The last three kingdoms

Chapter 979 Stick to Pingyang

Jiang Yuan glanced at Yang Ding beside him. Yang Ding's face was a little pale, his eyes were a little straight, and there were some beads of sweat on his forehead. It could be seen that he was trembling in his heart, but he still tried to stay calm and worked hard. He maintained his image as the governor of a county.

In fact, it's no wonder that Yang Ding is timid. As a civil servant, he has basically never experienced such a huge war scene, and he can stand here now, which already shows that he is very courageous.

"Prefect Yang, the people of Jin have started to attack. This arrow has no eyes. Prefect Yang is the head of a county. He can't personally enter dangerous places. He only needs to supervise the battle from the back. Leave the enemy to the subordinate officials." Jiang Jiang Yuan said to Yang.

Yang Ding came to the top of the city only to boost morale. If he was really allowed to command the battle, it would be a joke. Now that the Jin army's offensive has begun, the city of Pingyang will soon fall into a fierce bloody battle. In the middle, Yang Ding was still staying on the top of the city at this time, and he could no longer play any role, so Jiang Yuan "invited" him to go down the city at the right time.

Yang Ding gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. He also understood that staying in the city would not be of help, but would be a hindrance, so he cupped his hands and said, "For the matter of city defense, Lao Jiangdu Captain."

Jiang Yuan watched Yang Ding leave, turned around, and saw that the Jin army had already attacked the city and was within the range of the Shu army's bow and arrows. He drew his sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "All the soldiers obey the order, Prepare to meet the enemy! Fight to the death, live and die with Pingyang!"

"Fight to the death! Live and die with Pingyang!"

The Shu army guarding the city shouted in unison, and the high-pitched and loud voices lingered and echoed over the city of Pingyang. None of the soldiers retreated, and no one was afraid.

Jiang Yuan is a veteran of the Shu army. He has experienced the battle of Yang'an Pass, experienced the snowy mountains and grasslands, traversed Yongliang, galloped through Guanlong, and experienced hundreds of battles on the battlefield. He has rich combat experience , Now that the Jin army is overwhelmed, the enemy is outnumbered, what the Shu army needs most is morale and confidence.

Jiang Yuan is very good at mobilizing the soldiers' emotions. Asking the prefect Yang Ding to go to the city for inspection is equivalent to giving the guards a reassurance. At the most difficult moment, the highest officer of Pingyang City is still with the soldiers and will never leave. This undoubtedly gave the defenders the greatest confidence.

On the other hand, Jiang Yuan stood calmly on the front line of the city, never retreating half a step, facing the swarming Jin army, he stood still, which made the soldiers guarding the city highly motivated and high-spirited .

On the battlefield, an excellent commander plays an extremely significant role. He can not only command battles and inspire the morale of the army, but more importantly, his existence has given countless ordinary soldiers the courage and belief to fight. If it were a cowardly and fearful general who was greedy for life and fear of death, the entire army would inevitably be demoralized and self-defeating.

With Jiang Yuan's order, the generals of the Shu army held their bows and set up arrows, and launched arrow attacks on the Jin army who entered the range. Suddenly, the random arrows rained down densely, completely covering the area under Pingyang City .

Many soldiers of the Jin army were hit by arrows, some were killed by the arrows, and some were injured by the arrows, but this did not seem to be able to stop the Jin army's offensive. The white torrent was still rolling forward, rushing towards Pingyang City Come.

This siege battle has been intensified from the very beginning. Wen Yang did not even launch a tentative attack, but directly launched a full-scale general attack. Wen Yang just wanted to take advantage of the advantages in numbers and combat power to overwhelm the city. The opponent, took Pingyang City in the shortest time.

The Jin army braved the rain of arrows and rushed to the foot of Pingyang City. A high ladder was erected.

The first one to attack the top of the city will be rewarded generously. With the heavy rewards, there is naturally no shortage of brave men. In order to fight for the first one, the soldiers of the Jin army used all their strength. The difficulty of all kinds of battles is at the forefront, but this time the attack on Pingyang City is obviously an exception. The soldiers of the Jin Army thought that this would be an extremely easy victory. If it goes well, today can produce The first pioneer to attack the top of the city.

Such an easy victory and such a generous reward, no one is not tempted. For ordinary soldiers, this is the only chance that can change their fate.

As for the danger of life and death during the siege, these soldiers didn't really care much. Great work, that is a great joy.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Jin army turned a blind eye to the robes that kept falling around them. They were killed by arrows. It can only be said that they were unlucky. The person who was shot was undoubtedly lucky. Everyone hoped that they would be "lucky". As long as they worked harder, they would earn a lifetime of wealth.

Climbing to the ladder, the defensive strength of the defenders became stronger. Not only bows and arrows, rolling wood and rocks, boiling oil and boiling water, even bricks and tiles became weapons, and fell like raindrops.

The thick rolling log whizzed down from the top of the city. As long as it hits it, a series of Jin soldiers on the ladder will be swept down. They will be smashed and thrown, and they will become a pile of bloody things at the base of the city wall. .

The heavy rock is a great show of power. Once the ladder is hit, it will become a pile of rotten wood in an instant, and the Jin soldiers on the ladder will be tragic immediately. Seeing that they are only a few feet away from the top of the city, Then it became a free fall and fell back to the ground heavily. Either the head was thrown out of the body or the thigh was broken into two pieces.

Of course, this is not the worst thing. The worst thing is being poured with boiling oil. The boiling oil that was just red hot and still emitting green smoke was splashed down and splashed on Jin Bing's face. The scream of the lungs and the heavy impact when it landed, once the boiling oil was poured on the face, the facial features were almost familiar.

The Jin soldiers who didn't get splashed on their faces seemed to be secretly lucky. With the shields in their hands and the armor on their bodies to resist, they were finally able to steal a catastrophe.

But then the torches thrown from the top of the city made their luck disappear in an instant.As soon as Jin Bing, who was covered in oil, encountered the slightest spark, he was surrounded by flames in an instant and became a burning man.

(End of this chapter)