At night, Lishan City was filled with flames and killing sounds, like a square brazier on the earth.
The defenders in the city faced off against the Sui army led by Yang Lun for three days and two nights. They were already tense and exhausted, and they were harassed for another full night tonight. When the commander-in-chief Gao Huizhen divided his troops to defend the city, the soldiers who had no mission were greatly relaxed. The heart went to camp to sleep. Half an hour before the Sui army launched its attack, the first team of soldiers who were keeping watch had already handed over to the second team. They returned to their barracks and fell asleep. As for the three groups of soldiers who were arranged to prepare for battle, they were no different from other soldiers, they were all careless and lethargic. Therefore, the only soldiers who really stayed awake were the two thousand defenders in Xicheng who had changed their shifts.
"Dang, Dang, Dang!" When the defenders in the city saw a dense group of soldiers coming from the north city, they immediately sounded the alarm to warn the troops in the city. However, even the loud gongs and drums outside the city could not wake up the sleeping soldiers. The warning bells had a limited effect. Even if someone was awakened by the bells, shouts of death, and screams, they would naturally think that they were Sui soldiers outside the city. To make trouble, I just listened and fell asleep in a daze. Many soldiers did not fully wake up until the Sui army led by Pei Xingyan came nearby and took the warning bell seriously. They rushed out of the barracks in a panic with disheveled hair.
The most tired and stressed people in the city were undoubtedly the generals Gao Huizhen and Gao Xinggong. When they fell asleep with peace of mind, the Sui army did not wake up even after they reached the camp. Gao Huizhen's soldiers couldn't wake up the general, so they simply dragged him out of bed and shouted desperately: "General, the Sui army has entered the city!"
Gao Huizhen fell out of bed and heard the harsh sounds of weapons clashing, the shouts and screams of soldiers intertwined noisily, and suddenly woke up. He got up in shock: "How did the Sui army come?" So fast?"
"General, the Sui army entered the city in large numbers from Beicheng. Beicheng should have been lost." The leader of the troops said quickly.
"Hurry, someone is coming!" Gao Huizhen didn't even care that he was only wearing an undergarment at the moment. He rushed out of the barracks. Seeing that there was a mess outside, he shouted anxiously: "Hurry, go to the city lord's mansion and notify Gao Huizhen." Please be respectful and ask him to protect the queen and prince... and get my armor..."
Gao Huizhen made a decision, put on his battle armor with the help of his own soldiers, and led his soldiers to rush to where the battle was fiercest. As he ran, he loudly encouraged morale: "We have far more troops than the Sui army." , don’t be messy.”
At the same time, the Sui soldiers led by Pei Xingyan and Yang Yan had already entered the middle of the camp. Their mission was to seize the west gate and open the city to allow Yang Lun's army to enter.
This army numbered only 2,000, divided into two armies, the front and rear. The former army was led by Pei Xingyan, and the rear army was led by Yang Yan. Each army was divided into ten hundred-man teams, each led by a brigade commander.
The twenty elite divisions, including Pei Xingyan and Yang Yan, were all infantry, and no one had a horse. However, in this kind of chaos and chaos, infantry had a far advantage over cavalry.
The greatest advantages of cavalry are mobility and explosive impact. However, once mobility and impact are lost, the effectiveness of cavalry will be reduced by more than half. If it falls into hand-to-hand combat and the enemy is a spearman, it will not only be far inferior to infantry. Flexible, and will die horribly.
Infantry are just the opposite. What they are least afraid of is chaos and chaos. As long as the formation is not chaotic, they can advance step by step with the battle formation skills they usually train, and they will not become a mess.
Pei Xingyan's weapons for combat were two hammers, which were far more lethal than knives and swords. As long as he hit them with one hammer, the opponent would be crushed or shocked to death regardless of whether they were armored or not. Even heavy armor was useless. He rushed to the front, just like a ferocious tiger rushing into a herd of sheep. The Goguryeo soldiers died when they were next to each other, and the screams were loud. The soldiers behind him rushed forward along the bloody path he had made.
They ran and killed wantonly in the dense crowd of rebels, killing the huddled Goguryeo rebels until heads were rolling, blood flowed into rivers, and broken limbs could be seen everywhere. Under the "squeeze" of the Sui army, countless rebels pushed and pushed desperately to escape towards the west city, and then dispersed into the lanes on the left and right. This also provided great convenience for the Sui army to kill the enemy.
