In the enemy's formation, the sound of the horn suddenly became excited, and the sound of 40,000 Jingzhou troops killing shook the sky, speeding up the impact speed, and surging towards the city wall.

"Crossbowman, stand up for me!" Su Zhe drew his sword and waved it, and shouted.

When the order was laid, nearly a thousand crossbowmen crouching under the battlements immediately jumped up, and one by one sharp arrows aimed at the enemy in front of the city, pouring down like flying locusts.

Whoosh!

The sound of breaking the wind, dense as rain, shot at the Jingzhou army under black pressure, the screams were immediately loud, blood flew sideways, and more than 100 enemy soldiers were shot to the ground on the spot.

The fighting spirit of the Jingzhou army was slightly frustrated, and the speed of advance was sluggish, and they raised their shields to avoid arrows.

"The Su thief actually ambushed a thousand crossbowmen under the battlements?" Cai Mao's face changed slightly.

Yi Ji next to him also frowned, and reminded: "Cai Don't drive, it seems that Su Zhe seems to be prepared, we have to be careful." ”

"Even if there are a thousand more crossbowmen, it's only three or four thousand people, so why be afraid!"

Cai Mao snorted disdainfully, waved his hand and ordered the whole army, and continued to attack in a big way.

In the Jingzhou army, the sound of the war drums of the attack became louder.

In front of the city, Wen Ping blocked the arrows while shouting loudly, urging the Jingzhou army swept by the rain of arrows, plucking up courage and faith, holding high the big shield and continuing to rush wildly.

They withstood the sharp arrows of the Soviet army, and after paying hundreds of casualties, they finally advanced to the front of the moat, and quickly erected the trench bridge, and then, tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops swarmed over the trench and stuck to the city wall.

"Erect a ladder and give me a siege!" Wen Ping danced the sword in his hand and gave the order sharply.

The sound of killing shook the sky, and the Jingzhou soldiers roared, raising hundreds of cloud ladders and crashing into the wall.

Inspired by Wen Ping, thousands of soldiers frantically climbed the ladder and desperately climbed to the top of the city wall, regardless of life and death.

The number of Jingzhou troops is too much, the siege is extremely dense, the city wall that stretches less than 100 steps, a cloud ladder can be erected at a distance, and in a blink of an eye, the city wall is densely packed, crawling full of Jingzhou soldiers.

Compared with the dense Jingzhou army, the Soviet army on the defending side seems to have only more than 3,000 people, which is quite shabby.

In this battle, the disparity in strength seems to be extremely great, and it seems to be a battle without suspense.

Su Zhe still looked disapproving, the corners of his mouth sneered, and the long sword in his hand waved again, shouting: "It's time, show up, give Cai Mao a big surprise!" ”

The order was handed down, and on the top of the central city tower, the dazzling banner of "Su" symbolizing Su Zhe's existence was immediately raised.

Gan Ning, who was squatting at the root of the city, saw the main flag raised, jumped up, brandished a halberd and shouted: "Brothers, it's time for us to appear, follow me to kill a good time!" ”

In the midst of the roar, the 4,000 Soviet sabber men hidden under the inner walls surged up one after another, rushing to the top of the city, quickly filling every battlement.

The whole Soviet army appeared, and the number was seven thousand!

This is Su Zhe's response strategy.

He had expected that Cai Mao would think that Liu Biao would delay sending troops north for a month because he had no food and grass, but he didn't expect Cai Mao to lead the army to attack immediately.

In order to "cooperate" with Cai Mao, Su Zhe deliberately only put out a few thousand shabby soldiers and horses in the city, and did not show the flag of his main general to show that they were caught off guard.

In fact, Su Zhe had already stationed his entire army in Xinye, hiding more than half of the soldiers and horses, just waiting to appear when Cai Mao was carelessly attacking the city and kill him by surprise.

Gan Ning, who climbed to the top of the city, shouted: "Kill me fiercely, and never allow a Jingzhou soldier to climb to the top of the city!" ”

Before the roar fell, the halberd in his hand swept over, and the head of an enemy pawn who had just climbed the city was slashed down.

The newly joined 4,000 Soviet troops, plus the original 3,000 soldiers and horses, and 7,000 soldiers danced wildly with swords and guns in their hands, fiercely slashing at the enemy who climbed the wall.

For a time, the howl of the city shook the sky, the heads of people flew wildly, and blood rose into the air, staining the sky red.

At the same time, Li Yan also commanded the soldiers to smash the prepared wood and Luo Shi in advance like a landslide and a crack in the ground, roaring towards the enemy's flesh and blood.

The earth-shattering howls were incessant, and hundreds of enemy soldiers were smashed to the point of bleeding, screaming and falling down the city, falling into the flesh.

One after another the ladder was overturned, and it fell to the ground, smashing the enemy soldiers below who could not dodge into pieces.

The number of Soviet troops doubled in an instant, and the combat effectiveness increased greatly for a while, giving the Jingzhou army a dismount and killing them a head-on attack.

The Jingzhou Army was caught off guard, the offensive was blocked, and the fighting spirit fell for a while.

In front of the city, the enemy army is in the middle of the army.

Cai Mao, who was watching the battle, had the solemn confidence on his face, which was instantly annihilated and occupied by astonishment.

He originally thought that he sent troops quickly, Su Zhe didn't have time to increase troops to Xinye, and the defenders in the city were only 3,000, but he didn't want to, the Soviet army was actually here, 7,000 people.

Moreover, looking at the handsome flag with the word "Su", Su Zhe was also in the city.

