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Chapter 285 Battle of Shiting (3)

Three days later, when all the siege equipment had been assembled, Zhao Lei gave the order to siege the city.All the siege equipment, large and small, were carried out of the camp in a short period of time. At Ma Chao's order, three thousand Yangzhou troops set off from the camp with these siege equipment and attacked Shiting City.

Under the rapid and orderly advance of the Yangzhou Army, the siege troops soon arrived at Shiting City.In order to prevent the troops from inhaling too much miasma, Ma Chao also ordered the formation to be deployed immediately, set up ladders, and began to attack the city.

During the siege, every soldier of the Yangzhou Army wore a shield to resist the attack of arrows and stones raining down on the city wall.Under this kind of high-intensity attack, although some soldiers were hit by several arrows, they could not avoid being injured, but when they were not stable on the ladder, the soldiers behind immediately stabilized their feet for them. The soldiers on the ladder are like a whole, all of them are not fighting alone, but cooperate with others, although the speed of climbing the ladder is very slow.However, the losses of the siege troops were reduced.And this method of siege was what Zhao Lei learned from the siege Karasuma army when he was defending the city in Beiping.In this era, the Han people often look down on the foreign barbarians around them, thinking that they are vulgar and weak, and do not obey the king.As a result, there were very few political and military exchanges between those ethnic minorities and the Eastern Han regime.So Zhao Lei's siege method is rare in the entire Central Plains.

"Zhao Lei's Yangzhou Army really lived up to its reputation. The cooperation between the siege teams is very tacit, and it can reduce the losses of the troops." Seeing this siege method, even Zhou Yu, who was on the tower, couldn't help but praise.

"Gongjin! Do you still have the heart to praise others? If these Yangzhou soldiers are allowed to climb the tower, we will not be able to defend this stone pavilion." Zhang Chun shouted anxiously at Zhou Yu beside him.

Zhou Yu smiled, looking calm, and said to Zhang Chun: "General, the enemy uses this method of joint defense to attack the city. This method is really ingenious. But there are also shortcomings."

"What are the shortcomings, tell me." Zhang Chun said.

"This joint defense method of complementary and mutual assistance between soldiers can indeed increase the defensive power of the siege troops, but if there is a fire attack...in an instant, this seemingly solid defensive power will collapse." Zhou Yu said.

"Great plan, great plan. I'll let the soldiers prepare." Hearing Zhou Yu's plan, Zhang Chun hurriedly ordered his soldiers to prepare.

After a while, when the soldiers of the Yangzhou Army were about to climb up the tower, a smell of charcoal and nitric acid suddenly wafted from the sky, accompanied by a burst of black powder falling with the wind.After the black powder, oil and water dripped from nowhere.Ma Chao brought the oil to his nose and smelled it, and was shocked, it was fire oil!Those black powders in front must also be some combustibles.Thinking of this, Ma Chao hurriedly shouted to the military commander beside him: "Mingjin withdraws!".

With the sound of gold ringing, although the soldiers who were climbing the ladder on the city tower did not know what was going on, everyone still started to organize an orderly retreat.At this moment, there was a loud noise on the top of the city tower, and then thousands of torches with the sound of falling attacked the soldiers of the Yangzhou army who were besieging the city, and the soldiers in front suddenly became a burning man.

Although the Yangzhou Army has always been well-trained, most people will panic in such a critical time.I saw that most of the soldiers on the ladder couldn't stand the scorching heat of the flames, and fell off the ladder as soon as they let go of their hands.And the rest of the soldiers didn't have the same aura as before. Everyone was in a mess, rushing to get down the ladder.Suddenly, countless soldiers of the Yangzhou Army fell from the ladder.

Seeing this scene, Ma Chao hastily gave the order to retreat.

"Dang, clang, clang!" There was another burst of golden sounds from outside Shiting City. With the sound of golden sounds again and again, a large number of Yangzhou Army soldiers gathered under Shiting City like a tide, and then retreated in a hurry.

"Hahahaha!" At this moment, Zhang Chun, who was on the city tower, swung the big knife in Wu's hand vigorously, and laughed loudly, pointing to the soldiers of the Yangzhou Army outside the city, he said with a smile: "Look at the people in the world blowing up the Yangzhou soldiers. There are people everywhere in the sky, and it seems that they are not as powerful as I imagined! Zhao Lei is a coward, and his soldiers are also a bunch of cowards! They are really vulnerable! Come, prepare soldiers and horses, and let me lead the soldiers Go out of the city to pursue, this time I will not only defend Shiting City, but also bring back Zhao Lei's head!"

