Chapter 668: The army is under the city, the two sides are fighting
Chapter 668: The army approaches the city and the two sides fight.
The coalition forces had obviously realized the damage caused by the arrow towers to them, so as time went by, they built another batch of catapults.
Although these catapults are simple, their requirements are not high. They only need to throw huge rocks to damage the arrow towers.
Although the Song army's outer defense line slowed down the speed of the coalition's advance, there was obviously no good means to stop the destruction of these catapults.
Therefore, the second line of defense only lasted two more battles, and the Song army had to push behind the third line of defense.
And with the order to kill Mu, the two coalition armies of ten thousand people did not stop! The trench was filled with corpses, and the ground was dyed red with blood. Everyone stepped on the corpse of Pao Ze and rushed forward with gritted teeth.
Go.
The defending Song army was not inferior either! The archers on the arrow tower kept shooting arrows down, even if their fingers were bleeding from the bowstring, they did not stop.
The Song army below was led by General Song. They stood on one side of the trench in groups, with the shield soldiers in front and the spearmen in the back. After the defense line was broken, the two sides fought hand-to-hand and bloody.
Under their insistence, the coalition forces had to injure countless men and horses if they wanted to take a step forward.
The dark night slowly passed. Finally, as a large number of arrow towers were destroyed by the opponent's catapults, the pressure on the coalition forces dropped sharply. They had laid a lot of wood on the trench to connect the two sides. The Song army had to step by step.
Retreat, and finally, at dawn, the defense line composed of three trenches outside the city had fallen into the hands of the coalition forces.
But now, Sun Ze and others have just been delayed for two days.
Moreover, it cost a full eight thousand people!
The coalition forces did not take much advantage. After all, they were the attacking party and were under greater pressure.
From the beginning to now, they have injured 15,000 soldiers and horses!
Looking at the huge number of injuries, even though the army was approaching the city at this moment, there was no joy on Zhamu's face!
"Order everyone to rest and attack the city in the afternoon!"
Zhamu gave the order with a cold face!
At this time, all the Song troops had withdrawn to the city! Sun Ze stood on the top of the city and looked at almost all the injured men around him!
"Everyone, at this time, the commander-in-chief is leading his troops to fight in the Land of Rongjing. We must stop this coalition force here.
If I succeed, I will ask you for merit. If I die, I will bury my bones here with you! From now on, I will stand on top of this city. Unless the city is destroyed or I am dead, I will
I will fight side by side with you here!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Sky-shaking roars were heard in the city. Facing the killing, these soldiers had already become numb and had completely forgotten their fear.
Coupled with the fact that the general fought to the death, the morale of this army increased again...
In the Land of Rong Jing, although Shen Tang pierced through the opponent's lineup in the first battle, the real difference in casualties between the two sides was not large.
The biggest benefit is that Shen Tang’s cavalry greatly destroyed the will of the Tubo army! The entire formation was completely penetrated and they escaped smoothly. In the eyes of the Tubo people, this cavalry was like a god descending to earth.
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Especially the leader, General Shen Tang, who knew how many comrades died under his gun, made them even more frightened!
"At the end of the day, Wu Hai will lead 10,000 troops and accompany me to fight!"
After returning to the camp, Shen Tang issued the order.
However, just an hour had passed when a thunderous cry of killing came from outside the camp! Not long after, soldiers came to report. Tubo sent 10,000 troops to form a large formation and slowly moved towards Song Dynasty. Coming from the direction of the army.
"Wu Hai, the whole army goes out to fight!"
Following Shen Tang's order, the Song Army camp began to take action.
Not long after, the 10,000 Qiang army was completed!
"Get out of camp!"
Shen Tang sat astride the war horse and led the way out of the camp!
However, they saw that the black mass on the opposite side was indeed the Tubo army pressing down on them. Moreover, this time the Tubo army only had the soldiers in the first row holding their shields high, and behind them were a line of spearmen and archers!
The formation of the entire Tubo army is a typical wild goose formation! The center has a strong force, but the two wings have a weak force! The advantage of the wild goose formation is that it is uncertain about the actual situation.
If the middle attack goes smoothly, the wild goose formation can be transformed into a cone formation at any time, directly breaking through the enemy formation.
If the attack in the middle is not smooth, the two wings can attack the enemy's flanks at any time, or even directly wrap up the enemy's rear and attack! Moreover, although the two wings are superficial, if they really concentrate their forces to attack the enemy's two wings, there will be a flaw in the middle, which will create opportunities for the opponent. Give a chance.
"Hmph, wild goose formation!"
Shen Tang snorted coldly, "Wuhai, Erlong Water Formation! I personally lead an army to attack their left wing. Mengda, Wanbian and you two will lead another army to attack the local right wing. Wuhai, you sit in the center. Observe the enemy’s status at all times!”
One of the biggest differences between ordinary generals and senior generals is the use of formations.
Not to mention the formations created by some emperors of the Song Dynasty, there are many formations handed down from the Central Plains, each of which has its own uniqueness.
In fact, these tribes or Tubo and other generals basically had little knowledge of formations. However, with their continuous integration and contact with the Central Plains, some formations naturally spread.
Just like the wild goose formation in Tubo at this moment, although it is a bit nondescript, it generally has its own characteristics.
The so-called Erlong Water Formation is somewhat similar to the Wild Goose Formation.
In other words, it is a reverse flying goose formation!
In this formation, shield soldiers and archers are the main ones for defense. The two armies extending out on both sides are mainly spearmen and swordsmen for attack! Although the two armies are divided into two directions, they use formations. The center is the core, and you can join forces at any time! Therefore, this formation is virtual and real, just right to confront the enemy's wild goose formation!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
As the thunderous war drums sounded again, the two armies couldn't help but speed up their pace! When the two sides were still hundreds of steps away, Shen Tang suddenly accelerated his speed and led his troops towards the enemy's left flank.
Both formations serve as the main defense, so this time it’s mainly about the two wings fighting!
Shen Tang galloped on horseback, and in an instant he was in front of the opponent's left wing. Then, the spear in his hand danced like a pear blossom, and the tip of the spear was pointed or slashed. In an instant, several Tubo people died under Shen Tang's gun!
At this time, the soldiers under Shen Tang also rushed over and directly entangled themselves with Tubo's left wing.
On the other side, Meng Da and his two men also led their troops to fight with the enemy's right wing! The two wings were dragged down, and the Tibetan commander immediately ordered the enemy troops to rush towards the Song army's formation as soon as possible!