"Sword and shield soldiers, defend! Defend the archers! ”

"The sword and shield soldiers and pikemen at the front line cooperate with each other, and the enemy must not be allowed to come up along the ladder!"

"The warriors of the three divisions, throw rocks and logs at me and smash the bastards below!"

The siege battle became more and more fierce, and outside the northern city of the blue capital, 30,000 Turkic troops were gathered. Originally, these Turkic armies were also prepared to besiege the city on all sides, but because the other three sides were surrounded by acropolis, the Turkic army could not garrison the other three sides, so they all converged in the northern city.

Nearly 100 ladders and tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers flocked to the city walls of the northern city. Of course, tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers could not all climb up the ladder. In fact, only a small part of the ladders are climbed.

Beneath the ladder, outside the city walls, there were more Turkic soldiers who were suppressing the defenders on the walls. They are all elite warriors of all kinds, and they all take off their bows and arrows from their backs, stretch their bows and arrows, and shoot towards the city!

The Turks grew up on horseback since childhood, and their archery skills were strong, and the number of people was heavy, tens of thousands of people opened their bows and arrows together, and tens of thousands of feathered arrows turned into a dense rain of arrows, which overturned the sky and overturned. I could only hear a huge buzzing sound between the heavens and the earth, and arrows like locusts flew up to the city, and some of the bluestone walls were built on the city, stirring up pieces of stone chips.

Although arrows rained down, the soldiers of the Zhao army, who were good at defending the city, had already prepared. Not to mention the shields guarding in front of the archers of the defenders, even on the women's wall, there were soldiers who had already erected a thick wooden roof shed, and there was a sound of shattering, and I don't know how many arrows were nailed to the shed, but it could not penetrate.

"Fight back! Crossbowmen, free fire! "On the ramparts, the defending officers roared.

Immediately, the defenders' crossbowmen also kept opening their bows and arrows to fight back, and the two sides went back and forth, and the arrows rained down. Although the Turkic army also began to inflict casualties on the defenders, the effect was not very great. The only difference is that they are no longer just beaten passively like before.

"More and more, all right, give the order, all the soldiers, throw stones and sassholes! Give Lao Tzu a hard lesson to this group of grandsons. On the city wall, the saturated sound of Zhang Ju sounded again.

After receiving the order of the main general, the three soldiers in charge of each section of the city wall and the Qingzhuang people of the Landu tribe immediately picked up the wood and boulders that had been placed around them a long time ago, and smashed them down.

Boulder simmers, which is a necessary reserve item in the siege and defense of the city, is usually staged when the besieging side begins to climb the city wall, is about to climb up, and the two sides start a fierce hand-to-hand fight.

However, the Turkic army did not expect that after a few days of siege battles, there would be stones and rolling logs in how to grow. They didn't know that in order to defend the northern borderlands and nail the war outside the Zhao Di Han realm, it took months just to transport all kinds of materials to defend the city. The nearly 100 small and medium-sized tribes that were annexed by the Zhao army were not for them to enjoy. In addition to undertaking the outer defense line of the Baili Xinna territory in the north of Xiazhou, they also made them the logistics team of the three major cities in the north.

In the Landu tribe, there was no wood, but a lot of it was purchased from the land of Liangzhou. In other words, from the exchange of grain from the people of Liangzhou. In addition, a lot of felling has also been cut down in Xiazhou and Bingzhou. Of course, in both places, reforestation activities have also been carried out.

"Bastard, didn't you say that the Zhao army defending the city no longer has defense materials?" Seeing that the defenders were scattered with fire oil, covering the outside of the city with flames, and burning a large number of his subordinates, the auspicious men in the rear shouted angrily.

Several commanders were speechless, in the past two days, the Zhao army defending the city did not use fire oil and gold juice anymore, even the stone rolling wood gradually became scarce. Therefore, everyone thought that the Zhao army was scarce in defending the city, so it was built that the whole army of Yì Jili attacked the city.

"Squeak......" There was a crisp sound, and several ladders were directly smashed by the rolling logs, and the entire ladder broke apart from it and fell to the ground with a bang, and the people on the ladders also screamed and smashed to the ground, not only killing themselves, but also killing the robe.

