Turbulent Times Chapter 20: A large army sieges the city

Seeing the well-organized battle formations outside the city, and remembering that for hundreds of years, the Qiang people have never fought a big victory in the hands of the Han dynasty. stern.

"Provoke first, weaken the enemy's morale, and strengthen our army's prestige. It is best to drive the Turks out of the city to fight in the field." Yu Juluo gave an order, and the army began to march out in the order that had been set.

Thirty thousand cavalry, led by the general Liu Fang, came out with a roar like thunder. The horses were fat, strong and powerful, and they were extremely handsome. Not chaotic, uniform armor, helmets, and uniform weapons, a team of thousands of people gathered in an instant to form a strong stream of iron, passing calmly outside Longxi City.

The so-called "a layman watches the excitement, an insider watches the doorway", this sentence is also valid in war, such as such a rapid assembly and such a strict military appearance, it shows the strict military discipline and training of the Sui army. Su, which means that this army is powerful.

In fact, this is exactly the case. This cavalry was originally the elite cavalry of the Sui army.

The deterrent effect is very good. The faces of the soldiers of the sword department at the head of the city turned pale. Mi Qinchi was also in a nervous mood. According to the news of Tuyuhun and the Turkic army, the Sui army in Jincheng County will inevitably collapse in three days at most. Therefore, they only need to stick to it for three days.

King Bo Duo put away the dignified look on his face, and became sacred and solemn, and said in a way similar to singing: "Mi Qinchi, tell your people that the Heavenly King is watching here, as long as Hold on for three days, and the army of Dharma King Tianzun will break through Jincheng County, and 250,000 troops will go south to join us, and at that time, Longxi County will be the reward given to you by Dharma King Tianzun."

"Tell them, whoever kills more enemies, the glory of the Heavenly King will shine on him, as long as he kills a hundred people, he will become a general under the throne of the King."

Mi Qinchi led away with an excited expression on his face.

Soon there was cheering from the top of the city, and the frightened faces just now were replaced by fanaticism.

This is the magical function of religious belief in ancient times. It can easily drive thousands of people to work hard for a few careerists, and those who work hard feel extremely honorable and sacred.

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Two li away from the city, Yuju stood on a basil horse, with his back straight, looking proudly at Longxi City, which had a tall and solid city wall and a steep moat, but the circumference of the city was only three or four li.

"The Turkic people are not used to the offensive and defensive battles of the city. The people in the Ge Dao Department are slightly better, but they are also not good at defending the city compared to my soldiers in the Sui Dynasty. The commander has received an urgent report from the front line. Jincheng can hold on at most Three days, so within three days we must capture Longxi City." Yu Juluo said loudly, his face sinking like water.

The hearts of all the generals were awe-inspiring, knowing that the matter was of great importance, all of them looked dignified and solemn.

"According to the plan, leave the north and concentrate on attacking three sides."

The generals are all veterans of the war, and they know why Yu Juluo wants to go around the city three times.

A 100,000 army can indeed seal the small city of Longxi, but they are in a hurry, and what they want is not to force the defenders to resist to the death, but to open the city, whether it is the people of the Ge Dao Department, or The Turkic people, with a glimmer of life, will not be as determined as they were at the beginning when there were more casualties and more brutal fighting. Even if the city guards and the Turkic chiefs knew it was a trick, the guards would die. Faith can also be shaken.

Before coming, the order of attacking the city and the positions of the various government troops have been determined. Needless to say, Yu Juluo raised his whip and pointed at the city of Longxi in front of him. The sound of drums spread the order to begin the siege to the whole army.

The next moment, groups of soldiers stood behind the cowhide curtain, carrying ladders, and trench filling vehicles rushed forward under the cover of arrows. People drove the people in the city to widen and dig deeper, but the water flow has been cut off by Yujuluo sent people upstream, leaving only about a foot of water in the moat, and a giant pole with a sharpened tip was exposed in the water .

After nearly a thousand casualties, the Sui army braved the rain of arrows from the east, west, and south of the city, and finally laid the trench-filled bridge slab on the moat, and put it on the opposite river bank. Ten wooden plank bridges were paved in each of the three siege directions, forming a bridge deck with a width of seven to eight feet. The Sui army screamed at the back, pushing the ladder and rushing towards the city wall.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk..." The arrows at the top of the city were replaced with rockets, and instead of shooting people, they shot at the bridge deck. , The arrow is hard to hurt, unless it is baked by a big fire, like the flame on the arrow, it cannot shoot through the bridge deck, and it is difficult to play a role.

"Kill, kill, kill!" A large group of soldiers ran across the trench bridge holding their shields, carrying ladders, carbine guns, and antlers.

The crossbowmen of the Sui Army stood a hundred paces away, and continued to carry out the final suppression to the top of the city. When the soldiers on their own side started to climb the ladder, there would be accidental injuries, and it was difficult for them to shoot arrows.

As for the few giant crossbows at the head of Longxi City, although the people in the Ge Dao Department know how to use them, they are not proficient, and the accuracy is too poor. Although there are also casualties, they are not enough to defeat the Sui Army's crossbowmen .

