With the long sword in hand, the only option is death!
As a result, group after group of Yan troops were forced to rush onto the ladder. One corpse after another quickly fell from the city wall, but soon, another group of people stepped on the corpse of their comrades. A group of Yan troops embarked on the same journey. . . . . .
Along with the sun above our heads, the battle became completely intense.
It should be said that Qing Qin's fighting method does have its effect. As more and more corpses piled up under the city wall, Zhao Jun above the city wall gradually lost the initiative on the battlefield.
After all, no matter how strong morale is, it cannot withstand the accumulation of human lives.
Fortunately, Zhao Kuo also discovered his opponent's intention in time, and immediately ordered the adjustment of the formation, using Tunshi as a unit, to begin to fight against the Yan army's attack in a rhythmic and organized manner.
However, what Zhao Kuo did not expect was that the Yan army would fight into darkness.
From sunrise to sunset, and from sunset to sunrise again, outside the city, Yan's siege teams were almost endless and endless, just like an endless tide, washing away over and over again. Towards the south tower, even Zhao Jun's defense change became a hurdle.
Fortunately, Zhao Kuo was slightly prepared for this, and the catapults that had been used scatteredly were used by Zhao Kuo again. He blasted the joint of the Yan army with a heavy blow, directly smashing the Yan army to a fault. .
Taking advantage of the gap between the Yan army's front and rear armies, Zhao Jun quickly completed the defense change.
But the problem is, the soldiers can switch defenses, but he, Zhao Kuo, can't rest! Now he is not only a general, but also the flag in the hearts of all soldiers. He cannot fall, let alone retreat. He can only rest on the tower.
Without him, all the soldiers guarding the city could see his blood-soaked robes and blood-stained armor at all times.
The long knife in his hand has not yet been sheathed and is stuck straight on the ground. Under the swaying light, mottled blood stains are looming on the originally smooth and mirror-like surface of the knife. This is the mark left by the blood washing over and over again. The rope on the handle of the long knife was dyed black and red by blood. Fortunately, the specially made blade still shone with a sharp cold light.
The dozens of soldiers behind him were worthy of choosing the front. Even if they followed Zhao Kuo to the left and right, no one retreated. However, in order to protect Zhao Kuo, everyone is now injured, and the high-intensity fighting for a whole day has left the elite men paralyzed one by one.
Beside them, curled knives and chipped shields were scattered randomly on the ground, and the fierceness of the battle was evident. In this battle, they are the most tired.
They are real fire brigade, not only guarding the general, but more people are sent by Zhao Kuo to put out fires in emergency places. Having just stepped off the line of fire, they really had no energy to move anymore, so they could only lie aside and take a rest.
Of course, their desperate fight was not without effect.
Under the city wall, the corpses of Yan Jun were already piled up. The last two arrow towers had long been destroyed by Zhao Jun's rockets. Several ladders along with them had been burned black and fell slumped on both sides of the road. , countless flying ladders were thrown aside in dilapidated condition.
Curled swords, broken spears and broken shields were all deeply embedded in the black soil covered in blood. Z.br>
On the city wall, broken arms and legs fell to the ground. Broken swords and arrows were scattered on the ground. The gold juice jars that were originally full were empty. There were still rolling logs and stones, but they were no longer as orderly as before. Those were the foundations and pillars that the people in the city demolished and gave away their houses.
In just one day and one night, most of the defense power accumulated in the city was expended.
Of course, Zhao Kuo still held several cards tightly in his hands, such as the bed crossbow and the heavy-armored swordsman. Because of the one-day battle, the Yan army did not even stand on the top of the city, so naturally they were unable to discover that Zhao Kuo hid so many sharp knives behind the city wall.
However, Zhao Kuo's hiding made the heavily armored soldiers complain for a long time. The other soldiers all took turns to go to the battlefield. Only the fifty of them could not go to the battlefield. You must know that they are the fifty strongest people!
Unfortunately, Zhao Kuo was killing the enemy on the tower and could not hear their complaints at all.
But in any case, Qing Qin's "Consumption" technique has obviously achieved initial results. After all, from being unable to climb the tower to being able to climb the tower every time and even gain a firm foothold, this is already a huge progress.
The next step is to have more people climb the tower to form a combined force, and then the city will be destroyed!
Thinking of this, Qing Qin, who had just stood up, became a little excited. Unfortunately, the army under his command was not as excited as he was. Although the Yan army also rotated in the evening and night, there were still many recruits in this Yan army. After seeing the hell-like scene below the city tower, there was no way to sleep.
On the other hand, among Zhao Jun's veterans, almost everyone grunted loudly when they fell. There was a general sitting in front again, and many young and strong recruits of the Zhao army were able to have a good sleep.
One night passed, the first batch of Yan Army soldiers were awakened again, put on their armor again, and came to this frightening battlefield again.
Numbness may be the only word that can describe them.
Charging numbly, like a moth to a flame, he crashed straight into the city wall! If it weren't for the commander of the village, he would have even rushed straight to the city wall.
Although the morale of the soldiers was obviously low, the drumbeat of the attack was still loud. The captain's voice was pitiful. Although it was hoarse, he roared and charged with all his strength.
