Monument Yangmen

Chapter 598
The soldiers and horses of Li Jiqian's department under the city are still rushing towards the city one after another.

Li Jiqian seems to understand his own shortcomings, so he tries his best to make use of his strengths.

a day.

Li Jiqian launched a total of twenty attacks.

Every attack is surging.

The defense on the top of the city was breached five times, but they were all repelled.

At night, the two sides truce.

Wang Gui summed up his gains and losses in the city gate building.

In today's battle, the south gate defended by Mu Yu was breached three times.

The generals gathered in the city gate, secretly pointing and pointing at Mu Yu.

Mu Yu is not afraid of being criticized by others, but he dare not face Lao Yang.

When he left Fuxing Martial Academy, he made a solemn promise to Lao Yang that he would let Lao Yang see his abilities.

However, in today's battle, the city gates he defended were breached the most times, which made him feel very ashamed.

The generals gathered in the city gate building included not only the generals of the Datong Army, but also the generals of the Yeqi tribe.

There are more than a dozen people in total.

In front of everyone, Wang Gui growled with a dark face, "Mu Yu, you are guilty."

Mu Yu knelt down on the ground with a livid face, and said in a low voice, "This subordinate is guilty."

Wang Gui said coldly: "The southern city gate you are defending is very important. This general has dispatched [-] soldiers and horses to you. It can be said that you have many soldiers and generals under your command.

However, you let Li Jiqian's men break through the city wall three times.

Fortunately, the soldiers under your command fought bravely and repelled the enemy.

Otherwise, this general will definitely kill you today.

Now that the war is imminent, this general will allow you to perform crimes and make meritorious deeds. "

"My subordinate understands."

Mu Yu gritted his teeth, said something in a low voice, then got up and stood aside.

Wang Gui stared at the other generals and asked, "How are the losses of each department?"

The generals began to report the battle damage of their soldiers and horses in detail.

According to the statistics of Wang Guijun's participation in the army, in today's battle, there were 500 soldiers and horses in the city of Guile, more than 320 people died in the battle, 2 people were seriously injured, and more than [-] people were slightly injured.

This battle loss completely exceeded Wang Gui's expectations.

Among them, the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe suffered the most damage.

Wang Gui asked the generals to go down to rest with a solemn expression, leaving Mu Yu alone.

When only Wang Gui, Lao Yang, and Mu Yu were left in the gate building, Wang Gui bowed to Mu Yu and said, "I've let the general suffer."

Mu Yu swept away his livid face just now, waved his hands and said, "This is what I should do."

After a pause, Mu Yu added, "The soldiers and horses of the wild beggars are unreliable..."

This is not because Mu Yu just said it, but because he experienced it personally.

Today, the soldiers and horses on the south city gate that he leads belong to the wild beggar tribe.

And the south city gate was breached three times, all because of the reckless actions of the wild beggar tribe's soldiers and horses who kept Mu Yu's orders.

Moreover, if Mu Yu hadn't turned the tide at the critical moment and led the troops to kill the soldiers of Li Jiqian's troops who rushed to the top of the city, I am afraid that the city of Guile would have been breached long ago.

Therefore, in today's battle, Mu Yu was not only innocent, but also made great contributions.

The reason for the scene just now was entirely for the other generals of the wild beggar tribe to see.

Of course, Mu Yu's shame in front of Lao Yang was real.

On the battlefield, one always looks at the result, not the process.

Therefore, no matter what happens in the process of leading the army, if you win, you are credited, and if you lose, you have faults.

It's that simple.

Mu Yu was ashamed of this, but Lao Yang and Wang Gui didn't care.

Compared to Mu Yu's thoughts, Lao Yang and Wang Gui cared more about the war.

The abolition shown by the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe was somewhat beyond the expectations of Lao Yang and Wang Gui.

After the whole battle, the Datong Army lost only a hundred soldiers, and a thousand were seriously injured. Although there were many minor injuries, they still maintained their combat effectiveness.

As for the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe, tens of thousands of people were lost.

This made Lao Yang and Wang Gui a little worried.

Lao Yang murmured: "Re-arm the defense, draw 3 troops from the Datong Army and assign them to the other three gates to assist in the defense."

The corner of Wang Gui's mouth twitched and said: "Brother, in this way, it means that our Datong Army is playing the main force. If it goes on for a long time, our Datong Army will lose a lot of people..."

Lao Yang glanced sideways at Wang Gui, and said with a sneer, "Isn't the Datong army now the main force?"

Wang Gui was stunned, and nodded with a wry smile.

