It will be the courage of a soldier. Seeing that the commanders in the army had always been brave and shouting like this, the officers and men of the left battalion of the Xuanfeng Army listened to it, and they all beat their spirits, turned around and ran backwards, but in the chaos, dozens of people crowded in front of the ladder car, where could they retreat. I saw a few torches thrown from the city wall, and the ladder car burst into a high flame in the blink of an eye! Some of the oil canisters that did not hit the ladder truck fell to the ground, splashing oil all over the ground under the city, and at this moment a fire was also ignited.

Bai Xie Yuan saw the opportunity early, and his sergeant was not injured much. By the time the fire was ignited, he was out of range. But the people who were supporting the cart under the ladder and a few brothers who were slow on their legs and feet became fire men, and at this moment they were crying and screaming like crazy cows and horses, rolling and struggling on the ground, and the cry was miserable and miserable.

The defenders at the head of the city took the opportunity to fall into the well, and greeted them with strong bows and crossbows. Fortunately, the crossbowmen of the Chengxia Elector Army were more effectively suppressed, and the southern city wall of Shenxian County was destroyed by stone cannons for a while. The head of the city was badly damaged, and there were naturally not many places for crossbowmen to settle down. So, although they threw a stone into the well, the greatest disaster was still that the man fell into the well first, not the stone that fell later.

The soldiers of the left battalion retreated in embarrassment, and everyone looked back, and the ten ladder carts were all in flames, and even many sections under the city wall were burned into a fire dragon, and I am afraid that hundreds of soldiers of the left battalion will be buried in this fire.

Such a tragic situation was staged in front of everyone, which caused the morale of the western army outside the city to be demoralized. Many of the crying fire men were acquaintances, and although most of them could not be named, they were of the same lineage, and they had sung together, shouted together, fought together, and drank together, but now they died so miserably that the hearts of others were extremely corrupt.

A puff of arrows and crossbows fired, and one by one the living people who screamed miserably fell. No one blames Shangfeng for not understanding human feelings, this is human feelings, this is "saving" them.

In addition to the casualties of the soldiers of the left battalion besieging the city, the fire under the city also burned all ten ladder carts.

The Western Army below watched the Liangshan Army in the city take the opportunity to repair the city wall again, and when the fire under the city gradually weakened, the corpses of hundreds of soldiers of the left battalion of the Xuanfeng Army were thrown on the city, and the battalion commander made Xie Yuan cry bitterly.

Zhao Li climbed to the top of the city, looked at the Western army outside and laughed, and those Huainan soldiers also pointed at the Xuanfeng army under the city and laughed and scolded.

The sound of Mingjin came from the rear formation, and Wang De and Xie Yuan reluctantly commanded everyone to retreat. This defeat dealt a very heavy blow to morale, and the upper and lower hearts were not happy, and they returned to their own positions in despair.

The losses of the left battalion were especially significant. Of the four or five hundred people, only one of the three stops remained.

Later, news came out, but it was the thieves who sprinkled soybeans on the city, and they wore special spikes, which had little impact, but it was bitter to jump on the city to fight the Western army men. One by one, the wolf-like heroes became soft-footed shrimps, and were easily poked to death by thieves at the head of this small Huainan city.

The first batch of 200 hand-to-hand warriors on the ten ladder carts only escaped back to less than 20%. But he directly engraved an impression in the hearts of the people who selected the Feng Army, and the bird surnamed Zhao was cunning and cunning.

In the days that followed, the Xuanfeng army continued to intensify the siege. Of course, their main offensive method is still stone artillery. Because the equipment under the city of Luzhou is also tight, Zhao Ming can only cut wood and make equipment by himself. But the woods around the city for twenty miles were cut down by Zhao Li's people, and even the residential markets outside the four passes were also demolished, and the only way for the Song army was to drive out the people and demolish the villages outside the city.

In this way, the people here hate it even more.

Zhao Ming also made a feint attack several times, including one attack on Xicheng and Beicheng, but they were all unsuccessful, but the strength of several battalions of the main attack was lost by more than 100.

As a general of the Western Army, Zhao Ming has not seen a brutal siege battle, and his soldiers have suffered a lot of losses, but he doesn't care. But if you lose your manpower and fail to take the city, it's unpleasant.

The small Shen County is not a famous city and a big county, there is not much high city and deep pool, and it has been hoarding the city for a long time, which is really embarrassing for Zhao Ming.

In addition, the impact of the wounded soldiers on the morale of the battalion is also very great, limited to the poor medical conditions and the small number of military doctors, those seriously injured soldiers can basically only die helplessly, or are directly abandoned by the doctors, and lie alone in bed and suffer. If you get through it, you'll be a good man again, and if you can't get through it, you beg the brothers around you to make up for it.

