Chapter 242 Attack on the City
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"Attack the city!"
Sun Ce shouted loudly, and the Jiangdong soldiers who were already close to Jiangxia City suddenly moved. The murderous spirit rose with the sound of the rapid war drums, and it soon reached its peak.
At the same time, the Jiangdong soldiers at the west gate and the east gate also rushed to Jiangxia City. With the siege on three sides, the situation in Jiangxia City looks extremely serious.
The Flying Dragon Army was ready when the drums were ringing outside the city. When Jiangdong outside the city was mobilized and besieged, the Flying Dragon Army in the city was also scattered on the four towers of Jiangxia City.
Wenpin personally led the Feilong Army to guard the South Gate, echoing Sun Ceyao outside the city, while the West Gate and East Gate Wenpin selected more than a dozen young generals from the Feilong Army to guard. These more than a dozen young generals may be far less than last week's Thai and Handang, but they guarded the city, plus Wenpin has a clear division of labor for them and leads the elite. The sharp flying dragon army, it is not too difficult to defend the city.
The most important thing is that most of the tens of thousands of troops attacking Jiangxia this time were attracted to the South Gate. The pressure on these more than a dozen young generals was not great, while the North Gate Wenpin of Xiangyang City was handed over to Chen Sheng, the former general of Jiangxia. Chen Sheng led 2,000 Jiangxia defenders to guard the north gate mainly to prevent the sneak attack of soldiers and horses in Jiangdong.
And the situation in Jiangxia City has been handed over to Zhuge Liang. In addition, Wen has also left Jiangxia's general Zhang Hu and 5,000 Jiangxia garrison.
The sound of earth-shattering drums resounded through the sky, and the whole Jiangxia City was shrouded in the sound of drums. The people in the city seemed to have adapted to such drums, so when they shouted to kill outside the city, the people in the city returned home one by one and closed their doors.
"Military division, do you think?" Ma Liang put down the bamboo slip in his hand and looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.
"Ha ha, don't worry, General Wen can handle it." Zhuge Liang smiled and said that even Liu Qi has praised Wen Ping's talent more than once. These days, he knows more about Wen Ping in Jiangxia City, and it is not difficult to keep Jiangxia according to Wen Ping's ability.
Now in addition to the 10,000 Flying Dragon Army, there are also 10,000 Jiangxia garrisons in the city, which is far worse than the 40,000 Jiangdong army outside the city, but it is not difficult to defend the city.
"I just don't know how Xiangyang is now? However, the master's means are not weak. Cai Mao and others are not afraid. I'm just worried about the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under Cai Mao's command. I don't know how the main guild will deal with it. Zhuge Liang said with some worry on his face that the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Cai Mao and others can have an unexpected effect if they are used well, but the strong self-pressure may also cause mutiny.
"The military division can rest assured that the lord will not make such a mistake." Ma Liang has been following Liu Qi for a long time. Liu Qi is not sure that he will not touch the tens of thousands of soldiers.
"I hope so. As long as we persist today, Jiangdong's soldiers and horses will naturally retreat. At that time, I may go back to Xiangyang again." Zhuge Liang shook his head.
Above the tower of Jiangxia City, Wenpin was dressed in armor and looked at the cold light in the eyes of the approaching Jiangdong soldiers. In fact, Jiangxia County does not have the power to resist at all as it seems. The 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Flying Dragon Army and the original 30,000 defenders of Jiangxia have a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses. Although it is not as good as Jiangdong, it also has the power of a war.
However, this time, Jiangdong not only had only 100,000 soldiers and horses, but also almost all the famous generals in Jiangdong arrived. Wenpin was not sure to repel the Jiangdong army, so he retreated to the city to look for an opportunity. But retreating to the city means that all the actions of the Flying Dragon Army are under the supervision of the Jiangdong Army, and it is even more difficult to find opportunities.
If Feilongwei broke into the Jiangdong army barracks at night and harassed the Jiangdong army, it was not without a chance, but Feilongwei was sent by Zhuge Liang, so Wen Ping went to see Zhuge Liang for help.
"Fighting arrows!"
Shu...
Seeing that it was almost done, under the order of Wen Ping, the Flying Dragon Army, which had been standing quietly on the city, immediately bent down to pull arrows, shooting at the sky one by one, and then the feather arrows all over the sky fell, and the momentum of Jiangdong soldiers who were about to charge was suppressed.
Ah, ah, ah, ah............
There were continuous screams. Under the feather arrows of the archers of the Flying Dragon Army, soldiers were constantly shot and fell down. However, the Jiangdong soldiers were full of momentum. Although they were suppressed by the bows and arrows of the Flying Dragon Army, they still rushed down to Jiangxia City one by one.
Wenpin on the tower was not surprised by this, but waved his hand, and the dragon army behind him quickly ran away. Soon after, huge stones were thrown into the air and fell towards the city.
"Fight away!"
The soldiers who were charging under the city saw huge stones covered with their heads, and they were so scared that they hid to the side in a hurry.
Boom...
Ah, ah, ah...
The boulder fell and rolled around with thick dust. Once the soldiers around him were stained by the boulder, he was injured. A famous soldier was crushed into a meat pie in the process of rolling down the boulder, and the ladder carried by the soldiers also turned into fragments under the crushing of the boulder.
