Ju Yi, who was guarding the north gate, was drinking in the gatehouse. Suddenly he heard a shout from the judge outside the gatehouse. He hurriedly walked out of the gatehouse. Seeing the anxious look on his face, he asked: "Prime Minister,
What happened?"
Seeing that he was furious, Shen Pei pointed outside and rebuked Ju Yi: "How did you guard the city gate? The Yan army dug a deep trench under your nose and wanted to completely surround us in the city. Did you not do anything at all?"
Didn’t you notice?”
Ju Yi was drunk and his face was red. He didn't have any hobbies at ordinary times, he just liked drinking. He liked to have a few drinks when he had nothing to do. Today, he had nothing to do, so he drank wine in the gatehouse, although his whole body was full of alcohol.
Although he was drunk, he could not get drunk. He felt hot all over because of drinking. He rolled up his sleeves and looked out of the city. He saw that it was dark outside. Except for a few lights in the Yan Army camp in the distance, there was no light.
Can't see anything.
Turning his head, Ju Yi glared at Shen Pei and asked loudly: "Why didn't I see it?"
Shen Pei immediately took up his bow and arrow and shot a fire arrow, and the weak light illuminated the night sky.
Ju Yi saw something that surprised him from the sparks that passed by. The Yan army cavalry was standing by the moat. Behind the cavalry were soldiers who were busy digging and carrying earth. They formed a half circle around the city gate and built a structure beside the moat.
A small barrier.
"You're a thief!" Ju Yi cursed loudly with a northwest accent, "Get ready for war, let's see if I don't stab them all to death!"
When Shen Pei saw Ju Yi turning around to go down the tower, he hurriedly said: "Stop, the Yan army is ready and has taken precautions. If you go forward rashly, you will definitely suffer a loss."
Ju Yi said angrily: "Afraid of a bird! I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!"
"You are not afraid of death, but you can't commit suicide either!" Shen Pei frowned, thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and said hurriedly, "Let's do this, you put down the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and block it with crossbowmen first.
Along the moat, shoot across the moat to the other side. After driving back some of the Yan army's cavalry, you can lead the cavalry again.
When the troops rush into the formation, they must attack the enemy's heart with all their strength. At this time, the Yan army is probably busy building barriers, and the camp must be empty. After you break through the Yan army's defense line on the other side of the moat, you can directly rob the camp and set it on fire.
As long as the enemy's large camp where grain and grass are stored is burned down, the enemy will retreat without a fight!"
Ju Yi nodded solemnly and shouted to the soldiers beside him: "Pai Jia, bring me my gold-chiselled tiger head gun!"
After the words fell, the soldiers hurriedly put on armor and helmets for Ju Yi, and then two soldiers came to Ju Yi from the gatehouse carrying the gold-plated tiger head gun that Ju Yi used.
Ju Yi grabbed the gold-plated tiger head gun. The gun was about one foot and two long. The head of the gun was as powerful as a giant tiger head. The barrel of the gun was as thick as the mouth of a bowl. The body and head of the gun were both made of black iron. At a glance,
It looked very powerful. But Ju Yi just grabbed it lightly, and the gold-plated tiger-head gun carried by the two soldiers on their shoulders was easily taken into his hands, which shows that his arm strength is amazing.
"Prepare your horse!" Ju Yi packed up his outfit, hung a long sword on his waist, and strode towards the bottom of the city tower.
Seeing Ju Yi's heroic demeanor, Shen Pei couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart: "Ju Yi is really a fierce general. With him here, no matter how rampant the Yan army is, there will be nothing to worry about."
Ju Yi came down from the tower. The soldiers guarding the gate had already prepared a horse for him. It was a fat yellow horse. The horse was tall, strong and fat. Ju Yi brought it from Xiliang.
The horse carried the tall and burly Ju Yi without any difficulty. As soon as Ju Yi got on the horse's back, he screamed excitedly. He raised his two front hooves in the air and landed with a clang and force.
"Put down the drawbridge and open the city gate!" Ju Yi shouted loudly, holding a gold-plated tiger head gun and riding a yellow fat horse, followed by five hundred elite cavalry he brought from Xiliang.
Shen Pei was afraid that Ju Yi would not obey his orders, so he hurriedly looked down the tower and reminded: "Ju Yi! Use your crossbowmen to shoot the cavalry on the other side first, and then force the cavalry back before leading your troops to charge!"
Ju Yi raised his eyelids and glanced at the judge on the tower, and sneered: "I will remember it after you say it once. Why should the Prime Minister be so long-winded?"
The soldiers at the north gate of Yecheng slowly lowered the suspension bridge. The suspension bridge was made of thick iron plates, fifteen meters long and ten meters wide. Many thick iron chains were tied to the suspension bridge, and a large millstone was used to drive the center.
To raise and lower the suspension bridge, fifteen strong men were working hard to push the millstone in the gatehouse below the tower, causing the suspension bridge to be lowered bit by bit.
Far away on the other side of the moat at the north gate of Ye City, the Yan Army cavalry was waiting in strict formation. The cavalry team formed a tight formation under the leadership of Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong and others suddenly heard a series of crisp sounds of iron chains, and focused all their attention on the gate of Yecheng. When they saw a thick and wide iron plate slowly falling, not only were they not surprised, but everyone
A confident smile appeared on his face.
