Yizhou City was besieged for five days, and the defenders were truly exhausted. Although the Northwest Army still persisted desperately, the Yizhou Army did not have the perseverance of the Northwest Army. They had just faced a fake attack by the Chu Army.
The officers and soldiers of the Yizhou Army no longer cared about anything else, and fell down in the corridor at the head of the city. They didn't care about the cold stone slabs, and fell asleep. Many northwest generals shouted and even took out whips to whip them. The soldiers would rather be beaten to pieces.
, I just can’t open my eyes.
The most horrifying thing is that a few soldiers have suddenly collapsed and died of heart disease due to being on tenterhooks all day long and suffering from severe lack of sleep. Although this proportion is small, nearly a hundred people in the entire garrison have died from this kind of attack.
This situation cast a huge shadow on the defenders' hearts.
Yizhou was surrounded by water, and there was no news from the outside. As for the reinforcements, Mao'er did not see them either. Not only was his physical strength and energy damaged greatly, but also mentally, the soldiers began to loosen up and weaken.
If there are still people with their eyes open, they must be muttering: "Damn, Xue Poye is so vicious... can he be so cruel to others?"
The lion general Hong Wei now looks more ferocious than a lion. He hasn't taken care of his beard for several days. The beard under his jaw is as messy as tangled grass, and his green face looks old and tired.
"General, you must rest." The general next to him advised: "If you continue like this, your body will not be able to bear it even if it is made of iron."
Lion General Hong Wei, as the name suggests, can be seen from his nickname. He is as brave as a lion, but he cannot be called a wise general. For so many days, Xue Poye's "cat fight" has always been...
Haven't figured out a way to solve it.
He also thought about following the Chu army's example and dividing the defenders into several shifts to take turns guarding. However, Yizhou City must be defended on all sides, and the Chu army might actually attack the city at any time. If the defenders were allowed to
Defending in batches means that the number of troops to fight is obviously insufficient, and it will not be easy to reorganize.
Every time the Chu army charges, the already weak defenders must be on full alert. In this way, in order to ensure the flawless city defense, they can only grit their teeth and persevere. Even if it is not necessary for all the defenders to be on alert, it is impossible.
Let the soldiers rest in groups.
The relationship between offense and defense is a very mysterious thing. When you are on the offensive, you have strong autonomy and can attack at any time. But when you are on the defensive, you can only fight passively. This is even more vividly reflected in Yizhou City.
The Chu army's feint attacks are becoming more and more incomprehensible, and they are becoming more and more false and true.
Yesterday, the Chu army launched sixteen attacks, but they cannot be called feints. Four or five of them actually rushed to the gate of Yizhou City when the defenders relaxed a little. Judging from their posture, they seemed to be about to launch a final attack.
When the defenders summoned their energy to resist, they fought for less than half an hour, with less than a hundred casualties on both sides, and the Chu army withdrew.
As soon as such a situation occurred, the defenders became even more frightened and did not know which time would be the real attack.
Yizhou City was surrounded on all sides, and the Chu army attacked in various ways. Sometimes they attacked from all sides, sometimes from three sides, and sometimes they just feigned attacks. Every time they attacked, the defenders of the four gates had to be strong.
After cheering up, as generals, Hong Wei and his few capable generals had to pay attention to every movement in the four gates, which caused their energy and physical strength to drain to the maximum extent.
Looking at the Chu army camp in the distance, the "Chu" flag and the "Shuai" flag were like a sea of flying flags. Hong Wei's eyes still looked firm, in sharp contrast to the tiredness on his face: "Rest? No,
Hold on. Marshal Dou will return with reinforcements soon. Although there is no news, but...but I believe that Marshal Dou has captured Qingzhou, and reinforcements are now on the way...Let brothers hold on, maybe...in
If you hold on for a day or two, the reinforcements will arrive. At that time, our army will cooperate with the outside world to kill these rabble." His voice was full of resentment and anger, but more of it came from his bones...
…look forward to!
Yes, Yizhou City may not be able to bear it anymore without reinforcements.
The general knew very well that the possibility of reinforcements coming, judging from the current situation, was very slim. Even if they did arrive in a day or two... But could the defenders really hold on for a day or two?
…
The situation of the Yizhou defenders is getting worse and worse, and the Chu army soldiers have been playing a game of cat and mouse for days, which makes them more and more relaxed, and their self-confidence is also increasing with the feint attacks and watching.
Seeing the panic on the defender's face, he became firm.
After Iron Blood, although the Chu army's combat effectiveness has not made a huge leap, there is no doubt that it has made huge progress compared to when it was just assembled.
