Soldiers come to the world

The three thousand Jiangdong soldiers were divided into two groups, and the one thousand people were led by the general Pan Zhang, who drove dozens of warships to attack Shuimen.

The other group of 2000 people, led by Xu Sheng himself, ran towards the city wall with more than a dozen bamboo raft ladders.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the battering ram hit the iron fence heavily, and several iron bars as thick as arms were bent instantly.

Dozens of ropes were tied to the battering ram, and 30 people stood on each side. They pulled the ropes and suspended the battering ram in the air. With a bang, the battering ram hit the iron fence heavily.

Although hundreds of people in the city kept firing arrows, the two iron gates became a natural barrier for the Jiangdong Army, and most of the arrows were blocked by the iron fences.

Liu Jing frowned and looked up to the city. There were no guards on it. He cursed himself inwardly, and immediately turned his head and said to a village chief: "Zhang Gan, quickly take the first village and the second village. Tun Shangcheng, shoot arrows from above!"

"As ordered!"

The head of the village waved his hand back, "Follow me!"

He rushed to the top of the city with two hundred men, and in a moment, arrows rained down on the top of the city, and dozens of soldiers who were pulling the rope fell to the ground one after another.

Pan Zhang, who was commanding the attack on the next ship, was furious and ordered: "Use a bow and arrow to suppress the top of the city, and then 60 people will attack the gate!"

Nearly a thousand Jiangdong soldiers under the city fired random arrows, clanging towards the top of the city, suppressing the crossbowmen at the top of the city, unable to show up to shoot again.

Sixty people rushed forward, took the rope, swung the battering ram again and hit the iron gate. Liu Jing shouted in the urn: "Shoot the ship with a rocket!"

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'Boom! 'With a loud noise, tall bamboo rafts were laid heavily on the city wall, and boards were laid on the moat one by one. Thousands of soldiers rushed across the moat and struggled to climb up.

Arrows rained down on the city, and rolling logs and rocks fell like hail. Jiangdong soldiers held up their shields to resist, but they were still rolled and fell.

The Jiangdong army gathered ten bamboo rafts and attacked on the [-]-step-long city wall. More than a thousand soldiers under the city raised their crossbows and shot arrows at the top of the city.

The battle between the two sides gradually became fierce. ． ． ． ． ． ．

Flames shot up at the city gate, and seven or eight warships were ignited by rockets one after another. Tumbling on one side, the rope was cut by fire.

At this time, the battering ram had smashed a two-foot-wide gap in the iron fence, and they could sneak in sideways. Nearly a hundred Jiangdong soldiers got into the gap and entered the Shuimen Cave.

The Shuimen Cave is about three feet long and one foot eight feet wide. There is a three-foot-wide stone step on the left. The passage on the stone step has been blocked by the Jingzhou military boulders. If you want to enter the urn, you have to break open the iron gate on the other side. Door.

It's a pity that the battering ram couldn't enter the Shuimen Cave, and the Jiangdong soldiers could only hack with axes and files, but they were brutally attacked by Jingzhou sergeants.

Liu Jing led 300 people to shoot densely into the Shuimen Cave with bows and crossbows, making the Shuimen Cave nowhere to stand. Jiangdong soldiers could only soak in the water and hold up their shields to defend.

But without the powerful impact of a battering ram, it is impossible to cut through an arm-thick iron bar with an axe and a file.

There was nowhere to hide in the Shuimen Cave, and there were constant screams. The river was stained crimson with blood, and there were many corpses lying in the Shuimen Cave.

In less than half an hour, nearly a hundred Jiangdong soldiers who entered the Shuimen Cave were almost killed or injured, and the remaining dozen Jiangdong soldiers also fled desperately. The entire Shuimen cave was filled with a pungent bloody smell.

But compared to the successful defense of Shuimen Cave, the defense of the city wall is dangerous and precarious.

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The battle for the city wall has been fought for more than half an hour. There are many bones above and below the city, and blood flows like a river.

The city walls were stained red in patches, and seven of the ten siege rafts had been destroyed, but new rafts were constantly being thrown into battle.

The 500 Jiangdong Army had [-] casualties, and the defenders at the top of the city also had more than [-] casualties. Most of them were civilians who assisted in the defense. Death.

