Cangzhou beacon fire

Chapter 32
At the north gate, the Sanyuan Army is attacking the city nervously, and the addition of wall climbing ladders also allows more Sanyuan soldiers to climb up the city wall.

As more and more Sanyuan soldiers climbed the wall, the Yue army on the north gate wall showed a decline.

"Come on! Take down the city wall, and they're out of the game!" A captain of Sanyuan Xiandeng yelled after cutting down a Yue soldier. Behind him, three yuan soldiers continued to climb up through the wall climbing ladder.

Cheng Pu, the captain of the Yue army guarding the city wall, watched the Sanyuan soldiers climbing up the city wall continuously, and yelled at the soldiers around him: "Damn, why haven't General Wang's men come yet! This city wall can't be defended anymore!" !"

Yue Bing beside him replied tremblingly: "The emergency soldiers have already notified them. It will take time for them to come over, and they should be here soon."

"Sanyuan's bastards are attacking in two rounds. This is going to exhaust us." Cheng Pu knew that the defenders had too few horses, and they all moved on foot. The door is transferred back and forth, no need to waste extra energy.

"Drive these Sanyuan dogs out of here!" When Wang Le's voice sounded, Cheng Pu's heart suddenly brightened, and reinforcements came.

Following the thunderous shouts of killing, Wang Le led the two thousand Yue army up the steps away from the wall and came to Cheng Pu's side.

"General Wang, you are finally here!" Cheng Pu said happily looking at the sweating Wang Le.

Wang Le was panting non-stop at this time, and had no time to respond to Cheng Pu, so he ordered the whole army to counterattack after making some adjustments. "Give it to me! These three-yuan dogs, let them go back as soon as they come up!"

However, nearly [-] Sanyuan soldiers rushed up the city wall at this time, and the two sides launched a meat war on the city wall, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Due to losing control of the forty wall-climbing ladders, Sanyuan soldiers were still pouring in on the wall of the north gate at this time, and the exhausted general Wang Lezhong did not recover much from the decline.

At this time Cheng Pu retreated behind Wang Le, panting heavily: "General, no, there are too many, if the climbing wall ladder is not destroyed, this city wall cannot be defended."

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it for me! If the worship water is lost, how can you and I face General Zhong!" After Wang Le finished speaking, he rushed up again.

At this time, Yiyue soldiers looked into the city while slashing and killing, and immediately shouted: "Golden Feather Cavalry is here!"

Cheng Pu looked around, and saw Jin Yu riding fast horses in line, each holding a six-foot spear.

When they got close to the steps from the wall, a group of golden feathered riders got off their horses and galloped towards the city wall without any pause.

At this moment, Wang Le also saw Jin Yu riding up, and shouted loudly: "The reinforcements are coming! Everyone, fight back!"

The arrival of the Golden Feather Cavalry instantly boosted the morale of the Yue army who was fighting hard on the city wall, and the Yue army's hand-to-hand combat became more ferocious.

"General Wang told the soldiers to retreat!" After the Golden Feather Riders rushed up the city wall, Bai Ju, the deputy battalion commander of the first battalion, ordered the Golden Feather Riders to form a square formation, and the front of the spear pointed like an armored cart to crush the Sanyuan soldiers who climbed the wall. Pressing over, under the huge thrust, countless Sanyuan soldiers were pushed down the city wall, and the remaining Sanyuan soldiers also died on the city wall under Wang Le's command.

Outside the north gate, Li Ao watched countless Sanyuan soldiers fall from the city wall, felt a sharp pain in his heart, and frowned unconsciously.

"General Yan, should you take a break, the loss is too great."

Yan Yu shook his head, calm and composed: "No, listen to the order and increase the attack on the east gate." The attack on the north gate lost about [-] soldiers. Although it exceeded his budget, the number of casualties is not important right now. Occupying a city wall, it is only a matter of time before the worship of water is taken down, so it cannot stop now.

But the East Gate's attack failed not long after, and the Golden Feather Cavalry moved in time to block the crazy Sanyuan advance troops.

