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    Update time: 2013-04-21

    "Kill" The loud shouts of killing and the clash of weapons spread throughout the countryside, accompanied by the inhumane wails and the officers' scoldings.

    "Pfft" Zhao Xun let go of his right hand that was pulling the string, and an arrow flew out with a whistling sound, killing a Turkish centurion who wounded three city defenders not far away.

    Today is already the third day of the siege. The Turkic army did not leave or slow down the offensive. Instead, it became more fierce each time.  There were several times when the Turkic army attacked the city, but they were eventually driven off.

    The reason why the Turkic army was still attacking was not only because it was of great significance to Xue Nie Khan to capture Landu City, but also because his soldiers attacked the city many times and almost broke the city. Even the leader of the Zhao army, King Zhao, personally participated in the battle.  It was precisely because of the possibility of breaking the city that Xue Nie Khan launched a desperate attack.

    "Lord, it seems that the Khan of the Turkic Army is determined to capture this place. The situation we expected has already occurred." Li Chenfeng, who was behind Zhao Xun, relaxed his right arm that was a little tired from shooting arrows.  , looking at the densely packed Turkic army outside the city, he said slowly.

    Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Isn't this exactly what we want? However, the sudden attack by the Turkic army put a lot of pressure on us. If it weren't for the fact that there was Landu City to defend, and if it weren't for the heavy armored troops on the side, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to  It¡¯s difficult to hold on to Land City with the use of Thunderous Thunder.¡±

    Li Chenfeng remained silent, looking at the Zhao soldiers fighting in front, and couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart.  He saw that, just as his master said, although the soldiers' counterattacks were simple and beneficial, they seemed very mechanical.  Because they were in close combat almost from the beginning, after a series of hard battles, the soldiers became a little indifferent, even numb

    On the wall of Landu City, there are traces of coagulated blood hanging on it, reflecting a dark red light in the sunlight.

    Li Chenfeng slowly exhaled, as if to eliminate the bloody aura hidden in his chest.  Immediately he said to Zhao Xun, "My lord, is it possible to carry out a proper counterattack? Although heavy armored soldiers are participating in the battle, there are not many. Why don't we gather together and counterattack with all our strength? This can also reduce the pressure on the city defenders."

    Zhao Xun shook his head, "Wait a minute, it's not yet time The heavy armored soldiers can be used as emergency relief now, but they cannot attack easily. If they attack, Xue Nie Khan will inevitably retreat immediately. This is not for us.  Not the best outcome. Since we want to fight, we have to make the Turkic army pay a certain price, and we have to win the battle. The time has not yet come, and we have to continue to endurethe army operations in Dingzhou and Bingzhou.  , It should have just begun, and it will take another three days before we can fully invade the Turkic grassland tribes. Until then, it is our best time to take action. "

    "By the way, is there any news from the three acropolises? Has the Turkic army taken action against them?"

    Li Chenfeng shook his head and said: "At the beginning, the Turkic army tried to besiege us from all sides, but they were repulsed by the defenders of the city with strong bows and crossbows, and were suppressed by each other and the defenders of Landu City. Therefore, the Turks just  They sent people to monitor and did not take any offensive action. It seems that they were afraid of our surprise attack on the Acropolis last time."

    Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Let the soldiers hold on for three more days. After three days, we will counterattack. What needs to be done now is to give the Turkic army the illusion that they are about to break the city, forcing the Turkic army Xue Nie to continue to consume his men.  The soldiers destroyed the city."

    At this moment, Xue Nie Khan was also riding a tiger and was unable to get off. His original intention was to take advantage of the short battle in Landu City and the shortage of defense materials to launch a surprise attack with a large army and break the city in one fell swoop. However, the actual situation made him angry and frightened.  The strength of the counterattack by the defenders of Landu City was far beyond his expectation, and the high morale of the soldiers in the city was beyond his expectation.

    The city was not what he expected. After the battle, the troops and generals were lost, and the materials used to defend the city were exhausted.  Instead, they have all the weapons and equipment, there is no shortage of bows, crossbows and arrows, and there is an endless supply of all kinds of city defense materials.  This made Xue Nie Khan immediately understand that this Land City was probably not destroyed in one blow as he had expected.

