Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 389 Battle of Juyang, True and False Bohai King
When Luo Jun heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat. This heavy crossbow is King Chen's big weapon, and it is a big bargaining chip, so it must not be lost.

"Quick! The light crossbowman prevents the enemy from approaching, and quickly withdraw the heavy crossbow from the battlefield!"

In the middle of the valley, the continuous iron arrows suddenly stopped. Seeing this, Gong Qiu greeted immediately: "The rain has stopped, brothers start working!"

The Tiefutu, which had been in a defensive posture, was once again full of aggressiveness. The cavalry sat on high horses and poured their attacks down to their heart's content. Hundreds of troops who first ascended had already suffered a lot of casualties. Under the new round of attacks, Quickly retreat to the forest, at this time only the mountains and forests can stop these armored heavy cavalry.

At this time, Xu Huang personally led the army into the valley and went straight to the slopes on both sides of the valley road. Xu Huang led his men to give up their horses and choose to go up the valley slope on foot.

The arrow rain all over the sky was coming at him. Xu Huang lowered his body and signaled the soldiers to stop advancing. Even though the armor was on his body, under the blind arrows and intensive shooting, people still got hit from time to time. Xu Huang waited and watched for a while. If there was less, he ordered to charge.

Although the cavalry left their horses, they did not run slowly at all. Soon, under Xu Huang's leadership, they arrived at the so-called heavy crossbow position.

However, the scene in front of him was: all kinds of materials were left on the ground, the most conspicuous ones were the wooden boxes stacked one by one, many of them were still open, and they were full of iron arrows.

Xu Huang grabbed a handful of heavy, solid iron arrows in his hand.

"Yuan Jun is really generous."

Xu Huang looked at the temporary path leading from the slope to the top of the slope, and sighed the danger of the terrain here. The slope to the top of the slope is very gentle, and horses or carriages can come here, but when the slope goes down, it becomes dangerous suddenly, so that the enemy cannot move. Ride directly from the valley to attack the crossbowmen position.

"Take everything back!" Xu Huang ordered.

The battle in the valley has also come to an end. The hundreds of pioneer troops in the valley were almost completely wiped out under the crushing attack of the Iron Buddha.

Although the battle lost a lot, it also gained a lot. The only regret is that the heavy crossbowmen slipped away.

Xu Huang simply cleaned the battlefield and buried the dead soldiers on the spot. This was a rigid requirement of the King of Bohai, so as not to cause an epidemic. Then, he rushed to Juyang to support Xu Rong.

"General, a large number of horses and roadblocks have been set up at the exit of the valley, and it is impossible to pass!" A soldier came to report.

"Clean up quickly, if there are any rocks that cannot be moved, ask Tiefutu to help pull them!"

Xu Huang ordered, with a look of scorching on his face. He sat on the horse and looked towards the southeast direction of Juyang City. After leaving the valley road, he turned south and saw the official road leading to Juyang City.

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Under Juyang City.

Ding Yuan stood in the middle of the army, overlooking Juyang City. At this time, the siege had already begun. Zhang Yang stood behind him, also quietly looking at the distant city.

On Ding Yuan's left stood Jiang Qi, the general of the Yuan Army, who was also the chief general of the Runan Front Army. On his right hand was Yuan Yi, the former prefect of Shanyang. After he lost Shanyang County, he had been stationed in Jiyin County. The first time was ordered to attack from the east.

"General Jiang, General Ding, since the siege has begun, I'd better go back to the army first!" Yuan Yi said aside.

Jiang Qi glanced at Yuan Yi, and shook his head secretly, this brother of Duke Yuan is not good at leading troops, I really don't know why Duke Yuan wants to...

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise, and a huge boulder suddenly flew out from the direction of the city and crashed into the crowd, crushing many people immediately.

"Trebuchet!" Ding Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "How could there be a catapult in Juyang City!"

