Chapter 394
Originally, during the reign of the Tartars, the prefect only cared for civil affairs, while the Daluhua Red-handed military affairs. However, since it was occupied by Chen Feng, it was less than a year, and Chen Feng's focus on defense was flat and hope, so the prefect was temporarily in charge of both the military and the people.
Although Lord Yang is a civil servant, he is not afraid of war at all. However, after climbing to the top of the city and seeing everything here, it is still a bit incredible. He relied on these thousand people to guard the East City Gate and endured the attack of the most ferocious Miao people. Not only did he suffer very little losses, but he also killed so many people on the other side! Looking at the corpses outside the city, there are probably more than a thousand!
"Liu Qianhu is so young that he dares to destroy evil people on the city gate. I am not just a timid person." Lord Yang said. There will be no danger at the city gate now, and the other party has retreated.
When Liu Gouer heard Lord Yang say this, he smiled.
Lord Yang knew that Liu Gou'er's words just now were not malicious, and she was worried about her own safety.
"Now, the Miao people have retired. Liu Qianhu, is there any help here? Can you ask me to send additional troops here?" asked Lord Yang.
"Now, the Miao people are rushing to make siege equipment. I guess if they only build simple ladders, they will be siege in two hours. We don't have many arrows left. Please organize people and carry more people over." Liu Gou'er said.
The killing was very easy just now, but it was also very expensive. If the Miao people insisted more, they would probably face the embarrassment of using up all arrows.
If you build various siege equipment, it may take a long time. You still need skilled craftsmen to rush into cars, arrow towers, etc. However, if it is just a simple ladder, it will be much simpler. A few people can make a ladder in half an hour.
"Okay, I'll organize people immediately." Lord Yang said.
"Please check strictly in the people in the urn city below to prevent spies from being mixed up." Liu Gou'er continued. Now that the battle is temporarily over, those people should be put into the city, but there should be no accidents.
"Also, the Miao people came here strangely. Although it seems that they are here to attack, our other city gates must not be careless to prevent the Miao people from cheating." Liu Gou'er continued.
As the leader of the army, Liu Gouer seemed to have become flexible, and many things can be understood as soon as she thinks about them.
Originally, Lord Yang wanted to transfer other defenders on the city walls to come, but when he heard him say this, he nodded and said yes.
Originally, Lord Chen had already made preparations to let General Chang set up an ambush halfway, but these Miao people bypassed the defense and came here. So, it is unknown whether the Miao people suddenly changed the marching route or they joined forces with Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. If Lord Chen wants to be Yin, it is unknown. Therefore, you must be careful.
There were nervous arrangements on the top of the city, and outside the city, the Miao people were also nervous preparations.
Lu Cai looked at Yang Tongguan with a sad and angry expression on his face: "Brother, I was careless just now. After building the ladder, I will ask my people to go first. I will continue to be a vanguard, climb to the top of the city, and kill all the defenders! Avenge your brothers!"
It was impossible to let Lu Cai admit defeat. He felt that with a ladder, he could step onto the top of the city, so he asked Yang Tongguan to continue fighting.
"Brother, let me do it." Another voice said.
Lu Cai looked over and said that he was Yang Tongguan's younger brother, Yang Boyan.
If it were another person, Lu Cai would have been furious, but if Yang Tongguan's younger brother wanted to fight with him, he would have to give him face.
"Your subordinates are all cavalry, and they are not suitable for siege. Moreover, your subordinates are all our Miao people." Yang Boyan said lightly. This last sentence touched Yang Tongguan.
Those who died and injured just now were all his direct descendants, and they were Miao people brought from southern Xinjiang. In the infantry, Miao people only accounted for a part, and most of them were warriors recruited during their war.
Yang Boyan implicitly means that if the infantry forces are exhausted, they can still help. If the direct line is gone, the losses will not be compensated.
"Okay, brother, two hours later, you will lead the infantry to attack the city." Yang Tongguan said.
He didn't know that from a distance, there was a pair of eyes paying attention to this place. After observing with a thousand-mile mirror for a while, a cavalry quietly returned south.
"General Chang and Miao Bing are making siege equipment outside the East City Gate." The scout came back and reported.
At this time, the cavalry led by Chang Yuchun had already arrived outside Songjiang City and sent out scouts to find the traces of the Miao soldiers. Chang Yuchun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The ambush was not completed, and these Miao soldiers were able to get around here. It seems that Yang Wanzhe, who led the team, has some real skills.
"Have they started to attack the city?" Chang Yuchun asked.
"There is no fight yet, but there are thousands of corpses outside the city gate." The scout said.
