I had hoped to easily take it down with a sneak attack.

He had actually fallen into the opponent's trap before the fight even started.

Hearing the number of people who were slandering me, I was so angry that I almost vomited blood.

"Li Ye, if I were to catch you, I would tear you into pieces and torture you to death.

I will make you suffer the most cruel punishment in the world."

The barbarian king couldn't help but burst into cursing.

Looking at the soldiers attacking in front, they could hardly advance even half a step for several hours.

All of them were shot to death by crossbows outside the city.

It is impossible to win with such an intensive attack.

The Barbarian King felt helpless, as he knew that the preparations for this sneak attack were not sufficient.

If we continue to fight like this, even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory.

It would be a huge loss if hundreds of thousands of troops were to be lost here.

If you want to break through the enemy's defenses, you must be fully prepared and make more thick shields to block these crossbow arrows.

Otherwise you will only suffer losses.

At this moment, I have already thought about retreating.

He waved his hand helplessly and said, "Since there is no possibility of winning, let's retreat first.

If we continue to fight, we will suffer heavy losses and it will not be worth it.

Wait until I'm ready next time, then come back and take this shot.

Our mission this time is to search for more supplies first.

No matter how strong they are, they can only rely on the city walls for defense. Once they emerge, our cavalry can destroy them."

The generals present were very unhappy to hear this.

After suffering such a huge loss and countless casualties, he actually said he wanted to give up.

You must know that most of the people who died in the battle were their tribesmen.

How could we retreat directly when we have such a huge advantage?

How am I going to explain this to my tribe members when I get back?

The soldiers who just came to support suffered losses during the sneak attack. How can they just die like this without taking revenge?

They had just arrived and didn't know how powerful the crossbow was.

I always feel that with a total of 130,000 soldiers and horses, how could they not be able to break such a low city wall?

All the generals were extremely dissatisfied.

"How can we retreat now? Give me 5,000 soldiers and we can defeat them even if we attack from the front!"

"As far as I know, their crossbows are the most powerful. Let's find some wood and make a large shield. If it can block the crossbows, shouldn't it be easy to climb over the city wall?"

"Yes, my king, how can we retreat now? Wouldn't our brothers' deaths have been in vain?

There are some coolies working inside, and you can defeat them if you get close to them."

Many people volunteered to join the fight.

The barbarian king was also a little hesitant.

The morale of the army cannot be lost. Too many people have died and there must be an explanation.

He also wanted to try again.

But we can't attack mindlessly anymore.

"Withdraw all the people and let's discuss a good strategy.

The enemy is too well prepared, and we cannot let our soldiers die."

The barbarian king ordered his troops to retreat.

The attacking barbarian soldiers retreated like a tide.

This battle was different from previous ones. The damage done in previous sieges had been much greater than this.

The key is that they can see their chances of winning.

As long as they climb up the city wall and gain a foothold, they can quickly defeat the Dayuan army.

In a head-on close combat, the Dayuan army was no match for them.

But this time was completely different from the past, they had no chance to climb the city wall at all.

The crossbow arrows were so dense that they were like raindrops.

Even if someone is holding a shield, as long as there is a slight gap, the person behind them will be shot.

Especially the large crossbow arrows have extremely strong penetrating power, and can penetrate even their shields that are ten centimeters thick.

They had no idea how many crossbows and arrows the Dayuan army had prepared. It seemed as if they were endless and would never be used up!

I feel fear from the bottom of my heart and don’t know how to win.

If the fighting continues like this, I'm afraid everyone will die outside the city.

Therefore, when they heard the sound of the gong, they ran back without hesitation, each one running faster than the other.

If it weren't for the large amount of iron we obtained, we could have thickened their armor.

I'm afraid more people will die.

The barbarian king summoned his generals to discuss the strategy for attacking the city.

"What traps did you encounter during your sneak attack? Can you get rid of them?" asked the Barbarian King.

A frontal attack would cause too much damage, so we would like to seek other solutions.

When this matter was mentioned, the general was furious.

“The Dayuan people are too cunning, and their methods are too vicious.

They dug a pit under the city that was seven or eight meters wide and about three feet deep.

A lot of spikes were installed in the pit, and a lot of feces were poured into it.

Many people were stabbed if they accidentally stepped in.

Even if the wound isn't too serious, I'm afraid it can't be healed."

After hearing his words, the other generals' faces also looked extremely ugly.

Using a bow and arrow will cause it to be coated with feces, and any scratches could lead to infection.

Medical conditions in ancient times made it difficult to cure the disease, and most people would die in pain.

I didn't expect that this method would fall into a trap.

The Barbarian King asked in a deep voice, "How many people were injured?"

The general sighed and replied, “At first, we thought there was no one defending us because we rushed in too fast.

About four thousand people accidentally stepped in and were badly injured.

Even though they have been bandaged, I'm afraid they won't last long!

They ambushed us on the city wall and took advantage of our panic to kill many of us with crossbows.

More than 1,400 people were injured, and more than 5,000 were wounded."

"Damn it!" The barbarian king was extremely angry and slammed his fist on the table.

"We must not let him off easily!"

"Take down this bastard and torture him severely to avenge our brothers."

All the generals raised their fists and roared.

Through the conversation, the Barbarian King got some important information.

Although they had set a trap and took advantage of the darkness, they suffered a great loss.

But he found that the trap was not difficult to deal with.

As long as you fill the trap, you won't have to worry.

They have more soldiers, and if they attack from three sides, they can disperse the power of the crossbows.

If we increase the intensity of our attack, we might be able to break in with just one blow while facing the crossbows.

As long as we rush into the city again and rely on shields and houses to block, we still have a great chance of winning.

The Barbarian King wanted to say here: "Rest for one night and fight again tomorrow!"

"What? How can we stop? Perhaps the defenders are exhausted and their arrows are almost gone.

We can succeed with just one more attack, so how can we give up now?"

"Yes, my king, please give me another chance to lead my men into this fight!"

"This is nonsense, don't you even listen to what I say?

Besides, even if they were given one night, how many arrows could they produce?

Make more shields at night. With shields, you can reduce a lot of damage.

Then have someone find some bags and fill all their traps.

If we were attacked from three sides simultaneously during the day, I don't believe he could withstand it.

Besides, you can see more clearly during the day, and it's easier to dodge arrows."