Chapter 796: Sunrise in the East (21)

In the Liaoning Acropolis, the shouts of killing were deafening. The Donghu people's offensives were getting stronger and stronger. This was already the third day of Yuwen Ke's attack on the Liaoning Acropolis. There were many corpses lying under the city, but the city wall remained motionless.

Yu Wenke knew very well that there was not much time left for him. Now was his best time. Once the reinforcements of the Eastern March Army arrived at Liaoning Guard, his victory would end here. The next step would be to face the Eastern March Army face to face. In the confrontation, he had sufficient experience in fighting against the Zhengdong Army in Hetao, and he knew the opponent's combat effectiveness very well. When the two sides were equal in terms of military strength, he really had no confidence in winning.

What's more, once the reinforcements of the Eastern Conquest Army arrive, how can they be equal to him in terms of military strength? Gao Yuan has clarified his relationship with the Yan State. Langya and Yuyang have all been captured by him. The Yan army in Jicheng has long lost the ability to counterattack, has no way to protect itself, and can no longer threaten the Eastern Marching Army. Now, the far-reaching Eastern Marching Army can mobilize more troops to attack them across the winding mountains.

His only chance of victory is to take advantage of the window period when the Eastern Expeditionary Army is mobilizing troops, capture the Liaoning Guard, and then defend the city tightly, rejecting the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the Liaoning Guard. In this way, he can at least ensure that Donghu is in this direction. No worries, Thorpe can also have a decisive battle with Gao Yuan in Yulin.

Once he loses here, both Helin and Yulin will be under the threat of the Eastern Army, and the national destiny of Donghu will be in jeopardy. For Donghu and for himself, he must win the Liaoning Guard even if he has to fight hard.

"Gaoche was defeated." Yu Wenming on the side looked extremely ugly. They didn't even climb the city wall. "Father, Gaoche's confidence has been shaken. Meng Chong's killing order a few days ago has obviously affected him."

Yu Wenke snorted, "The more this happens, the more we must capture the Liaoning Guard. Otherwise, we will really be defeated by the Yi tribe. Kirgiz, you go ahead. If we cannot capture the Liaoning Guard, we will clean our necks. Wait. Let the Eastern Expeditionary Army conquer it!"

"Follow your orders!" Kirgiz's face was clearly full of ferocity, "If you want to destroy my clan, I will slaughter your city first." With a choking sound, he pulled out his scimitar, destroyed his horse and rushed out of the formation.

"Amin, after Kirzik, it will be your turn to attack. I will equip you with a hundred palace guards, led by you personally. Try to break through to the top of the city," Yuwen Ke said

"Yes, father"

At the head of the Liaoning Guard City, Meng Chong could not breathe a sigh of relief as Gao Che's troops retreated like a tide, because another group of Donghu people rushed up, "Chariot battle, damn, this is bullying me because I don't have enough troops!" "

"Commander, let us go up there for a while. At least we can let some brothers take a break." He Dayou limped over. His team is still acting as a reserve team and has not been on the front line. "I am afraid that the opponent will continue to attack without stopping if we don't rotate. I am afraid that if we face a more fierce attack from the opponent in the future, we will not be able to withstand it."

Meng Chong hesitated for a moment.

Finally he nodded, "Dayou, I'll leave this part of the front to you. Just hold on for an hour, and then I'll take my place."

"Commander, don't worry, even for two hours. We can withstand it," He Dayou said excitedly

More than a thousand civilians rushed to the top of the city and replaced the soldiers on the wall about 300 meters in front who had been fighting fiercely for a long time. Duan Qianli ran up to He Dayou with blood on his face, and hissed: "Dayou, I will leave this section to you, I will go to other sections of the city wall to supervise the battle."

He was already speechless

"Mr. Duan, you should also take a rest," He Dayou said, "The Donghu people are so skilled."

"Soldiers can rest, but where can I rest!" Duan Qianli grinned, and with the blood on his face, it was indescribably ferocious and terrifying, but in He Dayou's eyes, this was the cutest smile. He waved the knife vigorously and shouted: "Battlefield, I, He Dayou, are back again."

More than a thousand civilians skillfully loaded arm crossbows and bed crossbows. Although individuals are prohibited from owning crossbows in the area controlled by the Zhengdong Army, each village will be equipped with some such weapons. In Baiyang Village, this limited supply of crossbows was used. Some crossbows are used for training, which is a compulsory course for civilians. These things are not unfamiliar to them.

The veterans were very calm, but the civilians who were on the battlefield for the first time were more or less nervous. They were holding crossbows in their arms, their lips were dry, and their faces were red. The shouts from the mountains outside the city were like a tsunami and the waves of people were rushing towards them. For the defenders, the oppression is self-evident.

"Folks!" He Dayou waved his broadsword and limped on this section of the city wall. "Think about how your current life came about? Think about how many houses your mothers and children live in now." A good house, good food, and good clothes are all given by the governor. If I lose this battle, all of your things will be taken away by these bastards from the city. Don’t think that This place is far away from Jishi County. These bastards in the city are very fast. If we want to keep everything we have now, there is only one way to kill them all."

