The last ladder also burst into flames in an instant.
Several soldiers who did not have time to jump were engulfed in flames, and fell from the air like burning men.
"Withdrawn."
"They retreated."
On the city wall, the Han army was cheering.
After the fifth ladder was burned down, Zhang Lu no longer hesitated and withdrew his troops.
He also understands that without the siege equipment, it is basically impossible for the men he has now to capture Yangping Pass.
After nearly three hours of fighting, he finally failed.
He originally thought that according to Yang Song's strategy, if he lost 50,000 soldiers today, he would be able to capture Yangping Pass.
But he still lost.
He didn't understand why the Han army still had such a strong fighting force today.
Didn't the sleepless attack, day and night, fail to affect the Han army at all?
His 100,000 men took turns attacking yesterday and had plenty of time to rest. Even so, those believers were a little tired this morning.
The Han army only had a few men. Even if they took turns to rest, Zhang Lu could be sure that every soldier of the Han army would fight much longer than they did.
Zhang Lu once again left corpses on the ground and retreated to the camp ten miles away in despair.
Although he only used 50,000 people for the three-hour battle, 20,000 people remained outside Yangping Pass when he retreated.
In three hours, the casualties of his soldiers had already exceeded yesterday.
On the city wall, the Han troops were still cheering.
"Ah..."
Someone is roaring and venting.
They succeeded without letting the enemy scale the city wall.
At this moment, some people were howling and some were lying on the ground with smiles on their faces.
In the face of the enemy's strong attack, they did not retreat and successfully defended Yangping Pass.
With 20,000 people, we were able to hold off the opponent's 100,000-strong army, and we stayed up all day and night, plus this last bloody battle.
They deserve praise, and they can proudly pat their chests and say they are heroes.
All injured soldiers have been sent for medical treatment.
The soldiers who participated in the battle this morning also went down to rest.
Another five thousand soldiers have been replaced on the city wall.
Although they were still a little tired after just resting, when they stood on the city wall, their bodies were as straight as spears.
There were also some people who came to the city wall in baskets and put the bodies of their compatriots who died in the battle into the baskets.
In addition to the twenty personal guards who followed Wang Ding out of the city and died in battle, there were also many who fell from the city wall.
Unlike Zhang Lu, after retreating, he completely ignored the corpses of the soldiers who died in the battle and allowed tens of thousands of corpses to lie outside Yangping Pass.
Perhaps only when he attacks next time will people drag away the bodies that are hindering his progress.
Wang Dingdao: "Zhang Lu has lost almost half of his troops and horses, so he probably won't attack again."
Xu Huang, Gao Shun and others also came down from the city wall.
But instead of going to rest, Jia Xu was invited over by Wang Ding.
Nearly 40,000 believers died in the battle, including those who were injured.
It is estimated that there are only 30,000 to 40,000 people in Zhang Lu's army who can go to the battlefield now.
Moreover, the ladders and siege engines were both burned down. Without these two siege engines, Yangping Pass would not be able to be filled by human lives alone.
"Sir, what's going on with those prisoners now?" Wang Ding asked.
In the past two days, Wang Ding had never been to the wounded barracks while he was busy fighting with Zhang Lu.
Jia Xu was basically in the wounded barracks yesterday and today.
He said: "Some of the injuries have been stabilized, but most are still seriously injured. There is no guarantee that they will survive."
Those with minor injuries and those who could still move retreated.
Those who were brought into the city by the Han army were all seriously injured and unconscious. In just two days, while they were being treated, some people continued to die.
Every day, corpses are taken out and cremated.
Wang Dingdao: "What is the attitude of sober people now?"
Jia Xu said: "With the doctor's dedicated treatment, these people are now very grateful for the Lord's kindness, but it is not possible to get them out of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect for the time being."
The Five Pecks of Rice Sect founded by Zhang Lu is still relatively successful. These believers have a strong sense of belonging.
Wang Ding nodded and said: "As long as they don't rank us, we will be fine."
"After all the wounded soldiers of our army are arranged, let Fan Chou go outside the city and bring in all the enemy soldiers who are not dead yet."
Zhang Lu doesn't care about their life or death, Wang Ding will take care of them.
Wait until all these people's injuries are healed, let them be grateful to Wang Ding, and then let them go back.
At that time, let’s see how Zhang Lu will treat these people.
Under the word-of-mouth propaganda of these people, Wang Ding did not believe that there would still be so many believers willing to follow Zhang Lu in the war.
Today, nearly 3,000 of Wang Ding’s own men were killed in battle, and thousands more were injured.
The doctors accompanying the army have never stopped to rest.
No matter what, he must first ensure that his soldiers receive the best medical treatment.
As for those believers who Zhang Lu doesn't care about, he can save as many as he can.
Zhang Lu also received news that the Han army was leaving the city to clean up the battlefield.
But he didn't care.
After returning to the camp, Zhang Lu's first order was to drag Yang Ang down and beat him with a hundred military sticks.
The reason is that the ladders and siege engines were not properly taken care of, which led to the failure of today's siege.
Yang Ang felt that he was wronged.
The ladders and siege engines were burned. What did it have to do with him? He couldn't stop it.
Last month, Yang Bai received a hundred military sticks. Looking at Yang Ang being punished, he felt sad.
Fortunately, Zhang Lu did not let him go into battle this time, otherwise he would be the one receiving the military stick now.
He didn't want to recover from his injuries and then lie in bed for another month.
While listening to the screams outside, Zhang Lu asked: "Yang Song, now that all the siege equipment has been damaged, how can we break the city and retreat the enemy?"
It is not easy to build a siege vehicle ladder.
It would take at least half a month to build new ladders and siege engines.
When Zhang Lu retreated, Yang Song was already thinking. At this moment, he said: "There are less than 50,000 capable warriors now, and there is no advantage of ladders. It will be difficult for us to break through the barrier by ourselves. Why don't you ask Liu Zhoumu?"
Help."
As the number one think tank under Zhang Lu, Yang Song is naturally aware of the relationship between Zhang Lu and Liu Yan.
Although he does not recognize his father, he actually has a feeling of father and son.
Zhang Lu’s mother is still in Liu Yan’s mansion.
Zhang Lu was deep in thought and said nothing.
He sacrificed his life to fill this battle, seemingly indifferent to the believers who died in the battle, but when the casualties were so great, how could he not feel heartbroken.
Those who died in the battle were all Hanzhong people and believers of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect.
In a short period of time, he will not be able to gather an army of 100,000.
What Yang Song said is not unreasonable.
However, every time Zhang Lu thought about his days in Liu Yan's house, he didn't want to have any more involvement with Liu Yan.