The people who should leave on the city wall have already left, and most of the people who are left behind are those who don’t care about their lives.
Brother Chun believes that the term "those who don't want to live" is a bit general. These people who don't want to live do not want their lives, but because abject poverty is more terrifying than death.
Among the people who stayed, the largest number were the Tubo people. These people who had been abandoned by the ethnic group are now the poorest people in Lanzhou City.
Lone geese that stray from the group are most likely to die. Therefore, there is not much difference between the Tubo people who have lost the protection of the group and the lone geese that have strayed from the group. They do the dirtiest and most tiring work, earn the meager wages, and eat the worst meals.
, there are still a large number of people who hope to escape abject poverty, and there are still a large number of people who are willing to try whether they have a chance to live in order to enjoy the money.
Brother Chun was no longer stingy with money at this time. He thought it was very fair to buy a life for one tael of silver. However, after this battle, he and Xiaoman could no longer hope to gain a foothold in Lanzhou City.
Those people who don't have the guts to deal with Hai Hu'er will definitely tear their whole family and people like Hong Ying into pieces afterwards, no matter how high the price is, they will do it.
The city wall finally became quieter. Everyone hid themselves tightly in order to save their lives. Even though the Hideous Riders wandered in front of the city wall without showing their heads, they shrank their heads like quails and stared at the sun that had not moved for a long time.
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Li Qing came, and he was very curious. A group of common people who had nothing could actually cause Hu'er to lose nearly forty people in battle. Even in the Western Regions, such battle losses were rare.
The war started suddenly. Originally, I just wanted to intimidate Liu Wenchun, the prefect of Lanzhou, so that I could get more money to compensate for my losses. Now it seems that if Lanzhou City is not breached, will the morale of my army be able to survive in Ducheng?
question.
Li Qing was happy when he came to the city wall and took a look at it. The tattered city wall was still the same as before. The people who defended the city did not even do the basic work of repairing the city wall. Looking around, there were only a few lonely long strands on the city wall.
Spears emerged from behind the crenellations on the city wall. How did such a mob allow the elite sergeant Hail Huer to lose more than forty people in battle?
"Hundreds, attack the city! Let me see!"
Li Qing got off his horse, half lying on a soft couch and waved to Marquis Yu, indicating that he could formally attack Lanzhou City.
There are many ways to break through Lanzhou City. Li Qing only needs to use the speed of his war horse to run around Lanzhou City and find the weakest opening to break through, and the city will be broken.
However, Li Qing didn't care whether he could break through Lanzhou City. He wanted to see why the people in Lanzhou City allowed him to lose so many people in a wave of attacks. If he didn't figure this out, he wouldn't even have food to eat.
What a taste.
Chen Shu really wanted to put up his own flag, but unfortunately he could only think about it in his mind. He would not fight under the banner of the Jingxi Army in this battle. Otherwise, all the efforts of Brother Chun would be in vain.
, the Jingxi Army will also be charged with killing good people and taking merit, and the Xixia people will have sufficient reasons to march into Lanzhou City. In that case, the commander-in-chief will have to fight with the Xixia people before he starts a war with the Liao Kingdom.
Already.
The Hu man who had just been riding a war horse might have been easy to deal with. Now, the Hu man who was riding a camel was slowly advancing towards the city. Chen Shu finally understood where the reputation of Hai Hu'er came from.
A camel is a small moving castle. The front of the camel is covered with leather armor, which can resist stray arrows. The long neck and head exposed outside the leather armor can effectively protect the knight riding between the humps. The camel is much taller than the war horse, and the knight only needs to
Get close to the city wall, stand on the back of a camel, and quickly climb up the city wall with a short hook. No wonder these people are able to plunder the Western Region with low city walls and attack cities as if they are walking on flat ground. It turns out that is the case.
Simple.
A few fast horses dragged branches behind them and flew past the city wall, raising dust all over the sky. Although blown by the west wind again, the yellow dust slowly spread towards the city wall.
The looming knight in the loess was like a demon flying in the clouds. Before the defenders on the city could react, they were already within a stone's throw.
Chen Shu gave the order, and the arrows sank into the dust like locusts. At this time, it was impossible to get accurate shots. The only way to make up for the lack of accurate shots was to rely on shooting over a large area.
I can't see the results of the battle, but I can hear a few camels whining...
After three rounds of shooting, Chen Shu sighed, lit the gunpowder bombs in his hand, and threw the gunpowder bombs out while listening to the camel's advancing hooves.
When the first roar sounded, the rest of the Jingxi Army soldiers also threw out the gunpowder bombs in their hands. The dark red flames continued to roll in the yellow dust, creating even bigger dust, which was stirred by the west wind.
Together, the entire city of Lanzhou was shrouded in dust.
When the first explosion reached Li Qing's ears, he suddenly sat up, his eyes staring at the dust that was gradually receding.
