The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 172 The situation is critical, massive attack
"Report, General! Our army is short of food and grass."

"Report, our army has not been in touch with the main force for several days."

"Report, the Sui army has completely surrounded our army."

All of a sudden, under Xinye City, in Xiaoyue's barracks, sentry cavalry scattered all over the place in charge of inquiring about the news rushed to report.

Hearing this, the chief general Xiao Yue couldn't help but look serious.

Today, Xiao Yuejun can be said to have fallen into a dilemma.

At the beginning, I thought that our army had marched from Jingnan to north, and had fought and defeated repeatedly along the way, winning consecutive battles.

Xiao Yue thought that the Sui army was exhausted with oil lamps, and their combat effectiveness was no longer what it used to be!

That's why they didn't wait to join the main force, and directly led [-] partial divisions to the north in an attempt to capture Nanyang County and occupy Jingzhou in its entirety.

However, walking under Xinye, the first city in Nanyang County, the defenders in the city were extremely tenacious.

In addition, the county magistrate in the city was too good at defending the city, and his army attacked the city for several days without any progress.

For a moment, Xiao Yue's mind was flooded with thoughts, and all the thoughts from the past entered his mind.

Xiao Yue couldn't help but secretly sighed bitterly, annoyed in his heart: "I knew it earlier and waited for the main force to act together, otherwise how would I be in trouble today?"

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yue couldn't help regretting his impulsiveness back then.

Xiao Yue thought that even if he led his partial division to go northward from Yiyang in advance, after the general Gong Yuan got the news, he would definitely cross the river to support him immediately, as a backup.

But he didn't expect that the speed of the Sui reinforcements was so fast!
In just a few days, a solid line of defense was built along the river.

Our main force failed to break through repeatedly!

As early as when Gao Qi led the iron cavalry to sweep across the counties in Yiyang, Xiao Yue had already obtained the information.

But Xiao Yue had confidence in himself and the soldiers under his command, secretly thinking that he would be able to break through Nanyang.

For a moment, Xiao Yue actually lost his sense of proportion, lacking the calmness of the past.

After a long time, Xiao Yue was extremely dignified and ordered: "Order the whole army to have a full meal."

"Tomorrow, we will attack Xinye City in a big way. If we don't break the city this time, we will never give up!"

In an instant, Xiao Yue said with a firm face.

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In the early morning of the next day, due to the increasingly critical situation, Xiao Yue's army was already full of smoke, and the pots were buried for cooking.

Immediately, under the command of the generals, a group of soldiers rushed out brazenly and galloped towards Xinye City.

Of course, such a big move by the rebels must not be hidden from the defenders in the city.

Soon, Zhang Xun got the order, did not dare to neglect, and walked straight to the city wall.

Time goes by slowly!
But for a moment, tens of thousands of rebels lined up neatly under the city, waiting for the military order.

After a long time, Xiao Yue, the chief general of the rebel army, rode his horse out of the battle slowly, and walked straight to Xinye City.

When he was out of the range of the arrow, Xiao Yue stopped for a moment, and shouted to the city: "The defenders on the city listen."

"Our Great Liang army is here today, you should quickly open the city and surrender, if you continue to resist."

"On the day the city is broken, no chicken or dog will be left behind!"

For a moment, Xiao Yue knew that if he attacked directly, the chance of breaking through the city was very small.

Can't help but take the lead in launching a psychological offensive against the defenders in the city.

For a moment, the defenders on the city moved a little, obviously shaken by Xiao Yue's words.

After all, the defenders in the city today are not regular troops.

There are private soldiers forcibly recruited from powerful families, and civilians recruited voluntarily, resulting in a mixed bag of good and bad people.

Therefore, their will is so weak.

Observing the situation in the city all the time, of course this subtle change cannot be hidden from Xiao Yue's eyes.

Immediately, Xiao Yue let out an imperceptible sneer, and then continued to struggle: "So, the most correct choice is for you to submit to my leader."

"If you continue to follow the cruel and heartless Sui Dynasty, you will only die without a place to die!"

Xiao Yue's words made sense, and the defenders on the city became more and more relaxed, and their defense was not so active.

Zhang Xun, who was watching all directions, knew in his heart that if he let the rebels continue to speak, his side would definitely mutiny.

He couldn't help but walked up to the middle of the city wall and shouted: "You and other rebellious thieves are people without kings and fathers."

"Think of Xiao Xian, the leader of the bandits. As the uncle of the Great Sui Dynasty, he was deeply favored by the current emperor, and he was the governor of all affairs in the south of the Yangtze River."

"However, he ignored the grace of the saints, arbitrarily assumed the title of king, heinous crimes, heinous crimes, and such a person, you follow people who always have bad deeds."

I saw that Zhang Xun's words broke out in an instant, and immediately marked Xiao Liang's army as a sign of rebellion.

Hearing this, everyone can't wait to kill everyone.

Immediately, Zhang Xun yelled at the defenders on the city: "Brothers, today you only need to work hard to defend the city."

"Just wait until the rebel army is defeated in the future, no matter who it is, Jin can lead the county government to find the official to receive rewards based on the number of enemies killed."

"Of course, if any of you die in battle, I will definitely send this reward to his family in person, and treat his family well."

"Oh, the county magistrate is mighty!"

"I will swear to the death to guard the city and the people in the city."

Hearing this, I saw many defenders roaring, and the morale that had just been slackened instantly rose.

After all, there must be a brave man under the reward!
Under the city, Xiao Yue saw the guard mobilize the morale of his army with a few words.

Knowing that he encountered a strong enemy, he went straight to the main formation.

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"Daliang soldiers, attack the city!"

"Whoever climbs the city first will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold and sealed as Marquis of ten thousand households!"

It's just that, in order to break through the city, Xiao Yue did not hesitate to spend all his money.

A thousand pieces of gold is nothing, but Wan Huhou is a lot of temptation.

May I ask, who in the world would not want to become a marquis and become famous?

As soon as the words were spoken, Xiao Liang's soldiers screamed one after another, and their morale rose instantly.

Under the orders of all the generals, Xiao Liang's army lined up in neat formations, resisting the ladders, pushing the siege vehicles and slowly approaching the city wall.

Time passed gradually, and seeing that the rebels had entered the range, Zhang Xun immediately gave the command to 'shoot arrows'.

Hearing the order, in an instant, arrows all over the sky were flying in the air like snowflakes.

Immediately, countless sharp arrows shot straight into Xiao Liang's army formation.

However, Xiao Yue's army had been prepared for a long time. Under the command of the general, Xiao Yue's soldiers held up their big iron shields one after another.

For a moment, arrows rained down on the shield.

Except for a few unlucky rebel soldiers Jin Jie who fell to the ground with arrows, Xiao Yue's army was almost unharmed.

Although Xiao Yuejun escaped the first wave of arrow rain, when the subsequent arrow rain came, because the big iron shield was not raised in time, many soldiers fell to the ground after being shot by arrows.

For a moment, arrows rained like rain, and countless Xiao Yue soldiers fell to the ground and died.

In an instant, there was a smell of blood in the air.

Soon, after being hit by several waves of arrow rain, Xiao Yue's army also arrived under the city wall.

In a short time, the long ladder was erected on the city wall, and countless rebel soldiers began to climb up.

A fierce siege battle will be staged again!

(End of this chapter)