Chapter 66: The Battle of the Upper Valley Begins
The heavy rain came as scheduled, and the cold raindrops smashed on the withered yellow grass like transparent glass.
Feeling the cold raindrops sliding down his face, Mu Hua Li Falcon's mood was unusually wonderful.
"Has our army been drawn up?"
Mu Hua Li Falcon stood in the rain and asked, letting the rain hit him.
"It has been driven an hour ago, and according to the shaman's request, the siege vehicle is pulled by the horses at the front, and it should be almost outside the Yuyang County Pass at this time."
"Just get to the outside of the city before the heavy rain completely soaks the ground, and let them attack when the rain is heavy."
After touching the rain on his face, Mu Huali Falcon turned and returned to his tent.
"I wonder how you arranged Yunzhong County and Shanggu County at this time?"
Returning to the big tent, Murong Qinyou asked in a humble tone, Just now the cavalry that had been supporting from Yunzhong County and Shanggu County had arrived at the big camp on the side of Yuyang County.
At this time, the soldiers of Yunzhong County were actually only one-third of the original, and the missing one-third was transferred to Shanggu County, and the other most elite one-third had been killed with the army towards the gate of Yuyang County at this moment.
Although Shanggu County still maintains 60,000 people, these 60,000 people are basically exhausted by division labor, and the combat power is basically half useless.
Although Kamiya-gun has a large number of return cannons and crossbows, these things are basically decorations on such a rainy day.
"I've kept Yunzhong County still, and I've ordered them to start storming Upper Valley County three hours ago."
The smile on Mu Huali Falcon's face at this moment looked evil and crazy.
Even Wan Qi Haiyin and Murong Qinyou couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.
"In this way, Dayu must think that our target this time is Shanggu County, I'm afraid that Yunzhong County and Yuyang County are transferring manpower to Shanggu County to defend at this time."
Murong Qinyou's flattering attitude made Wan Qi Haiyin on the side frown.
"I think the defenders of Shanggu County must be thanking them for the heavy rain that has rained down on them all over the world!"
Muhua Li Falcon was in a particularly good mood now, and he now fully experienced the thrill of playing with his prey in applause.
Indeed, as Muhua Li Falcon said, at this time, all the soldiers defending the city in Shanggu County knelt down on the city wall and wept with joy.
Three hours earlier, the steppe tribes outside the city had suddenly attacked them.
At the time, they thought that the steppe tribes would not attack in such weather, but then their naïve thoughts were drowned out by the barrage of crossbow arrows, stone bullets, and fireballs.
Outside the city, the steppe tribe suddenly brought in a very large number of return cannons and bed crossbows.
With the sound of a whizzing bowstring, arrows as thick as a child's arm were fired at the city.
Many soldiers were directly pierced by this powerful crossbow arrow because they didn't have time to dodge.
However, these crossbow arrows continued to shoot through the defenders behind them, and one of them directly penetrated five soldiers.
The soldiers were all wearing leather armor, but they still looked like papier-mâché in front of the arrows.
However, the number of soldiers killed by the arrows was still a minority, and a large number of arrows were fired into the city, and many arrows were nailed directly to the city walls.
These arrows plunged directly into the bricks with huge kinetic energy.
Compared to the bed crossbows, which could fire huge arrows, the soldiers defending the city were more afraid of the opponent's return cannons.
When the cannons fired in a row, the stone bullets or fireballs in the sky were like a curtain, and the castle was instantly covered in it.
When these stone projectiles or fireballs fall on the city walls, they can not only kill people, but also scatter into countless small pieces after they hit the ground, which makes them able to kill and injure a large area of soldiers.
This damage is a real damage of a large area, and since the attack is random, it is more likely to cause panic among the defenders.
With rounds of bed crossbows and return cannons, the walls of Ueya County were already scarred and riddled with holes.
A large number of stone projectiles smashed deep and shallow holes in the city wall, making the originally majestic city wall look like a beggar in his last years.
However, although the Shanggu County City seemed to be attacked very miserably, and the soldiers defending the city on the city wall were also very frightened, General Li Chengxiong, who was in charge of the Chinese army, was very calm.
This General Li Chengxiong Li was the commander of the Shanggu County garrison, and the army he led was the Huizhou Army.
Their army had also been guarding Upper Valley for four years, and they were quite experienced.
