Chapter 1227: The Battle of Shanyang! (3) [Two in One]
"Dong dong——!"
"Dong dong——!"
From the east gate of Shanyang County, bursts of war drums could be heard.
On the melting snowfield east of Shanyang County, more than 25,000 troops under the command of Han General Ju Xin were lined up neatly.
The first sequence used to attack the city, a total of ten thousand-man phalanxes, was already ready.
"Wei Gongzijiang..."
Han general Ju Xin sat astride his horse and looked at the city and county from a distance.
At this time, he no longer underestimated the enemy in front of him. After all, he planned to sweep through Hanoi County, but was blocked by Wei Gongzi Jiang in the first battle of attacking Shanyang. Moreover, he was blocked by Wei Gongzi Jiang for more than twenty people one after another.
day.
Precisely because he had realized the power of the Wei army in Shanyang, Han general Ju Xin prepared to invest 10,000 soldiers from the beginning of today.
"Send my order! Attack the city!"
Following Ji Xin's order, the horn sound of "Woo-Woo" sounded from the Korean army's array. Immediately, ten thousand-man phalanxes formed in the front row, and those Korean soldiers carried ladders on their backs, guarding one after another.
Jinglan vehicles and siege vehicles advanced slowly towards Shanyang County.
Seeing this, on the east wall of Shanyang County, General Cao Yan raised his hand and shouted: "Crossbowmen on the wall... get ready!"
When giving the order, he glanced at the city wall with some uneasiness, looking at the Shanyang women who were holding crossbows and looking a little pale.
Beside these Shanyang women, the veterans of the Shanyang Army holding shields were comforting and encouraging them in low voices. They were probably telling them that they only needed to concentrate on shooting crossbows, and they would be responsible for killing Han.
The army's offensive was blocked.
But even after being comforted and encouraged by the veterans, the women's movements still seemed extremely stiff.
It's no wonder that although the women in Shanyang County are no strangers to war, in the end they were only responsible for logistics, such as boiling water and cooking for the soldiers of the Shanyang Army. How did they ever go to the battlefield in person?
Gradually, the Korean army outside the city gradually approached the Shanyang City Wall. When the Korean infantry was close to a stone's throw away, the Korean soldiers in the front team, urged by their respective generals, suddenly accelerated their pace and rushed towards the city wall.
Came over.
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer..."
With his right hand raised, General Cao Yan estimated the distance. Suddenly, his brows frowned because he discovered that on his side of the city wall, hundreds of arrows had been fired sparsely towards the Korean army outside the city.
He turned his head to look around him angrily, only to see the women from Shanyang County not far away from him, who had already fired their crossbow bolts before he gave the order to shoot.
"..." Cao Yan opened his mouth, but in the end, he endured his anger and depression, smiled at the women from Shanyang County, and ordered: "Shoot!"
In fact, he was already feeling cold in his heart, because the first crossbow bolt from Shanyang City Wall failed to cause maximum damage to the Korean army outside the city.
Some inexperienced women from Shanyang County hurriedly fired crossbow bolts when the Korean army had just entered the shooting range, and they were still sparse and diffuse. If the soldiers of the Shanyang Army under his command had done such a thing,
He had already cursed angrily.
But at this time, not only could he not curse, but he also had to encourage those women in Shanyang County who had made mistakes: "You have done a good job! ... Seize the time to load the crossbow arrows."
The first salvo in Shanyang County failed, which meant that the Korean army's offensive against the city wall would be particularly fierce.
"Go ahead——!"
Outside the city, the urging shouts of the Korean generals could be clearly heard. Like a tide, Korean infantry rushed to the city and set up ladders one after another.
"Pour the golden juice!" Cao Yan shouted.
Immediately, a Shanyang County militiaman wearing armor on the city wall poured pots of golden juice over the heads of the Korean troops who climbed up the ladder below the city.
The so-called golden juice is a soup made from human and animal excrement added to water and boiled. It has a certain corrosive effect. Especially after burns, if they are not cleaned in time, the skin will ulcerate within a few days. It can also be called a very vicious poison.
Defense weapons.
"ah!"
Under the city, the screams of the Korean soldiers were heard. After all, the hot golden juice poured on the body was not just a stench. Especially when the hot golden juice accidentally splashed into the eyes, the pain was beyond imagination.
