On the top of Bohai City, beacon fires were everywhere. On the high platform at the top of the city, Changsun Heng'an, wearing a broken armor, was looking calmly outside the city. He saw densely packed rebel flags outside the city. A rough estimate, There were 70,000 to 80,000 rebels outside the city, but there were only less than 10,000 defenders left inside the city. Changsun Heng'an relied on these troops to defend the city for nearly two months. , I have to say it is a miracle.
Although there were fierce shouts of killing in his ears from time to time, Changsun Heng'an remained unmoved at all. He silently estimated the situation of the battle in his heart. The situation in front of him was also within Changsun Heng'an's plan. From the beginning, Changsun Heng'an deliberately let Cheng Yaojin sent his main force overseas to show weakness to the rebels. After Guo Xuan, who led Yan's fierce troops, was defeated by the rebels, Changsun Heng'an immediately mobilized the defenders from various cities in Hebei and concentrated them in Bohai attracted the rebels to attack various empty cities in succession. It was by relying on this method that Changsun Heng'an also successfully delayed the time for more than a month and made sufficient preparations for the garrison of Bohai City until the rebels attacked Bohai City. , what we have to face is a solid city defense and more than 20,000 defenders.
Of course, Changsun Heng'an's ultimate goal was not to repel the rebels, but to attract the rebels to Bohai City. Therefore, when he first faced Gao Shida, Changsun Heng'an did not choose to take the initiative to attack, but instead stood firm. In the city, passively defending, after Gao Shida failed to capture the Bohai Sea, he successively summoned several other rebels in Hebei. Gradually, Gao Shida had almost all the rebels in Hebei and Shandong gathered in the Bohai Sea to launch an attack on the Bohai Sea. The siege lasted for nearly two months.
Gao Shida seems to firmly believe that as long as he persists, he can break through Bohai City, so he has continued to attack Bohai. Until now, the rebels outside the city have lost at least 30,000 people. Of course, the defenders inside the city have also lost nearly 30,000 people. Half, now, both the attacking and defending sides have suffered heavy losses, and these losses will continue to expand.
Changsun Heng'an looked coldly at the rebels who were gradually approaching the city wall. He couldn't help but sneered and said: "It seems that all the rebels from Hebei and Shandong have gathered here. It's a pity that Dou Jiande's flag was not seen. Could it be this? People are still staying in Gaojipo,"
"I'm afraid Dou Jiande won't come," Changsun Heng'an had just finished speaking when another voice came from behind Changsun Heng'an. Behind Changsun Heng'an, a middle-aged man in official uniform was seen. With his hands behind his back, he touched the two curls of beard on his lips and said with a smile: "After defeating Guo Xuan, Dou Jiande's prestige among the rebels has become higher and higher, far surpassing that of Gao Shida. Gao Shida is so good this time It is precisely because of this that Gao Shida is anxious to send troops to the Bohai Sea. Therefore, even if Gao Shida summons all the soldiers and horses that can be summoned, he will not summon Dou Jiande. In a word, his achievements will shock the Lord."
"Mr. Yi," Changsun Heng'an looked back at the middle-aged man, nodded, and called out. This middle-aged man's name is Yi Mingfan, and he is the hero of Bohai City. Ever since Changsun Heng'an led his troops to settle in Bohai, Later, it was discovered that this person was quite strategic, so he was introduced as an aide. This person also planned this plan with the help of Changsun Heng'an. After hearing what Yi Fan said, Changsun Heng'an said: "It should be It seems that we can only let Dou Jiande go this time. Unfortunately, if this person is not eliminated, he will still become a disaster in the future."
"Haha," Yi Fan laughed, shook his head, and looked out of the city with Changsun Heng'an. His inverted triangular eyes glanced at Changsun Heng'an next to him, and said with a smile: "General Changsun, leave this Dou Jiande, for the general, it is unclear whether he is happy or sad,"
"Oh," Changsun Heng'an's originally expressionless face suddenly showed a strange look, and his brows raised slightly, but he soon returned to his normal calmness, and glanced at Yi Fan indifferently, but there seemed to be no reaction. Same, he said: "Mr. Yi, where do you start with these words? I sent troops to quell the rebellion under the orders of the Holy One. Of course, I have done my duty of eradicating the evil. Now that the thieves and bandits have not been eliminated, the Holy One has blamed me. Where does the joy come from? "
"Haha," Yi Fan's laughter was as sharp as the chamberlain's, with a dry tone. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Gao Shida claimed to be Duke of the East China Sea. Following Zhang Jin, Gao Kaidao and others were defeated. , this person is already the leader of the rebels in Hebei. Being able to defeat this person is already a great achievement for the general, enough to explain to the emperor. If Dou Jiande is left, won't the general have the opportunity to continue to lead troops and stay in Hebei? , Haha, I heard that before the general led the troops to Hebei, he had a close relationship with Liang Guogong, and I have been fascinated by Liang Guogong for a long time. "
After Yi Fan finished speaking, he glanced at Changsun Heng'an again, then smiled again, turned around and left. Looking at Yi Fan's leaving back, two gleams flashed in Changsun Heng'an's eyes. He opened his mouth, but still didn't speak. Apparently Yi Fan had just mentioned the top priority of Changsun Heng'an's plan, which was to keep Dou Jiande and raise the thieves to respect themselves. This was also what Wan He had arranged for Changsun Heng'an before. If the mission is to clear out all the bandits in Hebei, then Changsun Heng'an will have to rush back to Luoyang to resume his life. Wan He finally allowed Changsun Heng'an to control such an army, and he also spent so much money to build the equipment of the army. , if it were simply handed back, wouldn't it be a big loss? Leaving Dou Jiande behind would be an excuse for Changsun Heng'an to stop in Hebei. Otherwise, Changsun Heng'an could have asked Cheng Yaojin to sneak attack Gaojipo first. After dealing with Dou Jiande, go back and deal with Gao Shida.
