After Zhou Shi's army retreated, Lin Ze did not relax his vigilance because he knew that the other party would never give up the idea of capturing Hangu Pass easily, and the next battle would only become more intense.
As for Lin Ze who had "accidentally" told Zhao Wen before that there were only 50,000 troops at the pass, Lin Ze didn't know whether this was one of the reasons why the other party was determined to attack by force.
Under Lin Ze's order, sufficient attack equipment was moved onto the city wall, including arrows, kerosene, logs and stones.
These are all necessary for defending the city, so Lin Ze will naturally not be left behind.
Lin Ze also ordered that in addition to ensuring that there were 20,000 troops stationed on the city wall at all times, there were also 20,000 new troops standing by under the city wall, ready to support the city wall and replace the defenders who suffered heavy casualties.
In the evening, Qianyuan, under Lin Ze's order, prepared thousands of torches and sent them to the city wall.
The man responsible for garrisoning Yingbu at night quickly understood Lin Ze's intention and immediately ordered hundreds of torches to be lit to illuminate the city wall to prevent night attacks on the city.
Regardless of Zhou Shi's long journey and whether he still had the energy to plan a night attack, Lin Ze always felt that if he could achieve ten points, he should not think about passing six points.
When a lion fights a rabbit, even if he tries his best, Lin Ze will naturally not make such a stupid mistake as underestimating the enemy.
Cao Cao once believed that the east wind would not blow in winter, but what happened? He almost lost his pants in the Battle of Chibi.
In fact, Zhou Shi was indeed not as evil as Zhuge Liang, and his night was uneventful.
Early the next morning, after having breakfast, Lin Ze personally led people to climb the city wall and replaced Yingbu who was on duty overnight and 20,000 soldiers.
At this moment, Zhoushi's army was also slowly gathering, and formed a formation outside the range of the powerful crossbows.
Half an hour later, all the 100,000 rebels were assembled. Zhou Shi stood on a high platform made of wood, looked at Hangu Pass connected to the mountains, raised his right hand, and then lowered it fiercely: "Beat the drum, march.
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After the "rumbling" drums sounded, five thousand rebels broke away from the main army and attacked Hangu Pass.
The front row, holding high their broad shields, joined together and approached the city wall step by step.
Following closely behind the shield soldiers were the rebels carrying ladders and chariots.
After the rebels entered the range of the bow and arrow, Lin Ze immediately ordered: "The crossbowmen are ready to shoot in three stages. They will not stop until the arrows are fired before I call to stop."
Ten thousand new troops armed with crossbows were divided into three rows and fired forward one after another. When the third row finished shooting, the first row had loaded their arrows and fired forward again.
Taking turns in turn, the arrows rained continuously, falling on the rebels approaching the city wall. From time to time, someone was hit by an arrow and fell down.
After suffering nearly half of the casualties, the rebels set up a ladder on the city wall for the first time.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Shi waved his hand, and fifteen thousand rebels walked out of the queue and rushed toward the city wall in a dark mass.
Lin Ze smiled slightly and ordered: "The crossbows and trebuchets are ready to attack the enemy reinforcements. Half of the crossbowmen abandoned their bows and prepared to refine gold juice and fire oil."
"The spearmen come forward, ready to kill any fish that are about to climb up the city wall. We must not let the rebels climb the city wall."
"Uncle Master, you lead a few elders to patrol the city wall and kill the rebel martial arts masters at targeted locations."
Theoretically speaking, it seems that there is no need for Lin Ze to throw away the good cards in his hand so quickly, but fighting is all about momentum. On the first day, no matter what, the opponent cannot be allowed to attack the city wall.
Even if there are rebels who attack the city wall, they will not be able to attack it in front of the dense defenders.
But after being seen by other rebels, they will subconsciously think that attacking the city is not that difficult, and their morale will then rise.
If nothing else, it will definitely affect the situation of the battle, but it will definitely bring greater damage to Lin Ze, such as increased casualties.
So when the rebels were densely packed and crawling up the city wall like ants, Lin Ze decisively ordered the soldiers to throw down the gold juice and boiling kerosene.
The rebels standing on the ladder were doused with hot gold juice and kerosene, and they screamed and fell down.
Then several soldiers threw the torches outside, which immediately ignited the kerosene on the ground, and a fire broke out three feet high.
All the rebels within ten meters of the city wall were wrapped in it. The rebels who were suddenly hit by the fire were wailing and rolling on the ground, trying to escape for their lives.
