woo woo woo woo--
The siege horns suddenly sounded outside the city. Accompanied by the sound of beating drums.
In front of Liancheng, the first group of dark Dongling phalanx finally came over.
According to Dongfang Jing's instructions, although there was no moat, the mobilized civilians had dug trenches and buried many wooden thorns in the trenches.
"Stone camp!" Ma Yi raised his sword and shouted angrily.
Under the leadership of Xu Mu, almost all the generals in Western Shu have mastered the principles of making catapults in the general hall.
Now, in a short period of time, although there was no long-term transportation of city-defending baggage, Ma Yi also led his people to build many small catapults. There were more than ten racks in total, lined up in a row. After receiving the order, they filled the stones into the animal skin pockets.
Rumble——
Countless stones flew across the sky of Liancheng and hit the siege formation outside the city.
It was just the first round of stone throwing, and many Dongling soldiers who were hit by the phalanx were so frightened that they kept running away. For a while, there were cries for help everywhere.
"The little strategist is right. The Dongling people are hypocritical and the first ones sent out are the flesh army. You can recognize them at a glance by looking at their armor." Ma Yi sneered.
"Now that you are wearing armor, you are my enemy in Western Shu."
"Keep throwing stones!"
"Battle of infantry and archers, calculate the range. If the enemy formation comes, shoot them immediately——"
…
The high ground outside Liancheng.
"Lord, military advisor, something bad has happened!" A general ran back in a hurry.
"The mobilized civilian camp was unable to withstand the fight. The Shu people defending the city were so frightened that they fled back after only a few rounds of stone throwing."
Zuo Shiren frowned. He knew that the civilian husband was weak in combat, but he never thought that he was so weak.
"Zide, do you have any ideas?"
Ling Su didn't show any signs of losing his temper next to Zuo Shiren.
"Since it is called a meat army, it is understandable that its combat effectiveness is unsatisfactory. My lord, send an elite battalion to kill the chickens and monkeys behind, so that the civilian camp cannot retreat. Even if the battle damage is too large, it must be suppressed below the city gate and consumed. It gave the Shu people their first round of defense."
"After holding back for so long, once the war starts, the morale of the Shu people will definitely be fierce."
Zuo Shiren paused, looked around Ling Su, and then at the generals around him. Tears suddenly fell and he hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves.
"Everyone, if I was at the end of Dongling Mountain, why would I let these civilians go to the battlefield? No matter how you say it, it's all my Zuo Shiren's big mistake."
"My lord, my lord, there is no need for this."
"My lord, all this is caused by the Shu people's military disaster and has nothing to do with my lord."
Everyone around, except Ling Su, gathered around and tried to persuade Zuo Shiren, who was crying.
"Send the order, pass the order. According to the wishes of the military advisor, send a battalion of elites to prevent the people from the civilian army from retreating. If they retreat, kill the chickens to scare the monkeys."
Zuo Shiren wiped his eyes several times before his whole body became normal.
"Zide, I remember you also said something about Yi Jia."
"Of course it is, but it's not the time yet. When the time comes, my plan will have a big effect." Ling Su nodded, his tone extremely calm.
The war front.
Under Zuo Shiren's order, the first battalion of Dongling elites hurriedly left the camp. After killing more than a hundred civilian soldiers who retreated, the fleeing people were finally suppressed.
"Press up, keep pressing up! This time I attack the city, Dongling will be dead or alive! If the Lotus City is broken, the lord will definitely have a great reward!"
In less than an hour, more than half of the 6,000 civilian soldiers in the front line were dead or wounded. But unfortunately, it is still far away from Liancheng.
"The catapults are approaching, my catapults in Dongling are arrayed!"
Dongling's stone throwing camp, under the push, has been getting closer and closer to Liancheng, until it has entered the throwing range.
Most of the stone-throwing camps were soldiers of the common people, but fortunately General Pi was a veteran. Without much effort, he commanded the Dongling stone-throwing camp and started to collapse the huge stones one by one towards the wall of Liancheng.
The roaring sounds from both sides shocked people's eardrums for a moment.
"Get down, get down, damn get down!"
Whenever stones were thrown, the defenders at the top of the city had no choice but to quickly hide behind the parapet under the command of General Pi.
But there were also those who were unlucky. They were hit by huge rocks connected to the female wall, and several soldiers nearby were instantly turned into blood mist.
Outside the city, the civilian camp that attacked the city suffered even more heavy losses. They were not allowed to retreat, so they could only hold their weapons and rely on the formation that had only been practiced for a few days, and rushed towards the city gate.
After getting close to the shooting range of Liancheng's walking bow——
"shoot!"
From a high position, the flying arrows all over the sky were like an airtight swarm of locusts, throwing them down one after another at the civilian phalanx that was charging towards them.
The thin armor on their bodies could not stop the flying arrows at all. Many civilians were hit by arrows and died on the way, screaming in pain. But even so, the Dongling elite battalion who was monitoring the situation did not give in at all. They still roared and waved their swords, allowing the civilian soldiers to continue rushing forward desperately.
"These Aventurine dogs are really hateful! Using civilian flesh as an army will be punished by God!" Ma Yi was extremely angry, but he did not hesitate to give the order.
Anyone who dares to attack Liancheng will be blocked in the way.
"Wang Zuo Wang has a reputation for being benevolent in the world. Just like Brother Hu said, he is just a dog-husband looking for fame!"
Ma Yi raised the knife and his voice was filled with anger.
"Pass my military order to block all invading enemies! Guard the Lotus City with the little military advisor!"
"The loyal souls of Xishu in the Seventy Miles Grave Mountain are all watching us!"
"catapult--"
Woohoo!
Another circle of huge stones was thrown from Liancheng, like meteorites one after another, hitting the flesh army in the front line and killing many more.
The six thousand civilians in the first line were almost killed to death. In the end, there were only six to seven hundred people. After receiving the order to retreat, they retreated with miserable screams. The raised Jianglong flag was also thrown away halfway.
On the high ground, there was no mercy in Ling Su's eyes.
"Send the order, the second formation, continue to press forward."
The general who conveyed the order looked at Zuo Shiren hesitantly. This has just begun, and the consumption on our side is really terrible. Moreover, those civilian soldiers had not undergone any training at all, and they were equivalent to giving their lives away.
Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, "Could it be that he is deaf? Didn't he hear clearly what the military advisor said? Immediately mobilize the second formation of the civilian army and press towards Liancheng!"
Even though he had doubts in his heart, Zuo Shiren still chose to believe in Ling Su at this time. If it was according to his wishes, it would be better for the civilian army of fifty thousand people to press forward, and there would be no miraculous effect.
"Lord." Ling Su seemed to have guessed Zuo Shiren's thoughts.
"I arranged this not only to consume Liancheng's defense, but I also have other plans."
"Of course, I believe in Qi De. Just like Xu Buyi believes in the lame man." Zuo Shiren thought for a while and nodded.
"That's a good statement." Ling Su rarely smiled.
"Then, I, Ling Qide, will be here to defeat the lame Dongfang Jing for my lord!"
