make arrangements.
Not long after, the feather arrow attack was interrupted.
Duoji looked over and saw that the attacking army was retreating like a tide. He was startled and asked: "General Xue, have the Turks stopped attacking?"
Xue Rengui leaned against the wall, motionless, and said with a smile: "This is just the beginning of the warm-up."
"What?"
Duoji's face changed drastically. Such a crazy attack has just begun to warm up? After a closer look, he found that another archer came up to replace the previous archer. Then, another siege force also came up to defend. He couldn't help but shrink down and sit down.
After he recovered, he said: "General Xue, why don't you just burn down the ladder? The King of Han once used petroleum as a fuel to burn down the Wild Wolf Valley, killing 20,000 people in one battle, and he was unscathed, which is really powerful."
"Oh, there are also such military exploits. Come back and tell me carefully, by the way, what oil do you mean?"
"It's the black object you threw down. The King of Han said it was called oil, and he took it very seriously."
Xue Rengui said with a smile: "It turns out to be called oil, and Yuegong City also owes all this oil, otherwise it would not be able to persist now."
"In my opinion, oil is only an auxiliary. It all depends on the wise command of the general. The soldiers are good at fighting. Not to mention other things, but using the slippery oil to slow down the enemy's climbing speed, and then using a team of two to jointly assassinate, the strategy is invincible.
The battle damage ratio is one to ten, or even more. Unless the Turks take their lives to make up for it, there will be no solution. I admire you extremely!"
"General Duoji is polite, this is the three-three system of city defense developed by Xue based on the three-three system of Han Dynasty. One person holds a shield to defend, one person holds a spear to attack, and one person holds a bow to support, here we come!" Xue Rengui said Humu.
With a glare, fighting spirit burst out, and he raised his voice and shouted: "Brothers, the old rules are, kill!"
"Kill--"
The soldiers roared in unison, their momentum was like a rainbow.
This time, the soldiers did not hide and fire arrows. They continued to work in pairs, hiding under the walls and staring ahead. The Turks did not attack with a few waves of arrows first. Instead, they shot arrows while sending people to rush up and rush in.
The person in front has his hands wrapped in coarse cloth.
With the coarse cloth wrapping the palms, the friction is greatly increased, and the climbing speed is much faster than that of the previous siege troops. The pressure on the defenders suddenly increased. Many people climbed up, slashed with knives, and tried to climb the city wall, but were stopped by others.
Block it with all your might.
But the Turkic troops also fought wildly and resolutely. Those in front were stabbed down, while those behind continued to charge upward.
For a time, the enemy and we were fighting inextricably and fiercely.
Normally, the Turkic siege troops should stop shooting when they climb up. This has always been the case in the past, but this time the Turkic troops fought hard and attacked indiscriminately.
Xue Rengui's face changed slightly when he saw this scene. He really wanted to risk his life at all costs. There was no room for hesitation in the face of life and death, so he shouted: "Fire the arrow!"
The archers who had been hiding under the city wall quickly stood up, risked being shot, and went out to shoot arrows at the Turkic troops climbing the ladder.
It's only a few meters away, so there's no pressure at this distance, almost one shot.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Screams rang out one after another, one after another, and people kept falling down the city, hitting a large number of their own people. However, the Turkic army continued to attack frantically as if they had received a death order.
A regiment leader hurriedly came to Xue Rengui and shouted: "General, the Turks attacked too fiercely and did not care about their lives. Do you want to set fire?"
Setting fire means igniting the oil on the ladder and completely burning the ladder so that the Turks cannot attack the city.
It's always been like this in the past, when you can't prevent it, you'll end the battle with fire.
Xue Rengui watched his men fall down after being hit by arrows. His heart was in a knot and his heart was bleeding. There were too many enemy archers and the threat was too great, but there were too few archers on his side. He nodded in agreement. Suddenly he saw
Dorji had an idea and shouted: "General Dorji, quickly order your bows and arrows to support."
"No problem." Duoji agreed wholeheartedly.
Tubo was good at shooting, and the troops who happened to be observing were there. They received the order and took action quickly.
As a large number of archers joined, the Turkic soldiers who climbed up fell down one after another, and the situation was instantly reversed.
Xue Rengui observed carefully for a moment and saw that his side had lost one person, and the Turkic army would lose more than five people. There were really too many Turkic archers, and their arrows were suppressing them like crazy, making it difficult to dodge.
However, if it is more than 1 to 5, this battle can be fought.
After a quick weighing in his mind, Xue Rengui shouted: "General Duoji, one can be exchanged for more than five. As long as you persist, ten thousand people can be exchanged for fifty or sixty thousand enemy troops. Do you want to fight?"
People are basically restless. Out of respect, Xue Rengui did not forcefully make the decision.
Duoji was not stupid. Seeing that his own people kept falling, Xue Rengui's defenders were all experienced and well-hidden, and the losses were not big. It could be seen that his own people suffered the loss of having no experience in defending the city, and felt a little distressed.
But then I thought, this is a rare opportunity, so I should just train my troops. I have to learn to defend the city in the future. If I can learn the three-three system of defending the city, the combat effectiveness of my troops can be greatly improved.
The next moment, Duoji responded decisively: "Let's fight, the 20,000 reserve troops are ready. If we can fight off 100,000 Turkic soldiers, it will be worth it!"
"Well done! I won't say any more words of gratitude. I will report the truth to the King of Han later and ask for credit for your army."
Wipe out all enemies and avenge the brothers who died in the battle. Moreover, the more you fight, the more experienced you become. In the end, the battle loss ratio can be as high as one to ten, believe me."
"Give me the order!"
Duoji shouted murderously, risking his life.
What I was thinking in my mind was that as long as the defense of the city was successful, the sword skills promised by the King of Han would have hope. Coupled with this set of three-three system defense methods, the combat effectiveness of his army would be doubled, and he would become a powerful soldier and become famous all over the world.
How can a man live his whole life without making a name for himself?!