And Li Chengxiong himself followed Emperor Shengwu to sweep the grassland when he was young, and because he had a backer in the imperial court, although he was far less old than the old general Long of Yuyang County, he was also mixed into the position of the commander of a state.
However, he was so calm about the battle situation, not only because he had experienced a hundred battles, but also because the Beisi and the military department knew early on that the grassland tribe planned to attack their Shanggu County, so they had already hoarded a large number of reinforcements and materials in Shanggu County.
Therefore, this loss of the city in front of him is completely borne by Li Chengxiong.
In addition, the bed crossbow and the return cannon can only be used as a suppression before the official attack, and once they really enter the battle of the city, the return cannon and the bed crossbow must all stop firing, because they are very easy to hurt their own people.
Therefore, once the opponent's siege engines and ladders enter the dead corner of the return cannon attack at the head of the city, they will stop the attack of the bed crossbow and return cannon.
Li Chengxiong had personally visited the city to check the opponent's troops, and he found that although the opponent had a large number of return cannons and bed crossbows, their siege vehicles and ladders were still within his expectations.
However, one thing that puzzled Li Chengxiong was that this time the grassland tribe's attack was a little strange.
When they returned to the artillery and bed crossbows, they did not see their siege engines and ladders in action.
However, in Li Chengxiong's mind, it should be the people of the grassland tribe who were worried that their losses would be too large, so they first used the return cannon and bed crossbow to clean up the defenders at the head of the city.
Only when the defenders at the head of the city were crippled and frightened would they send siege engines and ladders.
In this way, the positions of the steppe tribes resounded one after another with the sound of huge nooses and bowstrings.
The large number of crossbow arrows and stone bullets piled up next to the return cannon and bed crossbow, as well as the incendiary fire pot, were constantly decreasing.
"It's the first time I've fired a return cannon and a bed crossbow in such extravagance!"
Ashina Duqing, the Khan of the Chuyue Clan, excitedly knocked on the expansion of a return cannon, and then the stone bullets on the return cannon were immediately thrown out.
Ashina Duqing was still young after all, and this was the first time he had participated in the grass valley, so he felt that everything around him was very novel.
"Yu Jiu Lu Ying Khan, this time I will be acting in Shanggu County, and all this work has been snatched away by the two guys Wan Qi Haiyin and Murong Qinyou, I am so unwilling."
Yelu Xingyun, the king of the beggar tower, ignored Ashina Duqing, who was playing on the side.
"Don't worry, although they are the first to attack the city, but according to the shaman's instructions, after they break through Yuyang County, they will immediately copy Shanggu County from Houbao, and when the time comes, Baye Gule, Basud and Hu Lufu from Yunzhong County will also rush to us, and then all the armies will eat Shanggu County together, and then it will be the time when we are competing."
Yu Jiu Lu Ying did not have the slightest concern, because he knew very well that this time the shaman would not give credit according to the amount of capture and looting as in previous years.
This time, the young Muhua Li Falcon shaman clearly regarded all the steppe tribes as one.
Therefore, when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, Wan Qi Haiyin and Murong Qinyou will not have more advantages than them.
"Actually, we have 60,000 people at this time, and there are so many weapons and ladders, I want to directly come to a wave of siege warfare, and do a fake show, maybe we can directly take this Shanggu County."
Yelu Xingyun looked at the ruined city head of Shanggu County and the trembling Dayu defenders hiding at the head of the city and said.
"This is absolutely impossible, the shaman has already made a complete plan before the war, we just need to execute it according to the plan, once our side does not implement the plan according to the plan and the attack on the Yuyang County side fails, we will inevitably be deposed by the wolf court, and maybe even we may not be able to live well.
Yu Jiu Luying hurriedly stopped Yelu Xingyun's thoughts.
For the wolf dwelling court, these people of all tribes have been with respect and fear since ancient times."
Relatively speaking, most of the poor herdsmen of the steppe treat the wolf court with respect more than fear, after all, those shamans who are high above are not accessible to them and civilians, so there is no fear to talk about.
As for the nobles of the various tribes of the steppe, on the contrary, they are more fearful than respectful of the common people.
The rulers of these steppes have truly seen the skill and ability of this wolf court, and I don't know how many tribes have disappeared and perished under their control for thousands of years, and many tribes have risen strong and strong with their support.
However, the wolf court itself can stand on the grassland for thousands of years, and has always maintained an absolute leadership position.
