At this time, on the city wall of Guiling Pass, four thousand soldiers and horses from the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th battalions were all gathered here. All kinds of military supplies were arranged neatly. The city wall here was neither wide nor narrow, and was of moderate length. , just enough to accommodate four thousand people.
But this also means that this is all their troops, and there will not be any subsequent replenishment of troops.
"With just a few people, we can't stop an army of 30,000 people from attacking."
The commander of the seventh battalion sighed and looked at the dense military formations and various siege equipment under the city. The pressure in his heart was like a big stone.
The commander of the eighth battalion snorted coldly,
"It's not like Zhao Feng, that idiot. Even after telling him not to steal the camp, he still had to bring his men and horses there. As a result, a thousand men were wiped out, and he didn't even stir up a wave in the camp, huh? One sound, gone!
We only have 5,000 people left in total, and now we have lost another 1,000! How to fight this? "
The ninth battalion commander asked,
"Didn't we ask for help from Jiuyuan County next door a few days ago? Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?"
"Pull them down. Where are the soldiers in Jiuyuan County? In this area to the west of King Andong's jurisdiction, our Weihu County has the largest number of troops. There are 10,000 people in Guiling Pass, 15,000 people in Hukou Pass, and the county seat Ten thousand people, one thousand people in each of the four counties.
In total, there were a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses. However, under Liu Hu's wrong command, these troops were all eaten up by the rebels in batches. Now it's good, only 5,000 of us are left. The seven thousand people nearby couldn't be contacted, and even if they were contacted, they couldn't come. They were alone. "
"Yes, our Weihu County is the site of the Fourth War, and Liu Hu is also a soldier, so the military strength is relatively sufficient.
Jiuyuan County only has a quota of 10,000 soldiers, and the governor there is still a greedy nobleman. Of the 10,000 soldiers, at least 40% are unpaid, and he may send the remaining several thousand soldiers. Support us? He was also worried that the rebels would attack his county after they captured Guiling Pass. "
"Alas, the people are divided, selfish, and the commander is stupid, which has killed the three armies. Perhaps no one pays attention to this group of rebels at all. If they are allowed to develop like this, they will only get stronger and stronger."
"Okay, don't be unreasonable. That's not something we should worry about. What we have to do now is to defend the city and don't let the enemy troops come in."
"careful!"
With a loud shout, everyone looked up and saw dozens of stone bullets crashing towards their heads.
Not only that, but from below, many crossbow arrows as thick as big trees flew over, smashing through the female wall and knocking away the soldiers hiding behind.
The city-breaking crossbows and trebuchets worked together, and overwhelming long-range attacks fell on their heads. In an instant, a large number of people were killed and injured on the dense city wall.
"Kill!!!"
The soldiers outside carried ladders and battering rams and moved quickly and orderly towards the city wall.
The city-breaking crossbow stopped working after firing three waves of arrows, but the trebuchet was still pounding.
Liang Peng ordered an army of 10,000 to press forward. At the front were the siege troops. They held swords and ladders and ran quickly. Behind them were the shield bearers, blocking the arrows from above and protecting the archers behind them. The archer's responsibility is to use dense arrows to suppress the defenders at the top of the city, prevent them from showing their heads, and cover the soldiers who board the city.
They are serious soldiers, not barbarians, and they will not rush over to gnaw at the city wall in a swarm.
Under Liang Peng's control, the army in front had been pushed to the bottom of the city wall in an orderly manner, and the top of the city was suppressed. In addition, the number of people was small, so there were very few arrows fired.
Seeing this, Liang Peng ordered the Pojun Crossbow Battalion to move forward with heavy crossbows. Once they were out of the opponent's bow and arrow range, they would carry out precise strikes on the enemies who dared to show their heads.
Finally, the siege army came to the bottom of the city wall, set up a ladder, and began to climb up.
The war, overall, went relatively smoothly.
Seeing this, Ma Niubi said,
"Lord, the brothers are advancing very smoothly. They have already started to climb the city wall. Let me go too and help the brothers!"
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"Don't ask me, ask Liang Peng. He is the coach. When he gives the order, let alone you, even I have to carry the knife."
"I still want to ask him..."
Ma Niubi muttered dissatisfiedly, and then asked Liang Peng,
"Coach, can I come in?"
Liang Peng nodded and said,
"Can."
Ma Niubi was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately hit his horse and rushed towards the battlefield ahead.
"Coach, I'm going too!"
When Yue Dongwen saw this, he was not willing to lag behind. He was afraid that he would be the first to climb the city wall, so he immediately chased after him.
Seeing this, Lin Guang's heart became hot, but he was still relatively calm and asked,
"Coach, can I come too?"
Liang Peng nodded and said,
"Be safe, I don't want to lose three strong men at once."
Lin Guang's face suddenly darkened. He was about to go to the battlefield, couldn't his words be more auspicious?
Looking at Li Guang's back, Nie Chen smiled and said,
"All three powerful generals are here. This time we can take down Guiling Pass in one go."
Now, under Nie Chen, there are only three people who can be called strong generals, namely Lin Guang, Yue Dongwen and Ma Niubai, and there are two who can be commanders, namely Wang Hao, who is good at defensive operations, and Wang Hao, who is good at offensive operations. Liang Peng.
As for Da Zhuang, his commander is not as good as Liang Peng and Wang Hao, and his bravery is not as good as the three fierce generals, but he still has his strengths, that is, he is good at training troops and is meticulous in his work, which can be regarded as a talent.
"In one go, that's a good word."
Liang Peng nodded and said.
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"One blow will make you strong, then it will weaken, and three times it will be exhausted. If it is exhausted, I will be full, so I can overcome it.
Generally in a war, the first battle is when morale is at its highest. If we can't win the first battle, then our morale will be bad. "
Hearing this, Liang Peng took a deep look at Nie Chen and said,
"I didn't expect that my lord actually knows how to lead an army, and my subordinates admire him."
Nie Chen blinked. This didn't sound like a compliment to him. It meant that Liang Peng thought he was not good before.
"Hmph, when I get free when I get back, I will write you an art of war that will blind your eyes."
"My subordinates must learn with humility."
Liang Peng nodded and did not take this matter to heart.
Feeling slighted, Nie Chen became unconvinced and began to try hard to recall Sun Tzu's Art of War that he had memorized before. He used to study history and mechanics, and was very familiar with ancient wars and allusions to famous generals.
If you ask him to memorize the Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion, he will definitely not be able to memorize it, but he can memorize Sun Tzu's Art of War even if he grits his teeth.
Nie Chen decided to write it after returning this time. He could not let Liang Peng underestimate his lord.