"Don't be chaotic!" Gao Huizhen shouted hoarsely. He discovered that there were actually not many Sui soldiers, and the width of the streets also limited the speed of advancement. As long as they were organized, they could turn defeat into victory and annihilate the Sui army. However, the Goguryeo defenders had both elite soldiers and recruited young men. This uneven composition and hasty response to the battle turned the entire army into a rabble when faced with the attack.
The various armies, soldiers and generals were now mixed together. The soldiers could not find the generals, and the generals could not find the soldiers. In addition, the soldiers who wanted to escape were running around, causing some of the newly formed lineups to be scattered.
What's even worse is that the soldiers who escaped created an extremely bad start. Many soldiers were influenced by them and ran away.
Judging from the entire battle situation, the Sui army had the upper hand and was completely suppressing the Goguryeo army. After all, they came well prepared, while the Goguryeo defenders responded in a hurry without being organized, and the chaos reached the extreme.
As time went by, the soldiers of the Sui army became more and more relaxed. Although they were small in number, they overwhelmed the enemy soldiers of Goguryeo with an absolute advantage, and gradually eroded and occupied the enemy's living space.
When they reached the city wall, the front army led by Pei Xingyan continued to push forward; while the rear army led by Yang Yan divided into two and attacked the walking horse walls on the left and right sides respectively.
The Zuma Wall was crowded with deserters, rushing to run up the city. The Sui soldiers only had to kill them from behind, and they did not even encounter resistance. When they entered the city, the defenders on the city were also affected by the chaos and chaos. Pushing and pushing, all chaos.
Yang Yan led a team of 100 men to the front of the city. When he saw the city burning, the general leading the way was none other than Teng Wang Yang Lun.
He killed the soldiers near the winch, cut off the wooden stick blocking the winch with one knife, grabbed a spear that was stabbing with his left hand, and knocked the opponent's head away with the sword in his right hand, and continued to run towards the Goguryeo soldiers in front, the sword flashing After passing, blood burst out, and the soldiers behind him followed up, killing the Goguryeo defenders together.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he cut off the wooden stick on the other winch with one stroke of his knife.
Instantly, the two capstans that lost their obstruction began to rotate, and the high-hanging suspension bridge slowly fell downwards. The capstans turned faster and faster under the force of the suspension bridge.
"Boom!" At a certain moment, the suspension bridge suddenly fell to the ground and was erected on the opposite side of the moat. The whole earth was slightly shaken by the heavy suspension bridge. The defenders on the tower turned pale with shock, their morale plummeted, and their desire to escape took over, and they all ran down the stairs.
The morale of the Sui army outside the city was greatly shaken, and they roared excitedly. They cheered for the soldiers in the city with deafening shouts and gongs and drums, and at the same time used this method to break the courage of the enemy.
The moment the suspension bridge landed, the siege team prepared by Yang Lun could no longer wait for Paoze to open the door. They pushed the ram onto the suspension bridge and rushed to the city gate.
After setting up the charging chariot, the soldiers grabbed the handle of the battering ram and shouted to retreat. The battering ram was made of solid wood and was tied to the "car base" with a belt. The soldiers pulled it open and swung backwards. go.
"Bump!" followed the general's command.
The soldiers pushed the battering ram forward together and hit the city gate hard. With a loud "boom", the whole city trembled.
"Boom, boom, boom!" The soldiers under the city hit the city gate again and again. Dust kept falling around the city gate, but the city gate was very strong and difficult to break through for a while.
"Prince Teng, let me come!" A burly young general holding a mace looked very anxious and shouted to Yang Lun.
This general is Xue Ju's eldest son, Xue Rengao, who is only sixteen years old this year. He has inherited Xue Ju's excellent foundation and is also a natural warrior. At first, Yang Ji and Xue Ju planned to train him into a man with both civil and military skills. He is a handsome man, but unfortunately he does not have a bright mind and has not inherited Xue Ju's IQ. He is not the material to study or be a coach at all.
In desperation, Yang Ji and Xue Ju simply let Xue Rengao embark on the path of a warrior who charges into battle. He followed a tough path, and the weapon was the mace in his hand that could be used in both foot and mounted combat.
