Chapter 191
"Woo~Woo~" The melodious sound of the horn spread in the army, representing the attack notes, and the first echelon at the front.
After receiving the signal to attack, they immediately charged at Wantong City in front of them.
"Archers ready!"
All the archers immediately stepped forward, drew their bows and arrows, and pulled the bows into a full moon, waiting for an order, and then they would shoot the sharp arrows in their hands at the enemy.
"The enemy has advanced to 300 steps." Cheng Wuting said.
Li Chengqian still stood on the top of the city, motionless. This time he planned to use fire attack to scare off the Xueyantuo army.
If you want to attack with fire, the wind direction is very important.
"The enemy has advanced to 250 steps!" Cheng Wuting shouted again.
"Let's wait until the enemy gets closer! Bring up the gifts we prepared for them." Li Chengqian said.
"Yes!" Qiu Shenji took the order and immediately returned with several guards.
Each of them held two wine jars in their hands, and no one knew what was in them.
Then, some guards immediately came forward, took out some strange things, and placed them on the top of the city.
At first glance, it looked like a slingshot played by children, but it didn't look like it. Just when Liu Lan and others were puzzled.
As Cheng Wuting's voice rang, Qiu Shenji showed everyone the function of these things.
"The enemy has advanced to one hundred steps!" Cheng Wuting shouted again.
"It's northwest wind now, with moderate wind force." A general of the East Palace reported the wind direction.
Qiu Shenji knew that now was the best time to use fire attack, so he used this slingshot-like tool to throw the wine jar they brought to the city.
It fell to the ground and hit the enemy soldiers who were running.
The jar broke and the liquid inside scattered everywhere. Shi Shisi and his men could even smell the smell of oil.
"Shoot!" No matter what the prince was doing, the enemy had entered the shooting range, and Shi Shisi immediately ordered to shoot. "Pah
, pah, pah" The shaking bowstring threw the arrow into the sky, drawing an arc in the air and turning into a dripping rain of arrows.
The Xueyantuo army continued to charge towards the charging enemy, holding their shields above their heads to defend against the rain of arrows from the sky. Before
the first wave of arrows fell, the second wave of arrows rose into the air, again crossing an arc and turning to shoot at the enemy.
The first wave of arrows fell to the ground, knocking down hundreds of enemies or even killing them, and the third wave of attacks on the city began again.
Li Chengqian turned around and said to Wang Fangyi beside him: "Let's start!"
"Yes!" Wang Fangyi took the order and immediately drew his bow and arrow, aiming at the city. He was not aiming at the charging enemy, but at the broken altar on the ground.
"Pop!" Wang Fangyi loosened his fingers, and the arrow flew out, with flames burning on the arrow head.
The rocket was shot into the ground, and the feathers at the end of the arrow shaft trembled slightly. When the arrow landed, the flames ignited the grease and liquor scattered on the ground, and a sea of fire suddenly ignited.
Under the influence of the northwest wind, the fire burned more fiercely.
"Ah!" The fire ignited the soldiers of the Xueyantuo army, and the enemy soldiers who turned into firemen screamed and were swallowed by the flames.
Other soldiers who were not burned by the fire dodged one after another. Suddenly, the first echelon of Xueyantuo was in chaos, and the neat formation began to become chaotic.
And some people began to flee backwards. With the first person, more and more people will begin to flee backwards.
At this time, they only had one thought in mind, which was to keep running. In the end, they were defeated, and many people even threw away their weapons.
"Damn it!" Ba Zhuo was very angry when he saw this scene. He originally thought that he could easily take down Wantong City, but he didn't expect this result.
"Order the second echelon to fill in and launch an attack on Wantong City, and send people to collect these defeated remnants." Ba Zhuo said.
"Yes!" The messenger took the order and flew away, conveying Ba Zhuo's order to the leaders of the small tribes in the second echelon.
"What should we do now?" The generals of the small tribes gathered together.
They were unwilling to risk their lives for Ba Zhuo, and now they saw that Ba Zhuo was planning to use them as cannon fodder.
Let them die while they sit back and reap the fruits of their labor. There is no such good thing in the world.
However, they knew what was waiting for them if they disobeyed Bazhuo's orders.
"We can just refuse Bazhuo on the grounds that the first echelon was defeated and affected us, and take the opportunity to retreat to the rear." A general of a small tribe said.
"Okay! Let's do it!" Everyone agreed with his method and immediately followed it, letting the soldiers under his command pretend to be defeated and flee, and retreat to the rear.
At the same time, he sent someone to tell the messenger sent by Bazhuo about the "situation" and asked him to go back and convey it to Bazhuo.
The messenger had no choice but to report to Bazhuo.
Soon, the messenger came back and reported to Bazhuo: "Report to the Khan! The tribal generals of the second echelon said that they were affected by the defeat of the first echelon. The soldiers have no fighting spirit and even show signs of defeat."
"They need to appease the soldiers below and cannot launch an attack on Wantong City."
"What?" Bazhuo was furious after hearing this. How could these guys do this? This is obviously an excuse. The need to appease the soldiers is all a lie.
Bazhuo was very angry. These guys dared to disobey his orders. If he had known earlier, he would have captured them together!
"Khan! The second echelon has begun to retreat!" The scout came running and reported to Bazhuo.
Ba Zhuo almost vomited blood. Today's battle was really frustrating. Before they even touched the city wall, the first echelon of the charge was dispersed by a trick of the opponent.
Not only that, but it also caused the second echelon to disperse. In this way, the entire 50,000-strong army lost its combat effectiveness.
How can he continue to fight? He can't let his 20,000 troops attack Wantong City!
If all his troops are used up, how can he suppress other tribes?
Just when Bazhuo was in a dilemma, Mengjitai said, "Khan! Let's withdraw our troops! The current situation is not favorable to us. If the enemy army rushes out of the city to attack our army, I'm afraid our army will be unable to resist."
"Let's retreat quickly! Khan! It won't be too late to make plans after we gather these remaining soldiers again."
"Alas! This is all we can do for now! Retreat!" Bazhuo nodded, and he agreed with Mengjitai's opinion. Bazhuo
would not let his own soldiers attack the city, in order to prevent other tribal generals from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
He needed to rely on these 20,000 soldiers to shock and suppress these people's minds.
Now Bazhuo could only retreat, hoping that his newly mobilized 200,000 troops would give him a surprise.
"Woo~Woo~" The bugler blew the retreat horn, and the sound waves of retreat spread to the entire army.
The Xueyantuo army began to retreat while gathering the remaining soldiers.