Liu Xiu and others stood in the city gate tower, looking at the county soldiers outside the city. Everyone's expressions were very solemn. In fact, based on the configuration of the county soldiers, they did not have cavalry. Only the two hundred cavalry in Chaoyang County did not
Know where it came from.
Deng Yu frowned and said: "We abandon the city and flee. It may be possible to get rid of the infantry, but if we want to get rid of the cavalry..." He shook his head, it was too difficult.
Now they only have more than 200 people left. Against 200 cavalry, it cannot be said that this battle cannot be fought. The key issue is that once they are delayed by the county cavalry, they will inevitably be overtaken by the county infantry. In this case, they can
It's hard to fly without wings.
Liu Xiu looked at the county soldiers outside the city and said, "We can't abandon the city. In this battle, we can only defend the city!"
Deng Yu said worriedly: "Only the vanguard of the county soldiers are coming back. I believe it won't be long before the main force of the county soldiers comes back!"
Liu Xiu rolled his eyes and asked, "Zhonghua, do you think the county soldiers will carry siege weapons when they hunt down the refugees?"
Deng Yu blinked inexplicably. Although the county soldiers mistook the refugees for their own main army, it was impossible for them to carry siege weapons when they were chasing them, because they did not know how to fight sieges and carry siege weapons.
Weapons are slow and useless.
His mind suddenly changed, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "My lord, what I mean is that the county soldiers have no tools to attack the city now!"
Liu Xiu nodded and said: "So, although we are outnumbered in this battle, we still have to fight!"
There were no siege equipment, not even ladders, so what could the county soldiers outside the city use to attack the city? Climbing the city wall with bare hands was undoubtedly a fantasy.
While they were talking, Xie Sheng outside the city had issued an order to attack.
The first ones to rush up were the cavalry. Liu Xiu and others standing on the city wall opened their eyes in unison, wondering if the county soldiers outside the city were crazy and asked the cavalry to attack the city defense. What kind of battle was this?
Zhu You was stunned for a moment, and shouted loudly to the left and right: "Don't fire arrows yet! Wait until the enemy is closer before firing arrows!"
There are not many archers in their two-hundred-strong Chongling Army. There are only about thirty archers at full count, and there are not many arrows left. Most of the remaining arrows are after use.
I picked it up again, and the arrowhead was badly worn.
Watching the county cavalry outside the city getting closer and closer, from a hundred steps away, to fifty steps, and then thirty steps away. Feeling that they were close enough, Zhu You waved his sword forward and shouted: "Let go."
arrow--"
The archers on the city head who were ready to go stood up one after another, drew their bowstrings fully, and prepared to shoot arrows at the charging county cavalry.
But before their arrows could be fired, a hail of arrows flew over from the county cavalry.
Clink, clang, clang! The arrows hit the city wall, bursting out clouds of sparks. Some archers pulled their bow strings and were about to release arrows, but they were hit by several arrows first and fell to the ground.
No! Liu Xiu was shocked and shouted to the people around him: "Avoid! Be careful to avoid arrows!"
The county cavalry fired this round of arrows, causing seven or eight archers on the city top to fall at once. Half of them were killed on the spot, while the other half were not killed by the arrows and lay on the ground, wailing continuously.
Yan Guang bent over and ran quickly to rescue the injured brothers. There were no military doctors among them, and the only one who knew medical skills was Yan Guang.
The county cavalry moved back and forth horizontally twenty steps away from the city wall. At the same time, the cavalry on the war horses fired arrows from time to time to suppress the defenders on the city wall. Taking this opportunity, the infantry behind them began to charge.
Chaoyang County Lieutenant Xie Sheng is not an ordinary person. He is good at running an army and also good at commanding the army. Among the counties in Nanyang County, Chaoyang County soldiers are extremely powerful, well-trained, skilled in coordination, and brave in killing. Extraordinary force.
However, after Liu Yan launched an army to rebel in Chongling, Chaoyang temporarily recruited many new soldiers, and these recruits inadvertently greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of Chaoyang County soldiers.
The county soldiers brought by Xie Sheng now are all his old subordinates, and their combat power is much stronger than the county soldiers Liu Xiu and others encountered before.
Under the suppression and cover of the cavalry's arrows, the infantry rushed to the bottom of the city wall without suffering any casualties.
A burly soldier immediately took off the rope on his shoulder, shook the hook at one end of the rope, and threw it upward with all his strength.
Click, click, click!
The hook claws firmly grasped the arrow stack on the top of the wall. Then, the soldiers pulled the rope and began to climb to the top of the city.
No one at the scene told them what to do. The soldiers used ropes as assistance and launched a fierce attack on the city.
Liu Xiu had never encountered such a siege strategy before. To be precise, Liu Xiu could only be regarded as a new soldier on the battlefield and did not have such rich combat experience.
He swallowed his saliva and shouted loudly: "Cut the rope and prevent the enemy from entering the city!" As he spoke, Liu Xiu rushed out of the city gate tower and saw a hook hooked on the nearby arrow stack. He didn't even think about it. , slashed through with a sword.
The Chixiao Sword cut iron like mud. As he slashed down with the sword, the iron hook broke into two pieces. Two screams were heard from outside the city, followed by two thuds, two thuds, and the heavy object The muffled sound of falling to the ground.
