Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 240
The Bubazi in Liangshan all looked fearful, but being driven by the Bubazi with Jiajia behind, they had to grit their teeth and go forward, with the heroism of seeing death as home.

The ladder fell down and then got up again, climbing up desperately. Some lucky or unlucky people finally climbed to the top of the city. Before they had time to breathe, they were hacked by the defenders to create a cloud of blood mist and fell down the city wall. .

The suppression of bows and arrows on the city wall has stopped. Facing the enemy army protected by big names, intensive shooting is meaningless except to waste arrows. The price/performance ratio is too low, which is not worthwhile.

The archers switched to precise free shooting, and soldiers holding long hooks, spears and other equipment waited at the ladder, stabbing down as soon as they came up.

The offensive and defensive battle lasted for two and a half hours, and the battle was quite tragic. Waves of suppressed arrows shot at the top of the city, and cold arrows were continuously released from the city wall. There are fierce fights everywhere.

Fire bombs whizzed up from the city from time to time, with a gut-piercing whistling sound. Accompanied by a violent roar, people within fifty steps were torn apart, and the sky-shattering killing reverberated within ten miles of Liguo Xuzhou. Voice.

The siege troops suffered heavy losses, a large number of corpses were dropped at the gates of the north and east walls, and the casualties of the defenders were also rising steadily.

Fortunately, Wang Xiu was willing to spend his capital, and dared to catch all the interests of Liguo.Besides, Liguo is also a land of copper and iron, and the most indispensable thing is craftsman copper and iron. There are not so many armors, which are easy to handle. They are strung together with [-]-refined, [-]-refined, or even [-]-refined steel models, and the protection is not low. Yu Tiejia is ugly but very practical.

The defenders were covered in blood and their arms were numb. The crazy and tragic scene made people excited and thrilling at the same time.Both sides fought bloody, and even the existence of those cannon fodder rushed red-eyed. With a few arrows in their bodies, they still bravely climbed the city, and finally were wrapped in spears, and fell down the city unwillingly.

While supervising the battle back and forth, Wang Xiu observed the enemy's situation. His blood was surging and his heart was surging.The several battles took place at the right time, place and people, and went smoothly. They were all fast mobile battles, but today made him feel the insignificance of his personal strength for the first time. Ye Bianzhou will be submerged by a huge wave at any time. Only with the concerted efforts of the whole army can we forge a steel defense line.

He wisely did not participate in the battle, but constantly patrolled the position and inspired the soldiers to fight.Because he is not qualified to personally participate in the battle, he is the decider of the fate of this city, he cannot use the recklessness of personal heroism to replace rational decision-making, it is not a matter of life and death, and an excellent coach must never lead the way.

The generals and the soldiers can understand it, and his appearance on the city wall is the greatest motivation for the soldiers.

In the afternoon, there were corpses everywhere outside the city, and the fierce battle finally had a subtle change. The attacks in the east, west, and south directions were obviously weakened, and most of them were feints, but the offensive in the north was strengthened, and the density of troops increased. soon.

"My lord, look quickly, those five phalanxes." Shangguan Qian pointed forward with a solemn expression.

"Song Jiang, it's finally here for real!" Wang Xiu looked far away, and he smiled.

Indeed, Song Jiang couldn't wait any longer, and his repeated attacks failed miserably, which made him unable to maintain a steady state of mind. Seeing that it was getting late and he was almost exhausted, he immediately adjusted his tactics, surrounded three against one, and pulled the main force come up.

Even though it was over, he would have time to take down Pengcheng, and then march into Huaiyang to completely get rid of the embarrassing situation of chasing after the front block. Of course, it was his wishful thinking.

The elite soldiers of Liangshan rode up with horses, and their momentum was really different. They stepped on the bones of the dead in battle, and rushed towards the city wall without fear of death.

"We fought back this time, so I should be fine today." Wang Xiu's face was serious again. He was constantly patrolling the front to boost morale, so that he was exhausted. Resources are simply a matter of perseverance.

Shangguanqian and Qiu Fu commanded the soldiers to fight hard, and the defensive tactics were constantly changing according to the enemy's situation.When those elite steppers climbed up the city, pots of boiling oil and boiling water were poured down, boulders were smashed down one by one, and arrows were shot down one by one.

Seeing Bubazi fall down screaming one after another, and rows of attacking Bubazi fleeing backwards, everyone calmed down a bit.For a while, there were screams, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and there was hardly a complete corpse. The death conditions were quite terrible, with fire, shelling, and more beheading.

Liangshan's steppers fell down one after another, and climbed up on the corpses in another wave, each of them looked numb, and they had completely put aside life and death.

The officials and soldiers of the Song army in the city were also relentless. Under such circumstances, everyone knew that if the city was broken, they would face massacres by red-eyed soldiers.They have only one way out, and that is to resist desperately and turn the tide with their own strength.

