Chapter 528: The Two Armies Attack Together
Seeing this, on the building of the city of rites,
The defenders of Cangguo were full of enthusiasm and morale.
Truth be told,
For the Jin attack of those Jin troops outside the city, he was not very stressed.
The reason is very simple, because the Jin army has a smooth road, there are very few large-scale siege equipment, all of which are still in the rear, and the soldiers are holding the most basic weapons such as knives and spears, and they are rarely equipped with long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows.
As the former capital of the Great Rite Dynasty, the defense of the city wall is not ordinarily strong, and it is more difficult to capture than the capitals of most countries.
It is impossible to say that a husband and a wife are not open, but it is enough for the Jin army under the city to drink a pot.
Coupled with these siege equipment, at least the more than 100,000 people under the city who lack siege equipment will not be able to contribute to the city.
As long as these men can't storm the city walls, they won't be able to pose any threat to the city.
After about two pillars of incense, the Jin army finally erected the first cloud ladder on the city wall after paying a huge price.
This scene finally gave Tang Mu's gloomy heart some comfort.
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Once you have a start, the next step is much easier.
Sure enough, after seeing the first siege ladder on the city wall, the morale of the Jin army was greatly boosted, and they all went to the chrysalis in that direction, and the rest of the siege ladders were also encouraged, and they sent their ladders to the side of the city wall.
However, the good times were short-lived.
There is great hope, and there is great despair.
The soldiers who had just climbed the ladder were served with dung juice and boiling water.
In less than a moment, the ladder that had just been built on the city wall was also toppled down.
Although, there are one, two, three ladders in the next one......
On the city wall, the soldiers of Cang poured it with fierce fire oil, and then lit the fire, basically the siege ladder was wasted.
On the other hand, the defenders of Cangguo on the city wall can use crossbows and bows and arrows to shoot the enemy soldiers outside the city as much as they want.
They didn't even need to aim at all, after all, there were too many Jin troops outside the city.
It has to be said that this is a one-sided siege battle, because the Jin army lacks siege equipment, and there is no effective means to restrain the Cang army in the city, which makes after the battle, in the case of a full hour, only a few people of the Jin army climbed the city wall.
These people, or the defenders, deliberately released water to give the Jin army hope, and then harvested their lives in turns.
After all, there are not many soldiers on his side, such a good harvesting opportunity, of course, he will not let it go, if the next time the Wei army and the Jin army attack the city together, then the pressure on the Cang army will be great.
It is better to take this opportunity to consume the strength of the Jin army as much as possible.
Anyway, all you need to do is consume arrows and fortification equipment, such as stones and boiling water.
After all, long before the Jin army came to Licheng, the defenders who learned the news were already preparing, and they also mobilized the people in the city to prepare, and at this rate, it was okay to hold on for another four or five days.
After four or five days, reinforcements were basically able to arrive.
All this, including the strategies of the defenders, was gradually taken into full view by Tang Mu.
Because more than an hour has passed since the beginning of the war, and the slightest progress has not been made, even the long ladder of siege that was barely erected was either pushed away by the Cang army on the city wall, or was poured with fire oil and burned.
At the same time, Wei Jun's approach also made him very angry.
Because even in such a bad battle situation, Gongsun Zhi was still unmoved, and led the soldiers under his command to watch a good show.
But think about it, yesterday he let the Jin army attack the city, purely to consume the defenders on the city tower, whether it is the arrows in the city, or the fire oil, rolling stones and other defensive means, as long as these are exhausted, the next siege will obviously be much easier.
Now, seeing that there is no hope of a breakthrough, he will naturally not rush to send troops and increase the casualties of the Wei army.
After this wave of offensive lasted for nearly half an hour, the morale of the Jin army besieging the city gradually fell to a low point, and even deserters appeared one after another.
Then, they were killed one by one by the overseers who were guarding the last part of the army, which suppressed the trend of deserters and avoided a rout.
Originally, it was agreed that the attack would be at least until noon, and then the success or failure could be determined.
So Tang Mu had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to order: "Order the Chinese army to attack with all your might." β
At the same time, he personally rode his horse and came to the front of the Wei army, and arched his hand: "General Gongsun, our army is short of siege equipment, I don't know if I can borrow one or two?" β
Secondment?
Gongsun Zhi hesitated slightly.
Secondments in the course of the war are not loans between neighbors in peacetime.
For example, in this battle, the siege ladder can be used by the Jin army, but the stone-throwing cart and the chariot that hit the city gate can only be used by the people of the headquarters themselves.
Frowning, and finally glancing at the city gate, Gongsun Zhi nodded.
After all, if he had the addition of the Wei army, there might be hope for the two armies to attack the city together today.
If Tang Mu's request is rejected at this time, then there will inevitably be a big rift between the two armies, and I am afraid that they will not be able to attack the city together in the future.
The Jin army needed the assistance of the Wei army, so why didn't the Wei army need the help of the Jin army?
If the two armies are separated from Germany, his Wei army will also be alone.
Immediately, he nodded and agreed.
Immediately, the left and right immediately went to the Chinese army to convey the general's order.
Tang Mu breathed a sigh of relief, the next siege was not in vain.
He immediately rode his horse and returned to his command position.
"Woo-"
The advance army of the Wei army moved.
It consisted of a phalanx of fifteen thousand people, and within this phalanx, there were subdivisions.
The front was 13,000 foot soldiers, and the rear was 2,000 crossbowmen, and after receiving Wei Shao's order, he immediately led his army to support the Jin army.
The phalanx of siege equipment in the back also pressed towards the city wall little by little.
"Stump, Tread, Treadβ"
I have to say that although the Wei army is not ranked, if you look closely, in fact, this army is indeed not weak, at least they are well-dressed and orderly, and the siege equipment in the rear is not weak at all.
At this time, on the city of Li, the defenders of Cangguo also frowned and looked at the Wei army outside the city that had put on an offensive posture, and they were shocked and angry in their hearts.
His name is Liu Ye, and he was originally a 10,000-strong general, and this time he was ordered to defend the city.
I thought that if I continued at this pace, I would definitely win, but I didn't expect the enemy army to unite in a rare way.
The two armies attacked the city together, which is not as simple as one plus one.
The pressure is doubled!
"General." A soldier next to him said hesitantly: "That seems to be the army of the Patriotic Nation......"
"I can see it!" Liu Ye glared at the soldier, and then said viciously: "It doesn't matter which army he is, as long as he attacks Licheng, he will beat me hard!"
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