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25, Chen Cang

The dark night was like a black curtain falling from the sky, wrapping the earth tightly, but it was as bright as daytime on the battle formation along the Chencang city wall. Fiery fires illuminated the faces of the soldiers of the Liangzhou coalition siege.

The battle in the direction of the city gate tower was the most intense. Bloody corpses and broken remains of siege equipment could be seen everywhere. In the bloody rain, broken limbs and broken arms kept falling from the city. A wave of brave Liangzhou's selection forward braved the rockets and carried the ladder to the designated position. Then, the light armored and sword-wielding dead soldiers began to launch a new round of attacks in the flames of several burning rushing cars.

The golden drums were already ringing on the top of the city, and the sound of killing sounds shook the sky. The Chen Cang defenders who fought to the death shot the Liangzhou coalition forces like a sudden rain with rockets. Although the Liangzhou soldiers approaching the city wall were no longer threatened by the rain of arrows, they were also suffering from falling rocks and destruction of the woods, especially the rolling golden juice that would be poured from time to time in the city, which made every soldier close to the city wall tense up.

The city wall on the left side of the city gate tower, which was almost broken through, was now covered with corpses of various shapes, extending from the edge of the city wall to the moat.

Yan Xing, who was standing in the middle of the military formation, looked at the soldiers on both sides fighting fiercely on the city tower, his ears were filled with the heart-wrenching wailing sounds of the soldiers before the moment. The lucky ones that had originally had disappeared in his heart, and the heavy army that replaced them under the city...

Yan Xing recalled what happened soon and swept across the Sanfu along the way. The Liangzhou coalition forces, which were as powerful as splitting bamboo, finally broke into blood under the city of Chen Cang. The three thousand vanguards of the coalition forces were originally prepared to raid the Chen Cang camp according to the information Yan Xing and others obtained to sneak into Sanfu, but they were empty all night long. The defenders of Chen Cang camp had already moved into the city in advance, and the walls were cleared and the battlefield was ready to be on the battlefield.

So the vanguard, who was unwilling to fail, launched a strong attack. Unexpectedly, at the critical juncture where the troops were pressing against the city wall, a Han cavalry with less than a thousand people suddenly appeared from behind, and was extremely fierce, and directly defeated the coalition vanguard who was attacked from both sides.

After receiving the news that the vanguard had been defeated, the kingdom, who had already led his army to Yongxian, immediately promoted the tent to gather. You should know that since he led the Liangzhou coalition forces to the land of Sanfu, he had never suffered a defeat. Unexpectedly, in a small place in Chencang, the vanguard's three thousand troops were defeated.

The location of Chen Cang City is extremely important, just between Liangzhou, Sanfu and Yizhou. Go south to attack Hanzhong along the Chen Cang Road where Han Xin led his troops. Go north to return to Longyou area along the Lishui River, and go west to continue attacking Sanfu. In addition, there is Wei River passing through it to the south, and relying on the river and the terrain is built. Although the city is not big, the city is strong and the garage is tight.

So the kingdom immediately ordered to send the eldest son Wang Fan's van to attack Chen Cang, and also dispatched elite troops from other battalions to increase the troops attacking Chen Cang to 10,000. This was actually weakening the strength of others in disguise and expanding the military power of the Wang family in the coalition. However, now in the war, the kingdom led everyone to fight several victories, and the power to control the generals had begun to expand. In addition, Han Sui also kept watching his nose and his heart without any objection. This military order was quickly passed.

Wang Fan rushed towards Chen Cangcheng with 10,000 troops and launched an attack the day after he arrived. Unexpectedly, although Chen Cangcheng had few defenders, his defense was quite regular. Wang Fan attacked for a day and did not make any greater breakthroughs except for filling a moat. Wang Fan, who was unwilling to suffer a setback in the first battle, simply recruited a group of dead soldiers from the army, promised a heavy reward, and attacked Chen Cangcheng overnight.

At this time, the sword light flashed at the battlement, and the sound of killing was shocking. The coalition soldiers who launched another round of fierce attacks fought fiercely with the seemingly declining defenders. The clashes of weapons were constantly rumbling, and the coalition soldiers who had been continuously catching up with the shouts and fighting began to occupy a favorable position on the city.

The coalition archers lined up in a row under the city had now gathered with the orders of the military officers. They also began to ignite the cloth strips on the arrows, shooting rockets upwards at the city, and using dense rain of arrows to help the siege of the dead soldiers to win the final victory.

The direction of the city gate was the main attack direction of the coalition forces, but it was also hit by the most violent attack by the enemy. Several teams of soldiers carrying siege hammers were defeated here. Suddenly, amid the enemy's shouts, the grease-filled bundles of grass on the city tower and other fire-induced objects poured down, hitting more than a dozen soldiers of Liangzhou coalition forces who had no time to avoid. Then the enemy dropped a torch from the city tower, which ignited the fire again. The flames instantly devoured the entire team carrying siege hammers, and the soldiers affected by the fire made sharp screams.

In an instant, a shrill shout resounded throughout the battlefield. This tragic scene made both sides feel creepy and inspire the last madness in their hearts. The red-eyed coalition soldiers had forgotten everything at this moment. The desire to survive and the temptation of heavy rewards made them pounce on the city regardless of everything, and the Han army, who were waiting for battle on the city, roared and roared to meet the coalition soldiers who were attacking the city.

