Man Chong planned to use the city to defend the city and would not give the Han army another chance to consume his own troops.
Even if the Han army is brave and good at fighting, once it falls into a siege battle, its strength will still be greatly reduced.
Man Chong never cares about the so-called face and shame, but likes to use this thing to restrain the enemy.
Sure enough, after Wang Feng and Sun Tai were killed, Man Chong decisively retreated to the city.
"Prepare to attack!"
Deng Ai didn't hesitate at all. He said that if he wanted to win Xinye, he would never break his promise. This was a promise to Liu Mang.
Taishi Heng had dismounted at this time. As a close minister of Liu Mang, he would never be left behind in such dangerous matters.
"General, Heng Hui will personally lead his troops and set up the Han Dynasty ladder on the Xinye city wall."
Deng Ai originally wanted to dissuade Tai Shiheng. As a general and a direct descendant of Liu Mang, there was no need to work so hard.
"Taishi Heng, think twice before you act..."
"General, don't worry, Cao Wei has the brave warrior Yue Jin who can get there first, and I, the big man, also have no shortage of first get there!"
Taishi Heng looked at the Xinye City Wall and had already calculated in his mind how to climb it and how to hold the tower so that more soldiers could attack.
"Henger, my father has been killed today, and the next step is left to you."
Taishi Ci had absolute confidence in his son, at least the Han Dynasty would not treat loyal ministers and martyrs badly, not to mention Taishi Heng had always followed Liu Mang.
Uh-huh!
Taishi Heng carried his two halberds, looked up at the city wall, and already issued an order.
"Follow me to attack the city!"
Seeing that the Han army was not planning to leave, Man Chong was naturally happy.
"madness!"
"Today you, Deng Ai, have taken the lead, so you can naturally withdraw your troops with gold."
"It's a pity that we have to attack the city by force, so I can only let you die on the battlefield!"
Arrows were flying under Xinye City!
Tai Shiheng and his men seemed to have anticipated this situation.
Following Liu Mang, Tai Shiheng's favorite thing was studying siege warfare.
If he wanted to be a sharp sword in Liu Mang's hand, he would have to pierce the enemy's hardest shield!
"Raise your shield!"
After hearing the order, everyone in the Han army put their shields on their heads and let the arrows rain down, but they still couldn't take their lives.
"Former troops open the way!"
Tai Shiheng, you shouted loudly, and several Han warriors stood in front of everyone with iron shields as high as one person on their shoulders.
"Haha! The Han army is indeed brave and foolhardy!"
"I laughed at the son of Taishi Ci who only showed his appearance. He even forgot to bring the ladder!"
"How can you attack the city without a ladder?"
However, Man Chong was quickly confused when he saw that the Han army's ladder was not a heavy object that could be carried directly on the shoulders.
Instead, the soldiers each held a section of the ladder. After arriving at the city, they began to assemble it!
This assembly of ladders reduces the damage to the soldiers, and the strongmen holding large shields are there to protect the soldiers who assemble the ladders!
Damn it!
"Throw a stone at me!"
The falling rocks prepared in the city kept hitting the Han army, but Tai Shiheng had already anticipated this situation.
The warriors held large shields and allowed falling rocks and rolling trees, but they still failed to cause much damage to the Han soldiers.
"The ladder is assembled!"
"General, please give the order to attack the city!"
"We will make sure that Man Chong pays the price!"
The morale of the Han army officers and soldiers was high, and Tai Shiheng would naturally not retreat.
"Brothers, follow the drill before!"
"Protect the ladder and never take a step back!"
Having said that, some Han soldiers had already begun to climb up.
A trace of cruelty flashed in Man Chong's eyes. He had already ordered people to boil hot water, preparing to pour it on the siege soldiers.
"Since you are seeking death, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Hot water poured down, but the Han soldiers gritted their teeth and persisted. Even if their exposed skin was burned, they still refused to take a step back!
"Quick! Push the ladder down quickly!"
Man Chong took his time and ordered his men to push away the ladder as quickly as possible. Even if they could not destroy it, they would kill several Han soldiers.
It's just that the defenders in the city didn't expect that there were people guarding the ladder. Those Han soldiers with super strong arms kept the ladder motionless!
The defenders and the attackers have suddenly reached a stalemate, competing for their wills.
Taishi Heng was already climbing. Manchong saw how this man inspired the soldiers, and even saw his bravery and fearlessness.
"Set me an arrow and shoot this man!"
As long as Taishi Heng dies on the battlefield, today's siege might be over!
The Wei army officers and men kept targeting Tai Shiheng, but the Han army also had ways to deal with it.
They tied shields to their arms, and once the enemy fired arrows, they raised their shields to block. This design did not delay the siege.
This was Taishi Heng's suggestion to Liu Mang after he simulated siege many times. The latter decisively waved his hand and asked Ma Jun to design a siege shield for him.
"Boy, suffer death!"
Man Chong was furious and personally raised the stone and threw it at Tai Shi Heng!
Fortunately, Tai Shi Heng was as light as a swallow, and he had already deviated from the ladder after dodging.
"A rare opportunity!"
Taishi Heng took out the two halberds, and then directly inserted them into the gaps in the city wall with great force. He used them as a climbing tool and continued to move towards the city tower.
"Don't worry about that guy, he will fall to death sooner or later!"
"Continue to destroy the Han army!"
Although Man Chong didn't want to admit it, this siege army made him feel very troubled.
It seems that they are already familiar with siege warfare. They always have various ways to deal with the defenders.
Deng Ai was at the foot of the city and ordered his soldiers to build mounds of earth so that he could observe what was going on in the city.
"No, Man Chong is going to use fire attack! Quickly raise the gold to withdraw the troops and let Tai Shiheng lead his troops to retreat!"
Just as Taishi Heng was about to climb to the tower, he suddenly heard the sound of gold.
The Han army was well-trained. They obeyed the general's order and immediately withdrew from the ladder without any delay.
This made Man Chong, who had already prepared the kerosene, miss out again.
"Damn! Could it be that the Han army is clairvoyant? This made them escape!"
Once the Han army did not choose to attack the city, it would be just a dream to defeat the enemy with a fire attack.
Man Chong could only look back and sigh, "Next time, I will definitely use fire to kill you without a place to bury you!"
Taishi Heng led his troops to retreat successfully, but still lost more than fifty soldiers in this battle.
"General..."
"Man Chong wanted to attack with fire, so I asked you to retreat."
Deng Ai said bluntly: "There is no rush to attack the city. I have seen the heroic appearance of General Taishi, and I already have a sure way to win!"
After hearing what Deng Ai said, everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Shizai, can we take down Xinye without losing any blood?"
Taishi Ci was a little confused. Apart from Prime Minister Zhuge, the only person in the world who could boast so much was Prince Liu Mang.
"General Ziyi is joking, people will die in war."
"It's just that we need to wait now!"
"Conquer Xinye within ten days!"
Seeing that Deng Ai stopped attacking the city, Man Chong stood on the tower and shouted again.
"Little Shutong, why don't you continue to attack the city? Are you afraid? Why not ask Liu Mang to come in person!"
A hint of murderous intent flashed in Deng Ai's eyes, "You want to challenge the crown prince? You are not worthy!"
