Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 282 The Gradually Increasing Number of Casualties

The conditions proposed by Li Mu can be described as harsh, but in the early morning before the sun came out, Li Mu's request was most satisfied.

The soldiers of the Equipment Battalion had almost no rest that night. On the one hand, they needed to repair the catapults, and on the other hand, they had to speed up the construction of the catapults. The whole camp was in full swing, and they could only rest for a while at dawn.

Li Mu also wrapped his clothes and leaned against a catapult to rest, until a red sun rose in the sky, and the noise in the camp again woke Li Mu up again.

But this time, the scene Li Mu saw was much more spectacular than before. The whole camp had come to life. Not only that, there were also a steady stream of troops coming here on the mountain road in the distance.

Zhao Guangyi almost summoned all the troops within a radius of hundreds of miles.

Obviously they want to take this city in one fell swoop today.

Li Mu also got busy, calling out the soldiers around him, and then helping to assemble and splice several catapults that were added by the Operational Equipment Battalion.

Just at this time, the things Hu Yanzan sent to collect arrived, and Li Mu also arranged for the soldiers to change the net pockets of the catapult.

At the same time, Shuanzi and Lao Meng also brought a group of brothers from the gunpowder camp to bring more kerosene and a lot of added thunderbolts, all of them looked excited.

Sure enough, the specifications of the entire army were completely different when they acted at the same time, and all supplies were replenished in such a timely and sufficient manner.

Li Mu didn't have time to lament these things, while ordering the soldiers to prepare the food, the other side made people start eating.

Sure enough, when the sun had just exerted its heat, the horn of assembly had already sounded. Not only that, but this time there were even cavalry raiding the formation.

The big yellow canopy umbrella appeared in the field of vision again, and Li Mu couldn't see the situation clearly from a distance, but he ordered the soldiers to start loading the catapults in a hurry.

Bullock carts pulled these things towards Youzhou City in the distance. At this moment, Youzhou City was already in a commotion. Li Mu could hear the fierce gong beating even from a distance.

Heads have already begun to surge on the top of the city, and the beacon fire has also been lit.

The troops of the Song Army began to push forward step by step. The infantry and archers moved forward steadily.

Li Mu's position is relatively good, just in front of the army led by Zhao Guangyi himself.

It seems that the good things I made in the Equipment Battalion are also taken seriously by them, and it seems that they want to perform in front of the emperor.

As for whether he was performing or not, Li Mu naturally didn't care. He just started to unload the catapults step by step according to the requirements, then placed the large stones, and then filled the boxes. A total of seventeen catapults had been completed. All ready to go.

However, the troops have not acted yet, and seem to be waiting for Zhao Guangyi's order.

But after waiting for a while, Li Mu found that a large part of the infantry and cavalry in the army had been withdrawn, and they went to the other side very neatly.

Not only that, even the big yellow umbrella followed.

Li Mu and the soldiers present were a little surprised, but after a while, the order was passed down and the attack began.

Li Mu and others began to fill the ammunition and attack the city amidst doubts.

A massive attack was launched immediately, but this time Li Mu found that there was a lot of thunder and little rain. Although the army tried their best to attack the city with ladders, they were mainly throwing bows and arrows to kill.

And Li Mu also temporarily received an order to throw fire bombs directly into the city.

Five large barrels of black fire oil have been used up, and flames have already burst out in Youzhou City.

The battle stopped after only half an hour, and instead of calling for gold to retreat, they kept sending soldiers to harass. At the same time, Li Mu's catapult took on a large part of the work, constantly throwing stones and stones filled with lime powder into the city. bomb.

The city was already bustling with naked eyes, and some soldiers even roared on the top of the city, and then attached their anger to the arrows, launching them to a distance that could not reach the Song army.

Song Jun's slowness gave the city more oppressive feeling, while the continuous operation of Li Mu's catapult gave them a sense of powerlessness to fight back.

This is a very strange feeling, at least in Li Mu's opinion, it is a kind of exhilaration that cannot be brought by fighting the enemy with sharper blades, thicker armor, and abundant troops.

A battle can be fought so comfortably and happily.

Li Mu even had a feeling that such an attack would eventually make these guys collapse on their own, and they would win without a fight.

But Li Mu's idea didn't last long, and Song Jun began to attack.

A fierce offensive that is completely different from the leisurely attitude just now.

Dense arrows were thrown towards the city. The soldiers carried the ladders to the city wall and then quickly erected them. The soldiers holding shields quickly climbed up the ladders with daggers in their hands.

The battle unfolded in a rapid manner, and the defenders on the top of the city seemed to have found an outlet, and frantically poured firepower at the attacking Song army.

"Fire them all up! Speed ​​up and throw them all out!"

When Li Mu saw this situation, he immediately shouted at the soldiers under him. The soldiers, shirtless, moved the large stone into the net bag, then coated it with kerosene, ignited it quickly, and then quickly threw it out.

Billowing black smoke of stones fell from the sky, landed on the top of the city, jumped into the city, and hit many soldiers who were about to ascend the city to fight.

But only on the side where Li Mu's catapult was located, the battle changed. Li Mu had already seen soldiers scaling the city wall.

But in several other directions, the battle is still very hard.

An anxious battle unfolded under the bright sun of May. Li Mu looked anxiously at the wall, but felt a little worried.

Two hours had passed since the battle, but there was no intention of stopping at all.

And in his own system prompts, Song Jun's casualty data has exceeded [-].

Yesterday this figure was only [-].

Li Mu couldn't figure it out, since the battle here didn't seem very intense, why did it cause so many casualties.

At this moment, a soldier from the supply battalion pointed in one direction and shouted. Li Mu looked quickly and saw many soldiers running towards him on the ground on one side of the city wall.

At the same time, the troops also sounded the golden gong, and the clear sound spread throughout the battlefield, and a large number of soldiers were retreating frantically.

Li Mu caught a soldier who was running the fastest, seeing the disheveled look of the other side, he asked quickly.

"What's going on? What's going on ahead?"

"The tunnel we dug was discovered by the Liao people, and these guys actually poured gold juice into it!"

Only then did Li Mu let go of him, and looked forward in surprise. At this moment, the casualty data on the panel had jumped to [-].

In just a few days and several battles, the number of casualties has reached this number.

How could I possibly change this situation?
Li Mu looked at the catapult next to him, feeling inexplicably irritated in his heart, and the soldiers retreating back clattered around him also disturbed Li Mu, so he immediately ordered the catapult to retreat.

The cheers on the city wall behind him were also a mockery of the Song army, and it made Li Mu feel that there was little hope of victory on the battlefield this time.

And when Li Mu returned to the camp, he happened to run into the Song army led by Zhao Guangyi, and the other party was very happy, and even sang loudly, which made Li Mu confused.

After inquiring, I found out that Zhao Guangyi led a group of soldiers to fight the Liao army at the Qingsha River in the north of the city. They defeated the enemy army, beheaded many people, and even captured more than 300 horses.

Comparing this with the failure of the siege, Li Mu knew that the siege general must have no good fruit tonight, and Hu Yanzan might also be punished.

However, to Li Mu's surprise, Hu Yanzan came to find him at night, and he was unharmed. He also said that Zhao Guangyi would supervise the battle in person, and asked Li Mu to rush to build a few more catapults for the siege.

Li Mu naturally agreed, but he also made a request.

That is to send yourself to the siege army.

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(End of this chapter)