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Chapter 1480 Conquering the Empire (26)

After all, it's already at this time, and there's nothing to do with rotation or not. Could it be that the city wall is simply let out in order to let the soldiers rest?There is no such reason.

Although the city defenders who thought they could take a break were very reluctant, under the officer's coercion, they could only bite the bullet and ran out of the cave to fight.In my heart, I can only admit that I am unlucky, why I was born in this era, why I was arrested and joined the army.

Since the two sides had already engaged in hand-to-hand combat, the stone rain stopped, but the attack power of the archery building increased instead. This made the defenders have to be careful not to be shot dead by the sudden sharp arrow when they were fighting with Zhao Hujun. Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the defenders was immediately reduced.

However, due to the disappearance of the stone rain, the bed crossbow began to work, and the means of burning, scalding, and smashing wood used yesterday were also taken out by the defenders.As soon as these tricks were used, although Zhao Hujun maintained a fierce offensive, the defenders also began to slowly regain their advantage.

"They can't hold it anymore! The whole army is pressing! Drive these damned guys out!" Seeing this, an officer immediately raised his knife and issued an order, loudly boosting morale.

Just as the defenders rushed up roaring under the threat of the officers, the horn sounded, and Zhao Hujun immediately ran down the tower in a panic, while the siege vehicles and the arrow tower also retreated slowly under the instructions of the shield soldiers.

Seeing the enemy's retreat, the defenders stood on the city wall and cheered. Some soldiers who were red-eyed even prepared to chase down the unmoved ladder and fight.

But at this moment, everyone heard a series of whistling sounds in the air, and saw dense black shadows flying towards this side.

Everyone yelled and cursed: "This trick again!" Then quickly and without panic, they either ran back to the cave, or hid under the female wall and raised their shields to cover their bodies.It had only been two days, and they were already used to Zhao Hujun's tactic of launching stone rain attacks before and after the attack.

When the crackling sound sounded, many defenders were stunned. How could the intensity of Shi Yu's attack become so small this time?I didn't hear many screams, and the sound didn't seem to be a stone, but a broken earthen jar.

Everyone looked at it, and their faces immediately turned green.Sure enough, there were fragments of earthen jars everywhere on the city tower, and they were drenched from the ground to the wall.The rich oily fragrance coming from the nostrils made everyone immediately understand what is the wet liquid all over the wall!
The officer immediately jumped up crazily and shouted: "Quick! Withdraw quickly! Quick... oh, no!" Looking up and seeing countless fireballs falling from the sky, the officer could only howl in despair.

The roaring flames accompanied by miserable screams, as well as those writhing bodies in the flames, turned the city tower into a hell on earth immediately.However, Zhao Hujun launched another attack when the flames weakened a little, thinking of taking advantage of his illness to kill him.

According to post-war statistics, this fire alone killed 5000 defenders. This day's attack was the first battle in which the number of defenders died far exceeded the number of casualties of the besieger by several times.

After finally extinguishing the flames and desperately preventing Zhao Hujun from taking advantage of the fire to loot, the officers of the defending army hurriedly counted the remaining troops. After the count, everyone looked like they were about to cry.

Although the fierce battles these days have also reduced the number of personnel severely, they can still afford the reduction of a brigade a day.

But today, almost two regiments were downsized in the first battle. All in all, the strength of the troops was reduced by one-fifth!If the opponent's strength remains the same, recruiting some strong men can still support it, but don't forget that the opponent still has three brigades of elite veterans who have not come over!
Now that there are only two more brigades with elite veterans, Li Haoran's troops have become so difficult to fight. If there is one more division of elite veterans, that idiot will know how much Li Haoran's combat power will increase!
"I said, should we consider surrendering to Lord Overseer?" A simple and honest officer said hesitantly.

"Well, it is certain to seek refuge with Lord Overseer, but what is remarkable about us is that we are only a school-level officer. If we are low, we will spend more energy climbing up than others." The other has a loyal face. The officer touched his chin and said.

"Then what do you think we should do? I'm stupid, I'm a vanguard anyway, what do you say I should do, as long as our group can be prosperous and rich!" The officer who pushed Li Hui off the tower was all right. Said with a straightforward face.

"Damn, none of us brothers don't know your details, are you stupid? Who are you pretending to see! Tell me quickly!" Several officers shouted and cursed immediately.

The officer didn't refute, just smiled stupidly as before, touched his head, and said after a while: "I think we have to fight a fierce battle well, the more tragic and fierce the better, the best is to fight well." Let Lord Overseer wish to eat us alive, so that when we seek refuge, Lord Overseer who is extremely pleasantly surprised will definitely not treat us badly!"

