Chapter 129: Bitter Battle
A raging flame burned under the city walls, and many of the Chu soldiers who were wounded and fell under the city, groaning in pain, suffered. They were immediately surrounded by flames, and soon there was no movement, and a stench of burning wafted from under the walls.
On the ladder, they were about to climb up to the top of the city and seize the vantage point at the head of the city, and the soldiers of the Chu army were also affected, because some of the boiling oil left on the city wall also burned. In desperation, these Chu soldiers had no choice but to withdraw from the city wall and retreat to safety, and the first wave of the Chu army's siege was repulsed.
Soon after, the flames on the head of the city gradually extinguished, and the soldiers of the Chu army, who had rested for a while and regained some strength, saw this. Under the command of the generals, he carried a ladder and launched another attack on the city wall. The Dafu soldiers defending the city on the city wall once again held swords and guns, or raised stones, or carried boiling oil, and tried their best to fight the besieging Chu army.
With boulders, long arrows, and basins of oil...... With the anger of the Dafu soldiers, they continued to attack from the city wall, and it didn't take long for many Chu soldiers to fall down from the city wall, groaning in pain under the city wall. Under the full defense of the Dafu soldiers, the Chu army retreated again.
Seeing that many soldiers fell under the city wall, still not setting foot on the head of Fufeng City, Yu Xian's eyes showed an unbearable look.
But Yu Xian knew in his heart that the significance of this siege was very significant, and at present, he could only rely on the advantage of having more soldiers to consume the materials of the other party defending the city with the lives of soldiers. As long as the materials for the other party to defend the city are gradually used up, they can quickly rush to the top of the city and occupy the city.
The siege of the Chu soldiers was carried out several times, and many soldiers fell under the city walls. But there were also things that made them feel happier, because there were fewer and fewer stones and boiling oil thrown from the city. This means that the other party's such materials are about to run out.
As there were fewer and fewer stones and boiling oil thrown from the city walls, the pressure on the Chu army was much less, and at this time there were finally soldiers passing through the ladder. Reached the top of the city walls. But as soon as they came up on the top of the city, there were many soldiers armed with swords and guns. Surrounded them in groups, and then took advantage of the advantage of numbers to force them back.
On this day, the soldiers of the Chu army, without even resting at noon, launched more than ten attacks on Fufeng in a row, and they lost a lot of manpower. Each time it got closer to the city, but under the stubborn defense of the large soldiers, each attack was eventually repulsed.
Looking at the Dafu soldiers who were desperately defending on the city wall, Yu Xian's face was very solemn. I thought that with so many people, I could quickly capture Fufeng City. Unexpectedly, for several days, the Chu army injured nearly 10,000 soldiers, but still did not capture this city.
This made Yu Xian very distressed, it seems that the general who defends the city is indeed a difficult guy. At this moment, in his heart, he completely remembered the name of Yang Yun, the thirteenth prince of Dafufu.
The time of the day passed quickly, and the sunset was already floating high in the sky. In desperation, Yu Xian had no choice but to withdraw his troops. The soldiers of the Chu army who withdrew and were frantically attacking Fufeng City.
Seeing from a distance, the soldiers of the Chu army besieging the city retreated like a tide, and Yang Yun and the others, who were standing on the city wall, breathed a long sigh of relief. The day is finally over.
"It's not going to go on like this, if you can't come up with another way. I reckon they'll take it tomorrow. General Yang Yun's subordinates, some generals who led the troops, all gathered together and discussed with them how to deal with the current situation.
"Yes, the stones in the city have been almost consumed, and there is not a single lump of boiling oil available in the city! Without the help of these things. There will be more and more Chu troops on the top of the city. Then, it will be very difficult for us to defend the city. Yao Xia was on the side, and said with some concern.
"Arrows and stones, we can think of taking advantage of the night to hang some people from the city wall and collect these things that are scattered and sunk." Ju Yuanguang turned into silver and said to everyone.
"Without boiling oil, there is a river passing through Fufeng City, and this water is inexhaustible. So, we can use it for defending the city. Guo Long said softly.
Guo Long's face did not have a trace of smugness at the suggestion, but showed a sad expression. Because, his idea was to deal with the soldiers of the Chu State who had been under his command. But at this moment, there is no other way, if he can't successfully stop Yu Xian's army under the city, when the city is broken, these brothers around him will be in a different place.
Early in the morning, Yu Xian took the soldiers of the Chu army to the city of Fufeng, and saw that some arrows and stones, and even some swords, that were originally scattered under the city, had disappeared. He patted his head: "I made a mistake, why didn't I think of taking these things away?" This time, they will become a weapon to harvest the lives of their brothers. ”
But in this case, Yu Xian has no other way. I had to grit my teeth and wave the Ling Banner, so that my subordinate Chu soldiers launched a fierce attack on the city.
With the previous days of fighting, many of their comrades on both sides fell under each other's butcher's knives. So when they saw the enemy soldiers, their hearts were full of anger, and they didn't need anyone to mobilize, and the two sides immediately began to fight.
