Thief Emperor

Chapter 619 The opportunity has come!

On this day, the Pinglu Army outside the city did not move, but the dark mass of troops had already brought a great sense of oppression to Chuzhou.

There were still civilians in Chuzhou City. Some of them were frightened when they heard that tens of thousands of troops were besieging the city. Some of them cried and shouted to leave the city and escape from Chuzhou.

However, these people were stopped by the Jiangdong soldiers.

The next morning, at daybreak, a low and powerful drumming sound was heard outside Chuzhou City.

Then, there was a burst of shouting and killing.

The soldiers in the army were very familiar with these sounds, and the soldiers guarding the city on the city walls almost immediately perked up.

Li Yun, who was sleeping in the city, also put on his armor and came to the tower. As he climbed up the tower, he looked back at the soldiers carrying supplies behind him and shouted, "Faster, faster!"

"Move the boiling oil and golden juice up there! Don't delay!"

Li Yun is now a relatively mature general. He has a very clear understanding of the tactics of the cold weapon era. He has also made use of many powerful weapons for defending the city in the cold weapon era.

Especially the golden juice.

It is cheap and effective, but once you are scalded by the boiling gold juice, the wound can easily become infected, or even cause death.

The first person who came up with the idea of ​​using this thing to defend the city was most likely a bad guy.

But no matter what, the fact that this thing was used by many generals later on shows that it has its advantages.

By the time Li Yun climbed up to the city wall, the Pinglu Army was already everywhere under the city wall.

At a glance, the number of Pinglu troops on the northern city wall alone is probably more than three thousand!

In the era of cold weapons, sieges were all wars of attrition, with people rushing forward in waves.

If tens of thousands of people rush forward at once, not only will there be no positive effect, but it will likely lead to a stampede due to the large number of people, which will be counterproductive.

After all, there are bows and crossbows everywhere on the city walls. If there are too many people and they are crowded together, if one person in front is shot down, a large number of people behind will fall down too.

This is also the reason why many city defense battles are able to use a small force to defend a larger force for a long time.

Because in the unit area, the military strength of both sides is basically equal. For example, at this time, the Jiangdong soldiers guarding the city wall are about four to five hundred people, and the Pinglu army attacking the city at the same time is actually about the same number.

A little more at best.

It’s just that the Pinglu army has a large number of troops, so the follow-up troops can be supplied endlessly.

At this time, Li Yun did not use his ox horn bow, but took a standard bow and drew the bow and put an arrow on it.

The ox horn bow is powerful, but it also requires a lot of effort. At this moment, the enemy is already close, and an ordinary bow and arrow can easily cause casualties.

Here, Li Yun had just shot an arrow and killed a Pinglu army officer who looked like a captain under the city. Near him, a Pinglu army soldier had already climbed up the city wall along the ladder. Li Yun put the bow in his left hand, drew his sword with his right hand, stepped forward, and slashed with the sword at an angle.

Before the man could completely climb up the city wall, he fell off the wall with blood splattering all over his body.

"Pour boiling oil, pour boiling oil!"

Li Yun shouted loudly.

Soon, a group of people poured boiling hot oil down from the city wall. Accompanied by screams, this round of attack by the Pinglu Army was finally repelled and came to an end.

Mr. Li sat behind the battlements of the city wall, gasping for breath.

Even for him, this was a huge expenditure of physical energy.

He took a big gulp of water and shouted in a deep voice: "Change, change, change!"

A new round of attack from the enemy outside the city will soon begin again. Not everyone is like Li Yun, who has monstrous physical strength. At this time, rotation must be completed in order to defend for a long time.

After arranging the rotation, Li Yun looked up and drank the water in his water bag. He looked at the soldiers around him and said with a smile: "Brothers, these are all based on military merits. Fight well!"

"I'm watching here, and you guys can't miss a single head!"

If it were an ordinary army, this method of boosting morale would be useless at this time. After all, the disparity in military strength between the two sides was too great, and the soldiers would inevitably feel despair.

But the Jiangdong soldiers won’t.

Over the past few years, especially when the Jiangdong Army was just established, Li Yun had been supporting them with excellent treatment, and had never treated them badly in terms of food and clothing.

More importantly, Li Yun is extremely strict in disciplining the army. So far, there have been several corrupt generals in the army, and without exception, all of them have been executed by Li Yun.

Among them, most are old members of the anti-theft team.

