"Ahh A terrible scream came from the direction of the stairs of the lower city.

One of the sergeants who was the first to flee was beheaded by Tian Liangqiu, who was standing on the side of the city and commanding the battle.

Tian Liangqiu, who cut off the head of the deserter, carried the bloody head in his hand and shouted at the sergeant at the head of the city: "If there is a cowardice who does not move forward and flees from the battle, there will be no forgiveness!"

The sergeant who took the lead in escaping was beheaded in public, and those who hesitated were frightened, and when they saw the sergeant around Tian Liangqiu who was ready to enforce battlefield discipline, those who wanted to escape immediately stopped, and several people who threw down their weapons and wanted to slip away also quietly picked up their weapons again, and under the order of the commander, they joined the camp of killing the enemy again.

The act of killing the deserters still temporarily deterred the sergeants, and all of a sudden no one dared to escape, and the rebel sergeants who came up one after another were killed again, countless ladders were knocked down, and more arrows were shot out when the wind stopped temporarily after a gust of wind after the rain was light, and many rebel sergeants were shot down, and the crisis that suddenly appeared in this direction due to the fluctuation of the sergeants' morale was immediately resolved.

A similar situation also appeared in the array of men and horses commanded by Wang Sili, some timid sergeants saw more and more rebels under the city, and were afraid, although there were orders and obstructions from the commander, they were still frightened to throw down their weapons and want to escape, and after several sergeants who took the lead in escaping were killed, the floating military spirit temporarily stabilized.

Ge Shuhan, who commanded the overall battle in the direction of the south gate on the tower of the city gate, saw all this, and he was also anxious.

He still had a reserve of 500 men with him, but he knew that now was not the time to put these 500 brave and skilled soldiers into the rescue.

The siege of the rebels has just begun, and as long as the commanders at all levels can calm the morale of the army, they should be able to resist the continuous siege of the rebels. If it is not supported now, and only a few sergeants of the rebel army rush to the city and send the last reserves, then how will this battle be fought next?

Ge Shuhan was worried about the instability of the army's morale, he was completely aware of the extent to which the army's morale was unstable after the Lingbao fiasco, and these remnants of the defeated generals, as long as the rebels attacked fiercely, they would probably think of escaping. Their lives were picked up because they fled quickly, and if they hadn't been coerced to stay in Tongguan, many of the sergeants would probably have run wildly in the direction of Chang'an.

Now it depends on how the generals at all levels play the pressure. If the generals perform well and take the lead in killing the enemy, the floating morale of the army may stabilize. The cowardly must be killed, and if they are allowed to escape, there will be a chain reaction that will cause more sergeants to flee with their weapons thrown at them.

The iron-fisted approach is effective, the cowardly escaper dies, the enemy may be killed by staying in the city, and even the most timid sergeant will reconsider his choice, unless it is impossible to stop the large-scale siege of the rebels.

Ge Shuhan looked up anxiously at the sky, hoping that the thunderstorm would stop soon.

The wind and rain have stopped, and the bows and arrows in the hands of the twelve sergeants in the city can be used to the maximum power again, and the situation will be improved.

However, the rain did not seem to stop, and after a while, it began to rain heavily, even heavier than before, and the fog blown away by the strong wind spread further, and soon the situation in the forbidden ditch was no longer visible.

"Report the situation in the direction of the South Gate to Marshal Yang, and inquire about the situation in the direction of the East Gate!" Although Ge Shuhan sighed in his heart, he was still very calm when he gave the order.

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When the heavy rain poured down and the fog rose, Yang Xi, who was standing on the tower of the East Gate, could not see the battle situation in the direction of the South Gate and the North Gate clearly. However, he believed that although the strong wind and rain had caused trouble for our army's defense, there should be no danger now, and Ge Shuhan and his generals Wang Sili, Pang Zhong, Tian Liangqiu, and Li Fude brought with him should be able to stop the rebels besieging the city.

Looking at the rain curtain in the sky, he couldn't help but sigh, he had thought of rain, he knew that thunderstorms were common in summer, whether it was in the south or the north. But after finding out that there were no large-scale, long-term thunderstorms and strong winds near Tongguan these days, he didn't pay much attention to this situation, and he didn't even discuss with the generals how to defend against the rebels when the thunderstorm just came.

The generals did not make any suggestions in this regard, and it was generally believed that the rebels would not attack the city when it rained heavily.

Even if it rains during the siege of the rebels, the rebels will stop the battle and wait for the weather to clear again. Unexpectedly, the rebels' siege did not stop with the heavy rain, but increased their attack after seeing that the striking power of our army's arrows had decreased significantly. This not only surprised the generals, but also surprised and worried Yang Xi.

He had not experienced the war of the Cold Weapon Age before, and he did not know what specific effects the wind and rain would have on both the offensive and defensive sides.

If he imagines it, he must feel that the wind and rain are more unfavorable to the attacking side, and will be beneficial to the defending side, after all, the attacking side has to overcome the influence of the terrain, and when it rains, it must overcome the bad influence of the weather, and these unfavorable factors can be overcome in order to effectively attack the city.

In the strong wind and rain, the arrows under the city will definitely not cause great damage to the sergeants on the city team, which Yang Xi can be sure.

However, the defending side did not have to overcome many factors, and they could fight back against the besieging army under the city without any scruples, and they could use any means. The besieging side should stop the siege in case of bad weather!

Unexpectedly, after the heavy rain began to fall, the rebels not only did not stop attacking the city, but increased the siege in all directions, which clearly told him that the rebels wanted to take advantage of the heavy rain when the lethality of the arrows on the city head decreased, and attacked the city head in one go.

In the direction of the east gate, because the section that can be attacked is small, there are cliffs on both sides, the impact of wind and rain is relatively small compared with the direction of the south gate, the lethality of the arrows has not decreased much, and the rebels who have blocked the road by corpses and wounded people do not have much opportunity to strengthen the offensive, Yang Xi is not worried about the crisis in the direction of the east gate. However, after the rain subsided and the wind began to increase and the fog blew away, he was surprised to see the situation in the direction of the south gate.

The forbidden ditch outside the south gate is almost complete, and several "bridges" that are obviously corpses have been piled up, which have become the passage for rebel sergeants to cross the river.

Seeing this, Yang Xi knew that he had to reinforce the South Gate immediately. The situation in the direction of the east gate is many times better than that of the south gate, and he wants to reduce the defensive forces in the direction of the east gate to reinforce the south gate and prevent the south gate from failing. He also immediately summoned Li Chengguang and Gao Shi to his side.

"General Li, General Gao, the defense of the east gate is handed over to the two of you, the south gate is in danger, this commander led a group of men and horses to reinforce the south gate!" Yang Xi patted Li Chengguang and Gao Shi on the shoulders, and said with emotion: "The east gate is extremely difficult to be broken by the rebels, with the two of you commanding, you will definitely be able to prevent the rebels' attacks, but the forbidden ditch is no longer in danger, the south gate is very easy to be captured by the rebels, and the commander can only personally lead the generals and reserves to reinforce!"

"Yes, Marshal! As long as the last general is in general, he will never go on the rebels and set foot on the city!" Li Chengguang and Gao Shi responded almost in unison.