"Kill!" The setback in the first battle did not affect the momentum of the Wei army. After a day's rest, Zhang personally led the army and marched into Jieting Tucheng. With an order, the hundreds of cowhide drums in the Wei army immediately sounded, and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed.
The elite infantry of the Wei army divided into groups, lined up in formation, pushed against the ladders, pushed the siege platforms, carts and iron-wrapped carts, roared and screamed, and charged towards Jieting Tucheng. And around them,
, hundreds of sharpshooters set up their bows and arrows and shot towards Tucheng, hoping to cause serious damage to the Shu soldiers on Tucheng.
"Capture the street pavilion, and you will be rewarded with one catty of silver. Cut off Zhuge Liang's head, and you will be rewarded with ten catties of silver!"
In order to boost morale, Zhang asked every general to shout slogans loudly, making sure that his bounty was known to every Wei soldier. As a result, under the shouts of the generals at all levels, the Wei infantry were stunned by the bounty.
His eyes were red, his fighting spirit was high, and he kept on launching a life-threatening attack on Tucheng.
The battle started soon. The Wei infantry followed the old siege tactics, covering the archers with chariots and iron chariots, and fired arrows to suppress the defenders on the city. The ladder troops swarmed across the ditch, put countless ladders up the city wall, and ants climbed onto the city. The Han army
They also used old tactics to defend the city, using giant trees to knock against ladders, blocking the enemy with bows and arrows, and throwing rolling stones, wood and ash bottles to hit people. The battle was extremely fierce.
Chen Shi's military ability is not obvious, not as good as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, but he has solid basic skills, trains the army to do its duty, and rewards and punishments are fair and realistic. Therefore, he has strong control over his troops and has a high prestige in the army.
In this defensive battle, he built the earthen city a few days in advance to contain the choke point of the street pavilion, and inflicted heavy casualties on the Wei army in the first battle, so he had a high appeal among the army.
Now in the battle at the top of the city, his commanding ability has also been demonstrated. No matter which army he ordered, whether he ordered the army to attack or retreat, the order was carried out extremely resolutely. Those who received the order to attack, even those in front
The Wei army had climbed up the city wall with ladders and was waving swords and shouting at the crenellations of the city wall. This army would also shout slogans of "making great achievements", stabbing with guns and slashing with knives, knocking the Wei army off the city wall.
After receiving an order to retreat, even if they are facing a group of enemies with their hands and feet cut off, and they are just waiting to cut off their heads to record their merits, this unit will decisively give up the easily obtained military exploits and retreat decisively to make room for the follow-up units.
Get out of the battle space, attack the enemy better and more effectively, and suppress the Wei army's siege momentum.
Because of his long-term combat experience, Chen Shi was able to distinguish rewards and punishments in a fair and appropriate manner, so everyone believed in him.
At this time, the bloody battle on the city wall became intense, but the battle below the city wall was even more intense. Although Zhang was good at leading troops in raids, after decades of military career, his siege tactics were also very orderly.
Command the army to advance step by step and fight steadily. First, they use wooden carts to advance to the bottom of the city wall. The archers hide behind the carts and shoot arrows toward the city wall, suppressing the defenders' archers and pistols. The infantry takes the opportunity to resist the attack on the city.
Under his arrangement, the Wei army's siege ladders were also put up one after another on the city wall, and one after another the Wei army's warriors continued to climb up, not only to directly break the city, but also to reduce the pressure on the wooden vehicles under the city.
Because both sides fought bloody battles, many Wei soldiers were twisted and thrown off the city walls by the Han army. The battle was full of blood and fire, fierce, cruel, and full of murderous intent.
Although a large number of fierce soldiers were killed, the Wei soldiers, who were more numerous and had no inferior combat effectiveness, still rushed to the top of the city several times and risked their lives to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Han soldiers.
The Han soldiers here who were personally trained by Chen Shi were not to be outdone. They relied on their local advantages at the top of the city to kill the enemy soldiers with more force and fill the gap.
Jufu carried a big sword and led a death squad composed of elite soldiers to roam around, slashing and filling holes. Therefore, although the Wei army attacked fiercely, they paid a heavy price but were still unable to gain a foothold on the wall. The Wei soldiers under the city were even more severely beaten.
Raindrops of falling trees and boulders caused heavy casualties, and the walls of the city were densely covered with corpses of soldiers from both sides.
But even so, if you look behind Chen Shi, you will find that there is still a force of about 1,500 people, resting quietly behind. His commander is the partial general Zhang Yi. Regardless of whether the war is going on
At this point, Chen Shi didn't even let them go out to fight and obviously stayed behind.
Seeing the fighting in Tucheng, several generals admonished Zhang, asking him to take a step back temporarily and gather forces to attack the city again.
But Zhang's expression did not change at all, and he shouted: "Our army is several times larger than the enemy's, and we have the advantage. As long as we continue to attack the city, the enemy will definitely be exhausted. We must work hard to capture the street pavilion. Otherwise, the situation in Longxi cannot be solved."
One of the generals said: "One blow will make the enemy strong, and then it will weaken again, and three times it will be exhausted. Why don't our army use harassment tactics to tire out the Shu army, and then destroy it with one blow?"
Zhang Dao: "The Battle of Jieting must be fought quickly. If it is delayed for a long time, Zhuge Liang and Ma Chao occupy Longxi and repel Guo Huai, it will cause Chang'an to be difficult to defend and Guanzhong to be shaken."
