Chapter 257 Life and Death Decision
The scene of the first battle lost a few days ago, where the Western Jue soldiers were surrounded by trenches and kerosene, was still vivid in their minds. They also remembered the screams of their former comrades in the flames and fighting.
The soldiers suddenly panicked, and some were ready to climb out of the ditch.
The deputy general rode forward and said, "Don't retreat! Hurry up and lift the cart and keep moving forward. This place is out of their range, so there's no need to—"
“Swoosh——”
With a sound of breaking through the air, a sharp arrow pierced the ground, the trench suddenly caught fire, and the soldiers in the trench were instantly burned into firemen.
Cheers rang out from the distant city walls.
Xiao Chuan put down his bow and arrow, touched his chest, and said, "I'm scared to death."
Chen Yu patted his shoulder and said, "It's better to hold him back for a while."
The fire burned directly on the deputy general's face, and the horse was frightened and raised its front hooves high.
"Shit! Shit!" the deputy general cursed as he controlled his horse, "Captain, it's a trap!"
Boda ordered, "Push the snow and put out the fire!"
The deputy general stopped his horse and returned to Boda's side. "Chief, they are using the same trick."
"All is fair in war," Boda said, "I just didn't expect that there would be someone with such amazing arm strength in their army."
Snow was shoveled over the fire, which had no effect at first, but the ditch was not wide and the fire was gradually suppressed.
The soldiers counted the casualties and found that there were dozens of soldiers burned, which was just a drop in the bucket, but the front wheel of the battering ram had been burned.
"They are trying to slow us down."
The advance of the Western Jue was indeed slowed down. The battering ram was lifted by the soldiers and the ditch was filled with earth, while military craftsmen rushed to repair it.
The deputy general said: "Captain, they are waiting for reinforcements from King Beilin."
"King Beilin can't come." Boda said firmly: "Huyantuo will hold him back."
"But what if the King of Beilin gave up Beilin?"
Boda was silent for a while, "Then Huyantuo can enter Da Zhou from Beilin. They will be attacked from both sides. No matter where the King of Beilin chooses to go, he must make a choice and abandon one side."
The deputy general said: "I hope he will return to Beilin."
Boda thought so too.
If Xie Tingzhou chooses to return to Beilin, they will be the first to enter Da Zhou, and then negotiate with Beirong for distribution, so they will be in an advantageous position.
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It was not yet daybreak, and this was time for the garrison to catch their breath, and also for the Western Jue people to rest.
Repair the battering ram and they will attack again.
Chen Yu looked back to the north, which was her second home and where her lover was.
The north will enter a truce period only after the snow falls, but why does Boda have to wait until the truce period to launch an attack?
The person he was waiting for couldn't be Xie Tingzhou, so who could it be?
Is Xie Tingzhou in the same predicament as her? Will he come? Or can he come?
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The doctor in the military tent was treating Bai Yu's injuries.
Bai Yu's injury this time was not serious. A feather was torn off one of its wings and the wound was relatively shallow. The military doctor said that the reason it fell was that it broke through the encirclement in the fight with other falcons and flew for hundreds of miles without stopping.
It is the king of all eagles and has never been at a disadvantage in a battle with other falcons. This time it must have been besieged by falcons.
There were other people in the tent, and Xie Tingzhou stared at Bai Yu intently.
He gave himself some time, and once the military doctor had finished his treatment, he had to make a decision.
At this moment, Xie Tingzhou had to calm himself down and come up with the best and most beneficial strategy for them.
After examining the injury, the military doctor found it to be no serious problem. He gave a brief explanation and then left the tent.
Xie Tingzhou stroked Bai Yu's feathers with his hand.
The King of Ten Thousand Eagles was no less powerful even though he was injured. His eagle eyes stared at the other people in the tent, as if he was waiting for an answer just like them.
Xie Tingzhou stopped, stood up, and said something softly.
Xifeng and Han Jiwu were unable to react at that time.
After sorting out that sentence, Han Jiwu was shocked, "Your Majesty!"
Xie Tingzhou raised his hand to stop him from talking, and said calmly: "Organize the army."
Han Jiwu's throat choked slightly, "But..."
Xie Tingzhou: "This is a military order!"
Xifeng heard a hint of fatigue in Xie Tingzhou's words. He choked in his throat and lowered his head under Bai Yu's gaze.
"Do you think I'm too cold-blooded?" Xie Tingzhou looked at a certain place in the void.
Xi Feng whispered, "The prince has his own difficulties, and the soldiers understand."
Xie Tingzhou waved at him, lowered his head and buried his face in his palms.
No one could see his expression, but Bai Yu saw that his master bent his back and drooped his shoulders.
The day had risen, but the wind and snow at Yanliang Pass had not stopped, and the Qingyun Guards were already on the road.
The Western Jue people rested their equipment and launched a new attack. The infantry in front had already entered the range.
Xiao Chuan raised his hand, "Shoot! Shoot!"
The archers stationed on the parapets pulled their bowstrings to their full potential, and at Xiao Chuan's command, arrows rained down like dense rain.
The Western Jue infantry retreated immediately, and the shield soldiers in the rear stood in the front. They could only hear the sound of arrows hitting the shields, and the rain of arrows was stopped.
This was not going to work. Too much arrows were consumed, while the damage to the enemy was very small. The Western Jue people continued to advance despite the casualties.
A trench bridge was built over the moat, and the Western Jue soldiers rushed to the city with shields, and Lu Gongcha and ladders were set up.
The first group of Western Jue soldiers rushed up from the ladder.
"Get on the log! Quick! The Westerners are coming up!"
There were iron nails nailed on the rolling log, and there were ropes and chains at both ends of the log. The Western Jue soldiers were staring at the city wall and were about to climb up when a log with iron nails fell from the sky.
The log rolled down the ladder, and the soldiers who were climbing the ladder fell from it.
"Damn it." The lieutenant heard the soldiers in front shouting, "They added iron nails to the rolling log."
The garrison here was not happy.
"There are too many of them!"
"Fuck! The one behind is coming up again."
"They've cut the ropes that hold the logs together, General!"
The Western Jue soldiers had several times more manpower than them, and when one group fell, another group took their place.
Chen Yu ran on the city wall, and when a Western Jue soldier climbed up, she chopped him down.
"Damn Xijue people, fuck your mother!" Xiao Chuan roared with a knife in hand, and chopped off the head of the Xijue man who had just climbed up the city wall.
"Wolf Fang Clap!" Chen Yu shouted, "Use the Wolf Fang Clap!"
Boda looked at the melee ahead. It was undoubtedly more difficult to attack a city than to defend it, but there was a huge disparity in their military strength, and the people of the Great Zhou could not hold out for long.
Sacrifice was inevitable, but this sacrifice was slightly beyond his expectations.
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