Three Kingdoms: I will act as a substitute for the Hunjun

In the past few months, Zhu Jun's main focus has been on strengthening the city's defense, so the number of various types of city defense weapons has increased several times compared to before.

In addition to the ordnance that was permanently placed on the city wall, the war was about to start now, and a large number of young and strong laborers were carrying the inventory of ordnance to the city in an orderly manner.

Following Zhu Jun's order, arrows rained down from the sky.

"Raise your shield!" a bandit leader shouted loudly.

Immediately, the shield soldier raised his broad shield to protect himself and even the ladder hand behind him.

Benedict! Benedict! Benedict...

There was a dense sound, and countless arrows were inserted into the shield.

These shields were not metal but were made of wooden boards.

Even wooden shields are usually covered with a layer of cowhide, but anything with a bit of meatiness on the Black Mountain has long been eaten up. The cowhide originally wrapped around the shield has been stripped off and eaten, not to mention the new ones. The wooden shield made was not intended to be covered with skin at all, it was just white stubble wood.

The wooden shield blocked most of the arrows, but many thieves were still hit by arrows and died on the spot screaming.

Mrs. Guo and Zhang Yan looked at each other, nodded to each other, and then paid close attention to the battle situation. Obviously, this beginning was much better than their previous battles.

The flag in Xu Rong's hand waved rapidly, and the sound of the war drums became more and more intense. When the bandits heard this, they knew that this was urging a quick attack on the city.

"Charge!" the thieves shouted and rushed towards the city wall.

There is no moat in Huai County, so thieves can go directly to the city.

Zhu Jun frowned and said loudly: "I don't believe that thieves can use wooden boards to block rolling logs and rocks, so hit me!"

Fang Yue picked up a large round stone, first moved it to the battlement, and then pushed it down hard.

Several thieves carrying wooden ladders had just arrived at the bottom of the city, and several thieves holding simple wooden shields were protecting them. One of them was hit by a stone.

Click!

The wooden shield instantly split into two halves. The thieves behind the shield were still not spared. They were smashed to pieces and their bodies lay on the spot.

After the stone hit the ground, it continued to roll forward, knocking the thieves who came after them to stagger.

All of a sudden, huge rolling logs and rocks fell on the city one after another. There were screams from below the city, and some ladders were even broken directly.

hum!
Suddenly there was a sound of sharp weapons piercing the air, and a hail of arrows shot down from the city.

"Be careful to avoid it!" Zhu Jun said loudly.

Fang Yue, Hao Meng and other generals hurriedly stood in front of Zhu Jun, waving their weapons to fire arrows.

Some of the defenders lowered their heads and hid behind the female wall, thus escaping the raid by the bandit soldiers.

"Da Sikong, please take shelter in the city tower for a while. We are here to protect you, so everything is safe." Fang Yue said loudly.

"Today's thieves are different from those in the past. Don't underestimate the enemy." Zhu Jun pushed Fang Yue away and said, "I must take the lead and command from the front!"

Benedict! Benedict! Benedict...

A dense and clear sound rang out. It was the sound of a ladder quickly being set up on the city wall, and countless hooks flew up to the top of the city and hooked tightly on the battlements.

The thieves were like ants, climbing up quickly along the ladders and ropes.

"Archers suppress!" Zhu Jun shouted loudly.

The archers on the top of the city shot at the archers of the thieves below the city.

The official army occupies the advantage of the terrain, is condescending, and is more well-trained than the rebel soldiers. Soon, no arrows are fired from the city.

The sergeants at the top of the city immediately seized the opportunity to fight back against the thieves who climbed the city according to their division of labor.

Han Hao swung his sword to cut off the hemp rope tied to the iron hook in front of him, and the thieves who had climbed halfway fell to the wall immediately.

Hao Meng picked up a piece of rolling wood and rolled it down the ladder. Suddenly there was a scream. The soldiers on the ladder fell one after another like dumplings, and some were even killed on the spot.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers could all feel that today's bandits and soldiers were different from those in the past. Their attacks were organized and fierce.

Therefore, they no longer take it lightly and defend the city with all their strength.

Zhu Jun personally picked up a ladle of golden juice and poured it down, and the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling suddenly sounded outside the city.

The so-called golden juice is boiled feces. It can not only burn the enemy, but also cause wound infection. Even if he does not die on the spot, he will probably be disabled afterwards, or even die from the wound infection.

Huai County thus ushered in an unprecedented fierce offensive and defensive battle. This battle was twice as cruel as the siege a year ago.

Zhu Jun secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the bandits had been short of food and clothing all winter, and most of them were now very weak, so their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced. Fortunately, he had made arrangements early, strengthened the city defenses in advance, and raised sufficient supplies of food, grass, baggage, and defense weapons.

Otherwise, this sudden attack by thieves would really be enough to drink a pot.

But who is the master who is training and commanding the thieves behind the scenes?
He thought that if His Majesty's clairvoyance were here now, he would definitely be able to see clearly the appearance of the man in the middle of the bandits.

Under the fierce pressure from the top of the city, the bandit soldiers finally couldn't bear it anymore. After leaving corpses on the ground, they retreated like a tide.

"The supervising team comes forward, but anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!" Xu Rong shouted with a stern face.

Suddenly, more than two hundred armored men around him came to the front of the formation, drew their bows and nocked arrows, and shot at the retreating soldiers mercilessly. "Continue to attack the city. Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"

"Continue to attack the city. Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"

"Continue to attack the city. Those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"

……

The messengers roared loudly over and over again, and the sound spread throughout the battlefield.

Accompanied by the sounds of "Kill without mercy", countless rebel soldiers who were still retreating were killed by random arrows from the supervising team.

