sweeping the world

Chapter 1077 Relying on each other?

When the eastern sky turned fish-white, the sun had not yet appeared in the field of vision, and it would take a while for the first sunrise to appear.

The siege side of Peshawar became a small fight in the second half, especially after the two siege towers were damaged, the Sassanian army on the siege side did not make a big effort to climb the city.

As the defender, the Peshawar defenders wanted to relax several times. It may be that the commander of the Sassanian side noticed it and made a new big movement, forcing the Peshawar defenders to pay attention. The problem is that Sassan just made There's a lot of noise and no real action.

The Peshawar defenders naturally did not dare to take it lightly.

The Sassanian side can make dozens of false moves, but as long as the Peshawar defenders dare to really relax, as long as the Sassanian side makes a real move and seizes the opportunity, it is possible to break the city.

There is another reason why the Peshawar defenders dare not relax. There are still a large number of Sasanian soldiers under the city walls.Although these Sasanian soldiers didn't try their best, they were undoubtedly a real threat.

After the sky began to brighten, the first rays of sunlight appeared on the battlefield. With sufficient light, the traces left by the battle last night were clearly seen.

The range of about 200 meters close to the city wall is the battlefield, and 150 meters away from the city wall lie scattered corpses. They are all fallen soldiers belonging to the Sasanian side, and the number of corpses will increase as they get closer to the city wall.

The most horrific thing is the edge of the city wall, where the dead are piled up in piles, and there may be wounded people who are still alive.

Too much blood flowed into one piece, and it became a blood flow that gathered to the low-lying position, forming a pool of blood.Countless flies were moving on the bloody water, and a very obvious "buzzing" sound could be heard.

What can be called truly miserable is that in some areas where the fire broke out, the corpses were so burned that the enemy and the enemy could not be distinguished, and many of them were directly burned to ashes.Some were burnt somewhere, leaving some uncharred spots that made it look more disgusting anyway.

With sufficient light, there was the sound of a gong beating on Sassan's side.

A burst of cheers of relief came from the Sasanian soldiers on the edge of the city wall. They could be regarded as getting a signal to retreat, and they no longer need to stay in this place full of corpses and stench.

When the sound of the gong was sounded, the Peshawar defenders were also cheering. They believed that they had won the phased victory of this offensive and defensive battle, and they had enough reasons to cheer.

"The city gate is blocked by itself..." Zhou Bian looked at the Sassanid troops who had no retreat formation: "Otherwise, it is a good opportunity to go out of the city to pursue."

Although there were no bright spots in the offensive and defensive battle in the second half, Zhou Bian and Ma Bin still stayed up all night, but Luhmaru Jiduo went to rest late at night.

Ma Bin's focus was not on the retreating Sasanian soldiers. He pointed to the Sassanian camp and said, "We started to make fire and cook food at night, and the soldiers who finished eating have already begun to assemble."

They came with binoculars, so they can see more clearly from a distance.

Sassan is indeed organizing new troops, or the camps on all sides are preparing. It seems that they do not intend to give the Peshawar defenders more breathing time.

After the day comes, there is enough light to see things. Even without a telescope, you can see a lot of siege equipment on the Sasanian side, especially the siege towers that are not difficult to build but seem to be very useful. There are seventeen in the west alone.

"Seven to the north and six to the south. We can't see the east." Ma Bin visually checked the number of soldiers who were gathering: "The west is no less than [-], the north and south are no less than [-] each, and the east should be It's the same force."

The Sasanian army approaching the city looked like 3000 to 3000 people, and the number lost before was about [-] to [-] people. For an army of [-] to [-] people, the loss of [-] to [-] people is not too big. .

"That's a catapult, right?" Zhou Bian pointed to a machine that was being pushed. It was covered by cloth, but some outlines could be seen: "Those are all catapults?"

Ma Bin looked with a telescope in the direction Zhou Bian knew and said: "It is indeed a catapult. But why do they hide it and not use it to attack the city?"

To be honest, Ma Bin was a little surprised that the Persians could manufacture so many siege equipment in one day and one night, especially even the catapult.

They have been paying attention to the Sasanian army, and they are sure that the Sasanian army did not bring siege equipment when they came.

