In shock, Yu Fang also looked around in panic, not daring to send anyone to fight again. Instead, he kept saying: "Quick! Defend the city! Defend the city!"
Seeing this, Peng Shuang had no choice but to pull the reins and rode his horse back to the main formation.
Not long after, the Qin army's camp had changed, and the messengers were riding horses back and forth between the various formations.
The flag is waved.
All the generals drew their swords and pointed at the city gate.
"attack--"
The exciting war drums sounded.
"Kill--"
There were shouts and shouts everywhere, the horses neighed, and with an order, several Qin generals began to lead the charge.
Behind him, there were countless soldiers of the Qin army, rushing towards the city gate like a tide.
The dust outside the pass was flying, and looking down from a high altitude, there were crowds of people, overwhelming the sky.
After rushing to a certain distance, Yu Fang also waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow quickly!"
A row of Wu soldiers immediately drew their bows and half leaned out, but a rain of arrows was already coming from below.
Plop, plop!
A large row of soldiers were knocked to the ground in an instant, and some people quickly bent their bows and fired randomly downwards.
Arrows from both sides flew back and forth in the sky overhead.
From time to time, people were hit by arrows and fell off the city wall. Of course, there were also Qin soldiers who were shot by random arrows while charging forward and fell to the ground howling miserably.
Not long after, ladders were set up all over the city wall, and the soldiers of the Qin army began to climb crazily with swords in their mouths.
In this siege battle, due to the urgent move to fight, it was impossible to carry baggage, so there was no assistance from large siege equipment, and some were just ladders.
But it was even more intense than the attack on Xiangyang!
One side wanted to break through this place quickly, and the other side had to hold on and wait for reinforcements. Under the bloody battle, the number of casualties among the soldiers on both sides was also rising sharply.
The flames of war spread throughout the city wall.
Once the rocks and rolling wood fell, blood would fly out, but they could not stop the Qin army's bravery.
General You Qin is holding a sword in his right hand and a ladder in his left hand. He is climbing up quickly: "Follow me and attack the city -"
On the city, guard Yu Fang also held a sword and ran back and forth, shouting sternly: "Hold it! Hold it all -"
There are various places in the city defense, but if a soldier is shot over by random arrows, he will be dragged behind immediately, and others will fill the gap.
On various ladders, Qin troops emerged and were stabbed by halberds. However, they roared loudly, swung their swords fiercely, and fell off the wall at the same time as the defenders.
It can be said that the offensive on the ladder has never stopped!
In this bloody battle, the Qin army fought so fiercely!
Although Jiangling was defended after the first battle, Yu Fang became even more panicked. On the city defense, looking at the wounded being carried down one by one, he couldn't help but said: "The Qin army is like a tiger and a wolf. After such a fierce battle, there will be no reinforcements. Jiangling I can’t hold on any longer…”
The strength of his troops has been greatly reduced in the first battle. If he continues to attack like this for a few more days, Jiangling will be defeated.
As for Peng Shuang, he received a death order and it was absolutely impossible to give him a chance to breathe.
The next siege will only be more ferocious than the first day!
Jiangling was in emergency, and Pei Zong, who was on the Xiangyang front, had of course learned the news. He immediately understood Xiao Yuan's intention, and immediately ordered tens of thousands of troops to march west from Linzhang and horizontally support Jiangling.
But Xiao Yuan's strategic layout has long been completed. Looking at the entire battlefield, the 200,000-strong army has cut off the connection between Wu Chu's main force and Jiangling with a vertical line.
As you can imagine, Pei Zong's support troops were attacked by Su Yi halfway. After an encounter, they were unable to break through and were forced to retreat to Linzhang.
Battle reports from all parties continued to come back. The Qin Army's comprehensive front line stretched for hundreds of miles. Xiao Yuan sat in the Chinese army's tent, issued military orders one after another, and personally directed the North-South war.
With the outbreak of the Jiangling War, there was a brief calm in Xiangyang. Hanzhou still maintained a defensive attitude and did not dare to leave the city easily.
On Pei Zong's side, Linzhang was left alone and lacked support. Realizing the fluctuations in the war situation, he said with worry: "Based on the current situation, the actual target of King Qin's southern expedition is not Xiangyang, but Jiangling, our land of Wu. Our main force is all involved by the Qin army, and the situation is not good."
"Then, general, what should we do now? The main force of the Qin army suddenly moved to the Jiangling front. It seems meaningless for us to stay in Linzhang." said the deputy general.
"No, you are wrong." Pei Zong said: "Even if we return to the country now, the effect will not be great. It is better to continue to station troops here. Linzhang is here and Xiangyang is here. The main force of Wu and Chu will not withdraw from these two places. King Qin There will be some scruples.”
"In addition, there will be 50,000 troops left in Deyang when I leave, which is enough to protect the Yangtze River defense line."
His meaning is very clear. Since we can't support Jiangling, then the main force of Wu and Chu will simply stay here. Do you, King Qin, dare to cross the river easily? Xiangyang is still behind you. Wu Chu's army of nearly 300,000 is no joke. of.
Pei Zong didn't dare to say what famous general he was, but he had very rich battlefield experience.
This inaction did give Xiao Yuan a headache. When he received the military report, he couldn't help but say: "Pei Zong is really a big problem for me in the southern expedition. This man has the style of a veteran..."
But soon, the situation changed again.
With Jiangling in danger, there was of course a heated discussion in the Wu Kingdom Hall.
The discussion lasted for a long time, and many ministers expressed their opinions. In the end, most people, represented by Prime Minister Wu, believed that the main purpose of their main force going north to Linzhang was to help the Chu army, but now, they Jiangling is in danger. If this place is destroyed, the King of Qin will most likely take advantage of the situation and go south, forcefully cross the Yangtze River, and then attack Wu.
Therefore, Xiangyang is no longer important to Wu State. What is important is to quickly return to defense.
In fact, at this time, King Wu also thought the same. As soon as the Qin army broke through Jiangling, they would be able to reach the north bank of the Yangtze River in Wu Kingdom. He must take care of his own country first. There is no doubt about this.
After thinking for a while, he adopted Prime Minister Wu's opinion, and immediately sent a letter to Pei Zong urgently, ordering him to lead his army back to Jiang.
This can be said to be the result that Xiao Yuan wants to see most!
It's just that after receiving this royal order, Pei Zong frowned again. Just like last time, he wrote another letter. The letter was sincere and detailed his views on the war situation. He suggested that the King of Wu, as well as our army, When going north, don't retreat easily before you are defeated, otherwise, you will be led by the nose by the King of Qin.
But how could King Wu listen? In the view of the Wu court, once King Qin crosses the river and the main force is on the Xiangyang front, it will be too late to rescue him!
Therefore, he issued another royal order. While ordering Pei Zong, he also severely reprimanded him.
At this time, King Wu was already a little really angry with Pei Zong. He felt that this veteran general always disobeyed his king's orders and seemed to be relying on his elders.
(End of chapter)
