The role of the catapult is limited, the grassland is not better than the Central Plains to collect stones, and the transportation is not very flexible, this time the Lu Long army carried not many catapults, although the Yikun Prefecture military fort is mainly used in the civil structure, but under the several rounds of bombardment of the catapult, the effect is not significant, and when the infantry army approached the military fort, the catapult stopped bombardment. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The military fort group in Yikun Prefecture is built strictly, not to mention, and there is a degree of discipline, it is not simply dozens of fortresses piled together, and then with the fortifications built by the sheep wall, the power of the strong bow and crossbow, the stone and the rolling wood are greatly exerted, this three-dimensional, layered fortification, I don't know how much stronger than the defense of the simple city wall.

As soon as the military fort group was powerful, Li Congjing's eyes narrowed, which made Yelu be confident that he could use this to resist the fortifications of tens of thousands of soldiers, which should not be underestimated. And because the military fort is built on the hillside, the besieging side must attack on the back, not to mention, the Tang army has always relied on large siege equipment such as boxcars and nest cars as sharp weapons, which cannot come in handy at all, and relying only on soldiers to break the defense with flesh and blood is tantamount to death.

In order for the "Heavenly Punishment" to play an effective role, the five hundred trapped soldiers must at least break through to the depth of two or three tenths of the military fort group, if the military forts are destroyed one by one, the power of the "Heavenly Punishment" cannot be reflected at all, and the process is too slow, once this happens, it is not enough to have a deterrent effect, if Yeluhege reacts and takes countermeasures, the situation will be very bad.

As soon as the three thousand pioneers approached the foot of the mountain, before they could touch the wall of the military fort, they were hit by the rain of arrows, rolling stones, molten iron and other objects in the military fort.

Meng Songbai was the commander of the 500 traps temporarily appointed by Li Congjing, he waited in the formation for a long time, and he didn't see how much his comrades in front of him advanced, so he couldn't help but be secretly anxious, and because he was in the middle of the formation, he couldn't see the battle situation in front of him clearly, and could only hear the noisy fighting sounds in front, so he had to squeeze to the front of the formation to check the situation.

The further forward, the more dense the rain of arrows above the head, the greater the intensity of the blow, the sound of ping-pong is like a ghost howl, making people panic, Meng Songbai bowed down against the big shield and gritted his teeth forward, from time to time to see the soldiers near and far have arrows, the ones who did not shoot through the armor are okay, and those who are injured to the point of being injured make people clearly realize that every step he takes forward now, he is closer to death.

Maybe the next moment, a huge arrow flying out of nowhere will pierce through his body and nail himself to the ground.

finally squeezed to the front of the formation, and Meng Songbai immediately stunned the scene in front of him.

Because the trench in front of the foot of the mountain is not too deep, it was filled in by Lu Longjun when preparing for the battle, but the first sheep wall on the hillside is still quite high, although the fortification behind the sheep wall is not as good as the city wall, but it is also fully equipped, and in the middle of the sheep wall, there is the avenue that is enough for five horses to gallop side by side, which is locked by a closed gate.

Behind the sheep wall, arrows flew like rain, on the hillside, rolling stones were like mud, in front of the sheep wall, Lu Longjun was suppressed and couldn't raise his head, and the soldiers couldn't stand on their feet, let alone over the wall.

"Press it up, press it up! Give Lao Tzu a top, don't fucking cat! Rush up, fucking rush up! The soldiers in front of the sheep wall were constantly hit by arrows, hit by stones, scalded by molten iron and screamed, and then one by one rolled down the hillside, and one of the heads of the capital just rolled down the hillside, and immediately got up, shouting and greeting the tribe while rushing up with his shield on his head.

Beside him, some of the leaders and team members were the same, as if they had not seen the injuries and deaths of their comrades at all, and only cared about the headquarters and rushed into formation, "Get up, get up!" Don't give Lao Tzu lying on his stomach, press it! ”

The soldiers were ordered to be in charge of their own heads, and when they saw them taking the lead, they all ran and crawled down the hillside, even if the first step was a sharp arrow or a falling stone.

People keep falling, people keep rolling down, but no one stops.

The reason why it is so important to fight is because once the siege begins, it cannot be eased or stopped, otherwise the courage in the heart will be vented and the will will will be dispersed, and you will be deterred by casualties, and you can no longer ignore life and death.

Even if the comrades in front of him fall, they must step over his corpse and continue to rush forward, even if the arrows rain never stop, they must rush towards them, only in this way can they approach the city wall step by step, and only in this way can they fight their way out of the battle to the death and defeat the enemy.

If the soldiers did not have such courage, if they were afraid of such sacrifices, the city would never be able to be captured.

Everyone is afraid of death, and those who are not afraid of death are said to be irrational, and the siege soldiers are irrational.

"Team Liu, go up and pull the wounded down!"

"Zhao Dutou, the left wing is empty, lead your department to fill in!"

"Dog's day, what about our archers? Hold down the brute behind the sheep wall, don't let them show their heads! ”

"Left, left, the archers of the barbarians are on the left, suppress them! Where the hell are your arrows going? It's all fucking flying! ”

"Ladder keep up! He Dutou stood still under the wall, hurry up and send it to his mother! ”

One of the team was shot in the thigh by an arrow and fell on the hillside, he looked left and right on his stomach, but saw that there were wounded comrades everywhere, the sound of arrows above his head was like locusts, and the rumbling sound of rolling stones seemed to crush him at any time, he suddenly felt a panic, and hurriedly shouted to Dutou not far away: "Dutou, the barbarian thief is too strong to attack!" ”

"Shut up! Those who fear war, they will not be forgiven! They all scolded.

