Horse on the World

Chapter 809 Snow, Blood!

With a whoosh, on the high platform, a catapult throwing arm suddenly raised high, a black shadow tore through the snow, brought a strong wind, pierced the sky, and smashed hard on the city wall that had just been raised with ice and snow On the ground, there was a loud bang, ice chips flew, a large section of the ice wall broke and collapsed, large mounds of ice were about to fall down, and small fist-sized fragments flew around, making thumping noises everywhere.A dozen or so soldiers hiding under the ice wall suddenly had their tendons broken and their bones broken, and their heads were bleeding when they were young.

Following the landing of this grid of stone bullets, hundreds of stone bullets flew up at the same time and smashed into the broken section of the ice wall. At the same time, stone bullets also flew from several places in the city and fell towards On the snow platform at the top of the mountain, the sound of rumbling can be heard endlessly. The stone bullets may be embedded in the front wall of the snow platform, deeply embedded in it, shaking the trebuchets on the snow platform, and some falling. On the snow platform, the frozen snow platform rebounded the stone bullets, and jumped all the way forward until it fell to the snow platform, where blood was stained everywhere it passed.Some even hit the trebuchet directly, smashing the huge trebuchet to the ground, falling to a snow platform nearly 20 meters high, and breaking it into pieces.

As the two sides fired at each other, countless infantry rushed up the city shouting, some of them rushed towards the city along the siege road, and the other part carried a ladder and pushed a siege vehicle, with huge iron-clad sharp wooden stakes in front of them. Rush into the car and come desperately.

There was a rumbling sound of drums on the city, and rows of soldiers rushed to the top of the city, holding first-grade bows in their hands. The archers alternated and kept shooting sharp arrows downwards. There were so many people besieging the city that it was almost unnecessary to aim. The responsibility of the soldiers was just to shoot down the sharp arrows in their hands.

Compared with shooting sharp arrows, the soldiers put more energy into avoiding the stone bullets falling from the sky or the broken rocks and ice flying after being hit by the stone bullets. Although they were well armored, they were beaten by these guys coming at high speed It's not for fun. If you are unlucky and hit the door, you can only stretch your legs.

Wu Yubo stands at the top of the city, and his subordinates are in charge of the north of the city. After the reorganization, Wu Yubo originally became the deputy commander of a battalion, but during the First World War a year ago, his Dingzhou boss was shot by an eight-ox crossbow arrow. , his body was broken in two, and he became the chief officer of the battalion.

The battle for almost a month has allowed the Luzhou soldiers to grow rapidly in the flames of war. Although the price paid is very high, Wu Yubo is more willing to command the current army that is as fierce as a wolf.

Cowardice, cowardice, fear of death, fear of war and other negative emotions completely disappear in the bloody battle, in the splash of blood, in the flying of broken limbs, in the desperate situation of either you die or me die. It's just a ruthless, ruthless force.

The Luzhou soldiers learned to stab the spears in their hands fiercely without blinking their eyes in the face of the steel knives coming at them, and learned to sit in the pool of blood on the ground between battles, gasping for breath and laughing at the same time. Seeing the clumsiness of my companion just now, I learned to sit on the corpse of the enemy and gorge on the food brought by the cook. The missing part of the companion's body was carefully searched among the corpses, and then they were carefully put together, wrapped in a stretcher or a bed sheet and carried down.

Elite soldiers are always produced. Wu Yubo remembered the words of Marshal Li quoted by Jin Chao, and thought to himself that this is indeed a wise saying. If you don't go to the battlefield, you will not be in a desperate situation. Even if Luzhou soldiers train for a lifetime, they will never reach this point.

The enemy's attacks in the past few days have been unexpectedly violent. It seems that the harsh winter has seriously affected the opponent. They want to fight quickly. There is a grim smile on the corner of Wu Yubo's mouth. There are more than 6000 troops in the city, and they want to fight them down. , the other party must pay at least several times the casualties, can they afford it?

Just repelling a wave of enemy attacks, behind, the soldiers were nervously clearing the top of the city, the enemy's body was thrown down the city, and the remains of their companions were carefully carried and transported to the bottom of the city.From time to time, there would be one or two low sobbing sounds, which must be the death of a familiar companion, and occasionally there would be a cry of surprise, "Alive, still alive, doctor, doctor!" There are always hurried footsteps and running and excited discussions.

Taking advantage of the gap between the battles, the soldiers seized the time to recover their strength, while the people who fled into the city immediately rushed to the top of the city with loads of ice and snow, slapped the snow on the battlements with shovels, poured water on them, and The ice wall that has just been shattered is repaired once. Although when the next battle starts, these walls that are not yet solid at all can't stop the blows of the trebuchets, and they can't withstand the impact of the eight-ox crossbow, but as long as they can Playing a certain blocking effect can reduce the casualties of soldiers.

The enemy rushed up again, Wu Yubo pulled out the bloody long knife stuck in his foot, and shouted loudly: "Get ready to fight!"

"Archer! Go!"

"Spearman, get ready!"

"Slingers, get on!"

"Nao Gun, push away those damn ladders for me, and fall those southern barbarians to death!"

Following Wu Yubo's order, there were bursts of loud shouts in the city.

The impact of the stone bullets, the impact of the car, the city wall kept shaking slightly, it seemed that it might fall down at any time, but it seemed to stand there forever.

