It is midsummer now, and although the sun has set, the sky is still bright.
"Dang, Dang, Dang..." Accompanied by clear blasts of clang, Liu Jingjun stopped attacking the city and instead evacuated the battlefield in an orderly manner.
Seeing Liu Jingjun calling for gold and retreating his troops, Cai Mao, who was standing at the top of the city, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and looked around. Everything he could see was a mess.
The two sides fought fiercely for a whole day, Liu Jing's army suffered heavy casualties, and Jiangling's defenders also suffered heavy casualties. If the future were like today, Jiangling would have no more usable troops in less than half a month.
Of course, Liu Jing could not sustain such a reckless attack.
Liu Qi, who had been hiding in a safe area in the rear since the war started, finally appeared at the top of the city to comfort the soldiers and boost their morale.
At the same time, tens of thousands of civilians were driven up to the city walls, carrying corpses, rescuing the wounded, recovering armor, arrows, and debris...
Liu Qi came to Cai Mao and said: "Thank you for your hard work, military advisor." Then he looked outside the city and saw that Liu Jing's army was retreating in a neat formation, with undisturbed flags and order. He couldn't help but sigh: "The people in Jingnan are really the strongest soldiers in the world.
, if it can be used by adults, why be afraid of the north."
Cai Mao said, "When the people of Jingnan were under Zhang Xian's command, they were not like what they are now. And this is what makes Liu Jing so scary."
Liu Qi turned to ask Cai Hao beside him: "Military advisor, after today's battle, based on your opinion, can you be sure to hold on for a month or two?"
Previously, Liu Biao tried to send troops to retake Dangyang and reopen the road between Xiangyang and Jiangling. As a result, the army could not attack Dangyang for a long time and was defeated in Xiangyang. They were unable to rescue Jiangling in a short time. Now they can only rely on themselves and must hold on for at least a month or two.
, so that we can wait for reinforcements from Xiangyang.
Cai Mao frowned and sighed: "When Liu Jing's son came across the river, I was confident that we could hold on for one year. Before the war started, I thought we could hold on for three months. After today's battle, I think it's enough to hold on for one month."
Fortunately."
When Liu Qi heard this, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he said worriedly: "If it's only a month, reinforcements may not be able to arrive."
Cai Mao said: "We are trapped in a lonely city with no help outside. In addition, the Southern bandits are very sophisticated in their attack equipment and their soldiers are brave. One month is already the limit." Then he sighed and said, "The Southern bandits' military resources and grains are all in Baqiu.
Baqiu is also the gateway to Jingnan. If Huang Jiangxia can go up the river, attack Baqiu and threaten Changsha, Liu Jing's army will definitely retreat."
Hearing Cai Mao mention Huang Zu, Liu Qi immediately got angry. After Huang Zu defeated Sun Quan, he should have given up as soon as he could, but he was dazzled by the victory and pursued blindly. As a result, he was defeated by Sun Quan. Now he is hiding in
Jiang Xia acted like a coward and couldn't help at all. Liu Qi was determined to kill this old thief.
Cai Mao didn't hate him in his heart, and the two of them looked at each other in silence for a while.
Liu Jing returned to the Jinxiang camp and immediately summoned the generals to hold a military meeting.
At the meeting, Li Yan, as a newcomer, actively offered suggestions and was very active.
Liu Jing also adopted his suggestion of digging tunnels. Jiangling City has thick walls, abundant grain reserves, and over 10,000 soldiers. It cannot be conquered in a short time. Tunneling is indeed a way.
Gan Ning proposed to recruit daredevils to attack Jiangling at night, and Liu Jing agreed after thinking about it for a while. He did not expect to capture Jiangling by night attack, as long as it could tire out the enemy.
After nightfall, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan led 300 men who dared to die, wore armor and held medals, carried ladders, and went around the west city wall to launch a surprise attack.
The reason why I chose this side is because the east and north city walls of Jiangling correspond to Liu Jing's Jinxiang and Jinan camps respectively. They are very tightly guarded. In comparison, the west city wall is slightly lax.
Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan each led hundreds of men to the city from the upper, middle and lower routes. The defenders did not notice immediately. The three men immediately took advantage of the thick night to fight on the city, killing each other.
Killed dozens of people.
There was a huge chaos on the west city wall, and the shouts of killing were overwhelming and swept across the city. The people of Jiangling were all horrified. For a while, the whole city was lit up with flames, reflecting the stars in the sky.
Xicheng guard Chen Sheng urgently gathered his soldiers and rushed to the city to kill the enemy. However, Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others had already evacuated. At this time, there were only countless corpses and wounded of the defenders on the city.
Chen Sheng gritted his teeth with hatred, but there was nothing he could do.
Soon, Cai Mao also hurriedly arrived. When he learned that in just a short period of time, Liu Jingjun had killed more than a hundred of his own troops and retreated calmly, he was instantly filled with rage. As the guard of Xicheng, Chen Sheng naturally became the target for him to vent his anger.
The subject was scolded bloody.
Chen Sheng was red-faced and ashamed. He fell to the ground and begged Cai Mao. It was indeed his negligence in taking precautions that gave the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of him.
Chen Sheng is a general in the army, and now it is time to employ people. Cai Mao will not really punish him with military law. After scolding him, his anger has subsided, and he will let him go lightly, allowing him to accept his crime and make meritorious service.
Cai Mao had just left the west city wall with his front foot, and Gan Ning and others came back with their rear foot. Cai Hao turned around and returned, only to see that Gan Ning and others did not climb the city again, but made endless noises under the city.
It was already dark at this time, and Cai Mao was afraid of an ambush outside, so he did not dare to send troops out of the city to attack them. He only asked his soldiers to stand at the top of the city and drive them away with bows and crossbows.
Gan Ning immediately led the crowd and disappeared into the night. Half an hour later, he appeared again in the north of the city, making the same noise outside the city. He then appeared in the east of the city, disturbing the Jiangling garrison all night long. Until Pingdan, when the sky gradually became brighter,
Everyone finally became quiet.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long before Liu Jingjun came out in full force and launched a fierce attack on Jiangling again.
Countless soldiers of Liu Jingjun braved the rain of arrows and stones to climb up the city wall and fight with the defenders at the risk of their lives. The sound of gold and iron, the sound of swords piercing bones, and the miserable screams were intertwined and merged into one, and together they composed the most cruel music in the world.
's movement.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, repeating the cycle, and Liu Jingjun mechanically repeats the same thing every day to attack the city.
In the blink of an eye, May has come to an end. Liu Jingjun attacked Jiangling for ten days, but Jiangling still stood firm. During this period, Gan Ning, Chu Fang, Han Guang and other generals led their troops to the city one after another and fought bloody battles. However, they still failed to capture Jiangling.
After ten days, the casualties among the soldiers were as high as 6,000, accounting for one-fifth of the total number of the army. Liu Jing had known that Jiangling would not be easy to capture, but seeing such a tragic number of casualties, he could not help but feel shocked.
At night, Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang slept on the same bed. Talking about the casualties, he couldn't help but sigh: "The superior said: 'The superior troops are planning to attack, and the subordinates are attacking the city. Attacking the city is a last resort.' This is really a wise saying." Trebuchet, attack.
Even if the city tower has the most advanced siege equipment in the classical era, it is still extremely difficult to capture a strong city.
Zhuge Liang said: "Although we have suffered casualties, the general has the entire Jingnan area and can replenish his troops at any time. However, the isolated city of Jiangling is dead and there is nowhere to replenish the troops. Jiangling has shown signs of decline recently, and the day when the city can be conquered is not far away."