After Jia Rong said some words of encouragement to the soldiers, he walked down the city wall. Zhang Wei followed Jia Rong closely. The leader of the personal guard was Zhang Yi, a Han soldier who had gone through many tests.
After taking this position, the selection of the leader of the Guards was very strict. Li Li's selection criteria were not only based on force, but also a test of intelligence.
Jia Rong did not express any objection to Zhang Yi's appointment as the leader of the Guards. The deputy leader of the Guards was Ula, a member of Ulan's tribe.
Jia Rong was injured on the battlefield. As the leader of the personal guards, Zhang Yi blamed himself. The three hundred personal guards did not look proud as before when they walked among the crowd.
According to statistics, there were about 3,000 Qiang soldiers who died in this war. I don’t know how many were injured. The side defending the city always had the advantage, one to three. If the battle continued at this ratio, the army would only be able to leave two people at most after the battle.
There are more than 10,000 rebels. Moreover, the rebels almost gained a foothold on the city wall today. This is the most fatal factor. Once the rebels gain a foothold on the city, the battle to defend the city will turn into a hand-to-hand battle. The reason is
It was also the case that the defenders of the city were short of manpower.
Jia Rong also wanted to encourage the people in the city to join the battle, but the current situation was obviously inappropriate. The militia could only be used as auxiliary for the time being. The current rebels under the leadership of Han Sui were not a ragtag group, so ordinary people could
Going up the city wall is tantamount to asking them to die, and it will also affect the cooperation of the defending army.
It is too cowardly to let these elite soldiers of the Xiliang Army die on the city wall like this. Besides, the Xiliang Army is basically made up of cavalry. In the battle to defend the city, the trapping camp led by Li Shun did not play a big role. The trapping camp
What the soldiers are best at is infantry fighting. It is not a problem for a trapped soldier to fight three rebel soldiers on foot on the city wall. During the defense of the city, Li Shun was under the least pressure. He even assisted Jiang Ximen in today's defense of the city.
Feather some men and horses.
Jia Rong thought deeply about today's battle to defend the city on the way back to the county government, thinking about how to gain the greatest advantage.
"Cavalry!" Most of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army are cavalry. Why not use cavalry in the battle to defend the city? Infantry can defend the city, so can cavalry. The premise is that Pingxiang City can run horses.
Jia Rong hurriedly returned to the city, took a closer look at the city walls of Pingxiang City, and found that it was absolutely fine. After thinking about this, Jia Rong's mood became much better.
On the third day, the rebels launched a fierce attack on Pingxiang, which was more vigorous than yesterday. Yesterday's siege gave the rebels hope, and the news of Jia Rong's injury gave the rebels greater hope; Han
So he expected that if this continued, Pingxiang City would be captured in less than three days, but the losses to his own army would also be huge. Being able to eliminate Jia Rong, a nominally famous Han general, Han Sui thought it was still worthwhile. Anyway,
Most of the soldiers consumed were Qiang troops.
As before, the siege soldiers held their shields high and carefully climbed up the ladder, which greatly slowed down the siege speed. Ladles of dung juice were poured down. Although they did not achieve great results, they
Keep the rebels attacking the city silent.
The momentum of the falling boulder was enough to knock down all the soldiers on the ladder, and then the Han army defending the city could easily overturn the ladder. The rebels did not have more advanced siege weapons and could only rely on their manpower advantage. The city gate was sealed.
There's no way to break in.
After the siege battle lasted for an hour, many rebel soldiers once again scaled the city wall. Compared with yesterday, the attack was faster. Han Sui, who was in the rebel camp, saw the soldiers scaled the city wall and hurriedly ordered a beating.
Encouragement.
The dull drumbeats hit the hearts of every soldier who was attacking the city. The drumbeats made their blood boil. They accelerated the pace of the siege. The rebels climbed onto the city wall, and the effect of the dung juice became smaller.
, for a time, there were more and more Qiang soldiers on the city wall.
The rebel soldiers attacking the city could clearly feel that the Han army defending the city was much weaker than yesterday's resistance. Finding this situation undoubtedly fueled the arrogance of the rebel soldiers.
After Jia Rong once again killed a soldier who stormed the city wall, he ordered Zhang Wei beside him: "Charge the Guards!"
Three hundred cavalry who had been prepared launched an attack in the direction of the city wall. Riding on their war horses, an indescribable confidence filled the chests of the Guards. The three hundred cavalry were divided into three waves to attack the rebel soldiers who stormed the city wall.
An attack was carried out.
Taking advantage of the power of men and horses, only two waves of charges wiped out the rebels who had stormed the city wall. Although there were some accidental injuries during the period, the overall record was very good.
The city wall of Pingxiang City is quite wide and can withstand the charge of two cavalry. The effect is not as great as that of a battle on the ground. After the charge of three hundred guards, the rebel soldiers who attacked the city have not yet reacted.
They were completely shocked by this style of fighting again. In their understanding, war horses were charged on the ground. How could they still charge on war horses on the city wall?
