Chapter 246: Sun He's mighty among the rivers
Even Ge Congzhou of Yanzhou didn't know that Zhu Wen's situation was not much better than him now, and even Li Cunhuan didn't expect this reason. It was because he was appointed as Sun He, the envoy of Yingzhou's soldiers and horses, on a whim.
"Shoot!" A general stepped forward and swung his sword forward with an indomitable momentum.
A row of crossbowmen immediately moved forward, stretched their crossbows in their hands, formed a sixty-five-degree angle, and pulled the trigger. I saw the crossbowman's shoulders retreat slightly, and a sound of breaking the air sounded.
"Ahh
"Oops!"
Screams rang out from the city walls.
But before the screams were over, another general stepped forward, and the crossbow arrows shot from the crossbow were like ocean waves, wave after wave. Desperately suppressing the enemy's ranged power on the city's head.
"Siege! Siege towers, ladders, and rams! ”
"One, two, one! Hard! One, two, one! Hard! ”
The giant-like siege tower was pushed by more than twenty strong soldiers, although the speed was slow, but it was like a giant, although the speed was not fast, but the pace was firm, and it advanced towards the city wall.
"Trebuchet! Put! More than ten fast irregular and angular boulders were thrown high, and they crashed into the city wall with a momentum that seemed to be the top of Mount Tai. The sound of breaking the sky brought by the boulder was like the roar of the king of beasts, and the face of the listener changed greatly.
But at this moment, the city wall, which had been passively beaten, suddenly counterattacked, and the change was so sudden that the crossbowman who was about to pull the trigger involuntarily slowed down a point.
I saw more than a dozen large curtains carried by long bamboo poles sticking out from the battlements of the city wall.
"Bang! Bang! ......" A series of muffled sounds rose, and I saw that the boulder that originally seemed to be the top of Mount Tai hit the curtain, and the strength slowed down involuntarily, and then slid down to the bottom of the city wall. Their only accomplishments were to break a few large bamboos and put a few large seals on the thick curtains.
The face of Shi Shucong, who was in charge of the siege, remained unchanged, but his henchmen carefully found that Shi Shucong's fists were clenched, and it seemed that his face remained unchanged, but it was just a disguise on the surface.
When he saw the ten thirteen-zhang high siege towers, Shi Shucong's face was a little better. It took him two months for craftsmen to build. Before he was here, he didn't believe that this little rivercity was so strong! It can block the strong attack of 50,000 Xuanwu troops. Thinking of this, Shi Shucong almost vomited blood in a depressed anger.
After Zhu Wen defeated Li Keyong in Longgang, he immediately led his troops north, and Wang Rong surrendered. Everything went so smoothly. But when he came to Lulong, it changed, and after entering Yingzhou, the soldiers and horses named Sun He concentrated his army in Hejian City, which was broken by Liu Rengong not long ago. Zhu Wen personally led an army of 40,000 to attack for seven days without taking it, so he had no choice but to leave Shucong to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to continue the siege. This is not only the shame of Zhu Wen, but also the shame of Shi Shucong.
Hejian City is like a fish thorn in Zhu Wen's throat that can't be pulled out, he can't pull it out, he can't swallow it. All because Hejian City is the only way to pass through the Zhuwen grain road. In this way, although Zhu Wen's grain and grass cannot be transported north, if you eat a bite of food, you will touch that fish bone, and you can't tell if you have pain. As a result, Zhu Wen has not seen Youzhou City until now, and was blocked by Zhou Dewei's troops at the Juma River. The angry Zhu Wen didn't know how many times he sent a document to scold his uncle and ask him to capture Hejian City quickly.
There is no way for Shu Cong to do this, because he has also suffered a lot in the hands of Sun He. For this reason, he secretly swore that if he captured Hejian City, he must be the commander on the opposite side, and Sun He is good-looking.
"General, the enemy's siege tower is coming! How to do it! A lieutenant general beside Sun He asked with a blue face, and the panic in his tone was felt even by Sun He.
"What are you afraid of! Wait to get closer! Sun He's expression was very calm, as if the pervasive plague had also rendered into the hearts of everyone nearby, and the deputy general was a little frightened.
"Where is Zhu Jilong!" Sun He's expression was very calm.
