"Come on, take the city head for me!"
After all, the warehouse area is just a warehouse. Although there are defensive crossbows on the walls, unfortunately the number is limited, so there are only western racks installed near the front and rear gate towers. Even though it has the advantage of being condescending, it can't be offset. Despite the fierce bombardment of the Liaodong Army, after fighting for more than half an hour, the eight defensive crossbows were either destroyed or stopped due to their own malfunctions. The defenders, who had no means of counterattack, could only hide in despair. Behind the city plate, he used his shield to resist the random bullets. However, Gongsun Gong, who was eager to capture the reservoir area, did not have the patience to rely on the bombardment of long-range troops to completely defeat the morale of the defenders. When he saw the city The defensive crossbow on his head stopped counterattacking, and he immediately issued the order to storm the city without hesitation.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The 22,000 soldiers who came with Gongsun Gong were all the elites of the Liaodong Army. They were obviously very high-level in siege training. Under the cover of the crazy bombardment of long-range troops, a large number of archers took the lead in arriving at Li. About fifty steps away from the city, waves of arrows were fired one after another, making it difficult for the defenders at the top of the city to raise their heads. Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers carrying ladders shouted war trumpets, like a tidal wave. He rushed under the wall, quickly raised the ladder, and leaned heavily towards the city. At the top of each ladder, there was a dead man with a sword in his mouth lying tightly, ready to lean on the impact at any time. With the power to cross the city plate.
"The thieves are here, stand up for me, kill the thieves, kill the thieves, kill the thieves!"
Although Yan Gao has been transferred to the internal defense force, he was originally a brave general in the Bohai Navy. Although his martial arts skills are far from the level of a peerless brave general, he is not bad. What is rare is that he has extremely rich battle experience. Although they were also oppressed by the Liaodong Army's long-range attack and had to hide in the city gate tower, as soon as they noticed that the Liaodong Army's long-range bombardment suddenly stopped, they immediately guessed the Liaodong Army's plan, and they couldn't help but Dare to hesitate at all, he rushed out of the city gate tower with a shield in one hand and a knife in the other. He happened to see the Liaodong Army's ladder rising. In shock, he hurriedly shouted loudly.
Following Yan Gao's order, the officers and soldiers of the Youzhou Army who were originally hiding behind the city plate immediately stood up. The shield-swordsmen and spearmen desperately attacked the dead soldiers of the Liaodong Army at the top of the ladder, while the archers They continued to rain arrows on the charging troops of the Liaodong Army below the city, and a large number of soldiers lifted up wood and rolling stones and smashed them down. Not to be outdone, the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army covered the city with arrows, and a large number of The soldiers braved arrows and stones and tried their best to climb up the ladder. The battle became intense as soon as it began.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
Although the Liaodong Army was a brave division, its offensive was like a tidal wave without interruption. However, the Youzhou Army relied on its geographical advantages to resist desperately. No matter how heavy the casualties were, they refused to give in. The two sides fought for more than two hours. , the Liaodong Army rushed to the top of the city several times with bravery without fear of death. Unfortunately, it was finally beaten down by the Youzhou Army who resisted resolutely. Seeing the sun going down, no matter how much reluctance there was in my heart, , unable to capture the city in time, Gongsun Gong could only issue an order to withdraw his troops angrily.
As soon as the golden gong sounded, the Liaodong Army, which was furiously attacking, finally withdrew. At this time, nearly 2,200 Liaodong Army officers and soldiers were lying down in the Western Zhou Dynasty around the wall, and the Youzhou Army also suffered casualties. Not a small number, more than two hundred people were killed in the battle, and as many as three hundred were injured. Although the battle damage ratio is advantageous, given the limited strength of the Youzhou Army, if reinforcements do not arrive tomorrow, the city wall will sooner or later be strengthened. The Liaodong Army has completely broken through. By then, the Youzhou Army will not be far away from the entire army. The situation is obviously not too optimistic for the defenders...
"Woo, woo, woo..."
At the end of the hour, the sun finally poked its head out from the sea in the different moods of the soldiers of the two armies. With a burst of horn sounds, a large number of Liaodong Army soldiers marched out from the temporary camp on the coast. Out, half of them drove into the salt field from the open gate of the salt field, and the other half rushed to the outer city wall of the reservoir area. At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Youzhou Army who had had breakfast in a hurry also started to rush to the salt field. He quickly rushed to the top of the city and nervously made preparations for the battle.
"Listen to me clearly. Have you seen the salt mountain over there? Hey, it's such a big pile. Do you want it? Yes, whichever song rushes into the reservoir area first, whichever song can have exclusive access to that mountain Yanshan, if anyone dares to delay and refuse to advance, every soldier from the military prince to the soldiers below will be killed without mercy!"
Although he had such a huge advantage in troops, he was unable to capture the reservoir area immediately. Gongsun Gong was obviously impatient to the extreme. As soon as the formation was completed, he immediately offered a very high reward, and At the same time, a general order was issued to fight to the death.
"Hoo ho, ho ho, ho ho..."
Although the salt mountain next to the crystallization pool was looted by the rebels yesterday, it can be said that only a layer of skin was scraped off, and the remaining salt still amounted to more than a thousand stone in the west. Even if it was The price of salt in Liaodong can be worth as much as 1,600 guan. Compared with the meager military pay of the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army, it is already a huge sum of money. Under the stimulation of such a heavy reward, The officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Army who entered the salt field were all excited. Before the battle started, wild shouts and shouts broke out like a roaring mountain and a tsunami.
"attack!"
Seeing that the morale of his officers and men was extremely strong, Gongsun Gong did not hesitate any more and issued the order to attack while the iron was hot.
"Dong, dong dong..."
As Gongsun Gong's order was issued, the war drums of the Chinese Army's Office immediately rang loudly, and soon a large number of Liaodong Army officers and soldiers were seen rushing toward the city wall with howls and screams under the cover of bombardment by long-range troops.
Stimulated by the heavy reward, the Liaodong Army's offensive was fierce and ruthless. The archer phalanx responsible for suppressing the city head and the long-range troops at the rear even risked accidentally injuring their own people and rushed to the city head without hesitation. Firepower poured down from the top of the city, while the red-eyed Liaodong Infantry troops rushed one after another to attack the city. The battle had only begun for less than an hour, and the city was already in a panic. It relied on Yan Gao to lead the personal guards west to put out the fire. They barely managed to keep the city head intact, but as the battle losses gradually increased, the city's defense was already in danger.
"Assault, assault!"
Just when Yan Gao's troops were exhausted, a burst of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the bend of the mountain to the east, and soon they saw a large iron-blooded flag turning out from behind the hill. One of the generals under the flag was none other than Zhang He. I saw him pointing the spear in his hand at the Liaodong Army's main formation, which was attacking the outer city wall. With a loud roar, he galloped over to kill...
