Chapter 41 Offense and Defense
Outside the Xicheng Gate of Dongpingling County, there are Yellow Turban Army with Yellow Turban tied to the head, which is a large area of black. Although both men and women are old and weak, there are many people and powerful people. At first glance, it gives people great psychological pressure.
A general with yellow turban tied to his head rode out, came to the city, and shouted loudly: "Listen to the city, quickly open the city and surrender, I will spare you! Otherwise, you will be captured and there will be no one left behind!"
On the top of the city, Tang Wu, Tang Liu, Tang Qi and Tang Shisan and others led their troops and were ready to fight.
There were a total of 1,000 soldiers and horses at the Xicheng Gate. They divided the 1,000 soldiers into two batches, one batch of 500, and took turns to defend the city based on an hour limit.
Among them, a sword and shield soldier was paired with an archer, and there were also soldiers responsible for throwing huge rocks and rolling woods, as well as spearmen responsible for patrol and support, etc.
Tang Wu, Tang Liu and others learned and grew up with Tang Yun. While practicing martial arts, they all knew literacy and literature, and were familiar with military tactics. They were all qualified generals and talents.
It’s no problem to arrange troops.
At this moment, Tang Wu took a step forward, looked at the Yellow Turban generals under the city, and said coldly: "Who is here to sign up!"
"Grandpa is under the account of General of God. Yang Ping, the proud disciple of Coach Qu Xu He, is here to rescue you!"
The Yellow Turban General looked at Tang Wu on the top of the city and saw that he was a young man who was not as weak as the one with a look of contempt on his face. He laughed loudly: "Little kid, why don't you open the city and surrender quickly? I will spare you!"
Tang Wu sneered: "A group of mobs dares to offend my city? Archers are ready to shoot arrows!"
A "swoosh" sounded.
The Yellow Turban General was immediately forced back by arrows, his face full of anger and shouted: "Wait for me, wait for me to break through the city, so that you will not die well!"
"Send orders to attack the city!"
The Yellow Turban Army began to operate.
Although the Yellow Turban Army of more than 10,000 is of varying quality, both men, women, and young and old, the weapons in their hands are complete and the siege equipment is sufficient, all of which are obtained from the county towns they have previously captured.
Dongpingling County is the capital of Jinan County, with one battalion of two thousand soldiers and horses guarding it. Unlike the other county towns, there is only one 400 soldiers and horses, which is also considered to be strong.
Since Yang Ping came to attack the city, he naturally would not be unprepared.
The ladders were carried out by the Yellow Turban soldiers and quickly leaned towards the city. In front were yellow Turban soldiers holding shields, and behind them were large black and black yellow Turban soldiers pressed on them.
"Don't shoot arrows first, wait for them to get closer!"
On the top of the city, Tang Wu shouted loudly, and the front row of the Yellow Turban Army was protected by shield soldiers. Although shooting arrows at this time can also kill the Yellow Turban Army, their efficiency is too small.
Their troops only have a thousand soldiers and horses, and every force must be carefully calculated to try their best to defend the city, otherwise the city may be destroyed and the people may die.
After the Yellow Turban Army approached, Tang Wu shouted again: "Shoot the arrow! Shoot the Yellow Turban Army behind!"
"Swoosh swish swish swish..."
The archers on the top of the city shot out the arrows in their hands one by one.
Although the Yellow Turban soldiers under the city were protected by the front row of shield soldiers, the Yellow Turban soldiers behind did not have shields. At this moment, they arrived near the city, and there were many arrows, and many were killed or injured.
And ladders, under the cover of shield soldiers, were also placed on the city wall, and soldiers with yellow turbans tied to their heads quickly climbed up.
The archers in the Yellow Turban Army also began to reflect on the city wall.
"Push down the ladder!"
"Arrowman, shoot!"
"Stones, giant trees, smash them!"
Tang Wu is in the middle command.
Tang Liu, Tang Qi, Tang Ba, Tang Shisan and others also went to various parts of the city walls to supervise the battle themselves.
An offensive and defensive battle begins here.
Under the command of Tang Wu and others, after most of the time, no Yellow Turban soldier could attack the top of the city.
The Yellow Turban General Yang Ping was watching from the rear, and was also very surprised at the combat power of the soldiers guarding the city in Dongpingling County.
It is important to know that the counties that have been captured before are so difficult?
Even if hundreds of soldiers from the Han Dynasty guarded him, they would be taken down quickly!
After more than half an hour of attack today, there was not even a single person to climb the city! On the other hand, their Yellow Turban Army had already lost thousands of people! Looking at this, I don’t know when I will attack the city, and I don’t know how many soldiers and horses will be lost!
"Chief, everyone can't rush up! What should I do?" The little leader next to him was also very anxious. This was the first tough battle they had encountered since the uprising.
"What's the hurry?"
Yang Ping glared at the little leader and shouted: "Tell me the general order, who can rush to the top of the city first and reward ten gold, two beauties!"
"Here!"
The little leader immediately received the order and ordered someone to start calling. The first one to rush to the city was rewarded with ten gold and two beauties!
It is said that there must be a brave man under heavy rewards. Ten gold and two beauties are full of temptation for the Yellow Turban soldiers. This call came to the ears of the Yellow Turban soldiers, and the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers was greatly boosted.
