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"Commander, the last general is not afraid of barbarians, but it's just the first time I saw 50 barbarians attacking a city, even the northern overlord Xieli had only 25 people.

There are only [-] defenders in our city, isn't it a bit small? "

"Hehe, do you think 8 people won't be able to keep it for three months?" Li Jikao asked.

"Three months? Marshal, don't say three months, one month is dangerous.

Even if these barbarians don't know how to fight fortified battles, if we use human lives to kill a thousand of our brothers a day, ten days will be [-]. If it's less than [-], we won't be able to defend the four walls. "The deputy general expressed his thoughts with a bitter face.

Li Ji laughed loudly, "Then do you know Hong Tianlei?"

"Why don't you know? Hong Tianlei is famous. At first it was a siege weapon, and later it was transformed into a battlefield killer by Lord Hou. But after all, that thing is limited. We only have [-] in hand, and throwing [-] a day is only enough to throw for a month." Yes, I can't hold it for three months at all."

"Wrong, you have forgotten the fundamental purpose of our defense of the city.

We are here to stand and wait for help, not to destroy the enemy, nor to repel the enemy.

Now all the gates on all sides of the city are blocked, the enemy has no chance to break through, and only the ladders are left to go up the wall. Our thunderbolts are not thrown a thousand a day, nor are they aimed at bombing their people.

Instead, they only blow up their ladders, hehe, a group of barbarians, they didn't bring all the craftsmen, it takes three days to build ladders each time, and how many can there be at a time?cross?Hundreds?

So, can you still hold on? "Li Ji explained with a smile.

The lieutenant smacked his head, and immediately understood that a good strategy is really a good strategy. The city has sufficient water and food, and he is not afraid of the enemy besieging the city to death. It is not a problem to persist in March like this.

The next day, the alliance's 50 troops were in full swing, and they all looked at the [-] siege army. The leader of Shiwei and the leader of Mohe stood side by side and looked at each other. The moment Yuan Gaisuwen gave the order, the two swung their swords, and two rows of soldiers behind them He rushed out like a wolf like a tiger.

An army of [-] attacked the city in batches, [-] rushed out each time, among them were fifty ladders, and one of them was a siege vehicle. All the soldiers were basically wrapped in animal skins, without even a decent piece of leather armor. , which also proves that the soldiers of the two groups are poorly equipped.

In ancient wars with cold weapons, when it comes to individual equipment, swords and weapons are not the most important, but armor. Only generals have decent armor, such as chain armor and fish scale armor.

Ordinary soldiers are limited to the country's steel production, so they can only be leather armor, or cloth armor, bamboo and rattan helmets, etc. Later, someone invented paper armor, which is easy to make and relatively cheap. Even so, today Most of the countries around Datang could not afford the equipment either.

Because in the ancient battlefields, when individual soldiers fight, they fight for personal battle formation martial arts, which can be learned and practiced hard, but on the battlefield, there are arrows, either cold arrows, or bright arrows. The bow and crossbow team of the human team, shooting long-range crossbow and crossbow, is overwhelming arrows.

Without armor protection, you can only ask for blessings. This is why generals are not easy to die in ancient battlefields. Equip them well.According to legend, Yang Zaixing, the invincible Tianwei in history, encountered Jin soldiers in the First Battle of Xiaoshangqiao, three hundred against ten thousand, and killed more than 2000 enemies. He died because he was outnumbered. Arrow two liters more.

Although it was because General Yang was brave and invincible, he was well equipped. If there was no armor protection, which arrow would not pass through the body?Can you still leave the arrow in the body without hurting the vitals?

Seeing the siege soldiers that Wu Xiao killed, Li Ji sneered, and raised the command flag in his hand, and all the soldiers on the top of the city followed the predetermined plan, took out the Thunderbolt and waited to pull the string.

The generals of the alliance not far away laughed: "What is this Datang man? Don't they defend when we attack the city? They don't even release their bows and arrows? Do they think we can't climb to the top of the city?"

Yuan Gai Suwen was puzzled, could it be some kind of trick?

At this moment, a cloud ladder leaned against the city wall, and then barbarians climbed up the ladder one by one.

Li Ji looked at the right time, waved the flag and let it go.

Not too much, not too little, exactly fifty thunderbolts were thrown down the top of the city.

