The twelve war drums beat in unison, and the thunder shook the sky.

Under the light of the great sun, the siege army is at its peak, and the tiger army is a phalanx of 1,000 people, with the help of drums, swarming up, attacking on three sides, in the place where the Chinese army stands, a tall banner stands tall, and the momentum is compelling.

The rising sun reflects the morning glow, and the soldiers are murderous.

"Break Liyang, break Liyang, break Liyang!" Suddenly, the first wave of 3,000 siege soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound shook all over the world, which suddenly made the soldiers defending the city at the head of Liyang City all change color in shock.

Gao Si, who was watching the battle in the rear, was also extremely satisfied. Looking to the left and right, there are three guards of the Longwu Army, 12,000 people.

This battle has sufficient troops, and if it is fought, it will be won, but the only thing that is uncertain is the matter of time.

At this moment, Mai Jicai, the captain of the left battalion of the Tiger Lie Army, and Yang Gongqing boasted of their strength, wearing armor and holding a knife to lead the charge, half of which was derived from strength and half was for merit. The whole army knows that the chief general Chi Gong is brave, and if he wants to be appreciated, he must be brave.

I saw Wei Chi Gong riding his horse forward, his body as strong as an iron tower, shouting for siege, revealing a strong fighting spirit and confidence, and everywhere he made the courage of the front-line soldiers greatly boosted.

"The first to ascend, the official is promoted to the third level!" Wei Chi couldn't stop cheering up his subordinates.

On the high platform in the distance, Gao Si watched, and the next moment he couldn't help but show a smile, and said in admiration: "Wei Chigong will also lead the troops." ”

Cui Luo is now a military advisor and a military commander, equivalent to a staff officer in later generations, and when he heard this, he replied: "It's the lord who has a good way of employing people." ”

Looking away for a while, Gao Si said unhappily: "Hmph, this guy Wei Deshen is still obsessed, so he called his brother over to ask about the situation." ”

Cui Luo is such a shrewd person, he knew that Gao Si deliberately said this, and he still wanted to use Wei Defang, and said with a smile: "In today's troubled times, not only the king chooses the minister, but the minister also chooses the king. Why should the lord be angry, just summon Wei Defang and reuse him, which should have a miraculous effect. ”

After saying the words of this kind of scene, seeing that Gao Si had returned to normal, Cui Luo looked at Liyang City and said, "If you pass this news into the city again, you won't worry about Wei De not being in the trap." ””

Gao Si laughed and said, "Okay. I don't have to worry about you doing things. ”

Cui Luo then understood and arranged Wei Defang as the head of the general's mansion and publicized it.

The Tiger Lie Army shouted and flaunted its might, attacked the city on three sides, and charged in the rain of arrows.

At this moment, Wei Deshen was on the wall, and when he saw the arrogance of the Qi army, which dealt a great blow to his morale, he turned around and mobilized two rows of crossbowmen and ordered: "Shoot a thief general, release!" ”，

"Quack, quack, quack!"

The rhubarb crossbow was pulled apart by two people, and the other person loaded the arrow, and the bowstring slowly became like a full moon, and after the range was adjusted, the ground shook and the giant arrow sniped out.

The archer suddenly loosened the string, only to hear the sound of "boom", and one arrow after another suddenly flew out like lightning, heading straight for the siege general dozens of meters away.

Almost at the same time, Yang Gongqing suddenly jumped to the right.

only listened to the crisp sound of "puff puff", and the surrounding ** famous soldiers were nailed to the ground with armor, blood splattered, and they lost their lives without even screaming.

Mai Jicai was surprised and couldn't dodge, and there was a huge shield in front of the lightning and flint, but the other two Mai brothers came to the rescue in time.

The thud shot through the iron shield and into his left shoulder.

"Ah, what a thief!" Mai Jicai screamed, and hurriedly retreated with his two brothers.

The next moment, there was another sound of heavy arrows shooting on the field.

Puff puff. Every time a heavy arrow falls, it will shoot a large number of siege elites.

Seeing this situation, Wei Chigong was furious for a while, threw away his armor, bare his body, danced his double whips, and shouted: "Follow me, rush!" Regardless of his safety, he climbed bravely and went straight to the top of the city again.

The main general took the lead in fighting for his life, which completely stimulated the courage of the soldiers of the Qi army.