All the generals were silent.
At this time, on the top of Nanshan Mountain, everyone was hiding in the intact trench, looking at the fighting at the bottom of the mountain, everyone was worried.
Wang Ping said: "Your Majesty, Zhang is coming with great force and there are many soldiers and generals. However, our army only relies on an earthen city. How can we resist for a long time? It is better for me to lead the unmanned flying army from the mountain and rush down with one drum. It will definitely be as powerful as breaking bamboo. One drum drum."
And defeated the Wei army."
Feng Zhou narrowed his eyes, and after a flash of cold light, he smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry."
Wang Ping did not dare to ask further questions.
Wu Tong, the general of the Beiwei military headquarters, could not keep his temper and said: "Your Majesty, I am worried that General Chen will not be able to withstand Zhang's mad attack."
"Chen's style of commanding troops is calm and can only be broken by Zhang's eagerness."
Zhang Wen interjected from the side: "Your Majesty, I am worried that General Chen will not be able to stop him."
Feng Zhou smiled coldly: "If you can't stop it, then you are not a hero!"
As soon as this statement came out, the generals did not dare to say it anymore.
Although Feng Zhou didn't dare to ask any more questions when he saw these people, they were all uneasy, fearing that the Chen style below would be broken by Zhang.
He couldn't help but laugh: "You don't have to worry, gentlemen. In the 23rd year since Jian'an, Chen Shi has already had a faction general who has grown into a bandit general, commanding tens of thousands of troops, commanded properly, and has a land city as a boundary, which is enough to offset
Zhang’s numerical advantage.”
"May I ask Your Majesty, when can our army attack?"
Wang Ping bowed respectfully and asked.
When Feng Zhou saw him performing the ceremony with great respect, he immediately felt a sense of "careful teaching" in his heart. He couldn't help but smile: "Zhang is a famous general of the Wei State. He was ranked among the "Five Good Generals" among Cao Cao's generals with a foreign surname. His soldiers are outstanding.
, are the best at fighting, and now that they are running long distances, the most beneficial thing for them is to fight quickly. Therefore, I ordered Chen Shi to build the city to resist Zhang's offensive and consume their energy. After they are tired, our army will attack from above.
Next, attack Zhang Houjun, and we will definitely succeed in one battle and defeat the Wei army."
After listening to Feng Zhou's detailed analysis, the eyes of all the generals suddenly brightened, and they couldn't help but nod their heads.
In fact, everyone has thought about this strategic thinking, but no one has formed a complete idea. People like Wang Ping and others were shocked by the offensive in front of them. They were blindly worried about whether Chen Shi could withstand Zhang's offensive and did not consider it at all.
Art of War and Tactics.
This is actually a bit of a "spectator fan" meaning.
At the foot of the mountain, on the Longshan Road, at the street pavilions and Tucheng, Chen Shi looked around and saw enemy corpses everywhere, but the enemy soldiers' shouts were still loud, and the arrows fired were still strong. He saw that the enemy soldiers had captured the northeast corner.
It was so fierce that the defenders gradually couldn't resist it. One of Chen Shi's soldiers shouted: "General, the enemy's offensive in the northeast corner is strong."
Chen Shi shouted: "Jufu, stop them!"
Jufu shouted and snatched a big sword from the sergeant. Hehe screamed wildly and rushed to the northeast corner of the city wall. He slashed and killed seven or eight warriors one after another. The Wei army was shocked when they saw his bravery. The Han army was shocked.
Cheering and screaming, the gap in the northeast corner was blocked again.
After fighting for a long time, Zhang gradually became a little anxious and couldn't hold it back. He suddenly galloped forward on his horse, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and suddenly shot an arrow. The arrow was like lightning. One arrow hit Chen Shi's shoulder, and then another arrow hit Chen Shi's shoulder.
It shot at Chen Shi's chest. Chen Shi was hit by an arrow in his left shoulder. When he saw another arrow coming, he grabbed an iron shield to block it. The sharp arrow "clinked" and made a loud sound like a thunderous sound.
Zhang's arrow was so powerful that it knocked Chen Shi back several steps. When the Han army saw that their commander had been hit by the arrow, everyone was shocked. The Wei army roared and rushed towards the city wall like a tide.
Chen Shi's eyes were also red, and he slashed the iron shield with the long sword in his hand, shouting loudly: "This general is fine, everyone is holding tight!" After saying this, he waved his long sword and killed three Wei soldiers who rushed to Tucheng.
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When the Wei army saw that Chen Shi was getting more and more brave, they couldn't help but get angry and seize it. They retreated to the city in defeat and their offensive slowed down.
Zhang Zong rode back and laughed: "I don't think Chen Shi has such a way to organize troops!"
The general said: "Right General, the enemy's morale is very high. Do you want to retreat temporarily?"
Zhang Dao: "No, continue the attack! This Chen style has been hit by an arrow and cannot hold on for long. Within an hour, the street pavilion will be destroyed!"
Although he was still majestic, the Wei soldiers under his command had been fighting for several hours and were exhausted, so the offensive slowed down uncontrollably.
At this moment, on the top of the mountain, Feng Zhou suddenly stood up, raised his spear in his hand, and said: "His momentum has weakened, all the generals will obey the order!"
Wang Ping, Wu Tong, Zhang Wen and others bowed their hands together and shouted: "I am here!"