Although Shen Tuxiong's words were complaints, what he said was quite reasonable. Please use... to visit this site. If the grain, grass, supplies and armor equipment in Wu County were burned when Zhou Yuan and Shen Tulie evacuated, now
Defending the Jieyi Army in Wu County is definitely not an easy task.
Not to mention enough food for an army of 20,000 people for a month, the armor and equipment can also arm about 10,000 people. Among them, swords, guns, swords and halberds, strong bows and crossbows are all available. Even the armor on the soldiers is also fully equipped.
.As a result, all these weapons and armors are now used by the Jieyi army and appear on the top of the city.
If it hadn't been for the Jieyi Army to modify it, Shen Tuxiong might have thought that the people defending the city were his own soldiers.
However, Zhou Yuan's face at this moment was extremely ugly. It's not that Zhou Yuan thought Shen Tu Xiong's reprimand was unreasonable, nor that he thought he was right. However, this Wu County Guard is your younger brother Shen Tu Xiong, and I, Zhou Yuan,
It's just a civil servant. Shen Tulie should be responsible for the task and responsibility of burning the food, grass, supplies and military equipment in the city during the withdrawal of the troops, not me.
Indeed, if Zhou Yuan really issued this military order, I am afraid that the soldiers around the treasury in the city would not obey it. These soldiers are all under the command of Shen Tuxiong, so they will naturally obey the military orders of Shen Tuxiong and the generals under Shentu Xiong. And after Shentu Xiong left,
After going there, he will naturally obey the command of Shen Tulie, the chief general in the city.
Military orders. How could these soldiers be careless about such extraordinary tasks as burning supplies? How could a civil servant like Zhou Yuan command them? Besides, although Zhou Yuan held the position of prefect, he was not yet one of the civil servants of Wu County.
First of all, even if the civil servants could give orders, Zhou Yuan would not be among them.
Now Shen Tuxiong severely reprimanded Zhou Yuan in public, how could Zhou Yuan be convinced? Although he also had the responsibility, the main responsibility was on Shen Tuxiong's younger brother Shen Tulie, which Zhou Yuan could not accept. However, the situation was worse than
When someone is strong, the opponent is a general with powerful troops, but he is just
A prefect awaiting punishment. Therefore, Zhou Yuan could only accept Shen Tuxiong's reprimand with a stern face. Originally, he wanted to persuade Shen Tuxiong not to be careless and let him wait for the garrison of Suzhou Prefecture to defeat the Jieyi Army of Wu County together.
But now, he will naturally not speak easily.
Five thousand garrison troops and thousands of young civilians, after paying three thousand casualties, finally completely bulldozed the defenses set up by the Jieyi Army outside Beicheng. However, Shen Tuxiong had no expression for the casualties in front of him.
Not pretty.
For Shen Tuxiong, his original mission was just to intercept the westward march of the Jieyi Army in Wu County. In other words, his mission was not heavy and it was relatively safe. There was no need to start a war, he just needed to stay here. In addition,
It can be said that this is an extremely easy task with a powerful army in hand.
This was a good thing at first sight, especially since Shen Tuxiong was originally a garrison stationed in the north of Yangzhou and the Xuyi area on the south bank of Hongze Lake. He was responsible for guarding against the Zhao army in Xuzhou in the north. To be honest, Shen Tuxiong had nothing to do with guarding against the Zhao army.
I felt a little depressed in my heart. In the past, he accompanied King Murong Cheng of Qi on his expeditions in the north and south. Although he did not fight directly with the Zhao army, he did fight with another part of the Zhao army, the Yanzhou army. At that time, the Qi army had already begun to leave.
It's going downhill. It was also because of that big defeat that Shen Tuxiong had a slight fear of Zhao Jun. It was also because of this that Shen Tuxiong didn't like other generals who liked to perform meritorious service on the battlefield. And this mission is
The one that was most in line with his thoughts. However, the Jieyi army on the opposite side refused to give him face and slapped him hard on the face several times, so much that Shen Tuxiong had to turn around and fight. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain to King Qi.
"General! The army is ready!"
