As fewer and fewer stones and boiling oil were thrown from the city wall, the pressure on the Northern Barbarian army was much reduced. At this time, some soldiers finally reached the city wall with the help of ladders. But as soon as they appeared on the top of the city, many Eagle Army soldiers armed with swords and guns surrounded them, and then took advantage of their numbers to push them back.
On this day, the Northern Barbarian soldiers did not even take a break at noon and launched more than ten attacks on Yunshan Pass, after losing many men. The Northern Barbarians were getting closer to the city every time, but under the tenacious defense of the Eagle Army soldiers, every attack they made was eventually repelled by the Eagle Army soldiers.
Looking at the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army desperately defending on the city wall, Heihan Mugu's face was very solemn. He originally thought that with so many people, he could capture Yunshan Pass quickly. Unexpectedly, after several days of fighting, the Northern Barbarians lost tens of thousands of soldiers, but they still failed to capture the city.
This made Heihan Mugu extremely distressed. The general guarding the city was indeed a difficult guy to deal with. At this moment, he completely remembered the names Fiery Eagle Army and Ye Ying in his mind.
The day passed quickly, and the sunset was already floating high in the sky. In desperation, Heihan Mugu had no choice but to withdraw his troops and withdrew the Northern Barbarian soldiers who were frantically attacking Yunshan Pass.
From a distance, they saw the Northern Barbarian soldiers attacking the city retreating like a tide. Ye Ying and others standing on the city wall let out a long sigh of relief. Another day of fighting was finally over.
"It's not okay to continue like this. If we can't think of another way, I guess they will capture the city tomorrow." Ye Ying summoned all the leading generals above his team to discuss with them how to deal with the current situation.
"Yes, the stones in the city have been almost used up, and there is not a single barrel of boiling oil available in the city. Without the help of these things, more and more northern barbarians will board the city. In that case, it will be very difficult for us to defend the city." Chen Gang said worriedly from the side.
"We can try to take advantage of the darkness of night to hang some people down from the city wall to collect the arrow branches and stones scattered under the city." Zhuge Ying said to everyone in a deep voice.
"Without the boiling oil, there is a river passing behind Yunshan Pass. This water is inexhaustible. Therefore, we can use it to defend the city." Du Kui'an, who returned to the position of Zhuque Army's military advisor, added road.
The two men's ideas made the generals present shine. In this way, they could get a big buffer against the serious consumption of materials to defend the city.
In the early morning, Heihan Mugu led the Northern Barbarian soldiers to the foot of Yunshan Pass. He saw that some arrow branches, stones, and even some swords that were originally scattered under the city had disappeared. He slapped his head: "What a mistake. Why didn't I think of taking these things away? Now, they will become sharp weapons for harvesting the soldiers under my command."
But in this case, Heihan Mugu had no other option. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and give an order, asking his soldiers to launch a fierce attack on the city head.
In the battles of the past few days, many comrades on both sides fell under the butcher's knife of the other side. So when they saw the enemy soldiers, they were filled with anger. No one needed to be mobilized, and the two sides immediately started fighting.
Seeing the Northern Barbarian soldiers climbing up the city wall step by step along the ladder, the Eagle Army soldiers immediately stood ready. Some soldiers even picked up bows, arrows and stones to greet the Northern Barbarian soldiers below.
Comrades fell around them at any time, but the Northern Barbarian soldiers still didn't care. They held shields to block their heads while quickly climbing up the ladder to the top of the city.
I saw more and more Northern Barbarian soldiers climbing up the ladder, getting closer and closer to me and others, and I could even see the ferocious look on their faces. The soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army held their swords tightly, preparing to wait until the enemy rushed to the top of the city and start a life-and-death fight with them.
At this time, there was a sudden noise from behind. It turned out to be a group of ordinary people. They were holding pots and pans, which contained boiling water that was still rolling and steaming.
Seeing these things, the faces of the Eagle Army soldiers showed happy expressions. They took the pots and pans and poured the boiling water inside directly on the heads of the Northern Barbarian soldiers below the city.
The shields in the hands of the northern barbarian soldiers can block bows and arrows, and some can even use them to push away rocks as big as a human head, but there is no way to effectively defend against the scalding boiling water.
Although the boiling water is not as hot as boiling oil, it cannot kill these soldiers quickly. But in this situation, they couldn't bear it, so many northern barbarian soldiers screamed and rolled down the ladder.
The people of the three counties who had finished pouring the boiling water had no time to pay attention to how many enemies under the city were scalded by the boiling water. Instead, they turned around as quickly as possible and hurried toward the city.
In the Yunshan Pass near the city wall, there were large pots set up, along with some injured soldiers, old, young, women and children among the common people. The fire in the makeshift stove was burning vigorously, and then the boiling water was scooped into various hand-held water-holding tools and handed over to the young and strong people who were responsible for delivering water.
With the help of the boiling water, the pressure on the Eagle Army soldiers on the city was greatly reduced. A large number of Northern Barbarian soldiers who tried to climb the city wall were burned by the boiling water and rolled down the ladder, while the few Northern Barbarian soldiers who rushed to the top of the city were burned by the fierce fire. Everyone in the Eagle Army fought desperately and was defeated.
Although a few Northern Barbarian soldiers climbed to the top of the city and killed many Eagle Army soldiers, under the desperate siege of these Eagle Army soldiers, they still could not hold out for long before they were beheaded on the spot, and their bodies were killed by the Eagle Army soldiers. The soldiers threw them into the city.
