Chapter 485: Falling Short

The deeper the autumn, the cooler the day.

That morning, there was another heavy fog in Mengzhou City.

Cheng bit King Kong up, and Qin Tian ran over.

"Lu Guogong, gather soldiers and horses, take advantage of the thick fog, and attack Mengzhou City."

Hearing that he was going to attack so early, Cheng Yanjin was stunned for a moment: "Why are you going to use the fog again this time?" ”

"I've seen it, this fog lasts for a long time, and with the fog as a cover, we can easily cross the moat, which can save us a lot of things."

Different situations should be treated differently, after Qin Tian finished speaking, Cheng Yanjin did not hesitate, and immediately ordered people to gather, and then went straight to Mengzhou City.

The fog was so thick that you could only see clearly from a distance of three or four meters.

The Tang army came from a distance, and the rebels on the tower could not see them, but they could hear some voices.

"It's not good, go and report to the general, the Tang army is attacking the city."

One of the rebels shouted, and soon, sharp arrows were shot from the tower, but they couldn't see where the people below were, so the arrows were also shot blindly, and there was no accuracy at all.

Although some of the screams of the Tang army can be heard, they are not as many as on weekdays.

Li Yiyu quickly led the soldiers and horses to the city tower, but the fog was too big, and he couldn't see how many Tang troops there were, and where they were attacking now.

"Shoot me, shoot ...... hard"

Although there is no accurate head, if there are too many sharp arrows, it can still block the attack of the Tang army.

At the sound of an order, the rebels' sharp arrows became more and more numerous, and they became denser and denser.

The sharp arrows shot down one after another, and the screams of the Tang army came and went.

But at this time, a rebel lowered his head, and was suddenly startled, and then shouted loudly: "General, the big thing is not good, the Tang army is coming." ”

Under the city tower, the Tang army was building a ladder, and groups of Tang troops attacked it.

Li Yiyu didn't expect the Tang army to attack so quickly, and he was taken aback, but immediately after, he hurriedly ordered: "Boulder, roll wood and prepare, give me resistance to the Tang army, and definitely can't let them attack." ”

The strength of the Tang army is very strong, three times that of their soldiers and horses, and if the Tang army is allowed to attack, then they basically have no chance of winning.

The rebels received the order, and for a while, the boulders and rolling logs rolled down from the city tower, because they were close, although they were vague, but the rebels could still see some shadows, so these tools to defend the city could be said to have played a great role.

The Tang army attacked the city bravely, but in the face of the defenders who had prepared for the defense of the city, it was really not an easy thing for them to attack.

The Tang army of the Tang army was repulsed, and the time passed slowly, and the fog gradually dissipated.

However, in the end, the Tang army occupied the advantage of a large number of people, and when crossing the moat, the casualties were very small, so under the non-stop siege of the Tang army, there were still Tang troops who slowly attacked.

Qin Tian and Cheng Yanjin saw these in the back, and their hearts suddenly moved.

As long as one Tang army attacked, there would be a second and third, and as long as they slowly bought this time, they would soon be able to capture Mengzhou City.

As long as they can capture Mengzhou City, this rebellion that broke out due to the flood will basically be pacified, and they will do some basic things, and they will almost be able to return to the court.

Cheng Yanjin was very excited, here, the sound of the drums of the siege was loud, which made the soldiers feel more and more heroic.

Victory is at hand.

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The two sides have been attacking and defending back and forth, and the rebels are already somewhat unable to support it.

Li Yiyu slashed and killed an attacking Tang army, and then asked, "Isn't there any news from Mr. Lu?" ”

"General, there you have, we just got the news that Mr. Lu is almost in Mengzhou City."

"Have you borrowed soldiers, horses, and grain and grass?"

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Li Yiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kill ...... me"

The morale of the rebels was a little stronger.

Time passed quickly, the sun came out, and the fog finally cleared.

Under the city of Mengzhou, there were many corpses piled up, including those of the Tang army and the rebels, Qin Tian and Cheng Yanjin led the remaining soldiers and horses, and stopped outside the moat.

At this time, Cheng Yanjin's face was full of excitement, and the Tang army attacked some more people, and soon, they would be able to control Mengzhou City.

Siege is like a river opening, even if you can tinker with it, as long as you have an opening, this opening will still be broken open sooner or later, and when it is broken up again, it will not be something you can repair again.

The more the Tang army attacked, the bigger the opening.

Victory, as if it already belonged to the Tang Army.

But just when Cheng Yanjin and Qin Tian both felt that they were about to win soon, there was a sudden sound of fighting and shouting in Mengzhou City.

The sound of shouts resounded in the sky, and then, on the tower of Mengzhou City, there were suddenly waves of soldiers and horses, these soldiers and horses were obviously much stronger than those ordinary refugee rebels, and the Tang army that attacked was killed by them before they could gain a firm foothold.

This scene appeared suddenly, Cheng Yanjin and Qin Tian were stunned for a moment, and they couldn't believe it.

It's clear that victory is on the verge of victory, but how can there be sudden variables?

"What's the matter, could it be that there are other rebels in Mengzhou City?" Cheng bit Jin and frowned, he couldn't believe that this was true, and Qin Tian was also very shocked at this time, but immediately after, he realized that something was wrong.

If the rebels in the city are not 5,000, but 10,000, then their 15,000 soldiers and horses will not be able to capture Mengzhou City at all, and continuing to attack will only increase casualties, and in the end, even the foundation will be destroyed.

"Mingjin retreats!"

Qin Tian shouted loudly, Cheng Yanjin's expression was solemn, obviously a little unwilling, but seeing the soldiers besieging the city being killed one after another, he also knew that they couldn't attack this Mengzhou City.

The drums of Mingjin's collection of troops sounded outside the city of Mengzhou, and the soldiers who were besieging the city did not hesitate, they were very ambitious, and they knew that they were about to attack, but the sudden increase in the rebels made them under great pressure.

If they continue to attack, they will only be killed.

Therefore, if you can, you can retreat.

Tang Jun retreated, and then did not stay outside Mengzhou City, and returned directly to the camp, at this time, the sun had warmed up, and the smell of blood spread faster, stimulating everyone's sense of smell, which was disgusting.

Under the city tower, the corpses were piled up, and Li Yiyu looked at the retreating Tang army, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Lu's return is too timely, if you don't come back, Mengzhou City will be broken by the Tang army." Li Yiyu said, Lu Sanqian smiled bitterly, and said: "General, although I am back, I didn't expect that Luo Xiaobai's five thousand soldiers and horses would be wiped out." ”

The air suddenly condensed, and Li Yiyu sighed softly, if it weren't for arrogance, they had 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the Tang army would be easy to attack?

(End of chapter)