The air of chilling filled the space between heaven and earth. The sun had already risen into the sky. The sunlight was shining down, and the entire Yongzhou City was bathed in sunlight. This warm sunlight did not add even a hint of warmth to the hearts of people inside and outside the city.
Like ice in winter, it is cold from the outside to the core.
Under the sunlight, the sharp spear tip shone with a cold light.
At noon, Xue Poye waved his sword, and the war drums suddenly sounded "dong dong". Soon, the thunderous drum sound was also heard from the north gate of Yongzhou City.
The war is about to begin!
"The commander-in-chief ordered us to storm the city, break down the city gates, and shoot at the defenders with archers!" Yang Yijun shouted, waving the sword in his hand: "Brothers, kill for the sake of Chu and the brothers who died!
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Amidst the thundering roar, the Chu army held up their shields and waved their sabers. Most importantly, they protected the siege troops from attacking.
The Northwest Army obviously had no fear of the Chu Army's attack. They had a solid city. The Northwest people secretly called this city the "Unbreakable City". In their hearts, perhaps no army in the world could break this city.
The possibility of conquering this city is unless there is a fierce conflict between the defense forces in the city. As long as they unite as one, this will definitely be an "unbreakable city".
Nowadays, the defenders of Yongzhou City are naturally united, and they do their best to support the emperor in their hearts - King Mingyue!
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In the hearts of the people of the northwest, there was no feeling of panic just because the Chu army was approaching the city.
They are very experienced. During the more than ten years that Mingyue King was in Yongzhou, although this kind of situation was rare, it was not unheard of. However, it was the Hu people who attacked at first, but now it is the Chu army.
The front line of Yanmen Pass was tightly defended and unbreakable. The Northern Hu people also attacked many times. However, the defense on that line became more and more tenacious. The Hu people suffered numerous casualties. It was no longer like many years ago when they could enter and exit Yanmen Pass as if there was nothing.
Of course it was because of the veteran general Ren's command of the army, but the most important thing was that the Beizhen Army had figured out the Hu people's tactics after fighting with them for many years. Although there were still shortcomings in the head-on confrontation, they were completely able to defend Yanmen.
It can be done.
Since the Hu people were unable to attack Yanmen and wanted to dominate the Central Plains, they would naturally turn their attack point to Yangguan in the northwest.
Compared with Yanmen Pass, Yangguan is obviously much smaller in scale, and its defensive solidity is naturally not comparable to that of Yanmen Pass. However, Yongzhou's ability to serve as a first-line barrier against Hu in the northwest relies on Yongzhou City.
If the Hu people want to attack the Central Plains, they must capture Yongzhou City after breaking through Yangguan. This is the most basic strategy.
Of course, they can also bypass Yongzhou City and continue to advance eastward. However, if they abandon Yongzhou City and ignore it, once they penetrate deep into the Central Plains, they will immediately fall into the front and rear attacks of the Chu Army and the Yongzhou Northwest Army. At that time, there will be no way to retreat.
Therefore, strategically speaking, as long as the Beihu people cannot capture Yongzhou City, they will not dare to advance into the Central Plains from the northwest.
In just over ten years, the Beihu people have invaded Yangguan three times and four times, and even broke through Yangguan twice and attacked Yongzhou City.
Yongzhou City was as solid as an iron barrel, leaving the brave and capable Beihu people helpless. They tried their best to attack Yongzhou City, leaving corpses one after another, but they never broke through the solid Yongzhou City.
When the Beihu people were exhausted and suffered numerous casualties, Yongzhou City even dared to quietly spring out from the city knights who were like heavenly soldiers. They were known as battlefield killers. They could fight in the formation of ten thousand soldiers.
He took off the head of the barbarian leader and forced the barbarian to evacuate in embarrassment.
Therefore, everyone in the northwest knows that if you want to win Yongzhou, even if you capture all the areas except Yongzhou City, it will not be called a victory, because the elite soldiers of Yongzhou City can rush out from the city at any time and kill
For every enemy covering the northwest land, if they want to truly occupy Yongzhou, they can only capture Yongzhou City.
And Yongzhou City is unbreakable!
The failure to finally capture Yizhou and Qingzhou only ruined the offensive strategy of the Northwest Army, but this does not mean that the Chu Army won.
Even if the Chu army comes to the city, in the hearts of all northwest people, it is only temporary. The strong Yongzhou City is impossible for the Chu army to break. The Chu army will be dragged outside the city for a long time. As time goes by,
Their supply of food and grass will gradually run out, their morale will be worn away bit by bit, and they will also have to face the harsh climate in the northwest, some special diseases in the northwest, and even face dangers in the dark night.
A sneak attack by some local wanderers loyal to Mingyue King.
As long as a certain time comes, the Chu army will slowly retreat, and the supplies consumed by these hundreds of thousands of troops every day are staggering. Once the main force of the Chu army retreats, the Chu court may no longer be able to form a large army.
With such a large army, at that time, the Northwest Army, which has been on the defensive, can come out in full force to launch a fatal attack on the weakened Chu.