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But it is a pity that such powerful city defense weapons can only withstand a wave of Korean troops. The Korean troops under the city are still pouring onto the city wall.
"Victory or failure depends on this moment!"
Reciting something silently in his heart, Cao Yan took a deep breath, pulled out the sword from his waist, and shouted sternly: "Shanyang Army! Don't retreat even one step!"
After hearing this, the Shanyang soldiers on the city wall stepped forward with shields and swords in their hands, as if they wanted to build more walls with their flesh and blood.
Behind them, some people from Shanyang County, holding long-handled spears, pushed a ladder that had been set up on the city wall outwards with the spears in their hands.
"Bang!"
A cloud ladder was pushed down outside the city by the people of Shanyang County on the city wall, causing all the Korean soldiers on the ladder to fall heavily to the ground outside the city.
Seeing this, the people of Shanyang County were very happy, and their morale also increased slightly.
At this moment, a Shanyang Army Chief nearby was heard shouting sternly: "Be careful with the crossbow arrows!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a loud sound.
Although the Shanyang soldiers with rich combat experience tried their best to use their shields to help the Shanyang people around them resist the arrows, many people were still hit by the Korean crossbow arrows, or even directly hit their vital organs, killing them on the spot.
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"Be careful to avoid flying arrows!"
The Shanyang Army Chief scolded the bewildered Shanyang County people around him.
It has to be said that with just a wave of crossbow volleys from the Korean army, the gap between the soldiers of Shanyang County and the ordinary people in Shanyang County can be clearly seen: the veterans of the Shanyang Army can even judge the Korean army intuitively.
When the army was about to launch their crossbows, they hid under the wall in advance, or behind Tongze who was holding a shield; but the people of Shanyang County were only happy to overthrow another ladder, and did not care about the threat from above.
He was so unconscious that he was easily reduced due to a wave of arrows.
"Follow my orders!"
A Shanyang Army Chief took over the command of a nearby area and commanded the people of Shanyang County on this section of the city wall.
Under the command of these Shanyang sergeants and veterans, the people of Shanyang County finally calmed down from the commotion caused by the arrow rain. Although they were frightened, they still participated in the battle bravely.
The fighting spirit of the Shanyang people was perhaps the only thing that General Cao Yan admired. If not for the fighting spirit of the Shanyang people to protect their home and family, Cao Yan would not have been willing to bring this group of people who would be a drag on his Shanyang army.
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"push!"
A Shanyang Army chief and several of his soldiers used shields to form a line of defense to block the Korean soldiers who were trying to attack the city wall. He commanded the people of Shanyang County behind him to attack with spears and other long-handled weapons.
A Korean soldier who was blocked by the shield was pushed down from the city wall.
After several rounds, the voices of the Shanyang Army chiefs who were directing the war started to become hoarse.
But fortunately, the people of Shanyang County are not hothouse flowers who stay away from war all year round. With the assistance of the veterans of the Shanyang Army, the militia members of Shanyang County, both men and women, gradually calmed down and
According to the instructions of the veterans, a famous Korean soldier was pushed off the city wall in an orderly manner.
Even after several baptisms of arrow rain, they also learned how to avoid the arrow rain, which greatly reduced the number of casualties caused by arrows.
Seeing this scene, the veterans of the Shanyang Army praised him repeatedly and continued to encourage the morale of the militiamen.
This is something to be proud of. Apart from the fact that their combat ability is not as good as that of the new recruits of the Wei army, the psychological quality of the people of Shanyang County is much better than that of the new recruits of the Wei army who have never set foot on the front line of the battlefield, so that it did not take long for them to adapt to the atmosphere of the battlefield.
The only thing that the Shanyang County militia lacks is that they have not received formal training. As a result, if there are no commanding personnel, they will often be at a loss and not know what to do.
But unfortunately, although the Shanyang County militia's fighting has gradually become regular, the Korean soldiers under the city are by no means weak, especially the Quyang soldiers under Han general Ju Xin, who once drove Dai Rong to Ju Xin
The desert north of the mountain makes it no longer a threat to the powerful army on the Korean border.
"Oops!"
Following the exclamation of a veteran of the Shanyang Army, two Quyang Korean soldiers jumped into the city wall.
"kill!"
A Shanyang lady rushed towards one of the Quyang Han soldiers with a spear raised.