An officer beside him interrupted Shen Tuxiong's random thoughts, and he quickly came to his senses. It turned out that the troops had been prepared and were waiting for his order to attack. Shen Tuxiong raised his head and looked at the sky and the hourglass. The battle had already begun for more than an hour.
, although the temperature is still rising, but
Yes, the prestige is not unacceptable to the soldiers. It is still early at noon, so a round of probing attacks can be launched. Of course, if the probing attacks go smoothly, it will soon develop into a decisive one.
attack.
"Order the left army to attack immediately." Shen Tuxiong ordered coldly.
When leaving the camp, Shen Tuxiong had divided the 15,000 soldiers under his command into three groups. The left army and the right army each had 4,000 troops. The middle army he led personally had more than 7,000 soldiers.
The soldiers and thousands of young and strong civilians, of course, there are also thousands of remaining garrison soldiers. At this moment, nearly half of the garrison soldiers have been killed or injured, so naturally they cannot continue fighting. Therefore,
He is planning to let the Left Route Army test the strength of the Wuxian County Rebel Army. Perhaps these four thousand people can open a gap in Wuxian County. When the time comes, the Center Route Army and the Right Route Army will quickly follow up. Then, this Wuxian County Rebel Army will
The end of the rebel army has come. After all, more than half of the rebel army in Wu County are new soldiers. The rest are just young civilians.
The commander of the Left Route Army was none other than Shentu Lie, who had fled from Wu County before. He thought he was very capable, but because his lieutenant rebelled and lost Wu County, he was naturally unwilling to do so. Moreover, after learning the reason for the loss of Wu County,
Later, in order to prevent any of his generals from being bribed by the Jieyi Army and to prevent this situation from happening again, Shen Tuxiong even ordered all the generals under his command to be bribed.
Among them, half of them were rotated. In other words, of the one colonel and three deputy colonels in each battalion, two were rotated, and the same was true for the officers at all levels. You must know that all the people under his command were
His old subordinates who followed him in the past, however, had been stationed in Wu County for less than a month, and a middle-level officer like the captain defected to the enemy, which made Shen Tuxiong have to be careful.
In Shen Tuxiong's opinion, this arrangement can not only prevent the generals under his command from having problems, but also prevent the combat effectiveness of his subordinates from being greatly reduced. After all, they only changed half of them. Of course, this will still have a certain impact on the combat effectiveness.
.If the spies from Zhao Guofei's Eagle Guard learn this news, they will definitely be overjoyed.
"This general must take this city back personally!" Shen Tulie pointed at the Wuxian county seat through gritted teeth and said gloomily. The loss of the Wuxian county seat made Shentu Lie extremely embarrassed. He could even feel the treatment of some soldiers towards him.
Contempt. Following Shen Tulie's order, all four thousand left route troops launched an attack.
"Crebuchets and crossbows are ready! Release!" On the city wall, the officers of various departments who had received Gu Shan's military orders shouted orders. Immediately, the catapults and large crossbows installed on the city head were fired immediately, and the circular
The stone bullets buzzed
Howling out, each one falling on the ground can bring out a blood groove. All Qi soldiers who are on the rolling path of the stone bullets are accidentally spared, and they may die, or they may be rewarded. These stone bullets are mostly
In the past, the Qi army hoarded and left behind.
Although the catapult is powerful, its firing speed limits its lethality. For ordinary soldiers, this catapult may be very powerful, but for the soldiers of the Qi army, the small number of catapults can only
It brought some deterrence to Qi soldiers, but the actual casualties were not too great.
In comparison, the effect of the large crossbow machine is extraordinary. Moreover, these crossbow machines are mostly made by craftsmen transported by the Jieyi soldiers through the Zhao State, and each one is a fine weapon. Whistling sound
In the middle, the crossbow arrows whizzed away one by one.
Blood arrows shot out from the army's ranks. Wherever the blood arrows passed, Gods blocked the gods, Buddhas blocked the Buddhas, and people blocked the people. Many Qi soldiers fell to the ground in this situation.
On the road, the wilderness of Wuxian Beicheng was suddenly stained red with blood again.
Of course, the reloading speed of crossbows is also very slow, but the number of crossbows is greater than that of catapults. In addition, crossbows can load several crossbow bolts at one time, and the lethality they bring is almost a fan. So.
