Chapter 435: The Battle of the Coalition (Part II) 6
Feng Xu's Western Wei army guard is Yu Chi Gang, the younger brother of Yu Wen Hu's general Zhu Guo General Wei Chi Jiong, this Wen Wu Shuangquan is more powerful than his brother Wei Chi Jiong, so Yu Wen Hu gave him 5,000 men and horses to defend Feng Xu alone, but in the face of the attack of the 50,000 army of the Yang brothers and the Wang brothers, even he felt a little desperate this time, and the previous arrogance and domineering were gone. Writing "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info he ordered people to defend the city to the death, and sent people to ask Yuwen for help.
Yuwen Hu was nervously staring at Yang Zhong's battle in Xinfeng at the moment, never expecting Gao Huan to come back and hide from the world. If Feng Xu loses it, it will be equivalent to leaving Gao Huan a chance to attack between Yuan Xin and Chang'an, which he absolutely cannot accept. So he had no choice but to send a force of 15,000 people, led by Wei Chijiong, to reinforce Wei Chigang.
Brother to brother, this is something that has rarely happened since ancient times, but in this fierce battle that is related to the general trend of the world, it really happened. The two brothers Yang Kun and Yang Qiu discussed with Wang Wende and Wang Zhaode, they hoped to divide their troops to besiege Feng Xu and strive to take the city in the shortest possible time, Wang Wende did not agree to this, because he knew the two of Yu Chijiong and Wei Chigang well, and before he figured out their true intentions, he felt that the combined troops maintained a numerical advantage, far from the insurance of the soldiers rushing in.
Because of the relationship between Yang Kan and Yang Qiu, they didn't look down on the generals under Li Hu very much, and insisted on dividing their troops to attack, so Wang Zhaode privately persuaded his eldest brother and said: "Since they themselves proposed to divide the troops, why should we be the wicked people, in case they really have a strange trick to take this city, it is unknown." If we are really defeated by Wei Chigang, it doesn't matter to us. Wang Wende said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, why do you say this, now that the lord and they are fighting as a soldier, how can they be so intrigued, I must not let them take such risks." ”
At this moment, the scout herald came to report that the Eastern Wei army had broken away from the main army and marched towards Feng Xucheng on its own. Wang Wende stood up eagerly and said loudly: "They are so light on the enemy? Delusional want to take the city alone? Maybe it's too much to underestimate Wei Chigang in the city. Wang Zhaode hurriedly got up and comforted him: "Oh, big brother, you go with them, people are new to this place, and those who are full of confidence are here to make meritorious contributions, and you want them to calm down and think with you in the long run, isn't it embarrassing?" In my opinion, let them go and fight the first battle, and if they really lose the battle, we will carry them in the rear. ”
Wang Wende said in his heart that these two people had a way to go in heaven, and turned to the hell ghost gate, and sighed heavily and said, "Okay, then let's follow them and wait for the opportunity." So Wang Wende led 30,000 horses and horses to follow the Yang brothers without hurrying, and set up camp ten miles away from Feng Xucheng to bury pots and cook rice. Yang Yangkun smiled and said to Yang Qiu: "Second brother, you see that the two brothers only dare to follow us far away, and the people in this pass are not as brave as us Jiangnan people who dare to compete for the first." ”
Yang Qiu also glanced back with disdain and said: "This is the opportunity that my father begged for us to ask the king, it stands to reason that the troops in our hands can fight a small Feng Xu City, not to mention that according to me, the defenders in the city are less than 5,000 people, this is the wealth given to us by God, how can the two of them rob it?" I'm going to have a good night in the city tonight, don't you believe it, wait and see. After that, he kicked the horse's belly and rushed out first, Yang Kun hurriedly followed, both of them were happy in their hearts, and it seemed that the war exploits and rewards were close at hand.
Wei Chi Gang in the city had already received the news that the enemy's 50,000 soldiers were coming in two ways, one after the other, and he suddenly had an idea in his heart, you said that if they killed them in one go, he really had no way at all, so he could only defend the city. But now that they are divided into two, and there are really people who are not afraid of death and send them to the door to find death, Wei Chigang must give them a little color to see.
So he left a thousand men of the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled to defend the city, and covered the city with banners and scarecrows, and from a distance it seemed as if the city was full of defenders, and he bluffed in the four corners of the city, as if thousands of troops had been laid in the city. He led the main force of less than 4,000 men out of the city and ambushed in a canal less than 50 meters away from the official road.
Yang Qiu stopped less than a mile from the city, when it was nearly dusk. He ordered the front army to prepare for the attack, and at this time, looking from the city, he could vaguely see the defenders of the city walking back and forth. Yang Kun took the initiative to step forward and said to him: "Big brother, give me the first skill of breaking the city, and I will take someone to open the way for you." Yang Qiu didn't seem to be very happy, but after thinking about it, why should his brother be so stingy, so he said: "Well, that's fine, you take people to attack the city gate first, and I'll cover you in the back, our numbers are superior, don't hurry to take your time." ”
Yang Kun was very happy, he had also served as an offensive task under Hou Jing earlier, but it was all a flat fight, and this siege was the first time, but now it was different from the past, he was now full of ambition, and he was full of confidence in taking Feng Xu, and immediately clamored the soldiers to start attacking the city. Although Feng Xu is sitting in a small city, because the geographical location is very important, the kings of the past dynasties have repaired and rebuilt this place, so although the city is small, the city wall is high and thick, and the moat is deep and wide, which is very unfavorable for the frontal spread out and siege. The defenders on the city walls had long since discovered their move and were ready to defend the city.
10,000 people to say that the number of positional battles is not small, but for the siege of the city, even against a small city like Feng Xu, it does not seem to be enough. But at this moment, the two brothers Yang Qiu and Yang Kun were anxious about their own achievements, and Li Ling Zhiduan completely ignored his disadvantages and actually forcibly attacked the city head-on. The gate to the south of the city was closed and the terrain was steep, but Yang Kun asked the engineering troops to drive the ladders and rushing cars.
It's okay to rush the car, but because the ladder is too high, it is very difficult to go uphill and easy to tip, so Yang Qiu sent another thousand people to help. Finally arranged the ladder and the rushing car, and as soon as the fight began, a burst of fire on the city tower had already come down. I saw that the attacking troops outside the city suddenly fell into chaos. Yang Kun personally stepped forward and tried his best to stabilize the position, so he continued to attack the city.
The crowd croaked and pushed the ladders and the chariot to the city wall, but the chariot was stopped by the ditch before it could get close, so the sheep begged for the order to dig the earth and fill the ditch, and the defenders on the tower took advantage of the situation to rain down with arrows, and the attacking troops were killed and wounded. The ladder stopped less than seven or eight meters away from the city wall, this is the limit position of the ladder, and then there is a very deep and wide trench, Yang Kun ordered people to shoot arrows from the ladder to the city, intending to burn the defenders with fire arrows, but the defenders have brought long and wide shields on their backs to guard against the attack of the rain of arrows.
For a while, the attack came into a stalemate, and Yang Qiu ordered Yang Kun to attack the defenders at the main gate with all his might, because someone reported to him that there were not many defenders in the city at all, and it was easy to break through and occupy the city. Yang Kun then desperately urged his sergeants to attack forward, but it was strange that no matter how Yang Kun's troops besieged the gate, the defenders resisted desperately and refused to surrender, both sides were a suicidal tactic, of course, Yang Kun's losses were greater, because he was the attacker. (To be continued.) )