Chapter two hundred and thirty seventh fight against the city
When the war broke out, the officials in the city who were nominally county guards but were actually government officials finally found suitable reasons to flee. Therefore, except for a few three or five households, Zhangshan County was basically an empty city.
If the Northern Zhou Dynasty or Western Liang troops were really heavily guarded, Li Xingchen would certainly not have the guts to lead an army to compete for Zhangshan County. After all, in addition to carrying a lot of arrows, their partial army also carried other cumbersome siege equipment.
Absolutely nothing, what to use to attack a heavily guarded city.
"Fire arrows!" The roar of the Northern Zhou generals came from the street in front, and the whistling arrows rushed toward them. Several Nanchen soldiers fell down screaming, while more soldiers hid behind the surrounding walls. There was the sound of horse hooves.
, a large group of Northern Zhou cavalry roared through the streets.
"Here we come!" Xiao Shilian shouted, "Trip the horse rope!"
The tripping ropes that had been prepared long ago were suddenly pulled straight, and the two cavalrymen in the lead were knocked to the ground. Perhaps they did not expect that these cunning "island barbarians" still had time to arrange the tripping ropes.
The Northern Zhou cavalry behind them panicked and grabbed the reins of their horses. Unfortunately, the narrow streets and the increased speed made it impossible for them to be as calm as they were in the wilderness.
Northern Zhou cavalry kept trampling on their own horses, and for a while the narrow street was completely blocked. The cavalry generals behind shouted loudly, but it was too late, and only the cavalry behind them had time to turn their horses.
"Fire arrows!" This time it was General Nan Chen's turn to give the order. Nan Chen's crossbowmen from the surrounding alleys jumped out one after another. The Northern Zhou cavalry blocking the streets were nothing less than their living targets.
"Brothers, charge with me!" Xiao Shilian raised his shield and jumped out of his hiding place. These cavalrymen who fell to the ground or were unable to advance or retreat were just turtles in a jar. Those Northern Zhou crossbowmen who had just fired arrows were the real threat.
Footsteps sounded in a hurry, and the Northern Zhou infantry who caught up behind the cavalry apparently also discovered these Nanchen soldiers who rushed out. Although they did not know where these Nanchen soldiers came from, they also knew very well that those bright swords and guns were
It's to take their lives.
On another, more spacious main road next to this, a group of Northern Zhou cavalry roared towards the Nanchen army in front.
"Line up, crossbowmen, let go!" Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes and ordered in a deep voice. Although this street only allowed three or four cavalry to walk abreast, Li Xingchen would not be stupid enough to let the infantry directly face the cavalry.
It's no different than sending yourself to death.
Large shields fell heavily to the ground, and the crossbowmen raised their crossbows at the same time, and arrows roared out, like dense raindrops, falling on the Northern Zhou cavalry team. There were even a few good ones,
He climbed directly onto the surrounding trees or even rooftops, shooting arrows at the enemy from a high position.
These soldiers did not need Li Xingchen's orders, and they knew in their hearts that they had already rushed into Zhangshan County. It could be said that there was really no way out now. The galloping Northern Zhou cavalry might cut them off at any time, and then send them into a doomed fate.
situation, so all they can do now is to follow Li Xinchen closely and do their best to send their weapons into the enemy's chest.
"Charge over!" Li Xingchen roared, and Ziyun's gun shook with sparks, and crashed directly into the two Northern Zhou cavalry who were staggering up. The gun barrel hit the waists of the two men hard. The two men who had just jumped off the horse
The soldier who fell off his back groaned and fell to the ground again.
Li Xingchen didn't care about the two of them at all. He thrust his Ziyun gun forward to block the saber of a Northern Zhou soldier from behind, while Li Ping followed closely with several soldiers and neatly killed the two men who fell to the ground.
The soldiers of the Nanchen brigade followed Li Xingchen closely, and red flags fluttered in the wind and spread forward along the street.
Through the gap between the houses, Li Xingchen could clearly see the street next door. Xiao Shilian also raised his hand to call for the soldiers to attack. However, he was obviously very dissatisfied with the progress of himself and Li Xingchen. He reached out to grab a flag and personally
He held it up and rushed to the front.
Li Xingchen smiled and looked up at the front of the street. A group of Northern Zhou infantry were hurriedly coming down from the city gate and blocking the street in formation.
"Brothers, follow me and kill the barbarians!" Li Xingchen smiled heartily, and the spear in his hand was speckled with blood.
On the two main streets in the city, the red flags symbolizing Nanchen moved forward rapidly, competing with each other, like a rolling, never-ending torrent.
Under the city gate in front, a Northern Zhou general was waving his arms anxiously, but when he saw the Nanchen soldiers pouring out from two streets at the same time, his hand movements stopped, and his face turned slightly pale.
Without waiting for him to speak with difficulty, the next moment Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian, as the spearheads of the two teams, took the lead in running into the queue hastily arranged by the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. This is where the two of them rushed. After that, Li Ping took the lead and jumped on.
He hugged Li Xingchen, and at the same time, the personal guards guarding Xiao Shilian also hurriedly stopped him.
"Boss, it's enough to lead the charge. The swords and guns in front of you are weak. If you make a mistake, your subordinates will not be able to bear the burden even if they die!" Li Ping yelled, grabbing Li Xingchen.
"You kid has been thinking about someone's evil all day long!" Li Xingchen's eyes were also red with blood. At this time, his face and clothes were covered with blood, and he didn't know who it was. The strong smell of blood was lingering all the time.
It stimulated and stimulated Li Xingchen's nerves.
Li Ping didn't care what Li Xingchen said next, and together with the other two soldiers, he dragged Li Xingchen behind the wall.
At this time, the soldiers from Nanchen behind also rushed into the battlefield. The soldiers from Northern Zhou and Nanchen were fighting together under the entire city gate, regardless of each other.
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and patted Li Ping. The sound of fighting and the smell of blood made him feel a little dazed: "You have the guts, I promise you not to go up, but you can help me with these people. If you can't take down the city gate."
, just come and see me!"
"Yes!" Li Ping roared, "Let's go, follow me!"
The Nanchen soldiers raised their weapons at the same time and followed Li Ping closely.
"Kill!" Li Ping suddenly raised the saber in his hand, the sword flashed and blood flew.
It was just one word, but it was enough to represent his strong killing intent at this time. The surrounding Nanchen soldiers who were gritting their teeth and rushing forward also squeezed out one word from between their teeth.
"kill--"
It turns melodious and soul-stirring!
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"Five thousand soldiers and horses?" Pei Zilie looked at Xiao Mohe in surprise. The entire Nanchen main army totaled only 70,000 or 80,000 people. Including Fan Yi and Lu Guangda's troops, it was 100,000. And the entire Xijiang army in Jiangling City
Liang's army, plus the young men recruited for recruitment, must have numbered fifty to sixty thousand.
This also means that the Nanchen army attacking the city is only twice the number of the defenders in the city, or even less than that.
There is a saying in the art of war: if you surround it ten times, attack it five times, and divide it if you double it. If you want to capture a city quickly, let alone five times the number of troops, you will always need three or four times.