Xie Guang, who was taking command on the spot, stared at the arrows fired by the defenders, frowning, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.
He has been in battle for a long time and can see changes in subtleties, so as to accurately assess his opponent. Once he finds that the situation is not good, he will immediately run away and will never fight the opponent head-on.
This is the secret to his survival to this day.
The arrows fired from Dong Chengying were uniform, and the trajectory they drew in the air remained intact. There were not many who were ahead and those who were behind. This was a well-trained performance, and it was by no means an effect that could be achieved by just pulling in a group of crossbowmen.
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For this kind of defensive battle, well-trained crossbowmen can cause greater damage and cause the opponent to suffer heavy losses before reaching the position. At the same time, they can put their own soldiers under minimal pressure, allowing them to easily win with outnumbered enemies.
If this is not a coincidence, if other infantry can have such a good training level, Dong Cheng's strength cannot be measured based on the existing impression, and must be re-evaluated.
The way to re-evaluate is to attack cautiously, test carefully, and reduce casualties as much as possible.
But in this case, we must slow down the pace of the attack and waste time.
He just doesn't have time now.
Hu Feng is storming Yang Ding's camp.
Although he didn't understand why Hu Feng stormed Yang Ding's camp and was so desperate, he knew that Hu Feng was not a fool.
Even though Hu Feng, Li Jue's nephew and Hu's disciple, was capable of becoming Li Jue's general, he would not have worked so hard if he hadn't discovered some flaw in Yang Ding.
He knew at least one possibility: Yang Ding might run out of food at any time.
As long as Li Shi leads the Flying Bear Army to cut off Yang Ding's contact with others and prevent reinforcements and food from approaching, Yang Ding will not be able to hold on for a few days and may choose to surrender.
Once Hu Feng forces Yang Ding to surrender, the situation will be very unfavorable for Guo Si.
Although he knew in his heart that he should be more cautious, Xie Guang still did not change the combat order.
He hoped that this was just a coincidence and not the true strength of Dong Cheng's troops.
Dong Cheng is still as incompetent as before.
After a moment's hesitation, the Xiliang Army's first attack had been repulsed. Most of the soldiers fell on the offensive route. A small number of them attacked the camp fence. Some even swam across the ditch filled with water, brandishing their swords and axes.
They cut down the camp fence in an attempt to open the camp gate.
But there were too few such people. Faced with the dense arrows and spears and halberds in the camp, they were quickly killed in front of the camp gate.
Seeing the fierce Xiliang soldiers lying like dead dogs in front of the camp, but being unhurt, the soldiers in the camp were so excited that they roared loudly, venting their joy and provoking the Xiliang people at the same time.
The Xiliang soldiers on the front line were enraged. Without waiting for Xie Guang's order, Qu Junhou issued the order to attack again.
The fierce battle started again, with one side attacking with all its strength, and the other side counterattacking with all its strength, arrows flying, whistling, and screams mixed together.
The soldiers in the camp guarded by the strong camp fence took a big advantage. Most of the arrows fired by the Xiliang soldiers were blocked by the camp fence. A small number of arrows shot into the camp were also blocked by the shields in front. They were holding spears and halberds.
The soldiers could stab through the camp fence with confidence and boldness.
If you don't panic in your heart, your hands will be steady.
The thrusts became more and more advantageous, the cooperation became more and more tacit, and more and more enemies fell in front of the camp fence. Blood flowed in from the gaps, stained the loess under their feet, and stuck to their feet, but it did not
How many people care.
They enjoy the pleasure of killing.
Ever since they saw these Xiliang soldiers in the sixth year of Zhongping, they never thought that they would have such an opportunity to kill the Xiliang people who were as ferocious as tigers and wolves, and cut them to pieces.
Finally got a chance to avenge his loved ones.
"Kill the Qiang dogs!" A chief held his head high and raised his sword with his eyes wide open. "Avenge the people of Luoyang!"
"Aweng, I will avenge you!" A young soldier shouted and thrust his spear into the chest of a Xiliang soldier.
"Revenge! Revenge!" More people roared, slashing and killing, and some even opened the camp gate to rush out and fight.
Sima, who was responsible for guarding the camp gate, was taken aback. With quick eyesight and quick hands, he kicked the charging soldier over and slapped him hard in the face.
"Your Majesty has an edict not to leave the camp to engage in battle. Do you want to rebel?"
The soldier's eyes were red, and he got up from the ground. He was just about to fight Sima, but when he heard the word "Your Majesty," he immediately sobered up, blinked, and ran back.
"Your mother, you don't know how much you weigh, and you want to go to camp." Sima spat, and cursed angrily. "I'm just afraid that if he leaves the camp with his life, he won't come back with his life."
"My lord, that's not necessarily true. The people from Xiliang look like that." One of the guards chuckled and said, "Look at them like this, aren't they all going to die?"
Sima glanced at the personal guard. "Your mother, why didn't I see you so majestic last time in Xinfeng? How about I open the camp gate later and you rush out first and kill me?"
The guard's expression suddenly changed and he shook his head repeatedly.
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Before sunset, the Xiliang army launched three attacks as a team, but were repelled all times. Nearly a hundred corpses were thrown in front of the camp gate, and there were countless injuries.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xie Guang ordered the troops to withdraw and returned to the camp with some of the corpses.
The corpses within the shooting range were left where they were. No one was willing to risk the cold arrows of the defenders to collect the corpses, even if they could get the property and wives of their fallen companions.
If you are shot and killed, your family property and wife will belong to others.
Seeing the Xiliang army retreating, the atmosphere in the camp became even more lively. The captains and Qu Junhou, who were supposed to control order, could not restrain their excitement. They sang, danced and laughed together.
I don't know who it was, but started singing loudly. "Guo Duo Guo Duo, there is not much left. When you come, you will be like a tiger, and when you go, you will be like a dog."
Someone immediately picked it up. "Like a tiger eating meat, like a dog drinking dung. Drinking dung to detoxify, you can drum and breathe."
The story of Guo Si drinking feces to detoxify is widely circulated. Although there are many versions and different reasons, it is an undeniable fact that he drank feces. As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused a burst of laughter.
Someone paused on the ground with a halberd in his hand, beat the beat, and sang loudly: "Guo Duo Guo Duo, a hero from Xiliang. He has a lovely wife at home, and he is a virtuous man who is not jealous. He uses excrement to detoxify, and he uses it to cure his husband. His taste is meaningful and his fragrance is
Through the ages.”
Everyone laughed and sang in unison. "Its taste is timeless and its fragrance lasts forever."
In the distance, Xie Guang stopped and turned to look at Dong Cheng's camp.
The night wind carried the singing, and most people could only hear the sound, but they couldn't listen carefully. Xie Guang's ears were very good. He heard Guo Si's name, and then heard words such as "detoxification" and "eternity", and felt uneasy.
He knew that most of Dong Cheng's subordinates were Luoyang libertines. These people had no serious skills. They were cowards in battle, but when it came to scolding people, each one was better than the other and they were extremely vicious.
They are afraid of the Xiliang people and have always dared to be angry but dare not speak out. But today they won the battle, so they will naturally sing and dance to celebrate. It is almost inevitable to arrange Guo Si. But making fun of Guo Si drinking excrement to detoxify is a joke.
Guo Si's reverse scale.
"Here's the order. After you return to the camp, you are not allowed to talk nonsense. Otherwise, you will be punished for the crime of rebelling against the army and be executed!"