Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 2 Gather and annihilate stragglers to defend Chengdu

Section 4 Defending Chengdu (2)

Seeing that the first wave of the offensive had been defeated so quickly, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart, but he didn't show it, but just said lightly: "Send another 5,000 people to attack, and at the same time mobilize 3,000 archers to suppress the official army at the head of the city." ”

It didn't take long for 3,000 rebel archers, under the cover of 1,000 sword and shield men, to rush to a distance of fifty paces from the southern city wall, and once again engaged in fierce fire with the defenders. In the face of the dense rain of arrows of the rebel archers, the gunners on the head of the city could not load the artillery at all, and they would be shot by arrows when they showed their heads.

The 5,000 rebel soldiers of the second wave of attack took advantage of this opportunity to rush to the southern city wall, and soon began to erect ladders under the city wall; The hammer was quickly prepared, and the violent impact began on the south gate.

At this time, the gold juice and boiling water on the city had been used up, and there was no time to prepare again, so the soldiers and strong men could only rely on rolling wood and stones and long-range weapons to defend the city.

Seeing that the battle was becoming more and more intense, Wu Hang knew that the rebels would definitely attack the southern city wall, so he encouraged the strong men to throw the rolling wood and stones, and began to gather 1,500 melee officers and soldiers on the city wall, preparing to stop the rebel soldiers who landed on the city.

"Soldiers ready to fight! Raise your swords and drive the rebels out of the city! ”

Wu Hang roared, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, and the soldiers who were ready to fight in close combat stood together. And 1,500 officers and soldiers also lived and died with him, and their morale was greatly boosted, and the vast majority of the strong men also took up arms, preparing to fight to the death against the invading rebels.

At this moment, I saw rebel soldiers emerge from more than a dozen ladders one after another. Seeing this, Wu Hang immediately ordered the officers and gunners and archers who were firing at the rebel archers to quickly retreat, giving up their positions to the melee soldiers and strong men behind them.

Hundreds of officers and soldiers archers and musketeers rushed to the rear, and then all consciously put down their bows and arrows, picked up their swords and spears, and stood with their comrades.

"Kill me!"

Wu Hang roared and rushed forward first, aimed at the rebels who climbed the city wall, raised his knife and chopped, cut a rebel soldier in half, and then flew up and kicked a rebel soldier who came up next from the city wall.

Seeing that the main general was so brave, the surrounding soldiers and strong men suddenly rose in morale, and they all roared and pounced on the rebel soldiers who climbed the city wall, and the city wall was suddenly full of murderous sounds, blood was splashed everywhere, there were roaring crowds everywhere, and there were wounded people who fell to the ground in wailing, and the entire city wall became chaotic in an instant.

The 4,000 strong men on the city wall, under the leadership of the officers and soldiers, and the rebel soldiers started a life-and-death battle, although these strong men were not trained, but they were full of courage, and they were not afraid in the face of the fierce rebel soldiers, almost no one retreated, all of them fought to the death.

It's no wonder, after all, the families of these strong men are in the city, once Chengdu is broken by the rebels, their families will be affected, not to mention the extremely strict military law of the official army that restricts them. Therefore, the thousands of strong men on the city wall have burst out with eye-catching combat effectiveness. And the rebels who were thousands of ants attacking the city suddenly froze, as if they had hit an unusually strong city wall, and they were never able to occupy any defensive point on the city wall. No matter how many rebels climb the southern wall, not one of them will be killed by the defenders and strong men, and no one will be spared!

Hao Jiu Ming frowned and watched the fierce battle on the city wall for a while, his face became worse and worse, and the eight toasts around him also had grim faces, and everyone did not expect that Chengdu would be so difficult to fight. Not long after the battle began, the number of casualties gathered by the besieging armies on all sides exceeded 3,000!

"General Hao, do you think we should withdraw first, let the army rest first, and wait until tomorrow to continue the siege?" One of the toasts asked hesitantly.

Yu Jiu Ming thought for a moment, and then said expressionlessly: "Wait a little longer, and wait until these five thousand men and horses are defeated." ”

The faces of the eight toasts were very ugly when they heard this, but in the face of the generous promise of not sealing the knife for three days in the face of the luxury nine lives, everyone had already said the big words, and it was not good to disobey the orders of the nine lives of the luxury in person at this time. As a result, everyone had no choice but to continue to stare at the fierce battlefield in front of them with a bitter face, and continue to watch the soldiers under their command die tragically under the swords of the officers and soldiers.

On the southern city wall of the sword and sword, Wu Hang had already killed thirteen rebel soldiers in a row, and the war knife in his hand had already been rolled aside, and at this time, a short spear was flying up and down in Wu Hang's hand, like a swimming dragon, and the two rebel soldiers in front of him were entangled. And the surrounding soldiers are also in the midst of fierce battles, always firmly suppressing the rebels, so that the rebels have never been able to gain a firm foothold in the city.

