Chapter 44: Preserve your strength, when to take revenge
Outside the city, the smoke of gunpowder was thick and the smoke of wolves was everywhere, and the three counties of Yudong could not defend against the offensive that was charged by the imperial officers and soldiers in turn in the fierce resistance of the militia.
With the elevation of the battle, the Yudong militia, which was already poorly equipped, guarded the city gate and repelled the enemy several times, but the enemy was well-equipped and used long-range stone throwing carts to smash the city wall through the gap.
A large number of siege soldiers carried ladders and charged one after another with weapons in hand, and the people of the three eastern counties were ready to kill the climbers under the towers with spears and broadswords in hand.
Qiu Tianji asked the archers to use the cloud chariot to launch an attack from the height of the opponent's city wall, and in the face of the long-distance ten thousand arrows, most of the militia defending the city were directly beaten into hedgehogs, and there were even militiamen who were ambushed in the city tower to ambush a wave of militia because of the unstable center of gravity and fell under the city.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) anxiously ran with small steps, because the city tower is high and there are many steps, he is wearing a skirt that drags the ground, and if he is not careful, he will step on the skirt and stumble his feet.
In order to prevent the imperial officers and soldiers from taking turns attacking the city, the militia defending the city lifted the only remaining logs and stones in the city, and looked at the militia who were so equipped to greet each other, while the imperial officers and soldiers used crossbows to shoot the militia in the tower.
Whether the militia scalded the enemy soldiers climbing the ladder with boiling hot oil, or fought them with weapons in their hands, the ladders of the court officers and soldiers were repeatedly pushed down by the militia defending the city, and the court officers and soldiers continued to erect the ladders at the entrance of the city.
When the stone-throwing wheels indiscriminately smashed a large number of militia in the city, the militia defending in the city were smashed by the boulders and their flesh was blurred, and the blood stained the bodies of the warriors who defended their homeland.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) walked half a step to the steps, seemingly stunned, but fortunately, Steward Liu was behind to support him, and he saw with his own eyes that there were corpses around him.
Steward Liu looked at the unintentional flying stones because he was afraid of hitting Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting), and he hurriedly and kindly dissuaded Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting).
"Hey, Miss Ji, this place is too dangerous, you better go back."
There were corpses in the city tower, which also made her panic in her heart.
Growing up in the age of science and technology, in the years of peace, I just know how to enjoy immersing myself in the virtual world, after all, it is the first time that the modern self has come into contact with the large-scale fighting of the ancients.
I don't understand what the cruelty of war is, rather than the pressure of life being transformed into a certain driving force of conviction, prosperity, the suffering of the people, and the suffering, and the suffering of the people.
Seeing that the people in front of him have lost their fresh lives, Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) wanted to predict the script in advance, but when he traveled through time and space, he was in a hurry.
The iron cavalry sent by the imperial court charged inside the drawbridge gate, most of the soldiers with shields to protect the ranks behind them, and the archers of the castle tower also resisted the imperial army.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) ran to the battle area at the entrance of the city tower again, followed by several old and frail retainers, but for the sake of Miss Ji's personal safety, there were still a few young and strong young people beside her.
As the catapults continued to hit the city walls and the city again, as the century-old buildings could not withstand the repeated attacks of the outside world, the brick-laying bricks of the city walls were broken away by the enemy.
Qiu Tianji watched his brave and fearless iron cavalry and the shield soldiers who cooperated with the cover to come out of the station, and launched a general attack with the cooperation of the wooden stakes and ladders responsible for climbing the city, and the drawbridge at the gate of the city was already like a decoration.
"Storm the city, and destroy these stubborn rebels for me."
As more and more imperial soldiers came from the city with ladders, the militia of the three counties in the eastern part of the country fought to the death with their weapons in hand, and the single wall was broken, and the battle flag was still standing in tatters.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) was surrounded by war, she stood on tiptoe, and behind her were the retainers who protected her.
Suddenly, I saw a boulder falling quickly from the sky, and I was almost hit by Cheng Yuxi's (Ru Ting) calf knee, but fortunately, I instinctively reacted and took a step back.
Steward Liu was afraid that Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) would make a mistake, so he waved the knife in his hand and shouted to the people around him.
"Protect Miss Ji's safety from injury."
The retainers besieged Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) in a circle, and Steward Liu looked around vigilantly, and the corpses under his feet were piled up from the city wall to the city entrance, and everyone walked cautiously.
The drawbridge at the entrance of the West Gate of the Three Eastern Counties has been crushed by the enemy's cloud chariots and wooden piles.
The soldiers inside the West Gate were exhausted, but the moment the stake hit the gate, they gritted their teeth, and even if they had multiple scars, they had to use their flesh and blood to resist.
The entrance of the east city was directly crushed, Qiu Tianji personally commanded the chariot as a cover, and a large number of imperial court soldiers swarmed behind him, and the defenders of the eastern city saw that this place was broken, carrying weapons and fighting with the court officers and soldiers.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) saw that the east gate of the three counties in Yudong and both sides of the horse road were occupied by the imperial soldiers, and the Jifu family flag was directly thrown under the city tower by the imperial soldiers, and then inserted into the imperial flag.
