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Chapter 2 Secrets of the Xu family, first talk about the Sheng family

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Thousands of arrows were shot out in unison.

The Dazhou crossbow shoots downwind from a high position, with an effective killing distance of up to two to three hundred steps!
But the Liao soldiers did not stop, they were still charging forward!

"Attack the city with cavalry? Are they crazy?"

"They didn't carry any large siege equipment!"

"Only a ladder, no trebuchet, no charging or crashing!"

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Beside Wei Yuan, there were several soldiers talking among themselves.

He didn't feel happy about it.

What does it mean to not carry any large siege equipment?
It means that the enemy troops are coming too quickly!

Fifty thousand cavalry are just the vanguard!
A lot of baggage may still be behind!

It is unheard of for cavalry to attack a city and dismount only when it is close to the gate!

Wei Yuan guessed that the first battle was just a test by the enemy. The real battle would not begin until the Liao army's siege supplies arrived.

"Master Zhang said that he only gave me three thousand men because he wanted to show weakness to the enemy and make them think that Yanmen has no troops to defend!"

"So that the Liao soldiers can attack Yanmen with a heavy blow! In order to divide the Liao army into fighting, there will be no time for him to take care of him."

"In the first battle, they did not hesitate to use cavalry to attack the city. It is unheard of. Either the enemy general is stupid, or they would rather pay several times the casualties of our army to capture Yanmen!"

Wei Yuan sighed secretly, how could Yeluyi be a fool after having experienced hundreds of battles?

"The enemy's cavalrymen have dismounted, formed a shield formation, and are carrying ladders. There are about 10,000 troops!"

The scout reported again.

The real bloody battle is coming!

Wei Yuan raised the sword in his hand above his head and said loudly:

"Soldiers, kill the enemy, serve the country, and make achievements. We only wait for today!"

"Don't worry about the arrows. Thousands of people will be divided into two teams and take turns to shoot!"

In order to defend Yanmen, he asked Zhang Fu for nearly five million arrows.

It seems like a lot, but if you really want to ejaculate, you won't be able to withstand a month of torture.

However, the first battle must be impressive!
There must be fewer deaths!
Soon, thousands of people were divided into two teams, one team of 500 people, taking turns to shoot arrows.

Try to make up for the gap between the arrow and the string.

In the battle of offense and defense, opportunities are fleeting.

Or because of a gap, the entire city will be lost!

Outside the city, the Liao soldiers' shouts of beating and killing were deafening.

At the top of the city, thousands of soldiers were united as one.

With a thousand men defending the city, it is impossible to cover everything.

Sure enough, some enemy troops targeted the weak points in the defense and attacked fiercely.

"Commander Wei, please give me a team of men!"

On top of the city, some soldiers noticed this scene and took the initiative to ask for help.

Wei Yuan nodded and said: "The second team of a thousand people, led by a hundred soldiers, Xu Changzhi, I have to defend it!"

Xu Changzhi is the concubine of the Yongyi Hou family in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Commander of the Guard, please take a look! If there is any mistake, I will bring it up to see you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he hurried down to the city.

A moment later, hundreds of Pu Dao troops killed all the enemy troops who were about to scale the city wall from the weak point.

At this moment, due to the consumption of countless arrows and the fact that the enemy troops came from afar, their strength was already weakened, so the attack on the city was slowed down.

But Wei Yuan did not dare to relax.
"The third team enters the city, and the first team hands over to the third team!"

"The third team continues to fire arrows with the defensive momentum of the first team!"

Archery, especially shooting powerful arrows, requires arm strength.

Not all of the soldiers guarding Yanmen were crossbowmen.

Therefore, replacement is needed to prevent the enemy from finding gaps in the siege due to insufficient strength of some soldiers.

Moreover, the continuous battle casualties were not conducive to the recovery of the first team.

As for the second team, it is a backup team. If any wall is about to fall, the second team will make up for it.

At this moment, the soldiers of the third team saw the bloody battle of the first team and some people of the second team scaling the city wall. The war and blood in their hearts had long been ignited.

After climbing the city wall, no matter what.

There was a volley of fire towards the Liao soldiers.

The city gate is far away.

In the rear camp of the Liao soldiers, Yeluyi stood on a hill first, and suddenly heard a report from a scout, saying that troops at Yanmen Pass had been replaced to defend the city.

He looked towards the direction of Yanmen Pass and vaguely saw arrows shooting continuously. He understood Wei Yuan's intention and said with a smile:

"General Zhou who is guarding the city is quite smart. He ordered the front army to withdraw and wait for the baggage to arrive before attacking the city."

Yeluyi knew very well that Yanmen Pass had sufficient equipment to defend the city, and they were taking turns to defend the city. When one team was tired, they would be replaced by another team that was well rested.

Continuing to attack the city will only increase casualties. When the vanguard of the siege was about to return to camp, he looked at Yelu Yixian and said in confusion: "General, some of the soldiers under the general's command have already attacked the city, why not wait?"

