Chapter 729: Xuzhou Chu Ge
In the city of Xuzhou in the night, the song came from afar...... Since ancient times, wars and turmoil have occurred frequently in Jianghuai, so there are many wounds and partings in folk songs, and it is difficult to be so desolate and sad for a long time.
Singing in the song with a local accent, with a little sadness and parting, for the Jianghuai soldiers, it was as if the relatives in their hometown were crying in their ears. Men and women singing, like parents, wives, and children in the family, are singing to themselves and narrating their feelings of parting.
Listening to this song, many young Jianghuai soldiers who had not been away from home for a long time couldn't help crying at the moment.
Even those veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time are also stalked, leaning against the wall, and their eyes are red.
Fu Gongyou stood at the head of the city, and in an instant, he also thought of his wife and children in Danyang, and his heart swelled with infinite concern. But this was only for a moment, and after Fu Gongyou thought about it, he suddenly shouted angrily: "What a Li Chongjiu, he actually used this embattled strategy to disturb the hearts of our army. ‘
Hearing what Fu Gongyou said, the soldiers under his command immediately went to the walls everywhere and punched and kicked those who cried bitterly.
'Don't cry, this is Zhao Jun's strategy to disrupt our army's heart! Those who cry again will be killed! ‘
After the order was conveyed, the soldiers who were originally crying only dared to secretly choke at the moment, and several soldiers who were weak-willed and couldn't control themselves were killed on the spot. Under the bloody suppression, the crying on the head of the city stopped.
However, the iron-blooded suppression could only suppress the city of Xuzhou, but it could not suppress the singing outside the city from reaching the ears of the Jianghuai soldiers. Gradually, more and more people were singing, and on the sides of the city wall, the Jianghuai soldiers could hear the singing with the local accent. Even if they don't want to hear it, they can't.
At this moment, not only the soldiers, but even Fu Gongyou was also frightened. With so many people singing, it could be that Zhao Jun not only captured Jiangdu. Danyang, and even the entire Jiangyang fell into the hands of Li Chongjiu.
Fu Gongyou said in his heart, even if he thought so, the other Jianghuai troops must be even more panicked. And this time the news of the fall of Danyang must be impossible to hide. In any case, the morale of the Jianghuai soldiers is bound to fall to the bottom.
Confusion and uneasiness spread, and the singing of the city sometimes stopped, sometimes continued, stirring up the mood of the Jianghuai soldiers.
Fu Gongyou almost ushered in the dawn in fear.
After dawn. Li Chongjiu climbed the watchtower in front of the east city and looked at Xuzhou City from the five-zhang high watchtower. There was a clear view of the city wall, and the Jianghuai soldiers who had been guarding the side of the city wall all night, but they were motionless by the wall, and their morale was obviously extremely low.
On his left and right, Sergeant Zhao rested all night, and had breakfast before the fourth watch, and now they are full of energy and high morale. Gearing up for the upcoming siege battle.
According to yesterday's arrangement, all the soldiers and soldiers of Zhao guarding the southern city evacuated, leaving only an empty camp tent and a staggered camp trench.
Instead, in the north. On the east and south sides, Sergeant Zhao was waiting for him. The arrow tower, which was built after more than 20 days of siege, crashed. Siege vehicles, stone throwers, all kinds of imaginable siege equipment. They are all displayed under the city.
On the left and right of the siege equipment, there is a Zhao soldier who can't see the end, the swords, guns, swords and halberds reflect the cold light, and the strict military appearance is breathless.
Time passed one by one, and it was almost time for the Jianghuai army to start making breakfast as usual.
Li Chongjiu would not give the Jianghuai sergeant this opportunity, he slowly pressed his hand, and at this time, hundreds of cowhide drums were beating at the same time. The soldiers of Zhao on the north, east, and west began to move towards the city in a rustling manner.
Chen Asi's ranks, after hearing the sound of drums, his eagles raised their generals, and when they raised their flags, the soldiers also surged around.
Chen Asi's group of more than a dozen people struggled to push an arrow tower forward. There were six wheels under the arrow tower, rolling on the ground, and on top of the arrow tower stood six crossbowmen and six standard-bearers.
The land on this battlefield has not been leveled in advance, so several places are pitted, and in such a place, Chen Asi and the others almost have to spend a lot of effort to push the arrow tower to pass Guò.
Chen Asi's corporal began to complain: "This broken thing almost cost me half my life, and it made me breathless." ‘
"No, the little food we ate in the morning is long gone, and we don't have enough to eat in such a big battle, it's too picky." ‘
'Stupid thing, where is there a very full meal, our army only ate three points full before the war, don't ask why, this is the rule. ‘
For them, in this battle with nearly 100,000 people participating, their task is to push the arrow tower one hundred and fifty steps away from the city, and guard the watchtower, the task is so simple.
In front of them, the soldiers pushing the ladder were braving the rain of arrows from the city. In comparison, Chen Asi and them are undoubtedly safe.
Finally, they pushed the arrow tower to the predetermined position, erected a log and fixed it. Chen Ah Si let out a long sigh of relief, and he only hoped that the Jianghuai army would not get out of the city gate.
At this time, on the watchtower, the crossbowman of the Zhao army was already on the arrow, and there were constantly crossbow arrows shooting, reaching the city of Xuzhou, and the hook of the siege ladder was just enough to reach the wall of Xuzhou City.
The bloody battle was about to begin, and Chen Asi's subordinates also began to cheer hard for the robes.
At the head of Xuzhou City, Fu Gongyou experienced the stormy attack of the Zhao army, and it was less than an hour. At this moment, he understood why the Zhao army could sweep the north and south, and why Goguryeo, which could not be captured by the Sui army in the Chinese New Year's Eve, would be destroyed by the Zhao army.
Judging from the attack in less than an hour, the Zhao army really deserves to be a strong army in the world. Whether it is the siege of the city, the familiarity of the soldiers with the training of siege weapons, the sparse ranks between the marches, the cooperation between the soldiers and soldiers, and the control of the army by the generals, they are far better than the elite Sui army and government soldiers of the year, not to mention the Jianghuai army.
"No wonder Li Chongjiu has the strength to argue with Li Yuan, if my Fu Gongyou also has such a number of people, he would have swept the world a long time ago." Fu Gongyou said with a little envy and a little jealousy.
'Fu Gong, now that the Zhao army is attacking so fiercely, the soldiers in the city have lost their hearts, and it is probably disadvantageous to continue to defend this Xuzhou City. ‘
I think that the Zhao army did not surround Nancheng, but withdrew all the soldiers and horses, which is goodwill. Li Chongjiu is not a person who has to be killed, I think they just want this Xuzhou City, not to destroy my Jianghuai army. ‘
"Yes, it's better for us to break through from Nancheng and give up Xuzhou City to Li Chongjiu." ‘
Hearing what his subordinates said, Fu Gongyou sneered and said: "You think Li Chongjiu is really so kind, I tell you that Nancheng is the most dangerous place, if my prediction is right, Zhao Jun will definitely be on Nancheng, laying layers of ambushes, just wait for us to break through and drill!" (To be continued......)
Tips: The new domain name "biquge.info" has been launched by Biquge, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!