Song Dynasty

Chapter 291 Battle Situation
The night is like a black curtain, which is pulled down to wrap the sky and the earth in it.

It is already autumn, and this autumn in Hunan is particularly cold.Leaning on the Yuanshui, the cold air pervasively penetrates, making people feel extremely uncomfortable.

Every day at dawn, there is continuous fog, which does not dissipate until evening.

The stars and the moon above the head could no longer be seen, but Lianyunzhai and the huge dam below were lit with countless lights.The Yuan River from the cliff to the distance is covered by this sea of ​​lights, as bright as day.

Shuo is like a knife, skimming over the limestone mountains, making a sharp sound of ghost crying wolf.

Ximei standing on the cliff couldn't help trembling, her little face turned pale.

Niu Gao couldn't help but took off his cloak and put it on her shoulders, and said softly: "Xiaomei, it's cold at night, you are weak, but you can't bear it, you better go back, I am here."

Ximei wrapped herself in that cloak, her eyes were full of happiness.Then, she shook her head again: "Brother Tie, I am the doctor of the God Sect. The troops suffered heavy casualties in the past two days. I will stay here to rescue the wounded."

Niu Gao smiled: "Sister, although you are a doctor, you don't understand this kind of gun stick injury, and you are not as good as me, a Xibei. Don't worry, I have you! How can I say that I am also an imperial doctor, not as good as you powerful."

Ximei snorted: "What's so great about the imperial doctor? Brother Tie is now the Marquis, but he looks down on me, a country girl?"

Niu Gao laughed: "Sister, where do you want to go, what kind of monkey am I, brother Yao begged me for it."

"Puchi, monkey, is there a monkey as fat as you?" Ximei couldn't help laughing.

The two had fun for a long time, and Ximei couldn't help asking: "Brother Tie, now Lianyunzhai has been surrounded by Wang Shen, and how many people we went out have been beaten back. Do you think we can break out of the encirclement?"

In the past two days, Wang Shen suddenly robbed the mountain pass around Lianyun Village by means of a cavalry raid, forming a siege situation for Zhong Xiang in the village. ,
After hearing the bad news, Zhong Xiang was shocked and hurriedly ordered his elite catechist army to counterattack.

It's a pity that today's time and place are behind Wang Shen.Below Lianyunzhai is a Daping Dam about twenty miles long and wide, which is suitable for cavalry to charge.

First, Chen Lanruo's heavy cavalry charged in a roundabout way, causing Zhong Xiang's army to be in chaos, and then Yue Yun's Beiwei army advanced head-on.

In the first battle, more than a thousand ranks were beheaded, and Zhong Xiangjun's army was terrified, and they dared not fight Wang Shen head-on.Even if Zhong Xiang gave the order to die, they still hesitated, and collapsed at the first touch.

Up to now, the Manichaeans on the mountain no longer dare to go out to fight, and only stick to the roads, gates and walls of the city.

The terrain of Lianyunzhai was dangerous, for a while, Wang Shen had nothing to do with Zhong Xiang, so he had to organize the infantry step by step to attack the fortification.

Siege warfare is the cruelest way of fighting in the cold weapon war, and it is filled with human lives.

Today, the comparison between the two armies, or in other words, the disparity in strength is not too great.

Wang Shen had Chen Lanruo's [-] heavy cavalry, [-] back troops, about [-] auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, adding up to more than [-] troops; There are six thousand soldiers and young masters.

One side is the elite who dare to fight, and the other side has an impregnable fortress and is stubbornly resisting. It is unknown what the outcome of this battle will be.

Hearing Ximei's question, Niu Gao looked down, only to see that the fire below was more intense, and the Sizhou army was constantly throwing soldiers into battle, and began to attack the castle on the mountainside.

In the light of the fire, the ground and the road were full of corpses and broken siege equipment. Several burning chariots trembled in the wind and fell to the ground with a bang. Sparks blew with the wind and scattered all over the sky.

Team after team of infantry roared loudly, pushing the ladders, holding their shields high above their heads and attacking the city violently.

The roar of war drums and long horns filled the ears, and the Manichaeans poured feathered arrows down like rain.

