Chapter 392: The Siege Begins

Ye Heng hurriedly waved his hand to stop Gao Lang from continuing, and said, "General Gao, you can't say that in the future, how do I feel so hot when I hear it." The people don't know, you don't know that we get along all day long, I'm just like you, an ordinary city guard. ”

"City Lord, now, it doesn't matter what you think, what matters is what everyone thinks! Okay, General Li and I will go to eat first, after a night of practice, I don't know others, my strength has increased a lot, maybe the consumption is a bit big, and now I'm really hungry!" Gao Lang said with a big laugh.

"Then you guys go quickly, I'll keep an eye on it here. Ye Heng urged.

Gao Lang and Li Quan strode to breakfast, Ye Heng paid attention to the movements of the rebels on the opposite side, and said to the snow wolf: "Wolf Nier, you take the five of them around, familiarize yourself with the terrain on the city wall, where there is danger, you must rush over as soon as possible." The speed of your actions directly determines whether you can save the lives of the soldiers, and I thank you on behalf of the soldiers who defend the city!"

"Everyone is prosperous and lossy, and there is no need to thank each other. Wolf King, you have to protect yourself, I need you, and the soldiers and civilians in the city also need you!" the snow wolf stared at Ye Heng and said softly.

"I will, and you have to protect yourself. Brothers, you also have to be more careful, I brought you out of Wuling City, I hope to send you back one by one!" Ye Heng said to a few people.

"Brother Ye, as killers, we can't drink casually, but we want to have a good drink with you!" the five killers looked at Ye Heng, and one said on behalf of everyone.

"Okay, when the war is over, I'll invite everyone to drink!" Ye Heng promised.

The five of them nodded to Ye Heng and followed the snow wolf to familiarize themselves with the terrain of the city wall. The structure of the city wall is actually very simple, they need to pay attention to where there are steps up and down, where there are entrances and exits, where it is easy to be attacked by the enemy, and so on. It is necessary to appear quickly where they are needed, and to anticipate where strong enemies may appear.

Watching the six of them walk away, Ye Heng stared at the rebels' camp and fell into deep thought.

The rebels were also making fires and cooking at this time, and in Han Kaiyuan's big tent, more than a dozen generals were gathering together for a meeting.

"I just received the news that the army of the Yingtian Empire has captured Quanshou Prefecture, and the next step is to encircle Dingkun Prefecture to the east, and to the north to threaten Linhan Prefecture, they are now resting in Quanshou Prefecture, and what about us? We sent troops to Guping Prefecture earlier than them, and we were originally ahead step by step, but we were stopped by a small Pingcheng! I tell you, the upper Feng was furious, and gave a death order, and he couldn't capture Pingcheng within three days, so let me raise my head to see it! I'll say the ugly thing in front, if I want to lose my head, I'll cut off your head before leaving!" Han Kaiyuan sat on top and said sharply.

"Marshal Han, the reason why you didn't capture Pingcheng before was because Marshal Wu Jing's command was unfavorable, how could the striker put the responsibility on your head!" a general said unjustly for Han Kaiyuan.

"Let me tell you, what Shangfeng wants is the result, he doesn't care about the process in between! No matter how the previous battle was fought, the fact in front of me now is that Pingcheng is still in the hands of the Shuntian Empire, and our army is nailed here, unable to cooperate with the actions of the other route armies, dragging the whole plan back, understand?" Han Kaiyuan roared angrily, "I don't need you to fight for me, and I don't need you to complain about anything, what you have to do is within three days, no!" Just today, give me the Pingcheng down!"

"Marshal Han, please rest assured, we will do our best to take Pingcheng!" more than a dozen generals said in unison.

"Everyone knows that this battle will inevitably be difficult to fight, and the various siege teams will definitely suffer great casualties, so no one should think of staying out of the matter and putting away their own little abacus for me! Today, every army will have to fight! The obstacles on the periphery of Pingcheng have been cleared, and as soon as the war drums sound, you will storm from four directions at the same time, and whoever breaks through the city gate first, I will remember his first credit!" Han Kaiyuan said loudly.

"Marshal Han, may I ask if the Han army will attack the city with us?" At this time, a general asked a little strangely.

"Of course, but the Han army is cavalry, siege warfare is not its strong point, their task is to set up defenses around Pingcheng, once someone escapes from Pingcheng, they are responsible for intercepting and killing. Han Kaiyuan said lightly.

"Oh, I see! If our losses are serious, can the Han army dismount as infantry and attack the city with everyone?" the general continued.

"Yes, however, in addition to the Han family's army, which is less than 5,000 people, there are still 65,000 men and horses here, is it not enough to attack Pingcheng? The garrison of Pingcheng is only 10,000 when it is full, and you are all veterans of marching and fighting, so you don't understand where our advantages are, right?" Han Kaiyuan retorted.

"Marshal Han, don't be angry, I'm just asking casually, how to attack Pingcheng, we will listen to you. The general heard Han Kaiyuan's unhappiness and said with a haha.

"Okay, the generals should go back to breakfast, listen to my drums later, and fight together to break the city!" Han Kaiyuan said.

After more than a dozen generals withdrew from the big tent, only Han Kaiyuan and Han Bin were left in the tent, and Han Kaiyuan said: "Bin'er, now there are many people who are looking at our Han family's army, don't look at them one by one, smiling and grinning in front of them, in fact, there is not necessarily how to curse us behind the scenes! This attack on Pingcheng lost more than 100 people as soon as it appeared, and this is the most serious loss of our Han family army since its establishment. It can be seen from this that the strength of the Pingcheng Army is not as weak as we imagined, so we must do our best to ensure the safety of the Han Army, and we must not continue to lose. You must know that the most fundamental reason why our Han family has its current status is that we have a strong team in our hands, which is the cornerstone of our Han family's life and glory, and you must protect this team well!"

