Chapter 63 Siege (2)
It was almost dusk at this time, and the two armies temporarily ceased to rest. W★w★Wく.
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After CoM, the lights outside the west city were brightly lit, and people shouted and neighed at horses, as if they were going to make some big moves. The boat also asked Hu Shide: "How many times have the Hu Camp suffered during the day, will it take action at night? Yu Chongchong's ability shouldn't be just like this."
Hu Shide nodded in praise and replied, "Not only in the West City, but also in the North City. Among the camps in Fengzhou, Hu Jian and Jingqi Camp are both good at siegeing the city. Hu Jian did not do their best in the attack during the day, and they should be testing the reality and reality. It is likely to be a two-pronged approach tonight." Hu Shide looked at the night sky and sighed, "It's another difficult night."
"Then, should I transfer the Green Flag Camp in Dongcheng to strengthen the northwest city defense?" Lou Chuan also whispered.
"Well, I think it's possible." Hu Shide nodded and praised, and the boat was also ecstatic. It was definitely not easy to get Hu Shide's praise. All the generals of the Yajun were proud of it. He didn't expect that he was about to leave when he was stopped by Hu Shide: "Don't worry, let them prepare and wait for my order."
The successive defeats during the day really hurt the morale of the Tiger Camp, but they also took the opportunity to find out the strength of their opponents. According to the siege plan, the two charges during the day were only to test the reality and only after nightfall would be serious.
After nightfall, the Tiger Camp was the first to attack. Yu Chongchong inspected a thirty suicide squad, all of whom were old teams of the Hedong Army. After losing two games during the day, everyone was so angry that they couldn't even eat supper.
Yu Chongchong asked the two soldiers to carry a basket of cooked beef, cut the beef into four squares, each weighing eight taels. He delivered the meat to the soldiers one by one, watching them eat the meat. After eating the meat, each of them picked up a bowl of Zhuangxing wine. Yu Chongchong raised the wine bowl and said loudly: "I don't say a word of nonsense. Only victory can wash away the shame on us."
Zhao Ban, the second squad of the third squad of the Golden Wind Camp, was the leader of this suicide squad. The Golden Wind Camp did not go south with the army this time, but 300 elites were drawn to the army to assist in the war. Zhao Ban and his 300 partners were incorporated into the tiger camp, called the Golden Wind Camp. When Yu Chongchong selected the suicide squad, he did not intend to select from the Golden Wind Camp and other foreign military strokes that helped in the war. After all, this was a life-long chore.
But the soldiers didn't think so. In order to be a suicide squad, the tiger camp and its friendly troops quarreled and almost fought. Yu Chongchong had to change his original intention and select the best from the entire battalion. Zhao Ban won the title of "leader" after defeating the other six candidates. The leader was not only the leader of the suicide squad, but also the supreme title in the army. You have been a team leader, a sentry commander, or even a military army, and you may not be respected by the veterans, but if you have served as the leader of the suicide squad in a certain siege, you will definitely be praised by someone.
Zhao Ban drank all the wine in the bowl in one gulp, smashed the wine bowl, and whispered with a knife: "Brothers, come with me!"
Zhao Ban and his suicide squad were like a leopard hunting at night, quietly crossing the sheep and horse wall and suddenly appeared under the city wall. The Sheep and Horse Wall defenders could not notice it at all.
At this moment, the Jingqi camp in the north of the city carried out the largest offensive operation since the battle. The drums sounded like thunder and arrows were like rain. Thousands of soldiers quickly crossed the wall of sheep and horses and approached the city wall. The defenders in the north city included a green flag battalion of the Flying Fish Army and three regiments of the Front Army. Each battalion of the Flying Fish Army was about 800 people, with a mixed infantry and cavalry, and well-trained. The Shuofang Foreign Army was also a powerful brigade outside the border, and had brilliant achievements in previous confrontations with surrounding towns and Tubo people.
The North City of Wuhai was like a meat grinder, grinding all young lives and their great years into meat sauce. The fierce sound of weapons and the roars and screams of soldiers were shocking. Both armies regarded honor as more precious than life, and no one was willing to retreat and admit defeat when they met on a narrow road. The fierce battle in the North City covered Zhao Ban and his suicide squad well. They quietly touched the secret door of Xicheng Yi. Three door-clog knives blocked the passage inside and outside.
"Who?" The gatekeeper shouted when he saw someone coming.
"Our own people." Zhao Ban replied imitating Lingzhou accent.
When the guard saw that it was indeed a soldier wearing the robes of Shuofang military soldiers, he was a little relaxed.
"Command!" The guard continued to interrogate.
"Censorship? Hahaha," Zhao Ban laughed and said carelessly, "What other coupon do you need for your own people?"
