If you are attacking the city outside the mountain, it is very simple to break through the head of a city like Jintang City that is only five zhang high with the weapons and equipment of the Qingzhou army. But today they were fighting on the mountain, and these heavy and grown siege equipment could not go up the mountain for a while, so they could only use the simplest means to force their way up the city.

Dozens of elite soldiers in the Jiazi battalion threw ropes and hooked up to the city, and then continued to climb up under the cover of the archers in the rear, intending to climb the Jintang City in one breath. And the movement below quickly frightened the minions of Erlong Mountain who were defending the city, and at this time, they couldn't care about dodging the arrows that kept throwing up, but hurriedly rushed to the edge of the city wall and kept cutting ropes to prevent the official army from landing the city.

The losses in the city increased rapidly, and from time to time some people fell screaming after being hit by an arrow, but the others were unmoved, because they knew very well that once the official army really climbed the city, Jintang City would be destroyed! They have learned the strong combat power of the Qingzhou army, as long as they have no geographical advantage, they can only be slaughtered by others.

Not only did the hundreds of defenders on Jintang City understand this, but Deng Long in the rear also knew that the situation was urgent, and hurriedly ordered the defenders at the two checkpoints behind them to quickly dispatch men and horses down the mountain to support, and a large number of bows and arrows were brought down by them to suppress the officers and troops close to the city.

Once the guards of Jintang City were desperate, the situation of the Azi battalion below was a little unfavorable, the ropes were cut one by one, allowing them to fall to the ground again, and at the same time, the stones and arrows also continued to fall as if they didn't want money, after seeing that people were constantly being hit and fell, even Zhou Xing was a little hesitant in his heart, is it really cost-effective to fight like this?

You must know that this is the first level of defense in Erlong Mountain, and it is also the easiest one to fight, there are still two difficulties behind it, if you really want to damage too much here, the next battle will be even more difficult.

Under the mountain, Sun Tu also frowned, he really didn't expect this Jintang City to be so unbreakable, and he still underestimated these guys in Erlong Mountain. After thinking about it for a while, he had already made a decision: "Mingjin let the battalion A retreat, and the battalion B will be replaced." However, this time, don't storm like the Armor Battalion, just consume the arrows on the mountain! ”

The sound of gold sounded again in the army, and the whole of the Jiazi battalion breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately withdrew to the rear in an orderly manner.

The minions defending the city were also short of breath at this time, and they were exhausted after two battles, and they wanted to rest both physically and mentally. However, the officers and troops under the mountain obviously did not give them a chance, and with the retreat of the A-shaped battalion, the B-shaped battalion had taken its place and launched an attack on Jintangcheng again.

Although the B-word battalion had already received Sun Tu's order and no longer needed to attack the city with all its might, their strong combat power and the arrows that constantly threw up the city still put enough pressure on the enemy, and many people died as a result, which made the defenders of the city even more pressure, and many people had the idea of giving up this place and retreating up the mountain.

This offensive and defensive battle around Jintang City lasted for a whole day, and it was not until it was close to dark that the officers and troops finally really withdrew from the mountain. In this battle, the casualties of the officers and soldiers have reached more than 300, although most of the casualties are the soldiers of the three mountains who attacked the mountain in the first round.

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But the casualty figures are still so shocking, after all, the Qingzhou army is only about 1,400 people together.

As for the casualties on the side of Erlong Mountain, there were fewer casualties, less than 200 people died in this battle. However, when the exact number was reported, the leaders were still panicked, this was the first day of the official war, if the official army continued to attack the city with all their might, I was afraid that soon the brothers on the mountain would not be able to bear the pressure and collapse.

Erlong Mountain does not have the strong cohesion of the official army, these people stay on the mountain just to live better, if they really know that they will die if they stay on the mountain, there will not be many people who give up their lives. Deng Long also knew this, and was even more worried at this time, and after walking around Lu Yuan, who was constantly watching down the mountain, for a while, he sighed: "I can't imagine that the Qingzhou official army is so fierce, military advisor, how can this be good?" ”

Lu Yuan looked at the puffs of cooking smoke rising from the barracks below, and his expression was quite calm: "Village master, all brothers don't need to panic, the losses of the officers and soldiers today are so great and they must be surprised." I expect their offensive to be less ferocious from tomorrow onwards. ”

After a pause, after scanning the people around him, he said: "There is a way to fight with one blow, they are fighting the idea of being able to quickly capture my Jintang City, so they will completely ignore the casualties. But the result was not as he wished, so will they dare to give it a go tomorrow? You know, they don't have much more troops than we do. ”

"And what if they turn a siege into a siege? The food in our cottage is only enough for a month. "A new question was immediately raised.