Under the high-intensity attack, no matter how tenaciously the defenders resist, there will be omissions. Some sections of the city were climbed up by the enemy. They twisted and fought with the defenders. Their guns were broken and their teeth were broken. In the end, both of them died in battle. .

The section of the city where Wang Xiu was located was also broken by the enemy. Facing the Bubazi who kept climbing up, he drew out his straight knife to personally direct the battle, beheading three Bubazi in a row.The most thrilling thing was that he was directly chopped on the back by one person. If it wasn't for the excellent cold-forged armor, he probably wouldn't be able to follow up!

However, Feng Yuan, who was holding a saber in his hand, had just beheaded a Bu Bazi who had climbed up. He turned sideways as if with a premonition, and a feathered arrow flew past his face, narrowly dodging the shot. Ya's cheeks hurt from the strong wind.

Jing Bo was even more vicious. He rushed to the front with two maces alone. On the narrow city wall, he was wearing iron armor and took advantage of it. Scratching it barely hurt him.

His strong body was covered with blood and brains, even the iron pocket was thrown aside, and his hair was disheveled like a Shura in hell, galloping through the crowd, and I don't know how many people died under his double mace.Everyone has their own position, one person falls down and another person goes up, all of them defend the city wall and fight for every inch of land, and never allow the enemy to step over the thunder pool, this is the death order issued by Wang Xiu.The battle between the two sides reached its climax, and the heated mutual drama was frightening. The corpses piled up under the city, and even people tripped over the corpses when they met again.

Before sunset in the west, Wang Xiu commanded the army and civilians in the city and successfully repelled more than [-] waves of attacks. When the last wave receded, most of the pontoon bridges crossing the river were burned down with rockets.

For a whole day, they hardly drank a sip of water or took in a grain of rice. The soldiers on the front line of the city wall were covered in blood, and they couldn't tell whether it was their own blood or the blood of the opponent's Bubazi. They only knew to hold their positions subconsciously, With everything he can use, with bloodshot eyes and bloodshot eyes, he repelled the enemies one after another.

"Brother, the casualties are too great, we can't fight any longer." Wu Yong looked at the city where the battle was fierce, and sighed, "It's not my specialty!"

Song Jiang remained silent. Wu Yong said it well. Many brothers did not approve of attacking fortified cities. They have been engaged in mobile warfare for a long time. They lack the equipment to conquer fortified cities, and they do not have the time and conditions to manufacture these equipments. Caves, broken doors, and archery towers, all of which require human lives to fill the city.

"Brother, if it doesn't work, we will attack at night. At the very least, we must fill up the trenches of the moat to facilitate tomorrow's attack." Wu Yong saw that Song Jiang was silent, so he had to retreat to the next best thing, and he didn't want to hurt Song Jiang's face. "That's the only way!" Song Jiang was a little frustrated, although he was very unwilling.Night combat is dangerous, and it is also the most likely to make a breakthrough. It is not like the overwhelming rush in the daytime, but the silent penetration, accompanied by arrows that cannot be seen with the naked eye, everyone is on the verge of panic.The defenders kept firing fireballs to illuminate the outside of the city as much as possible, and used arrows to hit the Bubazi who were constantly transporting earth and rocks outside the city.

Thousands of Bubazi from Liangshan surrounded the entire Liguojian City, constantly harassing them. They used claw hooks and small ladders to climb the city in turn.

Although the battle was fierce, the intensity was not high. The soldiers who fought fiercely during the day were replaced by the reserve team in the city, and they all came down to eat and rest.The meal tonight is sumptuous, with flatbread and boiled mutton, as well as drinks, so that the soldiers who have been tired all day can have a good meal.

Wang Xiu understands the importance of taking turns to rest, and the treatment of the wounded is equally important. In a day of fierce fighting, at least 300 people were injured. If they did not receive careful treatment, the wounded soldiers died, which would be a blow to morale. He personally visited the wounded soldiers , And promised five hundred dollars a day, please the women in the city to take care of the wounded soldiers.

He didn't have any appetite at all. After watching the wounded soldiers, he ignored Qiu Fu's dissuasion and climbed to the top of the city without looking back. He patrolled one section after another. He knew that his appearance was like a bright light in the dark night. Dye the high morale of the soldiers and expel their fear of night battles.

This has nothing to do with the image, nor is it the propaganda of a great man who is tall, big, and comprehensive. This is the essence of management psychology. People's dependence is stubborn. They fight in the front, and they most hope to see the appearance of the highest officer. It has nothing to do with honor, nor does it show their face , but a certain need in people's hearts, the impact of this need on morale is decisive.

A night of sporadic fighting, Liangshan soldiers and horses paid a lot of money, but the results were huge. Many moats and moats at the four gates of Liguo were filled with earth and rocks, forming an offensive channel. The sky just brightened, and a new round of offensive began up.

The battle is almost carved out of the same mold. The defensive war does not have the weird changes of the mobile war. If there is food, people, equipment, and morale, it can be defended.

(End of this chapter)