Ni Chu

Chapter 119 The Battle of Yongqiu 12

The Chu army rushed to the place only forty or fifty steps away from Yongqiu City with the triangular ladder frame. Groups of archers braved the heavy rain to climb onto the ladder frame, opened their bows and arrows and shot towards Yongqiu City.

The heavy rain blinded the Chu army's archers. When they shot their arrows, their aim was somewhat off target, but the Qin army in the city was still unable to lift their heads due to the bows and arrows.

Some Qin soldiers braved the flying arrows to pick up the Chu soldiers from the city wall and shoot them over. The arrows that fell on the ground were handed over to the Qin army archers for them to fight back against the Chu army.

Under the counterattack of the Qin army, the archers of the Chu army standing on the ladder were shot down from time to time, while the Qin army on the city suffered even more heavy losses.

When the arrows fall on the ground, most of them will be broken, and only a few arrows will be intact. The Qin army who picked up the arrows not only had to choose the intact arrows, but also risked being shot by the arrows flying from behind.

After the Chu army attacked with bows and arrows for more than half an hour, Xiang Ye gave the order for the whole army to attack the city.

A large number of Chu troops rushed towards the city wall carrying the siege ladder and logs.The Qin army on the city wall made preparations to prevent the Chu army from ascending the city.

The Qin army behind the city gate moved many messy things to block the city gate tightly. The Chu army's log hit the city gate, and the city gate only shook slightly, but there was no sign of it being about to be knocked open.

Xiang Ye frowned, watching the progress of the siege.

The effect of the Chu army's siege this time was almost the same as that of the Chu army under Yu Ziqi's siege the day before. The Chu army climbed the city wall, but they would soon be driven down by the Qin army.

After launching three general attacks in a row, Xiang Ye raised his head and looked at the sky.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the big raindrops hit Xiang Ye's face, making him somewhat unable to see the scene in front of him clearly.

He wiped his face and let out a long breath. The time should be approaching noon. Xiang Ye narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the Chu army who charged the city wall for the third time and retreated.

"Pause the siege, and the archers will cover the city!" After the Chu army withdrew, Xiang Ye waved his hand, and more archers ran towards the ladder.

A rain of arrows like locusts poured over Yongqiu City, and many Qin soldiers were shot by the rain of arrows and fell down.

Li You shuttled back and forth among the Qin army with a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, boosting the morale of the Qin army.

"Soldiers, don't be afraid!" Li You shuttled on the city wall and shouted to the Qin army: "Although the bandits have bows and arrows, we have a city wall, hide at the base of the city wall, don't show your head, they can't shoot us!"

Qin Jun hid behind the wall, and arrows flew over their heads. Some Qin Jun who were desperately trying to pick up the arrow clusters fell down under the dense arrow rain. The broken city wall of Yongqiu City witnessed their desperate efforts. determination to resist.

"My lord, be careful!" Li Youzheng bent over and ran on the city wall. The general behind him suddenly roared and threw him down. Before he was thrown down, his left arm suddenly hurt, and an arrow pierced through him. clothes, deeply into the left arm.

"My lord, my lord, hide quickly!" After Li You was shot by the arrow, the general and two Qin soldiers helped him up, and quickly hid behind the battlements.

Xiang Ye looked at the city wall of Yongqiu expressionlessly, and a row of arrows flew towards the top of the city, hitting the flagpole of the Qin Army's battle flag, and the flagpole made a crisp sound of "click" and fell crookedly.

Just when the Chu army was about to cheer for the fall of the Qin army's banner, two Qin army soldiers stood up, and they erected the banner straightly.

The arrows whizzed and flew towards them, and instantly shot the two Qin soldiers into two hedgehogs. Before they died, they hugged each other's arms and leaned against each other, protecting the banner in the middle.

The muscles on Xiang Ye's cheeks twitched a few times, Qin Jun's determination to protect the banner made him feel sad from the bottom of his heart.

This battle will be the last battle to defeat Yongqiu. Xiang Ye let out a long breath. From the actions of the Qin army protecting the banner, he has already seen that this will be a battle without prisoners.

"The whole army is attacking!" After the archers of the Chu army fired arrows at the top of the city for another hour, Xiang Ye drew out the long sword at his waist, turned over and jumped off the horse, and personally led the Chu army towards the city wall. past.

Seeing Xiang Ye rushing out, Meng Su jumped off his horse, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other and followed Xiang Ye towards the city wall.

The dark Chu army rushed towards the Yongqiu city wall like a tide, while the Qin army on the city wall was still unable to lift its head under the pressure of the Chu army's archers.

The first siege ladder was erected, and the Chu army's archers were still firing arrows at the city wall.

Qin Jun wanted to get up and organize defense, but the arrows flying overhead suppressed them so much that they couldn't raise their heads.

A series of siege ladders were built on the top of the city, and the Chu army began to climb up the city. The archers of the Chu army also shot fewer arrows than before. When the top Chu army was about to reach the top of the city, , The archers finally stopped attacking the Qin army on the city, only Bai Fu and Wei Feng were still sniping and killing the Qin army in a leisurely manner.

