When the ladder soldiers joined the siege array, the casualty rate of ** increased significantly, and the enemy's counterattack gradually took effect.

**For a time, hundreds of ladders were erected on the east wall of Liangdang City, and the follow-up soldiers were also rushing forward one after another.

The enemy crossbowmen alternately set up arrows back and forth on the city wall, probed out of the wall, shot arrows at the ** who were trying to climb the ladder, and then continued to turn around and shoot arrows.

Under the fierce resistance and counterattack of the enemy, the first echelon of ** made no progress, but suffered heavy casualties.

Lin Feng glanced at Uncle Li's position, only to see Uncle Li frowning, and his right hand, which had already been stretched out, waved forward again.

With another burst of violent drumming, the second group of ladder soldiers was dispatched. This time, the number of personnel dispatched was fully doubled compared to the last time, and nearly fifty ladders were added.

At this time, the siege towers had already paved the road ahead, including the moat that separated the city walls, and with the desperate efforts of the people, they filled a road with gray stones and laid heavy planks on it.

Under the two cities, the second wave of cloud ladder soldiers were struggling to climb to the top of the city, and the three behemoth siege towers were also slowly moving forward under the cover of giant shields, slowly approaching the city wall.

The enemy's counterattack this time became more intense, under the command of the enemy general, the small catapults on the city wall concentrated all their firepower on the siege tower, and the stone bullets used as catapults have now begun to be snatched and carried by everyone, and are used to smash the ** climbing ladder more simply and directly.

Even in this situation of nine deaths and one life, the soldiers of ** are still not afraid of life and death, desperately climbing up, one falls, and the one behind will be on top...

Perhaps, they have a belief in their hearts that they may be the first to reach the city wall. Because at the end of the siege and the reward for meritorious deeds, the first person to survive on the top of the city will receive the highest and richest reward when he is promoted.

After about a quarter of an hour, the ** ladder troops had already begun to slowly approach the position of the city.

When a soldier was still about a meter away from the city, he grabbed the ladder tightly with his left hand, pulled out the long knife at his waist with his right hand, and raised his head to look at the city, the excited expression on his face was not hidden at all. There was a glint in his eyes, a light of hope, mixed with the fear of death and the joy of imminent success.

But the next moment, what appeared in front of him was a round wooden barrel, and when he didn't react, the viscous liquid in the barrel poured out, and for a while, he smelled a pungent smell, not just a simple smell of fire oil, it was a kind of death breath...

And with it, the torches that were thrown from the city...

"Boom." A dull thud ...

"Ah!!h The man screamed, and suddenly turned into a burning man, and from the position where he was about to reach the head of the city, he turned over and fell to the bottom of the city...

With the fire in this place, the ladders in other places began to follow in the footsteps one after another, and one after another the soldiers who were about to climb the city with hope fell from the ladders and fell under the city walls...

"Marshal Lee! Mingjin retires! Li Jian was beside Uncle Li Huang, and persuaded with pain on his face.

Seeing this, Lin Feng also hurriedly urged him to step forward and persuade together: "Marshal Li, the enemy army is stubbornly resistant, so let's withdraw our troops for the time being, and make plans after resting!" ”

Uncle Li Huang turned his head and stared at the two of them for a long time. After that, he nodded slowly and said, "Mingjin!" ”

"Yes!" Li Jian agreed, then turned the horse's head, and with a wave of his hand, he ran towards the rear with a group of heralds.

After a while, with the sound of gold, the ** under the city of Liangdang also began to withdraw, and the three behemoths also slowly retreated under the pull of the soldiers, but the soldiers at the top of the tower still kept shooting at the soldiers at the head of the city when they retreated.

The ** on the road slowly retreated under the cover of the giant shield, and brought back the seriously injured companions along the way.

Seeing this, Uncle Li Huang sighed deeply, turned the horse's head, moved his legs slightly, and urged the war horse to withdraw first.

Lin Feng took a deep look at the corpses all over the ground and the city was on fire, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of pity in his heart.

In such a small siege battle, the enemy was only wounded, but the casualties were so heavy. According to this calculation, if you attack two times like this, I am afraid that there will be no 50,000 casualties, and you won't even want to go up to the city...

After returning to the camp and entering the tent, he found that all the generals in the tent were sighing quietly, and some of the generals were whispering to each other about their losses. Uncle Li stood there with his sword in one hand and his back to everyone.

Seeing this, Lin Feng slowly walked to Li Jian's side and asked in a low voice, "General Li, how are the casualties of our army?" ”

Li Jian turned his head and glanced at Lin Feng deeply, shook his head slowly, and said to Lin Feng meaningfully: "I haven't counted it yet!" Master Hou, give a warning, you must be calm for a while! ”

After listening to Li Jian's words, Lin Feng was a little confused, but when he asked carefully, Li Jian just shook his head and said nothing.

Not long after, Li Xiaofeng strode in from outside the tent, arrived at the center, clasped his fists with both hands and said loudly: "Report, the battle damage has been counted!" ”

"Say!" Uncle Li Huang slowly turned around and said in a heavy tone.

"Our sergeants were killed in the battle 2,472 people, more than 4,300 were seriously wounded, and more than 5,000 were slightly wounded!" After Li Xiaofeng finished reporting, he also glanced at Lin Feng, and at the same time handed over a look that he didn't quite understand.

"Marquis of Zhongwu! Didn't you say a feint was enough? Why did he change his mind in the end and instigate Marshal Li to attack both! Nearly 2,000 of our soldiers were killed or wounded! How do you ask me Zhou Liang to face the dead soldiers? Among the generals, a middle-aged general took the lead in standing up and pointed at Lin Feng and asked.

"That's right! Just because of a temporary decision on your part! I have killed and injured more than 1,300 brothers! Another general stood up and stared at Lin Feng with raised eyebrows.

"Yes, Marquis Zhongwu!" Another person stood up in the crowd, and said in a strange manner: "The idea is yours, even if it is changed, it doesn't matter." But on this battlefield, where is your Feng family's army? Why don't you see a single soldier of your Feng family army on the entire battlefield? ”

"Are you accusing me?" Lin Feng suddenly took a step in the direction of the man, staring at the man's eyes and asked.

"Don't dare, don't dare! Hou Ye laughed! The man said with a wicked smile on his face, and then turned around unhurriedly and spread his hands towards everyone and continued: "I, Su Jian, am just stating the facts, not targeting anyone!" Do you think I'm right? ”

Zhou Liang, who spoke at the beginning, took a step forward at this time, and when he came to Lin Feng's approach, he pointed at him and scolded: "You don't fucking know how to fight, don't command blindly!" After tossing for a long time, in addition to the death of thousands of soldiers, what is the good strategy you are talking about? Is this what it is now? In today's battle, the enemy's casualties are not even five hundred! ”

Su Jian also turned to look at Lin Feng, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said with a smile: "Master Hou, today's matter is not a trivial matter, I think you should give everyone a reasonable explanation, right?" Otherwise, who can obey it? After finishing speaking, he turned around and hugged his fists in the direction of Uncle Li, and said in a tough tone: "Marshal Li, if we don't give all of us an explanation for this matter today, then this battle will not be able to be fought!" We can't let our brother die like this! ”

For a while, the atmosphere in the tent became solemn, and vaguely, there was a smell of gunpowder...