"Dutou...... Watch out! Before the team finished speaking, they saw that Dutou was hit on the head by a falling stone, and in the blooming blood, Dutou's body fell straight down and rolled down to the foot of the mountain.

The team was stunned, ah, a strange scream, I don't know where the strength came from, I picked up the shield and grabbed the knife and rushed up, "Dog's barbarian, uncle fought with you!" ”

In Meng Songbai's eyes, the soldiers on the hillside fell down, and there were those who could move and those who could not, and the arrows behind the sheep wall never stopped, rolling down from the hillside, crushing towards those soldiers who fell to the ground, and more soldiers went forward and stepped over their comrades, and continued to attack the sheep wall with shields.

Meng Songbai knew that the first batch of soldiers who rushed up should have suffered more than half of the casualties by now, especially the soldiers of the first commander and the first capital. And the people of the first team and the first team are afraid that they have already died. He saw that the front was not progressing quickly, and the casualties were still increasing rapidly, and his fist couldn't help but slam into his thigh, staring at the sheep wall, his eyes were red, and he wanted to swallow the wall whole.

The situation on the battlefield is in the eyes of Li Congjing and others, and everyone's faces are not very good-looking.

Soon, among the soldiers who attacked the enemy formation as the first capital, some people retreated from the battlefield, and he drove his horse quickly to the watchtower, and as soon as he got off the horse, he was brought to Li Congjing.

"Where's the head?" Mo Li saw that the armor of this soldier was just an ordinary style.

"Dead in battle." The soldier's robe was embarrassed, and his eyes were scarlet, but his eyes were still determined.

"How many barbarian defenses can you analyze?" Mo Li asked again.

"The lowly position used to be a student of the Youzhou Martial Arts Academy, and he just fought a battle, and the barbarian thieves defended things, and the lowly position has seen seventy-seven eighty-eight clearly." Soldiers.

"What's your name?" Li Congjing asked.

"Return to Your Highness, humble Guo Zhong." Soldiers hug their fists.

Li Congjing waved his hand and ordered people to spread out the Yikun Prefecture city defense map drawn by the Military Intelligence Department, and everyone gathered in front of the map to listen to Guo Zhong's report on the gains of the first battle.

"The sheep wall in front of the military fort is the first line of defense in Yikun Prefecture, the strong bow and crossbow are all available, the barbarian thief has a high platform behind the sheep wall, people can stand on it, there is a three-foot square opening under the sheep wall, and the barbarian hook and sickle often poke out from this mouth, injuring the legs and feet of my soldiers. In addition, the hillside in front of the sheep wall is criss-crossed by ravines, and the barbarians often pour water into it, making it difficult for our soldiers to stand firm, and countless people have slipped and fallen. Guo Zhong pointed to the city defense map and said intently.

"The first group of military forts behind the sheep wall is very close to the sheep wall, and once our soldiers get close to the sheep wall, they will enter the range of the military fort. However, there is only one sheep wall, and after breaking through this sheep wall, our soldiers can break through into the military fort group. The barbarian thieves' military forts rely on each other, not to mention, there are a lot of windows on each floor, and I see that there are not only archers in the military fort, but also a big fire burning pot, thinking that they are rushing to make molten iron and other things, and the figures of the military fort seem to be very dense, there should be many barbarian foot soldiers, once our soldiers enter the fortress group, they should also wait for the opportunity to rush out. ”

In the end, Guo Zhong concluded: "The defense of the military fort and the sheep wall is closely coordinated, and there may be many tricks that have not been seen in the lowly position. The entire fortification can be called a drop of water, and if our army wants to break through the sheep wall and enter the military fort group in a big way, it will take at least half a day, and the casualties will be very large! ”

After listening to Guo Zhong's battlefield report, Li Congjing and the others fell silent.

Although the military intelligence department has drawn a map of the city defense of Yikun Prefecture, it only has a general style, but it is not very clear about the doorway inside, after all, such secrets are not usually visible, and from the perspective of today's war situation, the city defense of Yikun Prefecture is indeed tight, and the person who plans the entire fortification will not be an unknown person.

The beginning of the war was not smooth, which required the coach to respond in a timely manner, Guo Zhong's words have been finished, and then it is time for Li Congjing, Mo Li and others to come up with countermeasures.

"The complexity and rigor of the city defense of Yikun Prefecture, and the arduousness of conquering the military fort group, I am afraid that it will far exceed our previous expectations." Mo Li pondered, "If you follow the previous tactics and let the soldiers go deep into the military fort group, and then trigger the heavenly punishment, the casualties will be great." Moreover, the city fortifications of Yikun Prefecture are so deep that just a sheep wall has caused such trouble to us and others, and if the battle behind it is not smooth, if you want to capture Yikun Prefecture, I am afraid it will not take a few days. ”

Li Congjing came to the edge of the watchtower, watched the battlefield on the railing, and muttered for a long time, "We made a mistake in the layout of Yikun Prefecture's tactics before, this battle can't be fought like this, and we must change the tactics." ”

"Your Highness has a plan?" Mo Li asked.

Li Congjing patted the railing, "Since the Yikun Prefecture city defense system hides a lot of ingenuity, we can break through it with one effort." Since there is no road ahead, then blow up a road, since the Khitan barbarians are well guarded, then blow up their defense line, and if it is not feasible to go deep in one step, then go deep step by step! ”

He turned around, "Order Meng Songbai to blow up the wall!" ”