Chapter 203 Precarious

Zhou Sima was silent for a while, then clasped his fists and said, "The last general was born in the army, and he only knows how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. If the city is destroyed, it is only natural for the county guard and his family to die. The last general will also commit suicide."

"You, you, you..." Li Xiangru was so angry that he almost rose to heaven, he waved his sleeves bitterly, turned and walked down the wall.

The defenders in the city were waiting in full battle, and their spirits were high, but Han Sui's rebels did not attack the city until the next day.

The battalions of the rebels outside the city came out one after another, and at least twenty to thirty thousand troops and horses gathered at the three gates of the city, with flags fluttering, and under a flag with Korean characters, there were many troops and horses surrounded, and it was Han Sui who went out in person. .

Since Han Sui seized power, he had rested in Jincheng County for two full months. Apart from quelling the rebellion and subduing people's hearts, his main job was to investigate the enemy's situation, make ladders, rams, and siege vehicles for siege vehicles. It can be said that it is determined to win against Longxi County once.

Among the generals surrounded by Han Sui, Yan Xing asked for orders: "Father-in-law, give the order to attack the city, and someone will personally supervise the battle." He never forgot the revenge of yesterday on the top of the city, so he was determined to take revenge today.

Han Sui nodded: "Okay, you urge 10,000 troops to attack the western city."

Yan Xing was ordered to leave, and Han Sui appointed two generals, Liang Xing and Yang Qiu, to urge the north and the south to attack the city, and each allocated 10,000 troops. After all, Han Sui now has a strong army, and 100,000 people besieged 5,000 people.

"March!"

With Yan Xing's order, the more than 10,000 Qiang soldiers were divided into two parts. The 2,000 archers were behind, and the 8,000 infantry were divided into four groups, each with 2,000 soldiers, each carrying a ladder, ready to go.

"Archers suppress, infantry first!"

Two thousand infantry rushed up carrying the ladder, while the archers on the top of the city hurriedly opened their bows and released arrows, causing more than a hundred infantry injuries.

The archers of the two thousand Qiang soldiers behind the siege array shot without hesitation, and the arrows on the strings flew out, immediately suppressing the few archers on the top of the city. The archers on the head hurriedly hid under the city head to avoid the random arrows, and they didn't even care about shooting the attacking infantry.

After all, half of the defenders in Xiangwu City are recruits, and under such a raging arrow rain, they dare not show their faces at all.

Zhou Sima was furious, and raised a wooden shield, more than a dozen arrows were nailed to the wooden shield, showing the density of the arrow rain.

"Don't be afraid! Hold up your shield to block the arrows, otherwise the enemy's infantry will be even more difficult to resist when they reach the top of the wall."

With Zhou Sima leading by example, the defenders in the city had no choice but to raise their shields to resist, and then used bows and arrows to fight back against the enemy archers, and suppressed the attacking infantry by the way.

Seeing that more than 400 people were killed or injured by two thousand infantry, Yan Xing immediately pressed the second infantry on top without hesitation, and another two thousand infantry rushed up carrying the ladder, and four thousand infantry rushed forward, and finally A warrior who dared to fight rushed to the top of the city with his shield on his shoulders and braved the rain of arrows.

The first to attack the city were all brave soldiers in the army. After rushing to the top of the city, they immediately raised their ring swords and aimed at the defenders on the top of the city.

Zhou Sima was furious, and hurriedly rushed over with dozens of powerful soldiers, fighting with the enemy troops who ascended the city.

At this time, there were rebels on the three sides of the city, but most of them had only a place to stand, so they were quickly killed by the densely assembled defenders. The more there are, half of the defenders in the city are recruits, so it is more difficult to resist.

When Han Sui saw this scene, he couldn't help but smiled, and told Li Kan beside him, "Use the wooden bumper."

Li Kan went away in response. He was one of the few wise men among the eight generals. When he saw Han Sui kill Li Wenhou and Bian Zhang, he was the first to join Han Sui. It can be said that Yan Xingzhi, Han Sui's son-in-law, was in the army. Besides, Han Sui trusted Li Kan the most.

"Bump the wood, get ready!"

The archers under the walls of the rebel army suppressed the defenders above the walls with dense rain of arrows. In Han Sui's army, there were more than a dozen strong soldiers on each of the three gates, holding a thick and sturdy soldier on the left and right. Wood, aimed at the city gate.

More than a dozen soldiers charged suddenly, and more than a dozen of them hugged the bumper tightly and slammed into it violently.

Boom!

The thick ramming force slammed into the city gate with great force, the two wooden city gates swayed back slightly, and the heavy ramming wood slammed up again.

Seeing this, Zhou Sima was in a hurry: "Come here, hurry up and move the wood and stones behind the city gate. Don't let the city gate be breached!"

Tens of thousands of troops besieged the city, and there was not enough manpower in the city, so Li Xiangru had no choice but to mobilize the people in the city. The young and strong went directly to the city to participate in the battle after distributing weapons, while the old and weak helped carry the corpses, wounded and supplies for the city defense. If they stay, the people in the city are naturally very afraid.

This is also one of the reasons why the siege battle is costly. The defending side is less difficult and can mobilize the people in the city to help defend, while the siege side can only use a large army, which naturally suffers heavy casualties.

The three of Yan Xing have already dispatched most of the infantry, and even he himself has grabbed a shield and is ready to fight in person.

The rebels and the defenders on the top of the city were entangled together, and the outcome was hard to tell for a while, and Yan Xing couldn't help feeling restless watching it.

"Hmph, follow me!"

Without hesitation, Yan Xing led more than a hundred soldiers and rushed up in person, but this time he did not carry a spear, but held a ring-sword in his mouth, and climbed on the ladder with hands and feet, Yan Xing climbed more and more Faster, jump up suddenly.

Yan Xing, whose hands were freed, grasped the ring-head knife in his mouth and slashed it out.

A defender in front of him was unprepared, and was immediately chopped off by Yan Xing with a knife, and half of his body lay on the ground, wailing.

"Hey, boys, kill!"

Yan Xing roared angrily, like a tiger coming out of its cage, slashing left and right, under the protection of dozens of personal soldiers, it can be said that no one can stop it.

Zhou Sima naturally also saw Yan Xing, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart: If such fierce generals are allowed to go unchecked, it will be difficult to preserve Xiangwu City.

"Thief general, eat me!"

Zhou Sima yelled angrily, rushed forward, and suddenly thrust out the spear in his hand, pointing directly at Yan Xing's chest and abdomen.

Yan Xing sensed the murderous intent from the side, and immediately got rid of the entanglement of the enemy in front of him, and then slashed out with a slash.

when!

Although he took the initiative to attack, the spear in Zhou Sima's hand was still knocked back by Yan Xing's knife. He knew in his heart that he was definitely not the opponent of this person in front of him.

However, how can you retreat at this moment?

Zhou Sima forcibly cheered himself up, and raised his spear in his hand: "Come again!"

Yan Xing snorted, and swiped out the ring-shoudao in his hand, and slashed vertically with the ring-shoudao, beating Zhou Sima so weakly that he couldn't fight back within seven or eight rounds.

snort! If someone had a spear in his hand, you'd be dead.