Hearing Zhang Chun's yell, the soldiers beside him were also eager to try, as if the Yangzhou Army was already in their pocket.At this time, they had forgotten the terror of the united force of the Yangzhou Army before the fire attack.

"General!" Just as Zhang Chun was about to order the military commander to assemble the army and horses to go out of the city to pursue him, a faint laughter sounded from the side. Zhang Chun turned his head and saw Zhou Yu looking at him with a smile.

"Gongjin! What's the matter?" Zhang Chun asked.

"General, what are you going to do?" Zhou Yu asked.

Looking at Zhou Yu's smiling face, for some reason, Zhang Chun felt a chill run up his spine.Hearing Zhou Yu's question, Zhang Chun immediately shouted: "What else can I do? Of course I went out of the city to chase the enemy!"

"Hehe! General, if you want to pursue, please send a few people to let me return to Lujiang!"

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhang Chun's heart skipped a beat, his legs that were already about to step down the tower were involuntarily retracted, and he immediately turned his head, glared at Zhou Yu and asked, "Gongjin, you want to go back to Xiangyang to work?" very?"

"Hehe!" Zhou Yu still had a smiling face, glanced outside the city, and said lightly: "The general is extremely brave, and he dares to rush forward to die when he sees a dragon's lake and a tiger's den in front of him! And Shiting will definitely not be able to defend the general if he dies. The next junior has no strength to restrain a chicken, so I don’t want to stay here to die! I also ask the general to do my best so that I can save my life and flee back to Lujiang!”

Zhou Yu said this in a flat tone, but Zhang Chun heard how harsh it was, and his face became more and more ugly.

"What does Gongjin mean?" Zhang Chun asked tentatively.

"Hasn't the general heard of the few battles that Zhao Lei fought in the Allied Army? Among the princes of the Kanto, he is considered a relatively powerful person. The troops he came to attack the city today are just some of the front, and the front is in the front. Those Yangzhou soldiers who were burnt to death on the ladder were only a few dozen people. Can this force Zhao Lei to retreat? Is Zhao Lei so cowardly? Hehe! Right?" Zhou Yu said.

Although Zhou Yu seemed to be pretending to be stupid this time, Zhang Chun couldn't help being taken aback by what he said, and his head, which had just won a battle and was a little hot, went cold with a bang!Immediately turned around, then quickly walked to the city wall, staring out of the city, and sure enough, Zhang Chun saw a little trick!
Although the Yangzhou Army outside the city seemed to be fleeing in a hurry, the footprints left by the Yangzhou Army's formation were not chaotic, and it didn't look like they were fleeing in defeat at all!And looking further away, above a forest not far from the city, there are hundreds of birds flying around. After Zhang Chun looked at it for a while, he found that these birds dared not fly into the forest, which was very strange. .

There is an ambush!This is Zhang Chun's first judgment!If he really ignored Zhou Yu's words and rushed out of the city, not only would he not be able to severely injure Zhao Lei's Yangzhou soldiers, but he might also be ambushed by the enemy. Morale will also drop to the bottom!At that time, I'm afraid this Shiting city really won't be able to hold it!

Immediately, Zhang Chun turned around and said to Zhou Yu: "If it wasn't for Gongjin's advice! It would have been a big mistake!"

Seeing Zhang Chun come to his senses, Zhou Yu smiled and said, "The general is wise."

"Pass down the order and defend Shiting City to the death." Zhang Chun said at this time.

"General, from the way the Yangzhou Army fought just now, it can be seen that Zhao Lei's strategy is by no means ordinary people, and there must be many wise men around him to advise him. Today's siege battle is a kind of strategic warfare. Simply put Said, it can be described in four words, retreat is the advance." When analyzing the occupation, Zhou Yu also put away the smile in front of him and said seriously.

"Then Gongjin thinks, how should we defend the city?" Zhang Chun asked Zhou Yu, who was completely convinced at this time.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "We should defend the city to the death and see what Zhao Lei can do. If he dares to attack the city, we will use fire to attack it. Anyway, the city is rich in food reserves and can carry out a protracted war. And Shiting The region is full of miasma, and if the Yangzhou Army stays for a long time, there will definitely be some problems." Speaking of this, a strange smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face.

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhang Chun shouted again: "Command! Check the battlefield and be on guard! Don't underestimate the enemy!"

"Here!" said the soldiers on the tower.

(End of this chapter)