Chapter 429: Bloody Offensive and Defensive Battle
However, even so, the Changsha and Sha defenders were unable to stop the enemy's flood of attacks.
On the contrary, such casualties only aroused the ferocity of the group of soldiers, making their charging pace more rapid.
"Archer, fire your arrows, shoot back! The sword and shield hand laid the bridge and pressed it on me! Behind the battle, the generals who supervised the battle roared like this. When the more than 2,000 archers of the besieging side rushed to a certain distance, they couldn't help but bend their bows and fight back.
And the sword and shield fighters who rushed to the strongest side were holding shields above their heads with one hand and pushing all kinds of siege equipment with the other.
Among them, the hundreds of soldiers who were responsible for laying the trench bridge so that the follow-up troops could smoothly cross the enemy's ravine were undoubtedly the fastest.
Of course, in this way, these hundreds of soldiers have undoubtedly become the most important target for the defenders of the city. The arrows on the city wall were shooting at them like they didn't want money at this time, so that these soldiers were all wearing armor, and they were still suffering casualties.
"Quick, rush! Rush forward with me! Don't give me a damn hesitation at this time, the more hesitation on the battlefield, the faster the fucking death! Among the hundreds of soldiers responsible for laying the trench bridge, a deputy Qianhu who took the lead was also holding a shield in one hand and pushing the long trench bridge flying car with the other hand at this time.
And his roar and performance as a leader undoubtedly greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers at this time.
Therefore, these hundreds of soldiers let out a roar at this time, and they couldn't help but use all their strength, speeding up the speed of their group of people by three points.
"It worked! Brothers, rush me!! "Hundreds of armored soldiers united, and at this time, they naturally succeeded in laying several exaggerated trench bridges.
And when the trench bridge was laid and there was finally no ravines ahead, the new attached Chu soldiers like a tide couldn't help but frantically attack Chang and Shacheng.
And in the face of such an attack, the defenders of Chang and Shacheng couldn't help but panic.
But after all, it has the advantage of the city wall, so the defenders on the city wall quickly responded.
The generals on the city wall roared angrily at this time, and then the wood, boulders and other objects smashed into the new attached Chu army that was preparing to attack the city like hailstones.
"Bang, pong~~Ah!!" A soldier who was about to erect a siege ladder was struck by a huge piece of wood. And when the heavy wood smashed into his head with a huge impact, only a muffled sound was heard, and the soldier could not even let out a scream, and his brain was burst apart, and he died on the spot.
But even so, the round wood actually shot aside, and Shengsheng smashed the leg of a soldier next to him.
Therefore, for a while, under the long and sand cities, the blood of the besieging soldiers couldn't help but change the color of the land in some places. And the heart-rending screams of the wounded, accompanied by the corpses that could be seen everywhere around, turned this place into a purgatory on earth.
"Whoever retreats dies, and no one is allowed to retreat. Press it on me, they don't have that many boulders. In any case, the ladder will be erected for me in a quarter of an hour! "Slashed and killed a soldier who wanted to flee because of his cowardice.
This thousand-household official promoted by Zhang Shihui carried the bloody head of the soldier who died blindly, looking extremely hideous and terrifying.
However, in this way, even if the soldiers fighting on the front line were timid, they did not dare to turn back and escape.
Therefore, under the circumstance that it is possible to survive only by attacking forward, the thousands of newly attached Chu troops under this city can't help but become more and more fierce in their attacks on Chang and Shacheng.
"Mighty!! Come on!!! Suddenly, in the eastern part of the southern city wall, there was a burst of cheers.
But under the frantic offensive, three siege ladders have been successfully erected here.
Although these three siege ladders were immediately smashed and pushed by the defenders on the city wall with giant hammers and battle axes, it is undoubtedly a good phenomenon to be able to erect siege ladders from scratch.
So it didn't take long for one after another siege ladders to be erected on the city walls. Then thousands of soldiers and soldiers couldn't help waving the blades in their hands, and frantically attacked along the ladder ants, desperately attacking.
