Volume 10 Chapter 402
Chapter 402
Bai Li Tu, who wanted to learn some skills from the Pingyuan Army, stretched his neck and looked at the Pingyuan Army that stopped halfway up the hill. He was puzzled and subconsciously asked Xiao Muqing beside him: "General Xiao, what are your brothers doing? Why don't they leave?"
Xiao Muqing looked at the battlefield with a serious face and didn't speak.
What is the Pingyuan Army doing? They are setting up the battle array. The heavy shield soldiers in the army have already reached the front, and people shouted loudly: "Attention! It's coming, it's coming! Hold on, hold on quickly--"
Before the shouting sound fell, there was a muffled sound of "dong". It turned out that a stone bullet rolling down the hillside hit the heavy shield of the Pingyuan Army. The soldiers of the Feng Army behind the shield were all shocked, but they finally held the stone bullet rolling down the hillside.
"Send it this way! Don't be too fast, come down bit by bit!" The soldiers of the Feng Army pushed the stopped stone bullet to the back. In the middle of the Feng Army camp, it was more lively, with many Feng Army soldiers fixing catapults and city-breaking crossbows.
Due to the slope, it was much more difficult to fix the catapults and city-breaking crossbows than on flat ground. They had to pad with wooden stakes and stones, which made the surrounding Feng Army soldiers sweat profusely.
The Pingyuan Army finally fixed the catapults and city-breaking crossbows, and the Feng generals gave the order to continue the attack.
However, the Pingyuan Army's attack was not the soldiers advancing forward, but the activating of catapults and city-breaking crossbows, constantly firing stone bullets and crossbow arrows at the Red Dragon Altar.
The Pingyuan Army's stone bullets and crossbow arrows seemed to be infinite in number, one round after another, constantly thrown and ejected, hitting the walls of the Red Dragon Altar and breaking them everywhere, and the arrow rafts were also filled with crossbow arrows for city-breaking crossbows.
Baili Tu, who was watching the battle from behind, nodded secretly. The Pingyuan Army was worthy of being called the Pingyuan Army. They really had a method for fighting. They first suppressed the opponent with a large number of siege weapons, so that the losses of their own soldiers could be minimized.
It seemed that the Pingyuan Army would soon show their true strength and attack the city with all their strength! Baili Tu calculated the steps of the Pingyuan Army's attack in his mind.
However, the Pingyuan Army's attack with catapults and city-breaking crossbows did not stop for a long time, as if they would continue to attack endlessly. Stone bullets and crossbow arrows continued to fly out from the top of the Feng Army camp and hit the opposite wall.
Under the crazy attack of the Feng Army, the top of the Red Dragon Altar could no longer stand. The Mo Army guarding the city ran down the wall and hid under the wall. In their ears, they could not hear any other sounds except the continuous loud noises of "boom, boom". The wall they leaned against could feel waves of tremors, as if the wall could collapse at any time.
At this time, even the defenders who were originally full of confidence turned pale and shivered involuntarily. They had never experienced such a fierce siege.
The siege weapons of the Pingyuan Army, not counting the continuous firing of "ammunition", completely suppressed the defenders in the city. Baili Tu's gloomy face eased a lot. He rarely showed a relaxed look. He shook his head and sighed while giving a thumbs up to Xiao Muqing, saying: "Your army's large-scale equipment is extremely powerful. It can really be called a weapon for siege!"
Xiao Muqing smiled indifferently and said: "It's just a few "gadgets". How can it be in Brother Baili's eyes?"
"Hey?" Baili Tu waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Brother Xiao, don't say that. If our army can also have such a weapon, I believe we would have taken down the Red Dragon Altar long ago!"
Xiao Muqing smiled up and said nothing more, but he secretly thought in his heart: Even if I give you these catapults and city-breaking crossbows, you still can't take down the Red Dragon Altar! Even though the enemy had no backup plan and fired all the stone bullets and crossbows in the army, the walls of the Red Dragon Altar still stood firm without any damage, which shows how solid the city defense was. Under such a city defense, the role of the catapult and the city-breaking crossbow was very limited. Apart from temporarily suppressing the defenders, they had no other role.
The Pingyuan Army's "ammunition" was of course not unlimited. Under the high-density attack, the stone bullets and crossbows in the army were all used up within half an hour. Then, the shouting in the Pingyuan Army camp sounded again, and people released all the catapults and army-breaking crossbows that had just been fixed. Then, the rear army became the front army, and the heavy shieldmen were the rear guards, and the whole army retreated.
Baili Tu couldn't believe his eyes. The Feng Army, which had been attacking the city crazily just now, did not even use a knife or a gun to fight the defenders after using the catapult and the city-breaking crossbow, and did not even shoot an arrow. Just retreated like this?
He was dumbfounded and stammered, "Brother Xiao, why did your army retreat?"
Xiao Muqing smiled and said, "Our army has used up all the stone bullets and crossbows. Next, it's the turn of the Jade Army brothers!"
"What?"
"Don't worry! Under our army's continuous attack, the city defense of the Red Dragon Altar is already shaky and vulnerable. The Jade Army brothers will be able to easily win this time!" Xiao Muqing said shamelessly.
