Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 479 The Second Battle of Shangyong

"Attack!" After three consecutive rounds of bow and arrow attacks, Zhang Shi ordered to face the attack: "Break through the moat first!"

"kill!"

"on!"

"Come on!"

The soldiers like wolves and tigers charged in front of the moat of the city gate.

The fifth battalion of the Jingping Army is the main battalion. It was damaged in the Battle of Hanoi, but because it stayed to rest and replenish enough troops, it avoided the consumption of the Kanto Battle. It is the strongest Jingping Army preserved today. main force.

Before the city wall, the moat is the first line of defense of the city wall.

Now that the attack of bows and arrows has suppressed the soldiers and horses on the city wall, it is the best time for them to rush through the moat.

"Build a pontoon!"

A full number of soldiers jumped into the moat. They were familiar with water and built a pontoon bridge in the river.

"quick!"

"fast!"

The wooden bridge and floating bridge were built, and the soldiers rushed over quickly.

"Drawbridge, put the drawbridge down!"

Zhang Shi took the lead, swung the long sword in his hand, and cut off the ropes of the suspension bridge, letting the suspension bridge down.

"Rush over!"

The suspension bridge was lowered, and Jing Ping's army rushed under the city wall like a flood.

"Rush up quickly!"

Zhang Shi was overjoyed when he saw that the government soldiers on the city wall were so suppressed that they couldn't lift their heads, and he quickly ordered.

"Come on!"

"Seize the city!"

"Break through the city gate!"

The morale of Jingping's army increased greatly, and it covered them like waves.

"Damn it, the moat has been breached, counterattack!"

After all, Xu Zhui was the head secretary of the Shangyong County Government. Although he was panicked, he reacted quickly, seeing the swift command.

"Smashing stones!"

"The log, throw the log down!"

Thousands of government soldiers were deployed on the top of the city. From the panic at the beginning, they gradually calmed down. After all, they had a great advantage across the city wall. The condescending battlefield also made them feel more at ease and began to fight back.

"Keep attacking!"

Zhang Shi shouted angrily.

But Jing Ping's army was still in front of the city wall.

Shangyong is a big city with high and thick walls, and the well-arranged crenels have become the best defensive battlefield, making their long-distance attacks ineffective, and they can only stop at the bottom of the city.

……

evening.

The setting sun shines in the west, and the sky reflected is red and glowing.

"Ming Jin withdraws troops!"

Chen went to observe the battlefield for a long time, but had no choice but to issue a military order.

He is in a hurry.

But he would never allow the Fifth Battalion to make sacrifices in vain.

Fighting like this won't help.

Moreover, storming the city wall without enough siege equipment is simply going to die in vain. None of the four Jingping army soldiers can replace an enemy army defending on the top of the city, which is tantamount to consuming the strength of Jingping army. A worthless war.

Clank! ! ! !
Ming Jin's voice sounded and echoed on the battlefield.

"withdraw troops!"

Zhang Shi stared at the city gate with blood-red eyes and gritted his teeth, but when he heard Ming Jin's voice, he still ordered the troops to withdraw.

"The first, second, and third parts camp under the city wall, and the rest of the ministries withdraw from the moat and camp on the opposite side of the moat."

"Yes!"

After Zhang Shi arranged the camping, he turned his back on the hills in the suburbs, thinking about Chen Dao's return.

When he arrived at the command barracks established on the hill, it was already dark.

"Lord Colonel, the last general is incompetent, with nearly a hundred casualties, but he still can't break through the city gate!" He walked into the temporary barracks, bowed his head, and cupped his hands to report.

"This has nothing to do with you. I am very satisfied that you can break through the moat without siege equipment. Go down and rest first, let the soldiers rest and calm down. Today's casualties are still relatively large, which will affect the soldiers. Tomorrow we will be in a bloody battle, you must let the soldiers have a good attitude!"

Chen Dao waved his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Zhang Shi nodded, stood up, and took half a step back.

At this time, Mo Bao, who was next to him, stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "At present, we have built about [-] pairs of ladders, but the Jinglan cart is too difficult to build. There are only two, and I am afraid it will be difficult to attack!"

"Can it be built overnight?" Chen Dao asked.

He's out of time.

Once they can't capture Shangyong City before the return of the Hanzhong Army, they will face a double attack situation.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

Mo Bao shook his head and said: "The environment of the place where the materials are collected is relatively harsh. The most important thing is that the fourth battalion will assist in the attack tomorrow. If we can't rest well, our combat effectiveness will be limited!"

"Mo Bao, you propose two soldiers from the fourth battalion to build the ladder overnight. If the Jinglan car can't do it, then go all out to build the ladder. As for the other soldiers, go to rest and conserve energy!"

Chen Dao said helplessly.

"it is good!"

Mo Bao nodded, that's all he can do now.

"Captain Chen, can you send me into the city without anyone noticing?" Su Xin looked at Shangyong's topographic map for a long time, then flipped through several files, and suddenly said.

"why?"

