Chapter 152 Siege of the city
Early the next morning after the robbery of the camp, Zhang Yan took the army of Zheng Gu, Yu Poison and more than 110,000 people to a place 500 meters away from the moat in front of the East City Gate.
Looking down from Jinyang City, the Montenegrin army of more than 100,000 people seemed to be dense and crowded.
Jia Xu, Lu Su, Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, who was wounded, and Gao Shun, the general of the trapped camp, all stood on top of the city.
A few people looked down from afar, and after seeing so many Montenegrin troops, they couldn't help but sigh, there were too many people who had made a living under the war.
Of course, a few people were only shocked by the number of enemy troops in front of them, but none of them showed the slightest fear. With the wide moat and the tall Jinyang city walls, they were full of confidence.
Zhang Yan, who was on the ground, also looked up at the high Jinyang City wall, with angry killing intent in his eyes. It is precisely because of the arrival of this army that it threatens their survival, and yesterday they robbed the camp without even saying hello, causing themselves to lose their troops.
Of course, Zhang Yan would not think about who started this war first. Now he just wants to attack Jinyang City and then slaughter the city for three days to vent the anger in his heart.
"The charge begins!" Seeing that the army was ready, Zhang Yan in the Chinese army gave the order to attack.
As soon as the order was given, the war drums sounded, and suddenly five thousand Black Mountain troops rushed towards the moat like crazy carrying wooden ladders of different sizes.
"Let's get the archers ready, and when the enemy army is halfway through, release the arrows." Seeing that the Montenegrin Army took the initiative to attack, Jia Xu, as the leader of everyone, also issued and issued orders.
Lu Su took a few guards down the city wall from the time of the siege, and there were still many things he needed to do. For example, he appeased the hearts of the people in the city, organized people to send food, drink, and freshly made arrow feathers to the soldiers in the city.
This battle was not fought before. Lu Su reached a consensus with Jia Xu, that is, to meet him with a bow and arrow, and defend the city. This requires more feathers. Fortunately, there were preparations in advance, and a large amount of timber was brought from outside the city, and with these things, combined with the labor and haste of the people, bows and arrows would not be a problem for the time being.
The five thousand Black Mountain Army is just for their own use, and they also want to test whether this Jinyang City is unattainable.
The five thousand Montenegrin troops, who can be called death squads, carried the ladders to the moat like this, and then the ladders were thrown out horizontally.
Experienced, know to first put the ladder high up, in the flat. In this way, it can be regarded as a long bridge to cross people. But the inexperienced ones were knocked down before the ladder was completely erected, and for a while the other end of the ladder fell into the water and was washed away by the water of the moat.
Because they had not received such training before, at least three of the ten ladders were washed away by the water. Only seventy percent of them worked.
After seventy percent of the ladders were placed, the Montenegrin army began to rush over the ladder.
Only at this time, new problems arise again. Some ladders only pursue their length, without regard for stiffness, so that many ladders cannot withstand too much weight. When several people suddenly stood on the wooden ladder, something would break between the intermediate connections, causing many Montenegrin troops to fall into the water before they could cross the river.
The moat is not only wide, but the water level is also extremely deep. If you are good at water, you can swim back if you fall into the water, but if you are not used to water, there are many people who are drowned.
Before he crossed the river, there were all kinds of troubles at the beginning, which made Zhang Yan, who was in the position of the Chinese army, show deep worry in his eyes.
As the biggest leader of the Black Mountain Army and their commander, it is impossible for Zhang Yan not to know his strengths and weaknesses.
The so-called advantage is that there are many people, and they can often rely on refueling tactics to win one victory after another. But the disadvantage is also very obvious, and that is the lack of training.
It's not that Zhang Yan is lazy and doesn't want to train, it's really that he needs more food support as soon as he trains, but where can he get more food to support high-intensity training when he can barely rely on plunder?
An army without training does not have the ability to attack a strong city, which Zhang Yan knows in his heart, but now he really has no other choice. Wait, once Zhang Chao pacifies Yanmen County, the next person to clean up must be himself, if he doesn't take advantage of this time to counterattack, maybe he won't even have a chance to attack in the future.
Under the pressure of the times, Zhang Yan had to choose to storm Jinyang City. Although it will cost him a lot to do so, he has no relationship with these people, and he will die when he dies.
Zhang Yan did not cherish the general's life, and when he saw that many people fell into the moat, or even drowned, he did not have a trace of heartache.
Jia Xu, who was on the tower of Jinyang City, saw that so many Black Mountain troops were flooded before they could rush to the bottom of the city, and couldn't help but sigh for a while: "Hey, if the lord is here, he will definitely be very heartbroken, these are all good laborers for farmland and grain production." ”
Listening to Jia Xu's words, several other generals also nodded incessantly. After following Zhang Chao for a long time, they all learned to calculate the accounts, and when they saw so many good laborers dying, they all made a burst of regretful sounds.