Bai Li Tu was so angry when he heard this. It turned out that the Feng Army would only use catapults and city-breaking crossbows to fight, and then it would be fine. The actual siege would still require our own soldiers! Where in the world is there such a shameless person? !
His face suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Your army is too perfunctory in attacking the city like this? Is this the sincerity of the alliance between the two countries?"
Xiao Muqing rubbed his hands and smiled: "Our army has come from afar, and it is inevitable that they are not used to the climate and water. Most of the soldiers in the army have fallen ill. Brother Baili has also seen that our army can only send out 50,000 soldiers. We are really unable to attack by force. This time, we can only rely on the brothers of the Jade Army for honor."
In fact, he could also tell Bailitu the truth. His troops were divided into two groups, and the other 50,000 soldiers were preparing to sneak into the city through a secret passage, but he was worried about two things. First, he was afraid that the news would leak out. He could guarantee that there would be no Mo Jun spies in his Pingyuan Army, but whether there were any in the Jade Army was beyond his control. Secondly, and the most critical point, he was afraid that if he told Bailitu the truth, the latter would have reservations and stop attacking the city with all his strength, or even stop attacking the city. Without the Jade Army to attract him, it would be easy for his secrets to sneak in. If you are exposed, your success will fall short. If you don't use your full strength, it will more easily arouse the suspicion of the defenders. Because of these two considerations, he deliberately hid Bailitu's knowledge and made up ridiculous and ridiculous excuses like casting a spell to summon heavenly soldiers and generals.
Bailitu didn't know the inside story, but he felt that Xiao Muqing deliberately retained the strength of the Pingyuan Army and let his own soldiers serve as cannon fodder, and he was extremely dissatisfied.
He chuckled and said, "Didn't Brother Xiao cast a spell to attract the help of heavenly soldiers and generals? Then we can wait until midnight to attack the city."
"Absolutely not." Xiao Muqing suppressed his smile and said seriously: "If the heavenly soldiers and generals see that we are not trying our best to attack the city, I am afraid they will not come down to help. Therefore, our attack must not stop! Brother Baili Don’t worry, as long as our offensive lasts until midnight, the heavenly soldiers and generals will definitely appear. By then, there will be chaos in the Red Dragon Mandala, and we can easily break it!”
"At the end of the day?" Bailitu sneered and asked, "What if no heavenly soldiers or generals appear by then?"
"Then I will cut off my own head and offer it to Brother Baili!"
Bailitu took a breath. Xiao Muqing's promise was quite heavy. How could he dare to be so sure? Could it be that there are really heavenly soldiers and generals? He narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "There is no such thing as joking in the army!"
Xiao Muqing smiled and said, "What I just said can be used as a military order from me!"
He had talked so much that Bailitu had nothing more to say.
He stared at Xiao Muqing for a moment, nodded, and shouted loudly to the messenger beside him: "Instruct my generals to attack the city with all the troops. They will not retreat until midnight. If anyone retreats from the battle, kill him! If you are afraid, don't go ahead. ,kill!"
It was the first time that the commander issued such a strict military order. The ordering soldier trembled with fright and hurriedly stepped in and responded: "Yes! General!" As he spoke, the ordering soldier urged his horse to go towards the Jade Army camp.
Looking at the back of the messenger, Bailitu raised his head and glanced at Xiao Muqing from the corner of his eye. He has issued such a strict military order. If you don't see the heavenly soldiers and generals when you arrive, how will you deal with it? Even if I don’t kill you today, I still have to peel off a layer of your skin and kill you to show off your majesty!
Under Bailitu's military order, the Jade Army's attack began again. He had already said ugly things in front of him. Those who retreated from the battle or those who were afraid would be killed without mercy. The soldiers of the Jade Army dared to neglect. When they advanced, they rushed forward like crazy.
A large-scale offensive began again between the two sides.
As time passed, even with strict military orders, the Jade Army's offensive was still getting weaker and weaker. Seeing this, Xiao Muqing did not dare to hold back anymore. He passed on the order and ordered his own soldiers to join the battle and assist the Jade Army. Attack the city together.
With the participation of soldiers from the Pingyuan Army, the situation in this critical battle has become more complicated and confusing. The Fengyu coalition's offensive has become stronger and stronger, and the defenders' persistence has become stronger and stronger.
As the patrol envoy to the northwest of Mo country, Wei Bo was highly valued by Shao Fang and even planned to kill Lu She. He was quite talented and learned. He was not only good at plotting, but even when he united the army to fight, he was also outstanding. place.
Under his leadership, Red Dragon Altar has become a monolith. The geographical advantage and the solid city defense are only one aspect. The most important thing is that the defenders are tenacious and the battle is methodical. The entire army is divided into several waves and takes turns to defend the city walls against the enemy. In this way, the casualties of each corps will be even, and a certain corps will not be directly wiped out, thus affecting the fighting spirit of the entire army. Moreover, the defenders can always maintain strong combat power and give the enemy attacking the city The army attacked head-on.
It can be said that it is almost impossible to attack such a Red Dragon Altar from the outside, but Wei Bo never dreamed that behind him, a big hole would leak out of Chilong Mountain, the natural barrier of the Red Dragon Altar. The officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army were sneaking into the city silently and continuously from the cave halfway up the mountain.