On the Golden Light Gate, the fair-faced Dou Dewei lay on the arrow stack and looked down, with the rain falling on his body and dripping down his head, making his face become increasingly pale.
The original guard of Jinguangmen was Hou Mo Chenlin. After he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the tens of thousands of troops outside the city, Dou Dewei took over. Although the Fufeng Dou family is not well-known now and is not as prominent as when Emperor Gaozu was in power, it has a deep foundation.
, even though he is not considered a strong figure in Guanlong, he is still in the same boat as the Guanlong clan and has entangled interests.
At this moment, I saw that the military camp, which was once a row of tents and people were shouting, was already in a mess. Tens of thousands of horses and horses could not stop the two thousand armored cavalry. They were running for their lives in the vast wilderness outside the city like cattle and sheep being chased by wolves.
Two black torrents continued to attack each other, until they penetrated the Guanlong army and reached the city.
When the first two generals stopped at the bottom of the city and looked up the city across the moat, Dou Dewei happened to look at them and felt a ferocious aura coming towards them. The two thousand cavalry behind them were even more murderous! He was killed by Fang Jun that year.
The injured leg that was broken by the killing horse began to hurt a little, and cold sweat trickled down my back.
He was born in a noble family and was destined to inherit the title of Lord Shenwu and become the next generation head of the Dou family. He would be the best in the world in terms of politics, official career, and wealth, with a bright future. However, since he was young and frivolous, Wu Meiniang was
Fang Jun still had to break his leg, and his life seemed to be shrouded in darkness by Fang Jun's mallet, without any light.
When the armored cavalry under the city turned around and ravaged the disintegrated Guanlong army again, and quickly moved away into the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief. He wondered whether these killing gods would retreat, and then he saw what he could see in the distance.
From there, soldiers from Youtun Guards came overwhelmingly from all over the mountains and valleys!
It’s over!
The last trace of luck in Dou Dewei's psychology was shattered. The Youtun Guards obviously planned to take advantage of the empty troops outside Jinguang Gate and the lack of combat power to capture the city gate and then break into the city.
As for whether the Jinguang Gate could stop the frenzied attack by the Youtun Guards... Dou Dewei didn't even think about it. He dragged his injured leg and limped down the city wall under the guard of his own soldiers. Although he didn't know the methods of the Youtun Guards' siege, he
I have seen it, but heard it many times that when others attacked the city, they set up ladders to fill the gap, while the Youtun guards directly dug a hole under the city, buried gunpowder, lit it, and blew the tower and wall into a pile of rubble with a loud bang.
He didn't want to stand on the city and stare at being blown up into the sky and turned into a handful of ashes. Even if he wasn't killed by the explosion, he could still live after being buried in bricks and tiles?
When the defenders on the city saw Dou Dewei coming down the city without saying a word, they all looked at each other in confusion. Could it be that the new guard wanted to command remotely from the government office below the city?
Someone boldly chased two of them and asked loudly: "Where does the general want to go?"
Dou Dewei didn't even look back: "I was injured and in terrible pain, so I took command at the government office below the city. You should think about the current danger in Guanlong, and do your best, without fear of casualties, to block the Youtun Guards below the city!"
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After saying that, he led his soldiers into the duty room of the government office not far from the city, making up his mind to stay away from the battlefield and evacuate immediately if the situation went bad.
As for whether he, the new general, squatting far away in the government office but not visiting the front line in person will lead to a situation where the generals do not know the soldiers and the soldiers do not know the generals, which will greatly reduce the command efficiency and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it, he does not care at all.
of.
I am a first-class noble because I am delicate and rich, so I can't fight to the death on the city wall with these soldiers who are like dolphins and dogs, right?
Besides, there is no city in the world that Youtunwei cannot attack. I didn’t abandon the city and run away immediately, which is considered to be invincible courage...
He is a descendant of Empress Taimu, a serious descendant, and is much more solid than the eldest Sun family. Even if the rebellion fails completely, who would dare to do anything to him? When the prince comes to the throne, the status of the Dou family is still as stable as Mount Tai.
Holding the title of Duke of Shenwu is nothing but empty. If you don't join the center and don't hold real power, that would be better than losing your life now...
So he doesn't care whether the Jinguang Gate can be defended or not. Being able to hold on until the city is broken before withdrawing is considered a commendable act of courage and courage to shoulder a heavy responsibility, right?
Whoever is dissatisfied will come and fight with Youtunwei. If he really can win, then of course he can say whatever he wants to me. But if he doesn't have the confidence, why should he accuse me?
