Chapter 3730 The battle to defend the city

Li Chengqian understood what Li Jing meant, nodded and said: "Don't worry, Lord Wei, I know the importance."

He is indeed a person with no independent opinions. His personality is soft and easy to listen to others, but it does not mean that he is a fool. At this time, the people he should trust most are Li Jing and Fang Jun. Since Li Jing refuses to rescue outside the city, Fang Jun also There was no mention of asking for help, so naturally the opinions of these two people were the main ones, and the words of others could only provide reference.

Of course, if Li Jing and Fang Jun have different opinions, then His Highness the Crown Prince will be scratching his head...

Li Jing sighed, stood aside and remained silent.

He has confidence in the combat power of Youtun Guards. Although most of the Yuwenlong tribe is composed of soldiers from "Woye Town" who are brave and good at fighting, that was twenty years ago. Today's soldiers from "Woye Town" are neglected in training and lack discipline. He is a good soldier who acts as a thug for a wealthy family and bullies the good people in the countryside. But when he actually goes to the battlefield, he doesn't have much chance of winning against a powerful army like Youtunwei.

Of course, risks still exist, and there is no guarantee of victory on the battlefield.

In particular, Gao Kan's Ministry must always pay attention to the battle situation over the Yamato Gate. Once the Yamato Gate is lost, the entire Daming Palace and even Longshouyuan will fall, and the geographical advantage will be seized by the rebels. The Youtunwei Camp and Xuanwu Gate will be Facing the disadvantage of a swooping attack by the rebels from a high position. Therefore, once the Yamato Gate is lost, Gao Kan must leave the battlefield and quickly return to the Xuanwu Gate to help Fang Jun, so that Fang Jun can transfer the soldiers and horses to the Daming Palace.

Compared with the comparison of combat power between the two sides, Gao Kan was too restricted and it was impossible to fight with all his strength.

Even if the Gao Kan tribe can win, it must be fought quickly. If the Yuwen Long tribe cannot be annihilated or defeated in a short while, the battle will become anxious, and the victory or defeat will depend on the battle situation on the Yamato Gate...

The situation of Youtunwei is really difficult.

However, as the saying goes, "the greater the risk, the higher the reward." As long as it survives this fierce offensive by the rebels, even if it is not severely damaged, the situation will be completely reversed, and the East Palace, which is on the verge of destruction, will usher in a real turning point.

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Daming Palace, East Neiyuan Dahe Gate.

This place is located in the southeast corner of the Daming Palace. To the south is the East Inner Garden, and to the east and north are the Forbidden Gardens. The vast forest stretches endlessly until it ends at the rolling Wei River further north. There are several military camps built under the Yamato Gate, and there are caves for hiding soldiers under the city wall. It was designed to be the focus of defense on the east side of the entire Daming Palace. Therefore, the city wall is high and thick, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Countless torches gathered from the city to form "streams of fire", from far to near, almost filling the dozens of miles of forbidden gardens under the city that were cleared for the construction of the Daming Palace. Countless rebels held high torches and pushed crash carts, ladders, and arrow towers. Waiting for the siege equipment to rush in, the shouts of killing were overwhelming.

Wang Fangyi, with his helmet pierced through his armor, stood on the city tower, stroking the female wall with his hand and looking down at the city. When he saw the densely packed rebels coming in like a tide, instead of being timid, he licked his lips excitedly, his eyes twinkling.

Liu Shenli beside him also looked down, with an uncontrollable look of worry on his face, and sighed: "There are too many enemies..."

At present, the entire Yamato Gate garrison only has 2,000 infantry, 1,000 musketeers, and 1,000 armored cavalry waiting in the city. In terms of combat power, these are the elite of Youtun Guards. It is definitely no joke to compare one to ten, but the enemy forces in front of them are not only ten times as many as the defenders?

"Hey!"

Wang Fangyi retracted from the parapet, stood up straight, rubbed his hands excitedly, and said loudly: "What's wrong with so many enemies? When a man has made great contributions, he should take the head of a general among thousands of enemy troops. If it is impossible, Create miracles in the process! If every battle is pushed back, where will the unparalleled achievements come from, where will the achievements of the wife Yinzi and the glory of history come from? ”

When he shouted, the soldiers on the left and right were stunned at first, and then they were all excited by his emotion.

This is true. The enemy is overwhelming and endless, and it is simply impossible to hold the Yamato Gate. But things in the world are like this. If everything is simple and easy, how can you stand out and leave others behind?

