Chapter Fourty Three: Siege
The combat power of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was unparalleled in the world. Even the strong on the grassland and the Xianbei people for a while ended with hatred, let alone the Youzhou army in the city.
Two days later, the camp of the Xiliang Army outside Beiping Yi had already been built. The antlers outside the camp were densely packed, and the soldiers patrolling were sparse. They seemed to be negligent in the defense on the outside, but in fact they were well prepared in the camp. Once there was a change, the soldiers could be in place immediately.
The next day, Huang Zhong led 5,000 Xiliang troops to invite the Youzhou troops in the city to fight.
Zhao Yun, wearing a dress, held a gentian gun, and no one in the city dared to come forward to fight.
Huang Zhong turned his eyes to Guo Jia, who was standing aside, saw him nodding slightly, and ordered: "Three armies attack the city!"
A thousand cavalry suddenly set out and rushed to Beipingyi with thunder. They skillfully set bows and arrows, and dense rain of arrows shot towards the city wall.
The Youzhou army on the city was unable to look up under such a dense rain of arrows. Some soldiers even hid behind the female wall and trembled all over. The development speed of Youzhou Yan Rou was indeed very fast, which also caused the abilities of the soldiers under her command to be uneven. Some soldiers were people who had just put down their hoes, but they were just stronger.
After a rain of arrows, Shan Cong looked up at the city, but saw another rain of arrows coming, and hurriedly hid into the city wall. Many soldiers had the same movements as Shan Cong, and could not avoid them. They were shot by arrows and let out painful wails. The three consecutive shots of the Xiliang army made the Youzhou army on the city not dare to look up at all.
Guo Jia, the central army, nodded slightly. Apart from fighting against Jia Rong in the Xianbei, he had never seen the Western Liang army siege. The cavalry with superb cavalry could fully suppress the defenders and create conditions for the infantry to siege the city by relying on the bows and arrows in his hands.
This was also the first time that Huang Zhong led his army to fight in person. Of course, he wanted to establish a great contribution and not let others underestimate him. In terms of position, he was a battalion general, and there were three regiment generals in the team. Although he obeyed the orders on the surface, he didn't know how to slander himself in his heart.
With the cover of cavalry, siege ladders were firmly mounted on the not-so-high city wall of Beipingyi.
The cross well railings slowly headed towards the city wall. The soldiers of the Xiliang army on the well railing showed a hideous smile and kept shooting arrows on the city wall to seize the lives of the Youzhou soldiers. Under such pressure, the Youzhou army on the city dared to look up. Unlike the well railings that Shan Cong had seen, this well railing has put in great effort. The periphery of the wood was wrapped in iron sheets, not afraid of ordinary fire. Moreover, the soldiers in the well railings were also strictly protected, leaving only holes, and the archers shot arrows on the city. When they approached the city wall, the soldiers on the well railings rushed forward.
A siege ladder was set up next to Shan Cong. Shan Cong hurriedly stood up and shouted: "The Xiliang Army has begun to attack the city, fight!" Shan Cong was the general who first followed Yan Rou and was quite famous in the army. Many soldiers followed the orders and stood up to fight the enemy.
A personal soldier had already stepped forward and raised the shield in his hand to cover the arrows.
Seeing that some soldiers were still hiding behind the female wall, Shan was furious and pulled out the sword from his waist and killed three soldiers and a hundred generals in a row. Seeing that Shan had always been serious, the soldiers trembled and picked up the weapons in their hands to resist the Xiliang army.
In the past, the Youzhou army encountered all the Xianbei army sieges, so there was no such a sharp weapon as a Jinglan. The cloud ladder was the weapon of siege in the eyes of the Xianbei people, not to mention the battle that shot arrows before siege. The cavalry could actually shoot arrows at the defenders on the high-speed war horses. How terrifying? I realized that the Western Liang army was not just a false reputation. With this skill of the cavalry, there were few enemies in the world.
The sparse arrow branches on the city had little impact on the Xiliang Army, and the key parts of each siege soldier were protected by armor.
A Xiliang army climbed the city wall and was killed by soldiers who swarmed in after killing four Youzhou soldiers.
Shan Cong was shocked. The name of the bravery of the Western Liang Army was indeed not false. An ordinary soldier had such combat power.
There were more and more soldiers from the Xiliang Army climbing the city wall, especially the approaching of the well railings. It was easy for soldiers to open up a place on the city to create opportunities for the robes on the ladder.
The soldiers who defended other city gates were hurriedly transferred and resisted to the death, so they blocked the first wave of attacks of the Western Liang army.
In the one-morning battle, the Xiliang army lost more than 200 soldiers, but the defenders paid nearly 700 people. Such losses seemed to not appear on the defenders.
After the Xiliang army withdrew, Shan Congyi frowned and thought deeply. He was worthy of being a famous general under Yan Rou. After a moment of thinking, he realized that the reason why the siege today caused such a great loss was because the defenders did not give heavy damage to the Xiliang army when the siege was siege, so that they could easily climb the city wall. As long as they make good use of the benefits of the city, the Xiliang army would pay a greater price to go to the city again.
But the cavalry archery made Shan Cong a little helpless. There were many soldiers with superb archery skills. However, the equipment of these cavalry made Shan Cong powerless, all of them protected important parts, and it was difficult to cause casualties. He really couldn't imagine why the Xiliang Army had so many excellent equipment, an ordinary cloud ladder that caused iron, and those well railings that wanted to burn with rockets. It was a fantasy. Could it be that Jia Rong was so rich and powerful?