Zhang Yang took the words: "Maybe it was destroyed when we retreated, and it was repaired by Xu Rong."

Ding Yuan frowned, "It should have been set on fire in the first place, when we fight, when will we need to use these!"

Jiang Qi on the side listened and shook his head secretly.

These two are colleagues.

He has been preparing for this battle for several months, and he has also prepared a lot of equipment, including catapults, well fences and siege vehicles.

Ding Yuan was fine, he had been pinning his hopes on field battles, and the cavalry had been training frequently, but in the end, Xu Rong huddled in the city, making him very angry.

On the battlefield, soldiers never tire of deceit, knowing that they are outnumbered, Xu Rong naturally shrinks back, and it is Ding Yuan who is naive.

Jiang Qi understands that the West, which he is in charge of in this battle, is the highlight.

There is no trebuchet to destroy the facilities, no wells to suppress the arrows, no ladders to climb the city, and it is too fantastic to really want to test dozens of ladders and conquer the city.

"Is there any news about Prime Minister Luo?" Jiang Qi would ask every once in a while.

Luo Jun led Ju Yi to restrain Xu Huang. Now Xu Huang is the biggest hidden danger to him, because he is equipped with siege equipment, infantry with equipment and light armor, but cannot withstand the charge of cavalry.

Now the clear news is that Xu Huang was intercepted by Ju Yi in the valley north of Jiami on the way here, and the loss was not small, so he should not dare to pass rashly for a while, or it would take several days to detour.

This created time for Juyang to attack the city.

"No!" The intelligence officer answered his question very simply.

Jiang Qisuan breathed a sigh of relief. There is no news at this time, but it is good news.

"Report-"

"General Qi, the Ximen Ladder has already leaned against the city wall, and soldiers have already ascended the city!"

"Good! Great!" Jiang Qi shouted, very proud.

On the other hand, in the south of the city here, although the command of the Chinese army is located there, it is obvious that this is not the main attack, because it is visible to the naked eye that the siege soldiers did not even climb up the ladder, and most of them were shot by arrows while running. He was shot to death by arrows and stoned to death.

Hearing that Jiang Qi had already ascended the city, Ding Yuan's gray eyebrows couldn't help but raised. Who told Xu Rong's defenders to use the trebuchet in the south of the city? Otherwise, those equipment would probably be smashed to pieces.

Ding Yuan smiled, and said to Jiang Qi: "The general manages the army well, he is indeed mighty!"

"It's no wonder Ben Chu values ​​the general so much, it's really extraordinary!" Yuan Yi also changed his face.

Jiang Qi responded with a smile, and ordered again: "Send the order, attack with the battering ram, increase the pressure on the city gate defenders, don't save arrows in Jinglan, use all your strength to suppress and kill the enemies at the top of the city, and cover the soldiers who ascend the city!"

"Yes, don't save arrows, General Jiang, is there enough arrows, enough to deploy [-] from our army!" Yuan Yi interrupted immediately.

Jiang Qi sneered in his heart, as expected of the surname Yuan, so and so, when the time came to break Ximen, and Yuan Yi said it, he might have contributed too.

"Thank you, Lord Yuan, if there are not enough arrows, the general will definitely open his mouth."

Jiang Qi obviously refused, Yuan Yi smiled back to avoid embarrassment.

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On the tower of the West Gate of Juyang, Xu Rong personally sits in charge. He holds a big knife and has killed several Yuan Jun who rushed to the top of the city.

Thick black smoke rose from one end of the city wall. It was the smoke from the failed ladder burning. Xu Rong had prepared kerosene for the ladder and set it on fire. Put out the fire.

As a result, Yuan Jun followed the ladder and climbed up to the top of the city like walking on flat ground. Xu Rongjun not only had to deal with them, but also guarded against the arrow attacks on several well rails.

The battle is becoming more and more unfavorable to Xu Rongjun.

"General, the battering ram is coming!" A city guard came to report.

