Besides, Jia Ke was recuperating his strength in the city and preparing for the decisive battle the next day. Early the next morning, as soon as he had finished washing up, he heard the constant sound of horns in the Tatar military camp outside the city.

Jia Ke went up to the head of the Kaiping Acropolis and looked at the Tatar camp. He saw that today was different from the past. The Tatars almost came out in full force and formed a formation under the Kaiping Acropolis. The ladders used to attack the city were ready.

Waiting for the order to start attacking the city.

Jia Ke knew that the critical moment had come, and immediately ordered to prepare to defend the city. All the soldiers of Kaiping Guard went to the top of the city, and all the young men in Kaiping Guard were replenishing under the city wall, ready to go to the battlefield at any time.

Alsileng Khan brought the tribal leaders to the front of the battle in person, controlled the Kaiping Guards in front of him, and smiled confidently. With 60,000 troops, could he still not be able to attack the Kaiping Guards with only a few thousand soldiers?

Seeing that it was getting late, Alsileng Khan sent an order: "Every unit attacks the city in turn, and don't leave any time for breathing at the top of the city."

So the Tatar tribes still took turns to attack the city. Due to limited time, the Tatars did not make too complicated siege equipment, but only made a large number of ladders.

Two rows of soldiers carried a straight bamboo and wooden ladder to form a square formation. Countless such square formations launched a charge against the city wall. They rushed to the bottom of the city, set up the ladder and started climbing. Jia Ke ordered people to use rolling logs immediately.

Thunder stones were thrown downwards, killing a large number of enemies. At the same time, people poured out the prepared golden juice, like Tatars climbing a ladder.

Maybe you all know what rolling wooden thunder stones are. To put it bluntly, these are stones and wooden stakes. They are thrown downwards from the top of the city to injure the enemy.

As for gold juice, you may rarely hear about it. To put it simply, gold juice is human feces. After adding water and boiling it, some other poisonous substances may also be added. Once this thing is poured on a person,

It will immediately tear people's skin and flesh to pieces. And once injured by this kind of thing, it was almost equal to death in ancient times. Therefore, golden juice is the most lethal weapon of the city defenders, and it is also deeply hated by the siege forces.

Many months ago, Jia Ke ordered people to prepare a large amount of excrement. The pile was almost as high as the mountain. At that time, we didn't know what it was for. The mountain of dung, which was as high as the mountain and emitted a stench, was almost as high as the mountain.

He couldn't bear it anymore and asked Jia Ke to clear him out of Kaiping Guard, but Jia Ke overcame the public opinion and kept it. Now everyone knows its usefulness.

As the gold juice continued to fall, the Tatars suffered countless burns. Many people cried and howled under the city. Although the Tatars kept rescuing from behind, their injuries became more and more serious.

An hour later, this group of Tatars retreated. Before the Kaiping Guard soldiers in the city had time to rejoice, another group of Tatars came up.

Seeing this situation, Jia Ke couldn't help but feel a shadow in his heart.

In a siege battle, although the defenders occupy the advantageous location, the siege party must pay several times or even ten times the price for every attack.

But once the city is surrounded by the siege party, it means that the siege party has taken the absolute initiative.

As long as the food and fodder of the attacking party can be guaranteed, as time goes by, the advantages of the attacking party will slowly expand, and the disadvantages will gradually shrink. When this change reaches a certain level, the city will not be far away from being defeated.

Jia Ke's only ability now is to slow down this transformation as much as possible, hoping that this transformation will become longer and longer. At that time, as long as Xuanfu Town comes to help, and the Tatars are short of siege troops and horses, as long as they should cooperate with the outside world, they will be able to do it in one fell swoop

Break.

What really worries Jia Ke is not the Tatars outside the city. Jia Ke is not a hero who sacrifices himself for others. When necessary, he can abandon everything, including everyone in Kaiping Guard. When the time comes, he steps off the fire dragon colt.

