Chapter 237: The Battle of Qingxu (10)
PS: I was inexplicably woken up by a guest from home in the morning, so I got up by the way to code words, after all, I was going back to school on the fifth day, and I was busy, so I had to be diligent these days to save more manuscripts.
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When the drawbridge fell, the role of the moat was basically gone, and the guard at the head of the city panicked.
Actually, there is a remedy at this time. All it takes is to send a death squad to douse the drawbridge with fire oil and then light it, but this defender has no ability to think, let alone think of this method.
The Yuan army took the opportunity to pass through the drawbridge, and the soldiers of the Yuan army, carrying the crashing wood, quickly rushed to the city gate under the protection of the shield bearers.
"The first to ascend, a reward of 10,000 yuan, two levels up!" Yuan Tan saw that the army was progressing smoothly, so he added another fire, raising the morale of Yuan's soldiers to the highest.
"Roar!"
"Kill!"
"Make a name for yourself today!"
Although the defenders of the Cao army resisted stubbornly, they were already at a disadvantage in numbers, and their morale was even lower because of this incompetent defender, and the counterattack they made was only a drop in the bucket, and it had no effect at all.
Soon Yuan's soldiers ascended to the top of the city.
"Go first!"
The soldier who had taken the lead in the city raised his sword in his hand and roared loudly.
His roar inspired the soldiers of the Yuan Army behind him, and they all roared, "Go first!" ”
"Go first!"
The soldier of the Yuan Army, who took the lead in killing the head of the city, continued to guard the cloud ladder, not only to protect his comrades, but also to wait for the help of his comrades. There were more and more Yuan soldiers at the head of the city, and they even intercepted them in an organized way to prevent the Cao army reserves under the city from ascending to the top of the city.
As the Yuan soldiers gradually ascended to the top of the city, the pressure on the Yuan soldiers who were responsible for using the striking wood at the city gate was also reduced, and they slammed into the city gate one after another.
With a bang, the West City Gate was finally broken by Yuan's army.
Zhang He gave an order, and the soldiers behind him, including the 3,000 reserves that pressed the formation, all pressed on and attacked the city gate.
The defeat was like a mountain. The West Gate has been broken, and the morale of the other three defenders is also greatly reduced, Mi Zhong organized the Mi family Ding and the Cao army reserve to try to recapture the West Gate, but was killed by Zhang He with a shot through the throat.
"Surrender or die!"
The momentum of Zhang He's first-class fierce general exuded, which shocked many Cao army soldiers, and for a while, many people put down their weapons and planned to surrender.
"Can't come down! Think of our wives and children, do you want them to be spurned? Don't you want to enter the Zhuangling Tomb and the Zhuangge! ”
This sentence pulled back the Cao soldiers who were like ashes, and the soldiers who had put down their weapons and were about to surrender also picked up their weapons and continued to resist.
"Damn! Lao Tzu can't let his mother-in-law and children be spurned! Lao Tzu asked others to tell them that Lao Tzu sacrificed his life for the country and died in a glorious battle! ”
"Anyway, if I die, my family will be sheltered, and my death alone can change the health and happiness of the whole family for a lifetime! It's worth it! ”
"Daddy! Mother! I may not be able to go back, but your son is a man, not a bad seed! ”
The soldiers of the Cao army made a stubborn resistance, as if in the fireflies in the middle of the night, they emitted the last light with their lives.
The city of Qu was broken, but the 15,000 Yuan army faced 4,000 Cao soldiers and 1,000 Jiading and Qingzhuang, and still in the case of a surprise attack, they actually paid the price of 1,300 killed, 2,000 lightly wounded, and 900 seriously injured, and the captured Cao army was only 1,100, of which more than 700 were still the men and horses composed of Jiading and Qingzhuang.
Zhang He was a little angry, this is just the most ordinary Tuntian army of the Cao army, the Tuntian army that farms in his spare time and defends the city in wartime!
But the Tuntian Army, which was not taken seriously by him, caused so many casualties to the army.
"Bury these soldiers."
Zhang He's clenched fist slowly loosened, he was angry at the casualties of his own sons, but he also respected these Cao Jun who would rather die than surrender. As a soldier, there is no right or wrong, and there is not much hatred, only each for his own master. If it weren't for the different positions of the two sides, he would really want to have a few drinks with these mighty and unyielding men.
"It's still hot, and if we don't bury them quickly, it will cause a plague!" Zhang He shouted.
"Junyi, you are really dishonest, you obviously respect the loyalty and courage of these Cao soldiers, but you make these excuses."
Next to Zhang He, Yuan Tan came to Zhang He's side at some point and quipped.
"Don't worry, I don't blame you for anything, because if it were me, it would be the same. They are all warriors, and they deserve the respect of those of us who are enemies. As he spoke, Yuan Tan clenched his fist towards the place where the corpses were piled up in the city.
After dealing with the burial of the Cao soldiers, Zhang He and Yuan Tan interrogated the Cao soldiers who surrendered, and inquired that Mi Chong, the county commander of Daoqu County, had already sent a messenger to spread the news of the surprise attack of the Yuan army. As for Mi Ping, there seems to be a secret passage in the city, and Mi Ping and several backbones of the Mi family and the Mi Zhu family have already quietly left Qu County from the secret passage.
Yuan Tan frowned slightly, "Secret Dao? These guys from businessmen, cultivating these secret passages, can understand, but I can't imagine that they really come in handy. Anyway, I originally wanted to catch a few Mi clan people who were close to Mi Zhu to blackmail him, and since I couldn't catch them, let them go. ”
Zhang He nodded, in fact, he didn't bother to use these indiscriminate means to deal with the enemy, and he couldn't catch it better. It's just that this eldest prince seems to have the same idea as himself, otherwise, the ridiculously slow speed of going to the Mi family to arrest Mi Ping can't be explained.
"After resting for two days, all the grain and grass scavenged from Mi's family were replenished to the army, and there was almost 40,000 more grain and grass for the army for 25 days. Oh, 100,000 stones, the Mi family is really powerful. Zhang He smiled.
They came from the same as they came, they didn't carry too much food and grass, and they didn't calculate the time accurately, if they hadn't relied on catching sea fish for supplies along the way, they were afraid that they would have starved to death. When the Yuan army landed, there was only less than ten days of grain and grass left, and now with the grain and grass in Qu County, the Yuan army can support a total of one month, plus the grain and grass in Haixi and Licheng City, the army can support for a period of time. It's just that the reserves of Haixi and Licheng are definitely not as abundant as those of Qu County.
"Pass the order, kill the dolphin and slaughter the sheep, open the meat for the children, and remove the fishy smell in the mouth! But, remember, don't drink alcohol! Violators, military law! "Yuan Tan does have a hand in managing the army, and knows the importance of one piece and one relaxation for soldiers, especially those who have experienced a long march at sea. Zhang He also watched from the sidelines, with no intention of stopping it, it should be said that he also supported Yuan Tan's actions and felt that there was nothing wrong.
"No!"
Xiao Xiao happily ran to convey Yuan Tan's military orders.
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