The Jizhou Army and the Bingzhou Army wanted to add more troops, with exactly 50,000 troops.
If they were all taken out to fight with the Tatars on the battlefield, the area outside Wujiang City was flat, which was very suitable for a prairie cavalry charge. If the infantry faced off against the cavalry, the outcome could be imagined.
Even though there are many iron caltrops built in the city now, Huo Quxie doesn't think that Long Xia's infantry can fight against the cavalry if they are restrained.
Of course, in the past, he would have led his troops to fight the Tatars to the end, but now, he still chose to believe Chen Mu.
But he didn't know when the man he invited from the mountain village had become a pillar of support in his heart.
As dawn approached, Huo Quxie looked around and saw row after row of prairie cavalry running towards the gap between the sky and the earth in the distance.
For a moment, dust and sand spread all over the sky. The reason why the prairie cavalry is brave, highly maneuverable and unscrupulous is the second reason.
In fact, the most shuddering thing is the mighty and shocking momentum of each charge. Facing those tall war horses, some soldiers did not wait to fight, and were cowed after just one look.
When fighting on the battlefield, those who dare to fight tooth and nail will actually survive to the end. On the contrary, those who are timid are the most likely to die.
Once the momentum is weak, you basically lose.
But in the face of the charge of thousands of cavalry, who can keep his expression calm?
Soon the cavalry stopped at the boundary about three hundred steps away from the city.
There is a moat in front of them. If these Tatar soldiers really want to formally attack the city, the moat must be filled in.
At that time, thousands of archers at the top of the city were already drawing their bows and stringing their bows, ready to rain down thousands of arrows at once. The seemingly impenetrable attack was enough to make it difficult for countless people to approach the moat.
But in these years of fighting, these hateful Tatars have long thought of a solution.
That day, thousands of horses came leisurely to the front of the formation. He looked at the thousands of archers who were ready to attack from a distance, and couldn't help but reveal a contemptuous smile on his face.
"Zhida, bring those Han slaves up."
"Hey, listen."
Not long after, groups of slaves from the Central Plains were driven to the front of the battle by the Tatar soldiers like herding sheep.
These people are all Central Plains people who were taken captive to the grasslands.
There were a lot of people, at least about three thousand people.
On the Tatar side, in order to better attack the city and reduce casualties, thousands of people are taken to the grassland every year, just like pigs and cattle, and kept in captivity in order to fill the moat in the coming year.
This is also a common method used by nomadic people. Han slaves would fill the river with things, and the archers on the city would shoot them, and a considerable number of the people who were shot to death would fall into the moat. Filling the river with corpses in this way can also
achieve their goals.
Soon, under the beatings of several Tatar soldiers, thousands of people picked up the things prepared for them and headed towards the moat.
During this year, these people undoubtedly experienced inhumane treatment on the grassland.
Thousands of people, all with numb and lifeless expressions on their faces, kept walking forward holding wooden boards and other objects.
Most people don't even have a decent piece of cloth on their bodies. Regardless of men or women, they are completely naked and have no idea of shame.
The men's bodies were all covered with blood marks from whips, and many women were even more miserable. Their bodies were covered with marks of being scratched and bitten. In addition, for several women, the two ounces of flesh on their chests had already turned into two.
Eye holes.
It didn't feel like it was cut off with a knife, but more like it was bitten alive. It's hard to believe that this could be done by a group of people.
"Fire the arrow!"
As arrows fell one after another, hundreds of people soon fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. Even though he was a compatriot from the same country, Huo Quxie still had to kill him painfully.
There is no way, war is so cruel, and death is always so normal.
However, just because of this burst of arrows, the Han slaves sensed danger and began to run. The Tatars said that as long as they threw the things in their hands into the river, they could retreat and wait until they reached the grassland.
He was transferred to the pasture to herd sheep.
You will get a decent meal, clothes and a bed of your own.
In the eyes of these Han slaves who suffered inhuman treatment, these seemingly trivial things were too tempting.
Because of this, it became more difficult to aim arrows. Many Han slaves came to the moat and threw things into the river. They were later shot and fell into the river.
Not only that, the Tatars also sent carts one after another to fill in the moat.
This thing is like a sedan, but it is much taller than the sedan.
Several Tatar soldiers were carried in the cart, as well as many things used to fill the moat. Behind the cart, there were several Tatar soldiers pushing hard.
This thing is very defensive. The top of the cart is also covered with a layer of leather, so arrows cannot hit the people inside. Although it moves slowly, the defenders of the city can only watch them fill in the moat.
"Ladder!"
After the moat was filled in, the Tatar ladder was soon seen approaching the city head slowly.
The ladder is not an ordinary ladder. It is like a man-made step. The top of the ladder is exactly aligned with the top of the city wall.
Now that the Tatars have moved five such siege engines at once, if they are really allowed to come closer, tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers will swarm over, which will be dangerous.
At that moment, Huo Quxie raised the knife in his hand and shouted angrily: "Fire the arrow!"
Arrows rained down like a hailstorm, but the Tatar soldiers hid behind the ladders and the arrows couldn't hit them at all.
Soon the five ladders all moved closer, but in the distance, King Rimai drew his sword and roared: "Attack the city!"
Several battalions of vanguard troops were the first to go into battle. When the two armies faced each other, those at the front were always dispensable cannon fodder. However, the opposite was true for the siege. The Tatar sergeants of these battalions were undoubtedly the elite among the elite.
"Throw fire wine!"
Before the siege troops arrived at the position of the ladder, Huo Quxie let out a long shout, and then some soldiers were seen holding lit jars one by one, and violently throwing them towards the interior of the ladder and all around.
All the wine was left over from last night's drinking. The soldiers lit the wine with torches. With the sound of broken wine jars, the ignited wine instantly spread to most of the Zongyun Ladder.
For these Tatar soldiers, they may not be able to cause any decisive damage, but the increasingly strong flames will prevent them from rushing up too unscrupulously. Over time, the ladder can be burned down.
Lose.
Those coming from above were all heavily armored soldiers holding shields in their hands. The arrows had little effect, so they could only use some large bricks and stones to smash them down.
But soon a Tatar soldier rushed up, and Longxia's army was forced to start fighting with swords.
I have to say that the knife made by Chen Mu is indeed sharp, and I felt it instantly when I fought the enemy for the first time.
The sword swing is faster and can tear apart the opponent's armor more easily.
They thought that the city was about to be broken and the army was defeated, but now the sharpness of the Tang Hengdao gave everyone a sigh of relief.
"Everyone, our home is behind us. In order to prevent our wives and children from being kidnapped by barbarians, we have no choice but to retreat!"
After Huo Quxie eliminated a Tatar heavy armor soldier, he immediately shouted angrily to cheer up the troops.
"Kill the barbarians! Protect your family and country!"
"Protect our home and country!"
The leader is always extremely important. In the hands of those dudes, these soldiers are really like a piece of loose sand that can be scattered in the wind.
But looking at it now, it seems that he has the animal nature that a soldier should have. Most of them are willing to sacrifice their lives and no longer shrink back.