When Shen Tang led his troops into the battle, west of Shiyang City, the coalition forces of the Xishan Yechuan tribes were also fighting with Sun Ze's troops stationed here!
In order to test the strength of the defenders of Shiyang City, the coalition commander Zhamu directly sent five thousand troops to attack Shiyang's first line of defense!
After three rounds of arrow fire, the coalition forces finally rushed to the trench! Large wooden planks were slapped from one side of the trench to the other! The Song Army's spears came out, stabbing or poking at these wooden planks!
However, after the two sides were in a stalemate for a period of time, a plank finally connected the two sides of the trench, and the coalition forces stepped on the plank and risked their lives to fight towards the Song army on the other side.
Opposite the trench, they could only become the target of the Song army. Even if they had archers fighting back, the Song army's condescending position made their shields extremely useless. They could only rush over and strangle with the opponent, using bows and arrows.
Only then can the role of the hand be weakened.
"I will drive them over!"
Hu Jianzhong roared and swung the sword in his hand, directly slashing an enemy soldier who was charging to the ground!
"Those who are on top of the arrow tower will stay and continue to put pressure on the rear of the enemy's formation, while the other half will come down to defend in close combat."
As more and more people from the coalition forces rushed through the trenches, the pressure on the Song Army's defense gradually increased! Fortunately, the Song Army was on the defensive side and occupied a favorable location. Therefore, the coalition forces had to pay a huge price if they wanted to rush through the trenches.
Many people accidentally fell into the trench while rushing forward on the wooden planks, and were directly killed by the bamboo thorns placed underneath the trench!
The two sides fought for half an hour. Finally, the coalition forces suffered heavy losses and were once again driven back to the other side of the trench by the Song army.
Moreover, under the stranglehold of the Song army's arrow rain, he retreated into the formation in embarrassment!
Looking at the soldiers and horses who had suffered heavy injuries and fled back in embarrassment from a distance, Zha Mu's face was as dark as water!
"Tu Gumao, is this what you call fake troops?"
The Tu Gumao he mentioned was the Tubo man next to him!
"In this battle, we injured more than two thousand people, and the opponent's damage was at most half of ours! Moreover, outside Shiyang City, there are three trenches, all of which are guarded by arrow towers.
In addition, the walls of Shiyang City have also been raised by nearly ten feet!"
"If the opponent's troops and horses are sufficient, even if all our 50,000 coalition troops fill Shiyang City, it will not be enough! You Tubo people say that Yazhou has been occupied by you, but tell me, this Shiyang's troops and horses are
Where does it come from?
You, Tibetans, must give us an explanation.
Otherwise, I will lead my troops directly back to the Western Mountains, so that the Song army will not dare to come to Liangchuan to cause trouble for us!"
Zhamu's words made Tu Gumao's face a little angry. How dare a coalition of local tribes dare to act recklessly against him?
However, he also knew that now they must rely on the power of these people.
Therefore, he could only suppress his anger in his heart.
"Commander Zhamu, please don't be angry!"
Taking a deep breath, Zhamu said slowly.
"The appearance of this Song army was indeed beyond our expectations.
However, they will never have too many troops.
After all, rescuing the trapped Song army should be their main goal now! The commander-in-chief has already sent a message.
Now, there are about 40,000 soldiers and horses in the land of Rongjing, and there are about 20,000 soldiers and horses in Meizhou! Plus the 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses trapped by us, this is a total of 120,000 to 30,000 people!"
"After the change of generals in the Song Dynasty, there were only about 60,000 to 70,000 Song troops left in Chengdu.
Presumably, the Song Dynasty was anxious and mobilized some soldiers and horses from around Chengdu Prefecture.
After all, it has just been more than ten days now, and with the speed at which the Song Dynasty mobilized troops, the soldiers and horses in the distance could not reach it at all.
Moreover, if they have enough troops, why would they waste it here?
It would be good to go directly to the place where the Song army is trapped, even if it relieves them some pressure."
"So, according to my general's guess, the number of troops here is only about 10,000 at most! Although the opponent is stubborn in resisting, as long as we attack a few times, they will definitely not be able to hold on until their casualties increase."
"In addition, I can promise on behalf of the commander-in-chief that I will allocate another 50,000 yuan in food and 200,000 yuan in silver to you!"
"Commander Zhamu, this time we join forces, it is a strong alliance. As long as these Song armies are defeated, the Song Dynasty will not be able to attack Chengdu.
By then, you will have a place in this Chengdu Prefecture. As long as you have one-third of the Chengdu Prefecture's territory, are you afraid that your tribe will not grow stronger?"
Under Tu Gumao's persuasion, the look on Zhamu's face softened a bit!
After a while, Zhamu said calmly, "Okay, then I will give you some face.
However, the allocated grain, grass and silver must be delivered to our army within fifteen days.
Otherwise, don’t blame me for being so heartless!”
Tu Gumao secretly grinned. He originally wanted to trick Zhamu into marching first.
Unexpectedly, this Zhamu is not a fool.
However, there is no good way now. We can only accept it first and send a letter to the commander-in-chief as soon as possible.
After all, there are now tens of thousands of reinforcements from the Song Dynasty in the Land of Rongjing. If this coalition army cannot arrive, it will affect their entire layout.
"Don't worry, Marshal Zhamu, I will send a message to the Commander-in-Chief immediately!"
Tu Gumao nodded and said.
"The army is in repair and will continue to attack at noon!"
With Tu Gumao's promise, Zhamu finally issued the order again.
Zhamu's guess was correct. In this battle, Hu Jianzhong's soldiers and horses were also damaged over a thousand times! Although the opponent's casualties were more than his own, neither Hu Jianzhong nor Sun Ze, who was in charge in the city, had any happy expressions on their faces.
The Song Army was well prepared for this battle! There were arrow towers for protection and trenches blocking the road, making the opponent's attack even more difficult! Once the enemy was prepared, the damage to both sides would surely change.
Moreover, the most important thing is that our side only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, while the opponent's number is more than double ours.
Even if the opponent trades two for one, after that, the opponent will still have 10,000 people left!
There was not much time to clean up the battlefield. Hu Jianzhong ordered that the corpses of his own soldiers be gathered up, while those of the other side could only be thrown directly into the ditch.
However, if this continues, it won't take long for this trench to be filled, even with corpses.
The one-and-a-half-hour repairs ended quickly. Zhamu did not break his promise and sent another five thousand troops towards the Song Army's defense line.
Moreover, this time the coalition forces were obviously prepared. They connected the original wooden boards to form a larger piece.
There were a dozen or dozens of soldiers carrying it below.
In this way, it can not only be used as a huge shield to resist the Song army's arrows, but also make it difficult for the Song army to destroy it as long as it is placed on the trench!