Chapter 673: Outside the city of Shiyang, the war begins again
Chapter 673: Outside Shiyang City, another war breaks out
Shen Tang squinted his eyes slightly and leaned on a boulder. Although it was midsummer, the morning sun did not make people feel hot.
"Commander..."
When he opened his eyes, he saw Xin Qiji, Wu Hai and everyone else returning!
"The battle is over, and the battlefield has begun to be cleaned! In addition, nearly 10,000 Tibetan troops fled in disarray, and their commander has also fled.
Should we continue the pursuit?"
Shen Tang waved his hand, "Leave some of us to clean the battlefield and count our own casualties. Others will go back to the camp immediately to repair! You should rest quickly and come to the Chinese military tent at noon to discuss the next plan!"
Everyone followed the order and left, and Shen Tang also returned to the camp to rest!
Time turned back, and the coalition forces that had wiped out the three lines of defense outside Shiyang City finally came to the city!
The battle outside the city caused great damage to both sides.
Although the fighting did not last long, the casualties were heavy.
The total casualties on both sides exceeded 20,000!
As the sun rises in the east, rows of coalition soldiers are displayed outside Shiyang! On the city wall, Sun Ze personally leads the army and prepares various defensive equipment, waiting for the battle to come!
"Everyone, we still need to defend for a day and a night! Although there is a city wall to block it, there are pros and cons! We cannot easily leave the city, and it is difficult for our archers to threaten the enemy's safety.
Therefore, at the beginning of the war, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!"
As long as the coalition forces are not fools, they will not attack the city forcefully.
Just hammering the city wall with a catapult is enough to cause heavy losses to the Song army! Fortunately, the coalition forces are also eager to advance, otherwise, they will only need to wait for the catapult to completely smash the city wall, and then clean up the mess. That's fine, there is no need to fight to the death with the Song army.
"However, since we have persisted until now.
Then we can definitely continue to persevere! Moreover, I will stand here and never take a step back!"
"After the war begins, no one is allowed to show their heads! Hide your body as much as possible. When the enemy's catapult attack ends and the official siege begins, we will come out to fight them to the death!"
Just as Sun Ze thought, at the beginning of the war, the coalition forces attacked first with catapults.
Stones of all sizes were thrown by catapults, causing the entire city wall to tremble! Following Sun Ze's orders, the Song army hid behind shields or under crenellations to avoid the enemy's attacks as much as possible.
However, even so, people in the Song army continued to lose their lives under the boulders.
First of all, the speed of this boulder is very fast, and secondly, even if the boulder falls and breaks into pieces, it can kill people!
The catapults bombarded intermittently for more than an hour before it stopped. Looking at the statistics of casualties, Sun Ze gritted his teeth! After more than an hour of bombardment, even if they tried their best to hide, the Song army had injured more than a thousand horses. .
"Boom, boom, boom..."
When the war drums sounded, Sun Ze could not feel sad, so he shouted Dangjie, "Everyone continues to defend, and we will attack after hearing the general's order.
No one is allowed to touch without permission!"
"Bang, bang, bang..."
The catapult attack started again, but this time it was different from before. The Tubo army was like a tide, rushing toward the wall of Shiyang City in a dark mass!
The only thing that made Sun Ze more reassured was that their obstruction this time was completely outside the coalition's plan. Therefore, the coalition basically did not carry any siege equipment. The only few ladders were temporarily assembled here.
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Therefore, as long as they can hold on, it will not be easy for the enemy to attack them.
However, victory or defeat is not important now, what is important is how to delay for a longer time.
Under the suppression of catapults, the coalition forces quickly approached the city wall.
However, it wasn't until they were only a hundred or so soldiers away from the city wall that Sun Zefang suddenly ordered, "The archers should fight back immediately to delay their progress!"
The reason why we did not fight back until this time was because as the Tibetan army approached, their catapult attacks also slowed down.
After all, although this improvised catapult is easy to use, its accuracy is not high.
There is no problem in suppressing a large area, but now the two sides are extremely close. If they continue to attack frequently, I am afraid that their own soldiers will die under the catapults.
Counterattack at this time can minimize the Song army's exposure to catapults.
Brush! Brush! Brush!
The sudden rain of arrows was enough to knock down dozens of coalition soldiers!
"Raise your shield and keep charging up! Counterattack with the ladder..." The leader of the coalition also gave an order loudly!
After a moment of panic, large shields were erected, and the coalition archers on the ladder also began to fight back at the Song army on the top of the city.
However, the situation between the two sides has changed at this moment! Previously, the Song army was beyond the reach of the catapult attack. It could not even counterattack and could only be beaten passively.
Now, although the coalition forces also have archers attacking, they are obviously unable to compete with the Song army on top of the city in terms of accuracy and quantity!
After all, the coalition only has a dozen ladders in total. How many archers can it carry?
The distance of more than a hundred steps close to the city wall cost the coalition forces a heavy price! The Song army was originally condescending, and it was also a suppressive strike. After several rounds of arrow rain, the coalition forces suffered damage to one or two thousand soldiers and horses, which can be regarded as just a moment.
The previous injury to one's own side was avenged.
"Move up the ladder and attack the city! The first person to set foot on the city will be rewarded with five hundred gold!"
Kill the general, capture the flag, and get to the top first! This is one of the most important achievements in a war. If you can get one of them, as long as you survive, being promoted in the future will not be a problem!
There must be brave men under the heavy reward, not to mention that at this time of life and death, the only way to avoid being suppressed is by climbing the city wall as soon as possible to fight with the Song army.
Therefore, as the ladder approached, the soldiers of the coalition forces below climbed towards the top of the ladder like ants.
The soldiers who were originally on the ladder jumped out without hesitation and fearless of death, and rushed towards the city head.
Most of these people have become victims of the Song Army. However, as long as one person can survive and delay the Song Army on the city for a moment, it can buy more time for the brothers behind them.
As time went by, more and more coalition forces rushed to the city wall! And the Song army on the city wall, under the leadership of Sun Ze, fought with these coalition forces without retreating even half a step!
The battle on the city wall lasted for half an hour. In the end, the Song army drove the disadvantaged coalition forces off the city and temporarily stabilized the situation.