Shuozhou Zhendibao faces the greatest pressure!
The mission of Shi Yong's 1,000 soldiers was to block the Tartar vanguard for more than ten days.
He was facing not only the 5,000-strong army of King Zhelan, but also the 100,000-strong Tatar right-wing army that was about to arrive from the rear.
On the first day, the Tatars did not launch a large-scale attack, but only continued to harass and test.
The next day, the same thing happened.
In the early morning of the third day, it was still dark and thick morning fog filled the valley.
Suddenly, the shrill sound of a horn broke the silence!
"Enemy attack! The Tartars are coming!"
The sentries on the city walls shouted at the top of their lungs.
In the thick fog, countless black shadows emerged like ghosts, accompanied by earth-shaking shouts and screams, and rushed towards Zhendi Fort like a tide!
The Tatars chose dawn, taking advantage of the cover of fog, to launch their first real attack!
"Shoot!"
Shi Yong's calm voice rang out from the top of the city wall.
The archers who had been prepared for a long time immediately stood up. The range of the one thousand compound bows, which had been improved for the third time, reached three hundred meters, and the bowstrings did not get hot after shooting thirty arrows.
This was after Zhao Muyun ended the Battle of Weizhou. He asked Lu Zhizi to forge a hundred Mo Daos and upgrade the equipment of the main force again.
After Zhao Muyun gave Lu Zhizi's blacksmith shop instructions and allowed it to mass-produce using an assembly line, the workers in the blacksmith shop no longer needed too many technical barriers and ordinary people could do the job.
Therefore, the main combat force of Shuozhou has become equipped with a compound bow and a horizontal sword for each person, which has become the standard weapon.
Before the era of hot weapons began, bows and arrows absolutely dominated the battlefield.
Bang!
A thousand compound bows fired at the same time, and a dense rain of arrows poured down with a whistling sound and plunged into the thick fog.
Suddenly, shrill screams and the muffled sound of bodies falling to the ground were heard in the fog.
But there are too many Tartars!
When those in front fell, those behind immediately stepped on the corpses of their companions and continued to charge!
They carried simple ladders and brandished scimitars, rushing towards the city walls like crazy ants, regardless of everything.
But when this Zhendi Fort was first built, Zhao Muyun put a lot of thought into it, setting up many traps and tunnels according to the standards of Yinzhou City.
Later, Zhong Dahu was appointed as the commander of Shuozhou and expanded Zhendi Fort.
Before, Zhendi Fort was only on the hillside on the left side of the valley. Later, Zhong Dahu integrated it with the hillside on the right side of the valley, forming a solid defensive fortification five meters high, completely blocking the valley.
If the Tatars want to enter Shuozhou, they must conquer this place!
The long-range attack capability of the compound bow caused hundreds of King Zhelan's soldiers to die in the valley before they even got close to the city wall.
People fell down every moment, blood dyed the valley red, and corpses piled up like mountains.
Seeing the heavy losses, King Zhelan was heartbroken and ordered to stop the attack and wait for the arrival of the main army.
There was a brief calm on the battlefield, with only the wailing of the wounded and the cawing of crows.
Shi Yong knew that this was just the beginning.
The next attack will be even more fierce.
The Tartars launched one attack throughout the day and then no more.
Perhaps King Zhelan wanted to preserve his strength on the one hand, and on the other hand he was also aware of the strength of the Shuozhou army.
On the fourth day, the main force of the Tatars arrived, and the valley became crowded with people, horses, and flags.
First, a Tartar general in golden armor came to the front of the battle formation, accompanied by dozens of Tartars in silver armor, to check it out. Then the Tartars became agitated again.
This time, the Tatars' attackers were different. It was no longer King Zhelan's troops, but the Tatars from Mobei.
They first took soil from the hillsides on both sides, and under the cover of the Tartars holding shields, they braved the rain of arrows and filled up all the tunnels in front of Zhendi Fort.
Afterwards, some equipment was brought out for assembly.
Shi Yong stood on the top of the city wall and observed the movements of the Tartars with a serious expression on his face.
He grew up during the first period of military training. As soon as he saw the actions of the Tartars, he knew that they were not friendly.
The Tatars filled in the trenches to make it easier for the horses to run, so those in the fort who wanted to get out and cause damage had no chance; and the equipment they assembled was siege weapons such as catapults.
It will probably be very difficult to hold on for ten days!
"Hurry up and report to Sima Han that the Tartars are powerful. Shi Yong swears to coexist with Zhendi Fort as king." Shi Yong's eyes were full of determination.
On the fifth day, the Tartars set up four tall catapults five hundred steps outside the fort.
As the attack horn sounded, the Tatars began to form a formation with their shields raised and approached in large numbers.
The catapults also began to squeak and throw stones as big as millstones fell from the sky and smashed into Zhendi Fort. Several soldiers failed to dodge and turned into a pool of meat on the spot.
Under the cover of shields, the Tatars approached the city wall, and the archers began to shoot into the fort. The soldiers inside the fort were hit by dense arrows and fell down one after another.
Watching the soldiers he personally trained fall one after another, Shi Yong's eyes were determined and blazing with anger as he roared, "Battering wood, rolling stones, and golden juice, get ready!"
The Tatars approached the bottom of the city wall. A dozen strong Tatars carried a piece of wood half as big as an arm and slammed it hard against the fortress gate.
Of course, the gate of Zhendi Fort was not as strong as Wuzhou City and Shuozhou City. It became loose after being hit a few times. Shi Yong ordered Deputy Commandant Zhou to take people to block the city gate.
put!
The battering ram was thrown down, the boulders fell, the boiling gold juice was poured down, and there were screams from under the city wall.
The Tartars fell like wheat being cut.
The Tartar who was splashed with the golden juice rolled on the ground and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
Although the casualties inflicted on the Tatars were heavy, their numbers were as huge as ants, and they continued to die one after another.
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