On the Golden Light Gate, the fair-faced Dou Dewei lay on the arrow stack and looked down. The flying rain fell on his body and head, dripping down his pocket, and his face became increasingly pale.
The original guard of Jinguangmen was Hou Mo Chenlin. After he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the tens of thousands of troops outside the city, Dou Dewei took over. Although the Fufeng Dou family is not well-known now and is not as prominent as when Emperor Gaozu was in power, it has a deep foundation. , even if he is not considered a key figure in Guanlong, he is still entangled with the same interests as the Guanlong clan.
At this moment, I saw that the military camp, which was originally lined with tents and people shouting horses, was already in a mess. Tens of thousands of people and horses could not stop the two thousand armored cavalry. They were running for their lives in the vast wilderness outside the city like cattle and sheep being chased by wolves. A black torrent continuously interspersed with raids until the Guanlong army reached the city.
When the first two generals stopped at the bottom of the city and looked up the city across the moat, Dou Dewei happened to look at them and felt a ferocious aura coming towards them. The two thousand cavalry behind them were even more murderous! The injured leg that had been crushed by Fang Jun's beheaded horse began to hurt, and cold sweat trickled down his back.
He was born into a noble family and was destined to inherit the title of Lord Shenwu and become the next generation head of the Dou family. His political career and wealth were among the best in the world, and he had a bright future. However, ever since Wu Meiniang had her leg broken by Fang Jun when she was young and frivolous, his life seemed to be shrouded in darkness by Fang Jun's stick.
When the armored cavalry under the city turned around and ravaged the disintegrated Guanlong army again, and quickly moved away into the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief. He wondered whether these killing gods would retreat, and then he saw what he could see in the distance. Wherever you go, soldiers from Youtun Guards are coming from all over the mountains and valleys!
It’s over!
The last trace of luck in Dou Dewei's psychology was shattered. Youtunwei obviously planned to take advantage of the lack of troops outside Jinguang Gate to capture the city gate and then break into the city.
As for whether the Jinguang Gate could stop the mad attack from the Youtun Guards... Dou Dewei didn't even think about it. He dragged his injured leg and limped down the city wall under the guard of his own soldiers. Although he had not personally witnessed Youtunwei's siege tactics, he had heard of them many times. Others used ladders to attack the city, but Youtunwei directly dug a hole under the city, buried gunpowder, ignited it, and blew down the tower with a bang. The city wall was blown into a pile of rubble.
He didn't want to stand on the city and stare at being blown up into the sky and turned into a handful of ashes. Even if he wasn't killed, he could still live after being buried in bricks and tiles?
When the defenders on the city saw Dou Dewei coming down the city without saying a word, they all looked at each other in confusion. Could it be that the new guard wanted to command remotely from the government office under the city?
Someone boldly chased two of them and asked loudly: "Where does the general want to go?"
Dou Dewei didn't even look back: "I was injured and in terrible pain, so I took command at the government office below the city. You should think about the current danger in Guanlong and do your best not to be afraid of casualties. You must block the Youtun Guards below the city!"
After saying that, he led his soldiers into the duty room of the government office not far from the city, making up his mind to stay away from the battlefield and evacuate immediately if the situation went bad.
As for whether his new commander-in-chief, squatting far away in the government office but not visiting the front line in person, will lead to a situation where the generals do not know the soldiers and the generals, which will greatly reduce the command efficiency and give the enemy an opportunity, he does not care at all. .
I am a first-class noble because I am delicate and rich, so I can't fight to the death on the city wall with these soldiers who are like dolphins and dogs, right?
Besides, there is no city in the world that Youtunwei cannot attack. I didn’t abandon the city and run away immediately. It’s already considered to be invincible courage...
He is a descendant of Empress Taimu, a serious descendant, and is much more solid than the eldest Sun family. Even if the rebellion fails completely, who would dare to do anything to him? When the prince ascends the throne, the status of the Dou family is still as stable as Mount Tai. Holding the title of a Shenwu Duke in vain, without being in the center and not holding real power, would be better than losing one's life now...
So he didn't care whether the Jinguang Gate could be defended or not. Being able to hold on until the city was broken before withdrawing was already considered to be courageous and courageous for shouldering an important task, right?
Whoever is dissatisfied will come to fight with Youtunwei. If he really can win, then of course he can say whatever he wants to me. But if he doesn't have the confidence, why should he accuse me?
