More than a thousand Beidi cavalry were patrolling along the perimeter of the city wall, shooting arrows at the top of the city wall to disrupt and suppress the defense of the city's defenders.
There were also three thousand cavalry, who abandoned their horses and became infantry. They kept throwing hooks and locks to the top of the city wall and pushing up temporary long ladders.
The guards were so pressed that they could not lift their heads, so they could only cut off the hook lock with a knife, or use a fork to overturn the long ladder.
Qi Meng lay down next to the arrow stack and shouted to the dazed Yamen soldiers next to him: "Don't be so stupid, push the ladder away quickly!"
The Yamen soldiers, who were frightened by the fierce battle, woke up from a dream. They glanced down along the wall and almost peed their pants on the spot. The Beidi soldiers had already climbed halfway along the long ladder.
Several Yamen soldiers quickly raised the long forks, placed them on both sides of the ladder, and pushed it outward at the same time.
Because it is a temporary long ladder, it is different from those ladders that are often more than ten or twenty meters long. Under the push of the long fork, the long ladders fall directly backwards. Even those Beidi soldiers who climbed halfway did not fall to death on the spot. , also lost combat effectiveness due to heavy damage.
The scene continued to echo with the screams of the Beidi soldiers.
But this did not affect the morale of the Beidi soldiers. After all, all critical battles were so tragic.
Under the command of Qi Meng, the Yamen soldiers tenaciously resisted the Beidi soldiers' attacks again and again, and had driven back the enemy countless times.
But as the war situation continued to become more intense and longer and longer ladders were transported, the long fork prepared by the county government gradually lost its effect.
The long ladder is placed diagonally on the city wall, and the ground, ladder, and city wall almost form an isosceles triangle.
The yamen soldiers relied on a three- to four-meter long fork to push the ladder outward a large distance, but they were unable to overturn the ladder. As it exhausted its strength, the ladder smashed back onto the city wall.
When the first Beidi soldier rushed to the wall, the massacre began.
The yamen soldiers who lacked training and actual combat experience faced the capable Beidi soldiers. Often, one Beidi soldier could kill seven or eight yamen soldiers around him until the Tianji camp guards arrived like a fire brigade and killed the Beidi soldiers with a single halberd. Stab him to death and the massacre will end.
As more and more Beidi soldiers rushed up the city wall, the thousands of Yamen soldiers gathered on the city wall were in chaos, dodging and pushing each other, and countless people fell off the city wall.
Seeing that the city was about to be destroyed, Qi Meng could only grit his teeth, hold a rifle in hand, and engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Beidi soldiers.
Relying on solid training and personal bravery, all the Beidi soldiers within two feet of Qi Meng were killed.
However, the bravery of Qimeng and the Tianji Battalion guards had little effect on this battle.
At this moment, a loud shout was heard coming from the city.
Qin Cheng didn't know when he came to the frontline battlefield, followed by hundreds of able-bodied civilians.
"Hold the city! If the city is broken, there will be a massacre!"
Under the mobilization of Qin Chengshi, Li Xiaolan, and Lin Quqi, the people in the city knew that the eggs would be intact even if the nest was overturned, and they took weapons to support the front line.
It's a pity that these civilians are not even as good as the government soldiers. Facing the fierce Beidi soldiers, they were hacked to death almost immediately.
However, as the city wall was crowded with forces from all directions including Tianjiying guards, Beidi soldiers, Yamen soldiers, and civilians, it greatly affected the subsequent support of Beidi soldiers.
Often, as soon as a Beidi soldier jumped onto the city wall, he would face the siege of seven, eight, or even a dozen government officials and civilians.
The situation gradually turned into a stalemate.
Chen Si, who was at a safe distance outside the city, looked at the fierce battle on the city wall with cold eyes, as if without any emotion: "Can the city gate be breached?"
The captain shook his head and said bluntly: "You can't shake the city gate without rushing into cars or hitting wood. Even if you break through the city gate, the city gate must be a key defensive area. The narrow porch is more conducive to the defense of the Tianji Camp guards. It will definitely It has evolved into a situation where small things lead to big things.”
Hearing this, Chen Si raised his head and glanced at the night sky. At this time, it was already nearly two hours late from the original withdrawal plan.
Even Chen Si, who is experienced in war, would find it difficult to enforce orders and prohibitions once the two armies are at war.
Seeing that the city wall was already crowded with people, and continuing to attack, apart from incurring casualties, had little effect, Chen Si no longer hesitated, pulled the reins, slowly turned the horse's head, and said in a deep voice: "The goal has been achieved. Withdraw."
The school captain immediately gave the order, and the herald immediately beat the war drum.
Beixi County was defended!
Qi Meng and the Tianji camp guards raised their arms and shouted at the retreating Beidi army: "Come on! Keep climbing up without fear of death! The stubborn Beidi people, sooner or later, Master Qin will lead us and capture the enemy. Beidi King Capital, show your proud Beidi King’s head to the public!”
No one paid attention to Qimeng's shouting.
The yamen soldiers and civilians stared blankly at the night sky outside the city, as if they were lost.
I don't know how long it took before the sound rang out again on the silent city wall.
But it was the wails of the government officials and the cries of the common people.
Not crying with joy, but scared to death.
Even they themselves don't know how they managed to defend this city.
The defenders gradually removed the city wall and returned to the city to rest. Lin Quqi made a rough calculation, and the despair in his eyes was stronger than ever before.
Qin Cheng was also very concerned about the battle losses and asked softly: "How many people have we lost?"
After a long time, Lin Qu Qiqi replied in despair: "A total of more than 300 government soldiers and civilians died... and according to the reports from the Tianji Camp guards, there were almost 300 Beidi corpses left on the battlefield."
This battle damage seems to be one to one, so it is not ugly.
However, considering that Beidi is the attacking party, and the morale of the Yamen soldiers has fallen to the bottom, they will not be able to resist the next attack anyway.
At this moment, it will take at least seven days before Xu Mo's support arrives...
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Qin Mansion, study room.
Qin Tianhu held the tea cup in his hand until the tea was completely cool, but did not put it into his mouth. His eyes were always fixed on Qin Feng.
Since Qin Feng came in, he sat aside, holding several letters in his hands, his expression solemn as never before.
Although Qin Feng didn't say anything, the fact that a careless and careless playboy like him could be so serious shows that the situation in Beixi is not optimistic.
Finally, Qin Feng sighed and put the top military report on the table. While opening the second letter, he said feebly: "Lin Quqi and the others resisted the first attack of the Beidi people. But the loss Three hundred people have been killed, and their morale has almost collapsed. If there is another battle, Beixi County will be in danger."
From the beginning of the war to the time the messenger arrived with the message, four days had passed.
Who knows whether the Beidi people continued to attack the city during this period.
Maybe by this time, the second battle has begun and Beixi County has been captured? !
Qin Feng didn't dare to continue thinking and started to read the second letter...