Xu Rong swung his knife suddenly, killed a Yuan Jun, wiped the blood spattered on his face, and took the time to reply: "Hold me! Don't make mistakes!"

"Yes!" The city guard hurried over.

Suddenly, Xu Rong caught a glimpse of a black shadow coming towards him from the corner of his eye, and he instinctively flashed on the spot.

With a sound of "Boom", a huge boulder in his arms fell on the place where Xu Rong was standing, shaking the ground of the city wall into several cracks. On the side of the boulder, there was an unlucky soldier whose head was nowhere to be found. under.

Xu Rong instinctively felt palpitations, his heart was pounding, and he was sweating.

Just a little bit.

Xu Rong glanced at the trebuchet outside the city, gritted his teeth, hate!There is nothing else to do, now it is absolutely impossible to fight out of the city. Although Xu Rong can cope with the siege from three sides, it is obviously difficult, especially in the west of the city. Yuan Jun led by Jiang Qi is a special siege force. complete.

The key to breaking the current situation lies in when the Bohai King's support will arrive.

Suddenly, another soldier rushed over, it was the sentinel!
"General, General!" The sentinel spoke hastily and urgently, "The sentinels north of Jiami discovered that Yuan Jun had repelled Xu Huang's army in Jiami Beigu."

"what!"

Xu Rong was shocked!

……

"What! Say it again!" Jiang Qi stepped forward, grabbed the messenger and lifted him up.

"General Jujuju has already been defeated by Xu Huang, and he and Luo Guoxiang have withdrawn one by one!"

Jiang Qi frowned, and said angrily, "Why didn't you report earlier!"

"This, this, this..." The messenger was from Ju Yi, and he couldn't say anything.

"Why is there such a disparity in the results after only half a day, why!"

Jiang Qi threw the soldier to the ground. At this time, the battle was at a critical moment. In just two days, or even one day, he could break through Ximen, and even the entire Juyang, defeat Xu Rong, become famous all over the world, and become the Yuan family. The number one general in the sect.

"General Jiang, calm down!" Yuan Yi stepped forward, helped the soldier up, and asked, "Let's explain clearly, why did you win before, but now you lose again?"

"There is a special cavalry under Xu Huang's tent. Their horses are very tall and equipped with heavy armor. General Ju Yi's first camp can't hurt them at all. Not only that, even Luo Xiang's heavy crossbow can't effectively kill them."

The crowd fell into contemplation.

Even heavy crossbows can't kill effectively, so what is this?
Ding Yuan had seen the power of heavy crossbows with his own eyes. Ordinary cavalry were like a living target, and ordinary armor was basically useless. But under Xu Huang's tent, there were cavalry who were not afraid of heavy crossbows?

He couldn't help but think of the giant iron-clad beast that was reported in the last White Horse Grain Battle. At first he thought it was a fictional rumor, but now he heard it from the messenger, it coincided with it.

Does such a thing really exist?

"Do you know Xu Huang's current position?" Ding Yuan asked the key question.

"General Ju Yi has set up many roadblocks at Taniguchi, so the advance must have been very slow."

"I'm going to the front line!" Jiang Qi said, and left with a whip.

It was very slow, and he had doubts in his heart. If something happened again, he couldn't afford it. If when he was attacking the city with all his strength, a large group of cavalry suddenly appeared behind him, no matter how brave his soldiers were, they would only be defeated.

Therefore, he has to go to the front line to supervise the battle in a limited time, and only wants to break through the city as soon as possible, and he has to resign himself to fate for the rest.

It is obviously unrealistic to withdraw now, the investment in preparations for war is too great, time, manpower, equipment, etc.

Now, Jiang Qi suddenly realized that there is nothing wrong with attacking the city like Ding Yuan and Yuan Yi, at least he saw that the situation was wrong, but he threw the ladder and withdrew his troops cleanly, and he obviously couldn't do this.