The melted lead juice poured down from above, like the tongues of fire dragons, and the smell of burnt human flesh floated in the wind, making one's hair stand on end.

Rolling stones and trees poured down like raindrops, and many Sizhou army infantry fell off the ladder before they even had time to hum, unable to stand up again.

However, Wang Junshi was not completely passively beaten, and a large number of siege equipment was manufactured in these two days.

There are many mountains and trees in Hunan, whether it is wood or stone, you can easily get it.

The rumbling sound is endless, it is the roar of the catapult.Cannon stones as big as millstones kept coming, and they died when they were hit, and they died when they were rubbed.

Suddenly, countless crystal-clear and shining lines passed by in the night sky, and sharp whistling sounds filled my ears.

The Manicheans on the castle screamed horribly at the same time: "Bed crossbow, bed crossbow!"

There were constantly wounded people with missing limbs being sent to the mountains, and Ximei and Niu Gao couldn't be cured at all.In many cases, they just order people to wrap them indiscriminately and throw them on the side of the road.

This was Wang Shenjin's first forcible attack on Lianyun Village. The intensity of the attack was extremely high. The battle has been going on until now, without even stopping for a moment.

If there is no miscalculation, both sides have paid 600 casualties.

Manichaeans massacred unbelievers, so-called heretics and so-called heretics such as Confucian scholars, monks, Taoists, and doctors on a daily basis, and their methods were not cruel.However, when it really happened to me, I was completely shocked.

Hearing Ximei asking herself in front of so many people, Niu Gao's heart moved, thinking that this was a good opportunity to shake the enemy's morale.

So he put on a miserable look on purpose: "Sister, it's useless, you can't rush out. You can see that there is a flat river below. We are mostly infantry. As soon as we go down the mountain, the enemy's cavalry will disperse immediately. In fact, Shen doesn’t need to rush to attack the city. He just needs to block us below. If we are trapped for three to five months, all the brothers on the mountain will starve to death. But Wang Shen can calmly replenish his troops and food. Don’t forget, Dingzhou Li Cheng next to him hasn't moved yet? At that time, we will have fewer and fewer people to fight, and more and more enemies to fight. If we continue to fight, my teaching will be a death sentence."

His voice became louder: "Yes, if they try their best to break through, the official family and Brother Yao can still rely on their fast horses and their loyal soldiers to fight a bloody road to escape. But in the end, how many of the more than 1 brothers in the village can go out? One? If I'm not mistaken, there are only about a hundred war horses on this mountain, that is to say, no more than one hundred will survive in the end. If brother Yao can survive, our divine religion will not perish. One day in the future, we will definitely regain our power."

After hearing his words, the surrounding Manichaeists all looked miserable, and some even couldn't help trembling.In the end, less than one hundred people can survive this battle. It seems that we are doomed.

It's all dead, no matter how much the divine religion will flourish in the future, it has nothing to do with grandpa.

For a moment, everyone was extremely depressed, and Ximei was also pale.

Seeing that she was frightened, Niu Gao felt happy but couldn't bear it.He whispered: "Sister, don't worry, with Brother Yao here, you will definitely get a horse, and you might rush out when the time comes."

He sneered secretly: Zhong Xiang, Yang Yao, since Grandpa Niu has mingled with you, if you want to escape, leave your head first.

Ximei suddenly stretched out her hand to hold Niu Gao's hand, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Brother Tie, don't worry, if there is a horse, I will give it to you."

"Ah..." Niu Gao was stunned.

Ximei looked up at Niu Gao, her eyes were full of love and pity: "Brother Tie, without you, I don't know how to live."

Niu Gao's heart fluctuated for a while, he could tell that Ximei really had herself in her heart.And he was originally a man in his forties and a wealthy local family, he never cared about women's sex, and he didn't have the slightest psychological burden to deceive his younger sister's feelings.However, when I heard Ximei's sincere words, I suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in my heart.

"I'm really a bastard!" When Ximei left, Niu Gao couldn't help but want to slap himself in the face: "But, when a man is in an extraordinary situation, he should do extraordinary things. If he thinks so much about what to do, Grandpa Niu can't be weak .Otherwise, I will look down on myself first.”

(End of this chapter)