"Send the order, take advantage of the rebel army's momentum to weaken, and attack the stronghold. No delay, the sooner the better!" On top of the city, Shao Shude issued the order.
In a field battle, more than half of the most elite bandits were lost, and the rest would have been the Changzhi Army. However, there were still five thousand panicked native soldiers among them. If he had a choice, Zhu Youyu would rather never lead them.
These Tutuan countrymen coming to Zhongmou will completely cause chaos.
"Your Majesty, the last general invites you to fight!" Cai Songyang, the commander of Tiande Army, jumped out and said loudly.
"After watching this battle, what do you think?" Shao Shude asked instead without answering.
"The Tianxiong Army does have the qualifications to become a strong army." Cai Songyang said.
"When I was in the Tiande Army in the past, the Tiande Army was also very good at fighting, but now I don't know what happened..." Shao Shude said.
"Your Majesty, please give the order." Cai Songyang asked for the order.
"It's too late." Shao Shude was about to give the order when he saw a section of Tianxiong's army was detached to pursue and suppress the remaining enemies. The main force quickly advanced to the enemy camp and took advantage of the favorable opportunity of heavy rain when the effectiveness of crossbows was greatly reduced to launch an attack.
"That's great!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "You are also on top."
"Yes!" Cai Songyang hurriedly got off the tower.
Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng looked at each other and stepped forward to congratulate them.
"Congratulations, King, for annihilating the stubborn enemy and achieving this great victory." Zhao Guangfeng said.
"Congratulations, the king has a strong army, and the world is settled." Chen Cheng said.
Shao Shude waved his hand, still looking at the battlefield with heavy rain.
The auxiliary soldiers of the Tianxiong Army struggled to push over several field trench-filling trucks.
The field was very muddy, and everyone was completely soaked. But the soldiers were enthusiastic and high-spirited. What could be more morale-boosting than a hearty victory?
There were soldiers from Liang on the wall who saw him from a distance, but there was nothing they could do.
The crossbow is the most effective weapon for defense. In today's crazy weather, it is impossible to use it at all. That is an exaggeration, but it really wastes most of its power.
"Before I gave the order, Tianxiong Jun Erlang took the initiative to attack. This is the key to knowing this battle." After watching for a while, Shao Shude turned his head when he saw that the trench-filling truck had successfully set up on the trench.
He came and said to Chen and Zhao: "This will reduce the pressure on the bodyguards. I was originally worried that if the Liang army made a large-scale westward advance, Jiugou would not be able to withstand it."
The bodyguard's 6,000 infantry troops were stationed at the Jiugou camp. Their main task was to block Liang Jun who might come from Bajiao Town. To be honest, Shao Shude was not very confident about their combat effectiveness, so he arranged for 4,000 cavalrymen from the cavalry army to assist him.
The enemy forces, buy time for Zhongmou to encircle and annihilate Zhu Youyu.
As for encircling a point and calling for reinforcements, it is not mature at all. How many soldiers do you have to surround? How many soldiers do you want to call for reinforcements? How many people do you need to surround the Changzhi Army? Although it does not need to be as exaggerated as "encircling it ten times", but Zhongmu and Guandu
It is necessary to use all the fifty thousand troops near the city.
In that case, only 4,000 cavalry troops and 10,000 bodyguards could be mobilized for reinforcements. With this small number of troops, Zhu Quanzhong would be able to push him all the way to Zhongmou, and then there would be a possibility of a coordinated internal and external collapse.
The Art of War says: "Therefore, the method of using troops is to surround the enemy ten times, attack it five times, divide it twice, and then the enemy can fight."
The "Five Attacks" were accomplished. What needs to be done now is to end the battle as quickly as possible, and then adjust the state to welcome reinforcements that may come from the Liang people.
"Your Majesty, if the Liang army marches west from Bajiao Town, it will most likely be led by Zhu Quanzhong himself. The number of troops should be more than 30,000 and should not be ignored," Chen Cheng said.
