When it was almost noon, drums were beating loudly and cannons were firing. Cannonballs, arrows, and rocks were raining down on the city head...
The officers and soldiers began the second wave of attack!
This time, the timing was chosen particularly well. After a day and night of repairs, the officers and soldiers had recovered their physical strength. After recharging their energy, they had eaten and drank enough and carried their belongings before going to work. On the other hand, the bandits in the city had been on tenterhooks all night. , finally made it through the night and just wanted to take a rest when it was dawn, but the officers and soldiers began to besiege the city, which almost broke the morale of the rebel army.
This is the effect and timing Ma Huabao wants, to launch an attack at the first command!
It was still the same routine as in the first wave of attacks. They first suppressed and covered the soldiers with strong firepower to cross the moat, and then built ladders to climb the city. This time the firepower was even worse than the previous one. It was obvious that the officers and soldiers were determined to win this time.
Tian Jianxiu on the city had long since lost his elegant temperament. His eyes were red and he was almost crazy. Under the cover of his own soldiers, he shouted loudly and ordered his men to draw their bows and fight back... This was a life-and-death battle...
The faint sound of artillery came. Zhang Guozhu, who was drinking porridge, walked from the famous room to the outside of the courtyard and looked in the direction of Dali. He muttered: "You can't hold your breath until now." His subordinates exclaimed that the battle was worse than yesterday. It's so violent, it seems like the city will be broken today.
Zhang Guozhu didn't say anything, thinking that Ma Huabao had finally accomplished a great feat. Whoever broke open the gate of Xi'an would have accomplished a great feat.
I went back to the house and continued to drink porridge. After drinking, I planned to take a nap for a while, but I received a report from the spies that there were more than a thousand thieves coming for reinforcements from twenty miles due north!
He's giving away people's heads! How dare more than a thousand people come to help? Zhang Guozhu felt that it was funny and happy. Since he had sent it, he didn't want it in vain. He was about to send an order to kill him. According to his guess, it was the remaining soldiers and horses in the two small towns of Chengcheng County and Heyang in the north who wanted to fish in troubled waters.
At this time, another spy came to report that a group of more than 2,000 thieves was also found twenty miles away on the west bank of the Beiluo River. Zhang Guozhu raised his eyebrows and then laughed. The thieves were anxious. He concluded that these were the remnants of Crouching Tiger Mountain. It is unbelievable that he dared to come again after being defeated and all the generals were captured.
Zhang Guozhu was dismissive of the strength of this reinforcement. He had three thousand cavalry that could easily overwhelm these scattered infantry. However, there was a small problem. The two groups of thieves on the other side were not in the same place, one in the west and one in the north. To attack them, kill one first and then the other.
Some of my subordinates complained that the opponent was mostly infantry, so it would not be difficult to divide the troops and attack them at the same time. Those who objected said that be careful to use the Wannian Ship. The cavalry may not be 100% victorious against the infantry. There is no guarantee that the opponent does not have any evil hands behind him. It is safer to attack one by one, but some people think that the two groups of thieves are dozens of miles apart. If you go to attack the one in the north, the one in the west may take the opportunity to sneak into the city...
What can they do if they sneak under the city? They are only 2,000 people, and they can climb over huge waves. The most they can do is panic the siege troops for a while. When we come back to rescue them, they won't even have a chance to escape!
What does panic mean? When the siege is at its most intense, if there is chaos behind the formation, it is likely to affect the entire situation, and the success may be in vain...
Everyone said, each had their own reasons. Zhang Guozhu's head was as big as a fight, and he finally made the decision. The total number of the opponent's two groups was only more than 3,000. They were fighting on their own and were vulnerable, so they might just come to wait and see, and they might not have the courage to get closer. , we are just waiting here, and we will deal with whoever comes!
The method of waiting for the rabbit has been tried and tested, and it has to be said that Zhang Guozhu is also a stable one. He asked Tan Ma to continue to closely monitor the movements of the two thieves. He prayed in his heart that the Dali side would break the city early. Once the city was broken, the people here would The rebel reinforcements will be withdrawn, and it will save yourself trouble.
The sound of the cannons was much quieter, and Zhang Guozhu guessed that they should be attacking the city at this time. '
The guess was good. Under the cover of firepower, the officers and soldiers crossed the moat and reached the bottom of the city without much effort, and began the siege. Everyone above and below the city tried their best to risk their lives, and the battle became fierce!
Today, the city will be destroyed!
Ma Huabao slowly put down his telescope and looked at Wu Weiying next to him with confidence.
It's almost done. Wu Weiying nodded. Although he didn't do well in the battle, he still had an eye for following Chang Yu in the southern and northern wars. The officers and soldiers swarmed in like wolves and tigers. The exhausted soldiers in the city were already in a hurry, and their fighting power and momentum were all gone. The difference is huge, it is only a matter of time before the city is destroyed.