"Uncle, please rest assured, I know my responsibility. I didn't expect to encounter such a thing today, the dozen or so people in Pingcheng were really strong, and their combat effectiveness suddenly exploded, I felt that even if I made a move, I might not be able to stop them, so I hesitated for a moment and didn't step forward. Han Bin said honestly.

"Bin'er, I don't blame you, in that case, you didn't step forward very wisely, as long as you are here, our Han Jiajun will not be able to fall! Uncle reminds you that if you encounter the previous situation again in the future, you feel that your life will be in danger when you make a move, you can command in the rear. Our Han family raised these people, not only to strengthen the strength of the Han family, but also to exchange them for the lives of our Han family at a critical time, understand?" Han Kaiyuan taught. March Chinese

"Thank you, uncle, for not blaming me! After the siege began for a while, did our Han family army just stand on the periphery and watch? Wouldn't that be not good, I'm afraid that after the battle, those generals will find fault. Han Bin asked in a low voice.

"Who said that you should stand and watch? Didn't I just say, let you set up defenses around the city to prevent anyone from escaping, that is, you are playing the role of supervision. In the same way, if any army fails to work, or if someone passively fights, you can deal with it, understand?" Han Kaiyuan hinted pointedly.

"Nephew understands!Marshal Han, it's time for you to have breakfast, and after eating, we'll take Pingcheng in one go!" Han Bin suddenly said loudly.

Han Kaiyuan agreed, and the two of them suddenly walked out of the tent door, just when they saw a figure walking away in a panic.

Han Kaiyuan snorted disdainfully and said, "Let's go." ”

It's dawn, today's weather is a little gloomy, the miserable white sun slowly climbs up the mountain, the sun is cold, and there is no warmth on people's bodies.

Chen Shuizhou's rebels sent troops from all four sides of Pingcheng at the same time and approached the city. Above the city, all the officers and soldiers clenched their weapons and looked coldly at the dense enemy under the city.

This is the second time that the rebels have attacked the city on such a large scale, the first time is when Ye Heng and they arrived, Pingcheng was about to be breached, Li Quan led the army of the ancient city and the reinforcements brought by Ye Heng like a divine soldier descended from the sky, and killed in the northwest and west, broke through the enemy formation, and saved Pingcheng;

"Knock knock!"

The dull drum beat sounded like a muffled thunderbolt on people's hearts!

The army around Pingcheng began to press down the city, and out of their army came several columns of shield soldiers, who held shields in one hand and ladders in the other, which were the teams ready to place siege ladders, siege engines were pushed out of the army and aimed at the gates of Pingcheng, and there were stone throwing carts, placed behind the rebels, ready to be thrown.

"Send the order down, prepare stones and oil, and when the rebels begin to climb the city wall, throw stones and pour fire oil down! The archers prepare fire arrows!" Gao Lang calmly ordered, and his order was passed down by the heralds one by one, and the generals in charge of each city gate quickly received the news and prepared according to the order.

"Order the people in the city, everyone immediately go to the tunnel to take refuge, if there is no tunnel nearby, find a nearby cover to hide!" Gao Lang continued to order, and the order was quickly spread to the whole city, and the people out of the city acted immediately, although they were in a hurry, they did not see panic.

"Order the catapults in the city to prepare, pay close attention to the trajectory of the enemy's projectiles, judge the direction of their catapults, and immediately return fire, I want them to destroy the enemy's catapults at the first time!" Gao Lang issued the third order in an orderly manner. As soon as the order reached the position of the catapults, they immediately watched intently at the high altitude on the city walls, hoping to discover the location of the enemy catapults at the first opportunity.

After a rapid drum beat, the shield soldiers of the rebels on all sides roared and rushed towards the flat city at the same time. The siege engine was thrust out with a bang, and the catapult arranged behind the army blasted huge stones into Heijo, and the stones swirled and whistled towards Heijo. The infantry, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed out after the shields, and the last to be revealed were the archers, all with their bows drawn, searching for targets on the walls!

At this moment, the rebels finally kicked off the assault on Pingcheng in an all-round way!

The soldiers in Heijo hid behind bunkers for the first time, and everyone waited calmly.

"Knock knock!"

The big stones in the sky smashed on the city wall of Pingcheng for the first time, making a deafening roar, and the city wall that was hit was seriously deformed, and the stones fell under the city wall, smashing out deep pits. A large part of the stones fell into the city, and suddenly the houses were smashed, the walls were knocked down, and some of the unlucky ones were smashed, and their bones were broken on the spot, and they were either seriously injured or killed on the spot!

With just one round of attacks, the walls of Heijo are in danger of collapsing, and the buildings in the city are even more damaged and dilapidated!

"Knock knock!"

The heavy siege engine slammed into the city gate, and the gate trembled, and patches of dust fell from the city gate, as if it could not withstand the impact of the siege vehicle.

One put the siege ladder on the city wall, and the shield soldiers below immediately supported the wooden ladder with one hand, raised the shield with the other, and several people gathered together to artificially build a steel shield wall to prevent the attack of bows and arrows, falling objects, etc.

The archers of the rebels could not find a specific target to shoot, so they fired arrows at the places where people might be hiding on the walls of Heijo, suppressing the soldiers of Heijo and preventing them from showing their heads.

The infantry behind the shields were well-trained and agile, and they climbed the siege ladder very quickly, and under the cover of catapults and archers, they would soon climb the walls!