After reinforcements were sent up on the long city wall, the number of wing troops on the city decreased rapidly. Not long after, some wing army officers were horrified to find that there were fewer and fewer people around them. They could only keep shouting to let the remaining troops go. People held their ground, and for this reason, those officers set an example and rushed to the front, because they knew that the Star Army was no different from them, but they behaved more bravely.
In addition, before sending out troops, Ruan Qiling had clear instructions to drive all the Star Army down from the city, and then fight with the Star Army under the city. Only in this way can they take advantage of their large numbers. If they keep fighting on the city, both sides will suffer heavy casualties. Those wingmen will The top military leaders all knew that they had to block the Star Army's first counterattack.
As for the Star Army, regarding the importance of the city wall, Lan Xu has already explained it to the generals before. Now all the Star Army know that they must not be allowed to force the Yi Army to the city, so they will never give up the defense line of the city wall easily. Then, under the command of the generals of both sides, the fighting between the soldiers of the two armies became more intense, and people continued to fall.
After the reinforcements came up, they not only had to kill the Yijun on the city, but also the Yijun who were climbing the city. Many Yijun were stabbed down by the waiting Star Army just as they tried to climb up from the crenellations, but soon another one appeared Coming up, one after another, the Yi army seems to be endless, and there is no way to kill them all.
After a period of time, relying on their previous advantages and constant recruitment of personnel, the Yi Army finally suppressed the Star Army's counterattack momentum, and then gradually pushed the Star Army up the slope on the other side of the city wall. Some Star Army were desperate. They might as well fight to the death with the Yi army; some star troops could no longer retreat and jumped onto the crenels, fighting from a high position with the Yi army.
When the Yi army attacked together, they jumped from the crenel to the slope, and then fought with the Yi army after a while. The battle line began to shift towards the Star Army's camp.
Once a star army is forced to jump onto the slope, the wing armies behind it will follow closely, jumping off the crenels one after another and continuing to pursue the star army, not giving the star army a chance to breathe at all, and just want to occupy more places .
After another period of time, more and more Yi troops were chasing up the slope. In a blink of an eye, the Yi troops had the upper hand again. The thousands of reinforcements that had just gone up had already suffered many casualties. The places that had been broken through by the Yi troops were filled by the Yi troops. , If this continues, as long as the number of wing troops on the city reaches a certain level, they will be able to completely occupy the city wall. By then, the star troops still on the city will have no choice but to die.
The situation in the city became increasingly tense. The generals below were waiting for Lan Xu's military orders while looking at each other. Each of them could see the worry in their eyes.
On Lan Xu's side, the herald had come several times in the past period and reported to him in detail the battle situation in the city.
In the past period of time, Lan Xu has been thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy, such as the method Lan Wu used to defend Yanguan. He wanted to learn from it, but there was no terrain that could be used in Windless City, only that side. Just a city wall.
Behind them, there were still so many wavering Feng people, and the situation was very unfavorable to them. Now that the city could no longer hold on, he could only send another team of people to follow Yan Nantian's orders, and they must hold on to the city wall no matter what.
The current reinforcements are all drawn from the infantry camp and the arrow camp. The soldiers of the cavalry camp guarding behind the city gate cannot move at all until they receive clear instructions.
Seeing that the Star Army on the city was not fighting well, without Lan Xu's reminder, Yan Nantian directly dispatched personnel from the queue behind them to support the Star Army on the city. From the beginning to now, the number of Star Army fighting on the city has almost reached 20,000. , in addition to the 30,000 cavalry, there are still about 60,000 infantry and arrow camp personnel. These 60,000 people can join the battle on the city at any time.
Since the Yi Army began to attack the city, more than 30,000 people from the Yi Army have participated in the battle, and there are still more than 200,000 soldiers waiting to join the battle. If the city wall cannot be taken or the city gate cannot be breached, the number of people participating in the Yi Army will always be will be restricted.
"Marshal, how long will it take for our army to capture the city gate?" Seeing that the situation was developing in their favor, a wing general thought that the Star Army was not as difficult to deal with as he thought, and immediately asked Ruan Qiling asked for advice.
"It depends on how tenacious the Star Army's resistance is," Ruan Qiling couldn't help but think that their siege method was indeed efficient as he saw fewer and fewer Star Army soldiers wearing silver armor on the city, while there were more and more of them.
"Marshal, there is something that remains unclear," after Ruan Qiling expressed his opinion, another general asked for advice.
"General Tie, tell me," Ruan Qiling turned to look at his subordinates, wanting to hear what they had to say.
