The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 498 497 Jingzhou Storm (9)

The gate of Yangzhai City is already covered in flames, and the fire is still spreading outwards. Under the blowing of the north wind, the fire gradually moves south along the direction of the fire oil flowing on the ice. Those who are located by the moat The soldiers on board, seeing such a scene, all scrambled to retreat, but due to the slippery ice, many soldiers fell to the ground, and some even slipped into the wide and deep moat. If you fall from a height, you will either be killed or seriously injured.

Zhang Xiu's siege troops suddenly lost control and retreated one after another, fearing that they would be swallowed by the fire, but because there were too many people and the bridge they built was too simple, when suddenly so many people passed on the bridge at the same time , the simple bridge was overwhelmed, and only heard a huge crisp sound of "Kara", the bridge was completely broken, and the soldiers who were passing on the bridge suddenly lost their center of gravity, sank under their feet, and all fell into the dry moat , falling all over the place, screaming endlessly.

And the people behind also followed one after another. They were like a train that suddenly derailed while walking on a cliff. After the front of the car fell off the cliff, the cars behind them also fell into the cliff one after another.

One step forward is a huge pothole more than three feet deep, and one step back is a sea of ​​flames burning. After the simple bridge collapsed in an instant, Zhang Xiu's siege troops had a dilemma. Even if they were burned to death, it was death anyway. Many soldiers resolutely decided to jump into the deep pit that was more than three feet high. After all, someone had already laid their backs in front of them.But if you stay on the ground because of your timidity, you will soon be swallowed by the fire dragons that spread over, and you may be burned alive.

As a result, a large number of soldiers jumped down decisively, and there was a scene of howling ghosts and wolves at the bottom of the deep pit.Not long after the soldiers jumped down one after another, the raging fire dragon engulfed everything on the ground with its fiery tongue, and the entire battlefield was a sea of ​​flames. In the sea of ​​fire, hundreds of people were burned alive People, let out their last cry before dying.

It was different from the purgatory on the other side of the moat. Because of the break of the bridge, the fire was only stopped on the opposite side. Where Zhang Xiu and others were, they could only feel the oncoming heat wave.However, they all witnessed this tragedy with their own eyes. The three thousand soldiers and horses that attacked them all disappeared in an instant.The soldiers all swallowed a mouthful of saliva, secretly glad that they did not attack as a forward force, otherwise, it is still unknown whether they could survive. Even standing here, the scene just now made them feel lingering fear, and their faces were clear. It is the color of timidity.

"Hurry up and save people!" Zhang Xiu immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him, and all the terrified soldiers took out their ropes and threw them to the bottom of the moat, trying to pull those who were not dead up.

Yang Xiu burned all the enemy troops back with a torch, but the city gate caught fire, and the city gate also suffered losses. The flame tongue of the fire dragon swallowed the city gate together, and the entire south city gate fell into a sea of ​​flames. The soldiers could only retreat back, into the urn city.

At the same time, Yang Xiu noticed that Zhang Xiu's army outside the city was trying to rescue the soldiers in the moat. Yang Xiu had an idea, and immediately asked his confidants to lead people out of the city from the west gate, digging the gap blocking the moat, and flooding the Yingshui River. The river water in the river was refilled into the moat, and the enemies who fell to the bottom of the moat were frozen to death with icy river water.

At the same time, Yang Xiu also commanded the archers on the tower to aim in the direction of the moat in the face of the heat waves coming from below the city, and use bows and arrows to prevent the rescue of those enemies.

At this moment, Zhang Xiu looked at the city of Yangdi, clenched his back molars, and was itching with hatred. He never thought that his attack would be so vulnerable in front of this small city of Yangdi. Not only did he suffer a huge loss, but he also put a layer of humiliation on his face.

Recalling that at the beginning, Zhang Xiu led the army almost invincible, invincible, or invincible.Even when they fought fiercely with the armies of Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong, they won more than they lost. In the end, because of insufficient troops, they were forced to withdraw from Guanzhong and went to Jingzhou to attach themselves to Liu Biao. Prefect.

In just a few years, Zhang Xiu stopped personally training the army all the time. It stands to reason that the combat effectiveness of the army should not be weakened, but should have been strengthened a lot.Even he himself is very satisfied with his subordinates. In Jingzhou, at least he is the overlord of one side, dominating one side. Even Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi and the naval commander Cai Hao are very active in trying to win him over.

But now, Zhang Xiu led the army to attack Yangdi City twice and was blocked, and suffered heavy losses. For a general who is used to fighting, such a battle is simply a great shame.

"Hu Che!"

Zhang Xiu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and at the same time, a plan to massacre the city was born in his heart, and he yelled directly behind him.