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Naturally, the Youtun Guards did not know that they were killing tens of thousands of Guanlong troops outside the city. Not only did they kill tens of thousands of Guanlong troops until their bodies piled up like mountains, and their blood flowed into rivers, tens of thousands of them were defeated and the troops were running like wolves. Even the defenders on the city had been killed.
The two groups fought so hard that even the general avoided fighting and was waiting to escape at any time.
Wang Fangyi led his armored cavalry and chased Hou Mo and Chen Lin's troops eastward step by step to avoid being killed by him with his carbine and destroying the progress of the siege. Gao Kan stood up on his horse and commanded the infantry who arrived later to begin the siege.
Hundreds of people from the baggage camp responsible for building the boat bridge swarmed up. Everyone was carrying a wooden plank. When they came to the moat, they jumped off without hesitation. Then they lifted the plank and floated on the water, using iron nails one by one to lift it.
The wooden planks were connected with screws, and several pontoon bridges were quickly built on the moat. The soldiers behind carried ladders and quickly crossed the moat from the pontoon bridges and came to the bottom of the city wall. They erected the ladders against the rain of arrows and stones on the city.
As soon as the ladder was set up, the soldier behind him held the horizontal knife in his mouth, jumped on the ladder with a strong body, and climbed up quickly.
At the same time, musketeers and crossbowmen arrived at the city. Amidst the rumbling drums, rows of muskets and arrows shot at the top of the city, suppressing the defenders with firepower.
The siege soldiers climbed up the ladder, with rolling wood and rocks flying above their heads, and arrows raining down on them. Some soldiers kept screaming and falling halfway up, while the soldiers behind them continued to climb without saying a word.
The defenders revealed their bodies from the arrow stacks, and swung their swords to cut down the soldiers of the Youtun guards who had climbed to the height of the arrow stacks. At the same time, lead bullets and arrows fired from the city were hitting their bodies one after another, and they screamed miserably or fell to the city.
Or they were killed or injured on the spot, and the violent firepower overwhelmed the defenders on the city and did not dare to show their heads.
A general is a warrior with courage. A general who is brave enough to defeat the three armies can often maximize the combat effectiveness of his troops. If he can take the lead, he will be united and his morale will be high. This is how many battles in which the weak defeat the strong and the outnumbered are defeated are won.
The ultimate victory.
On the contrary, if the general is timid and afraid of fighting, who can expect his soldiers to be brave and fearless of death?
The Youtun Guards not only wanted to capture Jinguang Gate, but also wanted to do it as quickly as possible, so there was no temptation. As soon as they came up, they launched a fierce attack with all their strength, which made the defenders on the city confused and fearful.
"Where is General Dou?"
"Sit and take command in the duty room below the city..."
"It's useless to sit in charge! He's just afraid of death!"
"His leg was damaged by Fang Er back then. How can he not be afraid of Fang Er's army now?"
"Mom! He got scared and ran to check the room. When he saw the opportunity, he ran away. We were so scared that we still had to stay here?"
There were many complaints on the top of the city. As the suppressive firepower of the Youtun Guard became more and more intense, more and more soldiers attacked the city. This resentment gradually turned into a fear of war. The original fear was magnified countless times, and morale became stronger.
Getting more and more depressed.
Dou Dewei stood in the duty room and paced back and forth. From time to time he opened the door and looked at the city tower not far away. He muttered: "Something's wrong, where is the gunpowder? Why not lay gunpowder to blow down the city wall and then swarm in, instead of
A hard attack regardless of casualties?"
Since the advent of gunpowder, it has been used on the battlefield by Youtunwei in various incredible ways, especially its unparalleled power in siege warfare, which has caused the political hall to discuss the matter more than once with all states and counties in the world.
Is it necessary to continue to spend huge sums of money to strengthen and repair the city? Because even the strongest city cannot withstand gunpowder bombardment. As long as the weight of gunpowder is increased infinitely, even a rock can be blown into pieces. The city wall
The defensive function has almost completely failed...
Dou Dewei slapped his thigh fiercely and said excitedly: "Mother! The foundry bureau was destroyed, and the gunpowder production workshop in Youtunwei was razed to the ground. No matter how much gunpowder was stored in the army, it would be possible to conquer both Hexi and the Western Regions.
, how much is left? This is because the gunpowder has been used up!"
If there were no powerful weapons like gunpowder, the Golden Light Sect might not be able to defend it!
Even if we can't hold it, as long as we delay the time, Yanshoufang will definitely mobilize heavy troops. We just need to densely line up the city with soldiers. With the high walls and thick walls of the city, we should be able to stop the Youtun Guards, right?
In order to be sure, Dou Dewei waited for a while. When the sound of fighting on the top of the city became more intense, he knew that his guess was correct.
Immediately, his waist became straighter, his confidence became stronger, and he felt that he was capable again!