"Back to the general, the enemy army dispatched 50,000 soldiers and horses, and it has the momentum to break through Nanguan City in one fell swoop." The soldier said truthfully.

Yao Xiang was shocked when he heard this, looked at Yao Chang and his subordinates, and said loudly: "Generals, go to the city gate tower with this general to check the situation of the enemy army." As he spoke, he strode toward the city walls.

Yao Xiang and his subordinates had just arrived at the gate tower of Nanguan City, and they saw billowing smoke and dust in the distance.

"Fifth brother, it seems that Wang Wu's main direction of attack is our Nanguan City, the difference between our army's strength and the enemy's army is ten times, Nanguan City is in danger, let's immediately ask Jinzhou City for help!" Yao Chang Zhengse said.

"Yes! General, although Nanguan City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the enemy army has too many troops, so it is safer to ask Jinzhou City for help. One of the generals said loudly.

Yao Xiang nodded, and said with a straight face: "Immediately light the wolf smoke and ask for help from Jinzhou City." ”

"Yes, General." The general commanded loudly.

Soon, on the tower of Nanguan City, a large amount of wolf smoke was lit to warn and ask for help in the direction of Jinzhou City, and at the same time, wolf smoke was also lit in the direction of Qipanguan and Bihaiguan, obviously, they were also asking for help from Jinzhou City.

"General, you see, Qipanguan and Bihaiguan have also lit bonfires for help, it seems that Wang Wu is divided into three ways, planning to break Nanguancheng, Qipanguan, and Bihaiguan at the same time! Isn't that a big appetite? Yao Chang looked at the beacon fire at the chessboard pass and the Bihai customs and said loudly.

Yao Xiang nodded, and said: "The troops under Wang Wu's command occupy a very large advantage, and it is normal to be arrogant, but it is not easy to break through my Nanguan City, so pass the order." The whole army immediately prepared for battle, ready to meet the enemy. ”

"Yes, General." The subordinate general received the order loudly and immediately conveyed the order, and the soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command immediately began the final preparations before meeting the enemy.

In fact. As early as when the Wang Wu army had just arrived at the Mayoujin ferry, Yao Xiang expected that the Wang Wu army would attack Nanguan City, and for this reason, he had already made sufficient preparations, and all kinds of rolling wood and stones needed to defend the city had already been stacked on the city wall, and the arrows in the hands of the soldiers were also very sufficient, so. Yao Xiang is still very confident in defending Nanguan City.

Just when the Yao Xiang army was actively preparing for battle, in the direction of Jinzhou City, the 20,000 troops of Yan State received a request for help from the front, and immediately sent troops and horses to reinforce Nanguancheng and the checkpoints on the left and right sides to ensure the safety of Nanguancheng, Qipanguan and Bihaiguan.

"Fifth brother, reinforcements from Golden State City will arrive soon. Our army will definitely be able to hold Nanguan City. Yao Chang said confidently.

Yao Xiang nodded and said, "That's natural, just by the strength of our army." Coupled with the cooperation of the Yan army, it was more than enough to hold Nanguan City, and Wang Wu wanted to break through Nanguan City, which was completely wishful thinking. ”

"Yes, the general is right, our army will definitely be able to hold Nanguan City." The generals also confidently agreed.

Yao Xiang nodded with satisfaction. looked at the Wang Wu army who was killing in the distance, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It didn't take long for Wang Wu and his 50,000 main troops and horses to arrive near the south gate of Nanguan City and prepare to attack the city.

Wang Wu looked up at the gate tower of Nanguan City. looked at the city wall of Nanguan City again, frowned slightly, Nanguan City is completely consistent with the situation of the scout's exploration, it is indeed a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and because Nanguan City is built on the mountain, for this reason, Wang Wu and his soldiers and horses can only attack from the direction of the South Gate, and in this way, the enemy soldiers and horses defending Nanguan City can concentrate all their forces and guard the South Gate, which provides great difficulty for breaking through Nanguan City.

"General, Nanguan City is really easy to defend and difficult to attack! With the current preparations of our army, if we want to break through Nanguan City, I am afraid that it will not be an easy thing! A general said worriedly.

"Yes! General, if you launch a strong attack, you will definitely suffer heavy casualties, so let's prepare for some more time, and then attack after the siege equipment is sufficient! Another general retreated.

After all, attacking the city is not a field fight, the defending side has the city as a support, occupying a great advantage, and the besieging side does not have enough siege equipment, it is very disadvantaged, and even, the losses will be much more than the defending side.

When Wang Wu heard this, he frowned, and said: "Generals, this general naturally understands that Nanguan City is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but our time is running out, if our army does not break the city immediately, once the main army of Yan Kingdom comes, we don't even have a foothold, how can we resist the attack of the main army of Yan State?" Therefore, we must do our best to break the city, and take the area of Nanguancheng as a large camp, lay a foundation in Liaodong, and respond to the Hebei army under General Xie, and launch a two-sided attack on the Yan State. ”

"What the general said is, however, if the casualties are too large, you still need to think about it in the long run!" One of the generals whispered.