"That's exactly what we want to see, we can sustain January, can the officers and the army? Don't forget, Han Benshan set fire to the Qingzhou official warehouse before coming here, not to mention a month, even ten days and a half months, I don't think they can hold on. Moreover, they are so eager to attack the mountains, and the lack of food is also the key to this.

"There are also reinforcements from Liangshanbo, which should also arrive within this month, and then we will combine the strength of both sides, attack inside and outside, and still worry about not defeating this Qingzhou army?"

Lu Yuan's analysis really lifted the emotions of the people present, and the psychological pressure caused by the urgent scene in Jintang City before finally eased a lot. At that moment, these people all went back separately, leaving Lu Yuan still outside looking at the military camp below, but a trace of doubt and worry flashed in his eyes.

He can easily see these questions, don't Sun Tu and other officers and generals know? Then why did they dare to attack Erlong Mountain so unscrupulously, and what did they rely on? It was precisely because he couldn't see through this that Lu Yuan was uneasy, but he couldn't tell others about this worry, otherwise it would only disturb the morale of the army.

In the end, he could only remember everything he had seen condescendingly before, so he sighed secretly and turned back to the temple to eat and drink. No matter what kind of situation you are about to face, the most important thing is to eat and drink enough and cultivate your spirit.

The battle in the next few days was really as Lu Yuan judged, I don't know if it was because the price paid for the first attack on the mountain was too heavy, and the next day, the offensive of the official army was much weaker. Although the army still took turns to attack the city every day, they were far less threatening to the city than on the first day, and the casualties on both sides continued to decrease, and the battle gradually turned from a fierce attack to a war of war of war of attrition

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It seems that from the second day, the officers and troops have changed their strategic purpose, from forcibly breaking the pass to consuming all kinds of weapons guarding the mountain at the minimum cost, so as to achieve the goal of dragging down Erlong Mountain.

But Lu Yuan still had some worries in his heart, even if the battle was no longer fierce, he would still check the movement below from the high place outside the Baozhu Temple every day. And on the fifth day, he really saw something strange, and immediately asked people to invite Deng Long and the others over.

"Strategist, is there another big attack on the mountain?" When Deng Long heard the news, he hurried over, and was not relieved until he saw more than 100 officers and soldiers in front of Jintang City firing arrows at the head of the city from afar.

But Lu Yuan's face was extremely solemn: "Owner of the village, look at the place from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside." As he spoke, he gestured to the left side with his hand.

"Hmm......" Deng Long and the others all looked at the area with some confusion. To be honest, they didn't care about the direction of the land, because there was really nothing to look out for other than a large area of wood. Of course, they also noticed that the area was different now, and the trees were much thinner than before.

Lu Yuan saw that they were all confused, so he could only patiently explain: "Village master, brothers, that tree was cut down by the official army, and they must have spent a lot of effort on it in the past few days, so they didn't forcibly attack my Jintang City again." ”

"So what? Can they still threaten my Erlong Mountain by cutting down trees? ”

Lu Yuan sighed secretly, these guys really don't have any strategic acumen except for fighting, killing, and killing, so he could only continue to explain at this time: "Before, my Jintang City was able to stand tall because the officials and soldiers couldn't use heavy siege equipment, but once they could use it, a small city would not be able to stop the offensive of the officials and troops at all......"

"Even if they want to build siege engines on the spot, it will take a long time......

"It's not to build, the officers and soldiers should have brought these weapons a long time ago, but they didn't use them due to the terrain restrictions. And these days, they are opening the way that is holding them back. Once that piece is completely empty, let them send weapons like catapults up the mountain, and my Golden Soup City will be completely finished! Lu Yuan was really anxious this time, and he almost blushed and said his worries out loud.

As soon as these words came out, everyone else also changed color, and Deng Long said urgently: "How is this good?" ”

"There are only two options, one is to send troops and horses to attack the area at night while they are not ready, hoping to destroy all those catapults. But this is a great risk, maybe the officers and soldiers have already set up an ambush there, just waiting for us to run into it ourselves. ”

When Deng Long heard this, he shook his head decisively: "This really can't be done, it's too risky." After a few battles, he had long been afraid of the Qingzhou Army, how dare he rush to send troops.

Lu Yuan smiled bitterly, and said: "Then there is only the next strategy, that is, to give up Jintang City and defend the first line of heaven, then it can still save our brother's life." Fortunately, the mountain road behind Jintang City is even steeper and narrower, and it is inevitable that the officers and troops will not be able to transport heavy siege equipment up in the future. ”

"This ......" Deng Long and the others suddenly fell into a tangle again, they were really unwilling to give up a pass like this.

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