(Xie: Jianshan Qingzhilian, moshaoco.)

g, three yellow teeth, Jingshi, bean paste bun with mung beans and other brothers' rewards. Xie: A monthly pass for a leaf of green bamboo. ）

The crescent moon is like a hook, the empty mountains are lonely, and the four fields are silent.

The silence of the night was broken by a rapid noise, which startled the birds in the nocturnal mountains and forests, and scared away the small beasts that came out to feed at night. A group of blackened soldiers and horses quietly set off from the mountain pass, and headed straight west along the winding official road, and soon bypassed the foot of Hwasan and set foot on the flat land.

This is the 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Shi Chaoyi, Shi Siming does not shy away from relatives, especially in the face of this low-hanging fruit, he naturally chose his son to carry out this night attack siege without difficulty. According to the reconnaissance in the afternoon, the number of soldiers and horses in the city was obviously very small, but Shi Siming still gave Shi Chaoyi 30,000 troops to ensure that Shi Chaoyi could take the city effortlessly. Not only that, but he also personally put on the clothes and led 50,000 soldiers and horses to respond in case of emergency.

Shi Chaoyi is full of confidence, since he followed his father to start the army, he has not established an inch of merit. But he still holds the title of Loyal General, a higher position than most generals. This is also the reason why those people are secretly dissatisfied with themselves, and they do not shy away from saying that they relied on their father's face to get An Dashuai's reward. In the hearts of many people, he Shi Chaoyi and An Qingxu are both wretched, and they are both people who rely on their fathers to make a living. Shi Chaoyi really wanted to get rid of this reputation, he wanted to prove that he was not actually a wreck, at least much better than that An Qingxu. Although the battle of Chang'an was nominally commanded by him, but in fact it was his father Shi Siming and the military solemn command, he didn't even move a finger, but in the end the credit was all on his head. Because of this, this time, his father insisted on leading the army to attack Shu alone, and this was the best time for his father and son to prove their ability.

"General Shi, there is Tongzhou City ten miles ahead, did you order a rapid charge to catch them off guard? Otherwise, the defenders at the head of the city will hear the movement, and it is better to rush forward. The former army general rode back to report.

"Charge at full speed and attack the city immediately. In an hour, I want you to take the city. Don't forget, my father is going to go into the city after dawn for tea and breakfast. Shi Chaoyi shouted.

"Yes." The general took the order and departed. A moment later, 30,000 soldiers and horses began to accelerate, 10,000 cavalry in front, and the infantry carried siege equipment and pushed the rushing cart ladder cart to follow closely. The sound of horses' hooves and footsteps soon resounded over the plains, shattering the peace.

Ten miles away, 30,000 soldiers and horses arrived in only half an hour under the rapid march. The sporadic torches had just been lit at the head of Tongzhou City, and when the soldiers defending the city had just noticed that something was wrong outside the city, Shi Chaoyi had already issued an order to attack the city in an all-round way. 10,000 cavalry had already rushed to within a hundred paces of the city, and they lined up and began to fire arrows at the head of the city to suppress it. Obviously, Shi Chaoyi knew how to attack the city, first suppressing the firepower of the soldiers defending the city, giving the infantry the opportunity to rush to the city and build a pontoon bridge on the moat to take a ladder to attack the city, which is the standard siege process. The only disadvantage is that because there are not many soldiers and horses at the head of the city, Shi Chaoyi did not carry catapults, because it is not necessary and their march is too slow, which will slow down the pace of siege.

The number of ** at the head of the city is obviously extremely insufficient, their counterattack is weak and weak, and the sporadic arrows cut through the night sky and shoot down the city without itching, which can not give enough threat to the soldiers and horses under the city. Soon, the siege infantry organized a formation and rushed to the bottom of the city with a ladder. The extra-long ladder can be used as a pontoon bridge over the moat, and it can be navigated by laying a layer of wooden planks across the banks. In a short period of time, dozens of pontoon bridges have been erected over the moat, and a large number of soldiers have successfully rushed under the city walls.

Shi Chaoyi saw it in his eyes, and he knew that the siege was already half successful. In just a quarter of an hour, his soldiers and horses were able to attack the city on a ladder, which meant that the city was about to fall into the bag.

However, when the rebels erected hundreds of ladders to hook the edge of the high city wall and began to climb towards the top of the city, suddenly, two flames suddenly broke out on the top of the city, where only sporadic torches flickered. Countless torches were lit in an instant, illuminating the entire city. At the same time, the few more than a thousand soldiers defending the city skyrocketed more than ten times in an instant. Almost in the blink of an eye, the city was filled with countless soldiers and horses defending the city.

At the same time, a rain of arrows roared over the city, and the arrows like poisonous snakes emitted a chilling howling sound, like a huge net, enveloping the rebels within two hundred paces of the city. In just a short moment, the city was relaxed because of no pressure, and even some of the bored rebel soldiers were doused by the overwhelming rain of arrows. Countless soldiers screamed and fell, and the rebels running along the road were like ants slapped with huge slaps, killing and wounding more than a thousand in an instant.

"This ...... What's going on? Shi Siming looked at all this dumbfounded, and asked in horror.

"What a cunning **, they deliberately show weakness to the enemy, and there are probably tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city. General Shi, what should I do? The adjutant general said angrily.

"What to do? Siege of the city, my father is going to drink tea in the city tomorrow morning, and I promised him. Shi Chaoyi shouted.

The deputy general was speechless, so he had to loudly order to storm the city, although there were so many ** suddenly appeared at the head of the city, but in terms of quantity, the number was not more than 10,000 people, which was much different from his own side, but it was not impossible to attack.

