When Liu Rui and the officials in the city learned that Wuxi barbarian reinforcements had arrived, they couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Recently, Liu Jingjun was harvesting rice, working on attacking tools, and sharpening his swords. He might launch an attack on Linyuan at any time, giving Liu Rui and the officials in the city a chance to attack Linyuan at any time. Disciples brought great psychological pressure.
However, the civil and military officials in Linyuan City were arguing endlessly about whether to go out of the city to help in the battle, and Liu Rui was also hesitant to decide. What is ironic is that until the final victory was determined on the battlefield, they did not come to a conclusion.
When the news of Wuxi Barbarians' defeat came back, the main hall of the county government, which was originally bustling with noise and bustling people, suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
The fierce and good-fighting Wuxi Man was defeated so quickly, which really exceeded everyone's expectations. All the civil and military officials in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, and Liu Rui was also dumbfounded and lost his composure.
Currently, there are only 4,000 soldiers in Linyuan City. It is still unknown whether this small number of troops can defend Linyuan, let alone repel Liu Jingjun. It is no exaggeration to say that the Wuxi Barbarians were their biggest reliance, and now their reliance is gone. , everyone suddenly felt that their future was bleak and discouraged.
The atmosphere in the hall was so solemn that it made everyone breathless. After a long silence, someone finally couldn't help but said: "Ming Mansion, Wuxi Barbarians have been defeated. We alone may not be able to resist the Changsha Army. "
As soon as someone spoke, all the civil and military officials in the hall responded one after another and said: "The Changsha army is known to be brave and brave. Even if Jingjia drove tens of thousands of soldiers to fight, he was defeated by the Changsha army. Not to mention our small country of Wuling with few people. How can we defeat it?" Enemy?"
"The Changsha army collected rice from our county to feed the soldiers, and the soldiers had sufficient food. However, we are trapped in Linyuan, and the food in the city is less than three months..."
"Changsha's army is well-fed, and now it has the might of a great victory over the Wuxi barbarians. It is invincible..."
Looking at the chattering officials in the hall, Liu Rui's face became more and more ugly. He was not an idiot. How could he not hear the hidden meaning in their words? They were just trying to persuade him to surrender to Liu Jing. However, he didn't say a word. , surrendered to the enemy, what would the world think of him? He did not want to become a laughing stock that people would talk about in the future.
"Bang..." Liu Rui was so angry that he slapped the desk with his right hand. All the civil and military officials were shocked. They immediately silenced their voices and obeyed orders. Liu Rui stood up from his seat and said reproachfully: "Linyuan City is strong. Even though our troops are few, they are enough to defend against the enemy, so why should you underestimate yourself?"
Liu Rui went on to say: "The Book of Changes says: 'If you are pregnant and the gou is full, it will be auspicious in the end.' Those who conquer others with virtue will prosper, and those who conquer others with strength will perish. This has been true throughout the ages. Liu Jing has evil intentions. He is an unjust master who raises weapons indiscriminately, invades my land without any reason, and abuses my people. Even if he succeeds for a while, it will not last long. Once he is frustrated, he will surely fall apart."
The faces of all the officials in the hall were different. Liu Rui, a famous scholar and Confucian, always liked to talk and boast. The problem was that when the two armies were fighting, they could not rely on words. They had to fight with their lives.
Unfortunately, Liu Rui's determination to resist was very strong and difficult to change. As his subordinate generals, they could only follow him all the way to the dark side.
Liu Rui saw that there were more than a hundred people in the hall, but only a dozen or so people responded. Most of them were still worried and lacked fighting spirit. He felt a little sad in his heart, so he cheered up and encouraged the officials: "Liu Shijun will never treat Liu Jing Niju sits back and does nothing, we only need to hold on to Linyuan, reinforcements from the north will arrive in less than a month or two."
After hearing this, all the civil and military officials were slightly excited. Without the Wuxi Man to rely on, Liu Biao became their only hope. Although they knew that they should not have too high expectations for this reward, they still looked forward to the early arrival of Liu Biao's reinforcements.
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Liu Jingjun's pursuit of the Wuxi Barbarians continued until nightfall. In fact, the infantry had returned one after another before sunset. Only Liu Liang and his cavalry escorted a large number of Wuxi Barbarian prisoners back when night fell.
Because the Wuxi Barbarians were defeated too quickly in this battle, Liu Jingjun only beheaded more than a thousand people and captured an astonishing number of more than 5,000 people. In the end, no more than 2,000 Wuxi Barbarians managed to escape.
However, our own losses were only a fraction of the opponent's. This was an almost perfect victory.
At present, Liu Jing has not lifted the alcohol ban, but Liu Jingjun is fighting across borders. Now that he is in Wuling, he does not need to abide by the alcohol ban.
That night, the lights in Liu Jingjun's camp were brightly lit, as bright as day. The soldiers enjoyed Wuling's wine and Wuling's food, and laughed all night long.
After the Wuxi barbarians were defeated, Linyuan became a piece of meat for his fellow soldiers and was allowed to be slaughtered. Therefore, Liu Zong was not in a hurry to attack. It was not until five days later that the soldiers could no longer bear it and asked for a battle that he issued the order to attack the city.
Liu Zong detached a part of his troops to pretend to attack the east and west cities of Linyuan to draw down the defenders, while his main force gathered in the north of the city.
In the past month, Sergeant Liu Jing has not only been harvesting rice from both sides of the Yuanshui River, but also went up into the mountains and forests, cut down wood, and built attacking tools. This is how the current situation has come...
I saw rush carts, well gates, ladders, riprap carts... they were densely packed, hundreds of them, lined up in front of Liu Jingjun's formation. The scalps of Liu Rui and the defenders on the top of the city were numb for a while.
"Dong...dong...dong..."
The sound of war drums sounded like thunder throughout the entire battlefield. In order to encourage the siege soldiers, Liu Zong personally held the drums to increase the power of the army.
Accompanied by the roar of the trebuchets, the carts, wells, and ladders slowly started to move forward at the same time, followed by the infantry phalanx.
"Huh? What is this...?" Liu Rui looked at the five huge buildings sandwiched between the many wells, and couldn't help but show surprise on his face. Before, they were too far away, and he thought they were enlarged versions of the wells.
It was not a well lantern, so he didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until he got closer and saw it clearly that he realized that these things were not well lanterns at all.
They are as high as the city wall, and have several floors. They are covered with raw cowhide on the outside, and wheels are placed underneath. Dozens of people push them together, holding things like boats, and move towards the city wall like Mount Tai pressing down on the top.
Liu Rui was not the only one who was shocked. In fact, all the defenders on the city wall were stunned. Seeing the giant building approaching, some senior generals came to their senses. Although they did not know its purpose, they instinctively felt the danger and shouted to the left and right: "
Set fire, set fire quickly... Burn it, burn it... Don't let this thing get close to the city wall..."
However, the reaction of the defenders was still a step too late. The five giant buildings had already followed the ladders, rushed across the filled trenches, and arrived at the bottom of the city. The suspension bridge fixed by ropes slowly fell down. The defenders at the top of the city were slightly confused.
The soldiers wearing armor and swords in the giant building looked at each other...
"Kill..." Dozens of Liu Jingjun's unparalleled warriors quickly rushed out of the five giant buildings, strode onto the suspension bridge and rushed to the top of the city, fighting together with the Linyuan defenders.
The five giant towers were like five corridors. In an instant, hundreds of soldiers climbed up the city wall through these five giant towers. With the addition of ladders and ants attached, Linyuan City was in danger and precarious for a while.