Chapter 422: The Hu people retreat
Haruki could only do what he was told to do, and go down to convey Sangkun's orders.
The casualties of the Hu people in the first round of attack were not small, and the number of people killed in the four city gates combined could be more than 20,000 people, and most of the rest were either wounded or those who survived under the rain of arrows on the walls of Beijun but had no combat effectiveness. It's okay to say that those who were slightly injured in the front were more seriously injured, and no one cared about them at all, and they waited for death directly on the battlefield. This is the law that the Hu people trust the strong to survive, and no one will care about a life that has no interest in them, let alone find a burden for themselves on the battlefield.
Han Jin also reached the city wall, and he found Abra, who was sitting at the north gate and commanding the battlefield.
"General, what are the casualties of our army?" Han Jin asked as he found Abra and inspected the battle outside the city.
Abra was quick and grabbed Han Jin to dodge to the side, and then an arrow flew past Han Jin's ear, nailed to the pillar of the gatehouse behind, buzzing.
"Why did the adults come to the battlefield, it's very dangerous here, so let's go down first. "Han Jin's position is higher than Abra's, and he is the manager of the Northern County City, if something happens to Han Jin, Abra will be responsible according to the laws of Great Qin.
Han Jin's heart was pounding with fright from the arrow just now, and he opened his mouth and said, "The Hu people have been attacking for more than an hour, and I want to know how our army's casualties are. Fang Cai recruited 5,000 soldiers in the city to supplement the general's manpower. ”
Five thousand people are a drop in the bucket at this time, and Han Jin and Abra also know in their hearts that if there are no reinforcements, the less than 200,000 people in the city will not be able to compete with the 600,000 Hu army outside the city.
"Five thousand, why is it only that, but there are hundreds of thousands of enemy troops outside the city!" Abra asked.
"There's no way, almost all the people in the city are frightened by the Hu army, and I finally forcibly requisitioned the five thousand. Han Jin replied.
Abra sighed, he stood on the city wall and looked at the Hu army under the city who were desperately advancing towards the city gate, their arrows were no longer enough, but the Hu people under the city were very convenient, the arrows they shot down from the ground, the corpse could be pulled up and continued to be used, under the elimination of the other, the Qin army on the city wall was already difficult to suppress the pace of the Hu people under the city to attack.
"My lordship, there are many hunters in the city, and my lord has gathered these people, even if they refuse to go to battle, then let them make some arrows for our soldiers. The current battle situation has also been seen by the adults, and without arrows, we can only watch the Hu people attack our city gates. Abra said.
Han Jin nodded, and without saying a word, he took his guards down the city wall and went to the city to collect arrows according to what Abra said.
The new ladder was put into the battlefield, and after knowing that the length of the ladder was not enough, the craftsmen in the Hu army combined the two ladders into one, which was already able to reach the height of the city wall. The Hu army under the city began to rely on the new cloud ladder to fight the Qin army for the city wall.
Seeing that the enemy's ladder was already capable of climbing the city wall, Abra hurriedly ordered his soldiers to attack the enemy who climbed the ladder, and the archers also aimed at the Hu people on the ladder. The sassal wood on the city wall and the rolling stones came in handy, and the enemies on the ladder were constantly smashed down, but one of the Hu people who was behind followed and climbed up.
"Report to the general, the Hu people have already attacked the city wall at the west city gate, and our army is fighting to the death against the Hu people!" A soldier rushed to the north city gate and reported the battle situation to Abra. "Wang Duwei asked for help. ”
How could the west city gate be attacked by the Hu people so quickly, Abra's eyes widened, and he looked in the direction of the west city gate, from where there was indeed a shout of killing.
Guarding the west city gate is Wang Fei, who once fought with Meng Tian in the county guard, who was just promoted to be Abra's deputy general a few years ago, and Wang Fei is responsible for defending the west city gate this time. Ximen's troops were not weak, but it was a pity that Wang Fei encountered the elite troops among the Hu people.
The soldiers under the city who held a spear in one hand and a shield in the other hand made the Qin army on the city wall dumbfounded, their arrows did not have much effect on these people at all, and it was precisely because these people were staring in front that the archers of the Hu people were shooting indiscriminately at the city wall when they arrived under the city wall, it can be said that the battle has continued until now, and the number of enemies killed at the west city gate is the least, but its own casualties are also the most among the four city gates.
Because the West City Gate is the elite of the Hu people, the elongated cloud ladder is also the first to be used in the West City Gate. With these shield-raising Hu people in front, the arrows and rolling stones were useless, so the West City Gate became the first to be attacked by the Hu people.
