BookMe Chapter 503 The siege begins
Chapter 503 The siege begins
On the fourth day, early in the morning, the two groups of troops from the Prince's Mansion and Li Rubai had already formed their formation in the city and were preparing to attack the city.
On the wall of Yuezhou City, Shi Xiaoren came in person. Looking at the murderous military formation below, his heart was extremely heavy.
Although they have simulated many times with their generals in the past few days, Yuezhou City cannot be broken in a short time. They will definitely be able to hold on until King Lu’s reinforcements arrive.
But for some reason, there was always a bad feeling lingering in his mind. This was an intuition brought about by years of fighting.
Maybe I have to prepare for the worst? …
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Princess Zetian gave another impassioned speech before the battle to boost morale, but it was different from other generals in the empire.
She did not promise glory and wealth, but shouted the slogan "fight for the people". This is what she learned from Qin Yu
The power of the Yuling Army made Princess Zetian realize that in order for an army to be strong, in addition to hardware such as skills, weapons, and equipment, it also needs ideals and souls.
For countless years before, the empire's military ideology was loyal to individuals, either the emperor or the generals themselves. No one had ever proposed loyalty to the people.
Therefore, it is difficult for the military to create unified ideals and goals without being loyal to individuals.
But from now on, starting from the Yuling Army, a new idea is spreading...
After boosting their morale, the soldiers were all eager to go into battle and charge.
The attack plan is very simple. The first army attacks from the west, and the second army attacks from the east.
As for why we didn’t attack from all sides at the same time, of course it’s still a matter of numbers.
Since there is no huge numerical lead, there is no advantage in being besieged on all sides. It will only distract one's own forces and further expand the opponent's city defense advantage.
However, even if he did not choose to fight on all sides, Qin Yu still had an idea.
He sent a squad of a hundred people to stand by in front of the other two walls. If the other side suddenly came out from the unconfronted side while a fierce battle was going on in front of them, it would cause huge damage to one's own flanks.
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Amidst the powerful and long sound of the trumpet, the siege officially began!
Behind Qin Yu, dozens of cannons fired in unison, and in an instant, countless flaming flowers burst out from the city wall.
Dozens of giant trebuchets threw huge stones at the city walls and gates. Some of the stones were poured with kerosene and set alight.
After just one salvo, many potholes and damage appeared on the walls of Yuezhou City.
"So powerful!" Tang Feiyang couldn't help but sigh, "These weapons are much stronger than usual!"
These firearms and siege engines are all technologies brought by Qin Yu from the Thorn Islands. They are the results of several years of research and development by the Yu Ling Army's arms research and development department.
Then, under the cover of artillery fire, the soldiers began to attack the city
Dozens of ladder trucks slowly drove towards the city wall, each driven by more than ten people, and equipped with defensive armor.
In addition to the ladder trucks, there were also teams of soldiers rushing forward carrying ladders of more than ten meters, preparing to climb the city wall in the simplest way.
In the sky, soldiers and warriors above the Tianwu realm also formed an array to attack the city wall.
In short, all-round attacks have begun, but at this time both sides are still in the testing stage and are not fighting with all their strength. All real high-level warriors have not been dispatched.
The siege lasted for four hours, but did not achieve much results.
The main reason is that Princess Zetian and Qin Yu ordered before the war that everything should be focused on preserving the vitality. Once the defense is lost, withdraw immediately!
Because they are the attacking party and do not have an absolute advantage in numbers, they cannot afford to die. Once the losses are too large, it will be more difficult to attack the city.
So basically the siege personnel retreated immediately as soon as the protective equipment around them or the shielding equipment such as ladder trucks broke down.
In four hours, only a few hundred people successfully scaled the city wall, but they were outnumbered and were quickly repelled and then retreated.
No matter how powerful the Yuling Army's skills are, they can't use their flesh and blood to fight against a solid city wall.
Then Princess Zetian gave the order to stop the attack. That was it for today. The entire army withdrew its fortifications to rest.
Although it is still early, we have stopped fighting. Ladder trucks, city crash trucks and other equipment have been greatly damaged and need to be repaired and rebuilt.
Only people are not enough. To attack a city, you have to rely on these equipment to send people up. The rest of the time must be used to organize the equipment.
The same was true on Li Rubai's side. The attack on the city was not going well and there was almost no progress, so he also retreated.
The attack on the Prince's Mansion was thwarted, but Shi Xiaoren's troops were greatly encouraged, and some even commented, "It's just that."
However, those generals who had fought against the Yu Ling Army in Niangzi Mountain were still cautious. They were indeed afraid of being beaten.
Even so, after experiencing the first day of battle, these people began to have the idea that 'as long as they hide in the city, the enemy will not be able to do anything'
Shi Xiaoren himself still asked everyone to go all out and not underestimate the enemy.
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On the fifth day, which was also the second day of the siege, there were no major changes in the overall offensive of the First Route Army and the Second Route Army.
It's just that high-level warriors have begun to be sent into the battlefield today. In terms of quantity and quality, the Prince's Mansion has the absolute advantage.
But as for Shi Xiaoren, with the help of city defense and formation, even if the high-end combat power is insufficient, he can still cope with it and not collapse.
This day's battle lasted for three hours and ended. Because of the addition of high-level warriors, the destruction of siege equipment was faster.
So the Prince's Mansion soon withdrew to rest. Although the overall casualties were very small, everyone was indeed a little discouraged.
There is indeed an exciting atmosphere in Yuezhou City. Today they once again defended against the opponent's attack, and this was with high-level warriors participating in the battle.
Many people have begun to think that this group of rebels has nothing to do with them. They even want to open the champagne in advance, but they are suppressed by Shi Xiaoren. He does not think that Princess Zetian is so easy to deal with.
The siege remained the same on the sixth and seventh days after that, with no major progress made.
Although the walls of Yuezhou City are riddled with holes, and the city gates have been breached several times, they are not big enough to make it difficult for the attackers to launch attacks.
And taking advantage of the break, the city defenders seized the time to repair these loopholes, so the Prince's Mansion has not made any big progress.
The morale of the whole army is now a bit low, and many people are beginning to think that they may fail.
On the contrary, Shi Xiaoren's troops were so swollen that they even took the initiative twice to launch a fast force from the unconfronted city gate in an attempt to cause trouble on the flanks.
Fortunately, Qin Yu had arranged people here in advance to withstand the opponent's impact, and was able to avoid being attacked from the flank by the enemy.
However, although the war was unfavorable, Princess Zetian and others did not panic at all. Qin Yu had already told them his detailed plan, and Yuezhou City was about to be captured!
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