Seeing the soldiers of the Chu army, following the ladder and climbing towards the city wall step by step, the soldiers of Dafu immediately waited for it, and some soldiers even picked up bows and arrows and stones to greet the Chu soldiers below.
There were comrades who fell at any time, but the Chu soldiers still didn't care, they held shields to block the top of their heads, and quickly climbed down the ladder to the top of the city.
Seeing more and more soldiers of the Chu army, climbing the ladder, getting closer and closer to themselves and others, they could even see the hideous color on the other party's face. The soldiers of Dafu held their swords tightly in their hands, ready to wait for the enemy to rush to the city and start a desperate struggle with them.
At this time, there was a sudden noise from the rear, and a group of Dafu soldiers held pots and pans in their hands, which contained boiling water that was still tumbling and steaming. After these Dafu soldiers came to the city wall, they directly poured these boiling water on the heads of the Chu soldiers under the city.
The shields in the hands of the soldiers of the Chu army can be used as bows and arrows, and some even return people, pushing away stones the size of human heads, but there is no way to effectively defend against these boiling water.
This boiling water, though not as hot as boiling oil, could not cost these soldiers their lives quickly. But in this case, they couldn't bear it, so many Chu soldiers rolled down the ladder with screams.
These Dafu soldiers who poured boiling water didn't have time at all, and they didn't care about how many Chu soldiers in the city were scalded by boiling water. For they immediately turned and hurried down the city.
In Fufeng City, near the city wall, a cauldron was erected, some wounded soldiers, and even some ordinary people. The improvised stove was boiling hot, and then the boiling water was scooped into the hands of the Dafu soldiers who were holding various water holding tools.
The idea of pouring these boiling water on the soldiers of the Chu army was Guo Long. With the help of these boiling waters, the pressure of the Dafu soldiers in the city was reduced a lot, and they were armed with knives and guns to kill a few Chu soldiers who rushed to the city.
Although there were also a small number of Chu soldiers who climbed to the top of the city and killed many Dafu soldiers, under the siege of these Dafu soldiers, they still did not last long, they were beheaded on the spot, and their bodies were thrown down the city by the Dafu soldiers.
Standing behind the Dafu soldiers, Chi Mu'er, Yao Xia, Qi Wei and others were also ready at this time. If there are generals with strong kung fu in the Chu army rushing to the city, when the Dafu soldiers are about to be unable to hold on. They would rush forward and, together with the Dafu soldiers, would attack them.
Seeing the soldiers of the Chu army, after a lot of effort, they still did not gain a firm foothold on the city wall. In the rear of the Chu army, several trebuchets were pushed under the city wall, and stones the size of a human head were fired at the city wall.
Although some of these stones hit the soldiers of the Chu army who were besieging the city. But more fell on the city, and many of the Dafu soldiers were hit by boulders. They had to dodge boulders or use shields to block the stones, and at the same time attack the Chu soldiers who were rising on the city walls.
On this day's siege battle, more and more Chu soldiers attacked the city. As a result, there were more opportunities for the two sides to engage in hand-to-hand combat, and more soldiers died on both sides than in the previous days.
All the Dafu soldiers knew that if the enemy took over the city and breached Fufeng City, their fate would be very tragic. Therefore, these Dafu soldiers risked their lives and desperately drove the Chu soldiers who rushed to the city down the city at all costs.
Yu Xian thought that he would be able to capture Fufeng today, but at dusk, he lost five or six thousand soldiers, and although he attacked the city several times, he still did not occupy Fufeng City.
The bravery of this Dafu soldier is far beyond Yu Xian's imagination. In desperation, he had to withdraw his troops and prepare to fight again the next day.
In this day's battle, the Chu army lost nearly 7,000 soldiers. And the Dafu soldiers also suffered nearly two thousand casualties. Generally speaking, in this kind of siege battle, the normal losses of the attacking and defending sides are about three to one.
On this day, through the concerted defense of the Dafu soldiers, the casualties of the Chu soldiers reached four times that of the large soldiers.
But Yang Yun, Ju Yuanguang and the others did not have a trace of a smile, because they continued to consume like this. This city can't stand it for long, and Fufeng City will have no Dafu soldiers who can continue to defend the city.
And Yu Xian, who was besieging the city, was also very anxious in his heart. From the news obtained from the front, Yang Ming already knew the news that he led his troops to besiege Fufeng City. At this time, he was leading his soldiers. Desperately rushing to Fufeng City.
Although the 100,000 army he divided was trying to block the advance of Yang Ming's army, and behind Yang Ming, the 100,000 forbidden army led by the king of Chu. also followed closely behind and launched an attack on the rear of the Dafu army.
If the Dafu army was led by other generals, Yu Xian might still be worried that in the case of similar numbers, the soldiers of the Chu army should be able to block the pace of the other party's reinforcements, but this time, the leading general of the Chu army is Yang Zhuo, the victor with very rich combat experience.
Over the next few days, the siege became more and more fierce.