    However, under a strong attack, although the troops and generals were lost, it was not indestructible.  The army rushed to the top of the city several times, and there was a strong possibility of breaking into the city.  Therefore, in order to attack the city in the shortest possible time, for three consecutive days, the army attacked the city from morning to night without stopping, in order to quickly capture Landu City.

    Another reason that made Xue Nie Khan determined to attack the city was that the leader of the Zhao army, King Zhao, also appeared on the city wall, and because his own army was on the top of the city, King Zhao personally guarded it.  This made Xue Nie Khan feel that Land City was about to be captured by him.  After all, even the leader of the Zhao army took action himself. Doesn't this mean that Landu City is about to be captured?

    "Buduyan, what are the casualties of our army? Also, when can our people capture Landu City?" Xue Nie Khan rubbed his brows and asked the right general Wuduyan beside him with a depressed look.

      Wuduyan was a close confidant of Xue Nie Khan. After Xue Nie Khan was defeated by the Zhao army in Bingzhou, and the various tribes in the Turkic steppe had other intentions, Xue Nie Khan began to reorganize the various ministries and divide them into enfeoffments according to the Han people's establishment.  Four generals on the left and right.  Butuyan is one of its four generals.

    "Reporting to the Khan, our siege soldiers have lost more than 40,000 soldiers in the past three days. In addition, our army has almost defeated the city many times, but failed to achieve success in one fell swoop."

    After a pause, Wu Duyan said again: "Great Khan, what we want for this operation is speed and suddenness. Only by capturing Landu City in the shortest time can we avoid being in a disadvantageous situation.  Let us regain a higher position than the Han people. But But now, we have been in a stalemate here for three days. If we continue to fight, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us. For the time being, it is Zhao Jun's Xiazhou.  It will also send reinforcements to support this place. By then, it will be more difficult for us to attack the city, so"

    "So you suggested that I immediately retreat with my troops, right?" Khan Xue Nie said quietly, "Zhao Jun sent reinforcements from Xiazhou. With their marching speed, it will take two or three days at the earliest. And  As far as we know, Zhao Jun has no large army in Xiazhou, only local garrisons. These garrisons are stationed in various places, and it is not easy to assemble them in a short time. In addition, they are mostly new soldiers."

    "The one who really has a great influence on us is not the Zhao army in Xiazhou, but the Zhao army supporting from the south of Bingzhou. However, it would take ten days and a half to come here from the south of Bingzhou after passing through Xiazhou.  That's right. Therefore, we can ignore these reinforcements and we can't dare to attack the city because of the enemy's upcoming reinforcements."

    "In addition, this Khan reorganized various ministries and consumed countless supplies. Now, we are short of various supplies, and these lacked things can only be plundered south to Zhao. If this Khan retreats, not to mention that my reputation will no longer exist.  , even the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people under my command cannot live in peace! You should understand this!"

    ??Medouyan Moran, he naturally knows the importance of Landucheng to Xue Nie Khan.  Nowadays, the Turkic army is moving south in a large scale, not just to plunder Zhao land, as usual, it is just a routine matter.  Now, the reason for going south to plunder Zhao is to survive.  Xue Nie Khan reorganized his ministries and gathered warriors to form a unified army.  Among them, many small tribes were wiped out, and many large tribes were offended.

    Although there are hundreds of thousands of troops, the logistical pressure that needs to be borne is also greater.  In addition, the dissatisfaction of various ministries must be suppressed.  If you can't take Landu City this time, open the passage south.  Then, Xue Nie Khan's prestige in the grassland will no longer exist.  By then, various tribes would probably use this as an excuse to attack Xue Nie Khan.

    "The Khan wants us to continue to attack the city? However, we have been unable to defeat the enemy for three days. It seems that the Zhao army has already spread the news to Bingzhou and Dingzhou in the Zhao region. If so, our rear will be unstable  , the consequences" Wu Duyan thought for a while and said again.