Not only could he see it, but Tian Jianxiu, who was fighting bloody battles at the top of the city, could also see that chicken blood was vulnerable in the face of powerful strength. No matter how many sensational words he said to encourage the soldiers before the war, the mentally tortured rebel army was on the verge of collapse. The powerful firepower of the officers and soldiers made them fearful and demoralized, not to mention that most of them were sleepy and tired. , no fighting spirit.
But even so, they did not let the officers and soldiers enter the city easily.
But even so, the officers and soldiers still entered the city under several fierce attacks.
Could it be possible that he is going to die in battle today? Tian Jianxiu looked back at the surroundings. There were wars and fierce fighting everywhere. He knew that he could not hold on for much longer.
"Report, general, Wang Zuntan's people are coming to the city..." Zhang Guozhu, who was basking in the sun in the village, slapped his thigh with a hey sound: "I think I have made short work this time... It's hard to say, maybe I The other side of the horse is also going to the city... Going to the city may not necessarily break the city... Hehe, who will be the winner in the end... Let's go and find out..."
Report... As soon as Zhang Guozhu finished speaking, another spy came.
"But the city was broken. Who entered first?" Zhang Guozhu asked quickly, and the spy shook his head: "Sir, the bandits from the west and north suddenly merged into one and came towards us from the north, about ten miles away..."
"Urgent, urgent!" Zhang Guozhu chuckled: "They must have also detected that Dali City was in danger, and they desperately wanted to come to rescue. To put it bluntly, they may not be here to save the city, they are here to save Gao Yigong. Tsk, tsk, tsk, my brother-in-law’s status is extraordinary!”
"Report, the bandit army is nearly five or six miles away..." The spy came to report urgently again. Zhang Guozhu raised his eyebrows. These people who don't know whether to live or die are really anxious, but since they have been sent to the door, there is no reason to refuse to harvest. Although the opponent's troops are slightly smaller, We won, but the cavalry was only a few hundred, and the rest were all infantry. We originally had 3,000 cavalry. Yesterday’s strategy was damaged, but we still had more than 2,000, which is enough to defeat the opponent several times. Unless the opponent’s cavalry is powerful, Like Guan Ningjun, like Dongchang Wei, but is it possible?
So Zhang Guozhu no longer hesitated and immediately ordered the battle. He was still lying in the village waiting for good news, waiting for the good news that Dali had been defeated, and also waiting for the good news that his cavalry had repelled the rebel reinforcements.
Two thousand cavalry rode north to meet the enemy. After less than three miles, they saw a band of bandit soldiers coming from the north along the Beiluo River. It was roughly estimated that there were two to three thousand people, and the cavalry was only a few hundred. Zhang Guozhu's subordinates smiled coldly and ordered an attack. The two thousand cavalry galloped away. Hundreds of archers fired a volley, and a shower of arrows flew towards the opponent. He hung his bow and drew his sword and rushed forward. Suddenly, he saw a black cloud in the sky covering the sky. The attacking officers and soldiers secretly screamed, "It's the opponent's bow and arrow." , actually more than our own...
There was a hail of arrows, and both sides suffered casualties. In the blink of an eye, they rushed forward, swung their swords and did it without saying a word!
not good!
As soon as they fought, the officers and soldiers felt the pressure. Although the opponent's cavalry only had more than 300 cavalry, they were extremely fierce, and their combat effectiveness was no less than that of the ivy's men!
This is such an elite team!
If they were ordinary cavalry, more than 300 cavalry would be overwhelmed by several times the cavalry in an instant. But who knows, these 300 cavalry resisted the torrent. Although they were beaten back again and again, they did not collapse!
The Three Hundred Cavalry were surrounded, but they were not overwhelmed by the torrent. Although they were in a state of embarrassment, they blocked the huge waves for the infantry behind them so that they would not be blown away in an instant. At the same time, it also bought the infantry time. Before Kankan was overwhelmed, he entered the battle circle...
Zhang Guozhu, who was in the village, was very surprised when he heard the spies' report. He climbed up to the roof with a ladder and took out a telescope to watch. He couldn't see clearly from a distance, but when he saw the melee, he was horrified. Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing happened. The fight should be one-sided, not a melee. A melee shows that they are evenly matched!
These were definitely not ordinary thieves. Zhang Guozhu became wary and waited for a while. When he saw the battle circle gradually receding, he felt relieved knowing that the thieves finally did not block his cavalry, but he also Suddenly it dawned on me, no wonder this group of thieves chose to go to the tiger mountain even though they knew there was a tiger in the mountain. It turned out that there were two forks.
"Report, sir, a large band of thieves have been sent from ten miles south of Dali City!"
Zhang Guozhu on the roof almost stumbled and fell down after hearing this. South? How can it be? Big stocks, how big are their big stocks?
The spies said that there were at least 5,000 bandits heading south towards Dali, which was only ten miles away or even closer at this time!
This surprised and confused Zhang Guozhu, where did this army come from?
