Chapter 200: Strong Attack
"Is the Li Tang commander crazy?"
A figure poked his head out from the top of the Xiping Fort, looking at the situation of the Li Tang army below in surprise.
Just look at this man, even in the cold weather, he wrapped himself in iron armor, revealing only his relatively young face.
In Liaodong, under the wind and snow, the degree of aging is more serious than that in the interior of the pass.
"Master, you'd better go down!" The guard beside him asked worriedly.
"Nothing."
Huang Taiji waved his hand, with a look of disdain on his face.
This look of disdain was naturally directed at the Li Tang army outside Xiping Fort.
"I thought the general leading the Li Tang army this time was quite capable, but I didn't expect that his subordinates were also a bunch of idiots."
Huang Taiji saw the intention of the Li Tang army outside the fort, which was nothing more than a quick attack to take Xiping Fort.
If Xiping Fort was so easy to fight, it wouldn't have given his father such a headache.
"Let the boys prepare!" Huang Taiji whispered to the guards around him.
Just as the guards went down to convey the order, Huang Taiji looked deeply at the Li Tang army outside the fort.
Guarding Xiping Fort was the most critical step in Nurhaci's plan, and it was naturally left to his closest son to take over.
But... when he learned that there were less than 10,000 soldiers in the fort and they had to hold on for at least one month.
Nurhaci's eldest son Chu Ying did not have the courage to agree.
Nurhaci now established the Later Jin Dynasty, and his sons naturally became heirs.
If it were according to the Han Dynasty's system of succession to the throne, the eldest son would naturally come first.
But this is Liaodong!
The Jurchens started as barbarians, why did they implement the Han Dynasty system? !
Only his silly brother believed in the eldest son's succession.
Huang Taiji thought of this and his eyes froze slightly.
If you want to lead your people to survive in the bitter cold land, only strength can speak!
This is why Huang Taiji took on this task.
Nurhaci promised.
When the war is over, the people who defend Xiping Fort will make the first contribution.
"The enemy is coming!"
"The Tang dogs are coming!"
The hurried shouting in Xiping Fort interrupted Huang Taiji's thoughts.
Looking at the Li Tang soldiers charging up the steep slope, they only had ladders on their shoulders.
A strange color flashed in Huang Taiji's eyes.
Is the Li Tang commander at the foot of the mountain an idiot?
Could it be that the other party thinks that Xiping Fort can be captured by relying on ladders?
What Huang Taiji didn't know was that Zhao Guangyi really thought so!
In his opinion, there were more than 70,000 soldiers under his command.
In contrast, there were less than 10,000 defenders in the fort, and they were trapped tightly, with no way out.
It was like catching a turtle in a jar, and it didn't take much effort.
That's why.
Zhao Guangyi planned to attack Xipingbao directly. If he could take it, it would be fine.
If he couldn't take it, he could show Li Tang's military might and force the defenders in the fort to surrender.
I can only say.
The imagination is very rich, but the reality slapped Zhao Guangyi in the face.
From ancient times to the present.
Attacking a fort by force is a taboo in military tactics.
Unless it is necessary, generals should find other ways.
A very simple truth.
When Mongolia went south to destroy the Song Dynasty.
Diaoyucheng alone blocked Mongolia for more than 30 years, and directly consumed a Mongolian Khan.
In the end, it was all thanks to Kublai Khan's persuasion to surrender that the city was taken.
The perspective returned to the city of Xipingbao.
The shouts and screams shook the sky.
The wall of Xipingbao was dead silent.
Only when Li Tang soldiers approached, arrows quietly poked out from the arrow holes.
Swish, swish, swish!
Arrows rained down.
The Li Tang soldiers who were unable to react were shot to death on the snow before they could raise their shields.
The screams and roars continued.
After the shields were raised to withstand the arrows from the top of the city wall, a sharp soldier placed the ladder on the city wall.
This scene could not help but inspire the Li Tang soldiers who were attacking the city.
Zhao Guangyi issued an order that the first person to enter the city would be promoted five levels and rewarded with a thousand gold coins!
Driven by such huge profits.
The eyes of the Li Tang soldiers who climbed the ladders were red, and the rest were not willing to be outdone, fearing that they would miss the reward.
The so-called ladder.
It is not a thing that uses ladders to fill the number in some costume films.
The real ladder has a sharp hook at one end, which can be firmly grasped between the gaps in the city wall.
At the same time, this sharp hook is often made of iron, and it cannot be cut by swords.
However.
Both the attackers and defenders have countermeasures.
Rolling logs and stones were piled on the wall of Xiping Fort early.
These were originally the defensive equipment stored in the fort to deal with the Jurchens, but now they are being used by the Later Jin.
It's ridiculous.
In this way, stones as big as human heads were thrown down from the city wall one after another.
"Ah!!"
The Li Tang soldiers, whose heads were broken and bleeding, kept falling down from the ladders.
They fell heavily to the ground and there was no sound.
Only Zhao Guangyi, who was at the foot of the mountain, squinted his eyes and looked at the progress of the siege, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.
This speed is too slow!
In his opinion, it should take at least two hours to attack the top of the city.
From noon to almost dusk.
Just then, cheers were heard from the Li Tang soldiers.
It turned out that a sharp soldier climbed up to the top of the Xiping Fort.
However.
Before the cheers lasted long, they became quiet like a duck with its neck pinched.
The sharp soldier who climbed up the wall was a lieutenant in the army, with a third-rate peak cultivation.
But after going up, he couldn't even hold on for an incense stick of time, and his head was chopped off and thrown down.
This scene made the Li Tang soldiers outside Xiping Fort feel cold in their hearts.
For a moment, he just woke up.
Looking around him, there were corpses of his comrades, like hell.
The Li Tang soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit paused their attack.
Zhao Guangyi saw this scene, his face darkened.
Knowing that he might not be able to attack today, he just called back the troops.
The Li Tang soldiers, as if they had been pardoned, swarmed down the mountain and dared not stay for a moment.
Huang Taiji looked at the defeated Li Tang soldiers, wiped the blood on his hand nails, and felt relieved.
Judging from the performance of the Li Tang soldiers today, they also want to take Xiping Fort?
There were less than a hundred casualties in the city.
On the other hand, Zhao Guangyi's troops left about 3,000 corpses, but they didn't even see the top of the wall of Xiping Fort.
However.
Zhao Guangyi was not reconciled.
For seven consecutive days, Xiping Fort was attacked every day.
As you can imagine, the casualties were extremely serious.
The soldiers in the tent were full of resentment in the face of such a suicide move.
"General Zhao, no more strong attacks!" A general in the tent dissuaded him.
Zhao Guangyi's face was uncertain. He couldn't believe that he couldn't even take down a small Xiping Fort in seven days!
"Yes, rest tomorrow and discuss it again."
Zhao Guangyi, who was embarrassed, agreed to let the army rest.
However.
That night.
Four thousand Houjin soldiers took advantage of the night to leave the fort and attack Zhao Guangyi's camp at night.
Zhao Guangyi, who had never expected that the Jurchens in Xiping Fort would dare to take the initiative to attack, was caught off guard.
In addition, his soldiers had been fighting hard for days and were already exhausted.
Of course.
This night attack was nothing more than burning some baggage.
But what no one expected was!
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