This situation also happened on the other three city walls. The rebel soldiers who were caught off guard were beaten to a pulp. The one who cooperated best was Li Shun from the east.
The rebels who stormed the city had no pressure at all.
After the rebels on the city wall were eliminated, the rebel offensive slowed down. If you want to attack the city wall, you have to pay a certain price. Even though Pingxiang City is small, it is also a huge obstacle.
The day passed quickly. Compared with yesterday, the defenders and soldiers obviously felt that the pressure had dropped sharply. However, the casualties of the rebel soldiers were greater than yesterday. Basically, the surviving soldiers had a number of heads after their names.
, that is the result of their victory.
The defenders paid more than 500 casualties in exchange for more than 3,000 enemy soldiers' casualties, which was more than 1,000 casualties compared to yesterday. Such results are very gratifying. No matter how powerful the rebels are, they can't help it.
What's even more gratifying is that the casualties of Xiliang Army soldiers have been significantly reduced.
On the fourth day, the rebels were still repelled. After yesterday's running-in, the defenders in the city cooperated more closely with the cavalry, and their casualties became smaller. In contrast, the losses of the siege rebels were gradually increasing.
big.
The bravery of the cavalry and infantry gave hope to the soldiers defending the city, especially Xu Huang. After three days of defending the city, his awe for Jia Rong became even deeper. He had only joined after being introduced by Jia Xu.
When he arrived at the Xiliang Army, he followed the army to Pingxiang in a hurry. His understanding of Jia Rong was limited to what the soldiers said. After experiencing Jia Rong's strategy and bravery firsthand, Xu Huang had already accepted it in his heart.
In the past few days, he followed Jia Rong's advice during the battle to defend the city.
On the fifth day, the rebels stopped attacking and surrounded Pingxiang City. After four consecutive days of siege, the rebels suffered more than 15,000 casualties. Such losses were unacceptable to the rebels. Jia Rong
The method of combining foot and horse on the city wall was difficult for the rebels to crack for a while, so they could only remain in a stalemate.
After three consecutive days of this, the rebels outside the city became completely obedient. Pingxiang City was like a huddled hedgehog, leaving the rebels unable to eat.
On the sixth day, the rebels launched a more violent attack.
Not long after the siege, a general patrolling the city hurriedly came to Jia Rong's side.
"General Qi, there was a lot of noise in the city, like rebels digging underground."
Jia Rong did not dare to neglect. No wonder the rebels attacked the city today with loud thunder and light rain. It turned out that they wanted to play tricks on the city.
The rebels have been digging tunnels for three days, and they are about to dig into the city today. By then, they will be able to capture Pingxiang in one fell swoop. This is Han Sui's last resort.
As soon as a rebel soldier showed his head, he was killed by the defenders who had been prepared for it. Then some lit firewood was thrown in. The soldiers behind the tunnel were suppressed in the tunnel and kept coughing. Thick smoke filled the air.
It was even more difficult for the soldiers in the tunnel to distinguish between east, west, north and south, and they trampled on each other, causing chaos.
Stealing chickens is a waste of money. Digging tunnels did not achieve the desired results, but instead caused the rebels to lose a lot of military strength.
From the face of Han Sui in the Chinese army tent, the generals under the tent could not feel the sense of frustration after the failed siege. Han Sui still maintained a faint smile on his face, as if the failure of the siege had nothing to do with it.
It didn't matter, even if the final tunnel digging failed, Han Sui just praised Jia Rong.
After glancing around, he smiled and said: "What do the generals think about Pingxiang City being unable to be captured for a long time?"
After four days of siege, all the rebel generals no longer dared to look down upon Jia Rong in Pingxiang City. The combination of foot and cavalry defense methods made them very helpless. The casualties of soldiers were not acceptable to them, so they could only
The attack on Pingxiang was stopped.
Lou Shan, who was beside Han Sui, said: "The defenders in Pingxiang City cannot retreat. We can abandon Pingxiang and directly attack the Sanfu area and capture Chang'an. It is expected that Jia Rong of Pingxiang will do his best to rescue him and then he will be wiped out.
When Jia Rongjun was there."
Lou Shan's words were supported by most of the generals. The most important thing for the Han Dynasty people was the emperor's order. The rebels attacked Chang'an. As long as the Han Emperor issued an imperial edict, Jia Rong had to go to the rescue obediently. He lost the city wall.
Advantage, defeating Jia Rong's thousands of people is not easy.
Lou Shan's words made Han Sui feel a little moved. This would greatly speed up the march. As long as enough troops were placed in the cities captured along the way, there would be no fear of Jia Rong's army's attack.
Li Wenhou was the first to stand up and express his agreement. Not fighting Jia Rongjun was what Li Wenhou wanted to see urgently.
Bian Zhang said: "Jia Rong is a general of the Han Dynasty. All the generals who have been attacking the city in the past few days have also seen his talents. Why not persuade him to join the coalition with emotion and reason? This can greatly weaken the enemy."
The military strength of the Han Dynasty can be obtained for nothing, and it can obtain such a general, killing three birds with one stone."
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