At this time, the defenders began to use iron forks for defending the city. This kind of iron fork was three feet long and weighed more than a hundred catties. It was specially used to deal with siege ladders.

A bamboo raft was held by an iron fork, and more than a dozen people pushed it out. The bamboo raft wobbled and creaked, and began to leave the city wall and straightened outward. With the cry of the defenders, the bamboo raft finally went outward After overturning, dozens of Jiangdong soldiers on the raft let out screams.

Xu Sheng, who was watching the battle not far away, could no longer restrain his inner anxiety. The attack on the water gate was fruitless, and the attack on the city wall suffered heavy casualties. If the attack continued like this, his three thousand troops would not last long.

Xu Sheng raised his gun and yelled, "Siege the city with me!"

He swung his spear and rushed towards the top of the city. Hundreds of soldiers behind him saw that the lord would go into battle in person, their morale was immediately high, and they followed Xu Sheng bravely to take the lead.

Xu Sheng rushed onto a bamboo raft and ran up seven or eight steps in one breath. More than a dozen rolling logs and stones from the top of the city fell on him head-on.

Xu Sheng is highly skilled in martial arts and has great strength. He enjoys a high reputation in Soochow. He is not only strong in martial arts, but also proficient in strategy.

He knows that morale can be boosted but not discouraged. In the case of the Jiangdong Army's repeated attacks and failures, he will definitely boost morale by taking the lead.

Xu Sheng approached the city in the blink of an eye. At this time, seven or eight spears stabbed at him. He held up his shield to resist, and stabbed randomly in the gap with the spear in his hand. In a short while, five or six defenders were stabbed and fell to the ground.

A dozen steps away, Sang Ming saw Xu Sheng's extraordinary bravery and was about to climb the top of the wall. He was furious in his heart, shouted loudly, and slashed at him with a knife.

"Good come!"

Xu Sheng yelled, threw away his shield, and waved his gun to parry with both arms. There was only a loud noise, and the sword and gun clashed. The huge force shook Sang Ming's arms numb, and the sword almost flew out.

Sang Ming was terrified, and turned to run away, but Xu Sheng's spear was so fast that he flipped his hand, and the spear went 'poof! ' pierced Sang Ming's neck, and tried to pick it out.

Sang Ming let out a muffled cry, and flew out of the city from the top of the wall. Xu Sheng jumped onto the top of the wall and stabbed with his spear. In an instant, three or four soldiers were stabbed by him, and the soldiers backed away in fright.

At this moment, Wang Tai shouted loudly and swung his knife to strike Xu Sheng.

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Liu Jing is arranging for his soldiers to deploy rockets in Wengcheng. Rockets are undoubtedly a sharp weapon against the Jiangdong Army's water attack. Last night and today, Jiangdong Army was defeated twice by fire attack.

At this moment, a soldier rushed over and shouted in horror: "Young Master Jing, General Sang has been killed, and the enemy has attacked the city!"

Liu Jing's face changed drastically. If the Jiangdong army occupied the city, it meant that Chaisang had lost. He roared and turned around and ordered: "Keep 100 people, and the rest come with me!"

He led 400 soldiers to the top of the city, and met another [-] sergeants led by Zhang Qian in the corridor. The two armies merged into [-] people, shouting and killing towards the top of the city.

On the top of the city, more than a hundred soldiers of the Jiangdong Army rushed to fight fiercely with hundreds of defenders at the top of the city. Suddenly, Liu Jing saw Wang Tai fighting fiercely with a Jiangdong general.

This general from Jiangdong was skilled in martial arts, and he defeated Wang Tai steadily. He was forced to retreat to the city wall, and Wang Tai was in danger.

It was too late to rush to the rescue. In desperation, Liu Jing drew his bow and set an arrow, and shot at the enemy general. This was the first time he shot an arrow at someone. It should be said that his arrow skills were far from the perfect It's just that sometimes luck is good, this arrow Xu Sheng was caught off guard, and the arrow hit Xu Sheng's left arm, Xu Sheng yelled, and took a few steps back while clutching his arm.

Wang Tai was rescued in danger, he rolled over and avoided Xu Sheng's gun circle, at this moment, Liu Jing and hundreds of his subordinates shouted and rushed into the enemy group.

