Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 96
The sharp whistle sounded, and Hei Fangheng tried his best to blow the whistle, until the salty smell of blood was in his mouth, and he felt that his lungs were bleeding.He heard the sound of intensive footsteps on the stairs. It was the guards who had been waiting under the city wall for a long time. Black Tooth Heng turned over, turned his back to the sky, and uttered a whistle. There was blood in the corner of his mouth, and he showed a distorted smile.

"Pull hard!" Behind the city wall, Sha Zhaxiangru yelled loudly, and the soldiers pulled the rope vigorously to turn the lever, and the gravel contained in the leather bag flew out, and fell across the city wall on the enemy's head.

Concerned about the terrifying power of the Tang people's Liannu, Hei Zhi Changzhi arranged these catapult machines in the open space behind the city wall. Although this ensures the safety of the machines and soldiers, the disadvantage is that the hit rate and range are greatly reduced.But no matter what, a rock is a rock, and if you hit it on the head, you will die.

"Don't mess around, put your shield on your head and move forward!" Yuan Aolie shouted loudly, he set an example and walked in the front, some people were gathered by the stones and fell down like stakes, but the people behind filled the gap and continued go ahead.

When the phalanx came under the city wall, the shields at the front stopped. They erected their shields to form a shield wall. The archers behind stepped forward and shot arrows at the Baekje people on the top of the city. Lifting the long ladder, let the iron hook at the front end of the ladder be deeply embedded in the stone crevice at the top of the city, and the dancers rushed up the long ladder.

"Come on, go up!" Wang Wenzuo clenched his fists and muttered to himself.In order to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, all the "scorpions" have stopped shooting.Now only steel and muscle can be relied on, guns against guns, knives against knives, the battlefield is that narrow wall, and whoever can drive the other side down will win.

"Kill, kill!" Hei Chi Changzhi waving his two-handed ax and shouted loudly. Standing in the first row, he used the ax to cut off a hand holding the city plate, and then struck it with the blunt end of the iron ax. The head was exposed between the shattered female walls, and finally the iron hook embedded in the rock crevice was broken with force, and the long ladder was pushed down forcefully.

He could hear the screams of Tang Ren who fell from mid-air, which made his blood flow faster and stronger.He yelled with all his strength: "Next city, go to the next one, and drive out all the Tang people!"

The attack of the Tang Dynasty was like a tide, and Wang Wenzuo was like a cruel gambler, constantly replacing the exhausted army with new and energetic new troops, and from time to time, the soldiers who stormed the city retreated, and the "scorpions" volleyed twice to kill The defenders on the top of the city.

Soon, the blood of the guards was drained. Yuan Aolie, who was on the front line, keenly sensed the weakness of the enemy. He raised his shield, waved the machete above his head, and shouted: "Come on, climb the city!"

Faced with this wave of onslaught by the Tang people, the Baekje people could no longer resist. Yuan Aolie held a knife in his mouth, held a shield high in one hand, and grabbed the long ladder with the other. The ribs come, great timing and placement, but too slow.

Yuan Aolie twisted his waist nimbly, his spear slashed across the fine steel armor, splashing sparks, he swung his shield, hit the enemy's face with the lower edge covered with iron, then grabbed the chopping knife, and slashed down with the knife in the air. The blade split leather, muscle, and bone, and blood spattered.Yuan Aolie shook his wrist, pulled out the chopping knife, jumped off the city plate, and then swept across again, clearing a large space around him, and the soldiers behind him jumped off the city plate.

"Chang Zhi, it's almost time, it's time to retreat!" Sha Zha Xiangru shouted: "The Tang people have already entered the city, and most of our people are recruits. A long battle is not good!"

Hei Chi Chang Zhi spat blood and nodded, "You're right, pour oil on the fire and blow the horn!"

As the torches were thrown one by one, a wall of fire rose from the top of the city, separating the attackers from the defenders. Taking advantage of this short gap, the Baekje people withdrew from the stone city and retreated to the mountains, leaving the stone city to the Tang Jun.

Tang Jun big tent.

"Yuan Ao Lie recorded the first achievement?" Du Shuang stopped writing, and said with a smile: "Wang Canjun, in fact, the first achievement should be your own!"

"It's Yuan Aolie who advances with the arrow and the stone, and ascends first when facing the enemy. Everyone has witnessed this with their own eyes!" Wang Wenzuo laughed and said, "It's a serious crime to take meritorious deeds!"

"Du Changshi, Lu Yuan Ao Lie's first achievement is that!" Liu Renyuan tapped his knee with Tie Ruyi, which is his performance when encountering difficult things: "Sanlang, what do you think of the Baekje guards?" ?”

"Weak!"

"Very weak?" Du Shuang asked curiously: "But I think there are many casualties?"

"Changshi doesn't know! Although there were many casualties, most of them were hit by flying stones, and not many died in real battles with thieves. The two of you also know that Baekje thieves and I have a hatred for destroying the country. It is rare for the enemy to retreat without fighting until the end of the mountain. When our army entered the city this time, the Baekje thieves set fire to it and left the city. Their fighting spirit and fighting spirit are much weaker than in the past!"

Du Shuang and Liu Renyuan nodded secretly when they heard the words. As Wang Wenzuo said, due to the differences in weapons, training, command, etc., the combat power of the Baekje Restoration Army is uneven, and the difference is very large. The weak ones are the mob, but one thing they have in common is that their morale is not low.

Even if there is a huge difference in strength, it is rare to be defeated at the first touch. Even the commoners with bamboo spears often fight endlessly until they are exhausted.

"If it's as Sanlang said, is there something strange about the defenders of Ren Cuncheng?" Liu Renyuan asked.

"Subordinates don't know!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "I can only watch while beating!"

Liu Renyuan glanced at Du Shuang, and found that Chang Shi's eyes were also blank. Having experienced many battles, he knew that in many cases on the battlefield, he couldn't wait until everything was ready before making a decision. It was often too late by then. Often after discovering a slight abnormality, a quick decision is made and victory is achieved.

Although these decisions were often somewhat reckless or even unreasonable at the time, war is like this. There are parts of investigation, calculation, estimation, and planning, but there are also parts of bravery, decisiveness, adventure, and luck.

Knowing everything, analyzing everything, finding the optimal solution, and then executing it calmly is the imagination of war historians in military academies of later generations, and the generals on the battlefield were shrouded in the fog of war, as if their eyes were covered with black veils A person who walks beside the abyss can only rely on a little vague shadow, hearing, touch, instinct and luck, and this is the most valuable quality of a great commander. There is no clue to victory, and there is no doubt that Liu Renyuan does not have such a thing.

"Since this is the case, then I have to wait and see!" Liu Renyuan sighed and put down Tie Ruyi: "I hope our hard battle can contain the people of Baekje, which is beneficial to the overall situation!"

(End of this chapter)