What the Wu army called the enemy was Gan Ning's army that had crossed the river from Jiangdong! Gan Ning received the order from Chang'an and ordered 50,000 troops from all the counties in Jiangdong to cross the river directly.
Crossing the Yangtze River, he came towards Guangling to fight. This time Gan Ning came with the idea of avenging the shame of the battle ten years ago. Back then, he was killed by the Wu-Chu coalition forces and fled, but now he is back.
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As soon as Gan Ning's army crossed the Yangtze River, he ordered the army to march quickly towards Guangling City. By the time Gan Ning arrived outside Guangling City, the Wu army had already set up a defensive formation on top of the city. Gan Ning looked at the top of the city in the distance.
, grinned, and hummed: "Damn it! This damn Wu thief really has a lot of brushes! I originally wanted to catch him off guard, but I didn't expect them to be ready so quickly!"
Jiang Qin, who was beside Gan Ning, saw it and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander! Our army will attack this time, with a total of 50,000 troops! According to the Jin Yiwei's intelligence, the Wu thieves and Liu Bei have fought fiercely over the years, and the number of troops has not been lost."
Young Master, there are currently less than 30,000 defenders in Guangling City! Hehe! Plus there is General Zhang Liao’s Yangzhou Army, I think the Wu thieves will definitely be defeated this time!"
"Yes, yes!" Zhou Tai on the other side nodded repeatedly and said: "Captain! Let me lead the troops first this time! I promise to knock down Guangling!"
Regarding Zhou Tai's request for a fight, Gan Ning just smiled but did not answer. Although he was very confident, Gan Ning was not too blind. Sun Quan was not that easy to deal with, especially Zhou Yu! Although now
Gan Ning had an advantage in terms of strength, but he could not take it lightly. Zhou Tai fought fiercely, but lacked flexibility. In comparison, Gan Ning still trusted Jiang Qin! Immediately Gan Ning said to Jiang Qin: "
Gong Yi, I will give you five thousand soldiers and horses, go and try it first! If anything goes wrong, withdraw immediately and don't be reluctant to fight!"
"Here!" After receiving Gan Ning's order, Jiang Qin clasped his fists at Gan Ning, immediately pulled the reins, turned his horse to the military formation behind him, ordered five thousand Western Qin soldiers, and headed towards
Guangling City killed him!
This time Gan Ning was well prepared for his attack on Guangling. Not to mention other things, the siege equipment was all well prepared, such as ladders, catapults and rams. They were all ready! Jiang Qin took them away.
Among these five thousand people, there were also two catapults that had just been researched by Momen. Jiang Qin did not act rashly. Instead, he protected the army around the two catapults and moved forward slowly. Jiang Qin
Zhou Tai was very dissatisfied with this method, and he groaned: "What are you doing, Gongyi? It's too much trouble!"
But Gan Ning was very satisfied. He slapped Zhou Tai directly on the back of the head and scolded with a smile: "You bastard! Gong Yi is right! If it were you, I'd probably charge up with five thousand soldiers."
, it won’t take long for you to fight to the death! When will I send you back to Qingcheng College to learn how to fight!”
"Don't!" Upon hearing what Gan Ning said, Zhou Tai immediately said with a sad face: "Captain! Look, I'm almost sixty years old, and I still go to Qingcheng College to study with such a group of kids.
Wouldn’t that be embarrassing! Don’t go! Don’t go! Say nothing and don’t go!”
Zhou Tai's words made Gan Ning immediately happy. He laughed and cursed: "Now that you know it's embarrassing, use your brain more! Fighting doesn't just rely on your brute force! Just watch from the sidelines. When the time comes,
Of course you will have the opportunity to join the battle!" As the saying goes, give a stick to a candied date. Of course, Gan Ning knew his old subordinate very well.
"Really? Hehe! Governor! Don't worry! I will never let you down!" Sure enough, after hearing Gan Ning's last words, Zhou Cang almost jumped up from his horse with excitement on his face.
The frustration on his face just now has long since disappeared. Zhou Tai has a simple temperament. Even if an old boss like Gan Ning scolds him a few times, Zhou Tai will not have any resentment. As long as he can fight, he will
Just happy!
While they were talking here, Jiang Qin had already started fighting over there! The first ones to launch were naturally the two catapults. With a huge noise, the catapults threw the stones directly up, drawing two catapults in the air.
An arc, and then landed heavily on the city wall! However, maybe because the distance was not adjusted properly during the first launch, the two stones did not hit the city head, but hit the wall of the city wall.
Go! But even so, the power of the stone was amazing. When it hit the wall, two pits were immediately created, and there were even several cracks around one pit!
"Damn it! You bastards!" Even though Jiang Qin usually seemed quite calm, he was still a water thief after all. When he saw that he didn't hit the target, he immediately started yelling and scolding: "Isn't he usually very capable?
Are you bragging? If you want to be serious, give me a soft foot! Put a rock on my head and hit me again! If you miss again, you will be punished by military law!"
