Chapter Eighty-Seven: A River of Blood
Under the threat of the archers of the Han army, the Yellow Turban Army of the four gates of Xindu finally filled the moat of Xindu City in one fell swoop after filling in the lives of tens of thousands of people.
Seeing that the moat had been cut off, and the mighty yellow dust three hundred steps away was about to sweep in, the hearts of the soldiers of the Han army in the hand city began to tremble, not everyone had the courage to face the vast and boundless crowd like a sea of smoke.
Seeing that the morale of the army had begun to waver a little, Hua Xiong, who led the army in front, stepped forward, turned his back to the Yellow Turban army, and shouted violently: "Brothers, we have been blocking the thieves for more than half a month, presumably the thieves have hated us to the bone, if we can't stop the thieves, everyone present will die and have no place to be buried, we have no way to retreat, for today's plan, we can only fight to the death." Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor has sent General Anbei to lead a large army to reinforce, three days, only three days, we can break the thief army, and then it will be no problem to make contributions. If you fight, you live, and if you retreat, you die!! Kill the thief!! Kill the thief!! Hua Xiong's angry shouts resounded throughout Dongcheng, and the tiger sword that pointed obliquely at the sky was Hua Xiong's courage, and it was also the courage of three thousand elite soldiers.
There is a way to be the courage of the generals, and the main generals have said so, rather than retreating in embarrassment and then being killed, it is better to fight a vigorous battle.
"Kill the thief! Kill the thief!! ”
Ruhong's shout echoed in the east city for a long time, and the loud shout gradually spread, which soon affected the defenders of the remaining three city gates, and in an instant, the entire Xindu City was filled with the sound of war, endlessly.
Seeing that the morale and morale of the army had lost their previous decadence, Hua Xiong immediately made a decision and roared again: "The archers are ready to go, the stones are ready to roll, the pikemen, and the sword and shield soldiers are lined up in turn, and those who dare to take a step back will be engaged in military law!" ”。
With the sound of shouts and cheers, the three thousand elite soldiers quickly lined up and opened the formation. A thousand archers approached the women's wall, while five hundred elite soldiers hid behind the archers, ready to take over at any moment. Fifteen hundred sword-and-shield men and pikemen were hidden in the third column.
"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world is lucky!" The front of the 20,000 Yellow Turban Army marched with chaotic steps, holding door panels and a small number of shields, carrying the ladder and shouting, and quickly crossed the moat that had been filled.
In an instant, when the four city gates were opened, ten thousand arrows were fired at the same time. The rain of arrows flew like locusts flying in the sky, with a sharp and piercing sound of breaking through the air, and quickly hit the target.
For a while, the sound of arrows hitting the human body, and the 'aggressive' sound of shooting on the door panel and shield, were endless.
However, the Yellow Turban Army that swooped up did not retreat, and these Jizhou men who had pinned their heads to their trouser belts understood that if they dared to take a step back, the bright knives and guns of the Overseer Team would definitely be cut on their heads mercilessly.
"The archers stand back and put the stones and rolling the wood", seeing that the ladder of the Yellow Turban Army had been erected on the city wall, Hua Xiong broke off. Stones the size of faceplates, and large wooden stakes that had been simply processed, were quickly thrown from the top of the city by the five hundred elite soldiers who quickly took over the front.
There were already dozens or hundreds of pounds of rocks and rolling logs, with the potential energy of falling from a height, and they quickly smashed into the dense tide of yellow turban soldiers under the city, bringing a burst of bloody rain.
Due to the lack of enough bows and arrows for the Yellow Turbans, after two rounds of shooting, the Yellow Turbans had no arrows and could only swarm near the ladder.
Seeing that the brothers in front of them were smashed and broken tendons, blood and brains burst out together, some people were frightened, and some bold ones roared wildly and quickly climbed the ladder, trying to climb the city to avenge the brothers who died in the battle.