Lao Yang was right. During the entire battle, the Datong army was almost on the wall of the east gate, resisting most of the troops of Li Jiqian's troops.

However, once the Datong Army is separated.

The defense on the east gate will be relatively weakened.

However, the Datong army will definitely not adapt to the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe, which is relatively unfamiliar, and its combat effectiveness will be relatively weakened.

In this way, the damage of the Datong Army will increase.

This is not in line with Wang Gui's original intention.

Wang Gui said helplessly: "If the battle damage is too great, it will be difficult to explain after returning..."

Lao Yang's eyes widened in an instant, and he scolded, "Is that your business?"

What Wang Gui said here is that it is difficult to explain after going back, not that it is difficult to explain to Yang Qi.

Yang Qi is also a man who knows how to fight, so he has a good idea of ​​the damage on the battlefield.

Wang Gui here refers to the elders in Datong Prefecture.

After all, many soldiers in the Datong Army are the children of the Datong Mansion.

If this is fought in the local area and faced with other places, or if it is damaged in an aggressive war, the people may not say anything.

But it was lost in the battle to support the wild beggar tribe.

Wang Gui might be sprayed to death when he goes back.

Of course, there is a tall one on Wang Gui's head.

Even if the common people want to criticize someone, the first one to criticize is Yang Qi, the head of Datong Mansion.

This is what Lao Yang said.

With a bitter face, Wang Gui said: "The place Qilang finally conquered cannot be destroyed in the hands of our elders. We have to maintain Qilang's reputation."

Lao Yang glared at Wang Gui fiercely, and said angrily: "Do as I say, and I will personally sit at the east gate tomorrow. Is this all right?"

Wang Gui was overjoyed, and immediately bowed and said, "If that's the case, then I'll leave it to my elder brother."

Lao Yang and Wang Gui have been in business for many years, and as soon as Wang Gui pouted, Lao Yang knew what Wang Gui wanted to do.

Lao Yang took over the defense of the East City Gate, and a big stone in Wang Gui's heart can fall.

With Lao Yang guarding the east gate, it can be said that there is no danger.

Wang Gui witnessed with his own eyes that when Zhao Kuangyin attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, Lao Yang used [-] troops to stop the [-] Song Imperial Army sent by Zhao Kuangyin.

Therefore, Wang Gui is full of confidence in Lao Yang going to guard the east gate.

……

The next day.

Clear sky.

Li Jiqian did not launch a siege battle, but rectified his troops.

It lasted until noon. Originally, Li Jiqian planned to launch an attack at noon.

But today's sun is particularly basking.

When it shines on people, it's like being poured with hot water.

In this era, people basically have nothing to do with the weather.

Everything depends on the face of God.

Therefore, Li Jiqian had to shelve his offensive plan.

It was not until the afternoon when the weather was not so hot that Li Jiqian re-launched the attack.

Yesterday's main attack on the east gate was frustrated, and Li Jiqian changed his attack plan today.

It became the main attack on the south gate and the auxiliary attack on the east gate.

The changes in the number of troops outside the city can be clearly seen by the people on the top of the city.

Therefore, when Lao Yang saw the layout of Li Jiqian's department outside the city, he immediately called Wang Gui to continue to sit at the east gate, while he rushed to the south gate to help Mu Yu defend the south gate. .

When Lao Yang arrived at the south gate, he clearly felt that the atmosphere was not right.

There are [-] soldiers and horses on the south gate, which seem to be divided into two groups.

With the [-] Datong army as the main force, plus thousands of soldiers and horses from the wild beggar tribe, it is a group of people.

All of these people obeyed Mu Yu's orders.

The other group of people were all soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe. They were headed by a general of the wild beggar tribe, and they obediently obeyed Mu Yu's orders.

After Lao Yang arrived, he frowned and said coldly: "From now on, all the soldiers and horses on the south gate will be dispatched by me. Does anyone have any opinions?"

"Another useless Han..."

As soon as Lao Yang's words fell to the ground, someone began to sneer.

Lao Yang glanced at the man coldly, and the man looked at Lao Yang without showing any weakness.

Lao Yang snorted coldly, and shouted: "War Supervisor, on the battlefield, what crime should I have for questioning the command of the general?"

For the time being, the war supervisors under Lao Yang's command are all students from Fuxing Wuyuan.

The first among them is the balance.

Hearing Lao Yang's call, Zhong Heng immediately reported loudly, "Beheaded!"

"What are you waiting for?"

Zhong Heng got Lao Yang's order, and immediately rushed to the man unceremoniously, and chopped off the man's head with one knife.

