Because Jingyang City is only a county seat, the city does not have a moat, but only digs a trench along the city wall to block it.This provided great convenience to the Turkic people who were besieging the city.At the sound of the horn, the 3,000-strong siege troops of the first echelon of the Turks, surrounded by various siege equipment, slowly approached the Jingyang city wall.On top of the tall carts, Turkic soldiers rained down on the walls of the city to provide cover for the besieging troops.The soldiers of the Tang Army on the city wall were also constantly firing arrows at the Turks.In the sky between the city walls and the Turkic army, feathered arrows covered the sky, and from time to time soldiers on both sides were shot and let out a miserable howl.As soon as the Turkic bridge-erecting vehicle approached the trench, dozens of boulders suddenly flew from the city wall and smashed into the bridge-erecting vehicle.One bridge building vehicle was smashed on the spot, and the rest were also injured to varying degrees.The boulders thrown by the catapult not only smashed into the siege equipment, but also smashed into the Turkic soldiers, and some of them could not dodge, and were smashed into a mess of flesh on the spot.Under pressure, several bridge-erecting vehicles finally set up the trench, and the heavy long wooden planks poked out and set up on top of the trench, forming a wooden bridge.The Turkic soldiers immediately swarmed the ladder across the bridge and frantically approached the city wall.Centipede carts loaded with sandbags on both sides were also dispatched, and under the defense of the roof shields, the Turkic soldiers quickly filled the trenches with sandbags, and the centipede carts returned to their headquarters to load sandbags.Feather arrows were fired, boulders were smashed, people roared and horses neighed, and Jingyang City was boiling.The Turks threw countless corpses all the way, and finally a few ladder carts approached the city wall, and the long staircase poked out, and as soon as it was put on the city wall, it was pushed away by the Tang army's hooks.At the bottom of the ladder, the Turkic soldiers shot their bows and backs at the city wall, and at the same time desperately built the ladder on the city wall.There were fierce Turkic soldiers, who directly climbed the city wall with flying grabbing and climbing poles.But it was soon shot down by the Tang army with a slap and a stone, and turned into several corpses.Zhao Yunze stood on the tower of the city gate, watching the fierce battle between the two sides, his heart fluctuated.It is no wonder that the siege warfare in the era of cold weapons is called a "meat grinder", and its tragedy is really unimaginable if it is not immersive.The Turks attacked fiercely, and the resistance of the Don army was equally fierce.After an hour of fighting, the Turks finally gave up the first round of the attack.Of the 3,000 Turkic soldiers who participated in the siege, only about 1,500 returned alive.There were corpses and countless broken wood remnants left under the city of Jingyang.The Tang army defending the city also paid a lot of casualties, corpses were scattered everywhere on the city wall, and almost all the Tang soldiers were wounded.As soon as the fighting stopped, the people under the city wall immediately went up to the city wall under the leadership of Yan Liben and Jingyang County Ling Yuyan.Carry corpses, treat wounded soldiers, and replenish equipment to defend the city.Wei Chigong also took Zhao Yunze and his guards out of the city gate tower and went to the city wall to inspect and comfort the soldiers guarding the city."
Father, it seems that the Turks will not attack again for a while."
Wei Chi Baolin, who was commanding the battle on the front line just now, saw that Wei Chi Gong was coming, so he pointed to the Turkic army formation and said.At this time, Yu Chi Baolin no longer looked like a gentleman, but was replaced by a calm and calm.Yu Chi Gong and Zhao Yunze looked at the Turkic array, and saw that as Yu Chi Baolin had speculated, the Turks had already dismounted and rested."
Don't slack off, what about the casualties," Wei Chigong asked."
