"Hit me!"
"Don't let them rush in!"
"Crossbowmen, fight with all your might!"
"Women, don't just sit there, throw stones at me!"
Liang Yili drew his sword and roared.
The archers drew their bows and shot arrows.
Because there were so many attackers, there was no need to aim. Simply firing arrows would almost always hit the target. However, some arrows were too weak to penetrate the Dafeng armor.
"What's the situation at the other city gates?"
"Don't worry, General, they can't get in!"
"good!"
Liang Yili nodded.
Dafeng divided its army into three groups and attacked simultaneously.
He looked into the distance again.
The flag of King Dafeng remains standing.
Obviously, there is a backup plan.
Don't put everything on at once.
You know, Xubu and Lan haven't done anything yet.
They waited for the battle to become stalemate before rushing out to reap the harvest.
There is no rush now, we don't need them.
Liang Yili was indeed shocked at first.
After all, the endless stream of stones was like a rainstorm.
They were hit so hard that they ran away in panic.
Countless guards were killed on the spot.
But the firepower behind was obviously insufficient.
This type of siege is very common nowadays.
The Liao Dynasty did a lot of research on siege warfare.
He even sent spies to investigate Dafeng.
Including the equipment they use.
Moreover, Liang Yili had conducted drills several months ago.
Fighting a war is not a child's game.
The two countries often engaged in melees involving hundreds of thousands of people.
A single move can affect the whole body!
So you must be adequately prepared.
Including the Liao Kingdom, which began to station troops and prepare for war five years ago.
This is actually a real battlefield.
Everywhere you look, you can hear the sounds of fighting.
Countless soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
Huge rocks fell one after another.
The ladder that was finally put up was also broken!
The Liao Kingdom was completely at ease just sitting back and waiting for the opportunity.
That's what siege warfare is like.
Want to break the city?
That would cost a huge amount of lives!
The method of using troops is to surround them when there are ten of them, and attack them when there are five of them.
If you want to attack a city, you must have enough troops.
This is also the reason why Feng Wuzhe was unwilling to attack by force.
The Liao Kingdom is not a weakling!
They are the empire on the grassland!
Some officials in Chang'an, just to brag, belittled the Liao Dynasty, which was completely nonsense. Without some ability, how could they have destroyed the Western Xia in just a few months?
Siege warfare requires bloodshed!
Especially since the difference in military strength between the two sides is not that big.
The side defending the city will inevitably have a greater advantage.
"General!"
"Let's charge!"
Tie Niu gripped the lance tightly.
Seeing his soldiers sacrificed one after another, his heart was bleeding. Many siege equipment had been destroyed. If they continued to fight like this, there would definitely be problems.
The key point is, Ning Que only sent such a small number of people...
None of Prince Ning’s three guards moved!
This battle is too strange!
Ning Que ignored Tie Niu.
Just looking into the distance calmly.
War is bound to involve bloodshed and sacrifice.
As the captain, his first priority is to win!
Then it is time to reduce the casualties among soldiers.
This is a very realistic thing.
Ning Que let out a long sigh and put away the sword.
"Sound the retreat."
"ah?!"
"yes!"
Tie Niu was confused.
Brothers have waited for so long.
It's over before I even got on the court?
Although he was shocked, he didn't say much.
The most important thing on the battlefield is to follow military orders.
As the commander-in-chief, Ning Que also has the right to do so.
Tie Niu waved the command flag quickly.
Soon, special soldiers struck the zheng.
The "jin" in "ming jin shou bing" (meaning "retreat troops") is actually a gong. This is a bell-like instrument, commonly known as a "da gong." On the battlefield, troops were commanded by the piercing sounds of these instruments: a drum signaled an attack, while a gong signaled a retreat.
As the gongs rang out, the soldiers fighting bravely in the front were stunned. But without giving it much thought, they began to quickly retreat according to the battle formation.
Seeing this scene, Liang Yili finally smiled.
“We won!”
“We won!”
"We defeated Dae-bong!"
"Hahaha, they are not that strong."
"This is a siege. No matter how many of them come, they will die!"
"This bunch of trash can't possibly break in!"
"Ning Que doesn't look that strong. I thought he had some tricks up his sleeve."
Liang Yili breathed a sigh of relief.
He also frowned as he watched Dafeng withdraw its troops.
Is it really that simple?
Ning Que is not a fool!
Could it be that he wanted to test the Liao Kingdom's background first?
After thinking about it, this is the only possibility.
It seems that we still can’t take it lightly!
…
…
Ning Que returned to the military camp.
Before they could even sit down, the generals, led by Gu Yuan, rushed in. Gu Yuan's armor was covered in blood and dirt, and it was obvious that he had been through a bloody battle.
The Liao Dynasty's resistance was beyond their imagination.
He led his team in a series of charges, but returned empty-handed.
"how?"
"Why...why did you call it a halt?!" Gu Yuan suppressed his anger. "General Ning, are you treating this war like a joke? Hundreds of thousands of our soldiers fought bloody battles. We did encounter some resistance just now, but we are confident that we can take it. And you suddenly called it a halt, disregarding the sacrifices of our soldiers. Do you know that if you continue to attack, even more people will die?"
This time many generals supported Gu Yuan.
It's not that they are fence-sitters.
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