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For half an hour, Wenpin on the city tower hurriedly commanded the flying dragon soldiers to drop feather arrows from time to time and smash the rolling stone. When the ladder got to the top of the city, the hot fire oil on the island, the Jiangdong army suffered heavy losses. In just half an hour, more than 500 people were lost and nearly 1,000 people were injured.
In this half hour, Jiangdong soldiers did not even climb the wall of Jiangxia Tower, leaving more than 500 corpses under Jiangxia City.
Not far away, Sun Ce has been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. At this time, Sun Ce's face has also changed from his initial self-confidence to gloomy. At present, the flying dragon soldiers on the tower have not suffered any casualties, but his army has suffered heavy losses. Although a thousand soldiers are nothing, it can also illustrate a problem that there is a serious price to pay to attack Jiangxia City.
Just now he had sent someone to inquire, and the other two gates were the same. Although the battle there was not as tragic as here, the flying dragon army on the tower was also orderly, so that Jiangdong's soldiers and horses had no opportunity to take advantage of it.
And the more than ten generals behind Sun Ce were also pale at this time. Just now, they laughed at Lu Su and said big words. Unexpectedly, they had shown their advantages and disadvantages in just half an hour.
It is impossible for the Flying Dragon Army to take over the city in a short period of time. Even if the well railing after the army is sent up, it will not have much effect. The well railing can temporarily suppress the flying dragon army on the tower, but it is even more difficult to take the opportunity to capture the city.
"Lord?" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce.
"Gong Jin, do you have a way? If it goes on like this, even if we capture Jiangxia City, our Jiangdong army will suffer heavy losses. At that time, how can we resist the reinforcements of Jingzhou? Sun Ce's face was gloomy, and his eyebrows were full of worries.
"Lord, it's better to use the well railing after the army to suppress the flying dragon army in the city. At that time, Wen Ping will definitely transfer the soldiers and horses in the city to the south gate to support. At that time, you can take the opportunity to attack the north gate." Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said, although Zhou Yu said so, Zhou Yu did not have much hope. How could Wen Ping be cautious and unprepared? This was also a way out of the way.
"Good." Sun Ce immediately turned his head and looked at Lv Meng. Chen Wudao: "You two led 5,000 people's guards to the north gate and attacked the north gate half an hour later."
"No." Lv Meng and Chen Wu immediately led 5,000 guards to the West Gate and the East Gate in two ways.
"Use the well bar!" Sun Ce also said to the messenger behind him.
"No."
Not long after, the well railings after the army moved, and more than a dozen well railings slowly approached Jiangxia City along the road ceded by the army.
"Upper to the well column!" A soldier who made the next team hold bows and arrows went up the well railing along the stairs.
Wen Ping, who was on the tower, snorted coldly and turned to the soldier behind him. Before the soldiers on the well railing were ready, huge stones were thrown from the tower. This time, the boulder did not hit the soldiers under the city, but went straight to more than a dozen well railings that had just stopped.
The soldiers who have just climbed the well railing are so scared that they are pale. The well railings are extremely high and extremely strong, but in front of such a huge boulder, the well railing is simply vulnerable. Once they are hit by the boulder, they will collapse immediately, and the soldiers on the well railing will also suffer.
Boom!
A boulder hit a well railing, and the well railing was immediately smashed apart by the impact of the boulder. The well railing more than ten meters high collapsed without holding on for a long time.
Ah, ah, ah, ah............
The soldiers on the well railing were also not spared. They either fell into the well railing or were pressed down, and hundreds of soldiers on the whole well railing were immediately killed and killed.
Boom!!
Another well railing was hit, and the well railing collapsed, and screams were endless.
Boom! Boom! ......
The boulder kept falling. Just when the first wave of boulder fell, three well railings were hit, and the soldiers in Jiangdong suffered heavy casualties.
Boom!! Boom!!
Not long after, the second wave of boulders fell again, and two well bars were hit, and the soldiers on the well bars were killed and injured.
"Recede!" Sun Cehong looked at the collapsed well railing angrily and roared.
In just a quarter of a minute, all the soldiers on the well rail have been removed, but the remaining well railings are cumbersome and difficult to remove quickly. Under the continuous blow of the boulders, there are only three more than three well railings intact.
"I don't believe how long a small Jiangxia can last. Add me another 3,000 soldiers and horses to attack!" Sun Ce said with a ferocious face.
"Master, calm down! This flying dragon army can do this in a short time, but naturally there is no strength to fight again after a long time. As long as the Lord keeps attacking continuously day and night, he can also capture Jiangxia City in three days. Zhang Wei saw that Sun Ce was so busy persuading.
"Yes, at present, the Flying Dragon Army is in high morale and has been in the city for so long. At this time, the fierce attack will only make Jiangdong soldiers lose more severely. As long as the continuous attack exhausts the strength of the Flying Dragon Army, it is easy to capture Jiangxia City. Lv Fan, the general beside him, also persuaded Sun Ce.
"Master, don't be impatient. Lv Meng and Chen Wu's two generals have gone to the north gate. I think they can definitely make the Jiangxia garrison suffer heavy losses by surprise." Zhou Yu also bowed and persuaded.