The sword pointed at the city wall, and groups of Yan troops charged!
A rain of arrows struck, and the sound of piercing the air made the Yan army soldiers raise their shields as if conditioned by reflex; they climbed up the tower and mechanically waved the swords in their hands. Perhaps only the wailing sound before death could prove that this was still a soldier. A legion of only living people.
Climb the ladder, bow, raise your shield, sprint,
Then collide, slash, and finally fall off the tower!
The soldiers of Yan Army seem to have become accustomed to this scene, and their hearts have long been calm. Apart from mechanical avoidance and sprinting, there is only one thought in their minds, why is it not the time to rotate!
The Zhao army on the city wall is at least much better than the Yan army in terms of morale. Otherwise, whenever the situation is critical, their general Zhao Kuo will always come with his soldiers to put out the fire!
The figure wielding the sword with both hands and the red shirt dancing in the wind is really impressive!
The general is so desperate. If he, a small soldier, can fight with the general, even if he dies, it will be worth it! What's more, the general is here, how can we lose?
If you win, you will be promoted to a higher position.
If you die, you will die for the general, what regrets will you have in this life?
What’s more, the general is personally taking care of the affairs after his death, so what else is there to say, it’s just about working hard!
Comparing the two, the Zhao army, which was already more elite, had many times more combat power than the Yan army. It's a pity that no matter how strong the combat power is, Zhao Jun's military strength is still at an absolute disadvantage.
It's like no matter how powerful one person is, he can't defeat a bunch of zombies. Due to limited military strength, Zhao Jun's casualties gradually increased, and he fell into a disadvantage on the battlefield. If Zhao Kuo and his soldiers had not taken turns to put out the fire, the city wall front might have collapsed long ago.
War has always had its iron laws. After all, what matters is hard power.
In order to make up for the shortage of troops, Zhao Kuo dispersed his more than 300 personal guards (excluding artillery battalions and heavy-armored swordsmen). More than 100 of them continued to follow him to put out fires everywhere, and the remaining 200 people fought with The newly trained three thousand young men were mixed together, and each five people led fifty people to form a group. On the morning of the second day when the Yan army attacked the city, they were fully integrated into the defense line.
War has always been the most vivid teaching material. Surviving is not only a test for this group of recruits, but also the best reward for good students!
From the initial rush of wolves, to clumsily imitating the movements of veterans, to participating in defense and organizing attacks in a decent manner, all this happened in just one day.
Of course, the price of all this was that only about 1,300 of the 3,000 new recruits were left, and only 150 of the 200 personal soldiers with the new recruits were left.
There is no way, there are too many times, the soldiers can only
Use your own life to make up for the mistakes made by the recruits you led.
By the evening of the second day of the battle, there were only less than 4,000 people left in the city out of the original 5,000 soldiers plus 3,000 young men, a total of 8,000 men and horses.
Although most of the losses were attributed to young men, nearly half of the five thousand soldiers were also lost. And almost everyone alive is exhausted. Although it hasn’t reached the point where everyone is injured, it’s almost there.
Due to the shortage of troops, Zhao Kuo could only change his mind again. The four thousand soldiers were divided into three groups by Zhao Kuo for rotation: one group fought fiercely at the north gate. After the fierce battle, they were withdrawn to the city for repairs, and after resting, they went to the east and west. The two gates changed their defenses, and the soldiers who had switched their defenses from the east and west gates went to the south gate to fight fiercely.
In this way, the soldiers who had just experienced a bloody battle could get an immediate rest, and the east and west gates could also be somewhat protected.
Even if there is a rotation, facing the locust-like Yan army, the defending Zhao army can only change shifts every four hours, so that when facing the new force of the Yan army, the Zhao army is also the latest and more energetic one. batch of combat power.
If the soldiers of Zhao Jun can still take a break during the rotation, then Zhao Kuo is probably the most tired.
Since the beginning of the war, Zhao Kuo has never been out of the firing line, whether to rest or eat, not to mention that after the shortage of troops, Zhao Kuo personally led his soldiers to put out the fire.
Almost wherever it is most dangerous and where the Yan army is the largest, Zhao Kuo and his troops will appear there.
Even specially made precision armor cannot withstand such severe and frequent damage!
By the third day, not only the knee pads and elbow pads had been damaged in many places, but even the breast shield had cracks. As for the helmet, it was full of sword marks; as for the flowing white robe , and was abandoned by Zhao Kuo because it was soaked with too much blood and became abnormally heavy.
In order to protect their general, the number of personal guards of more than a hundred people has been reduced to sixty.
You know, these hundreds of personal guards were selected from among thousands of armies! Even the elite soldiers of the Qin army were almost the same. It can be said that Zhao Kuo felt distressed for a long time every time one of them was injured.
However, there is no way. Faced with the dilemma of insufficient troops, Zhao Kuo could only grit his teeth and persist!
After three days of bloody fighting, Zhao Kuo suffered no less than ten wounds from arrows and swords on his body and arms, despite being protected by fine armor and soldiers.
But Zhao Kuo is still insisting!