Jiang Qi soon came to the city, looking at the top of the city where the smoldering fire was everywhere, Yuan Jun's soldiers were climbing up the city in an orderly manner, and the city was carrying out fierce strangulation around the entrance of the ladder. Although Yuan Jun rushed up continuously, but kept Combat attrition, the advantage has not been expanded.

"Attack immediately from the rear, join Xiandeng!"

"Send Jinglan, immediately change people, the rate of fire is too slow, the people above can't pull the string anymore!"

"The sentry probes to the north, and if there is an enemy situation, report it immediately!"

Jiang Qi ordered one by one, and the balance of the battlefield was tilting a little bit.

Xu Rong at the top of the city suddenly felt that Yuan Jun's arrows had become more and faster. This is a substitution!Moreover, the number of Yuan Jun rushing to the top of the city suddenly increased, and they attacked swiftly and quickly made a circle at the entrance of the ladder.

At this time, there was no place to stand on the ground at the mouth of the ladder, and the corpses of Yuan Jun and Xu Rongjun were lying there, some missing arms and legs, some disemboweled, and some even missing their heads.

Jiang Qi's order to fight to the death, Jing Lan's arrow support, and the stimulation of countless dead comrades under his feet, as well as the results of the successive advances, boosted the morale of Yuan Jun, and the fight became more vigorous.

Xu Rong couldn't help being amazed, in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao's tent had such passionate and violent fighters, it really impressed him, Jiang Qi is really a great general!
The arrows became more and more dense. Xu Rongjun had to beware of the cold arrows while fighting, and he must not hand in the cold arrows. Those who fell from the cold arrows would increase visible to the naked eye.

Xu Rong's thoughts were racing, and he quickly thought about the strategy to defeat the enemy, but this kind of defense battle can only be smashed on the top of the city, there is no other way.

However, if this continues, Ximen will be lost, and Xu Rong is very anxious.

He forced himself to calm down, and began to think about why Yuan Jun suddenly stepped up his siege. Today is the first day of siege?Why so desperate?
They are in a hurry!

Xu Rong suddenly thought, why are they in a hurry?
The answer is ready to come out!
It must be Jiang Qi who learned that the soldiers and horses of King Bohai are coming soon!

Xu Rong's thoughts suddenly became clear. After a few breaths, he loosened his hands holding the knife, and then clenched it again, rushed up, and shouted at the same time: "Soldiers, follow me! Bohai King's reinforcements have arrived!"

The two Yuan Jun jumped down from the parapet wall, and as soon as they got a firm foothold, they heard Xu Rong shout, and immediately came to kill them with knives.

Xu Rong did not dodge or dodge, with the big knife across his chest, he swung out suddenly, with two "Keng Keng", he swung away the two attacks, then stepped forward, and before the two of them could stand still, he swung the knife again, He cut directly into the neck of one of Yuan Jun, and kept moving his feet. He kicked the other one away, and then drew his knife out. Just as he was about to step forward to make up the knife, he caught a glimpse of a knife attacking him from the side.

With a sound of "Keng", the knife slashed on the arm armor, leaving a shallow mark on it. Xu Rong counterattacked and beheaded him with one knife. Immediately, a column of blood gushed out and splashed on his face.

Without waiting to wipe it off, Xu Rong shouted again, "The King of Bohai's reinforcements have arrived, and the Yuan family will be defeated. Follow me!"

The generals of Xu Rongjun heard this, and their morale, which had been gradually declining, was immediately lifted. Although the King of Bohai was not his master, the appearance of his name was like a bowl of chicken blood, and the soldiers became more valiant.

"The King of Bohai has arrived!"

"The Yuan family must be defeated!"

Such slogans were heard endlessly at the top of the city, and the sound was so loud that even Jiang Qi, who was looking down from the city, could faintly hear them.

"The King of Bohai has arrived?" Jiang Qi asked from the bottom of his soul.

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