"The last general is here! What is the general's order?" Hu Che'er responded, rode his horse to Zhang Xiu's side, and asked with cupped fists.

"Lead [-] soldiers and horses to the east gate of Yangzhai City, and attack from the east gate. We will attack from both sides, and we must take this city at all costs. Tell the soldiers, after breaking the city, the city will After three days of looting, all the things in the city will be theirs. As for the people in the city, regardless of men, women, old or young, kill them all and leave no one behind!" Zhang Xiu ordered angrily.

After Hu Che'er listened, he immediately regained his spirits, said "here", ordered five thousand soldiers and horses, and moved towards the east gate.

At this time, the archers on Yangzhai City were harassing and rescuing the wounded soldiers under the moat with arrows. After burning for a while, the fire at the gate of the south city gradually weakened a lot. Zhang Xiu could vaguely see that he was burned Afterwards, the broken city gate could not help but make his eyes shine.

The most important driving force for the burning of the fire is the fierce fire oil. After the fierce fire oil is burned, the fire will naturally decrease. There is nothing flammable on the ground.The fire weakened, the south city gate had already been damaged, it was already completely scorched, and the gate of Wengcheng was also directly exposed to the enemy's sight.

Zhang Xiu felt a little excited. The city gate that he tried so hard to attack just now was burned down in the fire set by the defenders himself. In this way, he only needs to lead the army to break through the gate of the urn city, and the city is equivalent to His.

However, before Zhang Xiu started to act, there were bursts of whistling sounds in his ears, which made his nerves tense, and he hurriedly asked, "What is this sound?"

Just when everyone else had the same question as Zhang Xiu, a huge torrent rushed suddenly from the corner of the moat outside the west gate, washing everything in the moat with lightning speed, the cold The river, with its tall waves, is strong enough to swallow everything.

Before Zhang Xiu and the others could react, the rushing torrent submerged everything in an instant, and the soldiers who fell to the bottom of the moat were washed away by the torrent and remained in front of everyone's eyes is a vast ocean.

Zhang Xiu originally wanted to rescue those wounded soldiers, but his plan was in vain at this time, his brows became a Sichuan character, and he looked at Yang Xiu on the tower of Yangdi City with sharp eyes, wishing he could tear him into pieces. They were eaten raw.

And Yang Xiu's weird smile on him on the tower was more like laughing at him, which made Zhang Xiu extremely upset.

Not one of the three thousand soldiers was rescued, and the whole army was wiped out.For Zhang Xiu, how many three thousand soldiers can he have to sacrifice like this?
Next, Zhang Xiu gathered the army together again, and then used words to anger these soldiers, because among the three thousand soldiers who had just died in battle, there were their brothers, nephews, and their elders. One thing to do.

In front of everyone, Zhang Xiu even yelled out the heroic words of three days after breaking the city, all the things that were robbed belong to the individual, and all men and children must be killed, and the women soldiers can figure it out , Whether to kill or keep them as slaves is entirely up to their personal choice.

After the order was issued, Zhang Xiu's subordinates were all in high spirits. This is the rhythm of massacring the city, and it can indeed vent the hatred in their hearts.

The soldiers regrouped, stood there and rearranged their troops, and then quietly waited for the fire on the opposite side to weaken.At the same time, Yang Xiu led the defenders in the city to retreat into the urn city. Seeing this, Zhang Xiu immediately ordered the soldiers to build a simple bridge again. The fire has been gradually extinguished, leaving only some smaller fires.Therefore, Zhang Xiu ordered the army to cross the bridge, and then re-arranged troops on the opposite bank.

Because the fire on the ground just now melted the ice, the land was muddy, and there were still charred corpses scattered on the ground. Zhang Xiu asked people to remove these corpses first, and put them all together. Together, they were carried to the woods outside the city for resting.

It was too late to pay homage to the dead souls, so Zhang Xiu gathered his army again and prepared to launch an attack. At the same time, [-] soldiers led by Hu Che'er also assembled outside the east gate, and even built a bridge, ready to cross the moat at any time.

In the urn city of Yangdi City, Yang Xiu received a report from the guard of the east gate, saying that thousands of soldiers and horses had gathered outside the city and were ready to attack.

Yang Xiu frowned. The fire just now had already used up half of the fire oil, and the remaining fire oil was not enough to defend two city gates at the same time.Facing Zhang Xiu's pressing situation and the powerful soldiers and horses, if Wengcheng falls, then Yangdi City will be over.

What's more, just now Yang Xiu vaguely heard something about massacring the city outside the city, which made him feel very worried.

Now Yang Xiu could only place his hope on the reinforcements. If the reinforcements did not come, Yangdi City would probably fall in the near future, and the tens of thousands of people in the city would also suffer catastrophe.

(End of this chapter)