Chapter 529: Siege
Under the anger, Yuan Shao did not dare to underestimate the enemy, and ordered Wen Chou to lead 20,000 troops to kill Xiang Daijun again, Xu You was appointed as the marching military division, the war in Jixian County was in full swing, Xian Yufu's resistance was very strong, Yuan Shao only had 60,000 troops in his hands at this time, besieging day and night, in order to defeat Xian Yufu in one fell swoop, and then disintegrate the combat power of Youzhou, the rapid progress of the Xiliang army in Bingzhou, deeply stimulated Yuan Shao, on life experience, he is the fourth world and the third duke, I can't imagine that even Cao Cao and Jia Rong are not as good as these two people, for many years, only have the land of Jizhou, It also makes him have a strong sense of initiative.
Xian Yufu can be entrusted with a heavy task by Yan Rou and become the other driver of Youzhou, he must have some ability, not to mention the way to defend the city, it is not a problem to stop Yuan Shao.
In particular, Wei Lan defeated Yan Liang, a famous general in the Jizhou army, which made the Youzhou soldiers unprecedentedly high-spirited, and under the stimulation of Xian Yufu, the soldiers spared no effort to defend the city, so that Yuan Shao could not advance an inch.
Under the city of Jinyang, the Xiliang army has completely filled in the wide moat.
Li Ru frowned, the moat was filled, I am afraid that tomorrow will be the day when the Xiliang army will launch an attack, thinking of the battle between the soldiers on both sides of the Xiliang army filling the moat, Li Ru felt the horror of the Xiliang army for the first time, the arrows of those cavalry can be called a hundred shots, shooting from the city to the city, and there can be such an accurate head, if they meet on the battlefield, and faintly, Li Ru feels that the range of the archers of the Xiliang cavalry is much farther than that of the defenders, and all the advantages are moving in the direction of the Xiliang army.
The other counties surrendered without a fight, and the Xiliang army had already passed the arrows, so that everyone in the city knew about it, so that Jinyang City was shrouded in a layer of smoke, and people were panicked, not that the soldiers did not need to die, but to see what kind of people their lords were, if Li Ru could treat his soldiers like Jia Rong, the soldiers would naturally not spare their lives at a critical moment, but after Li Ru ruled and merged the state, he only focused on developing his own strength, and did not think about the soldiers under him, but thinking about how to save his life in this battle, or build up his merits.
"Are all the sassal boulders and fire oil ready?" Li Ru said with a gloomy face.
Fan Chou hugged his fists and said, "My lord, everything is ready." ”
At this time, in Jinyang City, the only general worthy of Li Ru's trust was Fan Chou, Duan Xuan Xu Rong was besieged in Jingling, unable to support, although there were tens of thousands of troops in the city, but there were no brave generals to command, when it came to battlefield planning, Li Ru could top several, but the real actual battle, relying on the soldiers of the three armies.
The next day, the Xiliang army finished burying the pot and cooking, the three armies lined up, Jia Rong appeared in the Chinese army, wearing a Zhan Lu sword at his waist, and a horse under him, majestic.
Without superfluous nonsense, Jia Rong directly ordered: "Siege!" "After many days of preparation, all the soldiers are already preparing to sharpen their knives and do a big job.
The flags were danced, the war drums and horns sounded, the thunderbolt cars approached the city under the cover of the heavy infantry, and the cavalry who were ready to go began to gallop on horseback, practicing their familiar archery under the city and suppressing the defenders on the city.
Even if Li Ru has thousands of ravines in his chest, in the face of the rain of arrows that cover the sky and the sun, he can only order the soldiers to raise the shield in their hands to block, so that his own soldiers can't raise their heads at all, thinking of the thunderbolt that is waiting under the city, Li Ru feels his scalp tingle, and when the thunderbolt is close to the city wall, it is definitely a huge blow to the defenders.
The defenders also had thunderbolts, but they were more than a step worse than the Xiliang army, and the attack power and range of the attack were too small, and there was not even any accuracy, and the random firing caused certain difficulties to the cavalry, but still could not stop the pace of the army's attack.
The iron-clad well is also a sharp weapon in the siege, shining on the battlefield of Bingzhou, of course Li Ru knows a thing or two, what he sees with his own eyes and what he hears in the intelligence is very different, and that kind of well is unbreakable.
Looking at the trembling soldiers, Li Ru couldn't help but step forward and scolded: "The enemy army is in front of you, those who give up lightly are dead, retreat is death, and if you don't return, you can have a way to live." ”
The guards are guarding Li Ru's left and right, daring to have soldiers who are not long-sighted, they are unforgiving in their hands to fight knives and guns, the armor on the guards, and the weapons in their hands are all obtained from the soldiers of the Xiliang Army, and they are definitely first-class in the army.
A group of soldiers who were responsible for supervising the battle appeared on the city wall, Li Ru's foundation in occupying the state was not very deep, the soldiers did not have a sense of belonging, and it was very likely that they would escape from the battle, and the soldiers who supervised the battle would not hesitate to kill the escapees, which could play a deterrent role to a certain extent and stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers.