Both sides are well aware of this strategic intention.
Therefore, the Chu army's strategic goal is to capture Yongzhou City in the shortest possible time, while Yongzhou's side is trying its best to protect Yongzhou City.
One attack and one defense, this is the art of war belonging to both armies!
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The defenders were obviously well-prepared with arrows. When the soldiers of the Chu army rushed towards the city gate with blood boiling, arrows rained down from the top of the city like snowflakes.
In the Chu army formation, soldiers fell from time to time.
Stepping on the corpses of their companions and amidst the shouts of the generals, the Chu army rushed towards the east gate of Yongzhou City without hesitation.
The soldiers also knew that the sooner the city was captured, the lighter the losses of the Chu army would be. Once it was delayed, even if they did not die in the hands of the northwest army, they would die in the harsh environment of the northwest.
Although they have only entered the northwest territory for a few days, many soldiers are already feeling unwell. This situation is also a stark reminder to the soldiers that if Yongzhou City is not captured for a long time, widespread diseases will follow.
At that time, the medical conditions in the army were extremely poor, and many people might die from the disease.
In normal times, these diseases may not be considered serious illnesses. They are nothing more than physical abnormalities caused by acclimatization. However, if they are not treated carefully, they will naturally turn into more serious illnesses very quickly.
So they would rather pay the price and capture the city as soon as possible.
Amidst the shouts, the arrows on the city top were raining sharply and densely. Even the bravest soldiers of the Chu army were unable to move forward. The closer they got to the city gate, the harder it was to move forward. The trebuchets on the city head threw huge boulders.
, who broke into the charging Chu army formation, a large area was killed, and everyone was smashed to death by huge rocks, it was terrible to see.
Only then did the soldiers approaching the city gate clearly see that this city gate was actually astonishingly huge. If the walls of Yongzhou City were as high as those of Kyoto City, then this huge city gate would be as high as those of Kyoto City.
The entire city wall is so high.
Not only tall, but also thick.
Although the city gate is tightly closed and its true thickness cannot be seen, when seeing this huge light brown gate, everyone knows that this huge gate like a natural moat may not be forged by humans. It should be
It's the gate from heaven, or it's the gate from hell.
Human beings standing in front of this door look extremely small, like a baby standing in front of a giant.
The catapults of the Chu army were not idle, but the city wall was too high. The huge stones thrown by the high catapults could not reach the top of the city wall. They just hit the solid wall, leaving traces one after another, like countless mosquitoes.
The bite will cause some slight damage to a person's body, but it will never be fatal.
The huge Yongzhou City seemed to be laughing at the soldiers attacking it, who were like mosquitoes and ants in its eyes.
From the north gate, there was also a thundering roar, and the battle there was obviously extremely tragic.
At this time, human life is like a dead leaf in the autumn wind, withering away lightly.
When the first group of soldiers rushed to the city gate, the rolling stones and wooden logs at the top of the city were immediately smashed down mercilessly, and the scalding hot oil was poured mercilessly on the bodies of the Chu army soldiers, and the miserable howls were
The cry resounded throughout the world.
When the first Tiger Head Hammer rushed to the city gate, the corpses of the Chu army were piled in front of the city gate, blocking the Tiger Head Hammer's advance. The soldiers could only cry with tears and full of anger, using their shields.
He protected himself, pulled the corpses of his companions aside, and cleared a path. However, the boulders on the top of the city continued to fall, and many of the soldiers who were cleaning up the corpses were soon hit by the boulders with their shields.
It rots and becomes a new corpse.
The battle was so brutal that it was truly tragic.
This is purgatory on earth!
The empire's most advanced siege weapon, the tiger-head hammer, with the endless hatred of the Chu soldiers, fiercely impacted the city gate. The dull "dong-dong" sound proved the thickness of the city gate.
The siege troops soon discovered that the city gate was stronger than previously expected.
Because the tiger head hammer hit the city gate, except for a slight vibration, it did not cause any real damage to the city gate. The surface of the city gate was actually made of black iron.
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Looking at the Chu army lying in a pool of blood in pieces, Xue Poye's eyelids beat, and he felt as if his heart was being cut piece by piece by a sharp knife. This feeling was so real, and he watched the screams
The soldier fell to the ground in an instant and could not move. He felt that it was a dream before his eyes.
Turning his head to look at the green lady, he saw that her eyes were red and she was looking at him. After looking at each other, her expression was extremely sad.
Xue Poye came closer and sighed softly: "Sister, do you know that if Qinglianzhao really forms a huge force and is really capable of rebelling against Chu, then there will also be such a bloody scene... war
and vendetta are two completely different concepts!"
The green lady's eyes were red, and she couldn't bear to look at the charging soldiers, and sighed quietly: "I understand...!"
Xue Poye straightened his chest, looked at the warriors who fought bloody battles, and murmured: "It is my honor to lead these warriors on the battlefield. It is my honor to be able to experience such a fierce war!"