Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 596
The next day, as soon as the sky dawned, the soldiers formed formation in the city, their fighting spirit still high.

Li Yue rode his horse to inspect the armies. Yesterday there was a bloody battle. More than [-] people of the Heiyun army were killed and more than [-] people of the town army were killed.

However, the casualties in Fancheng were not small.

With the support of various siege equipment, the Jin army suffered a lot from cannon stones, kerosene, and crossbow arrows.

And the battle on the first day was basically elite.

Li Yue glanced at the top of the city. The energy of the defenders was obviously not as good as yesterday. "Whoever kills the general and holds the flag first will be awarded the title of general, and his military merit will be promoted to three levels in a row. I will reward him with another 100 million!"

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Ten thousand slogans are not as direct as one hundred coins.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Countless swords and spears were raised to the sky.

Still cannon stones, crossbow arrows, and kerosene were used to clean the ground.

A big country must behave like a big country. If one more cannon stone or one more crossbow arrow is fired, the soldiers will shed one less drop of blood.

In the past, poor people were eager to drink the northwest wind, but now it is no longer what it used to be. There are two major ironworks in Xingyang and Shanyang, and there is also a Luyang ironworks in Yuzhou. Arrows and kerosene are continuously sent from the rear.

For this battle, Chang Wei personally went to Xuchang and recruited [-] civilians, [-] livestock, [-] deer carts, and ox carts...

Li Yue has never fought such a wealthy battle in his life.

Therefore, although the Heiyun elite only had [-] troops, they overwhelmed the Jin army.

However, the Jin army in Fancheng still resisted fiercely.

At the critical moment, Zhu Xu personally fought with a sword and barely managed to suppress the Black Cloud Army.

After a day of fierce attack, the city was still not broken.

Li Yue gradually became a little anxious, as there is a saying in the art of war: one will make a big move, then it will weaken, and three times it will be exhausted.

Being unable to attack for a long time has a great impact on the morale of the soldiers.

"Your Majesty, two Jin armies from Wuchang and Chaisang came to support. Downstream Huan Chong led [-] elite naval troops upstream and reached the border of Jiangxia." Cui Hong came to report.

"Huan Wen's reaction was not slow."

The Jin army in Wuchang and Chaisang was just a confidant. The local state and county soldiers were not strong in combat and were just here to make up the numbers.

However, Huan Chong's [-] navy troops should not be underestimated.

Once they enter the Han River and block the river, the situation will not be good.

Li Yue looked at Fancheng in the sunset, which was reflected in blood red. The mottled city walls were riddled with holes, but they still stood firm.

Sometimes even if you use all your tricks, you are still one step away from victory.

"How is the progress of Qin Biao and Mi Jin?"

"Xiangyang is fortified, especially above Fan City. The two generals did not find a chance... they just restrained the defenders in the city so that they could not support Fan City." Cui Hong's tone was a little low, and he seemed not to be optimistic about this battle.

When I thought that Li You and Meng Kuan were both in the army, I felt a little worried.

However, other people’s sons and daughters can throw their lives and blood, why can’t your own sons and daughters?

This is life.

"Recuperate and attack again tomorrow!" Li Yue gathered his thoughts and headed upstream from Jiangxia. It would take at least six or seven days, but there was still time.

Although I had been mentally prepared, Fancheng was still stronger than imagined.

Zhu Xu was also a unique general.

That night, Li Yue visited the camps, cleaned the wounds of the injured soldiers, bandaged them, and calmed their emotions.

Zhang Hao, Liu Laozhi, Murong Ling and others were following behind, but Li Yue did not rebuke them, "Go back and rest early. I will patrol the camp tonight."

"Your Majesty——" Liu Laoyi looked moved.

Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and said: "If we don't break Fancheng tomorrow, we will eventually be able to live without a face!"

Both of them were scarred, and even if there were ten thousand enemies, there was nothing they could do in this bloody battle.

"Haha, if the general says this, Fancheng will be destroyed!" Li Yue did not criticize harshly, and the soldiers did their best.

As night falls, snoring breaks out in the camp.

Li Yue kept his word and patrolled the camp with his personal guards.

