The First Tyrant of Daxia

Most of the Turkic slave armies were criminals and people of other ethnic groups.

They were controlled by the Turks and would charge and fight without regard for their lives, like war machines. Although their combat effectiveness was insufficient, they were very useful in consuming energy and attacking cities.

But it is not humane, because 30,000 slave soldiers are charging without a commander, and they are not allowed to retreat until they are all dead!

On the city wall, some veteran generals and soldiers had grim expressions on their faces, obviously having encountered this kind of fighting style when they were young.

It was okay in the early stage, but in the later stage, the country would collapse as soon as the Turkic regular army joined the war.

But at this moment, he could not care less and shouted, "Shoot!"

"Don't let them get near the city gates!"

"Hell, oil, rocks, throw them at me!"

shhhhhh...

boom!

The shock of world destruction continued to sound, but this time Yuan Gu learned his lesson and ordered the slave army to charge with densely packed shields.

Looking around, it blocks out the sky and the sun, and can block a large number of attacks.

Puff puff……

Many slave soldiers still died on the way to the charge, but most of them were protected and rushed to the city wall.

boom!

The huge roar was like the sky falling and the earth collapsing. The huge Youzhou city gate, which was several feet high, was shaking continuously due to the impact, as if it would collapse at any time.

But the reinforced city gate, with its iron chains shaking constantly, still managed to hold up the pillars.

"kill!"

"climb up!"

The shouts of tens of thousands of people blocked out the sky and were deafening.

"Chen Qingzhi, take your men to the city gate and reinforce the city wall again!"

"Long Xiao, quickly get everyone to bring all the heavy crossbows here. Ordinary bows and arrows are useless against shields!"

"Hold!!"

"..."

Countless orders came out of Qin Yun's mouth, appearing extremely urgent.

The towering Youzhou City once again faced a catastrophe. With dense iron armor and rivers of blood, the human tragedy seemed to have no end.

After last night's attack, the Turks retreated and took a short rest, but tonight it was the slave army and they did not stop at all.

The chaotic fighting continued, and Ashina Yuangu changed the formation again. He was determined to avenge Wuzhu's death, so he directly surrounded the city with hundreds of thousands of elite troops!

Although Pingyi County was lost, Yuan Gu still had the capital to do this, or he just wanted to leave a gap for Xia Jun to come out of the city and fight!

In the second half of the night, Qin Yun received a report from the scouts and finally understood Ashina Yuangu's intention.

Not only did he besiege Youzhou City, he also sent two large armies to attack the southern line, rapidly expanding the entire war situation. For a time, the war broke out almost entirely in Youzhou.

dawn.

All 30,000 slave soldiers were killed in the battle, and their corpses piled up outside the city.

More than a thousand Xia soldiers were killed, but the number of wounded was as high as eight thousand. This ratio seemed easy to maintain, but it must be said that Yuan Gu's war of attrition worked.

Qin Yun had no room to rest as battle reports came in from various cities.

Yan County, Che County, Fuyang County, Changting County, and Heishui County all suffered fierce attacks, and the death toll soared to 30,000. According to statistics, there were more than 30 deputy generals and deputy commanders who died in battle!

Twenty of them came from the second and third batches of students from the Martial Arts Hall.

Qin Yun was heartbroken after seeing the battle report.

He clenched his fist and shouted: "Half of the loyal people in the world are from my martial arts hall!"

Inside the main tent, there were cries and sighs!

Among the dead soldiers were their relatives and comrades.

In war, sadness is the main theme, but the emperor Qin Yun can only be sad for a moment and immediately cheer up again.

There was war raging all over Youzhou, and a tug-of-war was inevitable, so he had no choice but to transfer another 200,000 troops from various prefectures in the heartland of the Central Plains for garrison.

They can defend the city, but on the front battlefield, the palace soldiers cannot compete with the elite Turks.

The fighting continues for a month!

The land was barren for thousands of miles, and the fields were filled with corpses. The whole city was in ruins, and red blood filled the sky.

Moreover, this month, the consumption is very high. The Imperial Capital Cabinet has sent convoys to provide support several times, including heavy crossbows, food, medicine, military doctors, clothes, etc.

One day of war would be an astronomical figure at the very least. If it weren't for the windfall from the Western Regions, Qin Yun would have been in big trouble if the Turks hadn't attacked halfway through the battle.

End of July.

The weather was hot and the heat was unbearable, which was a severe challenge for both the enemy and us. Under the scorching sun, no army could fight for a long time.

This also caused Yuangu's offensive to be temporarily put on hold, and any fighting would almost always take place during rainy days or late at night.

At noon that day, Qin Yun, with a bandage on his hand, was on patrol under the scorching sun.

The whole city was filled with flying ashes and paper money, and was filled with the atmosphere of doom. Many soldiers secretly hid in corners, wailing and burning paper for their relatives and brothers.

This was not something that was not allowed, but Qin Yun chose to turn a blind eye and asked people to strengthen fire prevention work.

At this moment, he frowned and frowned with his sweaty nose: "Hurry up and have someone burn the body, otherwise it will cause plague."

"By then we won't need the Turks to attack, we will collapse first!"

Qin Yu, Chen Qingzhi and the others all looked much darker as they looked at the pile of corpses with flies flying around.

He nodded repeatedly: "Yes, my royal brother, I will do it immediately."

"There is one more thing that needs your decision. The three hundred heavy crossbows that were hastily made in the imperial capital have arrived in Youzhou City. Now that each city is in short supply, how should they be distributed?"

Hearing this, Qin Yun frowned, thinking back to the past month, he had broken more than forty heavy crossbows.

Without this thing, it's difficult to break the enemy's iron shield formation.

"Leave fifty in Youzhou City, divide the other one hundred and fifty equally among the main cities, and leave the last one hundred heavy crossbows to the Shenji Camp."

Everyone was startled when they heard this.

"Your Majesty, can't we leave more people in Youzhou City?"

Qin Yun shook his head decisively: "No, the major cities are also in great trouble, especially the fighting in Che County has intensified."

"Mu Le's head is valuable in the eyes of the Turks. Yuan Gu wants to avenge Wuzhu, so he has set his sights on him."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Unfortunately, Mu Le is no longer the same person he used to be. He has a clear mind and is no longer impulsive. The Turkic Guldo has no way to deal with him."

"I really hope A-Le can send the barbarian Guerduo's head here. It will be a perfect match with Wuzhu's head and can be hung in Youzhou City as a red lantern. It will be festive enough!"

"Hahaha!" Everyone burst into laughter. It was one of the few fun things in this brutal war.

But everyone felt depressed. After all, too many people died. In just one month of defending Youzhou City, 20,000 people died.

It should be noted that this was a battle to defend the city, and the number of casualties was already very large even though the city gates were not breached.

On the other hand, the Turks had always used slave armies, and the gap between the two sides became wider and wider.

Qin Yun looked up at the scorching sun, his eyes almost unable to open, and said solemnly: "He Ya's injury is almost healed, I already have a plan in mind!"

"I have a feeling that once this hot summer is over, the Turkic wolf cavalry will be well rested and ready to join the battlefield."

"By then, I'm afraid that several counties won't be able to be defended..."