Chapter 444: It's hard to ride a tiger

Tuoba Yi was extremely angry, including all the Wei soldiers, and the other party saluted first and then soldiers, but the result was a sneak attack, this is the first time in the world, and in the sneak attack, full of naked contempt, galloping in the north of the Great Wei State, how could he have been so despised?

There is no need to discuss at all, the Wei army was all launched, some people built camps, and the other part built ladders, rushing cars, wooden donkeys and other siege equipment, and at the same time urgently transferred 10,000 thistle defenders to reinforcements, only ten days, has created six rushing cars, more than 80 ladders and more than 200 wooden donkeys, which also shows the terrible heritage of the Wei people, if you change the Wei Feng, it will take fifteen days to build at the earliest.

After Wei Feng judged that Tuoba Yi did not have the intention of attacking immediately, he seized the time to drive the captives to work day and night, so that nearly 5,000 prisoners died, in fact, for Wei Feng, the more prisoners died, the better, on the one hand, it could make room for the city, and on the other hand, it also reduced the possibility of riots in the city.

You must know that the captives are stretching their necks and waiting for the Wei people to liberate them!

In the tense atmosphere before the war, time passed rapidly, and soon came to September 17, in the early morning of this day, Tuoba Yi left 10,000 troops to defend the village, personally led 50,000 cavalry and 10,000 Yan soldiers to surrender, and all the siege equipment marched towards Tianjin.

Everyone in the Wei army was in high spirits, and the army was full of anger, and with a sigh of breath in his heart, he stopped his pace three miles in front of the city.

Tuobayi did not attack immediately, but looked towards the doorway, behind which were two strangely shaped carts and hundreds of crossbowmen who relied on the chariots.

One of the generals proposed, "King Wei." The Jin army's bed crossbow and trebuchet are very good, and there are ships with ships on their backs to the sea, so they can't besiege it at all, and if they want to break through Tianjin, they can only rush up and attack the city of Tianjin at the fastest speed, but fortunately, his city gate has not yet been completed, so the last general thinks that when the cavalry is the main force to storm the city gate, with the assistance of ladders, rushing carts, wooden donkeys, bed crossbows and trebuchets. Just tear open a gap. Breaking the city is effortless. ”

Tuoba understood that, as the general had proposed, at least three or five thousand people would die before approaching the walls, and once the attack began. You can't stop. Because after the drawdown. Unless they can inflict a large number of casualties on the Jin army, the gap in the strength of the two sides will only gradually close, and in the end they will no longer have any advantage. However, is it easy for the besieging side to kill and injure a large number of defenders and have few dead people?

Taking a step back and launching a second or even third siege, the sharp spirit will inevitably be discharged, and the results achieved will only get worse and worse.

In fact, the attack and defense of a city at first glance will last for several months or even years, but most of the time is spent on siege, feints, rebellion and pressure, the decisive battle will not be opened easily, unless the besieging side has an overwhelming advantage, you can launch a general attack anytime and anywhere, such as Sun En's first attack on Shanyin, and then for example, the battle of Suiyang in history, speaking of which, Tuoba Yi can take the thistle lightly or stain the light of Weifeng, Youzhou Thorn Shi Murong Yi's mind is not in the thistle at all, he himself is still in Longcheng and did not leave, otherwise with the solidity of the thistle, The Tuoba Yi may not be able to capture it for half a year.

But it was useless to besiege, rebel, or exert pressure in the face of Tianjin, because Tianjin had support from the sea, unless Wei could build a strong naval army and cut off Tianjin's lifeline, but this was obviously not something that could be done in a few years.

At the same time, the feint attack is also not possible, the Jin army's bed crossbow and trebuchet's sharp topography has seen that the feint attack is just to die in vain on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is to boost the morale of the Jin army, and the problem he is facing now is that either he will not attack, and if he wants to attack, he must attack generally!

Tuoba Yi's heart gave birth to a trace of awe-struck, the city built by Wei Feng seems to be a barren land, in fact, it has forced the Wei State into a dead end, due to the containment of Tianjin, Youzhou has completely become a piece of chicken ribs, at least, the troops stationed in Youzhou not only dare not easily attack Longcheng, but also guard against the Jin State from the sea to increase troops to attack Ji!

In the plan of the monarchs and ministers of the Wei State, it is to take Youzhou first, and send troops from both directions of Pingcheng at the same time to destroy the Yan State in one fell swoop, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Tianjin exists for a day, and the troops of Youzhou do not dare to move lightly for a day!

This small Tianjin city with a radius of five miles and still unfinished brought no less threat to Wei than Qin, Yan, Rouran and any other party.

'Sure enough, it's not an ordinary person!' Tuoba Yi couldn't help but secretly praise, he suddenly realized that the attack on Tianjin turned out to be a hammer deal, and it was naturally best to win, but if he lost, it was not only difficult to explain to Tuoba Jue, but also had a disastrous impact on the prestige of Wei.

Inexplicably, Tuoba Yi hesitated, did Tianjin fight or not? Fight, he doesn't have the certainty of a battle, the victory or defeat is in his eyes, it's just five or five, if you don't fight, first, the army is here, and there is no precedent for fleeing without a fight after Murong is dying, and secondly, Tianjin at this time is only the beginning of construction, and with the passage of time, it will inevitably gradually improve the defense, and then attack, it will face more difficulties.

