Chapter 942 Lonely City is in a desperate situation, and he would rather die than give in
"Will... General, we are surrounded by the Chu army! ”
The guard's report exceeded Gu Jianxiong's expectations, so frightened that he almost fell off the bluestone slab with a sword in his hand. (. .)
Rubbing his palms, he asked urgently: "What's going on, which country's troops, how many people?" ”
Yuejiang Fortress is far away from the three cities of Hangang Fortress, and it is also a hundred miles away from the nearest Anseong.
If you are suddenly surrounded, things will be a lot more troublesome!
"In the early morning fog, I can't see how many troops the other party has, but according to the style of the armor, most of them are Chu troops!" The guards didn't dare to be sloppy and gave out everything he knew.
Hearing this, Gu Jianxiong didn't say anything, grabbed the horse cutting knife in his hand, and ran quickly towards the mansion.
The Chu army, the Chu army attacked the city, it was too unexpected.
Anseong is the core of the four cities along the river, and attacking Anseong will completely break the connection between the four cities, like a nail, nailed between the four cities.
Yuejiang City is eastward, it is the gateway of Yue State on the Yangtze River, it is only related to Yue State, Chu State took the liberty of making a move, and things seem confusing.
When Gu Jianxiong arrived at the southern city wall of Yuejiang City with his sword, the defenders on the city wall looked serious, and they had already fully deployed before they noticed the attack of the Chu army, wanting to keep the enemy out of the city gate.
Witnessing the defense in the city wall, the tight strings in Gu Jianxiong's heart still did not relax. On the contrary, the tension grows.
It was not the fault of the Chu army, but the weather was abnormal, and the fog was thick in the early morning, as if it was in chaos, and it was white.
Standing on the city wall, you can only see a hundred paces away, and farther away, you can't see it clearly.
At this moment, Gu Jianxiong vaguely saw the traces of the Chu army appearing in the white mist, but he still couldn't estimate the number of Chu troops and the direction of the main attack.
The confusing situation made Gu Jianxiong have the idea that a tiger eats the sky and can't catch it blindly!
Of course, he didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly turned to the Yan army beside him and said: "Prepare for war, the Chu army will attack, immediately attack the city, and swear to defend Yuejiang City to the death!" ”
"Swear to defend to the death, cross the river city!"
"Swear to defend to the death, cross the river city!"
"Swear to defend to the death, cross the river city!"
……
Hearing the sound, the Yan army on all sides raised the ring knife in his hand and roared loudly. As if shouting, you can vent the panic in your heart.
Under the city wall, in the thick fog, Han Zhitong was holding a war knife in his hand, and when he heard the roar of the Yan army on the city wall, the corners of his mouth were smiling, but his tone was still cold, and he ordered: "Siege the city, leave no living mouth!" ”
Hearing this, the herald quickly announced the order.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The 20,000 Xuanjia soldiers personally led by Han Zhitong made a loud sound like a lion's roar in the dense fog, and their momentum was not weaker than that of the Yan army.
The voice settled, and the Chu army began to move, some soldiers quickly pushed out the previously assembled catapults, bed crossbows, someone set up a cloud ladder, and the shield soldiers in front of them covered, and quickly approached Yue Yan City through the confused fog!
Among the few war horses of the Chu army, Han Zhitong's eyes were scorching, staring at the Chu army attacking the city on all sides, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.
In the south, he fought fiercely with the Yan army for the first time, regardless of the time of day or geography, everything was logical.
Now, the weather is unexpectedly foggy, as if even God is helping him!
The main force of the Yan army was entangled in Ancheng, and they would not understand the situation of Yuejiang City at all.
If you are fortunate enough to understand, a hundred miles away, reinforcements have not yet arrived, and the city of Yuejiang is afraid that it has changed hands.
"Kill!" Han Zhitong's expression was calm, staring at the Chu army shuttling forward beside him, and he snorted coldly in his mouth, but with monstrous killing intent.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
When Chu Jun heard this, he grabbed Bing Ge and walked forward quickly, while shouting loudly.