On top of the hundreds of ladders, there were two or three thousand Yellow Turban soldiers crawling densely. These yellow figures, stretching from the bottom of the city to the head of the city, seem to be a dense colony of ants, like a marching army climbing the ladder, which is very spectacular.
However, this spectacle has a strong tragic tinge.
On the female wall, the soldiers facing the ladder threw rolling stones from the city one by one, and the soldiers next to the ladder stabbed the spears in their hands accurately and fiercely, and every Yellow Turban soldier who approached the head of the city was either stoned to death or stabbed to death by spears. What's more, the long rolling logs thrown down by the city head smashed down seven or eight people in a row.
For a while, scarlet blood and snow-white brains flowed all over the ground, all over the entire Xindu City, and the scene was disgusting, as if it had reached the underworld, which was terrifying.
"Hit the gates!"
I don't know who shouted, and several improvised siege crash vehicles were pushed in front of the city gate.
I've never eaten pork, and I've always seen a pig run! Although there is a lack of skilled craftsmen in the Yellow Turban Army, this simple thing can still be made.
"Ho! Ho! Ho! ”
More than ten strong men who were responsible for operating the siege crash, under the cover of the 100 Yellow Turban Army holding shields and door panels, shouted neatly and suddenly smashed the thickest giant tree between the two logs hanging in the middle of the city, and issued a 'Boom! Boom! Boom! 's dull crashing sound.
"Hurry up, smash this group of bitch yellow turban thieves, don't let them break through the city gate", although the city gate of Xindu is made of bronze mixed with cedar wood, and the thickness is more than a foot, but it can't afford to hit it like this!
With the shouts of this Han army colonel, more than a dozen elite Han soldiers picked up logs and gravels from the city and threw them towards the city. The huge inertia and the weight of the stone itself smashed on the wooden shield of the Yellow Turban Army in one fell swoop.
This kind of huge force, where is this kind of wooden shield can bear, immediately exploded, and the Yellow Turban soldiers hiding under it were immediately smashed by the unabated rolling wood and stones, and their heads were broken and bleeding.
Human life, at this moment, seems to be like pigs and dogs that can be slaughtered at will, and it seems to be the cheapest straw, which is wantonly harvested by the Han army. Taking advantage of the city wall, coupled with the lack of sufficient defensive equipment, siege equipment, and long-range attack firepower of the Yellow Turban Army, the Han army could unscrupulously stab and throw all kinds of defense materials.
The surging crowd, under the smashing and fierce shooting of the Han army regardless of losses, finally had a trace of fear. I don't know who was the first to take a few steps back.
With one, there will be a second and third, and gradually more and more Yellow Turban soldiers will retreat from the front of the siege. Even though the soldiers of the Overseer team stabbed with swords and spears, it was still difficult to stop the retreating crowd, and these miscellaneous troops composed of strong men who could not be in the trash finally broke through the formation of the Overseer in one fell swoop and retreated.
Not all people are not afraid of death, and in a battle that is absolutely death-defying, no one can charge as wildly as ever. If there is, then he must not be a man, but a fool.
"Report, General Tiangong, the front army retreats"
"Newspaper, General Tiangong, the army of the North Gate retreats"
"Newspaper, General Tiangong, the army of Simon retreats"
Seeing another horse scout coming quickly, Zhang Jiao roared angrily: "Zhang Niujiao has also retreated? ”。
The scout was stunned when he heard this, and said tremblingly in Zhang Jiao's cannibalistic gaze: "No, Chu Qushuai has taken the lead and has already led a hundred and ten wrestlers to attack the city."
When Zhang Jiao heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and said: "Okay, well, quickly give Zhang Dashuai an order and order the Yellow Turban Lux to attack the city." In addition, Chu Feiyan was promoted to the deputy marshal of Nanying, with a hundred taels of gold. Order Huang Long and Colonel Zuo, quickly stop the defeated army, and give me all the Yellow Turban wrestlers to attack the city, dare to disobey the order, and engage in military law! In the end, Zhang Jiao's eyes were red, and he wanted to breathe fire. (To be continued)