"Brethren! In this battle, we have no way back. In this battle, if you don't win, you will die, and the brothers will kill you!! ”
On the city wall, seeing the enemy's ladders hooked one after another to the city, thousands of enemy soldiers launched a desperate attack, and the athletes under their command fell one after another. Wei Liang, the deputy envoy of the Hu and Southern Propaganda Division, roared angrily, and couldn't help but personally draw out his war knife and join the battle group with his personal guards.
And as we often say, the general is the courage of the soldiers.
Wei Liang's actions at this time undoubtedly played some role. Therefore, those newly attached Chu troops who finally climbed the city wall did not wait to stand firm on the city wall, and they were also killed by the defenders.
As a result, the thousands of newly attached Chu troops under the city not only failed to take the city wall, but were also smashed and pushed to almost all the siege ladders by the defenders who fought back frantically, and once again injured more than 200 elite soldiers.
"Damn! Bastard!!! Seeing this, Ye Ziming, who was commanding the battle below, couldn't help but be scolded angrily.
Yes, because of the early surrender, and after the surrender was the leader of the Baoqiang Road. Therefore, after abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, Ye Ziming was also temporarily promoted to become the leader of these thousands of new surrendered troops.
However, his leader obviously does not have much prestige in the army.
Otherwise, I wouldn't know that when Zhang Shihui gave them an errand yesterday, he still needed to call all the other four people except him.
But because of this, Ye Ziming is really eager to make a good contribution now, in order to be able to sit in his position.
Therefore, after seeing that the offensive on the front line finally improved but failed again, Ye Ziming couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
"General, no. Relying only on the ladder, with our current strength, we can't even touch the city wall! At this time, it's best to lean over the two Linchong chariots, otherwise it will only increase the casualties! ”
General Ye Ziming looked angry, and one of his henchmen, Zuo, couldn't help but come up with an idea for him at this time.
Hearing this, Ye Ziming glanced at the chaos on the front line, and then at the two tall Linchong chariots on both sides.
"Then you bring me all the reserves now. Dig up the earth and fill in the ditch in front of me, and make two roads that can be used by the chariots. I'll give you half an hour, go quickly! ”
"Yes, my subordinates obey!" Hearing such an order, the henchman Zuo was naturally busy printing. Then holding high the command flag given to him by Ye Ziming, he immediately began to dig and fill the bag with a thousand soldiers and horses.
Then, after successfully filling the ravine in only three quarters of an hour, they couldn't help but rely on the Linchong chariot, regrouped their team, and launched an attack on Chang and Shacheng again.
In this way, the defenders of Changsha and Sha naturally launched a counterattack again.
However, this time, perhaps because the Linchong chariot, which was so tall that it was almost level with the Changsha city wall, brought too much oppressive force to the defenders. Therefore, this time, the newly attached Chu army on the attacking side only paid more than a hundred casualties before they were killed under the city wall again.
Then the two chariots were several zhang high and dozens of zhang long, and the siege beasts that could carry hundreds of soldiers at a time slowly leaned towards the city wall.
"Damn! Catapults, artillery, smash them for me, don't let them come close! Seeing this beast-like siege machine, Wei Liang, who was commanding the battle on the city wall, was also terrified.
So at this time, he couldn't help but shout, so that all the catapults and artillery on the city wall were aimed at the two huge chariots.
However, the largest siege equipment in the era of cold weapons in China, the Linchong chariot was obviously not so easy to destroy.
Although the catapults and bronze cannons on the defending side are also considered to be powerful, they are wrapped in thick leather on the outside, and there are even iron-clad chariots in key parts. The catapults of the officers and soldiers defending the city of Chang and Shacheng and the bronze artillery that could only fire solid iron balls the size of fists were obviously helpless against this siege beast for a while.
Therefore, under the frightened gaze of the Changsha side, these two huge Linchong chariots will slowly lean against the city wall under the offensive like hailstones.
"Kill, !!" The Linchong chariot successfully leaned against the city wall, pushing the Linchong chariot was already sharpening their knives and thousands of elite soldiers, and naturally they roared in unison. With his weapons in hand, he boarded the Linchong chariot and jumped directly onto the Changsha city wall to attack the enemy.