"The city wall of Wufeng City is very long. Although there is currently only the east gate that can enter the city, the long city wall can be used as a place for our army to attack the city. Why did our army only choose one city gate?" General Tie was puzzled. .
"I don't understand General Tie's question either. I would like to ask the Marshal for some advice!" Before Ruan Qiling could answer, another general asked for advice.
"We have discussed the issue of the two generals before," Ruan Qiling said calmly, looking away from the two men: "It is true that a long distance on the city wall extending from the city gate to both sides can be used as an siege site, but There are enemy troops patrolling those places. If our troops attack the city in several groups at the same time, the enemy will know immediately. As the defender of the city, even though the enemy's troops are smaller than ours, they still have enough personnel to defend the city. throughout."
"Further away there are mountain roads. The Star Army has not set up defenses in those places, but our army cannot launch an attack from those places, because only by breaking through the city gate can we ensure victory in this battle." Contact the main enemy forces who are waiting behind the city to fight. Ruan Qiling knew that the two of them still had to face each other head-on.
"Marshal, you mean that our army is not suitable for dividing the troops into several groups to attack the city at the same time?" General Tie asked again.
"No, to be precise, we attack the city separately. It's better to attack one place." Looking directly in the direction of the city gate, Ruan Qiling kept thinking about the situation behind the city.
"Can you please give me some advice from the Marshal?"
"As long as our army successfully captures the city wall, destroys the enemy's morale, and then breaks down the city gate, the enemy will have no way to retreat but will have to fight with all its strength against our army. At that time, our army will be able to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop," Taking advantage of the current advantage, Ruan Qiling has regarded this siege as a decisive battle between the two sides.
"In addition, if we divide our troops, it will not be conducive to unified command. Unless we can break through everywhere, our army will definitely suffer huge casualties. Therefore, I decided to focus on one area. This will not only ensure high morale, but also capture it as quickly as possible." city gate, thereby minimizing the loss of troops."
"The marshal is wise."
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After Ruan Qiling explained in detail the reasons for attacking the city gate, the generals no longer had any doubts. They all praised Ruan Qiling's wisdom. In fact, another reason why Ruan Qiling was unwilling to divide his troops was because of their shield soldiers.
The shield soldiers cannot march in a hurry. If the troops are divided, the shield soldiers can only attack one part of the city gate. Infantry and archers can only be sent to other places. However, it is difficult to attack other places by relying on these two arms. However, the shield soldiers and cavalry at the city gate are short. It won't work within a short period of time. After dividing their troops, they will have fewer people who can actually attack the city. This will only reduce their own advantages. Instead of doing this, it is better to focus on one place.
Focusing on one area can maximize their military advantage. If they can completely capture the city defense, Yijun will be able to continuously enter the city. No matter what angle he considers, he does not want to do unnecessary things. If it were not for those generals When asked, he would not take the initiative to explain to those generals.
Now, according to the news reported by the herald, they have almost captured the city wall and are driving the star army up the long slope. Looking at the steady stream of wing troops going up the ladder, Ruan Qiling is even more determined that they can capture the city wall in one fell swoop. Once the city wall is captured, victory in this battle will most likely belong to them.
When Ruan Qiling was chatting with the generals about the military situation, Lan Xu had the same idea as Ruan Qiling. He always felt that they could not abandon the defense line of the city wall, otherwise it would be meaningless to continue the battle, so no matter how many people needed to be sent to support, Xing The army must push back the Yi army until the Yi army is driven off the city wall.
Of course, it is important to defend the city, but the city gate cannot be missed either. The Yijun's siege vehicle has already smashed the city gate to pieces, and is now using its claws to hook the things blocking the city gate and pull it out. It is very efficient to have the help of ferocious beasts. Gao, it won't take long for the Yi army to clear out the things piled under the city. When the city gate is opened, the Yi army can naturally enter the city smoothly.
When Lan Xu was thinking that he must push back the Yi Army, due to the greatly extended battle line, the star troops who came to the city to support were no longer limited to walking up the stairs. Most of them went up from the slope on the back of the city wall.
The long slope is crowded with Star Army figures. If you are not careful, the Star Army will slip and affect the people around you. Moreover, once a corpse rolls down the city wall, no matter where you are, people who are climbing the city will be affected. The Star Army has been unable to gain numerical advantage due to slow support.
The only way to change the predicament is to retake the city wall. The Star Army generals knew this very well, so they kept shouting for people to fight bravely, but to no avail.
