12dz Chapter 492 What is this?
Chapter 492 What is this?
The Battle to Defend Los Angeles has begun.
The troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty had to deal with the general attack of the enemy outside the city on the one hand, and the riots of the civilians and aristocratic families inside the city on the other.
For a moment, the troops of the Great Zhou seemed a little at a loss.
In just one day, the defenders in the city were almost captured by the enemy.
A fierce battle lasted from day to night, and the troops outside the city finally stopped fighting and went down to rest.
After a lot of effort, the Zhou Dynasty general Xue Huaide found Di Ying while taking a break.
"Prime Minister!"
Xue Huaide took off his helmet with a stern face and said in a deep voice: "If we continue to fight like this, we will definitely lose!
Originally, relying on the tall walls of Luo City, our army could hold out for a month, but now the streets in the city are occupied by civilians, which affects the speed of our support and even the transportation of supplies is blocked.
If this continues, I'm afraid our army won't be able to hold out until tomorrow."
What is most needed to defend a city?
Rolling stones, giant logs, hot oil, and bows and arrows, of course.
But these things need to be transported from the city to the city wall through the streets, but now the streets are full of people and it is impossible to transport them.
Of course, the defenders could not hold out for long without support.
Without rolling stones and huge trees, how could they repel the enemy troops who were madly attacking the city?
Di Ying's face darkened when he heard this: "General Xue, I know your difficulties, but this matter was ordered by His Majesty.
Moreover, if we use violence to drive the people away at this moment, it will surely lead to even greater riots.”
If possible, he would certainly like to drive the people away.
But the empress had already issued an order not to attack the civilians, so he could do nothing about it.
In addition, the wealthy and powerful families behind the scenes are involved in this. If tough measures are used at this moment, it will force the wealthy and powerful families to rebel.
Now that the two sides have not yet torn their faces apart, the imperial court must not take the initiative to act, otherwise it will only give the aristocratic families a reason to rebel.
Xue Huaide became furious upon hearing this and threw his helmet to the ground.
"What is this!"
Xue Huaide gritted his teeth in anger, clenched his hands, and roared with bloodshot eyes, "Are we just going to watch the rebels come in like this?"
Di Ying sighed and said, "General Xue, don't worry. His Majesty said that she has written a letter to the State of Chu asking for help. I believe that the State of Chu will definitely send reinforcements."
"Chu? Seeking help?"
Xue Huaide was so angry that his face trembled: "The Chu State can't even take care of itself, how can it have extra troops to come here to rescue.
Instead of relying on them, I'd rather find a way myself!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came to report: "General, the enemy has started to attack the city again, and it is more fierce than before!"
Di Ying's face changed drastically: "It seems that they retreated just now in order to regroup. The other side wants to take us down in one fell swoop!"
Xue Huaide's face showed a ruthless look: "Prime Minister, leave the city wall to me. As long as the people are in the city, the city will be there!
But if the city's supplies are not delivered, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold out until dawn. By then, I hope the Prime Minister will collect my body!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for Di Ying to speak.
The military situation was urgent, and he only had time to state his demands and didn't want to waste any more time.
As for whether Di Ying could transport supplies from the city to the city wall, that was not his concern.
If he can bring it up, he can defend it.
If I can’t transport it, the worst that can happen is that I’ll die on the battlefield!
This time, he was determined to die.
Di Ying looked at Xue Huaide's departing back, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
A general would have a protective heart, so doesn't he, a civil official, have that too?
"Come here, gather all the officials immediately and follow me to persuade the people to give way!"
The power of one person is limited, so mobilizing all officials to persuade together may be effective.
At this time, on the city wall of Luo City, the rebels and the Yan army launched a crazy night attack.
Taking advantage of the cover of night, under the cover of archers, siege vehicles and ladders were pushed up.
Siege vehicles continued to ram the city gates, ladders were set up, and the rebels and Yan troops rushed up the city walls frantically.
But the defenders were not much behind. They knew very well that the city walls must not be lost, otherwise they would become victims of the swords.
Both sides were fighting desperately, and corpses kept falling on the city walls.
In just two hours, corpses piled up like mountains under the city wall and blood flowed like a river.
But at this time, only a small part of the supplies in the city had been delivered, which caused the morale of the defenders on the city wall to drop sharply.
Without the rolling stones and huge logs, they could not launch a counterattack when the rebels attacked, and could only wait for the enemy to rush to the city wall for hand-to-hand combat.
This made the city wall precarious, and the rebels were killed on the wall several times, and the defenders had no choice but to pay with their lives!
For a moment, the sound of killing was deafening, and the number of soldiers on both sides decreased at an alarming rate.
But as time went on, the balance of victory clearly tilted towards the rebels.
As more and more rebels climbed onto the city walls, the pressure on the defenders grew.
At the critical moment, some supplies were finally transported to the city wall under Di Ying's personal escort.
This also aroused a strong desire to survive among the defenders, and they defeated the rebels in one fell swoop.
But the rebels did not retreat and continued to attack.
Both sides are nervous, and it depends on who will lose first!
At this moment, emotions were running high on both sides, one wanted to charge into the city in one go, the other wanted to use the limited supplies to repel the rebels.
Seeing this, Liang Wang Li Long, who was commanding outside the city, narrowed his eyes and flashed a cold look: "I didn't expect the defenders to be so tenacious, it seems that we must give them a fatal blow and completely defeat them!
Pass the order down, mobilize my personal soldiers, and make sure to capture the city!"
At this moment, the two sides are fighting fiercely, and the addition of any force will affect the situation.
What's more, Li Long's personal soldiers are very powerful, and the addition of these people will definitely boost morale.
But the deputy general Wu Chao's face changed slightly: "King Liang, this is a battlefield. If you transfer your personal soldiers away, your safety will be in jeopardy..."
Li Long sneered: "Now our army is besieging the enemy, and all the soldiers are fighting around Luocheng. Who can threaten me?
You, personally lead my personal soldiers to attack the city. After an hour, I hope to reward you in the palace!"
Wu Chao had no choice but to bow and accept the order: "I obey your command!"
Wu Chao then drew his sword and shouted, "My soldiers, follow me to attack the city!"
At a command, the personal guards led by this man headed straight for the city wall.
With the addition of the personal guards, the rebels were indeed full of momentum and strength, and they actually attacked the city wall again.
For a while, the defenders were beaten back step by step and seemed to be on the verge of being defeated!
But at this moment, Chu Ning, who had been watching from a distance, received the news.
The scout rode over to report: "Your Highness, the enemy commander has transferred his troops to attack the city!"
Chu Ning's eyes turned cold, and a hint of coldness flashed across them: "This is the opportunity that I have been waiting for. Pass the order down, leaving fifty people to wave flags and shout, pretending to be a large army!
Everyone else, follow me and kill them. Target: the enemy commander!"