"Look, they're about to cross the moat." Tai Shi Ci noticed that some people had already begun to cross the bridge, and even walked most of the distance, and were about to jump over the river to the bottom of the city, so he said loudly.
"Well, you can release the arrows." Jia Xu looked at this scene and couldn't help but nod lightly. If this decision continues, I don't know how many people will die here. But he still had to give this order, otherwise you would either die or die.
Two thousand infantry archers of the First Legion have been prepared for a long time, and this is what they are waiting for. After the order was given, the bows and arrows shot out like a rain waterfall, and they landed on the long ladders.
The untrained Montenegrin army was cautious when crossing the ladder, for fear that they would fall into the river. Seeing that they were about to cross the river, they were overjoyed when suddenly arrows struck, and some people began to sway left and right in a panic, and many of them were suddenly affected and fell into the river.
After a period of chaos, someone finally jumped over the moat and entered under the walls of Jinyang City, but the people who really rushed through were only three or four out of ten.
A team of 5,000 people can really break through the moat and be unharmed, but only 2,000 of them are themselves.
"What about the military advisor?" Seeing that there were already 2,000 people in the city, Gao Shun asked Jia Xu with a look of asking for war.
Last night's robbery camp, because his camp was full of infantry and the speed of coming and going was limited, Jia Xu did not allow him to participate in the battle. Now seeing that Zhang Liao has killed Bai Huan and made a great contribution, Gao Shun finally couldn't hold it back at this time.
"But there are only 2,000 men on their own, and there is no need for a general. General Taishi, continue to let the soldiers release arrows, and be sure to blast these Black Mountain troops back to the other side of the river. Jia Xu did shake his head, and did not agree to Gao Shun's request for war.
Now it's just the beginning of the big war, and there is no need for elites to go out yet.
Gao Shun, who had no chance, had to retreat, but his fists were really clenched, and looking like that, it was clear that he was still continuing to accumulate morale.
Under Jia Xu's order, two thousand archers set their eyes on the two thousand Black Mountain troops who crossed the river, and another round of arrows shot down. Pity the more than 2,000 people, except for a few who fled to the city gate to hide, most of them were shot. And even if they can run fast and come to the city gate, the Montenegrin army also does not dare to hit the city gate, but is afraid that someone will kill from the city gate, because they only have less than a hundred and ten people, and with this combat power, they can't solve the problem at all.
But many times, it is often afraid of something. Just when the hundred Montenegrin soldiers were still worried downstairs at the city gate, the city gate was opened, and Zhang Liao, who had killed Bai Huan, was riding on Yu Yiqun's horse, looking at them with fierce eyes. Behind him is the division of a hundred battles, the most elite heavy cavalry of the Zhangjia Army.
"Surrender, we surrender." A centurion of the Montenegrin Army, seeing that the situation was unfavorable, made the most correct choice on the spot, throwing the short knife in his hand on the ground.
With one person taking the lead, the rest of the others followed suit, and nearly a hundred people became captives without any resistance.
The scene downstairs at the city gate made Zhang Yan very annoyed when she saw it. Of the 5,000 people, there were more than 100 people left, and they all surrendered, and this battle was really too bad.
"General, I'm afraid 5,000 people is not enough. We have to be able to strike continuously. After seeing this, Zheng Gu said to Zhang Yanjin.
"Yes, it's not good to have fewer people. In this way, a team of five thousand, send two teams at a time, once someone crosses the river, continue to send, in short, it is necessary to fill it with people, and also to break open the gate of Jinyang for me, and take the city down for me. Zhang Yan said angrily.
A new order was issued, and 10,000 Montenegrin troops were sent out to start a new round of crossing the river, and then every time a soldier crossed the river with arrows, a new Montenegrin army would follow.
Jia Xu on the city wall, watching the waves of the Montenegrin army, although there are still a lot of people who fall into the water, and many people are shot by bows and arrows, but because the number of people is too dense, there are more than 3,000 Montenegrin troops gathered downstairs under the city gate, if it goes on like this, the city gate is afraid that it may be knocked open.
Looking to the side, Gao Shun was already standing with his chest up, as if he was ready to accept orders at any time.
"General Gao, I'm going to work hard for you next." Finally, Jia Xu set his eyes on Gao Shun's body.
"Order." Gao Shun, who couldn't hold back his shot for a long time, waited for this moment, and now he finally saw Jia Xu give the order, so he hugged his fists and agreed, and then turned around and walked towards the city tower.
In front of the city gate tower, more than 3,000 Montenegrin troops who rushed over at the risk of death were slamming their bodies against the huge city gate at this time.