On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the afterglow of the setting sun shines over the vast land.

The city was illuminated by light above and below it. General Zhou Sheng of the Liaodong Army was wearing armor and looking at the city in the distance.

The horn sounded in the vast desert, the drums rang out, and the soldiers swarmed up and rushed to the city where corpses were piled up.

More than a hundred archers, under the cover of shieldmen, fired random arrows at the top of the city to suppress the defenders at the top of the city, while a hundred soldiers wanted to take the opportunity to carry several large logs and rush to the city.

In front of the gate, he tried to hit the city gate.

More soldiers set up ladders and climbed up, hoping to capture the city.

Compared with the chaotic scene of the siege soldiers, the defenders at the top of the city actually appeared to be much better trained.

There were a large number of huge rocks and even many horizontal logs stored at the top of the city. The defenders threw rocks and huge logs down, causing considerable damage to the soldiers who were attacking the city.

The two sides fought fiercely and fiercely. Compared with the morale of the defenders, the soldiers who attacked Jiashan City were obviously less determined.

I even saw many of my companions screaming and falling from the ladder to pieces, and many soldiers in the rear team had already retreated.

Seeing this, Hu Sheng showed an angry face and shouted: "Where is the camp supervisor?"

A big man stepped forward and said: "My subordinate is here!"

"You bring a hundred swordsmen to hold down the formation." Hu Sheng raised his hand, pointed forward, and said sternly: "If anyone retreats, kill them immediately!"

The big man obeyed the order solemnly, and soon ordered hundreds of swordsmen, holding machetes with thick backs and thin blades, to line up. The swords were flying, and in a moment, twenty or thirty retreating soldiers were hacked to death by the swordsmen. I thought

Seeing that there was no way to the rear, the retreating soldiers had no choice but to roar and attack towards the city again.

This is already three consecutive

Tian attacked the city, killing thousands of people, but there was no sign of the city being broken.

Hu Sheng was extremely anxious.

When the Tan family in Jiashan rebelled, Liaoyang was naturally shocked.

The generals in Liaodong knew very well that after the Tan family rebelled, they had no other choice and would definitely send people to contact Long Rui's army and surrender to Long Rui's army.

If Jiashan falls into the hands of Long Rui's army, it will allow the enemy to easily open a huge gap in the Liaodong defense line, and it will have a frontline stronghold, which will make the Liaodong army even worse.

The Liaodong Army did not hesitate at all. After the Tan family raised their troops, they immediately mobilized troops and horses to attack Jiashan City.

In order to achieve a quick victory, Wang Xingchao even issued a military order that as long as Jiashan City was conquered, half of the wealth in the city would be rewarded to the attacking troops.

The main defense force of Jiashan City is naturally the 800 members of the direct line of the Tan family, and Wang Xingchao wants to draw 5,000 men from the soldiers he recruited as the main force to attack the city.

Although these brave soldiers have only recently joined the army and few of them have been on the battlefield, they have an overwhelming advantage in terms of military strength.

Moreover, Wang Xingchao also hoped to use this battle to quickly increase the combat effectiveness of these sergeants.

Those who can survive this war have accumulated battlefield experience and have seen the cruelty of the battlefield, so they can gain experience in the war with Long Ruijun.

Jiashan City is the home of the Tan family. Although it is only a county town, its wealth is self-evident.

So all the generals in Liaodong rushed to join him.

It's just that the Liaodong Army now has only a handful of generals who can take charge of their own affairs. Hu Sheng is one of the shortest generals, and he barely has the ability to lead troops in battle. Therefore, Wang Xingchao handed over the important task of attacking Jiashan to Hu Sheng's hands.

No

But there were 5,000 new soldiers, and Wang Xingchao also transferred 800 elite soldiers and handed them over to Hu Sheng.

Nearly six thousand soldiers and horses were used to attack Jiashan City. Wang Xingchao was not only determined to win, but also wanted to win the battle quickly.

In addition to six thousand soldiers and horses, Hu Sheng also prepared siege weapons. He set out on New Year's Eve and arrived at Jiashan City on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

After trying to persuade him to surrender to no avail, Hu Sheng no longer hesitated and ordered an attack on the city.

I originally thought that the city would be broken in a day or two at most, but I didn't expect that the defenders were very determined. They launched more than ten attacks for three consecutive days and killed nearly a thousand people on their side. However, the county town in front of them was not attacked at all.

Signs of breach.

The most terrible thing was that at noon, he received an urgent report that traces of Long Rui's army appeared on the southwest border of Jiashan Mountain. Judging from the flags, this time it was Huangfu Yunzhao who personally led the troops, and the troops and horses

At least there are three or four thousand people.

Hu Sheng was horrified and immediately guessed that, if nothing unexpected happened, Huangfu Yunzhao was preparing to rescue Jiashan City.

Although Huangfu Yunzhao's troops did not continue to advance towards Jiashan after arriving at the border area, it was only a day's journey from Jiashan City. If they marched urgently, they could start in the morning and arrive in the evening.

Since the other party has already sent troops to Jiashan, it means that Long Ruijun is definitely preparing to get involved in this battle and may enter the battlefield at any time.

Hu Sheng knew that there was not much time left for him.

While he sent people to keep an eye on Huangfu Yunzhao's whereabouts, he wanted to capture Jiashan City as soon as possible before Long Rui's army entered the battlefield at all costs.

Many Liaodong generals thought it was a bad job to attack Jiashan City.

