Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 584 Struggling
As Liang Jun's siege became stronger and stronger, Puban seemed like a small boat in the vast ocean, with only the west side connected to Pujin Ferry.

And these more than 40 miles of passage have become the lifeline of Puban.

Food and grass need to be continuously transported from Guanzhong to maintain the survival of the more than 5000 defenders in the city.

However, Wang Meng never blocked this passage, or even penetrated to the west, allowing the grain and grass from Guanzhong to continue to be transported in.

The siege lasted for a long time, and a sense of panic gradually emerged in the city.

The strength of the Liang and Qin kingdoms is best reflected in Puban.

The north and southeast were blocked by water, and the forts were connected to the docks. The flags blocked out the sun, and the antlers were like forests. Liang Jun was like a swarm of ants, with cavalry constantly coming in and out.

When the weather is clear, you can still see snake-like cattle and sheep coming from the north, rushing into each camp.

On the cultivated land behind each fort, green wheat seedlings have broken through the soil.

Although Wang Meng had not attacked, Deng Qiang did not dare to relax at all. Puban was the gate of Guanzhong. Once it fell, Guanzhong would not be safe.

Once the soldiers adapt to this kind of confrontation, they will relax mentally.

This is the most terrible.

The reason why Pu Ban was able to confront [-] to [-] Liang troops was because of his determination. Without this determination, Pu Ban would be gone.

More than a thousand Qin troops gathered in front of the south city gate, led by Deng Qiang's younger brother Deng Hui.

"The Liang thieves have been besieging the city for a long time and must be exhausted. All officers and men should go out of the city to fight the enemy to the death!" Deng Qiang raised his arms and shouted.

The last attack was more than a month ago. It attacked the eastern camp and mobilized more than 5000 elite troops.

But it was very unfortunate that they encountered Wei Shan's elite Heiyun troops. They only killed 600 people, but more than [-] people were killed. If Deng Qiang hadn't seen that the situation was not going well and broke through the siege, this group of troops would have been completely defeated. Not return.

After resting for more than a month, Deng Qiang decided to attack again.

The most taboo thing about defending a city is to defend it to death.

Being unable to retreat will lower your own morale and increase the enemy's arrogance, allowing the enemy to calmly deploy their troops and mobilize siege equipment.

"kill!"

These more than a thousand elite cavalry are all the elite among the elite. They have experienced hundreds of battles and are ready to die. Half of them are Chinese children and the other half are Di people.

The south city gate opened, and more than a thousand cavalry came out on horseback. Deng Qiang was promoted to general and climbed the tower in person to beat drums and cheer.

More than a thousand cavalrymen looked like writhing earthworms in front of the huge camp.

The dense antler trenches on the front made it impossible to attack. After running half a mile to the west, we found a gap.

Deng Hui took the lead and rushed in without hesitation.

Eighteen war drums were beating wildly at the top of the city, and the sound of fighting below the city was like thunder.

Liang Jun also relaxed, was caught off guard, and his troops were in panic.

The Qin army charged and killed wantonly in the camp, as if they were in a deserted area.

There were thunderous cheers in Puban City, and morale seemed to have returned to its peak in an instant.

"General, we can attack on all fronts and wipe out the enemy camp in the south in one fell swoop!" Peng Chao got carried away again.

But this time Deng Qiang did not punish him, but stared at the enemy camp.

A thousand cavalrymen were like water dripping into the sea in the enemy camp of tens of thousands of people. Although it caused chaos, it did not frustrate the enemy.

The Qin army seemed to be in a state of joy, but in fact they were confined to the left camp. They were surrounded by antlers and ditches, making it impossible to pass through. The casualties they caused were only one or two hundred. Liang Jun, who was running slower, was stabbed under his horse. .

"This is a trap, and the enemy is waiting for us to leave the city!" Deng Qiang quickly made a decision.

"Then the second general..." The other deputy general couldn't help but worry.

"Wait a minute!" Deng Qiang calmed down and stared at the battlefield.

