Chapter 179: Chen Cang (3)

In Chen Cheng's plan, he first used catapults to bombard for a few days and nights, and then collapsed a section of the city wall, and maybe repelled several counterattacks by the defenders in the middle, and then rushed to the head of the city with heavy infantry, but he really underestimated the power of catapults and the psychological impact on people in this era.

After receiving an unexpected blow, the defenders at the head of the city were still gritting their teeth at first, but as the catapults smashed down one by one, and the more accurate they smashed, the city fell into chaos. Although Duan Xuan tried his best to suppress it, he also lost control of the situation after his own soldiers were stoned to death one after another. Not only did the villagers howl and flee off the city wall, but even the officers and soldiers who were in earnest joined the ranks of the fleeers.

Seeing the appearance of the ghost crying wolf on the head of the city, Chen Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then began to think about whether to take the opportunity to seize the city. Before he could think about it for a few minutes, Zhang Heng had already shouted loudly and commanded the "Black Armor Army" under his command to rush forward. The so-called "Black Armor Army" refers to the standing army under Zhang Heng, these people wear dozens of pounds of black armor, are extremely brave, and have repeatedly performed miraculous feats in the civil war of the Liangzhou princes.

The situation in the city was seen by the princes, Han Sui and the others were shocked by the powerful power of the catapult, and on the other hand, they were unwilling to be killed by others first, and when they saw Zhang Heng and his black armor army rushing up, they also brought their elite troops to seize the city.

Chencang is an important town in Fufeng, and it is the last barrier guarding Guanzhong. Although the city is not large, it is extremely strong, and the city is stocked with hundreds of thousands of stone of grain and grass and a lot of armor and weapons, if you can be the first to attack the city, you can grab the most things.

Xiliang has no shortage of warriors and heroes, and the weapons are still alive, but they are very short of armor. If you can grab hundreds of sets of armor of the Han army, your strength will increase a lot. Even if you don't have armor, it's good to have a few hundred ring-headed knives and a few hundred bows and crossbows. The manufacturing cycle of a good bow takes two or three years, where is the refreshment of robbery? It was these people who saw that there was hope of breaking the city, so they couldn't wait to rush forward.

Seeing that these people rushed forward without following the pre-battle plan, Chen Cheng became a little annoyed in his heart.

Yang Qiu stepped forward to ask for battle, "Lord, I am willing to take the soldiers and horses of my headquarters to attack!" ”

Chen Cheng suppressed the anger in his heart, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, if they are willing to seize the city, let them go, we will provide them with a little support firepower." ”

"Support fire?"

Chen Cheng did not explain, but readjusted the counterweight in front of the gun carriage group, and then fired the last round.

Zhang Heng was wearing heavy armor, holding a shield in his left hand, a short spear in his right hand, and a ring-headed knife painted on his waist. After leading the men to the bottom of the city, he shouted, "Quick, put up the ladder!" ”

The four strong black-armored soldiers worked together to build the ladder on the city wall. As soon as the ladder was firmly established, Zhang Heng put the shield behind his back and rushed up along the ladder with a short spear. When he was nearing the end of the city, he removed the shield from his back, and then kicked the ladder, and the man jumped on it.

Zhang Heng, Cheng Yin, and Yang Qiuchengyi are all rising stars in Liangzhou, these people have shortcomings such as brutality and vulgarity, but they can kill a piece of life in the messy Xiliang, and they are all brave men who dare to fight and kill. Although Chen Cheng often led his troops to charge, these princes of Liangzhou would not be far behind.

As soon as Zhang Heng's feet stepped on the masonry at the head of the city, he shielded his left side of his body and prepared to meet the attack of the defenders. However, when he stood still, he found that most of the defenders had fled to the city, and there were few living people on the city wall except for some broken corpses.

He didn't go directly to fight, but guarded the head of the city, waiting for his own armor soldiers to jump up one by one.

After Chen Cheng has the plug-in of "riding and slashing", he can bring the distant scenery closer, as if he had brought his own telescope. He clearly saw that Zhang Heng took the lead in rushing to the city, although he was a little annoyed with his Xiliang princes before, he couldn't help but praise at this time: "Zhang Heng is really brave!" ”

There is nothing else in the Xiliang army, because it is too poor, but there are still many good horses and warriors, and there are many warriors who dare to climb first and fall into battle. But like Zhang Heng, a fierce general who has achieved the position of a prince all the way and takes the lead is worthy of sincere admiration.

