Lin Ze, who was almost tricked by Jiang Shang, felt extremely unhappy. He babbled to Zhuang Zhou for not reminding him in time. It was not until Zhuang Zhou swore that it would not happen again that he stopped talking.
After experiencing this incident, Lin Ze's vigilance suddenly became much higher. As expected, you cannot underestimate the world's heroes, especially some old and immortal monsters. You don't know if they are plotting against you secretly.
Although Lin Ze has been strengthened in all aspects by Destiny, he has entered the third realm of heaven for the first time after all, and his methods are not even slightly inferior to those of these veteran third realms who are called saints.
Some small calculations may not cause much harm to him, but over time, destiny cannot stop him.
The army of the Western Qin Dynasty was silent under the city for two days. During these two days, Lin Ze except for letting the cavalry circle around Yangzhai City in batches twice to maintain pressure on the Han army, the rest of the soldiers were concentrating on building or assembling the siege city.
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Especially siege equipment such as ladders and trebuchets are inconvenient to carry with the army and can only be built on site.
With the concerted efforts of tens of thousands of people, hundreds of trebuchets and 3,000 ladders were built.
In the early morning of the third day, when the sky was dark, Lin Ze gave an order, and the Western Qin Army launched a fierce attack on Yangzhai City.
Although Jiang Shang arranged for 10,000 troops to be on duty at night to prevent Western Qin from sneaking attacks, these soldiers had stayed up all night and were in poor mental condition. How could they withstand the Western Qin army's fierce and urgent attack?
After the sound of gongs and drums sounded, soldiers from the Western Qin Dynasty climbed up the city wall along the cloud ladder, and fought hand-to-hand with the Han army.
In addition, the 20,000 troops of the Western Qin Dynasty under the city continued to climb up the ladder, and they had the momentum to capture Yangzhai City in one fell swoop.
However, the good times did not last long. Jiang Shang came after hearing the news and decisively ordered: "The crossbow camp fired arrows towards the city where the Western Qin soldiers gathered. Under the rain of arrows, I wanted to see if the Western Qin soldiers were there."
He is truly brave and not afraid of death, and would rather die than retreat."
After receiving the order, the captain of the Han army looked hesitant and said: "Commander, our officers and soldiers are entangled with the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty. If we fire arrows, we may be accidentally injured. Please think twice, commander-in-chief."
Jiang Shang stared at the captain of the Han army and said word by word: "I asked you to shoot arrows, how dare you disobey me?"
Jiang Shang's cold words and the murderous intent between the lines made the Han captain shudder. He gritted his teeth and shouted to his subordinates: "Fire arrows at the gathering place of the Western Qin soldiers."
A hail of arrows fell, nailing the Qin and Han soldiers who were desperately killing the enemy to the city wall.
Although many Western Qin soldiers climbed onto the city wall, their number was far less than that of the Han troops defending the city wall. When the arrows rained down, many more Han soldiers were shot to death than Western Qin soldiers.
The captain of the Han army who was guarding the city wall saw this scene, his eyes turned red and he howled: "Which bastard shoots arrows without eyes?"
What answered him was a fiercer, more intense and longer rain of arrows.
Although the Han army suffered many casualties as a result, hundreds of Western Qin soldiers who scaled the city wall also suffered a devastating blow.
Except for a few who saw the opportunity quickly and used the corpses of Han soldiers or their own companions as shields, no one else survived.
At the same time, under Jiang Shang's order, a new force of 10,000 Han troops climbed onto the city wall and took over the defense.
Outside the city, seeing that there was no hope of taking the city wall, Lin Ze decisively ordered the troops to retreat.
The Western Qin soldiers who were on the ladder and who were about to go up the ladder fell to the ground at an extremely fast speed and returned to the Western Qin camp like a tide.
At the same time, the Western Qin army responsible for covering the retreat of their companions either raised their crossbows or pulled the ropes of their trebuchets.
Stones and sharp arrows were mixed together and fell on the Yangzhai city wall, stopping the Han army who wanted to attack the Western Qin soldiers from a high position.
Jiang Shang's voice rang out at the right time: "The King of Qin is a great generation, but it would be disrespectful to fight without declaring it."
Lin Ze, who learned from Zhuang Zhou that Jiang Shang was very sinister, did not even think about going to pick him up, but took the rest of the Western Qin army back to the camp.
Jiang Shang looked at this scene with a gloomy face and pondered for a long time. He suddenly smiled and said: "It's interesting. It seems that this destined person is not simple. He is so good. If you defeat him, you will gain something."
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The effect of the raid failed to meet expectations. Lin Ze was not worried at all. The opponent was led by Jiang Shang, known as the Sage of Soldiers. It was not possible to defeat him so easily.
Lin Ze thought for a long time and issued an order to move the camp five miles outward.
Such an unusual move by the Western Qin Dynasty instantly attracted the attention of Jiang Shang and the Yangdi garrison. They demolished the camp and planned to withdraw their troops?
Some Han soldiers even jumped up and cheered, saying that the Western Qin army had "retired".
The reality is often contrary to speculation. As soon as the Western Qin army "moved home", some soldiers rushed to the city wall, but did not launch an attack. Instead, they turned around and returned to the camp.
The Han army, which had just been attacked once in the morning and almost lost the city wall, felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They had their bows and arrows strung, and logs and stones were placed at their feet, ready to be thrown down at any time.
What disappoints the Han army is that this Qin army did not come to attack the city, but did nothing, which actually made them feel that they were powerless and had nothing to do.
However, this is just the beginning.
In the evening, dozens of Western Qin soldiers, wearing heavy armor and covering themselves tightly, beat gongs and drums and approached the Yangdi city wall. They circled under the city and returned to the camp safe and sound.
The Han defenders, who were unaware of the situation, could only light torches to prevent the Western Qin soldiers from taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack.
Next, every once in a while, the Western Qin army will leave the camp with great fanfare and wander in front of Yangzhai City.
As the saying goes, "When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue."
Lin Ze didn't dare to think that he must be smarter than Jiang Shang, but he couldn't help but think that he had advanced thinking.
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On the other side, Jiang Shang felt uncomfortable. The Western Qin army's strategy of pretending to attack the city put him in a dilemma.
It is absolutely impossible to let it go. Once you relax, Jiang Shang can guarantee that the Western Qin Army will turn from a feint attack into a real attack.
It is also inappropriate to attack outside the city. During the day, the Western Qin cavalry has been patrolling outside the city. There are not many troops going out. It is estimated that even the cavalry will not be able to pass the threshold.
If more troops are sent out, Western Qin will definitely reinforce them, and it will become a head-on confrontation.
In this regard, Jiang Shang was skeptical of the Han army.
According to the defense of the city, Shang was almost attacked by the city wall. Once he left the city and lost the protection of the city wall, he would most likely be defeated in a direct battle.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shang sighed: "This battle is not easy to fight."
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The harassment tactics of the Western Qin Dynasty lasted for three days and were broken by the arrival of Han reinforcements.
This 50,000 reinforcements did not enter the city. Instead, according to Jiang Shang's order, a large camp was built next to the city wall to deal with those who came to harass them.
At the same time, Lin Ze clearly sensed that a group of celestial beings had fallen into Yangzhai City. Obviously, the Confucians took action, but he didn't know if Buddhists were involved.