Chapter 40: Why don't the generals hold it to the city of Yan?
There was a sudden fire in the evening, and everyone knew that something big was going on. No matter how inconspicuous Niu Fu and Li Ru were, they had been with Dong Zhuo for many years and had military experience, so they naturally did not dare to neglect them.
As a result, the two of them ignored the long-day cold war. As soon as they met, they immediately divided into two groups. Niu Fu raised his troops to defend the southern city, while Li Ru also wanted to go to the west wall to supervise the battle... After all, although the fire was
It was burning in the south, but Shaanmo where Gongsun Xun was stationed was only seven or eight miles away from Shaanxi County and could be reached in a short while. How could Gongsun Xun easily miss such an opportunity?
In fact, not long after Li Ru, who was fully armored, climbed onto the city wall, he saw some torches coming into view on the road to the west of the city. Seeing that the other party was coming so quickly, he couldn't help but feel worried... You must know that this time,
Our Dr. Li reacted very quickly, and he roughly guessed what was going on in just a moment.
Of course, he couldn't help but be unhappy. Not to mention Li Wenyou, even Niu Fu and the other generals realized what was going on, because the only enemy troops that could come from the south of the city at this time were Xu Rong and his troops.
, and only Xu Rong's rebellion can be considered 'reasonable'!
However, compared to Li Ru's worries, Niu Fu only regretted that he had not killed two thousand Shi Liwei earlier... If he had decided to kill two thousand Shi Liwei earlier, he would definitely have killed Xu Rong! And those wizards
Witch, they clearly calculated that they were in trouble in this battle, and they also calculated that the culprit was a man from their own camp named Liang Qianshi, but why didn't they figure out that it was Xu Rong and not Dong Yue?
The southern city had already been well prepared, and countless soldiers and horses were dispatching support from the rear. As a large number of ordnance, arrows, torches, and even precious oil and stinking excrement were carried up to the city, but for some reason,
As he climbed up the city gate and watched the waiting Niu Zhonglang from afar, he became increasingly distraught.
In other words, the peak of Chinese classical military technology in city defense would not reach its theoretical peak until the Tang and Song Dynasties. Before that, generally speaking, only the famous Xiongguan and special large cities had complete defense systems... At the very least
In this era, the military generally prioritized tall city walls and few city gates, but it was not the defensive characteristic of "low walls and many gates" as explicitly stated in the Song Dynasty.
But it is worth noting that this change and progress did not occur spontaneously, but evolved passively based on the advancement of siege military technology.
In other words, there is a reason for the existence of high walls and a small number of city gates these days - before the advent of large-scale trebuchets, tall city walls themselves were a kind of reliance.
But Li Ru and Niu Fu were still very uneasy. This uneasiness came from Xu Rong's sudden attack; from the fact that Gongsun Xunfu did not hesitate to make an attack gesture as soon as he arrived at the city; and also from the fact that he was not there when he should have been there at this time.
Hu Zhen and Li Meng had nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses... The sudden incident, coupled with the ebb and flow of one thing and another, inevitably made people frightened.
"I have only been in Shaanmo for a few days. There is only a long ladder that can be used, so it is better to hope that I will hit the wood..." An officer came forward to report to Gongsun Xun.
"Then hit the wood!" Gongsun Xun immediately ordered. "Hold up your shield to protect the person and hit the door immediately! Gao Shun!"
Upon hearing this, Gao Suqing immediately stepped out of the queue and raised his hands: "The general is here!"
"Take the main infantry to Maojin in the north of the city!" Gongsun Xun said in a low voice. "Two requirements, one is to seize and protect the ships as much as possible, and the other is to make the noise as big as possible!"
Gao Shun nodded slightly and immediately took the order and left.
Gongsun Xunfu looked back at Cheng Lian, Wei Yue, Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Tian Chou and other generals, but ordered the entire army to dismount, use all their bows and arrows to cover, and at the same time ordered the auxiliary soldiers behind him to hold torches and set up braziers to cheer!
