Chapter 319 Unexpected (2)
When the war began, the eyes of these officers were rolling, and outsiders thought they were thinking about how to fight.
According to the requirements of siegeing five times and ten times as many attacks, the officers and soldiers in the city gradually became more at ease. After all, the enemy is only a little more people than themselves.
However, as the new brigade contributed the siege equipment and concentrated all the siege equipment, the city guards' troops immediately calmed down.
Nearly a hundred catapults fired at one volley, and the overwhelming rain of stones immediately fell on the city. Faced with such an attack that had nowhere to hide, it could only be seen whether the person's character is good and whether the stones would hit him. As long as he was on the city tower, there was no need to think about hiding.
In addition to the stone rain, there were hundreds of arrow towers that were in a row, completely blocking the entire city wall section, and approaching only a few dozen meters.
The archers on the arrow tower rely on their barrier protection and shoot arrows to themselves desperately. In this way, no matter how good the character is, they can escape from the stone rain, and they will inevitably be shot and killed by these archers.
Why don’t you use crossbows and archers to destroy these arrow towers? Please, who dares to control crossbows and shoot bows and arrows in the attack of the rain of stones?
As for the enemy's siege cars? Now there are so many that they can't be blocked at the city gate, and they have already started to directly hit the city wall.
Such a fierce attack made the defenders almost unable to raise their heads. When the Cons army began to rush up to the city tower, the irresistible officer had to call out the team that was ready to rotate in advance.
After all, at this time, there is no need to control whether to rotate or not. Do you just give up the city wall to let the soldiers rest? There is no such reason.
Although the city guards who thought they could take a rest were reluctant, they could only bite the bullet and run out of the hidden soldiers' cave under the tyranny of the officers. They could only admit that they were unlucky, why were they born in this era and why were they arrested and joined the army?
Since the two sides had already fought each other in close combat, the stone rain stopped, but the attack power of the arrow tower increased, which made the defenders be careful of the sudden sharp arrow shooting themselves when fighting against the Cons army. When they were distracted, the defenders' combat power was immediately greatly reduced.
However, due to the disappearance of the stone rain, the crossbow began to work, and the fire, water scalding, wood smashing and other methods used yesterday were also taken out by the defenders. Once these tricks were used, although the Cons army maintained a fierce offensive, the defenders began to slowly regain their advantage.
"They can't hold on! The whole army will press forward! Driving these damn guys!" Seeing this, an officer immediately raised his knife and issued an order, loudly encouraging his morale.
Just as the defenders rushed up with a roar under the threat of the officers, the trumpet sounded, and the Cons army immediately ran down the city tower in panic, and the siege cars and arrow towers also slowly retreated under the instructions of the shield soldiers.
Seeing the enemy retreat, the defenders stood on the city wall and cheered. The soldiers with red eyes were even ready to chase down the ladder that had not been moved away and fight.
But at this moment, everyone heard a series of whistling sounds in the air and saw dense black shadows flying towards this side.
Everyone yelled and cursed: "This move again!" Then they quickly and without panic, either ran back to the Tibetan camp, or hid under the female wall and raised their shield to cover their bodies. In just two days, they had become accustomed to the tricks of the Cons army launching stone rain attacks before and after the attack.
When the crackling sounded, many guards were stunned. Why did the intensity of the stone rain attack become so small this time? I didn't hear many screams, and it seemed that the sound was not a stone, but a clay pot was broken.
When everyone looked over, their faces turned green immediately. As expected, there were fragments of clay pots everywhere on the city tower, and they were soaked from the ground to the wall. The rich oily fragrance that came to their noses made everyone immediately understand what the wet liquid on the wall was!
The officer immediately jumped up and shouted, "Hurry! Retreat! Hurry... Oh, no!" Looking up, he saw countless fireballs falling in the air, the officer could only howl in despair.
The blasting flames accompanied by miserable screams and the bodies twisting in the fire immediately turned the city tower into a hell on earth. However, the Cons army launched another attack when the flames weakened slightly, taking advantage of his illness.
After the war, the fire alone burned four or five thousand people to death. The attack on this day was the first time that the defenders killed several times the number of casualties in the siege.
After finally putting out the flames and blocking the Kons army's robbery, the defending officers quickly counted the remaining troops. After the inventory, everyone looked like they were crying without tears.
Although the fierce battles these days have also caused great staff reduction, they can still afford to lose staff by one brigade every day.
But today, nearly two regiments were reduced in the battle. All of them were counted, and the troops were reduced by one fifth! If the opponent's troops remained unchanged, recruiting some strong men could still support it. Don't forget that the opponent's brigades with three elite veterans did not come!
Now, just two more brigades with elite veterans have become so difficult to fight. If there are one more elite veteran of the division, the idiot will know how much Li Junran's combat effectiveness will increase!
"I said, should we consider surrendering to the Governor?" said an honest officer with a little hesitant face.
"Well, it's certain that we will surrender to the Supervisor, but it's amazing that we will be a school-level officer. If it's low, it will take more effort for us to climb up than others." Another honest officer said, touching his chin.
"What do you think you should do? I am stupid, anyway, I am just a vanguard general. Whatever you say, I will do it as long as our group can be prosperous and prosperous!" The officer who pushed Bick down the city tower said with a straight face.
"Damn, no one of us brothers knows your background? Are you stupid? Who are you pretending to show me! Tell me quickly!" Several officers immediately shouted and cursed.
The officer did not refute, and still smiled foolishly, touched his head, and said after a while: "I thought we would fight a fierce battle, the more tragic, the more fierce, the better. It is best to fight so that the governor wished he could eat us raw. In this way, when we surrender, the surprise governor would definitely not treat us badly!"