The rudimentary medical environment can even put many soldiers who have been wounded by arrows into a desperate situation.

The only ones who could be treated were those who were not seriously injured, or the more outstanding officers and warriors.

And the small Shen County is so difficult to fight, so the war under the city of Luzhou is even more difficult. After the stone cannon failed, Liu Yanqing successively used ladder trucks, trench bridges, goose carts, caves and other methods, but they all had little effect.

Just when he was in a hurry, Wuwei Army came to report that Yang Zhi had already led troops to Hezhou, which was a major urgency; Then there was news from Shen County, and the small county town actually resisted the onslaught of the Xuan Feng Army.

Zhao Ming's earlier letter for help was regarded by Liu Yanqing as a waste paper, but now that Luzhou City is in difficulty, the strategic position of Nashen County has suddenly increased a lot, and he has to consider it deeply.

Yao Gu also said for Zhao Ming, "Zhao Ming is the confidant of the cardinal, and the captain should give three points." What's more, the Shen County Department is also the key, and the Taiwei must not be rash. ”

If so, Liu Yanqing sent all the remaining ten artillery trucks to Shen County.

Zhao Lisu stood on top of the gate tower of Shenxian County, and the sound of hunting with flying flags poured into his ears, and his eyes were deep.

Reinforcements from the Song army have arrived!

At dusk, he clearly saw a team coming from the direction of Luzhou and entering the camp outside the city. It seems to be carrying a lot of equipment. It is conceivable that tomorrow the war will inevitably resume. But Zhao Li was not worried at all, and the soldiers came to bring the enemy's water to the earth weir, and that's it. He was only worried about the battle of Luzhou, which was the key to the confrontation between the two armies of Qi and Song in the Huainan battlefield.

In the dark of night, dotted with stars, Zhao Lixiong's strong figure stood solemnly at the head of Shen County, looking at the Song army camp outside the city by faint starlight. The latter set up a large camp outside the county seat, and as far as the eye could see, there were patches of marching tents.

"Sasha-" Heavy footsteps came, but it was Zhou Chunlai, the deputy envoy of the soldiers and horses, who walked quickly with a steel knife in his hand, "Brother Zhao, there is nothing in the city, and the brothers have already slept." ”

"Looks like it's okay tonight." To Zhou Chunlai's words, Zhao Li nodded and signaled that he heard it. "But tomorrow the Song army will inevitably launch a fierce attack! Virtuous brother also go down and rest, there will be a hard battle in the coming day. ”

If so, there was nothing to say all night.

A short and calm night passed, and when the red sun burst over the eastern horizon, the Song army outside the city was already out of camp and ready to go.

In the sound of the fierce and vigorous war drums, accompanied by the continuous sound of horns, a group of ironclad soldiers surged out from the camp of the Song army, and approached the city of Shenxian to line up the troops.

The commander of the Song army, Zhao Ming was dressed in bright silver mountain heavy armor, and a pure black and shiny horse appeared outside the south gate of Shen County under the arch guard of a group of generals and hundreds of elite horsemen, and he also held a clairvoyant mirror in his hand. But it was captured by the Song army in the first battle of Nachao County, and the generals of the Western Army shared the profits, and one of them fell into his hands, and he was immediately shocked by Zhao Ming as a divine object. Another one was sent to Luoyang, and it didn't take long for this thing to spread among the Song army.

Zhao Ming slowly raised his right arm, the shining armor seemed to be covered with a layer of blood-red brilliance under the red morning sun, and the gaze of countless Song soldiers was condensed on one arm, and he waved forward gently, and a heavy voice sounded: "Artillery bombardment." ”

The ten artillery carts, together with the two in the hands of the Song army in Shenxian County, were busy all night with the craftsmen in the camp last night before dawn to reload the ten artillery carts and dispose of the two artillery carts that they already had.

This is a severe test for the small Shen County.

There is no Liangshan cannon here, and the situation is naturally different from that of Luzhou City, and the thin and old rammed earth city defense buildings in Shenxian County cannot be compared with Luzhou City at all.

Suddenly, the low and distant horn sound of the Song army's array became louder. The fierce war drums resounded in the sky, almost shattering the eardrums of the soldiers of the two armies. In the rhythmic sound of the trumpet, tall siege equipment advanced from the rear of the Song army to 200 steps away from the city, and suddenly a column of heavy shield armor soldiers had formed a shield wall in front of the stone cannon.

However, the Huainan army at the head of the city can continue to remain calm, and they will definitely be nervous in their hearts, but at least no one will show the color of fear when facing the enemy.

If you lose, you don't lose! That's something they've learned since they entered boot camp.

"Put!"

