The huge log rolled down the city wall, bounced off when it hit the ground, and smashed straight into the 8th Battalion of my Night Tour!

"Bang!"

"Ouch! Ouch! ”

The soldiers standing in the first two rows were crouching low enough, and the rolling log bounced and jumped over their heads, but smashed into the soldiers in the third and fourth rows. More than a dozen sergeants were overwhelmed by the rolling logs, and suddenly let out a wail of pain.

I hurried over to check. Fortunately, due to the timely detection and response, no one died on the spot, only five people were seriously injured, and more than a dozen were slightly injured. Fortunately, it was only a rolling log, and the weight was not as terrifying as a falling rock, otherwise the seriously injured would definitely have been directly stoned to death like the soldiers of the seventh battalion.

I hurriedly called Du Zong and asked him to lead one of the wounded to be dragged to the back of the formation first, while the others were reunited by me and formed a shield formation again. At this time, the commander had not ordered a retreat, and even if there were heavy casualties, he could not leave the battlefield without permission, otherwise all of them would be punished as deserters. Besides, we still have the Overseer team behind us, and we can't run if we want to.

Since then, I have been watching the movement of the city through the cracks in the shield array, and if any heavy objects fall from above, I can dodge it in time.

The situation of the other troops was similar to ours, the battalion with the heaviest losses was almost completely wiped out, and the shield formation of a hundred men had been smashed to pieces by falling rocks and rolling logs. Only a few lucky battalions dodged the attack and did not suffer major losses.

However, with our sword and shield battalion in front as cannon fodder to attract the fire of the defenders, and after paying a lot of sacrifices, the siege engines finally advanced under the city walls.

"Woo! Whining! Woo! ”

At this time, the long-awaited order of the Marshal of the Day Tour finally came. The herald in front of the Yin army commander's tent blew the horn, which was a predetermined signal, that is, the signal of echelon rotation. After the second echelon covered the siege vehicles to advance to the city walls, the first echelon could begin to retreat.

When retreating, the soldiers should not just spread their legs and run around, which would be no different from deserters who lost the battle, and they would also be punished by military discipline. So you have to stay in formation and retreat slowly. Especially considering that there were still arrows on the city, we had to hold our shields and retreat from the battlefield.

After evacuating to a safe distance, I quickly arranged for the military doctor to bandage the wounded, and then called the remaining soldiers to regroup and rest in place. Looking at this posture, if the second and third echelons fail to capture the city gate, it is hard to guarantee that it will be our turn to fight again!

When the siege engines reached the city, the battle became more and more fierce. In order to prevent the Yin army from attacking the city gate smoothly, the Che Ghost Army desperately shot arrows, threw stones, and threw rolling logs under the city, which created a lot of trouble for the second echelon covering the siege vehicles.

The fire at the head of the city was so fierce that the troops operating the siege vehicles were repulsed several times by arrows, falling rocks and rolling logs before they reached the city gates, killing and wounding many Yin soldiers.

But this is the only effective means of siege for the Yin army. After fighting for an hour, the second echelon finally covered the siege vehicle in front of the city gate and began to ram the city gate. But the stone door was hard enough to be knocked open for a while. Seeing this, Marshal Riyou also sent the third echelon.

Although the structure of the Great Snail Siege Vehicle is simple and rough, the practicality is really good. At this time, the boulders on the head of the city had run out, and the most stones thrown down from behind were the size of a face plate. The roof of a siege vehicle is no problem with this size of stone, not to mention rolling logs and arrows.

The ghost army at the head of the city saw that it was useless to shoot arrows or throw stones, so they began to be anxious.

The dog will jump off the wall in a hurry, but I didn't expect the ghost to set fire when he is in a hurry!

Ordinary ghosts are a little afraid of open fire. Although the open flame will not burn them directly, the strong light will still cause a lot of damage to the resentment on their bodies. This group of ghost troops, when they couldn't find a better way, simply attacked with fire.

They found a lot of ignition objects, lit them, and dropped them off the city wall, falling directly on the siege engines and the heads of the soldiers of the Yin Army.

However, the siege vehicles had a roof made of shields, and the big snails had rough skin and thick flesh, and they could not be burned at once, but only a few soldiers who were covering the battle next to the siege engine.

The Yin army of the third echelon also quickly found a countermeasure. As soon as the flames were dropped, they were immediately buried in the ground, and the soldiers who were on fire rolled on the spot to extinguish the flames. The ghost army's fire attack tactics failed.

But the ghost army is also tenacious, and came up with a bad idea to pour boiling water from the city!

The hot water seeped through the cracks in the roof of the shield, scalding the soldiers inside the siege car, causing them to run out of the car screaming in pain. And the four big snails couldn't stand it after being scalded a few times, and they turned around and ran back when they lost their control, and they couldn't pull it back. In a panic, even the improvised stone frame on his back was torn apart.

In this way, without the siege vehicle, the siege battle on the first day of the Yin army can only be declared a failure!

