Chapter 1228: World War I
Like all the war modes in the past, the first to launch the attack was always those civilians who were regarded as consumables. They launched the charge without even a decent weapon, and many of them were holding wooden sticks and other things. The Tubo army did not expect them to capture the county town in front of them, but instead used these people to clear obstacles to siege and consume the defensive materials on the city.
Ding Qing is just a small county town. No matter how well they prepare, the military supplies they reserve are limited. If an arrow is shot and kill a civilian, then there is no possibility of an arrow shooting an elite warrior.
As I saw in front of me, Dingqing County's defense was still in a normal manner. It was just that in front of the city wall, stones, mounds, deer antlers, horse-retardants were used as obstacles, and some trenches were dug on the ground dozens of meters near the city wall.
The role of civil servants is to clear these obstacles and then fill the trenches.
The sound of drums as fast as a storm and rain urged the civilians to run forward. Among them, some Tubo warriors from small tribes rode horses and kept calling out the cringing civilians to move forward. If they were hesitant, they would whip down heavily.
Speaking of which, the Tubo warriors of these small tribes are just higher-level victims. If the civil servants make a little breakthrough, they will rush forward next. At this time, the attack is often the time when the casualties are the most. However, the warriors of these small tribes at the bottom of the food chain have no choice, just like the civil servants, and have no choice but to obey and fight with their lives to win slightly better treatment and benefits for the tribe.
Unable to avoid, unable to retreat, the bare open land is completely within the opponent's attack range, and the civilians can only try their best to speed up and run forward, hoping to carry up some obstacles or something in the shortest time and then run back. In this way, they can gain more time to survive for themselves.
Run forward and be fast.
Running backwards will naturally slow down.
Maybe I will go back after I run.
Dai Encuoba looked at the head of Dingqing County, and his frowns never stretched out. Although it was just some civil servants, thousands of civil servants rushed forward in a vast way, with the warriors of the small tribes in the middle, and the momentum was still quite scary. But at this time, it was still quiet, as if no one was present.
This is the most terrifying thing.
If the city was crowded with people at this time, soldiers were running back and forth, and they fought back one after another, Dai Encuoba would be more at ease.
But in this state, he couldn't stretch his heart.
Because this state represents a well-trained and well-known military force guarding the city. They are not without counterattack ability now, they are waiting for the best opportunity. If they don’t attack, they will have to achieve greater results with one attack.
This made Dai Encuobaba's teeth itchy.
Isn’t it said that the only group of serfs occupying Changdu is just a group of serfs? But now, they all look like a regular army.
Until now, Dingqing County's counterattack has not been launched, and their long-range weapons, such as powerful crossbows, catapults, etc., have not moved.
They cannot have no, they must have other plans. I hope these civilians can inspire the counterattack of these weapons, so that they can lock in the opponent's trenchers and other positions, and then concentrate their own trenchers and destroy these things with their numerical advantage.
But the facts disappointed him.
Accompanied by the familiar sound of the warlock that had made Dai Encuoba feel devastated, a row of people suddenly stood up above the city, bent their bows and arrows, and flew out.
With their condescending advantages and their current down-wind advantage, they can shoot feather arrows a hundred steps away and are still lethal.
After a row of feather arrows were shot out, the second row had already stood up again.
Two rows of soldiers rose and fell one after another, constantly bent their bows and arrows, pouring their feathered arrows into the crowd of wives who were frantically clearing the obstacles.
Now the civil servants' team has begun to become in chaos.
The first one to arrive in front, reached out to grab something, no matter what it was, carried it on his shoulder, turned around and ran away. The one behind was still rushing forward, and the one who fell to the ground by an arrow, the entire battlefield instantly turned into a pot of porridge.
"Xue Qing, Xue Qing!" Xue Renxiao shouted loudly.
"I'm here, uncle!"
"Your archery technique is the best here." Xue Renxiao pointed at the Tubo knights who were galloping in the crowd, "Are you sure you shoot them specifically?"
"Try it, it's too far." Xue Qing was a little embarrassed. The Tubo warriors were about a hundred steps away from him recently. In addition, the civilians covered him and the other party kept moving. It was quite difficult to hit these people.
