Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

917 is not only a southern expansion, but also preparations for the Eastern Expedition

When Yelu Abaoji gave another order, the huge military formations started to move, and it was even more powerful. The Khitan troops rushed towards Yunzhongcheng with a overwhelming momentum.

Li Siben dispatched several of his closest generals to take charge of the city gates across the city. When he saw the Khitan army impatiently launching an offensive at the Zhenwu Army's vassal capital, he also shouted. The crossbowmen who had already rushed to the wall raised the crossbow machine, and behind him raised the bow and arrow, pointed at the sky slanted, and then shot fiercely at the crowd surging from the outside with a flat and ejected shot.

Outside Yunzhong City, the cavalry and archers who rushed to the range of bows and arrows quickly raised their horn bows and splashed rows of feather arrows constantly, trying to suppress the defenders on the city gate. The clusters of arrows above Yunzhong City have never stopped, and the whistling sound of breaking wind is as dense as rainstorms.

When the Khitan cavalry and rushing around the city wall were inevitably covered by arrows shot by the crossbow. The crossbow arrows were nailed into flesh and blood, and the cavalry immediately fell over and down, and there were also war horses running upside down in the cluster of arrows. There were also war horses running upside down, and there were screams of fright and whistle, and the people and horses rolled over and over, and the number of casualties of Khitan cavalry was also increasing.

The feather arrows shot on the top of the city also formed a continuous scale, and the screams of arrows from time to time can be heard from the defenders. But soon, soldiers came forward to fill the queue and continued to attack the enemy outside the city. As the opponent approached, they became more and more fierce!

Just ignore the number of troops led by Yelu Abaoji himself, there are so many... Even if a large number of soldiers were shot by arrows and crossbows and fell to the ground, more soldiers would cross over and continue to rush towards the city wall.

Li Siben was supervising the battle at the top of the city, and from time to time he swung his sword and shot down the straits that were shot towards him. He looked outside again and saw that among the Khitan siege troops, there were not only long ladders, but also siege equipment such as siege, vans and cloud ladders.

Originally, the Khitan was short of attacking, and no matter how many people were, if they encountered a large city with a strong guard, they would often go out of the city and shoot for a while. Once the soldiers who pounced on the city were injured, they had to retreat. In the past, they mainly attacked local towns and villages, and at most they would not go to those small cities with simple city defenses. But now, looking at the enemy's siege equipment and such formations... I don't know which kills the Khitan to teach the Khitan how to attack the city!

After Li Siben was angry, he saw a rushing car covered with hardwood baffles on it, which had already reached the left side of Yunzhong City. The thick wood wrapped in metal at one end was about to swing and hit the city gate violently.

"Smash the utensils in front of the door and kill all the Khitan donkey birds that rush to the city!"

As Li Siben roared again, several teams of soldiers rushed to kill, braved the arrows shot from below, and began to throw them down with various guards. The Khitan Army, who had already begun to climb the ladder, was immediately hit by another blow, and they all rolled down.

The stone was like rain, and it made a loud bang below. In the end, the Khitan soldiers had their horses off, and their armor was not complete. Facing the rain-like rockfall, they could only bear it with the sky spirit cover and all their bones. Some rockfalls of weight were blessed with the power of falling down. When they were about to smash down, they either made their heads burst or their hands and feet break, which also caused another wolf howling under the city!

There were many sharp rolling wood embedded on it, and some guards also launched chains tied to both ends, swinging back and forth like a pendulum. Once swept, the Khitan soldiers who were still climbing immediately had several blood holes on their bodies. They first vomited blood and flew away, and then fell down depressedly.

At the city gate where Li Siben was stationed, the soldiers shouted angrily, archery shooting and throwing stones; some were preparing to pull the motor, and slapped the wolf teeth and smashed it hard on the city wall; some were also shouting at the accomplices in front of them to avoid it, and they also dripped the boiling oil and gold juice into the bottom of the head...

