The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 672
In the early morning, when the earth just woke up, the sun in the east has slowly risen above the ground.Puqi City in September and October is already filled with the traces of late autumn.

There are plains on both sides of the official road outside the city. This place is already in the Jianghan Plain, and the leaves of weeds, trees and trees turn yellow as far as the eye can see...

However, it is true that people say that autumn is the season of chilling.In this seemingly peaceful atmosphere, it was quickly destroyed by the neighing of war horses and the beating of drums soaring to the sky.

With the sound of battle drums, the figures of the Shu Han army finally appeared under the city.They are arranged in a neat array, threatening the puqi city that has been beaten to a dilapidated state.

Therefore, under Zhang Fei's order, the Shu Han army immediately launched a fierce attack on Puqi City.

The battle then proceeded in a fierce manner, and the armies of both sides began to suffer casualties, but it was impossible for the war to stop there.At least on Zhang Fei's side, he has made up his mind to take down the city in front of him as quickly as possible.

As a result, above and below the city, there were screams of soldiers everywhere and howls of soldiers before they were wounded and died.As the casualties of the soldiers in front gradually intensified, Zhang Fei gave an order, and new infantry pairs with shields came forward at random.Their task is to replace the former troops that have suffered heavy casualties.Under the cover of shields, they attacked the city again.

Braving arrows as dense as raindrops, the Shu Han army slowly and difficultly advanced towards Puqi City.And at this time, the power of the bow and arrow team in the Shuhan army was revealed again.Those archers who lined up behind the infantry once again showed their extraordinary skills and began to shoot arrows at the city to support the siege troops.

In an instant, the sound of shouts, screams, and arrows piercing through the air filled the entire battlefield.

Han Dang stood at the top of Puqi City, his face was expressionless as usual.He was no longer young, and there were even some white marks on the beard on his face.But he is still a general who leads the army to fight, and he is duty-bound to command the army to fight in the first position.

Han Dang looked coldly at the Shu Han army swarming under the city, but his heart was calm.The situation on the battlefield is even more familiar to a veteran like Han Dang than the situation at home.He kept giving various instructions to his herald in his mouth, but somehow, he felt a burst of worry in his heart.

The trusted governor, Sun Zhen, had already sent him a message, ordering Han Dang to hold the city for at least four days when Zhang Fei's army launched a strong attack on Puqi, and then he could abandon the city and retreat. .

Han Dang was really surprised by Sun Jun's arrangement.He had already received news that the 1-strong army led by Sun Huan had entered Jiangxia County.But what made him feel angry, how could Sun Huan still be a bad boy, his army didn't immediately go south to support Puqi City, but instead harassed the people stop and go on the road!

Han Dang still loved the people very much, so of course he immediately sent a letter to Sun Jun to report Sun Huan's behavior.But what made Han Dang even more angry was that Sun Hao simply ignored his report, and just replied to let Han Dang guard Puqi City.As for Sun Huan's military affairs, he didn't need to bother.

What kind of words are these? Han Dang almost fainted on the spot when he saw Sun Jun's reply.He Han Dang is the veritable prefect of Jiangxia County. Sun Huan's army harassed the residents under his rule like this. Did the hateful Sun Zhen still order him to turn a blind eye?

At that time, Han Dang suddenly had a very annoyed thought: Is that Sun Zhen already sick and confused, so he sent such an unreasonable reply to himself?

Han Dang immediately wrote to Sun Zhen again.The result this time made Han Dang even more disappointed and angry, and Sun Hao simply refused to reply to Han Dang.So, Sun Huan's army is still so arrogant, still stop and go, and continue to cause trouble!

Han Dang was really a little angry, he really wanted to give up Puqi City immediately, and led his army back to fight that bastard Sun Huan.Unfortunately, it is impossible for him to do this for Jiang Dong.

However, it was precisely because of such things that Han Dang became more worried about the current situation.Therefore, Han Dang didn't really intend to accept Sun Jun's order to hold fast before retreating.He intends to stick to it forever.As for Sun Huan's support army, does he have any reason to look forward to it now?

anyway.

Although Han Dang's command was determined at this time, his mood was actually not very good.

The current Shu Han army not only has a large number of troops and is well-trained, but also the commanders are well versed in the art of war. After a series of previous battles, they have been tricked continuously, causing the army's morale to become very low.

On the other hand, the morale of the opponent is high. If this battle continues like this, he will undoubtedly lose, but he is helpless about it. After much deliberation, he just came up with a stupid idea and defended the city.