"The last general!" Zhu Jilong, who is tall and handsome, responded.
"You lead a hundred crossbowmen under your command with me!" Sun He didn't say anything in detail, and then Sun He handed over the command of the city wall to Liu Chunxiao, the assassin of Yingzhou, and he came to the city gate with only thirty personal soldiers.
"Someone! Lift it out! Sun He said to the servant on the side.
"Yes! Master! Two sturdy servants carried out a large wooden box.
Sun He walked over, stretched out his hand to open the wooden box, revealing the silver dollars inside, each silver dollar was printed with the four big characters of Datang Tongbao, each silver dollar weighed one or two, and the value was consistent. It is the most circulated currency in Lulon.
"This battle can only be resurrected if you are put to death! Here's all my grandson's savings! Every brother who followed my grandson took five large silver dollars as a settling-in fee! ”
Sun He's words made it clear to everyone that they would all become death squads.
"General! I don't know anything, and I don't know the truth, but I know how the general treats me, I don't want money, I only ask, what does the general want me to do! A tall soldier came out, patted his chest, and cut the railway.
"That's right! General, we don't want anything either! The rest of the soldiers were agitated.
"That's right! What are you afraid of, it's a big deal that you'll be a good man again in eighteen years! A soldier with a hideous scar on his face growled.
"That's right! Eighteen years later, he is a good man again! All the soldiers echoed in unison.
"Good! If I promise that if I have a bite to eat, my brothers and family will never go hungry! If you violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed! Sun He raised his right hand, raised three fingers, and roared loudly.
"We will also follow the general to the death!" The soldiers all said excitedly.
"Good! Zhu Jilong, I will open the city gate in a while, and you will lead your men to release arrows immediately! The rest of the brothers, pick up the firewood and rush with me! A fierce light flashed in Sun He's eyes, and he said viciously.
Shi Shucong's originally calm and waveless face suddenly showed a touch of color, and the ten siege towers had pressed against the city wall. Although due to the huge size of the siege tower, some of the trebuchets in the rear and some crossbowmen had to stop attacking, but in the eyes of Shi Shucong, it was all worth it. He was now wondering, how long could this city last? How long does it take to stick incense? Oh no! It should be a quarter of an hour!
The more he thinks about it, the more proud he becomes, but although he is proud, he is not an ordinary person. When the order was given, the soldiers were still ordered to press according to the original plan, not impatient, not too cautious, everything was so orderly.
At this moment, the gates of RiverCity suddenly opened. When Uncle Cong saw it, not only was he not surprised, but he showed a look of success in his plan. He had known that the siege towers would make the difficult commander on the other side desperate, so the siege engines he sent were nothing more than pretends. Instead, a hundred elite sword and axe men were ambushed on both sides of the city gate, just waiting for the opponent to give the opponent an unexpected surprise attack when the opponent was desperate. Taking advantage of the situation, it all went on as if it were a plan in my head.
Shi Shucong saw the ambushed swords and axes on both sides of the city gate, one of them raised his big knife and rushed in first, that person was his nephew, Shi Shucong admired him very much. Uncle Cong had already considered how to use this battle exploit so that his nephew could reap more benefits.
But at this time, Shi Shucong saw his beloved nephew suddenly take shape, and immediately fell backwards, not only his nephew, but also the knife and axe hand who rushed in. Shi Shucong's eyes widened, and he saw that the people who fell to the ground were full of arrows and crossbow arrows of different lengths. He even felt that he saw his nephew's gaze in disbelief, and the opportunity that originally gave him meritorious service turned into the abyss that pushed him to hell, and Uncle Cong himself couldn't accept this result.
That's his nephew! The excellent children in the family are gone! Originally, this was a sure thing! Why is this happening! Why!
"Kill it! Not a single one to stay! Shi Shucong's eyes didn't know when they turned blood-red, as if the blood in his whole body was rushing to his eyes, and the red made the hearts of those who saw his eyes palpitate. And that slightly hoarse roar, like the roar of a wounded lion, made people's hearts tremble uncontrollably.
"I want Sun He to pay the price! I'm going to kill all his family! I want him to understand! Provoking my uncle Cong is the biggest mistake of his life! Shi Shucong's fists were clenched, and the heavy hammer hit the wooden railing of the command car, making a dull sound that made the henchmen around Shi Shucong involuntarily startled.
