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[Burning ^ Wen ^ Library] "Hurry up! Brothers of the first division and one brigade, hurry up to the city wall to defend! The 2nd Brigade and 3rd Brigade are ready to support the city wall! The brothers of the second division rest and prepare for the afternoon battle! The commander of the first division shouted loudly to the soldiers running back and forth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏlwxs520

The order to fight soon reached the ears of the only two retired divisions in the city, and all the officers and men of the first division gathered on the city walls and near the city gates. More than 40,000 people of the Second Division stayed honestly in the center of the city, resting while waiting for the order to be given. Stationed in the Zhenguo warehouse are the two retired divisions specially organized by the Beichen Kingdom, they do not belong to the combat units of the Beichen Kingdom, and they have not been named in the military department. However, they are the most stable force in the hearts of the top brass of the Beichen Kingdom.

Speaking of the history of this army, there is really a lot to say. There were 50,000 severed head troops and 50,000 slaughtering troops, and Xiao Chen was organized as a retired division, but he always called himself the severed head division and the city slaughtering division. These two troops have made great contributions to the rise of the Beichen Kingdom. Originally, the number of the two armies was far more than 100,000, but after being incorporated into the royal army, most of them were lost in the battle of the kingdom of Sharu. Therefore, up to now, hundreds of thousands of severed heads and more than 100,000 slaughtering troops add up to only 100,000 horses.

However, the combat strength of these 100,000 people is definitely not comparable to the current standing army of Beichen Kingdom. When they were not part of the royal army, they were the leaders of the Beichen army. After joining the Royal Army, the training has become more brutal and the combat has become more dangerous, and now they deserve to be the most powerful unit in the Beichen Army. Of course, there are 100,000 people who can compare to them, that is, the remnants of the same royal army. It's just that those 100,000 people are now integrated into various units, and it is difficult to gather together again.

It is precisely because of the strength of this army that Xiao Chen removed it from the national army establishment and turned it into the current retired first and second divisions. The place where they are stationed is the most important town of Beichen Kingdom, and it is the real heart of Beichen Kingdom. After the catastrophe a few years ago, the warehouse was empty. But now after the rapid development of Beichen Kingdom, Zhenguo Cang has begun to be filled again. At present, there are more than 30 million stones of grain and grass stored in the Zhenguo warehouse, plus a large number of weapons and armor.

The materials stored here are enough for the Beichen Kingdom to arm an army of three million in an instant, and the grain and grass can sustain an army of three million for several years. It can be said that as long as Beichen Kingdom is not crippled by the enemy in an instant, then it can rely on Zhenguo Cang to regain its strength again.

Zhenguocang is very important, and the defense facilities here are not weaker than those of the capital. Although the city wall is not as perverted as the thirty meters high in the east of the city, there are more than 2,000 catapults placed in the city, plus the heavy weapons in the two divisions, which is definitely not something that ordinary people can gnaw. The warehouses of Zhenguocang are also hidden underground, and the entire underneath the city has been hollowed out. Except for a part near the city walls, which was left untouched, the rest of the city was turned into an underground warehouse. There are 10,000 soldiers patrolling the underground warehouse every day, and counting the underground defense facilities, even if the city wall is lost, the Beichen army can still retreat to the underground warehouse.

"Lao Luo, we have more than one million Lanna troops outside, and we don't know when reinforcements will come!" Xiao Yu, the commander of the severed head division, walked up to Luo Zhi and said.

Luo Zhi smiled and said, "What's the matter, there are still things that you are afraid of in this year?" “

"! Speaking of going to the battlefield, when has I ever been scared! The severed head army doesn't have to be bad for you to slaughter the city army! Lao Xiao said angrily.

"That's terrible, since you're not afraid, why are you asking when the reinforcements will arrive!" Luo Zhi said without hesitation.

"It's day, forget it. By the way, Lao Luo, why are you called the Slaughtering Army? Anyway, how many kills do you have to kill to get this title? Xiao Yu asked suspiciously.

Luo Zhi glanced at Xiao Yu and said, "I didn't tell you before, don't mention the previous things, no matter how you ask, I won't say it!" “

"Hey, we don't know if we'll be able to survive this hurdle alive, let's talk about it!"

