Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 233
Faced with Luo Youdu's order, although Kang Zaiyu and Kang Baoyi were puzzled, they gladly accepted the order.

Watching Kang Zaiyu and Kang Baoyi skillfully commanding the soldiers to push the three ladder carts forward.

Luo Youdu's expression was serious, he had to put pressure on Waqiaoguan, so as to attract Xiao Siwen's attention and create opportunities for Shu Yuan.

People in later generations often ask whether it is better to sacrifice one person or to sacrifice many people.

There may be no answer in later generations, but in this era, Luo Youdu will encounter such a choice almost every time he fights.

There is no right or wrong, only worth it.

The ladder car is divided into dozens of parts, which are brought along with the ship and assembled at the front line, which greatly reduces the time for re-making.

The Xuanwei army led by Kang Zaiyu and Kang Baoyi has a lot of experience in how to use the ladder car.

This simple ladder requires eight people to push it, three soldiers on each side, and two soldiers in the middle.

The two people in the middle are protected by the ladder baffle, so they don't have to be afraid of bows and arrows.

But the six people on the left and right were exposed to the enemy's bows and arrows, so every pushing soldier was protected by a soldier holding a large shield.

A group of people cooperated seamlessly and advanced step by step.

As the three approached, arrows rained down on the tower.

The densely packed arrows shot at the ladder cart and the large shield, but with the defensive effect of the ladder cart itself, the pawns pushing the ladder cart were not injured.

"Damn!"

Seeing that the bow and arrow were useless, Xiao Kaiyin came to the side of the large crossbow for defending the city.

Waqiao Pass is very close to the Central Plains. Just in case, the pass tower is equipped with two large defensive crossbows.

There are a lot of these things on the Youzhou City Tower, and Xiao Wei often played with them because of the novelty in those days. He has shot horses and cattle, so he is a proficient hand.

Very awkwardly, someone turned the winch, and loaded the fifteen-jin giant crossbow onto the large defensive crossbow.

Xiao Kui moved the crossbow reluctantly and was about to aim.

suddenly!

Xiao Kaiyin heard a "click" sound in his ears.

Xiao Wei felt strange because he was right, but he saw a crack in a thick crossbow body of the city guard crossbow.

The crack was getting bigger and bigger, breaking apart suddenly, and being backlashed by the force, the crossbow string was thrown backwards with the crossbow body.

It happened to hit the chest of a Khitan soldier, sending his whole body flying.

Because of a sudden paleness on his face, Xiao Wei cursed: "Damn it!"

He secretly guessed that it must be because Yao Nebin passively defended and did not do daily maintenance for the city crossbow, which made the city defense crossbow unable to withstand the twisting force.

But at this time, the ladder car had arrived nearby, and Xiao Kai had no time to pursue responsibility, so he called the soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy.

boom!
The second ladder of the ladder cart was pulled by the soldiers and pressed against the tower.

The soldiers of the Xuanwei Army did not rush to attack, but first sent three teams of strong crossbowmen to suppress the soldiers on the tower by relying on the power of crossbow arrows.

The moment the opponent shrank his head, the well-trained Xuanwei army took advantage of these short breaths and rushed towards Guancheng along the ladder at the fastest speed.

Xiao Kuiyin shrank his head, listening to the sound of the crossbow arrow piercing through the air, he couldn't stop complaining and cursing.

This is completely mechanical suppression.

It is not that the Liao Kingdom has not mastered the method of making strong bows and crossbows. Yelu Deguang brought these blueprints back to Khitan back then.

It's just that they are used to riding and shooting, and they don't pay enough attention to the crossbow.In addition, the Khitan has been in civil strife for many years, and the economy has been greatly affected. There are not many strong crossbows, defensive crossbows, and siege crossbows in a year, and there is no small Waqiaoguan at all.

What made Xiao Kaiyin even more depressed was that the opponent's three ladder carts had already set up the two on his side.

