Chapter 4: Mending the Sky (6 times) Yang Baobao walked through the empty streets of Chang'an, as if he was in a ghost world. Rumors always spread faster than official news. It seemed that all the people had heard the news that Li Yuan was about to massacre the city.
Behind the closed doors and windows, Yang Baobao clearly saw the unique cold light of iron. "If the enemy's military discipline is slightly disordered after entering the city..." He suddenly thought of this, and his whole body shuddered.
The people of Guanzhong will never stretch their necks to wait for the massacre. Li Yuan's team may capture Chang'an, but it may also turn this place into his own tomb due to misunderstanding. Thinking of this, he admired Li Jing's wisdom more and more, and at the same time he became less understanding of the Yin Shishi.
The person who can use all means to push the Li family to the brink of disaster under his orders is definitely not an undercover agent sent by Li Yuan. So why does the Yin Shishi treat him as an enemy? Does he think Li Jing will find an opportunity to betray everyone?
Yang Baobao didn't believe it and could only hope that when he arrived in the west of the city, Li Jing would never make any move to resist.
The battle for the west city wall seemed even more fierce than that of the east wall. From a long distance away, Yang Baobao heard deafening cries of killing, huge crossbows hung with human flesh fragments roaring over the streets, and huge stones smashing near the city gate.
On the house, the roof was riddled with holes. The ground beneath his feet was shaking. The closer he got to the city wall, the more violent the shaking was. Along with the trembling rhythm, there was a dull sound of impact, "Boom, boom, boom!" Yang Baobao
He knew that it was the enemy's siege vehicle hitting the city gate, but he was not worried at all. As early as the day Wei Wensheng was defeated, Li Jing had already sent people to use straw bags and soil to tightly block the two gates of the outer city and the Wengcheng.
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The man who admired and confused him was standing at the corner of the tower and looking along the horse path. Yang Baobao could clearly identify the slightly thin figure of the other person. As a military general, Li Jing's figure was indeed a bit weak, but Yang Baobao knew very well that he was
It is said that the huge power hidden under that seemingly weak body was that when he fled from Taiyuan to Chang'an, he rode alone and there were so many cottages and gangsters along the way, but none of them dared to take the initiative to rob and kill them.
Compared with the chaos of Yin Shishi, the command of Li Jing and Gu Yi seemed to be more organized. Most of the soldiers were placed on the horse path leading to the city wall. In this way, the enemy's bows and arrows rarely hurt the brothers.
, and when the feather arrow coverage of the city ends, the brothers can rush to the designated location for reinforcements at any time.
Another corner was heavily defended. Li Jing grabbed the corner flag, mobilized his soldiers to raise their shields, and ran over with his body bent. He moved quickly and quickly and found Pao Ze's body along the way. He was immediately lifted up by the person walking at the front and gently
The people responsible for cleaning up the battlefield were placed lightly on the inside of the city wall. They tied a rope around the waist of the corpse and carefully dropped the deceased from the city wall to the base of the city wall. Hundreds of civilians who had been recruited came to catch the remains of the war dead.
, quickly pushed them into a nearby courtyard on a cart. Everyone’s faces were filled with sadness, and everyone’s movements were orderly.
Regarding Yi Jingzhao Yin Guyi, Yang Baobao knew very well that his greatest skill was to collect money, and it was impossible for his brothers to maintain such a strict military appearance. Therefore, he believed that everyone's confidence came from Li Jing. Therefore, he was even more unwilling to rush.
Go up to the city tower and disturb your family's military morale at a critical moment
A powerful crossbow shot at the top of the city and hit the wooden pillar next to Li Jing. "Ah!" Many people exclaimed, but Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County who was not even wearing armor, smiled and reached out to pull out the trembling crossbow arrow.
The arrow penetrated the wood very deeply, and it was very laborious to pull it out. Without waiting for others to come forward to help, he grabbed the tail end of the arrow shaft, shook it hard a few times, and actually relied on the force of the arrow shaft itself to force the arrow out of the wooden pillar.
Get up and come out
"Baobao, why are you here? Is the fighting fierce in Dongcheng?" The moment he pulled out the crossbow, Li Jing also saw Yang Baobao, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and asked loudly
"Li Yuan feels sorry for the brothers under his command, so he evacuated everyone to have breakfast!" Yang Baobao shouted in reply, his voice was louder than the drums above and below the city, "General Yin sent me here to help, to see how your situation is.
