"Siege the city!"

Gao Lan glanced fiercely at the infantry phalanx behind him, raised the long knife in his hand and screamed loudly.

This time Yuan Shao ordered him to be the vanguard general in order to make up for his previous mistakes.

In addition, Ju Yi was in the north of the city and Wen Chou was in the south.

The three parties attacked at the same time. Not to mention the vast number of people who were like ants, there were more than a thousand ladders crowded at each city gate, putting huge pressure on the city.

After giving an order, the soldiers in the front row slowly pushed forward the carts and wooden curtains used to resist arrows, and the sword and shield hand raised the shield in their hands high.

Groups of infantry followed behind, waiting for the ladder to be set up.

Arrows rained down from the Fuyang Tower, and they were nailed to the baffle above the chariot and the wooden curtain, making a dull sound.

The soldiers pushed the columns of well gates and carried the ladders. The trench bridges were hidden behind the carts and wooden curtains. They approached the city wall, lowered the trench bridges beside the trenches, and carried the ladders to the city despite the rain of arrows from the towers.

Under the city wall.

Fuyangzuo was just a small county town, no more than 2.2 feet high. It didn't even have a trench originally. It was a trench dug overnight after Gongsun Zan and Zang Ba worked together to defeat Gao Lan.

Because it was far away from the river, it was impossible to dig ditches to divert water in a short period of time, so there was no moat, and the trenches only played a role in blocking the enemy's attack rhythm.

Under normal circumstances, Yuan Shao didn't even need a trench bridge. He only needed to move the wooden curtains and chariots outside the city, hold the shield high, and defend the archers in the city. The archers on the well railing would suppress the archers in the city, and then move earth to fill it.

You can attack the city.

However, Yuan Shao was eager to break open the city gate, so he didn't want to go to the trouble of filling in the trench. He simply used wooden planks and trench bridges as supports. Although this could easily be burned by rockets or Molotov cocktails, as long as he could suppress the archers and bombardiers at the top of the city,

, can still form a road.

Soon, the wooden planks were laid, the trench bridges were erected, and countless ladders were hooked on the top of the city. One section of the ladder had a barb to prevent it from being pushed down or being unstable. Tens of thousands of troops were like a rolling torrent, rolling up turbulent waves.

Roaring and shooting towards the city wall.

Countless arrows swished down like raindrops, the ladder was set up on the city wall, and the archers of Yuan Shaojun on the well railing also shot arrows into the city at the same time, suppressing the enemy's firepower.

The knife-and-shield bearers held their shields and climbed up like ants under the command of the grassroots officers of each battalion. As the main attack point, the west gate was densely packed with people on the city wall for about three miles. The sound of drums on the city tower was beating like raindrops, marking the

As the war has entered a fever pitch.

Gao Lan raised his sword to supervise the battle and shouted: "The first one to climb the city wall will be rewarded with a hundred gold, and the one who retreats will be beheaded!"

A long and continuous blast of horns sounded, war drums rumbled, and three thousand war supervisors followed him closely, quietly lining up behind the formation. They were covered in black armor, as if they were ghosts from hell, staring indifferently at the front.

everything of.

Rolling stones and lime fell down on the city wall, and large bags of lime powder were dumped. The wooden shields could withstand arrows, but they could not stop the rolling stones and lime. In an instant, hundreds of people were knocked down, and many people accidentally fell into their eyes.

Lime powder, his eyes suddenly felt burning pain, and he screamed and fell from the ladder.

The sound of arrows, shouts of killing, wails, and screams were endless. Some soldiers were so heartbroken when they saw this scene that they did not dare to climb the ladder again. Some soldiers only dared to hide behind and cheer, charging and crashing into the city gate.

, making a huge noise, but the city gate was as stable as Mount Tai, motionless.

During the counterattack of the Qingzhou Army in the city, the soldiers who rushed towards the city wall fell down in rows. On the three walls, which were several miles long in total, arrows flew randomly, blood spattered, and Yuan's army was swarming, clinging to the large-scale siege.

Equipment, slowly climb towards the city wall.

But the Qingzhou Army was not weak. Spears one foot long were constantly protruding from the city wall and thrust downwards, and various heavy objects were thrown down for free. In addition to the archers on the well fence who could fight back, many Yuan's troops even

He was unable to fight back, so he was beaten down by the people on the city, falling like a kite with its string broken.

Soon, in just the first wave of attacks, someone from Yuan Shao's army boarded the city from the northwest corner, and the two sides began a fierce battle for the city.

Huang Zhong, who was guarding the northwest corner and was originally watching Ju Yi's attack from the north, had to rush over to support him. His sword flew like snowflakes in his hand, and he killed more than ten people who were attacking the city in an instant, and then jumped to the city.

, chopped off the iron barb on the ladder with one knife, and kicked the ladder over with one kick.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The archers on the opposite side of the well aimed their arrow clusters at Huang Zhong at the same time, and dozens of arrows shot towards him like meteors.

Ding, dong, dong, although Huang Zhong reacted very quickly. After kicking the ladder away, he flinched and was about to jump off the top of the city and return to the city wall. However, he still received two arrows on his back and buttocks.

There was a clanking sound on the armor.

He was not injured, though. Qingzhou's steel-making technology was far more advanced than that of other princes at the same time, and the quality of its armor and weapons was very high. It was impossible for Zha's armor to be shot through.

