Yang Daoxuan had never experienced such a fierce and fierce battle. The first attack launched by the thieves began without any probing actions, and the war entered a white-hot stage.
Both the offense and defense tried their best and gave their all. The rebels must capture the city as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares. The officers and soldiers must also find ways to hold on and delay until reinforcements arrive.
Facing the "gold juice and jade liquid" pouring down from the top of the city, the rebel soldiers who came to attack the city could only pinch their noses and admit defeat. Even if he is wearing iron armor or leather armor, the hot golden juice can still flow into his shirt along the gaps.
This smelly, hot and terrifying high-temperature liquid is simply pervasive and impossible to prevent, and is more harmful than any weapon. At least this is what the soldiers who have seen their companions being scalded or even scalded to death think so.
Just looking at the injured person's ghostly distorted face, sunken facial features, and wrinkled skin, it was impossible to heal him.
It is extremely difficult to remove the poison from the body surface without losing arms or legs. It can be regarded as snatching a dog's life from the hands of the Lord of Hell.
Since the day golden juice was used as a weapon for city defense, it has been regarded as a weapon with the same power as kerosene by the siege armies of the past dynasties.
Perhaps to the defenders, the gold juice was no more valuable than the rolling wooden thunderstone, because the latter did not emit a strong stench when it was laid aside.
This kind of smell cannot be solved with a few words. Keeping a bucket of highly concentrated and high-temperature gold juice next to you is equivalent to defending yourself in a latrine!
This is no exaggeration at all. Long-term stench, especially in close contact, can cause vomiting, dizziness, general weakness, upset mood, reduced perseverance, and may also cause symptoms such as irritability and anger.
This is especially true in midsummer when the temperature is very high. If the rebel army does not attack the city or besiege it for a while and wait and see, the defenders at the top of the city next to the dung bucket will be vomited...
But for Hao Jingchun, the county magistrate who knew nothing about defense, gold juice was the easiest weapon he could raise. People in the city would donate it enthusiastically without reservation, and it would be produced continuously.
As long as the food supply is sufficient, the production of Jinzhi will not be interrupted. At least two thousand servings can be produced every day, ensuring quality and quantity, and proactive supply.
For the first batch of rebel soldiers who came to attack the city, being intoxicated by golden juice was nothing more than a disaster, almost the same as being burned by fire oil.
Those who were seriously injured would be scalded to death, while those who were slightly injured would be pained to death or stink to death within the next few days.
The area near the base of the city has been sprinkled with gold juice, exuding an extremely strong stench. The smell was so strong that the rebel soldiers almost gave up their attack on the city and became possessed and vomited.
The golden juice and countless amounts of vomit turned the battlefield into a giant toilet. The rebel soldiers under the city felt like they were fighting in a cesspool.
Either golden juice or vomit is covered under your feet, and you can't shake it off even if you try hard. If you exert a little force, some semi-liquid stuff might be thrown on your companion's face or even his mouth...
"Donkey Ball Hao Jingchun!"
"Damned dog officer!"
"When this man goes into the city, he will kill your whole family alive!"
The rebel soldiers, who were extremely irritable by the golden juice, had no other choice but to curse at the top of the city.
First let you, a shady old man like you, live a little longer, and after the rebels break the city, let your whole family eat golden juice to their fullest!
Halfway through the scolding, they couldn't bear it anymore. Many people could only temporarily silence their voices, poke their swords on the ground, bend down and continue to vomit...
The archers of the rebel army were far away from the city root, and most of them had not yet reached the city. Under the cover of the sword and shield soldiers, they kept shooting at the crenellations at the top of the city.
The Sweeping King didn't just stay around the outskirts of Fang County, but he had his men make a lot of arrows in the past period.
Of course, the level of craftsmanship is not as good as the many professional workshops under the imperial court, but it can generally have the desired effect. It is also lethal when shot, and it can kill people.
When there are not many firearms, bows and arrows are very good long-range weapons, and for the rebels, this kind of weapon is easier to use, has a higher rate of fire, is not always carefully maintained, and can be used normally on rainy days.
Under Zhang Yichuan's order, the rebels launched a full-scale charge and shot down no less than a hundred officers and soldiers at the top of the city with a continuous rain of arrows.
Since the defenders lacked long-range firearms and had a very limited amount of equipment, they were far from being able to delay the advance of the rebels at long distances.
As a result, when the rebel soldiers ran within fifty steps of the city, they could use bows and arrows to engage in large-scale shooting with the defenders.
The rebels had an absolute advantage in strength, and the number of bows and arrows they possessed naturally greatly exceeded that of the defenders. They were better at exploiting their strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and giving full play to their own advantages.