How about that?" He tried his best not to look into Li Jing's eyes so as not to be exposed by others.
"My side can still hold on. There are many enemy troops, but their training level is not high!" Li Jing pointed to the city with an arrow shaft and replied with a smile, "General Yang, if you have time, it is best to go to the south gate and north gate."
Take a look, there is a lot of pressure on both sides..."
Halfway through his words, his voice suddenly stopped, his brows knitted tightly, and his eyes were suddenly full of doubts.
Yang Baobao did not follow Li Jing's arrangement. He had to find a way to save Li Jing without offending the Yinshi Master. Of course, it was difficult to think of a way, so he could only stand next to Li Jing and observe with him.
enemy situation
Looking in the direction Li Jing was looking, he could see dozens of enemy generals standing side by side on a slope in the distance. The distance was well chosen, just outside the effective range of the feather arrows, and the human's
His eyes can clearly see the development of the battle situation
'The enemy general is not a person who deserves his reputation!' Yang Baobao thought to himself, 'No wonder he can make Li Juncheng pay so much attention to him!' Looking carefully, he also understood the reason why Li Jing was surprised. The general who led the troops to attack Xicheng was actually a
The woman, wearing a black armor and a red cloak, looked particularly eye-catching among the tens of thousands of troops.
"It's Li Wan'er from the Detachment of Women!" Bone Yi is not good at fighting, but she knows the enemy's situation very clearly. "I've heard that she used her beauty to seduce a bunch of men and become her servants. Those guys are all desperate bandits from Hedong.
The county guard sent troops to capture her, but every time she was defeated!"
"If she relied solely on her beauty, it would be difficult for her to get so many green forest figures to follow her!" Li Jing disagreed with Bone Yi's point of view and pointed at the enemy general with an arrow shaft, "That guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes should be Sun.
Hua, on both sides of the Yellow River, the officers and soldiers were repeatedly defeated at their hands. The man wearing the lotus leaf armor is Qiu Shili. He is the son of Qiu He, the prefect of Jiaozhi. The old man next to him is called Li Zhongwen. He is Li Mi's uncle, the one wearing the black family.
The big man's name is Xiang Shanzhi, and he is a famous lone thief..."
Every time he said a name, Gu Yi couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. After pointing out a dozen people one by one, Jing Zhaoyin Gu Yi's face had turned as pale as snow, "Medicine Master!" He shouted.
Li Jing murmured, "Can we, can we defend today?"
"It is estimated that there will be a fierce battle. The enemy's attack just now was huge, but they did not try their best. The more elite troops are eating and resting in a distance to recharge their batteries!" Li Jing smiled and answered very frankly, "But we don't either.
As for the losers, all of these people are famous when listed individually, but their time together is too short, and effective cooperation cannot be formed for the time being!"
"That's good, that's good!" Gu Yi immediately became happy and nodded repeatedly at Li Jing. He was very happy to hear the other party say that there was hope of continuing to persevere, but he didn't see that while he was encouraging himself just now,
Li Jing, who had always been in command, actually sighed quietly.
"General Li seems to be very worried!" Yang Baobao, who had been looking for opportunities to ask Li Jing about countermeasures, keenly saw the change in Li Jing's expression and secretly wondered in his heart. He looked at the enemy generals again and found that Li Jing's instructions just now clearly missed one person.
The person stood side by side with Li Waner, wearing a light pink brocade robe. She looked like a jade tree in the wind. But she was obviously not a man, because the green forest tycoon Sun Hua kept circling around this person like a fool.
She is three points less resolute than Li Waner and five points more tender. Although she is far away and even though she is wearing men's clothes, Yang Bao Bao's heart is still beating. If he can get such a woman to look back and smile, it will be worth losing everything. I don't know who it is.
Her husband is actually willing to let such a beautiful creature be exposed in public?
Without waiting for a few more glances, the woman in brocade robe suddenly jumped off the mound. She spurred her mount and ran back and forth in front of thousands of light infantry, while she kept saying something.
The infantry responded with cheers, "No!" "No!" They shouted loudly, fearing that the female general would not hear their answer.
The sound of drums and drums under the city wall suddenly became louder and louder, as if thousands of horses were galloping. Li Jing became excited, called the generals around him, and loudly gave instructions. After a while, the defenders, who were twice as many as before, quickly ran to the top of the city.
