Chapter 427: There is a combination of internal and external attacks
At the head of Jiangxian County, Qin Jin was fully armored, looking at the Yan army who was rushing towards the city wall step by step, his eyebrows tightened. www.biquge.info Although he claimed that the plan was seamless, it still depended on whether Lu Qi's plan to attack Tianjing Pass could be realized. As long as Lu Qi cut off the grain route that the Yan army had to pass through Tianjingguan, the plan would already be eighty percent.
It can be seen that the momentum of the Yan army is like a rainbow at the moment, and the sound of war drums has shattered the heavens and the earth, and it is difficult for him to be sure that the grain route of the Yan army has been cut off at this moment.
Of course, there is another possibility, Lu Qi's plan to attack Tianjing Pass has been successful, but Cai Xide does not know it yet. It's just that how could Qin Jin pin his hopes on such an assumption based on assumptions?
The Yan army is getting closer and closer, and the soldiers of the Shenwu Army defending the city have the experience of defending the city before, and they have been able to do everything without being surprised. Facing the Yan soldiers who rushed to the city wall like a tide of locusts, they looked at the city one by one solemnly, and they were waiting for the military order of Shangguan. By this time, the bolts had been wound, the thunderbolts were ready, and even the bed crossbows that were densely packed on the city walls had been twisted.
Pei Jing accompanied Qin Jin behind, his mood was the most relaxed, and in his eyes, nothing could stump Qin Jin. Moreover, Qin Jin has always used various instruments as an aid to give full play to the maximum combat effectiveness of the Shenwu Army.
He glanced back at the stone cannons that had been arranged in the city, and heard that Qin Jin had used this thing to defeat Sun Xiaozhe when he was guarding Xin'an. But when you think about it, that's not necessarily the case. Although the stone cannon seems to be terrifying, it is actually very poor, and it must be hit to be lethal. However, according to previous experiments, nine out of ten shots were missed.
However, now with the thunderbolt cannon, it is very different, if the thunderbolt cannon is thrown out of the city, after the explosion, it will erode dozens of steps, and more than a dozen stone cannons can be fired in unison, and it can be eroded hundreds of steps. Under such a terrifying blow, even the most elite army may have to collapse.
"Balley of bolts!"
With the issuance of the military order, the flag in the hand changed, and the originally silent head of Jiangxian County immediately boiled away like boiling water, and thousands of crossbow arrows shot out, smashing like rain towards the Yan army that was approaching step by step.
In an instant, the tide of locusts was swept up in waves, and the Yan soldiers who attacked the city wall pounced on a large area one after another.
However, this intensity of resistance has long been expected, but any siege will inevitably attract a rain of arrows on the city walls. The Yan soldiers who were besieging the city were attacking in a dense formation at this time, and all the soldiers were huddled together before and after, even if someone was scared and wanted to escape, he could only let the people in front and behind push him forward, either die under the ** arrow, or rush to the city and be stoned to death by ** rolling wood and stone.
All in all, as an ordinary soldier besieging the city, there is very little hope of surviving.
However, there are those who go to the city first to survive and can be rewarded with a thousand gold, and there are still a lot of people who don't want to die, and after five rounds of arrow rain in the Tang army, those who are lucky enough to survive still rush to the city of Jiangxian County. Countless three-zhang high ladders were heavily placed on the city wall, and Yan Jun began to carefully climb the wall with his shield.
"Oil!"
As soon as the lieutenant in charge of the command gave the order, several large iron pots emitting oil smoke were propped up from the shelves, and the hot oil that rolled inside splashed down, and there were immediately bursts of miserable howls and wails from the city. Hundreds of Yan soldiers gathered under the city were burned, but the Yan soldiers who climbed the city were very few injured because of the shield covering. They didn't stop, they were still cautious
After pouring hot oil, the Shenwu army pushed the rolling logs that had been piled up on the city wall on the wall and smashed them down, and the Yan soldiers on the ladder could not resist the fall of the rolling logs even if they had shields in their hands, and they fell down the city one after another.
This is not the end, the movements of the Shenwu army did not stop, and someone picked up a long wooden pole, resisted the long ladder on the city wall, and pushed it out of the city.
In just half an hour after the start of the battle, the Yan soldiers besieging the city had already suffered more than 1,000 casualties. But the attacking and defending sides seem to be accustomed to this, numb to the mechanical execution of the general's military orders. Jiangxian County began to gradually soak in a pool of blood.
Qin Jin looked at the bloody battlefield with an expressionless face, he was no longer the Qin Jin who had just seen blood, he had more than a dozen offensive and defensive battles, and he had already turned a blind eye to this tragic situation.
He was amazed at the combat effectiveness of the Yan army, and at the same time, he was also surprised to underestimate the Yan army's will to fight, especially Cai Xide's determination.
That night's raid was originally intended to demoralize the Yan army, and although the attack effect was unexpectedly good, it only aroused Cai Xide's desire to fight back. Qin Jin felt that it was getting more and more interesting, although this Cai Xide had his recklessness, this kind of fighting will was second to none among the Yan army generals he had seen.
From Cui Qianyou to Sun Xiaozhe, their wisdom may be better, but they are only suitable for fighting a smooth battle, and if the battle is smooth, they will become more and more courageous and unstoppable, but once they are frustrated, they may lack stamina. Qin Jin was secretly glad that he encountered Sun Xiaozhe instead of Cai Xide when he was in Xin'an, otherwise whether he would be lucky enough to stand here is between the two.