Then a bloody battle could not help but set off on the Changsha city wall.
"Pass my military order, now, let the death battalion go into battle. Rush inside these two chariots and destroy them! Seeing that the situation would worsen more and more like this, Wei Liang gritted his teeth and couldn't help but give such an order.
Hearing this, a herald standing next to him was naturally busy conveying Wei Liang's order.
Then, after the five hundred death battalions that had been waiting for a long time each took a sip of the bowl of liquor in front of them, they couldn't help but carry the war knife and giant axe, and went to the battlefield with fire and oil, and launched the most fierce attack on the enemy!
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"Oh, that's a pity. But it's also a goal achieved, okay, Mingjin withdraws his troops! "Look at the two chariots that are burning brightly. After the battle, Zhang Shihui sighed, and then waved casually, so he couldn't help but give such an order.
Hearing him say this, a herald beside him hurriedly agreed. Then, the sound of the incomparably loud sound of gold could not help but spread throughout the battlefield.
"Damn, it's almost, it's almost!" Ahead, I heard the loud sound of Mingjin, this time it can be regarded as a failure, Ye Ziming, gritted his teeth and muttered unwillingly. But he had to sigh and wave his hand to convey the order to withdraw the troops.
Then, the new Chu army, which had killed and injured more than 1,400 soldiers and horses at this station alone, also picked up the corpses of their comrades from the ground and chose to evacuate in an orderly manner.
Seeing them evacuate, many officers and soldiers defending the city on the city wall also seemed to have been drained of their strength at this time, and they collapsed to the ground one after another.
"My lord, the casualties of the brothers in this battle are estimated to be more than 1,000. Especially the death battalion, there are less than 200 people who have survived to maintain combat effectiveness, which is considered a waste! Beside Wei Liang on the city wall, a bloodied thousand-household official looked at the scene around him, sighed, and couldn't help but make such a report to Wei Liang.
And when Wei Liang heard this at this time, he looked at the newly attached Chu army outside the city that was retreating like a tide. Then looking at the Chu army, which was almost three miles away, just where to press the formation, and had not yet entered the battle, the real elite of the Chu army, couldn't help but flash a touch of despair in the depths of his eyes.
Today, just a group of anti-bone thieves have already destroyed the death camp that they regarded as their hole cards. So if the black-clad thief throws his true elite into the battlefield, will he be able to stop it?
Wei Liang secretly thought in his heart, but he really didn't have any confidence at all.
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"The last general and others met with the general, and today the last general and others failed to take Chang and Shacheng for the general. Please forgive the General! Over there, after Ye Ziming and the others withdrew, these generals couldn't help but kneel in front of Zhang Shihui's horse and ask Zhang Shihui for their guilt.
And for their behavior, Zhang Shihui, who had never expected them to win Chang and Shacheng for himself, naturally smiled slightly, and said encouragingly: "Okay, you all get up." You've done a great job today.
Now, here in Changsha, it is just a trapped beast fighting and struggling to the death. I can't last much time. And you, the meritorious deeds you have made, General Ben will naturally report to Brother Wang and speak well for you. ”
"This ......" Hearing that Zhang Shihui made such a promise in public this time, Ye Ziming and the others looked at each other, and their eyes couldn't help but show joy.
"The last general has waited to thank the general. In the future, the last general will not forget the grace of the general, and he will be the king of Dachu, and he will die before and after the saddle! At such a time, Ye Ziming and the others naturally patted their chests one by one to show their loyalty.
In this regard, Zhang Shihui naturally nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand to let them retreat.
Then, after Ye Ziming and the others retreated, Zhang Shihui looked at Chang and Shacheng not far away, and his eyes couldn't help but show a full of self-confidence.
"Chang, Sha, I have figured out your details, and when it comes to tomorrow, this will be the territory of my Great Chu." Zhang Shihui muttered to himself. Then, with a wave of his hand, the more than 10,000 troops changed from the front to the back, and the back to the front, and returned to the camp in an orderly manner.