"Charge the whole army!"

Le Yang carried a sword in his hand, galloped his horse in the chaos of the army, and urged the Wei army to launch a tidal attack on Pinglu City.

Le Yang did not distribute the troops equally, but invested 8,000 soldiers and horses at the foot of the eastern, western, and northern city walls, and the remaining 26,000 men stormed the southern city wall of Pinglu, where the trial was located.

"Instead of hurting his ten fingers, it is better to cut off one of his arms!"

Le Yang's thinking is very clear, as long as he breaks through a city gate, the Wei army can take Pinglu. The reason why the troops were divided to attack the other three gates at the same time was to contain the defenders on the other three walls and prevent them from coming for reinforcements.

"Rush, kill, those who descend will not die!"

Under the command of Le Yang, nearly 30,000 Wei troops trampled on the dust, and the tide generally swept to the foot of the southern city wall of Pinglu.

In the sound of "puff, puff", one after another bamboo ladders were built on the moat, and then the dead man holding his shield held high rushed to the river with the planks under his armpits, and laid one after another wooden planks on the bamboo ladders, and quickly built a pontoon bridge.

Within a moment's effort, the Wei army built at least dozens of pontoon bridges at the foot of the southern city wall of Pinglu, so that the Wei army could calmly cross the moat that was three zhang wide and full of thorns and bamboo sticks, and reached the foot of the city wall.

On weekdays, Eguan Bo belt, the trial of the robe and big sleeves changed into a body, personally went into battle to kill the enemy, lifted a rolling stone and smashed it to the Wei pawn who was carrying the ladder and charging at the front: "Sons, make meritorious contributions, just today, give me a hard blow to Wei Kou to protect the family and defend the country!" ”

With a "bang", the rolling stone smashed on the head of Wei pawn impartially, and he fell down when he landed, and was immediately trampled under the feet of the Wei army that was surging like a tide from behind.

"Ascend to the city!"

One ladder after another was erected at the foot of the city wall, lined up in rows, with no end in sight. Countless Wei soldiers climbed the dead first, carrying a round shield on their heads, and climbing up with a big knife in their hands.

Seven thousand Wei archers lined up along the moat, frantically shooting at the city wall, suppressing the Tang soldiers with a dense rain of arrows, and covering the Wei army's dead soldiers to enter the city.

"Shoot me back, you must suppress the arrogance of the Wei army's archers!" The judge gritted his teeth and shouted, slammed down a grinding stone, and roared.

The Tang archers on the city wall got the order, and they braved the rain of arrows to shoot at the Wei archers on the side of the moat, although the number was far less than that of the Wei army, but the victory was condescending, the bow and arrow power increased greatly, and the Wei soldiers who also shot turned on their backs and dodged one after another.

However, the number of Wei troops at the foot of the southern city wall was too large, and there were more than 10,000 soldiers carrying the cloud ladder to charge, wave after wave, layer upon layer, dense, endless, as if they would never give up until they swallowed up the land!

Although the rolling stones and trees poured on the top of the city, it still could not contain the surging offensive of the Wei army, and there were many Wei pawns climbing on the ladder like carp crossing the river, and it seemed that they would jump onto the city wall at any time.

Seeing that the situation was precarious, the Tang Army, which was on standby, was ready to put into defense, but was stopped by the judge loudly: "Don't come over to help in the war, we can continue to hold on!" The more ferocious offensive of the Wei army is still to come, and we must not expose our full strength! This tough defensive battle has just begun! ”

Under the prevention of the trial, the three thousand Tang troops could only continue to stand by at the foot of the inner city wall, and they all looked at the city wall worriedly, listening to the deafening sound of killing soaring into the sky, and almost raised their hearts to their throats one by one.

"Scald the enemy with hot oil!"

The judge turned his head and glanced at the foot of the inner city wall, only to see that under the busyness of more than 10,000 people, the oil pot on the nearly 1,000 stoves erected on the streets and alleys was boiling, exuding a choking smell of oil smoke, so he shouted.

Thousands of strong people agreed, and rushed to the city wall with pots and pans with boiling hot oil, aiming at the top of the Wei army's head and pouring it down. The screams came one after another, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh, which made people feel sick.

Armor can block crossbow arrows, can block rolling stones and wood, but it can't stop the hot oil that drills at the crack. A pot fell from the sky and poured into the armor of the Wei army along the neck, and the hot skin opened and the flesh bloomed, screaming miserably. Many people couldn't survive the severe pain, fainted on the spot, fell down the ladder like dumplings in the pot, fell into a meat and eight vegetarian falls, and didn't know whether they were alive or dead.

The hot oil of hundreds of oil pots was spilled, at least nearly a thousand Wei soldiers were scalded to death, and the injured let out heart-rending screams one by one, which caused a great psychological shock to the other Wei soldiers who died first, and they all cowered and did not dare to climb up again.

"Burn the ladder!"

The judge let out a loud shout, poured a basin of hot oil on a bamboo ladder with his own hands, and then lit it with a torch.

The four-zhang high bamboo ladder soon burst into flames, and the raging flames jumped up for several zhang, separating the Tang army in the city from the Wei army in the city.

The other Tang troops followed suit, splashing hot oil on the ladder, and then set it on fire, and the flames were everywhere for a while. The bamboo ladders quickly burned, making a "crackling" explosion sound, like the sound of firecrackers before Fang Li crossed over.