However, Changsun Heng'an did not expect that this plan would be guessed by Yi Fan. Changsun Heng'an also realized that he seemed to have underestimated the wisdom of this unknown scholar. At that moment, Changsun Heng'an even had murderous intentions and wanted to kill this person to silence him. However, Yi Fan's last words made Changsun Heng'an give up his mind. This person seemed not to expose Changsun Heng'an's plan. Could it be that he He had other plans. Thinking of this, Changsun Heng'an had no choice but to kill Yi Fan first and let people pay close attention to his movements. Then, Changsun Heng'an turned back and looked outside the city, with a cold light in his eyes. Now The main goal is to hold the Bohai Sea and wait for Cheng Yaojin's reinforcements.
At this moment, the rebels outside the city have already reached the city wall, and ladders have been set up on the wall. The person responsible for attacking the city this time is Hao Xiaode, who arrived at Bohai Sea two days ago. As the new rebel army , Hao Xiaode's soldiers and horses are full of energy, just as the vanguard of today's siege, but the defenders on the top of the city are not vegetarian. Although these defenders composed of local troops, their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Imperial Forest Army. Although they are well-known armies such as the Rebel Army, they are also armies that have undergone formal military training. After nearly two months of fighting and the experience of life and death in actual combat, they have already been reborn and become an elite group. Therefore, the moment the ladder was put up on the city wall, there were thousands of archers holding bows and arrows, pouring arrows down the city wall.
The arrow rain ruthlessly took away the lives of the rebel soldiers under the city wall. With screams, hundreds of rebel soldiers were shot into hedgehogs in an instant. However, the rebel soldiers behind them were not frightened by this formation. , they still gritted their teeth and climbed up the ladder towards the city. At the same time, behind them, the archers in the rebel army also provided timely assistance. Many archers on the city had just reached out. First of all, they were hit by arrows flying up from the city wall, and fell from the top of the city with screams. Even if the arrow could not kill them, they fell from such a high city wall. It will also be smashed into pulp.
Arrow rain began to interweave at the top of the city and below the city. This has been a drama that has been performed every day for the past two months. With the cover of their comrades, the rebel soldiers also climbed up the city wall. The tall city wall, It was already densely packed with rebel soldiers.
There were more than just archers on the garrison on the city. Although the other soldiers did not have bows and arrows, they picked up the stones, wooden blocks, and even the corpses of their dead comrades under their feet, and threw them downwards with all their strength. Even if you can only stop the opponent for a short time, it is still worth it. After only about two hours of fighting, the corpses of two to three thousand people have been piled up under the city head. The entire Bohai City wall is like a huge The meat grinder kept filling it with the lives of soldiers on both sides.
After two full hours, none of the rebel soldiers could attack the city. Behind the rebel formation, a depressing atmosphere began to spread. As the leader of the siege army, the face of Hebei hero Hao Xiaode also became... It was extremely ugly. He cursed secretly in his heart, but carefully glanced at Gao Shida who was sitting next to him. When he saw Gao Shida's livid face, Hao Xiaode's heart immediately sank. Sure enough, it didn't take long. , Gao Shida just snorted coldly and cursed: "It's just trash,"
Hearing Gao Shida's scolding, all the bandit leaders around looked at each other. Hao Xiaode even shrank his head helplessly, not daring to talk back at all. Next to Gao Shida, who also looked helpless, he also Song Zhengben, Gao Shida's military advisor, looked up at the battlefield in the distance. Song Zhengben naturally understood why Gao Shida was so angry. It had been two months since he attacked Bohai, but he still could not capture Bohai. In addition, Gao Shida's previous expedition During the Bohai War, Dou Jiande strongly opposed it, but was overruled by Gao Shida. In comparison, this undoubtedly slapped Gao Shida loudly. Now that the rebels have suffered heavy losses in order to attack Bohai, Gao Shida's prestige has not been improved. , but it has reached a low point. Song Zhengben also began to doubt whether he was right or wrong when he agreed with Gao Shida's approach.