The siege soldiers under the city looked at it and were stunned for a second. What's going on?Hidden weapon?To scare people?

I heard that the defenders of the city like to use rolling wood and stones to smash the ladders, but the stones in your Datang are too small.

Because he is not from Western Turks, he has never seen Hong Tianlei, even if he sees the little iron bumps around him smoking, no one cares.

But in the next second, boom!

There was a loud noise, and the bottom of the fifty ladders was blown off three to four meters. The soldiers supporting the ladders were blown out, and everyone was bloody.

The soldiers who were climbing on the ladder fell down one after another like dumplings, some were killed directly, and some fell to the ground and howled.

The soldiers on the top of the city looked down secretly, good guy, it is so powerful, it is really powerful.

The tens of thousands of siege soldiers in the city were stunned, and many of them fell to the ground in fright, throwing away their weapons, and the fifty bomb holes were surrounded by flesh and blood. Such an intuitive visual impact, it would be a lie to say that they are not afraid .

Originally, among the 1 people, there were [-] crossbowmen below who wanted to suppress the city with their crossbows, but now everyone was dumbfounded, and the crossbows fell at their feet.

I don't know who exclaimed, run away, Tianlei is angry!Then there was the scene of thousands of people scrambling to throw things and flee.

Li Ji and the others laughed and carried out the second plan, pouring kerosene and burning down the ladder.

Thunderbolt is powerful, but it cannot ignite the ladder. If it is taken back by the enemy and stretched a little longer, it can be used again. This will not have the effect of delaying, so it is safest to burn it.

The 50 million people watching the battle in the distance were silent. After a long time, Yuan Gai Suwen asked, "Is this the Thunderbolt?"

Mo He nodded, "This thing is an offensive weapon. I didn't expect it to be used to defend the city. It seems that this battle is dangerous."

Yuan Gai Suwen didn't speak any more, but expressed his acquiescence. Both of them were generals who had experienced many battles. When they saw Datang only blowing up ladders but not people, they would understand. How long.

"The whole army has a three-day truce, and we will fight again after we build the ladder."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Gai Su Wen led the horse back to the camp first.

Yu Yici, the eldest prince of Baekje, taunted Shiwei and the leader of Mohe: "This is your brave soldier? Look at how many of them escaped? It directly lowered the morale of our army by [-]%. waste."

"Hmph, you people from Baekje are capable, so go to the next match."

Today's Chapter 2, thank you for your support.

7 Chapter thirty almost broke the city

In the northern city, Li Ji led a group of generals to check today's battle damage. Although the thunderbolt scared off 50 enemy troops, there were still more than a dozen soldiers on the top of the city who were shot by arrows. After all, there were thousands of soldiers below. The crossbowmen kept suppressing with their bows and arrows, and many soldiers on the top of the city poked their heads out out of curiosity.

"Commander, it's too strong. This thunderbolt is simply invincible. The general thought that if the enemy was fleeing today, he would be able to wipe out the enemy's 50 troops in one fell swoop. So this war will not be easy." Is it over?" Deputy General Huang An said loudly.

Several other generals were moved, and they all looked at Li Ji excitedly.

Standing in front of the sand table, Li Ji raised his head and glanced at the generals, and said with a slight smile, "Just because you win a game by surprise, you become a proud soldier? Yesterday you were still worried that you would not be able to defend."

Although Li Ji's smile was as warm as the warm spring breeze in March, everyone could still hear something strange from it. It's over, the commander-in-chief is about to get angry.

"It must be known that arrogant soldiers will be defeated. What if the enemy's retreat today is a trap? Then where are the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians in my northern city?"

"I don't dare to wait. What the commander taught me is that the general is careless." Huang An bowed his head.

"The ladder is destroyed, and it will take three days at the earliest for the enemy to attack again. Everyone, think about how the enemy will attack next time?"

Without saying a word, Li Ji went straight out to the wounded barracks to visit the soldiers.

And this question is actually a question that Yuan Gai Suwen and others are thinking about.

"Datang has this sharp weapon, we don't know how many thunderbolts they have, but they are just ladders aimed at us, if this happens again and again, I'm afraid we will never get to the top of the city.

Everyone has a discussion, how to crack this city? "Yuan Gai Suwen asked.

It's a pity that everyone who has seen the power of Thunderbolt, who is not afraid?So there was a collective silence for a while.