The Jiangdong Army's clear rewards and punishments have long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Moreover, Jiangdong soldiers were always given a penny of pension, some of which were even for lieutenants, and the brigade commander distributed them personally without going through the local government.

Of course, this rule will definitely change in the future, otherwise the army will inevitably become larger and more independent.

But now, this system is very useful for rallying the army's morale, because Li Yun is not only the backbone of the government, but also the head of the army.

After hearing Li Yun's words, the tension in the hearts of the newly replaced soldiers immediately dissipated. Someone smiled and said, "Then please watch carefully, I must kill more than ten people today!"

Li Yun laughed and was about to speak when two or three lieutenants guarding the city approached him silently. They walked up to him and whispered, "Sir, there are too many enemies, and if they keep attacking like this, we can only hold out for seven or eight days at most."

They looked at Li Yun, and one of them whispered, "Sir, we will send someone tonight to cover your breakout!"

"Don't worry, my lord. After you leave, we will continue to guard Chuzhou and won't slack off at all!"

"You're talking bullshit!"

Li Yun scolded these people and shouted, "Who told you to come over here? Go back to your positions!"

After being scolded, the three people lowered their heads and responded with a yes.

Li Yun stood up and looked at the new round of Pinglu troops rushing in from outside the city. He narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his hands slowly.

Not enough, not enough!
The Pinglu Army with this density is too small!

He took a deep breath and the expression on his face turned cold again.

I have to hold it in, otherwise all the drama I have done during this period will be in vain!

Thinking of this, he picked up a stone, threw it off the tower, and shouted loudly: "Don't stop transporting supplies, gold juice, boiling oil, and light the fire!"

"They want to die. It depends on them how many people can die here!"

The soldiers on the city wall responded in unison with a roar like thunder!

The battle lasted until the evening, and even when it was dark, the Pinglu Army did not stop its attack.

This is the sophistication of General Zhou.

He knew very well that the number of defenders in Chuzhou was not large enough. Even if it meant sacrificing a large number of soldiers' lives in a short period of time, he had to increase the intensity of the war and put pressure on these defenders!

Otherwise, if the battle is fought slowly, these several thousand defenders may be able to hold out for a year or two without any problems!
Only in this way, by attacking day and night without stopping, can we put pressure on the defenders in Chuzhou City. When the defenders in the city can no longer hold on, the defense line will suddenly collapse!

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In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

To be precise, it should be two days and two nights.

For two days and two nights, the Pinglu Army's attack never stopped.

They have a large number of people, which gives them this innate advantage. Each battalion takes turns to attack. Even if each battalion only fights for an hour, one round will take two or three days!

But here with Li Yun, there is a serious shortage of people, and even the most basic rest is difficult to guarantee.

However, such an intense siege certainly did not come without a cost.

The Pinglu Army suffered heavy casualties.

After two days and two nights, the casualties of the Pinglu Army may have exceeded five thousand!
The casualties of the Chuzhou defenders were at most over a thousand people.

These casualties are disproportionate.

If the casualties continue at this ratio, by the time the Chuzhou defenders are defeated, the Pinglu army outside the city will have been completely wiped out.

But that was only the past two days.

As the war progresses, Li Yun will definitely suffer more and more losses. After all, both his physical strength and city defense supplies are being consumed.

On the morning of the third day, Li Yun stood on the city wall of the North City.

At this time, the attack of the Pinglu Army finally slowed down a little. After Li Yun led everyone to repel another round of attacks, he summoned a captain and several lieutenants on the tower and said slowly: "This morning, the attack was a little softer."

"We should save the city defense supplies and wait until they reach the top of the city wall before we defeat them!"

Several lieutenants were confused, but Li Yun had given lessons to several captains in Chuzhou City in advance. At this moment, the captain had already understood what Li Yun meant. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "I obey your command!"

Ever since, this morning.

The offensive of the Pinglu Army slowed down, and the Chuzhou defenders on the city wall also became weak.

In fact, in one morning, at least hundreds of Pinglu Army soldiers successfully climbed the ladders to the Chuzhou city wall.

City defense supplies such as gold juice, boiling oil, and falling rocks are also rare!

General Zhou, who was outside the city, looked through the telescope for a long time. At noon, he finally confirmed the situation in Chuzhou. He couldn't help but clench his fists, very excited.

The opportunity is coming!

(End of this chapter)