827 Conquer the Crowd 2
Seeing that the city wall near the city gate was basically overfired, there must be no more people, and Li You allowed the sergeants to start the offensive. The number of people on the offensive was not large, only more than 2,000. They consisted of shield soldiers, crossbowmen and musketeers. The crossbowmen used two crossbows, and those with arrow boxes, their shooting speed would not be slower than that of musketeers. How many.
When this group of people entered the city, they began to shoot and kill. Not only did they establish a position at the city gate, they also attacked the city wall. Once they stood firm, the rest was much simpler. After the field artillery was back on the city wall, the food army could no longer hold the city wall.
The defending army really can’t help it. It’s better to say that bows and arrows and muskets can be blocked by a thick shield, but the artillery cannot be blocked. Since the field guns are on the wall, this battle is destined to be unwinnable. Can't help. The city was also in chaos. Many of the artillery on the wall fired at the defenders in the city. Whenever you see a large number of people, you will go wherever you see it. In addition, many musketeers also fired at the food defenders inside the city. , The casualties of the food army were much greater in an instant.
There is no way to defend the city. The only thing you can do is to escape. There is no choice, unless you want to lose your life here. Since the east of the city has not been lost anyway, it is the right thing to retreat from there. If the opponent fights all the way along the wall , To surround the city, it will be difficult to run again.
After noon, Wang Yanzhang got news that the food army was withdrawing, so he came to Li You to report. After seeing him for a while, he said: "Lord, the food army is withdrawing from the city, shall we chase it?"
"No, we have too few cavalry. In case they were killed by others, we didn't cry, don't worry, and we didn't expect to kill the enemy on a large scale here." The full text of the article is the fastest んττρs :/м.χ八㈠zщ.còм/
Li You disagreed, and Wang Yanzhang had to obey. In his opinion, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to catch up and make a fight. Not to mention the great gains, at least it can wipe out some more enemies. As for the loss of his side, it should be It won't be too big, after all, the food army is defeated, and its morale is slack, which is conducive to the pursuit.
But Li You didn’t think so. Anyway, there were only a few people on his side, and he couldn’t lose a little in one battle. If this goes on, he might have to stop cooking before he gets to Damascus, so he has been reluctant to do so. Battle on a large scale as usual.
With Governor Akadura withdrew his army from Kufa, Kufa City was considered to have changed hands. After only half a day’s attack, the food army lost thousands of people, which is a huge loss. Thirty-five thousand people, now even less than 30,000 have retreated, and the proportion of war losses is still very high. ァ新ヤ~⑧~1~中文网ωωω.χ~⒏~1zщ.còм
At dusk, Li You entered the Governor's Mansion in Kufa. He needed to let the army rest here for a few days before leaving for Damascus. Now the war in Kufa has not been completely over, and it is estimated that it will not be quiet in the next two days. Yes, you need to wait until all the dust settles before you can say anything to rest.
On the stone balcony of the Governor’s Mansion, Li You was holding a glass of wine with the setting sun, looking at the Qing suppression army that was pouring into the city on the street, and asked Nassin beside him: "Counselor Nassin, have you been to the royal capital? Damascus?"
"Your Majesty Prince, I have naturally been to the capital city. It is a garden on earth, a paradise on earth, there are the most magnificent temples, and the most beautiful palaces. Allah says that whoever he loves will be settled in. Damascus." Nassing was very flattering when he said this.
Li You is the prince of Huoxun Kingdom. He already knew about this from Gouzi. The hatred between Huoxun and Da Shi is not shallow. He also saw how powerful this army is in Basra. For a small person like him Said that it is already very good to be able to save his life. As for what Li You is going to do, he naturally knows what to say to be obedient, and he will never be stingy.
Li You nodded, and then said: "I don't believe in Allah, so naturally I don't need his favor. I just want to know what its defenses are like."
When Nassin told Li You that the city wall was built with huge stones, it was as high as seven feet, and the city gate was wrapped with a lot of copper, he really shook his head. For such a city gate, the artillery he was carrying couldn't be fired. If he really wanted to hit it, he would have to prepare a tower car to attack the city. In this way, the casualties on his side would increase significantly.
Later, Li You recruited the dog and said to him: "You tell Wang Yanzhang, let him find out if there is any siege equipment in the city."
"Lord, what are we doing with siege equipment?" Gouzi is indeed a little puzzled. With artillery in his hand, it is very simple to say siege.
Li You was too lazy to explain to him, just said: "Don't talk nonsense, go quickly, yes, go and call Tang Shang over."
Li You was waiting in the study room on the third floor. It was fine to flip through the books displayed here, and then play with the crafts, until Tang Shang didn't come when he was hungry. When the moon rose and Li You had eaten a meal, he ran.
As soon as he entered, without waiting for Tang Shang to salute, Li You asked, "You won't really encounter anything, right? I heard the gunshots intermittently and never stopped."
Tang Shang said with a helpless expression: "Lord, the resistance in the city is too severe. We are constantly encountering attacks from the people. Just now, our officials are leading people to the two temples in the Qing Dynasty. The resistance there is the most serious. We will die. Young brother. When I came over, I also met Wu Zhi Naoxin and Ono Maro. They said that they suffered a lot of casualties."
Li You then asked, "Then how many people did you kill in the temple just now?"
"More than eight hundred people."
Hearing that, Li You may have a headache. These people are just people, not the army. The death of such a person in the two temples only shows that the resistance in the city is very serious.
Li You sighed and said: "Originally, I just wanted to ask you when the clearance and suppression here can be completed. It seems that it's not easy to do! Come on, go and call Nassin."
Soon after the guards left, Nassine came to Li You again. After he saluted, Li Youcai said solemnly: "Counselor Nassing, I want you to do one thing, that is to ask, those people want to live. Still want to die, why did they resist our army? You know, we didn't go into the city to burn, kill, and looting. If they continue to resist, I can only slaughter the city. Can you save them? You can figure it out."
"Ah!? Your Royal Highness, they must have been bewitched, I will try to dissuade them."
Although Nassin is not an official who loves the people like his son, he does not want to see the city really slaughtered here. After all, Kufa is the cradle of the food culture, and the people here are also devout believers and share beliefs with him. Brothers and sisters.
Li You didn't say much to Nassin, but turned to Tang Shang and said, "Call the dog and take Nassin to ask questions. If the people can't tell you why, don't be polite. , I don’t want to see unnecessary casualties anymore."
Tang Shang clasped his fists and bowed and said, "Yes, the lord, the ministers will go here." (End of this chapter)