With such speed and execution, it must be admitted that the Persians did have what an empire should have, and it can even be said to be very surprising.

"Our words..." Ma Bin said not so sure: "Maybe we can do this step, but it shouldn't be better than the Persians."

Zhou Bianjiu was a front-line military officer, and said, "According to our catapult model, the deadline for work will not be less than two days."

So the question is, the Sasanian army outside the city, what is the style of their catapults, how far can they shoot, and how many objects can they project?
"Perhaps it's the semi-finished product that didn't go into battle." Zhou Bian was making a private guess: "Otherwise, isn't the purpose of building siege equipment to facilitate siege? It makes no sense not to be put into use after it's finished."

Before he had any other ideas, Ma Bin agreed with Zhou Bian's statement.

The group of Sassanid soldiers who had stayed by the city wall last night retreated, leaving behind a messy battlefield.

Some of the wounded were the retreating Persians who were taken back, and the bodies of the war dead were not cleaned up. Given the current weather conditions, if they were not cleaned up for more than two days, they would stink.

The sound of the trumpet of the wind was blown from the Sassanid camp, and a knight holding a white flag slowly approached the city wall.

Zhou Bian asked: "Do you want to go and listen to what you heard?"

"No need." Ma Bin guessed: "It should be a request for a temporary truce to clean up the battlefield."

Zhou Bian said: "I'm afraid the Xiaoyue clan will not agree."

The defenders of Peshawar responded with their own actions. A figure who looked like a general shot an arrow with his bow and knocked off the Sasanian knight holding a white flag.

Following the fall of the Sasanian knight, the Peshawar defenders burst into cheers.

"They see it very clearly." Ma Bin said with a smile: "The Persians came here because they were not kind. Unless Jiduoluo is willing to surrender, no amount of kindness will change anything."

Whether or not the traces left after the war are cleared up will have an impact on both the offensive and defensive sides, but the impact on the offensive side will be greater.

Most of the corpses under the city came from the Sassanian side. The newly joined troops should be timid after seeing such a scene, especially some people died in such a terrible way.

In addition to the psychological pressure, those traces became part of the obstacles. Many sections of the city wall were not cleared out, and even the siege ladders had no place to stand.

The knight holding the white flag was shot dead, and roars erupted from the Sasanian camp.

A Persian who looked like a general rode out alone, galloped his horse to about 200 meters outside the city wall of Peshawar, raised his voice and yelled a series of unknown words, roared a few times, and then controlled the horse back.

"If someone dares to do such a thing in the big man's city..." Zhou Bian glanced left and right: "Without a cannon, a bed crossbow can turn him into a corpse."

You can't see such equipment as bed crossbows on the city wall of Jiduoluo, but there are several bed crossbows in several places in the palace fortress.It means that Jiduoluo has such equipment as bed crossbow, but it is not easy to manufacture, or simply does not have the technology to manufacture it, and is it imported from foreign countries?

The Persians were obviously angry. Not only were the trumpets of the Decadent Voice sounded with frequent movements, but also the crunchy war drums were beaten loudly, and the roar of tens of thousands of people filled the whole world. world.

Amid all the movements, the Peshawar defenders took advantage of the rare gaps to switch defenses in batches, and they themselves were cleaning up the debris on the city wall.

The corpses left over from the enemy's battle were not thrown over the city, but were collected without knowing what to do with them.

The corpses of Paoze who died in the battle were roughly thrown into the inner city, and some people carried them and threw them onto bullock carts and took them away.

"Yidoruo..." Ma Bin saw the situation in his eyes: "At least we should be vigilant in our attitude towards war."

"The Xiaoyue people are also a relatively ancient nation." Zhou Bian didn't comment on other things, and said: "They have survived in the cracks in their long history, they can continue, and they can grow again in this land. Set the rules of survival."

It can be seen that Jidoluo has his own rules of survival. For example, the king knows how to motivate the morale of the army, and even uses the method of sending women to the battlefield.

Looking at the fact that they were surrounded by troops six or seven times larger than their own, the morale of the defenders did not appear to be significantly low, which means that there may be many such experiences.

