Liu Xiang was waiting for the army to join together, and he waited until June 27th.
Eighteen thousand regular soldiers and nearly 40,000 militiamen gathered in Tuyin. The army prepared for a day to allocate weapons to the militia and increase the number of weapons in the militia team.
Yang Gao was ordered to lead the right army and 10,000 militiamen to pretend to attack Haiyang, with great fanfare and momentum all the way. Yang Gao took the order to go out, led the army to camp twenty miles away from Haiyang, dug deep trenches, built equipment, and made preparations to attack the city.
Look.
The rear army was ordered to lead the remaining militiamen to defend the city, leaving the light vehicle battalion to assist.
Liu Xiang led 4,500 cavalry and 7,000 infantry and lurked thirty miles north of Tuyin City.
He wanted to wait for Lingzhi's troops to attack Tuyin, surround them under the city, annihilate them, and weaken Lingzhi's troops for subsequent plans.
Wait, wait patiently.
After waiting for six days, the scouts who were sent out finally discovered the troops and horses in the direction of Lingzhi. More than ten thousand troops were marching towards Tuyin.
This exceeded Liu Xiang's expectation.
There are too many people. How can one county send so many troops? No one is left to defend the city?
Do you want a sneak attack?
The idea of sneak attack on Lingzhi was swirling in Liu Xiang's mind, but considering the power of the Gongsun family, they might have more people to defend the city. A sneak attack would be too risky. Once the rear army could not defend, there would be no way back.
Liu Xiang calmed down. Now that he has made a plan, don't waver at will. He doesn't have the capital to take risks now.
Ordering the scouts to continue investigating, he wanted to wait for more detailed information.
He ordered a large army to advance towards Tuyin and one day later set up camp fifteen miles east of Tuyin City. Liu Xiang's scouts also found out the situation. There were more than 2,000 soldiers from Liaoxi counties and counties, and the rest were private soldiers under the banner of Gongsun.
Bring a husband.
Liu Xiang, Cui Yi, and Yan Rou observed from a distance and ordered the army to set up camp.
He asked: "Can we make a surprise attack while their foothold is not stable?"
"There are troops lying on the flanks, and the opponent is prepared. If we attack at this time, it will be a frontal attack. Do you want to attack, my lord?" Cui Yi answered Liu Xiang.
Yan Rou asked for orders and said: "Lord, I will take Hu Qi to test it and see if there are any flaws."
When Liu Xiang and others sent out troops, they did not intend to fight head-on. Seeing that the opponent was prepared, they gave up their thoughts of a surprise attack.
"Since you are prepared, don't waste your energy. It is estimated that a night attack will be useless. It is impossible not to be prepared. Let's wait for them to attack the city. I have prepared a lot of defensive equipment. Although the militiamen are not strong enough, they can still defend the city.
If they can be used, let them inflict some suffering on the enemy first.
When the enemy soldiers are tired, that is the day for us to advance."
The three of them quietly retreated.
Liu Xiang ordered the Yueqi battalion to be divided into small groups and cover the ambush for ten miles to guard against enemy scouts.
He ordered the army to set up camp and rest for a night. The next day, they pushed the ladders and rushed the chariots to march towards Tuyin. The army was divided into three groups and formed a formation by encircling three columns. The general Gongsun Yue ordered people to persuade him to surrender: "
The army has arrived, why not surrender early and conquer the city sooner or later, and you will all be crushed."
The defenders on the city were indifferent, but instead used a louder voice to persuade the soldiers below: "General Anping abolished the harsh government and divided the fields. Everyone is fed and clothed. Why bother working as cattle and horses for others? Why not surrender as soon as possible and live a good life together."
Lingzhi's soldiers were put in a negative state of being shaken by this set of words. This was a mental attack, and Liu Xiang's enemies would be affected. Those who failed the determination of willpower would surrender on the spot.
Gongsun Yue was very angry. This was not the way to fight a good war.
In a war, when soldiers come to block it, when water comes and the earth comes to cover it, we fight with open swords and spears. What you are doing is using extravagant tactics, and you have no regard for martial ethics.
He also stopped going through the process of persuading people to surrender. The main reason was that if they could not be persuaded, it would not be certain who would surrender if they continued to persuade them.
With a big wave of his hand: "Fill the river."
He wanted to fill out the path of the moat first, and then the soldiers could follow the siege equipment.
This was the rhythm of war he was familiar with.
Because the people around Tuyin had already received early warning and either entered the city or dispersed in the mountains and forests, they were well prepared to avoid military disasters.
