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Sun Fujia did not expect that after the Zhou army was attacked in Luoyang, he did not withdraw his troops, but continued to attack Bashu, which made him sigh in his heart, is the land of Bashu really going to be lost again?

He knew that if it weren't for the cavalry of the Zhou army not being able to go up the mountain, and lacking combat experience in mountain warfare, he was afraid that the county town of Badong would have been lost. However, now that the Zhou army has a numerical advantage, if the rear does not come to reinforce the army, I am afraid that Badong City will also be difficult to protect.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

A heavy drum sounded in the Zhou army's formation. Every drum beat seemed to hit the hearts of the Tang soldiers, and the drum gradually became rapid, like a life talisman.

The attack was led by Wei Chi Jingde himself, and the lead was a trap camp composed of the strongest soldiers with the strongest combat effectiveness from among the elite soldiers of various armies. And everyone knows some martial arts, which can be regarded as the most elite unit among the 250,000 Zhou troops who attacked Bashu.

"Brothers in the camp! Come on! The first city breaker will be rewarded with two gold medals and will be named a partial general! ”

Wei Chi Jingde stood at the forefront of the siege force, and then roared loudly.

Immediately, he grabbed his weapon, which was a black steel spear that was more than a foot long.

Escorted by dozens of personal soldiers, Wei Chi Jingde took a big step and ran towards the city wall of Padang City. Behind him, there were more than a dozen large siege equipment such as trebuchets, well railings, and siege vehicles that had been made not long ago. It was being pushed by thousands of Zhou troops, slowly approaching Badong City......

"Not good! The enemy's siege engines are coming! Sun Fujia looked at the approaching catapults and secretly screamed.

"Brothers, take cover! Our trebuchets are also starting to fight back! The archers kept their posts, and the infantry took refuge behind the battlements of the city walls! He stood on the tower and hurriedly commanded.

Wei Chi Jingde had seen it clearly at this time, standing on the tower of Badong City, the fierce man wearing Mingguang armor and constantly talking.

He knew that this was the defender of Badong City, Sun Fujia, the commander of the previous Tang Army's water division. This man fought very tenaciously, and the first two sieges were defeated by his men.

"Humph! Although this Sun Fujia is indeed brave, the Tang army defending the city is also inspired by him, and it seems that he is not afraid of death. However, there is a huge disparity between their strength and ours. Moreover, General Li and General Song have already copied Sun Fujia's queen from the trail. Even if he can hold the city of Padang. I don't believe that the generals of the Tang Army in Wushan and Fengjie counties are as tenacious as him! Yu Chi Jingde snorted coldly.

However, he was still unhappy in his heart, because in this way, even if he broke through Padang, he would not be the one who made the greatest contribution. But he can't help it, who told him bad luck? Last night, Li Jing summoned him to discuss with Song Jingang and Zhou Tao about the timing of "repairing the plank road in the open and crossing the Chen Cang in secret", and he drew the bamboo stick with the task of "feint attack".

Wei Chi Jingde glanced at the Tang army at the head of the city at this time, then walked to the catapult, and after measuring the distance, Fang Gao raised his left hand and shouted loudly: "The trebuchet is ready!" Adjust the corners! Tilt to the left......"

Outside the city wall of Badong City, about 40 zhang away, the soldiers of the Zhou army next to the trebuchet began to get busy, and put the boulders that had been cut into some smoothness and put them on the big spoon of the trebuchet. Then nervously adjust the angle of the launch.

After adjusting the corners, the trebuchet was pushed forward again a short distance, under the weight of the boulder. The trebuchet's wooden wheels were pressed to a "creak, creak".

However, due to the rush of time, the Zhou army made trebuchets in a bit of a hurry, before Yu Ming led the army to leave, the Zhou army made a total of more than ten trebuchets, but sixteen trebuchets fell apart halfway through, plus the terrain here is dangerous, the road is narrow, the trebuchets can not be launched at the same time, and the trebuchets that can really smash stones on the city wall are only seventeen or eighteen.

Wei Chi Jingde raised his arm high at this time and swung it down fiercely!

"Start shooting!"

With Wei Chi Jingde's roar, a huge roar suddenly sounded from behind him.

Seventeen or eighteen trebuchets began to catapult heavy boulders towards the city of Patong!

In the sky with goose feather drizzle, more than a dozen white arcs were suddenly crossed. As one boulder after another crashed into the city walls, an earth-shattering roar resounded throughout the battlefield.

As the gateway to the land of Bashu, Badong City naturally put a lot of effort into its construction. Its walls are very strong. Those boulders that smashed head-on outside the city wall were barely able to smash the bluestone wall bricks outside the city wall, causing the stone chips to fall and scatter in all directions. However, the foundation stone of the wall remained immovable, and there was no danger of being smashed through the gaps, cracks, or collapsed.

However, some boulders fell on the city wall, and immediately smashed many Tang soldiers who were still holding on to pieces. After all, the boulders, each weighing several catties, will slide forward for a distance before stopping due to inertia, and many soldiers who can't dodge will be hit by the boulder and become a lump of flesh.

After this wave of boulders projected by the Zhou army, the Badong city wall was immediately scarred, and in some places there were puffs of smoke and dust, and stone chips flew everywhere.