"That's what I said, but this time can be regarded as the biggest action of our grassland tribe in hundreds of years, once we break through the three county cities, then we will be able to drive straight into the hinterland of the Dayu Dynasty to do whatever we want."
Yelu Xingyun looked at the city wall in the distance with a wicked smile.
"I heard that this time the shaman will lead us to the imperial capital of the Dayu Dynasty to plunder, have you ever been to the imperial capital of Dayu?"
After playing for a while, Ashina Duqing returned to the gun, and immediately happily stepped forward to ask Yu Jiu Luying and Yelu Xingyun.
"We don't have the money to go to the imperial capital of Dayu, but we have heard from the slaves of Dayu who have been captured that there is gold everywhere, everyone there is dressed in gorgeous silk, and there is food everywhere, and the most important thing is that every beautiful woman there is like a goddess in the sky, much more delicate than the rough women of the grassland tribe."
Yelu Xingyun patted Ashina Duqing's shoulder, and said with bewilderment in his tone.
"There is such a good place, this time I will definitely go and grab it."
Ashina Duqing said with a happy face.
"Then this time, let the warriors of your clan desperately attack the city, if we can't break through the city pass in front of us, then we won't be able to enter the hinterland of Dayu, not to mention the imperial capital of the treasures and beauties, even we may not be able to loot this Youzhou.
As soon as they said this, Ashina Duqing's face became ugly.
"I must enter the Dayu Imperial Capital, I want treasures, I want silk and satin, I want beautiful women, and I will definitely let the men of the Yue clan fight hard."
Hearing him say this, Yu Jiu Lu Yinghao Ye Lu Xingyun's face showed a bright smile, but this smile was more or less full of contempt and pity.
"This Moon Clan has elected such a straw bag little Khan, it seems that the Moon Clan is going to decline next."
Yu Jiu Lu Ying's tone was full of helplessness and unbearability, it was foreseeable that in the near future, the Moon Clan would weaken in the hands of this child, and even completely fall apart.
The old khan of the Moon Clan, Ashina Wellin, was also considered a male lord, but he didn't expect that after his death, civil strife broke out in the Moon Clan.
"Hmph, if this were the case for my son, I would have strangled him to death before I died."
Yelu Xingyun spat on the ground with disdain.
"Khan, this Yu Jiu Lu Ying and Yelu Xingyun are not the same thing, he has been pushing us to take the lead, it is really too deceitful."
A general beside Ashina Duqing said uneasily.
"Hmph, these two old dogs, just as the master and I can't do it, I want you to be a shield and go forward to die, they dream of it!"
Ashina Duqing changed the stupid and ignorant appearance just now.
"I am also wronged that the Khan has to pretend to be stupid and ignorant in front of outsiders."
The general couldn't help but comfort Ashina Duqing.
"There's no way, at this time, I can only pretend to be stupid and try my best to endure it, but when my mother returns all the power to me when I become an adult, I will definitely let Yu Jiu Luying and Yelu Xingyun have a good taste of Ben Khan's methods."
With the passage of time, the stone projectiles, fireballs and arrows next to the return cannon and bed crossbow on the side of Shanggu County were about to run out, but the frequency of firing on the grassland tribe's side did not decrease in the slightest.
A large number of stone projectiles and fireballs had landed on the top of the city, and the arrows of the bed crossbow had shot the outside of the city walls like hedgehogs.
With the firing of the return cannon and the bed crossbow, the cavalry of the steppe tribe also began to mount their horses and prepare for the battle.
Their move made the soldiers at the head of the city even more anxious.
It's just that Li Chengxiong in the big tent of the Chinese army is still calm, as if he is not on the battlefield but in his quiet study at the moment.
Only with bamboo in his chest can he write like a god, and Li Chengxiong can only be light and light when he has the bottom in his heart.
Just when the soldiers of Ueya County were in panic, one soldier suddenly felt a sudden chill on his face, as if something had fallen and hit his face.
Before he could react, his face went cold again, and then crackling raindrops fell.
The fireballs that were still blazing on the city wall were drenched in the rain and made a sizzling sound, and in a short time many fires in the city were completely extinguished in the rain.
Soon there was a low trumpet on the side of the steppe tribes, which was a signal for the withdrawal of troops.
Looking at the steppe tribes retreating behind Huhulala, the soldiers at the head of the city could no longer suppress and shout loudly, they finally escaped death.