At this time, a cloud ladder of the Shuhan army was erected on the city wall, soldiers swarmed up, and the chariots also began to attack the city gate.

Han Dang's army has recently made adequate preparations for the enemy's attack on the city.

Han Dang gave another order, and the army at the top of the city stopped shooting bows and arrows, and instead threw down pieces of rolling wood and stones, smashing the soldiers of the Shu Han army down from the ladder one by one.Some ladders were finally unbearable after being subjected to several impacts, and were broken and broken.What's more, the army also poured boiling oil from the top of the city, as if it was raining, making it impossible for the Shu Han army to resist. Once it was splashed on the body, the skin would be bruised immediately, but it was not fatal.

The screams on the entire battlefield came one after another, as if entering Shura Hell, it was too horrible to look at.

However, Zhang Fei had already issued an order to fight to the death to the Shu Han army at this time, and the sturdy and brave style of the Shu Han army was fully stimulated at this time.

As a result, the death of their comrades, and even the wailing and screaming when they were injured, not only did not dampen their morale, but instead stimulated the same hatred, more soldiers rushed up immediately behind.Amidst the rumbling drums, none of them chose to retreat.

So in comparison, although the Shu Han army is at a geographical disadvantage, the will to fight makes up for these shortcomings.Such a tragic war is really a severe test of human will: if one side chooses to show weakness and retreat, it will immediately fall into a place of eternal doom.

And one thing I have to mention is that the Shu Han army has been fighting from the west along the way, and many soldiers of the Jiangdong Army have been surrendered along the way.Although the Shuhan army has always rested and reorganized the army whenever there is an opportunity, in any case, from this point of view, there are a large number of newcomers mixed in their army.

On this point, the night will drag down their combat quality, causing some defects in the army's cooperation in battle, and also preventing the army's combat power from being fully utilized.

Fortunately, the generals in the Shu Han army have relatively high military literacy, and they have always treated the soldiers very well, and the soldiers still admire them very much.Therefore, on such a tragic battlefield today, they all chose to fight to the death and never retreat.

As the battle progressed, the sky turned dark before we knew it.

The bloody battle between the two sides has been going on for nearly four hours. There are corpses everywhere in the lower part of Puqi City. Both the army and the Shuhan army are exhausted, but the intensity of the battle has continued unabated, as dense as stars The torches illuminated the entire battlefield like daylight.

The soldiers on both sides of Puqi City were still fighting desperately, and people died every moment.Tragic has become the only appropriate comment on the battlefield at this time.

The soldiers on both sides are already red-eyed, but the environment everyone faces has also become more dangerous.They are on the battlefield, and they will be attacked in all directions at any time.

However, everyone has forgotten everything, even the meaning of war. The reason why they are still fighting is almost entirely out of a survival instinct, fighting for survival, and no one wants to lose their heads at this time .

But the brutality of the battlefield has already made some people can't stand it anymore.

A general in the Jiangdong Army suddenly rushed up to Lu Kai who was directing the battle ahead, and asked puzzledly: "General Lu, the enemy army has a great advantage in terms of personnel and equipment. Excuse me, I will bluntly say that they can definitely take down Puqi City, but why did they choose such a strong attack so arrogantly?"

Lu Kai is over 30 years old.Like his father Lu Dai, he is not tall.But they are actually quite characteristic in appearance, they are all short and stocky.However, they are actually not handsome, but they are not bad looking, and they look a bit unattractive.

"You don't know, the success or failure of the enemy's attack on Jiangxia County depends on whether they can take down Puqi City in time." Lu Kai wiped the sweat off his face, sighed slightly, and said: " Now that time is running out, they have no choice but to ignore the casualties."

There was a trace of resentment on the face of the Ya Jiang, and he said: "General Lu, I heard that the governor Sun Jun has sent a support army to Puqi now. But that bastard Sun Huan actually did it on purpose. He stopped and stopped on the road and refused to come over. That guy is obviously afraid of fighting, in order to save his own life, he put our lives at risk!"

Lu Kai obviously had objections to Sun Huan's actions. In fact, this matter was related to his family's life. If he had no objections, he would really be an idiot.

Lu Kai sighed, and then said: "I know Sun Huan. Although he is a bit of a fool, he is definitely not an idiot. What's more, what he is leading now is the elite troops of our Jiangdong Army. All of them are extremely brave. Now, he is wandering on the road with the army, I think he must have other deep meanings in doing so."

(End of this chapter)