As the war drums of "dong dong dong" sounded, the Ta Zhang Crossbow Formation in front launched a second wave of attacks. Then, the horns sounded, and countless torches were lit together. The bottom of Luocheng suddenly became bright as day, and thousands of people The soldiers carried the ladders and rushed to the city with shouts.
This is a real siege battle. Luo City was built between two mountains. The wall in front is only half a mile long. No matter how many troops there are, it is impossible to deploy it. Jingzhou soldiers have trained for such siege battles countless times. They quickly rushed to the city and quickly put the ladders up to the top of the city. One end of these ladders was equipped with a hook like a tiger's claw, which could be easily attached to the top of the city to prevent it from being easily overthrown. The soldiers Holding the steel knife in his mouth, he climbed up the ladder. In addition to the crossbows in the distance, there were also many archers under the city shooting compound bows at the top of the city, providing cover for the soldiers attacking the city.
Now is a life-and-death moment, and the soldiers on top of the city are unequivocal. Taking advantage of the favorable location, they keep throwing stones, rolling logs, and splashing hot gold juice. Some people desperately cut off the hooks at the top of the ladder and pushed the ladder away. Go down to the city.
Soldiers of the Jingzhou Army were constantly being hit on the ladders. They fell down before they could even shout. Some soldiers were poured with gold juice and screamed and rolled on the ground in pain. Some soldiers fell from the ladders. He got down, got up, gritted his teeth, picked up the steel knife, and rushed up again. On the top of the city, defenders were constantly being shot, and they howled and went down the city.
This is the critical battle that Liu Xin hates most. If he sees such a scene, he will definitely order the troops to withdraw. But Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, who are commanding at the scene, are much cold-blooded compared to him. The two of them just watch indifferently. He looked at the battlefield in front of him, unmoved at all. The battle continued until dawn, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. On several occasions, Jingzhou Army soldiers even rushed to the top of the city, but in the end they were outnumbered due to lack of support and were defended again. The army counterattacked.
Looking at the rising dawn in the east, Huang Zhong raised his hand and said coldly: "Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
The soldiers of the Jingzhou Army in front retreated like a tide, and the positions were strewn with corpses of fallen soldiers. However, all the wounded soldiers, whether they were the Jingzhou Army or the Luocheng defenders, were taken away by the soldiers during the retreat. came out. Just as the Jingzhou Army withdrew, before the defenders on the city had time to cheer, a loud "rumbling" sound was heard again, and raindrop-like stones fell on Luocheng again.
Yan Yan looked at the city with worry. After a night's attack by the Jingzhou Army, the defenders on the city suffered more than 3,000 casualties. For such a dangerous pass as Luocheng, it was really unacceptable. Yan Yan sighed. With this tone, he summoned the confidant sergeant on the side and immediately ordered the meteor horse to be dispatched to Chengdu to call for help.
Liu Xin knew that in three days, Xu Huang and Zhang Fei in Zoke County would start to take action. They would quietly go all the way north until they captured Chengdu. The battle report of Luocheng was posted that afternoon. In front of Liu Xin, there were more than 3,000 casualties in one night, which made him feel heartbroken. Half of them could never return home, and many of the remaining people would be disabled for life. As the fighting continued, there would be more Many people will not be able to see the sun tomorrow. Liu Xin has already vaguely felt that Huang Zhong and Wei Yan are not feinting, but attacking by force. But the general will not accept the emperor's orders. Maybe they have their own difficulties, not to mention the defender of Luocheng. Yan Yan is also a brave and resourceful man. Otherwise, how could he be convinced that Luocheng is the main attack direction of the Jingzhou Army?
Just when Liu Xin was worried about the heavy casualties suffered by the Jingzhou Army, Sun Ce suddenly came to visit.
Regardless of whether Sun Ce appreciates it or not, at least Liu Xin believes that he is kind to the Sun family. Without Liu Xin, their family would have fallen into the hands of Yan Baihu, and the consequences would be disastrous. Moreover, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others were extremely
It is possible to go to Yuzhang and throw himself into a trap. However, Liu Xin did not expect much repayment from Sun Ce's family. After all, they said they had nothing now, and even three meals a day depended on Liu Xin's support. In Liu Xin's memory
, the only thing they can get is the Chuanguo Jade Seal. However, based on Phantom's testing along the way and Liu Xin's ability to steal the king, he can be sure that the Chuanguo Jade Seal is no longer in the hands of the Sun family.
However, nearly four months have passed since Sun Ce and his family were rescued in Xiangyang. Sun Ce has never said thank you, let alone visited Liu Xin. Therefore, Liu Xin was very surprised when he came unexpectedly this time.
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Accompanying Sun Ce was Zhu Zhi. Liu Xin still had some impressions of this person. It seemed that in history it was this person who advised Sun Ce to hand over the imperial seal to Yuan Shu and borrow troops from him. He came with Sun Ce today. Could it be that he was the same person?
Want to borrow troops from yourself?
Liu Xin, full of suspicion, asked them to sit down.
After the two parties sat down separately, Sun Ce raised his hands and said, "My nephew came here today to thank you for your kindness in saving me."
Liu Xin glanced at him, but in her heart she didn't believe that he came here just to say thank you. She didn't show any expression on her face and said with a smile: "Although I don't have much friendship with Brother Wentai, I respect him as a hero. Those who meet him
When your family is in trouble, there is no reason not to lend a helping hand, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
Sure enough, Sun Ce continued: "My nephew came here today to ask for something. I heard from General Cheng and the others that your Excellency and my father had arranged a marriage for my nephew when they were in Luoyang. Today, I came to visit you, especially for Nacai.
Came to ask for his name."