The heavy snow that fell a few days ago made this place extremely clean, but now, this place is still a world of blood, but it is a pity that this blood is not the other snow.

Sapphire looked at the fierce battle on the top of the city. Although the southern army was able to attack the top of the city every time they attacked, that was all. Until now, the southern army had never been able to truly stand on the top of the city. Feet, every time they climbed to the top of the city, they left nothing but a pile of corpses.

The snow is still falling, the wind is still blowing, but the cold weather can't cover up the murderous aura soaring into the sky. At this time, the two sides are really red-eyed. The snow platform is extending towards the city every day. In the middle, Lan Yu did not forget to push the snow platform forward step by step, even if the road was paved all the way with blood, when the snow platform was close to the top of the city, the Southern Army could use its superior force to rush to the top of the city, Surround and annihilate the defenders in the city.

"How many more days will it take to pile up the snow platform to the top of the city?" Sapphire asked.

Xu Siyu said: "It will take at least ten days, General Lan, the price is too high. Lu Dabing's cavalry has already approached our camp several times. If we are not careful, we will be tricked by them."

"The opponent still has no plans to retreat?" Sapphire gritted her teeth and said. "Intensify the attack and put more pressure on them. Regardless of casualties, advance the snow platform."

Inside the city, Xu Ji and Jin Chao are also facing a more difficult choice. The two generals know that if the snow platform advances to the top of the city, it will be the time when Yangquan City is broken. If Yangquan City is broken, Weizhou City will lose its last gate. Face the opponent's attack directly.

Until now, Tian Feng in Weizhou City had not sent them an order to retreat. Without an order, it meant that they would continue to stand firm.How many days can you keep it?

The casualty rate of the defenders in Yangquan is close to half. Such a large casualty rate has already exceeded the limit that an army can bear. Now Yangquan is like a string that is about to be bandaged.

"Let's make final preparations, prepare for street fighting. If the snow platform advances to the top of the city, we will give up our tenacious defense at the top of the city, retreat back to the city, use the streets to start street fighting, and carry out the final resistance until the last step of the battle. .” Xu Ji said.

Jin Chao nodded. It was not the first time he encountered such a desperate situation.

"The city is ready for street fighting. Barricades have been built on all the streets. Arrange crossbow arrows and scorpion cannons. Even if the enemy breaks the city, we can still resist for a while."

In Weizhou City, Tian Feng was sitting on pins and needles. He knew the plight of Yangquan clearly, but the longer he resisted in Yangquan, the more his opponent's will would collapse, thus attracting more Southern troops to enter Weizhou earlier, and the Southern reinforcements would not enter. Weizhou and Yangquan couldn't retreat. Watching the days go by, there was still no news of the reinforcements from the Southern Army, and the casualties in Yangquan were increasing day by day. It seemed that the last moment was coming. This made Tian Feng hesitant to decide whether to withdraw first. As for the Yangquan garrison, the opponent let go of a hole, apparently to force the Yangquan garrison to abandon the city voluntarily. If they retreat, they can save part of their strength.

Looking down at the sand table in front of me, a small red flag near Yangquan seemed so lonely.And at the junction of Weizhou and Luzhou, one after another small red flags represent Li Qingfu's large number of troops here. At this time, when the Lu Dalin Group is preparing to counterattack, this sand table is still top secret. Except for Tian Feng, the entire Weizhou There are only a handful of people in the city who know about it.

Liu Yuan, the magistrate of Weizhou, was full of joy, and slammed into the room, "General Tian, ​​overjoyed, overjoyed!" Seeing Liu Yuan's excited face flushed, Tian Feng's heart moved, "The southern army has moved, that troop ?”

Liu Yuan laughed and said: "It's moving, it's moving, what a big movement, the Overwatch Council sent an urgent message, the Hu Zehui troops in Liaozhou have a total of more than [-] troops. The Tuojiang River is rapidly advancing towards Weizhou."

Tian Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and celebrated with Liu Yuan high-fiving. "Come here, urgently order Xu Jinchao of Yangquan to abandon Yangquan and retreat the whole army."

"Order Lu Dabing's troops to cover the retreat of the Yangquan defenders and prevent the enemy from chasing and killing them."

"Order all the troops in Weizhou to prepare for battle!"

"Notify General Lu Da that the fish has been hooked."

After issuing a series of orders, Tian Feng smiled and turned to Liu Yuan, "Liu Zhizhou, shall we have a good drink or two?"

Liu Yuan looked at Tian Feng, "But there is another bad news, General Tian."

Tian Feng was startled, "What news?"

"Wu Gui is missing!"

Wu Gui!Tian Feng was surprised, Wu Gui was also in Yangquan, but these days, there was no news from Yangquan that Wu Gui had a problem. What happened?
Tian Feng's joy was immediately extinguished by half.

"Do you want to report to Dingzhou?" Liu Yuan asked hesitantly.

Tian Feng shook his head, "I don't see people when I'm born, and I don't see a corpse when I die, how can I report it?"

"But if he has any accidents, Concubine Chang will blame him in the future?" Liu Yuan said.

Tian Feng gritted his teeth, "Wu Gui is a soldier, and it is an honor for a soldier to die on the battlefield. My lord will not blame us." He knew that if Wu Guizhen died, Concubine Chang would definitely bear a grudge against them.

(End of this chapter)