The combat readiness department sent hot meals to reward the soldiers defending the city.
At this time, no one dared to leave the city wall. Even Ouyang Shuo did not leave. He asked Sangu Restaurant to prepare some food and drinks, and sent them to the lounge of the tower to entertain Bai Hua and the others.
Taking advantage of the noon break, several members of the Shanhai League chatted while eating. The topic of the chat naturally focused on the rogue siege that had just ended in the first half.
"I really didn't expect that the rogues would attack the city so fiercely." Xunlong said with emotion.
"Yeah, I don't even have confidence anymore." Feng Prisonhuang agreed, with a look of unconfidence.
Bai Hua looked at Ouyang Shuo with some concern, and asked with concern: "Wuyi, are you confident about the attack in the afternoon?" The others also looked at Ouyang Shuo with concern.
Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and said, "It's okay. In the morning, the opponent's vigor has been lost when he blocked the rogue's onslaught. As long as he doesn't make mistakes in the afternoon, it shouldn't be a big problem to block it."
"However, Shanhai Town's army also suffered a lot in the morning. Moreover, the other party still has a thousand elite bandits and a thousand cavalry, and they haven't dispatched yet." Bai Hua was not as optimistic as Ouyang Shuo.
According to post-war statistics, among the 6,700 rogues, 700 water bandits killed 200, captured 300, and escaped 200; 3,000 ordinary rogues killed 1,200; 1,000 elite rogues Three hundred people died in battle. In other words, the bandits still retain more than half of their combat power. Of course, such a large battle loss is a very fatal blow to the morale of the rogues. Whether they can work so hard in the afternoon is a big question mark.
In Shanhai Town, the Beihai Fleet’s 500 sailors lost 50 men; the 400 archers and crossbowmen of the Shanhai Town Defense Battalion lost 50 men; 1,100 sword and shield soldiers lost 200 men; Folk husband, lost eighty people. Compared with the rogues, the battle loss ratio of the two sides is about 1:5, which is already a very ideal battle loss ratio.
"The rogues suffered more damage than us, so it depends on how they deal with it this afternoon." Ouyang Shuo pointed out.
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At the same time, the camp of the bandits.
"Brother, the situation is not good, what should we do in the afternoon?" Heiqi asked.
Huo Di was very calm, he let out a hey, and said, "In the afternoon, it's up to you, the second brother."
"How to say?" Heiqi was a little puzzled.
"In the morning, I arranged for people to build the pontoon bridge, and I was prepared. When I attacked the city in the morning, according to the report of Erlang who retreated, the other party dispatched a group of reinforcements at the last moment. These reinforcements must have come from the north gate or The east gate was transferred here. In this way, Shanhai Town’s defenses at the north gate and east gate must be further weakened. This is our chance. Second brother, you immediately take your cavalry to detour from behind and pass through the pontoon bridge. Cross the moat and raid the opponent's north gate. Remember, you have to wait for the west gate to launch an attack before starting the attack, not in advance, so that the opponent is prepared, understand?" Huo Dian explained.
"Understood!" Heiqi said excitedly.
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At one o'clock in the afternoon, the rogues attacked again. This time, Huo Dang did not leave any reserve troops behind, and ordered the whole army to press on, so as to put enormous pressure on Ximen, so that Shanhai Town had no time to take care of the North Gate.
Standing on the tower, Ouyang Shuo saw that the original thousand cavalry on the flanks of the bandits had disappeared, and immediately had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, a signal flare rose in the northern sky, which meant an attack.
"The orderly!"
"exist!"
"Order the North Sea Fleet to enter the moat immediately to assist the defense of the North Gate."
"Here!"
After the messenger left, Bai Hua said emotionally, "These bandits are indeed cunning and shrewd. Once they find a loophole in our defense, they will not hesitate to fight."
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "At first, I wasn't absolutely sure, but now I'm sure that Shanhai Town will surely win this rogue attack."
"How to say?"
"The enemy bandits are also smart. They want to use their idle cavalry to attack the north gate of Shanhai Town. But they don't know that there are 400 soldiers guarding the north gate, and with the support of the North Sea Fleet. It is absolutely impossible for those 1,000 cavalry alone. Break through the north gate in a short period of time. More importantly, the other party transferred the cavalry away, so the 600 cavalry in Shanhai Town's ambush at the west gate will be useful. Originally, the bandits had a thousand cavalry to protect the flanks, but I dare not Send cavalry to attack. Now they are looking for their own death, so I can't blame me." Ouyang Shuo explained.
Bai Hua's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "So that's the case, the other party must have never imagined that there are so many cavalry in Shanhai Town, and they have been standing still."
Ouyang Shuo nodded, and called the messenger again, "Send me the order, order General Lin Yi, be ready to leave the city at any time, and wait for my order at any time."
"Here!"
"Brother Wuyi, why don't you let the cavalry attack now?" Mulanyue asked curiously, the little girl finally got used to the battlefield environment and came out of the rest room of the tower again.
Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, and explained: "The rogues have just launched an attack, and their physical strength and morale are at their best, so it's not a good time to attack."
"oh!"
