Chapter 16 On the first day of defending the city, it was difficult to advance and retreat
Zhang Lu came over aggressively, but he didn't expect that his own Yang Song had already revealed the news, oh no, it was sold. www.biquge.info Therefore, when his 20,000 troops approached Shangyong City, he was stunned to find that the civil officials had been guarding the city with men and horses.
"Zhang Shijun came from afar, but do you want to see my family? It's just that the lord is still outside to suppress thieves, and he is not in the city. When the lord returns, the official must report it, so that he can go to Hanzhong to meet the master. The sun was shining, and the civil official stood at the head of the city, shaking a snow-white feather fan, and said unhurriedly.
Although the two sides have disagreements, they don't have to fight to the death when they meet. As soon as the civil official opened his mouth, Zhang Lu grinned at the rich lady and said with a smile:
"If Lin Gong was here, Lu might not have come in person. Civil official, I often hear my subordinates talk about you, saying that you can have today's prosperity, and you are the first to take credit. I have always loved people who are talented and outstanding, why don't you join me, and you will be treated with a gentleman's courtesy. ”
"The end of the school has written about the love of the teacher. The mediocre scene is the result of the concerted efforts of the lord and the soldiers and civilians of the city, and the officials dare not steal it for their own merits. As for the matter of taking refuge, the lord has the grace of knowing me, although the official has no retribution for his death, how dare he abandon and serve the two masters. Shijun doesn't need to say much, he still puts out the means, and our army will take over. ”
Zhang Lu's face changed, "I don't know what to do!" ”
"Attack with all your troops!"
The 20,000 tiger and wolf soldiers had already been wilted by the sun, and when they heard that the two of them finally finished speaking, they set up siege ladders one by one and launched an attack without fear of death.
The defenders at the head of the city did not show any panic, and the civil official feather fan waved down, shouting:
"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use them for a while! Kill! ”
With the order, the 1,000 archers who stayed behind bent their bows and arrows and shot at the Hanzhong army, and the soldiers next to them picked up the hot oil of the rolling wood and stones.
Shangyong is not Wancheng, which has been abandoned for a long time, all kinds of armaments are relatively complete, far from being suppressed by archers, and when the Wancheng army that escaped by luck set up an escalator to climb, it was found that the rolling wood and stones continued to fall from the sky, and were shot down by embarrassment. These two things may still be able to survive, but the unlucky one was spilled by the hot oil, and it was a miserable howl, and green smoke rose from the skin and flesh, and the smell of burnt skin and flesh spread everywhere.
Seeing the tragic condition of his soldiers, Zhang Lu's face did not change. The siege war was the most tragic, with troops plotting and troops attacking the city.
"Where is the storm? Knock open the gates for me! ”
Rushing to the city is an out-and-out siege and killing weapon, sawn into logs with hundred-year-old trees, set up on special chariots, and about 20 soldiers are divided into bullets and bullets to hit the city gate.
From time to time along the way, soldiers were either shot in place or smashed into flesh by rolling logs, and the soldiers in the rear ran out of the array and joined the car party without fear of death, and the speed of the car did not decrease.
The city wall is right in front of you, ten meters, five meters ... Hanzhong soldiers looked at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, and their hearts were happy, and they opened their mouths one by one to roar angrily, and the speed was raised again, and the next moment, the log hit the seemingly slender city gate with a huge impact potential energy!
"Boom!" The loud sound of the impact spread throughout the battlefield, and the car helpers were shaken away by the huge impact, and their hands were bleeding and trembling constantly.
But the gates were not broken by a single blow.
Zhang Lu looked at the Shangyong City Gate in horror, there were cracks on it caused by the impact, but it was like a tenacious veteran who had never fallen.
At the head of the city, the civil officials breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Song's intelligence said that Zhang Lu was rushing with a large army, and he was worried about the strength of the rush, so he specially ordered the people in the city to block huge furniture and other objects behind the door, and all kinds of cabinets and even beds were blocked for ten meters! Not to mention breaking with one blow, even if he hits him a few more times, he can still hold on.