But the Quyang Han soldier did not panic, sideways avoided the spear, waved his sword, and left a blood mark on the Shanyang lady's neck to chest.
"Woman?" Looking at Madam Shanyang who slowly fell to the ground with a look of horror on her face, the Quyang Han soldier frowned slightly.
"mother!"
Not far away, a teenager from Shanyang County, with his eyes wide open and filled with tears, rushed up with several companions to avenge his mother. Unfortunately, after a few seconds, he was killed by that person.
The famous Han soldiers in Quyang were chopped down to the ground.
The gap is too big.
"Damn it!"
A chief of the Shanyang Army cursed secretly, left the city wall, rushed towards the Quyang Han soldier, and fought with the latter.
But another Quyang Korean soldier killed four or five Shanyang militiamen in the blink of an eye.
Is this the difference between the regular army and the militia?
The veteran soldiers of the Shanyang Army can fight one-on-one with the Quyang Korean soldiers, but the militiamen of Shanyang County, with four or five people working together, cannot kill a single Quyang Korean soldier.
"Don't panic!" The Korean army who was resisting the city wall continued to attack the city wall. The Shanyang Army Chief in charge of this section of the city wall shouted loudly: "Go and surround him with a few people and attack at the same time!"
After hearing the command, several men and women in the militia plucked up their courage and surrounded the Quyang Han soldier.
Faced with this situation, even the Quyang Korean soldier was a little panicked. He glanced around nervously and tried to put on a fierce look to scare away these militiamen who had little combat experience.
Unfortunately, this Korean soldier underestimated the fighting spirit of the Shanyang people.
"Kill him!" Just hearing a woman's scream, the men and women surrounding the Korean soldier thrust out their spears at the same time.
As soon as possible, the Quyang Han soldier very cleverly blocked the two spears with his shield, and then used the long sword in his hand to deflect the two spears, but he was still stabbed in the waist and abdomen by the three spears - we were outnumbered despite the enemy.
Under such circumstances, even as powerful as Quyang Han Bing, it would be difficult for him to survive.
"You bastards..."
With an angry curse in his mouth, the Quyang Han soldier watched helplessly as he was stabbed by seven or eight spears.
At this time, the commander of the Shanyang Army who was one-on-one with the Quyang Han soldiers, although he was decorated, still killed his opponent. When he saw several militiamen working together to kill another Quyang Han soldier.
, encouraged with approval: "Very good! Just do it! One-on-one, you are definitely no match for the Korean soldiers. At least five or six people work together to attack at the same time... There is nothing despicable in this, this is a life-and-death war!"
Kill the enemy and survive, this is the only thing we have to do!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another Korean soldier broke through the blockade of the veterans of the Shanyang Army and jumped onto the city wall. However, before he could stand upright, five or six Shanyang militiamen raised their spears at him at the same time.
Penetrate.
In a hurry, although the Korean soldier fended off four spears, one spear still stabbed him in the vital part of the waist.
Seeing this, the remaining four or five militiamen stabbed their spears again and killed the Korean soldier.
This time, no one died. Five or six Shanyang militiamen killed one Quyang Korean soldier.
An indescribable sense of accomplishment gradually rose in the hearts of the five or six Shanyang militiamen.
Yes, there is nothing despicable, this is a life-and-death war!
Only by uniting can we repel these hateful Koreans!
Due to the successful examples, the morale of the Shanyang militiamen was boosted, and the battle gradually became more orderly, so that many Korean soldiers who successively attacked the city wall were killed by these militiamen outnumbered.
Seeing the battle on the wall of Shanyang County from a distance, Han General Ju Xin frowned.
He originally thought that there were not many Shanyang defenders in the city, and with more than 20,000 troops under his command, they would be able to capture the Shanyang East City Wall. However, he did not expect that the people of Shanyang County actually joined the battle and fought vigorously.
This is not a good thing!
If he is blocked by a group of civilians, where will he be able to show his dignity as one of the "Top Ten Heroes of Kitahara"?
"...Then you can't blame me!"
With a secret thought in his heart, Ju Xin raised his finger and pointed at the east city wall of Shanyang County, and said in a deep voice: "Jinglan chariot, speed up! Crossbow soldiers, suppress the city wall!"
