Throughout Liaodong, there were as many supporters of Wu Nian as there were people who regarded Wu Nian as a thorn in his side.
The next day.
In the morning, the sky is still bright. Large numbers of soldiers patrolled the streets and stood guard in the city. Officials walked through the streets and selected militiamen from among the strong men.
Reluctant men were forcibly recruited into the militia. Reorganize and conduct simple training in the city.
Such people, with such morale, are just cannon fodder on the battlefield.
But it would be good to have more cannon fodder.
It can appear that there is strength in numbers.
An hour passed. The soldiers guarding the west city wall discovered traces of the enemy. After Captain Xu Min received the news, he put on his armor, mounted his horse, and came to the foot of the city wall. He dismounted and climbed onto the wall to look ahead.
In the midst of the ice and snow, a team of about 10,000 people began to clear the snow, cut down trees, and set up camp in an orderly manner.
"According to the intelligence, they don't have much food and can't survive for a few days." Xu Min thought to himself, with a calm expression on his face.
He glanced around at the soldiers present and frowned slightly. While the enemy sucks, so do we. There was more or less fear on the soldiers' faces, not to mention nervousness.
Everyone is nervous.
"Don't be afraid, we have a city and we are already invincible." Xu Min took a deep breath and said loudly.
The soldiers around him calmed down a bit after hearing this, but they still couldn't change the overall situation. Nervous, scared.
outside the city. Zhang Jin's camp.
Zhang Jin led a group of soldiers to patrol the camp, constantly urging the soldiers to speed up. You have to show off your momentum when feinting, but you can't just do it casually.
However, preparation work also needs to be treated with caution. The camp must be erected first, and then it must be stable. The ladder must be built first and must be strong.
By noon, the preparations were completed. Zhang Jin gave the strong and the strong a full meal, and the old and the weak 30% full.
Then he divided the elite into four groups, each with about a thousand men, and prepared to hold ladders and carry out siege warfare in rotation.
This ragtag group of people needs equipment or training, but they have a morale that resents the morale of the Meng Yuan people.
Zhang Jin mounted the war horse he had obtained and galloped back and forth three times in front of the team. After attracting everyone's attention, he said loudly: "Brothers, the Meng Yuan people invaded our land and killed us. relatives.
Most of you are following General Long Qie to resist the Meng Yuan people. General Long Qie was a staunch anti-Mongolian and the leader of the country. Now he is trapped on Yundang Mountain. Only by attacking Guyun City and creating chaos in Guangyang Mansion can we rescue General Long. "
"There are only two Han commanders in the city now, traitors of the Han people. Burn your hatred, inspire your strength, rush forward, pounce on them, and tear down this city."
"kill!!!!"
Zhang Jin had read military books since he was a boy and knew how to inspire morale. After speaking loudly with a red face and out of breath, he pulled out the steel knife from his waist and roared.
"kill!!!!!"
About a thousand strong men, armed with weapons, shields, and ladders, rushed towards Guyun City amidst the roar of killing.
Their armor coverage rate is pitifully low.
Fortunately, the defenders of Guyun City were also very good.
On the city. Facing the roaring Zhang Jinjun, the defenders became even more frightened, nervous, and even panicked.
Some archers even shook their hands, and the arrows on their bow strings fell to the ground. After realizing his mistake, he hurriedly picked it up.
This further contributed to the panic atmosphere.
"Don't panic, and don't shoot blindly. Follow my orders." Xu Min, still calm, ordered after taking a deep breath.
His voice calmed the defenders down a little.
"Fire the arrow." Xu Min stared closely at Zhang Jinjun's movements under the city. After Zhang Jinjun reached the appropriate range, he immediately pulled out the steel knife from his waist and shouted.
"Swish, swish, swish." The archers guarding the city subconsciously let go of the bow strings in their hands, and countless arrows flew out.
Zhang Jinjun, who did not have a heavy siege vehicle, immediately suffered a big loss.
"Pfft, pfft."
"Ahhhh!!!"
Except for a very small number of armored soldiers holding shields, once the soldiers were hit by arrows, they would either die or be injured, and screams could be heard endlessly.
But this did not block their way, Zhang Jin's morale boosting had an effect. The soldiers bravely carried the ladder and rushed to the city wall without fear of death.
After arriving at the appropriate place, Zhang Jinjun's archers also stopped, knelt on one knee on the ground, bent his bow towards the city head, nocked an arrow, and shot out in one go.
"Whoosh whoosh." Countless black arrows also shot towards the city.
Both sides are hurting each other.
........
At noon, outside Shanguang City.
The plains were still covered in deep snow, but the roads were cleared. The news had already arrived, and the defenders were on tight alert.
The city was full of Han soldiers standing guard and patrolling. Of course, they had just been formed not long ago, and their combat effectiveness was about the same as that of the defenders of Guyun City.
Just a flower display.
Suddenly, a defender noticed movement in front of him. It seemed like someone, or a beast, was rushing towards the city.
"There's a situation." The soldier shouted, quickly causing a chain reaction. The archers on the city wall drew their bows quickly and in a panic.
But soon, they saw the situation clearly. The captain patted the shouting soldier on the back of his head and said, "Look what you are afraid of. There is only one other person on the other side."
"Hahaha." The soldiers laughed loudly, and only the soldiers were left yelling, covering their heads in embarrassment.
Soon after, the man rolled and climbed to the bottom of the city and in front of the city gate. The defenders took a closer look and saw that this man was wearing black clothes, but half of his body was stained red with blood, and he seemed to be seriously injured.
But the defenders did not act rashly and waited for the other party to speak. But after waiting for a while, he found that the other party fell to the ground and then became motionless.
This situation is a bit strange.
After a centurion thought for a moment, he said to a scar-faced centurion: "Take your men and go down in the hanging basket to have a look."
"Yes." The scar-faced captain responded readily, and led his men down the city wall in a rickety hanging basket. After landing, everyone dispersed. Two archers drew their bows full circle and aimed at the people on the ground. The others held weapons.
The scar-faced captain looked at it first, then held the spear and approached the person cautiously. People were lying on their stomachs on the ground.
He used the tip of his spear to carefully turn the person over. After making sure that the other person had no weapons, he put down his spear and walked over. He first bent down to test to make sure there was still weather. He patted the other person's face, but there was no response.
Then he slapped her twice, but still no reaction.
He had no choice but to pick up a ball of snow and stuff it into the opponent's collar. The other party was shocked and finally woke up faintly.
"Is this Shanguang City? Is General Liu here? I...I am the servant of the county magistrate. Guyun City is besieged by Wu Nian and is in danger."
"Wu Nian threatened that after the city is broken, he will kill all the officials and their families. Ask General Liu to send troops, send troops..."
At this point, the man fainted again.
It was none other than Wang Ji.