However, the people of the sword department also used bows and arrows to counter the suppression. Although the crossbowmen of the Sui army were protected by shields, they still suffered a large number of casualties.

Considering that there were 3,000 elite Turkic cavalry in the city, Yu Juluo specially ordered the soldiers to carry carbine-repelling guns and antler formations.

Because it was difficult for the Sui cavalry to get close to the city during the siege battle, but the Turkic cavalry in the city could send light cavalry to kill the siege soldiers at any time, so obstacles should be placed near the city gate to prevent them from being attacked. Because the Sui army in the rear tried their best to suppress the cover with crossbows and arrows, the defenders of the sword department in the city did not dare to stand up and shoot arrows at will, and the coverage of the arrows shot was greatly affected. Although the Sui army also suffered a lot of casualties, but A large number of ladders were pushed across the trench bridge.

Under the command of the officer, the soldiers of the sword department in the city immediately stretched out countless rams with a length of several feet. Many of the ladders were pushed down by the rams, and many soldiers with ants attached to them crashed On the ground, most of them were seriously injured and could only wait for death in the city in despair.

Parts of the ladders failed to break open, and the army desperately climbed up. Under the yelling of Mi Qinhu, all kinds of rolling stones, rolling logs, hot fire and grease continued to be thrown or splashed. Shouts rang out, and the first wave of Sui troops suffered heavy casualties, and no one was able to attack the city. In the past few days, the people of the Ge Dao Department have also not been idle, driving the Han people in the city and making a lot of preparations for defending the city.

Yu Juluo immediately ordered more than a dozen watchtowers to approach the enemy's formation. This watchtower is much higher than the city wall. Its main function is that the general can stand in the distance and look down on the city. Targeted shooting of specific groups of people.

These more than a dozen watchtowers approached, condescending, flying arrows like locusts, specially shooting the officers at the top of the city and the defenders who threw logs, heavy stones and manipulated hot oil and boiling water. He lost hundreds of people, and his arrogance was greatly reduced. The second wave of siege Sui troops took the opportunity to rush to the city wall again, carrying ladders,

Mi Qinchi quickly divided the defenders at the top of the city into three groups, and one group of archers shot at the Sui soldiers on the watchtower. A group of people continued to kill the enemy with rolling logs, heavy stones, hot oil, and boiling water, and the remaining group shot at the arrows and crossbowmen of the Sui army in the city.

No matter how many more people the Sui Army has than the Ge Dao Department, and the weapons and armor are much more sophisticated, but in terms of geographical advantage, the defenders in the city have a great advantage. Fighting **** battles against the three walls of the city, the moment of the highest casualty rate in the siege battle is the time of this siege.

The Sui Army's trebuchets were also brought up, and they began to attack. Dozens of huge stones whizzed and smashed down on the top of the city. , but still damaged.

Yasha rolled and fell down the city wall. The countless sharp spikes pierced the soldiers' heads and blood, and when a Yasha was thrown down, many Sui soldiers screamed and fell to the ground. Many sharp wooden stakes were firmly inserted in the moats of the city, piercing their intestines.

A wooden donkey cart attacking the city gate was pierced through the top by an iron striker, and then hot fat was poured from above, followed by a torch thrown down. Many soldiers were covered in fire and screamed from the wooden donkey The car ran out under the wings that could block the rolling wood, rocks and arrows, and was shot to death on the ground by random arrows.

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"Jiang Mulang, what's the situation outside now?" Wang Junlin asked Jiang Mulang and Su Changqing who had just returned from inquiring about the news in a deep voice at the Liu Residence in Longxi City.

"Huo Chang, the situation is not good. I just heard the news that 200,000 cavalry from the Western Turks have arrived in Jincheng County. They are attacking Jincheng County day and night. The defenders of Jincheng in the Great Sui Dynasty can last at most three days." Su Changqing hurriedly said.

Wang Junlin looked solemn, and said: "In this way, the Ge Dao Department and the Turkic people in Longxi City only need to stick to it for three days."

Zhou Hu interjected: "What Chief Huo said is very true, and the current situation is exactly like this!"

"How is the attack on the city today?" Wang Junlin asked again.

Jiang Muling said: "Today our army attacked the city extremely brutally, with many casualties, several times we attacked the top of the city, but all the people in the Ge Dao Department seemed to have drunk chicken blood, they were not afraid of death, they only knew how to fight for their lives. And the Turkic people have not made a move yet.”

Wang Junlin said: "It seems that it is impossible for the governor to attack Longxi City within three days. It's just that if Jincheng County falls after three days, and more than 200,000 troops from Turkic and Tugu City come south and east, think again Breaking through Longxi City is even more impossible."

After everyone listened, they also realized the seriousness of the current situation, and Wang Junlin did not mention the problem that everyone knew well, and it was also the problem that everyone was most concerned about-if the Sui army could not break through the city within three days, They had little chance of escaping.

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