After an uneventful night, Zhu Xu suffered a loss and did not dare to attack again at night. The sky was dim and the soldiers gradually woke up.Li Yue sat under the gate.

"Your Majesty!" The veterans came over to greet him one by one.

Li Yue nodded.

Boom, boom, boom...

Not long after, the sound of war drums shattered the winter morning.

After the three drums were completed, the soldiers had assembled.

Zhang Hao and Liu Laozhi each led more than two hundred men. They were all wearing double armor and holding heavy weapons such as bones and short axes. Their eyes were bloodshot and they were covered with a layer of evil aura from head to toe.

"This is my son, come and buy some wine!"

The guards brought the millet wine that had been prepared and poured it into the pottery bowls placed on the ground.

Li Yue picked up a bowl with both hands and drank it in one gulp, "A strong man can drink from this!"

The soldiers came forward and took a bowl each. After drinking, they gently placed the pottery bowl on the ground, picked up the bones, short axes, and shields, and walked toward the battlefield without saying a word.

Murong Ling had already ordered the crossbowmen and thunderbolt chariots in the front line to attack the city.

Zhang Hao drank three bowls in a row without changing his expression, "Your Majesty, wait a moment, I will attack Fancheng now!"

"Good!" Li Yue drank a bowl with him.

Millet wine is a common drink of the people in Guandong. It is of high quality and low price, has a fragrant smell, and is mellow and soft in the throat. It is very popular among the people and soldiers.

After two consecutive days of fierce attack, Fancheng had not seen Xiangyang reinforcements for a long time, and its morale was low.

Even the cannon stones and crossbow arrows seemed weak.

The Heiyun Army climbed up the city with a long ladder. Within a moment, Zhang Hao took the lead and climbed to the top of the city. He opened and closed the sword in his left hand and the short ax in his right hand, causing waves of blood.

The garrison at the top of the city was obviously not as good as the previous two days.

Seeing Zhang Hao's coming, he was as fierce as an iron beast and no one dared to move forward.

Liu Laozhi, Dou Feng and other generals followed and finally stood at the head of the city.

More black cloud elites swarmed up the city and fought bloody battles with the Jin army.

The Black Cloud Army had high fighting spirit, but the Jin Army became weaker and weaker as they fought, and gradually became unable to withstand it.

Zhu Xu and Zhou Fu led their troops to resist, but were blocked by Liu Laozhi and Zhang Hao respectively.

As soon as Li Yue saw this posture, he knew that Fan Cheng couldn't hold on anymore.

In order to break the city, 100 to 400 manpower and material resources from most of the Central Plains were invested. More than [-] million light crossbows were used, not counting cannons and rocks, and nearly [-] million in kerosene.

More than 220 siege vehicles of various types were scrapped, and the town army and Heiyun army suffered nearly [-] casualties.

If other cities are so difficult to defeat, there is no need to expect the world to be unified...

"It's broken, the city is broken." The guards shouted excitedly.

Li Yue looked around and saw that a large banner with the word "Jin" on the top of the city had been chopped down.

The north city gate opened, and Murong Ling led a group of cavalry to rush in.

However, the enemy troops were still resisting and stopped after an hour and a half.

Zhang Hao carried a human head and rode up to Li Yue. "Fortunately, the last general lived up to his command and returned home with the enemy general's head!"

As he spoke, he dismounted, blood all over his body dripping down the saddle and onto the ground.

Li Yue looked up and down. The outer armor was chopped to pieces, which showed that the battle was fierce, but no one was hurt.

Pushing back the tangled hair on the man's head, he saw an old and unfamiliar face, with wide eyes and anger at the corners of his mouth.

"Zhou Fu!"

"It's this thief!" Zhang Hao laughed.

Li Yue felt a little regretful in his heart. The Zhou family had already stepped on Daliang's boat. Zhou Fu died, and he didn't know how the Zhou family would feel.

However, this is Zhou Fu's personal choice. Everyone has his own ambitions, and dying on the battlefield is the fate of a general.

Zhou Fu's hands were also stained with the blood of a lot of Liang soldiers.

(End of this chapter)