Huang Zhong stroked the beard under his chin, and his wisdom bead was in his grasp. He was confident that he could take down Beipingyi in just two days, and the county city would be completely exposed to the front of the Xiliang Army.
Due to these casualties, Shan Cong hurriedly sent someone to ask Xianyuyin for help again in the county city. The city had 5,000 defenders, and there were only more than 10,000 people on the other side, and they even asked for help again.
Shan Cong's deputy general advised: "General, I have always heard that the Xiliang army loves the people, why not send the people to help defend the city and see if it is taken over to the unarmed people?"
Shan Cong said happily: "This is a great good word. If you can defend Beiping, I will ask for you in front of the general."
After Huang Zhong saw the scene on Beipingyi, his eyes trembled a few times. He spoke out about the civilians and stepped forward step by step with his own strength. Now, Dan Chong actually drove the innocent people to the city wall.
"General, look?" Guo Jia turned his eyes to Huang Zhong, this time he was the marching commander.
Huang Zhong shook his head gently and said, "I won't attack the city today!"
Seeing Jia Rong's unscrupulous killing on the grassland, Guo Jia seemed to be a little dissatisfied with this kind of woman's kindness. "General, the Youzhou army in the city is not strong enough to capture Beiping Yi in just one day, and then it will change."
"Our army has always loved the people as much as his son, and it has gained the support of the people. How can we ignore the lives of the people in the city?" Huang Zhong said resolutely: "Even if the general blames him, he will not change his mind."
Seeing that the Xiliang army did not attack the city, Shan Cong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Three days later, the Xiliang army remained still and thought that it had captured the lifeline of the Xiliang army. The almighty army became more and more powerful and captured the people in the city and climbed to the top of the city.
Xian Yuyin received a letter of help from Dan Cong, so he did not dare to neglect it. He dispatched troops and generals to come to Beiping.
On the battlefield, there was a cavalry wandering, with a number of about five hundred people, with a scimitar of a large horse, a general, holding a bright silver spear and wearing a strong armor, the battle robe behind him was gently floating in the breeze, the flag fluttered in the wind, and the big word "Zhao" was written on it!
Huang Zhong guessed that he would definitely ask Xian Yuyin for help in the city and ordered the cavalry of Zhao Yun's army to wander on the battlefield and block the rescue army, which was quite agreed by Guo Jia. The complaints about Huang Zhong's failure to order the siege were also greatly alleviated. The key to taking over Dai County was able to maximize the weakening of the power of the county city.
"General, ten miles ahead, enemy troops appeared, and they were setting up camp."
Zhao Yun looked up at the dim sky, and a hint of undetectable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Hide it, try to shoot the other party's scouts, and don't expose our army's position."
"No!" The soldier left with his fists.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the scouts in the army are the strongest. When they step onto the battlefield, they will always fight against the god of death. Those who lack experience and low martial arts will gradually be eliminated.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Yun appeared in front of the Youzhou Army Camp like a ghost. He looked at the camp in front of him, and a hint of sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The local marching was only temporarily stationed, and the Youzhou army did not take too much precautions.
"Kill!" Liang's silver spear shook, and all five hundred cavalrymen were dispatched, spreading the antlers and storming towards the Youzhou military camp from all directions.
A patrol soldier was about to shout, but found that he could only make a hoarse sound, and a sharp arrow penetrated his throat at some point.
Zhao Yun put away his bow and arrow, raised his spear, and followed the team to enter the Youzhou Army.
At this time, the Youzhou soldiers were sleeping. When they heard the movements in the camp, they ran out of the camp with bare shirtlessness. When they saw the dense cavalry coming, they were already scared. The shouts of fear and the shrill screams before their death formed a group of them.
The general of the Youzhou army was Liang Cheng, a general under Xian Yuyin. He was very skilled in martial arts and could lead the army every time he fought, which was quite motivated by the army. Under Liang Cheng's order, the soldiers gradually gathered in the middle of the camp. There were two thousand soldiers and horses to rescue. Liang Cheng looked at the chaotic camp, and the muscles on his face trembled slightly. Before he could succeed, he was plotted against the enemy. What's this?
Zhao Yun frowned slightly and led more than fifty people to fight towards the "liang" flag on the tall tree in the middle of the camp.
More than fifty people rushed into the panicked soldiers and set off waves. Although Liang Cheng had some influence in the army, in a hurry, the soldiers still remembered the formation of battles. When they saw the cavalry coming, they hurriedly dodged. No matter how Liang Cheng shouted, they would not have any effect.
Seeing that the soldiers who had just gathered together were dispersed, Liang Cheng's only trace of reason disappeared and he rushed towards Zhao Yun.
Compared with the two generals, after ten rounds, Liang's silver spear pierced the Youzhou military brave general's throat with one shot and fell to the ground weakly.
Two thousand reinforcements died and injured. Zhao Yun ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and continue to wander on the battlefield. However, if the enemy dared to come, they would definitely be a storm-like attack.
Late at night, under the light, Huang Zhong looked sad. He never wanted to capture Beipingyi in a battle, but he couldn't bear to see the innocent and fearful eyes of the people on the city.
Chapter completed!