What is very difficult is that all the soldiers and civilians in the city of Peshawar, almost anyone who can move, have joined in the service of the war, and quite a few young men and women are ready to join in the defense of the city.

"The Jiduo family should be very loved." What Ma Bin didn't understand was: "The invading Sassanid army came all the way as if they were in no one's land. What's the reason?"

Zhou Bian thought for a while and said, "Luhemaru Jiduo mentioned more than once that there will be King Qin armed."

"I found out." Ma Bin thought for a while, and said, "Luhemaru Jiduo was looking forward to the big man's reinforcements, but he didn't show any urgency."

What this means is that Luhmaru Jiduo actually did not despair that Peshawar was being attacked by troops. It seemed that he was not surprised that the Sassanid invasion could reach Peshawar all at once, especially since there was no obvious sense of urgency. No matter which direction he came from, From all aspects, it seems to be dependent.

"According to our estimates, the total population of Jiduoluo is about 40..." Ma Bin said rather incomprehensibly: "It means that the number of young and strong people who dare to fight will not exceed [-] at most. Really. King Qin's army coming to Peshawar, can it really turn the situation around?"

It's not that there are no rivers around Peshawar, but it's not a big river system, and it's not the rainy season at the moment, so any water attack is obviously unreliable.

This city is on a plain, and the nearest mountainous area is [-] miles away. The vegetation is relatively dense, but it seems that it is not so easy to attack with fire!
Zhou Bian understood what Ma Bin meant, and said in the same confusion: "Could it be that besides the big man, Luhmaru Jiduo also has reinforcements from other countries?"

Ma Bin didn't forget this. Luhmaru Jido said before that they joined forces with the two Satraps, Abira, Hunnit, Kashmir, etc. to fight against Sasan.

Now Hunnit exists in name only, and the two satraps are simply the anti-Han axis. It is not wrong that Abira and Kashmir are neighboring countries of Jidora, but according to the information known by the Han Empire, Abira and Kashmir can It is not a strong country.

According to the intelligence data of the Han Empire, both Abhiro and Kashmir belong to small countries with few people. Even if they tried their best to save Jidoro, they can send more than [-] coalition troops together, which is considered to be a heart-to-heart for Jidoro. Lung.

The more Ma Bin and Zhou Bian communicated, the more confused they became. After thinking for a long time, they couldn't think of what Jiduoluo relied on.

Outside the city, the Sassanian siege force has already begun to advance.

This time, the Sassanid army crushed the siege tower at one go, and looking at the attacking situation, it was obvious that the troops selected to attack were different from last night.

In other words, because of the night battle last night, the Sasanian commander was unable to control or regulate more, resulting in such a messy offensive.

The advancing Sasanian troops, no matter which wall it is, can see that they are in a state of leisure.

Of course, the infantry carrying wooden ladders will be at the forefront. They are not mixed with the rest of the soldiers, but are in a single column.

A little behind, there are about five rows of sword and shield fighters holding a shield and a sword. They are wearing a kind of leather armor that looks simple, and they can maintain the order of the queue when advancing, giving people a feeling that they should be elite. .In front of them are rows of shield vehicles being pushed forward, should they be used as a barrier for the crossbowmen behind them?
Behind the five rows of sword and shield hands, there are ten rows of crossbowmen. They hold bows or crossbows in their hands, but they have a sword hanging from their waists.

The next thick layer is the melee arms. Since the weapons are not uniform, it will look a little messy, but the order is still maintained.

The last is the heavy siege equipment. Except for the siege tower, some of them are actually similar to the siege equipment on Zhuxia's side, such as the siege carts with things covering the top and left and right sides, and It resembles a well fence of a siege tower, and so on.

It is that the Persians seem to pay more attention to siege towers, and the number of other types of siege equipment is very small. Maybe it will gradually increase as the war progresses, or even new and sharper siege equipment will appear.

"We seem to have overlooked something." Zhou Bian thought about something, and suddenly said in surprise: "Jidoruo has bed crossbows, why haven't you seen Persians using them?"

Ma Bin was obviously stunned, he really didn't think of this before.

(End of this chapter)