Chapter 69: The Old Marshal Arrives
The battle on the western wall lasted for three days, and it had become the hell of Shura.
The city walls are full of flesh and blood fragments of their own people, and sometimes the clansmen who go to the city wall to dispose of the corpses will be shocked by the images on the city wall and vomit.
Zhuma was too seriously injured to participate in the battle, but he still insisted on sitting here, even if he could only sit there and watch the soldiers fight, he was not willing to leave.
The little duke had one of his arms cut off by the enemy, and he returned to the city to rest for a day and then walked up the walls again.
Their persistence is also the motivation for the soldiers to persevere, and if it were not for their sitting, the western city wall would have collapsed long ago.
More than 10,000 people have died here, and the enemy has climbed the city wall, and it is too cruel to kill.
It was not completely breached, and it was all because of the desperate resistance of the fighters.
Now the warriors who walked on the western wall know that they did not come to defend the city wall, but to send them to death.
It was only with the determination to die that they had the courage to walk up the walls.
If it weren't for the Duke and the Little Duke being at the forefront, I think many people would have flinched.
"Father, how much longer can we hold out?"
The little duke's face was pale, not from fright, but from excessive blood loss in his body.
After a day or two of fighting in such a city, he no longer knew what terror was.
Life is difficult for one death, and it is not so difficult to go through the Shura hell once.
"People in the city, are you ready to evacuate?"
The duke's face was not very good, although he was not as seriously injured as the little duke, but his abdomen was cut open, and several ribs were broken, and the condition was worse than that of the little duke.
"The preparations are ready, but there are their cavalry outside, and if the clansmen escape through the east gate, they may chase and kill ......"
The little duke said with difficulty.
"There are few of them, there are many of us, and we can get out of some after all. ”
Chasa said with a sigh.
The little duke was silent for a while, then suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "I ask my father to follow the clansmen out of the city, and I will stop the enemy." ”
The horse looked at him a few times, and just when the little duke thought that he was about to be reprimanded again, the old duke raised his hand with difficulty and put it on his head.
"You take the clansmen away, I will not leave Xiliang City, I watched it grow from scratch, naturally there is no reason to abandon it, I live and die with the city. ”
Chasa said softly.
"Father's ......"
"Say no more. ”
Cha Ma waved his hand and said in a tone that could not be refused: "Protect your mother, protect our people." ”
The little duke's eyes were red, and just as he was still trying to persuade him, someone suddenly ran up from below.
"Duke, more than 10,000 wolf horsemen have come to the east of the city, and the leader calls himself the marshal of the alliance, and wants to enter the city to help us, let them in?"
According to his calculations, it will take another month for the King of People and the alliance team to arrive, how did these 10,000 people come from?
"Are you sure it's not the enemy who is cheating?"
Chase asked the horse.
The subordinates couldn't tell, but they were all black-haired and black-eyed, not like the enemy's blonde hair and blue eyes, so the subordinates felt that the other party was not lying. ”
The guard thought for a moment and said.
After thinking about it, he also felt that it should not be an enemy, and just as he was about to get up and take a look for himself, there was a sudden commotion on the city wall.
For a moment, he thought that the enemy was attacking the city, but when he looked left and right, he saw that these people were all looking into the city.
Chasing Ma also hurriedly turned around and looked behind him, and saw a large group of Sergeants Walking along the main street towards the east gate, led by the Marshal of the Alliance, whom he had seen.
They...... How did you get in?
This doubt flashed through his mind, and then he thought of Manu, and also of the East Gate City Guard, who was a steppe horse tribesman who had gone to the Alliance to study.
"Pacify the sergeant and help me to meet the Marshal of the Alliance. ”
For a moment, he thought a lot, but he also made a decision immediately.
"Father's ......"
"Do as I say. ”
Chase Ma said with an angry look at his son.
He originally planned to send his son to study in the alliance, but unfortunately the outbreak of the war made him unable to do so for a while, which is also the reason why his son's vision is not enough.
The marshal of the alliance was able to come only one step later than the herald, which shows that the east gate was not knocked down by someone at all, but someone opened the city gate to welcome in.
No matter what the purpose of the person who welcomed the alliance army, there were not many options he could make now, and the best option was tantamount to surrender.
With the support of his guards, he quickly descended the city wall on horseback, and met him before he walked up to the wall.
"The lord of Xiliang City chased the horse and met the marshal of the alliance. ”
Far away, the horses were half on their knees.
He threw off his cloak, jumped off the wolf's horse, and lifted the horse himself.
"Is the general seriously injured?"
He asked with concern.
"Don't dare to hide it from the marshal, the horse has been seriously injured and can't afford to fight again. ”
He got up and said bluntly.
When he said this, he basically gave up the dominance of the western city wall, and he instantly understood what he meant.
"Pass the military doctor to heal the wounds of the general Chase. ”
He waved his hand backwards, and said, "Military affairs are urgent, and it is inconvenient to communicate more, so let me go up to the city wall to have a look?"
"Everything in the city is up to the marshal. ”
After chasing the horse, he pulled his son and said: "This is my son chasing the wind, please stay on the left and right to introduce you to the city defense." ”
Chasing the wind immediately stepped forward and beat his chest with his remaining left arm.