Zhang Lu is not a stupid person, and after two more rushing cars crashed into the city gate at a huge cost but still failed to break through, he guessed that the other party must have been prepared.
sighed silently in his heart, he didn't expect Shangyong's intelligence and preparation to be so good, and his plan to break the door as a shortcut was in vain.
In an instant, the battle returned to the siege of flesh and charred. Zhang Lu accompanied 6,000 archers, far exceeding the number of Shangyong's army, but Shangyong was condescending, and the range and accuracy were superior, and the Hanzhong archers who were suppressed by thousands of people could not raise their heads.
"Damn, there are so many good bows in this mediocre place! Didn't it mean that Lin Li had already taken 6,000 archers with him when he set out on the expedition, had I been deceived? Or is this empty mediocrity actually just a full set?! ”
Zhang Lu looked at his subordinates who were constantly being shot, and his round face was full of anger. Shangyong's armament should be relatively weak, otherwise the front of Lin Li would not extort crossbows from him. However, if you charge it with an inferior crossbow, how can you reverse this mediocre crossbow and bow to be a few points better than that of your own army?
"Dingding..."
In the blink of an eye, it was already dusk, and Zhang Lujun fought for a day but did not even take the city wall, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
At that moment, the miserable soldiers retreated one by one, for fear that the Shangyong defenders would take the opportunity to attack, they did not dare to run back in a swarm, so they could only retreat while carefully avoiding the stray arrows.
The civil official breathed a sigh of relief and ordered:
"Soldiers rest on the spot, eat minced meat today!"
As the battle raged, the civilian officials certainly did not treat these soldiers badly, providing good food, and at the same time ordering in front of the defenders that the subsidies for the families of the war dead should be doubled, and at the same time instilling in them the principle of defending the country and protecting the family, so as to boost their morale.
There must be brave men under the heavy reward, not to mention that even the aftermath is guaranteed, and the morale of the mediocre army is greatly boosted.
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In Zhang Lu's tent under the city, Zhang Lu looked at Yang Bai and Yang Ren and asked:
"The Shangyong army is defending the city, and the city gate is blocked again, if our army attacks again, the casualties are too heavy, and then the Shangyong city will be a disastrous victory. Do you have any good advice? ”
Yang Baiyang Ren looked at each other and smiled bitterly, if the two of them talked about bravery, it would be okay, but it was difficult for them to make suggestions.
After a long time, seeing that his father-in-law was about to get mad when he saw that his father-in-law was not good, Yang Ren said cautiously:
"Although our army suffered heavy losses in one day, the Shangyong army was also greatly damaged. If our army sneaks up tonight, it may be possible to succeed and take the city in one fell swoop, and then it will be easy for our army to take down Shangyong when it is pressed on a large scale! ”
Night raids are also the best method that these low-intelligence generals can think of.
Although there is a big river in the south of Shangyong, it is quite far away from the city, and the flood is out of reach. And if you want to attack it with fire, this city wall is made of green bricks, and you can't burn it if you want to.
Zhang Lu frowned, the night attack is a good strategy, but looking at the civilian official's fearless appearance, I am afraid that he has already taken precautions, if the night attack does not succeed but is taken advantage of the opportunity to attack the battalion, the morale will inevitably drop greatly.
Alas, Zhang Lu listlessly ordered the two to retreat, and it was easy to come to attack Shangyong this time, so he didn't let Yan Pu come with the army, if the military advisor was there, he would definitely have a good plan in the future.
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Zhang Lu doesn't have any good ideas, and in Shangyong City, civil officials are also worried.
Shangyong is still not enough to defend the city, and today it took a day of luxury, and bows, arrows, rolling stones, etc. have been urgent. Fortunately, Lin Li is good to the people in the city on weekdays, and during the war, there are many strong people who volunteer to participate in the defense of the city, and many people have taken out a small amount of oil and grain at home, which can be boiled to defend the city, and the food is to reward the soldiers. The people's actions also moved the civil officials, but this is only a temporary use, if Zhang Lu Tiexin attacked, within three days, the city will be broken. When the time comes, even if the people are killed or wounded, the insufficient Shangyong army will definitely only be trapped and struggling to the death.
The civil official shook his feather fan, looked at the starry sky, and muttered:
"The lord does not know when he will return. Mean... I don't know how long it will last. ”