"Oh, this method is good. The enemy who was originally hated was suddenly willing to surrender to him. The extremely angry mood suddenly became joyful. Well, this trick is great!" Several officers nodded in agreement.
"Since that's the case, we have to supervise the soldiers tomorrow, and even use the tricks to boost morale by fighting in person." said the officer who looked straightforward.
"Don't worry, for the sake of future glory and wealth, we really dare to fight for our lives!" The officers patted their chests and shouted assurance.
The next morning, the officers immediately ran to the city tower to watch and found that the camp outside the city had expanded several times compared to yesterday.
Sure enough, the five brigade flags of the First Division were all erected, but what made them most happy was that the 20th brigade flag and the governor's flag were also erected. Doesn't this mean that the hard-working performance can be watched by the governor with his own eyes?
Hehe, this is a great opportunity to deepen the impression. At the beginning, Li Junran, who was very angry, was likely to not accept the surrender of his people if the governor did not come, but now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
No matter what, the generals who can create such a big business will never act irresponsible and give up a brave general like them, right?
When both sides were ready, nearly a hundred cavalry of the Cons army appeared in front of the formation. Of course, the defenders knew that this was a must-have call after the big man appeared, and they all suppressed their murderous intentions and were a little curious to listen to what the other party would shout.
Nearly a hundred cavalrymen came to a place about ten meters away from the city wall, and then shouted in unison: "According to the order of the Governor, you will immediately open the city and abandon your weapons to surrender, which will protect your family, life and status. Surrender during the war can protect your lives and safety. Once the city is broken, the whole city will be destroyed!"
The sounds of nearly a hundred strong men shouted at the same time were so impressive that the whole city was filled with shock. All the soldiers on the city tower were stunned, while the officers' faces changed. This was too tough, right? It seemed that they didn't take us seriously.
When the officer Na Luzhi saw his colleague's shocked and suspicious expression, he couldn't help but smile and comforted him: "Have you safe, this is just a scare of the people and ordinary soldiers in the city. This trick is very commonly used when siegeing the city.
"Actually, if you really want to win, is the Governor willing to destroy all the strong men and us outstanding officers? It's impossible! Governor must need these strong men and us to supplement the troops, otherwise when will the Governor's troops grow stronger?"
Hearing this, the officers thought to themselves: That's right, who would waste the strong men who replenished their military power in vain?
What's more, these soldiers under my command are not as simple as strong men. They are all ready-made soldiers. After replenishing the troops, they can be immediately brought to the battlefield as long as they are slightly reorganized and killed them all? Who can bear to bear it?
Thinking of this, the officers immediately calmed down and quickly cheered the panic-ridden soldiers. They said that the city on the side was high and thick, the walls were large, the generals were large, the food was abundant, and the water was abundant, and they were not afraid of the enemy's besieging the city. As long as they followed the orders and fought, they would never be stingy with rewards.
By cheering the officers up like this, the morale of the soldiers slowly recovered. They had no idea that their immediate superiors were ready to use the lives and blood of their soldiers to decorate the officers' courage and fighting skills.
As for why the officers didn't tell the intention to surrender to Cons? It's very simple. Are the soldiers willing to fight? There is no need to fantasize about being brave and good at fighting, and they can surrender directly.
Seeing that the morale of the military had almost stabilized, the officer Lu Zhi also followed suit and called a group of strong men with loud voices, lined up on the city tower, and shouted at the nearly 100 cavalrymen, "I will never surrender! Fight to the end!"
After shouting several times in a row, the soldiers and horses in the city started shouting, and the sound was so loud that it could directly reach the camp outside the city.
Standing on the high platform in the center of the camp, Cons was wearing a close-fitting imperial uniform. This kind of general costume not only had a much higher fabric than the school official level, but also the silver rust on the sleeves, collars and trousers were also extremely exquisite. The shoulders represented the rank of major general, and the silver eagle logo surrounded by silver leaves looked so eye-catching.
No need for any other decorations, just a simple military uniform can give people a gorgeous feeling.
However, it is no wonder that this military uniform was designed by the Empire in the most powerful period in nearly a thousand years of its founding. It gathered countless top designers such as geniuses. It can be said that it gathered the most outstanding art in clothing design during the empire's heyday. It would be strange if it was not beautiful.
Seeing that nearly a hundred cavalrymen on his side turned around and left without saying a word, Cons shook his head helplessly, waved his hand, and a loud trumpet sounded, and a new round of war began.
The commanders of the brigade headquarters, whose command power was handed over, were standing behind Cons well at this time. The current rotational battles did not require them to take action, and the brigade commanders below were naturally responsible.
The five brigade commanders of the First Division looked at the battle situation in a comfortable mood, and from time to time they talked to their colleagues in the brigade headquarters. Only Li Junran looked like he wanted to speak but stopped, but his colleagues in his brigade stopped him intentionally or unintentionally.
Cons, who noticed Li Junran's abnormality, couldn't help but ask: "Lieutenant Colonel Li, do you have any suggestions?"
Li Junran stood attentively and saluted, and his colleague could only retreat aside with a bitter face. There was no way, and he was seen by the governor, so why would he block it?
Li Junran maintained a respectful expression and said, "Mr. Governor, my subordinates want to know whether the last sentence of the notice of persuading surrender just now, the whole city will be destroyed after the city is broken?"
Hearing this, the officers of the five brigades of the First Division all looked at Li Junran in confusion, while the officers of the brigade of Li Junran carefully peeked at Cons. As for Cons, they didn't take it seriously, nodded naturally and said, "It's true."
Li Junran was shocked, gritted his teeth, and then said loudly with a firm face: "Sir, I beg you to change this order!" hf();
Chapter completed!