Although the war is becoming increasingly stalemate, with Li Siben's method of governing the army, the soldiers at the city gate will perform their duties, and basically be able to kill and destroy the enemy troops who are trying to rush to the city gate in an orderly manner.

However, Li Siben wandered back and forth above the city to supervise the battle, scolding loudly, and from time to time he was anxious, he would curse a few dirty words. "Talking thief! If you are slow to spread the news, I will chop your dog's head first!"... Li Siben cursed at the school running around and spread the news again, because he didn't know that he would defend this side of the city gate. If the war in other directions was tight, Li Siben would also immediately rush to stabilize the situation.

"Click!" With a loud bang, the rushing car in front of the city gate was finally cracked by falling rocks. The baffle was smashed to pieces and the heavy log fell directly, just hitting the calf of a Khitan soldier next to him, and immediately crushed the bones and flesh... The soldier let out a pig-killing scream, wailing and begging his companions to pull him out.

However, the rest of the soldiers were hit by rockfalls and arrow clusters, and they were unable to protect themselves. The rushing car they controlled was smashed and had to retreat immediately... At this time, the miserable soldier kept howling in front of Yunzhong City, shouting hoarsely until the Khitan's attack ended. The defenders on the top of the city found that there was a bad luck in front of the gate below, and they also thought that his howling was noisy, so they went down a few arrows, and the soldier was finally able to rest in peace...

The Khitan soldiers who had already rushed towards Yunzhong City have now felt more or less unforgettable fear. Even if the Han generals such as Lu Wenjin taught them how to attack the city, and had previously arranged for Han craftsmen to start building siege equipment, after all, they had mainly attacked the south invasion, and had no experience in attacking such a strong and strict defense in the big city.

Therefore, when more and more people die, they can't avoid attacking the city by using the method of filling the life ant attachment... The soldiers' fear doubled. In the past, the Khitans used cavalry and shooting tactics to fight. There were few people who needed a large number of soldiers to gather to fill their lives to fight, conquering the Xiren, Wuwan, and the Black Car Shiwei... and other tribes outside the frontier to defeat the other's earth city, which was not a towering and solid city wall and a complete fortress. So now to forcefully capture such important cities, the Khitans still need to accumulate enough knowledge to adapt to such a fierce battle.

Yelu Abaoji launched a large number of troops to move south, and he would inevitably be enemies with Li Cunxu. In addition to trying to expand to the south, he was actually preparing for the eastern expedition of the Bohai Kingdom in the future... After all, although the Bohai Kingdom east of the Khitan was declining, it could be established for more than 200 years. It was also known as the "Haidong Shengguo". Under his rule, there were also cities such as Shangjing Longquan Prefecture, Zhongjing Xiande Prefecture, Tokyo Longyuan Prefecture, Xijing Yalu Prefecture, Nanjing Nanhai Prefecture and other cities. If they wanted to cover the entire territory in one fell swoop, there would be a siege war to fight.

To annex the Bohai Kingdom, it is no better than other tribes conquered before... But Yelu Abaoji deliberately wanted to reuse Han generals like Lu Wenjin to let the Khitan army gain experience in various tactics. As long as they can conquer vassal states like Yunzhongcheng, they will surely be invincible if they want to capture the city walls under the Bohai Kingdom in the future.

However, at present, facing the city that could not be captured for a long time, the morale strike against the Khitan army was even more serious. Even though there were soldiers in the back formation with harsh generals, it was still difficult to shake the city walls of Yunzhong City standing in front of them. After another attack, the Khitan had to send orders to retreat. After rectification, the next round of offensive was launched.

The Khitan army first came as a tsunami, but now it retreated like a tide. Including Li Siben, the Yamen Army in Zhenwu, also breathed a sigh of relief. However, behind several undulating and flat mounds south of Yunzhong City, a large number of military soldiers had already started to work. Under the will of Yelu Abaoji, Lu Wen, who led his troops to dig the road to attack the city, stood on the hill, looking at the outline of Yunzhong City in the distance, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a ferocious smile appeared...
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next