Just when a group of thieves rushed forward and raised their butcher knives at the panicked refugees, forcing them to either die or go back to fill in the moat again.
The chaotic noise filled the sky, covering up a certain subtle creaking sound.
That was the sound of the suspension bridge beginning to slowly lower.
"Bang the drum!"
Li Jiayuan shouted loudly.
There was a roar of "dong dong dong", and countless soldiers on the city wall spontaneously banged their weapons at the same time and shouted loudly.
Countless voices gathered in one place, and were carried up and down the Linzi city wall by the north wind.
The sound shook the roof tiles.
At the same time, the gate of Wengcheng opened wide.
"kill!"
The five hundred cavalrymen all shouted in unison, and under the leadership of Li Jiayuan's personal soldiers, they roared out in the strong wind and rolled straight out of the city.
The sound of hooves trampling on the ground flew into the air, and the raised dust filled the air and has not yet dissipated.
This group of cavalry had already passed across the suspension bridge swiftly, rushing towards the crowd outside the city like a tiger rushing into a herd of sheep.
There are refugees and bandits there.
One moment they were holding up their swords and forcing the people to die, but in the blink of an eye, death also fell on them.
"Oops!"
When Chen Jiao from the camp saw this scene, he couldn't help but slap his thigh, and his face turned pale instantly.
A group of thieves and infantry who bullied the weak and feared the strong met the cavalry charge...
Everyone seems to have foreseen the next tragedy.
really.
Every time the cavalry raised their swords and guns, blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Screams, roars, clashing weapons, galloping horses, all kinds of sounds merged together to form a tragic music.
At this time, they were patrolling along the moat...
At the same time, he also continued to penetrate the interior of several rebel alliances wantonly.
On the other side, Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows when he saw this scene.
This was also beyond his expectation.
Wang Zheng took another high look at the governor Xu Xuan whom he had never met before.
How brave...
Having learned from the past, do you still dare to take the initiative?
At the same time, he secretly shouted that he was lucky.
The opponent played this card too early, causing Wang Zheng to wake up.
He originally thought that the other party would stick to it.
Now that I can directly see the other party's intentions, it's actually not a bad thing.
He didn't mind if the moat filled in a little slower.
If he waits until later, when he, Xu He and other forces actually attack the city, they will definitely use siege equipment!
If this group of cavalry showed up at a critical moment, when all the siege equipment such as catapults and arrow towers were rolled out...
They took advantage of the horse's sudden appearance and charged for a while, wreaking havoc...
Wang Zheng was confident enough, but he was worried that the allies could not keep their equipment.
That is the true sense of heavy losses.
...
On this day, countless corpses were left outside the city, and the smell of blood was strong, but Linzi's moat remained almost unchanged.
The initial battle was unfavorable, and the morale of the rebel army was immediately plummeted.
That night, Xu He urgently invited everyone to discuss the matter.
There is no way, he who seems to be the most powerful now is also the most anxious.
After a long delay, Cao Cao's army really came to help, and they were attacked from both inside and outside. Xu He simply couldn't imagine the consequences.
"General Chen, General Huo, Master Yu Xian..." Xu He looked to the right and asked:
"How's the loss today?"
"Hey, don't mention it." Chen Jiao smiled bitterly and said with a distressed look on his face:
"Our elites together suffered nearly a thousand casualties."
"Where are the refugees?" Wang Zheng asked at the side.
"How can I care about their life and death..." Huo Kai spat and cursed: "My own camp is full of wounded soldiers, and now I am howling and upset."
You people don’t even do statistics?
Wang Zheng couldn't help but frown and shook his head secretly.
It's fine to expel the refugees, but this group of people also come from humble backgrounds. Once they get to high positions, they really treat the refugees as if they were nothing, so it's really hard to achieve anything great.
At this time, Xu He also looked solemn.
What he cared about was only the casualties of the opponent's troops, which also caused him some personal pain.
After all, it will be the Taiping Army's turn tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Xu He felt a headache.
This is almost an infinite loop.
He wanted the moat to be filled as soon as possible, so he had to drive out the refugees to fill the river.
