Above the tower of Xicheng, the fight was extremely fierce. At the beginning of the war, Wanyan Agu ordered all the steps on the inner side of the city wall to be destroyed and replaced with wooden ladders. The reason is not that there is any special reason, but because after the city wall was heightened and widened, dozens of stone steps that originally went up and down the city have been built. If you build a stone staircase, it will be labor-intensive and time-consuming. Therefore, Wanyan Agu ordered people to use wood to build an overall wooden ladder, which is easy to move after installing wooden wheels below, which can meet the transportation of a large number of materials and personnel up and down a city wall at the same time, but it is more convenient.

Not long ago, when the heavy snow fell, Wanyan Aguda knew that the other party would not only not retreat, but would attack the city even more frantically because of the heavy snowfall. In order to defend the city wall, Wanyan Agu ordered all the stairs to be withdrawn, cutting off the retreat from the city. The purpose of this is naturally to break the kettle and fight against the water. When there is no way to retreat, they can only fight to the death, and Wanyan Aguda wants to force himself and his brothers into a desperate situation, so as to stimulate greater combat effectiveness.

Everyone has potential, especially when there is no way back. Back then, when Wanyan Aguda and several tribal brothers went hunting in the deep valley of Changbai Mountain, they were once besieged by fifty or sixty vicious wolves in the snow valley. The hunters in the tribe all know that the fierce tigers, leopards, black bears, wild boars and other beasts in the mountains are certainly terrifying, but the most terrifying thing is the wild wolves in the valley. Because they appear in groups, they are never left alone. When attacking, it is also besieging the prey to attack from the shadows, which is extremely ferocious. Many good hunters of the Jurchen tribe died in the belly of wild wolves.

That time, Wanyan Agu Da and his brothers thought that it was going to be over, there were too many wild wolves, and it was difficult for them to escape with just a few of them. However, in the end, they succeeded in killing more than a dozen wolves, and the remaining wolves fled because they could not succeed. Afterwards, Wanyan Aguda summed up the reason why he was able to come back alive, that is, to put him to death and live later. They chose to flee to the valley cliff, taking advantage of the fact that there was no way back from the cliff behind them and the wolves could not surround it to reduce the risk of being attacked from behind. Choose to face the wolves head-on and kill the wolves one by one. He persevered on the cliff for thirteen days and killed more than a dozen wild wolves. They drank blood in front of the wolves, and ate the flesh and blood of the wild wolves, and they behaved more ferociously than the wild wolves. Finally, the wolf realized that the humans in front of him were even more terrifying than them, and finally chose to give up and escape.

Since then, Wanyan Agu has understood a truth. Sometimes, it's just to push yourself into a corner. Only in a desperate situation can you burst out with a power that you don't usually have. If it weren't for the retreat, they would never have survived those thirteen days. Because of their hunger, they even take the initiative to attack the wolves and use them as food. If there is any chance of escape, some of them will choose to flee, and that is what the wolves want to see the most, and they can chase the humans until they are exhausted, drive them down the rough and difficult roads, and finally swarm and feast on them when they are exhausted.

Later, Wanyan Agu Da applied these truths he had realized to the war, and at the beginning of his army, there were only a pitiful more than 1,000 cavalry, facing the encirclement and suppression of a large number of soldiers and horses by the Liao State government. I was in a desperate situation several times, but in the end I survived tenaciously. The same is true for today's battle. Wanyan

Gu Da withdrew the wooden steps, which was to tell all the Jurchen soldiers that if the battle to defend the city was unsuccessful, they would become benevolent, and there was no way to retreat.

Because of such a move, the Jurchen soldiers did once occupy the upper hand in the city. But after the 100,000 fresh forces rushed up, the Jurchen talents were hit hard. At this moment, nearly 30,000 Jurchen soldiers on the walls of the Xicheng city were divided into more than 20 places and besieged by the Liao army. Wanyan Aguda himself and more than 4,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses were also forced to retreat to the city tower, surrounded by more than 7,000 Liao troops on the left and right.

The castle tower is absolutely guarded, and there are passages on both sides of the castle tower. When the city wall was reinforced, the gate could not be widened and heightened, because it was not possible to carry out large-scale supporting renovations. So apart from the elevation of the battlements on the tower, little has changed. Because of this, the stone steps of the lower castle at the two parts of the castle tower have also been preserved. Wanyan Agu gave a death order, even if the last person left to die in battle, he must not give up the city tower.

The two sides engaged in a bloody battle on the walls on both sides of the tower. The Liao army's wave of attacks was like a huge wave, rushing towards the city tower. The Jurchen soldiers took advantage of the fact that the width of the city wall could only accommodate a few dozen people to attack side by side, and the Liao army was circulating. The number of people killed on both sides soared, the Liao army attacked extremely fiercely because they knew that the emperor personally supervised the battle under the city, and the Jurchen soldiers and horses fought desperately because of the existence of Wanyan Agu Da and his surviving more than 800 mace guards. The battle turned into a battle in which the two sides relied entirely on exchanging each other's lives to gain a slight advantage, and the Liao troops on both sides suffered more than three times the casualties of the other side, and they marched inch by inch on the bloody city wall to the city tower. It is no exaggeration to say that every step forward requires dozens of lives in exchange.

