Competing

Chapter 356
In May of the first year of King Yue, Dongou, Fujian and Yue jointly invaded.Zhou Da and Lu Ming, the defenders of the Oujiang River, and Su Jiao, the defender of Fanyi, vowed to resist to the death. The Yue King Yin Xu personally led an army south to support them.

On May [-]th, after receiving the news that King Yin Xu of Yue was going south to the Oujiang River, the leader of Fujian and Yue, Wu Zhu, made a decisive decision and led the army directly to the city of Fanyi.For a time, the beautiful and rich land on the east bank of Peng Lize was shrouded in the cloud of war.

The Minyue army arrived at the foot of the city of Fanyi on May [-]th, and a large banner was erected outside the city. Wuzhu stood on the plain outside the city of Fanyi, looking at the city of Fanyi not far away, with a smug smile.Yin Xu was finally attracted to Si Yao's place, which can be regarded as a little compensation for himself. As long as he takes down the Panyi City in front of him, this rich land will belong to him.

Someone from his subordinates came to report: "Your Majesty, the villages and towns around Panyi are all empty. A small number of people have hidden in the deep mountains, and most of them are concentrated in this city."

Wuzhu sighed softly, a little helpless, he didn't expect such a situation, he couldn't tell whether he was happy or depressed.What is depressing is that there are no people in the villages and towns on the outskirts of Panyi, so the plan of looting supplies by oneself has been ruined. It is relatively difficult to transport supplies across the mountains in the west of Minzhong County.

I am happy that the arrival of my own army, the power and power displayed has shocked the people of Panyi so much, making them terrified.At the same time, Fanyi has become a veritable lonely city.As long as the city of Panyi is taken down, all the inherited wealth will be taken as one's own.

With a large population in the city, the consumption of food and the maintenance of law and order must be very severe. If there is enough time, a long confrontation will definitely consume Su Jiao to death.But now, although Yin Xu has gone to Oujiang, he might return at some point. Without so much time, he can only find a way to make a quick decision.I don't know if there will be changes on Yin Xu's side, so in Wu Zhu's view, the most ideal is to attack Fanyi City within four or five days, and then respond immediately.

The rise of Minyue is in one fell swoop. There are no such opportunities, so naturally they will not give up easily, and immediately sent troops to attack.

Standing on the top of the city, the general of Fanyi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the enemy army surging below the city like a tide, the pressure and responsibility on his shoulders suddenly increased a lot.Yue Wang Yinxu has sent news that it will take five to seven days for the reinforcements to arrive. Before that, he must stick to the city and absolutely not allow any mistakes.

Not to mention the important strategic significance of Fanyi to the Yue Kingdom, it is just that there are many people who have taken refuge in the city of Fanyi today. Once the city is breached, it is afraid that it will be reduced to Shura hell.What's more, Mr. Zhang is here, Mrs. Yu may be here, and this is the hometown of King Yue.If something goes wrong, Su Jiao doesn't know how to face Yue Wang?
Su Jiao turned around and asked the lieutenant general, "Have all the residents in the city been properly arranged?"

The deputy general replied: "Don't worry, general, everything has been settled. The officials of the county government and the heads of the families have participated in it, and the order is in order."

Su Jiao nodded and said: "That's very good, and we need to strengthen the patrols in the city, especially suspicious people and signs, they must be controlled immediately. There must be no chaos in the city, and prevent spies or people with ulterior motives from causing chaos."

The deputy general replied: "Yes, the final general will definitely go all out!"

While speaking, there was a loud shout from under the city gate, and when Su Jiao turned his head, the Minyue army had already launched an attack.The defense battle of Panyi officially kicked off.

Because the Minyue army wanted the high mountains in the west of Minzhong County in Panyi, they did not carry many large siege equipment, only some ladders, not to mention that the initial attack also involved more tentative elements.

In the era of cold weapons, if you want to attack a city, you must first approach the city and conquer the city's largest barrier wall and moat.The current Fanyi City was reinforced by Wu Rui at the beginning. The city wall can't be said to be tall, but the moat is definitely a bright spot.The breadth and depth are no less than some big cities in the Central Plains.Because Fanyi is not far from Penglize, surrounded by plains with many rivers and lakes, there are indeed many sources of water for the moat.

Without filling up or crossing the moat, it is impossible to launch an effective attack. The best way is to fill up the moat, or put wooden boards on the river.The most effective way to fill up the moat is to block the water inlet and expand the water outlet.The latter is easy to handle, but the former is quite difficult to implement.The people sent by Wuzhu found that the moat of Fanyi was connected with many rivers. It can be said that there are many water sources, and it is not easy to cut them off. They can't see the city at all for ten days and a half months.It's a pity that in fact there is not so much time, and it is inevitable to be a little depressed when Wuzhu gets the report.

However, the facts are so, there is no alternative but to intercept and divert water as much as possible.At the same time, they used powerful crossbow arrows to suppress the defenders at the top of the city, and then approached the city, shoveling soil to fill the river and laying planks.As a result, the speed of the siege was naturally delayed.

Wu Zhu immediately ordered: "Dig a tunnel and find a way to enter the city!"

So a see-saw offensive and defensive battle began at the head of Fanyi City, and the first day's tentative attack ended in failure.The Minyue army suffered nearly a thousand casualties, and the Fanyi defenders also lost 300 people.Su Jiao felt very distressed when he got such a result. This was just the beginning, and the most intense battle was yet to come.

When night fell, Su Jiao looked at the brightly lit Panyi City in the distance, and forced a wry smile.It seems that they can only use those forces, but before that, they must use the most violent attack to attract Su Jiao's attention.The key strength must be hit with one blow.

It was for this reason that Wu Zhu launched a fierce attack on Fanyi City.Facing such an offensive, Su Jiao rushed to the unprecedented pressure. Fanyi's 1 defenders, plus the [-] recruited civilians, all threw themselves into the battle of defending the city.Under the suppression of the powerful feather arrows of the Minyue Army, the defenders of Fanyi were almost unable to resist.

Several times, the Fujian and Yue troops climbed to the top of the city, and were immediately taken back by Su Jiao's men.The Minyue people cut down big trees around and made some suggested siege equipment, and the city walls were also damaged a lot.The battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and Su Jiao almost never closed his eyes for two consecutive days, guarding the city with all his might.

On May 2000th, the Fujian-Vietnamese army dug a tunnel and tried to sneak into the city, but the Vietnamese defenders discovered it halfway.Sujiao was attacked by smoke and fire, and nearly a hundred soldiers of the Fujian-Vietnam Army failed to escape in time, and died of suffocation in the tunnel.In three days, the Fujian-Vietnamese army suffered [-] casualties, and the Vietnamese army lost more than [-] soldiers.Because the newly recruited Min Zhuang had not received training, they were too timid in the face of an emergency siege, causing a wall in the east city to be breached. Fortunately, Su Jiao led his army to arrive in time to fill in the damage and was safe.

Between offense and defense, no one can do anything to the opponent, Wu Zhu can only stand in place and look at the city and sigh.Now that Su Jiao's attention was completely attracted by himself, it seemed that it was time to use them.Wu Zhu immediately gave an order, and in the pitch-black Yeli, there were bursts of drumming outside the city of Fanyi, all night long, resounding throughout the shore of Pengli!
(End of this chapter)