The 229th chapter pulls a hair and moves the whole body
The sound of drums echoed across the vast sky and earth, and thin rain fell from the sky, covering the entire world in rising water vapor.
Torches were burning in the wind and rain. The flames swayed with the howling wind and the rain that hit the face, illuminating the faces. The sentinels rode their horses back and forth in front of each array, their horses' hooves pounding heavily.
Stepping into a puddle stirred up countless mud and rain.
Huge sheds were built one after another amidst the sound of uniform chants, while shirtless strong men shouted back and forth to push huge ballistae carts into the sheds.
Most of the bowstrings of crossbows are made of animal skins, which are the so-called "rubber bands". They can easily become loose when exposed to water on rainy days, thus greatly affecting the range of arrows, so this kind of rainproof shelter must be used.
to protect the ballista.
Behind the rain-proof shelter, more trebuchets had been prepared, silently looking at the city in the distance in the wind and rain.
This was the early morning of the second day after Nanchen attacked Jiangling. Amid the common summer wind and rain in Jiangnan, a new round of attack was being prepared.
"General, the crossbow is ready!" A soldier came over quickly.
Xiao Mohe had been standing quietly on the hillside since the various ministries began to prepare. His eyes had a panoramic view of the entire Jiangling City through the slanting bead curtains and rain curtains.
"General, we have heard the noise in the west of the city. It must be the governor of Jingzhou who is urging his men to attack the city!" Meteor Detective Horse came quickly.
"This Fan Yi really can't sit still." Xiao Mohe said lightly. Nanchen launched a fierce attack on the first day, and the attack under Fan Yi, the governor of Jingzhou, was the most ferocious, and there were many casualties.
Precisely because Fan Yi led his troops to attack fiercely, Lu Guangda in the south of the city could not sit still, and followed up with his troops to attack the city crazily. In the end, Xiao Mohe was supposed to be in the east to launch the general attack, while Lu Guangda was in charge of the south and west.
The scene where Quanta and Fan Yi were respectively responsible for the feint attack suddenly turned into an out-and-out strong attack from three directions.
After all, the defender of the city was the famous general Lu Teng. Even if Nanchen's army went to war in such a big way, and the gate towers at all the gates of Jiangling City were even smashed by trebuchets, the city was still not shaken in the slightest. Every time Nanchen's forwards rushed forward.
The city walls were driven down by the desperate counterattack of the defenders.
"Is there any news coming from Xiangyang?" Xiao Mohe is not very concerned about the current situation of the battle. Yesterday's siege was thwarted, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers has basically cooled down. The next step should be a long battle.
With war and a war of attrition, it would not be that easy to capture the city the next day.
But in the final analysis, Jiangling is just an isolated city. As long as Xiao Mohe is given enough time, he is sure to take over this city. Of course, the premise of all this is that there is no interference from the Northern Zhou people.
"Now General Ren has led his army to surround Mianyang, while General Chunyu has led the Yingzhou army to attack Anlu County along the Jianshui River, threatening Xiangyang's flanks. Even if Yuchijiong wants to send troops, he will have to think carefully.
Chen Yu, who was following Xiao Mohe, said in a low voice. When Li Xingchen, Xiao Shilian and others were not around, he naturally took on the role of aide.
Xiao Mohe nodded slightly. It seemed that there was only Jiangling City in front of him, but the whole Jingxiang was involved. It really affected the whole body with one move: "It's almost time to attack the city."
Many generals who pricked up their ears immediately raised their hands together: "No!"
Xiao Mohe narrowed his eyes, turned around and walked straight down the hillside: "It's still a bit far here, let's go ahead and get on the nest car!"
And just behind him, the drumming suddenly stopped, and the whole world was suddenly filled with the sound of howling wind and rain. But before everyone could take a breath, the drumming became faster and more shocking.
It rose from the ground and exploded throughout the world!
The next moment, countless crossbows and trebuchets roared towards the city in the wind and rain, and the uniform Nanchen arrays began to move forward.
Several personal guards were protecting Xiao Mohe as he walked down the hillside. Just as Xiao Mohe was about to mount his horse, a sentry rider rushed over quickly and almost hit Xiao Mohe. Xiao Mohe reached out and grabbed the reins of the horse to control the frightened horse.
When Chen Yu and two men rushed forward, and were about to scold the sentry rider, Xiao Mohe hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop them.
The sentry knight turned over and took out the battle report from his arms and presented it to Xiao Mohe: "Reporting to General Zuowei, General Dianwei captured Emperor Xiao Kui of the Western Liang Dynasty and more than 20 people including the emperor's relatives in Ji Nancheng. This is a special report.
General!"
"What did you say?" Xiao Mohe raised his eyebrows, and Chen Yu and others also subconsciously opened their mouths. They had just clearly heard the six clear words "Xiliang Emperor Xiao Kui".
"Capture Xiao Kui!" the sentry rider repeated anxiously.
Xiao Mohe was startled for a moment, with a smile on his face, and reached out to grab the battle report.
Not far away, fighting slogans were loud and loud, and the Nanchen army launched another attack on Jiangling City.
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"God is not kind." Pei Zilie looked at the rain falling outside the window and couldn't help but sigh. Who would have thought that the rain would start falling just after nightfall and would not stop until the next morning. In this way, more than 3,000 people
But I was forced to be trapped in Ji Nancheng.
And Xiao Shilian was circling back and forth under the eaves outside the window, like a trapped animal. For a person with such a short temper, it was of course very unpleasant to encounter such a lingering rain.
However, this rain has turned the outside of Jinan City into a muddy mess. The two teams of scouts sent out to explore the road came back dejected and covered in mud - no one knew how many times they fell down - not to mention that there were also
Xiao Kui and other prisoners had to be taken with them. It would be even more difficult if the army advanced.
Unfortunately, Ji Nancheng is already a long-abandoned city. The official road from Jiangling either goes along the Mianshui River to Xiangyang, or goes west along the river and then north to Zhangchuan County. These two official roads lead to Zhangchuan County.
No one cares about Jinan City, which is sandwiched between roads. No matter which official road you want to walk on, you have to put in a lot of effort. It is far from a simple matter of just passing through the vast grassland outside the city.
"This shows that Xiao Kui can find a place, but God has not favored him." Li Xingchen, however, did not mean to panic. He sat leisurely next to the small stove and stretched out his hand to warm himself.
The heavy rain was enough to keep us out of the city."
"It rains continuously, and there is no news from Jiangling City in the south..." Pei Zilie frowned and said, "I always feel a little worried."
"We have done what we can and should do," Li Xingchen said with a smile. "The rest of the meat-eating matters should be left to General Zuowei and the Jingzhou Governor. After all, we are juniors. If we go back now, it will be a good idea."
It means showing off your achievements or even taking credit, so this rain comes at the right time."
Pei Zilie was startled for a moment: "Shizhong, are you saying that we shouldn't go back?"
After a moment of silence, Li Xingchen raised his head, looked at Pei Zilie, and nodded.