Following Zhang Bao's roar, the Yellow Turban Army divided into four groups and attacked the city from four directions: southeast, northwest and northwest.
Not long after, Guangzong City was surrounded. The Yellow Turban Army was still surrounding the city from all sides as far as the eye could see!
Ladders have been erected on the four walls of Guangzong City. The Yellow Turban soldiers have advanced to the bottom of the city and are scrambling to climb up.
Liu Zhang saw everything happening under the city, but he didn't look anxious.
The Yellow Turban Army seems to have many soldiers and a fierce momentum, but in fact it can only perform its operations under the city. They only have ladders as a means of siege.
There are many ladders, but the design is very crude. At first glance, they are the products of Zhang Bao's urging.
If it were an ordinary city, Liu Zhang would not have been so relaxed. This Guangzong City used to be Zhang Jiao's base camp and was a fortress used to resist Lu Zhi's attack.
Guangzong City was built like an iron barrel by Zhang Jiao, and there were many defensive equipment in the city.
Zhang Bao fled to Xiaquyang in a panic. Not only did he give all this to Liu Zhang, but he also set up a major obstacle for his own attack!
The Yellow Turban Army seemed extremely ferocious, but in fact they could only rely on ladders to attack the city. Even if there were hundreds of thousands of troops, Liu Zhang was still fearless.
The Yellow Turban Army attacked from all sides, and the shouts of killing were so loud that the roar of the Yellow Turban Army could be heard throughout Guangzong City.
All this did not scare the officers and soldiers. Liu Zhang had already made arrangements. The defense commanders in each city began to organize counterattacks in an orderly manner.
"Shoot arrows, don't let these rebels attack!"
"Tear down the ladder!"
"Is the golden juice ready? Bring it quickly!"
"Pour hot oil and burn these thieves to death!"
"Archer, aim at the rebels below. Release!"
Zhang Bao didn't know the art of war, so he ordered the whole army to attack, but he didn't know how to attack the city in rotation.
This resulted in too many Yellow Turban soldiers under the city, and they could not effectively climb the ladder.
Tens of thousands of people were piled under the city, and the ladders seemed crowded, so that most people could only gather around the ladders, which gave the officers and soldiers better conditions for attack.
"Ah! I've been hit by an arrow! Save me!"
"Ooooooo, you're burning me to death!"
"It stinks! Ah, it's so hot!"
"Hurry up and raise your shield! Raise your shield!"
Officers and soldiers only need to close their eyes and throw down, whether it is shooting arrows, pouring oil, or pouring gold juice.
As long as they fall out of the city wall, they will definitely hurt the Yellow Turban Army, and a large area will be seriously injured!
The yellow turban soldier who was hit by the arrow fell to the ground and wailed, and was mercilessly trampled to death by the surrounding yellow turban soldiers.
The Yellow Turban soldiers were scalded with hot oil and golden juice. They fled crazily in pain, and even slashed around with knives crazily.
For a time, the Yellow Turban Army was in chaos. Before anyone could attack the city tower, there were already countless casualties.
All this was seen by Zhang Bao, but it did not cause any disturbance to him.
"Second brother! This is not the way to go!"
Zhang Liang can't stand it anymore. The situation is like this, but Zhang Bao is still indifferent!
Zhang Bao turned to look at him and said seriously:
"Why panic! We have an army of 150,000, we are not afraid of casualties!"
"How many defensive equipment does Liu Zhang have?"
Zhang Liang looked at Zhang Bao in disbelief and was horrified.
How can anyone die like this?
"But....."
"Okay, there's nothing wrong with that! There's no such thing as immortality in a war!"
Zhang Bao ignored Zhang Liang and continued to order the soldiers to press forward.
As Zhang Bao expected, as time went by, the defensive equipment on the city began to gradually run out, and the Yellow Turban Army could occasionally climb the tower and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the city defenders.
But now that they have been attacking for more than three hours, the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers is very low and they have lost the momentum they had at the beginning.
The Yellow Turbans who climbed up the city wall could not stand at all, and were strangled by the officers and soldiers soon after.
The walls of the city were already piled with corpses of the Yellow Turbans, and these corpses irritated every Yellow Turban soldier.
