When Shang Yi led his army to the south city, on the city wall, the number of bandits and official troops was almost equal, and they continued to climb up the city wall from the battlements. However, the official army was obviously unable to support them, and they were Keep retreating. It seems that Yanzhou City is definitely in danger.
Shang Yi hurriedly ordered that, except for the archers and cavalry who stayed under the city, the first team, the third team, and the fourth team stepped up the city wall from three corridors to face the rogues. The sixth team was the general response. After the assignment, Shang Yi He also personally led the first group of soldiers to climb the city wall from a corridor.
This section of the city wall is the main area of attack by the rogue bandits. Almost the entire section has been occupied by the rogue bandits. They are attacking at both ends of the city wall. There are also some people who are planning to occupy the corridor, kill the city wall, open and close the lock, and let the army outside the city enter the city. .I happened to meet Mulingjun at the entrance of the corridor.
Shang Yi yelled: "Flying axe." As he said this, he pulled out a throwing ax from his waist and threw it forcefully into the crowd of bandits. The soldiers of the Muling Army in the front row also followed suit, and everyone drew out a throwing axe. He threw the double-edged ax violently at the rogue bandits.
At this time, the distance between the two sides was very close, and the bandits were stationed very densely, almost shoulder to shoulder. Therefore, after more than ten double-edged axes were thrown, almost none of them missed the target, and all of them hit the target. After that, the axes were thrown The soldiers of the Muling Army collectively bent down, and there were more than ten soldiers in the back row who had already prepared throwing axes. When they saw an opening, they immediately threw the throwing axes in their hands.
Almost in the blink of an eye, two rounds of flying axes were thrown out with all their strength. More than 20 of the bandits fell down at once. The other bandits were also shocked and instinctively took a few steps back. But Mu Lingjun Taking advantage of this gap, he also established a firm foothold on the city wall.
As soon as Shang Yi saw that most of the soldiers had climbed onto the city wall, he immediately took the lead and charged into the bandit of rogues with a wave of the saber in his hand. He saw the light of the swords flying and the light of blood appearing. Not long after, During this time, Shang Yi cut down more than ten famous bandit soldiers in succession. Seeing his incomparable bravery, the other bandit soldiers became timid and did not dare to approach him for a while.
Taking advantage of this respite, Zhou Shaohuan and Tong Dayong deployed spearmen on the city wall, raised their spears and attacked the bandits. Shang Yi immediately retreated to his own formation to direct the battle.
"kill!"
With this roar, a row of spears attacked the bandits together. Suddenly, seven or eight bandits were unable to dodge, and their bodies were stabbed by the spears, killing them on the spot. After the spearmen pulled out the spears from the dead bodies, they immediately shot towards them again. The next target rushed away en masse.
Because the width of the city wall is only six meters, there are only seven or eight spearmen in each row. But even so, it is not easy to withstand the collective thrust of the Muling Army's spears. Moreover, in order to make it easier for the bandits to climb the city, they There was no heavy armor, most of them only wore leather armor, and the weapons they carried were short weapons such as swords and shields. It was indeed difficult to resist the spears thrust by the group.
What is even more frightening is that the spears of the Muling Army only thrust, and did not parry the common people. This also gave the rogue soldiers a wealth of practical combat experience, but they had no chance to use it. Therefore, after each round of spear thrusts, , the rogue bandits would scream and fall down in a row immediately. And after a spearman in the Muling army fell, others would immediately come up to replace him.
At the same time, as the other two teams of the Muling Army also climbed onto the city wall, and also set up formations on the city wall, and then advanced along the city wall to both ends, the space for the rogue bandits was also squeezed bit by bit.
After the Muling Army advanced, Yang Mingyuan and Feng Zhigang also quickly led their troops to guard the battlements, preventing the rogue bandits from easily breaking through to the city.
It is strange to say that as soon as the Muling Army joined the battle group, not only did they stabilize the battle situation, but the other officers and soldiers seemed to have been transformed. Not only did they stabilize their position, but they also gained a lot of courage.
Each one of them waved their weapons, either fiercely attacking the bandits around them, or firmly guarding the battlements, as if they were a different army.
Under the leadership of Muling Army, the officers and soldiers regained the positions on the city wall step by step, and the number of rogue soldiers remaining on the city wall became less and less. The rogue soldiers below the city suddenly discovered that they wanted to board the city again.
, it became extremely difficult. Some rogue soldiers saw that the situation was not good and fled down the city wall along the wooden ladder.
At this time, Wang Guoning, Ma Jinzhong, Li Yangchun and others all felt a little baffled by the change in permission to watch the battle under the city. Because they were far away and standing under the city wall, they did not notice some changes in the details of the battlefield.
Qingchu.
But just now, they all saw with their own eyes that their troops had already climbed onto the city wall, and had taken positions on the city wall. They were also killing the officers and soldiers until they could not resist. It seemed that it would not take long for them to attack.
