Chapter 53: The Siege Ends

Because the military regulations of the Le'an army were there, the commanders of each battalion in this siege battle were commanded at the back. But the commanders of each company can rush to the front. And a company commander looks like a centurion of the Anping army. It is well known that the combat experience and force of being able to serve as a centurion are far from being comparable to ordinary creeps. A company commander is equivalent to a sharp knife, and under the opening of this sharp knife, the Anping defenders were killed by the Le'an army like turnip cabbage. At least hundreds of Le'an troops flocked to the city, and the Anping army on the city wall had begun to become chaotic.

"Incompetent." Li Wen saw that the situation on the city wall was no longer favorable to his hometown, so he couldn't help but scold. At the same time, the commander of the Green Bull Guards beside Li Wen said: "Li Shan, lead the Green Bull Guards to go up and defeat the thief army."

The man named Li Shan arched his hand at Li Wen, and at the same time answered "No". Then. Li Shan beckoned his Qingniuwei to join the battle group.

As a class of troops that has grown up through countless battles, the strength of the Green Cow Guard is naturally far from being comparable to that of small soldiers. With the addition of fifty Qingniuwei, the Anping Army immediately reversed the decline. Relying on the advantage of outnumbering the Le'an army, the Anping army gradually gained the upper hand.

"If this continues, our army will be driven down sooner rather than later." Fan Fengming observed through the telescope and quickly noticed the extraordinaryness of the Green Bull Guard. Le'an, who poured up the wall, was getting more and more difficult to resist, and in order to prevent the soldiers from sacrificing in vain, Fan Fengming had to make a decision immediately.

"The order was ordered, and Hu Yike was ordered to lead a bow and arrow to cover the retreat of the siege troops. The catapults were then ready to bombard the enemy forces on the walls. "So far, Fan Fengming can only order a retreat. Once there are three or two more in the evening, Li Wen will transfer Zhuangding from the other three gates, then he will definitely suffer the loss. What's more, Fan Fengming was only responsible for the feint attack this time, and there was no need to lose too many troops for this.

As soon as the order to withdraw the troops was given, the trumpeter in the Le'an army sounded the horn of retreating. The archers again bent their bows and arrows, shooting as far as possible where the Anping army was numerous, so as to create chaos and buy time for the brothers on the city walls to retreat.

This hand really made Anping chaotic, and Le'anjun not only retreated. Not even a single body of a fellow soldier was left behind. Looking at the Le'an siege troops under the city that slowly retreated to the camp. Li Wen was so angry that he trembled.

"Marshal, in this siege, the first battalion of the first brigade, three regiments, one battalion of the first regiment, the second battalion of the first regiment of the second brigade, and the third battalion of the third regiment of the second brigade were all damaged, of which twelve people were killed and 26 were injured in the third battalion of the second brigade, three regiments. It was the unit with the highest casualties among the battalions. The rest of the battalions combined with the battalions together suffered 31 dead and 59 wounded. ”

Tang Guorui, the military clerk, quickly reported the number of casualties to Fan Fengming, and there were nearly 100 casualties at once. This made Fengming a little sad.

"Guorui, instruct the military doctor to treat the wounded immediately. The dead soldiers are temporarily parked in the barracks and transported back to the Mausoleum tomorrow morning. Fan Fengming instructed Tang Guorui.

"Yes." Tang Guorui answered Fan Fengming, and then went to the military doctor to treat the injured soldier.

"Boom." Fan Fengming suddenly pulled out his sword, and the soldiers around him all looked at Fan Fengming.

I saw Fan Fengming pointing his sword in the direction where Li Wen was standing on the city wall, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Li Wen, this commander swears to take the head of your head." The voice was so loud that it spread all over the mountains and wilderness, and even Li Wen couldn't help but be a little scared with the anger in it.

After shouting, Fan Fengming immediately ordered the slingers to throw stones at Anping City. The archers still shoot freely in a scattered formation. And Fan Fengming seems to have learned a lesson, and would rather throw more stones than easily throw infantry into the siege. Not only that, Fan Fengming also sent troops around looking for stones to use against Li Wen. Of course, the smallest of these troops is also dispatched as a company.

Fan Fengming had already found out that something was wrong. Anping Li family, the first scholar clan in Anping, the original 2,000 tenants, 1,000 tribes, after the Yellow Turban Uprising, Li Wen gathered several township youths to attack Anping. At that time, Li Wen was known as an army of 5,000. Even if it is claimed, there are at least more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, otherwise Li Wen would not have ventured to attack the city. It has been more than half a year since Li Wen seized Anping, and with the financial resources of the Li family for more than half a year, it is not a problem to maintain an army of more than 4,000 people. But now, Fan Fengming attacked one of the cities defended by 4,000 with less than 2,000 men, and the defenders were almost defeated. You must know that in the era of cold weapons, the besieging side needed almost ten times as much as the defending side to conquer a city. Even if the combat effectiveness of the Anping army is low, it is impossible for the more than 1,000 Le'an army to be almost defeated. Therefore, there is only one possibility here, the old man Li Wen has laid an ambush. In this way, Fan Fengming sent infantry to look for stones on the surface, but secretly conducted a carpet search. Once he found the foothold of Li Wen's ambush, Fan Fengming immediately sent troops to destroy the ambush soldiers, and then ordered someone to pretend to be an Anping army to enter the city. Although it is only a feint, but there is a chance to break the city, Fan Fengming will never be ambiguous.

The night gradually obscured the sky, and the two people with ghosts in their hearts each chose to fight at night. The Anping army held the head of the city, and the soldiers held thick planks on their heads to defend against the stones thrown by the enemy's catapults. And the Le'an army sent people from all walks of life to look for stones non-stop. The archers and throwers are still in battle formation, ready to guard against the sneak attack of the Anping army.

Li Wen stood on the wall, smiling. This all-out siege posture of the Le'an army made Li Wen more and more confident about his plan. In Li Wen's opinion, even if Fan Fengming found out that he had ambush soldiers, Li Wen did not need to be afraid. After a march, there was another great battle. Finally, you have to carry stones around. Even the most elite soldier can't survive a victorious situation with an equally elite force after so much has been going through.

Li Wen underestimated Le Anjun's physical fitness, and also underestimated Fan Fengming's wisdom. How can the daily physical training of the Le'an Army be comparable to that of an ordinary army? Not to mention the march of fifty miles, even if the forced march of eighty miles, the Le'an army is only a little tired. In this early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, I am afraid that no infantry can compare with the Le'an Army in terms of endurance, even if it is the Han Forbidden Army. Moreover, Fan Fengming has already seen through Li Wen's plan, so Fan Fengming will naturally make some preparations. For example, send a battalion away from the main camp to recuperate in the dense forest, or for example, there are only two battalions of soldiers responsible for transporting stones.

Li Wen underestimated Fan Fengming because of his age, and his defeat was doomed.