Chapter 7 2 The Siege
Faced with the siege of the crusading army on three sides, Cheng Yun's troops were suddenly disorganized, and Cheng Bolong took the lead in retreating, and his subordinates followed suit. He Donghuan was not so lucky, the arrival of reinforcements boosted the morale of Su Chengdong's troops, and this small army stuck to the Goryeo army and blocked He Donghuan's control over some soldiers. He Donghuan saw that the situation was critical, so he had to abandon this part of the troops that had lost his command and retreated first. The abandoned part of the Goryeo soldiers was quickly overwhelmed by the influx of raiders.
The enemy retreated, and Bi Wanchun would not let go of this opportunity. After struggling to support for several hours, he finally ushered in the moment of victory, he dispatched various troops to cover up in the rear, while Zhu Tianshun and Hua Meng cooperated with the outflanking enemy to block the enemy's route of defeat, and the retreat quickly evolved into a rout.
One by one, the defeated soldiers were cut down to the ground by their pursuers, and each of them ran like mad as his companions screamed behind them. However, this is not the end, and nightmares await them. Chen Yunhai and Wu Yuanlong, who had already arrived at the front, and a total of 10,000 cavalry had been waiting for a long time.
Chen Yunhai deliberately drove a little longer to give the horses more time to rest. Now the fleeing enemy army has arrived, and the 10,000 cavalry who have finished their rest have rushed out in a sea of mountains! Faced with the assault of 10,000 cavalrymen unscathed, the already unprepared soldiers were as if they had seen the gates of hell open before their eyes. Although Cheng Bolong's cavalry team was surrounded and intercepted by the cavalry earlier, it was still luckier than the Goryeo soldiers, at least they still had horses, and there was the possibility of escaping the road, even if they lost their horses, they still had the physical strength to continue to escape, and the heavily armed Goryeo soldiers fled all the way, throwing all their armor on the road, and at this moment they were already exhausted from running, and they could not escape in the face of the cavalry's attack and had no protective equipment, and there was no way to enter the ground. The situation became a one-sided killing, and the desperate soldier knelt down and asked for surrender, only to be cut off by the cavalry who did not have time to see the move; The desperate soldier screamed and brandished his weapon meaninglessly, only to be shot through the throat with a bow and arrow. In the chaotic battle, Cheng Bolong was attacked by Chen Yunhai and Wu Yuanlong, and Cheng Bolong's martial arts were never inferior to either of the two, but it was a pity that he fought for a long time, and he was one against two, and suddenly became dangerous.
At the same time, He Donghuan lost his mount for the second time and was chased by a group of cavalry to hide in Tibet. He was hit by three arrows and one in the waist, and he gritted his teeth and continued to fight. At the critical moment, He Donghuan caught a glimpse of Cheng Bolong, who was cornered, and immediately raised his spear to kill there.
Cheng Bolong has been cornered, and he has suffered seven or eight injuries on his body, and he is almost unable to support it. Suddenly, I heard a shout in Goryeo: "I'll help you!" Cheng Bolong saw at a glance that it was He Donghuan running over, he was overjoyed, his hand was slightly slower, and he was suddenly pierced in the thigh by Chen Yunhai! Cheng Bolong shouted, and was just about to fight back, but Wu Yuanlong cut off his backbone with a knife in his back! Cheng Bolong screamed and turned over and fell off the horse, He Donghuan, who came at this time, saw this, jumped on Cheng Bolong's horse, and galloped forward with a clamp between his legs, Chen Yunhai took advantage of the situation and stabbed him in the back, but it did not hurt the vital point. He Donghuan endured the severe pain, beat the horses desperately, and fought hard to open a bloody way to escape.
Chen Yunhai led the troops to chase and kill for a while, and at this time it was completely dark, and Chen Yunhai was afraid that he would lose and had to withdraw his troops. In this battle, Chengyun's army was 2,000 and the Goryeo army was 3,000, all of which were annihilated except for He Donghuan and a few cavalrymen who escaped, and Chengyun's eldest son, Cheng Bolong, was killed. The army of the Silk Country won a great victory, and Chen Yunhai could be regarded as avenging the previous one-arrow revenge.
Cheng Yun of Liaoyang City received the report of defeat and hurriedly ordered Cheng Zhonghu to lead his troops out of the city to respond, but unfortunately it was too late. Cheng Zhonghu's troops missed Chen Yunhai's cavalry, and the two armies were short of a stick of incense. Cheng Zhonghu only rescued a few cavalrymen and He Donghuan, who was already seriously injured and unconscious.