Inside the commander's camp, Xue Poye was in a happy mood and was listening to the clerk explain the situation at the rear.
"Mr. Chenyin and the others have already come forward. In the major universities: "Nowadays, prestigious gentlemen in various states are talking about the national way and the righteous way. The righteous way is pure and pure, the benefit of the country, extremely beneficial to the people's livelihood, peaceful and peaceful for the people, peace in the world, and the disadvantages of chaos, extremely wolfish ambitions.
, provoked turmoil in the world, caused the people to suffer, and wars continued. The Chu State was originally in great advantage, but changes occurred in the northwest, and disadvantages arose. This benevolence and righteousness can also be divided into big benevolence and small benevolence. Personal benevolence is small benevolence, which helps the world and benefits the world.
People's livelihood must be determined by great benevolence. The King of Mingyue abandons great benevolence and chooses small benevolence. This is really a deceit...!"
Xue Poye felt dizzy after hearing this, and waved his hands: "Okay, okay, do you mean to say that Mr. Chen Yin and other literary giants of Chu have already begun to condemn the Northwest Rebellion?"
"That's what I mean." The literary official said hurriedly: "You gentlemen have the same opinion. Now most of the literati are cheering for the imperial court in various states, and the people in various places who are originally disaffected have begun to be appeased."
Xue Poye smiled with satisfaction and said: "That's good, that's good." He thought to himself: "My father-in-law still understands right and wrong. It's really thanks to his help this time. Hehe, if we can successfully return home, we must have a good relationship with the old man.
Have a few cups." He then asked, "Does the Holy Spirit have any decree?"
"Go back to the Commander-in-Chief, the Holy Father has spoken out, asking the Commander-in-Chief to take care of himself and not to worry about the rear. With him and the Prime Minister protecting him from behind, the Commander-in-Chief can just focus on the Northern Expedition," the civil servant replied.
Xue Poye smiled and nodded.
As soon as the civil servants left, Yang Yijun came in asking to see him, with a relaxed expression: "Commander, I'm afraid the defenders in the city can't hold on any longer. The last time we feigned an attack, only 30 to 40% of the defenders rose up to fight. That is to say, most of them
The garrison officers and soldiers are already exhausted, and by tomorrow, we will surely be able to attack the city!"
Xue Poye smiled faintly and asked, "How are the brothers feeling now?"
"Everyone has rested well, eaten well, is full of energy, and has a strong desire to fight." Yang Yijun looked at Xue Poye with eyes full of respect: "The general believes that even if we attack the city now, we are 70 to 80 percent sure.
Take it down."
Xue Poye chuckled and said: "If we want to fight, we must take Yizhou in one battle, and we must kill as few people as possible... Well, send the order and let the brothers have a good rest. Tonight... when midnight comes, we will attack the city from all sides."
!”
"Tonight?" Yang Yijun became excited: "Yes!"
"General Yang, don't let this news get out for now. Just let the brothers prepare to attack the city half an hour before the war begins."
Don’t attack the city immediately, conduct a feint attack at the same time, and then quickly retreat, but don’t really retreat, retreat three to five miles, and immediately turn around and attack... You must win Yizhou City in one battle!"
Yang Yijun's eyes lit up and she said respectfully: "Yes!"
Xue Poye closed his eyes and murmured: "God bless you, there must be no mistakes in this battle."
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The night is dark.
Torches were lit at the top of Yizhou City. Many soldiers leaned against the wall at the top of the city, holding their spears and squinting their eyes. Even if they could take a nap while exhausted, it would be a pleasure.
"call out!"
A crisp sound of arrows pierced the sky, and the shouts that had not stopped for several days were heard all around Yizhou City.
"Get up, damn, get up!" the general at the head of the city said in a rough voice, holding a broadsword in his hand and holding the soldiers who seemed to be asleep.
The soldiers had gotten used to the shouts of the Chu army, and they got up lazily one by one. Some of them muttered: "He's making a lot of noise again. He didn't even get to the bottom of the city and ran away like a son of a bitch."
Another soldier said: "General, the Chu army is fooling people... Leave them alone... Let the brothers rest, they haven't slept for a few days...!"
"Get up quickly and stop talking nonsense. Whoever talks nonsense again will be pulled down and beheaded." The generals yelled and cursed.
When the soldiers picked up their weapons and stood at the top of the city, they saw the fire all over the sky like stars in the sky, illuminating the surroundings of Yizhou City. The dark Chu army was rapidly approaching Yizhou City.
As the Chu army approached, the city immediately shouted: "Fire arrows!"
"Whoosh whoosh!"
