Chapter 84: The Tiger's Mouth (3)
Jerod was not in a hurry to attack, and he didn't care about Phala's troops. Immediately, Yelu Wolf ordered the officers under his command to set up a large camp, and the camp was thirty miles away from the people of Murowei. Soon, Brie, who was intercepted from the south, learned of the situation and sent Jerüxira to contact him.
When Yelu Wolf heard the news, he immediately returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, thinking as he walked, and he didn't know what Yao Chende thought, that Brie's 15,000 soldiers were not under his own command, but fought under his own command, and had independent autonomy. Jerewolf was very upset and annoyed by this. But the mind of the superior, where could he guess, instinctively thought that it was Bri who entered his own greedy words in front of the khan, and only then did he obtain the command of the partial division.
"Silak! I heard that you just lost a game, what's going on? How powerful are the Murowei people? Seeing that Jerusila was waiting in front of the big tent, Jeruwolf walked forward quickly with his hands behind his back, and asked unceremoniously when he met.
"This ...... The people of Murowei had just received the support of the Xi people, thinking that their morale had improved, and our troops were not superior, so they ......" Seeing that it was his uncle, Yelu Xira couldn't help but blush with a weak old face, and replied with a sigh of hope.
"How many Xi people are coming to help, and who will lead the troops?"
"It is said that last night, Xie Ra led five thousand horsemen to join Eula, and his combat strength was not weak."
"Five thousand horsemen? It's not too much, it's not too much...... Brie, this idiot! Didn't notice the whereabouts of Xie Ra? Yelu Wolf was quite surprised, and couldn't help but ask angrily, thinking in his heart: If the Xi reinforcements are really so 5,000 people, it will be easy to do, but I am afraid that this is not the case......
"This ...... I really didn't find out that Brie asked me to come because I wanted to ask what I was going to do next......" Jerucyra heard the words and explained his intentions.
"Isn't he a teacher? Go and ask the Great Khan! Why do you have to ask the old man......" Yelu Wolf was full of resentment, and couldn't help but be angry, and said with a gun and a stick. Thinking about it, he felt that it was a little inappropriate to speak like this, his face softened again, and he said, "That's it! Come with me into the account! ”
The uncle and nephew entered the tent and sat down, and Yelu Wolf De asked impatiently: "This war is very important, not only related to the prestige and face of our Khitan people, but also related to whether the war of the southern expedition is going well. The Yellow Head and the Second Department of Da Ji have been ordered to rush to the Khan tent to stand by, I don't want Pala to have the courage to rebel, the Great Khan wants me to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, but Brie actually led an army alone, but I don't know why? ”
"This ...... Uncle, please forgive my nephew for speaking out! Since the time of the Khan of Barat, you have made great achievements in war and your prestige, and I am afraid that the Great Khan intends to divide your military power. Shortly after I returned to Lobo from the Murwe, Brie came, apparently on the orders of the Khan. With Brie's person, he is unlikely to tell the Khan that you are wrong, after all, he has nothing to do with you. After a moment's thought, Jerusilat revealed the essence of the matter.
"Huh? There is such a thing...... Yelu Wolf De was taken aback, his face couldn't help but change, and he sneered: "Hehe! Tomorrow I will give Brie the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, depending on whether he has the ability to break through Eurah's camp! ”
"Then the nephew will retire ......"
"You can't lead the troops, but you know the way of power, when this battle is over, you better come back to me!" Jerewolf's face was still cloudy, and he said in some disbelief.
Hearing this, Yelu Xira's body stiffened, nodded and walked out of the tent. Uncle has been away from Sumire for many years, and has made countless military exploits, but he has offended a lot of people, and it seems that the scenery is infinite, but in fact, it is already full of dangers, and he really needs a close and reliable and capable staff member to consult for him.
The next day, just after dawn, the morning glow was full, and the red sun began to show the horizon. Trumpets whined, drums shook the heavens and the earth, and the two sides began to prepare for battle.
After receiving the return of Jerüsila yesterday, Brie consulted with the generals and made arrangements. The soldiers first came out of the camp, rested for a while after breakfast, left 3,000 to guard the camp, and 12,000 soldiers lined up after sorting out their equipment and horses.
Brie came in a hurry, and did not prepare too much baggage, and heavy weapons were needed to attack the camp, especially the strong village of Blaza, which was difficult to attack without ramming cars and trebuchets. But the same is true with battering rams, which are simple to make, and can be breached in a maximum of one day by using soldiers carrying large logs to hit the gates, while harassing the defenders with ranger archery or arson.
Brie was confident in that, and he was going to do the same. So an order was given, and Xira and Wuda each led 3,000 cavalry to attack, and attacked the west gate and the east gate at the same time, and led the remaining 6,000 soldiers to attack the south gate with all their might. As for the North Gate, Brie is sure that Jerod will not sit idly by, and that the old fellow is waiting to pick the fruit. But he doesn't care, his credit has already been received, and the position of commander of the pro-army in the sweat tent belongs to me, and the next thing is just to cooperate with the battle.
If the camp failed to break through and the cavalry could not break through, Brie first divided 500 infantry, two squads of 50 men carrying battering rams and took turns to storm the gate, and the other 400 men held shields to resist the arrows shot down from the wall, and at the same time returned fire with bows.
This immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers in the inner chamber of the camp, and suddenly the rolling logs and stones fell like a torrential rain, causing a lot of casualties to the Khitan soldiers. But the wood used in the gate of the camp is fresh, the elasticity is very strong, and the bark of the battering ram is flying, but the gate has no signs of loosening for a while.
Brie was greatly annoyed, and called two thousand people, carrying forty or fifty large wooden ladders, and began to climb from the left and right of the gate. The Murowei soldiers immediately used their hooks to the side or pushed back, and from time to time the big ladder overturned and tilted, and the strings of Khitan soldiers fell to the ground, screaming.
Half a day passed quickly, and the south gate of Brie's side attacked the wall many times, but they were all repelled by the Murowei soldiers. Compared with the attacking side, Bera's troops are not weak, since ancient times, attacking the city requires three times the strength of the defender to have an advantage, and Bera's tribe has been put to death, and the morale is certainly not comparable to the Khitan soldiers.
The initial battle failed to accomplish anything, and the total number of casualties had reached nearly 4,000, so Brie had no choice but to retreat and recuperate and treat the wounded. Knowing that Yelu Wolf at the north gate did not attack, he was very angry in his heart, and secretly thought: I will take the south gate and wait and see, but I will see what the old man Jelu Wolf De plans to do, so he decided to attack again in the afternoon.
In the half-day offensive and defensive battle, Pla also suffered a lot of losses, not to mention the consumption of arrows like flowing water, and the damage to the camp alone made him worried. At the same time, there were more than 2,000 casualties, and for every one killed in battle, his defensive strength weakened by one point. Even if there was no movement at the North Gate, the 20,000 troops of Yelu Wolf De could not be triggered, and this invisible pressure made him dare not fight with all his strength.