Chapter 164: Morale and Military Heart
The city gates, scouts in and out of the city became more and more frequent, and the city heads, the itinerary of the patrol gradually shortened. www.biquge.info When the signal flag in the scout's hand turned red, and orders were passed to the battalions and standards, the patrol stopped, and groups of soldiers ran up to the city, lined up beside the battlements amid the shouts of the officers, and behind them were piles of rolling logs and stones.
The wooden bridge over the moat was removed, and the wide gate was closed, and the earth city was like a crouching beast, quietly watching in all directions.
The enemy marched very slowly, and every day he marched fifty miles and set up camp, and the 100,000 troops pressed over step by step in three directions. Every report of the scouts is like a hammer striking in the heart, the face of the general defending the city is heavy, the mercenaries are 100,000 witch soldiers and 80,000 witch soldiers, and the 180,000 army is in the camp step by step, the north and south cities, today at the same time, let the enemy surround on three sides ten miles away, and the retreat left for the students is the wide Qinghe.
"Pressing step by step, disturbing the hearts of our army with momentum, Kantar, you won the opening battle. ”
On the six- or seven-foot-wide city wall, the autumn wind blew Hu Li's cloak, like a black flag shuttling among the swords and guns. The officer's report was nervous, and the soldiers were trying their best to hide the panic on their faces, the wooden buildings of the earthen city, the rudimentary defense facilities, whether 20,000 people could block the siege of 100,000 people, whether it was a student soldier or an escort, no one had gone through such a big battle. The mercenaries were in no hurry to storm the city, and the strategy of attacking the heart had already made the defenders doubt victory.
The atmosphere of the defenders of the northern city is tense, but the southern city is warm and panicked, the student soldiers who have experienced the bloody battle between the desert and the grassland, when they look at the enemy who is approaching in the distance, their eyes are full of desire to make meritorious contributions, and the guards and students who are supplemented in, some people are holding weapons and their hands are trembling slightly, and the cruelty of the witch soldiers has already spread throughout the grassland.
"Someone, bring the captured Witch Soldier Flag. ”
The city gate opened, Ouyang Xuan rode alone around the earthen city, the colorful witch soldier flag tied to the tail of the horse, like a butterfly chasing the rider in front in the wind, and Ouyang Xuan used a spear to pick up the military flag rolled up into a group and laughed and roared: "30,000 elite soldiers, hahaha, let me have a standard team of 700 people to capture the flag, hahaha, the military flag is here, have the courage to take it back, hahaha." ”
Taunting, naked mockery, Captain Ouyang ran out alone to pull hatred, the witch soldiers outside the moat were ashamed and angry, and the defenders at the head of the city had more smiles on their faces. The witch soldiers are cruel enough, so after the victory, if they are defeated, won't they be able to take revenge on the hatred in their hearts, just like the young captain who humiliates the enemy.
Ouyang Xuan ran a few laps of his horse, stopped in front of the city gate facing the Qinghe, picked off the rope that tied the military flag, and spread the military flag on the ground with a shake of his hand, and the horse's hooves stepped on the military flag from time to time.
It's closer, it's closer, the witch soldier cavalry archer is full of bowstrings, Ouyang Xuan raised his spear, and the defenders' hearts were raised, how could one person push away the chaotic arrows flying in the hundred-person team, does Captain Ouyang want to use death to prove the loyalty and bravery of the cadets?
"Crossbow shot!"
Hua Zifei waved the command flag in his hand, and in the hoarse command, the crossbow that had already been ready to fire at the head of the city shot out a thick crossbow arrow, which made the Wu soldiers and horses turn over on their backs, and the arrows splashed small waves in the moat water. The sound of zaza was endless, it was the crossbow that was rotating and firing, and when the Witch Soldier Centaur team entered the range of bows and arrows, the remaining twenty or thirty arrows were aimed at Ouyang Xuan, and for the first and last time, they shot long arrows with a purpose.
Ouyang Xuan flew with the spear in his hand carrying the flag of the witch soldiers, and pushed away the long arrows that were shot one after another, the neighing of the war horse made the hearts of the defenders in the city clench, some people couldn't help but close their eyes, the captain was brave, but was it worth it to sacrifice like this?