"Alas, well!" Perhaps Luo Zhi also had a premonition of his future in his heart, and said dejectedly: "Back then, we fought under the command of Marshal Li Zhaoliang. I remember when I attacked the south, which is the area of the current Fengdu County. At that time, it was to kill all the way. Because we don't have much food and grass, we can't take prisoners, and we don't have too many troops to garrison the cities we have taken. As a result, our city-slaughtering army appeared, and every time we took a city, we killed all of them until we reached Fengdu City. At that time, if it weren't for General Li Zhaoliang, he still had some sanity and suppressed the madness of our army. Maybe Fengdu City may be slaughtered by us, why do you say we are called the Slaughter Army! “

"Damn, there must be fifty or sixty cities along the way!" It was the first time Xiao Yu had heard the legend of the Slaughtering City Army, and he was very surprised.

"Yes, forty-three cities, more than two million unjust souls, groaning at the hands of our city-slaughtering army. To this day, I can't forget the appearance of those slaughtered people before they died, and the relaxed smiles of the soldiers of the slaughter army when they died. Do you know why General Li Zhaoliang has not become a marshal until now? “

"What? What else is there here? “

"Of course, Marshal Li Zhaoliang's contribution to the Beichen State back then will definitely not be worse than the current Marshal Yue. However, after the establishment of the Tucheng Army, General Li Zhaoliang's mind has been in a state of confusion, and we are all too. It wasn't until we finally recuperated for several months that everyone came to their senses from the endless slaughter. It's just that General Li Zhaoliang later applied to the king to return to the capital to raise his heart. Therefore, after so many years, General Li Zhaoliang has appeared on the battlefield very rarely! “

"You're all ruthless!"

"Haha, I know why your severed head army can't compare to us!"

"Day!"

"General Qiyu, the enemy army is ready to attack the city!" The soldier standing on the lookout post immediately turned around and shouted to the two masters below.

Luo Zhi and Xiao Yu were shocked, and hurriedly climbed the city wall and looked into the distance. I saw that patches of black shadows appeared several miles away. As time passed, the black shadow grew larger and larger, gradually revealing the figure of the Lanna Nation soldiers.

Luo Zhi frowned, and said to Xiao Yu: "Head Xiao, I will guard it in the morning, and you will guard it in the afternoon." It's not easy for us to fight! “

"Yes, I'll go down first so that the brothers can rest well, take care!"

"Take care!"

After seeing Xiao Yu leave, Luo Zhi immediately walked up to the city gate tower and looked at the approaching army in front of him. The command flag in his hand waved, and he shouted loudly: "Brothers of the first brigade, defend the city wall for me." The brothers of the 2nd Brigade put a jack gate and then supported the city wall. Brothers of the 3rd Brigade, ready to fight at any time! Slaughter the city army, deter the common people! “

"Slaughter the city army, deter the common people! Deter the common people! Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Slaughter Army shouted loudly.

The loud slogan stimulated the morale of the 40,000 or 50,000 horses of the slaughtering army to the highest peak, and in the face of the enemy army outside the city, the slaughtering army did not have any intention at all. From the day the Slayer was established, all Slayer soldiers were immune to various negative states on the battlefield. Low morale may be very common in ordinary armies, but in front of the slaughtering army, such a thing will never happen.

Slaughtering thirty or forty cities in a row, millions of ordinary people, have already polished the hearts of the soldiers of the slaughtering army to be indestructible. The disadvantage of the troops and the disadvantage of the battlefield situation will not affect the belief of the officers and men of the slaughtering army in fighting. In their eyes, they are already damned people. Killing so many ordinary people and still being able to survive until now is already God's face.

The tragic siege battle officially broke out when the 800,000 troops of Lanna Kingdom came hundreds of steps outside the city. The 200,000 Lanna soldiers lined up in a neat military formation, pushing siege weapons one after another, and slowly advanced towards the tall city of Zhenguocang. The hundreds of thousands of well-organized troops give people the illusion that black clouds are crushing the city and want to destroy it.

"Catapult ready! Put! "At a distance of more than 100 steps behind the south gate of Zhenguocang City, tall catapults are neatly arranged in the city.

There are a total of five such catapult positions in the town of Guocang, four of which are behind the various city walls, and one position is at the central yamen. The 200,000 soldiers of Lanna Kingdom divided into four routes and directly attacked the four city walls. Faced with this situation, the catapult troops in the city did not panic. Under the command of the flag officer, the flag fell suddenly. More than 2,000 catapults, which had been prepared for a long time, immediately threw the boulder into the sky.