Shoulder to shoulder, lurking inside the city walls
The real challenge came. All the defenders felt the tense atmosphere. They put the feather arrows on the arms of their bows, slid the eagle feathers back and forth like a rainstorm, and shot them up from the city. In an instant, a layer of white hair grew near the crenellations.
Blood bursts out, and the screams are endless
After being covered with feather arrows, the enemy troops once again approached the city head and were divided into about twenty teams. Five points were selected on both sides of the city gate to break through the current cover of the shield hand. Then a large group of minions carried simple ladders.
There are no siege ladders with pulleys and carriages like those in the east of the city. The ladders of the Detachment of Women are just two thick bamboos with many beams nailed in the middle. Parallel with the ladders, there are Yun chariots that can hide people.
It was covered with dirty mud, and the defenders' arrows could only splash up strings of ice.
"Don't rush to counterattack, let them get closer!" Li Jing finally gave an order, then dropped the crossbow rod in his hand, and took a big bow from the guard. The big bow was much longer than the ordinary walking bow, and the arrows used were also specially made.
, nearly half a foot longer than ordinary arrows. From the perspective of a bystander, Yang Baobao knew that the range of this bow could definitely reach 150 steps. If Li Jing's archery skills were very good, he would come to lead the siege.
The enemy general has no choice but to seek happiness for himself
The enemy had already approached within twenty steps, and the archers responsible for covering began to change their tactics. They no longer carried out covering fire, but focused on taking care of the targets near the crenels. "Shoot, aim at the traitor carrying the ladder!" Li Jing shouted loudly.
command, and at the same time loosen the bow string, knocking down the enemy who is organizing the battle in front with one arrow.
The defenders, who had been held back for a long time behind the battlements, immediately stood up and aimed at the ladder-carriers below the city. As they held heavy objects in their hands, the rebels carrying the ladders could not dodge, and fell alternately on the path of the charge.
The offensive under the city did not slow down at all. The person who organized the attack was replaced by the woman in brocade robes. Seven or eight strong men holding shields surrounded her to prevent anyone from attacking her with cold arrows again. The woman in brocade robes waved the command flag and urged the soldiers to continue to press Yun.
Someone also ran out of the car and picked up the ladder that had fallen on the ground. The archers who were responsible for suppressing it aimed at the soldiers who dared to show their heads in the city. They concentrated on shooting for a few breaths and suppressed the threat from the defenders to the minimum.
Hundreds of yun chariots directly hit the city wall, shaking the blue-grey brick wall to the ground. Under the eyes of the defenders, the attackers moved out a lot of ropes, bamboo poles, iron hooks, and waved their arms from the yun chariots.
After swinging it hard for a few times, he threw the iron hook directly to the top of the city and followed closely. The ladder was also put on the crenel. Countless people swarmed up and climbed up. Countless people followed the rope behind the iron hook and climbed up like a juggling act.
The city defenders who had never seen this tactic were almost dumbfounded. They finally understood why the soldiers of the Jin-robed general went into battle lightly. Only with light armor can the power of this tactic be brought into play. The defenders can cut off part of the ropes and push down part of the simple
There are hundreds of people climbing the ladder at the same time, and they can't clear it at all.
Moreover, the attacking side did not give everyone a chance to clean up. Under the command of the brocade-robed female general, the archers adopted a tactic of shooting in turns and continued to suppress the city head. Some soldiers on the defensive side had just cut a rope, exposing the battlements.
Half of the body has been shot into a hedgehog, while the attackers who fell from the air were caught by their own robes with something similar to a fishing net, and did not suffer any harm at all.
In the blink of an eye, the enemy troops had jumped onto the city wall. The defenders had to stand up from their hiding places and risked being killed by arrows to fight back. However, the first batch of rebels who climbed up the city were obviously green foresters.
A good hand, with only a few single swords, actually quickly laid a foothold at the top of the city. The female general in robes quickly adjusted her deployment and sent more minions towards the breakthrough point in a steady stream.
"That woman must be killed!" Yang Baobao saw the key and could no longer tolerate his pity at this moment. The organizer of the attack was as capable of grasping the battlefield as Li Jing. If she was not killed in time, the city would be in danger.
He quickly turned his head, hoping to give Li Jing some hints, but found that Li Jing, who did not change his expression in front of thousands of troops, was so nervous that he could hardly hold the bow!
Li Jing's hands were trembling, as if they were frozen, trembling, trembling, trembling
Finally, he closed his eyes and loosened the string