After Mingjin withdrew his troops, Marshal Riyou summoned all the officers at the rank of general and colonel to summarize.

Today's battle was very fierce, but the casualties on the Yin army's side were actually much less than expected, only more than 400 people were killed, 300 were seriously wounded, and the loss of troops was less than 10%. Therefore, after this battle, although we failed to capture the ghost town as we wished, we were full of confidence in the established tactics. Maybe it's just a few details that are missing.

Marshal Riyou readjusted the remaining forces, and the previous three echelons were integrated into two echelons. Excluding the number of dead and wounded today, the number of people in each echelon has increased, reaching 800. Then, for the first time, the baggage battalion and the canine cavalry battalion were also incorporated into the battle sequence, forming a new third echelon. The baggage battalion took on the task of building a ladder and created conditions for the dog riding battalion that was good at climbing behind to jump to the head of the city.

This arrangement is obviously intended to break through the city gate in one go, and at the same time to prepare for the landing and entry into the city. And the 8th Battalion of my post-night tour army was assigned to the second echelon this time, and finally I don't have to stand in the first row as cannon fodder.

In addition, the army craftsmen repaired and improved the siege vehicle overnight. They spread an extra layer of tarpaulin under the shield roof, and a layer of fine sand on top of it, so that they were invulnerable.

After a night's rest, the next day the Yin army launched a general attack again!

The previous siege steps were the same, first the Green Arrow Battalion shot arrows and stood up, and then the sword and shield soldiers of the first echelon formed a super shield array and charged towards the city wall. The second echelon I was in covered the new snail siege engines and slowly advanced, aiming directly at the gates of the ghost town.

The morale of the Yin army is stronger, but today's ghost army seems to have lost the ruthlessness of yesterday. They could barely raise their heads to fight back under the rain of arrows from the Green Arrow Battalion, so the first echelon reached the city wall without any problems.

Yesterday we had a large number of casualties at this time, which made the soldiers of the first echelon feel uneasy. But the stones and wood that are thrown out of the city today are much less and smaller than they were yesterday. It seems that the ghost army in the castle did not actively replenish the "ammunition" last night, or did the reserve of arrows in the castle have been exhausted in the first day of fighting?

In any case, the decline in the combat strength of the other side is a good thing for us. The first echelon began to retreat after completing its task, and the casualties were less than a hundred. The second echelon of covering siege vehicles also successfully reached the city, and immediately began to ram the city gates.

After the night tour, the 8th Battalion of the Army was "lucky" to be placed on the right side of the siege vehicle today, and was responsible for protecting the personnel in the vehicle. My spirit was very nervous, and I kept staring at the movement of the city, for fear that something terrible would be dropped from above.

With yesterday's lesson, today I asked all the soldiers of the 8th Battalion to wrap their faces, necks, and hands with strips of cloth in advance, leaving no gaps to prevent hot water from pouring into their clothes. In addition, everyone wore an extra thick garment under the suit, so that as long as they were not poured hot water, they would not be seriously burned.

This kind of preparation really worked, and after pouring a few basins of hot water below, the ghost army at the head of the city found that it had not worked as well as yesterday, so they gradually gave up. Of course, the rain of arrows in the Green Arrow Battalion in the rear also limited their chances of rising.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The giant battering rams on the siege vehicles slammed into the gates again and again, making a deafening sound. The gate of the ghost town is made of a single boulder, which is not easy to break, and in addition to the latch, the back of the door should also be added with a top wood, so even if you knock it a dozen times in a row, it still does not move.

"Substitution! Substitution! Don't be lazy! "The Yin Caliper who is responsible for operating the battering ram is none other than Jia Ji, who is with me in the night tour rear army. He removed the tired soldiers, replaced them with new men, and continued to bang on the door.

"One-two, knock! One-two, knock! ”

They shouted trumpets and used all their strength to push the battering ram against the gates. The gates were not broken, but the edges of the gates began to shake violently. By the way, in addition to the latch, the hinge between the door and the door frame is also a weak link, and after so many consecutive hits, I'm afraid those hinges can't withstand it.

"One-two, knock! One-two, knock! ”

"The door is falling! The door is falling! Ha ha! ”

"Boom!"

In a burst of cheers, a gate on the right was finally knocked down, revealing a hole in the door. But Jia Ji cheered happily for less than three seconds, and a dense rain of arrows immediately shot out of the doorway. The two Shi Gang who were in charge of operating the battering ram were shot into hedgehogs in an instant, and even Jia Ji, the Yin School who commanded them, was not spared!

"Rush! Rush in! When I saw this, I knew that I had no time to lose, so I yelled and rushed into the doorway. The soldiers of the 8th Battalion also followed me and rushed in with a roar.

Armed in the doorway was a squad of the ghost army, only about fifty ghost soldiers, all with crossbow arrows in their hands. At this time, they were still hurrying to draw their bows and arrows again, but I cut down a few of them first, and the rest were all killed by the soldiers of the Eighth Battalion who rushed in!