Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 215: Siege

At the south gate of Tongmeng City, the cavalry lined up facing the gate, drawing their bows and arrows. Ten ladders were lined up on the left and right of the gate, and behind the ladders was a shield formation. The archers knelt on one knee and hid behind the shield formation, with arrows on the bowstring. Yu Jingyan shouted, "Attack the city!"

The first wave of arrows shot out from behind the shield formation, and in the gaps where the infantry archers were firing arrows, the cavalry fired their arrows. Their position was high, so the arrows had a longer range. With the cooperation of both sides, the city wall was seamlessly covered by the rain of arrows.

The nimble vanguard troops wearing soft armor quickly climbed up the ladders under the cover of rain of arrows. Under each ladder, a thick rope net was spread around the ladder and up to the city wall.

There was chaos in Tongmeng City at the moment. They never dreamed that Dayan would dare to attack the city at midnight tonight. Shouldn't they wait for the arrival of reinforcements before going to war with Beimeng?

Why was it that the Yan army, which had been suppressed by the coalition forces of Northern Mongolia and Western Turks for so many days, suddenly had the strength to fight back and directly raided the camp? It has not even been a day and they are attacking the city again, and there is no news from the scouts that the Yan emperor has sent them reinforcements?

The fire that spread from far away and the shouts of killing that resounded through the heavens and earth scared the 20,000 soldiers who had just escaped to Tongmeng City yesterday into pissing their pants.

The firelight, the shouts and the sound of horses' hooves were overwhelming. They were all the mental pressure that Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan created for the defenders of Tongmeng City. In an instant, the siege army arrived at the foot of Tongmeng City. When the Lord of Tongmeng, Hubahan, heard the urgent military report, he was snoring in his wife Ru's felt tent.

Before the messenger could finish his words, the shouting and screaming had already reached his ears. He didn't even have time to button his robe, he just put on his boots and ran out.

The guards behind him were chasing him holding his armor. Hubahan ran a long way and then came back, shouting, "Hurry up, prepare the horse." He was also panicked. Riding a horse was very fast, and it would probably take him an hour to walk to the South Gate. The guards caught up with him and put on his armor. He mounted his horse and headed straight for the South Gate with a team of guards.

The defenders on the city were first frightened by the earth-shaking shouts of killing. By the time they reacted, waves of arrows were shot up from the city. People were repeatedly shot, injured, and fell to the ground. The rest reacted and hid behind the bunkers. At this time, the soldiers of the Dayan Army who were attacking the city had climbed up the ladders. They stretched out their long hooks and hooked the defenders on the city wall one by one and knocked them off the wall.

Some people were lucky enough to fall into the thick rope net, which was prepared by Dayan for the pioneers who climbed the ladder. If they fell from the ladder, they would fall into the rope net accurately. They might get hurt, but they would never die.

During the siege, the people who suffered the most casualties were those who climbed the ladders to the city walls. Often only one in ten of these people survived. Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan prepared dozens of thick rope nets overnight, surrounded the ladders and fixed them on wooden stakes. Before the troops set out, they also explained the purpose of the rope nets to the vanguard troops. If they fell from the city wall, they should try to adjust their posture, with their legs down, or their backs, and try not to let their heads face down.

These people have high physical agility and they have time to adjust their posture after falling from the city wall. If they can still climb onto the cracks in the city wall once or twice, they will have more chances of survival when they fall into the rope net.

In the past, if you fell down, you would just close your eyes and give up trying. Now you know that there is a great chance of not dying if you fall down. I believe that everyone who falls down will not miss any opportunity to survive and will try their best to stay alive, and preferably not get hurt.

All the defenders on the city wall who could be hooked were unexpectedly hooked down by the big hook and fell off the wall. The vanguards who climbed up the ladders seized the opportunity to climb onto the wall. As long as one vanguard was on the wall, a hole would be torn in the wall immediately, and then there would be a steady stream of vanguards climbing up on this ladder. If defenders from other positions came here to support, more people would climb up on the ladders from other positions.

The general of the Dayan vanguard army, Li Zhengzhi, was the second group to climb the city wall using ladders. As soon as he climbed up the city wall, the situation was reversed. The Dayan vanguard army, which had been passively resisting on the city wall, no longer fought blindly after having a command. They occupied a bunker, preserved their strength first, and then took the initiative to attack. When the situation was unfavorable, they could retreat to the bunker to catch their breath.

In this way, the strength of the vanguard troops climbing up the city wall was preserved, their numbers grew, and they occupied more and more bunkers.

As the fighting on the city wall escalated, more and more Dayan's vanguard troops climbed up the ladders. Gradually, Dayan's vanguard troops gained the upper hand on the city wall.

At this time, the arrows shot from the city wall also turned into rockets. Soon, the city wall was a sea of ​​fire, and the defenders' clothes caught fire when they were touched by sparks, but the vanguard of Dayan was not afraid of fire because the soft armor they wore was coated with a special glue that was not afraid of sparks.

This is also what Qiao Lili had Shang Zhen prepare when they arrived at Xiguan City based on what she saw in her memory. If you encounter a larger fire, it will still burn. As long as you are careful not to get splashed with kerosene and ignite it, there will be no big problem.

The Beimeng general who was guarding the city fought with the Dayan vanguard who had climbed up to the tower with his sword, while loudly ordering the soldiers to put out the fire and shouting at the soldiers to defend the city. If the general was calm, the soldiers could still hold out for a while, but the general himself was confused, and the soldiers who were guarding the city, some resisted, some put out the fire, and some sneaked away in the dark.

At this time, a small flare rose on the left side of the attacking army, and Cai Qi and Cai Xing said: "Action."

The two of them took out the grappling hook and threw it at the city wall, then jumped up while pulling the rope. When they reached the grappling hook, they stopped and continued to throw the grappling hook upwards. More than a dozen people followed behind them, but Zuo Qiu Linlang was the only one who looked up at the bottom, feeling depressed, because she did not have this skill.

On this side, Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan did the same thing, leading a dozen people to climb the city wall with grappling hooks. Yu Jingyan was afraid that the wound on Qiao Lili's leg would split, so every time he moved up, he held Qiao Lili with one hand to save her half of her strength.

After several ups and downs, several people climbed to the top of the city wall. They only needed to climb once more to reach the top. At this time, they were discovered by the guards on the city wall. The general of the guard here had a personal grudge with the general of the guard at the South Gate. When the guards in other places went to support the South Gate, he did not move his troops.

For a moment, arrows rained down over the squad's heads.