"First eat Zhu Youyu's more than 10,000 people, and things will become much easier later on. If you want to fight, then fight. If you don't want to fight, then we will stand in a stalemate. What can Quanzhong do to me?" Shao Shude said.
It has been more than seven years. Perhaps the most uncomfortable thing for Zhu Quanzhong is that he wanted to fight a decisive battle but could not. When the two sides fought a decisive battle, it would be a tragic result like the Xuzhou War.
Shao Shude thought about it carefully. If he were in Zhu Quanzhong's position, it would be a deadlock. Where do you attack? Attack the middle of the river and attack the pass all the way. Attack the Weihangu Road and attack the pass. Attack Nanyang and come from the north. Attack Heyang.
They invaded Ying and Cai from the south. They just wanted to take military risks, but there was no room for any clever tricks.
What is the place of the Four Battles? This is the place of the Four Battles. He did not lose on the battlefield, but on the geographical disadvantage.
"If Quanzhong goes on a personal expedition, we might be able to find a way to stop him." Zhao Guangfeng suddenly said, "Don't let him run back to Bianzhou, otherwise he will still be entangled."
"Let's see if Zhu Quanzhong will give me this chance." Shao Shude turned his eyes again to the battlefield outside the city, where the fighting was about to begin.
Zhu Youyu personally climbed onto the wall of the village to boost morale.
The Changzhi Army has suffered a new defeat, and he, the commander-in-chief, must take the lead, otherwise he may not be able to withstand it for long.
Rhythmic chants sounded outside the camp. It was the Tianxiong Army pushing the ladder truck in the muddy land.
They wanted to go out to the camp to fight and destroy the Xia people's trench-filling trucks and ladder trucks, but on the one hand, the rain was too heavy and it was difficult to burn them down, and on the other hand, the morale of the soldiers was low, and few people might be willing to leave the camp.
"Why are you still working so hard for Zhu Quanzhong? Why not surrender?"
"There are soldiers from Liang in our Tianxiong army, and now they are all fellow soldiers."
"If you don't leave the camp, you won't be able to leave a single piece of armor behind after the stronghold is destroyed!"
There were calls for surrender outside the camp. The shouts were so loud that they drifted into the camp with the wind.
Zhu Youyu sighed secretly, he had to fight on the fortress wall today. If he avoided fighting and only forced the soldiers to fight, the camp would probably not be able to hold on for a long time.
"Gala, gala..." The sound of rotating shafts was heard outside the camp. Zhu Youyu looked stern and clenched the sword in his hand.
"Kill!" A fierce battle suddenly broke out on the wall of the village. The soldiers of the Tianxiong Army who climbed up the ladder rushed towards the head of the village regardless of their own safety.
After one was stabbed down, the second followed, then the third, and the fourth, without any pause in the attack.
Zhu Youyu led his own soldiers, wielding their weapons mechanically, taking advantage of a commanding position, and tried his best to block the enemy.
He was already very tired, but he mustered up his energy, and his whole body seemed to have endless energy. When the sword was cut with a curled blade, he changed it to a knife, and when the knife became useless, he changed it to an axe.
This fight lasted until it was almost dark. The Tianxiong army finally couldn't fight anymore and retreated like a tide.
Zhu Youyu was almost exhausted. He was helped down by his own soldiers and sat down on the bed with difficulty.
There were some minor wounds on his body, which I didn't feel when I was fighting hard, but now I felt heartbreaking pain.
He knew that he had to lie down and recuperate, but now he did not have this condition. He had to stand on the wall without showing any weakness, otherwise the fortress would not be able to hold on.
The soldiers thanked him for personally cutting off the enemy and saving many lives. But this gratitude is not unlimited, it will be consumed. The longer the delay is, the more intense the battle, the faster it will be consumed.
"The thieves are here again." A cry came from the west wall of the village.
"Follow me to kill the enemy!" Zhu Youyu managed to get up, took a new sword, and strode up the wall without showing any signs of injury.
Seeing this, the sergeant who still had some blood left followed him silently.