Chen Dao frowned. Although Shangyong City was very strict, if he wanted to send someone in, he could do it in the dark. He just didn't understand why Su Xin did it.

"I forgot to tell you. In the old days, the Su Clan in Hanzhong started from Shangyong, and our ancestral home was in Shangyong. It's just that our ancestors made meritorious service and were awarded titles, so we established ourselves in Nanzheng!"

Su Xin said: "But our relationship with Shangyong has always been very close. There are not many Shangyong gentry families, but there are many local squire families. I am sure to persuade a few to defect, but we must go to the city in person, otherwise it will be very difficult. Make them believe it."

"Are you sure, if it's too dangerous, forget it, Shangyong City, we can still take it down!"

When Chen Dao heard this, he was overjoyed, but he was also a little worried. After all, he knew that Mujing was looking for the descendants of the Su family. It was because Mujing was not familiar with the strategy of governing Hanzhong in the future, and he couldn't let Su Xin take risks.

"Chen Xiaowei, don't worry, even if they can't convince them, with our Su family's reputation, they won't be able to attack. Our Su family was slaughtered back then, and some of them escaped. These families helped a lot, and they secretly Support us!"

Su Xin said.

Chen Dao thought again and again, breaking Shangyong was very important to him. Once he broke through Shangyong, it would be equivalent to opening the eastern gate of Hanzhong. After their main attack on Hanzhong, they would quickly gain a foothold.

But Su Xin's safety is also very important.

But now, he lacks siege equipment, and his chances of defeating Shangyong in a short period of time are less than [-]%.

"it is good!"

He still agreed: "I will personally lead someone to escort you into the city. After entering the city, you can only rely on yourself. Also, you must promise me one condition. Whether you succeed or not, you must take care of yourself. To tell you the truth , your life and death are related to whether the Su family can stand up in Hanzhong, so no matter what, you can't die here!"

"Captain Chen, I've already died once!"

Su Xin's face was full of vicissitudes, his eyes were dark, and his voice was decisive: "Back then, the Su family's mansion was breached by those beasts, and they burned, killed and looted everywhere. I escaped with the blood of my family, I really wanted to die with them, but I escaped, and I told myself that even a coward should live, for the sake of the Su family, so I cherish the blood of many sons of the same clan in exchange for it. I will not risk my life if I am not sure of it.”

"That's good!"

When Chen Dao saw Su Xin's stability, he was relieved a lot.

At night, Chen Dao personally led more than a dozen soldiers with the best martial arts and light skills among Jingping's army, climbed the city wall with ropes and iron hooks, and sent Su Xin into the city without disturbing the defenders. went.

……

……

The next day.

early morning.

A round of morning sun rises slowly, the sun shines on the earth, and the light dispels the darkness.

Outside Shangyong city.

Jingping's army lined up.

The moat they had already breached connected the battlefields inside and outside the moat, and the overwhelming momentum rushed straight to the defenders on the top of the city.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The sound of beating drums began to sound.

One after another, one sound was louder than the other, they surged together like sea waves, and then rushed towards the city wall.

"Has our request for help gone out?"

Xu Zhui stood on the city wall with a tired look on his face. Last night, he didn't dare to sleep. He was always on guard, for fear that the soldiers and horses outside the city would attack at night.

He is a civil servant. Although he has read several military books, it is his first time to go to the battlefield in person. This makes him very nervous. He doesn't know when Shangyong City will fall.

"Report to Patriarch, I have already dispatched soldiers and horses who know the way to ask for help yesterday. Except for the east gate, there are no enemy troops in the other gates, so our soldiers who asked for help went out smoothly!"

Xu Yong clasped his hands and said: "Three roads head towards Nanzheng City, and three roads head eastward, looking for our Shangyong's main force. In a few days at most, reinforcements will return."

"How many days?"

"At least three days!"

"Can we hold out for three days?"

Xu Zhui said bitterly.

"I can continue to mobilize the young and strong in the city to defend the city!" Xu Yong suggested in a low voice.

"No!"

Xu Zhui shook his head: "This will cause chaos in the whole city. Maybe it will cause chaos and anger among the people. At that time, let alone three days, even one day will be unbearable!"

"But we only have less than [-] family soldiers, which is already the limit of the major families. Can we defend Shangyong?"

"I hope you can keep it!"

Xu Zhui gritted his teeth, a look of determination appeared in his eyes, and said: "Once you can't take it anymore, Xu Yong, immediately take your family's wealth and blood, leave the city from Ximen, and leave Shangyong!"

"Yes!"

Xu Yong nodded.

……

outside the city.

"Boys, we only have one day!"

Chen Dao stood in front of the battle formation in person, wearing a battle armor, holding a spear in his hand, pointing at the top of the city, his voice was as loud as thunder: "We must break through this city within a day, or we will face annihilation of the entire army. For the sake of Jingping's army flag, we can't retreat, kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The soldiers worked together, the sound waves were as one, and bursts of earth-shattering sounds rushed over the top of the city.

"charge!"