Under Ju Xin's order, the Korean infantry's movement to climb the city wall slowed down slightly, but the crossbowmen among the Korean troops launched a suppressive and powerful crossbow fire on the Shanyang East City Wall.
Under the continuous rain of arrows, the militiamen on the east wall of Shanyang suffered heavy casualties.
After waiting for the Korean crossbowmen to slow down their crossbow bolts and suppress them, the wells and carriages approached the city wall one after another.
"Put up the hanging board!"
On the Jinglan car, a Korean general commanded loudly.
On the other end of the hanging board, there were densely packed Korean soldiers.
That scene made even the veterans of the Shanyang Army feel numb.
"Attack the wall!"
Following the stern order from the Korean general, one by one the Korean soldiers stepped on the hanging board and ran towards the city wall.
Seeing this, the veterans of the Shanyang Army shouted sternly: "Come here! Come quickly! Stop them!"
These veterans knew that once broken through by these Korean soldiers, the Shanyang militia on the city wall would not be able to stop the Korean offensive.
"Sanyang Army! Don't retreat even one step!"
In the distance, the shouts of General Cao Yan came.
After hearing this, the Shanyang soldiers clenched the weapons in their hands and blocked the end of the hanging board without hesitation. The swords in their hands were either slashing at the Korean soldiers who were trying to rush up the city wall, or attacking the hanging board in a chaotic manner.
Cut, hoping to cut off the hanging board.
Just when the battle situation was critical, the east city gate of Shanyang County opened with a loud rumbling sound. King Yan Zhao Hongjiang rode on his horse and led the cavalry to leave the city resolutely to attack.
Not to mention the Korean army was shocked by this move, even the Sanyang Army and Sanyang militiamen on the city wall were dumbfounded.
"superior!"
Following the order from Yan King Zhao Hongjiang, he led hundreds of cavalry to break out of the siege and headed towards the Jinglan chariot outside the city.
Along the way, there were constant attempts by Korean soldiers to block the Wei cavalry. However, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang took the lead, waving the spear in his hand, swiping left and right, and braving the rain of arrows, he forced his way out of the way.
Seeing this scene, even the generals of the Korean army couldn't help but secretly praise: What a fierce general!
"call!"
The spear weighing dozens of kilograms in the hand of King Yan Zhao Hongjiang swept past, and several Korean soldiers who tried to stop him were knocked away. This kind of brute force is really rare in the world.
"Is that Mr. Wei Jiang? Hehe, I want this head..."
A Korean general saw the bravery of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang and secretly laughed in his heart. He took out a powerful crossbow from the backpack behind his horse and fired the crossbow bolt towards the face of Yan King Zhao Hongjiang.
Perhaps sensing the crisis, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang raised his head, and suddenly saw the cold approaching in front of him, and subconsciously raised his left hand.
There was a pop, and a sharp arrow pierced his forearm.
"Ha ha!"
The Korean general was very happy and clapped his horse to greet him.
However, as soon as he got closer, he saw Yan King Zhao Hongjiang swinging a spear with one arm and smashing it down on his shoulder.
"Just one hand...what?!"
The Korean general instinctively raised his sword to resist. He thought he could easily block it, but he didn't expect that Yan King Zhao Hongjiang's heavy swing with one hand directly broke the bones on his shoulder.
One more shot and stabbed him to death.
"This guy..."
The nearby Korean soldiers were startled and subconsciously followed the spittle.
Under their gaze, after Yan Wang Zhao Hongjiang stabbed the Korean general to death, he changed the spear in his hand to his left hand, and then pulled out the crossbow bolt from his left forearm.
A stream of blood spattered out, but King Yan Zhao Hongjiang had no expression on his face: "Hit someone with a hidden arrow, and you deserve to die!"
After that, he clamped his legs under the horse's belly and continued to kill towards the nearest jinglan chariot, as if he was in a deserted place, as if the injury on his arm had no effect on him.
Seeing this scene, even the Korean soldiers were secretly speechless.
I don’t know if they were intimidated by the momentum of King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan, but the Korean soldiers who were responsible for guarding the Jinglan chariots were retreating steadily under the offensive of Wei Gongzi Jiang, so that the latter destroyed several Jinglan chariots.
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But unfortunately, everyone is exhausted. After fighting hard for a moment, even King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan felt a little weak, and the hundreds of cavalry under his command were already out of breath.
