Tan Shao did not speak. He looked forward. With further rounds of trebuchet bombardment, the infantry of the Northern Navy began to slowly set off towards the city wall. However, the top of the city was still silent, even the Yan army standing on one side.
There was no flag, and he didn't know if there were still people defending the city. Tan Shao shook his head: "If the North Navy can successfully attack the city directly, do we still need to do that? Wouldn't it seem too fake?"
Xie Hui said with a smile: "How little confidence do you have in the Yan army? When they attacked the city last time, they didn't fire any arrows at first. It wasn't until our siege force rushed within 200 steps from the wall that the cannons flew.
Shi He's eight bows and crossbows fired in unison, killing thousands of our soldiers at once. Have you forgotten? In the attack and defense of Nancheng just now, all the fortifications and institutions at the top of the city were destroyed, and people also fired crossbow arrows from the walls.
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Tan Shao gritted his teeth: "Then why don't we attack the city wall directly first and destroy the defenses between these walls?"
A cold light flashed in Xie Hui's eyes: "How can we know the locations of their side walls and concealed crossbows without losing lives? General Tan, even if we want to capture the city, we have to use the enemy's help to consume these local snakes."
Soldiers and horses, you have to find a good time, otherwise you will be held accountable afterwards as you said."
Tan Shao turned his head and suddenly looked at Xie Hui motionless: "Xie Canjun, what you told me, are these what Fat Chang Shi meant, or are they your own ideas?"
Xie Hui smiled slightly: "General Tan, the friendship between our Xie family and your Tan family has lasted for more than a day or two. If you suddenly ask me this question today, do you think you can't trust the friendship that has lasted for many years?"
Tan Shao shook his head: "Of course that's not what I meant. It's just that Brother Jinu has always been upright, and this kind of thing goes against his principles of benevolence and righteousness. Before I issue this order, I have to find the source of the military order, otherwise..."
Xie Hui took a step forward and looked directly at Tan Shao: "It's because the commander-in-chief is such a person, so this kind of order cannot be given publicly. Do you understand? He is the commander-in-chief, how can he directly order the newly attached troops to die? But not
By weakening them in this way, if we capture Guanggu this time, the army will definitely go back at full speed to face the demon thieves, and then the land of Qilu will be lost again."
"Wherever there is light, there is darkness. If a general is spreading benevolence and righteousness in the front, we, the subordinates, must share his worries and solve problems for him. You see, he originally wanted to be benevolent and righteous to the Xianbei people in the city and let them surrender voluntarily.
But he kept making mistakes, and now he has delayed the opportunity to fight. Isn't this a dereliction of duty by our subordinates for not letting him make up his mind earlier?"
Tan Shao gritted his teeth: "This is the truth, but it is always against conscience and morality. I..."
Xie Hui said in a deep voice: "Tan Shao, it was because of our conscience and morality that we were not ruthless, so we lost the Qingzhou we obtained. Today we are facing such a situation again. The demon thief has directly faced it.
Liu Yi, once Yuzhou is lost, there will be a question mark whether our army will have time to return to Jiankang. Using the Northern Navy to test out all the mechanisms of the Yan army and then eliminate them is also the contribution they should make as soldiers, otherwise you think
In an ordinary siege, will these veterans attack like the Beifu Army at the risk of their lives?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a burst of shouting from the front, and the firing of the catapults stopped. The soldiers of the Northern Navy, who were approaching the city wall at normal walking speed and were still about 500 steps away from the city wall, arrived on the 15th.
A team of twenty people set up a ladder and the captains, holding swords and shields in their hands, shouted in unison: "Charge!"
These five thousand sergeants suddenly changed from walking to trotting, accelerating, sprinting, and started running mode at a distance of about a hundred steps. The soldiers shouted "Kill, kill, kill" in unison, running as fast as possible
As the speed approached the city wall, everyone's heartbeats were accelerating. "Peng, Peng, Peng", even the companions who were a few steps away could hear it clearly. Half of it was because of the fierce running at full speed, and half of it was because of the impending
The excitement and fear brought about by life and death, facing unknown honor and death.
Xie Hui looked calm, looked at the Northern Navy soldiers rushing towards the city wall, and said: "Three hundred steps, um, two hundred steps, um, one hundred and fifty steps, it should be here."
Just as he finished speaking, more than a hundred city bricks were seen falling one after another. This time, it was definitely not due to the strike of the catapult, because those were the city bricks that fell when the shooting port on the wall was opened.
"Ka, servant," the crossbow machine was fired, and the sound of the crossbow arrows leaving the string could be heard endlessly. The sergeants charging with the ladders rushed to the ground like rice blown by the wind, and many of them were rushing towards the ground.
The ladders in front also fell to the ground one after another, causing the sergeants on both sides who were carrying the ladders to charge with bruises on their noses and faces!
Many sergeants of the Northern Navy habitually turned around to run away. Tan Shao frowned slightly and was about to speak when he suddenly discovered that more than a hundred paces behind these Northern Navy sergeants, someone had already appeared.
Thousands of archers have already stood up. Aren't they the Wu Yue soldiers brought by Shen Linzi?
These Wu soldiers and Yue soldiers are completely different from the heavily armed Beifu soldiers. Many of them even go into battle shirtless, without heavy armor. Their bodies and arms are covered with tattoos. They are either ferocious beasts or ferocious spirits, often a tiger or a dragon with a big mouth.
Tattooed on the chest, it seems to eat the person across from you alive, which is intimidating.
Shen Linzi stood with his sword in hand, standing in front of these Wuyue sergeants, and said sternly to the soldiers of the Northern Navy who were running back in front: "The commander-in-chief has orders, advance after hearing the drum, and retreat with the sound of gold. There is no sound of gold.
Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
The running crowd gradually stopped. Although they were newly attached troops, they also knew the military discipline. A sergeant who looked like a squad leader waved his hand bitterly: "Damn, there's not even bow and arrow cover or shield cover. I'm rushing."
Die, Mr. Beihai, let’s go!”
Before he could finish his words, he heard a "Woo" sound and an arrow passed through his heart. Before he even had time to hum, he vomited blood and fell to the ground dead. The soldiers of the North Navy shrank back in fear, and
Opposite Shen Linzi had just snatched the bow of a sergeant beside him, and the three strings were still vibrating slightly.
Shen Linzi's voice was ringing in everyone's ears: "Did you see that if you run away from the battle, this is the result. Next time there will be people who are afraid of death and retreat, I will recognize you, but these bows and arrows from a certain family will not recognize you!"
As he spoke, he threw the bow into the hands of the soldiers on the side, drew out his sword, and pointed at the city wall in front of him: "If you are not afraid of death, charge for me. Climb to the top of the city first and be granted the title of general!"
This chapter has been completed!