The imperial court soldiers in the eastern city instantly gathered and united with the western city to flank the Jifu militia here at the same time, even though the militia fought to the death with the same enemy, but in the face of the crossbow attacks of the imperial court soldiers, they still could not play an advantage on the flat ground.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) was anxious, and saw that the west city gate was directly smashed open by the imperial soldiers with wooden stakes, and a large number of imperial officers and soldiers were fighting with a small number of militiamen on the city tower.
A few boulders smashed again, and Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) faced the boulders that were falling quickly from the city in the distance.
The position of the ancient boulder deviated greatly, and although the probability of killing people was not high, the high-altitude throwing object was also either dead or injured.
Qiu Tianji was directing the huge stones thrown by the imperial court soldiers from outside the city, and they fell above the heads of everyone in the city, like a meteorite falling to the ground, and dozens of people were directly killed without accident.
Due to the indiscriminate number of boulders that hit all parts of the city, the long-range attack also made the militia archers ineffective, and the stones that fell in the city were as thin as granules, with blood stains around them.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) breathed one after another, she was unwilling to see the fact that the imperial court soldiers had entered from the east gate and the west gate to kill the main gate on both sides.
"Miss Ji, the battle here is extremely fierce, now the enemy army is well equipped, our army is far from fighting, if you can't resist, let's withdraw from the city first and make plans."
In order to defend Jifu, she took out the long knife of a retainer next to her regardless of the danger, and pointed at the castle tower occupied by the imperial soldiers in an attempt to retake it.
"Hmph, we just lost the city entrances on both sides, as well as the north-south connection, and we will definitely not admit defeat easily."
Before the words fell, a few loud noises suddenly occurred on the southern city wall, which made Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) and the retainers of Jifu present stunned.
When I turned around, I saw that the wall and the pheasant moat here were smashed by the impact of the cloud chariot of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court.
Surrounded on three sides, looking at the streets at each intersection full of imperial soldiers, everyone suddenly panicked, and even had no intention of fighting.
They rushed into the city with their weapons, and each of them was extremely fierce, and when they saw the militia fighting whether they had weapons or not, they were slashed indiscriminately, and the number of civilians who were killed or fled alone was hundreds of people.
The imperial soldiers kicked off the Jifu family flag at the entrance of the city tower they occupied, and quickly inserted the imperial flag in the entrance of the city tower, and when they opened the hanging door, they also killed all the Yudong militia who blocked the door.
Qiu Tianji raised the iron gong and killed the soldiers on the road or the people who fled in all directions in the city, and the soldiers under him killed indiscriminately throughout the whole process.
Now only the north city is strongly defended, Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) and hundreds of housekeepers are at the main city entrance, the three sides of the city tower are occupied by the enemy, everyone is seriously injured, unwilling, in the face of the enemy's repeated attacks forced to retreat to the main building.
Having lost the battle, he did not resist the endless attacks of the imperial soldiers, and he was depressed and depressed, facing the powerful offensive of the enemy army.
With their own flesh and blood and unwavering faith, they could not resist the enemy's powerful equipment, so the gap quickly widened, forming a one-sided situation.
"Miss Ji, the enemy army is attacking strongly, scattering and attacking in all directions, and our soldiers and civilians are trying to resist but can't do anything."
"Could it be that the three eastern counties really can't hold it?" The inner uneasiness made Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) look at the corpses lying all over the ground around him, although he was unwilling to face the fact that he was so defeated, he still had to face it.
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) was stunned, she didn't expect that it would not be a problem for this city to hold out for several months to resist the invasion of the imperial army.
What she didn't expect was that the city was destroyed and the people were killed today, and the retainers and militiamen defending the city in front of her were demoralized.
Just when everyone couldn't choose, Steward Liu resolutely stepped forward to stabilize the overall situation, and decided to retreat first, save the living force, and plan to turn things around in the future.
"Don't be discouraged, although the enemy army is stronger, it has a stronger logistics support than us, and now the defeat is due to bad luck, in fact, it does not mean that you are not as good as the imperial army in all aspects and your skills are inferior, and you need to slowly improve your own shortcomings, it is to avenge the gentleman, ten years is not too late."
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) did not have such a high consciousness, but seeing that the people around him were unable to fight anymore, Qiu Tianji, the power of the imperial court, led tens of thousands of troops, like a bamboo, encircled and killed the soldiers of Jifu and the militia in the city.
Seeing that the casualties were getting bigger and bigger, Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) hesitated in his heart, but the imperial court did not give these people a chance to breathe at all, and took turns blowing horns, drums shaking the sky, waving flags, and tens of thousands of imperial army troops had already entered Yudong City.
"Report to Lord Qiu, the three counties of Yudong have been conquered by our army, but no members of the Jifu clan have been found in this pile of dead people."
"This is a very bloody place on the battlefield, how can a family that is not a military general appear here." Qiu Tianji put his hands behind his back, looked at the battle-torn city tower proudly, relieved for a moment and said coldly: "I think about the person I want to find, the speed of running will not be too far, and send people from the mountain roads and waterways on all sides to block the major intersections outside the city as quickly as possible." ”
"Yes, Master Qiu, my subordinates will do it."
Cheng Yuxi (Ru Ting) and Steward Liu and others did not come, and before they could go to Jifu to pack their bags, they drove their own carriage from the avenue and left.
The imperial court soldiers in the Sifang City also narrowed the scope of activities of the people inside from the outside according to Qiu Tianji's meaning.