In the next two or three days, Sun Jie walked up to the tower from time to time and stared at the earthen barrier on the opposite side that was being raised every day without saying a word. He stood there for half a day without moving. If it weren't for the constant calculation with the fingers of both hands behind his back, he would be like a statue.
On this day, when he saw the enemy's auxiliary soldiers carrying bundles of thick bamboos from the shed, Sun Jie issued four orders in one breath:
1. Prepare three hundred round wooden wedges.
2. Prepare sacks and shovels.
3. Build pools on the roofs of each city gate to store water and sand.
4. Recruit all the coppersmiths, tinsmiths, and blacksmiths in the city to collect scrap metal and go to the city.
Outside the city gate, the enemy inserted thick bamboos into the ground sparsely here and there. Looking from a distance, no pattern could be seen. The auxiliary soldiers carried thick timber from the long shed one after another and disappeared behind the earthen barrier.
Sun Jie walked back and forth on the city wall several times, then stood at a position and sent the deputy general Shen Chenggang, the generals Shangguan Fei, Ishi Jingsheng, Changjie camp (private camp) guerrilla Sheng Degong, Huyi camp (main force) Battalion) guerrilla single Ye Yehuo, Auxiliary Corps Chief Qian Su Yinghui and other generals called to their side to instruct and arrange everyone's tasks. At the end, he shouted in a deep voice: "The safety of this city is in danger, let's fight here. Those who fail to obey orders should know that military law is ruthless!"
Amidst a burst of clanging armor, all the generals clasped their fists: "Take the order!"
outside the city.
The auxiliary soldiers who had been busy for most of the day were exhausted, and the speed of transporting materials had obviously slowed down.
The armored men arrayed in full armor for protection were also tired of standing there. Today, it is Gangfeng Battalion that performs security duties. Guerrilla Valley Bai Hua wiped the sweat from his face and his underwear was soaked. He wanted to take a refreshing shower with the cool well water when he returned to the camp.
Like the previous few days, Guan Shengyun rode his horse along the military formation for a while before returning to the camp. War horses are too delicate and cannot survive without strength, and they cannot survive without being walked every day. They have a huge appetite and eat non-stop, and even have to get up in the middle of the night to feed it - of course, this kind of thing can be done by personal soldiers or even auxiliary soldiers, but Guan Shengyun knows that horses are very spiritual and need to establish a close relationship with their owners: you have to count on them to save lives at critical moments. So I have always insisted on doing it myself.
Guan Shengyun, who was standing on the camp wall, looked up at the sun that was slightly in the west and waved his hand.
A horn sounded and the tooth flag spun half a circle.
The armored soldiers in formation were ordered to rest where they were and sat on the ground one after another. Some people tried to secretly loosen their armor, but they were stopped by the officers, and some were whipped. Gu Baihua was very good at running the army.
Guan Shengyun was satisfied to hear that the auxiliary army officer Guo Qinglin had just given an order to mobilize two hundred soldiers into the tunnel to replace the tired diggers.
Everything is in order.
Starting yesterday, the men began to spread out the city base to the two wings. Hundreds of logs have been transported in to support the section of the city wall in front of them. It seems that in a day or two at most, the fire will be ready.
The moment the city wall collapses, this battle is over!
The total strength is 17,800. No one is interested in counting the captured cannon fodder one by one, it is just a rough number, and they will be consumed sooner or later anyway - nearly 40% of them are armored. There are at most two thousand soldiers on the opposite side. No matter how many unarmored auxiliary soldiers there are, it is okay to hold on under the cover of the battlements, but they are useless in the street battle that is about to begin: they will vomit at the sight of blood, they are just lambs to be slaughtered. And our own auxiliaries, inspired by going to the city to make a fortune, will have an unprecedentedly high fighting spirit.
Let the troops plunder for a day, and then use the hearts and minds of the dog officers to pay tribute to the brothers who lost their lives a few days ago... Thinking of this, a trace of cruel smile lines slowly crawled onto the corners of Guan Shengyun's mouth.
Just as he was about to go down the wall and return to the tent, suddenly, without any warning, Wangzi on the lookout shouted at the top of his lungs: "Enemy attack, enemy attack"! One hand pointed at the enemy city, and the other hand waved the red pennant desperately.
Without any hesitation, Guan Shengyun jumped down the wall, stepped under the observation deck in two or three steps, and climbed up using his hands and feet. Before reaching the height of the fight, he stopped in mid-air dumbfounded: the door of the small camp outside the enemy city was wide open. There were no cannons, no war drums, no shouts, and a large number of soldiers with bright armor filed out, not even a trace of After a pause, the formation was completed while marching, and several square formations quickly came here.
Tang Qi, who was on guard on our side, immediately shouted and rode forward to meet them.
Guan Shengyun knew that they were trying to buy some time for themselves.
But the armored soldiers on the opposite side were hardly disturbed: the spearmen on the periphery flattened the two-foot-long horse-repelling spears in their hands almost at the same moment, and never stopped at their feet, and the entire phalanx just pressed forward. Behind each phalanx, there were twenty or thirty enemy cavalry pressing down on the formation, and the few of our own rangers had no chance to rush over and harass them.
Tang Qi's horse galloped in front of Bai Sensen's spear point, suddenly changed direction, and flew past the outside of the phalanx. The Tang soldiers on the horse leaned over in vain and waved their weapons at the team, but the closest one just missed the opponent. gun tip. In desperation, several Tangqi even threw their sabers directly at the enemy. Some were deflected, while others were hit on helmets and armor. Some people's feet were only slightly delayed, and several swords were thrown at them. The team still rushed over in a hurry!