"Rush!" Such as:

The clouds, the drums of war urge the blood of the strong man, let his corpse fall like rain, and the offensive is endless.

Seeing that the Qi army below had launched a fierce offensive, Wei Deshen was fearless, calm, and ordered: "Fireball!" ”

Another officer leader organized the non-commissioned officers to set fire to the fireballs that had been prepared earlier, carried them to the head of the city, and shouted: "The general has an order, set off the fireballs!" ”

Sneered, fireworks broke out at the head of the city, rolling down, and with the geographical advantage, the Qi army was caught off guard. Many of the soldiers were either smashed to their deaths by falling off the walls or burned to death by the fire oil spots.

For a while, even if Wei Chigong and other brave generals tried their best, they couldn't cover it up, and they were defeated one after another.

"Open the gates!" Wei Deshen gave the order to counterattack in a timely manner.

"Killed" the defenders in Liyang City, and suddenly took advantage of the retreat of the Qi army to go out of the city to counterattack, causing more casualties to the Tiger Lie Army.

"Death to those who retreat!" Fortunately, at the critical moment, Hu Sizheng raised his knife and commanded the reinforcements to fight, blocking the enemy's edge, so that the siege brigade was torn down.

In this battle alone, more than half of the 3,000 people who besieged the city were killed or wounded.

At the head of the city, Yuan Wenhong was overjoyed and asked Wei Deshen: "General Wei, can we take the opportunity to attack the camp of the thief army?" ”

Wei Deshen shook his head, thinking that this was unwilling, and refused: "My lord, the general army will not forget to take precautions when camped, and a surprise attack can only be effective in one fell swoop when the enemy army is not firmly established or tired after a series of battles. ”

"But the defeat of the thief army was only the rout of the first wave of siegers, and even the second round of siege did not retreat. The big war is yet to come. ”

Yuan Wenhong nodded and said, "The defense of the city head will be entrusted to you!" ”

"Yes!" Weide replied in a deep voice.

After Wei Chigong collected the defeated troops, he was about to attack again, but was stopped by Gao Si.

The way of using troops, the upper attack strategy, the second attack, and the siege of the city under it is indeed so.

Gao Si had a plan in mind, but he was not in a hurry to attack the city, but ordered the generals to build a low wall outside the city to besiege the city.

It was not easy to build this low wall, so it was first necessary to find a suitable distance and set up a wooden fence. Second, the trees were cut down, the fence was erected, and it was divided into two layers, one foot deep into the ground.

It is a parapet wall, on which the shorter soldiers can stand and patrol. After the wooden wall was erected, it was dug up more than three feet high, enough to block the attack of the defenders in the city.

More than 100 soldiers poured a section of low wall, dug drainage ditches between the sections, and divided the camp tents to trap the defenders of Liyang to death.

As soon as the Qi army made this move, it showed that it was going to fight a siege war, a protracted war, and the anti-guest mainstay, which made people scratch their heads.

On the afternoon of the first day of the siege, the wooden fence was cast on one side, and the Chinese military tent ordered: "Today I will reward the whole army with wine and meat!" ”

Suddenly, the three armies were jubilant, and in the open space, a vigorous bonfire was built, and the pot was buried to make rice, and the fragrance was wafting for miles. It didn't take much time for a basket of mutton buns, noodle soups, and dishes to be delivered.

The Qi army under the city laughed and began to eat and drink, and in not much time, the morale of the whole battalion was high again.

Of course, there is plenty of food and grass in Liyang City, but it is the imperial court, and ordinary soldiers do not have the treatment of eating meat.

Wei Deshen stayed on the road late at night before leaving and handed over to the deputy general on duty.

The tide began to reverse on the third day of the siege.

At noon on the third day, the Qi army was eating a rare meal, and the soldiers were very happy, they didn't have to fight the city, and there was a package of rice to eat, this day was too good.

The commanders of each hundred men were distributing food, and suddenly, there was an explosion at the city gate in the distance, and the whole army was startled. Immediately afterwards, it was the sound of the defenders of Liyang City going out of the city to counterattack and shout to kill.

In the next moment, the command horn of the Qi army battalion sounded in the night sky, causing echoes in the camp.