Le Yang was taken aback, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Quickly withdraw the ladder, so as not to be burned by the Tang Army!" ”

The Tang army on the city wall took advantage of the situation to smash and shoot, crossbow arrows flew one after another, rolling stones and trees, and the Wei soldiers who were killed turned over on their backs, with countless casualties.

The Wei army stormed for a day, losing more than 2,000 people at the foot of the city wall, and still failed to set foot on the head of Pinglu City. Seeing that it was getting late, Pang Juan had no choice but to order Mingjin to withdraw his troops and wait for tomorrow to continue the siege.

After the Wei army collected the troops, the Tang army got a short respite, and transferred the 3,000 soldiers on standby under the city to the north city wall to change defenses, and replaced the Tang army who had fought hard for a day.

And so on, the defenders on the four walls took turns to rest, which could not only ensure that the soldiers would avoid excessive fatigue, but also not give the Wei army a chance.

"Soldiers, cheer up and beware of the night raid of the Wei army!"

The judge hurriedly filled his stomach, and accompanied by Liao Hua, he patrolled along the city wall, from south to north, from east to west, encouraging the tired soldiers one by one, refusing to let go of every corner, and even bothering to wipe the dust on his cheeks.

"Please rest assured, Lord Taishou, we will defend the city to the death and prevent Wei Kou from stepping into Pinglu!" A soldier who was only fourteen or fifteen years old took the oath while rubbing his hands together to keep warm.

The judge stepped forward and grabbed the young man's cold palm, and kept rubbing it with both hands. rubbed to keep warm, and encouraged: "Young man, hold on, reinforcements will come soon, and victory will belong to our Datang after all!" ”

A firm gaze slowly rose in the young man's eyes, and he responded loudly: "Yes, Lord Taishou, Datang will win!" ”

"Take off your gloves and put them on for the boy!"

The judge turned around and shouted at his own soldiers, and personally took the gloves to help him put them on, "You are still young, it is the time to grow your body, the fine skin and tender flesh are not resistant to freezing, and it will be much warmer when you wear gloves." ”

Looking at the few bloodstained wounds on the palm of the judge, the young soldier had tears in his eyes, and shouted with his chest straight: "Report to the Taishou, the small ones are not cold at all, please wear gloves to protect yourself." With the presence of Lord Taishou, Pinglu will be there! ”

The judge patted the young man on the shoulder, revealing an infectious smile: "Don't worry, your family is too coarse and rough and not afraid of freezing, and you have to rely on you to guard the city!" ”

Encouraged by the trial, the morale of the Tang troops in Pinglu City was high, and one by one they held the heart of burning jade, and shouted in unison: "We are willing to live and die with Pinglu, the city is in the people, and the city is dead!" ”

Ji Ling counted the number of people, and after a day of fierce fighting, a total of more than 400 people were lost, and the battle loss ratio of the Wei army was one to five, and the number of casualties was within an acceptable range.

The night was pitch black, and the Wei army camp five miles away looked peaceful.

Ji Ling wanted to go out of the city and rob the camp, but was categorically refused, and repeatedly warned that vigilance must be strengthened at night to prevent the Wei army from launching a surprise attack in the middle of the night.

In order to ensure that the morale of the soldiers had enough time to rest, the judge ordered the defenders on each wall to be divided into three teams and take turns to go down to the city to sleep, so as not to be sleepy and tired during the day, and the combat effectiveness would decline.

In the middle of the night, sure enough, 30,000 Wei troops attacked, quietly touched the foot of the city wall, and found that the Tang army in the city was heavily guarded, and arrows rained down, so they hurriedly retreated back to report to Pang Juan, and could only give up the plan of night attack.

Le Yang was depressed in the tent of Wei Junshuai, and slammed his fist on the handsome case and scolded: "This guy is really stubborn, and he actually came up with a way to burn the cloud ladder." At night and heavily guarded, how should our army break through the city? ”

Pang Juan stroked his beard and smiled, summoned Le Yang to lean his ear, whispered for a while, and finally said: "As long as you do this, you don't have to worry about the Tang Army burning the cloud ladder." It's just that it's easy to slip under your feet, so the soldiers should be more careful when climbing! ”

"Haha...... Or General Wei is resourceful! Le Yang laughed and took the order.

According to Pang Juan's instructions, Le Yang ordered Wei to keep sprinkling water on the top of the ladder, and a thick layer of ice soon formed under the icy temperature.

After dawn, under the sunlight, it is crystal clear, as if it is carved with ice, and the ice ladders are erected, which is breathtaking.

"Continue the siege!"

Pang Juan sat on the chariot and pointed his sword, and ordered Leyang to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses across the moat to launch a fierce attack on Pinglu again.

"Charge with me!"

Le Yang raised his sword and jumped on his horse, led 50,000 Wei soldiers to swarm in, and once again launched an overwhelming offensive towards Pinglu.

This time, Le Yang gathered heavy troops to storm the eastern city wall of Pinglu, erected a cloud ladder, suppressed the Tang soldiers on the city wall with a large number of archers, and then climbed up the stairs by the shield soldiers and rushed straight to the head of the city.

Seeing that the city was in danger, Ji Ling hurriedly called to the people under the city: "Hurry up and bring me the hot oil to burn Wei Kou to death!" ”

Seeing the soldiers and civilians in the city carrying hot oil up the city wall, Le Yang hurriedly summoned the shield soldiers to retreat temporarily, and let the archers shoot rockets at the city wall. An attempt to ignite the boiling hot oil with a dense rocket caused the Don troops on the city walls to throw themselves into disarray, and then seize the opportunity to launch a storm.