The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

As for the northwest front line, only [-] soldiers and horses have been transferred to defend such a vast area. Jin Tian dare not send another soldier unless it is absolutely necessary.

Weighing all kinds of things, it seems that there is no other way except to draw troops from the camp.

However, [-] soldiers have been transferred to Zhang Gao from the camp, and once more troops are transferred, the advantage over the Beicang Chu army will be greatly weakened.

At that time, it meant that apart from waiting for Zhang Gao to defeat the enemy in Pingcheng and lead his army back to rendezvous, Jin Tian would not be able to complete the plan to defeat Gao Shun's main force by himself only with the strength in his hands.

The last thing Jin Tian wants to face is waiting.

Now that the autumn harvest is just around the corner, once it drags into the winter, the shortage of food and grass will become more and more obvious. At that time, it will be more difficult to defeat Gao Shun, who has plenty of food and grass and is backed by North Korea's Zhongzhou.

And all of this is exactly what Gao Shun saw.

In Jin Tian's mind, Gao Shun's face full of sarcasm seemed to appear in a trance, laughing at his own dilemma with a smug sneer.

Hate the bones!

At this moment, this is Jin Tian's only feeling for Gao Shun.

After weighing and thinking for a long time, Jin Tian finally let go of his tightly clenched fists, and let out a long, weak sigh.

Jin Er also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that Jin Tian finally kept his composure, and did not make any impulsive actions due to the momentary anger.

"General, about the Jiangnan District..." Jin Er asked cautiously.

Standing with his hands behind his back, Jin Tian said silently: "Pass down an order to send another [-] troops to Lu Zijing, and order him to combine [-] troops to recover Pingcheng as soon as possible."

Ten thousand soldiers and horses!

This number was [-] more than the troops originally planned to be transferred from Chosun County. Jin Er knew that Jin Tian had completely given up on his plan to quickly break through the Beicang, so he simply dispatched more troops to Zhang Gao. Let's destroy the enemies of the Pingcheng invasion first.

Jin Er, who understood Jin Tian's intentions, hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Your general is wise, in this way, Dudu Lu will have more than 2 troops in his hands. It is expected that within a few days, he will be able to defeat the enemy who invaded Pingcheng. Returning to the army and joining our main force, we will definitely wipe out the enemy in Beicang in one fell swoop."

Jin Er's imaginative thoughts made Jin Tian's mood slightly better, and he nodded slightly, with a bit of self-confidence finally flashing between his cloudy brows.

... Xi'an County.

Zhang Gao waited here for three days, but what he waited for was the news that Chosun County had been attacked and Jin Yu could not divide his troops.

This news really surprised Zhang Gao, because it also meant that without Jin Yu's troops, he only had [-] troops on hand, plus [-] soldiers and horses transferred from North Korea. Fifteen thousand people want to break down Pingcheng, which is firmly defended by seven thousand strong enemies. This is not easy.

But soon, Zhang Gao's mood improved. Although he didn't wait for the soldiers from Chosun County, he waited for [-] elite soldiers from the camp. Four days later, the [-] soldiers from Chosun also arrived in Xi'an.

Therefore, Zhang Gao led this army of 5000 people, marched westward along Xiushui, and headed for Pingcheng in a mighty way.

One day later, the North Korean army arrived in the east of Pingcheng, and after setting up camp, Zhang Gao told the whole army to rest for the night, and at dawn the next day, he led his army out and prepared to attack Pingcheng.

The air is crisp in autumn, and the sky is high and the clouds are light. It is a good atmosphere for fighting and fighting.

At the east gate of Pingcheng, Liu He was wearing heavy armor, holding a long knife in his hand, and his tower-like body stood proudly.

His gaze was like a blade, and he coldly scanned the mighty enemy army outside the city.

Massive crowds of soldiers, billowing sea of ​​flags, forests of knives and guns, the 5000 Korean troops lined up in front of them, and as far as the eye could see, the densely packed heads of people were like black clouds covering the sky and covering the ground. to the end.

"The North Korean dogs have competed for so many soldiers and horses. It seems that I, Liu He, are worthy of your fear. Good, very good—"

The corner of Liu He's mouth slanted, and a sneer of aloofness flashed across his face.

Facing this boundless enemy that was almost four times larger than himself, Liu He not only showed no signs of fear, but instead had a kind of ecstatic impulse.

Come on, the more you come, the better, I, Liu He, will become famous, and it depends on you.

Liu He clenched his saber tightly, and his cold expression became even more proud.

But Zhang Gao, who was outside the city, had a serious expression on his face.

The [-] elite infantry and sailor soldiers under his command did not give Zhang Gao full confidence. When he saw the Chu army at the head of Pingcheng City and the purge of the army, his original confidence in winning quickly disappeared. has been weakened a lot.

Zhang Gao knew very well that although his soldiers were elite, they were invincible in both waters and waters, but attacking cities by land was not their forte.

On the opposite side, the Chu army in Pingcheng is an elite land soldier who has experienced the most brutal battles with powerful enemies in the Central Plains land battles such as Cao Cao, Yuan Tan, and Xianbei.

"The enemy is very strong, it seems that this battle will not be easy..." Zhang Gao's heart flashed a trace of worry.

However, until now, Zhang Gao has no way out.

At that moment, his sword eyebrows were condensed, his expression suddenly turned serious, he took a deep breath, raised his whip and shouted loudly: "The whole army, attack—"

Dongdongdong~~ More than a dozen cowhide drums started beating at the same time, and the thunderous sound of the drums rushed into the sky.