Thousands of boulders pierced the sky in the sky, and with the sound of thunder and roar, they smashed the Lanna* array that was attacking outside the city. For a time, countless military formations were dealt heavy blows. The power of the boulder is not something that mortals can resist, and the willpower of the soldiers of Lanna Country is not as strong as that of the Beichen Army. When the boulder roared, many Lanna soldiers suddenly panicked and dodged the impact of the boulder in all directions. In this way, the entire formation was disrupted in an instant.

Then, the hundreds of bed crossbows that were placed on the city walls also began to roar of their own. Huge crossbow arrows two or three meters long rushed down from the city wall, nailing the soldiers of Lanna Kingdom to the ground. Boulders and crossbows don't care if you're wearing a shield or iron armor. In short, defense is no different from a piece of paper.

Edward looked at the bed crossbow on the city wall from behind, coupled with the catapults in the city, wantonly killing his own soldiers, and he didn't know how many times the corners of his mouth twitched. He cursed secretly in his heart, and then said to the generals beside him: "Send another 200,000 people to organize another team of supervisors." Those who retreat without authorization, regardless of their official position, will be beheaded. ”

'Yes! “

The 200,000 troops were quickly assembled, and this time there were 100,000 soldiers and horses thrown at the south gate, and the remaining three walls each had about 35,000 men. Coupled with the 50,000 Lanna soldiers who were outside the South Gate before, the main attack on the South Gate has reached 150,000 troops. And Luo Zhi's troops at the south gate are only about 10,000 people, and the remaining three city walls are only more than 8,000 people.

However, Luo Zhi was not worried at all. Not to mention that he also has a reserve of more than 10,000 people in the brigade, the defense facilities in the city alone are enough for the siege army of Lanna Kingdom to eat a pot.

Sure enough, even though the south gate with an additional 100,000 soldiers and horses was added, it was still unbreakable. Under the attack of the 150,000 Lanna national army, Luo Zhi dispatched the troops and horses in an orderly manner, and the reserves have not been used until now. This is not to say that the combat effectiveness of the army of the Lanna Kingdom is not good, on the contrary, the combat effectiveness of the army of the Lanna Kingdom, which has experienced countless battles, is not much worse than that of the standing army of the Beichen Kingdom.

It's just that there are too many catapults and bed crossbows in the Zhenguo warehouse. By the time the 150,000 Lanna army rushed under the city walls, it had already lost about 30,000 or 20,000 men. Later, when they arrived under the city wall, the soldiers of Lanna Kingdom, who thought that they would be able to climb the city wall smoothly with superior forces, realized that this was just the beginning of the journey to hell.

Thousands of soldiers armed with single-shot crossbows appeared on the city walls, followed by a steady stream of crossbow arrows. The individual crossbow, which is not as thick as the bed crossbow and does not have such great power, is still the most terrifying existence for the infantry. In particular, all the crossbowmen of Beichen Kingdom were trained according to the three-stage shooting tactics instructed by Xiao Chen, and the thousands of crossbowmen were on a city wall, which caused an endless stream of crossbow arrows to splash like water.

A small crossbow arrow, at a vertical distance of less than twenty meters, can completely penetrate the iron armor of a soldier's body, and then knock the human body to the ground. The impact is very powerful, this is the opinion of all the soldiers of Lanna. It is precisely because of the strong impact that when the soldiers of Lanna Country suffered crossbow arrows, the crossbowmen of the Beichen Army were also uncomfortable. The huge impact force is naturally a large countershock force for the carrier, and after shooting more than ten waves in a row, the crossbowmen of the Beichen Army felt that their shoulders began to numb.

In this case, the crossbowmen of the Beichen Army should retreat to rest. If you continue to fight like this, it is very likely that the crossbowman's arm will be useless. However, is this anything to the city slaughterers, there is no rest in their minds, only killing. For the sake of killing, they can give up everything, they have given up everything.

The continuous firing of crossbow arrows made it miserable for the soldiers of Lanna, who were trying to climb the city walls with siege weapons. Many people are unknowingly blown in the head by a sudden crossbow arrow. Even the well fence was of no use here, and a team of crossbowmen, protected by dozens of shield soldiers, easily shot the enemy out of the well fence with wine, making the well fence of Lanna completely useless. Because no one dared to come out, the power of the crossbow arrow was too great, and it was not too much of a problem to penetrate the two people.

There is no doubt that Lanna's first attack on Zhenguocang ended completely. Failed, though, there's another time!

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