The sergeants responsible for controlling the catapult subconsciously shrank their heads when Jiang Qin shouted at him, and quickly adjusted the attack distance of the catapult, preparing to launch again.
Although the attack just now had no effect, it was shocking enough to the soldiers of the Wu Army stationed on the city! They had also heard that the Western Qin Army had many powerful war instruments before, but when they
Seeing the power of the catapult for the first time, fear naturally arose in my heart. Bu Zhi and Chen Wu, the generals in charge of the defense line on the city, both looked at the outside of the city in astonishment. Chen Wu said in disbelief
: "What kind of monster is this? How can we fight if this continues?"
Although Bu Zhao on the side did not speak, looking at his expression, he probably had the same idea as Chen Wu! The most troublesome thing about this catapult is that it has such a far attack range. The city cannot attack the enemy troops outside the city.
, but the enemy troops outside the city can use this catapult to launch an attack on the city head! There are only two catapults, and the pacemaker can see nearly five more from behind the Western Qin army's formation far outside the city.
A catapult is placed there. If they are dispatched together, it will be a devastating blow to the defenders of Guangling City!
What should I do? What should I do! The two of them look at me and I look at you, but they don’t know what to do. It’s not enough to just sit back and wait for death! But if they go out of the city to meet the enemy, but there are not as many enemy troops, there will be no way.
There's no way we can win! Just when we were hesitating, the second attack from the catapult outside the city had already been launched!
After being scolded by Jiang Qin before, the soldiers who controlled the catapult also aimed more carefully at the target. This time, the two stones hit the city head! The stone was not big, but the force of falling on the city head was
Absolutely, the rocks fell and hit the defenders, instantly injuring dozens of people! Although a soldier raised his shield to block it, he was hit by one of the rocks and was directly hit.
Smashed into meatloaf!
"Nice job!" Although Jiang Qin outside the city couldn't see the tragic scene on top of the city, he saw the stone hit the target from a distance, causing panic among the defenders on top of the city. Jiang Qin was so excited that he hit the target.
With his fist, he shouted: "Keep firing! Keep! If you don't beat a turtle like this who dares not show his head, wouldn't you be sorry for yourself? And you! Don't be stunned, stay a hundred steps in front of the catapult.
Form a square formation at a certain distance! Don't let the enemy succeed in a sneak attack!" Jiang Qin did not get carried away because of this. Although he thought that the enemy would never dare to go out of the city to fight, it was right to be careful with the Wannian Ship and add an extra layer of defense!
Five thousand Western Qin troops immediately followed Jiang Qin's orders, and the catapults fired stones at the city top one after another. Although it was not a 100% hit, it was still able to hit the city head 70% of the time!
These few shots were fired down, but the defenders on the city were beaten to a pulp. The defenders tried to dodge the falling stones, but the city was only such a big place, and they wanted to avoid it completely.
, how can it be that easy?
"Hold on! Hold on! Damn it! Hold on!" On the top of the city, Bu Zhao and Chen Wu ordered the defenders to dodge the stones while continuing to maintain the defense line. They didn't dare to
Let the soldiers retreat to the top of the city to avoid the sharp attack. If the enemy takes advantage of that opportunity to launch an attack, wouldn't it be that the top of the city was given to the enemy in vain? Bu Zhao's head was covered with sweat, and Chen Wu's forehead
He had also been hit by a flying stone just now, and now his face was covered in blood and he looked very scary.
It's a pity that although Bu Zhi and Chen Wu tried their best, they were unable to resolve this almost rogue attack. Every stone that fell brought great panic to the defenders, severely damaging the defenders.
The morale of the army, if it continues like this, I am afraid that the enemy will not need to launch a general attack, and the defense line at the top of the city will be completely defeated!
"Zishan! Zilie! Don't panic! We are here!" At this moment, a loud shout came from the direction of the city. Bu Zhi and Chen Wu turned their heads at the same time and saw Dong Xidai.
Another group of Sun Wu troops rushed over from the city. Due to time constraints, Zhou Yu could only temporarily allocate 5,000 troops to the south of the city guarded by Bu Zhi and Chen Wu, and the rest were scattered in other parts of the city.
The horses were mobilized urgently by the generals respectively. Dong attacked the southeast barracks closest to the south of the city, so he was also the first team to arrive.
Bu Zhi and Chen Wu took a look and saw that Dong Xi was followed by at least three thousand soldiers and horses, which could alleviate the urgent need to some extent! Immediately Bu Zhi shouted to Dong Xi: "Yuan Dynasty! You came at the right time.
It's time! Hurry! Hurry and help reorganize the defense line!" Bu Zhi no longer had so much time to explain to Dong Xi, so he directly told Dong Xi what to do.
Fortunately, Dong Xi and Bu Zhi had worked together for so many years, so they still had a tacit understanding. He immediately commanded the men and horses he brought to go up, and he shouted loudly to Bu Zhi and Chen Wu: "Zishan."
!Zi Lie! Don’t worry! Mr. Zhou will be here soon!”