Fan Lingyan, Chen Gang, Shan Fu, You Tong, Zhu Tong, Gui Sanniang and others standing behind the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army were also waiting in full formation at this time. If a general with stronger kung fu among the northern barbarians rushes to the top of the city, the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army will be unable to hold on any longer. They will rush forward and, together with these soldiers, launch the strongest attack on the enemy.
Seeing that the Northern Barbarian soldiers had spent a lot of effort, they still couldn't gain a foothold on the city wall. Behind the Northern Barbarian army, several trebuchets were pushed under the city wall, and stones as big as a human head were fired at the city wall.
Although some of these stones hit the soldiers of the Northern Barbarians who were attacking the city. But more fell on the city, and many Eagle Army soldiers were hit by boulders. They had no choice but to avoid boulders or use shields to block them while fighting desperately with the Northern Barbarian soldiers who appeared on the city wall.
In this day's siege battle, more and more Northern Barbarian soldiers stormed the city, so the chances of close combat between the two sides also increased, and the number of soldiers who died on both sides also exceeded the previous days.
All the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army knew that if the enemy were allowed to occupy the city and breach Yunshan Pass, their fate would be very tragic, and the people of the three counties would also suffer misfortune. Therefore, these soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army risked their lives and drove the Northern Barbarian soldiers who rushed to the city back down from the city at all costs.
Some of the young and strong people who were responsible for delivering water were also furious, picked up the swords of the sacrificed soldiers, and joined the battle.
Heihan Mugu originally thought that he could capture Yunshan Pass today, but at dusk, he lost five to six thousand soldiers. Although he attacked the city several times, he still failed to capture the pass.
The bravery of the soldiers of the Fierce Eagle Army far exceeded Heihan Mugu's imagination. In desperation, he had to withdraw his troops and prepare to fight again the next day.
In this day's battle, the Northern Barbarians lost nearly 7,000 soldiers. The Eagle soldiers also suffered more than 2,000 casualties. This number of casualties is normal. In this kind of siege battle, the damage ratio of about three to one on both sides of the attack and defense is normal. However, the Eagle Army, which has suffered serious losses in strength, no longer has the resources to replenish its troops. This is the biggest problem they face. .
On this day, through the concerted defense of the Eagle Army soldiers, although there were many dangers, they were finally able to drive away all the soldiers from the North Gate who rushed to the top of the city.
But Ye Ying, Zhuge Ying and others did not smile at all because they continued to consume like this. This pass won't be guarded for long, and there will be no Fiery Eagle Army soldiers left at Yunshan Pass who can continue to defend the city.
"How long can our food and grass last?" In the Northern Barbarian camp, Heihan Mugu asked the logistics officer in charge of the food and grass supplies.
"Report to the king, if all the brothers are fed, the food will only be enough for two days. If the porridge for each meal is thinner and one meal is skipped, we can still last for three to five days." Hearing Heihan Mugu. If so, the logistics officer frowned and said.
"How can we fight a war when we are hungry? Let them eat every meal, and we will definitely win this pass within two days." Heihan Mugu is good at commanding battles, and he knows that he must not let the team lose morale.
The next day, the battle to attack the city became increasingly fierce.
The two sides have been fighting hand to hand for more time, and more and more young lives have been deprived of by war in these battles. There were fewer and fewer supplies in the city used to defend the city, and more and more soldiers were injured or dead.
There are fewer and fewer Eagle Army soldiers who can insist on guarding the city. Even some soldiers who were seriously injured, as well as some young and strong common people, have joined the ranks of guarding the gate.
Seeing that it was becoming more and more difficult to defend the city, the Northern Barbarian soldiers attacked the city more and more times. Although they were beaten back time and time again, Ye Ying knew that they could not hold on for much longer.
During this time, Yang Yun used their last resort and mobilized the fifteen hundred cavalry hidden behind the northern barbarians. When the Northern Barbarians were attacking the city, the cavalry harassed the Northern Barbarians behind them, destroying the siege supplies in the rear, or attacking the Northern Barbarians soldiers in the rear, so that the Northern Barbarians could not devote all their energy to the siege.
The cavalry is relatively fast. After each sneak attack on the enemy, they will quickly retreat when the enemy discovers it. But even so, as the number of attacks increased and the Northern Barbarians began to prepare, the effects of the attacks became worse and worse, and the number of cavalry losses also increased.
When the Northern Barbarian soldiers were attacking the city in the past two days, Ye Ying had not seen them. Their cavalry was harassing the enemy behind. It seems that the more than a thousand Fierce Eagle Army cavalry had been killed by the Northern Barbarians in sneak attacks one after another. Kill it!
Ye Ying stood at the top of the city, looking at the densely packed Northern Barbarian soldiers below the city, his heart filled with bitterness. This city has been guarded for more than ten days. The battle was so brutal. At least 50,000 to 60,000 Northern Barbarian soldiers fell in front of the city wall, and there were less than 3,000 Eagle Army soldiers guarding the gate. .
At present, almost all the defensive equipment in the city is out of use. There is a serious lack of medicine in the city. Many injured Eagle Army soldiers died because they did not have medicine for treatment. What's more serious is that the food in the city is almost running out. The soldiers have only eaten one meal from yesterday to today.
Heihan Mugu who was attacking the city also felt a headache now. He thought that his army of more than 100,000 people could easily take Yunshan Pass. Unexpectedly, they encountered a tough opponent this time. They lost half of their troops and still failed to capture this pass.