    Xue Nie Khan sneered: "Consequences? What consequences will there be? If we retreat in defeat this time, what consequences do you think there will be? I tell you, if we retreat in defeat this time, then, we  You will not be able to afford the daily needs of hundreds of thousands of troops; you will receive ridicule and contempt from all tribes; and your reputation will cease to exist across the entire grassland. You understand that this Khan cannot afford such consequences.  Because of this, Ben Khan is no longer Xue Nie Khan! In this case, what should Ben Khan have to worry about? "

    The more Xue Nie Khan spoke, the crazier his face became. "What will happen if the Zhao army dispatches from Bingzhou and Dingzhou? Will their army attack our rear? Maybe, but more likely they will attack other areas."  Tribe. Those damn old bastards used to fight against Ben Khan everywhere. Now, wouldn¡¯t it be nice to let Zhao Jun touch them?

    "And here in Landu City, we already have the possibility of breaking the city, right? As long as we capture Landu City, it will be worth the heavy losses. This time, I will personally capture the leader of the Zhao army." Xue Nieke  Khan snapped.

    "Send the order. Tonight, we will continue to attack the city, and the army will take a rest! I want to see if this Landu City is a city made of copper and cast iron. I also want to see what the capabilities of King Zhao are. Dare you not  Dare to stay here."

    Half Moon slowly rises into the sky, but there are continuous horns outside Landu City.  The area inside and outside Landu City that should have been quiet was now brightly lit, like daylight.

    With the sound of war drums and horns, one after another ten thousand troops were dispatched from the Turkic army's main formation and began to advance towards Landu City.  At this moment, these Turkic soldiers rushed towards Landu City as if they were drunk.  They stepped over the corpses on the ground and quickly rushed under the city wall.

    Night fight?  Landu CityThe garrison officers and soldiers were secretly surprised. They did not expect that the Turkic army would attack the city again after fighting so hard during the day and just one meal at night.

    Xue Nie Khan was finally determined to attack Landu City, so much so that he had to fight at night.  Zhao Xun and others were also surprised by this.

    In order to quickly capture Landu City, Xue Nie Khan announced in public that the first soldier to climb the city would be given a heavy reward and a thousand households sealed after the city was broken.  The first team of ten thousand people to open the city gate will be rewarded!  Not only were they rewarded with money, but they were also rewarded with livestock and slaves, and no matter their status, they could be promoted to one level.  Anyone who kills one of Zhao's defenders will be rewarded with money, slaves, etc.  Anyone who captures Zhao Jun officers will be promoted to the third level.

    In addition, if you break through Landu City and freely plunder the surrounding tribes, you can also move freely after marching south to Zhao, and what you gain will be your own.  Such an attractive reward excited the Turkic soldiers who were originally unwilling to fight at night.  Their eyes were shining brightly, and they vowed to cut off the heads of Zhao Jun's soldiers.

    More than a hundred simple ladders were carried by Turkic soldiers like ants and swarmed towards them. Although Landu City was not small, the other three sides were not conducive to the Turkic army's siege.  Moreover, the remaining three sides of the moat have not been filled by Geely.  Therefore, all the existing 150,000 to 60,000 Turkic troops appeared outside the North City. Especially at night, under the light of the lights, standing at the top of the city and looking down, the entire Landu City seemed to be an isolated reef in the sea.  It is possible to be overwhelmed by the ever-increasing red tide at any time.

    "The Turkic army's attack is more fierce than during the day!" Li Chenfeng said with a frown.

    Zhao Xun couldn't help but frown slightly when he looked at these endless, countless, endless crowds of people that had no structure at all, no formations, and nothing at all.  It seems that the heavy armored troops will be dispatched in advance.

    "Instruct the heavy armored soldiers to prepare. The heavy armored soldiers of the capital are divided into five teams, four of which take turns to guard the north city. Whenever there is an emergency, troops can be sent to help. The last team is a reserve force to prevent accidents." Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.  road.

    "Let the ten thousand green men who did not participate in the battle today go to the city, distribute bows and arrows, and let them help defend the city."

    "Call the Shenji Battalion to prepare all the crossbows to attack. Don't save crossbow bolts! There is no need to suppress them."

    Zhao Xun issued several military orders one after another. In a short time, there were nearly ten thousand people on the city wall. Compared with the three warriors, the somewhat scattered Landu tribe was young and strong.  In addition, a large number of arrows and crossbow bolts were transported to the top of the city.  Other defensive materials, such as stone rolling logs, fire oil and gold juice, were also continuously transported to the surrounding city walls by the rest of the tribesmen in Landu City who had not been recruited to help defend the city, and were used by the defenders.