The large army could not capture the civilians, so they had to order private soldiers to carry earth to fill the moat. Under the cover of the crossbowmen, they formed several queues and rushed to the river to fill in several paths to the other side.
There were not enough bows and crossbows on the city, and the defenders were suppressed behind the battlements and could only shoot down a few sporadic arrows, but they were not in a hurry. The single-nitrogen cannons of the light vehicle battalion and the large trebuchets installed behind the city wall were able to He is the main force in this long-distance competition.
These trebuchets began to throw fist-sized stone projectiles wantonly outside the city, a pile of them being fired at one time.
Densely packed small stone bullets fell like raindrops.
The spotters of the light vehicle battalion will calibrate the sights on the city. The private soldiers who only move at a few points are as easy to shoot as fixed targets.
The private soldiers who filled the river suffered heavy casualties and retreated wailing.
Gongsun Yue ordered a shield formation to protect the soldiers filling the river, and ordered the crossbowmen to push the oar carts closer, and continued to fire arrows to suppress the defenders on the city.
The spotters of the light vehicle battalion discovered the shield array and the oar car approaching, ordered the catapult to be loaded with five kilograms of stone bullets, and continued to fire stones. Due to the need to fill the river, the enemy soldiers could only gather at several filling paths along the river. Can't even hide.
The shield array and the oars and carts were all destroyed.
Gongsun Yue was so angry that he fought for less than half a day and suffered hundreds of casualties. Even the moat was not filled in. He ordered the county soldiers to step forward and use flying ladders and shields to build a pontoon bridge. Then they forcibly crossed the river and attacked the city with ants.
His lieutenant general could not persuade him, so he had to lead his men to fight. The county soldiers were also unwilling, because the casualties caused by the siege of Yifu were too great.
Flying ladders are used to climb the city in conjunction with siege equipment such as cloud ladders, well lanterns, etc. Using only flying ladders to attack a city is no different from risking death. It is a siege method that waits until the defenders are exhausted and then forcibly breaks through. .
How can one let someone die in the first place?
But they did not dare to resist. The Han army's military laws were harsh and the Gongsun family was too powerful. They would risk death for the sake of their wives, children, and children.
Several flying ladders were tied together, with shields tied to the top and inflated sheepskin airbags attached to the bottom. A group of county soldiers lifted them up and ran. They jumped into the moat very fast with stone bullets, feather arrows, and crossbow bolts. Many pontoons were erected.
The soldiers who followed carried the flying ladder and drove directly to the city wall along the pontoon bridge.
The Tuyin defenders lacked bows and crossbows, and their trebuchets could not hit the high-speed running infantry, so they could only attack the pontoon bridge. However, the enemy soldiers were scattered far apart and the pontoon bridge was erected too quickly.
Although many enemies were shot and killed, they still could not stop the enemy's offensive, so Lingzhi Jun soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city wall to set up a flight ladder, and began to climb the city along the ladder.
There were many new recruits in the garrison on the city, and there were also many militiamen. These people had never seen such a fierce enemy, and they were frightened and overwhelmed for a while. Fortunately, they had veterans as officers to lead them.
Under the scolding of the veterans, they quickly picked up rolling stones, wood, square bricks and nail boards, and threw them all down the city. They didn't care whether they hit anyone or not, they just kept throwing them down. Fortunately, there were enough supplies to defend the city, otherwise, It will be thrown away after a while.
Others lifted up the boiled golden juice and poured it down the ladder.
This violent throwing and smashing forcefully created a no man's land under the city.
Is this probably the reason for beating a master to death with random punches? There is a military regulation that is circulated privately in a certain country. It is said that the behavior of professional soldiers is predictable, but the world is full of amateur players.
The soldiers of Lingzhi County were only temporarily repulsed, and soon the following soldiers climbed onto the city again, stepping on Pao Ze's body. The defenders on the city repelled an offensive, and their confidence and morale were greatly increased. The two armies refused to give in to each other, and the attack and defense were extremely fierce.
The number of casualties rose sharply, and the city was bloody.
When the war was getting intense, Gongsun Yue ordered his private soldiers to join the troops attacking the city, urging the troops to cross the river quickly to support the other side, and invested more and more troops.
It was his first time to take on an important task, and he had to perform well. Moreover, the troops were coming to save Haiyang this time, so he had to defeat these bandits as soon as possible. It was best to capture the city directly and cut off the enemy's retreat.
He doesn't care how many people die, it's just the head of Guizhou. With money and food, he can recruit as many people as he wants.
At this time, six red flags were quietly raised on the Tuyin city tower, and the blood-red flags fluttered in the wind.