Qin Jin looked at it for a while, turned his head and said to Pei Jing:
"Let's go, go to Nancheng and have a look!"
The Yan army launched an attack on Jiangxian County from the southeast and southeast directions, although the battle situation in Dongcheng was tragic, but it was under control, at this time the appearance of Qin Jin and Pei Jing was more of a morale booster.
"The envoy has seen it immediately, please go back to the office quickly, there are many arrows in the city, in case ......"
Pei Jing was worried about Qin Jin's safety, although the city wall would not be attacked by the Yan soldiers for the time being, but the Yan soldiers' arrows were shot up from time to time, in case Qin Jin was hit, the situation in the entire Jiangxian County and even the entire Hedong would probably deteriorate because of this.
However, Qin Jin did not take his advice seriously, but how could there be absolute safety in battle? As the commander of an army, he should do all the same, if it was only for personal safety, why did he come to this Jiangxian County to take risks? In Feng Yi County, wouldn't it be even more stable to do things that were too guarded?
"You don't have to worry too much, today's offense and defense are all the same, there will be no substantial progress, if Yan Bing can touch the city, it will be good!"
As far as Qin Jin's Gu is concerned, Pei Jing also disagrees, he knows that Qin Jin is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but if he hits the arrow here, it will be very worthless.
"If the Yan soldiers don't go to the city, their arrows may go to the city, so that the king is in danger of Hedong, and for the livelihood of the people, don't insist on ......"
Pei Jing's words were quite moving, Qin Jin only took a few steps, and he couldn't help but stop at his feet, he looked back at Pei Jing who was flushed, and smiled.
"Okay, if you don't insist, let's go, go back to the office!"
Pei Jing said again:
"Let Jun'an sit in the office, and the last general will sit in the city!"
Faced with the persuasion of his subordinates, Qin Jin gladly accepted it, and led his entourage down the city along the Yongdao.
Pei Jing originally thought that it would be difficult to persuade Qin Jin to move even if he had worn out his mouth, but he didn't expect that if he said a word today, Qin Jin would gladly accept it, which surprised him greatly, and he didn't know what medicine Qin Jin had taken wrong.
In fact, Pei Jing's advice is very reasonable, the commander of the first army has no reason to take risks lightly, they are all concerned with the fate of the whole army, and protecting their own safety is the foundation of the stability of the army.
It wasn't until he couldn't see Qin Jin's shadow that Pei Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew that today's offensive and defensive battle between the two sides was just a formality, and the real fierce battle would be three days later.
Once consumed for a long time, the sharpness of both sides is exhausted, and all they can consume is human lives.
Pei Jing had a hunch that Cai Xide's siege this time was different from the last time. Last time, with the help of various large equipment, I also had great reservations about the use of troops, and I cherished the troops. But today is very different, even if the equipment rebuilt by the Yan army was burned yesterday, the siege battle was not interrupted because of this.
Obviously, this is related to the reinforcements that arrived last night, maybe Cai Xide is going to take Jiangxian County at any cost. This thought made Pei Jing break out in a cold sweat, he knew that the reason why Jiangxian County was able to hold it was because Cai Xide cherished the soldiers and refused to fill in the lives, until the reinforcements arrived, the siege style changed greatly, which may be the reason behind it.
Qin Jin has always shown a relaxed attitude, is it just a superficial pretend?
"The Yan army withdrew, the Yan army withdrew......"
The sudden cheers made Pei Jing stunned, impossible, the siege battle had only been going on for an hour, how could Cai Xide hastily withdraw his troops?
"It's Tang Army, it's Tang Army, look at ......"
A horse Pingchuan north of Jiangxian County, Pei Jing's gaze crossed the dense Yan army barracks, and he saw at a glance the yellow dust raised in the distance of the pole, only cavalry can raise this kind of yellow dust.
Pei Jing's heart suddenly moved, and a name blurted out: "It's Wuhu Huaizhong!"
It was only at this time that he understood why Qin Jin didn't concentrate all his forces in the city and resist the city with the greatest strength.
After receiving the order from Qin and Jin to transfer troops, he immediately set off to the south, crossed the Sheephorn Mountain from Jinzhou and returned to Jiangzhou.
However, in the blink of an eye, the Shenwu Army in Jiangxian County changed from the protagonist of the battle to a spectator.
The soldiers who had just gone through the battle stood on the women's wall and watched the development of the war outside the city.
"Report! The southern camp of the Yan army has been attacked, and the siege thieves have withdrawn!"
The Yan troops in both directions in the southeast were withdrawn, and Pei Jing did not think it was a coincidence.
"But Wang Qi's men and horses raided Nanying?"
The messenger replied in a loud voice:
"Standing on the city wall, you can see the flag of Adjutant General Wang!"
Sure enough, Pei Jing knew in his heart that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he must not miss it.
"Soldiers, out of the city!"
After learning that the Shenwu army outside the city launched a surprise attack on the Yan soldier barracks, Pei Jing made a decision and decided to lead the crowd out of the city to cooperate with the Shenwu army outside the city to attack inside and outside, so that the attack and defense were in different positions, and maybe the siege of Jiangxian could be solved.
Pei Jing's side will be full of promises!