The last three kingdoms

Chapter 970 Fierce Battle in Xiangyang

Zhonghui has been running Xiangyang for several years. As the most important stronghold of the rebel army, Zhonghui attaches great importance to the defense of Xiangyang. From the first day he was stationed in Xiangyang, Zhonghui sent special personnel to repair the city wall. Strengthen defenses and build Xiangyang City into a city as solid as a rock.

If the first round of the Jin army's catapult and bed crossbow attack was replaced by an ordinary city, I am afraid that under such dense stones and crossbow arrows, the wall would have been destroyed, but Xiangyang City was greatly affected. Even though it was damaged, it still remained unmoved.

The wide moat is an obstacle that the soldiers of the Jin army must first overcome. If they want to cross the moat, they must first use the means of filling to fill up the moat, so as to open up a road for the subsequent siege troops.

Of course, there is no need to fill the moat completely, that would be too much work. The Jin army only needs to select a few sections on the moat and fill them all with sandbags. As long as the soldiers do it, I believe they can fill in a few passages soon.

However, the moat is within the range of the bows and arrows of the rebels on the city. Of course, the rebels will not allow the Jin army to fill up the moat so easily. Arrows poured down the city like rain.

Many Jin soldiers had no time to throw the sandbags in their hands into the moat, and they were shot by arrows and died. Some Jin soldiers were killed by an arrow just as soon as they stepped on the edge of the moat, even with sandbags on them. It fell directly into the moat.

The arrow rain on the city was too dense, and the Jin army had no choice but to hide under shields or wooden boards to avoid the arrow rain. As a result, the progress of filling the river was greatly slowed down, and the Jin army spent almost half a day , Paid a lot of money to complete the task of filling the river.

In the next siege battle, the two sides fell into a stalemate again. The Jin army had sufficient equipment and strong soldiers. They were determined to win Xiangyang City. The offensive was very fierce. Hu Lie personally supervised the battle under the city. Afterwards, he worked very hard and strived for more military exploits to make up for the mistakes of the year.

The defenders are also defending tenaciously. If it is said that before the Jin army attacked, the morale of the rebel army was still scattered for a time. It exists, on the battlefield, it is impossible to surrender to the enemy, as long as you run a few steps, you will either be shot to death by your own bow or arrow, or you will be shot to death by the opponent's bow and arrow.

On the battlefield, if you don't want to die, you have to fight. If you try your best, you may still find a ray of life. If you give up, your life may be lost.

After several years of continuous repairs, Xiangyang's city defense is indeed quite strong. There are all kinds of city defense facilities, such as bows, crossbows and arrows, well-prepared, rolling wood and rocks, and a lot of reserves. The defensive center of Xiangyang City only needs to concentrate Going to the west, the other three walls are facing the water, so it is much easier to defend. Almost all the rebel troops are concentrated in the west of the city. The entire wall is full of people. The Jin army wants to break through such a well-defended city. , is indeed not an easy task.

However, Yang Hu's determination to take Xiangyang City is still very strong. The Jin army mobilized a large number of catapults and siege equipment to target Xiangyang City. The determination has not wavered at all, Xiangyang is just an isolated city, as long as the Jin army persists in launching attacks, it will only be a matter of time before Xiangyang is taken.

After many days of fierce fighting, Xiangyang City's defensive strength has gradually dried up. No matter how many defensive weapons it has, there will be a moment when it runs out. Facing the Jin army's non-stop attacking methods, Zhong Hui's determination to stick to Xiangyang gradually faded. Shaken up.

This is a battle with almost no way out. With the decrease in the number of defenders and the decline in defense forces, the haze of failure hangs over the entire city of Xiangyang.

"General Xiahou, tell me what's going on with Jiang Wei, and will you send troops to rescue him?" Zhong Hui's face turned livid, and he questioned Xiahouxian.

Xia Houxian was tongue-tied and didn't know how to answer. After returning from Hanzhong, Xia Houxian only replied vaguely to Zhong Hui, neither affirmative nor negative. In short, Xia Houxian only said to Zhong Hui vaguely, Jiang Weijin occupied the three counties of Shangyong, and it is very likely that he will send troops to Xiangyang.

As for whether Jiang Wei's mood is good or bad, Xia Houxian never dared to tell Zhong Hui. As a result, Xia Houxian was afraid that Zhong Hui, who was in a rage, would use him to punish him, so he could only pray secretly, hoping that Jiang Wei would be in a good mood and send troops to Xiangyang.

But the fierce battle here in Xiangyang is in full swing, and Xiangyang City may fall at any time. If no reinforcements are seen, it is estimated that the Xiangyang defenders will completely collapse, so Zhong Hui asked Xia Houxian.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Wei has indeed stated that he will send troops to Xiangyang, but the journey is far away, and the Jin army is blocking the way, so I am afraid it will take some time." Xiahou said in a sarcastic manner.

Wang Mai next to him chuckled and said, "General Xiahou, don't be fooled by Jiang Wei's scheme. You sacrificed the three eastern counties for nothing, but you can't get a reinforcement. Then the joke will become bigger."

Xiahou Xian insisted on surrendering to the Kingdom of Shu, and Wang Mai insisted on surrendering to the Kingdom of Wu. Naturally, the two disagreed. If people take it by force, no one can stop it, Jiang Wei is a great general of the Shu Kingdom after all, he is not a man who does not trust his words, if he does not arrive in another three to five days, I will go to find him personally."

Wang Mai sneered and said: "According to the current situation in Xiangyang, are you sure you can keep it for three or five days? Your Majesty, Lu Kang's army is in Yiyang, and they can come to help at any time. Now that the matter is urgent, it is better to respond to Lu Kang's request to relieve the situation." Urgent."

Zhong Hui couldn't help frowning secretly. Although the situation is urgent now, Zhong Hui is still hesitant to hand over all his troops and territory. The army, if the military power is handed over, then he will really be left at the mercy of others. Who knows whether those capricious Wu people will keep their promises, Zhong Hui has no idea at all.

But now the situation is urgent, if you don't make a decision, it will be too late.

(End of this chapter)