Mrs. Guo's eyes trembled and she said anxiously: "Old Zhang, this won't work. All our brothers died in the hands of the Xiliang soldiers. Those named Xu don't feel bad, but they are our brothers."

Zhang Yan hurriedly urged her horse forward and said loudly: "Brothers, work harder to conquer Huai County and let us loot for three days. There are plenty of wine and women in the city. Charge!"

As he spoke, he drew his sword and pointed it towards the city. The morale of the Black Mountain thieves suddenly increased and they were free to rob for three days. In other words, they could do almost anything they wanted in these three days. It was exciting to think about it.

Suddenly arousing their banditry, the Black Bandits turned first and rushed towards the city wall again, followed closely by the White Wave Army.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle continues!

Xu Rong looked at Zhang Yan and Mrs. Guo, and sneered: "Two leaders, the morale of the soldiers is low, so we have to bother the two leading soldiers to take the lead in attacking the city."

Zhang Yan thought it was reasonable, and wanted to rush forward as soon as she waved the knife in her hand, but was held back by Mrs. Guo.

"General Xu is just taking command on his behalf." Guo Tai said calmly, "Brothers will listen to us after all. If we leave the Central Army without authorization, the brothers will have no backbone and will inevitably have doubts in their hearts. I am afraid it will be even more detrimental to the morale of the army."

"Humph, whatever!" Xu Rong didn't bother any more, snorted coldly, waved the flag in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Second echelon, up!"

Another group of thieves swarmed towards the city wall.

They also knew in their hearts that if they failed again this time, there would be basically no way out. What awaited them would be death in battle or starvation. Only by fighting to the death could they survive.

Therefore, the offensive was extremely fierce.

However, the city's defenses were also extremely tight. Several thieves had climbed up to the top of the city, but they were eventually surrounded and killed by Zhu Jun.

"The thieves' offensive is too fierce." Zhu Jun took a breath and ordered, "All the young men in the city must be organized. Those who have not participated in the training will temporarily assist in transporting and manufacturing ordnance. Those who have participated in the training will be ready to go to the city at any time. Outside the city Heroes from various villages must also be mobilized into the city as soon as possible to increase the city’s defense strength.”

Training Xiangyong was an initiative implemented by Zhu Jun after arriving in Hanoi, and this was what Liu Ming specifically asked him to do.

Nowadays, there are fire spots everywhere in the Han Dynasty, and the official army is a fire fighting team running around. If you rely solely on the official army, it will be stretched and there are not enough manpower. You can only organize and mobilize the people at the bottom, so Liu Ming told Zhu Zhujun to take advantage of Hanoi's temporary Peace, hurry up and train Xiangyong, just in case.

Now, these local warriors come in handy.

If they were to charge in front of the two armies, they might still be a little short of time, but defending on the city wall was enough, and they only needed to do some auxiliary work at the beginning.

They will not be sent to the front line until the officers and soldiers are almost exhausted. By that time, they should have quickly improved their quality due to the influence of the defenders.

Immediately some pro-military troops went down to organize. It was different from what they had trained before, and it was very convenient to mobilize. This time not only the young men in the city had to be mobilized, but also the brave men from surrounding towns and villages were mobilized into the city.

This offensive and defensive battle lasted for a long time, and the city wall in front was almost stained red with blood, but Huai County still stood firm.

Zhang Yan and Mrs. Guo stared closely at the tragic battle. More and more corpses were piled up under the city. In some places, they were even piled as high as half the city wall. The two frowned more and more.

"General Xu, we can't attack like this again. The officers and soldiers have been prepared for a long time. We must find a way." Guo Tai said eagerly.

Xu Rong remained expressionless and continued to stare at the battle ahead without responding.

Zhang Yan stared at Xu Rong, her face getting darker and darker. When she saw that the other party had no intention of stopping the attack for a long time, she suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "Brother Heishan, withdraw your troops with the help of gold!"

As soon as Guo Tai saw it, he immediately shouted: "Brothers in Baibo Valley, please withdraw your troops!"

ding ding ding ding...

The rapid sound of gold ringing echoed throughout the battlefield, and the bandits had long wanted to retreat, but with the supervising team behind them, they had no choice but to rush forward.

Now that the golden sound was finally heard, everyone was relieved and retreated one after another.

The supervising team looked back at Xu Rong and had no idea. After all, the former army was ordered to retreat, and it was not easy for them to shoot those who retreated.

Xu Rong did not expect that Zhang Yan and Mrs. Guo would directly order a retreat. He glared at the two of them and said, "In front of the two armies, if you disobey military orders and retreat without permission, you two shall be punished according to military law!"

"This is our army, and our brothers have the final say on military law!" Mrs. Guo said, patting her chest.

Zhang Yan originally had some hope for Xu Rong. After all, based on his knowledge, he could see that the other party was capable of training troops, but now, he was also full of anger and dissatisfaction.

It's obvious that Xu Rong has no feelings for his army, and his style of play is to just take lives and pile them up.

This was intolerable to him.

"Taking Huai County is your only hope for survival!" Xu Rong said in a deep voice while trying to suppress his anger.

"If the people are gone, what else will the county do?" Zhang Yan said coldly, "If General Xu can only attack by force and has no other choice, then please report back to Dong Gonghuai County that the war is not going well and ask him to come quickly to support."

Xu Rong looked at the two people with unkind expressions, and couldn't do anything to them for a while. After all, he was on someone else's land, and his right to speak was limited. He could only sigh and said: "Oh, a woman's kindness." , It's unlikely to be a big deal, so let's withdraw our troops first." (End of this chapter)