The armies of both sides, which had been silent for nearly ten days, were all replenishing their strength. Not to mention the soldiers in Lintong Pass who were holding back their energy, who among the Zhou army was not the same?
This time, Jiang Ziya did not make any tentative plans. He directly divided the 200,000 soldiers in his center into 50,000, divided them into ten echelons, and focused on attacking the eastern section of the entire fortress. This section was somewhat damaged, and was in
The previous trial attack showed that it was not as strong as other parts of the fortress.
"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of war drums rang out from the Zhou army's array and also roared from inside the fortress. The sound was so loud that it was more aggressive and ruthless than the previous trial attacks. It also made the ordinary soldiers understand that today they were afraid that they would be victorious.
Negative, otherwise it will be an endless situation.
For a moment, the hands holding their weapons couldn't help but tighten again, and their eyes turned scarlet red with murder.
Within a moment, the attack array that Zhou Jun stretched forward had arrived in front of the fortress. After shouting "kill" full of murderous intent, the first echelon raised its large shield to cover the five thousand soldiers of the second echelon.
The first wave of siege battles began.
Wen Zhong was still standing on the archery tower of the fortress in uniform, watching the entire battle. He just wanted to let the soldiers guarding the city see him or his flag, and let the soldiers know that their commander was the same as them.
All on the front line.
"You want to capture Lintong Pass without relying on magical means? Jiang Ziya is too self-righteous!" Wen Zhong frowned with contempt on his face. He thought Jiang Ziya had gone to Kunlun Mountain to move reinforcements before, but why did he not start the attack when he had already started to attack?
There is no magic method targeting the fortress wall? Is Jiang Ziya really so self-righteous? Or does he have other methods that he is still hiding?
Wen Zhong frowned and looked at the attack and defense below. Bloodshed was nothing at this time, and death was just some embellishment. Everyone was gritting their teeth and waiting for the other party to fall first.
And on a chariot under the command of Zhou Jun, although Jiang Ziya looked calm, he was extremely anxious in his heart. He did not dare to ask specifically about the saint's affairs, and he could not have the slightest doubt, so,
Even though the attack has started for half an hour now, there is still no support from the saint. At this point, Jiang Ziya can only pretend to be calm, but does not dare to show it at all. Firstly, this will affect the morale of the army, and secondly, it seems that
Disrespect the saint.
Not only Wen Zhong was as confused as Jiang Ziya, but also all the high-level monks on both sides.
Without directly restraining the fortress wall and intercepting the defending monks who had a quantitative and qualitative advantage, they stormed even when ordinary soldiers had no advantage. This was tantamount to asking for trouble.
One hour, two hours...
"Uncle Master, please retreat first!"
A general of the Zhou army, covered in blood, knelt on one knee in front of Jiang Ziya's chariot, with a face filled with sorrow. He really couldn't hold it in any longer, and he couldn't care so much anymore, so he spoke up and remonstrated.
The battle lasted from dawn to dusk. It is no exaggeration to say that the piles of corpses were piled high. A rough estimate shows that the number of soldiers invested by the Zhou army in the siege has reached 80,000, and only half of them were able to retreat intact. Many were injured and disabled.
More than 20,000 people have died. This does not include the damaged monks of the two religions.
"Yes, Uncle Master, if we continue to consume like this, it will be a big disadvantage for our army!"
There were less than 300 monks in Zhou's army. In the past half day, 30 of them had died or died, and almost all of them had suffered serious or minor injuries.
I can't bear it anymore.
They didn’t think it was Jiang Ziya who was trying to make things worse, or because his head was hot. There must have been accurate information about the resources beforehand. But now, it’s almost dark, but he still can’t see where the resources are. Even at the beginning, he could still find them.
The savage Lu Ya has now disappeared.
Facing the words of his general, Jiang Ziya finally showed a trace of confusion on his face.
Withdraw? It’s not that Jiang Ziya has never thought about it, he has even considered it at noon. The only thing that has kept him strong until now, in addition to the "support" that Yuan Shi said to him, are the four "working together"
words.
Attacking a city is like smashing walnuts. If you can't smash them open at once, you can't give up. You can only continue to smash them one by one. Otherwise, won't the previous sacrifices be in vain? What if "support" suddenly comes?
But a moment of hesitation caused Zhou Jun to suffer such heavy losses. This made Jiang Ziya, who was full of confidence before the war, feel regretful for a moment.
"Mingjin harvest..."
In the end, the huge casualties forced Jiang Ziya to make a decision. He was angry and helpless, and even deeply worried. But when he said "call the gold and withdraw the troops" without fully saying it, the battle situation that had been fighting for most of the day suddenly changed.
.
"It's Zhang Guifang! Whoever sent the order, Yang Jian must block it and stop the enemy's cavalry from leaving the city!" Jiang Ziya exclaimed in shock, and the order soldiers also hurriedly sent a message to the two monks of the Zhou army through magic weapons.
Wen Zhong is Wen Zhong after all. Although he has always had the idea of "delaying time" and stayed at Lintong Pass, hoping to give the "turnaround" that Shen Gongbao once said some possibility of survival. But he is still keen after being on the battlefield.
Seize the opportunity.
It was a brutal fight for most of the day. Wen Zhong was observing and waiting the whole time, and never took a step away from the city wall from the beginning.
Under the three huge unequal differences between ordinary soldiers, monks, and unequal offense and defense, the Zhou army's offensive seemed extremely weak. This made Wen Zhong think it was a "trap" at first. But as time went by,
Wen Zhong smelled a "turning point" smell.
So, when Wen Zhong discovered that the generals of the Zhou army were no longer determined to attack the fortress with human lives, and the monks began paddling to avoid the city wall as much as possible and did not dare to get close, Wen Zhong took action.
There were 10,000 cavalrymen in the Jie army. They were the core fighting force of Wen Zhong guarding the Shang Dynasty. Five thousand of them followed Shen Gongbao back to Chaoge to suppress the situation. The remaining five thousand cavalry were in Lintong Pass.
But now this iron cavalry has become a short and vicious dagger, with the disciple Zhang Guifang as the tip, taking the initiative to open the fortress gate, rushing out like thunder, flying away the dumbfounded Zhou Jun around, and moving towards Zhou Jun's attack with murderous intent.
The front line penetrated through.
Unstoppable!
Wen Zhong's face was serious. Although he felt that something happened to the Zhou army, which caused the high-level forces to break during the siege. But he was not 100% sure whether it was exactly as he expected. Therefore, after five thousand cavalry,
He did not follow the infantry, so Zhang Guifang needed to go out first and have a look before making a decision. And this time must be accurately grasped without any flaws.
In just one cup of tea, five thousand elite cavalry disrupted the entire offensive battlefield. The shouts of killing turned into a one-sided roar, and the Zhou army was in chaos. Even Nezha and Yang Jian who came to stop Zhang Guifang's troops were unable to do so.
Dispersing the panicked soldiers would not form a strong restraint.
"Let Yuan Hong lead another five thousand sword and shield men, cover them from the left wing, and then explore the Zhou army's background!" Wen Zhong gave the order again. He wanted to see if this "turnaround" was really what Shen Gongbao said.