Three days later.

Outside the city of Pingyi.

It was already autumn, the sky was far away, and the grass was yellowish.

On the desolate plains outside the city, the dense bandit army slowly advanced forward, and the dust raised by the cavalry running on both wings added a bit of slaughter to the battlefield.

Hundreds of large siege engines were pushed onto the battlefield, and catapults could reach up to six zhang, which was a behemoth enough to handle most of the city walls.

On the command chariot in the rear, Chu Kang was burly, his eyebrows were like knives, his left hand held the handle of the knife at his waist, and he issued various orders in an orderly manner.

For more than a year, with the funding of the Chu State, bandits in Yunzhou have become increasingly rampant, and now they have occupied a large territory of Yunzhou.

On the orders of the Emperor of Chu, Chu Kang secretly crossed the river into the territory of Yunzhou, commanded bandits to fight against tens of thousands of regular troops of the Chu State, and was bound to strip Yunzhou from Daji.

At the moment, as long as Pingyi City is captured, Yunzhou will have no strong city to defend.

His mission is officially complete.

However, his opponent is the famous Daji general Zhou Mi!

The battle lasted for more than a month, and Zhou Mi was forced to hold it.

Now, he is preparing to attack the city again, and he is bound to gnaw this hard bone.

The lieutenant general quickly rode over and said to Chu Kang on the chariot:

"Handsome! My army is ready to attack the city! ”

"Okay."

Chu Kang squinted slightly, looked at the shattered Pingyi City in front of him, and waved his hand.

Knock knock!

Woooooo

For a while, the drums sounded like thunder, and the horns blew for a long time.

The army immediately began to attack the city, first the catapult was the first to throw stones, a piece of boulder fell from the sky, accurately smashed into the city head of the Daji soldiers, immediately blood and flesh flying, the city head of the gravel deep pit, abound.

Siege crossbows were then fired continuously, each arrow was one foot long, and although the lethality of the siege crossbow arrows was not as good as that of catapults, the penetration power was better, and they pierced deep into the city wall like nails.

Bandit infantry can climb up with the help of crossbow arrows piercing into the walls, but the ladder is omitted.

A moment later, the Daki soldiers at the head of the city reacted and bent their bows and arrows downwards to block the bandits' attack.

Half an hour later, the charging bandits approached the city wall, put their shields on their heads, stepped on the crossbow arrows that pierced into the city walls, and climbed up against the rolling stones of the wood....

Seeing that more and more bandits reached the bottom of the city wall, the Daki soldiers at the head of the city began to pour fire oil and fire rockets down the city wall.

A sea of fire "soared" to the ground, the burning bandits squeaked and screamed, and the momentum of the siege temporarily stopped.

"It's a pity...."

Chu Kang saw the bandits retreating and sighed lightly.

The Daji soldiers of Pingyi City were even more stubborn than they imagined.

At this moment, a herald came from a distance on horseback, knelt down on one knee after dismounting, hugged his fists and said: "Report to the commander, Pingyang Valley sent out three wolf smoke for help!" ”

Chu Kang and the lieutenant general turned their heads at the same time and looked at the herald.

The adjutant asked:

"How can Daji have any troops to attack Pingyang Valley, where we store grain and grass?"

The herald doesn't answer, how does he know?!

He's just a herald.

Chu Kang thought for a while and said calmly: "It should be Daji's army on the northern front, they defeated Yao Wu and did not choose to support Pingyi City head-on, now it seems that they want to cut off our grain and grass and force us to withdraw our troops." ”

The adjutant general said angrily: "That Yao Wu is really an unbearable person, there are 100,000 bandits under his hands, and he has broken the small Yongguan pass." ”

After scolding a few words, the adjutant general suggested: "Marshal, Pingyang Valley is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the army on the northern front of Daji will definitely not be able to attack it for a while and a half, so it is better for us to concentrate our forces and break Pingyi City first." ”

"That's exactly what I mean."

Chu Kang looked at the battle situation ahead again.

A few more commandery orders were issued to urge the army to speed up the pace of siege.

Right now, it's okay for Pingyang Valley to stay for a few days, and the most important thing is to take Pingyi City!

As long as Pingyi City is taken, even if Pingyang Valley is lost, it is not a big deal.