In an instant, the original wolf-like offensive was immediately contained by the defenders, and the scene was completely suppressed. The Turkic army began to suffer a large number of casualties, but because they could not attack the city, the defenders suffered few casualties, and so far, only more than 100 people have been shot dead. The battle loss ratio between the two sides almost reached a terrifying more than 100 to 1.

The entire foot of the city wall became a sea of fire, preventing the Turkic army from approaching. At the moment, what if you have an army of millions? If you can't get close to the city wall, you can't attack the city, you can't attack the city, how can you kill the enemy?

The main generals of the defenders were overjoyed, and Zhang Ju roared even more: "Crossbowman, don't stop, keep shooting for me, shoot ......"

Taking advantage of the retreat of the Turkic army outside the city, arrows and crossbows flew out like rain on the city wall. In the panic, the casualties of the Turkic army suddenly increased significantly.

"Vertical shield, vertical shield, bunch of idiots! Archers, fight back, suppress them! Among the Turkic army, countless officers roared fiercely, commanding the Turkic soldiers in the panic.

The flames beneath the walls were finally extinguished, and the Turks let out another angry roar and continued to climb up the ladder. Amid the roar of the officers, the Turkic army became even more frenzied.

"General, can you let the cavalry in the city prepare now! The defenders of the Acropolis waved their flags and sent a message, and they were ready. On the city wall, Duwei Nangong Hao said in a deep voice.

Zhang Ju looked outside the city, nodded and said, "It's okay, let the cavalry of our army get ready." The elite cavalry of the first capital and the third division are all ready behind the city gate, waiting for the military order! Tell the soldiers defending the city to prepare for a hand-to-hand encounter! ”

"Marshal, Zhao Jun's materials are scarce, so he didn't continue to use stone rolling wood and fire oil this time." Outside the city, behind the Turkic army, several commanders said with joy on their faces.

"Command the whole army, right to attack the city! After the city was broken, the city was slaughtered for three days and moved freely. Geely ordered sharply.

With the military orders of the commanders of both sides, the soldiers on both sides began to prepare for a hard battle. Finally, the Turkic army climbed up, and countless Turkic troops crashed into the defenders along the ladder.

A Turkic sergeant pressed his left hand on the top of the ladder, and then kicked hard with both hands, and the whole person rushed out like a vigorous leopard, and the scimitar in his hand slashed from the bottom to the top towards a three-part soldier standing at the battlement of the city.

"Look for death!" A hideous smile appeared at the corner of the mouth of the three soldiers, and the spears in their hands poked out like lightning. With a "poof", the Turkic sergeant who had just jumped out was pierced by the spear like a big fish on top of a spear. The Turkic sergeant looked at the spear on his chest, and was a little puzzled why he, as an elite in the army, was killed by a small soldier of the same clan.

"Let's go down!" The three soldiers wearing Zhao Jun's armor swung their spears fiercely, and instantly smashed the corpses on the spears down, smashing several soldiers behind the ladder down.

With the armor and equipment provided by the Zhao army, how could these three soldiers who were also the Turkic army in the past be afraid of each other?

The other strong man next to the three soldiers of "Bang ......" was even more fierce, and directly used the spear in his hand as a club, and smashed it down, smashing it on the leather shield raised by the second Turkic sergeant who rushed up. Immediately, he tore open the opponent's shield, and then smashed it downward, smashing it on the head of the Turkic soldier. The Turkic soldier didn't even let out a scream, and his head was smashed into pieces like rotten watermelons, red and white poured out together, and fell from the ladder. The strong man didn't look at it, and continued to fight, not paying the slightest attention, these people were of the same race as him.

The robe behind the Turkic sergeant was stunned, and when the strong man was carried away at first, he quickly filled the position, and the knife in his hand slashed heavily at the neck of the strong man, and suddenly the strong man's neck was cut with a huge wound, and almost half of his neck was cut off.