"Okay, follow me. ”
He nodded, turned to the giant wolf, and drove the giant wolf directly towards the city wall.
The giant wolf stepped up the ladder with dexterity and ease, while the wolf frowned and did not say a word.
The little duke chased the wind and followed behind the giant wolf, observing the silent alliance marshal.
There are not many legends about this marshal, he only heard from his father that this marshal is very good at military affairs, and he has built the forces of Union sergeants in an orderly manner.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance back, only to see the warriors riding giant wolves behind him, even if they climbed the stone stairs of the city wall, they were in a row of several people, which was extremely neat.
His gaze couldn't help but shift from these neat queues to the armor of these knights.
These armors are all heavy armor, if Xiliang Tieqi has these heavy armor......
"What is the battle loss ratio between friend and foe?"
The abrupt sound of the inquiry woke the little duke from his fantasy.
"What?"
He didn't hear what he was saying.
"Battle loss ratio. ”
He repeated it again, his eyes scanning the blood on the wall, and the giant wolf he sat down breathed much faster.
The smell of blood here is too strong, which arouses the desire of the giant wolf to fight.
"In the siege battle, hundreds of enemies were killed, the exact number is unknown, and our side died...... More than 10,000 people. ”
The little duke said with difficulty.
Silent again, he drove the wolf a few steps forward, and the warriors in front of him automatically got out of the way.
Condescendingly, the enemy can be seen preparing siege equipment.
"More than 10,000 people, are they all from your steppe horse tribe?"
He asked in a deep voice.
"There are more than 4,000 warriors of the Prairie Horse Tribe, and the rest are warriors from other tribes, but they all belong to Xiliang City. ”
The little duke replied.
He nodded and said, "It's not easy to chase the general, and it's not easy to chase Xiliang City." ”
His voice was not loud, and his words did not carry much emotion, but when he heard these words in the ears of the little duke, his eyes were inexplicably red.
"Xiliang warriors, you have paid enough blood for this continent and your people, go down and rest, this place is guarded by the alliance army. ”
The sound was so loud that it could be heard throughout the eastern city wall, and even the enemies who were preparing to fight under the city raised their heads in confusion.
The warriors who belonged to Xiliang City on the city wall were also surprised, and when they heard this order, they were at a loss for a moment.
He looked at the little duke, and there was a hint in his eyes that he wanted to drive the warrior away.
The little duke hesitated, but as his gaze became more and more serious, he felt the pressure mount mounting, and finally the whole person gave in.
"Listen to the marshal, you go down to the city to repair. ”
With the determination of the little duke, these warriors finally moved, and left in groups of three or five, in stark contrast to the neatness of the Union army.
"Arranged. ”
When all the Xiliang soldiers left, with a wave of his hand, 10,000 cavalry lined up, and they all got down from the giant wolves to prepare their weapons.
No one in the whole team spoke, everything seemed to have been arranged a long time ago, and such a silent and neat military posture shocked the little duke.
What kind of army can act like an arm?
Faintly, he was a little expecting the enemy to come up quickly and take a look at the combat effectiveness of these people.
Instead of stepping down from the wolf, he drove the wolf to patrol the eastern city wall.
The little duke followed behind, not understanding what the old-looking marshal was going to do.
"Here, step up the guards. ”
He casually pointed to a place and drove the wolf onwards.
Just like that, he stopped and stopped, and from time to time he pointed out a few places, so that the soldiers could step up their guards.
"Marshal, you ...... What is this doing?"
The little duke was a little curious and couldn't help but ask.
He glanced at him, but he didn't hesitate to give advice, and said: "The places I pointed out are all bloodstained places, which proves that the battle situation here is scorching, and it is likely that the enemy is attacking, so let the soldiers prepare in advance." ”
The little duke suddenly admired the old marshal in his heart, and actually judged the enemy's attack location through such details.
He himself had never paid attention to any of this, and not even for several days had not paid attention to the direction in which the enemy was accustomed to attacking.
"Marshal, do you need me to do anything?"
The little duke couldn't help but ask.
"I want to know the enemy's combat power. ”
He frowned and said worriedly: "I heard that the enemy is extremely capable of fighting alone, but to what extent, there is no clear judgment. ”
The little duke thought to himself, "You have heard, who is this to listen to?"
But this thought flashed through him, and he knew that this was not the time to care about this, so after thinking about it, he opened his mouth to answer.
"The enemy's strength, which is slightly different from our totemic power, is more offensive and destructive, and when fighting alone, the enemy can be ten enemies, or even more. ”
His brows furrowed even tighter, he nodded, and asked, "I heard that your Xiliang Iron Cavalry once launched an attack on the enemy, how destructive is the enemy's heavy armor?"
"Not good. ”
The little duke immediately replied: "Their weapons are not particularly sharp, and they mainly rely on that special strength, which is very good at stabbing blows, but the slash is not very powerful, and it can't even break through the heavy armor." ”
He nodded, and called the sergeant beside him, asking him to pass this on to the whole army.
"Here they are. ”
Just after the order, the little duke suddenly pointed out of the city and said.