Another general seemed to see the difficult situation of Tuoba Yi riding a tiger, and then persuaded: "King Wei, I heard that the Jin army has captured a large number of Goguryeo people as labor, these people must be resentful, if our army can break through the city, the Goguryeo people may respond with righteousness, and under the attack from inside and outside, how can the Jin army not be defeated?" ”

Tuoba Yi thought about it, anyway, he had no way to retreat, so he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Order, transfer the 10,000 troops in the camp to this time, and vow to attack Tianjin!" ”

"Yes!" The two men rode their horses and galloped back.

In less than half an hour, another 10,000 troops were injected into the battlefield, and the total strength of the Wei army reached 70,000.

Tuoba Yi didn't speak, he understood that his army didn't need to boost morale at all, it was just a big move!

"Knock knock~~" The first drum sounded heavily!

70,000 Wei troops, divided into 15,000 troops on the left and right wings and marched towards the north and south gates, each equipped with 7,000 cavalry, one-fifth of the siege equipment, as a flank auxiliary attack, Tuoba Yi led 40,000 to attack the west gate, with 15,000 cavalry, in this case, all the tricks and tricks were useless, and they were completely fighting hard by strength.

"Knock knock~~" After about half an hour, the second drum sounded!

Suddenly, all the military formations pushed forward together, and the overwhelming pressure made people can't help but be nervous.

Zhang Ning couldn't help but praise: "General, this is the second time we have defended the city, and the more than 100,000 troops who faced Sun En last time did not have the same pressure as today, and the Wei people really lived up to their reputation." ”

Wei Feng said lightly: "What about the elite? After all, it is flesh and blood, since Tuoba Yi is sent to death, Lao Tzu is really sorry for him if he doesn't accept it, give the order, prepare the cavalry, and go out of the city with the general to pursue at any time! ”

"Yes!" One of the guards hurried down the city.

Wei Feng turned his head again and said, "Liu Xingnan, go down, if you have three long and two short, won't I die at a loss?" Brother Liu and sister-in-law have raised you for 12 years, and I have pulled you from 12 years old to 16 years old, am I easy? But I didn't even take your red pill! ”

"You're shameless!" Liu Xing's manly face turned red, and it took a long time before he snorted coldly: "Xingnan stands behind you, and there are arrows that will shoot you first!" As he spoke, his figure flashed and he hid behind Wei Feng.

Everyone in the city was crying and laughing, and the tense atmosphere dissipated somewhat.

"Knock knock~~" The third drum suddenly sounded, this drum, the drum beat was urgent and fast, obviously sending a signal for a general attack!

"Kill!" Outside the city of Tianjin, there was an earth-shattering shout of killing, rushing cars, wooden donkeys, ladders, etc. have accelerated their marching speed, and trebuchets and bed crossbows have also begun to be placed on the spot, but what is more impactful is the cavalry of the Wei people.

Mixed between the siege equipment and the foot soldiers, the cavalry came overwhelmingly, at first glance, it seemed that there was no formation, but basically a small team of fifty people, the cavalry in the front row supported the round shield, and the cavalry in the back row raised their bows and arrows, whistling past, without slowing down at all!

There is no need for Wei Feng to order, stone bullets, giant arrows, and eight-inch short arrows poured out, among which the giant arrows are mainly to hit the ladder, whenever they are hit, the wooden baffle is like paper paste, and the wood chips that are beaten are scattered and scattered, and then, the giant arrows shoot through a body, accompanied by a scream, and the corpse falls down like a dumpling!

Some ladders were unlucky enough to be hit by the bracket, the bracket broke on the spot, and in the shaking, the ladder collapsed!

The bombardment target of the stone bullet is the trebuchet and bed crossbow of the Wei army, and also takes into account the wooden donkey and the rushing car, whenever it hits, it is a continuous popping sound, and even some trebuchets and bed crossbows are still pulling the pole and bowstring, and they have been continuously shot and beaten into a pile of rotten wood!

Tuoba Yi and the generals who were watching the battle were secretly frightened, and one of the generals couldn't believe it: "Why can the Jin army's trebuchets and bed crossbows be fired so fast?" ”

Another subordinate general echoed: "Not only that, but the Jin people's crossbow is also faster than imagination, basically without interruption, no wonder there is no fear!" ”

Tuobayi's face sank as if it was about to drip water, and the bed crossbow, trebuchet, including the wooden donkey, the chariot and the ladder collapsed, this was to cover the cavalry, and his real purpose was to rush into the city gate with the cavalry, but the short arrows that were as dense as flying locusts were sprinkled down, and they shot far, so that the bows and arrows prepared by the cavalry could not play any role.

Not long after the start of the war, a thick layer of corpses was already piled on the ground!

Although he had already prepared for this battle, Tuoba Yi didn't expect that it would be so difficult, but he had no way out!

Tuoba Yi roughly estimated that more than 1,000 people were killed in battle, and more than 1,000 people were not much for the 70,000 army, so he turned his heart and shouted: "Take the stick and beat it, and I will personally cheer for the soldiers!" (To be continued......)