The battlefield was changing, and there were countless examples of victory that was in sight in the blink of an eye. Wang Zamao's siege troops easily reached the base of the city wall with trebuchets, bows and arrows and other firepower at the beginning, and then climbed up the ladder without much trouble. , but he didn’t expect to pay a heavy price after he boarded the city. The duck that reached his mouth just flew away, which made Wang Zamao almost collapse and it was difficult to accept it.
But in the end he could only accept it silently and ordered the withdrawal of the siege troops.
When the eight thousand siege troops left, they were as powerful as tigers. When they retreated, they were scattered and dejected, supporting each other or carrying the wounded on their backs. Some were silent and some were wailing. The city was littered with rocks. The wood room was filled with corpses scattered everywhere, and many thieves were wailing and calling for their relatives and friends... During the siege, these cannon fodders were old and weak, as well as women and children. Wang Zamao drove them indiscriminately to attack the city. Of course, the officers and soldiers on the city They were also attacked indiscriminately. In a short period of time, many families were destroyed and their wives were scattered.
Wang Zamao silently looked at the retreating team. There were more than eight thousand people, dozens and dozens of them. This siege was not long but extremely cruel. It was even the most brutal battle since they came out of De'an!
On the top of the city, Kuang Ren and Jin Shenghuan looked at the retreating rebels in silence. They turned to look at the top of the city, which was also littered with corpses. The local warriors and soldiers who had just fought fiercely were lying or sitting, breathing heavily, and some even opened their mouths to continue. The rain was pouring, and the heavy rain from the sky poured down into rivers of blood on the ground. The wounds of the washed corpses were opened to reveal the bones.
"Will the thieves attack again?" Jin Shenghuan's voice was extremely hoarse, and Kuang Ren nodded slightly: "If the thieves are determined to die, there will be two, and they will be even crazier when they come again."
"More than half of the attacks were lost in this attack, so how can he be even more crazy?" Jin Shenghuan was a little confused, and Kuang Ren chuckled: "It's just because more than half of the attacks were lost that he became more crazy. Moreover, he will also adjust his tactics to use steel Use it on the edge.”
"What Master Kuang means..." Jin Shenghuan was a little confused. Kuang Ren pointed at the corpses on the ground and said, "If these thieves who are climbing the city are capable rebels, can we kill them so easily?" Jin Shenghuan suddenly realized after a start. , when the bandit army attacked the city, the elites were all covering under the city. For example, those archers were not ordinary refugees and were incompetent at all, so those who climbed the city were cannon fodder. Their combat effectiveness was not worth mentioning, but if they were replaced by those battle-hardened warriors Woolen cloth?
"I hope this rain lasts longer." Jin Shenghuan sighed as he looked at the rebel army slowly retreating under the rain in the city. Kuang Ren turned to look at him and smiled slightly: "General Jin, there is no need to worry too much. The rebel army is on the verge of collapse in terms of strength, morale and food and grass supply. Coupled with the weather, no matter how fierce the second counterattack is, it will only be a flashback." "To put it simply, he missed the opportunity. If he had attacked the city with elite troops from the beginning, it is hard to say what the situation of the battle will be now."
Hearing what he said, Jin Shenghuan breathed a sigh of relief. After this battle, he had absolute trust in Kuang Ren. Seeing the heavy rain, Yu Da's army also withdrew. After some discussion, the two ordered Xiang Yong and the guards to withdraw as well. The city was repaired, and at the same time, casualties were checked and the wounded were rescued.
"We won!"
When Xiangyong went down to the city, an unknown person shouted, which immediately elicited a roaring response: "We won!" Many people shouted and couldn't help but burst into tears. The people gathered below the city looked forward to the safe return of their relatives. Some Some were overjoyed to see it, some cried and cried...
Compared with the hungry rebel troops outside the city who were beaten by the wind and rain, the food for the officers and soldiers in the city was very rich. There were more than a dozen large pots simmering bone soup and stewing meat... and there were many volunteers busy The latter waited on them, bandaged their wounds, served them food and fed them...