The flag was waved, and the cavalry who sent the order ran back and forth, giving Zhang Gao the order to attack.

The front army had more than ten phalanxes and a siege team of 5000 people, led by Jin Da, started to advance towards the east gate of Pingcheng with heavy steps.

At the forefront of the army formation, thousands of swordsmen and shields, holding a large pole as tall as a person, formed a tortoise-like iron formation, covering dozens of trenches and bridges, and advancing towards the moat.

Liu He at the head of the city looked sternly, staring coldly at the approaching enemy army, and there was no wave in his slashed face.

Five hundred steps... three hundred steps... one hundred steps... In the blink of an eye, the Korean army's trench team was already within the range of the crossbow.

Liu He raised his sword forward, and shouted in a deep voice: "Bowman, release the arrow, let me shoot these North Korean dogs hard!"

When the order was issued, more than a thousand crossbowmen, who had drawn their strings and aimed at it earlier, let go of their hands.

Amidst the ear-piercing buzzing sound, more than a thousand sharp arrows shot out of the air, carrying fierce force, like locusts rushing towards the enemy below the city.

When the Koreans in the city heard the sound of the strings, they hurriedly raised their shields even better and shrunk their bodies tighter, fearing that they would be shot by sharp arrows.

Ding Ding Dang Dang~~ The sound of rain hitting the eaves suddenly rose, and arrows densely like migratory locusts rushed towards the large shield held high by the Koreans, most of which were bounced off.

This kind of thick giant shield effectively provided protection for the Koreans, and blocked almost most of the incoming arrows. Only a few arrows passed through the gaps in the shield array, splashing scattered The sound of screams.

The advance of the Koreans was not delayed by the obstruction of the rain of arrows, but accelerated their advance. In just a moment, they entered the front of the protective moat against the rain of arrows.

The turtle-shaped shield was split from the car, and the North Korean soldiers hiding in it pushed the moat bridge forward at a twisting speed, intending to use this simple bridging device to build a wooden bridge on the moat several feet wide.

The originally impeccable shield formation also showed a flaw at this moment.

Liu He on the top of the wall, with sharp eyesight, keenly seized the opportunity in the blink of an eye.

"Change the Liannu—" Liu He shouted loudly.

In the sound of the order, the three hundred crossbowmen put down the ordinary crossbow in their hands, and quickly replaced them with the Yuanrong Liannu that had been prepared long ago.

With the sound of the fluttering of the thousand birds' wings, [-] continuous crossbows shot [-] sharp arrows at the North Korean army building the bridge within a few seconds.

The arrows pierced through the flaws in the Korean army's shield formation and struck like a violent storm. There were screams like a tide, and six or seven hundred North Koreans fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.

What a terrifying concentration, what a terrifying lethality.

It was the first time in his life that he witnessed the attack of such a terrifying sharp weapon, and the North Korean army, which had experienced repeated volleys, was terrified.

Even though Zhang Gao, who was watching the battle, saw the terrifying scene of shooting three sharp arrows in an instant, a trace of horror flashed across his originally calm face.

Hearing the screams of our own soldiers, and seeing Erlang of North Korea, like a fragile straw, easily swept to the ground by the continuous arrows and gusts, Zhang Gao felt like a knife was twisting his heart.

He had been wary of the Chu army's continuous crossbows, so he deliberately launched a large shield and a large front siege formation, but he also knew that there would be loopholes if he wanted to build a trench bridge, and the deaths and injuries of soldiers were inevitable.

Zhang Gao had no choice but to hope that his soldiers would be stronger and not be defeated by the Chu army's Liannu.

At the first moment when they were frantically strafed by Liannu, the thousands of North Korean soldiers were indeed terrified, but as elite soldiers, they forcibly suppressed their fear with their strong will, facing the rain of arrows, Desperately pushed the trench bridge up.

It was only a blink of an eye that the flaws were cleared. After carrying out a round of continuous crossbow shooting, the North Koreans stood up tenaciously and successfully erected dozens of trench bridges.

The road leading to the city wall is already unimpeded.

Zhang Gao was overjoyed and shouted urgently: "Siege team, attack immediately—"

The second drum sound rumbled, and the former army Jin Da got the order, and immediately ordered the siege order.

More than 1 North Korean siege teams, carrying ladders and pushing carts, started shouting and rushed towards the east gate of Pingcheng.

Liu He on the top of the wall still had no fear on his face. He swung his long knife across and snorted coldly, "Come on, North Korean dogs, let me Liu He see how capable you are!" Whoosh!

The crossbowmen of the Korean army rushing to the front of the city, under the cover of the shield hands, leaned forward and shot arrows at the Chu army at the top of the city, trying to suppress the long-range attack of the Chu army by shooting arrows.

The rest of the sword and shield fighters rushed to the base of the city wall and raised their large shields high above their heads to resist the falling stones from the city.

The North Korean army that was following up thousands of times screamed and rushed forward, braved arrows and crossed the trench, and swarmed to hide under the big shield at the root of the wall.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of ladders were carried across the moat bridge and reached the front of the city.

"Move the fuck, set up the ladder for me!" Jin Da, who rushed to the bottom of the city, brandished his saber and shouted loudly.

Hohoho~~Amidst the roaring chant, the North Korean army mustered up their courage and erected dozens of ladders on the east side of the city.