As soon as the words fell, several dissatisfied "hums" sounded behind him at the same time. Wei Ran, Zhao Si, Yang Qiu and others asked to fight together, Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Don't worry." ”

After speaking, he habitually cut into a state of "reconnaissance", and saw a large red dot approaching at the east position, which meant that the enemy was killing him. Chen Cheng said softly "Huh" in his mouth, last year Chen Cang was surrounded for 80 days, Huangfu Song has always been immovable, and only after the Xiliang army withdrew his troops, did he lead his troops to kill, why did he come to the decisive battle so urgently this time?

The distance he "scouted" was forty miles, but twenty or thirty miles east of Chencang, there were many village soldiers and powerful troops in a hostile state, which looked like a large red dot. When the "Scouting" skill is far away, it can only see the presence of enemies, but cannot distinguish the number of people.

Originally, these enemies were thought to be the defenders of the Fufeng Northland, but as they quickly moved westward, the originally vague numbers gradually became clear. There are no less than 10,000 forwards alone, and I don't know how many are behind. Moreover, the forward moves rapidly, and the distance between it and the rear is getting bigger and bigger, so there should be no doubt that they are all cavalry, and they should be light cavalry, so they can have such a fast speed.

If there were so many cavalry in the local mobile force of Fufeng alone, how did Han Sui hold Hanyang last year?

Tsk, could it be that Huangfu Song went and returned?

Chen Cheng looked at Chen Cangcheng again, Zhang Heng, Song Jian and others had already entered the city and opened the city gate, causing the follow-up Xiliang army to rush in one swarm. He couldn't help but think, should he take this opportunity to implement the two strategies of "up and down" that Yan Zhong said?

Just as he was thinking about it, the enemy had already killed within fifteen miles. Chen Cheng said secretly: The speed is very fast, it seems that the determination is very great!

It is easy for him to retreat himself, if Song Jian and Zhang Heng all of them die, it may not be a bad thing, who told them not to obey orders? But....... It can't be this time, it can't be this way.

He gathered his mind and looked around him. Most of the allies are still in a state of herding sheep, scattered within a radius of more than ten miles. The elite soldiers of Han Sui and the others all dismounted and were heading towards the city. In Chencang City, the sound of killing was everywhere, and the south gate had been opened. If the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were two hours late, Chen Cang would fall into their hands safely.

It's a pity that they don't have two hours, not even an hour, and the main force of the Han army is about to arrive.

Chen Cheng took a deep breath and shouted, "Ming Jin, collect the troops!" ”

Yang Qiu on the side was stunned at first, and said strangely: "Lord, Chen Cang has been broken, why do we still have to collect troops?" ”

Chen Cheng said calmly: "Because Huangfu Song ........ Or some other person, who has already brought the soldiers and horses of the court to kill. ”

"What?"

"How is this possible?"

"Absolutely impossible! Huangfu Song's soldiers and horses have been transferred to Chang'an, even if he returns to Fufeng, it will never be possible to attack it so quickly! ”

Even Chen Cheng was shocked when he saw the officers and soldiers attacking, not to mention the others. In a voice of "impossible", Chen Cheng said angrily: "I'm not discussing with you. Withdraw immediately! ”

As the commander of the pro-soldiers, Wei Ran no longer hesitated, and immediately said loudly: "No! ”

The sound of the gong sounded again, leaving the surrounding soldiers unclear. Obviously Chen Cang has been breached, why is Ming Jin still withdrawing troops? There is one with a dark mind, so he can't help but think: Could it be that Chen Yuanjun doesn't want me to wait for this great achievement?

Not only did the soldiers and horses who attacked the city think so, but Han Sui, who stayed behind, also had this thought. He even had the mood to smile at the left and right after hearing the sound of Mingjin: "Chen Yuanjun's weapon is too small, but it's just a Chen Cang City, is it necessary?" ”

Both left and right laughed.

Chen Cheng ordered one after another: "Send someone to send a message to Han Sui, Song Jian, Cheng Yi and others, just say that the officers and soldiers have been killed on a large scale, and it is less than fifteen miles away!" Let them immediately deploy their troops and prepare for battle! ”

"No!"