When he was speaking, Zhao Ban had already walked three meters away from the door. As long as he took a few more steps forward, he would be sure to break the guard's neck. "Swoosh" a feather arrow shot a foot away in front of him. Someone inside the door warned: "If there is no command, you will die." Zhao Ban grinned: "Don't, just kidding, password, I know, it's..."
Speaking of this, Zhao Ban suddenly had a sharp surge. He went forward and went to the guards. He strangled his head with his arms. When he broke up, he made a "gala" sound and broke the guards' neck.
"Shoot!Shoot!"
The defenders in the secret door were panic and opened their bows and shot. Zhao Ban's body was as agile as a monkey, dodging left and right, and the arrows could not hurt him at all. The guards were frightened and abandoned their bows and used their swords to fight. How could they be the opponent of Zhao Ban and others? They were killed in the blink of an eye. Everyone moved the door-stopping cart, and Zhao Ban shot a rocket into the night sky.
This shows that the secret door has been broken, and the subsequent troops can use this as a breakthrough to attack the city. The soldiers of the Tiger Camp who were already ready to stop shouting in unison and rushed towards the wall of sheep and horses like thunder.
The capture of the secret door of Yi not only opened the gate of life for the attack, but also cut off a retreat for the guards of the Sheep and Horse Wall. Zhao Ban took the opportunity to shout loudly: "Ximen has been lost, run away quickly!" Everyone was even more worried about fighting and just retreating. After Min Lan was injured, the Lord of the West City was replaced by the veteran general of the former army, Zhong Jiu. Zhong Jiu joined the army for 40 years and was one of the ten veteran generals in Shuofang. He was known as Jiu Ye. He was not good at archery, horse riding and shooting, and only liked to waving a big knife to kill the generals and seize the flag face to face.
Seeing the troops retreating, Zhong Jiuda said furiously: "I will order you to be able to shoot you twenty feet close to the city wall."
At the same time, he personally led two hundred soldiers to regain the secret door of the B-font. Zhao Ban's suicide squad was under tremendous pressure at this moment, with only 30 people, no danger to defend, and was attacked from inside and outside. Zhao Ban inserted the military flag on his back and tied it with a belt, while he waved his sword and slashed his body with blood, his throat was already hoarse.
Zhong Jiu rushed to the front, and saw Zhao Ban fiercely, shook the serial swords in his hand and shouted: "Who is here? Master Jiu will not kill Wuming Junior." Zhao Ban had already had his eyes red, and saw a veteran wearing heavy armor and white beards coming to challenge him. He slashed without saying a word. Seeing that he looked down on him, Zhong Jiu was furious and waved his sword to meet him. "Bang!" With a crisp sound, Mars burst out.
Zhong Jiu's big sword was made of mixed iron, weighing more than fifty kilograms, and it was heavy and powerful. The person who died at his hands was not as injured by the blade, but was more severely hit by the big sword. Zhao Ban's knife was just an ordinary horizontal sword with a long-handled wooden handle. When he touched Zhong Jiu's mixed iron sword, he turned into two pieces, and the tiger's mouth was also trembling.
Zhao Ban took several steps back before gaining a foothold, his face turned red and white. Although he was young, he had experienced more than ten battles and killed more than a hundred enemies, and he accumulated achievements and achieved the second whistle. After fighting for such a long time, I dare not say that he had never lost, but he had never lost as miserably as he did today?
So he shouted with a dark face: "Old man, you only have good weapons to win. What's your ability? Do you dare to fall with me?" The soldiers of Shuofang laughed when they heard this. They were alive and dead in front of the two armies. Who has the time to bet on your loyalty with you? However, what everyone never expected was that Zhong Jiu actually inserted his knife to the ground: "I'll fall with you!"
The servants hurriedly stopped him, but were pushed to the ground by Zhong Jiu one by one. Deputy General Zhang Suo could not stop him. Zhong Jiu took off his helmet and took off his heavy armor. Seeing his convex and strong muscles as hard as iron, he looked like a veteran in his sixties? Zhao Ban was not willing to be outdone. He took off his armor after brushing a few times. Zhao Ban also had muscles, but compared with Zhong Jiu, he was too petty.
The soldiers on both sides hung their swords and guns at the same time, cheering for their main generals, and the atmosphere was very warm. The two saluted each other like wrestlers in the arena. Zhao Ban suddenly rushed to Zhongjiu's left, grabbed his right arm, and threw a beautiful back. The veteran fell to the ground with a "gudong" and the death squadron cheered loudly. Unfortunately, the cheering voice had not stopped. Zhongjiu overturned Zhao Ban to the ground with a sweeping leg, and threw it over horizontally, and smashed it with an elbow. If he hit him, he would have to break a few ribs. Unfortunately, he was old and his hands and feet were not as flexible as young people.
