Zhang Yi slept until he woke up naturally. When he woke up, it was already past ten in the morning. When 200,000 enemy troops were pressing on the border, he actually slept so soundly. He also found it funny.
Climbing onto the high platform, Zhang Yi saw that the enemy's siege troops had arrived, and tens of thousands of people were unloading catapults, ladders and other siege equipment from their carriages and assembling them.
Suddenly, Zhang Yi saw an iron pipe more than ten feet long and was startled, thinking it was an artillery piece. He picked up his telescope and looked carefully, and found that it was a battering ram used to hit the city gate.
A false alarm.
In this era, whoever uses firearms first will gain an absolute advantage.
Zhang Yi secretly made up his mind that after this war, he would rapidly develop firearms and build an invincible new army before all the countries in the world could react.
We can no longer be conservative and low-key. If we continue like this, the world will soon enter the age of firearms, and war will become more and more cruel.
"Conquer the world with armed civilization!"
This sentence rang in Zhang Yi's mind.
That's right, just do it.
Only by developing science and technology and military as quickly as possible can we completely conquer the barbaric empire and establish a civilized order around the world.
Zhang Yi made a major decision happily.
Not to change the world, but to build a new world.
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Boom!
The enemy's trebuchet launched an attack, and the first stone bomb fell on the city wall and exploded into countless fragments.
A group of soldiers holding large iron shields ran to Zhang Yi's side to provide protection.
"Don't be nervous." Zhang Yi smiled.
He stood on a high platform of more than 30 meters. The trebuchet could not hit such a height. But he could not be careless. Countless arrows were shot at him and were blocked by the shield.
"Fight back hard!" Zhang Yi issued the combat order.
Our army's catapults, giant crossbows and archers stood high and launched a merciless attack on the enemy.
Tens of thousands of people carried ladders to attack the Great Wall, literally seeking death.
Stones were smashed on the city and hot oil was poured on them. Those guys were like a pack of rats, scattering in panic, leaving many corpses behind. Under the force of the commander, they regrouped and continued to attack and flee.
Round after round, a cycle of death is staged.
The Tsar, Wu Rui and others sat on horseback under a huge parasol, watching the battle expressionlessly. The deaths of these people would only make them more ruthless.
The fighting continued from morning to dusk. Zhang Yi visually estimated that the enemy's casualties were at least 20,000, and the corpses were piled up to the same height as the city wall.
This time, the enemy no longer needed to use ladders, but directly shouted "Ula!" and launched a fierce attack with a roar of mountains and tsunamis.
General Shi Gandang and other generals led the soldiers to fight back bravely, repelling the enemy's attacks one after another. Our army suffered thousands of casualties.
Zhang Yi felt heartbroken when he saw it.
Now that he is the commander-in-chief, he must stand at the overall level, closely observe the situation on both sides, and think about the next move.
He noticed that the rolling stones, hammers and arrows piled up on the city wall were almost all used up after a day of fighting.
Under the enemy's desperate attack, it is difficult to hold on for more than two days.
Moreover, later tomorrow, another six enemy troops that broke through the defense line will outflank Zhenbeitai from the rear.
Then, the best time to evacuate is tomorrow afternoon.
A hasty evacuation will arouse Wu Rui's suspicion. Only when he can't bear to "escape" can the enemy believe it.
Having made up his mind, Zhang Yi went into battle in person.
His joining aroused the cheers of our soldiers, which boosted their spirits and annihilated a group of enemies who rushed up the city wall in one fell swoop.
The enemy finally sounded the withdrawal horn.
As night falls, both parties are exhausted and need to rest.
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Early the next morning, the enemy continued to launch a fierce attack.
Under Zhang Yi's arrangement, while fighting back desperately, the soldiers showed panic and yelled, shouting "It's bad!" "We can't hold it anymore!"
This is preparation for retreat.
By noon, Zhang Yi ordered the burning of more than a dozen warehouses in the rear, with thick smoke rising straight into the sky.
"Attack! Attack! Zhang Yi wants to escape!"
Wu Rui waved her arms and shouted.
Very good, he didn't see the flaw.
In fact, the siege battle that took place in Zhenbeitai was extremely brutal, with both sides sparing no effort and risking their lives.
With our strong city defense, we eliminated a large number of enemy troops. For every soldier who fell, three or four of the enemy's soldiers fell.
This is an impressive achievement, and the victims died without regrets. The army of the Tsarist Empire only relied on its numerical advantage to launch rounds of attacks, consuming our army's strength.
If Zhang Yi chooses to defend his position, the enemy will lose at least more than 100,000 people if they want to capture Zhenbeitai. And our army will almost be wiped out. This exchange is not worth it, Zhang Yi believes. For a commander
, saving yourself and destroying the enemy is the best policy.
The fierce battle continued for another two hours.
In the eyes of the enemy, our army seemed to have collapsed and they ran towards the city. The generals tried their best to stop us, but they could not stop us at all.
Wu Rui was so pleasantly surprised that he shouted crazily in front of his master, hoping to increase the intensity of his attack.
Seeing that success was close at hand, Tsar Andrei sent out his own Guards. They were knights on horseback and heavy infantry on dismount. The Guardsmen held shields and spears, shouted "Ula", trampled on corpses and rushed up the Great Wall.
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Zhang Yi really wanted to teach these arrogant guys a lesson. At this moment, the soldiers had all withdrawn the city wall, and only Shi Gandang was left by his side.
"Catch Zhang Yi, catch him!"
Wu Rui roared alternately in two languages, slapped his horse and rushed towards the city wall. As long as he caught Zhang Yi, the kingdom and the throne would definitely belong to him. Wu Rui knew this very well.
"Zhang...yi...Zhang Yi!"
The soldiers of the Tsarist Empire shouted these two words incomprehensibly, which was really unpleasant.
"Yi Ge, Mao Xiong will call your name!" Shi Gandang couldn't laugh or cry, "Run quickly, Yi Ge, this battle is unwinnable!"
Yes, there are only two people left, and thousands of tall Guardsmen are about to rush in front of them.
At this critical moment, Zhang Yi glared at Wu Rui, who was rushing towards the city wall. He couldn't wait to see Zhang Yi die.
This was the closest he was to Zhang Yi, and the closest he was to the throne of his dreams. However, Zhang Yi disappointed Wu Rui.
He and Shi Gandang turned around and ran, jumping off the city wall...
The city wall is more than ten meters high. If you jump off, you will either die or break your leg.
Wu Rui ran forward and took a look. There were hundreds of bags of sandbags piled up below, several meters high. Zhang Yi and Shi Gandang were safe and sound. They got on the horses brought by the soldiers and galloped towards the south.
The entire camp was in chaos, the warehouses were burning, ordnance was scattered all over the place, and the wolf cavalry were panic-stricken and abandoned their positions to "escape".
"Zhang Yi, where can you escape to?" Wu Rui looked at Zhang Yi's back and cursed fiercely, "When I catch up with you, I will skin you and cramp you!"