After a moment of astonishment, Guan Shengyun, who climbed onto Diao Dou, loudly issued an order: The entire army is ready for war! Fireworks signal!
A message cannon was fired, and the tooth flag was waved, conveying the order to prepare for war to the soldiers outside the camp.
Several fireworks shot up into the sky and exploded, echoing in the wilderness. Friendly forces in other directions will also receive news of the enemy's main force's surprise attack in a matter of seconds.
However, Guan Shengyun knew that for the friendly troops to come to support them, they would have to circle half of the city, and they would have to maintain their physical strength during the march, which would take an hour at the earliest.
During this period, you can only rely on yourself to support yourself!
It was definitely too late to rush to the front line and take personal command. Fortunately, Diao Dou still had a wide field of vision. Besides, the camp must not be lost.
The soldiers who were taking turns in the camp put on their armor one after another and formed a noisy formation.
Guan Shengyun looked at the enemy formation and issued a series of flowing orders in his mouth. The soldiers shouted and rode out in all directions...
The troops who had just started to rest were in a hurry when they heard the warning signal that suddenly sounded, and precious time was wasted for a while to prepare for battle.
Seeing the armored men pulling each other to their feet, Guan Shengyun realized that the high earthen barriers also obscured the view of his own defense troops - the most terrible thing is that ordinary soldiers are not so high up. From the perspective of the observation deck, I know nothing about the enemy's offensive strength and formation!
Oops! This situation may have a fatal impact on morale!
Rich distance.
In a moment, the enemy's forward circled the earthen base and ran into it.
Preventing counterattacks is not without plans. But because it was a siege battle, our own forces had an overwhelming advantage, and the camp was stationed in the middle of the road. The preset battle scenario at that time was that the enemy would break through and attack the camp with all their might - the defense of the earthen fortress was not taken into account!
Luzhai and Juma just made a hasty arrangement. As soon as the enemy's formation came to a halt, the front row's carbines were put up to protect them. The unarmored auxiliary soldiers stepped forward and put on ropes. They worked together to drag them. Guan Shengyun and Gu Baihua, who had mounted their horses in a hurry, were surprised to find that their own side was immediately exposed to the opponent's attack. Down!
Although the incident happened suddenly, Gu Baihua was still a little proud of the performance of his men: Gangfeng Battalion is the main battalion that has experienced battles for a long time. It cannot be said to be perfect. In a hurry, the basic formations of each team in the battalion came out at once. The archers had already fired the first round of arrows at the command of the team officer.
Seeing that there were still twenty or thirty feet left, the front lines of the two armies were about to collide.
But Gu Youyi still felt a little strange: the enemy army did not change its formation, and the two-foot-long Juma spear was still standing in the front row. This kind of spear is not only almost useless in melee, but also greatly hinders the battle - the sword and shield soldier only needs to use the shield to deflect the opponent's only thrust and bully him forward. The spearman will only throw away the weapon and run away! And due to its length, whether it is blocked or wielded, this weapon poses a far greater threat to comrades around it than it does damage to the enemy! Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a vague uneasiness in my heart.
It’s not clear, but it’s ominous!
No matter what, we must buy time for the camp!
Gu Baihua pointed his long sword forward: "Meet the enemy!"
With the fourth round of arrows piercing the sky, the Gangfeng Battalion faced the enemy formation and moved forward!
Almost at the same time, Guan Shengyun, who was on Diao Dou, gradually saw the structure of the enemy's formation clearly, and shouted in shock: "Gangfeng Camp, stop!" Form a formation, form a shield formation! Stay where you are!
However, the order to summon the generals leading the front to turn back and observe the tooth flag relied on the cannon - it was too late!
When the elite veterans of the Gangfeng Battalion saw the gunfire that was about three to four feet away, they suddenly felt relieved: The killers are here! They all shouted and flew towards them with knives swinging...
Gu Baihua, who was supervising the battle, heard a loud shout from the opposite side: "Squat!"
The enemy's spearmen in the first two rows all stopped and squatted on the spot, immediately exposing the soldiers behind them! Their shields are still on their backs, their swords are still in their scabbards, they hold two javelins in their left hands, and one in their right hand!
"It's over!"
Just as I had this thought in my mind, a row of javelins flew towards me, grazing the helmets of the enemy's front row spearmen, followed closely by the second and third waves!
Three javelin throws!
Accompanied by the muffled sound of an iron blade piercing flesh, miserable screams suddenly sounded...
The elite warriors who dared to fight forward in the Gangfeng Battalion were almost wiped out!
After three shots, there was no pause at all, and without even looking at the corpses on the ground and the wounded soldiers struggling in the pool of blood, the enemy's sword and shield soldiers rushed forward without stopping!
On Diao Dou, Guan Shengyun looked helplessly at the battle situation not far ahead.
An enemy slashed the neck of an unarmored archer with a knife. The blood spurted out from the carotid artery splattered most of his face. He didn't even wipe the blood dripping down the eyebrows of the helmet and continued to swing the knife. His next opponent was obviously He was a new soldier. He was so frightened that he subconsciously raised his gun. The enemy soldier used a round shield to deflect a soft stab, and then chopped off his head with a knife...
Two enemy soldiers were besieging Tangqiguan Si.
Guan Si is his adopted son. He is very skilled and relies on the advantage of horses to block the enemy. The third enemy chopped down his opponent, turned around, and stabbed the horse's belly with one smooth motion. The horse fell to the ground neighing sadly, and Guan Si's legs were pinned under the horse. I don't know if it was an illusion, but even in the noisy clash of weapons and screams, the stunned Guan Shengyun vaguely heard the soft click of a broken leg. In the blink of an eye, Guan Si was nailed to the ground with a short spear...
Personal barracks!
The enemy general's personal camp!