Seeing He Donghuan sitting on his brother's mount, Cheng Zhonghu was anxious and searched all night, but found nothing.
In the early morning of the next day, Cheng Yun, who received the report, did not have time to grieve for his eldest son, and a greater impact had arrived. The dust raised in the sky announced the arrival of Chang Miao's army, and the 100,000 army rushed towards Liaoyang City. Cheng Yun hurriedly closed the city gate and pulled up the drawbridge. At present, he had less than 6,000 soldiers left, and he had lost most of his cavalry troops, so he was unable to attack, so he could only hold on and wait for reinforcements.
After Cheng Yun's careful preparations, Liaoyang City has become extremely strong, and Cheng Yun is confident that even if he only has 6,000 people left, it will be enough to hold the city without losing it. And if you put it hard, the loss of 5,000 people is equivalent to twice the amount of food in the city, and it is possible to support it for two years now. After preparing to stop, Cheng Yun waited for Chang Miao to launch a fierce attack.
However, Chang Miao did not follow Cheng Yun's idea at all, and after besieging Liaoyang City, Chang Miao was not in a hurry to attack, but built deep ditches and high fortresses around him, putting on a posture of besieging Liaoyang for a long time. From the third day, Chang Miao began to build catapults and other engineering equipment in the camp, while Cheng Yun could only stare dryly in the city.
A few days later, the catapult was made, and Chang Miao ordered the dozens of catapults to throw boulders in the city. The soldiers in the city are unlucky, and there will be stones on your head in the air at any time, and every day is terrified, and the city walls have been smashed a lot, while most of the Chang Miao army is sleeping in the barracks. At night, Chang Miao's army beat gongs and drums in all directions, making a loud noise that shook the sky, and posed as if they were about to attack the city at any time, so noisy that the defenders couldn't sleep at all.
Cheng Yun knew that it would not take a few days for the soldiers to lose their combat effectiveness due to lack of sleep, so he organized his forces to attack those catapults several times, but each time they were shot back by random arrows, and many people were killed and injured in vain.
In desperation, Cheng Yun had little to do except repair the city wall that had been smashed by catapults every day. After a few more days, by this time, not only the soldiers, but even Cheng Yun himself had begun to feel groggy due to lack of sleep, and at night, even the earth-shattering drums outside could no longer resist the attack of the sleeping demon. Cheng Yun knew that this time was the most dangerous, and Chang Miao was waiting for this opportunity to sneak up to the city while the defenders were asleep. Cheng Yun and his generals often took a moment of sleep and immediately went to the city to inspect in case the enemy army sneaked up.
That night, Cheng Yun went to the city to inspect as usual. endured the sound of golden drums like thunder in his ears, and watched the soldiers hang their heads one by one, their eyes were hazy, and they would take a nap from time to time. Cheng Yun's heart was like frying oil, but on the surface, he still had to pretend that he was fine, and kept encouraging the soldiers. When he inspected the southeast corner of the city, he suddenly felt something strange. He immediately stopped and listened carefully. Soon he realized that it was not his ears that he heard, but that the earth was shaking beneath his feet!
Cheng Yun hurriedly lay on the ground and put his ears to the ground, he heard it, it was the voice of the army! There's a big crowd of people rushing here!
Cheng Yun couldn't help but feel a surge of hope in his heart, could it be that the Goryeo army had crossed the border and Liaoshui to rescue him? The facts did not live up to Cheng Yun's expectations, and soon he found that there was a noisy sound in the camp of the crusading army, and it didn't take long for the sound of the golden drum on the south side of the city to completely stop, and it was replaced by the earth-shattering shouts of killing!
Reinforcements! It must be reinforcements! The Goryeo army has raided the crusading army! Cheng Yun was overjoyed in his heart, after staying up for these days, the Goryeo reinforcements finally came! Cheng Yun turned around and shouted, "Everyone! Cheer up! Reinforcements from Goryeo have arrived outside the city! ”
When his soldiers heard this, they also stood up and looked out of the city. At this time, dozens of fires had been lit in the camp of the crusading army, and the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer. The soldiers couldn't help but cheer loudly, and the morale that had been low for a long time suddenly filled everyone's bodies!