The most romantic little emperor

The war is about to start.

When the Liao army arrived at the city, they were first attacked by a dense rain of arrows, as dense as a swarm of locusts.

Dong Wenwu stood on the city wall, looking down from above, directing the soldiers on the wall to shoot arrows.

As the defending side, the Xia army had a very obvious advantage at this time.

The Qin's Crossbow is very suitable for short-range shooting.

The soldiers defending the city only need to replace the crossbow, hide behind the parapet, pull the trigger of the crossbow, and fire a round of ten arrows in succession. Even if they are blinded, they can still kill one or two people.

Those Liao cavalrymen who charged into battle were shot and thrown to the ground after just a few encounters.

The Liao army had made sufficient preparations for its march south this time.

At this time, under the cover of the Liao army's cavalry, the siege vehicle had been pushed to the city gate.

"one two Three!"

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, which shook the entire city wall.

Dong Wenwu took a look at the enemy's siege vehicle, turned around and walked behind the city wall.

Looking down, the crossbowmen on both sides of the gate were already in position, all hiding behind sandbags, adjusting their crossbows, as if waiting for the arrival of the enemy.

Dong Wenwu nodded with satisfaction and directed the soldiers to make the final deployment.

Outside the city, the Liao Kingdom launched a massive attack. The commander this time was none other than Yelu Zhuoduo. He ordered his troops to attack the city at all costs, vowing to capture Yizhou.

At this moment, two siege vehicles had broken down and were pushed aside.

Another siege vehicle was breaking down the gate, which was already a little shaky and probably wouldn't hold out for much longer.

After hearing the news from the front, Yelu Zhuoduo sat on a tall horse and gave a final mobilization, "Warriors of the grassland, your time is coming."

"My men, as long as you can attack Daizhou, this general will allow you to keep your swords for three days. The looted property will be considered your private property, and no one else is allowed to touch it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Liao army soldiers cheered, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Each of these people was like a wolf that had not eaten for several days. Their eyes were glowing green and they were waving swords, spears, and halberds in their hands.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang.

"The city gate has been broken!" the Liao army's messenger reported loudly.

When Yelu Zhuoduo heard the news, he immediately ordered: "The front troops, listen up and quickly occupy Yizhou."

The Liao army soldiers cried out, raised their whips, and swung them hard on the horses' buttocks, rushing towards the city gate.

"Boom!"

As the north gate was breached, the ground in the distance began to shake, and endless Liao cavalry appeared in Dong Wenwu's sight with great momentum.

Dong Wenwu clenched his fists, not surprised but delighted, saying, "You've arrived just in time! This general will make sure you never return!"

The soldiers defending the city held up their shields, firing back through the gaps between the battlements and their shields while also blocking the flying arrows.

Even so, there were still people who were shot by arrows and fell to the ground, bleeding profusely.

"Shoot, fight back!" Dong Wenwu shouted.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Waves of arrows continued to rain down on the Liao soldiers on the ground.

However, the Liao army's cavalry was extremely fast. These elite cavalrymen tilted their bodies and hid under the horses' bellies, making it difficult for the rain of arrows to hit them accurately.

Fortunately, the city gate was narrow. If the battle had taken place on the plains, Dong Wenwu knew that he would not be able to withstand the large-scale attack of the Liao cavalry and would surely be defeated.

This also strengthened their determination to seize the war horses.

At this moment, the cavalrymen who had rushed into the city gate were howling, "Women, I'm coming! Haha!"

"Let's compete to see who can rush into the city first."

"The Great Xia Army is truly vulnerable. They gave up so quickly. Let's kill them to our heart's content today! Haha!"

……

At this moment, the crossbowmen on both sides of the city gate were ready.

As soon as these cavalrymen rushed in and showed their heads, they were shot and killed, leaving only their horses running wildly in the city.

Not far away, someone had been waiting in front for a long time. Seeing the frightened war horses, he jumped onto the horses' backs regardless of the danger and took the horses away.

Dong Wenwu stood on the city wall, calmly watching the battles inside and outside the city.

When he saw someone had shot a warhorse, he felt distressed and cursed angrily, "You little bastard! If anyone else shoots a warhorse, I'll punish him by not allowing him to eat for three days."

When the ambushing crossbowmen heard the general's words, they grinned, immediately adjusted the angle, and aimed their arrows at the upper body of the cavalry.

Several arrows were shot at the same time from different directions, and even martial arts masters would find it difficult to dodge them.

What's more, these grassland barbarians who only had strength were shot by several arrows and turned into hedgehogs.

Dong Wenwu had witnessed the power of the Qin's repeating crossbow before. At this moment, he had a clear understanding of the power, speed and accuracy of the Qin's repeating crossbow.

The Liao cavalry rushed in one after another, but they were completely vulnerable when facing the crossbow battle formation.

In just the time it takes to stick an incense stick, more than a thousand Liao soldiers were strangled to death.

Yelu Zhuoduo outside the city found that something was wrong. For such a long time, he only received news from scouts. The cavalry that rushed into the city was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no news at all.

Even after these cavalrymen entered the city, there should be other news reported back.

It's really weird that so many cavalrymen rushed into the city without any news!

At this moment, Yelu Zhuoduo was in a dilemma as to whether to continue attacking the city or to call off the attack.

It was because of his indecision that thousands of cavalrymen died in the city.

In fact, this cannot be blamed on Yelu Zhuoduo. The cavalry can only exert its power by charging.

Even if the cavalrymen who rushed into the city knew that there was an ambush ahead, the cavalrymen behind them would not be able to pass the news back.

Half an hour later, there was still no signal fire in the city. Yelu Zhuoduo was really panicked and realized that he had fallen into an ambush.

He decisively sounded the retreat, but unfortunately none of the cavalrymen who had rushed in came back.

Cui Yi walked up to the tower, bowed, and said with a smile, "General, you are wise and decisive. This battle was a great success! Haha!"

"What a pity! Those Liao dogs ran too fast. Otherwise, how many of them came would we have eliminated?"

Dong Wenwu nodded slightly, and said calmly, "This victory was achieved by taking the enemy by surprise. If the Liao army had been prepared and taken a cautious approach, and had engaged us in a field battle outside the city, we would have been the ones defeated."

"This is what His Majesty often says: leverage our strengths, avoid our weaknesses, concentrate our superior forces, and annihilate the enemy one by one."

"I was just a little inspired by him!"

Cui Yi stepped forward and said with a chuckle, "Your Majesty is truly insightful and truly divine!"

"General, what should we do next?"

Dong Wenwu gave the order: "Immediately organize manpower to repair the city gates and reinforce the city walls to prevent the Liao army from attacking again."

"Also, send scouts to report the results of the battle to Marshal Wang immediately!"

"Also, cut off all the Liao army's dog heads and pile them up outside the city to intimidate the Liao army!"

"Don't forget, it's hot, spread more lime, don't invite the plague!"

Cui Yi bowed and accepted the order: "Yes!"