However, after being hit by the arrow, due to the inertia of the thrust, the old man failed to stand firm and fell to the ground. When he stood up, he was still dizzy and his head was buzzing, which made the old man very angry.

"General, the enemy's attack is too fierce and we cannot resist it."

School captain Sima Ju was injured by an arrow in his right arm. He came down from the top of the city and made an urgent report to Zang Ba.

Zang Ba was sitting in the building with Xun You at this time. He heard the shouts of killing outside, the clanging of arrows hitting the tower, various screams, and the sound of weapons clashing, and his face was very serious.

When he came this time, he only brought a total of 25,000 people, and the number of enemies was four times that of them. They attacked the city from three sides, which meant that even if no reserves were arranged, all the soldiers would go up to the city wall to defend each side.

There were 8,000 defenders against more than 30,000 attackers.

There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, and Yuan Shao's troops are not like Gao Lan, who has all the logistical resources and siege equipment. When observing the enemy's situation before, the enemy was already speeding up the production of even catapults.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the contrary, Zang Ba himself went into battle lightly this time. In addition to dry food, the soldiers also had to bring weapons, armor, some arrows and Molotov cocktails.

There are no other supplies.

Without a baggage truck to transport goods, what each soldier can carry is extremely limited. Except for the more than 5,000 Molotov cocktails used on the first day, the only supplies they have left now are probably more than 100,000 arrows, and

Use the remaining five thousand Molotov cocktails.

Of these more than 100,000 arrows, most of them were left to them by Gongsun Zan.

There are still some supplies to defend the city. Tian Yu has prepared enough beforehand. Rolling stones, wood, lime grease, and even the houses in the city can be dismantled for defense.

But these are non-renewable resources, and it has just begun. A lot of arrows and previously prepared rolling stones, wood, lime grease have already been used up. If the enemy continues such a rapid and violent offensive, these materials will not be able to sustain it at all.

a few days.

"military adviser."

Zang Ba looked at Xun You.

Xun You pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Use kerosene and rockets."

"Um."

Zang Ba said to Sima Ju: "To pass the order, use kerosene."

"only!"

Sima Ju immediately went to convey the order.

This is fire attack.

When Gongsun Zan left, there was still a lot of fish paste and oil left in the city. It was originally a strategic material reserve and should be used slowly with rolling stones, wood, lime, etc., but now he doesn't care about it anymore and uses it all up at once.

The order was passed on, and all the oil was carried to the city. The soldiers smeared the wood with oil, placed it on the top of the city, lit it, and pushed it down directly.

A large amount of fire wood was thrown down, followed by a rain of rockets, and scalding hot oil poured down, making the fire even more intense.

The wooden boards of the ladder and the trench bridge are all made of wood. If an ordinary torch is thrown down, it will not be easily ignited. But it is different when grease is poured on it. In an instant, the bottom becomes a hell on earth, burning with raging flames, forming a separation wall.

He actually forced Yuan Jun back.

The sound of tinkling gold rang out. Except for the soldiers at the base of the city wall, Yuan Jun's soldiers who were still rushing forward were all isolated by the wall of fire. After hearing the sound of ringing gold, they retreated like a tide, leaving the ground under the city wall.

corpses, as well as soldiers who were injured by firewood or set on fire but were still rolling and screaming.

The Qingzhou Army on the top of the city was not having a good time either. The heat wave was raging in front of them, and it was still the time of low temperature in late winter. Everyone was sweating profusely and exhausted. Many people were slumped on the city wall, most of them were archers and soldiers.

Soldiers fighting Yuan Jun on the ladder with spears.

In the fighting that lasted less than an hour, everyone's spirits were tense. They were engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the enemy. Their physical strength was extremely exhausted and they were gasping for air.

"General, the enemy has withdrawn."

Sima Ju's wound on his hand had not been bandaged yet and it was bleeding and he came over to report the situation.

Zang Ba breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and said calmly: "Yes, I understand. You go and treat the wound first."

"only!"

Sima Ju exited.

As soon as he left, Huang Zhong staggered in.

Xun You saw that his steps were a little unsteady and asked, "Han Sheng, what's wrong?"

Huang Zhong sat down to calm down and said, "It's okay, I just fell off the top of the city. Fortunately, I have a helmet protecting my head."

Zang Ba said: "I heard from Zigui before that a person will lose consciousness after being hit hard on the brain. This is called a concussion. General Han Sheng should have a slight concussion, but it should be fine. Just rest for a night."

"That's good."

Xun You was relieved. He came to Qingzhou very early or very late. The early time was because he had been with Liu Bei for a while when he was the prime minister of Jinan. The later time was that he left Liu Bei and only recently returned to Qingzhou. Therefore, for Qingzhou medicine

There are some new things in the hospital that I don’t understand.

After a while, Taishi Ci also came back dripping with sweat. Although the west gate was the main attack today, the pressure from Ju Yi and Wen Chou on the north and south gates was not small. Wen Chou even went into battle in person, climbed the ladder to the top of the city, and fought with Taishi Ci.

A struggle.

In the end, Taishi Ci relied on the spear in his hand to fight back Wen Chou. After pouring the kerosene, he lit the ladder and the wooden planks of the trench bridge, and managed to repel the enemy. Otherwise, it might not be so easy for him to defeat Wen Chou.
To be continued...