It was Zhang Shi who launched the attack first. Zhang Shi led Sanqu and more than a thousand soldiers and began to charge the city gate.

"Bow and arrow cover!"

Mo Bao ordered to let the soldiers under his command draw their bows and arrows.

Under the cover of bows and arrows, the soldiers who attacked first had already reached three steps below the city.

"Set up a cloud ladder!"

"Go up!"

"Hold the ladder!"

The soldiers set up a ladder one by one.

"Ladder?"

"They actually have siege equipment?"

The government soldiers on Cheng's head suddenly became chaotic.

"calm!"

Xu Zhui's face was ashen. Yesterday he saw the enemy's attack below the city, and he was actually relieved. After all, they didn't have siege equipment, and they could completely defend the city, but suddenly a ladder appeared, breaking his self-confidence, but He could only carry it: "They must not have many ladders, put tung oil on them!"

"Tung oil!"

"Fall down!"

"Burn them!"

On the city wall, there are a lot of things for guarding the city, which makes the soldiers guarding the city confident.

The war is in full swing.

A morning passed.

At noon, when the scorching sun rises to its highest point, it is also when the sun is at its hottest.

Standing under the city wall, Chen Dao stared at the battlefield on the city wall, clenched his fists tightly, but he still resisted the desire to go on the field himself. Even if the casualties were huge, he had to control the army and he had to be steady: "Send the order, Let the fifth battalion come back and rest for an hour!"

"promise!"

An orderly nodded and went down to deliver the order.

The Fifth Battalion withdrew.

Zhang Shi was injured. His shoulder was bruised. Although it had been bandaged, he lost a lot of blood, which made his face a little pale. He reported to Chen Dao: "Master Captain, we have already broken the whole morning. There are twenty ladders, and there are less than sixty ladders left, but I feel that the defenders on the top of the city have loosened up a bit, and they will definitely be able to break through in the afternoon, but if we want to attack by force, all the troops will be crushed, and there will be huge casualties!"

"We have to prepare for the worst!"

Chen Daodao: "After an hour, I will personally lead the army to attack. All the soldiers will press up, and the two Jinglan carts will also press up. If you fail in this battle, you will be benevolent!"

"Master Captain, if you don't wait, maybe Su Xin can convince the people in the city!"

Mo Bao said in a low voice.

"Can't wait!"

Chen Dao shook his head: "We can't pin our hopes on anyone in this battle, even if we pay more casualties, taking Shangyong is a must. This is related to the strategic deployment of our army stationed in Hanzhong, and there is no room for loss. "

"I'm afraid that even if we succeed in attacking, we may not be able to defend the Lord's main force until the Lord's main force arrives because of the heavy casualties!"

Mo Bao said.

"It depends on luck!"

Chen Dao resolutely said: "But we must fight!"

"promise!"

The generals will resolutely implement the military order.

Many of the generals of the Jingping Army were students from the Wubei Hall. After the First World War, many soldiers fell on the battlefield, including the officers. The school students gradually came to the fore, and their military literacy also affected the entire army. The four words "military order like a mountain" are iron rules in Jingping's army.

So even if they knew that the attack would cost huge casualties, they would execute the order without hesitation.

An hour later, the final decisive battle began.

"kill!"

Chen Dao went into battle in person.

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Jing Ping's army began to charge.

"Can we hold on?"

On the top of the city, Xu Zhui was exhausted. In order to defend the morning, he felt that all the energy of these years had been exhausted. He had to encourage the soldiers countless times to stabilize the soldiers, but the strong attack under the city made him see no hope.

I thought I could hold on for two or three days, but I didn't expect that I couldn't hold on the next day.

"Lord Changshi, I'm afraid you won't be able to defend this city!" said a county government official next to him.

"Sun Min, what did you say?"

Xu Zhui frowned.

"I'm sorry, Lord Changshi, please open the city gate!" The entire county yamen chief took out the long sword from his waist and quickly placed it on Xu Zhui's neck.

"you?"

Xu Zhui's whole body was icy cold, and there was an incredible light in his eyes.

"why?"

Xu Zhui gritted his teeth and asked, Sun Min's Sun family was one of the same family as the Xu family. He didn't understand why this happened.

"Open the city gate!" Sun Min ordered coldly: "Lord Changshi, although I control Cangcao, I am a military commander. Don't force me. My sword can let your men approach me, and cut off your sword!" head!"

"Open the city gate!"

Xu Zhui didn't have the scholarly spirit of a scholar. In the face of life and death, his life was the most important thing, so he quickly ordered to hit the city gate.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

The gates opened.

"The gate of Shangyong City has been opened?"

Chen Daozheng, who was outside the city, was about to charge forward. When he saw this scene, he was suddenly overjoyed. He took the lead: "Hahaha, it seems that Su Xin succeeded. Boys, follow me to charge, rush in, and quickly take down Shangyong!" city!"

"rush!"

Jing Ping's army rushed into Shangyong City like wolves and tigers.

A battle of Shangyong that lasted less than two days was over.

(End of this chapter)