…… River... Space... South... The doorman ...... "Brothers! The survival of RiverCity is here! The safety of your family, folks, and elders depends on everyone! Sun He pulled out the Tang knife on his waist, he remembered that this Tang knife was still made by His Royal Highness the King of Qin when he saw that the saber on his waist had collapsed a few times, so he specially asked people to choose a good Tang knife from the treasury and give it to him.
Your Highness! Please rest assured, even if Sun He dies, he will defend Hejian City! Come to repay His Highness for his appreciation of Sun He! Sun He secretly swore in his heart, thinking of His Royal Highness King Qin's appreciation of him, Sun He felt that death was not so afraid at this moment.
"Kill!" It was just a short word, and Sun He didn't wait for others to make a move, and he had already rushed out first.
"The soldiers and horses make your lord not hesitate to die! What are you afraid of? Zhu Jilong threw down the pulley longbow in his hand, pulled out the Tang knife at his waist, roared lowly, and rushed out the second.
"Swear to the death!" Sun He's personal soldiers roared in a low voice, their eyes were blood-red, and they rushed out with their weapons held high.
The blood-boiling words made Zhu Jilong's subordinates excited and couldn't control themselves, they gritted their teeth and roared: "Don't let the Caizhou thieves underestimate our Yingzhou soldiers!" ”
"Brothers who are not afraid of death, follow me!" A usually prestigious chief stepped out of the crowd, raised the barrier knife in his hand, and roared angrily.
"Good! Today, I, Zhao Hu, will break into this Hades Palace with Sun Bing's envoy! A big man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist came out of the crowd, holding a palpitating Xuanhua axe in his hand, and roared in a low voice.
The Caizhou soldiers under Shi Shucong couldn't react at all, and first charged to usher in a dense rain of arrows like a storm, and the sword and axe hands that concentrated at the city gate because of the charge did not die, and they also stepped into the palace of Hades with one foot. Then a group of soldiers rushed out of the city gates. A series of blows that people simply can't react.
"Kill!" Sun He's eyes widened, and the Tang knife in his hand stabbed fiercely into the chest of a Caizhou soldier. Out of the corner of his eye, he found a Caizhou soldier taking the opportunity to stab the spear in his hand. My life is at rest! Although he had already died in battle, Sun He was unwilling, he finally got the appreciation of the master, and died like this.
"I wish Jilong here! Don't want to hurt Sun Bingma! As if a muffled thunder shouted on the ground, the Tang knife in Zhu Jilong's hand slashed down diagonally, cutting off the spear that stabbed at Sun He.
"Thanks!" Sun He said without looking back, pulled out the Tang knife from Cai Zhoubing's chest, and shouted: "Brothers! Set fire to the fuck! ”
"Burn the fuck!" A group of soldiers shouted as if they were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and the violent momentum and fierce attack made the Caizhou soldiers retreat one after another.
The three soldiers quickly threw the firewood mixed with straw, fire oil, and sulfur on their backs into the siege tower.
The soldiers who were still stranded in the siege tower couldn't help but fight back in horror, so that the soldiers holding torches could not approach, let alone throw the torches on the firewood that was desperately protected by the Caizhou soldiers.
Suddenly, a soldier grabbed a torch, stepped out of the crowd, and shouted: "Sun Bing and Ma Envoy, take care of my parents, wife and children on behalf of me, an unfilial son!" As soon as he finished speaking, he pounced on the siege tower, even if his body was pierced by several spears. When the torches fell on the firewood piled on the siege tower, a smile of relief appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Coax! ...... "As soon as the firewood sprinkled with oil and sulfur touched the torch, it immediately burned at an astonishing rate. Although the siege towers were coated with moist mud and wrapped in fire-resistant leather, these were on the outside. The interior is still made of flammable wood. In a moment, however, the siege tower turned into a long pillar of fire.
"Brother! One...... Go all the way! Sun He's eyes didn't know when they moistened.
"Sun Bing and Ma Envoy! And nine siege towers! Zhu Jilong walked quickly to Sun He's side and reminded.
