The battle between the two armies not only relies on head-on fighting between the soldiers, but also some cunning methods that can surprise the enemy and have miraculous effects.
For example, the poisonous smoke array invented by Jia Huaiying is extremely effective.
The billowing yellow smoke drifts towards the enemy. The enemy at the front is the most unlucky, because the concentration of poisonous smoke is the highest. As the poisonous smoke spreads farther back, the concentration decreases. Although it is not fatal, it does have some side effects.
For example, skin discomfort, bleeding from the mouth and nose, eye discomfort, etc.
Bai Zhanhou Huang Yuanzhang sat in the middle and rear, taking an overview of the overall situation, but at this time the poisonous smoke also floated in front of him, making his eyes sting and he covered his mouth and nose.
"Damn, damn!"
"Ling Ning! When I catch you, I will cut you to death with a thousand knives, and I will carry out the execution myself!"
Huang Yuanzhang was furious and couldn't help roaring.
Although they knew that the siege would cause heavy casualties, it was an honest and fair confrontation.
Now, they were so embarrassed by Ling Ning's poisonous smoke that Li Chongfeng's army finally approached Lishuiguan. At this time, they had to retreat a certain distance to avoid the poisonous smoke.
What a shame!
If Ling Ning were here, he would definitely laugh at Huang Yuanzhang.
Who can have an honest confrontation with you? As long as he can kill the enemy, let alone the smoke, he will dare to use any poisonous method.
Winning is just and fair, losing is conspiracy.
At this time, Li Chongfeng ordered to retreat two hundred meters to temporarily avoid the harm of poisonous smoke.
After more than half an hour, the poisonous smoke burned out.
Li Chongfeng immediately ordered: "Continue the attack!"
He was also burning with anger and wanted to capture Lishuiguan as soon as possible, so he sent more troops and approached Lishuiguan again, and a new round of attack began again.
Ling Ning glanced at the system.
The enemy army had already lost nearly 10,000 people before they even reached the city walls. On the other hand, the casualties at Lishuiguan were not large, so the battle loss ratio was really terrible.
Of course, to achieve such a good result is entirely due to the right time and place.
Once the enemy advances forward and approaches the city wall, the advantage will be reduced. Once the hand-to-hand combat of siege begins, Beiyou Army will suffer many casualties.
at this time,
When the enemy attacked again, Huo Zilong once again ordered the burning of poisonous smoke.
Looking at the yellow poisonous smoke rolling in, Li Chongfeng was stunned for a moment, and then he yelled: "Isn't there no poisonous smoke? Why is there still there! What a fool!"
At this moment, Li Chongfeng's defense was somewhat broken.
I have to say that Jia Huaiying is a real dog and started to play with Li Chongfeng.
If you retreat, I won't burn the poisonous smoke.
If you attack, I will continue to burn poisonous smoke.
If you ask me how much poisonous smoke there is, then I tell you, it’s gone, really gone.
Believe it or not is up to you.
At this time, the angry Huang Yuanzhang directly gave Li Chongfeng a death order, asking the front army to attack despite the poisonous smoke!
Although Li Chongfeng cherished his soldiers, he had to obey military orders, so he ordered the soldiers to brave the poisonous smoke to attack. Even if they died, they had to approach the city gate and start the siege.
Seeing this scene, Ling Ning narrowed his eyes and sneered: "Huang Yuanzhang became anxious and started to attack fiercely."
Jia Huaiying said solemnly: "From now on, it is the real confrontation."
Ling Ning looked at the battlefield and nodded in agreement.
At this moment,
The two sides began a more brutal battle.
The enemy's ladder is getting closer and closer to Shuiguan. Once it gets close, the enemy can attack through the ladder. So Huo Zilong ordered the soldiers to use trebuchets to destroy the ladders, or use rockets to light the ladders.
The huge boulder hit the ladder and tore into pieces. The enemy troops below were hit by falling rocks and logs. They were either dead or seriously injured and kept wailing.
Some enemy troops carried flying ladders or even a piece of bamboo and began to attack, preparing to attack the city.
If anyone can attack the city wall for the first time and survive, it will be the first to reach it.
The merit of being the first to get there is a military achievement that can change your fate.
Therefore, many soldiers are not afraid of death at all. If they don't fight this time, how can they change their lives?
But unfortunately, what greeted them were bows and arrows, rolling logs or rocks, as well as hot oil and golden soup.