Even so, instead of dying instantly, he pounced on him and cut down the enemy soldier who had killed him with a single shot. Then he fell on the mound of dirt, and his hands clutched the wound on his neck, and blood splattered out in large quantities, staining his clothes and armor red, staining his hands red, and after a while, his eyes lost their lustre.

Countless Turkic soldiers were killed by the defenders as soon as they appeared, but a steady stream of Turkic troops continued to return to the city wall. On the city wall, under the fierce counterattack of sword and shield soldiers and pikemen, the Turkic army continued to suffer casualties, but the defenders also began to suffer casualties.

At first, the defenders held off the onslaught of the Turkic army, and did not allow a single Turkic army to rush to the city. However, the number of Turkic troops besieging the city was simply too large.

If one person dies, then two, three people. One person is not an opponent, then two people, three people, five people, countless Turkic soldiers and soldiers swarmed up the ladder, and the casualties of the defenders began to increase. Many of the three soldiers found that the robes around them were constantly dying, while the enemy was getting more and more fierce.

Now there are three soldiers guarding the city, as well as the descendants of Zhao Jun. However, the Zhao army was in charge of archers and crossbowmen, which were located in the rear. The defenders in front of the city were sergeants of Zhao as officers, and the three non-commissioned officers were the mainstay. However, with the weapons in their hands, the three soldiers were not afraid of the increasingly fierce Turkic army.

"Archers prepare, assist the brothers in front of you to defend the city!" Seeing that the fierce battle at the place of the ladder was becoming more and more fierce, and the Turkic army that had become a city had given up on firing arrows because of the arrival of his own soldiers, Zhang Ju ordered his crossbowmen to shoot at the enemy troops at the place of the ladder. Of course, it is not without the intention of acting as a supervising team and letting the three soldiers in front fight to the death.

Finally, someone rushed to the top of the city. With the first, there was a second, although most of the Turkic troops who rushed up were exhausted and wounded, and some even fell into a bloody handprint after climbing to the top of the city, or were cut down by the soldiers who had been prepared for a long time.

However, the number of the Turkic army far outnumbered the defenders, and at this moment, the commander of the Turkic army, Jili, gave a death order that this place must be taken, but those who retreat will be killed. In addition, Geely sent another 20,000 soldiers to attack the city, which was far from being comparable to the defenders. Although the Turkic army besieging the city had cavalry turned into foot soldiers, and they were not good at attacking the city, the number could make up for many shortcomings. What's more, these Turkic troops are also elite soldiers.

"Shoot the arrows!" Behind the city wall, as soon as the officer gave the order, countless arrows grazed the defenders in front of them and shot at the Turkic army that had just climbed to the top of the city and was ready to go further.

Suddenly, the Turkic army attacked the city with momentum, but then it was lifted up by the follow-up Turkic army. At this moment, the Turkic soldiers who came up from the ladder had nothing else to care about. In front is Zhao Jun, who wants to take his life, and in the rear is a robe that is far away. They can only move forward desperately.

Gradually, as the Turkic army grew, the defenders began to be forced to retreat, and with each step back, the Turkic army's attacks became more and more ferocious, and then, more and more Turkic soldiers climbed to the top of the city and began to fight the defenders to the death.

At first, there were only one or two gaps, and soon, the Turkic soldiers who climbed up were driven back again, but gradually there were more and more, from a small group of a few people, a dozen people, to a few dozens, more than a hundred, and the time in the city was getting longer and longer. And as soon as there are many people, the excellent tactical literacy of the Turkic army is displayed, and their cooperation with each other is quite tacit, and even a few people will form a small battle formation, which is inseparable from the Turkic army.

On the city wall, countless Turkic troops and defenders began to fight each other, and there were tragic battles everywhere, with severed limbs and stumps everywhere, and blood flowed everywhere. Even the crossbowmen of the Zhao army began to rush out at this moment and fight to the death with the Turkic army. For a time, the entire city wall was like a hell on earth, and it was extremely miserable.

But such a cruel scene did not make Zhang Ju, Nangong Hao and other guards feel half moved, he just pursed his lips tightly, frowned, and looked at the situation of the Turkic army, but the corners of his eyes twitched from time to time, revealing their mood at the moment.

