Chapter 290: Boosting Morale and Fighting in Jinyang
Hearing Liu Zhang's question, the soldiers and generals at the top of Jinyang City were a little confused. Everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to answer the question. Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Zhang shouted loudly: "Generals, are you afraid?
To the point where you don’t even dare to say anything?”
"Don't be afraid!" Maybe the pawns would be afraid, but how could the generals under Liu Zhang be afraid? Although he didn't know what Liu Zhang meant, Dian Wei was the first to take the lead in shouting, followed by Zhao Yun and Zhao Lei.
"Okay!" Liu Zhang asked again: "The generals are not afraid. Soldiers, are you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid!" the soldiers responded sparsely, causing Dian Wei and others to frown. Just as they were about to speak, Liu Zhang signaled them to calm down.
"Fear is human nature. Even if I saw the densely packed soldiers of Yuan Army under the city, I would feel a little numb!" Liu Zhang did not feel dissatisfied, but chuckled: "Especially since I have transferred Huang Zhong and other generals out of Shanxi.
Positive!"
"This..." Zhao Lei and others all looked at Liu Zhang in shock, and the soldiers were also in an uproar.
"What? I heard that there are no soldiers in the city, and everyone is even more scared?" Liu Zhang said very seriously: "Maybe you are hesitating, hesitant, and afraid, and many people even want to escape. But I want to remind everyone that Yuan Shao is
Who? How could he ever regard the people under his rule as human beings? Some people may think that I am being alarmist, but among you, there are also people who have fled from Jizhou, and there are also people who have passed through Jizhou. You can ask the Jizhou people around you who have passed through Jizhou.
What kind of life is it like, and what kind of life are the people of Jizhou living!"
As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, the soldiers on the city began to whisper. The soldiers who came from Jizhou began to tell the people around them about the hardships of the year, especially the three thousand Yellow Turban warriors who surrendered from the Yellow Turban Army. These people were all forced to have no choice.
They just followed Zhang Jiao in the uprising. They only remembered to talk about the sufferings of that year, but forgot that Yuan Shao had only become the governor of Jizhou in recent years.
As the voices on the city wall slowly died down, determination and determination appeared on the faces of Liu Zhang's soldiers. Liu Zhang was very satisfied when he saw this, he pressed his hands down slightly, and everyone immediately stopped discussing.
"I know, when you heard that Yuan Shao had millions of troops under his command, you started to be afraid!" Seeing some people showing strange expressions and wanting to argue, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Don't deny it, maybe some people are not afraid, but most people are afraid.
.But have you ever thought about it, if we lose, our wives, children, and children will have to live under Yuan Shao's rule and suffer all kinds of oppression and humiliation. Is this something you want to see?"
"I don't want to!" Everyone's eyes turned red and their voices became louder.
"So we have to fight Yuan Shao to the end!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Maybe you think that Yuan Shao has one million troops under his command, and our army only has more than 300,000. But I want to ask: How many of Yuan Shao's one million troops are there?
Common people who have been on the battlefield and have never held a weapon?"
"This..." Everyone was stunned for a while. Indeed, most of Yuan Shao's soldiers were soldiers who had not been trained and had never been on the battlefield. Liu Zhang's words gave everyone hope of victory.
Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Liu Zhang smiled happily and said loudly: "You are all soldiers who have been on the battlefield for a long time and have gone through all kinds of hard training. Who doesn't have dozens of lives on your hands? Compared with the newcomers under Yuan Shao's command,
You should count one against ten! Although there are only more than 50,000 soldiers in Jinyang City, you are equivalent to 500,000 Yuan's troops! For the sake of your wife, children, and children at home, you can live a happy life, and for the compatriots in Jizhou to live like you. Brothers, we
Relying on the tall Jinyang city wall, don't you still have the confidence to fight to the death with Yuan Jun?"
"Fight to the death!" The soldiers on the city wall burst out with a shout like a landslide and tsunami, and even Yuan Shao's army below the city who was preparing to attack the city was stagnated.
Liu Zhang glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "In today's battle, many of you will die. But as long as I live, your parents are my parents, and I will raise your wives and children for you. If you all die in the battle,
On Jinyang City, or if Jinyang City cannot be saved, the last one to die must be me! I will fight to the death with you and never retreat!"
"Fight to the death and never retreat!" On Jinyang City, the morale reached its peak. Liu Zhang, with a snake-cutting sword on his waist and a Overlord's Spear in hand, patrolled the city top, waiting for Yuan's army to attack the city.
Under the city, Yuan Shao stood in front of the formation, accompanied by Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other generals.
"Lord, give the order to attack the city!" Hearing the shouts of the soldiers in Jinyang City, Gao Lan looked worried. The morale of Liu Zhang's army was high, which was not good news for Yuan's army!
"Why are you so anxious!" Yuan Shao sneered: "They only have tens of thousands of troops. No matter how high their morale is, how can one of them be worth ten? Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Han Meng, follow me!"
Riding his horse to Jinyang City, Han Meng, at Yuan Shao's signal, shouted at the top of the city: "General Yuan Shao, please come out and answer the question!"
"Ben Chu called me, do you want to surrender?" Standing at the top of the city, Liu Zhang looked down at Yuan Shao. Not only his words, but also his demeanor and tone made Yuan Shao very unhappy.
"Liu Zhang, don't be so arrogant!" Yuan Shao sneered: "Now Jinyang City is about to be destroyed. If you surrender now, I will spare your life!"
"Jinyang is about to be defeated?" Liu Zhang asked with a smile: "Brother Benchu, did you not brush your teeth and wash your face when you got up in the morning? Why are you still talking in your sleep?"
