After a day's rest, Nie Chen led his troops out of the camp in the morning, pulled out all the city-breaking crossbows, broken army crossbows and trebuchets, and set up a posture outside the camp opposite.
There are mountains all around, and the stones and wood on the mountains are free of charge. As long as there are enough people, there is an endless supply of stone bullets and crossbow arrows.
When the men and horses in Ning Wushuang's camp saw that the enemy was about to attack the camp, they immediately started shouting and gathered at the stronghold wall to prepare for defense. At the same time, they also used wood and stones to reinforce the stronghold gate.
Nie Chen gave the order, and all the large siege equipment was launched simultaneously. Spears and tree-like crossbow arrows were fired at the opponent's wall one after another.
Whoosh whoosh!
boom! boom!
Big stones and crossbow arrows flew randomly and hit the village wall. The wooden wall could not withstand the attack of such large weapons. As the crossbow arrows and stones fell, the wood on the wall broke one after another, and the soldiers on it were heavily injured. Many soldiers fell down, and many soldiers were directly hit by big rocks, and they were killed in a large area.
Not only that, the power of the city-breaking crossbow was so powerful that it could destroy even the stone battlements, let alone these wooden walls. The crossbow arrows shot directly through the wall, knocking down a large number of soldiers who were waiting behind them.
"Retreat! Everyone retreat! Abandon the wall, form a defensive spear formation in the camp, and prepare to resist the enemy's attack!"
Ning Wushuang shouted repeatedly, and the surrounding generals immediately carried out military orders, organized their own troops, and asked them to retreat.
The enemy's siege weapons are too powerful. It would be fine if there were city walls, but the thin walls cannot resist the attacks of these powerful weapons and cannot provide effective defense.
Even if you just want to use a bow and arrow to fight back, it won't work because the range is not enough.
Whether it is a trebuchet or a city-breaking crossbow, the range of a bow and arrow cannot be compared.
In desperation, in order to preserve their strength, they could only retreat backwards and let the enemy attack the wall.
On the high platform, Ning Wushuang frowned and stared at the battlefield in front of her.
A feeling of powerlessness arose in my heart.
Qian Dafu on the side looked at the battlefield and said,
"Ning Shuai, the enemy's siege weapons are too powerful. Our people and walls cannot stop them. I'm afraid we will lose this battle.
Alas, this time, it's not a crime of war, it's not your fault. It's because the enemy's weapons and equipment are too powerful. They can almost overwhelm our army and have no power to fight back.
If this continues, the enemy will attack sooner or later. "
Ning Wushuang shook her head and said,
"There is still a chance of victory. The enemy only has powerful weapons and equipment. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, they cannot compare with our army.
As long as the two armies are in close combat, the gap in combat effectiveness will be exposed. "
"But we are retreating inside the camp now. If the enemy attacks us, we only need to destroy the wall and push the weapons forward.
In this case, do we have to retreat again? There are mountains behind us. "
"No, if they really push their weapons forward, they are seeking death. As long as they push close enough, our army can immediately rush out, penetrate the enemy's formation, and destroy the opponent's weapons.
Without these weapons, the enemy army is nothing. What's more, in close combat, it is the situation I want. "
Ning Wushuang calmed down and ordered,
"The entire army is in formation, ready to charge at any time, break out of the camp, and engage in close combat with the enemy!"
"As you command!"
Outside the city, crossbows and trebuchets were still firing so fast that half a day had passed and there was still no sign of slowing down. The entire wall was already crumbling and riddled with holes. Many places were directly damaged. Fell down.
Finally, when it was time for lunch, the enemy's offensive outside the city stopped.
Ning Wushuang saw that the time was ripe and immediately shouted,
"Army attack!"
After saying this, he himself got off the city wall, mounted his horse, and commanded the army to charge.
The village gate was blocked tightly and it would take some time to move it away, but now there was no need to open the village gate.
Because there are village gates everywhere.
Ning Wushuang's army all stepped on the collapsed wall and roared towards the outside.
However, unlike the hand-to-hand encounter that Ning Wushuang imagined, the enemy troops on the opposite side actually pulled away those large weapons and ran away.
Ning Wushuang was dumbfounded.
This was the first time he saw a trebuchet running so fast.
Take a closer look, good guys, whether it is a trebuchet or a city-breaking crossbow, they all have big wheels, and they can run very fast when pushed by humans.
The broken military crossbow is even simpler. Three or four people can just carry it and run away, and no one can catch it.
Moreover, the retreat of Nie Chen's army was not a swarm retreat, but a retreat of cavalry.
The infantry ran away, and all the gates of the village were opened, allowing the infantry to enter.
The cavalry moved around, sometimes running past the infantry of Ning Wushuang's army. They raised their crossbows and fired outwards, pushing back the enemy and ensuring the retreat of their own army.
After all the infantry retreated, the cavalry quickly ran back to the camp, coming and going like the wind, leaving only excrement all over the ground for Ning Wushuang's army.
Those people step on shit and are very unlucky.
Without the cavalry to suppress them, Ning Wushuang's army continued to charge and attacked Nie Chen's camp.
However, the infantry inside had already been prepared, with bows and arrows drawn, and they rode out to shoot. Ning Wushuang's army was unable to move forward in a direct attack.
The offensive and defensive sides changed positions, and now it became Ning Wushuang's main camp to attack Nie Chen.
However, the Weihu Army's counterattack was even more fierce. Ning Wushuang's army without large weapons could not penetrate at all.
In desperation, the generals could only yell and curse, and send cordial greetings to Nie Chen's family tree.
And the Weihu Army on the wall is not a vegetarian either.
Under the leadership of Ma Niubai, they also launched a counterattack against the enemy.
In this way, a battle to defend the genealogy and fight for parents surrounding Ning Wushuang and Nie Chen began.
Both parties had their mouths moistened with honey. They were both talented and well-spoken. They scolded each other very fiercely, and from time to time they even touched upon King Anton's family tree.
Ning Wushuang had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat.
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In Commander Nie Chen's tent, Yue Dongwen laughed and said,
"Hahahaha, it's so cool. I'll hit the enemy if he doesn't move, and run away if someone else counterattacks. This kind of entangled tactic, I'm sure my lord can come up with it."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue. It's a very simple tactic. On the premise of ensuring the safety of our army, we try to consume and tire out the enemy as much as possible."
Liang Peng, who was on the side, picked up a small notebook again and began to record Master Nie's quotations.
Ouyang Ming smiled and said,
"Lord, these sixteen short words can be said to condense the essence of the confrontation tactics between the two armies. It is so right."
Nie Chen smiled and said nothing. This was not his tactic, but suggested by a great man.
He just used it flexibly.
