Chapter 142: Rush (3)
"Kill~"
"Ah~"
The sound of fierce fighting resounded throughout Shimen Town, and a group of dismounted Xianbei cavalry held round shields and began to attack the city wall along the ladder.
However, compared to the fighting on the battlefield in the field, these fierce grassland men on horseback were obviously a little helpless about the towering walls of Shimen Town, and the rhythm of the attack also seemed a little disorderly.
"Shoot, shoot, they're coming!"
Compared with the dazed Xianbei cavalry, the soldiers defending the city at the head of the city were even more panicked, for these newcomers who had never been on the battlefield, just the fierce eyes of the Xianbei cavalry on the opposite side were enough to make people tremble.
Under the light of the fire, the two sides fought fiercely at the city wall.
"My lord, the defenders of this Shimen Town are insufficient, and my subordinates request to lead the soldiers under their command to ask for battle, and they will definitely take Shimen Town in one fell swoop!"
Looking at Shimen Town, which was in a stalemate in the fierce battle, a Xianbei Thousand Cavalry Commander asked Hu Chuquan for battle.
"Take Shimen Town? Hehe, who said I was going to take Shimen Town now"
Hu Chuquan pursed his lips when he heard this, and said noncommittally.
"Huh? Didn't the lord order us to take Shimen Town and cut off the enemy's rear route? ”
The commander of the thousand horsemen froze when he heard this, and opened his mouth to speak.
"Yes, the task given to us by the lord is to take Shimen Town and cut off the retreat of Kong You's German army. But before that, we have to find a way to drag the other party's sailors and eat them first. Otherwise, there is a sailor on the other side, and he can escape from the Yangtze River at any time. If the attack is too fierce, what should the opponent's sailor run away when he sees that the situation is not good! ”
Hearing this, Hu Chuquan raised his head high, and reprimanded the thousand horsemen with a look of disdain.
"This, my lord means that we first show weakness and lead the other party's sailor to take the bait? And then take advantage of the situation to take them down in one fell swoop? Hearing this, the thousand horsemen's eyes lit up, and he realized something.
"It's not us, they have a water division, we also have a water division, you said that when the enemy's water division generals are attracted to the city wall by us, what will happen if our water division attacks from behind?"
Hu Chuquan shook his head, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.
"It turns out that the adult and the sailor have already made an agreement, and the adult is still wise!"
The faces of the generals around Huchuquan showed a look of sudden realization, and they looked at him with respectful expressions and complimented him.
"However, we still can't make it too easy for them, Huerdan, you immediately bring someone to support and press the other party's sailor out for me!"
Hu Chuquan's face was silent, still looking at the offensive and defensive battle of Shimen Town in front of him with a proud look, and he ordered with confidence, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth that was getting longer and longer betrayed his mood at this time.
Thanks to the lord's private advice, he was able to show his face greatly among the generals, and at this time, Hu Chuquan also respected Sima Yu, the barbarian king, more and more in his heart.
"Whoa!"
A thousand cavalry commanders named by Hu Chuquan quickly responded to the promise and led the troops.
"Report! General, Shimen Town in front is in an emergency, and General Chen Tuan once again sent someone to urge our army to support! ”
In the temporary camp of the Water Division on the east side of Shimen Town, a herald hurriedly rushed into the main camp and reported loudly to Yan Wen, the commander of the Kong Youde Water Division stationed in Shimen Town.
"What's going on?"
In the main tent, Yan Wen sat on the main seat with a sinking face, looked at the herald below and asked in a deep voice.
"General, the enemy troops outside the city are all fierce grassland cavalry, and most of the soldiers defending the city under the command of General Chen Tuan in the city are Xinding, and they are almost unable to resist the enemy's offensive, if we don't rescue, Shimen Town will soon be lost!"
Hearing this, the messenger quickly replied breathlessly, and before he left, he had already seen many Xianbei cavalry climb the city wall, killing the soldiers defending the city under the command of Chen Tuan.
"Idiot! The attack this time is all Xianbei cavalry, not good at siege warfare at all, this Chen Tuan has 1,000 men and horses in his hands and can't resist their attack for an hour, come here, immediately gather people and horses, support Chen Tuan them! ”
Yan Wen slammed the desk in front of him, scolded in a low voice, and immediately ordered the guards waiting outside the tent after he finished speaking.
As an old man under Kong Youde, Yan Wen has always controlled the elite sailors in Kong Youde's army, and his achievements have been impressive.
And Chen Tuan is just one of Kong Youde's many brothers-in-law, his ability is mediocre, and the reason why he was able to get to the position of the lieutenant of Shimen Town was all due to his pillow wind.
Therefore, for Chen Tuan, Yan Wen, who has come out of his current position by relying on his military exploits, has never looked down on him.
His current performance has indeed confirmed that he has always been right about him.
However, even if this kid is useless, he has to save it. Otherwise, once Shimen Town is lost, the 50,000 Zhang Wenhuan troops who are now attacking Jumei County will lose this most powerful logistics support point, and the huge Jumei County strategy battle will also have to face a dismal end.
Losing this good opportunity to attack the Yangwu army, Kong Youde's army and Liangshan's army almost lost the possibility of containing the Yangwu army.
This consequence will be unbearable for him and Zhang Wenhuan.
"Quick! Fast! Let's go! ”
As soon as the order came out, the entire Kong Youde Navy Division camp quickly boiled, and the 4,000 sailor elites quickly went to the north gate of Shimen Town under the leadership of Yan Wen, while the camp and the port left 2,000 sailor generals to garrison.
"Kill!"
"Quick! Go up, our reinforcements are coming! ”
The shouts of killing suddenly came from Shimen Town, looking at the 4,000 sailor generals who were killed along the streets under the leadership of Yan Wen, the morale of the Chen regiment who were retreating on the city tower was greatly boosted, and they began to launch a counterattack against the Xianbei cavalry who climbed the city wall.
"Tell your Excellency quickly, the enemy's sailors have been dispatched!"
Under the city wall, Huerdan, who was thinking about whether to command the siege soldiers to release water, looked at the defenders who suddenly launched a counterattack, his expression was not shocked, and he hurriedly commanded the heralds beside him.
The sound of the battle shook the sky, and blood stained the entire tower.
On the tower of Shimen Town, after receiving the support of 4,000 sailor generals, the soldiers defending the city quickly stabilized their positions, and broke out a strong fighting force, and began to counterattack the Xianbei tribe soldiers on the city tower.
"What is this?"
After killing the enemy soldiers and leaning on the city wall, Yan Wen looked at the city a little strangely, and easily drove the other party out of the city, Yan Wen felt a little strange in his heart.
Looking at the Xianbei cavalry under the city wall, instead of organizing soldiers to attack the city along the ladder, but laying out a longbow sniper formation, Yan Wen was full of doubts.
"Whoa!"
"Woo Woo Woo ~ "
"Bang!"
At this moment, a resounding arrow rose into the air from the main formation behind it, and a brilliant firework burst into the sky.
"Not good!"
Yan Wen, who had already led the elite of the sailors to climb the city tower to fight the Xianbei cavalry, looked at the arrows in the sky, turned his head to look in the direction of the port, and his expression changed drastically.
From a distance, in the hazy night, a huge fleet slowly headed for the port outside Shimen Town.