This siege battle lasted only an hour but was quite fierce. More than half of the rebel army was lost and a third of the defenders were injured. Among them, only a few of the dead were injured by trebuchets and bows and arrows. This battle was very important to Jin Shenghuan. It was of great significance to the more than a thousand officers and soldiers under his command. Although it was not their first time participating in the battlefield, it was a battle that made them grow rapidly.
In the village at the foot of the sacred mountain in the west of the city, Wang Zhaomao looked at a fat chicken on the table in front of him: "Is Huang Gouzi back?"
"Go back to the general, get some people to hurry up. They have gone farther and the wind and rain are so heavy that they may... come back slower." A soldier at the door hurried back. Wang Zhamao snorted: "If he doesn't come back, , just wait to starve to death." As he said this, he tore off a chicken leg and wolfed it down. Several soldiers at the door stared at the fat chicken and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Report, General" the spy shouted at the door of the yard. Wang Zhaomao stood up and hurriedly walked to the door without caring about gnawing the chicken legs: "How is the situation in the north? But, can we fight?" It can be seen that he is very worried. Nervous, if the officers and soldiers from the north advance southward, he will not be able to enjoy the chicken as leisurely as he is now. He will either rush his troops to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, or retreat as quickly as possible.
"There was no fight. The officers and soldiers thirty miles away sent troops to confront Boss Tang for a while but did not attack... Maybe it was because the rain was heavy, or maybe because they were afraid that they would not be able to defeat us. It turned out that they only had a thousand men, and they withdrew soon after. "We're gone." The spy knelt at the door and said. Wang Zamao took a long breath: "Where are the three reinforcements behind the officers and soldiers? Where are they?" Wang Zamao guessed that the reason why the officers and soldiers who were confronting Tang Hu did not take action The weather was only one of them. It was most likely because the troops were too thin and they wanted to wait for the rear troops to arrive before taking action.
"I don't know." The spy shook his head: "The blockade by the officers and soldiers is too tight, so brothers can't get through... But with such a heavy rain, and they are all infantry, they must not be able to walk much, and they must be forty or fifty miles away recently."
"Trash, let's explore again!" Wang Zamao dismissed the spies, turned around and sat down, chewing on the chicken legs and meditating. His current situation was too difficult. If tens of thousands of officers and soldiers arrived as reinforcements, he wouldn't have much chance of winning even if he risked his life. After all, The disparity in military strength is too great, and apart from the lack of troops, the most important thing is that there is no food and grass. Everything without food is in vain, because no one will work for you.
Difficult, too difficult! So damn hard! Wang Zamao thought about how a few days ago he was living a leisurely life with big fish, meat and wine, but how could he become so miserable in the blink of an eye? The more he thought about it, the more angry he got, and he kicked the table in front of him with his kick, and the fat chicken rolled to the door. A soldier quickly picked it up and secretly licked his fingers.
"Bring it here!" Wang Zamao scolded, and the soldier quickly went over to lift the table and put the chicken away: "General, do you want to send more people to chase the yellow dog?"
Wang Zamao snorted coldly: "It's you who are hungry anyway," he said again. "Everyone who can move should go find something to eat nearby. Eat and drink enough to have a good rest. After the rain stops, we will break into the city and have a party!" The soldiers yelled. : "If the rain stops in the evening, will we also attack the city?"
Wang Zamao thought for a moment and shook his head: "I have to rest this time before taking action."
Not long afterward, the bandits went out to plunder the villages around Wuhu City. When they first arrived, they only targeted the wealthy gentry in order to gain fame and reputation, and mostly used unobvious means to coerce the common people. Now that they had reached the end of the road, they stopped covering up. Directly starting to rob, the people within dozens of miles of Wuhu suffered disaster. I don't know how many more tragic and heartbreaking things will happen. Maybe many more people are desperate and are trapped by it. Wang Zamao's cannon fodder team has injected new strength.
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