Yeluyi first smiled and said: "The army has traveled hundreds of miles and is already exhausted. It is not suitable to fight anymore. Let you wait to attack the city, just to see how well they defend the city."

"Now that the general knows what's going on, when the baggage arrives, you, the vanguard, will still take the lead."

Hearing this, the vanguard of the Liao army was overjoyed, "Thank you, General!"

In ancient battles, the greatest achievement was to ascend first, break the formation, kill the general, and capture the flag.

What the vanguard of the Liao army wanted was to get there first.

After the Liao army withdrew.

At the top of Yanmenguan City, Xu Changzhi and other generals all had smiles on their faces, and they made preliminary estimates.

In this battle, the Zhou Dynasty suffered less than a hundred casualties, while the Liao soldiers suffered casualties of more than 300.

However, Wei Yuan still looked sad. This battle loss ratio was still too high.

"Don't get carried away while you wait."

"You guys looked at the enemy's retreating formation. They saw order in the chaos, echoing from front to back, and being supported by rear troops."

"Moreover, they were in the midst of attacking the city, but they suddenly retreated, which is enough to prove that the enemy coach is quite strategic and knows how to retreat bravely."

He had to remind the generals that their troops were already inferior to the enemy's. If they underestimated the enemy again, they would not be able to defend for ten days, let alone one month.

"But you don't have to be discouraged. No matter what, we won this battle."

"While the enemy is retreating, clean the battlefield quickly. Pick up the arrows first, then put away the gun and shield!"

In ancient marching operations, there was an unwritten rule that after the war, both the enemy and ourselves could clean up the battlefield.

However, that was an era of "propriety", and the Liao soldiers did not necessarily have it.

Sure enough, as soon as the soldiers came out of the city to clean the battlefield and before they could pick up a few arrows, the enemy sent out cavalry to harass them.

Fortunately, there were scouts with amazing eyesight that prevented a big mistake.

evening.

Wei Yuan had dinner at the top of the city.

With his status, the food will be better and there will be meat in the meal.

However, Wei Yuan still ate with the soldiers, a bowl of old rice porridge and some vegetables, and that was all.

At this time, Xu Changzhi sat next to Wei Yuan and sent the surrounding soldiers away. Then, he looked around, lowered his voice and asked:

"Brother Wei, please give me some guidance. Can we hold on this time? Or can we survive?"

Hear the words.

Wei Yuan fell into silence.

He didn't know the answer either.

After a long while, he angrily rebuked: "How many times have I told you that when marching and fighting, you must call upon your duties!"

From the moment Wei Yuan became a disciple of the British Duke, Xu Changzhi was assigned to his command by the British Duke.

Therefore, the relationship between the two is very good.

"Yes, yes, Commander Wei said yes." Xu Changzhi smiled awkwardly.

Wei Yuan asked curiously: "You are a noble concubine of the Marquis. Even if your family is in decline, with your prominent family, you can still find an official position. Why do you want to join the army?"

Xu Changzhi said helplessly: "Our lineage comes from the Xu family. It was my great-grandfather who had no choice but to adopt our lineage in order to prevent Marquis Yongyi from disappearing."

"As one of my great-aunts got married, she took away most of our Xu family's property. In addition, no one in the court was willing to take care of our lineage."

"I can't study well and I'm a concubine. I was displeased by my aunt in the family and contradicted her a few times. This also made my father angry. I had no choice but to join the army."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Your aunt is married to a man named Sheng?"

Xu Changzhi looked surprised, "How does Commander Wei know?"

Wei Yuan said sadly: "My eldest sister wanted to hire someone to treat her parents' illness, and I was young at the time, so I needed money for everything from studying to eating."

"We are about to run out of food. My second sister is not yet married and can't even collect a dowry. The eldest sister has no choice but to grievance herself and sell it to the Sheng family."

"Later, my eldest sister became a concubine of their Sheng family, so I heard my eldest sister talk about some past events about the Sheng family."

Hearing this, Xu Changzhi was silent for a moment and then found another topic.
"Commander Wei has a reputation as a scholar, why do you want to be a soldier?"

Wei Yuan felt a sore nose when he thought about how his two sisters had cared and loved him more than his own children over the years, and said:
"I want to be successful, I want to make a name for myself, and I want my two sisters to live well in this world."

"When this battle is over, I will go to their Sheng family to see my niece who I haven't met yet."

"I just don't know if it's possible."

Xu Changzhi knew what he was going to say and quickly interrupted:
"Commander Wei! Brother Wei! When this battle is over, I will accompany you to the Sheng family!"

"In any case, the Sheng family and I are related."

Wei Yuan patted his shoulder and said nothing more.

Suddenly.

There was a drumbeat.

Three drums in between!
"Jujianggu, Jujianggu! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Wei Yuan held the Pu Dao in his hand again and kept talking loudly.

(End of this chapter)