The arrows flew together and shot through the air towards the Chu army.
This round of arrows was like locusts, and just like many times before, there was a scream from the Chu army's formation, some soldiers were killed, and the Chu army immediately retreated.
Looking at the retreating Chu army, a general of the Northwest Army snorted: "The Chu army is just a bunch of gutless rats. Why don't they dare to really attack the city and fight with us?"
A soldier next to him couldn't help but said: "General, if the Chu army really attacks the city at this time, can we...can we defend it?"
This general was full of resentment. Hearing the sarcasm in the soldier's words, he was furious. He raised his foot and kicked the soldier on the chest, cursing: "Your Yizhou army is as incompetent as the Chu army."
The soldier was kicked and rolled on the ground. When the other officers and soldiers of the Yizhou Army heard what the northwest general said, they were extremely angry and cast hostile glances at the general.
The Northwest Army was good at conquering and fighting, and had always looked down upon the imperial troops. Although the surrender of the Yizhou Army was due to various factors, in the eyes of the Northwest Army, they still did not regard the Yizhou Army as one of their own.
Firstly, the Yizhou Army was afraid of the strength of the Northwest Army, and secondly, it had taken refuge with King Mingyue. Although they usually saw contempt in the eyes of the Northwest Army and held back their anger, after these days of continuous torture, Yizhou Army
The state soldiers were also full of resentment. After all, if the Northwest Army had not committed the rebellion, the Yizhou Army would not have suffered like this.
At this time, the northwest general not only beat people, but also uttered contemptuous words. Naturally, there were grumpy soldiers in the Yizhou army. One of them loudly said: "General, what he said may not be wrong, why do you want to beat him?"
If the Chu army really attacks the city, do you think we can really hold it? My brothers haven't had a good night's sleep in the past few days and are exhausted... You are right, our Yizhou army is a coward and cannot compare with you in the northwest
The army is brave and brave. Well, when the Chu army attacks the city again, you Northwest Army can defend the city by yourself, and don't use wimps like us."
The person who spoke was also a partial general in the Yizhou Army, and he was quite prestigious in the Yizhou Army.
The northwest general sneered: "Oh, I hear what you mean, you are going to rebel!"
The general was not afraid, and there were already many Yizhou sergeants gathered behind him. The anger in his stomach started to burn: "In your eyes, our Yizhou army is just for death. Damn it."
, the trouble you caused caused our Yizhou Army to die, I...!" Before he finished speaking, the northwest general shouted loudly, and slashed the general in the air with his broadsword. The general was unexpected
Arriving in the northwest, the general actually dared to attack and was split into two pieces alive.
The Yizhou sergeant was stunned at first, and then became angry. Several brave soldiers had already raised their swords and rushed forward.
"stop!"
There was a loud shout, and Hong Wei, who looked tired, walked over quickly. He was as fast as a tiger or a dragon. When the Yizhou sergeants saw him, they did not dare to rush forward. However, someone shouted: "General Hong, he...he killed us."
people."
Hong Wei glanced at the corpse on the ground, glared at the northwest general, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
The general from the northwest said: "General, this person... this person speaks out judgments. He is humble and afraid of disturbing the morale of the army, so he will be killed first and then reported."
The Yizhou Army shouted one after another: "Nonsense, he is talking nonsense. It was he who first called our Yizhou Army useless. General Li Pian retorted, but he killed him. General Hong, our Yizhou Army is also your subordinate. Please
Make the decision for us!”
Hong Wei's face looked extremely ugly.
At such a moment, there is actually internal strife. It seems that something serious is really going on in Yizhou City.
Looking at the angry crowd in Yizhou, Hong Wei's bloodshot eyes were full of anger, and he shouted to the northwest general: "You stupid guy...!" But when he saw the general's eyes were sunken and even stained with blood, his entire body was filled with anger.
He looked extremely tired, and knowing that this general had been enduring suffering, and that he had killed people today, which was a deformity caused by psychological depression, he couldn't help but sigh: "Go and get fifty military sticks yourself!"
Fifty military sticks are undoubtedly a dead end for the current generals.
In order to quell the civil strife, Hong Wei could only make sacrifices.
The general did not blink and said respectfully: "Yes!" He turned around and went to receive the military stick.
At this moment, someone shouted: "Then... what is that?" The voice was full of creepy fear.
Everyone looked at the sound and saw a soldier standing on the battlement, looking at the dark outside the city. Everyone looked outside the city and saw that the Chu army camp dozens of miles away was still shining with fire, and they had just attacked the city and retreated.
The Chu army's torches had been extinguished, and they were only a few miles away from the city. In the gloom, figures were flashing, and the darkness was approaching silently.