Not to mention others, the reason why his own commander-in-chief, Fang Jun, has achieved his current status is because he defeated more with less, won in desperate situations again and again, and constantly shocked the world with his unparalleled achievements. At the age of more than ten years old, he became a military boss and gained the favor and respect of His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

With so many enemies in front of them about to launch a siege, it is indeed a narrow escape for the defenders. But as long as they overcome this hurdle and successfully defend the Yamato Gate, all of them will achieve incredible feats, including ranks, official positions, and rewards. ...One battle can ensure that future generations will have peace of mind for three generations.

How many opportunities do people have in this life to get rid of their civilian status and jump up the social class?

It’s worth fighting for your life!

Wang Fangyi glanced around for a week and saw that the morale was available. He felt a little calmer and said loudly: "This battle is of great importance. Everyone must know what victory or defeat means. I don't need to go into details here. I just want to say the same thing, we are on the right guard. Under the leadership of the commander-in-chief, he fought all over the world, sweeping away powerful armies from all walks of life and destroying the country. The number of their achievements is so great that it will shine through history! If we were defeated here and the Yamato Gate fell, the supreme merits earned by the commander-in-chief and the countless soldiers of the Youtun Guards with their lives and blood would be stained by this, and all their honors would be forfeited. Dongliu! I just ask, are you willing?”

"Not willing to give in!"

"It's just a ragtag group of people. No matter how many people there are, how can they be our opponents?"

"That's right, we destroyed Xue Yantuo and defeated Tuyuhun. Even the cannibal's 200,000-strong army were nothing more than chickens and dogs under our swords. They could only run for their lives with their tails between their legs! What's the point of a mere rebel army? Daozai?”

"The city is there and the people are there, but the city is lost and people are dead!"

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The morale of the defenders at the city head skyrocketed under Wang Fangyi's encouragement. Instead of timidly retreating because the enemy was dozens of times greater than themselves, they fought fiercely and wanted to dye their future red with the blood of the rebels and their heads and corpses. Build yourself a road to the sky, and from now on, you will jump over the dragon gate and be granted the title of wife and son!

A real man only takes his fame from the horse, so why not die? !

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Wuwuwu——

The desolate horn sound echoed far away in the vast Forbidden Garden. This was the horn of attack. Countless rebels quickened their pace and rushed towards the city wall near Yamato Gate.

"Boom!"

On the city wall, the defenders bent their bows and nocked arrows as soon as the rebels entered the shooting range, and completed the shooting. Then they quickly took out the arrows, put on the bowstrings, and without aiming, the arrow clusters pointed diagonally at the dark sky, and then released the arrows. With his fingers, the arrow flew out of the string, drew a high parabola in the air, and plunged into the charging rebel formation.

"Puff puff puff"

There was a soft sound of a series of arrow clusters penetrating the leather armor, and many soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, and were immediately trampled into pulp by the charging Pao Ze behind him who had no time to stop his momentum...

Round after round of arrows fell from the sky, and the defenders at the top of the city fired desperately, trying to shoot a few more rounds and kill more enemies before the enemy troops arrived at the city. The sharp arrow clusters easily penetrated the soldiers' bodies, causing heavy casualties and at the same time causing the tight array to gradually become disorganized.

When the rebels braved the rain of arrows and rushed within 20 feet of the city, the rain of arrows stopped for a while, and was replaced by "bang bang bang" gunfire like fried beans from the top of the city, and countless projectiles rained down from the city. Then, more than a hundred people were killed in an instant, and the momentum of the charge was frustrated again.

In fact, within this distance, the lethality of muskets is comparable to that of bows and arrows. However, for ordinary soldiers, because they are used to seeing bows and crossbows, they have no fear, and new things such as muskets do not have much knowledge. , listening to the continuous explosions and the smoke spewing from the muzzle, but I was frightened in my heart. In particular, as long as the crossbow does not hit the vital point, you can probably still survive. However, once you are hit by a musket, even the arms and limbs will have fire poison spreading to the internal organs, medicine and stones will be ineffective, and gods will not be able to save you...
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However, regardless of whether they were crossbows or muskets, they were not very lethal due to the limited number of defenders. The rebels braved the hail of guns and arrows, leaving behind a pile of corpses, and finally rushed to the city.

Before he could take a breath, he was hit by a blow that was even worse than a crossbow or a musket.

Countless thunderbolts were thrown from the top of the city and fell into the rebel formation...

Boom boom boom!

The huge sound was deafening. Although the power of the black gunpowder was not enough to cause a strong shock wave, the prefabricated patterns on the projectile caused countless small shrapnel to form after the explosion. The kinetic energy of the gunpowder propelled it to fly in all directions without restraint, easily They pierced the human body and horses, and the remaining limbs were thrown away and blood spattered, it was too horrible to see. (End of chapter)