The sound of the war drums changed abruptly, and the thunderbolts began to wield, and stones larger than a basin were thrown at the walls, and five out of ten fell on the city, and the rest also stirred up flowers of dust on the walls.
Under the attack of the thunderbolt car, Li Ru only felt that the city wall was constantly trembling, and it was likely to collapse at any time, and the general of the personal guard stepped forward to persuade: "My lord, the city is dangerous, leave quickly." ”
Li Ru angrily reprimanded: "At the moment of great calamity, how can I easily retreat, I should meet the enemy together with the soldiers of the three armies!" ”
When the guards heard this, their faces were ashamed, and the blood in their chests was even boiling, the sergeants of the army, which one of them did not have a lot of blood, Xitu could rely on a knife and a gun to break into a reputation, Li Ru's words won the favor of the soldiers, and looked at the Xiliang army under the city, and his face became a little resolute.
No matter how high the momentum of the defenders is, the thunderbolts are still releasing one boulder after another, under Jia Rong's orders, many thunderbolts are under the control of the soldiers to target the city gates, no matter how awesome the city, as long as the city gates are opened, no matter how many defenders in the city can be eaten.
"Oh no, my lord, the gate is cracked, as if it is about to be blasted open by a boulder." The gatekeeper hurriedly climbed the city wall and said to Li Ru.
Li Ru was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to carry stones and other materials to fill the city gate, the city gate was sealed, and Jinyang completely became a dead city, which is also the reason why Li Ru was reluctant to give such an order before, the city gate can be opened at any time, whether it is reinforcements from outside the city or escape, it is a great convenience, since Jia Rong personally came to Jinyang City, Li Ru also knew that his life could not be guaranteed, even if he escaped from the battlefield, the world is so big, there will be no place for him.
Li Ru, who has no strength, can only become the minions of other princes at most, maybe he will be taken by the power of the Xiliang army and sacrifice his head to Chang'an, it is not known, not to mention, after being a prince, he can bend under the account of others and bow his head to obey orders, Li Ru asked himself that it is difficult to do this.
The poor defenders had to brave the rain of stones to bring the stones and other supplies that had been so hard to carry up the city walls.
As the well got closer, the defenders could see the soldiers of the Xiliang Army waiting on the well and were covered in heavy armor, and it was hard to imagine whether a single knife and a shot could kill them.
The ladder soldiers moved, desperately rushed in the direction of the city wall, the most fierce attack of the Xiliang army began, no matter how advanced the weapon was, the other party blocked the city gate, if you want to enter the city, you must attack the city wall, of course, the advanced weapons can minimize the loss of your own soldiers, otherwise you will use the ladder soldiers to go up, your own side will be the dense stone rain of the defenders, and the soldiers on the well will be able to provide opportunities for the ladder soldiers as long as they gain a firm foothold on the city wall.
The thunderbolt slowly withdrew from the battlefield, in the melee, the accuracy of the thunderbolt was still a little bad, accidentally hit their own soldiers, the impact on morale was great, on the battlefield unless necessary, few generals will order their own soldiers to attack the robe.
A cloud ladder was firmly erected on the city wall, and the well was also close to the city wall, and the soldiers on the well were obliged to pull out their swords and kill the defenders on the city without hesitation.
The blood is flying, and the defenders are constantly being killed, and the soldiers on the well are constantly killing the city at night, dozens of heavy infantry, enough to open up an area in the city, so that the defenders in the city can not shoot the Xiliang army on the ladder with peace of mind.
Li Ru looked at the slowly approaching Jing Yan with a gloomy face, but there was a trace of helplessness in his heart, the other party had such soldiers, in a hurry, he hurriedly ordered the guards to start fighting against the Xiliang army attacking the city wall, not only the defenders in the city, but even the teams prepared in the city began to move closer to the city.
There are more than 30,000 defenders in the city, even if the Xiliang army is brave, it is impossible to capture it in a short time, Li Ru used the soldiers to suppress constantly, and finally resisted the first wave of attack of the Xiliang army, looking at the dense corpses on the city, I felt that my scalp was a little numb, it seemed that the siege of the city in the hands of the Xiliang army became a battle with the defenders in the city, the defenders of the city, relying on the advantages of the city wall, the enemy's attack was broken down under the city, and the ratio of casualties between the defenders and the besieging side should be one to three.
Li Ru felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, with the cover of the thunderbolt and the well, the other party's soldiers could easily climb the city wall, and the advantage of the defenders was completely diluted.
The power of the First World War was also widely spread among the defenders, some soldiers who did not believe that the Xiliang Army would have such a brave soldier also became a believer after today, as early as the beginning of Jincheng, many soldiers said something about the offensive means of the Xiliang Army, most of the soldiers in the army at that time thought that this was a defeated soldier and then found a reason for himself, and he did not take it to heart, who knew that it was true, and many generals and soldiers also played Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.