The lazy rebel archers were awakened by this rain of arrows, and they immediately began to fire back at the city. And the ** at the head of the city obviously has a better advantage in the terrain, and their arrows are quick and fast, pouring on the ground one after another, and putting down the rebels on the ground one by one. In particular, there are more than ten arrow towers above the city tower, and the bows and arrows on them shoot down fiercely and accurately, which is the greatest threat. And the rebel archers below couldn't shoot their arrows at all on top of the tower, which was so tall and sturdy that it couldn't do anything about it.

Under Shi Chaoyi's orders, the rebels carried out a fierce charge, but several charges were repulsed by the dense fire from the city, leaving corpses all over the ground. Seeing that the defenders of the city were extremely strong, the soldiers were frightened and began to flee backwards, wanting to escape from the range of arrows. It was the densest concentration of arrows they had ever seen, and it seemed that everyone in the city was archers, let alone ten thousand.

"Siege, give me siege. It is not allowed to retreat, and those who retreat die. Shi Chaoyi shouted hysterically, because he suddenly realized that he might not be able to take this city tonight, and his father did not hesitate to offend many generals in order to give himself this opportunity, but he taught him to be disappointed? This must not be the case.

Shi Chaoyi swung his horse and slashed at a soldier who was rushing towards him, slashing him to the ground. Red eyes yelled.

"General Shi...... You killed a herald, he came to give orders for the general, he is not a deserter. The general on the side was stunned.

Shi Chaoyi couldn't care much anymore, and shouted: "You give me an order, ordering everyone to only attack and not retreat." What are those wrecks in the city doing? Why don't you go up yet? Hurry up and attack them. ”

"General Shi, they can't attack, don't you see the city smashing stones and pouring oil on fire? This is knowing that we are going to attack the city, and we are fully prepared. ”

"I don't care, what about rushing the car, why don't you go to the city gate?" Shi Chaoyi jumped violently.

"General Shi, who can approach the dozen or so arrow towers on the city gate? Seven or eight waves went up, and all of them were shot. Hey, I knew that I came with a catapult and a bed crossbow, and I could suppress it. ”

"I don't care, I don't care. In short, this city must be taken. Shi Chaoyi said angrily.

"General Shi, I'm afraid we're ...... I'm afraid that I will have to withdraw my troops immediately. ”

"You can't retreat, Luo Su'an, if you dare to retreat, I will kill you." Shi Chaoyi said angrily.

The adjutant general named Luo Suan shouted: "General Shi, it's not a humble duty to retreat, look over there, it seems that the ** cavalry has been dispatched." ”

Shi Chaoyi looked in the direction of Luo Su'an's finger, and sure enough, in the wilderness south of the city, the torches were shining like a carpet, and a large group of cavalry was coming around the city straight for his soldiers and horses, the number could not be distinguished, but looking at the density of the torches, the number should be extremely large.

"This ...... What the hell is going on, doesn't it mean that there aren't many soldiers and horses here? Shi Chaoyi said dumbfounded.

"I'm afraid I've fallen into the trap of **, let's withdraw, it's too late if you don't withdraw. General Shi, let's go. ”

"But what about the siege? How do I explain to my father? ”

"My life is almost gone, go back and explain slowly, General Shi don't have to rub it off." The deputy general jumped to his feet in a hurry, and finally couldn't help but order someone to turn Shi Chaoyi's horse around, and whipped Shi Chaoyi's horse buttocks. Shi Chaoyi's war horse immediately galloped.

"Withdraw." The adjutant general gave the order, and then urged the horses to quickly follow Shi Chaoyi and defeat backwards.

"Father wants to have morning tea in the city, what can I do?" The night sky also echoed with Shi Chaoyi's shouting on horseback.

"Drink your mother's head." The lieutenant finally couldn't help but curse angrily.

As soon as Shi Chaoyi fled, the rebels were defeated, and everyone ran back with their lives. The 20,000 cavalry of the Shence Army, which rushed out of the oblique spurs, rushed like a whirlwind and clouds, and began to chase and kill the rebel soldiers and horses scattered and fleeing like sheep. The thunderous iron hooves ruthlessly crushed Shi Siming's dream of morning tea.

Fortunately, Shi Siming had a heart, fortunately, Shi Siming knew that his son was a few catties and taels, and he led 50,000 soldiers and horses to respond in the rear to ensure that Shi Chaoyi and thousands of remnants of the soldiers could escape back alive. And the cavalry of the Shence Army also seemed to know that there was a large number of rebels in the rear, so they only pursued to the foot of Huapusan, so that they would not chase anymore. And Shi Siming had already ordered 50,000 soldiers and horses to lie in ambush on the hillside and wait for it, once they chased it to the side of the mountain, they would definitely suffer heavy losses.

The fierce siege battle was defeated in less than two hours, and when the sky was light, Shi Siming returned to the mountain pass camp with the dejected Shi Chaoyi and more than 4,000 remnants. The generals of the battalions had already received the news and gathered in front of the camp gate to greet them. Although their faces were serious, Shi Siming still saw a look of schadenfreude in their eyes, knowing that they were secretly happy that their cronyism had led to tonight's defeat.

But Shi Siming couldn't get angry with them, he could only put his anger on Shi Chaoyi, and when Shi Chaoyi confessed to him, he shouted angrily: "From today onwards, you will be demoted to a deputy general, guarding grain and grass materials, and you are not allowed to participate in any combat operations." Ben Shuai's face has been lost by you. ”

A general persuaded: "Marshal Shi, it's not the fault of the eldest prince, we have fallen for the **." They deliberately showed weakness to the enemy and lured us to the siege. Whoever goes to attack the city tonight will also suffer. ”

Shi Siming was full of anger, and roared in a deep voice: "The whole army is ready to march, and the troops will be under Tongzhou City as soon as dawn, and the commander vows to step on Tongzhou City to the ground." ”