The Jurchen defenders in the final city tower suffered too many casualties and could not be replenished by soldiers and horses. There were less than 600 people left around Wanyan Aguda, and there were more and more Liao troops on the city walls on both sides. Because there is a steady stream of reinforcements.

Wanyan Aguda realized that the general trend had gone, and the mace in his hand was about to become a bare gourd hammer. Because it has been smashed on the helmets of too many people, the iron teeth on it have been hammered flat. The whole mace was also bent, and it was the result of smashing the person's head violently. Wanyan Aguda himself also has no strength in his body. can make the big arm of Wanyan Agu, who has a talented arm with divine power, sore, which shows how fierce the battle must have been in this more than an hour.

"Brothers, we have to withdraw." Wanyan Agu gasped and said to the Jurchen soldiers around him who were covered in blood.

"Great Chief, didn't you say that you can't withdraw? We are not afraid of death, and we must defend the tower to death. The crowd shouted.

Wanyan Agu waved his hand and said: "I'm not fooling you, leaving Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, what's the use of us all dying here?" We have to live. We'll have to do it with them. It's just a temporary retreat. ”

Everyone was silent, indeed, although they were not afraid of death, but in the current situation, even if they died here, it was meaningless.

"How can Liao dogs be like chicken blood, like mad dogs. They weren't so brave on the city wall, how could they be so fierce just this hour, and they all seemed to be dying. One of the leaders of the guards couldn't help but say.

"yes, it's weird. It does seem to be different from what we have encountered, and I don't know how. Wanyan Aguda also frowned and said.

He sighed

With a sigh, his eyes turned to the heavy snow outside the city tower, and he thought to himself: After all, this heavy snow failed to help him, and he still had to evacuate the city after all. Although I am unwilling, it is better than leaving my life here, while there is still daylight, this is the last opportunity.

Suddenly, Wanyan Aguda's gaze was firmly locked in the dark confusion in the wind and snow below the city. There was a golden figure looming. It was a burly figure in golden armor on a horse. In such a dim light, in the midst of this bewildered snow, the golden armor was as conspicuous and dazzling as a lamp in the night. Wanyan Agu rubbed his eyes and looked at it again, this time he saw more. There was the outline of a red umbrella, and there were a large number of cavalry guards standing beside him on horseback. In an instant, Wanyan Aguda's heart immediately became like a mirror.

"Standing there is...... Who? "Some soldiers followed Wanyan Aguda's gaze and saw a hazy golden figure in the snow.

Wanyan Agu sneered: "Who else could it be?" Liao Emperor Yelu Zongyuan personally supervised the battle, which is the reason why the Liao soldiers were so crazy. I've seen this armor of Yelu Zongyuan, I saw him in Zhongjing three years ago, and he took me to hunt in Helongshan, and he wore this set of armor. Heart armor inlaid with gold and silver. This thief wants to see us defeated. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that it was the Liao Emperor who personally supervised the battle, no wonder the Liao army's attack was so crazy. Under the emperor's nose, how dare they not work hard. The crowd cursed endlessly, and did their best to be vicious and vulgar.

Wanyan Agu frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly stretched out his hand to stop everyone's cursing, and asked in a deep voice, "How far is this?" ”

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what the purpose of the big leader's brainless questioning was. However, someone still measured the distance and replied, "We can see him, and in this snowy weather, the distance will not be too far, about 300 steps." ”

Wanyan Aguda nodded slightly and said, "Three hundred steps, isn't that within the range of our three-bow bed crossbow?" Do we have a three-bow bed crossbow equipment on the upper floor? ”

The Jurchen soldiers were stunned, and immediately understood what Wanyan Aguda meant. Someone shouted, "Yes, we have a three-bow bed crossbow equipped here." It's just like the bolts are running out......"

Wanyan Agu shouted coldly: "Bring it here." ”

The soldiers carried the three-bow bed crossbow to the battlement, and without waiting for orders, they set it up. However, after the three strong bows were pulled apart by the shaft, the crossbow arrow firing slot was empty, and everyone searched everywhere, but could not find a single crossbow arrow.

Wanyan Agu Da. He took out the meniscus knife at his waist, and cut off the long handle of the arm thickness of the mace in his hand with a single sword, and quickly slashed it, sharpening one end. I tried the length, and after a quick cut for a while, I put the handle of the hardwood stick into the notch, and it was just right. The Jurchens hunted in the mountains and forests and often made their own arrows. Although this is a crossbow arrow for a bed crossbow, as long as the center of gravity is proportionate and the thickness is appropriate, even if it is not a perfect crossbow arrow, there is no problem in shooting it.

"Yelu Zongyuan, today I will teach you to taste the taste of Lao Tzu's mace. Even if it doesn't hit you, you'll be scared to pee your pants. Wanyan Agu laughed loudly and scolded a few times, personally operated the knife, adjusted the angle, aimed the crossbow arrow at the golden figure under the city, and pulled the mechanism.

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