I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 258 The Battle of Zhufang City

Outside Zhu Fang City.

The Chu allied forces are launching round after round of fierce attacks outside the city gate.

According to Wu Ju's arrangement, it can be said that Chu State has put all its strength into attacking the city.Tens of thousands of troops rushed forward one after another, all of them rushed towards the city gate, screams and wailing were heard endlessly, and the battle situation was quite tragic.

Under the long-range cover of trebuchets and archers, the main force of the coalition forces had already entered the city gate, and both sides were preparing to climb the city with ladders.

At the same time, the Chu army's crossbow had to stop.Because if he shoots again, he may accidentally injure the friendly army climbing up the wall.

And when the bows and crossbows outside the city stopped, the defenders who had been on the city pier all stood up at once.

Rolling logs, boulders, and even fireballs burning with raging fire all greeted the heads of the coalition forces.

Because Zhufang City was built according to the mountain, the supplies for these city guards can be said to be inexhaustible.

Therefore, the Chu army's offensive fell into a decline in the first stage.

The defenders in Zhufang City tried their best to defend the city, and the Chu army's front suffered heavy losses. Soldiers were like grass, rolling down the ladder one after another, and falling straight into the mountain of corpses and blood below.

And at the city gate, the soldiers pushing the siege vehicles with shields on their heads and hitting the city gate were obviously not much better.

Due to the continuous fireballs thrown from the city tower, it was seen that the surrounding area of ​​the crashed car had already turned into a sea of ​​flames, and many Chu soldiers were also full of flames, screaming and rolling on the ground.However, before they could extinguish the flames on their bodies, huge boulders fell from the sky and hit them directly on top of their heads.

Alas

Outside Zhufang City, human lives are passing by at a speed visible to the naked eye, like weeds.

And it's not over yet.

The archers on the tower also began to work at this time.

They bent their bows and set up arrows, shooting straight at the coalition forces below the city. Although many of the coalition forces were covered by wooden shields, they obviously had no other cover to hide under the cover of the rain of arrows. , so many people were shot through immediately, and they fell down without even uttering a scream.

Then, although the Chu army's infantry were extremely brave, they climbed up the erected platform along the frame of the crashed car, and jumped onto the tower with one leap.

However, their numbers were too small to compete with the defenders of the city tower who had been waiting for a long time, and many of them were directly forked out from the city wall.He fell down the city, bloody and bloody.

Seeing this scene, Wu Ju, who was in charge of the Chinese army, was furious!
"Where is Sun Wu!"

"Where is Sun Wu!"

It has been more than half an hour since the army attacked the city, but there is still no movement at the city gate. The coalition forces have suffered such heavy losses. If Zhufang City cannot be captured smoothly, then wouldn't his old face be lost?

"The order!"

"Order the whole army, break through the door with all your strength, and give me front cover with trebuchets and bows and arrows!"

"grown ups!……"

"Send the order down!"

At this time, Wu Ju didn't care about hurting his own people. If he couldn't break the door, the siege battle would end in a disastrous defeat. This was absolutely unacceptable to him.

As for the coalition forces of these countries, why did they fight so fiercely even though they were clearly outnumbered?
This is because, although the coalition forces have a large number of people, after all, the combat styles of each country are very different.The tactics they are good at are also very different, and they have not gone through any exercises, so there is no coordination at all.

As far as the military order came, it eventually turned into fighting on their own, without any coordinated cover at all.

As a result, although Chu's advance troops attracted the attention of the defenders, although the rear troops also rushed up, their rush instead disrupted the formation of the forward troops, resulting in the opening of the gap just opened from the tower. , unable to continue to give pressure because of the weak follow-up.

It is precisely because of this that the entire battlefield looks so chaotic.

……

At the same time, on the other hand, Sun Wuzheng led a surprise army and just set fire to the grain storehouse in the city.

Because of the battle at the city gate, there must not be many defenders at the grain storehouse in the city. In addition, they are already wearing the armor of the defenders, and they all know the secret code for night watch, so it is very easy to set fire to burn food.

Shouldn't Sun Wu rush to the city gate immediately according to the original plan, trying to seize control of the city gate?Why did he appear at the grain storage in the city at this moment?
In fact, it was all because of another entrustment that Li Ran had given him before his departure.

"In this Zhufangcheng battle, with Chang Qing around, it shouldn't be a big problem to win. But besides winning, we still need to find a way to consume as much of the Chu army as possible."

"Why?"

Sun Wu was very puzzled at the time.

Li Ran put his hands behind his back, his face was indifferent, and he raised his head to the north.

"Hehe, it's obvious that if it's too easy for Chu to win this battle, then Chu's ambition to look north will only increase."

"Zhufang City is far away in the eastern corner of Chu State. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is a deadly place that it has been unable to attack for a long time! This city can just make Chu people suffer a little bit, so that they dare not underestimate the Central Plains. Therefore, this battle Although we want to win, we also need Chu people to win miserably!"

"Furthermore, since the King of Chu and Prince Qiji are determined to put me to death, Li Ran, then it may not be a good thing for Li Ran's life to let the people of Chu fight harder."

Li Ran's implication is that as long as Chu people encounter difficulties in Zhufang City, it means that Li Ran is an indispensable talent for the rise of Chu.

So, for a useful person like him, would King Chu easily think about how to take his life in the future?
Obviously not.

Sun Wu heard the sound and roughly understood Li Ran's meaning, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

"In addition, since Chang Qing was recruited by the King of Chu this time, Wu Ju may also have the intention of framing him."

"So this time the minister is away, we need to be careful to guard against this talent."

Li Ran's vision was far-sighted.

Even before the war started, he had already predicted what Wu Ju would do, as if he had planted a roundworm in Wu Ju's stomach that could tell the news.

And the final facts also proved this point, Wu Ju did have the intention of harming Sun Wu.

It's just that Sun Wu, who has already been reminded, will naturally not give him this chance again.

Therefore, it is not surprising why Sun Wu appeared in the food storage place of the defenders at this moment.

Now that the grain and grass in Zhufang City have been burned, it is time to complete the most important thing: capture Qingfeng alive!

Sun Wu led the men to the outside of the city tower very quickly. Because they were wearing the armor of the defenders and it was dark at night, the defenders were only friendly troops who came for reinforcements, so they couldn't be recognized for a while. He managed to get in front of Qing Feng, who was commanding the defense of the city on the top of the city tower.

It's just a little different from what he expected, the Qing Feng in front of him looks only in his forties, with not a single white hair on his head, sharp eyes and awe-inspiring expression, one can tell at a glance that he is not someone easy to get along with.

"Here's an order, all the defenders in the city will be transferred to the city gate! If the food and grass are burned, they will be burned. As long as the city is here, there will always be a chance to turn around in the future!"

Qing Feng's idea is very simple, the city's garrison capital is very sufficient. At this moment, he only needs to fight until Wu Ju dare not attack the city again, then his crisis will be solved easily.

So, no matter what, they must stick to this night as much as possible.

However, what Qingfeng never expected was that this group of Chu soldiers who attacked his granary would turn out to be the key to the entire battle situation in the end.

(End of this chapter)