He bent his bow and arrow, aimed at a warrior, held his breath for a long time, and shot an arrow.
The feather arrow flew over the warrior's head with the sound of the wind, which scared the other party, shrank his neck, looked over the city wall, and unconsciously took the horse back several steps.
"Almost!" A sigh came from above the city. "Come again, come again!"
Amidst the sound of shouting, Xue Qing once again tapped the bow and arrow, and whistled and swished three arrows, but still did not shoot the Tubo warrior. Instead, two arrows accidentally hit the deputy chariot and shot two civilians. The last arrow shot onto the war horse of another Tubo warrior. The war horse ran around in pain, and actually lifted the Tubo warrior off the horse, fell down a terrible and galloping warrior, and knocked down a large number of civilians. This caused a cheering sound on the top of the city.
The losses of the people will not move Daiencuoba at all. Even if they die, for him, it will be just a group of people who have been recruited. The untouchables on the plateau are like weeds. If they cut off a group of people, they will always grow in a very short time. Over the years, they have been ruling this area like this, and there is no reduction in the number of people. However, these elite warriors under their command need to be cared for. As long as there are firm support from some people, their rule will be as stable as Mount Tai.
"Damn Tang people!" The familiar sound of the warlock led Dai Encuoba back to the unbearable memory of the past. They once entered the Tang territory with great might and even attacked the Hedong area for a while. But in the end, they defeated Hedong, Yinzhou, Ganzhou, and then were driven back to the plateau from Qinghai. As a member of the Yuanpan army and a side general around Tochar at that time, he heard too many of these wars.
"The supervisory team comes forward and adds a thousand civilians to go in, and give me the shortest time to clear obstacles and fill the trenches." Dai Encuoba roared. At this moment, he really wanted to enter Dingqing County as quickly as possible, and then find the guy who was blowing the trumpet and remove him from the top.
He didn't want to hear this annoying horn sound again.
Above the city wall, soldiers braved the attacks of powerful crossbows, shooting feather arrows one by one, killing the civilians. From time to time, some people fell down, but someone would immediately add them.
These people are not considered regular troops, they have just carried out some simple training, and drawing bows and archery is nothing new to the people on this plateau.
They were naturally afraid, but like the Tubo army below, there were also supervisors behind these archers, and they retreated without orders. The two people were role models earlier.
The body slowly extended towards the city wall from one hundred steps away. After half an hour, the spacious venue in front of the city wall was cleared for more than a hundred steps. The civilians who rushed up again were carrying straw bags filled with sand and soil. They ran to the trench, threw them in, and then turned around and ran.
At this time, they were only more than thirty steps away from the city wall, and there were no more feather arrows attacking the city wall. This time, rows of crossbow archers rushed up.
The feather arrows of the dense arrow shot down like locusts, shooting the civilians to the face like mowed grass. Many people were shot directly and then poured into the trench, becoming part of the landfill.
No matter how many obstacles are finally cleared, and no matter how deep the trench is, there are moments to be filled. When the villagers rushed up again, what they carried on their shoulders had turned into a simple ladder.
"Arrow retreated, shoot upwards, block it!" Xue Renxiao drew his sword and stood up. By this time, it was already a close fight. Among the civilians, there were many Tubo warriors, and a large number of elite warriors had begun to gather. He looked back at the back of the city wall, and dozens of trenchers were making final preparations.
It is not worthwhile that Zhang Miao wants to leave all these things to the elite Tubo warriors, killing the other party's live power as much as possible, and having foreseeable losses to kill those civilians.
The wooden grids that were mounted on the upper half of the city wall were playing a huge role at this moment. The opponent's ladder could not approach the city wall, so they could only build these wooden grids, which created an excellent opportunity for the soldiers on the city to fight back. Even if the enemy climbed above this height, they still had to pass through the messy wooden grids, and countless barbs were nailed to them. If they wanted to pass, they had to clean up. The two armies faced each other, and there would be this time there. Spears were poked out and easily poked these people to death on the spot.
Some people were shot and fell down, while others died, but they were still hung on these wooden grids. Under the city wall, more people fell on the road to attack.
The closer you get to the city wall, the denser the crowds will be, and the corresponding deaths and injuries will be greater.
Chapter completed!