The night was low, and a ray of moonlight filtered through the dark clouds and shone on the top of the city. The blood gathered in the low-lying areas on the city reflected the moonlight, and the soldiers were leaning on the battlements in various directions. It was no longer clear how many of them were inside.
Some are dead, some are alive.
After a day of continuous bloody fighting, those who were still alive could no longer hold on. Most of the soldiers almost fell asleep after the Northern Zhou barbarians retreated, regardless of whether there were still corpses around them that had not been removed.
On the entire city, there were only a hundred or so soldiers in the reserve team still carefully carrying the corpses. Obviously they also knew how tired their companions were after this day of fighting, so they handled them with care.
All the corpses of our own people were carefully sent down the city. As for the corpses of the Northern Zhou people, there was not so much care. They were all thrown directly from the top of the city.
Who knows when the next attack by the Northern Zhou people will be, and how long this unrelenting attack will continue. If these corpses are kept piled on the top of the city, not to mention it will stink, I am afraid that in this rainy season,
, it may not be long before it causes a plague.
By then there really will be no need to defend this city.
"Boqing, wake up!"
Xiao Shilian opened his eyes drowsily. He didn't know if it was because he was too tired. He didn't pay attention to the sound at all. He turned his head and fell asleep. The snoring sounded again. However, Xiao Shilian was soon woken up by Li Xingchen's violent shaking.
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"The barbarians are coming, get up quickly!" Li Xingchen shouted in Xiao Shilian's ear at a loud voice.
Xiao Shilian suddenly shuddered and opened his eyes suddenly, extremely awake.
Li Xingchen handed him the water bag: "Here, drink some water and hurry up to the city."
It has to be said that Xiao Shilian was very shrewd. He did not lie directly on the city wall, but on the upper city walk. This place could prevent him from being hurt by the first wave of arrows even if the Northern Zhou Dynasty suddenly attacked.
Although Xiao Shilian fought without concern for his own life, he also knew that as the commander-in-chief of more than two thousand soldiers, he and Li Xingchen had to ensure their own safety, because only with them could Zhangshan County stand in the craze.
Xiao Shilian nodded, but it was still difficult to conceal the gradually spreading fatigue and fatigue. When he looked at Li Xingchen, his companion's eyes were bloodshot. At that moment, Xiao Shilian walked up to the city quickly and asked in surprise:
"When did this happen? Why did these damn barbarians come up so quickly?"
Li Xingchen gave a wry smile: "You will know it just by looking at it. The ones we repelled before were probably the Northern Zhou people's vanguard, but now they are the main force."
Xiao Shilian frowned. He had seen how tough the enemy was. He even let the enemy rush to the top of the city. If Li Xingchen hadn't made a prompt decision and mobilized several generals to lead the charge, I'm afraid Zhangshan County wouldn't know who it was now.
Of.
And if this is just the forward, how terrifying will it be when their main force starts to attack the city?
"How many people have we lost?" Xiao Shilian asked in a low voice as he went to the city.
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment, and also lowered his voice: "There are more than three hundred people, which is not too much. Most of them were killed by the Northern Zhou people who rushed to the city. If it weren't for the city as a barrier, we would not be able to do anything."
It’s simply not enough to fit between people’s teeth.”
Xiao Shilian nodded slightly. For the defender of the city, more than 300 people were killed in the battle with the enemy's vanguard, and the battle only lasted for an hour or two. This was not a good sign. Of course, Xiao Shilian
We also know that the Northern Zhou people died in battle far more than this number.
However, a large part of the price paid by the Northern Zhou people was paid when filling in the moat, which means that there was no need for them to repeat this process later.
The next battle will obviously be more dangerous.
When he saw the light of torches in the darkness outside the city, Xiao Shilian couldn't help but secretly exclaimed: "This damn guy thinks too highly of us!"
There must be at least tens of thousands, or even more than 20,000 people in this spectacular sea of torch light outside the city. It is certain that the main force of Yuchi Jiong's army is already here. It took such a heavy effort to resist the enemy forward of 4,000 to 5,000 people.
Xiao Shilian didn't know how high the cost of the defenders would be when tens of thousands of people attacked the city at the same time.
More importantly, such a spectacular array will cause irreparable shadows and pressure on the defenders.
Li Xingchen chuckled lightly and could not deny it. Footsteps hurriedly sounded behind him, and Chen Zhishen and others also rushed over. This man had killed countless people in the day's battle.
Li Xingchen estimated that less than half of the Northern Zhou soldiers who rushed to the city fell in his hands, especially the brave general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Chen Zhishen killed him, but it did a great deal to those Northern Zhou soldiers who rushed to the city.
A lot of stress and panic.
Therefore, the other generals who were originally somewhat unconvinced that Chen Zhishen was always able to receive Li Xingchen's tasks now also respected him. Most of them even subconsciously took a step behind, letting Chen Zhishen take the lead.
"Join the army, Commander, what's going on? These son-of-a-bitch barbarians still won't give up?" Chen Zhishen asked in surprise. He was also woken up from his sleep.
People usually get angry when they wake up, and what's more, they are in a state of half-asleep and half-awake now, which makes them even more angry. However, several generals behind Chen Zhishen had already noticed the situation below the city, and they couldn't help but take a breath.
Cool air.
Everyone just slept for a while, why are there so many enemies when you open your eyes?
"This is the main force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty." Li Xingchen told them the reason. "They arrived in less than a quarter of an hour."
After the Northern Zhou vanguard arrived, Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian had already taken back most of the scouts who had been scattered. Otherwise, if all the city gates were blocked in the future, these scouts would really become rootless.
For a garrison where every soldier is precious, such a waste of troops cannot be allowed.
And it was precisely because the scouts had withdrawn that if the Northern Zhou army had not marched directly to the city, Li Xingchen and the others would not have known that the enemy had arrived.
"Are they anxious to attack the city?" Xiao Shilian raised his eyebrows and tapped the handle of the knife lightly with his fingers, ready for a fierce battle at any time.
However, Li Xingchen shook his head and rejected Xiao Shilian's guess: "If it is to attack the city, the ladder trucks must have been out at this time, and we can even see the crossbows, trebuchets and other large equipment with the help of their firelight.
But you see, most of the people in this city are infantry, not even many crossbowmen."
"This... you mean?" Xiao Shilian suddenly looked surprised.