As long as there were defenders who rashly poked their heads out of the city, they would most likely be hit in the face or neck by arrows flying at high speeds. Once hit by the arrows, it would be difficult to save them.
Therefore, guerrilla Yang Daoxuan strictly ordered his soldiers not to wait and see the enemy's situation at the crenel mouth, but to peek through the perforations.
A fresh life was lost by a cold arrow like this. Yang Daoxuan would definitely not agree. If one more of his soldiers survived, he would cause trouble for the vicious bandit army outside the city.
With Hong Shaobao's autograph letter, surrender was impossible for Yang Daoxuan, and he also planned to hold off the rebels as much as possible.
However, the rate of casualties among the troops was not optimistic. In the first confrontation alone, the rebels caused no less than 200 casualties to the defenders, which was far beyond Yang Daoxuan's expectation.
He originally planned to have about two to three hundred casualties a day, so that he could hold on for at least three days.
Judging from the current situation, it will take less than four times for the defenders to be exhausted by the bandits, and it will be impossible to hold on until sunset tomorrow.
The only plan for now is to let the young and strong people who have been organized serve as a new force and go into battle in advance to defend the city against the enemy. If we combine hundreds of officers and soldiers, we may be able to hold on for a while longer.
These young men have not received basic training, and most of them cannot shoot a bow or arrow, let alone use firearms.
But there is no problem for Fatty and the others to use their spears to assassinate the enemies who are attacking the city, or they can simply serve as helpers and use wooden barrels to pour down the golden juice.
The fate of the city being breached by the bandits was completely foreseeable, and the people in the city would suffer misery, so these young men also had a strong determination to defend themselves against the enemy.
As long as the county magistrate Hao Jingchun and the guerrilla Yang Daoxuan did not choose to surrender, and the city was still controlled by the government troops, the young men would not give up resistance.
With the help of a new force, the defense of the city was immediately significantly improved.
The soldiers who were lucky enough to reach the top of the city were surrounded by officers, soldiers and young men. Faced with the defensive combination of spears, daggers, and bows and arrows, no one could survive.
As the golden juice continues to ferment under high temperatures, the base of the city has transformed into a vegetable patch, or a dung farm.
Not to mention climbing ladders and attacking the city, it is impossible to even stand calmly on the spot.
The rebel soldiers had turned pale from the unavoidable stench, and were either vomiting or panting after finishing vomiting.
Some vomited standing up, some vomited squatting, some vomited sitting down, and some vomited lying down. After vomiting, they started to roll their eyes, and some foamed at the mouth. It can be said that you can't find a guy who behaves normally in Chenggen.
It's not that the rebels are not brave enough, it's that the defenders are too stupid to use golden juice to deal with them on a hot day. Who can withstand this?
As long as you vomit once, you have to wait for a long time.
After vomiting twice, I have no strength left in my body.
After vomiting three times, even walking becomes difficult.
Whoever doesn't vomit can go climb the ladder and attack the city.
As long as the rebels don't plan to retreat, the golden juice on the top of the city will continue to pour down. Do you really think that the rebel soldiers are like leeks in the field, living on excrement?
The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I don’t have the energy to fight anymore. I just keep vomiting here. I can’t even open my mouth to curse, and my eyes are double-imaged.
"Your Majesty! Our brothers really can't stand it any longer. It's too smelly. Let's let everyone slow down before attacking the city!"
When his subordinates saw that their offensive was gone, they could only suggest that the Sweeping King take down his troops and rest for a while before fighting again.
Many archers can still continue to fire arrows, but without the soldiers in front of the city fighting in close combat, the city cannot be taken down by just firing arrows.
"A bunch of lazy fools! I've totally disgraced you all! I didn't see you giving in when I was spending money and playing with women. When someone poured their excrement on you, you were stupid and you all became cowards! Get out! ! Come and attack the city after two sticks of incense!"
Leader Luo Rucaifeng was watching from behind. Zhang Yichuan didn't want to return without success, but the battle had become so bad that there was no point in persisting.
His men really couldn't withstand the large amount of golden juice poured down by the defenders. They were so dizzy from the smoke that they were vomiting and had cramps in their calves. How could they continue to attack the city?
Shoot arrows upwards, and people will not show their heads easily. Instead of wasting men and horses in vain with the golden juice, it is better to withdraw as soon as possible and repair them before attacking the city.
Zhang Yichuan scolded him, but he was not stupid. He was not hot-headed and just acted recklessly. These were his subordinates and they could not just lose troops and generals like this.
"One hundred thousand! Are you really here to see the fun?"
