However, the remaining Shanu army has little resistance. They don't even have a leader, and most of them fight independently.
After the Fenghuo Camp led by Jing Zhao paid some price, the 20,000 Shanu army was completely wiped out, and the rest were all Shanu surrendered troops.
Looking at their disgraced faces, it is hard to imagine that a few hours ago, they had occupied Chencheng with great pride.
Cui Shou didn't know what happened in Chen City, and thought that Yan Xian had already prepared for the battle and was just waiting for the sunset today to break the city.
At night, the bright moon hangs high.
Cui Shou personally led a large army, and the entire military camp was broken into pieces, divided into teams, and surrounded the city.
This time, Shanu's army no longer fully covered the city and attacked, but instead let the entire army launch a fierce attack on the north, attracting the attention of all the city's defenders.
When the 100,000-strong army led by Yan Xian arrived, they directly attacked the south of the city, leaving the city vulnerable to enemies from both sides. They disrupted their position and captured the city.
Moreover, occupying Chen City was equivalent to cutting off the Zhou army's retreat and cutting off their food routes.
Even if the Zhou army escaped from the city, they had nowhere to go and could not retreat. They could only be slowly surrounded by Shanu's army and were completely trapped in Xuzhou.
Cui Shou always likes quick battles, and tonight is the moment to fight to the death.
Of course, it would be best to catch Bai Yutian tonight.
In order to ensure the victory of this battle, Shan Nu even mobilized all of them. The whole camp was almost empty, except for a team guarding Jing Ling, everyone else mobilized.
Cui Shou admired Jing Ling very much. Although they were both prisoners, Cui Shou's attitude towards Bai Xin and Jing Ling was completely different.
Jing Zhao's young grandson Jing Ling vowed not to surrender. Even though he was tortured, he still insisted on his true intention. This made Cui Shou, an enemy, admire him.
Cui Shou did not intend to use Jing Ling to threaten Jing Zhao, because he knew that even if Jing Zhao was threatened with Jing Ling, Jing Zhao would not give in. Moreover, the defenders of the city were not only Jing Zhao.
The reinforcements brought by Bai Yutian are their big trouble this time.
"Kill!" Almost at the same moment, the Shannu army that had been ambushing them all moved out and attacked the city.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack." The defenders on the city wall responded quickly and hurriedly issued a warning.
The person responsible for guarding the city wall at night was one of the four generals of the Zhenxi Army, An Chuhe. Seeing Shanu's menacing attack, he quickly organized soldiers to resist.
These past few days, Bai Yutian has doubled the soldiers' pay every day in order to improve the morale of the soldiers and stabilize their morale.
Many women were even specially transferred from the city and the surrounding cities to serve the most heroic soldiers in battle to mobilize their enthusiasm.
After these days of fighting, the Zhenxi Army and the Fenghuo Camp have become more and more skilled in cooperating with each other. The two have almost integrated into one. Even the miscellaneous armies in Qizhou and Yongzhou have gradually grown up and become the mainstay of the army.
What can sharpen soldiers the most is undoubtedly the real battlefield.
Most of them had never been on the battlefield before, and what they faced at the beginning was the most elite Shanu army, so even if they were defending the city, the Zhou army had to pay a heavy price.
But now, the Zhou army has been tempered by blood and fire. Its morale is stable and its will is firm. Facing Shanu's army, it is no longer as afraid as before.
Although it was night at this moment, and almost all of Shanu's army was dispatched, the Zhou army immediately formed a thorough organization after the initial panic to defend the city.
Countless torches were lit on the top of the city, illuminating the enemies attacking the city and striking them hard.
The people behind drew their bows and arrows, and instantly, arrows shot out all over the sky, heading towards Shanu's army.
The front row of Shanu's army immediately raised their shields, protecting everyone behind them, and continued their fierce attack on the city.
In the past few days of fighting, both sides have gotten to know each other well, and have basic response methods to some tactics.
Bai Yutian and others also woke up quickly and came to the city wall. When they saw the surging Shannu army, they immediately knew that this time the Shannu were probably out in force.
The one who rushed at the front was another general under Cui Shou. With the lives of countless Shanu people foreshadowing, he finally rushed to the top of the wall and slaughtered the surrounding soldiers, killing more than a dozen people in the blink of an eye.
An Chuhe, who was closest to this person, immediately became furious when he saw this person's arrogance, and brandished the long knife in his hand to kill him.
"Ding dong." There was a clear sound, and the two weapons collided, making both of them stunned.
Behind this man, hundreds of Shanu soldiers quickly climbed up, using their hands and feet to occupy a position on the top of the city.
This time, Shanu violently attacked a city wall, intending to use this point as a breakthrough. The fierce attack of Shanu's army also caught the Zhou army unexpectedly. As soon as the battle began, Shanu occupied one area.
"Deploy reinforcements from the south, east, and west, and quickly come to the north wall to defend the city." Xiao Li shouted loudly and began to mobilize troops.
The man who fought with An Chuhe was also a famous general under Cui Shou. His strength was extraordinary. The huge power made An Chuhe's hands holding the long sword tremble slightly.
But soon, reinforcements arrived, and the Zhou army swooped over and quickly repelled Shanu.
Seeing that the situation was not right, the general had no choice but to retreat temporarily. In a panic, An Chuhe cut off one of his arms, severely damaging his strength.
Cui Shou's eyes were cold. Of course he knew the consequences of this battle. Shanu would definitely suffer heavy losses, but for the sake of victory, he couldn't care less.
Moreover, most of the casualties in the front are Shanu people from tribes affiliated with the Rock Tribe. After these people kill the enemy and gain meritorious service, they can obtain the status of the Rock Tribe, and their status will soar, and even their family members will be able to benefit from it.
Therefore, although they showed crazy fighting spirit and were completely unafraid of death, their morale was not weaker than that of the Zhou army.
Cui Zian had previously suggested to Cui Shou a steady and steady approach, which was to first stabilize the rear, transport supplies in time to form a supply line, and then constantly harass the city's defenders, making them tired of dealing with them, and finally capture the city.
If "Zhang Feng" hadn't appeared, I'm afraid Cui Shou would have used Cui Zian's method.
However, now that there was a quick solution, Cui Shou chose the latter under great temptation.
After the Shanu army was repelled for the first time, they quickly launched a second fierce attack. At this time, most of the Shanu army had gathered under the city wall, and the arrows of the Zhou army could no longer play a big role.
In less than a moment of burning incense, Shanu's army occupied two places on the top of the wall. About a thousand people climbed up and fought with the Zhou army.
However, they did not last long before they were counterattacked by the Zhou army.