Chapter 449: The Stratagem of the Empty City (4)
It was impossible for Hu Yanjiong to think that it was a real empty city. The Great Chu soldiers directly surrendered the empty city to the Chu army - this possibility is not perceived by normal brains. Hu Yanjiong could only think that this must be quite a temptation.
But if it is a temptation, then the temptation is naturally accompanied by a trap. The bigger the lure, the bigger the trap.
Although the gate is open, if the Beirong army enters the city, it will be ambushed layer by layer, and if it enters the city, it will be at a considerable disadvantage and only the share of the massacre, this city is entered, and it may not be a good thing for Beirong.
Because there is no army, it is difficult to defend the city. The city can be lost, and the whole battle will be difficult to move an inch in the future!
An empty city was placed in front of him, and it was impossible for Hu Yanjiong not to think about what kind of subdued there was.
And when he was sure that there was an ambush in the city, Hu Yanjiong couldn't let Cen Yin calculate himself.
After all, it is quite convenient to set up an ambush in your own city. First, some cities are easy to ambush, and secondly, it will be quite familiar and convenient to set up ambushes in their own territory.
What's more, traces of fire oil were found at this time, and Hu Yanjiong is now quite worried: the people in the city have been dispersed, and Cen Yin has the intention of burning the entire city to set up an ambush and burn the Beirong army.
"Marshal, what now?" A Beirong general asked with a headache.
If you enter the city, you are worried about the inevitable huge losses, but it is not advisable not to enter the city. Didn't they come here to besiege the city?
It is possible to let some people go into the city first to find out the situation. But if these people get in and can't get out, they won't be able to get information, and they will only be more sure that there is an ambush inside.
If some people went in and came out smoothly, they would also think that Cen Yin did not launch an ambush for the time being because there were few people entering, and only after luring more people into the city would the ambush be launched.
In short, no matter what, it seems that they will not be able to solve their current problem.
"If it is just an ambush, it is that they take advantage of various preparations and terrain to set up an ambush, but it is not impossible to enter the city. Can...... I am afraid that Cen Yin lured the enemy into the city and was really preparing to burn the city. Hu Yanjiong also had a headache: "The strategy of burning the city, others will not have it." But that madman, Ben Shuai knows best, and he can definitely use it. ”
Dispersing the people to burn a big city like Jinzhou City, in order to damage a large number of enemies, this is not used by ordinary generals.
Because, the economic loss of burning a big city is too great.
But Cen Yin's man...... Hu Yanjiong felt that just the reason that he stayed overnight could make him so angry that he didn't hesitate to burn a city to take revenge!
He knew Cen Yin, and he was sure that Cen Yin would do such a thing!
This is indeed the reason why he did not dare to enter the city for a long time!
"Marshal, what should Cen do if he really plans to burn the city?"
"I think it's better to let the last general lead 10,000 horses into the city to explore."
"Disperse the troops, and there is no power to fight back in case of ambush!"
"You can't just wait."
"You can't gamble directly with more than 70,000 horses."
"Damn, I know that Cen Yin won't be good when he comes."
The Beirong generals began to talk about it. Hu Yanjiong glanced at the two people who were already empty on the city wall, and suddenly said, "Prepare the water truck!" Lin You, there is a natural inner lake in the northwest outside Jinzhou City. Take 10,000 men and horses to prepare for the siege waterwheel! ”
The general's expression was solemn when he heard this: "Marshal, you still want to forcibly attack the city?" ”
"It can't be delayed for too long, otherwise there will probably be reinforcements from Jingzhou and Xiling." Hu Yanjiong replied.
The implication was that he had already made up his mind: no matter what happened in the city, he was going to take the risk and attack the city!
Of course, this test is by no means an unguarded test. At the very least, he was most worried about Cen Yin's strategy of burning the city, so he had to prepare some water before entering the city.
"Yes!" The Beirong generals listened to the order and immediately went to do it.
Only, Hu Yanjiong has this explanation, before the water is fetched, of course, he can only wait for the water to attack the city immediately.
This large amount of water requires vehicles, people, and time. In short, coupled with the delay caused by the initial hesitation and did not dare to enter the city, when the Beirong general came back with a large bucket full of lake water, Hu Yanjiong had already been outside Jinzhou City for two whole days.
"Yuan ...... Marshal, this ......"
However, when the people gathered again, Hu Yanjiong confessed that he must be vigilant after entering the city, and when he was about to shout the word "rush", he saw this moment, the city gate...... It's been firmly closed!
"......" Countless questions jumped on the heads of the Beirong army, and a group of Beirong military horses began to shout "" in unison with blue faces.
"Marshal, this, this, this...... Didn't Cen Yin want to lure the enemy to burn the city? ”
Lure the enemy?
So why is this enemy halfway tempted, and suddenly not tempted?
He lured him for so long, they had already planned to go deep into the enemy's den knowing that he was luring the enemy, but at this time it suddenly stopped again, isn't it a little ...... Odd?
Hu Yanjiong's face also turned blue. When people looked at the city wall, they saw this day, and they saw Cen Yin standing on that high place.
