"Throwing kerosene——"
Following Xiao Yuan's order, a jar of fire oil was thrown under the city and onto the ladder. The sound of broken earthen jars was heard one after another, and oil stains splashed everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, rockets shot at the oil stains, and the fire suddenly broke out. The fire spread like a poisonous snake, following the oil stains.
In an instant, countless ghost soldiers who were still attacking the city were in a sea of fire, their whole bodies covered with fire. Some fell from the ladder, and some were running around in the fire, letting out miserable howls.
The ghost army behind was blocked by the fire, but the ghost army under the wall was still climbing crazily up the ladder.
The ghost tribe is fierce and bloodthirsty, their offensive is ferocious, and the Central Plains soldiers are also resisting fiercely.
Xiao Yuan had already drawn his battle sword and joined the battle himself, walking back and forth on the city wall, swinging his sword from time to time to kill the ghost army that had just emerged.
Many soldiers from the Central Plains were killed by the ghost army who showed up with their swords, and fell down the city with screams.
The brutality of such a siege battle can be imagined. After killing a ghost soldier with his sword again, Xiao Yuan also grabbed a soldier by the collar.
The soldier was probably still a new recruit, and he was a little frightened and trembling. Because of his fear of enemies, a ghost army almost attacked him just now.
Xiao Yuan pushed him to the ground and shouted: "What are you doing!? This is a battlefield! If you don't kill the enemy, you will die!"
As he spoke, he immediately ran again with his sword in hand, and shouted in a loud voice: "Now listen to the order! All soldiers must fight bravely to kill the enemy! If anyone, including me, is afraid of the enemy, we will engage in military law!"
As we all know, in an army, the role of the general is unquestionable. If the general is greedy for life and afraid of death, the following soldiers will definitely be a bunch of rabble.
However, now, Xiao Yuan, as the commander-in-chief, takes the lead, and he plays a complete leading role. After his shock, the morale of the people below was also boosted.
All the soldiers resisted even more fiercely.
In addition, the fire attack also played a key role in preventing the ghost army behind from entering the battlefield for the first time. Therefore, after the first echelon of the ghost army was annihilated, the opponent's coach observed the situation and could only order a temporary withdrawal of troops.
The ghost army came and went even faster, and the plains outside the pass returned to calm.
Under the city wall, there were piles of corpses and rivers of blood.
Arrows were scattered everywhere, some were nailed to the corpses, and some were stuck diagonally on the ground.
This was just the first wave of the ghost army's offensive. When they retreated, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The soldiers seemed to be exhausted, holding their halberds and sitting on the ground.
Before, Peng Shuang was in charge of the city defense on the left side. After the battle, he also looked for him. When he saw that his body was covered in blood, Xiao Yuan subconsciously asked: "Are you injured?"
"No, it's all the blood of the enemy." Peng Shuang waved his hand carelessly.
Xiao Yuan nodded, and then began to order his generals to count the losses after the war.
Peng Shuang followed him and said as he walked: "General, there is something I don't know whether to talk about or not."
"Between you and me, we can speak frankly." Xiao Yuan said without looking back.
Peng Shuang pondered for a moment and said, "There seems to be... something wrong with the 10,000 soldiers Lu Shuai gave us."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but stop and turned to look at him.
"Many new recruits." Peng Shuang explained quickly.
In fact, Xiao Yuan also discovered this problem. He squinted his eyes first, then patted Peng Shuang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, this army will only get stronger as it fights!"
While the two were talking, Liu Yuzhi, the magistrate of Liucheng County, quickly walked up the city wall. Behind him, there were a large group of civilians, and almost everyone was holding something like a basket in their hands. After the people came up, He began to spontaneously take out food such as steamed buns from the basket and handed them to the soldiers sitting against the wall.
At this moment, those soldiers had just repelled the ghost army, and everyone's face was stained with sweat and blood. The concern of the villagers also put a sincere smile on the faces of the soldiers.
The scene is very warm.
"General Xiao." At this time, Liu Yuzhi also came over and raised his hand towards Xiao Yuan.
"Master Liu." Xiao Yuan returned the gift with his hand, then looked sideways at the people, then stared at Liu Yuzhi, and asked: "Did Master Liu organize these?"
"No, no, no, this is the initiative of the people in the city." Liu Yuzhi waved his hand.
Xiao Yuan raised his eyebrows. The current situation is also good for him, because in this way, the soldiers below will have the belief to protect the people.
What soldiers fear most is to fight without knowing why. Now, they know that there are tens of thousands of compatriots in this city who need their protection. If they retreat, everyone in the city will die.
After a casual glance, Xiao Yuan's eyes were attracted by a special person.
It was a woman.
Dressed in white like snow, she stood out among the common people. She was squatting there, handing a hot bun to a soldier.
She is about seventeen or eighteen years old.
The temperament is graceful and refined.
Just like walking out of a painting.
Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment by such a classic beauty.
"General?" Liu Yuzhi called softly.
"Ah?" Xiao Yuan came to his senses.
Liu Yuzhi raised his eyebrows in confusion, followed his gaze, and explained with a smile: "This woman is the richest businessman in Liucheng, the daughter of the Gu family."
"Miss Qianjin?" Xiao Yuan was a little surprised.
"Yes, her father's family is extremely wealthy, and this girl is kind-hearted, knowledgeable and sensible..." Liu Yuzhi explained.
"What's her name?" Xiao Yuan asked for no reason.
"Gu Xue." Liu Yuzhi returned.
"Oh." Xiao Yuan responded, then secretly shook his head and laughed at himself. This woman is a rich young lady, and she has such a beautiful face. I am afraid that there are countless young men pursuing her. I am only a low-level general. Why are you asking these questions?
Thinking of this, he also withdrew his gaze, and then said to Liu Yuzhi: "Master Liu, after today's battle, although the ghost army was defeated, the ghost army will definitely attack again tomorrow. If this continues, sooner or later the people in the city will feel fear. , you still need to appease these."
"General, don't worry about this, I will take care of it." Liu Yuzhi said, "But is there enough kerosene here, general? I'm afraid the city can't collect any more."
"Well..." Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment and said truthfully: "Judging from today's consumption, the kerosene may not last for two days, and these can only play a supporting role and cannot truly defeat the enemy."
"What should we do?"
"We can't fight like this." Xiao Yuan also frowned worriedly.