Zhao Ban drifted away from this fatal blow, and after this test, they all understood the opponent's strength. Zhong Jiu's chassis was steady and powerful. Zhao Ban's tactics were flexible and had fast offense and defense. When they fought down, they were much more cautious. Often, they would separate immediately as soon as they fought, so as not to give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it.
The two armies were in full swing, but the main general was busy fighting with people. Deputy General Zhang Suo realized that something was wrong and snatched a horse and rushed to see Hu Shide. Hu Shide was supervising the battle at the North Gate, and the fierce battle at the North Gate had entered a white heat. The Jingqi Camp had already done his best. The three regiments of the Shuofang Front Army were defeated one after another. Although the Flying Fish Army's Green Flag Battalion had lost more than half, he still insisted on retreating. Lou Chuan also advised Hu Shide to transfer the Green Flag Battalion in Dongcheng to reinforce, but they were denied by Hu Shide.
Seeing that the soldiers of Jingqi Camp had climbed up to the top of the city, the Louchuan also asked again: "General, please order the reinforcements." Hu Shide still shook his head and refused. He said to the guards beside him: "It's your turn to go." The captain of the personal army was stunned when he heard this, and the Louchuan hurriedly persuaded him: "You must not be general, the guards are your guards. How can you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?"
Hu Shide sneered and said, "If you lose the city, you and I will die without a place to die." The tiger glared and asked the captain of the personal army: "What are you still standing there?" The captain drew his sword and shouted into the battle formation. The joining of the personal army of the guards greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the defenders. After fighting bravely, he forced the soldiers of the Jingqi camp who had already climbed up to the top of the city to go back.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Under the cover of archers, the thirteenth charge of Jingqi Camp began again. The defenders were forced to a dead end, and Jingqi Camp was making great progress. Their battle flag was once inserted into the top of the city. The boat also looked at Hu Shide's cold face, and knew that it would be in vain to persuade him to dispatch troops. So he drew his sword and led several side generals, staff officers, and close servants to shout and fight.
The thirteenth charge of the Jingqi Camp ended in failure again, with the main force losing all its losses and morale falling to the extreme. The thirteenth charge became far away, and the offensive and defensive battle in the North City had actually ended.
Hu Shide's frown finally opened. The boat retreated in blood, exhausted his energy, and his steps were staggering. When he was still four or five feet away from Hu Shide, he suddenly fell to the ground after stepping on the air. He threw his sword, leaned against the yellow earth and lying in the sky. The galaxy was brilliant, and the night wind was intoxicating. Unfortunately, the bloody smell around was too strong and the murderous aura was too strong.
From that Suo, he learned that Zhong Jiuzheng and Zhao Ban were fighting and fell, and ignored the tiger camp to attack the city. Xicheng was in danger. Hu Shide stomped his feet when he heard this and said regretfully: "I only remember that he was a powerful general, but I forgot that he was also a stubborn donkey."
"Please transfer Xicheng Green Banner to reinforce immediately." The boat jumped up and said, "I didn't care about enjoying the night.
This time, Hu Shide did not refuse. The battle in Beicheng had ended, and the time to mobilize troops to reinforce Xicheng was ripe. More importantly, Xicheng was already in danger and he could not allow him to stop reinforcing.
Before Zhao Ban and Zhong Jiu decided to win or lose, the tiger camp had already entered the city from the Yizi Gate. The veteran Zhong Jiu and his entourage were all captured. Zhong Jiu had a hot temper and cursed. Someone wanted to shoot him, but was rescued by Zhao Ban.
After the Dongcheng Green Banner Camp withdrew, the position of the Fengya Camp, which had been calm, suddenly became busy. The stone cannons that siege suddenly changed from four previous to eighteen. The fourteen stone cannons added were the pride of Xining's army. In fact, they had been transported to the position long ago, but they were cleverly disguised, and the defenders were confused. The eighteen stone cannons aimed at one direction at the same time, which was the place where the original staff of Hu Shide said was bombarded with stones with big fists. During the day, the stones that siege the city were indeed not big, because the main purpose at that time was not to break the city, but to test the virtual reality and correct the shooting angle of the stone cannon.
Now the stones used for the eighteen stone cannons have been replaced with the largest number. Although the sight is not good at night, the soldiers can easily smash the stones to a fixed location with the angles that have been corrected during the day. The soldiers guarding the city felt that the entire city wall was trembling, and the most elite green flag camp had been withdrawn. Rumors were everywhere in fear. Some people said: "The Shangfeng has abandoned the city and ran away from the south gate, so we are here to be scapegoats."