There was heavy firepower at the top of the city, and the refugees dispersed in droves.
If you don't send a team to supervise the battle, you will just sit back and watch the moat always exist, blocking the progress of your own army.
If you send... damn officers and soldiers to harass you on horseback, you will lose the general with useless losses.
Before the meeting, Xu He had summoned his subordinates, but all of them were speechless, saying that there was nothing they could do except hard work.
As for dealing with this group of cavalry, we can only dispatch cavalry.
Otherwise, no matter how many people there are, the other party will have enough time and reaction to immediately withdraw to the urn city and pull up the suspension bridge.
By gathering the strength of the two counties and Xu He's savings over the years, the Taiping Army could now muster around two thousand cavalry.
But in order to fill the river, all the family's wealth has been sacrificed?
Go to the top of the city and face the fallen rocks, crossbows, and bows and arrows on the city wall, but fight against the official cavalry?
Thinking of such damage...Xu He couldn't help but cover his chest.
Time is precious, don't waste it for too long...
But cavalry is also a luxury for him.
Xu He sighed secretly, rubbed his forehead for a long time, looked at Wang Zheng, and at the same time inadvertently glanced at Yu Jin beside him, and asked:
"General Tiangong, you have many talents under your command, do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
"not at all."
Wang Zheng almost bluntly rejected the other party's hope.
He really told the truth.
Before coming, Wang Zheng also discussed with Yu Jin, Zhao Hong, Pan Zhang and others.
Siege warfare is in a sense the simplest and most direct.
Fighting for land between two parties is a waste.
In fact, the group of cavalry itself was not in Wang Zheng's eyes at all, but if they were to annihilate them all before they returned to the city, they could only dispatch the second-level elite light cavalry.
But Wang Zheng was not willing to part with it either.
If he wasn't worried about his family's loss, why would he get involved with these things?
The key is that Wang Zheng is not anxious to race against time on Xu He's side.
He wasn't too worried about Cao Cao's reinforcements, so just slow down.
"this..."
Xu He carefully looked at Wang Zheng's expression and saw that the other party didn't seem to be faking it, so he couldn't help but ponder again.
In several consecutive confrontations, he did not gain any advantage from Wang Zheng, regardless of his words or intentions. Even though he knew that the other party might actually be the strongest side in the Allied Forces at present when it came to cavalry alone.
But Xu He couldn't think of any good reason for the other party to sacrifice his own elite strength.
Do we need to use Sima Xiandi’s card now?
Xu He was a little undecided.
Sima Ju is already lurking in Linzi City, and he also has a force. If the opponent is dispatched to initiate civil strife before the cavalry leaves the city, close the city gates and close the drawbridge, they can naturally wipe out all the Linzi City cavalry.
However, Xu He considered it again and again and rejected the idea.
But other than that, what else can be done?
At this time, Wang Zheng suddenly spoke:
"That group of cavalry actually doesn't need to be dealt with for the time being."
"Actually, Commander Xu is not worried about this group of cavalry, but because the existence of this group of cavalry will make the moat of Linzi block our footsteps for a longer period of time."
"Wang has a way to solve this problem!"
"oh?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes focused on Wang Zheng at the same time.
Chen Jiao couldn't help but ask: "General Tiangong, if you have any good ideas, please tell me quickly."
"It's very simple." Wang Zheng smiled and said: "The attacks we agreed on in turns should actually start after the moat is filled."
"If all the refugees are managed by me and arranged in a unified manner, I guarantee that the moat will be filled in within three days."
"this..."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Wang Zheng suspiciously.
If the other party says to give him the troops and horses directly, then of course he won't even think about it.
But as for the refugees, although no one cares about them, after all, almost all the young and strong people have been screened out by him, and the only ones left are the old, weak, women and children.
But after all, it is a large population, and it can be handed over directly to Wang Zheng...
"After filling the river, are you willing to hand it back?" Chen Jiao asked with a frown.
"Of course it's natural. There are so many mouths open for me, and I can't control them."
Wang Zheng smiled and replied in the affirmative.
"Three days?" Xu He Fuxu asked in a deep voice: "General, please don't joke."