Wang Mi was puzzled. After the soldiers left, he asked, "Brother Liang Cheng has been yelling and cursing in front of the formation for two days. Are we going to endure it like this?"
Xie Xuan stroked his beard and glanced at him with his peripheral vision. The white-faced scholar really knew nothing about military affairs.
"The more provocative they are, the more we have to stand still. Secretary Wang doesn't know anything. This Jingling already belongs to the Jiangzuo area. The Diqin troops are not familiar with the terrain here. The more they shout, it means they are eager to
Ask for a fight.”
"Jingling is our territory. We know every plant and tree here. We have strong soldiers and sufficient food. We must not accept their instigation."
Wang Mi nodded and was greatly inspired. In ancient times, calling formations was also a type of tactic. Through continuous abuse and ridicule, once a frivolous general could not bear the humiliation and rashly went into battle, he would most likely be hit by the enemy.
trap.
The tactic of provoking the opponent by shouting and cursing is generally used more often by the attacking side. As the invading enemy, they carry limited baggage and will certainly not be able to compare with the defenders of important cities.
There is even more hope for a quick victory, especially for the Qin army led by the Liang Cheng brothers, the situation is even more severe.
The Lord of Qin, Fu Jian, was so confident that he wanted to annex the Jin Dynasty in this battle and demanded that the city of Jin be captured. He issued orders almost three times a day, each time becoming more severe.
However, the situation in Jiangbei was not as good as Fu Jian imagined. Although the Jin army had lost many important cities, their resistance was still tenacious.
Not only did they not retreat, they also recaptured many important towns one after another. This placed an even heavier burden on the shoulders of the southern invasion force led by Liang Cheng and Liang Yun.
On the Xiangyang side, although Huan Chong had already run away, it was not easy for Murong Chui and the others to escape from Xiangyang and immediately come to support Jingling.
That's why Liang Chengcai worked so hard to provoke and lure the Jin army out of the city to fight.
It is a pity that the person in charge of Jingling now is Beifu Bing General Xie Xuan. He is known for his calmness and calmness. A small provocation cannot do anything to him.
"It seems that the general has come up with a clever plan." Liu Laozhi said calmly. Among everyone present, Liu Laozhi understood Xie Xuan best.
Xuan smiled knowingly: "Don't worry, we'll talk about it after dark."
It's dark?
Looks like there's going to be a night attack!
In the outer city of Jingling, Liang Cheng finished shouting and Liang Yun shouted, and the two brothers took turns to go into battle. Their throats were almost broken when they shouted, but the Jingling defenders remained motionless.
There was no movement at all on the city gate tower. The defenders were all wearing armor and their eyes were calm. They guarded the crossbows on the city to guard against the enemy's cold spears and arrows.
Liang Yun reined in his horse and came to his brother's side. He looked at the fortified outer city of Jingling and said with concern: "Brother, I see that the momentum of the Jingling defenders is very different from the previous few days. Could it be that then
Are the generals of the Beifu soldiers so powerful?"
Liang Cheng was very worried when he saw the Jin army's tight defense and tenacious will.
"We never expected that Beifu would be reinforced so quickly. This is definitely not a good thing for us."
"As for Xie Xuan, the commander-in-chief of Beifu, my brother has never fought against him, but judging from past wars, he has repeatedly blocked our army's march southward and attacked decisively, which shows that he is not a person to be taken lightly."
Behind the two brothers, thousands of Di and Qin soldiers were still forming a formation and singing songs. Liang Cheng heard the allusions about Xie Xuan from the border where they were fighting.
Although the soldiers were full of momentum, their mouths and tongues became dry after singing for a long time, and their shouts became weaker and weaker.
As a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time, Liang Cheng gradually smelled a hint of danger. The longer the two armies faced each other, the more disadvantageous it would be to the Qin army.
Jingling City is high and deep with deep ditches and is heavily guarded. If you don't use clever tactics, it will be difficult to break through.
But given Liang Cheng's current situation, he couldn't think of a better way to attack Jingling.
Although the soldiers in his hands were all strong men, their number was too small, only five thousand. At the beginning, they also misjudged the situation in Jingling City.
Unexpectedly, the Beifu soldiers led by Xie Xuan would arrive so early for reinforcements. With only five thousand people, it was difficult to deal with the original defenders, let alone the menacing Beifu soldiers coming from along the river!
Liang Cheng thought about it, and the only tactic he could use was to provoke the Jin army, hoping that they would not be able to bear the humiliation and would become confused and come out to fight.
The Qin army took advantage of the rapid attack and tried to score a goal.
However, the Jin troops in the city were not fooled at all.
The two brothers were worrying when they suddenly saw movement on the tower across the river.
"Brother!"
"look!"
"What they hung from the city!"
Liang Cheng stared at the city gate tower attentively. Unfortunately, they were too far away from the outer city and could not see clearly. He could only vaguely see things being lifted out of the city one after another with thick hemp ropes.
"These Jin people know how to do tricks!"
Just as Liang Cheng wanted to greet some soldiers, he stepped forward to take a look, but the soldiers on the city gate tower started shouting.
"General Liang has come a long way and is tired of singing. I thank the general for his kindness and send five barrels of sweet well water. I also ask the generals to share it with the soldiers to quench their thirst."
"That's unreasonable!"
He couldn't see clearly, but Liang Cheng heard the shouts of the Jin army. He immediately became angry and loaded his bow with an arrow. In an instant, a dynamite flew out of the long bow and ran straight towards the enemy.
Go to the mausoleum tower!
The soldiers on the city had been prepared for a long time. As soon as the words fell, they quickly evaded, and General Liang's magic arrow shot Lonely.
Although Liang Cheng's arrow did not reach the intended target, it touched the sensitive nerves of the Qin army soldiers who had been unable to launch an attack.
When the soldiers saw their general shooting arrows, they naturally thought that this was the clarion call for war and immediately became confused.
In the blink of an eye, some anxious soldiers had already crossed into the river!
"not good!"
"The battle formation is going to be in chaos!"
Amidst the lightning and flint, the anxious battlefield seemed to have reached some kind of turning point, and in the inner city of Jingling, a god of war who was about to be born was still making final preparations.
He was not aware at all of the sacred mission that fate was about to entrust to him.
Before the war started, Jingling City was actually loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and all pre-war preparations were being carried out in an orderly manner.
Jingling City was built along the river and was one of the important cities on the Yangtze River. Compared with Xiangyang, fighting here required more warships.
Because the Yangtze River is wide, the water volume is extremely abundant in mid-May. Whether it is a large warship or a three-foot-high building boat, it can easily travel back and forth in the river.
As soon as the Beifu soldiers arrived at Jingling, they immediately joined the team to expand their combat readiness. With more people, more weapons were needed.
Countless bamboo rafts and wood were taken out of the warehouse by the soldiers and used to build new warships.
Due to time constraints, they were unable to build a complex building boat and could only rush to build a smaller grasshopper boat.
The so-called grasshopper boat is a small boat without a awning and can only accommodate a few people standing. Although the boat is extremely small and can accommodate only a few people, a grasshopper boat does not seem to have much impact on the battle situation.
But the thing is small, and he can't handle the large quantity.
Because of the simple manufacturing process and small shape, a grasshopper boat can be built in about an hour. When hundreds of grasshopper boats appear on the river at the same time, the momentum is still very magnificent!