The siege troops with cloud ladders in the front had not yet passed through the dense fog and arrived at the foot of the city of Yuejiang, and the Chu army in front of the catapults and bed crossbows in the rear had already taken the lead.
"Put!"
"Put!"
"Put!"
……
A general waved a short sword in his hand, and a burst of shouts came out of his mouth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Airplanes! Airplanes! Airplanes!
The groove at the tip of the catapult jerked out with a loud noise.
The spear detached from the bed crossbow like a wild horse, and it traveled through the air quickly, piercing the air and humming like a swarm of bees flying in the sky.
Boulders and spears are intertwined in the air, like thousands of troops, heading straight for Yuejiang City.
On the city wall, Gu Jianxiong led the Yan army and quickly formed a defense, but he and Feng Yi went south to cavalry, and when they crossed the river, they did not carry much siege or defensive equipment.
At this moment, on the head of the city, there are only less than 100 bed crossbows, and in the face of the confusing Chu army, the only way to defend the city is to use the city wall.
However, the city of Yuejiang is close to the river, although it is built with huge stones, but the city wall is not high.
There was no fighting between the north and the south, and the geographical location of Yuejiang City in Yue was not obvious. At the beginning, it was only a small town along the river, so it was easily captured by the Yan army.
Therefore, in front of the Chu army, regardless of equipment and terrain, it is not dominant.
To put it bluntly, the capture is insufficient, and the defense of the city is insufficient.
The only advantage is that Gu Jianxiong has 30,000 cavalry, who have fought fiercely with the Chu army many times in the south, and knows the Chu army's combat methods very well.
"General, get down!"
At this moment, the guards next to him listened to the buzzing sound in the air, shouted wildly, and his body was like a fierce tiger, pounced on the ancient sword male tiger in the corner of the wall, and without being alert, the ancient sword male back slammed into the city wall.
The huge pain in his body made Gu Jianxiong feel as if the whole army was falling apart, and he couldn't help but gasp.
However, before he could figure out the situation, the afterglow looked through the holes between the wall stacks, and in the thick fog, huge rocks and spears flying from the sky, like monsters, appeared from the clouds, and they were first hideous.
Something terrifying in the air is coming up with great speed!
Bang bang bang!
In the blink of an eye, the walls were under heavy attack.
The huge stone hit the city wall, and under gravity, it smashed into the walkway of the city wall, breaking into countless small stones, and splashing in all directions, which was very lethal.
Smashed on the wall battlement, the wall stack made of boulders was mercilessly smashed and collapsed, and the boulder rolled down into the walkway of the city wall.
The spear was ferocious, falling from the sky, and suddenly arrived, puffing into the city wall, in the aisle of the city wall.
Suddenly, the city wall became dilapidated, the boulders were scattered, and the spears pierced horizontally and vertically, and the turtles shrank on the inside of the city wall, and Gu Jianxiong was taken aback.
The fierce offensive of the Chu army far exceeded expectations.
According to the trend of the Chu army's onslaught, the 30,000 Yan army, when there are very few defensive equipment, is afraid that it will be difficult to block the Chu army's offensive.
At this time, not far away, a Yan army shouted: "General Gu, the Chu army has begun to attack the city in a big way!" ”
Behind the dense fog, the traces of the Chu army gradually passed through the fog and appeared under the city wall.
With ladders on their shoulders, they hurried forward, behind them shieldmen with iron shields in their hands, and archers shot arrows from time to time.
Gu Jianxiong witnessed the strong and orderly siege rhythm of the Chu army, gritted his teeth, and said sharply: "Stop the attack for the time being, let the Chu army approach, within a hundred meters, shoot." The ladder leaned against the wall, threw all the boulders on the ground, and tried to destroy the Chu army. ”
After that, Gu Jianxiong turned to the two guards beside him and said, "You." Quickly lead a small number of troops, observe the situation in the east, west, and north gates, and tell the generals defending the city that they must go all out. You gather war horses, if the Chu army breaks the city, fight with the Chu army in the city, and strive to keep the city of Yuejiang. ”
"Yes!" When the two guards heard the general, they clasped their fists together and said sharply, turned around and braved the rain of guns and stones on the city wall, and ventured away.