    The sudden onset of the night battle caught the entire Landu City defenders off guard.  Fortunately, 30,000 reserve troops were recruited in advance, otherwise, it would really be too much.  With these reserve troops participating in the battle, the soldiers can take turns to rest.  In addition, ordinary Landu tribe members can also go to the city to assist in defense.  I dare not say that it is a hand-to-hand encounter, but throwing some defensive equipment and shooting arrows are not difficult problems for these nomads.

    "My lord, it seems that Khan Xue Nie is in a hurry! However, this night battle will not do us any good, it will only make the soldiers tired." Zhang Yuanjing, who rushed to the city wall after hearing the news, also frowned slightly and said.

    These people said softly: "It doesn't matter! Not only are we tired from the night battle, but also the Turkic army. It is not a bad thing for us to let the Turkic army outside the city lose troops and generals earlier."

    Zhang Yuanjing asked again: "Then we still need to let the cavalry in the city and the cavalry outside the city wait by the side?"

    Zhao Xun nodded and said: "Yes, such a night battle, after two days, is enough to make the Turkic army neglect their precautions. By then, the recharged cavalry and the sky-shaking thunder will definitely have extraordinary effects. Xue  Nie Khan would not have thought that there are fifty to sixty thousand cavalry in and outside the city ready to be dispatched at any time. "

    At this moment, with the dense Turkic army under the city, the crossbowmen on the city did not need to aim at all, they even just needed to shoot at the sky and hit each other.  Therefore, the city walls were covered with crossbowmen.  In addition, the racks of bed crossbows also began to show their power. Since the beginning of the siege, the top of the city has been firing raindrops.  At every moment, Zhao Jun fired thousands of crossbow arrows.  You know, this crossbow can fire several or dozens of crossbow bolts at the same time.

    The land under Landu City has been covered with corpses, and the ground has been dyed red with dark red blood.  Countless Turkic soldiers fell while advancing, but no one stopped or retreated. They all rushed towards the city one after another.

    When the Turkic army approached, some Turkic soldiers began to form formations and fired arrows at the defenders of Landu City from the rear in an attempt to suppress the Zhao army's crossbowmen and provide help to their own siege soldiers.

    However, Zhao Jun not only occupies a favorable geographical location, but alsoTake advantage of the exquisite weapons and equipment.  Therefore, during the shooting process, where the Zhao army could shoot the Turkic soldiers, the Turkic soldiers' archers could not shoot to the top of the city wall.  In order for the archers of the Turkic Army to reach an area where they can counterattack the Zhao Army's archers, they must first withstand several rounds of arrow rain from the Zhao Army.  In addition, Zhao Jun's bed crossbows and hand crossbows were also weapons that the Turkic army was unable to resist.

    "Bang bang bang" Aerial ladders have begun to be erected on the city wall. The approaching Turkic soldiers seemed to have forgotten the arrows flying around their heads, and they all shouted excitedly, as if they were thinking about themselves.  Be brave and try to make yourself forget your fear and fear.

    "It's a pity that this place is too far away from Xiazhou. Otherwise, it would be nice if we could bring in more catapults." Looking at the situation outside the city wall, Zhang Yuanjing sighed.  Originally, there were several assembled catapults here, but they were so worn out during the Geely siege that they were destroyed.  Zhao Xun did not want some special weapons of the Han people to appear here to avoid being acquired by foreigners. In addition, transportation was inconvenient, so he did not allow the rear to transport catapults here.

    Zhao Xun was supported by more than a dozen large shield bearers and stood aside. While he was shooting some Turkic army officers with the silver dragon bow in his hand, he was issuing various orders. He was not disturbed by the fierce offensive of the Turkic army outside the city.  Not the slightest bit worried.  Zhao Xun's calmness also made the defenders on the city wall feel much more at ease.  In particular, the soldiers of the three tribes and the young men and clan members of the Landu tribe were relieved of their worries.

    After all, they didn¡¯t know that there were many thunderbolts stored in the city, and they didn¡¯t know that they were cavalry hiding dozens of miles away.  The incoming 200,000 Turkic troops had to worry them.  However, the leader of the Zhao army is still here and so calm. What do ordinary people like them have to worry about?
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