In the camp, the Qin army charged and killed for a while, but soon they were exhausted.And gradually felt the danger, surrounded by antlers and spears on all sides, and restricted to an area of ​​three to four hundred paces in radius.

After the antlers, countless Liang troops came, bows and arrows pointing towards them.

"Retreat!" Deng Hui quickly made a decision.

However, it was too late, and suddenly a group of more than [-] soldiers emerged from behind, wearing black and red iron armor. They were as strong as tigers and oxen, and everyone was armed with heavy weapons such as axes and maces.

"Heiyun Death Soldier!" Deng Hui was shocked.

The war horse was also frightened by the murderous aura coming towards it, so it got up with strength, twisted its body, and threw Deng's command off the horse.

Before the battle, my heart is already timid.

The Qin army had many fierce battles with Heiyun's dead soldiers, and they knew that these people were desperadoes among desperadoes. They were well-equipped and could often outnumber ten and enjoyed fighting.

A strong gust of wind blew open the curtains of the front left camp, revealing the burly body and ferocious armor inside.

They were all black cloud dead soldiers, at least three thousand. Their eyes were not on the more than a thousand people trapped in the camp, but on the Qin army on the wall.

The back road is blocked, and there is no way out from three sides.

This cavalry was at the end of its rope. Deng led his troops to dismount and was trampled several times by the war horses. They lost their leader and more than a thousand cavalry were scurrying around like headless flies.

But no one cares about their life or death, they are all waiting for reinforcements from Puban City.

Liang Jun is loose on the outside and tight on the inside.

Wang Meng had previously issued a strict order. Whoever's fortress was breached would have his head at risk.

The southern camp seemed to be the weakest, but Xue Qiang was in charge personally, and it was already expected that the Qin army would send troops.

He had been preparing this trap for many days. Although it was simple, it didn't need to be complicated for a battle involving tens of thousands of people. It would just be enough.

It was too complicated, but Deng Qiang saw the clues.

"Then, will Deng Qiang go out of the city to fight?" Xue Qiang smiled, twirling his beard. He looked like a Confucian general. The soldiers were fierce and dangerous, but he only wore a piece of Confucian armor.

"If we can conquer Pu Ban and capture and kill Deng Qiang, we can give him a gift and show my heart to the nobles of Hedong!" Pei Jin stood behind Xue Qiang and said with a smile.

The Pei family in Hedong was also a wealthy family in the Western Jin Dynasty. It flourished at the same time as the Wang family in Langya, and was known as the "Eight Pei Kings", that is, Pei Hui was better than Wang Xiang, Pei Kai was better than Wang Yan, Pei Kang was better than Wang Sui, and Pei Chuo was better than Wang Cheng. , Pei Zan is better than Wang Dun, Pei Xia is better than Wang Dao, Pei Zan is better than Wang Rong, and Pei Miao is better than Wang Xuan.

However, after the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Pei family fell into pieces, and most of them chose to avoid Liangzhou and defected to Zhang Gui.

Liangzhou was annexed by Fu Jian, and part of the Pei family returned to Hedong.

The situation in the world has become clear. Liang Guo has the appearance of unifying the world, and peace has been restored in Guandong. Naturally, the Pei family must seize the opportunity.

"If the king's governor gives the order, my Wei family is in the front, why should a mere Deng Qiang matter?" Wei Cheng is nearly fifty years old and has the most bad temper among them.

Wei Jie, who was watched and killed in Jiangdong, was his elder brother.

However, the relationship was relatively distant. Wei Jie's group moved south, and Wei Cheng came to the fore.

"How do you know about Governor Wang's plan?" Xue Qiang glanced at several people and closed their mouths.

Boom, boom, boom...

The war drums on the city wall sounded again.

But the city gate was closed. This move was tantamount to giving up the cavalry outside the city.

"How many days can Pu Ban be guarded?" Xue Qiang said leisurely.

The morale of the cavalry in the camp dropped to the bottom, and even the horses were exhausted. Liang Jun swarmed up and captured these people alive.

"Send them to Beiying and hand them over to the King Commander."

"only."

(End of this chapter)