Chapter 44: The Battle of Chengdu (9)
"Get the hell out of here!" A soldier of Liu Zhang at the head of the city grabbed the stone next to him with both hands and threw it at a soldier on the ladder who was struggling to climb the net, and suddenly he heard a stone slamming into the soldier's head. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info only heard an "ah", and the soldier fell straight to the bottom of the city wall, and it seemed that he would not survive. However, after seeing the soldier being killed by the stones on the city wall, the troops behind the ladder did not frighten, but continued to rush upward.
"Sample, dare to attack the city, see if I don't shoot you!" A soldier at the head of the city held a bow and arrow in his hand, holding it steadily, staring intently ahead, and said without listening to his mouth. With a whoosh, the arrow flew like a meteor into the chest of a soldier who was running forward under the city.
"Quick, you guys go over there! Shoot me hard, all of you! Hurry up and splash hot oil on the ladder, hurry! A Qu commander at the head of the city commanded his soldiers and said continuously. The two hundred soldiers under his command, after this period of time, nearly half of the combat casualties, as Qu Chang, he was heartbroken, but the war was not over, and he still had to command the living soldiers to continue fighting, and only by not being afraid of death could he not die.
"Quick, get these arrows there! You people send stones there! A partial general commanded the people at the head of the city and said. After the battle began, almost all the defending troops were above the city walls, and there was no extra strength to transport these defensive weapons, but fortunately, the people in Chengdu had been helping them, so the heavy responsibility of transporting these weapons fell on these people. Even so, since these civilians had not undergone much training and had not been on the battlefield, there was inevitably confusion when transporting these weapons, and after seeing such a brutal battle, some of them were so frightened that their legs and stomachs trembled, and it was extremely difficult to move a single step. When the general commanding these people saw this, he could only shake his head helplessly, and then asked the other people to send these people down. Some of the able-bodied, courageous civilians also stood on the walls to help the soldiers defend against the enemy, but because these men had little combat experience, the casualties were quite large.
Liu Xun has been on the city wall since the battle began, commanding the soldiers defending the city. After all, at present, there is only himself as a decent general in Chengdu, and as Liu Zhang's son, he naturally wants to protect his father's country and his future country.
Liu Zhang also came to the city wall from the beginning of the battle, accompanied by Huang Quan, Liu Ba and other officials of the main battle faction, although he could not go up the city wall, but staying near the city wall must have played a lot of incentive role for these soldiers. Soon after the battle began, Liu Zhang saw the wounded and dead soldiers being carried down from the top of the city wall, one after another, watching these soldiers pass in front of his eyes, roaring in pain, as well as angry cursing and screaming on the city wall, listening to these sounds Liu Zhang's heart seemed to be pierced by a needle, and he never stopped. At this time, for some reason, Liu Zhang remembered what Xu Jing said again:
"It's not all because of you, because you have to defend Chengdu, knowing that the number of enemies outside the city is more than twice as many as yourself, you still insist on defending the city, and the most important thing is that you let ordinary people help you defend the city, will these unarmed people fight? Doesn't it increase casualties if you go up? ”
"Is it really wrong for me to insist on defending Chengdu City?" Liu Zhang thought in his heart.
At this moment, a voice sounded outside the city of Chengdu, so loud that almost every soldier could hear it.
"I am Xiliang Ma Chao, now I have returned to Uncle Liu Huang, Liu Jiyu, you had better open the city gate and surrender quickly, so as not to continue to suffer the people!"
Ma Chao's prestige Liu Zhang and his generals have all heard of it, and Liu Zhang would never have thought that Ma Chao, a famous family in Xiliang, would now submit to Liu Bei.
"Didn't Ma Chao be under Zhang Lu before, and he also led the army to attack Pujia Pass to assist our army?" Liu Zhang hurriedly asked the people around him.
The people around, you look at me, I look at you, and finally Huang Quan took a step forward and walked out, thinking about Liu Zhang and said:
"Lord Qi, Ma Chao was recruited by Liu Bei's military advisor Pang Tong in the battle of Pujia Pass."
"Now that Liu Bei's army has been helped by Ma Chao, its power is even stronger, and Chengdu City has become a lonely city, so it is better to open the city gate and surrender, so as not to encounter any more disasters for the people." Liu Zhang said bitterly.
"My lord, no!" Huang Quan said hurriedly.
"Now there are still more than 20,000 soldiers in Chengdu, and the soldiers' food is enough to eat for a year, and there is also the help of the people, why surrender? Think twice! ”
After Liu Zhang heard Huang Quan's words, he didn't react, Huang Quan was still about to say something, then Liu Zhang waved his hand at him and signaled Huang Quan to stop talking. At this time, Liu Xun, who had been on the city wall, walked down from the city wall, came to Liu Zhang, and told Liu Zhang about the battle during this period of time.
After Liu Xun finished speaking, Liu Zhang's willingness to surrender became even stronger, because in two or three hours, the casualties in Chengdu were too large, there were nearly 4,000 people, and most of them were ordinary people.
"I can't let the people in Chengdu have any more sacrifices because of me!" Liu Zhang thought.
The battle has lasted for nearly three hours, and now the siege force at the north gate is 10,000 led by Liu Feng and Guan Ping, and the siege force at the east gate is 10,000 led by Wei Yan. In this battle, which lasted nearly 3 hours, Liu Bei's army also attacked the city wall several times, but each time before the follow-up troops came up, these soldiers who climbed the city wall were eliminated, and the little gap that had just opened was refilled.
During this period of time, Liu Bei and Shi Yuan had been waiting in the rear of the attacking army, which was conducive to observing the battle situation of the army at any time, and it was also convenient for the generals who were besieging the city to send information to them at any time. However, during this period of time, none of the news sent to Liu Bei and Shi Yuan could make them happy, and the officials next to them counted the casualties of their own army during this period of time according to the news they received, and Liu Bei and Shi Yuan were also a little surprised when they saw it. When Shi Yuan first made this decision, he did not expect that the casualties of his own army would be so large.
"Strategist, it's been nearly three hours since the attack, I think we can pause and let the soldiers rest." Liu Bei said to Shi Yuan.
When Shi Yuan heard Liu Bei say this, he hurriedly looked up at Liu Bei.