Chapter Seventy-Two: Dead Guard
Liu Xun knew that Chen Wu's fighting power was still very strong, and he saw that Chen Wu had no intention of giving up. In desperation, Liu Xun once again issued an order to attack, and the Lujiang army braved the arrows and stones to launch the most fierce attack on Moling City.
Chen Wu was naturally not to be outdone, and personally raised his sword to supervise the battle at the head of the city, and fought fiercely for a long time before he reluctantly repelled the strong attack of the Lujiang army. Although the besiegers once again took 200 lives under the city, their own men and horses also paid the price of more than 100 casualties.
Desperate, Chen Wu looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, "Lord, have we become outcasts?" ”
At this moment, the sun was shining, and it was only a quarter of an hour since Liu Jun's last strong attack, and the defenders at the head of the city had just taken a breath, and the whimpering horn sounded again in the company camp of the Lujiang army under the city.
"It seems that Liu Xun will not stop if he doesn't take this city!" Chen Wu's brows furrowed, one hand pressed on the saber at his waist, and the other hand covered his forehead and looked down at the city.
I saw that the Lujiang military camp dotted with mountains was almost out, and thousands of soldiers were lined up in armor and waiting for orders.
"The Lujiang army looks like it is determined to win, and there is a chance that Moling will not be able to hold it......"
A depressing voice suddenly sounded behind him, Chen Wu suddenly changed color when he heard this, turned his head to stare, and saw that the person who spoke was Chen Yong, and couldn't help but glare: "Repeat what you just said?" ”
Seeing that Chen Wu's face was not good, Chen Yong had no choice but to beg: "General Chen, I have followed you for nearly three years, and I have always looked forward to you when I ask myself to be loyal to the general." The reason why I dare to tell the truth today is not only for the hundreds of brothers in the city, but also for you, the general......"
With a choking sound, Chen Wu drew his sword out of its sheath and said coldly: "Go on, if you can't convince me, let you taste whether my sword is sharp?" ”
"General Chen, you are foolish!"
Chen Yong was in a hurry, and began to argue in his throat and said: "The lord has no longer care about us, when the Lujiang army launched an offensive against Moling, General Lu had already sent people to ask for help, and so far I haven't seen a single rescuer, except for the nearby Lu Fan's sailor army who appeared and disappeared again." It's clear that Sun Quan doesn't care about us! General, please listen to the words of the last general, open the door and surrender, right? This can not only save his life, but also exchange for wealth, but it is just a change of lord......"
"Haha...... Today, there are only decapitated generals, how can there be people who bend their knees and beg for mercy? ”
Chen Wu laughed angrily, and swung out a sword, Chen Yong didn't have time to dodge, and a human head was cut off from his neck. He fell swiftly under the city walls, and then rolled into the moat, staining the river red.
Chen Wu put away his sword and returned it to its sheath, glanced at the generals behind him, and said impassionedly: "Whoever dares to surrender lightly will end up like this!" My Chen Wu's head can be broken and blood can be shed, but I must not be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and a person who betrays the Lord and seeks glory! Everyone prepare for defense, unsheath their swords, wind up their arrows, and swear to live and die with Moling! The city is in the people, the city is ruined! Whoever dares to retreat will be killed! ”
"I wish to fight to the death with the general, the city is in the people, and the city is ruined!"
With Chen Wu's encouragement, the defenders on the city wall were forced to let out a shout in unison, and they all hid behind the female wall and under the battlements in order, bending their bows and arrows one after another, preparing for defense.
Chen Wu raised his voice to boost morale: "Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why the Lujiang army is in such a hurry to attack and not let the soldiers under it have a chance to breathe must be under tremendous pressure, maybe the reinforcements from Jiangdong are getting closer and closer!" As long as we resist this strong attack of the Lujiang army, we will inevitably wait for reinforcements! Then it's time to go out of the city and fight back! Chen Wu said casually.
But in order to boost morale, there is no way. Even if it's a lie, as long as it's useful, now Chen Wu is doing everything.
Listening to Chen Wu's encouragement, the fighting spirit of the soldiers was also inspired, and they shouted one after another, "Swear to defend the Moling, wait for the arrival of reinforcements, the city is in the people, the city is broken!" ”
Liu Jun's camp.
Liu Xun put on his helmet and hung his armor, and shouted angrily: "Soldiers, we have surrounded the Moling Tomb and put hundreds of lives under the city, but we have not been able to step into the city until now!" And the Jiangdong reinforcements in the south don't know when they will arrive, if the other party enters the territory of Moling, we will lose all our efforts, so today we must be the life of the three armies, and break the city in one fell swoop! Ben Taishou promised, if the whole army of this city will be rewarded"
Although Liu Xun had a lot of soldiers, Chen Wu started a desperate mode, even if Liu Xun had more soldiers, he had to back down.
"Kill, break the city!"
Under Liu Xun's encouragement, the morale of the Lujiang soldiers was strong, and they all let out crazy shouts in response to Liu Xun's encouragement.
Wang Hao said loudly: "Although the lord can rest assured, today I, Wang Hao, led the dead soldiers to attack the city, and vowed to cut off the head of the city, not to break the tomb, and not to stop the army!" ”
Gan Ning and Deng Qiang also bowed their hands: "I will desperately attack the city today, even if I count my own lives, I will break through the Moling and capture Chen Wu alive!" ”
"Good job, give me a siege!"
With Liu Xun's order, the Lujiang troops in each camp rushed up like a tide, or carrying a ladder, or a shield, or holding a spear, or holding a bow and crossbow, and once again crossed the moat and launched a fierce attack on the Moling City.
Wang Hao abandoned his horse and walked on foot, charged at the front of all the sergeants with a big knife in his hand, quickly crossed the moat, and personally carried the ladder to climb towards the head of Moling City. Inspired by Wang Hao, dozens of dead soldiers behind him all marched forward bravely with shields.
Thousands of arrows were fired at the head of the city, and the rolling stones and trees kept smashing down.
The Lujiang army that was shot by random arrows and knocked down by wood and stone abounded, and it was not good work, and the corpses were everywhere under Moling City. But the number of the Lujiang army is too large, from time to time there are crossbowmen in the crowd to shoot at the city wall, and the defenders also fall to the ground from time to time with arrows, and the Moling city has become a meat grinder for a while. Ten thousand arrows were fired at the head of the city, and the attack under the city wall was like a tide.
Wang Haohe carried the cloud ladder on his shoulders and charged forward, dancing the big knife like a windmill in one hand, wrapping the dripping water up and down the body without leaking, and the oncoming arrow rain was hit in all directions and fell to the ground.
The tide-like Lujiang army is like an ant colony, surging towards Moling City, with a posture of vowing to devour flesh and bones; And Wang Hao is like a praying mantis in the ant colony, flashing and moving along the way, and the rain of arrows like locusts can't help him at all.
In just a moment's effort, Wang Hao was the first to rush to the foot of Moling City.
With a "bang", the ladder was erected on the city wall.
The top of the ladder is about half a zhang away from the battlement, which allows the attackers to climb the wall easily, and the defenders at the head of the city cannot easily knock down the ladder. Unless you lean out from between the battlements, you will inevitably face the risk of death, and the crossbowmen of the Lujiang Army under the city wall are not puppet sculptures.