After this, although there was no bloody battle, the momentum suddenly became louder. Although Li Ru saw that the opponent did not attack the city on a large scale, the city gates had to be defended at all times, and arrows flew from the walls from time to time.
He also had to avoid the rain, organize forces to counterattack, and beware of the movements of the dense army in front of the city... And when the shouts of killing suddenly started at Maojin Ferry in the north of Shaanxi County, he was even more frightened and jumped in panic
Got up.
By the way, it was only then that Li Wenyou realized that there was a big defensive flaw at the ferry in the north of the city... Maybe it couldn't be said to be a defensive flaw. After all, there were three thousand troops stationed there, and there was also a small village. However, he
It is also a fact that it is located outside the city, without the obstruction of the city wall, and within the attack range of the opponent's famous "trap camp".
In other words, it is at least the weakest point in the current defense! And there are ships there! There are also enough building materials that can be used as siege materials, and simple siege equipment can be built on the spot!
With this thought, Li Ru quickly asked his trusted military officers to find Niu Fu - only Niu Fu, who holds both the moral integrity and the tiger talisman, is qualified to dispatch troops and horses in the city to help!
But not long after the military officials were ordered to leave, Li Ru suddenly felt that something was wrong!
After thinking for a long time, Dr. Li suddenly realized - in the west and north of the city, where Gongsun Xun visited in person, there were both false and real, there were fires and shouts to kill, there were arrows and wood, and there was a lot of movement, but Niu Fu and Xu
The south of the city where Rong Dangmian is located is extremely quiet? Calculating the time, the place is already in such a state, there is no reason why Xu Rong from the south hasn't arrived yet, right?
In fact, Li Wen first listened attentively, and then personally went out of the city gate tower to observe the south under the protection of the soldiers holding shields. Looking around, under the increasingly dark southern night sky, there were only fires in the mountains in the distance, but actually
There is no sound like a normal battlefield.
"Quickly go to Nancheng to find Niu Fu and figure out what's going on?!" Li Ru, who was hiding under the shield inside and outside the city gate tower, actually pushed away the guards around him in his eagerness and became a little hysterical. "All of you, go.
, ask him why Xu Rong hasn’t attacked the city yet? Are you hesitant? Tell him, if Xu Bojin is hesitant, you can stabilize the opponent first!"
Several attendants were at a loss and walked away in confusion, while the remaining soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to pick up their shields from the ground, preparing to continue to protect Li Ru.
But in this gap, Taishi Ci, who had been standing on the horse to command, had long noticed that he was walking out of the city gate tower, saw him from a distance, but suddenly reined in his horse and rushed forward, rushed straight to the city gate downstairs, and then used his horse to
A shot of strength!
The arrow was like a shooting star in the dark night, hitting Li Ru right in the face!
However, after all, it was from bottom to top. After all, it was a hasty arrow shot from a distance. Even Taishi Ziyi, a master of archery, could not kill with one shot. In fact, although the arrow hit Li Wenyou's face, it was just a miss.
It cut his cheek and scratched the tongue of the person who was shouting loudly.
In short, Li Ru was fine and had no intention of retreating and bandaging. However, his face was covered in blood and half of his face was burning with pain. He wanted to give instructions, but his speech was intermittent and there was suspicion of air leakage, so he could only forcefully
Conveyed through the military officials and attendants around you.
At the same time, at the gate tower in the south of the city, Niu Fu didn't have any wounds on his body, and without Li Ru's need to remind him, he had already started chatting with Xu Rong on the city, and tried to persuade them to avoid a war between the two fronts!
"Brother Bo Jin!" Niu Fu supported the city gate tower and spoke to the people in the city from a distance under the protection of two large shields. "Although you are an old member of General Wei, my father-in-law has never failed you...you said
If you don't stay well in Yiyang, why are you leading an army to invade and fight with each other?"
Xu Rong looked back at the road behind him that had been blocked by the fire, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "General Niu Zhonglang, it is useless to talk about it now... But as long as you promise me one thing, I will not fight you."