Chen Shu, who had his eyes narrowed, ran back and forth impatiently on the city wall, shouting loudly to his subordinates to be careful. A long arrow flew out of the dust and hit Chen Shu's armor hard. Fortunately, it hit him just in time.
The hit on the shoulder armor knocked Chen Shu staggering, and then he saw a yellow figure climbing up from the top of the city. After he stood still, he smashed the head of a strong man to pieces with a stick.
Several Tubo people screamed and rushed towards the Hu man, hoping to use the strength of the crowd to capture the Hu man. The head of a Hu man was worth five taels of silver, and they valued this very seriously.
The barbarians who climbed onto the city wall were not busy rushing forward, but stood firmly there, as if they wanted to hold their position so that more companions could come up from here.
Brother Chun hid in a small cave where soldiers were hiding. Seeing that the Hu man was entangled by four desperate Tibetans, he quietly lit two gunpowder bombs and waited until the match rope was almost burned.
Throw it down along the edge of the city wall.
There was a loud bang, and although the result of the battle could not be seen, Brother Chun vaguely saw a broken hand flying up from under the city wall.
Kicking away the residual hand, Brother Chun saw that one of the four Tubo men was thrown into the city by the Hu man, and one was strangled to death by the Hu man's arm. The remaining two Tubo men hugged the Hu man tightly.
Seeing that he was about to be killed by the barbarian who wanted to free his hands, he lit the remaining gunpowder bomb and then bravely approached the barbarian, stuffed the gunpowder bomb into the barbarian's quiver, and then rolled around.
left the city wall.
There was a muffled sound, and Brother Chun saw the Hu man's body split in the middle, and his upper body flew into the air. Also flying into the sky were the two Tubo men.
The sounds of fighting on the city wall gradually became more intense, and various northwest accents of screams, calls for help, and loud shouts filled the entire city wall.
Haihuer has a strong ability to grasp the opportunity of fighting. As the dust attacks the city wall, and when the dust gradually dissipates, the two teams are tightly entangled. It is no longer possible to rely on gunpowder bombs to win.
The war was a hard fight from the beginning. The heavy weapons held by the tall Hai Huer made the Jingxi Army suffer a lot. He was as tough as Chen Shu and Zhang Tingzhe. Under Hai Hu'er's ferocious attack, he fought on the left and right.
Block, like grass in the wind and rain.
Every blow from maces, flails, heavy hammers, and universal swords made it difficult for the Song army to parry, and they could only rely on a strict three-man military formation to deal with it.
Uncontrollable pain surged through Zhang Ting's chest and abdomen. The blow he received from a foreigner not long ago made his bones feel like they were broken. He originally thought that he was talented, diligent, and trained for so long.
It won't be too bad in the future, but now it seems that these warriors from the barbaric land are really terrifying.
Half of Boss Chen's face was covered in blood. If it hadn't been for the support of the crossbowmen standing behind him, Boss Chen's head would have been smashed by the Hu's flail.
Even though he was hit by a crossbow arrow, the Hu man was still fierce. He threw away his flail, picked up a mace from the ground, and smashed it into Zhao Ping's chest. He watched Zhao Ping spurt out a mouthful of blood, and his chest was armored.
In its position, a small pit has been sunk.
Fortunately, there was a layer of cork under the Jingxi Army's armor, which offset most of the force. Otherwise, Zhao Ping's sternum could be crushed in just one go.
Boss Chen's long knife slashed at the Hu man's shoulder, roaring and pulling down. The long knife, which had long become toothless, sawed open the Hu man's leather armor like a saw. Zhao Ping fought desperately.
Finally created an opportunity for Boss Chen.
Seeing the dying Hu man throw away the mace, stretched out his hand to strangle Chen Shu's neck, Zhang Ting gritted his teeth and rolled towards the Hu man, the long knife in his hand desperately got through the gap in the armor, the long knife
After getting through most of the Hu man's body, he stirred hard.
After Chen Shu, Zhang Ting, and Zhao Ping defeated their opponents, Zhang Ting held his knees with his hands and panted. The wound on his arm opened like a child's mouth. Zhao Ping's spear had been found.
He found a new target and continued to advance to the right. There were six soldiers of the Haihuer Army formed in a circle and were confronting more than ten soldiers of the Western Jingxi Army. Under such circumstances, the spearman was the best candidate to attack.
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Chen Shu cut off the head of the barbarian, and even in his busy schedule, he did not forget to take a look at the city walls. Fortunately, the only people participating in the siege were this group of people. Li Qing was no longer on the couch, but sitting on the
The war horses stared intently at the city head.
Chen Shu believed that as long as this team of troops was exhausted, Li Qing would not hesitate to devote all his strength to the battle.
Looking at Zhang Ting and Chen Shu who had recovered their breath, he said: "Take out all the gunpowder bombs. There is no need to stay behind. Tell Miss Xiaoman that the winner will be determined in half an hour. She wants to evaluate the Xixia people."
The combat power must be accelerated, otherwise there will be no chance of escape. The barbarians' cavalry has already circled to the other side of the city." (To be continued)