The attackers were the Tiande Army and some Henan Fuxiang warriors. They carried simple wooden ladders and attacked from the west wall of the village.
The bloody fight started almost instantly.
Even though the combat effectiveness of the Tiande Army was not as good as that of the Tianxiong Army, they were a fresh force, and the momentum of their attack should not be underestimated. The corpses of both sides fell like raindrops, and soon the trenches outside the camp were filled.
After fighting until midnight, the Tianxiong Army launched another attack from the south. The defenders tried their best to take advantage of the number of people on the wall and their superior position to resist with all their strength.
Zhu Youyu was like a firefighter, sometimes here, sometimes there. Unknowingly, he had several more wounds on his body, and his physical strength was exhausted to the extreme.
At Yin Shi, the Xia army finally retreated.
Zhu Youyu fell directly against the wall, and the sergeants made a fuss.
The soldiers helped him down.
Zhu Youyu sat weakly on the bed. The wound kept oozing blood and it couldn't be stopped no matter what.
The officers and soldiers of the Changzhi Army standing around watched silently, all of them feeling sad.
"Why are you so depressed?" Zhu Youyu suddenly laughed.
His voice was a little hoarse and weak, but it still reached everyone's ears clearly: "A warrior will eventually have such a day. In my life, I have enjoyed everything I should enjoy. I have fought too many battles and killed too many.
Many people, I know my body well, and I'm afraid it will be very painful when I get old. Rather than being tortured on the bed by illness, it is better to die in pain and quickly, and it will be a pain for you."
Some soldiers shed tears.
"Cui Silang, don't act like a child." Zhu Youyu looked at the quiet night sky and sighed: "My Zhu family is at the end of its rope, and there is nothing left for everyone. You have been fighting with me for more than ten years, from Guanzhong to Henan,
I wanted to give you a fortune, but now it seems I can’t protect myself.”
"No need to say more, Your Majesty, we have enjoyed the wealth and wealth, and women have also played with it. Now I have to live a humble life, there is nothing to regret. Let's fight to the death with the Xia thief." Someone said.
"When we attacked Zhu Xuan in the past, the prince tried his best to rescue all the soldiers who fell into thieves." Someone else said: "The prince has not abandoned us, so how can we bear to abandon him? Let's just fight to the death together, and there will be good things on the road."
A companion."
"Confused!" Zhu Youyu raised his voice and said angrily: "Shao Shude attacked the city and captured the territory without killing prisoners. Why throw away a life that is so good?"
Everyone sighed and shook their heads.
The rain gradually stopped. The sound of war drums and the sound of heavy footsteps sounded outside the camp again.
"The summer thief is coming!" Someone warned on the wall.
There were many soldiers in Xia, and they engaged in wheel warfare, as if they would not give up until their goal was achieved. This meant that they were determined to break through the camp, and everyone felt even more gloomy.
There was a noise not far away. After a while, someone came over to report that hundreds of local regiment soldiers opened the north camp gate without authorization and ran away.
The officers and soldiers of the Changzhi Army heard the uproar. Some were filled with indignation, some had numb expressions, some shook their heads and sighed, and some looked slightly moved. In this desperate situation, the various emotions of people's hearts are really wonderful.
No matter how indifferent to life and death, as long as there is a chance to live, he still wants to survive!
Fierce clashes of weapons could be heard on the wall of the village, and the screams of soldiers on both sides could be heard constantly.
Zhu Youyu tried to get up, but failed.
He laughed miserably, looked at the wounds all over his body and said, "Fifteen years of fighting have come to an end. The wealth and honor I promised you... haha... but now I only have one gift."
Everyone was puzzled.
"Take my head and offer it to Shao Shude. He will definitely not blame you, or he will still be rich." Zhu Youyu said.
"Your Majesty..." Everyone was shocked.
"Do it! Don't let me die too painfully!" Zhu Youyu said angrily: "Those who have gained wealth must not forget to take care of the family members of my old brother."
All the soldiers surrounding him burst into tears.