, holding Fangtian's painted halberd in his palm. It is still possible to carve out a bloody path.

What he is worried about now is Wang Tao, the military governor of Xuanfu Town. When they first met, he thought Wang Tao was quite powerful, but later on, Wang Tao continued to accept bribes from him and became his protector. This shows that Wang Tao is no longer thinking about fighting.

I put everything on the struggle for power and profit.

If Wang Tao is greedy for life and refuses to come to help, then when Kaiping Weishan is at the end of its rope, he will have no choice but to break out of the formation on his own. As for the people in the city, they will have to give up, and the best result will be

Maybe he could destroy the Tatars himself in the future and avenge them, but what's the use?

Jia Ke thought about it and could only try his best to delay it. The time for the city to be breached has been entrusted to change. As long as it lasts long enough, there will be more and more variables. Even if it can be delayed until winter, then the Tatars will

The troops will inevitably retreat.

Fortunately, there is sufficient food, grass, and water in Kaiping Guard. There are many defensive measures, various arrows, and rolling wood and thunder stones. As long as the manpower is sufficient, it should not be a problem to defend for several months.

The Tatars retreated one wave, and then came up again. After another wave came up, they were beaten back again. In this way, the day finally passed.

The Tatars were very tired and unable to fight anymore. Although they were unwilling to do so, they had no choice but to withdraw their troops.

When the Tatars really retreated, all the soldiers on the city wall collapsed on the ground. The Tatars below the city could still take turns to attack the city, and the others could rest. As for the Kaiping Guard soldiers on the city, because they were too few in number,

I could only hold on and didn't even have time to eat lunch.

And Jia Ke was also exhausted. He was the most tired in the city. He would support wherever there was danger and kept running around the city. If it weren't for the small rejuvenation technique that could restore his physical strength, he would have collapsed long ago.

Jia Ke did not go back to Qianhu Mansion, so he held a meeting with the officers at the foot of the city. At the same time, he entrusted Wu Li to count the number of casualties today.

Jia Ke did not ask for anyone's opinions at the meeting, but directly issued an order. First, he ordered Feng Mo to recruit all the men in the city who were over fourteen years old and under fifty years old to help defend the city. Those who could not be dispatched temporarily were sent by

Huang Baifeng was in charge of the training. After all, sharpening a weapon in battle was a waste of time. A little training was better than no training at all.

The second order was to order Chen Xi to collect all the food in the city, regardless of rich or poor, including all the food in his Qianhu Mansion, to centrally manage it and then allocate it in a unified manner. In this way, the food could last longer.

The third order was given to Zheng Kai. Jia Ke ordered Zheng Kai to lead hundreds of local households to patrol the streets day and night in two groups to guard against Tatar spies.

As soon as Jia Ke gave the order, Wu Li came back. Jia Ke and Wu Li glanced at each other and said, "How are the casualties today? Are there more than 200 people?"

Wu Li successfully said: "Your guess is correct. There are a total of 195 casualties today. Among them, 52 were killed in battle, and 41 were seriously injured and cannot regain combat effectiveness in the short term. The remaining

Yes, as long as it takes a few days of training, you can barely fight again."

Jia Ke nodded expressionlessly, and then said to him: "I have summoned all the strong men, and everyone must participate in defending the city. I think it is better to let a soldier lead an ordinary young man. This can make the remaining

The soldiers can rest in batches so that they will not be overwhelmed by the Tatars."

Wu Li said: "This method is not bad. In defending the city, you don't need so many elites. As long as they can throw things and kill people, it will be fine."

"Then I will arrange this matter. Although it will increase a certain amount of casualties, at this time, I can't care anymore." Jia Ke said helplessly.

After listening to what he said, Wu Li nodded and said: "This matter was discussed and decided by the two of us. Whatever happens in the future, we will shoulder it together. The biggest task now is to defend the city. As long as the city is still there, all these things will be done."

It’s nothing.”
Chapter completed!