When Yan Yu was about to order the troops to move back to the north gate and continue to attack, Li Ao resolutely stepped forward and grabbed Yan Yu's commander's hand regardless of his identity, shaking his head with a stern expression: "General Yan, we can't attack anymore, and the loss is huge. After repeated transfers, the physical strength of the war horses cannot keep up with the soldiers who are responsible for transferring the wall climbing ladders and trebuchets. Why not wait for the night attack to seize the door and reduce losses.”

Looking at Li Ao's anxious and determined face, Yan Yu thought for a moment before saying: "Okay, it's up to you."

"Okay, I'll give the order right away!" Li Ao nodded in agreement as if he saw the dawn, and left in a hurry.

Looking at the city of Worshiping Water in front of him, Yan Yu sighed: "Oh, I originally wanted to capture it openly, but now I can only attack at night." The three attacks were unfavorable, and the loss was much beyond Yan Yu's expectations Only now did he truly understand Pang Baichuan's words, "Don't underestimate those three thousand child soldiers."

When the sound of the Sanyuan army's call to withdraw the troops sounded, Wang Le and the group of Golden Feather Riders were as excited as seeing the dawn, they knew they had defended it!At least keep it today.

After cleaning up the remaining Sanyuan soldiers on the east wall, almost everyone lay down on the spot. They hadn't rested at all during the half day, either defending the city or on the way to defending the city.

At this time, the water worship city was littered with corpses, and there were mountains of corpses under the city wall. The scene was extremely tragic. The setting sun was slowly setting, and the gunpowder smoke inside and outside the city had not yet cleared.

"Haha, hahahaha!" Wang Le lay down in large characters, his eyes were on the sky above the water, the setting sun was setting, and the gunpowder smoke filled the air, but he was unusually relaxed and happy. He smiled, as if relieved from a heavy burden.

"Haha, haha." Yue Jun and Jin Yuqi beside him also laughed one after another, worshiping the water that was already crumbling, but they kept it under their hard work.

Laughter echoed on the city wall, so presumptuous, so joyful.

This is what Wang Lexiang suddenly thought of, and he got up abruptly. Seeing this, Zhou Tai hurriedly followed up and asked, "General Wang, what's the matter? Is there an enemy situation?"

Wang Le shook his head and said: "No, I'm going to find that blind man."

Zhou Tai had been conducting simple infantry phalanx training for Golden Feather Riders before, but he had never seen the blind man who volunteered, and he was full of doubts: "Blind man?"

"Yes, when guarding the west gate, there was a blind man who wanted to offer a plan to defend the city. I didn't take it seriously, but it was his reminder that I knew that the third attack target of the Sanyuan Army was the east gate."

Zhou Tai suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when Sanyuan attacked the east gate, before Sanyuan attacked the city, Jin Yuqi had already arrived on horseback. Sixty wall-climbing ladders were launched to attack, and the soldiers who ascended first rushed up the city wall like a tide, which was terrifying.

Wang Le ignored Zhou Tai, and ran down the city wall regardless of his physical fatigue.

The sun has set and the moon is gradually rising. On the road from Yushui City to Baishui City, countless torches slowly move northward like a long dragon.

A total of [-] troops of Yue Jun and Qingyu Cavalry were rushing on the road, Zhong Lin was driving his horse in the center of the troops, and he seemed to be calm at this moment, but his heart was flustered.

The information about the attack on Baishui City was only learned about an hour ago, and Zhong Lin pulled out his army without any pause.The Golden Feather Cavalry is an elite force that surpasses the Green Feather Cavalry. If the Golden Feather Cavalry is wiped out in Baishui City, it will not only be an elite force that will be wiped out, but also Yueren's determination to move westward.

"Attack us at night first, and then rush to attack the city. There are experts in the Sanyuan army." Zhong Lin searched for the generals of the Sanyuan army in his mind. Except for the three famous generals Yan Yuqisheng and Fan Yi, he really couldn't find them. Is there anyone else who is so strategic, but this method of internal and external aggression is extremely different from that of Yan Yu and other famous generals.

At this moment, Xia Houyin came forward with a fat body, and the horse under him was obviously a little difficult for him.