Although the officers and soldiers defending the city and the strong men always had the advantage, they also paid a huge number of casualties. After all, the rebels are menacing, and they are well-trained, and their strength should not be underestimated; The officers and soldiers defending the city are just ordinary guards, and their combat strength is not much stronger than the rebels, and the number is far less than that of the rebels. Therefore, the current battle situation can be said to be the defending side in exchange for human lives for an advantage, whether it is officers and soldiers or strong men, the number of casualties is already about the same as that of the rebels, and this is still in the case of occupying a geographical advantage. So far in the battle, the defenders and strong men of the city have not been able to kill and injure a large number of rebel troops!

"It seems that the rebels are ready to exchange human lives for Chengdu! The rebel general is really hard-hearted! ”

Wu Hang said secretly in his heart, but the short spear in his hand was still not very short, and with a sharp swing, it slashed the neck of a rebel soldier.

In the face of the almost frenzied attack of the rebels, Wu Hang also thought about whether to transfer more than 1,000 Changshui battalion soldiers in the city to the city for reinforcements, but then gave up this plan. First, the battle to defend the city has just begun, and the rebels may have some tricks that are useless, they can't use the killer weapon so early, and they must save it until the last moment; Second, once the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion participate in the battle too early, according to the intensity of the rebels' attacks, they will definitely lose too much, and when the battle situation changes, they can't have enough troops to deal with emergencies!

As a result, Wu Hang pressed the plan to recruit the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion under his command to fight, and continued to lead the officers and soldiers defending the city and the strong men to defend the city wall.

"I hope the general can come as scheduled!"

This thought flashed in Wu Hang's heart, and disappeared without a trace with the sound of fierce fighting.

The words are divided into two ends, one for each table.

In the Heming Mountain, thirty miles west of Chengdu, Wen Poyu was leading 10,000 soldiers of the Changshui Battalion to rest in the mountains and forests.

This is a valley in the Heming Mountain, and the peaks on both sides of the valley are towering and unclimbable, enclosing the whole valley in the middle; The terrain in the valley is flat, and the trees in the mountains are dense and cover the sky and the sun, which is not easy to be detected by the outside world; What's even more rare is that there are two crystal clear streams flowing through the valley, which is an excellent place for troops to be stationed.

Wen Poyu and several Qian generals sat by the creek and discussed something, and after a while, everyone dispersed and returned to the place where their respective thousand headquarters were stationed. At this time, Wen Poyu looked in the direction of Chengdu in the east, and secretly said in his heart: "I hope that Wuhang will not disappoint my expectations and be able to block the attack of the rebels." The key to this victory or defeat depends on whether the Wuhang Department can defend Chengdu! ”

It turned out that after arranging the garrison of Chengdu, Wen Poyu discussed with Wuhang how to fight this battle. According to Wu Hang's idea, it is best to concentrate all the troops of the Changshui battalion, and the troops are in Chengdu City, fight an offensive and defensive battle with the invading rebels, hold on and wait for reinforcements, and wait until the main army led by the general soldier Liu Yunwei to arrive, and the rebels will be annihilated under the city of Chengdu.

However, Wen Poyu immediately shook his head and said, "We don't know when the general town will be able to solve the extravagant Chongming department, and when we will be able to lead the army to Chengdu; I don't know if An Bangyan will lead the army to kill at a critical time, let alone whether there are reinforcements from the rebels who are about to attack Chengdu. There are too many unpredictable circumstances, and you can't trap all your troops in the lonely city, that's the way to die! ”

The two discussed for a while, and finally decided that Wu Hang would have full command of the battle to defend the city, while Wen Poyu would lead the main army of the Changshui Battalion out of the city to hide, and wait for the opportunity to attack the rebels from the rear, striving to defeat the main army of the rebels in one battle and win the war.

Wen Poyu retracted his thoughts and said secretly in his heart: "Am I also a little in danger?" Alas! The war has developed to this point, and it can only be like this. ”

At this moment, a team of horses rode into the valley from the small road, and the first flag general dismounted and clenched his fists and said: "General Qiyu, rebel soldiers and horses have been found in the Xinjin area in the southeast, with about 20,000 people, and they are advancing rapidly in the direction of Chengdu!" ”

Wen Poyu was shocked when he heard this, and exclaimed: "In this way, the rebels besieging Chengdu will have 50,000 soldiers and horses!" If you add the two armies of Xuan Chongming and An Bangyan, the rebel strength of this southwest rebellion has reached nearly 200,000! How many people are there in the rebels! ”

Thinking of this, Wen Poyu said to Ye Bushu: "Quickly tell the head town of this news, just say that the Changshui camp will do its best to defend Chengdu without losing, please feel at ease against the head town against the department of Luxury Chongming and An Bangyan!" ”

"Order!"

After Ye Bushu left, Wen Poyu looked at the direction of Chengdu worriedly for a long time, and after a while, he muttered: "Since the rebels have reinforcements arriving, then go to converge, I believe that Wuhang can hold Chengdu!" In this battle, I will finish my work! ”