"Liu Jiyu!" Yuan Shao shouted: "Now there are only more than 50,000 soldiers in Jinyang City, but I have a million troops. How can you resist? If you don't surrender, don't you want to die together? The soldiers in Jinyang City, the people listen
"Come on, I, the general, are here just to attack Liu Zhang. If you open the city and surrender, I will let it go. If you are stubborn, after the city is broken, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!"
"Haha..." After Liu Zhang laughed for a while, he patted the city wall and said: "If you want to keep all the chickens and dogs in Jinyang City, you have to be able to fight in. Brothers, tell Brother Benchu our determination!"
"Fight to the end, vow not to surrender!" The common people may not know what is good or bad, but the soldiers under Liu Zhang have basically been brainwashed by the generals. If Yuan Shao can be swayed by a few words, Liu Zhang will have failed. You know, even if
Facing Yuan Shao's million-strong army, Liu Zhang's soldiers were only afraid, but they did not defect!
"Stubborn!" Yuan Shao's expression changed when he saw the morale in the city was booming. The reason why he came to talk to Liu Zhang was not only to lower the morale of Jinyang City, but also to show off.
It can be said that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Zhang have known each other since they were young. The difference is that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are friends, but they are enemies with Liu Zhang. Making friends envied is not a skill, but making enemies envied is ability. Yuan Shao thinks that he can make people jealous if he has an army of millions.
Liu Zhang was worried and scared. Who knew that Liu Zhang had never regarded him as his opponent in his heart?
"Attack the city!" Yuan Shao rode back to camp and immediately ordered an attack. Yuan's soldiers rushed towards Jinyang City pushing various siege equipment, including ladders, rams and high manholes, slowly approaching Jinyang.
The guards on the city were very nervous. Some archers could not hold their arrows, and they shot before the enemy got close.
"Whoosh..." Liu Zhang shot a long arrow from his side, and a soldier on Yuan Jun's well fell down in response.
"General Zhao is mighty!" Zhao Yun was seen holding a long bow, and the bowstring was still trembling. No need to ask, everyone knew that he shot the arrow.
"Here comes the bow!" Liu Zhang and Zhao Yun were brothers. When Zhao Yun practiced bow skills, he did not relax. Although he had become the boss over the years, his martial arts skills had not been neglected. After getting the long bow, Liu Zhang took out five from the arrow pot.
The long arrow is placed on the bow, and when it is released, Huang Zhong's special skill is one bow with five arrows.
Of course, with Liu Zhang's qualifications, he could only learn one bow and five arrows. For example, Huang Zhong's famous stunt, Lianzhu Arrow, even Zhao Yun could only shoot nine arrows in a row, but Huang Zhong could shoot thirteen arrows. Perhaps only Yuanmen could shoot halberds.
Only Lu Bu could compete with Huang Zhong in archery!
"My lord's divine arrow!" Five long arrows shot past, and five soldiers of Yuan's army fell down in response. The soldiers standing next to Liu Zhang admired Liu Zhang's archery skills.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Brothers, have you seen that Sergeant Yuan was raised by his parents, so he will still die. I will shoot five of them to death with one arrow, and you will kill ten of them with one knife!"
"No problem, I'll chop down twenty of them!" Dian Wei pulled out the halberd behind him and knocked it hard, making a loud noise.
"Stop talking nonsense, the enemy is coming! Kill!" Yuan Jun finally arrived at Jinyang City, mounted the ladder on the city wall and began to climb. Liu Zhang threw away the long bow in his hand, picked up the Overlord's Spear, and stabbed a soldier of Yuan Army off the city wall.
, Zhao Yun and Zhao Lei worked together to push down the ladder!
The shouts of killing were loud on Jinyang City. Liu Zhang's army struggled to drive Yuan's army off the top of the city, but Yuan's army was trying hard to climb up. Looking at the mighty soldiers of Yuan who climbed up the city, Liu Zhang's soldiers were a little desperate, but soldiers of Yuan were a little desperate.
Looking at the ferocious expressions of Liu Zhang's soldiers on the top of the city, they were also a little scared. The two armies were locked in a stalemate, competing to see who could not stand it and collapse first. However, Yuan Shao was happier than Liu Zhang, at least he did not have to go into battle in person.
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"Lord, this is not the way to go. Our army has suffered too many casualties!" After an hour, it was difficult for Yuan's soldiers to even attack the city, let alone attack it. But at this hour, there were at least 5,000 Yuan soldiers.
The soldiers fell at the foot of Jinyang City. Although Yuan's soldiers were not as elite as Liu Zhang's soldiers, they were still men and young and strong. Gao Lan couldn't stand it any longer!
"Huh! Ci doesn't have an army!" Yuan Shao didn't even look at Gao Lan, but said coldly: "It's almost noon, and we will attack for two more hours. The physical strength of Liu Zhang's army will be exhausted. The generals of each army will lead their guards to attack.
city!"
"Yes..." At least nearly ten thousand soldiers would die in two hours, but Yuan Shao didn't care, and Gao Lan didn't dare to say anything, so he could only retreat.
At the top of Jinyang City, Liu Zhangjun was also feeling very uncomfortable. Liu Zhang, who was originally handsome, was covered in blood. Changshan Zhao Zilong, who was in silver armor and white robes, also turned into red armor and red robes. Only Dian Wei was standing energetically, dancing with his double halberds.
Liu Zhang looked like a god of death around him. The most terrifying thing was not his fierce appearance, but the minced meat and intestines hanging on his body. He was simply a meat grinder. When those Yuan soldiers saw him, they stayed away from him.