"Hu Yanjiong, beg Ben Shuai, maybe as soon as Ben Shuai is happy, he will open the city gate for you again! Hahaha! ”
Cen Yin leaned on the city wall with his sideways, and at this moment there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, looking both casual and relaxed, not at all like when he was about to fight, but like watching a big drama to please him.
This gesture seems to be teasing, like playing, like playing.
The fire of the Beirong generals was instantly ignited to the top.
"Cen Yin, what the hell do you want to do!" The general who called Lin You shouted directly at Cen Yin.
"What do you want to do, don't you have eyes?" When Cen Yin's words fell, a sharp arrow suddenly glanced at Lin You.
The arrow came from Cen Yin's own hand. Although the distance is quite far, his range is completely reachable. Lin You reacted quickly, but when he rode the horse to avoid it, he only avoided the tip of the arrow and plunged straight into the heart, and his arm was still wiped out of blood.
Hiss......
With this move, it is difficult for the Beirong soldiers to hold it down. They swung their arrows and shot them in the direction of the wall. Of course, they couldn't achieve the same range as Cen Yin, so they had to run forward.
Fortunately, although there was a change, Hu Yanjiong's face seemed to be more and more ugly when he thought of something at this time, but he still continued to shout out the sentence "siege"!
Cen Yin empty city, they have to enter the city.
Cen Yin is not empty, they still have to attack the city!
Whoa......
Cen Yin was not surprised at all that Beirong was in this situation. Procrastination for so long is the limit. If he doesn't do it, the Beirong soldiers will never wait any longer. But...... Enough!
Rows of arrows were shot out one after another, this time with fire on them, and the place where they shot was the aisle of the Beirong soldiers. A row of archers who had also climbed the city wall followed him, and as soon as the arrows fell, he saw that a fire suddenly broke out in the aisle where the Beirong army was running. The land was even more oiled!
When the fire broke out, the Beirong soldiers immediately went to extinguish the fire, and the speed of this slowdown allowed many archers to seize the opportunity to shoot at them. As a result, the first wave of siege teams rushing up in rows were shot down a lot.
Of course, in order to siege the city, a lot of sacrifices are bound to come.
A siege is no better than an ambush. Siege has always been successful by fighting more and fighting less. There were many siegers and few defenders, even Hu Yanjiong personally led the troops, and they were able to fight more and start the siege war.
Therefore, seeing this, the Beirong army did not hesitate. Siege tools such as rushing carts, catapults, and ladders are still being pushed forward step by step.
"Bang ......"
Trumpets and war drums sounded on the city walls, and the defense of the Chu soldiers began to really unfold at this moment.
Suddenly there were countless more archers on top of the high walls, and more rockets were already pouring down.
Arrows rain, such a big arrow, it is impossible to cause it without breaking 10,000 people-
At this moment, the Jinzhou army led by Shi Feiwan had actually returned to Jinzhou City and stood on the city wall. At least 30,000 of them. The cavalry led by Shi Feiwan and the Jinzhou infantry who withdrew to the north with the vehicle had all returned to Jinzhou at this time. Only the group that took the south road has not returned yet. But it won't be long before they return to the city.
It's not too late, and now it's possible to estimate the number of Golden State troops with a little certainty? She led 56,000 men and horses out, and those who could come back, plus the 1,000 men and horses who had stayed in the Jinzhou army, there were probably more than 40,000.
More than 40,000 to fight more than 70,000, only defend one gate for the time being, defend the city, and defend more with less is the norm, and if you hold on a little more, there will be at least 80,000 reinforcements in the direction of Xiling and Jingzhou.
The soldiers and horses on the north gate of Huyanjiong, after that, will never be much better.
And what about the East Gate, which should have faced a two-sided attack? Dongmen Chengshen is the most difficult city in Jinzhou, plus ...... This time, Luozhou lost more than 8,000 infantry, more than 30,000 cavalry, eighty percent of the grain and grass, and a lot of siege equipment and the like.
Moreover, the grain and grass are damaged, which is a big taboo in fighting a long-term war!
"I'm rubbing! The Golden State is still there! ”
Vice Admiral Jin had only returned to the city not long ago, and at this time, his eyes exploded while shooting arrows downward.
Is the Golden State still there?
Is Hu Yanjiong late? The Golden State is closer, shouldn't it......
"What happened?" Vice General Jin and General Zhang are standing side by side at this moment. Vice General Zhang was left in the city, and naturally he knew the situation in the city best.
"......" Zhang Tiehai twitched the corners of his mouth, thinking of the strange things that happened in Golden State, he was a little speechless. Or rather...... He didn't know how to describe it.
After shooting several arrows, he asked rhetorically, "How are you in the direction of Luozhou?" ”
"The barbarian is folded big!" Vice General Jin laughed, "The barbarian has a big fold, as long as you hold this battle and fight for a long time, it will be easy to fight." You don't know, the barbarian cavalry folded more than 30,000! ”
"Still laughing! I can't hold it anymore! Zhang Tiehai said solemnly.
"What are you afraid of, support more, and there are reinforcements."