"Brother Bo Jin, you might as well speak frankly." Niu Fu was overjoyed when he heard this.
"I want to go with the generals... to join my family." Xu Rong said sincerely. "There is a fire behind me, so I can only move forward, so if you can allow me to go around the city and go to the west of the city, but
If you don’t fire an arrow or arrow to stop me, and don’t send anyone to cross my path, I can promise not to fight back!”
Niu Fu also smiled bitterly behind the shield: "If my father-in-law knew about this matter, how would I explain it? And when you arrived at Baima... and when you arrived at General Baima, how could you disobey orders to attack the city? Everyone is a small person, so why should you be so embarrassed?
small?"
As soon as these words came out, people above and below the city, people from Bingzhou and Liangzhou couldn't help but look at each other in shock.
"So, you and I can only fight each other with swords!" Xu Rong was also choked, but could only sigh helplessly. "You must know that arrows have no eyes!"
"Why are you here?" Hearing this, Niu Fu couldn't help but stamp his feet on the city. Seeing that there was no movement below the city, he also stood up, pushed away the two shield-bearing soldiers beside him, and shouted directly down the battlements.
"Although you are good at fighting, can you really do anything to me if your cavalry attacks the city at night?"
"What do you think?" Xu Rong disagreed.
"You might as well go to the east of the city." Niu Fu pointed out. "Go to the east of the city and wait for a while!"
"Then I was attacked from both sides by you and Dong Yue?" Xu Bojin suddenly changed his color and cursed loudly. "Do you think I am a three-year-old child?!"
Niu Fu had no choice but to coax the other party again: "I have killed Dong Yue, and his head is hanging outside the east city. Now there is no one to control the narrow roads of Mianchi and Xiaoshan."
"I don't believe it!" Xu Rong tilted his head and looked at the city, but sneered. "Unless you can give me something as a guarantee?"
"You don't want my scepter or tiger talisman, do you?" Niu Fu supported the battlement and looked at each other, looking even more helpless. "How can I give you such a thing?"
"You don't need these two things, as long as you carry one thing with you!" Xu Rongrin responded.
"What?" Niu Fu was confused for a moment.
"Guess." Xu Rong suddenly laughed.
Niu Fu was furious in his heart, thinking that the other party was teasing him. However, just as he was about to answer, he felt a huge force coming from behind, and then his whole body became soaring... Then with a plop, he was directly in front of the two armies.
Fell out of the city!
The city was only three feet high, but Niu Fu was wearing heavy armor, and he fell to the ground. Stars appeared in his eyes, and then he vaguely heard a voice from the wall shouting loudly and laughing: "I
I don’t know what General Xu wants from General Niu, so please come forward and get it for yourself!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a loud and killing sound came from the city.
"He's from Bingzhou!" In the blur of pain, Niu Fu only came up with one judgment, and it was quite correct.
However, while the battle was raging in the city, General Niu Zhonglang heard the creaking of the city gate behind him again. Someone was actually prepared and took control of the city gate while kicking him down!
The door opened. After all, Xu Rong had made up his mind before the fire. He drew his sword and ordered the whole army to attack! After hearing the military order, Xu Rong's confidants and the old Northern Army took the lead, leading the five thousand people who were still a little confused.
The cavalry roared in, causing chaos in the city.
No one paid attention to General Niu lying on the ground, and no one took anything from him. However, as the army surged in, horses' hooves trampled him, and Niu Bozheng's life gradually seemed to be in danger.
But he was in a state of confusion, and when life and death were about to change, he suddenly thought of the wizard who was condemned by God and had a high fever, Wang Zhong of Luoyang - I can only say that his calculations were extremely accurate, and it was ridiculous for him to not drag Dong Yue away.
He entered the city and killed him again, but he was killed in a panic in the city gate.
Since brothers Zhang Liao and Zhang Fan successfully opened the city and joined the cavalry of brothers Xu Rong and Xu Xing, their morale was greatly boosted. At the same time, among the brothers-in-law in the city, one was kicked half to death by Zhang Liao, and the other was kicked by Taishi Ci.