As the fierce battle began, Huang Yuanzhang gave an order, and the left army also began to attack.
More and more enemy troops join the battle, hoping to take Lishuiguan as soon as possible with their advantage in numbers.
They even dug tunnels and tried to dig into Lishuiguan.
But soon, they discovered that there was a rock layer three or four meters underground, and they could only give up the idea of tunnel combat.
…
As dusk falls, the sky becomes glowing.
Crows are squawking in the sky, waiting for a gluttonous feast.
Huang Yuanzhang's army attacked from the morning until evening. The armies attacked alternately and tried their best to capture Lishui Pass, but they were all repelled by Huo Zilong's troops. No one climbed onto the city wall of Lishui Pass.
And as the sky darkens, day turns into night.
Huang Yuanzhang looked gloomy and had to order his troops to retreat and rest.
It's not that he doesn't want to attack the city overnight, but the visibility at night is not good and it is not suitable for attacking the city.
Second, the nutrition of the soldiers is not good at all, and many soldiers have night blindness.
Third, he needed to rest. Even when he was sitting at the rear, he felt uncomfortable in his waist, let alone the soldiers who were fighting.
Moreover, Huang Yuanzhang's army was still hungry, thirsty and disgraced.
Although he will not attack the city, Huang Yuanzhang will station troops to harass and protect equipment such as ladders to ensure the success of today's battle and continue to launch a fierce attack tomorrow.
While the fighting stopped, the soldiers in Lishuiguan were also exhausted and sat down to rest.
At this time, it is the auxiliary staff who are busy.
They brought food for the soldiers to eat hot meals. At the same time, the army doctor should treat the wounded and bandage the wounds. It is also necessary to replenish arrows, rocks and other equipment to facilitate tomorrow's fierce battle.
Ling Ning was not idle either. He patrolled the entire Lishui Pass, firstly to boost morale and secondly to build confidence.
Seeing the tired generals such as Huo Zilong and Zhao Zhijing, Ling Ning said sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work!"
"This is what men in humble positions should do!" Huo Zilong and others said firmly.
At this time, Ling Ning glanced at the system.
[Killed 23456 warriors, is it coming? 】
So far, he has 23,000 warriors in reserve in his system, ready to fight at any time.
This is an amazing force that can play an unexpected role at critical moments.
Originally, they wanted Huo Zilong and others to hold on for four days, but now it seems that they are no longer needed.
So Ling Ning smiled and said: "Everyone, if we hold on for two more days tomorrow, our 30,000 reinforcements will be able to descend from the sky and attack the enemy's rear, catching them off guard."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces showed joy.
They were very curious about the origin of the reinforcements. Thirty thousand reinforcements was not a small amount.
However, they didn't dare to ask any more questions, knowing that this was Ling Ning's secret.
"So you should recuperate your energy! Let's all rest." Ling Ning said with a smile.
Huo Zilong and others were ordered to retreat.
Ling Ning and Jia Huaiying stood on the city wall and looked at Huang Yuanzhang's army camp. Ling Ning suddenly said: "Mr. Jia, you will sit in the pass tomorrow. I will leave the pass early in the morning and go to Lizhou City. This matter is secret. Don't tell anyone. .”
"My lord, do you want to burn the grain and grass in Lizhou City? But there are 30,000 soldiers and horses in Lizhou City." Jia Huaiying reminded.
Naturally, he didn't want Ling Ning to put himself in danger.
Ling Ning had no choice. This time, he had to go personally to burn the food and grass in Lizhou City, because the system was on him.
However, in order to reassure Jia Huaiying, Ling Ning pointed to a cute little creature in the corner of the city wall and said with a smile: "Sir, look what that is..."
…
In the early morning of the next day, it was bright and clear.
Ling Ning passed through the mountain road and left Lishui Pass, and then rushed to Lizhou City.
Fortunately, Lizhou City was not far from Lishuiguan, so I switched to a fast horse and rushed on. If I didn't stop, I would arrive at Lizhou City in the afternoon.
At this time, Lizhou City is heavily guarded, and strict inspections are required when entering and exiting the city.
Ling Ning only took Zhang Quan and three other guards with him, and there was no problem with the road signs.
Who would have thought that Ling Ning, the king of Beidi County who rebelled against him, would risk his life and run to Lizhou City.
