Chapter 32: The Battle of the City (Part II)
The rear of the 1,000 infantry on Xu Rong's side had also quickly reached the city wall, and in an instant, there were more than ten long ladders on the city wall, and more enemy soldiers began to enter the city.
Tong Yuan saw that all the soldiers in the third song, including Geng Qing, had already entered the battle, and it was the first time he had experienced this kind of scene, and his mind was a little wooden. But he could also feel that the guards and some of the soldiers around him were watching him, waiting for his orders and ways to save everyone.
In desperation, he twisted his thigh. A pain sobered me up, the enemy had nearly a thousand infantry to kill, and there were only three hundred soldiers on the north wall, if the enemy was allowed to slowly come up, everything would be over. There is no choice but to go to the last force.
He suddenly shouted: "The cavalry disturbs the enemy, and the brave soldiers all come up!" ”
The soldiers next to him waved flags or shouted to convey them.
Seeing more enemy troops ascend the city wall, a few third-curved spearmen with flat-ended infantry spears were ready to attack. As soon as the enemy jumped up, a row of spears stabbed and stabbed the enemy directly.
Seeing this, the enemy behind came up and did not retract his spear, and immediately approached hand-to-hand combat. Immediately, the single knife in his hand pierced the armor on the soldier's body, went straight to the heart, and then slashed at the throat.
The soldiers didn't even have time to scream before they fell to the ground. Immediately, another soldier of the Xinxi Liang army killed him with red eyes, and the enemy soldier could not stop the momentum of his attack and fell down the city.
The brave soldier just rushed to the side of the city wall, missed his head slightly, and in an instant two sharp arrows pierced his head, directly ending his life.
This scene keeps appearing on the city, it stands to reason that the ancient army often loses two achievements and will be defeated, but the side defending the city has no way to retreat, and the Xiliang army that climbed the ladder can not retreat, and both sides are all fighting for their lives, to see whose morale and strength can hold on to the last moment.
Seeing that the Xinxi Liang Army in the north of the city has lost about half, it is estimated that it will be lost in less than half an hour.
At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the city, and the surface momentum of a hundred cavalry could completely overshadow a thousand infantry. It was obvious that both the enemy and our armies heard the movement, and they couldn't help but think about it in their hearts.
It turned out that Hu Lang'er got the order and immediately led his troops to approach the north gate. They deliberately made the movement earth-shattering, for fear that the enemy would not hear it.
The enemy infantry who were besieging the city had been specially trained by the famous general Xu Rong, and they were also suddenly distracted, worried that the opponent's cavalry would suddenly come out of the north gate and surprise themselves, so some soldiers stopped boarding the city and kept an eye on the movement of the city gate, specifically guarding against the cavalry assault.
At the same time, more than 600 refugees in the city also carried single knives, iron hoes, axes and even wooden sticks to the city walls to fight the enemy. Although some of them were eager for revenge, their legs trembled as soon as they entered the battlefield, and when they saw the enemy, they threw their weapons at the enemy.
These Xiliang soldiers were all armed with sharp blades and wearing armor, where would they be injured by the rudimentary weapons thrown at random. They approached at a rapid pace and killed the timid refugees with a single blow.
But there are also many refugees who are determined to avenge their loved ones, especially some old men and old women, who even cling to the enemy regardless of their lives, and the Xinxi Liang soldiers and refugees next to them rushed up to kill these enemy soldiers who were unable to move.
Even the grandest movie scenes are not as thrilling as watching the real battles up close. Under this kind of sacrificing style, the situation in the city was reversed, and there was no danger of falling in a short time.
Outside the city, Xu Rong saw all this and knew that these people without a piece of armor were not strong in combat, especially if they put a few more arrows to rain and cover them, they could harvest most of the lives in an instant. However, the two armies of the enemy and ours on the city are entangled, and it is inevitable that they will accidentally injure their own people.
Although he had been on the battlefield for a long time and was decisive in killing, he was not going to attack the city on the first day, so he had to take the city regardless of his own casualties. After all, in this case, it can definitely be won in another three days.
Determined that he could not take it quickly today, Xu Rong decisively withdrew his troops. These Xiliang troops had been trained by him for a long time, and they were free to advance and retreat, and they were still on guard against cavalry pursuit when retreating. Tong Yuan and Hu Lang'er saw that there was no chance to take advantage of, so they did not waste their troops to die.
This was the end of the first day of fighting.
According to the statistics from the north gate, more than 100 soldiers were killed and wounded in the third song, and the third song was actually disabled. Due to the lack of organization, training, and equipment, the casualties were even greater, and only more than 300 people could continue to fight.
Tong Yuan really didn't expect that he would take out all his family resources on the first day, and he just barely resisted it.
The situation at the south gate was much better than at the north gate, and Hu Zhen later launched two rounds of attacks, but the crossbow arrows in the city were shot accurately and orderly. In the short hand-to-hand combat, Huang Yu had infinite strength, taking the lead, and even killed more than 20 enemy soldiers by himself. Hu Zhen saw it in the city, and it was estimated that he was not sure of defeating this person in person, so he had to withdraw his troops.
In the end, the second song stationed at the south gate paid only nineteen dead and forty-three wounded. After this battle, the morale of the second song is high, and the murderous behavior of Hu Zhenbu did not intimidate them at all, and the second song can maintain its combat effectiveness tomorrow and continue to hold on.
After more than an hour of cleaning the battlefield, the enemy left more than 100 corpses on the north side of the city, mainly soldiers. In the south of the city, there were more than 200 soldiers and people, and most of them were killed in front of the enemy's army. Or did the refugees from Haoyang Qingzhuang and Yaxian County move them back and bury them collectively.
Tong Yuan was annoyed at this time, although he knew the direction of historical development, but the specific details were all specious, thinking that he could participate in the counterattack on Chang'an, but he was besieged here. Obviously, in three days at most, the enemy army can capture Tucheng.
He was too idealistic and asked Zhang Ji to lead the refugees to Xiayang County first. If you knew this, you should have left more strong labor and dug the moat in advance. Fortunately, no one is immune.
However, Tong Yuan gritted his teeth, he finally had this soldier and horse and found a place to settle down, how could he collapse. He personally inspected several rounds of cities, arranged vigils, comforted the soldiers, and increased the amount of food for the soldiers and refugees. In addition, the soldiers who performed well were rewarded, and the leaders and guilty soldiers who killed the most enemies in the refugee team were promoted to military officers.
After some preparation, Tong Yuan still had trouble falling asleep even though he had experienced the previous two battles and had a certain degree of adaptation.
The bloody battle in the north of the city in the afternoon, the roar of the two sides when they fought; the sound of knives and guns colliding and soldiers entering the body; The groans before the soldier died, the scenes kept replaying in his mind.
The most worrying thing is that he paid a heavy price for his self-righteous misjudgment.
However, what Tong Yuan didn't know was that at this moment his fate was quietly changing, and it was developing in the direction he originally expected.