Hu Sheng got this

Although there was no opportunity, a military order was issued.

If Jiashan City cannot be taken, then people can only take his head back to Liaoyang.

Although the attackers were all new soldiers, Hu Sheng was still very confident when he came to the city. After all, he was attacking a county town with 6,000 troops, so there was no reason why he couldn't take it.

Moreover, he is also very aware of the capabilities of the Tan brothers.

The Tan brothers are good at amassing money, but they are almost all incompetent people. Even Tan Zhi, who leads the army, can't say that his subordinates are very elite. It is just because of the Tan family's seniority in the Liaodong Army that they are in the army.

He has a place in the army and has nearly a thousand titles under his command.

But when the fight started, he realized that the situation was much more serious than he expected.

The fighting will of the defenders was indeed beyond his expectation.

The training period for Liaodong's new recruits was too short, and they looked powerful, but when they actually went to the battlefield, they were just a bunch of rabble.

Before launching the siege this time, Hu Sheng had already told the soldiers that as long as Jiashan City was captured, half of the wealth in the city would be distributed as rewards to all the siege soldiers, and they would be the first to attack the city or enter the city gate.

All soldiers will receive heavy rewards.

There must be a brave man under a heavy reward.

The recruits from Liaodong did show their courage for a time amidst the sound of the trumpet.

However, when they saw their companions around them being killed by arrows one after another, when they saw many soldiers falling from the ladder while screaming in agony, and even when they saw huge trees and rocks falling from the city wall smashing many soldiers into pulp, fear filled the hearts of the recruits.

All over the body, many people quickly retreated, only to be chopped down by the swordsmen and then turned around to attack Jiashan City. The scene below the city was chaotic for a while.

The arrows in the city are obviously

It was very sufficient. While the siege soldiers were in chaos, the archers at the top of the city fired arrows continuously, and the arrows fell like raindrops on the crowd.

Hu Sheng's face became increasingly ugly.

If the battle continues like this, Jiashan City will not be able to be breached, but all the troops under his command will be destroyed here.

Even if Jiashan City is finally captured, if the casualties are too heavy, it cannot be said to have made a great contribution. I am afraid that I will be laughed at by the Liaodong generals afterwards. After all, when I received the order to attack Jiashan, I showed my love for Jiashan.

His dismissive attitude, as if he could crush Jiashan to death with one finger, was seen by many generals.

"General Lang, they have made preparations." Someone on the side said: "I'm afraid it won't work if we continue fighting like this."

Hu Sheng said angrily: "What other good ideas do you have?"

"Jiashan City is located in the border area. When it was built, it was different from other cities." The subordinate said: "In order to prevent the invasion of Yi and Di, the border city was very strong. The Tan family even strengthened the city defense in recent years. These new soldiers

I have no experience in attacking a city, and if I look at you, everyone is greedy for life and afraid of death, and have no intention of dying, it is really difficult to fight."

Hu Sheng frowned and said, "Then what do you think we should do?"

"How about we just let the elite attack the city?" said the subordinate: "Compared with this bunch of drunkards, our own people are still more useful."

Of course Hu Sheng knew that his subordinates were talking about the 800 elite veterans transferred from Liaoyang.

Among these veterans, there were already 500 people under his command. In addition to the 500 people from his direct lineage, Wang Xingchao also transferred 300 elite soldiers.

Although the city was besieged for three consecutive days, the main force of the siege was

They were just new recruits, and the eight hundred elite veterans had been sitting in the rear and did not directly participate in the siege.

As a siege party, if you attack a city by force, the casualties will often be heavy.

From the very beginning, Hu Sheng wanted to capture the city using the human wave tactic.

Moreover, Wang Xingchao also told us not to let veterans attack the city unless absolutely necessary, but to use new soldiers as the main force.

Firstly, it allows the new recruits to be trained, and secondly, it is also to preserve their strength.

After all, veterans have undergone years of training, and their combat effectiveness is naturally far beyond that of recruits.

The gradual consumption of the Liaodong Army by the Long Rui Army has resulted in the loss of most of the main force of the Liaodong Army. Now the real capital in Wang Xingchao's hands is the thousands of elite veterans. For the Liaodong Army, every veteran is a treasure and cannot be taken lightly.

be consumed.

It would be better to kill ten new recruits than to easily lose one veteran.

Hu Sheng naturally understood Wang Xingchao's thoughts, and most of the veterans on this expedition were his direct descendants, so he was naturally unwilling to throw these veterans out to attack the city.

"The general has given instructions not to use them unless absolutely necessary," Hu Sheng said with a frown.

The subordinate said: "General Lang, now is the time of last resort. The defense of the defenders exceeded our expectations. It is unexpected that these new recruits are so timid and incompetent. If we continue to let them fight, they will only die. But this kind of attack

With the strength of the city, even ten more days and eight days of fighting may not be able to break the city." He raised his hand and pointed to the southwest and said: "Huangfu Yunzhao has led his troops and deployed them less than a hundred miles away. Although there is no movement for the time being, it may happen at any time.

Come and fight. If you still can't break the city, I'm afraid my subordinates will

A big change occurred."

Hu Sheng lowered his head and remained silent, then raised his head again and looked ahead.

Although there was a team of swordsmen guarding the formation, the soldiers who were attacking the city did not dare to retreat. However, except for some who were still attacking the city, most of them had low morale and were just running around like headless flies under the city, shouting loudly.

However, there are not many people who truly fear life and death and attack the city.
Chapter completed!