Liu Xin couldn't help but be stunned. Sun Jian did mention this matter in Luoyang, but she did not agree at the time. To be honest, Sun Ce was handsome and majestic, and he could be regarded as a young hero. However, Liu Xin's biological daughters
She was still too young, and the only person who was a good match for Sun Ce was Liu Rui. However, Liu Rui was just Liu Xin's stepdaughter. Liu Xin felt that it was not easy for him to do this for Zhu Qian, so he said, "Sun Ce, when we were in Luoyang,
Your father did mention this matter. At that time, I just thought it was a joke he said casually and didn't take it seriously. I don't have any objection to your willingness to be my son-in-law, but I can't make the decision on this matter. I need to ask
Only her mother can count if she has children."
Zhu Zhi stood up and saluted and said: "Since ancient times, why can't you make the final decision on important matters such as marriage, parents' orders, and matchmaker's words? My master proposed to marry you. The young master is a filial man and vows to fulfill his father's last wish. Please understand my family.
The young master has a sincere heart!"
Liu Xin was inconvenient to explain that Liu Rui was his stepdaughter, so she could only patiently say: "My family's situation is different from others. Their children's marriages are all decided by their mothers, and Liu has never interfered."
Sun Ce always had a bad temper, so he thought Liu Xin was trying to make excuses, and he felt unhappy, so he stood up and left. Zhu Zhi quickly pulled the corners of his clothes and winked. Sun Ce then sat down again and said to Liu Xin:
"In this case, my nephew will just wait for your notice. However, my nephew has another unkind request, which I hope you can agree to. The two counties of Lujiang and Yuzhang are the inheritance passed down by my father, and now they have been stolen by evil thieves.
, my little nephew has trouble sleeping and eating, and now he wants to borrow an elite army from your Majesty to regain the Sun family's property and comfort his father's spirit in heaven."
Liu Xin didn't expect that he really offered to borrow troops, so her face sank and she said: "Yuan Shu attacked Lujiang secretly, and Yan Baihu stole Yuzhang. Naturally, the crime cannot be forgiven. However, Lujiang and Yuzhang are both cities of the Han family, and this big man is still my Liu family.
When did our world become the inheritance of your Sun family? Could it be that the Sun family wants to rebel?"
These words were so righteous that Sun Ce was speechless for a moment. However, veins popped up on his face and he was extremely angry. He clenched and unclenched his fists, unclenched and clenched them again. It was obvious that there was a war between heaven and man in his heart.
, he was about to explode on the spot.
Zhu Zhi also didn't expect Liu Xin to speak so grandly. There was no room for negotiation on the issue of these two cities. Seeing that Sun Ce's expression was wrong, he quickly pulled him back, stood up and said, "Master Liu, Lujiang and Yuzhang are
This is true of the Han Cities. My young master wants to borrow troops, not only to restore his father's inheritance, but more importantly, to avenge himself. If you are willing to borrow troops to help capture these two cities, my young master will
I am willing to share one place with you, or even give him two places, and I hope you will make it happen."
Liu Xin laughed loudly: "My soldiers in Jingzhou will only fight for justice, how can I help you avenge any personal revenge! Don't mention the borrowing of troops again in the future!"
When he learned that the marriage proposal and the borrowing of troops were unsuccessful, Cheng Pu looked at Sun Ce who was full of disappointment and repeatedly advised him: "Don't worry, young master. Let's take a long-term plan and we will definitely find a solution."
Han Dang slapped the table, stood up and said, "This Liu Xin is so bullying! He simply doesn't take us seriously. I really can't stand it anymore!"
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out. Cheng Pu hurriedly stopped him and asked, "Yi Gong, where are you going?"
Han Dang flicked his sleeves and said, "It's too stuffy here. I'll go out for a walk."
The battle under Luo City has entered its third day. Thirty thousand reinforcements have been transferred from the direction of Chengdu. Together with the original defenders, there are now nearly 70,000 capable men in Luo City. Most of Yizhou's elite troops have gathered here.
Even the four gates of Chengdu are now guarded by some newly recruited soldiers.
Although the number of troops has increased a lot, Yan Yan's mood is not relaxed at all. In the past few days, the Jingzhou Army's offensive has continued unabated, and they have reached the top of Luocheng several times. His soldiers only relied on the favorable location and large number of people.
, and managed to defend until now. Although the city was temporarily defended, the casualties suffered by the defenders actually exceeded those of the Jingzhou Army. What particularly worries Yan Yan is that under the day and night attacks by trebuchets, the endurance of the city wall seems to have reached its limit.
, cracks appeared in many places, and the largest crack even reached more than two fingers wide. The most serious thing is that not only half of the city tower of Luocheng was smashed, but the city wall also collapsed. Fortunately, it was on the inward side of the city wall.
, the Jingzhou army did not notice, otherwise they would definitely increase the intensity of throwing stones until the city wall completely collapsed. By that time, the city would not be able to defend itself.
After Liu Yan came to Chengdu, he implemented a policy that emphasized merchants and agriculture. However, due to the huge power of the local gentry in Yizhou, and the same trend as the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, there were still many people doing business. In addition, Yizhou was rich, so there was no need to
The government provided money and local gentry raised funds to build roads, so the road from Jianwei County to Chengdu is relatively wide.
Yizhou has a vast territory, but the southern area is sparsely populated. In order to facilitate the delivery of news, Liu Yan built many post stations along several main roads. In addition to delivering news, these post stations can also facilitate passing officials to rest. However, Yizhou
Officials from the state seldom move around, and it is rare for officials to stay at these post stations. So these postmen started to use their brains. There are not many towns along the way, and merchants traveling from north to south often miss the opportunity to enter the city.
Time, and the post station became their best place to stay, and the postmen could also profit from it.
No, as dusk approached, a post station next to Jianwei County Road welcomed another group of merchants.