Although Xue Rengao could not learn the art of war, Yang Ji did not give up on him, so he asked him to serve in the Xuanwu Guard, hoping that he would be influenced by others like Zhu Can and slowly transform.
This time, he came to protect Ling Jing and Murong Xianyue.
"General Rengao, what are you going to do?" Although Yang Lun didn't know that this man was not smart, he could tell from his weapon that this was another big killer. Hearing this, he looked at Xue Rengao with some confusion.
"Prince Teng, I can smash this city gate to pieces without so much trouble!" Xue Rengao waved the big thing in his hand with ease.
"Okay!" Yang Lun responded and ordered the siege team to push the charging cart aside.
Xue Rengao clamped the horse's belly and rushed forward with the mace. When he arrived in front of the city, he exploded with the power of his arms, swung the mace hard and smashed it against the city gate.
With a muffled sound of "boom", he punched a hole in the city gate made of solid wood.
"Bang bang bang bang" Xue Rengao drew out his mace and continuously hit the edges of the two doors.
After more than a dozen sticks were struck, the part holding the door bolt was smashed by him, and the heavy iron bolt fell down.
A huge hole suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"General's power!" The siege team who saw him smashing the door cheered and worked together to push the door open.
"Haha! Kill!" Xue Rengao clamped his horse's belly and took the lead into the city.
When Yang Lun saw the city gates wide open, he couldn't help laughing and ordered: "Blow the rally call and have all the armies prepare to enter the city!"
"Woo, woo!" Behind Yang Lun, a group of soldiers took off the horns on their backs, puffed up their cheeks and started blowing. When the soldiers on the mountain road heard this order, they stopped their gongs and drums and got ready to charge.
"Kill!" Yang Lun held a horse spear and led the elite cavalry around him into the city.
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At the same time that Xue Rengao broke through the city gate, Gao Huizhen led a group of soldiers to fight and retreat. In front of them, a neat army of elite soldiers had gathered. However, before he could issue a counterattack order to Shi, he heard the sound of the city gate. There was a loud bang on the door. When I looked back, I saw that the city gate was already wide open, and a lone knight came in.
He was horrified, and hurriedly handed over the command to his deputy general, and personally led a group of soldiers to meet them.
"You bastard, die for grandpa!" After Xue Rengao focused on martial arts, he was left to Yang Ji by his father, and he embarked on the path of "entering the Tao through fighting". He was not a rookie or newcomer on the battlefield.
Seeing Gao Huizhen leading his army to attack, not only was he not afraid, but he rushed forward with blood boiling.
Sweeping the mace in his hand, the soldier who had not taken the lead quickly blocked the spear in front of him. Hearing a series of "kacha" sounds, the spear was broken by Xue Rengao's stick. The ground hit the man's ribs, and the armor was dented together. The man was even blown away by Xue Rengao's stick, and fell heavily into the crowd, making no sound.
"Kill!" Xue Rengao was not only Xue Ju's son, but also Yang Ji's disciple. His protective master not only gave him this handy weapon, but also gave him a horse, and both the horse and the man wore the clothes given by Yang Ji. He had a "crossbow-proof jacket", so he was not afraid of swords at all. After he killed the man, he jumped into the crowd like a tiger among sheep. In an instant, he smashed a piece of him, and screams and wails resounded throughout the city.
"Thief, look at the knife!" At this moment, Gao Huizhen had already arrived. He saw Xue Rengao killing everyone in all directions, and one man killed a large group of soldiers. He yelled and slashed at Xue Rengao with a knife.
"Bang~" Xue Rengao raised his stick and hit Gao Huizhen's sword hard. Gao Huizhen only felt his hands go numb, but Xue Rengao's stick had already pressed against his sword, and the hard armor was dented.
Suffering this severe injury, Gao Huizhen spurted out a mouthful of blood.
"You bitch, come here!" Xue Rengao chuckled, grabbed Gao Huizhen's belt with his left hand, then casually threw him to the side and back, and threw him towards the city wall.
Gao Huizhen flew into the air and hit the city wall hard. When she landed, she had already passed out.
The soldiers of the siege team who followed closely caught him and immediately ran onto the "pedestrian bridges" on both sides.
At this moment, Yang Lun had already charged in with his cavalry.
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