"Cheer up! Don't let any enemy soldiers climb the city wall again!"
"Go to the city gate with another team! There must be no problem at the city gate!"
"Those who are seriously injured and can no longer fight, please carry them to the back! Don't waste your time by staying on the front line! Those who are slightly injured should be bandaged first, and come back quickly to help!"
On the city wall, the defenders of Poyang City were trying their best. There was a senior general in charge of each section of the city wall. They all raised their voices to reduce the damage to the army as much as possible, and to give as much damage as possible.
The opponent inflicts a blow.
However, the opponent's siege was even more rapid than yesterday, and for a while the defenders on the city wall were unable to resist.
Fortunately... fortunately, they don't have to worry about the city defense behind the city. Otherwise, if the opponent attacks Poyang City from two sides, they might really be at a disadvantage on the frontal battlefield.
——
I don’t know how long it took, but after repelling another powerful attack from the opponent, everyone collapsed to the ground in exhaustion——
After three hours of high-intensity fighting, from morning to afternoon, a thick layer of corpses accumulated under the city, and the smell of blood filled the air.
"Did the other side withdraw its troops?"
I don’t know who asked, but the guard standing in front of the city wall stuck his head out, took a look at the scene below the city, shook his head and said:
"No... I just retreated temporarily. It won't be long before they come back, right?"
Hearing this sentence, many people feel a little numb.
It was clear that the opponent's number was not much higher than theirs. As the defender, they had an advantage. However, the exhaustion and anxiety of fighting against the opponent had always made everyone extremely miserable.
The other party is like a cowhide plaster that sticks to their bodies and cannot be pulled off no matter how hard it is pulled.
This is just a matter of the opponent's tactics.
Not to mention the other party’s desperate attitude...
Many of the soldiers in the city have fought in battles for most of their lives, but they have never seen such an army that is not afraid of death.
In short... fighting against such a terrifying army, it is a good thing that the defenders of Poyang City are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. Otherwise, with Poyang's original weak defense, the opponent would have broken through within two days.
.
However…
at this time--
A man walked out of the attic of the city gate tower and came to the city wall.
"General! You are here!"
Upon seeing the identity of the visitor, many people immediately stood up from the ground, enduring the pain to get up and salute him.
He Qi nodded, without saying anything more or encouraging anyone. He just came to the bricks of the city wall and looked into the distance.
Everything was just as he thought...the other party did not retreat.
Instead, it was around a place in the center of the battlefield - there was an extremely conspicuous figure, which was naturally Pang Tong.
"Since the war started...has he ever moved his position?"
"Who? Then...that Pang Tong?"
"I think should not be?"
Hearing He Qi's question, the soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then started to answer in a flurry of words.
However, the final answer was relatively consistent... Pang Tong never got off his chair from the beginning to the end - even though many of the arrows hit a place only a few feet away from him.
"It seems...the other party has made it clear that they want to compete with us..."
He Qi sighed...
In fact, he already had some premonitions in his heart... The other party was able to fight them with less than 20,000 men and horses, and it was not just a desperate attitude - he had already discovered in the past two days of fighting that the opponent's only one
The army is far superior to them in terms of the quality of its individual soldiers and the sophistication of its equipment.
If he guessed correctly, the people currently attacking the city were most likely quite elite cavalry troops.
Yes... If this wasn't the case, He Qi couldn't figure out that the unit he led, which could be regarded as the elite unit of Jiangdong's military force, could be beaten by the opponent when defending the city, making it difficult for him to fight back.
Even the other side has not dispatched its generals——
The mere fact that there is no general is enough to make people doubt their intentions.
The reason why He Qi did not go out of the city to confront the opponent immediately was because he suspected that the opponent wanted to adopt a strategy of luring them out of the station and then fighting it out on the plains.
But so long has passed.
The situation on the field had to make He Qi suspect that the other party was planning to take advantage of his mentality - to make himself lose some of the advantages he had when defending the city due to worries.
Of course... there is another possibility that He Qi didn't think about.
What Fei Zhan and others said may be right...
The reason why the opponent's generals didn't come was just because they were taking a detour - eventually the opponent would come out from behind them and catch them off guard.
But... even the soldiers wouldn't believe it, let alone congratulating Qi.
If you still have such wild ideas when you go to the battlefield, you will easily fall into a state of hesitation, and the taboo on the battlefield is hesitation.
What's more, He Qi has already sent some troops to the northwest of the city to provide support. Although they are all logistics troops, they are better than nothing...
At present, the defensive pressure on the front of the city is extremely high, and no matter what, it is impossible for him to allocate another decent team to support the rear of the city.
After thinking about it, what he can do now...
"I hope I didn't fall into a trap..."
He Qi murmured, also making a very difficult decision.
He suddenly stood in the middle of everyone and said to the soldiers:
"Guard this round of enemy offensive until they are forced back... We will kill the generals and capture Pang Tong alive!"
Upon hearing what He Qi said, the expressions on everyone's faces became extremely excited.
"good!"
Everyone responded in unison, sweeping away the previous dejected posture. Suddenly...a rising fighting spirit spread out from among them.
Facing another upcoming offensive, everyone's eyes seemed to be full of confidence.
——
Pang Tong, who was sitting in the middle of the battlefield, looked up at the sun that had begun to tilt down from above his head, and then looked at his own shadow on the ground.
"If nothing else happens, Wei Yan and the others should have arrived."
The soldiers around Pang Tong were huddled under the defense of their shields, recuperating as much as possible.
"Then...strategist...let the brothers fight for another round! As long as the opponent is stunned this time, Wei Yan can be restrained for a long time-"
"Not urgent."
Zhang Yan suggested from the side, but Pang Tong just glanced at him and shook his head to refuse.
Zhang Yan is now covered in cuts and bruises, and the sweat all over his body is slipping from the gaps in his armor. In the past few times he climbed the city, he was almost hit by rolling stones every time. Now that he just fell from the city wall, he can no longer fight.
…
Seemingly sensing Pang Tong's thoughts, Zhang Yan knelt down on one knee and petitioned Pang Tong:
"Military! We are fighting to the death here just to allow General Wei Yan to climb the mountain and break the city. If we delay the opportunity to rest for a while, it will be more than worth the gain!"
"General Zhang Yan, don't misunderstand me. I said there is no rush because the other party has already made other moves."
"What……"
Just as Pang Tong said, Zhang Yan looked towards the city wall of Poyang in surprise, only to see that the defenders on the other side, who were already showing signs of exhaustion, seemed to be reborn, erupting into a deafening roar——
