After two waves of attacks, Lin Zhijing stopped dispatching troops throughout the afternoon. The strategic purpose has been initially achieved. As long as Wang Liang and Ma Rubao successfully cross the river from the upper reaches, Xinye will become an isolated city.
But the actions in the morning alone were obviously not enough.
"General Lu, please fill it out again after dark!"
He sighed and looked at Lu Yida.
It is really annoying to lose nearly a thousand soldiers during the day, but if the moat is not filled in, it will be too much trouble to cross.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements!"
Lu Yida understood and cupped his hands.
Everything is going on in full swing.
After nightfall, hundreds of bullock carts set out again. Lin Zhijing had no intention of achieving success overnight, so he only assigned eight sergeants to each vehicle. They all held up their shields and slowly approached the moat without lighting torches.
In the darkness, these hundreds of bullock carts, like hundreds of monsters, were pushed in a dispersed and orderly formation until they were dozens of steps away from the moat, before they were noticed by the sharp-eyed sergeant at the head of the city.
"Report, General, there is an enemy attack!"
After all, I didn't see it clearly, so the sergeant's return was somewhat panicked.
"They really won't stop. Archers, prepare quickly. As soon as the enemy approaches the moat, shoot them down!"
Ma Jun did not return home. In this situation, how could he dare to leave his post lightly?
Soon, he carried the knife and came to the city head accompanied by the sergeant. At this glance, wow, there really is an enemy coming!
"Fire the arrow!"
Before he could see clearly, Ma Jun gave the order.
Whoosh...
The sound of dense arrows sounded immediately.
However, the effect was very little. Even with the firelight from the city head illuminated, the archers' vision was still much worse. Even if they shot over, most of them were shot on the ox cart. Others were basically shot by Lin Zhijing's sergeants. He blocked it with a shield.
"General, it's an ox cart!"
After all, someone finally saw it clearly.
"No, they're here to fill in the river again!"
Ma Jun also reacted.
"General, how about I bring some troops and kill him?"
The person who spoke was another lieutenant general named Xiao Mingzheng. He had some skills in instant martial arts.
"No, if you go out of the city at night, if the enemy has a trick, you may not be able to save us."
Ma Jun learned from Ma Song's mistakes and did not dare to take risks easily again.
"General, the enemy troops are nothing more than infantry. If I charge and kill them, I can destroy their ox carts and prevent their scheming from succeeding!"
Xiao Zheng was a little impatient and ignored Ma Jun's intention.
"Well, what you said makes sense. In this case, you should quickly gather three thousand soldiers and horses to find out what's going on! Remember, don't be reluctant to fight!"
Ma Jun thought for a while, and it might not be completely impossible to turn passivity into initiative. He couldn't let the enemy swagger in front of him!
So, not long after, the suspension bridge was lowered, and Xiao Zheng filed out with a long sword, three thousand soldiers and horses, and torches.
"kill!"
Following his loud shout, three thousand soldiers and horses rushed towards the sergeants who were pouring sandbags into the moat.
This sudden change obviously caught the sergeants a little off guard. In a hurry, several sergeants were killed by Xiao Zheng and others.
However, after all, hundreds of bullock carts gathered by the moat, just like hundreds of chariots, the space did not give Xiao Zheng's cavalry many opportunities to charge.
After a moment of panic, the sergeants immediately organized a resistance on the spot, forming formations and raising shields, but they were not defeated in three blows.
"Sure enough, I fell into the trap!"
On Lin Zhijing's side, Lu Yida had already laid down five thousand fine cavalry, waiting for Ma Jun's men to leave the city!
