in2ebook Chapter 240 Luring the wolf into the house
Chapter 240 Luring the wolf into the house
"Report!"
"Thousands of enemy bandits have rushed into the city! But the horses ahead were tripped by the trip ropes and the debris placed there! A large number of enemy troops are blocking the city, and our army is encircling and suppressing them!"
Chu Shiyu sat firmly in the position of commander, neither surprised nor happy, and then asked: "Have you found out the strength of the troops? What formation will they be deployed in?"
"There are still more than 50,000 outside the city. We killed more than 5,000 enemies before the city was breached, so the total number should be 60,000! The formation is disorganized, probably a fish scale formation! They are gradually advancing towards our city!"
"Are you trying to die together? If the cavalry comes in, all our strengths will be lost. Although our individual soldiers are not as good as us, we have the advantage of terrain and numbers. There is no way we can lose to them, right?" Lu Daqing frowned.
Chu Shiyu snorted disdainfully, and then gave an order: "The southern and northern cavalry will leave the city in batches at intervals. The cavalry will cross the city in a goose-shaped formation, and return along the city wall to the other side of the city! If there is no pursuit, rest and then cross the city again! If there is a pursuit, move the battlefield to the west of the city! All city gates are fully prepared to lure the wolf in!"
Two more generals stood up and walked out of the tent! Lu Daqing couldn't help but stand up and said, "General, I have no place to use my skills sitting in the tent. I request to go to the battle!"
Rui Feng raised his eyes, his gaze cold, and examined the burly general in front of him...
There was silence for a few moments, and Lu Daqing began to shrink a little...
Chu Shiyu then said indifferently: "You go to the Wala prisoner camp and pick out 300 people. They will be equipped with horses and swords but not bows. You will lead a thousand cavalrymen from behind as the third batch of cavalrymen and go out from the south gate."
The strange order confused Lu Daqing for a moment, but he felt that Prince Duan was always very smart, so he responded, "As you command! Is it also the Goose Formation?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Shiyu's eyes calmed down, and he ordered: "Bring those who can speak Mongolian to the front formation, and pay attention to the reaction of the Wala prisoners."
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The deserted city is less than ten thousand acres in size, but it can accommodate more than 200,000 soldiers and horses to move freely, so it is not small.
The city gate was about 20 feet wide, so it would take tens of thousands of people a while to get in! Moreover, the defenders on the nearby walls had never stopped attacking!
The Daxia army will naturally prepare enough arrows and ammunition when they go out to fight! With such a frequency of attack, it can continue for three days and three nights!
What we may need to worry about more is the sore arms of the archers... But the infantry are divided into three groups for rotation. Even if their qualities vary, when facing enemies within a few steps, basically all they have to do is draw the bow and aim!
Although the enemy had been shooting arrows in retaliation, one side was in a dominant position with the protection of the city walls, while the other side was exposed, so the number of casualties was naturally incomparable!
If ten enemy soldiers died, only one defender would die. The defenders would be rescued immediately, but the enemy soldiers could only fall on the Gobi Desert and have to worry about the hooves of their own cavalry...
The enemy troops who had fought their way out of the East Gate corridor were in even greater trouble once they entered the city! Trip ropes were everywhere! There were also various animal ribs and skulls scattered around!
The horses kept stumbling and falling, and then became obstacles for the following cavalry!
Outside of this chaos, spearmen with shields and spears formed a battle formation! The arc-shaped battle formation blocked the surroundings like a wall! It seemed airtight!
But the Northern Tribe has many brave men, and those who lead the charge are even more fearless! When someone falls off the horse, the first thing they do is to cut the trip rope with a knife!
Some of them were broken, and some were not, because they were iron chains! Obviously, the Northwest Army had been prepared!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Another enemy soldier was shot dead!
Six feet behind the spearmen's shield wall, there are thirty-six ten-foot-high small arrow towers, and the archers on them almost always hit the target with their arrows! Because the situation in the city is more complicated, those with poor skills are likely to accidentally hurt their own side!
"Well done Fang Dong!"
