Youzhou!
The Turkic army of three hundred thousand had besieged Youzhou for five days and five nights!
The army attacked the city day and night, not giving the Youzhou garrison any chance to breathe.
After five days and five nights, the Youzhou garrison was exhausted.
The Heavy Armor Guards and Divine Arrow Guards guarding the front line were all exhausted. They were relying on their willpower to fight.
Under the command of Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin, the Heaven Festival Troop killed their enemies.
But the Turkic army was simply too large and valiant. Even though the Tianjie Army was defending the city, they still suffered heavy casualties.
The air above Youzhou was filled with a thick smell of blood.
The four moats had long become rivers of blood.
The water lilies at the bottom of the river looked even more beautiful and enchanting under the color of blood.
The fish and prawns in the moat were all dead. They floated on the blood river together with the corpses, emitting a stench that made people want to vomit.
Siege battles had the highest death rate among all wars.
The three hundred thousand Turkic soldiers simultaneously attacked the east, west, and south gates of Youzhou.
In just five short days, they had already lost more than 40,000 lives!
Although the Youzhou garrison only suffered less than 20,000 casualties, they had spent a lot of energy defending the city day and night.
The Turkic army took turns attacking, giving them enough time to rest.
As for the Youzhou garrison, they did not have enough time to rest.
On the sixth day, when the sun was high in the sky, the Turkic army once again charged up the city walls.
If Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong hadn't led the heavy armored guards to fight with their lives, the city gate would have been breached!
……
On the city walls, the soldiers had managed to force back the Turkic army, and before the Turks could organize another wave of attacks, they were finally able to get a short break.
Cheng Yaojin wiped the three-inch-long wound at the corner of his eye and leaned against the city wall."
"Jing De, our soldiers, be it the Tianjie Army or the Heavy Armor Guards, have already run out of strength after so many days of battle.
"We barely managed to defend against this wave of attacks just now, but how are we going to face the next wave of attacks?”
Yuchi Gong glanced at the guards on the city wall and sighed.""The biggest problem now is no longer the soldiers 'physical strength, but their morale!”
"After six days and five nights of battle, the morale of the Turkic army has been rising, while the morale of our soldiers has been falling. If this continued, they might not be able to last until the Mo Saber Guards recovered their strength!”
This morning, Li Jing led the Mo Saber Guards back to the city.
But the Mo Saber Guards had just wiped out the eighth prince's army of one hundred thousand soldiers, and almost all of them were injured. Now that they had traveled day and night, their bodies were exhausted, and they had no time to heal their injuries. They had less than one-tenth of their strength left!
If he wanted to recover his combat strength, he would need at least a few days to rest.
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Heavenly Policy Prefecture.
Li Jing, who had just returned to Youzhou and rested for a few hours, hurried to the Heavenly Policy Prefecture to ask for Zhangsun Wugou.
He bowed to Zhangsun Wugou and said,""Furen, I have a request!”
"General, please speak your mind," said Zhangsun Wugou.”
"The Turks have been attacking the city day and night. Our army has been trapped for many days, and our morale has fallen to a low point. The day of the siege is not far away!" Li Jing said solemnly.
Li Jing boldly begged Madam to climb up the city tower and personally beat the war drums to cheer for the three armies and boost their morale! However, the city gate tower was dangerous, and Madam could be killed by arrows at any time. Even with the protection of his personal guards, his life was in danger!”
Zhangsun Wugou smiled indifferently." The soldiers of the three armies are fighting bravely at the front. If I can help, I will be very happy." General, just bring me to the city tower."
"Madam is righteous!"
Li Jing knelt down on one knee and bowed solemnly.
……
"Wuwuwu-"
Less than half an incense's time had passed since the last wave of attacks ended when a horn blared through the skies as the Turkic army began to attack again!
The tempo of their attack was so fast that it was suffocating. They did not give the Youzhou garrison any chance to breathe!
In the Turkic camp, Jie Li Khagan pulled out his saber and shouted,"The morale of the Tang army is low. All the soldiers, attack and break through Youzhou in one fell swoop! Kill all the Tangs, plunder food and beauties!”
With this order, the Turkic army roared as they entered the siege.
A cruel war broke out once again!
In war, human lives were the cheapest thing.
On the walls of Youzhou, blood was splattered all over the ground. Broken limbs were everywhere, and corpses piled up on the road.
The battle between the two armies quickly entered a white-hot state and began the most primitive life and death battle.
This time, the morale of the Turkic army was like a tide, and their attacks were unprecedentedly fierce!
The morale of the Youzhou garrison was even lower than before.
The battle to defend the city became even more difficult!
"Dong dong dong-"
Suddenly, on the city wall, a beautiful woman in white beat a war drum!
Her body was thin, and she looked very small in front of the huge war drum.
However, he continued to swing the drumsticks with both hands and beat the tiger skin war drum with all his might.
A vigorous and impassioned drumbeat spread out, boosting the morale of the three armies.
"Madam, Madam is beating the drum!"
Suddenly, a soldier guarding the city discovered the identity of the person who beat the drum and shouted in disbelief.
One spread to ten, ten spread to a hundred, and soon, all the soldiers guarding the city saw this scene.
Yuchi Gong lashed out with his iron whip, killing a few Turkic warriors who were bravely climbing the walls. He roared,
"The wife of the Heavenly Strategy General has personally drummed for us.”
The soldiers were affected, and their low morale instantly soared.
Their faces were savage as they howled and charged at the Turkic army.
Even the wife of the Heavenly Strategy General had personally ascended the city tower to cheer for the soldiers of the three armies. How could they not fight bravely?
As the battle continued, the morale of the Youzhou defenders was high. The Turks suffered heavy casualties and could no longer attack the walls!
……
In the Turkic central camp, Jieli Khagan glanced at Zhangsun Wugou, who was drumming on the walls, and coldly snorted."Take my Wolf Bone Arrow!"
He immediately handed him an arrow made of wolf bone. The wolf bone arrow was completely white, and the barbs on it were shocking.
If one was hit by this special arrow, even if it did not hit a vital point, the barbs would hook the flesh when the arrow was extracted. The person who was hit by the arrow would suffer extreme pain and cause massive bleeding.
With the medical standards of this era, it was almost certain death.
Khan Jie Li's eyes narrowed, as sharp as an eagle on the grassland.
He crouched down slightly and pulled the bow in his hand into a full moon shape.
"Whoosh!"
The white wolf bone arrow tore through the sky and turned into a white bolt of lightning, heading straight for Zhangsun Wugou!
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