In an instant, all the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe looked at Lao Yang differently.

Lao Yang coldly glanced at the soldiers and horses of the wild beggars who were about to move, and said with a sneer: "You must remember clearly that our Datong army is here to help your wild beggars fight. It is not your soldiers and horses from the wild beggars. Help us fight.

If we lose this battle, we can break through and leave.

But you are different, you will become a group of bereaved dogs besieged by Li Jiqian.

So, put away your little thoughts, old man, and focus on fighting the enemy. "

The soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe looked at each other without saying a word, and then looked at Lao Yang.

Lao Yang didn't bother to look at them again.

Lao Yang immediately ordered, "The first row of archers, wait until the enemy approaches fifty steps below the city, and shoot. The swordsmen are behind, get ready, and once the enemy sets up the ladder, I will hit the old man hard. The third row of pikemen , Spread three layers of guns on the city wall for me. The old man wants those party soldiers from Li Jiqian's department to be unable to enter the city wall even if they climb up the city wall."

When Lao Yang gave an order, Mu Yu led the soldiers of the Datong Army and followed Lao Yang's order first.

The soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe seemed a little hesitant.

After struggling for a long time with complex expressions, the leading general rushed to the post assigned to him by Lao Yang.

The soldiers and horses of other wild beggar tribes also followed.

Mu Yu looked at the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe who were busy, and sighed sincerely, "Jiang is still old and hot..."

Lao Yang glanced at him and said, "As a general commanding the army, you must be strict with your subordinates. I know that you are afraid that you will suppress too much, and the soldiers and horses of the wild beggar tribe will not obey. But, as a general, when a big battle is imminent, you must be strict. You must not hesitate. Kill as soon as you have to, anyway, it is not the Datong Army..."

As soon as the defense on the top of the city was completed, the army of Li Jiqian's troops under the city arrived at the bottom of the city.

The method of siege is exactly the same as yesterday.

The only difference is that Li Jiqian has changed the crowd tactics.

It is no longer sending people to rush upwards in a swarm.

Instead, the soldiers and horses attacking the city were divided into more than a dozen groups.

One after another, they rushed to the top of the city.

After the war started, the battle situation was far more tragic than yesterday's fight.

Li Jiqian led an army of 28 to attack, how could he be willing to be blocked by a city of Guell.

Therefore, Li Jiqian gave his subordinates a death order.

Therefore, almost all the soldiers and horses under Li Jiqian were fighting for their lives when they attacked the city.

The battle lasted from noon to dusk, and from dusk to mid-moon.

The flames of war reflected the entire sky of Guel City red.

The sound of shouting and killing has never stopped.

The corpses under the city piled up layer after layer.

Severed limbs and broken arms can be seen everywhere.

The blood gathered into a river, dyeing the entire city wall a layer of dark red.

The battle lasted for a day and a night.

The city of Guell stood there like a solid rock.

Li Jiqian couldn't break through this stubborn stone.

Soldiers were exhausted, and Li Jiqian could only temporarily truce.

After seeing the soldiers and horses of Li Jiqian's department recede like a tide.

Everyone on the top of the city collapsed to the ground.

Some people's wounds were still bleeding, but they had already leaned against the city wall and fell asleep.

Under such circumstances, the doctors accompanying the Datong Army ran around the city to diagnose and treat the wounded soldiers.

Unfortunately, too many people were injured.

The doctors almost subconsciously passed over those soldiers who were too seriously injured to treat those soldiers who were less injured.

Fortunately, it will turn into a dead body in a deep sleep.

Unfortunately, he will die in despair while awake.

Some people may think that the doctors are disregarding human lives, but no one blames them.

War is so cruel.

In the case of a large number of injured people, but few doctors.

Instead of wasting time to rescue those seriously injured soldiers who are dying, it is better to save two more slightly injured soldiers.

……

Thereafter.

Li Jiqian led his troops to attack Guell for three days.

Even after paying the price of nearly [-] soldiers and horses, they still haven't gnawed down the stubborn stone of Guell City.

The grain and grass brought by Li Jiqian's department were already stretched.

retreat?
It is impossible for Li Jiqian to retreat.

Ever since, at the time of the truce, Li Jiqian called the generals to discuss matters.

After five days of suffering, Li Jiqian seemed a little irritable.

His eyeballs were red and bloodshot.

Facing the generals kneeling in front of him, Li Jiqian asked in a hoarse and cold voice: "Which one of you has a good plan to break the city of Guill?"

(End of this chapter)