The war horse was hit by an arrow, and he couldn't help but jump in severe pain, Ouyang Xuan jumped off the horse as soon as he pressed the saddle, and a few stray arrows pierced the spear and shot at his body, so that he couldn't help but shake his body when he landed, but then he stood up straight, the spear held the military flag and did not move, and the living witch soldiers were no longer visible outside the moat, and the ownerless war horse scattered and fled in a sad neigh.
"Bed crossbows, shoot horses, not a single one is left!"
The crossbow arrows with long arms were thick enough to shoot through the war horses, and they flew to the bank of the Qing River before they landed, so frightened that the sailors defending the dock smacked their tongues, and watched the crossbow arrows penetrate one by one, and the crossbow did not stop rotating, one after another, nailing the witch soldiers who fell off the horse's back to the ground, and the outside of the moat was miserable.
A team of heavy infantry ran out of the city gate, the captain wanted to support Captain Ouyang but let him shake off his hand, the beloved war horse was given by the county lord, stepped through the grassland, rushed out of the desert, and now fell outside the earthen city, can no longer stand up, watching it struggle to the death is even more sad.
In the distance, the cannons in the witch army rang out continuously, and the horn of the siege was sounded on three sides of the earth city, and the cruel city attack and defense battle kicked off in the south city in advance due to Ouyang Xuan's provocation.
"Brother, I'll give you a ride, go all the way. Captain Ouyang pierced the horse's head with a shot, turned his back and couldn't bear to look at it again, and ordered the captain of the heavy infantry in a deep voice: "Spread out the flag of the witch soldiers, carry the horse up, I want him to see how many enemies are buried!"
The gates were closed, and outside the gates, the corpses of the horses lay on the banners of the witch soldiers, and the heads of the horses were facing the ugly dead witch soldiers outside the moat, and the enemies galloping in the distance.
"Brothers, the limelight is about to be stolen by Ouyang Xuan, beat the drums, it's time for us to show our hands. ”
Fang Zhenhai waved the flag repeatedly, and in the rumbling drums, hundreds of warships sailed out of the dock, the cabin, the shirtless sailors shouted the trumpet, the long prize cut through the surface of the Qinghe River, and the warships went against the current, lined up in two columns during the march, and gradually ran parallel to the Wu soldiers galloping on the shore.
"Rocket, shoot!"
On the side of the ship, the archers hid behind their shields, the cavalry on the shore was densely packed, there was no need to aim, an arrow shot at either a man or a horse, several rows of long arrows shot through, a long fire appeared on the bank of the Qing River, the witch soldiers fought back while retreating, but the warship was covered with several layers of thick raw cowhide, and the damage caused by the random arrows to the sailors on the ship was almost equal to nothing. Waiting for the witch soldiers to bring in strong crossbowmen, Fang Zhenhai commanded the warship to sail to the middle of the Qinghe River early, far out of the range of the bow and crossbow, and the witch soldiers on the shore had no choice but to curse angrily.
When the witch soldiers crossed the river, Fang Zhenhai rejected the advice of the officers to block the river and invite the attack, and let the 80,000 witch soldiers build the pontoon bridge, at this time the fangs and sharp teeth of the navy army were exposed, and the rockets did not kill or injure many enemies, but the witch generals had to adjust their deployment, and most of the small crossbowmen were sent to protect the pontoon bridge.
In the northern city, the mercenaries surrounded on three sides but did not attack, Kantar seemed to have to force the defenders crazy, but unfortunately ran into Hu Li, a master of the standard camp who had been ranked at the bottom for many years under the intrigue and trickery, but never gave in, not only had extraordinary endurance, but also was more cunning.
Along the steps next to the city gate, a group of female soldiers ran up, took off the iron armor and took off the iron helmet, there was no sharp steel knife in their hands, or holding the piano or holding the flute, when the war was about to begin, the female soldiers of the first legion played the folk tune of Qin Qinghui at the head of the city, and sang the music of the nobles when they drank and feasted, the tune was intermittent, the feathers on the four walls were fluttering, and the female soldiers of the guard battalion were dressed in exquisite and gorgeous clothes, and the beautiful dance steps were from this end to that end, and from that end to this end.