"General, this Sanyuan broke his promise and disregarded Luo's judgment, he is really shameless!" Xia Houyin cursed angrily.

Zhong Lin doesn't want to comment on right or wrong. Since ancient times, there has been no definitive conclusion on right and wrong. Depending on the position, the wrong person is right, and right is also wrong.

Seeing that Zhong Lin didn't say a word, Xia Houyin comforted: "General, don't worry, Baishuicheng Wang Le and others are all veterans in the battlefield, and they will definitely last until we arrive."

"I hope so."

At this moment, in the dark dense forest in front of the troops, the sound of drawing and winding the bow was faintly heard. Only people with excellent hearing can hear this faint sound. There's not much going back.

"Not good! There is an ambush!" Zhong Lin shouted first.

Before Xia Houyin could react, a wave of arrows shot from the depths of the dense forest in front of him, and rushed towards Yuejun with the sound of piercing through the air.

For a time, countless people fell to the ground, and the wailing and screaming sounded one after another.

Xia Houyin's obese body subconsciously stood in front of Zhong Lin's horse, drew his sword and said sharply: "Be alert! Turn off the fire! Protect the general!"

At this time, another wave of arrows rained, and Xia Houyin waved his sharp sword to block several flying arrows: "Array! Shield spear array! Bow and arrow strike back!"

As soon as the order was issued, the soldiers who were still able to move followed the order and quickly extinguished the torches in their hands. At the same time, the shield soldiers quickly set up a shield wall at the front, and the pikemen put their spears through the gaps between the shields. Shaped like a hedgehog.

The archers in the back row of the phalanx also drew their bows and shot deep into the dense forest.

In the depths of the dense forest on the opposite side, because there was no specific target, the bows and arrows of the Yue army were sparse, and they could hardly hurt the Sanyuan soldiers in the forest. Fan Yi, the right general of the Sanyuan, stood up in the grass, and behind him was a row of shield gunmen waiting in formation. , Behind the shield spearmen came rows of archers pulling their bows and stringing their bows. There was a smile on his mature face: "Zhong Lin, Zhong Lin, it's dark and dark. Let's see how your cavalrymen can attack you."

Watching the deep forest return to calm, Zhong Lin drove his horse to Xia Houyin's side and said: "There is no movement in the forest, the cavalry went to check."

"Yes." Xia Houyin agreed, and drove to the front row.

After a while, a group of about twenty Qingyu riders drove out and charged towards the dense forest.

The clatter of horseshoes echoed several times in the dense forest, hitting the nervous nerves of all the soldiers.

Suddenly, the sound of bows and arrows whizzing deep in the dense forest sounded again, and more than twenty Qingyu riders fell to the ground with arrows one after another accompanied by screams.

The forest once again returned to calm, and the twenty Qingyu riders had already collapsed in the depths of the dense forest. Only the few surviving old horses kept arching the gradually icy corpse. They didn't know The master who accompanied him day and night could no longer stand up.

"General, what should we do? It's too risky to attack by force, and the enemy's position is unclear, and the effect of the bow and arrow is not satisfactory." Xia Houyin turned to look at Zhong Lin, his face full of worry.

Zhong Lin looked up at the moonlight, and his melancholy complexion became even worse.It's too dark, and entering the forest without knowing the enemy's situation in the forest is tantamount to death.

"I can't help it, retreat two miles, the front army takes turns to be on guard, and wait until dawn before pulling out the camp." Zhong Lin nodded helplessly. He is not stupid. Although the situation in Baishuicheng is critical, if Sanyuan is a tactic to surround the spot and fight for aid However, if he acts rashly, the entire army will be destroyed, and he naturally knows which is more important.

In the dense forest, Fan Yi smiled again: "The kid surnamed Pang guessed right, the wolf of Nanyue is old and doesn't have the same energy as before." Then he shook his hand behind him and said: "Stay a little longer!" The Thousand Bows and Arrows team is here, and when they encounter spying cavalry, they will shoot at them and leave before dawn. The other soldiers and I will retreat to Linkou and stand firm, buying time for General Yan to take Baishui City!"

(End of this chapter)