Looking at his soldiers and horses, after several charges and trial charges, they failed to achieve decent results. Instead, a large number of corpses were left behind, lying on the path of the charge.
Huangfu Song had expected this and didn't say much. He just stared expressionlessly in the direction of Zhang Liao on the tower and asked his men to continue waving the flag and continue the attack without stopping.
The soldiers and horses of Xiliang were not afraid of death, and they were promised that after the west gate was captured, they could be released home and exempted from taxes for three years. Of course they were very happy about this. In their minds, they can sacrifice their own lives so that their whole family can avoid paying taxes. This deal is worth it, it just saves one's life, it's not a big deal.
So, under the command of the flag, they continued to attack one after another. No, it should be said that he stepped on the corpse of his companion and continued to die.
But within a few minutes, the Xiliang army and horses behind them retreated again, and those in front turned into dust under their feet.
Huangfu Song saw that Zhang Liao was commanding Ruode and taking the lead, showing the demeanor of a general. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, feeling deeply that it was a pity that this famous general actually helped the tyrants and was trapped in the enemy's camp and could not be used by the country.
Sigh is a sigh, appreciation is an appreciation, the war will continue. This time, without Huangfu Song's call, the Xiliang army spontaneously organized and continued the attack just now.
Without Zhang Liao's orders, the Jizhou soldiers and horses under his command also repeated the actions just now. Drawing their bows and shooting arrows, the army charged and once again drove Xiliang's troops back.
Next, the actions just now are naturally repeated, and you come and go like this. I don’t know how many times the Xiliang Army has charged. I saw piles of corpses dumped under the city tower, and it looked like they were almost piled up into a hill.
There is no complete statistics, but it is estimated that the two armies have lost almost 5,000 troops by now. As the Jizhou Army defending the city, they had a slight advantage and could shoot arrows from a high position. So the loss was less, but there was still a loss of two thousand people.
The pungent smell of corpses, mixed with the smell of blood in the air, brewed in the cold wind. As the autumn wind blows, there is a smell of decay. Huangfu Song was so smoked that he felt a little nostalgic. He didn't want to smell such a familiar smell at the emperor's feet.
Huangfusong looked at the corpses everywhere. Although he couldn't bear it, he knew that now was the time for women to be kind. He had a hunch that Yuan Shao might be back soon. If he can't capture Ximen and occupy the entire Chang'an before he comes back, then all his efforts will be in vain.
As a general, compassion does not lead to troops. As a veteran on the battlefield, Huangfu Song certainly knew this very well. So he didn't care about the blood under his feet, it could be said that he didn't care about the life and death of the Xiliang army, gritted his teeth and continued to let the flag bearer wave the order.
However, the flag bearer does not have as good a mentality as him, and it can be said that he has not experienced this. I saw the flag bearer resisting vomiting, trying not to lose his composure, and symbolically waved the big banner.
However, after waving several times, the Xiliang army didn't react. They just stood motionless, looking a little timid, with no intention of stepping forward.
Huangfu Song's soldiers flinched a little and sighed helplessly. He glanced at the flag bearer with pity and then ignored him. He immediately drew out his sword, pointed in the direction of the tower, and shouted.
"Don't be afraid, everyone, rush for me."
"Don't be afraid, charge me."
Even after shouting several times, the Xiliang army responded and remained indifferent.
Huangfusong didn't get angry when he saw this. As an old man who had been on the battlefield for a long time, he was very clear and familiar with these things. Knowing that there is no stimulation, the Xiliang army and horses will not charge forward today.
So, he had no choice but to wave the sword in his hand, and only heard a thud, which was the sound of a sharp blade entering flesh.
The Xiliang army looked over in surprise and saw that their commander, for some unknown reason, stabbed the flag bearer next to him to death. It seems that there is something more to say.
As expected, they didn't have to wait too long. After Huangfu Song killed the innocent flag bearer, he raised his bloody sword and roared.
"This person disobeys orders and refuses to move forward in fear of the enemy. I have already killed him. If anyone dares to disobey orders, this will be his fate. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed."
Hearing the general's roar and seeing the tragic fate of his companions, who would dare not to step forward? Either way, he would die, it would be better to die on the road of charge.
As a result, the morale of the army was restored, and the Xiliang army regrouped and stepped on the corpses of their companions, continuing to advance from the original route. The intention was very clear, that is, to attack the city tower and occupy the entire Chang'an.
Seeing that the enemy troops had retreated and had not charged for a long time, Zhang Liao was a little relieved that Ximen could now be defended. Unexpectedly, before Zhang Liao could calm down, the Xiliang Army began to charge again, and this charge was different from many previous ones.
Why do you say that? I just thought of their expressions. Before, he could still see a trace of human fear in their eyes. Now, after Zhang Liao observed them carefully for a long time, he could not find any change in their expressions.
Zhang Liao felt bad when he saw this. It seems that Huangfu Song has begun to exert his strength, and the enemy has begun to take action. From now on, it will be a real war, and the previous one was just a trial.
there is always a solution to a problem. Zhang Liao tightened his grip on the spear in his hand and said, "If you are not afraid of death, come here. Grandpa is waiting for you here."
It's a pity that Zhang Liao is eager to give it a try and looks forward to a battle with the Xiliang army. However, he was brought back to his original state by the shouts of his subordinates.
"No, General, we are running out of bows and arrows."
"General, ours too, our bows and arrows have been exhausted."
What, although I had expected that the bows and arrows would be exhausted, I didn't expect it to be so fast. At this moment, the enemy was about to kill them.
It seems that we need to change the way we defend the city. We can no longer use bows and arrows to effectively kill the enemy, and we can't engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Xiliang troops on the city tower. They will undoubtedly sit there and wait to be killed. We can only fight in the field with the Xiliang army to see if we can open up the situation and buy time for the Lord's army to arrive. The casualties would definitely be high, and this was also the situation that the enemy generals had been looking forward to.
Zhang Liao was thinking in his heart, but he said calmly, "In this case, all the soldiers in the army obey the order. Follow me downstairs and fight to the death with the Xiliang army. I wonder if I, the men of Jizhou, are afraid?".
"We are willing to die with the general and fight to the death!"
"We are willing to fight to the death!"
Facing Zhang Liao's fierce generals, the answer was a group of howling and shouting without fear of death.