"All listen to the order - sit down!" The officers issued orders one after another, and explained proudly in the confusion and confusion of their subordinates, more like to attract the attention of the beauties: "The commander of the regiment has spoken, and he will be beaten by the military stick before the battle, but if the two are happy, he will be a matchmaker after the war, hehehe, there is only one condition, it is very simple, and the battle merits are ranked first." ”
The dance steps stopped and the singing began, the student soldiers first whispered in harmony, and the harmony gradually overshadowed the female soldiers of the lead singer, and the strange singing voices made the female soldiers holding musical instruments laugh non-stop, and the tense atmosphere in the city gradually replaced by joy.
"Look, the county lord's flag has been raised in Nancheng Tower!"
"Wolf Head Banner, Miss Yan is also in Nancheng Tower-"
"Team (patrol) commander, we are too lucky, why didn't we get assigned to the south side of the defense!"
In the singing and dancing on the three city walls, many students and soldiers exchanged ears, and they couldn't see the beautiful dancing posture of the imperial county lord, and they couldn't hear Miss Yanhou's fairy-like piano music, so they couldn't help but feel too much loss, and they were all jealous, envious and hateful to the student barracks defending the south wall.
"Still not satisfied? hehehe, brother, go and look at the people in the city, all the eyeballs are about to fall, I can't hear clearly and can't see the people who are dying." ”
Each side of the city wall is long, and the strength of each round of defense on the wall is a light infantry standard team and an archer standard team, and the other three standard teams stay in the city, two rest and one patrol, at this time, the whole eyes are looking at the city wall in a daze, and they almost scold, annoyed why the sunset mercenaries don't choose to attack when they defend themselves,
The old man sat in a sedan chair and I rode a donkey, and there were passers-by behind, and the defenders on the city wall laughed happily after a comparison, and there were more naughty tricksters who climbed on the female wall and shouted: "Don't dream, our two standard teams will guarantee to be able to hold it, you go to sleep obediently." When someone took the lead, more people added to the excitement: "Go to bed obediently." The people under the city were so angry that they made all kinds of swearing movements, and the heads of the standard commanders were all twisted to the side, and the captain saw that he was smeared with oil and hid in the city tower, and silence was better than sound at this time.
Yan Ning returned in a hurry with the guards yesterday, just in time for today's mercenary siege, the four sisters were discussing the division of labor in wartime, Hu Li's personal soldiers came to report, and asked the county lord to arrange female soldiers to perform in the city to relieve the pressure brought to the students by the enemy's army besieging the city, Yu Wenjie kicked it right away, and the personal soldiers grinned and smirked after dodging, the new student soldiers of the Lingbo Biao Battalion, Mei Ying will naturally protect him.
The commander of the regiment was wise and wise, and he was indeed the greatest general of his time, and when Hu Li walked through the southern city wall, he almost let the compliments of the officers blow up, and his beard was higher than his nose, and he accepted all the compliments as they were.
In the mercenary array, Kantar looked at the woman in white sitting in front of the city tower playing the piano, it was difficult to associate her with the descendant of the wolf god who was subjugated by the tribe, as clean as a white lotus out of the mud and not stained, as beautiful as a fairy descending to earth without eating fireworks in the world, Mei Ying's singing voice was like a young phoenix flying through the forest in the early morning, summoning countless people to welcome the rising sun, so that Kantar's heart couldn't help but spring up with the idea of prostrating himself on the ground and worshipping sincerely.
"Kan-Ta-Er-"
The lips of the old man guarding Duanna's side twitched, and a long tone reached his ears, and Kantar woke up and raised the banner - the king of the setting sun knew that Prince Duanna was not capable of commanding an army of 100,000, so he asked the reinforcements to bring the will to appoint Kantar with full responsibility for the siege of the city, as well as Lord Wuzong, who was supposed to protect Prince Duanna as the overseer of the army.
"Order, the whole army to attack the city!"
The 100,000-strong army was oppressive, but in the end it did not shake the hearts of the 20,000 students, and the strategy of attacking the heart was defeated at the feet of a few groups of female soldiers who sang and danced, and the embarrassed and angry Commander Kantal wanted to use his strength to destroy the city. (To be continued.) )