In the face of these enemies who rushed up with shields, the soldiers of the Qin army killed them with swords, but when they saw the appearance of these people, everyone was a little surprised. These people have long blond hair, white faces, and blue eyes, like monsters. Moreover, these people only wore armor on their upper bodies, shorts on their lower bodies, and a pair of boots on their feet, and then they were barearmed, and they took off the spears behind their backs with their backhands and launched an attack on the Qin army. I love eBooks
Wang Fei took the lead and swung his knife towards a Hu man who had just climbed up. A knife slashed on the opponent's shield, only leaving a shallow knife mark on it, and his arm was a little numb from the shock. Seeing this, the Hu man stabbed Wang Fei directly in the chest with a spear, trying to pierce him to death with a spear. Wang Fei held the spear in both hands, and then hurriedly retreated, ordering his soldiers to set up a formation and annihilate all these Hu people who climbed the city wall.
Fortunately, the city wall of Beijun is high enough, and the speed at which the enemy climbs up is very slow, although these Hu warriors in strange costumes are very powerful, but they are defeated in the face of a large number of Qin troops, and after killing a few Qin troops, they were also pierced into the chest and abdomen by the Qin army who were also holding halberds, and then went down the city wall, and stoned to death the two Hu people who were waiting to climb the ladder under the city wall.
"Bang dang", "bang dang", the sound of several heavy objects hitting came from under the city wall, making the Qin army on the city wall a little uncomfortable.
Wang Fei was the first to react, he hurriedly shouted: "It's not good, the Hu people are hitting the city gate! Quick, quickly take the tung oil, pour it down for me, and burn them to death!" While the Qin army on the city wall was busy dealing with the Hu people who rushed up the city wall, the Hu army under the city began to attack the west city gate.
Several burly Qin soldiers walked into the gatehouse, took out a large barrel of tung oil stored inside, and then carried it directly above the city gate, lifted it over the battlement wall, and smashed the barrel directly downwards without having to fall. When the Hu archers under the city saw this scene, they also shot arrows above the city gate, and several Qin soldiers who threw oil drums were also shot on the spot.
The oil drum smashed against the huge crashing wood that hit the city gate, and the oil drum was shattered, and the tung oil inside was scattered at the city gate.
"Quick, throw the torch!" Seeing that the oil drum was smashed on the crashing wood, Wang Fei hurriedly said.
The torch was thrown down from the city wall, and the tung oil met the torch, which was ignited instantly, and the city gate was directly on the side of the city with a sea of fire, and the Hu soldiers who were poured with tung oil directly became a fire man in an instant, and threw down the crashing wood and ran towards their own team, hoping that their companions could help them extinguish the flames on their bodies and save their lives. It's a pity that what they are waiting for is not the rescue of their companions, but the arrows in the hands of their companions.
Haruki was at the west gate, and when he saw the soldiers covered in fire rushing towards him, he directly opened his mouth and ordered: "Shoot those people to death!"
Because of the fire, the ram on the city gate had failed, and it was impossible to continue the attack, and Haruki could only order his men to retreat.
By the time Abra arrived at the west gate, Wang Fei had already ordered his men to extinguish the fire at the city gate. The fire can drive away the enemy, but it also has some damage to the city gate, so after repelling the Hu people, some craftsmen stepped forward to quickly repair and thicken the city gate.
"The last general meets the general. Seeing Abra coming, Wang Fei hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.
Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the West City Gate, Abra was much more relieved. He looked at the battle situation at the West City Gate and said, "How is the battle situation at the West City Gate? Are there many casualties among our soldiers?"
Wang Fei nodded heavily, he picked up the shield in the hand of a Hu man who climbed the city wall from the ground on the side, and then said to Abra: "Our army has suffered a lot of casualties, and we have just counted it, and there are more than 3,000 soldiers killed in the battle, and about 5,000 wounded on the body. ”
Abra didn't speak, he saw the round shield in Wang Fei's hand and asked, "What is this? ”
Wang Fei handed the shield to Abra, and then said, "This should be the shield of the Hu people, such a shield is extremely strong, and I don't know what it is made of." I once draped a knife over it, but it only left a scar on it, and it shook my hand numbly. ”
"Oh?" said Abra, looking at the shield he had never seen before. The shield was round, covered with a layer of iron at the edges. There is a red dot in the center of the shield, and there is a crisp sound when it is knocked on, which seems to be a metal as well, and the shield is painted with red paint with strange patterns. This shield is extremely heavy in the hand, and if it is not for the particularly good arm strength, such a shield is simply a burden.
"General, please look. Wang Fei led Abra to the corpse of the Hu man who died on the city wall, pointed to the corpse and said: "We have never seen the appearance of these people, and there are people with golden hair and blue eyes in this world, aren't they the Romans that those merchants in the Western Regions are talking about?"
It is said that west of the Western Regions, after passing through a very high snow-capped mountain, there was a powerful empire there, and that empire was the empire of the Romans, and the appearance of the Romans was golden hair and blue eyes.
"How could the Romans be here?" Abra was a little surprised, the legend of the Romans seemed to be true, but in this case, I am afraid that this time the Hu army will be a little terrifying, God knows how many such soldiers the Romans have, if they attack in a big way, wouldn't such soldiers be invincible on the battlefield?