People who are afraid will be timid in their actions, and their weak fighting ability will be even worse.
At this moment, Zhang Bao no longer had the calmness he had just now, with a frown on his face and a look of confusion on his face.
Why are the officers and soldiers unable to scale the city wall even after they have exhausted all their defense equipment, and why are their offensives getting smaller and smaller!
Everything was different from what he expected!
Zhang Bao had a gloomy face. He already regretted it a little, but he couldn't admit his mistake to Zhang Liang because of his face.
"Second brother!"
Zhang Liang saw Zhang Bao's dilemma and took the initiative to speak.
"Second brother, this is not the way to go. We have been attacking for three hours now and the soldiers are very tired!"
"Our army has come a long way without rest. Now the soldiers' physical strength has reached its limit! There is no point in continuing the attack!"
Zhang Bao had a look of shame on his face, he would have known better not to brag just now.
"Hey, what should we do?"
"Retract your troops first! Our army still needs to set up camp! Besides, we only brought five days of food, and we urgently need to send soldiers to clear the food roads."
"Okay! Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
Zhang Baoshun got off the donkey. He was reckless, but not a fool. He knew what Zhang Liang said very well.
clang clang clang clang......
With the sound of gold ringing coming from the battlefield, the Yellow Turban soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief and retreated like a tide.
Commander-in-Chief's Mansion, Council Hall
Liu Zhang sat in the main seat, looked at the generals under his command, and asked: "Yang Canjun, how is the battle situation today?"
The man who sat down straightened up and reported to Liu Zhang.
"General Liu, today our army suffered a hundred minor injuries, but no serious injuries or casualties. The Yellow Turban Army suffered more than 6,000 casualties."
"Um."
Liu Zhang waved his hand to Junjun, motioning for him to sit down, and then looked at the city defense captain.
"Today the Yellow Turbans attacked the city forcefully without any rest. Our army was fully prepared to wait for work. In fact, more than a hundred people were injured!"
East Gate Captain Han Qi stood up and said:
"General, I didn't expect the Yellow Turban bandits to be so crazy and forcefully attack the city without setting up camp! I really didn't expect Zhang Bao to attack the city for so long! Therefore, the preparations for the defense equipment were slightly insufficient!"
Liu Zhang pondered for a moment and did not blame Han Qi.
"Prepare more equipment to defend the city tomorrow to reduce the casualties of our soldiers!"
Han Qi looked embarrassed and reminded Liu Zhang carefully.
"Sir Zhonglang, if we use the city defense materials without restraint, even if there are more in Guangzong City, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long!"
Liu Zhang showed a smile and said confidently:
"You don't have to worry about this! The two thieves Zhang Bao won't be rampant for long!"
When Han Qi and others saw that Liu Zhang had said this, they no longer had to worry too much.
"Since the general is so confident, we will not let the Yellow Turban thieves climb up the city wall tomorrow!"
Liu Zhang nodded happily. This kind of obedience made him very comfortable in commanding.
"Okay! Generals, please rest early. Tomorrow will be a fierce battle!"
"promise!"
At Yin o'clock on the second day, the Yellow Turban Army sounded the clarion call to attack, and the same four gates attacked at the same time.
However, the officers and soldiers had already been prepared and had been waiting for the arrival of the Yellow Turban Army.
Today's Yellow Turban Army's offensive is more fierce than yesterday, but unfortunately Liu Zhang has already issued an order and there is no need to save supplies.
It was another struggle to exchange lives for supplies. The Yellow Turban Army attacked continuously for six hours, from dawn to dusk!
The city guard captain carried the city defense supplies from the city several times, and countless amounts of madness were poured out on the Yellow Turban soldiers.
The Yellow Turban Army climbed up the city wall when the official army's defense equipment was exhausted, but they could not stand at all!
When the officers and soldiers replenished their equipment, the Yellow Turban Army's offensive was immediately halted.
As can be imagined, the Yellow Turban Army still failed to advance even an inch, and the officers and soldiers still paid a very small price for a large number of Yellow Turban Army casualties.
Zhang Bao ended the day's siege with a heavy price of casualties.
The siege lasted for four days, and Zhang Bao, who had more than 100,000 troops in his hand, could no longer hold it back!