"Assemble in formation, and immediately go out of the camp to kill the dog officers and soldiers!" The captain of the hundred seemed to have known about it for a long time and sent it out immediately

Soon, the whole army gathered with a scream, and quickly grabbed weapons and killed them.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! A short quarter of an hour later, there was a fire in front of the low wall, and there were already hundreds of corpses, as well as more than a dozen dead horses.

A little ahead, there were all Qi army soldiers running back and forth, shouting and killing to shake the sky.

"Kill!" In the face of the attack of the defenders of Liyang, the counterattack of the Qi army was extremely fierce, and under the leadership of the generals, all the soldiers shouted and pounced on the defenders who had already been killed.

The Qi army had already prepared, and there were already archers in the rear to shoot in formation, and arrows rained down. Immediately, dozens of people were stained with blood.

Soon, someone shouted: "The dog officers and soldiers have retreated, the dog officers and soldiers have retreated!" ”

All the soldiers shouted in unison, and the sound soared into the sky, and the defenders of Liyang fled back in embarrassment.

Then, in the midst of a little blood, the Chinese army came with an order to retreat. The sound of Ming Jin fell like raindrops, and the flames of offensive momentum were quickly extinguished one by one.

Facing the generals who asked for orders to besiege the city, Gao Si couldn't help but look up to the sky and smile: "Order the whole army not to attack the city, we have won this battle." Continue to divide an army to recast the low wall, even if the defenders in the city come out to attack again, there is no need to take the initiative to attack the city, as long as the wall is not built, the overall situation has been decided. ”

When the generals heard of this fate, they were all puzzled, and they did not know why it was.

Gao Si sneered and said: "Order the Longwu Army to join the city, and the two armies of Yingyang and Hulie each draw out a team of elites to inspect the outer regions, even if anyone in the defenders in the city wants to escape, they will all be captured by me!" ”

The fate was passed on, and the generals transferred their troops and horses to besiege the city again.

Gao Si stood by the sword, only feeling happy in his heart, indescribable pride.

Almost at the same time, after Yuan Wenhong divided the defenders of the city head into a counterattack with 2,000, he summoned all the generals to reorganize the soldiers, and waited for a comprehensive counterattack after the victory.

“…… Gao Zhongde outside the city is just a son-in-law of Yangmen. Since Yang Su, he has been undisciplined and despised the Son of Heaven, and the saints have always tolerated it. Now that Yang Su and his son have been destroyed, Gao Zhongde Xiao'er is not considerate of the mercy of the Son of Heaven, and his actions are becoming more and more bold, first killing Xu Guogong, and then robbing my city, his ambition is obvious!

“…… Yuan has played the Son of Heaven, taking charge of punishment on his behalf, and performing the duty of killing the traitor. My generation is an official of the imperial court, and he has received the grace of the king, and he should serve the Son of Heaven. Those who have the same will can make an alliance with blood! ”

Because he must win at his own expense, Yuan Wenhong summoned his subordinates and put dozens of bowls of wine on the table, intending to follow the oath of his predecessors to drink blood in order to gather morale.

Everyone present here is Li Yuan's confidants, and everyone promised at the moment: "I am willing to die for my lord and seek peace from the traitor!" ”

As he spoke, he drank all the blood wine in one gulp, and then smashed the bowl to the ground and smashed it into pieces, which had the potential of majestic mountains and rivers.

At this moment, Wei Deshen hurriedly rushed in from outside, looked around at everyone, his face changed greatly, and shouted: "Everyone, the soldiers who left the city have been defeated. Captain Wang died, and the thieves became even more arrogant. Why don't you listen to so-and-so's advice? Who did this for the adults? When chop! ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces were different, and the mastermind was another deputy general, Zou Jian, who retorted angrily: "Not necessarily. I heard that General Wei's own brother has been recruited by the thief army outside the city, and if you listen to you again, you may be betrayed. ”

"Splash thief, deceive people too much!" Wei Deshen was furious, and he drew his sword to kill.

"That's enough, you two must not quarrel again, and both go to the city with me." Yuan Wenhong reprimanded the two, and then led all his henchmen to the city gate.

Climbing the tall building and looking outside, the situation was unexpected, and I couldn't help frowning.

"Zou Jian, today, you come to defend the city. Deshen, you go back and rest first, and tomorrow I will replace you to defend the city. After thinking about it a few times, Yuan Wenhong took the method of temporarily suppressing the contradiction and issued an order.