We went to Yanzhou City. Several people were very happy and felt that they seemed to have a chance to win. Some people were looking forward to the beautiful life after capturing Yanzhou, with gold and silver treasures, fine wines and delicacies, mansions and beauties as if they were right in front of their eyes.
He waved his hand.
But suddenly, the wind direction changed. Not only did the officers and soldiers suddenly stabilize their position, but they also continued to regain their positions on the city wall, keeping the rogues firmly outside the city wall. It seemed like in the blink of an eye, the situation changed.
Everything has changed.
A few people couldn't accept this contrast all of a sudden, and they all looked at the city blankly, as if they had completely lost consciousness. The bandits who only reached the city wall were completely wiped out by the army, and the army returned again.
After the city wall was completely occupied, all the bandits retreated, and only a few people recovered.
Several people looked at each other, and then Xu changed his words: "Were we dreaming just now?"
Wang Guoning shook his head vigorously and said: "Don't ask me, I don't know whether I am awake or in a dream."
Ma Jinzhong let out a long breath and said, "Who can tell me what happened? We were about to capture the Yanzhou Prefecture, but why were we defeated all of a sudden?"
Li Yangchun rubbed his eyes and said, "Everyone, I think we can only go here today. Let's go back to the camp first."
Seeing that the bandits retreated, Zeng Hualong and Wang Yingtai breathed a long sigh of relief. After Shang Yi was ordered to go to war, they were worried, so they went to Nancheng in person to supervise the battle. After watching the officers and soldiers in the Muling Army,
After joining, the whole process of finally turning defeat into victory. Just looking at the corpses piled on the city wall, you can imagine how fierce the battle just went on. The two governors also seemed to have had a big dream.
Wang Yingtai patted his chest and said with lingering fear: "It's too dangerous, it's simply too dangerous. It was just one step away. I felt at the time that Yanzhou couldn't be defended."
Zeng Hualong also wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Yes, I have been prepared to die for the city. It seems that God is still on our side."
At this time, Wang Yingtai calmed down a little and said: "It seems that Shang Yi is indeed a fierce general. It is really thanks to him this time."
After hearing this, Zeng Hualong couldn't help but feel a little proud and said: "That's natural, but the city defense arrangements still need to be rearranged."
While the two were talking, Shang Yi also came to them and saluted: "The two adults are frightened. Now that the bandits have retreated, they should not attack the city again today. Please go back and rest, both adults." ."
Zeng Hualong said: "Shang Yi, I would like to rearrange the city defense arrangements. Divide your Muling army into two groups, and take turns leading other troops to defend the city every day. What do you think?" He just said It is clear from the scriptures that before and after Muling's army went to battle, the other officers and soldiers were also completely different. Without Muling's army, everyone became a sick cat, but after Muling's army went to battle, they all became It became a fierce tiger. It seems that the Muling Army must be stationed in the city at all times.
Shang Yi is more clear than Zeng Hualong. A lion leading a group of sheep can defeat a group of lions led by a sheep. This is the reason. Now it seems that in the entire Yanzhou City, the other armies are basically sheep, and there are still Only his own Mu Lingjun is considered a lion. Although it is only a cub, it can be used as it is. Lion cubs are also stronger than sheep.
Therefore, Shang Yi said: "I honor your order. However, after this battle, it may be difficult for the rogue bandits to break into Yanzhou Prefecture for a while, but the soldiers' rations are not much left. I ask you two adults to find a solution as soon as possible."
Zeng Hualong nodded. In fact, he had agreed with Wang Yingtai in the morning that the two of them would go to see King Lu together today. Not only would King Lu support him with some food, but it would also be best if he could come up with some money to reward the three armies. , to boost the morale of the soldiers. Although all these Tibetan kings were misers and misers, Zeng Hualong believed that King Fu of Luoyang was the most recent example, so he was more confident in persuading King Lu.
But since the rogues attacked the city in the morning, the situation has been critical, and the two of them still have the heart to ask King Lu. Now that the crisis has finally been resolved, it is time to do this.
So Zeng Hualong said: "Shang Yi, you can safely defend the city. We will go to see King Lu right now."
Shang Yi said goodbye to the two governors and returned to the city wall. At this time, the corpses on the city wall were basically clean, but there were still a lot of blood stains left. The results of the battle were also calculated.
In this battle, the officers and soldiers killed a total of 2,117 bandits and captured 33 alive. However, this number does not include the corpses outside the city. If the corpses outside the city are added together, it is estimated to be close to 3,000. Man, judging from the results, it’s pretty good.
However, there were also many casualties among the officers and soldiers. A total of 1,389 people were killed and 547 were injured. Among them, 874 Yanzhou soldiers were killed and 355 were injured. Denglai The Mu Ling Army's casualties were 515 killed and 192 wounded. The Muling Army's casualties were: 52 killed and 30 wounded.