For a time, the bandits attacked the city even more frantically, and even some regular troops of the Chu State joined the siege team one after another.

In less than two quarters of an hour, another herald rode from a distance:

"Report to the commander! In the direction of Pingyang, send three more wolf smoke for help! ”

Chu Kang frowned slightly.

Still ignoring it.

Just keep urging the army to attack the city.

However, the Daji defenders on Pingyi City were determined to defend the city, and the veteran Zhou Mi was wearing armor, and he stood at the head of the city to personally command the battle, and it was not easy to capture the city.

"Report!"

"Dashuai, the direction of Pingyang Valley ....."

Before the third herald could finish speaking, the adjutant general raised his hand to interrupt him and looked at Chu Kang:

"Dashuai, Pingyang Valley sent nine wolf smoke in a row, maybe the situation is really a little critical, otherwise Dashuai would still send someone over to take a look?"

Nine wolf smoke before and after, representing the situation of 100,000 urgent!

Chu Kang's face was as pale as iron, and he said coldly: "Pingyang Valley is a group of waste, and a little wind and grass is like a frightened snake. ”

The deputy general saw that Chu Kang was in an unhappy mood, and he didn't dare to say much, but just persuaded as usual:

"Dashuai, at present, Pingyi City cannot be attacked for a long time, if the army of the northern line of Daji is determined to eat Pingyang Valley, we are afraid that we will suffer from the enemy..."

"How can those rabble in Daji eat Pingyang Valley?"

Chu Kang was dismissive.

"It was impossible before, but after all, the army on the northern front has just won the battle against Yao Wu, and the morale is winning, no matter what, the number of troops on the northern front of Daji is as many as fifty or sixty thousand...."

The adjutant general continued: "And we have been fighting with Zhou Mi, the old horseman, for so long, and we know that this old lady is in the city, and everyone is dead in the city."

Take 10,000 steps back, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, who rushed over from the Three Thousand Gorges to support us, will soon arrive in Pingyi City, if he knows that we will not be saved when we die, he will definitely join us after we go back, and the gains outweigh the losses..."

Hearing this, Chu Kang clenched his fists and slammed it on the chariot, resentful.

Then he ordered: "Liang Chuan! ”

"The subordinates are here!"

The lieutenant will be listed.

"Order you to take 10,000 of our army and 20,000 bandits to support Pingyang Valley quickly!"

The deputy general named Liang Chuan held his fists and received the order, and then ordered troops to go to Pingyang Valley to support.

Meanwhile.

On the cliff of Hukou Gorge, Chen Chao and Meng Changge personally led the team, preparing to support the bandit army in Pingyang Valley by surprise.

An hour ago, Xu Biao had already begun to feint against Pingyang Valley.

The bandit defenders in the Pingyang Valley sent out wolf smoke for help.

If the army that is attacking Pingyi City in front of it starts to return from the first wolf smoke distress signal, it should have arrived at Hukou Gorge at this moment.

But now, there is not even a single human hair here.

There was no movement in the Qingshui River.

"Your plan seems to have failed, the bandits have no intention of rescuing Pingyang Valley at all, leaving it to fend for itself." Meng Changge stood beside Chen Chao, holding a spear in his arms, and spoke without saltiness.

Chen Chao frowned: "It doesn't make sense......"

Meng Changge shrugged and explained:

"The one who commanded the battle at the front was Chu Kang, a famous general of the Chu State, who has always been known for his steadiness when fighting, maybe he has seen through your conspiracy."

"Impossible!" Chen Chao shook his head decisively and said: "In addition to being steady, Chu Kang has another characteristic, that is, he loves soldiers like sons, and in his heart, the lives of ten bandits are not worth one Chu soldier." ”

"The reason why the Battle of Pingyi City can be fought for so long is because Chu Kang knew that there were huge casualties in the direction of the siege, so he did not invest most of the Chu soldiers in the early stage of the siege, and it was all bandits who were giving him their lives."

"In Pingyang Valley, there is no shortage of Chu soldiers, even if Chu Kang ignores the bandits in the valley, he has to take care of the Chu soldiers in the valley, look at it, he will definitely send troops to support."

As soon as the words fell, there were several loud noises in the direction of the Qingshui River.....