Lu Meng looked at the Chengdu city wall in front of him and said to Fa Lin beside him: "Are you sure that when we attack the city, someone will open the city gate?"
As the capital of Yizhou, Chengdu's city is naturally the most solidly repaired. Although the Jiangdong Army is numerically superior to the Yizhou defenders, it cannot form an overwhelming advantage in the siege. If the Yizhou Army fights to defend,
Lu Meng believed that there was no possibility of breaking the city.
"General, don't worry. My master Fa Xiaozhi has a low status in Yizhou. It is not difficult for him to place a few close followers among the defenders and take the opportunity to open the city gate." Falin replied from the side.
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Lu Meng nodded after hearing this. If it is true as Falin said, then the possibility of winning Chengdu in this battle is still very high.
"Attack the city!" Lu Meng gave the order, and more than 9,000 Jiangdong Army soldiers began to charge towards the Chengdu city wall.
When Yan Yan saw Jiangdong's army launching an offensive, he immediately ordered the archers to fire arrows to fight back.
Hundreds of feather arrows were fired at the invaders below the city. Although Jiangdong soldiers raised their shields to defend themselves and blocked many sparse arrows, dozens of people were still shot to death by stray arrows.
The Jiangdong soldiers who were attacking the city either built ladders to climb up, or used the strength of several people to lift huge trees to hit the city gate. The defenders on the city used arrows, stone throwing, oil spraying and other means to try their best to kill them.
Those enemies who invaded Chengdu were in a fierce battle for a while.
Lu Meng sat on his horse and watched the battle from a distance. Although he looked calm and composed on his face, he was secretly anxious in his heart, not knowing when the hidden line laid by Fazheng would open the city gate.
This is his first time to go on an expedition as the commander-in-chief of the entire army. Naturally, Lü Meng hopes to establish some achievements of his own. If he can win this battle and return, Lü Meng can better repay his lord Sun Jian's trust in him.
Now every time there is an extra moment of fighting, several Jiangdong soldiers will die heroically. The longer the battle drags on, the more serious the Jiangdong Army's losses will be. This is what Lu Meng does not want to see. If the city gate could have been opened a moment earlier,
The casualties of his own army can be reduced by one point. Now Lu Meng can only hope that Fazheng's internal forces will take action as soon as possible and open the city gate of Chengdu as early as possible before his eyes.
Of course, Lu Meng also knew very well that this kind of thing cannot be rushed. Even if it is an internal response, it must find the right time to take action. Otherwise, if it fails, there will be no second chance.
What Lu Meng is most worried about now is that the internal agents arranged by Fazheng among the defenders ultimately failed to successfully complete the task of opening the gates of Chengdu. In that case, the situation he faced would be extremely embarrassing, and the worst outcome would be nine thousand people.
The lives of the soldiers were all committed under the walls of Chengdu.
However, Lu Meng would not allow that to happen. As the commander of an army, he was naturally responsible for the life and death of his soldiers. It was not his mission to let them die in Yizhou in vain. Lu Meng had already secretly made up his mind.
Once the army loses more than two thousand people and the city gate has not yet been opened, then he will suspend the offensive, retreat and camp, and then make a next judgment based on the situation. If necessary, it is possible to retreat.
Although Lu Meng hopes to succeed in the battle, he is also a calm person and will not be blinded by utilitarianism and vanity. He will retreat without hesitation when it is time to retreat.
Half an hour has passed since the war started. Jiangdong Army soldiers boarded the city one after another and killed many soldiers defending the city. However, in the end they were unable to further expand their victory and gain a firm foothold on the city wall.
The casualties gradually increased, and more than a thousand soldiers of Jiangdong Army died in the battle under Chengdu City. Although it is unclear how many soldiers were damaged in Chengdu City, Lu Meng estimated that there would be no more than 300 soldiers at most.
Just when Lu Meng began to feel anxious, the Chengdu city gate suddenly opened a crack.
"General, the city is open!" Seeing that the city gate was open, Fa Lin immediately shouted to Lu Meng.
"All the troops, charge to the city gate immediately!" Lu Meng ordered immediately and decisively, unable to conceal his excitement in anticipation.
The opportunity to break the city has appeared before his eyes, but Lu Meng also knows that this opportunity is fleeting. Once the defenders in the city find that the city gate has been opened, they will kill the rebels as quickly as possible and strive to close the city again.
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We must rush into Chengdu before the city gate closes again!
Once the Jiangdong Army entered the city and started a street battle with the Yizhou Army, the Jiangdong Army, which had a numerical advantage, would gain a huge advantage.
The soldiers who were responsible for ramming the city gate with huge trees, after hearing Lu Meng's order, attacked with all their strength. Since the city gate had already opened a crack, it was slowly knocked open after the next impact.
More and more Jiangdong Army soldiers rushed towards the city gate. At this time, all the few guards near the city gate had been killed by other defenders, but they had no time to close the city gate again. Facing more and more people,
The enemy seemed to be out of their depth and the defenders were killed one after another by Jiangdong's army.
"How could this happen?" Hearing the commotion below, Yan Yan glanced in the direction of the city gate, only to see the city gate wide open and Jiangdong's army pouring in. Yan Yan was shocked when he saw this, and his body shook violently.
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"Quick! Get down from the city wall and come back for reinforcements!" Yan Yan barely managed to calm down and ordered in the loudest voice.