Among the 300 subordinates, nearly [-] were soldiers of the Tao family, all of them were highly skilled in martial arts and had experienced hundreds of battles. Their entry reversed the critical situation in the city immediately.

The Jiangdong soldiers were killed and retreated steadily, and they left the city and went down the city along the bamboo raft. He dragged down the wall.

The Jiangdong Army's offensive was frustrated and its morale was low.Finally retreated like a tide.

The siege battle lasted nearly an hour, and finally ended in the defeat of the Jiangdong Army. Nearly a thousand people were killed or injured by the [-] troops, more than a dozen ships were burned, and more than [-] siege rafts were also lost.

The chai sang defenders and civilian husbands also paid the price of more than a thousand people, and even Sang Ming, who had just become a military marquis, died tragically in the hands of Xu Sheng.

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"Don't you think it's God's will?"

During the interval between battles, the soldiers leaned against the wall to rest one after another. Liu Jing and Xu Shu, who were unanimously elected by the soldiers as new generals, walked slowly on the top of the city.

Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "Zhou Ling's death paved the way for Young Master to control Chai Sang. Originally, I wanted to persuade Young Master to find an opportunity to kill this man, but God agreed with Young Master and made him guilty of collaborating with the Jiangdong Army. In this way, the young master can smoothly take over Chaisang's army."

"Yes!"

Liu Jing also said with emotion: "I came to Chaisang just to celebrate my birthday. Unexpectedly, by a coincidence, I encountered the Jiangdong Army attacking Chaisang, which caused me to control the military power of Chaisang. It can only be explained by God's will. .”

Liu Jing walked to the top of the city, stared at the Jiangdong Army fleet in the distance, and said a little worriedly: "But if the city is captured by the Jiangdong Army, I will still have nothing."

"Didn't you find out that Jiangdong's army only has 3000 people? From this, it can be seen that Jiangdong does not plan to attack Jiangxia on a large scale, but only wants to attack Chaisang successfully, and then turn Chaisang into a springboard for Jiangdong to attack Jiangxia. Therefore, it can be seen that Sun Quan's determination is not the same. Not firm."

"That Yuanzhi thought, how to deal with the immediate crisis, I mean, how to defend Chaisang City?" Liu Jing asked again.

Xu Shu stood by the city wall and smiled, "It's actually not difficult to defend the city. Chaisang City is tall and strong, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The key to the danger today is that there are too few defensive methods. Apart from bows and arrows, it is rolling wood and rocks. In fact, the effect is not great. If there are stone cannons and trebuchets, a long-distance strike against the Jiangdong Army will not only kill a large number of enemies, but also prevent their ships from approaching the water gate. It will be a heavy blow to the morale of the Jiangdong Army , why don’t you use it, my lord?”

"And these folk!"

Xu Shu pointed to a large row of civilian men lying at the base of the city wall, and sighed: "Young master, it is a mistake to let these untrained people be on the front line of combat. They can't play their role. They should be allowed to fight in the rear." , such as letting them use infantry bows, shooting arrows down the city from behind, or training them to operate trebuchets, so that they can play the role of a soldier."

Xu Shu's analysis was very thorough, and he could always see the crux of the problem, Liu Jing nodded, as expected of Xu Shu, he really deserved his reputation, he was a little ashamed and said: "Yuan Zhi is right, I will order someone to find the carpenter. "

Xu Shu smiled, looked at the vast Yangtze River again, and said slowly: "Actually, the key is the reinforcements from both sides. If I don't expect, the Huangshe reinforcements from Wuchang will definitely arrive, and the reinforcements from Jiangdong may also arrive. If the Jiangdong army defeats the Jiangxia army, then the key to this battle will be whether Gan Ning can arrive in time, Gan Ning is outside, the young master is inside, and the Jiangdong army will be defeated without a doubt."

Liu Jing felt a little emotional in his heart, in fact, it was God's will not only that he became the chief general of Chai Sang, but that Xu Shu came with him, so that he became his military advisor.

"Xu Shu entered Cao Ying without saying a word", this common saying can't let him happen again anyway.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing smiled slightly and said: "To make a digression, after this battle is over, I will find you a house in Chaisang, and at the same time recommend you as the county captain of Chaisang, and Yuanzhi will bring his mother, wife and children together Come on!"