A group of Chu troops slammed into the dilapidated city gate of Yongqiu holding a log. The city gate had been hit for several days and had begun to deform. The door was full of sundries, which would have been knocked open by the Chu army long ago.

Holding a long sword in his hand, Xiang Ye found a siege ladder and climbed up behind the soldiers.

Xiang Yu looked at the city wall of Yongqiu from afar, and when he saw Xiang Ye started to climb the siege ladder, the corners of his mouth slightly moved upwards, and he finally saw the hope of breaking the city.

The Chu army rushed to the top of the city in a swarm, fighting with the Qin army on the city. More and more Chu troops gathered at the gate of the city. They carried logs and hit the city gate with force. After each impact, With a painful cry, the city gate will open a bigger gap.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, the Chu army finally broke through the city gate, and a flood of Chu troops rushed towards the city gate.

When the city gate was knocked open, Xiang Yu raised his halberd and pointed forward, shouting loudly: "The whole army charges!"

"Kill!" Chu Jun let out a roar, and rushed towards the city gate under the leadership of Xiang Yu.

The Qin army at the gate of the city saw that the gate had been smashed, and quickly formed a spear array in the door opening in an attempt to resist the influx of the Chu army.

The Chu army rushing to the front held a shield and fiercely slammed into the Qin army's spear formation.Most of the shields held the spears aside, and the Chu army holding the shield rushed into the Qin army, swung their swords and slashed towards the Qin army.

There were also a few Chu soldiers who were unlucky. Due to long-term use and lack of maintenance, the shield surface was relatively brittle. After colliding with the spears of the Qin army, they were pierced by the spears together with the shield owner.

Bai Fu and Wei Feng stood on the raised ladder, aiming at the Qin army on the city wall and firing arrows, Shi Lei led a group of Chu troops to directly attack the city gate.

Xiang Ye and Mengsu boarded the city wall and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Qin army on the city.Seeing Xiang Ye climbing the city wall, Xiang Qing quickly urged his horse to rush to the bottom of the city, jumped off his horse and climbed up the city wall along the siege ladder.

The formation formed by the Qin army at the gate of the city was being gradually dispersed by the Chu army. When the two sides were in a stalemate, Xiang Yu led the army to kill.

Xiang Yu rode a black-headed horse and rushed straight into the doorway where the scuffle was taking place. When he was about to rush in front of Qin Jun, he lifted the reins. Leaped over and landed behind them.

As soon as the four hooves of the Wuzhui horse landed on the ground, Xiang Yu lifted the reins again, turned the horse's head, and rushed towards Qin Jun's back.

The long halberd was swung, and the Qin army fell to the ground one after another wherever it passed. Under Xiang Yu's charge, the Qin army's formation fell into chaos.But Qin Jun, who was already determined to die, did not retreat. They all shouted and rushed towards Xiang Yu.

As soon as the Qin army's formation was in chaos, the Chu army surrounded them with a "boom". Under the city gate, the Qin army surrounded Xiang Yu, and the Chu army surrounded the Qin army in a scuffle.

On the city wall, Xiang Ye swung his long sword, slashing horizontally and vertically, and all the Qin soldiers who stood in front of him became the souls of his sword.

"My lord, let's go!" When Xiang Ye was about to rush in front of Li You, Qin Jun stopped in front of Li You, and shouted to a group of Qin Jun behind him: "Hurry up and escort your lord away!"

As soon as the words fell, the general let out a strange cry, and stabbed towards Xiang Ye with a spear.Xiang Ye twisted his body, dodging the spear he stabbed at, and raised his sword in his hand, and the long sword slashed fiercely on the back of the general.

He was slashed at the back, but he didn't fall down. Instead, he dropped the spear, turned around and rushed towards Xiang Ye, hugged his leg, and shouted to Li You with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth: "My lord, let's go!"

With tears in his eyes, Li You rushed towards the city surrounded by a group of Qin soldiers.

Xiang Ye turned his head, raised his long sword high, and was about to strike at the general of the Qin army who was holding his leg, when a Chu army held out a spear, and pierced the general's back with a spear.

Pianjiang's body was slowly getting colder, but his hands still held Xiang Ye's calf tightly.

Xiang Ye kicked his legs vigorously, but he didn't shake off the body of Qin Jun's general. He had to press the shoulder of the corpse with one hand, and lifted the other foot that was not held, and kicked towards the chest of the corpse.

After he was tired and sweating profusely, and finally kicked away the body of the general of the Qin army, when he tried to find Li You again, Li You had already disappeared.

Li You retreated into the city under the escort of a group of Qin troops. The city gate had already been breached by the Chu army. The Chu army rushed into the city and quickly occupied all the streets.

"My lord, there are fewer bandits in the west of the city. I can leave there later!" A soldier from Qin followed behind Li You. Seeing that there were Chu troops everywhere in the city, he said nervously to Li You, "We will protect you out of the city. We have nothing to lose if Daqin is gone, but without you, we will lose a barrier. I just hope that your lord can lead an army to stop the bandits in the future and protect us and our family!"

Li You looked at the soldier, and then at the other soldiers on the side. Seeing that all of them were determined and generous to die, he sighed a long time and said to the group of Qin soldiers : "Let's go, fight out with me!"

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