One arrow missed the wind, which made the battle more destructive.
Even, due to the existence of Xu Rong and Zhang Liao, many people directly surrendered without even understanding what happened.
On the other side, Li Ru sent so many people to look for Niu Fu, but neither asked for reinforcements to come out of the city to protect him, nor saw any reply. However, in the city gate building, he suddenly heard shouts of death from the south, and from the window again
Seeing a fire dragon pouring into the city from the south at night, it went straight to the west city where I was... I was also cold and at a loss!
Soon, news of Xu Rong's entry into the city and Zhang Liao's killing of Niu Fu and the opening of the city spread to the west city as the other party took the initiative to shout! Hearing the shouts outside the city, morale was also boosted, and they faced each other across the wall.
Under the Milky Way on a summer night, surrounded by firelight, Li Ru covered his cheeks, hating that he usually loved reading scriptures, but forgot that a Liangzhou person had to take military power no matter what, so that when he faced the battle, he had clear vision, but only
Can you just sit back and watch a loser like Ushifu make mistakes every step of the way, ruining the overall situation!
However, after thinking about it, he had to admit that he had to bear more responsibility for Xu Rong and Zhang Liao's affairs. In the end, he sighed, covered his cheeks and knelt down in the city gate tower.
Since Li Ru gave up command, there was no chance for Shaanxi County to turn around. Xu Rong drove into the city, immediately turned to the west of the city, captured the west gate, let Gongsun Xun's main force enter the city, and then turned to the north of the city, opened the north gate and tried to force the Maojin troops to surrender outside the city.
Army... However, when he came to the north of the city again, he was shocked to find that Gao Shun had already taken control of the ferry, and the defeated troops had already gathered outside the north gate.
This battle was fought inexplicably, but with great ease. At the third watch, General Wei Gongsun Xun moved the guard of honor and entered Shaanxi County.
"Junhou!" As soon as he entered the city, Tian Yu took the initiative to report. "Captured Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, the lieutenant general Li Ru, who wants to see the Junhou!"
"Together with Niu Fu, Niu Fu's head and I will be sent to Mianchi on the other side of the narrow road in Xiaoshan Mountain. Li Ru's head and I will be sent to Tongguan!" Gongsun Xun ignored him and directly ordered to be beheaded.
Tian Yu nodded slowly, but Zhang Liao, who took the initiative to greet him, hesitated to speak.
"Wen Yuan has something to say?" Gongsun Xun said sternly on his horse. "Want to plead for Li Wenyou?"
"Replying to the lord, that's not what I meant!" Zhang Liao quickly shouted back. "It's just that Niu Fu is covered in pulp. I don't know if he can get the first level!"
Gongsun Xun was puzzled but frowned slightly: "Then send his body and armor over!"
"Here!" Zhang Liaoyang claimed.
——————I am the dividing line that orders beheading——————
"Taizu defeated Shaanxi County, killed Niu Fu, and captured Li Ru. The Confucian, Zhuo's son-in-law, was also a doctor of the Five Classics. He paid homage to the sergeant and asked Taizu to say: "Ru Gu died, and there was Xun Ciming's "Commentary on the Book of Changes" in his house.
One part, with some annotations, please wait for three days, and Xu Ru will complete the full text. "The sergeant went to see Taizu, and Taizu immediately ordered him to be killed! He was thirty-three years old." - "Xin Yan Shu", Volume 1
.The Chronicles of Emperor Taizu Wu
ps: I wanted to take advantage of the first anniversary of the publication of the book to compete for a hundred alliances, but the event failed, but the forty more alliance leaders in the three days before and after were enough to make me proud... I should have taken the opportunity to post more in return, but there were too many things, and instead
I was a little hasty and kowtowed to everyone to admit my mistake.
At the end of the month, or when this volume is finished, I will make a complete list of rewards, and I will definitely thank everyone!
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