Everywhere he went, everything was penetrated.
"Chirp chirp chirp..." Such a sound is always the most feared voice of soldiers. They would rather fight against the Jieyi army and die in a head-on confrontation than be pierced by crossbow arrows that don't know where they come from.
Always fished
Like a big fish in the harpoon, it twisted feebly until it died. The crossbow arrows brought not only lethality to the soldiers of Qi, but also psychological shock, making them feel that no matter where they were, they would not be able to survive.
You will feel safe.
"Puff puff..." Every time he heard this sound, Qi's soldiers felt a tingle all over their bodies. Because this was the sound of their robes being pierced by crossbow arrows. However, these Qi soldiers would not stop.
, they don’t know how to check, they don’t dare to stay, and they don’t dare to check. Because, one of their negligence will make them the next dead fish to be penetrated.
As people around them continued to fall down, and seeing their bodies being pierced and torn like rag dolls, even these battle-hardened veterans could not help but feel numb.
However, these Qi soldiers still showed no signs of retreating and rushed towards the city wall quickly. In a short time, most of the Qi soldiers in front had rushed to an area less than 20 feet in front of the North City of Wu County.
Seeing the Qi army approaching, Gu Shan's expression remained unchanged and he said coldly: "Archers, prepare!"
The archers of the Jieyi Army have all gathered on the city top and are ready. Among them, after hearing the order, they immediately drew their bow strings and pointed their arrows downwards at the large Qi army. The sun gradually rose in the sky.
The dark arrowhead exudes the light of death under the sunlight.
"Let it go!" Gu Shan shouted sternly.
"Whoosh whoosh..." More than three thousand archers fired arrows in unison on the hundreds of meters long city wall. The arrowheads continued to fall, immediately covering part of the area under the city wall. The archers fired arrows.
, the power is naturally not as powerful as the crossbow arrows fired by the crossbow machine, and the momentum is also much weaker. However, the arrows of the archers are very dense, and the arrows are
From top to bottom, some power was added out of thin air. Therefore, within the coverage of the arrows, soldiers of Qi fell in large numbers. The originally dense team suddenly became much sparser. Even the soldiers of Qi were only wearing armor.
Even if an arrow often cannot kill these armored soldiers, it will definitely injure them.
However, even so, these Qi soldiers still dragged their wounded bodies and continued to move forward. But they soon fell, because either the arrows had penetrated their armor, and they could continue to move forward, but the armor gave them
It was just an illusion. Or, another arrow fell on them until they fell.
A large number of fallen soldiers blocked the progress of their companions behind them. They had to jump over their companions' bodies. As a result, there was some confusion in the team, which reduced their impact. In the rear, they only wanted to take over Wu County and wash away their shame.
, no longer caring about the other Shentu Lie, he waved the sword in his hand crazily and ordered the soldiers to speed up. He could no longer allow himself to fail again. He needed to use this victory to wash away the shame of losing Wu County last time.
.
"Three ticks to the left, prepare to... release!" Ji Tong, who was in charge of the archer's defense at this moment, roared. Immediately, a series of arrowheads were shot out and landed among the slightly denser Qi soldiers on the left. Suddenly, they fell
There were more Qi soldiers under the command.
"Five ticks to the right, prepare to... release!" A moment later, Ji Tong roared again. Another series of arrowheads were shot out, landing on the right side where Qi's soldiers were densely packed. The dense team there immediately became sparse.
stand up.
However, after the third round of arrow rain, the soldiers of the Qi army finally broke through the area covered by the Jieyi army's archers and rushed to the city wall. In just a blink of an eye, countless ladders were set up on the city wall.
Above. Then, the soldiers of Qi climbed up the ladder like ants. Looking down from the city wall, they could only see the dark population, and even the faces of the people could not be seen clearly.
"Attack youshe! Attack youshe! Target as you like, attack at will!" Seeing this, Ji Tong gave an order loudly.
Immediately, the garrison archers on the city wall dispersed immediately. Most of them clung to the city wall, holding long bows and shooting downwards. The archers piled behind the female wall made the Qi army counterattack outside the city more powerful.
