It was an accident for Chen Ding to surrender, and it was also an accident for him to beat the drum and send the message. When these two accidents happened, the situation of the war that was originally a little out of line was turned back. It must be said that one drink and one peck were a mistake.
"Order the sergeants to take a stance, but do not attack the city."
Now that the morale of the Yellow Turbans was up, Ji Ling didn't have to worry so much and just got ready to fight.
"The whole army is ready."
The captain nodded, waved his hand and hit the spear. The soldiers behind him immediately formed a loose square formation after listening to the order. It was hard to tell where his military quality was, and he couldn't act like one even if he wanted to act.
"Get ready to roll the stone and wood."
"Light the fire and set up the golden juice."
"The swordsman is ready."
Chen Ding is also an old man in the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. He has experienced both siege battles and city defense battles, so he is very familiar with the routines involved. Moreover, Licheng has occupied a large number of Yellow Turbans before, and all kinds of defensive materials are also complete.
Although the Yellow Turbans who had gained morale were still afraid, they had gained strength, which was completely different from before.
I saw them walking swiftly on the city wall one by one, carrying stones one by one under their feet, rolling logs in preparation, and fires set up every few wall stacks, all covered with boiling golden juice.
Looking at the busy figures on the top of the city, Ji Ling couldn't help but want to laugh. When you are ready, and you find that we have no intention of attacking, you will be so angry that you will vomit blood.
"Order the Thousand Swordsmen and Shieldmen to move forward, and all the remaining soldiers and horses will bend their bows. Let's give them some color first."
Although it is acting, acting requires a complete performance.
"Teams 1 to 20 rush forward with shield guards, and teams 21 to 40 equip themselves with bows and arrows, spreading across the city."
Now that the captain is the public protagonist, it is natural for him to issue these military orders.
As soon as the military order was given, a thousand soldiers and horses from one to twenty teams immediately came forward with shields, followed by a thousand archers behind them.
The two thousand people moved forward slowly, gradually approaching the attack range of the Yellow Turban Army. After all, they were in high positions and had a bonus to the range of bows and arrows.
"Fire the arrow."
As soon as Chen Ding waved his sword, the four to five hundred archers under his command opened their bows and arrows and fired towards the city.
The so-called archer is actually a technical unit that is difficult to form. He is different from a combat soldier. As long as a combat soldier has the strength and can lift a knife to kill people, archers are different.
A qualified archer must go through countless trainings before he can calculate the angle and land the arrow on the enemy's head. It does not mean that he can be an archer as long as he can shoot a bow.
The archers under Chen Ding are actually farmers who can draw the bow. Whether the arrows fired after drawing the bow can form a reasonable arrow screen to suppress the enemy, or whether it can effectively cause damage to the enemy, depends on God's will.
A handful of arrows rained down, some heading east, some heading west, some powerful, some small, and only one-seventh-eighth of them actually hit Ji Ling and the others.
"defense."
The originally horizontal military formation dispersed instantly. Next to each archer was a sword and shield bearer for defense, resulting in zero casualties.
"keep going."
After guarding against this wave of arrows, Ji Ling's two thousand troops continued to advance.
"Put it on."
Another four waves of arrows hit, but in the face of their perfect defense, not to mention the dead, there were only a few injured. Only a few unlucky ones were shot in the arms or calves, which were considered battle losses.
Five waves of arrows rained down, and the Yellow Turban city suddenly became silent. It was considered good that these Yellow Turban soldiers could fire five bows in a row. Now they were unable to draw their bows and could only take a rest.
"The archers are ready to fire five consecutive rounds to suppress the city wall."
Finally entering the attack range, it is not the habit of the Jizhou Army to passively take a beating.
"Avoid the tower, that Yellow Turban leader cannot die."
At the critical moment, Ji Ling opened his mouth again.
"promise."
Nearly a thousand archers heard the military order and tried their best to maximize their military exploits. Then they saw a continuous stream of arrows flying from the city like locusts, directly covering the entire city.
"defense."
"Escape."
"Avoid arrows."
Seeing the rain of arrows coming, Chen Ding couldn't help shouting and retreated into the tower under the protection of several shields.
Although the Yellow Turban Army is not very good at fighting, they are good at escaping and evading. They are all crouching with shields on their heads. They are simply enhanced versions of the Iron Turtle.
Even so, the continuous rain of arrows still claimed the lives of many Yellow Turban soldiers. One to two hundred people were lying on the corridor of the city wall, with blood flowing like a stream.
"Suspend archery and put the entire army on alert."
After this wave of arrows, Ji Ling chose to stop. After all, they were here to put on a show, not to really attack the city. The archers were old enough to shoot, but they were prone to fatigue and even strained muscles, so the gain was not worth the loss.
"Get ready, they are about to attack the city, get ready."
Seeing that the rain of arrows stopped, Chen Ding rushed out of the tower under the escort of several personal guards and ordered his troops to prepare for defense.
But unfortunately, the Yellow Turbans, who had just been aroused, were directly beaten to death by a wave of arrows. They hid there one by one, neither daring to move nor wanting to move.
"Didn't you listen to what they said? When the city is broken, we will kill them all. Do you want to die?"
Chen Ding stared at his men and yelled.
After hearing this, the Yellow Turbans slowly came out and came to the defense equipment to prepare for the next siege.
"General, listen, is it the sound of drums?"
A primary school student suddenly turned his ears and quickly asked Xu Huang for confirmation.
"That's right, the drums are ringing. I thought we would have to wait for a while. The whole army is ready."
Now is not the time to delve into the matter of beating the drum sooner or later. He believes that Ji Ling will not take the wrong aim. There may be some emergency situation that forces him to do it.
The thousand soldiers and horses under Xu Huang's command were all dressed in commoners, with yellow strips wrapped around their heads. This yellow strip was the symbol of the Yellow Turban.
"rush."
Xu Huang took the lead and rushed out without riding a horse. Behind him were the elite soldiers who were very scattered. There was no other way. This was the Yellow Turbans' tactics.
Seeing the dust rising behind him, Ji Ling couldn't help but tilt the corners of his mouth. Did Xu Huang come very quickly?
"General, General Xu Huang is here."
The school captain also saw Yangtu behind him, lowered his head and spoke to Ji Ling.
"Get ready and perform the whole act. If anyone fails in the performance, I will fine him three months' salary."
"Xiao Shuai, what do you think that is?"
The morale of the Yellow Turbans on top of the city was low. When they saw the plume of smoke created by Xu Huang, they immediately thought it was Ji Ling's reinforcements. Despair and helplessness enveloped everyone like a big hand.
"Horizontal means death, and vertical means death. Let me bear it."
At this time, Chen Ding became more bloody. If he killed two thousand people, he would kill another two thousand people. Even if he died, the officers and soldiers outside the city would knock his teeth out.
"The sky is dead, and the yellow sky must stand."
"If you are born in Jiazi, the world will be prosperous."