"Oh, that's a good idea. The enemy who hated him so much is suddenly willing to take refuge in me, and the extremely angry mood suddenly becomes joyful. Well, this is a good idea!" Several officers nodded in agreement.

"If this is the case, then tomorrow we have to supervise the soldiers well, and even use tactics to boost morale in personal battles." Said the straightforward-looking officer.

"Don't worry, for the future glory and wealth, we really dare to risk our lives!" The officers patted their chests and clamored for assurance.

In the early morning of the next day, the officers immediately ran to the city tower to watch, and found that the camp outside the city was several times larger than yesterday.

Sure enough, the five brigade flags of the First Division were all erected, but what made them most happy was that the No.20 regiment flag and the military governor's flag were also erected. Doesn't this mean that their hard work can make the military governor Adults watch it with their own eyes?
Hehe, this is a great opportunity to deepen your impression points.Back then, he was afraid that if Lord Overseer didn't come, Li Haoran, who was extremely angry, might not accept the surrender of his people, but now he can breathe a sigh of relief.

In any case, Lord Warlord, who was able to create such a great fortune, would not give up such a brave general like them in a fit of temper, would he?

When both sides were ready, nearly a hundred Zhao Hujun cavalry appeared in front of the formation. Of course, the defenders knew that this was an inevitable shout after the appearance of a big man, and they all suppressed their murderous intentions. They were a little curious and prepared to listen. The other party would shout something. What.

The nearly one hundred cavalry came to a place about ten meters away from the city wall, lined up, and then shouted in unison: "Under the order of the Lord Overseer! I order you to open the city and surrender immediately, so as to save your life and status. Surrender can save your life, once the city is broken, the whole city will be destroyed!"

The sound of nearly a hundred strong men shouting at the same time shocked the whole city. The people and soldiers in the city towers were all dumbfounded, while the expressions of the officers changed. Isn't this too strong?It's as if they don't take us seriously.

Officer Lu Zhi saw his colleague's look of bewilderment, he couldn't help but smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, this is just to scare the people in the city and ordinary soldiers, it's often used when attacking the city.

"Actually, think about it. If we really want to win the war, is the Lord Overseer willing to wipe out so many strong men and outstanding officers like us? Impossible! Lord Overseer must need these strong men and us to supplement the troops, otherwise Lord Overseer What year and month will your army be able to grow?"

Hearing this, the officers thought to themselves: That's right, who would waste the strong men who supplemented the army in these years?
What's more, these soldiers under my command are not as simple as strong men, they are all ready-made soldiers who have been trained. After being added to the army, they can be pulled into the battlefield immediately with a little reorganization, and kill them all?Who is willing?

Thinking of this, the officers immediately made up their minds again, and hurriedly divided up to cheer up the panicking soldiers.He said that the city on his side is high and thick, with many soldiers and generals, plenty of food and water, and he is not afraid of the enemy besieging the city at all. As long as he obeys the order and fights well, the officers like himself will never be stingy with rewards.

With such encouragement to the officers, the morale of the soldiers slowly recovered.They didn't even know that their immediate superiors were going to use the lives and blood of their own soldiers to decorate the bravery of the officers.

As for why the officer didn't speak out about his plan to join Zhao Hu?It's very simple. With that said, are the soldiers still willing to fight?There is no need to fantasize about being brave and good at fighting at all, just surrender and settle down.

Seeing that the morale of the army had almost stabilized, the officer Lu Zhi followed suit and summoned a group of strong men with loud voices, lined up on the tower, and shouted at the nearly one hundred cavalrymen: "Swear to the death! Fight to the end! "

After shouting several times in succession, the soldiers and horses in the whole city started shouting, and the voice was so loud that it could be directly transmitted to the camp outside the city.

Standing on the high platform in the center of the camp, Zhao Hu was wearing a set of close-fitting and straight imperial uniform. Not only was the material of this general officer's uniform much higher than that of a school officer, but the silver rust decorations on the sleeves, collar and trousers were also exquisite. , the shoulders represent the rank of major general, and a silver eagle logo surrounded by silver leaves is so eye-catching.

Without any other decorations, just such a simple military uniform can give people a gorgeous feeling.

But it’s no wonder that this military uniform was designed during the most powerful period of the empire in the nearly thousand years since its founding. No wonder it's beautiful.

Seeing that nearly a hundred cavalrymen on his side turned around and left without saying a word, Zhao Hu shook his head helplessly, and with a wave of his hand, a loud horn sounded, and a new round of battle began.

(End of this chapter)