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At this time, the horn sounded in the middle of the Sui army's formation, and the formation changed again. I saw that the soldiers who did not push the siege carts, one by one, carried a bag of soil, and began to rush forward to fill the ditch in front of the Goryeo military camp. Clearing the way for siege vehicles to crash into the camp gates, and behind them was a large trebuchet, pushed forward by several soldiers.

All of these siege preparations were made very quickly and methodically, leaving little time for Yuan Zuo to react. Yuan Zuo is also a battle-hardened general, so he naturally saw that the enemy's attack had been planned for a long time and was fully prepared, and the time had just been after Gao Jianwu's main force left, so he was calculated and thoughtful, and he swore to win.

However, Yuan Zuo is not the kind of useless general who is scared and weak as soon as he enters the battlefield. Seeing this, he just sneered: "Yuming, right? I'd like to see if you have a head and six arms. Let's see if you have a good ability to attack the big camp, or if my defensive level is high. Let's have a contest......"

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The smoke outside the camp of the Goryeo army was filled with gunsmoke, and when a major offensive and defensive battle was staged, the sound of killing was also shouting in front of Wulong Valley, and Gao Jianwu finally ordered to attack, he really didn't dare to wait any longer, lest it be as Yuming said, and he would be surrounded by a few heels. He must crush the Yuming army here before news of the other two battlefields arrives. Even if the two battlefields of Daying and Liaodong City fail, he still has a chance to turn the tables.

Staring coldly at the Goryeo troops who were swarming up, a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Yu Ming's mouth.

Liaodong City and Wulong Valley seem to be far apart and unrelated, but these two battlefields are under Yu Ming's careful planning. Like two heavy punches, ready to give Gao Jianwu a fatal blow.

As for his own camp, he was not worried. Even if the generals left behind by Gao Jianwu can really sneak attack the camp successfully. After he successfully held Liaodong City and defeated the Goryeo army in Wulong Valley, it was also easy to return to the division and recapture the camp.

Gao Jianwu's eyebrows were furrowed at this time, he had already seen that Yuming was fully prepared, and he reversed the previous method of fighting against Gaisu. Put on a posture of stubbornly guarding the mouth of the Five Dragons Valley. Behind the shield soldiers in the front row, a large number of archers were arranged, and it seemed that they were ready to defend themselves against the enemy with bows and arrows.

Originally, the main class of the Sui army was archers, and there was nothing wrong with that. But the key is that the bows and crossbows used by these archers are all iron-tired bows, which makes Gao Jianwu frightened. You must know that the iron tire bow is a five-stone bow, which requires strong arm strength, and it is not something that ordinary soldiers can pull open. Where did this Yuming find so many strong men?

Moreover, the crossbow arrows fired by the iron-tired bow were highly penetrating, and they could easily penetrate the armor of the hoplites in one step, which also caused heavy losses to the pikemen, the main force of the Goryeo army's attack. And made Gao Jianwu even more afraid to put the most elite heavy cavalry into the attack.

Although the heavy cavalry has strong attack power, its defensive power is not much stronger than that of pikemen, and under such dense iron tire bow fire, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out before it can reach the enemy's formation.

Of course, if he made up his mind to attack at all costs, it was not impossible. He could have his shield soldiers in front of him come forward and attack. Since they all had swords in one hand and shields in the other, they should be able to defend against most of the sharp arrows that come in.

It's just that in this way, Gao Jianwu no longer has a strong defensive arm to protect his Chinese infantry. And Yu Ming's ironclad heavy cavalry has not moved, if after he let the shield soldiers attack, the enemy cavalry quickly kills, in the plains, against the infantry who have lost their shield defense, it will be a massacre.

Yuming's cavalry didn't move, and neither did his shield soldiers. For now, he could only get his infantry to charge again and again, although at some point he made some progress. But in general, due to the difference in the quality of the soldiers, coupled with the Sui army's substitution of Yi, his casualties still greatly exceeded those of Yuming.

Now the shouting and killing on the battlefield shook the sky, and the two sides fought together, although there was no chaos and loose formation, but this battle seemed to have fallen behind Gao Jianwu.

Yu Ming looked at the battlefield woven into a ball of glue, and smiled slightly, the iron tire bow is the Sui army's killing weapon, and after being paired with wolf tooth arrows, it does have a huge lethal effect on the cavalry and infantry wearing heavy armor. But its biggest problem is that it requires high arm strength, this kind of five-stone hard bow, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even officers with martial arts may not be able to pull it away.

He discovered this problem as early as when he was a lieutenant in the scout battalion. It's just that a solution has not been found, so that the Sui army has a powerful weapon, but it cannot be used, and a large number of iron-tired bows can only be idle in the armory, slowly moldy.

Yuming also felt very distressed when he saw this, so when he inspected the warehouse of the camp, he said casually: If you can't pull it open, it's better to try it with your feet, the strength of this foot is always greater than your hand.