The exact number of casualties has not yet been counted.However, it is certainly much less than that of the Turks.If their next wave of attacks is still like the one just now, they will still be able to withstand it with only Nancheng's combat power. ”Yu Chi Baolin replied.Although the Turks came with more than 30,000 troops, siege warfare is not like field warfare, limited by the terrain, it is impossible to deploy too many troops at one time.It is said that like siege warfare, the most suitable thing is to add fuel tactics, that is, to use a steady stream of troops, equipment and materials to go forward and attack one after another, forming an endless combat force, and the greatest consumption of the defenders' vitality and will to resist.However, after the Turks sent 3,000 men to attack the city, they did not continue to increase their forces, but simply paused.This made Wei Chigong very puzzled."
The Turks were only making a tentative attack just now, and at most in the afternoon, they will definitely launch a formal attack."
Wei Chigong reasoned.Yu Chi Baolin nodded, indicating understanding.Zhao Yunze didn't know anything about this kind of defensive battle in the era of cold weapons, he only had to listen.After Wei Chi Gong patted Yu Chi Baolin on the shoulder, he continued to patrol.Walking to a place, Yan Liben greeted him."
Commander, more than 200 of our army were killed, and nearly 300 were seriously wounded and lost their combat strength."
Yan Liben reported the casualty figures that had just been counted.Wei Chigong sighed: "It's already good, after all, the Turks threw down more than a thousand corpses alone." ”"This is thanks to the well-prepared materials for defending the city."
Yan Liben also nodded.Wei Chi looked at the sky and said, "It's almost noon, arrange for someone to bring food up."
One family estimated that the Turks would attack the city in the afternoon. ”"Don't worry, the chief manager, it's already arranged."
At this moment, Zhao Yunze heard someone behind him shouting to him: "Brother Zhao, you are also here." ”Very crisp girly voice.When he turned around, he saw Sun Simiao's female apprentice, Sun Ling'er, blinking at him with a pair of big watery eyes."
Miss Ling'er, why are you here too," Zhao Yunze asked in surprise."
Master brought me to treat the wounded soldiers."
Sun Ling'er curled the corners of her mouth and replied with a smile.That girlish smile, like a delicate daisy, immediately brought a breath of fresh air to Zhao Yunze, who was depressed just now, and his mood was also soothed."
Miss Ling'er, there is blood everywhere here, aren't you afraid" Zhao Yunze asked with concern."
Three days ago, when the Turks were attacking the city, I followed Master.I was scared then, but now I'm not afraid. ”After Sun Ling'er finished speaking, she smiled mischievously and said, "Brother Zhao, you are busy, I'm going to do something." ”After speaking, he turned around and walked up to a wounded soldier and skillfully bandaged the wounded soldier.Wei Chigong smiled playfully and said to Zhao Yunze: "This is the female apprentice of Sun Laodao, a very good girl." ”"I'm not ashamed, I have a lot of beard, and I'm still arranging others behind my back."
A low mockery sounded behind Wei Chigong.Zhao Yunze saw that Sun Simiao was standing behind Yu Chigong at some point.As soon as Wei Chigong turned around, he recognized that it was Sun Simiao, and immediately raised the bear paw, and was about to pat Sun Simiao on the shoulder: "Sun Lao Dao, you are not dead yet" Although Sun Simiao is thin and small, his movements are very agile, he dodged Yu Chigong's bear paw, and said angrily: "You are a demon king who fights all day long, you are alive and well, you are poor and save people, and you have a good relationship, how can Lord Yama be embarrassed to accept me so quickly." ”"Hehe, I'm helping Lord Yama recruit troops, and his old man will naturally not accept me.It's you, who took so many lives from Lord Yan, sooner or later he will be angry and accept you" Sun Simiao lazily said to Yu Chigong again, turned his head to Zhao Yunze and said: "Your master's recipe is wonderful, although the poor Dao has not yet matched the best ratio, but the current recipe is already too much stronger than the previous recipes of the poor Dao."
When the Turks are defeated, you will come and talk to Poor Dao again, and you will definitely get the kind of fine powder that is sealed at the sight of blood. ”Zhao Yunze nodded in response
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