The attack lasted for more than half an hour, but thousands of people were damaged, but none of them were attacked on the top of the city. The already low-key Yellow Turban soldiers were all climbing up the ladder as if they were injected with chicken blood.
The bows, huge rocks, rolling wood and the like on the city were consumed for more than half an hour, but they had almost been consumed.
"Switch defense!"
"On the second team, the first team goes down to rest!"
When Tang Wu saw that the Yellow Turban Army was once again motivated, he also decisively issued an order.
According to their original method of defending the city, a thousand soldiers were divided into two batches, each batch of 500 people. The two batches were allowed to take turns to replenish their physical strength every hour.
But now it has only been half an hour, less than an hour.
But he has ordered a change of defense!
Because after more than half an hour of fierce battle, the soldiers on the city were exhausted, especially the archers' arms, which were already numb at this moment, so where would they have any combat power? And the bows, huge rocks, rolling wood and so on were almost consumed. Faced with the Yellow Turban Army with great morale, I am afraid I will suffer a great loss!
Therefore, Tang Wu decisively ordered a defense change. As the saying goes, the battlefield changes rapidly, and you cannot stick to the rules and act according to the opportunity. This is the case.
During the previous battle for most of the time, although the five hundred soldiers were damaged, they were all injured by the arrows reflected below, and the damage was not large. At this moment, when they heard the order to change defense, each of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. Under the command of Tang Liu, Tang Qi and others, they retreated from the city in an orderly manner.
The other five hundred soldiers who had already been waiting for the battle immediately came to the top of the city and fought fiercely with the Yellow Turban soldiers with great morale!
Since the huge rocks and rolling wood have been consumed almost the same, although there are many archers in the new batch of 500 soldiers and horses, the archers alone can no longer suppress the Yellow Turban Army with great morale.
The Yellow Turban Army has begun to climb to the top of the city!
However, all these Yellow Turban soldiers who climbed the city were killed by the soldiers guarding the city on the city. There were Tang Liu, Tang Qi, Tang Ba, Tang Jiu and Tang Shisan, etc., and a group of generals and talents with extraordinary martial arts were divided into various places. These Yellow Turban soldiers who climbed the city were no opponents and could only throw their lives on the city.
After most of the time, the city wall is still unbreakable!
However, the Yellow Turban Army had the lives of thousands of people.
"Damn it, why are the soldiers on the top of the city so powerful? They can actually block the offensive of our rebel army!"
Yang Ping looked at the unbreakable city and devoured the lives of Yellow Turban soldiers, his eyes were bloodshot and his anger was overwhelmed.
Since the uprising, wherever their Yellow Turban Army has passed, which county town has not been easily defeated?
Although he knew that Dongpingling County, the capital of Jinan County, had strong soldiers and horses, he was only a battalion of two thousand soldiers and horses. Yang Ping did not take it seriously before, so he volunteered to ask Coach Qu to come and attack the city.
Moreover, Dongpingling County is the Tang family of the traitor of this sect, "Tang Zhou", and Tang Yun, the son of Tang Zhou, was in the city.
When Yang Ping asked Coach Qu, he claimed that he would destroy the Tang family and capture Tang Yun alive, and handed it over to Coach Qu for disposal.
At this moment, he was blocked outside the city, not only lost a lot of troops, but also could not break the city. If Coach Qu knew about this, even though he was Coach Qu's disciple, he would probably not have a good ending.
For military rules or to establish authority, Coach Qu is afraid that he will attack him!
There are more than him who have disciples from Coach Qu. He died, so naturally there are others who take over the position of his big leader.
Thinking of this, Yang Ping's expression was even more ugly, and he asked the little leaders on both sides with bloody eyes: "Can you have a way to break through this city?"
Seeing the big leader's appearance, the little leaders on both sides were shocked. One of the little leaders offered a suggestion: "There are only two thousand soldiers in Dongpingling County. Judging from the appearance of the Xicheng Gate, I am afraid that most of the soldiers will be transferred."
Seeing that Yang Ping was thinking, the little leader said again: "The big leader only needs to divide two teams to get the two gates in the north and south. Even if the west gate is not broken, won't he still take this city?"
"good."
Yang Ping nodded repeatedly, looked at the little leader with admiration, and laughed: "You have many ideas! I will split two thousand, no, four thousand soldiers, you and Zhou Heng are half, go and take me the two gates of the north and south!"
"Those who attack the city first will have a great reward!"
"Here!"
The little leader who offered the plan and another little leader Zhou Heng immediately took the order happily, looked at each other, and were ready to attack the city first and make such a great contribution.
The two of them led two thousand soldiers to fight to the north and south gates of Dongpingling County.
"Young Master, the bandits are moving!"
Tang Yi was overjoyed when he saw the Yellow Turban Army being mobilized in a wooded forest near the official road outside the West City Gate.
"Um."
Tang Yun nodded. He saw the offensive and defensive battle from afar.
Tang Wu and others did not disappoint him, and firmly guarded the city. They did not let the Yellow Turban Army take any advantage, but instead made the Yellow Turban Army feel in a dilemma.
The Yellow Turban Army was moving again. Looking at the direction of the man's mobilization, I thought it would be to see if the Xicheng Gate could not be broken and attack other city gates!
"The opportunity is here!"
Chapter completed!