As the thunder bomb exploded, people and horses on the city wall were thrown to the ground. Zhao Hao and Wu Song quickly hid in the sack fortifications.
At this time, the Shu army's ladders had been placed on the city walls in large numbers.
Countless Shu army soldiers began to climb up the long ladder frantically like ants.
At this time, Zhao Hao hurriedly walked out of the fortifications and called on the soldiers to kill the Shu soldiers who were rushing up.
At the same time, he also began to command the catapults, ordering the catapults set up on the top of the city to launch a counterattack.
For a moment, the Shu army positions outside the city were also filled with the sound of thunder bombs.
However, the Shu army was still charging forward madly, coming to the bottom of the long ladder and continuing to climb up.
However, after continuous bombardment in Jilin, the catapults of both sides suffered serious damage.
There aren't many left to use.
At this time, the Shu army had been charging up continuously.
The Gan army also walked out of the fortifications and engaged in close combat with the rushing Shu army.
Because of the shortage of bows and arrows, Zhao Hao did not let the defenders use bows and arrows too early.
Because from now on, he will have to hold on for at least a month.
If that old guy, King Xiaoyao, wasn't exaggerating before.
He may need to hold on for even longer.
He must prepare in advance.
Two hundred thousand arrows can probably only be used for a few days.
This is still under the condition of careful use.
As for the Shu soldiers who were still on the ladder and had not climbed up, the defenders used spears and halberds, as well as rolling logs and falling rocks to deal with them.
For the few Shu soldiers who rushed up, some soldiers would immediately kill them with short swords.
The defenders had conducted drills before, and were extremely cautious not only with arrows, but also with bombs.
Because the number of sky bombs was not sufficient.
Especially if you have to hold on for more than a month, it will be insufficient.
Zhao Hao stood on the top of the city wall, observing the specific movements of the Shu army below.
Nearly two hours passed quickly, and the Shu army failed to even attack the top of the city wall, suffering heavy casualties.
Although the Gan army defending the city also suffered casualties, compared with the Shu army, they were almost negligible.
In the end, seeing that there was no hope, the Shu army chose to withdraw.
Zhao Hao immediately asked someone to count the number of injured and killed soldiers.
A moment later, the data came in, showing that after nearly two hours of offensive and defensive battle, less than 500 people were killed on the Gan army's side.
More than a thousand people were injured.
This number is within a completely acceptable range.
Seeing the Shu army retreating like a tide, Zhao Hao let out a long breath.
He was still very nervous throughout the whole process.
After all, this is his first time as head coach.
The whole city and all the soldiers depend on him, so he can't help but be nervous.
Several generals came over to report the situation, and Zhao Hao hurriedly ordered them to restore the damaged parts of the city as soon as possible.
Allow more soldiers to rest and eat.
To prevent the Shu army from launching a second attack.
Walking down the city wall, Zhao Hao felt somewhat exhausted all over.
He clearly didn't move at all, let alone fight.
However, these two hours also made him feel like a year had passed.
He finally realized that this was war, and that lives were perishing one by one right before his eyes.
This is a feeling that really cannot be described in words.
After returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Zhao Hao just sat down and immediately started vomiting.
It was not the first time he had seen a battlefield, nor was it the first time he had seen dead bodies.
But he still couldn't bear it.
Jiang Yiren, who was standing by, hurried over and patted him gently on the back.
As soon as he finished vomiting, she immediately poured him a cup of tea.
Zhao Hao reached out to take it, rinsed his mouth vigorously, and then he felt a little calmer.
Jiang Yiren's eyes were full of worry, and she quickly asked, "Hao'er, are you okay?"
Zhao Hao shook his head slightly and said with a long breath, "Don't worry, auntie, I'm fine."
As he said this, he smiled and gave Jiang Yiren a reassuring look.
However, the worry in Jiang Yiren's beautiful eyes did not diminish much.
Zhao Hao reached out, gently pulled her to his side, and let her sit on his lap.
He put his arms around her slender waist and said, "Don't worry, auntie. I'm really fine. The Shu army has retreated!"
Jiang Yiren nodded, raised her arms, put them around his neck, and leaned her head against his.
As the two hugged each other, Zhao Hao felt a sense of peace and security.
Until noon, the Shu army did not continue to attack the city.
This made Zhao Hao's nervous heart relax a little.
In the afternoon, Zhao Hao climbed to the top of the city wall again and looked towards the Shu army camp outside the city.
The Shu army was preparing food and still showed no intention of entering the palace.
He also rotated the soldiers guarding the city.
Around dusk, he climbed to the top of the city wall again and looked towards the location of the Shu army camp.
The Shu army still did not take any action.
It was as if, after the attack at dawn, they didn't want to attack the city again.
This made Zhao Hao feel something was wrong.
However, he couldn't tell what was wrong.
However, it would be better if the opponent did not attack, so that he could hold on longer.
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