An hour later, the battle situation in the west is still in a stalemate. Although the rogues added a thousand new elite rogue troops, the city defenders also added 300 reinforcements, and with the fierce fire oil tanks once again showing their power, the two sides are still in an evenly matched situation.
The sneak attack at the north gate was frustrated, and the west side fell into a stalemate again. Huo Dian finally stopped being calm. Especially with the increase in casualties, the morale of the rogues has dropped to a critical point. If no action is taken, deserters are likely to appear. Huo Di didn't dare to neglect, and decided to go into battle himself to boost morale.
Standing on the tower, Ouyang Shuo felt relieved when he saw that the leader of the bandits finally joined the battle group. He hurriedly recruited Wang Yuanfeng, the commander of the Shenji camp, pointed to the leader of the bandits in the distance and said, "General Wang, do you see that middle-aged man who is in the middle commanding?"
Wang Yuanfeng's eyesight was astonishing, so he could see clearly at a glance, "I see, is that the leader of the opponent?"
"Not bad. How about it, are you sure you can shoot him?"
Wang Yuanfeng pondered for a while, and said cautiously: "The opponent is about 1,300 meters away from the city wall, within the range of the bed crossbow, you can try it."
Ouyang Shuo nodded, "General Wang, give it a go. Remember, it's best to launch two bed crossbows at the same time. There is only one chance for this."
"clear."
Wang Yuanfeng turned and left, and began to call out to the bed crossbowmen to calibrate and aim the two bed crossbows. If you want to shoot the enemy chieftain, you must shoot the most powerful arrow of the three bows and eight cattle bed crossbows, that is, "one gun, three swords and arrows", with a range of up to 1,500 meters. As for the suppression of the trebuchet before, it fired jackdaw arrows, dozens of which could be fired at a time, and the suppressed opponent did not dare to approach the trebuchet.
After aiming, two three-bow and eight-ox bed crossbows were launched simultaneously under Wang Yuanfeng's command. The huge javelin-like arrow with one spear and three swords drew a graceful arc in the air, pointing directly at Huo Dang, the leader of the bandits.
Ouyang Shuo stood at the top of the city, nervously watching the trajectory of the three swords and arrows. Wang Yuanfeng really lived up to his expectations, two sharp arrows crossed the sky one after the other, precisely finding the position to hit Huo Dang.
At this time, Huo Dian was boosting his morale. Facing the sharp arrows falling from the sky, he had no power to fight back. The sharp arrows were like javelins, piercing through Huo Du and dying on the spot.
As soon as Huo Di died, the morale of the rogues, which had just recovered, immediately fell to the bottom. Especially the way of Huo Dian's death was too shocking. They couldn't imagine that the other party could shoot such a terrifying deadly arrow from 1,300 meters away.
Of course Ouyang Shuo would not miss such a good opportunity, and shouted loudly: "Order!"
"arrive!"
"Order the cavalry to leave the city immediately, break through the opponent's line of defense, and completely defeat the enemy."
"Here!" The orderly didn't dare to neglect, and immediately ran down the city wall.
Under the city wall, 600 cavalrymen were already waiting in formation. After receiving the order, Lin Yi looked excited, turned around and said to the cavalrymen behind him, "Brothers, it's time for us to go on the field."
"Kill!" The six hundred cavalry shouted excitedly.
These excellent fighters have been holding back for almost a whole day, and even the civilian husband team was arranged by the adults to go to the battlefield, but they have been waiting. Now, when it's finally time for them to show off their skills, how can they not be excited.
As the city gate slowly opened, six hundred cavalry, like a sharp arrow, rushed out of the city gate and pierced straight into the belly of the rogue Chinese army. Behind them, the city gate that had just been opened was quickly closed again.
The news of Huo Dian's death has slowly spread among the rogues. The rogues at this time were at a time when their morale was low and they lacked a backbone. The attack of the Shanhai Town cavalry was like the last straw that crushed the bandits, completely crushing the bandits' will to resist.
For such a charge, Lin Yi has long been familiar with it.
Especially in the battle of Zhuolu, Lin Yi saw Zhang Liao's superb cavalry command art from beginning to end, and benefited a lot. Lin Yi is also a caring person. When the war ceased, he humbly asked Zhang Liao for advice. Zhang Liao is not that kind of selfish person, he has a good impression of Lin Yi, a young player, so he doesn't hesitate to teach him everything.
Six hundred cavalry, under the command of Lin Yi, rampaged through the bandits, like no one's land. The incoming bandits are prepared for the siege, and the formation they arrange is also an attack formation. Facing the charge of the cavalry, it is really unprepared, coupled with low morale, how can it withstand the charge of the cavalry.
Lin Yi was also smart. He led the cavalry to destroy the bandits' ladders, trebuchets, and mobile arrow towers, so as to give the defenders a chance to breathe. The siege equipment was destroyed, and the siege bandits were forced to evacuate.
After a while of impact, Lin Yi did not dare to stay too much on the battlefield, and led the cavalry back to the city quickly. At this time, the rogues were like frightened birds, unable to stop the cavalry from retreating.