It became even more difficult. Especially after approaching the city wall, the Qi army's archers also began to fight back. However, as the Jieyi soldiers evaded, their counterattack suddenly became much more difficult, and the casualties they caused to the Jieyi army were also much smaller.
"Whoosh whoosh..." The arrow rain continued to fall, mixed with the screams and groans of the person who was hit by the arrow, the officers' scolding, and the soldiers' impatient urging, intertwined into a very chaotic sound, filled with
Everyone’s ears. The Qi soldiers who were climbing the ladders were constantly hit by arrows and fell down. Some of the ladders were broken by them, so all the people on the ladders fell down and were smashed out among the dense crowd below.
A blood tank comes.
However, as the Qi army approached the city wall, the Qi army also organized archers to counterattack under the city wall, and arrowheads were fired fiercely. From time to time, there were arrows in the hands of the rebel archers, especially the new soldiers, who were injured.
More.
"Archers! Back off! Shoot at the sky! Sword, shield, and spear soldiers are ready!" Seeing this scene, Ji Tong shouted coldly.
Following Ji Tong's order, all the archers on the city wall immediately retreated to the innermost part of the city wall, raised their long bows on their backs, and shot diagonally at the sky.
Whoosh whoosh! The dense arrows shot up into the sky, then bent at the highest point, and finally fell towards the edge of the city wall, falling fiercely into the Qi army below. The Qi soldiers crowded at the base of the city wall immediately fell
After hundreds of people were disembarked, the rest of the Qi soldiers reacted and hurriedly raised their weapons
They raised their shields to prevent arrows from the sky. However, while they had to climb the city, they also had to guard against the arrows above their heads, which was really difficult. As the archers of the Jieyi Army continued to fire, the Qi soldiers were on the defensive.
They continued to fall down, and there seemed to be some chaos under the city wall.
However, the Qi army was a Qi army, and they were still soldiers, so they were naturally not comparable to ordinary garrison troops. They didn't care about the rain of arrows flying above their heads. When they saw the ladders leaning against the city wall, they began to climb quickly.
Get up.
"Archers retreat! Press the formation at the rear! Sword, shield, and spearmen come forward!" Seeing the Qi army begin to climb the city, Gu Shan, who was in control of the overall situation, immediately ordered. The Jieyi army on the city wall immediately began to change its defensive array, and the archers,
Sword, shield, and spear soldiers began to rotate in sequence.
With a whoosh, the first Qi soldier climbed up the city wall. But soon, he was chopped down by the sword and shield soldiers who had been waiting behind the city wall, and his body was divided into two parts. Followed by the second Qi soldier
He climbed up again and was cut down again, but then more Qi soldiers climbed up the city wall in different places. Some were killed directly, while others escaped the counterattack of the Jieyi army and began to climb up.
City wall, suddenly, brutal hand-to-hand combat began.
According to convention, those who serve as the vanguard of siege warfare are often the most elite veterans and tough soldiers. Because of this, they can quickly open a gap at the top of the city, allowing the soldiers from behind to continue to climb the city, and open up the situation at the top of the city. Of course.
, the same is true here. It is also because of this that the new soldiers of the Jieyi Army who were guarding the city were caught off guard and were waited on the city wall by the soldiers of Qi Army.
In this operation, hundreds of ladders were set up. Hundreds of brave men from the Qi army brandished long swords and quickly climbed up from the ladders. About two-thirds of them were shot down on the ladders, but
The other third successfully climbed to the top of the city wall.
But Gu Shan did not send out all the seven or eight thousand old soldiers under his command. Instead, most of them were new soldiers, some were old soldiers, and some were civilians. Logically speaking, such a situation is not good for defending the city, but Gu Shan
Shan had never worried that the city wall would fall. In addition to having made various preparations, the large number of reserves was enough to launch a desperate counterattack at any time. The Jieyi army with the city gate blocked was not afraid of being killed by the small number of soldiers.
Climb the wall and occupy this place.
In the battle of attack and defense, in addition to having an absolute advantage at the top of the city, most of the sieges require opening the city and letting the troops outside the city enter. However, now the north gate of Wuxian County has been completely blocked. If you want to open the city,
Gate, unless they can kill all the defenders on the city wall, or in other words, they have the ability to completely defeat the Jieyi army around the city wall.
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