When the morale of the army was in chaos, Wang Chongchun, the deputy general of the city, fled first. Wang Chongchun was Wang Chongwen's brother and had a deep friendship with Wang Chong'an. Wang Chongchun was originally just a captain. After Wang Chong'an took over the military and political power of Shuofang, he promoted him to the deputy general and sent him to Wuhai City as his confidant. Hu Shide looked down on such people who rely on nepotism and never valued it.
The Lord of Dongcheng was originally the commander of the Green Flag Camp. Wang Chongchun was the deputy general of the general of the commander-in-chief. After Zhan Tianlang led the Green Flag Camp to reinforce the Xicheng, Wang Chongchun took over his position and promoted him to the Lord of Dongcheng.
Wang Chongchun escaped at the battle, and the morale of the defenders collapsed. In addition, a gap about two meters wide was smashed on the city wall at this time, and the troops were even more panicked. As a result, the Fengyi Camp reconnaissance team climbed up the city wall with a hook rope and took down the east gate with a gust. As soon as the east gate opened, the Fengyi Camp soldiers flocked in. They did not stop at all and attacked directly from the back of the Xicheng defenders.
The fierce battle in the west city was in full swing, and the powerful attack power of the Tiger Battalion was effectively curbed by Hu Shide. The two green flag battalions of the Flying Fish Army were like two ropes, one tied the tiger's head and the other tied the tiger's tail, making the tiger unable to advance and retreat, and were in a dilemma. In order to deal with this tiger, Hu Shide used all the treasures under the box. The personal soldiers, the guards, the regiment coalition, and even the two regiments that had just ended the fierce battle in the north of the city were pulled out and put into the operation of subduing the tiger. The defenders' forces were three times that of the attacking side, which was almost a battle without any suspense.
However, a tiger is a tiger. Even if it is locked in a cage, it will sway and claws, so that no one will approach it. If you forcefully want to subdue it, it must be at the cost of blood and flesh. After the successive attacks were ineffective, the senior generals of the defenders all saw sweat on their foreheads. If they continue to waste like this, even if they win, they will still be defeated. What can they use to defend the city if they fight all their money?
Hu Shide was not busy, who could afford a new tradition? It is not a real wall to play with a cat, but to play with a tiger as a cat, and to play with a tiger as a cat, the real story is revealed. Although the number of people in the tiger camp is only half of that of the Weiyuan camp, it is the hand of the Xining army camps and the ace among the aces. If you win this ace, you will completely lose the morale of the enemy. What if you have more soldiers?
The tiger surrounded by the scattered group is already scarred, and it is finally tired...
"Transfer the order and start the general attack!"
A elusive sneer appeared on Hu Shide's lips. This veteran who was strong and strong in his iron face and his face remained unchanged, had smiled for the second time this day. The Lou Chuan, who had been paying attention to Hu Shide's expression, also felt a hint of relaxation that had never been seen before. If this tiger could be taken down, the battle in Wuhai City would be famous for all ages. Any general who is a general doesn't want to engrave his name in a big victory.
The last two regiments of the front army also joined the battle, and the tiger's doomsday seemed to be coming.
The knife in Zhao Ban's hand was broken again. As soon as he bent down to pick up a scimitar, a crossbow arrow shot into his thigh. Zhao Ban wailed in pain. At this moment, another arrow hit his cheek, and blood was flowing. A guard wanted to bandage him, but he pushed it away. Zhao Ban reluctantly pulled out the arrow on his cheek, and the barb was brought out a large piece of bloody flesh.
Zhao Ban gritted his teeth and tore his robe to wrap his face, then waved his knife to cut off the arrow shaft on his legs, and said to the dozen blood-covered suicide squad behind him, "I will not lose my power, kill me!" Because the blood in his mouth was pouring into his throat, this sentence was hoarse, but the shock it brought to everyone was unparalleled.
"The tiger will never lose its power!"
"The tiger will never lose its power! Kill! Kill!"
The tiger covered in blood and covered in scars made its last roar, and the red-eyed tiger camp tried its best to launch a final attack on the city.
Hu Shide and his soldiers are ready to fight.
Thousands of drums move together, and the whole crowd sounds together!
Facing the dying tiger, Shuofang soldiers rushed over bravely, either you die or I die. No one here wants to be a coward!
Just as the two strands of people collided passionately, Hu Shide suddenly sighed and said to himself: "All the people of the Tang Dynasty, why bother with them?"
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden chaos behind him. Dozens of soldiers beat gongs and shouted: "Fengzhou Army has entered the city! Fengzhou Army has entered the city!" All the generals were shocked when they heard this, and the boat also waved their swords and shouted: "Those who dare to shake the morale of the army will be killed without mercy!" The soldiers who beat gongs smiled and said: "You are still dreaming, Wuhai City has been lost, you should run away." It turned out that these dozen soldiers were all pretended to by the Xining Army.
Chapter completed!