activa-t Chapter 291 Must Pit 1
Chapter 291 Must Pit 1
The barbarian army reorganized for three days and then launched an all-out attack.
It’s different when Khan comes, it’s a real strong attack.
From the western front to the eastern front, there were many places where powerful armies launched fierce attacks.
Ning Yi was also well prepared, and a lot of supplies had been placed in various passages.
Behind him are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who can provide support at any time and anywhere.
Ning Yi knew that the entire barbarian army was here, and it would be impossible to repel them in a short time.
Therefore, he had already prepared for a long-term decisive battle. If the defensive forces on the east and west fronts were counted, he had a total of 200,000 troops.
Moreover, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses secretly, who can launch a surprise attack on the rear of the barbarian army at any time.
Of course, Ning Yi also knew that although the Barbarian Khan had dealt with a lot of the northern vassal kings' troops in the name of revenge for Fangzhou, in fact he wanted to ensure real stability in the rear so that the army could attack Hushan Pass without any scruples.
The other reason is just to create more cannon fodder for yourself.
A siege like the one we're having now cannot be resolved in a short period of time.
A large number of cannon fodder is necessary, but his barbarian cavalry naturally cannot be consumed in this kind of siege warfare.
The two sides fought bloody battles for several days, and the rebels were forced to attack desperately.
They have betrayed the Great Wu Kingdom, even the vassal kings' soldiers.
There is no way out in the Great Wu Kingdom. The only way is to help the barbarians to forcibly capture the capital and change the dynasty, then they will be heroes.
They were even guaranteed by the barbarian Khan that as long as they could break through Hushan Pass and capture the capital, they would not only be granted titles and positions as prime ministers, but also be promoted and made rich.
Each rebel army either tried their best to break through Hushan Pass, or was killed by the barbarians in the rear and was branded as a traitor.
Everyone knew that their only option was to attack the barbarians by force.
This is also why, many times, when attacking the cities and army of the Dawu Kingdom, the rebels were more ferocious than the barbarian cavalry and regular troops.
But Ning Yi's defense was too perfect.
It is impregnable and has sufficient military force.
Whether it was weapons, armor, or various supplies, they were all piled up in large quantities, and the military rations and pay were even more abundant.
He treated all the armies equally, and made all the troops obey Ning Yi's orders.
The wounded received effective treatment and sufficient food supply, which gave all the defending soldiers full confidence.
Of course, the military camps on the high ground ahead were occupied by the Southern Army and rebels from Hushan Pass, each stationing a full 30,000 troops. Relying on the high ground and the military camps that almost formed a solid city, they drove out the desperate rebels in batches.
From the high ground all the way down, the road was covered with corpses.
The defenders also took turns to fight, and all the wounded were sent to the city at night for safekeeping.
On the tall walls of Hushan Pass, 30,000 soldiers from the Beijing Camp were guarding the city with all their might. These soldiers from the Beijing Camp were reorganized after screening, and were trained for a long time with great attention from Ning Yi, so they were naturally very powerful.
Countless times the rebels rushed forward, but were driven back one after another by them.
Moreover, the reserve army in the city is composed of temporary troops who have been trained for about three months and have been on the battlefield.
They support the city walls at any time to ensure that no wall can be breached.
As for the other two newly reorganized temporary armies, they had only been training for about a month, and they were still training in the south direction of the city. The reason was that they could immediately go to the city wall to provide support after the reorganization and training were completed.
However, Ning Yi's two guards of the Beijing Camp were the troops he truly trusted. They were located in the south of the city, and they were the troops providing preventive support to the two wings.
Many people in the city moved away, and almost every household became an area for wounded soldiers.
Many menial soldiers were specially separated to take care of the daily life of these wounded soldiers.
Many menial soldiers transported batches of supplies to the city walls. There were also sacks collected from the south, which were filled with bricks and soil by the menial soldiers and used as heavy objects in catapults to smash the city walls.
Ning Yi personally watched from a corner of the city wall. Wherever he looked, he saw barbarian rebels everywhere, launching large-scale attacks on various positions.
Outside the city, there were a large number of burnt ladders, wrecked cars, and various climbing ladders.
There were piles of corpses, and new ladders and battering rams were being pushed towards the city wall by the soldiers.
As waves of rebels rushed over, the archers in the rear kept shooting arrows at the city walls, suppressing the soldiers who were resisting on the walls.
Even a lot of arrows have been shot into the city.
The archers on and below the city walls also launched wave after wave of arrows in retaliation.
There were also hundreds of catapults constantly throwing out from the city.
The sacks fell towards the archers, who kept screaming and lying on the ground unable to get up.
However, the barbarians also pushed over batches of catapults and smashed the city walls, causing heavy casualties to the defenders.
However, the barbarians did not have many catapults. After all, if they made a batch of them, as soon as the army retreated, they would become targets and would be burned one after another by the defenders.
However, the defenders in the city were able to continuously protect the catapults, and hundreds of catapults in the city were being shouted at by some officers and a group of menial soldiers to continuously load them, with the sides being piled with filled sandbags.
Ning Yi muttered, "The barbarians have so many siege weapons."
Qin Haifeng, holding a shield nearby, naturally heard Ning Yi's words and said with a smile, "Your Highness, the barbarians have tens of thousands of able-bodied men. It's too easy for them to do this kind of thing."
Yes, the barbarians have plenty of able-bodied men for free use, and they will be obedient if given a little food. All they need is a knife to prevent them from resisting.
Ning Yi relied on the menial workers organized from the captives to do all kinds of odd jobs.
Watching the barbarians rushing up the ladders, the rebels were treated to a horrible sight by throwing basins of gold juice from the city walls.
However, they charged forward fearlessly, rushing up the city walls in batches and fighting fiercely with the defenders on the walls.
The officers on the city wall also raised their weapons and shouted loudly to direct the battle.
Whenever there was danger, a group of soldiers from the reserve army would immediately come up to support and defeat the barbarians, killing them tragically on the city walls.
The two sides had only been fighting for a few days, and both had suffered heavy casualties. Including the defenders and the military camp outside the city, the total casualties were 10,000.
The rebels who attacked the city, including the corpses left behind and the wounded who escaped, had a total of more than 20,000 troops.
It's almost a ratio of one to two and a half.
After all, if you want to capture a city, you must pay the highest price.
But Ning Yi still frowned. If that was the case, almost half of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the main city of Hushan Pass would have been consumed by this group of barbarian rebels.
The worst that could happen to the rebels is that they can continue to capture able-bodied men. They can still give them weapons and use them as cannon fodder without any effort.