"Not good!" Hong Wei's expression changed drastically and he swayed: "Chu Army... Chu Army is really going to attack the city... Everyone is ready to fight...!"
Sure enough, the Chu army that had just retreated extinguished their torches, but in the darkness, they turned back following the firelight at the top of the city and attacked silently. Around the entire Yizhou City, the Chu army swarmed in like a tide.
"Bang the drum!" Hong Wei's face was ashen, and an ominous premonition enveloped his heart.
“Swish swish swish!”
Under the city, the Chu army rushing in front had already fired arrows like locusts. There was a scream from the top of the city. Countless soldiers were hit by arrows and fell down the city before they could react at all.
"woo woo woo woo!"
Suddenly I remembered the horns in the Chu army's formation. Such frightening horns sounded all around Yizhou City at the same time. Finally, the Chu army roared: "Kill! Kill!"
"Shoot!" the generals at the top of the city howled.
So, regardless of whether they were in panic or not, the soldiers in the city began to fight hastily, but the arrows they shot seemed soft compared to the sharpness of the Chu army.
Like a group of bloodthirsty ghost troops that suddenly appeared in the dark night, the soldiers of the Chu army rushed towards Yizhou City with all their strength. There was no longer any falsehood. The generals of the Chu army shouted and the soldiers roared.
, in just a moment, the ladder was set up on the city wall.
Although the defenders were caught off guard, the stones and rolling logs guarding the city had been prepared long ago. Even though they were tired, the Northwest Army, in the lead, still resisted tenaciously.
Looking around, Chu troops were all under the city, like ants. Some of the defenders were shot down from the top of the city by arrows as soon as they poked their heads out.
The rolling logs and rocks dropped from the top of the city also dealt a huge blow to the Chu army's siege soldiers. Many Chu army soldiers were smashed into pulp by the things falling from the top of the city.
Blood and fire are intertwined, and the bloodiest and cruelest side of human beings is stimulated, and the strongest and bravest side also emerges at this moment, just like one killing tool after another. At this moment, no matter it is on the top of the city,
The defenders, as well as the Chu troops under the city, no longer had any fear or fear. Some of them just killed the opponent with all their strength and fought to save their own lives.
Although the defenders were at the end of their game and rushed to fight, the Chu army's progress was not as smooth as expected, with roars and screams filling the entire battlefield.
"Bang bang!"
The Chu army's catapults finally launched an attack, and the huge boulders smashed at the top of the city, either killing a group of defenders or breaking open holes one after another in the solid city wall.
The Chu army used all the weapons they could. In addition to the cavalry who were ready to break the city and rush to the city, the other soldiers participated in this most powerful general attack.
Around Yizhou City, many places were damaged by catapults in just over an hour.
When the fierce battle was in full swing, the Chu army's most effective door-breaking weapon, the tiger hammer, finally came out. The soldiers used their shields to resist the rain of arrows on the tower and began to hit the city gate.
"Send more people to guard the city gate!" Hong Wei roared, the situation was already quite chaotic.
"Report!" A sergeant came to report: "General, the west gate is about to be breached."
"Report!" Another sergeant came to report: "The south gate can no longer resist, and our army has suffered heavy casualties."
"Report, the Chu army has already attacked the city!"
Bad news came one after another, and Hong Wei was furious. He also saw that after these days of hard work, the Northwest Army could still defend the city with its strong will, but the Yizhou Army officers and soldiers,
They looked a little powerless. Under normal circumstances, they could shoot three or four arrows, but they could barely shoot one arrow at this time. Even those rocks and logs seemed extremely slow to carry and throw down the city.
This is not necessarily because the soldiers did not try their best, but because everyone's bodies and consciousness have become numb and sluggish after the torment of the past few days.
After all, in this era of cold weapons, if we really want to fight, we still have to rely on the combat effectiveness of people. However, the current combat effectiveness of the defenders is obviously several levels weaker than that of the Chu army.
Hong Wei even had some regrets deep down in his heart. If he had known this situation earlier, he would have led his troops out of the city a few days ago and fought to the death with the Chu army with real swords and spears. That way he might not have lost.
"Xue Poye, I admire you!" Hong Wei murmured as he looked at the enemy camp in the distance.
Reinforcements were definitely not expected, and based on Hong Wei's judgment, he already knew that something big must have happened in Qingzhou, otherwise there would be no sign of reinforcements.
The cry of killing shrouded the entire city of Yizhou.
In the night sky, someone suddenly shouted: "No, no, no, the east gate has been breached, and the Chu army rushed in!" dd