readx; The siege methods of the thieves are simple and crude, which is the tactic of crowds, and the same is true of He Yilong, the "Leather Eye". Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Please search (product # book...... Net)! Of course, the value of the thieves is also big and small, and there are a large number of new thieves in his camp, and these "cannon fodder" are naturally at the forefront. A little later there are a large number of archers, whose task is to keep firing arrows forward, as long as they are numerous, not on the head, even if they shoot their own people. Dragged back were the most experienced elite cavalry, who were not in a hurry to enter the battle, but would not launch a full-scale charge until the city was broken.

And for the militia that was formed soon after the formation of the city and engaged in the defense of the city, even the rogues who were used as cannon fodder were by no means easy to deal with, because there were too many enemies. Fortunately, Shi Kefa has experience in defending the city, and has prepared a large number of rolling wood and stones in advance. When the enemy archers fired arrows at the head of the city, they hid under the female walls and were not in a hurry to fight back against the thieves; Once the thieves set up a ladder and began to climb the city, even when they had almost reached the top, the regimental warriors would suddenly appear and smash down with heavy rolling logs and stones, and a large string of them would be smashed at once. In less than half an hour of fighting, the thieves had already suffered thousands of casualties.

But He Yilong didn't care about casualties. For him, it doesn't matter if there are more people killed in the war, and there is no need to eat food when people die. As long as Yangzhou is breached, it goes without saying that it can be looted on a large scale, and how many troops will be lost, and the banner will be erected, and the troops will only be more than the original. Therefore, the thieves did not give up their attack because they were frustrated, but attacked more fiercely.

Sun is not far away, and the ship hates to take the moon early

And the archers of the thieves are getting closer and closer to the walls. At first, they had the slightest scruple that they would stop firing their arrows when they were about to climb the city. But seeing that they could not succeed for a long time, they did not care, and only kept shooting at the city. The archers in the militia also fired arrows into the city, but although they had a condescending advantage, they could not hold too many enemies, and the casualties on both sides increased rapidly. The thieves who climbed the ladder were even more miserable, in addition to being stoned by the defenders, many of them were shot in the back of the heart by their own people, screaming and falling down, never to get up again.

After an hour of fighting, the militia finally became a little overwhelmed. There was a place where the defenders of the city were killed by stray arrows several times in succession, and no one made up for it for a while, so the thieves who climbed the ladder took the opportunity to climb up three times and two times, and fought wildly at the head of the city. The thieves in the back followed like ants, and dozens of people went up in a blink of an eye.

The enemy is not interested in the enemy's ship, and the sun is far away to point to the star

At this critical moment, the prefect Shi Kefa, who had been personally supervising the battle at the head of the city, roared and rushed towards the enemy in the lead. The other regiments were inspired by Shi Kefa and sacrificed their lives to besiege this group of thieves. After all, the thieves were slow to enter the city, and their numbers were small, and they were all surrounded and annihilated before they could gain a firm foothold, and their morale plummeted. Tuan Yong was demoralized and took the opportunity to shoot at the archers under the city. The thieves were caught off guard and were shot dead nearly 100 people in an instant, and had to retreat slightly. Without the cover of the archers, all the thieves on the ladder were smashed down, and the first wave of the attack collapsed in an instant.

Shi Kefa breathed a sigh of relief, but soon came a bad news: Guo Tong, the militia group practice, was killed by an arrow! In fact, Guo Tong is already a first-class master in the Cao Gang; However, this is a battlefield of thousands of troops, not a martial arts alone, even if a person has peerless martial arts, he will not play much role on the battlefield.

Guo Tong's death caused a lot of frustration to the morale of the Tuan Yong, and although nearly 2,000 thieves were killed and wounded in the battle just now, Tuan Yong also suffered 2,300 casualties, of which 60 or 70 were killed. You must know that this newly established militia has only 3,000 people in total, and if it continues to fight like this, I am afraid that it will not be able to support it for long.

At this time, the thieves began to launch a second wave of offensives, Shi Kefa gritted his teeth, and was about to personally command the battle, preferring to die in battle, when he suddenly heard a woman shouting: "Lord Prefect, the situation is critical now, please allow the people to fight!" ”

"Gang Master Pan, why are you here?" Shi Kefa turned around and said hurriedly, "It's too dangerous here, you go down to the city quickly!" ”

At this time, Pan Yingzi, the leader of the Cao Gang, was already covered all over his body, only with a white filial piety belt wrapped around his head. There were tears in the corners of her eyes, but her eyes were extremely firm, and she said word by word: "The people know that the prefect loves them, but the thieves are huge, once the city is broken, the women of the city will inevitably be humiliated, how can the people be spared?" Rather than this, it is better to fight in blood! Moreover, Guo Tuanlian has been killed, and most of the Tuanyong are from the Cao Gang, and it is convenient for the people to command. The folk girl has also practiced martial arts since she was a child, so she will not help. Please give the prefect's order! ”

"Please give the prefect's order!" The regiments at the head of the city roared in grief and indignation.

"Okay!" Shi Kefa said with a horizontal heart, "This official appointed the Pan Gang Master to train for the people's regiment and command the defense of the city!" ”

Pan Yingzi hurriedly bowed to Shi Kefa, then turned back and shouted to the crowd, "Brothers! Yangzhou City behind us is the place where we were born and raised! Our parents, brothers, sisters, wives, children, all in this city! Now we are defending them, and if the city is broken, not only will we all die, but they will not want to live. And the brethren said, Shall we let the thieves break through the city? ”

"Ten thousand can't!" The brave regiments roared in unison.

"Good! Obey my orders, carry the dead and wounded down the city, cut off the heads of the dead bodies of the enemy, and hang them on the towers! ”

Everyone moved when they heard the order, and in a short time, the heads of the dozens of thieves who had attacked the city were hanging high at the head of the city, and the dirty blood was still dripping down. At this time, Pan Yingzi was full of killing and decisive energy, how could she look like a girl less than twenty years old!

In the later battles, Pan Yingzi really showed excellent command ability. In addition to encouraging Tuan Yong to continue to defend the city, she also mobilized many women from the Cao Gang. In addition to carrying water and food and carrying away the wounded, these women also set up hundreds of cauldrons under the city, and the water in the pots was boiling to a boil. Then use a small pot for cooking to bring it to the city, and then Tuan Yong will see the right time to throw it at the thief on the ladder. Even if the weather is very cold, a pot of boiling water poured on the head can't stand it, and no armor can stop this thing, and there is a miserable howl like killing pigs in the city, and the thieves are all scalded to the flesh. In this way, the wood and stones used to defend the city were saved.

Until dusk, after a whole day of fierce fighting, the thieves suffered at least 5,000 casualties, but they were never able to attack the city again. Seeing that there was no hope of breaking the city, He Yilong had no choice but to withdraw his troops. However, for Yangzhou City, the next day was even more difficult, because in addition to He Yilong, several other thieves also arrived one after another, surrounding the northeast and west sides of Yangzhou City like iron buckets. At this moment, Guan Ning Tieqi entered through the encirclement, which was simply a life-saving straw, no wonder Shi Kefa excitedly went out of the city to greet him in person.

Hatred and hatred complex ball catch the sun behind the enemy

After listening to Shi Kefa's introduction of the previous situation, Cao Wenzhao said with emotion: "The people of Yangzhou are so desperate to defend the city, how dare we fight to the death." Prefect, you'll see tomorrow! ”

"Gang Master Pan, why are you here?" Shi Kefa turned around and said hurriedly, "It's too dangerous here, you go down to the city quickly!" ”