And the ladder of the half section of the city tower that Yao Neibin was in charge of seemed to be pushed into the pothole and couldn't get out...

If I knew it, I would have chosen it!

The situation was urgent, and Xiao Kaiyin had no time to think about it, he just thought that he was the God of Plague, and that the damn thing had happened to him.

"kill!"

Xiao Kaiyin didn't bother to complain, looking at Zhou Bing who was rushing towards him, he slashed at him with a sharp knife, knocked the opponent back two steps, his feet were empty, and he fell down the ladder.

The two sides fought in one place.

The hand-to-hand combat between the scales of the climbing battle has begun!

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The fight at Waqiaoguan was not fierce, but it was very powerful.

Luo Youdu arranged fifteen large drums, and five teams of drummers took turns to beat the drums.

The sound of the drums was earth-shattering, and Xiao Siwen, who was far behind Waqiao Pass, could hear the loud noises.

Most of the Khitan soldiers in the battalion were attracted by the sound of the drum.

At this time, Shu Yuan quietly came to the northwest of the Khitan military camp.

There are no trees to hide here, but the terrain is higher, and there are several rolling hills to hide in.

Shu Yuan didn't rush to attack, but boldly led three or five people to take advantage of the hilly terrain, relying on the long grass on the ground, crawled and sneaked closer.

Looking at the Khitan army's barracks, Shu Yuan thought that it would be most suitable for him to attack from that side, and looking around, he suddenly found that there was a herd less than one mile away from the Khitan army camp, with no less than ten thousand horses in captivity.

Looking at the group of horses, Shu Yuan's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Quietly withdrew.

When he came to the soldiers, Shu Yuan looked at the tired ones and said, "Brothers, I have some good news for you. I found nearly ten thousand reinforcements just now. The next step is not our three thousand soldiers, but thirteen thousand soldiers." .”

"To the south of us there is a herd of Khitan horses. Take off your coats and use them as a kindling to drive those ten thousand horses straight to the enemy camp."

"Don't feel sorry for a piece of clothing. The commander said before the action that we won this battle, and we should make a big contribution."

"Don't say it's just one piece of clothing, there are ten or twenty pieces."

"Target the enemy's racecourse, whoever rushes ahead of me, I will personally subsidize Yiguantongbao!"

Shu Yuan is best at boosting morale before a battle, and he can inspire soldiers' fighting spirit before every battle.

The soldiers rushed towards the Khitan racecourse screaming.

Xiao Siwen heard the thundering drums in his ears, and felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart, so he kept sending people to inquire about the movement of Waqiao Pass.

The results are all in a state of anxiety...

Suddenly there was exclamation and curses outside the camp.

An ominous premonition emerged in Xiao Siwen's heart, and he strode out of the tent, but seeing the soldiers looking into the distance, he was at a loss.Following his gaze, thousands of Khitan horses were charging towards their camp in the distance.

The frightened Khitan horses went on a rampage, knocking down and flying the soldiers who were at a loss and fled in all directions, and then they were covered by dust.

Behind the horse herd, there was a loud cry of killing.

Xiao Siwen's mind went blank, he couldn't figure out where this enemy came from.

How could it be possible to avoid them and set up a scout army?

But at this moment, he didn't have time to think about it.

Although Xiao Siwen loves the Central Plains culture, he is still a Khitan grasslander at heart.

The biggest feature of the prairie people is not being brave and good at fighting, but running away.

Li Shimin has a saying that describes the Turkic people, which is also applicable to the Khitan people.

The head of the Turks only relies on riding and shooting. He moves forward when he sees a benefit, and leaves when he sees a difficulty.With bows and arrows as minions and armor as uniform, the team does not line up, and the camp has no fixed place.Chasing water and grass as living quarters, using sheep and horses as military rations, winning and seeking wealth, and losing without shame.There is no work of police patrols at night and day, and no cost of building forts and feeding food.

Xiao Siwen didn't intend to resist at all, he just found his own horse to escape, and his son couldn't care less about it.

(End of this chapter)