The Song army is in the front. With the order of the leader Yu Hou, twelve stone cannons flicked their long arms at the same time. Pieces of 100 pounds of ground stones were thrown out fiercely. The stone bullet pierced through the air with a sharp whistling sound, constantly tumbling and tumbling. Sweeping through the sky, with a momentum that crushed everything, it smashed towards the head of Shenxian County.

"Knock-"

One of the first boulders to fall flew directly over the city wall and smashed into the city, knocking a house close to the city wall. It was as if a matchbox had been crushed by a slap, and the house that had been hit from the side creaked and collapsed with a bang.

The rising smoke and dust made Zhao Li's heart tremble, as if he felt the trembling of the house. The next moment, after the whole house collapsed, several Huainan soldiers who were resting in the house crawled out of the collapsed house in embarrassment......

"Scolding?" Looking at the soldiers who escaped death, he beckoned Pao Ze to help dig people. While pointing to the direction of Song Jun outside the city, he jumped around, and his mouth opened and closed, and Zhao Li's heart relaxed. At least they still have the spirit to curse, not to be frightened like frightened rats, trembling.

But the next moment he frowned, how could anyone still rest in the house at this time? He had already ordered everyone to gather in the bunks under the city!

The latter had walls to cover them, and the houses that were next to the walls could never be inhabited.

"Boom-"

Two boulders smashed on the city wall one after another, and in an instant, two large recesses were smashed on the city wall. One of the rocks hit the point and leaned up. A section of the battlements was directly shattered, and lumps of rammed earth splashed down from the city. One of the Huainan Army guards hiding under the battlements turned pale, his eyes were closed, and he gritted his teeth and continued to lie on the city wall. It wasn't until the sound died down that he jumped up and hid under the nearby battlements.

Then a cannon stone struck, right in the middle of the battlement. When the sound of the 'boom' of the female wall collapsing died down, the soldier and the soldier who had been hiding behind the battlements all disappeared without a trace.

"Whoa-la-"

The city tower was already badly damaged by the bombardment a few days ago, and now the city wall has been shaken again and again, making the city gate tower even more dangerous. The falling pieces of masonry and stone fell behind Zhao Li, and a larger piece of shards hurt him. But the soldier just doesn't move!

The next moment didn't take long for a cannon stone of the same size to whistle past. Falling high over the walls of the city and into the city, a large pit was smashed into the ground with a loud bang.

Zhao Li only felt that the city wall under his feet trembled several times, half of the twelve throwing stones hit, and the other three flew into the city. After all, the Song Army's stone artillery had been bombarded in a non-threatening environment for many days, and they had already gained experience.

Half of the hit rate is definitely very high for Song Jun's manpower stone artillery, and Zhao Ming's face is also happy. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that it will not be long before the southern city wall of Shen County can be blown down.

Zhao Lize's face was full of solemnity, he saw with his own eyes that an enemy tower collapsed in the continuous vibration, and only five or six crossbowmen who were hidden inside ran out, and the rest were either buried in the ruins or fell to the city together with the enemy tower.

There was also a huge scar on the wall.

Although he erected a false fence around the turret, and piled up high bags of coarse chaff underneath, the artillery stone did not hit the enemy tower, but on the city wall. The consequence is like this scene in front of him, which makes him know a great thing.

There was also a piece of cannon, which happened to fall in front of an ox cart carrying military supplies to the city, and the stone bullet that rolled in the rumble hit the old cow in front of the ox cart, smashing a ripe watermelon, and teaching the old cow to explode in an instant. The soldiers on the car were quite sharp, and before the stone bullets landed, they rolled off the car with a snort, but they were also slammed all over by the flesh and blood of the old cow. After the stone bullet shattered the old ox, it was still castrated, and the whole ox cart was smashed into pieces before stopping......

Twelve stone cannons raged for more than an hour, which can be described as overloaded, and the city walls of the southern city of Shenxian County were smashed to the ground full of holes and devastation. Truth be told, however, the damage caused to the defenders was extremely limited, and their effect was mainly to suppress the morale of the enemy and raise the morale of their own troops.

If so, after the southern city wall of Shen County collapsed one after another, sure enough, the Song soldiers outside the city were all excited.

"Oh oh oh-" Under Shenxian County, thousands of Song soldiers cheered in unison, and it was the infantry armor of the Xuanfeng Army who went into battle with a nest of fire and revenge flames, and at this moment the morale was even more vigorous.

"Fuck it!" Zhou Chunlai slapped his armor into the dust, glanced at the half-smashed city tower behind him, and cursed endlessly.

Zhao Li said with an impassive expression: "Brother Xian doesn't have to be like this. Victory or defeat is still a common thing in soldiers, and the Song army has the advantage of equipment, so what is it to break my city defense? Let's go and straighten out the generals and wait for the fight. "Zhou Chunlai bowed to the leader.