The coalition archers who fought back against the city tower kept shooting rockets upwards in the direction of the city head with the call. The meteor-like rockets finally ignited a building on the city head. The flames of revenge ran around like madmen, trapping the wall along with the city tower into a terrible purgatory.

Just when the coalition soldiers thought Chen Cangcheng was within their reach.

Suddenly, a sound of golden drums sounded in the city!

Two teams of Han soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding spears appeared in a formation, rushing up the city like ghosts from both sides to attack the coalition soldiers who attacked the city walls. They lined up and defended like forests, and light armored short soldiers. The coalition soldiers who were suitable for close combat were originally fighting hard, and they were even more weak in attacks when facing them. They were killed and injured in a while. They were killed by the surging new force and retreated repeatedly. They originally had a slight advantage and gradually expanded the situation turned around.

The situation on the city was getting worse and worse, and the arrows and stones falling from the top of the city suddenly intensified. The soldiers of Liangzhou who had not yet attacked the city suffered casualties for a long time and their will began to disintegrate. At the beginning, they were just one or two people who ignored the bloody ring swords of the personal soldiers who were supervising the battle, threw away their armor like a mouse meeting a cat, and fled back to the formation in a panic, and were soon captured and killed by the personal soldiers.

But as time went by, when the coalition morale was at its lowest point, all the siege troops were constantly retreating, and no one was willing to face the burning of fire and the killing of spears. The personal soldiers under Wang Fan could not withstand the retreat of so many people, but were pushed back repeatedly.

At this time, the sound of killing and shouting of the Han army guarding the city came out from the top of the city. They took advantage of the situation to pursue the tail, and they immediately cleared all the enemies near the top of the city.

At the same time, the sound of the retreating soldiers at the city was also unwilling to be heard. Like the soldiers who were amnesty in Liangzhou, they breathed a long breath, and they all retreated from small steps to large steps to retreat. They all silently prayed in their hearts that God would not let them meet a terrifying enemy like the defenders of Chen Cang City again.

Wang Fan, who failed to attack one after another, was frustrated and his face was tense. He looked at the coalition soldiers who were in a state of grimness and secretly glad to his nose, snorting without saying anything.

Yan Xing rode a horse and followed the deputy general Han Chang carefully. He was favored and naturally did not have to lead the team to attack the city. Therefore, he was a little lucky after seeing the dead soldiers attacking the city by those Han soldiers, but in the end he was also heavy.

The failure of the offensive tonight was indeed a good defense of Chen Cang defenders, but it also exposed the weakness of the coalition's siege ability. Apart from the bows and arrows and bloody ant attachments, the coalition had no idea about this strong city. After a battle tonight, half of the elites selected were broken up on the city wall, and the remaining half were scared and could not be used to attack the toughest. It seems that for now, the selection army, which has declined momentum, will not be able to attack Chen Cang City in the short term.

Thinking of this, Yan Xing's eyes suddenly crossed the retreating crowd and flew towards the Han soldiers on the city who were busy extinguishing the flames and clearing away the remaining enemies.

Where did this elite force come from?

On the top of the city, Xu Rong, who was standing with his hands behind his back, let the chilly night wind blow his crimson robe. He quietly looked at the rebels in Liangzhou who were constantly retreating, contemplating and speechless. General Chen Cang, who was standing on one side, became his deputy general at this moment. After finishing his busy schedule, he returned to Xu Rong's side. After watching quietly for a while, he suddenly sighed:

"Sima Xu, if I have hundreds of elite soldiers like you just now, and you and I will join forces to go out of the city to chase after you, I am afraid that this will be another big victory!"

"The rebels attacking tonight were probably drawn from the elite troops who came here, but now more than half of the troops have been lost at the city, and the troops have fallen. In a short period of time, the rebels have no ability to threaten Chen Cangcheng. Now it is already night, the enemy situation is not clear, and we are invincible. We no longer need to risk our troops to pursue them, and we will lose the lives of our men in vain!"

Xu Rong rationally declined the pursuit suggestions of the General Chen Cang, and General Chen Cang was also quite grateful to Xu Rong, the reinforcement general who rushed over from Meiyang to help him, and nodded at the moment.

I just thought that the current areas of Xian County, Qianyang and Yong County have fallen. Although Chen Cangcheng has repelled the two attacks of the rebels, it is already an isolated city, and it has broken off its connection with the Han army in Huaili Camp. The guard general Chen Cang couldn't help but said worriedly:

"I don't know when the imperial army will arrive. If it cannot be sourced in time, my Chen Cangcheng will be the first to be affected. Once the main rebels are hidden, I am afraid-"

The following words were not said by General Chen Cang, but Xu Rong could understand. He was over forty years and had been following Dong Zhuo for nearly ten years. He was no longer the new recruit in the army who was just showing off his courage and bravery. He looked at the retreating Xiliang soldiers, and had experienced the wind and frost of the battlefield, and a faint confident smile appeared on his face, which was slightly vicissitudes of life.

"Believe me, Chen Cang will definitely be able to keep it!"
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