It seems that they have attacked once tentatively, but unfortunately, they still came too late and lost the first battle to slaughter the Miao army.
What should I do now? Chang Yuchun never worried that he could not defeat these barbarians. What he was most worried about was that he could not wipe out them completely. The terrain here could only defeat the enemy at most, but not completely wipe out them.
If the infantry behind comes, they can form an encirclement and cooperate with the defenders at the city wall to wipe out all the Miao soldiers under the city.
Unfortunately, the infantry is still behind, and it will take at least a few hours to arrive.
Chang Yuchun wanted to pounce on him immediately, but now he can only endure it for the time being.
On the battlefield, I was temporarily calm, but this indicates the tragic battle that followed.
Taking this time, Liu Gou'er on the top of the city quickly ordered someone to have dinner. He fought all morning and had not eaten yet.
Soon, a few pieces of fat meat floated on the city wall, and the fragrance even floated into the Miao army outside the city.
"The arrows on the top of the city are so powerful, we have to make some shields." Yang Boyan continued.
In the Miao army's equipment sequence, there is no such thing as shields. Just like the Tartar soldiers hardly use shields, at most, the Tartar soldiers only use stacked shields. They are the attacking side and do not need such bulky things. When the opponent did not shoot a few rounds of arrows, they had already rushed up and beat the enemy with their weapons. Now, they found that the biggest casualties to them were arrows.
Then, you have to be prepared when attacking later. This shield is a good choice.
Shields, nowadays, there are very few single shields. They are all huge standing shields. When used in combination, they can form a formation and protect individual infantry phalanxes.
However, this requires constant training, and now, it is obvious that they no longer have training time in this area.
Therefore, they had to use local materials, use bamboo, and make shields, so that the damage caused to them by arrows can greatly reduce the amount of damage caused to them. Although there is no cowhide or metal wrapping, and it will not be too big, it is definitely much better than just being beaten and not fighting back.
This is also a good idea that Yang Boyan has been able to think of so far.
"Yes, we need a shield." Yang Tongguan said: "The other party's arrows are too powerful, we must avoid unnecessary casualties."
"However, I'm afraid it's still one hour later," said Lu Cai.
"That's worth it." Yang Tongguan said. He knew that Lu Cai was eager to take revenge, but now he could not do it recklessly.
Smelling the fragrance of rice floating on the city, Lu Cai's eyes almost burst into flames. Since they didn't bring a stove when they came out, they didn't have time to rob nearby, so now they can only catch cold water and eat dry food to satisfy their hunger.
However, the Miao soldiers did not complain about this. In their eyes, after making siege equipment, they could knock down Songjiang City in an afternoon and spend the night in the city at night. At that time, they would eat whatever they wanted, especially women.
They didn't know that on the top of the city, a young man was looking at them with a thousand-mile mirror. Now, when they saw these people, except for those simple ladders, they even had to build shields on the spot. The man smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Note, all the arrows were wrapped in oil cloth."
What would it be like if the shield made of bamboo was shot by an arrow with an arrow on fire? It would be interesting to think about it. Liu Gou'er wanted these people to come up and die quickly.
Liu Gou'er felt that she was well prepared, but when she saw the thirty large round barrels escorted by Lord Yang himself, she immediately laughed so hard that she couldn't stop smiling.
"Mr. Yang, have you given me all the treasures in our arsenal?" Liu Gou'er said.
He knew this treasure, and came from the Taizhou Ordnance Bureau, called Baihu Sheng.
"This battle is the most important battle in our Songjiang Prefecture. We cannot make any mistakes. So, we will move all of these more than a hundred families and tigers to the top of the city walls all over the world. In a while, you have to save some use. After using them, there will be nothing left." Lord Yang said.
After learning that the Miao army was going to attack the city, yesterday, the crossbows in the treasury were all moved to the top of the city, and the bowls and guns were also opened, and they were ready. However, the hundred tigers ran together and Lord Yang did not take it out. This time, taking out this thing, it shows that he had been hesitating for a long time. This is their treasure.
"Yes, Lord Yang." Liu Gou'er said, but he was thinking in his heart that after a while, he naturally ignited all these things, and when will they be left?
As he was talking, he heard something coming from afar.
Liu Gou'er used a thousand-mile mirror to observe it, and the Miao army on the opposite side began to line up and attack the city.
It's not yet noon at this time.
"Mr. Yang, the Miao thief is going to attack the city. Can you check out other city gates to see if there are more enemies?" Liu Gou'er said.
He sent Lord Yang away to avoid being in trouble. Moreover, he could not say that it was a danger here, otherwise Lord Yang would definitely not leave, so he changed his words.
Chapter completed!