The entire rebel offensive came to a halt, and on the battlefield, apart from the sound of drums, there was only endless wailing.
Zhou Shi couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face. The other party used a weapon like kerosene to defend the city so quickly. Did he not know how to defend the city, or was he confident?
Zhou Shi's mood was a bit complicated at the moment, and he was completely unsure of the thoughts of the commander-in-chief of the army on the other side. Although the opponent's ability was average, he could easily recapture Hangu Pass and saw through Zhao Wen's plan.
If the opponent's talent is extraordinary, isn't kerosene used when the pressure is high to defend the city later?
It's like fighting Landlords. The opponent drops bombs at the beginning, making people unsure.
However, this did not affect Zhou Shi's order to retreat the siege rebels. Now that the road was blocked by fire oil, a hasty attack on the city would only increase casualties.
After the siege troops retreated, Zhou Shi arranged for people to do an inventory. After learning the results, he felt a little distressed. In less than half an hour of siege, half of the 20,000 troops had been killed or injured.
Lin Ze, who was standing on the city wall, saw the rebels retreating and ordered expressionlessly: "Change the defenses and take the reserve troops to the city wall. The 20,000 troops of the third group will be on standby under the city wall."
After receiving the military order, the new troops on the city wall retreated in an orderly manner. They greeted their nervous companions who had just come up and said, "The enemy's attack is very weak. Don't embarrass the commander."
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The newly added troops couldn't help but relax a lot, and took their positions one by one, waiting for the next wave of rebel attacks.
Normally, in an offensive and defensive battle, the first game is often the easiest.
Half an hour later, the fire in front of the city wall had long been extinguished, and the ground had cooled. Zhou Shi waved his hand, and his 20,000 troops moved forward and rushed towards the city wall.
This time, Lin Ze did not release the kerosene so quickly. After asking the crossbowmen to shoot all the arrows stored on the city wall, he ordered all the stones and logs to be thrown down one after another.
A quarter of an hour later, the rebels climbed onto the city wall. Of course, they were successfully poked through seven or eight holes by a group of defenders and fell down.
Lin Ze couldn't help but shook his head when he saw this. What a group of new troops, it was a bit of a waste of energy.
Seeing more and more rebels ascending the city wall, Zhou Shi's eyes lit up, and with a wave of his hand, another 20,000 troops rushed towards the city wall.
Before reaching the city wall, Lin Ze showed a smile and waved his hand lightly, and countless jars containing kerosene were thrown down.
Then the fire reappeared and intercepted the rebels into two sections. Then the officers and soldiers worked together to kill all the rebels on the city wall.
This time, the New Army suffered a lot of casualties. Lin Ze made a rough calculation and found that there were at least two thousand casualties.
Taking advantage of the rebel offensive being blocked, Lin Ze ordered a second change of defense. The wounded were carried down for treatment, and the bodies of our own soldiers were carried down for centralized treatment.
As for the corpses of the rebels, they were naturally thrown off the city wall and left to die in the wilderness.
At the same time, Lin Ze ordered Qianyuan to take the civilians and quickly replenish the city's defense weapons such as kerosene and arrows.
In offensive and defensive battles, the outcome is rarely decided in one battle. What matters is patience and will.
Whoever fails to hold on first will lose.
Lin Ze, who had the support of the entire Qin State, did not panic at all. Besides, there were still 250,000 troops at the pass, so there was no need to worry about running out of troops.
In Zhoushi outside the city, he couldn't help but feel a little irritated. In two attacks, his army lost more than 20,000 people. Compared with an army of 100,000 people, the casualties were not small.
Moreover, Zhou Shi could clearly see the two changes of defense on the city wall. He had no idea how many officers and soldiers were stationed at this pass.
But he was not willing to let Zhou Shi give up. At his level, of course he knew the importance of Hangu Pass.
If they want to completely destroy the Qin State, Hangu Pass is a hurdle that the rebels cannot get around.
After resting for half an hour, Zhou Shi ordered the start of the third attack on the city. This time it was more intense than the previous two.
Lin Ze urgently asked people to support the city wall twice before repelling the rebel attack.
This time the siege battle went straight into the afternoon. Except for the 20,000 rear-guard troops, Zhou Shi had all of them rotated once and ordered them to withdraw their troops.
In this battle, the rebels suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and the official army suffered more than 10,000 casualties.