Chapter 827: First Round of Confrontation

Although both sides lost the battle, the morale of the defenders was affected to a certain extent.

However, Shi Lei's mentality was still very stable. He immediately used the city defense crossbow to destroy the opponent's siege hammer and two siege towers, thereby regaining a city and also restoring morale.

At this moment, Shi Lei had already made clear arrangements for the opponent.

This siege equipment has always been used in conjunction. The siege tower, ladder and siege hammer are used to launch multi-point attacks at the same time, pulling the internal forces and making the defenders unable to take care of themselves, so as to tear open a gap and create opportunities.

But now, the siege hammer has been blown up, and two siege towers have been knocked down, which is equivalent to directly breaking one of their arms, which is enough to greatly reduce the strength of the entire siege of the opponent.

On the top of the wall, Shi Lei saw the direction where the siege tower on the opposite side was pushed up, and he directly called on the new recruits to form a spear formation to attack.

Old soldiers were arranged on both sides to check for leaks and make sure that even if there is an unexpected situation, they can respond in time.

With their hands tightly clenched on their spears, the recruits' tense faces showed full tension. They didn't know when their minds had gone blank.

Until that roar exploded in their ears.

"Stab!!"

At that moment, it was completely an instinctive reaction. The recruits stabbed their spears in unison.

The sharp spearhead pierced into the enemy's body, and the special touch that was fed back along the handle made their scalps numb.

Fortunately, the battlefield in front of them didn't give them time to think too much.

With pale or iron-blue faces, the spears in their hands thrust and retracted, the simplest action, but presented a fatal effect.

Facing the spear array that filled every inch of space in front of them, the Liang army soldiers who tried to invade the top of the Anling city wall along the siege tower had nowhere to escape. They were stabbed to the ground by the spearmen one after another, and even fell to the ground.

The battle continued. Under Shi Lei's command, the top of the Anling city wall was basically guarded tightly.

The recruits, who were nervous and anxious at first, gradually got better after a period of adaptation, which was a good sign.

At the same time, in the rear position of the Liang army, the commander of the Liang army had learned the latest situation from the messenger.

This of course included the fact that their siege hammer and two siege towers were blown up by the opposite side's "iron spears".

"Iron spears? How is this possible?!"

The commander of the Liang army still clearly remembered the situation at that time. Their siege troops were still advancing, and the opposite side was guarding the city and did not take the initiative to attack. The two armies had not yet officially clashed. Where could the iron spears come from to attack their siege hammers and siege towers? !

In response, the messenger hurriedly explained.

"It's not an ordinary iron spear. The opponent's iron spear shot down directly from the top of the wall at a very amazing speed. The power can easily penetrate the iron sheet wrapped around the siege tower!"

The commander of the Liang army changed his face instantly after hearing this.

Although he had never seen such a method, as a commander with rich battlefield experience, he could realize how much of a threat the weapon was to them just by listening to the messenger's oral description.

As his thoughts raced, he hurriedly asked for more details.

After a series of questions, the face of the Liang army commander was so gloomy that water was about to drip out.

[According to the power of the weapon and the efficiency of the attack, how could the two siege towers still be left? ]

[Damn it! It was the guys on the opposite side who deliberately left two siege towers in order to let us launch an offensive so that they could take advantage of the city defense and reduce our troops? ! ]

After all, he was a commander, so he was still capable. Combining the intelligence, the Liang army commander quickly came to a conclusion, which made his face extremely ugly in an instant.

But so far, these are just his own speculations and analyses.

They defeated the generals on the opposite side, boosted morale, and made a good start for this siege. The Liang army commander obviously did not want to give up this advantage easily.

But as the battle time prolonged, the number of casualties on their side was increasing, while the city on the opposite side could not be conquered for a long time. This made the Liang army commander realize that the opposing defense force might have exceeded their initial expectations.

[This cannot go on, we have to change our strategy. ]

The thought flashed through his mind, and even though the Liang army commander was unwilling, he could only temporarily call off the troops and fight again on another day.

Shi Lei did not command his troops to go out of the city to pursue.

At this moment, the Liang army still had sufficient troops. If they went out of the city to pursue, once the opponent counterattacked, they would definitely pay a heavy price. There was really no need to take this risk.

Looking at the retreating Liang army, standing on the wall, Shi Lei's eyes were thoughtful.

In fact, the Liang army still had a chance to fight at that time, but they chose to retreat.

Did they see through his intentions, or did the opponent plan to change tactics?

Shi Lei could not come up with a conclusion for this question for the time being.

As the defender, what they have to do now is to wait and see, and respond to changes with constancy.

After getting off the wall and making simple arrangements for post-war work, Shi Lei called a military doctor and found Li Tie as quickly as possible.

"What's the situation now?"

Li Tie was his old subordinate. When he saw that Li Tie did not return to the wall to join the battle, combined with his previous findings, he was sure that Li Tie must have been seriously injured.

Now that he had found the person, Shi Lei was shocked when he saw Li Tie's arms.

Li Tie laughed at himself.

"I feel half disabled. I'm afraid I won't be able to recover in a short time."

At this moment, his arms were even more swollen than at the beginning.

When Shi Lei saw this, he quickly asked the accompanying military doctor to treat him.

"You can stay here to recuperate with peace of mind during this period. You don't have to worry about the city defense. Our garrison troops in the city are there, and the few troops on the opposite side can't do anything to us."

Shi Lei's words were calm and calm, which made Li Tie feel at ease, but after the defeat, the shame in his heart was difficult to eliminate.

Seeing Li Tie's thoughts, Shi Lei spoke again...

"His Majesty once told me that victory and defeat are common matters in the military. If you want to win, you must be able to accept defeat. It is normal for people to win and lose in life. After a failure, you should review yourself, but you should not be resentful. , I can’t get through it.”

After saying these words, Shi Lei turned around and left.

He knew Li Tie, and if he stayed there to comfort him, it would make the other party even more embarrassed.

After saying what needs to be said, it would be better for Li Tie to calm down and adjust his mentality.

This is indeed the case. After Shi Lei and the military doctor left one after another, Li Tie, who was left alone, slowly calmed down and began to reflect on himself...