As soon as he cut off the hook, three arrows flew towards him from outside the city. Liu Xiu hurriedly swung his sword to block.
Clang, clang, two arrows were deflected by the Chixiao Sword, and the other arrow almost passed by Liu Xiu's cheek, leaving a red mark on his face.
Liu Xiu was almost hit by arrows on the top of the city. You can imagine the situation of other soldiers. While people cut off the ropes and let the county soldiers who climbed the ropes fall, they themselves were also shot by arrows from time to time. He was hit by an arrow and fell on the top of the city.
When Feng Yi saw this, he shouted to Zhu You who was nearby: "Zhong Xian!"
"ah?"
"We can't fight like this! You take some brothers, go to the city and remove some door panels, and then move them to the top of the city!"
Zhu You agreed subconsciously, then turned to look at Liu Xiu.
At this time, Liu Xiu suddenly remembered that when he was in Yizhou, Feng Yi led Hanzhong County soldiers to block the attack of tens of thousands of barbarian troops. Feng Yi was extremely experienced in defending the city.
Liu Xiu made a quick decision, nodded to Zhu You and said, "Just do what Gongsun wants!" After a moment, he shouted loudly: "From now on, everyone will obey Gongsun's command, including me!" Liu Xiu responded accordingly. Extremely capable.
Realizing that Feng Yi was good at defending the city, Liu Xiu immediately handed over power and handed over the command of all his personnel to Feng Yi. Even he himself willingly obeyed Feng Yi's orders. In this way, others had no regard for Feng Yi's command. I dare not disobey orders.
After receiving Liu Xiu's authorization, Feng Yi did not show any pretense. After sending Zhu You away, he turned to Fu Jun and shouted: "Ziwei!"
Fu Jun crouched and ran up to him under the cover of the arrow chop. Feng Yi said: "Ziwei, don't worry about the soldiers attacking the city. Concentrate on shooting the cavalry outside the city!"
At present, the greatest threat to our side is the cavalry who are good at riding and shooting. With these cavalry patrolling in front of the city, our defense of the city is too passive and the casualties incurred are too high.
Fu Jun agreed, ducked and ran away. Feng Yi shouted to the people on the top of the city: "Use rolling wood and rocks to hit the enemy more often!"
Under Feng Yi's command, the Chung Ling Army on top of the city temporarily stabilized their position and controlled their panic.
People followed Feng Yi's instructions and first moved the rolling logs and stones to the city wall butts, and then hid behind the arrow butts and pushed them down.
In this way, he can not only kill the enemy climbing the rope, but also prevent himself from being hit by arrows outside the city. Fu Jun ran back and forth on the top of the city. While running, he kept twisting his bow.
He nocked an arrow and fired an arrow at the cavalry outside the city.
Even if he is running at high speed, Fu Jun's arrows are still accurate. Every arrow he shoots is not fatal, but at least it can hit people. The cavalry outside the city also has people hit by arrows from time to time.
, fell off the horse.
After two hundred cavalrymen were wounded by him and dozens of people were killed, people finally realized that there was a sharpshooter with superb archery skills on top of the city. The cavalrymen did not dare to stay within twenty steps of Chaoyang City any longer.
They gradually retreated to a distance of thirty paces.
But it was useless. Even when they were thirty steps away, the arrows flying down from the top of the city could still hit them accurately. Fu Jun was only one person, but he forced the cavalry outside the city to retreat again and again, at the cost of nearly two men.
Ten casualties.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the defenders on the city finally no longer had to hide. People poked their heads out from behind the arrow stacks, or cut off the ropes with all their strength, or raised rolling logs and smashed rocks downwards.
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For a moment, the county soldiers who were climbing down the rope seemed to be dropping dumplings and fell off the city wall one after another.
Xie Sheng, who was watching the battle from behind, was so angry that he cursed angrily, urged his horses, and led a group of guards to go into battle himself.
When he approached the county cavalry, he took the bow and arrow from a guard, pointed it at Fu Jun on the top of the city, and shot out with a cold arrow.
Xie Sheng was fifty steps away from the Chaoyang City Wall, and the arrow was shot from bottom to top, but the arrow's power was astonishingly powerful. Before the arrow could reach the city, the harsh sound of breaking wind could be heard first.
Fu Jun lowered his head subconsciously, and the arrow flew past his hair.
This arrow made Fu Jun secretly surprised. He stopped and looked at Xie Sheng outside the city, who was also looking at him. The two looked at each other from a distance, their eyes colliding in the air.
Fu Jun and Xie Sheng exchanged arrows, giving the county cavalry the opportunity to approach the city wall again and continue to shoot arrows upward to suppress the defenders.
However, the power of their arrows was much smaller this time. It turned out that Zhu You and others who had left earlier had returned to the top of the city, bringing back many door panels. People put the door panels on the arrow stacks, forming a large wooden wall.
The shield blocked the arrows flying from the city.
Seeing that his cavalry's arrows were broken by the opponent and lost their power, while the infantry attacking the city suffered heavy casualties, Xie Sheng had no choice but to order the withdrawal of his troops.
It's just that Xie Sheng withdrew all the injured soldiers, and he himself led the cavalry and the infantry who could still fight, running horizontally around the city wall.
At first, Feng Yi didn't understand what the county soldiers were going to do. After a while, he had an idea and said in a hurry: "Follow the county soldiers quickly, they are going to change directions and attack the city!"