Sun He came back to his senses at this time, this is not a sentimental place. Sun He gritted his teeth and roared, "Everyone! Kill! ”
In the attack of the Yingzhou soldiers, the ten siege towers turned into ten pillars of fire, and Sun He was even more ruthless, and personally burned the wooden bridge erected by Shucong on the trench.
And the Caizhou soldiers who had attacked the city wall were even more helpless, the siege tower was burned down, even if they wanted to escape, they couldn't escape, and they were stabbed to death by a kind of Yingzhou soldiers who had already killed red-eyed soldiers.
By this time, Shi Shucong was already dumbfounded, and this time he lost nearly 2,000 soldiers and horses. There were about five or six hundred soldiers stranded on the siege tower, and they were all burned to ashes by Sun He and the siege tower. In addition, there were about two or three hundred people who attacked the city wall, and they were also killed by the red-eyed Yingzhou soldiers. In addition, there are more than 400 Caizhou soldiers who were stranded under the city wall because Sun He burned the wooden bridge desperately, plus more than 500 soldiers who have lost since the start of the war.
Uncle Cong really wanted to pick up the guy and kill Sun He in person, but he couldn't, after today's battle, I'm afraid that now his soldiers and horses are already panicking. The number of soldiers and horses has dropped to 8,000, and the siege of the four gates is an average of 2,000 people, and the city of Hejian now has about 3,000 soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses on a single wall formed an overwhelming superiority in strength.
"Damn!" Although he was unwilling, he told his uncle that it was useless to be unwilling, and he had to gather the rest of the soldiers and horses, since he couldn't besiege Hejian City, he was not ready to choose to be surrounded on three sides.
"Your Highness! I, Sun He, have lived up to your trust! Sun He's mouth was full of bitterness, this victory was won at the cost of only twelve of the one hundred and thirty death squads. Zhu Jilong's left hand was also cut off by a Caizhou soldier, Sun He was not much better, his right hand was cut in the meridians, I am afraid that this hand will not be able to continue to hold the knife in the future, and the remaining soldiers are injured and disabled, and they are not lighter than Sun He.
…… Yanzhou ...... Li Cunhuan did not know that at this time, Sun He had won a victory in the river that had an incalculable impact on the battle. So he chose to quickly break through Ge Congzhou's gossip rejection array.
It's all because Li Cunhuan knows that Zhu Wen is attacking Lu Long at this time, and I don't know if the soldiers are already in the city! I don't know if Zhou Dewei can defend his base camp Youzhou City! But the only thing he can do now is to take a step ahead of Zhu Wen and take Zhu Wen's base camp Bianzhou to a nest!
With 3,000 mounted iron cavalry as arrowheads, 7,000 cavalry swept on both flanks.
Ge Congzhou calmly glanced at the slowly advancing Iron Rider, but his heart was not as calm as he appeared. Ge Congzhou is not familiar with the mounted iron cavalry, but he is not unfamiliar with it, the main force of the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, which received the territory of the Sui Dynasty, is not without the description and application of the mounted iron cavalry in the military book.
But the description in the book is one thing, but in reality it is a different kind of shock.
Ge Congzhou never thought that the armored iron horse would be so shocking. It's just that the momentum of the start is so majestic, it makes people feel like they are just a piece of sand in the big waves, the body and mind are so powerless, and the mood is so depressed.
"Whew!" Ge Congzhou exhaled a breath of turbidity, and in an instant, the confident and flying Ge Congzhou came back again. "Reject the horse!" The indifferent voice made the people under Ge Congzhou involuntarily breathe a sigh of relief, they were not afraid of the enemy's strength, they were afraid that Ge Congzhou would be depressed, in their hearts, as long as Ge Congzhou was there, there was no war that could not be won.
With Ge Congzhou's order, a spear extended from the gap in the shield, and the long spear turned the Bagua Horse Rejection Array into a big hedgehog. The thick shield seems to turn the gossip rejection array into a big turtle with a sturdy shell.
"Is this your means! Ge Congzhou, you underestimate the iron rider I trained with my own hands! Yelu Abaoji showed a sneer on his face, and slowly pulled down the iron mask of the beast on his helmet, revealing only a pair of eyes that looked like beasts.
"Kill!" Yelu Abaoji raised the special riding spear in his hand, and the roaring sound of a beast soared into the sky.
(To be continued)