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Youzhou City.
The vanguard of the 100,000 Turkic soldiers had already arrived at the city. While having the slaves set up camp, they had also dispatched Qibi Heli, the leader of the Tiele Tribe, to lead his clansmen to prepare to attack Youzhou City.
The Turks weren't just nomads. They had culture and cities, as well as craftsmen. Thus, the Central Plains used many trebuchets and scaling ladders during the civil war.
After the siege weapons were assembled, the slaves pushed them forward.
The Turkic army also began to attack.
Buzz!
After a deep bugle sounded across the sky, 50,000 people of Tiele Clan marched towards Youzhou City.
When they were walking, they deliberately stepped on the ground and shouted 'kill' so loudly that the ground was shaking. The city wall of Youzhou City seemed to be nothing in front of this boundless army.
There were still soldiers guarding the city walls, but it was a mess inside.
A large number of civilians were running back and forth in the city, but they were not running away. They were preparing to participate in the city defense battle.
Defending the city required the command of generals and officials, but now that the Turkic army was at the gates, the commoners had searched for so long, yet they had not found anyone other than the city guard lieutenant.
"Well, forget it, they must have run away.”
The lieutenant shouted to the others on the high platform of Youzhou City with a pale face.
"Then what should we do?"
"It's over, it's over this time."
"F * ck, how could Old Master Chen of Youzhou City escape? Isn't he the head of the local major clans and wants to live and die with Youzhou City?”
"Oh my god, what should we do now?”
“……”
The commoners immediately fell into chaos.
"Guys, Youzhou City can only be defended by us.”
The lieutenant announced loudly. He first hid his fear and said loudly,"We have to fight together. Youzhou City is our home. We can't let the Turks come in and slaughter our brothers, humiliate our women, and kidnap our children as slaves!”
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, all the commoners in Youzhou City were infuriated. They clenched their fists and prepared to defend without any generals or officials.
"We women can boil the golden liquid and collect stones!”
A woman with a big and round waist shouted.
"All of us men can go up to the city wall to defend!”
"This old man has participated in the battle to conquer Korea. This old man can also go into battle to kill thieves!”
“……”
The men also shouted loudly and went into battle.
Seeing that the people were in high spirits, the lieutenant cupped his hands and bowed to them. He shouted,"I am Liu Chengyu, a lieutenant of Youzhou. At this moment, I am bold enough to command everyone to protect the city and save themselves. Even if the Imperial Court considers me guilty of overstepping my boundaries after the war, I am not afraid. I only hope to live and die with everyone!”
"Commandant Liu is benevolent!"
The commoners cheered.
After that, all the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou City were engaged in the defense of the city.
But even this investment was still far too weak in front of the Turkic army.
The Turkic trebuchets bombarded the walls, causing many casualties. The Turkic soldiers wore leather armor and advanced alongside the siege weapons.
After the women boiled the golden liquid, they sent it to the city wall. Then, the soldiers carried it up and poured it down the city wall.
This water caused a group of Turkic soldiers to howl in pain, but another group stepped forward to climb the ladder.
Defensive battles were the advantage of the defenders, but there were simply too many Turkic soldiers.
A few moments later, a Turkic soldier climbed up the walls with his comrade's corpse. He was quickly hacked to death, but a second and a third soon followed, and more and more began to climb up the walls.
However, the wall was not the main target of the Turkic soldiers. It was just a means to attract the attention of the Tang army.
Even more Turkic soldiers advanced with their hammers, taking advantage of the fact that the defenders were caught in a melee to bombard the gates.
Bang!
The huge city gate of Youzhou City uttered a sound while a great amount of dust was shaken off.
When the women who were brewing the golden liquid saw this scene, they immediately realized that the enemy was about to charge in.
The city gate was the key to the city. Once it was broken through, the city defense battle would definitely be lost.
The women put down the work in their hands and stood with the old men who were struggling to move. They held simple weapons such as hoes and hatchets and stood in a human wall in the city gate.
If the Turkic soldiers charged in, they wouldn't be able to directly charge into the city and pillage. The human wall formed by these women and elders would become the first obstacle for the Turkic soldiers!
"Let me die first!"
A voice rang out. The people in the city gate looked back and saw Lieutenant Liu Chengyu squeezing to the front of the human wall.
Liu Chengyu was half-naked, with a white cloth tied to his head. His hands and weapons were wrapped together to prevent them from falling.
"Liu kid, you are a lieutenant, you should be commanding others!”
A woman with a big and round waist shouted.
"I'm a lieutenant, but I'm also from Youzhou!”
Liu Chengyu said firmly," Aunties and uncles, you have watched me grow up. Now that we are in a life and death situation, you just have to treat me as an ordinary person and let me die with you!"”
After saying that, Liu Chengyu stared at the city gate.
Bang!
Bang!
The hammer outside slammed into the city gate. Soon, a pile of wood chips fell from the city gate, and at the same time, it made a cracking sound.
Everyone held their breaths and focused. Some of them were even trembling in fear.
After three more blows, the gate was smashed to pieces, and the fierce and fanatical faces of the Turkic soldiers appeared before them.
However, no one retreated because they knew that once they retreated, the city would be completely lost. There were still children behind them, so they would rather die than retreat!
"Kill them!"
The Turkic general gave the order, and his soldiers charged into the city like a pack of wolves, pouncing on Liu Chengyu and the others.
Buzz!
Just as Liu Chengyu and the human wall were about to clash with the Turkic soldiers, a horn sounded from somewhere, followed by the beating of war drums.
Bugle horns and war drums were a habit that only the Central Plains army had.
The Turkic soldiers who had just opened the gates suddenly retreated, leaving behind the dumbfounded Liu Chengyu and the others.
"Commandant Liu, it's reinforcements!"
A loud shout came from the city wall. Liu Chengyu quickly left the city gate and went up to the city wall to check.
Behind the Turkic army, a line of densely packed figures appeared on the horizon.
Amidst the war drums, a fully armed infantry of over ten thousand soldiers marched forward. Behind the infantry were long-range troops and cavalry.
When they were a thousand meters away from the Turkic army, the entire army fell into formation.
The infantryman in the front slammed his sword against his shield and shouted at the other soldiers behind him,""Kill the enemy, kill the enemy, kill the enemy!"
The roar of battle shook the mountains and forests. Although the Turkic soldiers had one hundred thousand soldiers, they were still frightened by the roar of this army of less than fifty thousand.
"It's His Majesty, His Majesty's garrison in the east of Youzhou Province!”
Liu Chengyu could tell who the unit belonged to and shouted to inform everyone.
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