After the siege was thwarted, the Sweeping King started to think of his colleagues.
"What? Can't you just watch the excitement?"
The whole hundred thousand Hei Yunxiang not only watched the fun, but also watched this guy's jokes.
"If the defenders here hadn't been prepared, they would have taken it long ago!"
The Sweeping King will never admit that he has suffered defeat. This battle is not over yet, and he will definitely have the last laugh.
"Take it off with your mouth? Hahahaha!"
Hei Yunxiang was almost teasing the Sweeping King, his eyes and tone were filled with contempt.
"Of course you can't compare to what you have picked up off the shelf. If you don't believe it, you can actually pull out troops and move around! It's not as good as attacking a city! If you want to make a joke, you have to practice for a few years before you can do it!"
The King of Sweepers turned to the method of provoking generals. You can also see the difficulty he faced. It was much more difficult than the problems faced by other leaders before.
"Hmph! If you can't beat me, if you want to ask for help, just say so and beat around the bush, like a bitch!"
Zheng Shiwan has been around for many years, how could he not know the Sweeping King's plan? He just feels that this guy is too embarrassed to tell him because of his face.
"The defenders here have naturally heard the news about our uprising, and they must be well prepared. No less than Yun County and Zhushan. You all must work together to conquer this city!"
Luo Rucai always puts the overall situation first, and even if there is a little selfishness hidden inside, it is understandable.
After making peace, Hei Yunxiang asked Hei Yunxiang to bring out some firearms to support Zhang Yichuan. He also sent the troops, mainly infantry, previously stored under the two of them into the siege. After this arrangement, the entire hundred thousand and The Sweeping King agreed.
Gold juice is still a relatively troublesome problem, and I can't think of any good solution for a while. I can only let the soldiers hold shields, wear armor as much as possible, and trade their lives for the city.
I hope the defenders don't have a lot of gold juice accumulated. More than half of it has been used up before, otherwise they will have to suffer like this again.
The leaders who were watching from behind all saw the extremely tragic scene. Just looking at it from a distance, they seemed to be able to smell the unavoidable stench.
If you were to be showered from head to toe, it would be better to wipe your neck directly, otherwise you would be worse off than dead and suffer in vain.
Luo Rucai didn't want to encounter this kind of thing, but it was obvious that even Fang County had learned about the uprising, and Baokang and Nanzhang further east would not have been unaware of it.
If the rebels don't want to go hungry in the future, they must have the ability to attack cities. It doesn't matter if they can't capture big cities, but they must capture small cities, such as a county of Fangxian's size.
If even Fang County cannot be conquered, life will become more and more difficult in the future, unless the army can be successfully ambushed in the mountainous area.
If you want to defeat the imperial army in a field battle, you must first gather a team of no less than 50,000 people. Otherwise, just think of the situation during the decisive battle in Yun County.
Luo Rucai also reflected on why he was defeated by Sun Chuanting before. He had few officers and soldiers, but he was good at firearms. The rebels are not good at this, but they can quickly pull up the troops.
In the final analysis, if the rebels want to win, they must use their superiority in military strength to offset the superiority in firearms of the official army.
The fundamental reason for the previous defeat in Yun County was that our own troops were not strong enough. If we could have an army of 100,000, we would have even more soldiers and horses at our disposal.
Even if Sun Chuanting had sharp firearms, he would be unable to sustain himself in the face of the onslaught of the rebels, and the situation would not be like this.
By attacking the county town, you can get money and food, so that you can quickly recruit troops and expand your strength to fight against the invading government troops.
This is the logic that Luo Rucai wants to understand. Although it is simple, it is feasible, and it seems to be the case.
This Fangxian is a training tool. If Fangxian cannot be defeated, there will be no way to consider the subsequent steps. It is still more important to escape.
Moreover, after Yunxian failed, it was also necessary to give certain incentives to the two leaders who followed him in the war, King Xiao Qin and Yilong. They should not be defeated repeatedly. This might really damage the morale and confidence of the tribe.
If you want to win the battle, the city in front of you is undoubtedly a good prey. It is not too big and there is still some oil and water to be fished in.
While Sun Gou Thief was still some distance away from his troops, Luo Rucai planned to use Fang County to try his skills. He could not let everyone lead his troops to other places after the first failure.
He was also well prepared. No matter whether he succeeded or not, he had to withdraw his troops before sunset. It would be great if he could defeat them. If he could not capture them for a long time, he had to know how to choose, otherwise he would be bitten by the Sun Dog Thief behind him. Good luck. A piece of flesh would be torn off alive.
As for who is the piece of meat bitten by the mad dog, it depends on who among these leaders is the most unlucky!