"Tell me, do you want to lose everything you have now?" He Dayou shouted

"In no mood!"

"Okay, then straighten your back, hold your sword and gun tightly, grab your crossbow, aim it for me and shoot to death. It doesn't matter. If you have a big scar on your head, your mother-in-law will have a governor to take care of you." "Look, there are so many survivors of brothers who died in the war in our village. How do you usually take care of them? In the future, someone will take care of you like this. Kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one."

"Village chief, I want to kill ten of them!" a younger citizen shouted loudly

"Then you will make a lot of money!" He Dayou screamed: "If you really kill ten and still go home alive, your family's land will be dozens of acres more, and it is Yongye field. If you don't pay That kind of tax, boy, do you still want to marry an aunt? I remember that the one in your house was very vicious! "

"Hmph, after I made military exploits and earned dozens of acres of Yongye fields, she was so fierce that she had to tuck her tail between her legs!" The young man blushed, obviously because he was afraid of his wife. feel a little ashamed

The people on top of the city burst into laughter, and the previous tension disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Arrows whizzed over his head. He Dayou ducked and shouted: "The enemy is coming, be careful, guys. Kill them for the sake of your mother-in-law and the land. For the sake of the governor, kill them!"

"Kill!" Loud shouts resounded above the city. The civilian men who had just put on armor leaned out from the middle of the wall and poured out the crossbows in their hands.

The sound of screams rang out, accompanied by the clanging of ladders on the city wall, and the Donghu people climbed up desperately.

"Come on, pour the golden soup!"

The so-called golden soup is to boil oil and water together, and add human and horse excrement inside. This kind of hot stuff with added ingredients is the most vicious. Once it is poured on the body, it will not only cause burns, but also poisoning. With the simple medical level of the Donghu people and the conditions on the battlefield, there is no cure at all. The best possibility is that the final result is just howling in pain and watching the wounds fester and die.

In the tower. Meng Chong held a big sword and watched He Dayou leading the group of civilians to fight bravely. He couldn't help but sigh: "After all, they are veterans from Fufeng. It's amazing."

Walking to the bottom of the city tower, Meng Chong looked at the fifty guards standing below and said with a smile: "Okay, let's not be idle anymore. Get ready to go up and kill people. If there is a problem there, let's rush there." , your sword has been idle for several days, but you still need to see blood."

These personal guards are Meng Chong's personal guards. These days, Meng Chong has not personally gone into battle. Just watch and command, dispatch troops and horses. These people could only watch on the sidelines. Now that they saw Meng Chong going into battle shirtless, they all became excited. For veterans, seeing others killing the enemy but could only watch, the sourness in their hearts I mean, it’s really hard to restrain myself.

"Keep an eye on me!" Meng Chong shouted, "We are the fire brigade. Look at this attitude. Yu Wenke must have a serious meeting with me today."

Before Kirgiz set off, he was full of murderous intent and full of confidence. But after he rushed up, the oncoming blows made him feel suffocated again. The section of the city he faced was obviously a different group of people. This frightened him even more. It was the first time in several days that he saw new troops from his opponent. Could it be that there were more troops hidden in the city?

After several rounds of attacks, nothing was found except corpses on the ground. The best result was that a deputy general led people to the top of the city, but he was immediately stabbed into a sieve by several spears, and leather bags were thrown from the top of the city. Fall down.

"Retreat!" Looking at the wailing soldiers lying on the ground, Kirgiz reluctantly gave the order to retreat.

Seeing Kirgiz retreating once again, the muscles on Yuwen Ke's face twitched a few times, and he looked up at the sun and said, "Amin, it's your turn."

More than a hundred palace guards put on the clothes of ordinary Donghu soldiers, mixed with the team, and rushed towards the city wall.

Meng Chong, who was on the city wall, narrowed his eyes. When this wave of attacks started, he keenly felt the difference. There were suddenly several more siege vehicles suppressing the city at this moment. The roaring crossbows each The shot hit the city wall, and the city wall seemed to be shaking.

"Is it coming?" He raised the sword.

Hassan lowered his head and rushed into the middle of the team. Under the rain of crossbow arrows, his companions fell one by one. The shouts of death in his ears seemed far away from him, but also seemed very close. His family was from a family of palace guards. , My father and my brother both served in the palace guards, but in the last battle of the Hetao, my brother died in the Hetao. My father was old and had already retired, but this time King Donghu recruited all men under the age of sixty. My father He went into battle again and followed King Donghu to Yulin, and he came to Liaoning Guard.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, Hassan has the unique skill of riding a horse, so at this moment, in addition to the knife in his hand, he is also holding a roll of noose in his other hand, moving forward, moving forward, although there is no attack After crossing the city, after looking at it in the past few days, he also had some idea in his mind that the distance to the city wall was the most dangerous, but it was safer to go under the city wall.

He ignored it and rushed forward with his head down.

The sight gradually became thinner, and fewer and fewer people rushed to the city. He saw the ladder in front of him, bit the knife horizontally in his mouth, held the ladder with one hand, and climbed up as agilely as an ape. (To be continued.) )