Unexpectedly, his words inspired Wei Zheng beside him. He immediately instructed the craftsmen to design a new type of iron-tired bow. The bow was also larger than the old iron-tired bow, but it required two people to launch, one with the pedal and one with the hand.

Wei Zheng made a preliminary estimate, about 20 to 10 sharp arrows can be fired per pillar of incense, although the firing speed is a little slower, but it can be made up for by quantity. And because the two of them took turns shooting, they held on for a longer time than the original Hercules who could pull the iron tire bow.

Yu Ming was suddenly like a treasure, and after listening to Wei Zheng's report, he immediately ordered the craftsmen in the army to start mass manufacturing. It's just that time is too short. By the time of the Battle of the Five Dragons, there were only about five new iron-tired bows in total.

Yu Ming then ordered them all to be put into use to deal a severe blow to Gao Jianwu's heavy infantry.

Look at your own troops who have returned again without success, and the mountains of corpses piled up in the middle of the battlefield. Gao Jianwu's complexion finally changed.

Yu Ming's previous words that he wanted to take down his camp actually caused a big shock in his heart. He knew very well what it would mean to him if the camp fell. Even if Liaodong City can be captured, but under the Sui army in the direction of its own camp and Fuyu City and Heishi City, Liaodong City has become a lonely city hanging behind the enemy, and the steppe cavalry under Kuburai who usually only know how to cut people with sabers cannot hold it in any way.

Gao Jianwu didn't know if Yuming was lying or intimidating, or if it was true. But he understands that Yu Ming's scheming is far more powerful than he imagined, and it is definitely not what he originally thought, although this person is a little resourceful, but the reason why he can win the battle is mainly due to luck.

If he can't use this opportunity to defeat Yu Ming, it will be difficult to have a better chance in the future. Because the recruits in the Sui army will grow up quickly after a bloody battle. At that time, it will be even more difficult for him to defeat the Sui army.

Although Gao Jianwu also knew the strength of the Zuo Ling Guard in the Sui army, he found that he still underestimated the strength of the enemy. Now the most elite ironclad heavy cavalry in the Sui army has not yet been dispatched, and only a group of archers armed with modified iron-tire bows have already made it impossible for him to advance an inch. And this cunning Yuming, what means will be used in the follow-up, it is really difficult to predict.

At present, although his troops are still slightly larger than Yu Ming, with the support of archers, the infantry of the Sui army formed a strong defensive line, resisting the attack of the Goryeo army to the death, and they maintained the formation. Gao Jianwu's successive attacks were all fruitless.

Gao Jianwu now hates the terrain of Wulong Valley more and more. Although his strength surpasses that of Yu Ming, and his fighting qualities are not the same. However, due to the limited terrain, the force could not be fully deployed. All on the offensive.

Wulong Valley is the southernmost part of the Changbai Mountains, and its valley mouth is facing the open Liaodong Plain, which is suitable for large army operations. But Yuming is ingenious, arranging the formation in the mountains, and behind the Sui army is the valley, and there are no worries. After Gao Jianwu launched an attack, he ordered the large army to be retracted into the valley.

In this way, the Sui army was also flanked by mountain peaks, and the flanks did not need to be defended. They only need to pay attention to the front that is a few feet wide. In this way, Gao Jianwu's military advantage was minimized. Yuming can even let the soldiers take turns to maintain the physical strength of the front-line soldiers in front.

In this way, what was supposed to be a thrilling offensive and defensive battle turned into a bitter tug-of-war. The soldiers on both sides struggled to hold on, and when one fell, his companion immediately made up for it. A platoon of people fell, and the comrades behind them immediately stepped forward to take their place. They all knew in their hearts that only by persevering could they have hope of victory.

The Goryeo army in the Five Dragons Valley was still struggling to support it, and they had no idea that the large battalion in the rear had undergone drastic changes......

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Yuan Zuo looked at the Sui army outside the camp and retreated in a hurry, and couldn't help laughing.

It is no longer known whether this is the first or fourth attack of the Sui army. But every attack was overwhelming, with gongs and drums and a huge momentum. But there was always a lot of thunder and little rain, and when the attack was not enough, under the bombardment of the bows and arrows and trebuchets of the Goryeo coalition army, dozens of corpses were left behind, and they retreated in disarray.

"Hehe, according to this situation, even if there are twice as many people in the Sui army, I can beat them to the ground and escape......" Yuan Zuo said triumphantly.

A group of Goryeo generals around him were naturally flattering, touting him as the first Goryeo general after Gao Jianwu and Uljideok, and it seemed that even Gaisu was inferior to him.

Yuan Zuo was full of joy when he heard this, so he glanced at Hu Sizheng and said, "Mr. Hu, it seems that you don't need to worry about the camp this time, if you are tired, just go back to the tent and rest!" I'm here to watch! ”

After Hu Sizheng heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile. The attacking enemy troops in front of them were clearly recruits who had just enlisted. Although they have a lot of strength, they obviously haven't undergone much military training. It seems that Yuming just put these people in armor. Where is there any combat effectiveness?

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