"Zhao Si, take someone to burn all those catapults, don't leave any of them!"

Zhao Si's heart trembled, and then he said loudly: "No! ”

"Yang Qiu, take your people to line up on the mound by the Qinling Mountains in the south!"

Yang Qiu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Lord, how many enemies are there?" ”

Chen Cheng said calmly: "It is estimated that there are no more than tens of thousands of ........."

Before the words fell, the scout rode and galloped over, jumped off the horse at a close distance, and said eagerly: "My lord, the smoke and dust are rising in the east, and the officers and soldiers are approaching!" More than 30,000 in number! ”

“..........”

Chen Cheng said: "I know, you go down to rest first." ”

He turned his head and looked at Yang Qiu, Yang Qiu said in embarrassment: "Our soldiers and horses have only brought three thousand foot horses, and the rest are in the big camp, if there are so many enemies, I am afraid that I will not be able to stop them." ”

Chen Cheng said: "I only need you to stay for half an hour, and then you can retreat." ”

Half an hour? At this time, even if you leave a quarter of an hour late, it may lead to the annihilation of the whole army. But Yang Qiu had already boarded Chen Cheng's thief ship, and it was too late to jump at this time. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I die, I don't need the lord to take care of the Yang family in Fuping, just ask the lord to give Yang Hao a noble position for the sake of the minister's merits!" ”

Chen Cheng's face was unmoved, "If you die, Yang Hao will be the next Beidi Taishou!" ”

Now that Yang Qiu had made a decision, his heart became calm, he laughed twice, and said, "With the words of the lord, the minister will be satisfied." ”

He knew in his heart that Chen Cheng asked him to lead people to line up on the mound because he wanted to block the road with a bow and crossbow to leave time for the entire army of soldiers and horses here. But what if the enemy simply ignores them, a few thousand? Fortunately, they were not asked to block the avenue, but just to guard the avenue, but if they really couldn't hold it, there was no way, right?

Yang Qiu jumped on the horseback and shouted to the left and right: "Good boys from the Northland, come with me Yang Qiu!" ”

Chen Cheng turned his head expressionlessly, and Wei Ran and Zhao Si said in unison: "Please give an order!" ”

"Summoned Li Kan and ordered him to lead the trapped camp back to the camp. When they returned, they immediately closed the gates of the camp and did not allow anyone to come near. ”

"No!"

"Ordered Liang Xing and ordered him to take the Flying Bear Hussar to the east of Chen Cang to line up."

"No!"

"Ordered Bali Ba to lose peace and go to Bei, and ordered them to take the Qiang cavalry and Xiongnu Yicong to the north of Chencang to delay the enemy's attack!"

"No!"

Seeing that everyone was in high spirits and was not afraid of the officers and soldiers attacking in a big way, Chen Cheng couldn't help laughing, and he said loudly: "Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while!" Huangfu Song is known as the world's famous general, let's go meet him for a while to see who will be stronger! ”

Zhang Heng, Song Jian and others have already led the army into Chencang City, and it is estimated that they will not be able to find anyone for a while, and even if they find someone, it will not be a matter of a while to withdraw the army. The cavalry of the Western Liang Army was superior, and it should not have been afraid of field battles. But now that the princes are not in their own army, Chen Cheng is not very able to command the armies of the princes, and the chain of command is directly broken. There are 100,000 troops empty, and there is nothing to do.

The officers and men came quickly, and the attack surface was also very wide. Just as Chen Cheng was arranging his troops, the cavalry of the official army had already killed along both sides of Weishui. The scouts placed on the east side returned one after another, reporting back the enemy's movements like a stream of water.

Chen Cheng jumped on horseback and ran in the direction of the east of the city with the flying bear hussar.

Seeing ten catapults being doused with fire oil and igniting, and seeing Chen Cheng running east with a thousand cavalry, Han Sui couldn't help but be stunned, and he said to his confidants: "Could it be that the situation has really changed? ”

Left and right are at a loss, now they have an absolute advantage, even the city gates are open, where else can they go?

"General, Chen Yuanjun sent someone to report that the reinforcements of officers and soldiers have been killed within fifteen miles!"

Han Sui's face changed drastically, he stood up suddenly, and exclaimed, "How is this possible? ”