This Turkic army really can't be underestimated, once it goes crazy, it's extraordinary! Looking at the Turkic army roaring wildly and fearless of life and death, Zhang Ju couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

"General Zhang, are you starting to let the cavalry move? Our warriors can't resist it. A bloodied Tumen tribe general beside him suddenly came out and shouted.

Zhang Ju shook his head slowly: "Not yet, there are still more than 20,000 cavalry in the Turkic army camp outside the city. The siege team outside the city has not all gathered. Suffice it to say, they have not yet done their best. If we act now, the enemy cavalry will immediately meet us, and we will not be able to defeat the enemy forces outside the city in time. ”

"General Ben knows that the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, but if he can't let the other side retreat in one fell swoop, I'm afraid that such a siege will last for a long time. At that time, there will be more casualties than they are now. ”

What Zhang Ju said is indeed reasonable. Therefore, the three generals and the generals of the Zhao army did not say much, but only fought back against the Turkic army more violently. As time passed, there was a stalemate on the walls.

"Wulin, Mengwen, you two, immediately dismount and go into battle, and you will definitely break through the enemy's city in one fell swoop. As long as you can open the city gate, the general will personally command the remaining more than 10,000 cavalry to rush in, defeat the Zhao army, and capture the king of Zhao. As you have all seen, now that our warriors have wounded the walls, victory is at hand! Ben Shuai doesn't want to see failure, do you two understand? Geely ordered coldly. He looked at the stalemate on the city wall, and once again sent 20,000 soldiers around him.

In addition, Geely also felt Zhao Jun's toughness. This also made him realize that if he couldn't take the city in one go today, it would be difficult to make a difference. After all, the price has been paid too much today, and I am afraid that there are no more than 15,000 warriors who have died in battle. If it is defeated now, the whole army will not have the confidence to attack the city again.

Therefore, he sent a herald to inform the four captains of the 10,000-strong team in front of him, asking them to urge his subordinates to attack desperately, and be sure to make persistent efforts to break the city in one fell swoop. But if there is a retreat, there is no need to kill.

Under his strict orders, in the case of reinforcements continuing to gather, the Turkic soldiers are more and more brave to kill the enemy, up and down the city wall, the black pressure is densely packed with Turkic soldiers, desperately rushing towards the city, at this moment, also do not care about the formation and location, and even swarm in one place, one person falls, often ten people rush forward.

Under such a fierce attack, the defenders at the head of the city were already slowly unable to hold on.

All kinds of situations are constantly transmitted back to Zhang Ju's hands, waiting for Zhang Ju's decision.

Wait, it's not the best time.

The walls of Blue Capital City began to be occupied by defenders, and it turned into a tug-of-war between the two sides. The defense of the city, under the impact of the fierce wave of the Turkic army soldiers, was already crumbling. There were casualties at every moment, and in comparison, the Turkic army suffered more casualties and faster.

Theoretically speaking, in the siege of the city, it is the most inferior method of warfare to use human lives to fill it. After all, at the moment when the field of urban defense has developed to the present, siege equipment is the mainstream of siege. In the Great Yan Empire, there has never been such a stupid way to break the city. If they are all attacking cities like this, the battle of the princes of the world will be over, and the population of the world will be defeated.

However, in the steppe, at present, the Turkic army does not have a complete set of siege equipment. There were no crashes, no turrets above the walls, no siege ballasts, and no catapults. Therefore, it can only be filled with human life, which is also what Zhao Xun wants to see. That is to say, Zhao Xun said that it is necessary to use armor and equipment to defend the city in exchange for the vitality of the enemy.

"General Zhang, what's the situation? I've heard that the three warriors defending the city are a little difficult to resist? At this moment, Zhao Xun, who had not been in the city for many days, appeared on the city wall again.

"Returning to the lord, everything is under control. Now that the enemy army has appeared in the situation we expected, whether to act or not, please announce it! Zhang Ju said in a deep voice. He knew that Zhao Xun appeared here in order to strengthen his prestige, so that the generals of the three ministries would not dare to disagree.