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Naturally, the Youtun Guards didn't know that they were killing tens of thousands of Guanlong troops outside the city until their corpses were piled up like mountains and blood flowed into rivers. Tens of thousands of people were defeated and the troops were running like wolves. Even the defenders on the city had been killed. The two groups were forced to fight, and even the general avoided fighting, waiting to escape at any time.
Wang Fangyi led the armored cavalry and chased Hou Mo and Chen Lin's troops eastward step by step to avoid being killed by him with his carbine and destroying the progress of the siege. Gao Kan stood up on his horse and commanded the infantry who arrived later to begin the siege.
Hundreds of people from the baggage camp responsible for building the boat bridge swarmed up. Everyone was carrying a wooden plank. When they came to the moat, they jumped off without hesitation. Then they lifted the plank and floated on the water, using iron nails and screws one by one. After connecting these wooden planks, several pontoon bridges were quickly built on the moat. The soldiers behind carried ladders and quickly crossed the moat from the pontoon bridges and came to the bottom of the city wall. They erected the ladders against the rain of arrows and stones on the city.
As soon as the ladder was set up, the soldier behind him held the horizontal knife in his mouth, jumped onto the ladder with a strong body, and climbed up quickly.
At the same time, the musketeers and crossbowmen arrived at the city. Amidst the rumbling drums, rows of muskets and arrows shot at the top of the city, suppressing the defenders with firepower.
The siege soldiers climbed up the ladders, with arrows rolling on their heads like rain of wood and rocks. Some soldiers kept screaming and falling halfway up the climb, while the soldiers behind them continued to climb without saying a word.
The defenders revealed their bodies from the arrow stacks and swung their swords to chop down the soldiers of the Youtun guards who had climbed to the height of the arrow stacks. At the same time, the lead bullets and arrows fired from the city were hitting their bodies one after another. They screamed miserably or fell to the city walls, or They were killed and wounded on the spot, and the violent firepower prevented the defenders on the city from showing their heads.
A general is a soldier of courage. A general who is brave enough to defeat the three armies can often maximize the combat effectiveness of his army. If he can lead the army, the morale will be high. This is how many battles in which the weak defeat the strong and the outnumbered win the final victory. victory.
On the contrary, if the general is timid and afraid of fighting, who can expect his soldiers to be brave and not afraid of death?
The Youtun Guards not only wanted to capture the Jinguang Gate, but also wanted to do it as quickly as possible, so there was no temptation. As soon as they came up, they launched a fierce attack with all their strength, which made the defenders on the city confused and fearful.
"Where's General Dou?"
"Sit and take command in the duty room below the city..."
"What the hell! He's just afraid of death!"
"His leg was damaged by Fang Er back then. How can he not be afraid of Fang Er's army now?"
"Mom! He got scared and ran to check the room. When he saw the opportunity, he ran away. We are so scared that we still have to stay here?"
There were complaints on the top of the city. As the suppressive firepower of the Youtun Guards became more and more fierce, more and more soldiers attacked the city. This resentment gradually turned into a fear of war. The original fear was magnified countless times, and morale became stronger. It's getting sluggish.
Dou Dewei stood in the duty room and paced back and forth. From time to time he opened the door and looked at the tower not far away. He muttered: "Something is wrong. Where is the gunpowder? Why not lay gunpowder to blow down the city wall and then swarm in? Instead of A hard attack regardless of casualties?"
Since the advent of gunpowder, it has been used on the battlefield by Youtunwei in various incredible ways, especially its unparalleled power in siege warfare, which has caused the political hall to discuss the matter more than once with all states and counties in the world. Is it necessary to continue to spend huge sums of money on reinforcements and repairs to the city? Because even the strongest city cannot withstand gunpowder bombardment. As long as the weight of gunpowder is increased infinitely, even a rock can be blown to pieces, and the defensive function of the city wall is almost completely ineffective...
Dou Dewei slapped his thigh fiercely and said excitedly: "Mother! The foundry bureau was destroyed, and the gunpowder production workshop of Youtunwei was razed to the ground. No matter how much gunpowder was stored in the army, it would be impossible to conquer both Hexi and the Western Regions. , how much is left? This is because the gunpowder has been used up!"
If there were no powerful weapons like gunpowder, the Golden Light Sect might not be able to defend it!
Even if we can't hold it, as long as we delay the time, Yanshoufang will definitely mobilize heavy troops. We only need to densely line up the city with soldiers. With the high walls of the city, we should be able to stop the Youtun Guards, right?
In order to be sure, Dou Dewei waited for a while, and when the fighting on the city became more intense, he knew that his guess was correct.
Immediately his waist became straighter, his confidence became stronger, and he felt that he was capable again!