However, because Sun Fujia had ordered the soldiers to withdraw to the rear in time, only a few people were killed or wounded, most of the soldiers were intact, and most of the dead and wounded were some old, weak, sick and disabled who reacted slowly.

When the smoke and dust from the boulder bombardment gradually dissipated, Badong City still stood tall in front of the Zhou army.

"Keep attacking!" Wei Chi Jingde still refused to give up.

A moment later, the Zhou army attacked again, and they lined up in a dense charging formation, resisting the ladder and rushing up again.

At this time, Sun Fujia, who was standing at the head of the city, looked at the black oppressive enemy. With a sneer, he issued an order: "Wei Chi Jingde is really incompetent, let them taste our strength, and let Zhou Jun know that our Tang Army is not a soft-footed crab that they can pinch...... Prepare for the Giant Crossbow! ”

As his order was quickly conveyed, the Tang soldiers quickly pushed the giant crossbows out of the armory and put them on the head of the city.

However, at this moment, a messenger hurriedly came from the direction of the city, rushed up the city wall and said a few words to Sun Fujia's lieutenant.

The deputy general's expression immediately changed greatly, he hurriedly ran to Sun Fujia's side, and said breathlessly: "General Sun, let's withdraw quickly!" Patong City can't hold it! ”

When Sun Fujia heard this, he was furious. If it weren't for the fact that this deputy general has been following him for many years and has always been loyal, he would have wanted to drag this guy down and behead him.

"Are you going to disturb the morale of the army? Although the Zhou army's offensive is now strong, it is not easy to break through my Padang City! What nonsense are you talking about? Sun Fujia shouted.

The deputy general Fang Shang breathlessly said: "General Sun, under your command, our Badong City may still be able to hold it, but the guards of Wushan County, Fengjie County and other county towns may not be as loyal to Datang as you." Just now, the messenger sent by General Li said that the county seat of Wushan had been lost, and the brigade of the Zhou army had been divided into two troops, one had been attacking Fengjie, and the other was marching behind the county seat of Badong. If we don't withdraw, we will be cut off by the Zhou army! ”

"What? Wushan County has been lost? Sun Fujia was suddenly shocked, Wushan County is the barrier in the east of the land of Bashu, after the loss, the Zhou army can attack Fengjie County to the west, or copy the defenders of Badong City to the east. The defense line of this choke point in the eastern part of Bashu completely collapsed.

"How did the Zhou army run behind our army this time? And why can't that Zhang Yaowei even hold Wushan County? Didn't he have fifteen thousand men in his hands? Sun Fujia thumped his chest and paused.

This Zhang Yaowei is also a general under Li Xiaogong, who is good at using big axes and is skilled in bows and horses, and has won his trust. After Li Xiaogong was defeated and returned to the White Emperor City, he ordered him to guard the county seat of Wushan and work with Sun Fujia to stop the Zhou army from advancing westward. In order to free up time for him to mobilize support from Chengdu, Yuzhou and other places.

The adjutant general sighed at this time and said, "General Sun, the Zhou army has a strong naval division and the ability to sail at night. According to the messenger, the Zhou army quietly sailed up the Yangtze River at night in navy ships, landed on the river beach outside Wushan County, and then began to siege the city. Although Zhang Yaowei fought bravely, he was brave and unscrupulous, and he always acted carelessly, and was lured out of the city by Li Jing's tricks and died in ambush. After Wushan County was commanded by a general, it naturally fell quickly! ”

Sun Fujia had a painful expression on his face, he didn't expect that he was guarding Padang here, but how could he be so easily trapped? At present, the county seat of Wushan has been lost, and the passes along the other gorges are also a little dangerous......

Thinking of this, he raised his head and said, "We have to retreat now!" Retreat to the White Emperor City, where General Li is located! It was the last line of defense from the gorge into the hinterland of Bashu. If the White Emperor City can be defended, the situation can still be saved! If the White Emperor City is lost again, Bashu will definitely fall! ”

The deputy general also knew in his heart that behind the White Emperor City was Yunyang County, from Yunyang County to Yuzhou and Chengdu, there was no danger to defend, and all the troops that the Tang army could mobilize in Bashu had also been gathered in the White Emperor City. If it is really defeated again, the entire Bashu will not only have no danger to defend, but also no soldiers to defend.

"The last general obeys!" The lieutenant answered, and then ran under the wall. And Sun Fujia glanced at the city, looked at the Zhou soldiers who were holding shields and big knives, and were running towards Badong City with their waists, and finally shouted reluctantly: "Withdraw!" ”

With his order, the remaining more than 10,000 Tang troops in Badong City slipped away from the west gate, and then fled to the rear in embarrassment.

On this side, Sun Fujia was also attacked by the Zhou army under Li Jing and Song Jingang. Fortunately, they were familiar with the terrain and knew a few trails, so they finally didn't lose many men and horses, and escaped back to White Emperor City safely.

It didn't take long for Song Jingang, who had broken through Fengjie City, to arrive outside the White Emperor City with the cooperation of Zhou Tao's water division. This is also the last checkpoint that stuck the Zhou army from entering the hinterland of Bashu. As long as the White Emperor City can be broken, the land of Bashu will be like a ripe peach, just waiting to be picked.

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