After giving the order, Gu Jianxiong hid beside the battlement, staring directly at the Chu army under the city wall, estimating the distance of the other party, and always ready to act.
Yuejiang City is surrounded by gods and ghosts, and now the fog is thick on all sides of the city, and it is impossible to ask for help from Anseong, even if the signal is released, it is only rumored that it is more than ten miles, and it cannot reach Anseong.
Therefore, he knew very well in his heart that Yuejiang City had become a lonely city under the siege of the Chu army, and no matter whether it succeeded or failed, the 30,000 Yan cavalry had to rely on everyone if they wanted to survive in secret.
In the cover of the powerful offensive, the whole army approached quickly, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the torrent seemed to rush up quickly.
"One hundred and fifty steps!"
"One hundred and twenty steps!"
"One hundred and three steps!"
"Put!"
Seeing the city wall Chu army arrive within the range of the crossbow attack, Gu Jian Ambition raised his throat and shouted.
In an instant, the Yan army, which was hidden on the inner side of the city wall, suddenly stretched out a crossbow from the gap in the wall battlement, and shot directly at the Chu army.
The overwhelming short arrows, like a dense swarm of bees, rushed down quickly from the head of the city and flew in the direction of the Chu army.
"Formation!" The rain of arrows seemed to be pouring down, and the generals in front of the infantry saw it, and they were shocked into a cold sweat and hurriedly shouted.
The rain of arrows was too dense to be expected.
Hearing this, the Chu army moved quickly and used the shield in his hand to form a formation. It's a pity that a hundred paces away, for the rain of arrows speeding in the air, but in the blink of an eye.
The Chu army's defense speed was extremely fast, but many Chu troops were still exposed to the rain of arrows.
Poop! Poop! Poop!
The rain of arrows hit the armor of the Xuanjia soldiers, and it was difficult to shoot the Xuanjia soldiers unless they hurt the vital points.
A rain of arrows barely found hundreds of casualties for the Xuanjia soldiers, but did not stop the Xuanjia soldiers from moving forward.
In the city wall, not only Gu Jianxiong was surprised, but also the Yan army guarding the city next to him was also surprised.
Everyone can't help but think of the blade warriors and ironclad cavalry in the Yan army, who use the armor on their bodies to greatly reduce the damage of arrow rain.
However, Gu Jianxiong was only silent for a moment, and commanded in a cold voice: "Control the rain of arrows and strive to increase the killing effect." The defenders of the city wall, accumulate boulders, wait for the opponent to approach, and smash them all down. ”
The rain of arrows did not do much damage to the Chu army, but it did not have to be blocked, and it could not allow the other party to easily attack Yuejiang City.
No matter how strong the opponent's attack speed is, as long as Yuejiang City is controlled by everyone, even if the city falls in the future, it is necessary to kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800.
After giving the order, Gu Jianxiong did not stop the order, and continued to say to the Yan Jun gathered around him: "Immediately prepare fire oil, boil water, and try your best to block the Chu army." ”
"Yes!"
On the city wall, smoke rose everywhere, smoke filled the air, and the situation became extremely dangerous.
However, the Yan army did not give up, on the contrary, they were ready to go all out and fight with the Chu army.
Under the city wall, the Chu army formed a shield array under the attack of the Yan army's indiscriminate arrow rain, although there were casualties, but it was not enough to shake the whole army, and in the rapid advance, the forward troops, with a ladder, had approached the city wall in advance, and were erecting a ladder, and the top was set up at the head of the city.
The Chu army was like a rainbow, ready to climb quickly and began to take the city.