"...If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave!"
With a secret thought in his heart, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang shouted loudly: "The cavalry retreat! This king cuts off the queen!...This is an order!"
In this way, hundreds of cavalrymen successfully retreated into the city gate after sacrificing more than a hundred cavalrymen. The king of Yan, Zhao Hongjiang, who was left behind, faced a flood of Korean soldiers at the city gate.
He opened the gate and fought back several times, killing the Korean soldiers who tried to take advantage of the opportunity to rush into the city gate and retreated steadily.
"Your Highness, retreat immediately!"
Inside the city gate, General Liu Xu shouted. It turned out that this general had already gathered a crossbowmen of more than 200 people to cover Yan King Zhao Hongjiang's retreat into the city.
"drive!"
After hearing this, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan turned his horse around and retreated into the city gate.
At this time, the crossbowmen on the city tower and at the city gate fired a wave of crossbow bolts at the crossbowmen below the city, blocking the Korean army outside the city.
Thousands of Korean soldiers could not stop hundreds of people?!
The morale of the Korean army plummeted as a result.
At this time, King Zhao Hongjiang of Yan laughed loudly and could not walk up to the city gate tower. Under the admiring eyes of many Shanyang County residents on the city wall, he said to Princess Sun of Yan and the two concubines: "Bring some wine!"
Princess Sun of Yan and her two concubines stood on the city wall to watch because they were worried about their husbands. They were so happy to see her husband so brave that they offered them drinks one after another.
"Your Highness, on your arm..." Princess Sun of Princess Yan noticed the blood on the left armor of King Yan Zhao Hongjiang, with a look of distress on her face.
"It doesn't matter, it's just a minor injury." King Yan Zhao Hongjiang didn't care. He picked up a glass of wine with his right hand and drank it all in one gulp. He still said with unfinished thoughts: "Have a good time!... Li, pour the wine!"
Mrs. Li in the side room looked at her man with admiring eyes and poured her drink obediently.
After drinking several glasses of wine, King Yan Zhao Hongjiang wiped the wine stains from his mouth and said with a smile: "You guys stay here later, and we will fight for a while when we are husbands!"
Princess Yan and the two concubines looked at each other with a smile on their faces, nodded and saluted, "I wish your highness success!"
King Yan Zhao Hongjiang laughed loudly and walked out of the city gate tower, heading towards the area of the city wall that was in the worst condition.
The arrival of His Highness greatly boosted the morale of the Shanyang County soldiers and civilians on the city wall. Coupled with His Highness's force, the Korean troops who attacked the city wall were successively repelled by the residents of Shanyang County.
Seeing this scene, Han General Ju Xin, who was in the main line of the Korean army, looked very ugly.
The offensive of 10,000 elite Korean troops was actually blocked by a group of militiamen. Are you kidding me?
Could it be that the common people in Shanyang County are more powerful than Dai Rong?
But having said that, Ju Xin must admit that the fighting spirit of the Wei people in Shanyang County is really high, which is incredible.
"General!"
A general rode up to Ju Xin, clasped his fists and said, "The resistance of the Shanyang Wei people was very fierce, and our army suffered heavy losses..."
Ju Xin glared at him, then frowned and looked at Shanyang City in the distance.
In fact, it is not just that the battle situation on his side is unfavorable. The southern city wall of Shanyang, which Dangyin Hou Han Yang is responsible for attacking, has not made any breakthrough yet.
"Do you want to retreat temporarily?"
Ji Xin thought about it for a moment and then threw this stupid idea away.
In general, the losses of the Korean troops under his command are still within the range he can bear, but if he orders a retreat at this time, then the Korean troops on his side will not be able to hold their heads up in the future - 50,000 Korean
If the Han army is really defeated by thousands of Wei soldiers and tens of thousands of Shanyang people, how will the people of the world view the Han army? How will they treat him?
"This city must be captured today!"
Taking a deep breath, Ju Xin said in a deep voice: "Send the order, the whole army will attack! ... If we can capture this Wei city, we will deploy our troops for three days!"
Zongbing literally means to indulge the soldiers. As for what to indulge in, it is self-evident.
After hearing this order, the morale of the Korean soldiers who were originally a little low suddenly became high.
"General attack!"
"Woo-wu-wu-"
After two horn blasts, the Korean army came back with a greater force than before.