As more Wuya warships entered the battle, the water gate in the northwest corner of Xiangzhou was quickly breached. Of course, the main reason may be because Jiang Xian defended his position on the dock, and Nan Chen's soldiers did not drive him down the river in the end.
The result was that a steady stream of Shu Han soldiers and horses came ashore through this pier and quickly cleaned up the enemies above and below the city wall.
Perhaps Chen Shujian should not have left Shuimen in the first place. If he was still there, Nanchen's army might have retaken the dock, but Chen Shujian chose to go to the North City Gate. Now the North City Gate is saved, but Watergate has become a breakthrough point for the Shuhan army.
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It's just that at that critical moment, Chen Shujian didn't have much choice...
Jiang Xian had already been hit by three arrows. These were just arrow wounds. Even he himself probably didn't know how many other stab wounds there were. From leading dozens of soldiers to guard the dock, to later counterattacking with reinforcements, this man who once
The general who was criticized for his poor performance in the Battle of Yiling finally proved himself.
At the open water gate, a ship was quickly transferring soldiers and horses, and the iron ropes and caltrops on the river had been removed. The dock inside the water gate was very large, and because of the blockage of the iron ropes, it could
In fact, only a small section of the door is used, and now it is finally released.
Even some smaller warships have begun to invest in the process of transporting equipment and people. After all, this battle is not over yet!
Soon after Shuimen was captured, Chen Shujian and Chen Shushen led their troops to retreat from the city gate. However, Xiangzhou City had more than just a city wall. The inner city was the former regent's palace, where Chen Xu was stationed when he presided over the Jingzhou War.
, later the city wall was increased, and turrets were even arranged on the wall to form an inner city.
Although the inner city is not big, it is different from the palace in Jiankang Mansion, which faces north and south. At that time, Chen Xu wanted to show that he did not covet the throne, so the palace was located on the southeast side, and the city walls were tall and difficult to defend.
attack.
What's more important is that Chen Shujian and Chen Shushen did not intend to rely solely on the city to defend. Instead, they laid out a large number of ambushes and traps in Xiangzhou City early. The purpose of this was naturally to use Xiangzhou City and Li Xinchen to fight street battles as much as possible.
Drag it down.
With a piece of foxtail in his mouth, Su Jian, the leader of the Shu Han Dynasty, looked at the empty alley.
This small alley connects the dock to a warehouse not far away. Further south of the warehouse is the inner city where the enemy is currently guarding. As one of the vanguards of the army entering the city, Su Jian did not choose to follow the main trunk like most of his colleagues.
Pushing forward along the road - it turns out that the enemy's ambushes are mainly concentrated in the government offices on the left and right sides of the road. The high walls and deep houses brought great trouble to the cleaning work of the Shu Han soldiers, so that many times they had to simply
Burn down the house with a fire.
Su Jian chose such a winding alley. He was not sure if he could reach the warehouse he needed to seize if he continued walking. However, as a Jiangnan native, Su Jian knew that as long as there was a warehouse, there would be water.
It can be used to put out fires in emergencies, and secondly, waterways can be used to transport supplies conveniently.
Now the end of this small alley is the river.
Su Jian took a deep breath, but did not walk directly into the alley. Years of battlefield experience made him feel that it could not be so peaceful here. You must know that a few streets away, there are rivers of blood flowing now. Chen Shujian has been in Xiangzhou for many years, and he is still
There were many reliable old subordinates, but he did not arrange all of them at the city gate, but mainly concentrated them in the streets and alleys.
In other words, facing Li Xingchen who was very good at siege and had various perfect large-scale siege equipment, Chen Shujian had no intention of blocking him with a wall from the beginning.
Only by setting up layers of defenses and delaying layers of delay can Li Xingchen be stopped here as much as possible. As for whether reinforcements will arrive in the future and how long he will defend, even Chen Shujian may not know in his mind.
In this battle, since I came to Xiangzhou, I have only tried my best.
Therefore, as a veteran, Su Jian felt that he had seen through Chen Shujian's plan. Therefore, standing in front of this empty alley, Su Jian did not dare to move forward rashly. Chen Shujian had been running Xiangzhou for so many years, and there was no way he would let him go.
This is a flaw.
"Kick the door!" Su Jian decided to at least see if there were any ghosts in the surrounding houses.
After all, the inner city and warehouses near the rear were all high-ranking and noble people who were eligible to live here. The thick red door was lifted up by the soldiers and the siege wood creaked when it hit it. Su Jian held his breath and watched the door open at the end.
It burst open after a collision.
"Whoosh!" The cold wind suddenly blew up!
The two soldiers in the front row were hit by arrows and fell to the ground almost at the same time. The Shu Han crossbowmen, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly shot arrows inside. After a round of arrows, the sword and shield men rushed in quickly, leaving no chance for the enemy at all.
opportunity.
Several Nanchen soldiers came out from the darkness, but there were too few of them. Su Jian didn't take it seriously at all, and waved his hand: "Clean house by house, don't let anyone go!"
As he spoke, he looked around.
Sure enough, there were seven or eight ladders placed against the wall on one side of the alley, and there were many stones placed under the ladders. You can imagine what Su Jian would have suffered immediately if he led people directly into the alley.
blow.
The sound of fighting in front gradually subsided. Su Jian looked at the Nanchen soldiers lying in a pool of blood and shook his head.
There were actually only a dozen people in this huge house, but no one surrendered. It goes without saying that these guys must be Chen Shujian's cronies, and even... dead soldiers. It seems that this battle
But some were beaten.
"Fire arrow!" On the avenue not far away, several Shu Han soldiers were hiding at the corner of the street, and a war leader shouted loudly.
Several fire arrows shot out quickly, finally igniting the debris blocking the road ahead. Seeing the fire burning and dividing the entire street, these Shu Han soldiers, almost everyone injured, breathed a sigh of relief.
The enemy piled up a lot of debris in the middle of the road, blocking the road. After that, there were Luzhai and Juma. Archers and crossbowmen were scattered among these obstacles, constantly facing the Shu Han who were charging forward.
Soldiers shoot arrows.
At the same time, one or two people would pop up from time to time in the deep streets and alleys behind them. Although the number was small, at least the Shu Han soldier who bore the brunt had almost no chance of surviving.
It can be said that instead of engaging in a one-on-one street battle with the enemy here, they would rather form a neat team and charge towards the city wall.
Cheng Feng and several personal guards were lying on the corner of the street not far away. The street fighting was undoubtedly cruel, especially for this era. The continuous houses needed to be fought over house by house, and all cold weapons were used. The Shu Han army
It is reasonable for the advancement to be blocked. (To be continued)