On the north tower, two archers were shooting with great precision! However, while the other archer was shooting, he would occasionally give praise!
"I know this even without your praise! If you have time to talk, you might as well shoot a few more arrows!" Fang Qiu cursed, and the arrows he shot seemed to be filled with anger!
The voice that was forgotten to be concealed was obviously a woman's voice...but the person next to him seemed unaware and just kept silent and focused on injecting the arrow!
Another arrow killed the enemy! Fang Qiu couldn't help but speak out in anger!
"Why can Qin Tao be a cavalryman if he wants to?! I'm not allowed to go! I'm a centurion! He's just a soldier! Why?!"
"Well... The Northern Tribe is known for its cavalry, and their numbers outnumber ours. It's too dangerous to attack... Isn't it good to be on this arrow tower? I'm afraid we can kill more enemies there than as a cavalryman!" the man advised.
Fang Qiu was still angry: "But hand-to-hand combat is so exciting! I have never fought on horseback!"
"But few people are as skilled in archery as you are. Good steel should always be used on the blade!"
"Well, that's true."
Fang Qiu's expression suddenly eased. He raised his hand to touch the quiver on his back, which was empty. He bent down and replaced it with another quiver...
"call out!"
The sound of breaking air comes!
A not-so-tall body was blocking her!
"Ah..." A low cry of pain sounded in my ears!
It was a woman’s voice...but Fang Qiu knew it wasn’t his own!
Without time to think about it, she quickly squatted down with her men! Using the four-foot-high baffle of the small arrow tower as cover, Fang Qiu shouted to the people below: "Change people!"
After a quick check, I found that the arrow had pierced his body from behind, but it should not have hit any vital parts. He was still able to move, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "I'm fine, just pull out the arrow..."
The person next to her resumed his masculine voice, but Fang Qiu's mind was already in a mess. She hurriedly scolded: "Stop talking nonsense! I'll help you down!"
Someone was waiting below to receive him, and Fang Qiu was holding him up beside him. The small arrow tower was not high, so it was easy to send the injured person down...
Fang Qiu hesitated for a moment, then jumped off the arrow tower. No matter how dumb she was, she realized that this person was related to her...
Someone immediately filled the position of the arrow tower. The archer position was hard to come by and many people were vying for it!
Immediately, a stretcher made of a sheet and bamboo poles came over, and the person who was shot by the arrow lay on it. Fang Qiu and another person hurriedly carried the person to the northeast medical area!
There are more and more wounded people in the medical tent!
But everything has started to be in order, with priorities, and in practice, we soon have a sequence of treatment! First rescue the endangered, and then make a judgment after stabilizing their vital signs! Stop the bleeding first, and then further treat it when there is time!
Liu Rusi and the other doctors were spinning like tops!
Even the girls went from being in a panic at the beginning to being able to remain calm and rescue those wounded who had simple injuries but needed immediate treatment!
"Rusi!"
Fang Qiu entered the tent and immediately found the busy woman!
"Hurry up and save her first!"
"coming!"
Liu Rusi had just finished treating a wounded person and immediately rushed over to check!
Most of the patients sent to her were wounded by arrows. She had developed a set of criteria for judging the wounds. She squatted down to observe the location of the wounds, listen to the wounded's breathing, and feel the pulse... and found that it was actually a woman! However, her surprise was fleeting!
Liu Rusi still responded according to her own judgment: "Fortunately! The spine is not injured, and the lungs should not be pierced! Carry her to the operating room in the corner!"
She turned her head and locked onto a little girl who had some free time: "Chunlan! You take care of this wounded man first. Cut open his clothes to expose the wound, and disinfect the surface around the arrow wound!"
Just after she finished giving her instructions, her eyes swept over the wounded who had just been carried in!
Arrow in the head!
Liu Rusi rushed over! Usually people with a shot through the head would not be sent here, because most of them died on the spot! If they were sent here, it means they could still move and could be saved!
But at this moment, the wounded soldier's life is like a candle in the wind, and the slightest movement of the arrow at the wound will cost him his life!