Wang Wu nodded and said softly: "Ben General knows in his heart, as long as our army suffers too many casualties, and Nanguan City shows no signs of being breached, then Ben will consider preparing for some more time, you can rest assured." ”

Obviously, Wang Wu is not a reckless man, and in the case of an unsuccessful attack, he will not continue to attack, after all, if the loss of soldiers and horses under his command is too large, it will seriously affect the morale of the army.

"General, the siege troops are ready to launch an attack on Nanguan City at any time." A subordinate general reported loudly.

Wang Wu nodded and ordered loudly: "Pass the order, and the whole army will attack immediately." ”

"Beat the drums and prepare to attack." A herald, loudly delivering orders.

"Knock knock knock ......" Soon, the deafening sound of drums came from the military formation of Wang Wu's army.

"Kill ......" The main army under Wang Wu roared and launched a fierce attack on Nanguancheng.

The sword and shield soldiers charged forward on the ladder, while the thunderbolt carts in the rear kept throwing flaming thunderbolts at the walls of Nanguan City, causing massive damage to the defenders of Nanguan City.

"Boom Boom Boom ......Boom" thunderbolt exploded on the wall of Nanguan City, making a huge sound, and at the same time, a large number of bows and crossbows shot bows and crossbow arrows at the walls of Nanguan City, causing some damage to the defenders of Nanguan City.

However, the Yao Xiang Legion had already prepared, the female wall of the city wall was more than doubled, and the soldiers defending on the city wall were also wearing heavy armor, and they were also equipped with shields that were enough to cover the arrows, which was enough to offset the damage caused to them by the crossbowmen of the Wang Wu Army.

"Soldiers, release the arrows, release the arrows." Seeing that the soldiers of Wang Wu's army launched a large-scale charge towards Nanguancheng, Yao Xiang loudly gave the order to release arrows.

"Whoosh......" The soldiers under Yao Xiang's command heard the order and immediately shot a large number of arrows at the siege soldiers and horses of Wang Wu's army.

Most of the siege soldiers and horses of Wang Wu's army were equipped with shields, and for this reason, the losses suffered were not very large, and they continued to launch a fierce attack on the walls of Nanguan City.

Soon, the soldiers of Wang Wu's army set up the cloud ladder on the wall of Nanguan City, and a large number of soldiers climbed along the cloud ladder to the city wall.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Wang Wu Legion had arrived under the city wall, Yao Xiang immediately ordered the soldiers and horses to defend the city and throw a large number of rolling wood and stones that had been prepared to the soldiers of the Wang Wu Legion who were attacking.

A large number of rolling wood and stones, carrying huge potential energy, fell from the city wall and smashed heavily on the bodies of the soldiers of the Wang Wu Legion, causing a lot of losses to the Wang Wu Legion.

As the offensive continued, the losses of Wang Wu's soldiers and horses became greater and greater, and soon exceeded a thousand soldiers and horses, while the enemy's defending soldiers and horses lost less than a hundred.

"General, our army's losses greatly exceed the enemy's, if we continue to fight like this, it will be difficult for our army to achieve victory, so let's withdraw the army first, and then launch an attack on Nanguan City after the preparations are sufficient!" A subordinate general looked at Wang Wu and persuaded loudly.

"Yes! General, our army has too few thunderbolts, which are simply not enough to cause too much damage to the enemy troops defending Nanguan City, in order to reduce the losses of the army, it is better to withdraw the team first! Another general, seeing that the army had suffered heavy losses and that the enemy had suffered very little losses, shouted for the withdrawal of his troops.

When Wang Wu heard this, he pondered for a moment, and said: "I really didn't expect that this defeated army under Yao Xiang could have such tenacious combat effectiveness, which greatly exceeded the general's expectations. ”

"In that case, our army should withdraw first!" The general couldn't wait.

"General, you see, the enemy forces have suddenly strengthened their defenses." One of the generals pointed to the sudden extra soldiers and horses on the city wall and said loudly.

Wang Wu looked up and saw that there were indeed a lot more soldiers and horses on the city wall, but their banners had obviously changed, that is to say, the soldiers and horses reinforcing the city wall were not the soldiers and horses under the command of Yao Xiang, but the reinforcements of the Yan State.

Wang Wu nodded, and said: "The reinforcements on the city wall must be the reinforcements of the Yan Kingdom, it seems that it is difficult for our army to break through Nanguan City, pass the order, the army retreats two miles, and camps on the spot." ”

"Yes, General." The general shouted the order and immediately gave the order to retreat two miles.

......With the sound of a gong, the main army under Wang Wu began to retreat gradually, and quickly retreated two miles from under the city wall of Nanguan City, and then camped on the spot, waiting for Wang Wu's next order.

Seeing the main army of Wang Wu's army retreating backwards, Yao Xiang and his soldiers were naturally very excited, and stood on the city wall and shouted loudly. (To be continued......)