A series of shocks and questions, like thunder, mercilessly bombarded Cai Mao, making him fall into a state of confusion, and muttered in his mouth: "What's the matter, the scouts are not rewarded, more than half of the rebels are escorting grain and grass to the north, why are there still so many thieves in Xinye City?" ”

Yi Zhi's expression also changed in shock, his eyes rolled a few times, and he suddenly thought of something, so he hurriedly said: "Isn't it those rebels who escort grain and grass, in fact, they are just people dressed in clothes and armor, the real rebels are secretly left in the city by Su Zhe, he did this to deliberately deceive us, so that we think that Xinye is empty, so that we can attack aggressively, but he was caught off guard." ”

Cai Mao's body was shocked, and he suddenly came to his senses, only to realize that he had fallen for Su Zhe's tricks, and he was once again tricked by this poor man who kidnapped his niece.

"Damn Su thief, you are so cunning, you are really insidious!" Cai Mao was angry and angry, and her fist clenched the pollen sac.

Next to him, Yi Ji persuaded: "Cai Beijia, since the Su thieves have been prepared for a long time, we insist on attacking the city for fear that it will damage the soldiers in vain, so it is better to withdraw the soldiers first, and after the morale of the army is restored, it is not too late to attack again." ”

Fall back!

As soon as Cai Mao heard these two words, her scalp tingled.

Retreating meant delaying the time to destroy Su Zhe, but he didn't have the capital to delay.

He had to tell Liu Qi the truth, and under Liu Biao's anger, he killed Su Zhe before he was held accountable, so that he could have a chance to make up for his mistakes.

"Can't be withdrawn!" Cai Mao didn't hesitate at all, and drank categorically, "Even if Su Zhe's whole division is here, our army is still six times as large as him, am I still afraid that he won't succeed!" ”

Yi Ji frowned, and persuaded again: "Our army does have an advantage, but today it was an accident by a traitor, and the army's morale was slightly frustrated, even if it is to attack, it is not too late to withdraw the soldiers first, and then attack after recovering morale." ”

Cai Mao waved his hand and said categorically: "My 40,000 army is killing mightily, and the morale is flourishing, if you withdraw the troops because of a small accident, then it will really damage the morale, and my Cai Mao's prestige, today, I must attack Xinye and destroy the Su thieves in one fell swoop!" ”

Seeing that Cai Mao was so resolute, Yi Yuan couldn't persuade him anymore, so he had to step aside.

Cai Mao drew his sword in his hand, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Pass me the order to Wen Ping, continue to attack me, whoever dares to take half a step back, will be killed!" ”

In the Central Army, the drums of the offensive shook the sky again.

A horseback messenger galloped to the front army, and the order to continue the attack was conveyed to Wen Ping.

"The morale of our army has been frustrated, the rebels are well defended, and this Xinye City is so strong, how can it be captured in one battle, why is Cai Beijia so anxious......"

Wen Ping's dedication to Cai Mao also had some doubts, but he didn't dare to disobey the general's order.

When the appointment was hired, he had to grit his teeth, take out his skills, supervise the Jingzhou soldiers, and continue to attack to the death.

Under the reprimand of Wen Ping, thousands of Jingzhou troops could only muster up courage and desperately climb the city one after another, and the offensive became more fierce for a while.

The Jingzhou army's offensive finally reached its most fierce point.

The Soviets soon felt the pressure.

Countless sharp arrows shot up the city, knocking a Soviet sergeant upside down on the top of the city, suppressing them until they could hardly rise.

Taking advantage of the numerical advantage of the crossbowmen, the Jingzhou soldiers swarmed to climb the city, climbing the city from several places one after another, at most once, and even more than ten people stormed the city.

Although the Soviet soldiers, under the leadership of Li Yan and Gan Ning, stubbornly cut down the enemy in the upper city, the enemy's offensive was too fierce, and the frequency of climbing to the top of the city became more and more frequent, and the pressure on the Soviet army became greater and greater, and it gradually became disadvantaged.

Watching his army gradually seize the advantage, Cai Mao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a confident sneer ignited on his face again.

"Su Zhe, I see how long you can last, you are better in Xinye City, but I still have to kill Wancheng, I can capture you alive today."

Cai Mao's expression became more and more proud, and he even imagined in his mind how to humiliate those poor boys when Su Zhe, who was captured alive, knelt down in front of him, in revenge for his humiliation of himself.

Excited, Cai Mao shouted again: "Take Fancheng, capture Su Zhe alive, all the soldiers will be rewarded!" ”

Inspired by the heavy rewards, the fighting spirit of the Jingzhou soldiers became even more fanatical, and one by one they were like crazy beasts, desperately attacking the city regardless of life or death.

The situation was even more unfavorable for the Soviet army.

Shinno South Gate.

On the tower of the city, Su Zhe, who was sitting and watching the battle, still looked calm and confident, and in the face of the unfavorable situation of his own army, he did not seem to have the slightest fear.

He stood idle, calmly watching the enemy's fierce attack, watching his own army being suppressed, his expression relaxed, as if he was out of the matter.

"My lord, it's time." Li Yan stepped forward and reminded, his expression equally calm, as if he had the chance to win this battle.

Su Zhe nodded and sneered: "Light the fire, it's time to scare Cai Mao's guts." ”

The order was handed down, and on the east corner of the tower, several soldiers immediately lit torches and lit the firewood that had been prepared in advance.

A pillar of wolf smoke ignited, and the black pillar of smoke rose to the sky, reaching up to the sky.