People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching
Chapter 520 1 Be aggressive
Chapter 520: One Step at a Time
Three consecutive days passed, and the Yellow Turbans who surrounded Jianye showed no signs of movement. This made Cheng Pu, who climbed to the top of the city every day to supervise the many city defense affairs, feel a little relieved. No matter what the Yellow Turbans planned, the Wu State would delay for as long as possible.
On the one hand, holding out for one more day means a greater hope of waiting for reinforcements. Moreover, during this time, the State of Wu can also strengthen the city's defenses and make better preparations for the upcoming battle to defend the city.
As Cheng Pu walked along, he could see civilians and craftsmen everywhere on the top of the city. Some were repairing wall bricks, some were carrying logs and stones, and some were even stationed on the top of the city with weapons to serve as manpower. Once a real fight broke out, these temporary soldiers would be there to block the swords for the soldiers who had received a little training.
The defense on the city wall is so important, and the internal defense line of the city gate against the Yellow Turbans' explosives is even more important. After three days of intensive construction, it has now taken shape.
However, the Yellow Turbans obviously did not intend to give the Wu army more time. Not long after climbing up the city wall today, Cheng Pu soon discovered some very bad news.
The Yellow Turbans main force is really coming
On the distant horizon, a huge team was seen moving slowly towards Jianye City. The elite aura of their well-organized formation had penetrated from afar. Both Cheng Pu himself and the soldiers under him felt that a disaster was about to happen.
Morale is not an entirely abstract concept. In fact, even casual gestures can make people feel its inner strength. This can be the solemn and murderous atmosphere created by the soldiers, or the flexible and orderly movement of military formations.
When the Yellow Turban Army slowly approached, the soldiers on the city walls began to tremble unconsciously. The murderous aura implied in the silence was something that ordinary soldiers like them could not contend with.
"All the troops, prepare for battle immediately. All the craftsmen and civilians should withdraw to the rear. Archers should line up and wait for orders immediately. The gold juice should be burned immediately. All the rolling stones and logs should be piled forward. Hurry up and use huge logs to support the city gates."
After all, Cheng Pu was a veteran on the battlefield. Although the situation was extremely unfavorable at the time, he still issued various orders in an orderly manner.
Just from a rough estimate, he could judge that the combined strength of the two Yellow Turbans was about 50,000, which meant that the strength of both sides in the attack and defense of Jianye was equal.
If this situation happened against an ordinary enemy, Cheng Pu would have enough confidence to guarantee that Jianye could be defended, but the enemy nowadays was not ordinary.
What kind of strength do the Yellow Turbans have? Only if our own strength is three times greater than theirs and our own strength is acceptable can we fight them. In a battle where both sides have equal strength, Cheng Pu doesn't know how to win.
Just take one step at a time.
Cheng Pu on the other side was feeling pessimistic, but the Yellow Turbans on this side, after joining together, were full of energy and ready to go. Zhao Yun, who had been blockading Jianye for three days, was already impatient to attack the city.
"The situation is clear now, and our army has launched a psychological attack on the enemy three days ago. Although it may not really make them respond to surrender, it can at least undermine their fighting spirit. I think that although the city of Jianye is deep and the walls are high, it may not be difficult to fight against it." As soon as the two armies joined forces, Zhao Yun immediately went up to report the situation of the past few days.
Hearing this, Xu Chen glanced at Ju Shou beside him and said, "How effective your strategy of persuading the enemy to surrender will be depends on the resistance in the next battle."
Ju Su laughed and said, "These little tricks of mine are just icing on the cake. What can really determine the outcome of the war is the bravery of you generals in fighting."
Everyone chuckled and exchanged a few simple greetings, revealing the relaxed atmosphere here. It was obvious that they all considered Jianye a sure thing.
It was the serious Lu Ping who first stepped forward to bring up the matter: "Our army is in high spirits, and the soldiers are eager to fight. I think there is no need to give the Wu army more time to prepare. It is better to send troops to attack the city immediately!" Xu Chen nodded when he heard it: "In that case, let's attack the city!"
From the arrival of the main army in the rear to the official start of the attack, the whole process was extremely fast, so fast that it seemed as if they didn't even have time to rest, and the Yellow Turban Army went straight to attack Jianye.
Since landing in Yangzhou, all the actions of the Yellow Turbans were nothing more than the precise execution of the predetermined plan. Everyone's tasks and when to achieve the goals had been determined long ago, and once the actions began, they were smooth and efficient.
The 20,000 troops led by Zhao Yun were not idle during the three days of blockading Jianye. Instead, they cut down trees on the spot to build siege equipment. With the efforts of hired civilians and a large number of craftsmen who followed the army, the Yellow Turbans now have basic siege equipment and are not troubled by the city walls.
Moreover, siege was not something unfamiliar to the Yellow Turbans. Their morale was high and they did not even take the tall Jianye City seriously.
"Army attack!"
Only Lu Ping's calm command voice was heard, and then a heavy horn sounded. The Yellow Turban army pushed dozens of siege engines slowly forward. Their steady and unified footsteps caused the earth to begin to vibrate slightly with a rhythm, and the raised dust soon filled the earth.
Clearly the Yellow Turbans were only marching in formation, and the two sides had not yet come into direct contact, but at this time the Wu army soldiers on the city had already begun to tremble.
Their fear comes from their lack of self-confidence and the various horrific battle records of the Yellow Turbans. The enemy is too powerful, while they are too ordinary. This gap between the two sides may mean the distance between life and death.
Every soldier standing here has a clear understanding of his own strength. In fact, the truly powerful troops of the Wu army were almost all taken away by Sun Quan and Zhou Yu. The remaining 50,000 troops left behind were not only unable to fight against the Yellow Turbans, but were also the weakest within the Wu army.
The city walls could not give them the slightest sense of security. As soon as they thought that what would rush towards them was the fully armed Yellow Turban Iron Legion, they instinctively felt fear.
The thought of surrender immediately entered many people's minds.
However, how could Cheng Pu, as the commander-in-chief, not know the situation of the army? He just waved his hand, and soon teams of elite soldiers dispersed and stood quietly behind the soldiers in the front.
All of a sudden, all the soldiers felt a chill down their spines. Of course, they knew what these elite soldiers were here for.
They had no doubt that if they showed the slightest sign of surrender or retreat during the battle, the supervisory team behind them would stab them without hesitation.
It seems that I don't even have the chance to surrender, at least not for the time being.
There were life-and-death tests ahead and behind. When the soldiers were enduring tremendous psychological torture, the shouts of the Yellow Turbans had already rushed into their ears.
(End of this chapter)
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