"As expected, the enemy troops couldn't sit still as soon as they saw us digging deep ditches. Everyone, please pay attention, the enemy troops have begun to lower the suspension bridge. Everything is going according to the original plan!" Huang Zhongchong shouted to the soldiers around him.
On the tower of the north gate of Ye City, Shen Pei pressed his hands on the battlements and watched the suspension bridge being lowered little by little. He then ordered the subordinate officials around him: "Quickly notify Yan Liang who was guarding the east gate and let him
Lead your troops to attack the enemy troops outside the city, and you must not let the enemy troops form a blockade of defense."
"Do you want to notify the west gate and south gate?" the official asked.
"Nothing! The west gate and the south gate are under the control of Guo Tu. We don't have to worry about it. You just do what I say. Quickly notify Yan Liang to attack, use crossbowmen to clear the way, and the cavalry to charge forward to the enemy's camp.
Set fire to the camp!" Shen Pei said angrily.
The subordinate officer said "Promise" and quickly left the north gate and ran towards Yan Liang who was at the east gate.
Just as the appraising officer left, he heard a loud "bang" sound coming from outside the north gate. The heavy suspension bridge fell solidly to the ground and was erected on both sides of the ten-meter-wide moat. A large bridge was formed.
The city gate of the north gate also opened at this time, and two thousand crossbow archers quickly poured out from the door opening. As soon as they exited the city gate, they quickly divided into two sides and stood on the bank of the moat, with all their bows and crossbows ready, commanding the crossbowmen.
Under the command of the army commander, he shot arrows towards the other side.
"Whoosh..."
Arrows were flying. It was impossible to tell how many arrows were fired from the opposite side in the dark night, but Huang Zhong and others were already prepared. With Huang Zhong's clear whistle, the cavalry team began to retreat backwards, holding shields.
The infantrymen blocked the way and were stuck in the front line.
The Yan army held steel swords and the soldiers with shields hid their bodies behind the shields. People were next to each other, forming a tight shield wall. No matter how many arrows were shot from the opposite side, they were all blocked.
However, what is strange is that none of the Yan soldiers were hit by arrows, but they were all screaming in pain. Huang Zhong asked the cavalry to beat the horses under him, making the horses scream.
The neighing sound is mixed with the shouts of people. If you close your eyes and listen carefully, you will really feel like you are on your back.
The clouds covered the moon and the night was pitch black. Zhao soldiers holding crossbows were shooting arrows on the bank of the moat. Their eyes could only see the darkness and could not see whether there were soldiers on the other side. They could only shoot at them with random arrows. But when they
Hearing the screams and shouts coming from the opposite side, all the crossbowmen worked harder to shoot arrows, with a trace of joy on everyone's face.
Ju Yi, who was preparing in the city gate, heard the hoarse shouts and the sound of dying struggles coming from the other side. He looked very excited and said to himself: "There is indeed a way to judge the match. Listen to it.
This sound, at least, killed more than a thousand people."
The screams on the other side of the moat gradually became less and less, but they were replaced by the constant curses of the Yan army. When Ju Yi heard this situation, he couldn't bear it anymore, thinking that the other side must have been shot by crossbowmen.
In the open space, he raised the gold-plated tiger head gun high in his hand and shouted loudly to the five hundred elite cavalry behind him: "Attack the entire army!"
After giving the order, Ju Yi took the lead. After shouting "drive", he was the first one to rush out of the city gate, followed closely by the five hundred cavalry behind him. Everyone showed their fierce side, with ferocious faces and stepped steps.
He crossed the suspension bridge over the moat and rushed to the other side.
"Kill..."
Zhao Jun's cavalry team was shouting under the leadership of Ju Yi. When Ju Yi and the front quickly rushed across the suspension bridge, they did not see a body on the ground. He had a suspicion in his heart, and he didn't have time to think clearly.
What's going on? I just felt that my horse suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. He was thrown off the horse and rolled several times on the ground.
"ah……"
For a time, the cavalry led by Ju Yi were running at the front. One or two hundred people were turned upside down. The cavalry behind them, who had no time to rein in their horses, also rushed over and killed many of the people in front. They were knocked off their horses.
The cavalrymen who came down were all in mourning.
Ju Yi climbed up from the ground, holding the gold-plated tiger head gun tightly in his hand. He scanned the surrounding darkness with sharp eyes, but found nothing unusual. He turned his head and looked behind him, but saw that the two hooves of the horse he was riding were deep in the ground.
It sank deeply into a small hole, half of the horse's legs were stuck in, but could not be pulled out, and some of the horse's legs were even broken into two pieces.
The rest of the cavalry were in the same situation. Many deep pits suddenly appeared on the originally flat ground. The pits were not big or small, just big enough to accommodate the horse's legs. Once the horse's legs stepped in, it would run quickly.
It couldn't be pulled out, and due to the force of inertia, it knocked the knight on horseback to the ground.
Ju Yi's face was shocked. He thought it was a trap and hurriedly shouted: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
The sound was still swirling in the air, and suddenly fire broke out all around, and the infantry holding shields blocked it. Huang Zhong led hundreds of cavalry to gallop over, moved his phoenix-billed knife forward, and shouted: "Ju Yi