With an order, the Qin army's crossbowmen, who had been prepared for a long time, leaned out and fired volleys at the city.
After one round, immediately retreat to the city defense to avoid the stone bullets, then draw your bow, and then lean forward to shoot hard.
The Qin army's most important weapon is the crossbow. Whenever it faces an attack, the crossbow is the most important weapon.
Rounds of arrow rain came, and many of the Ling Army soldiers who were charging forward were shot to the ground. Some soldiers carrying the ladder were also shot. The ladder fell down, crushing some people.
But these did not stop the attack of the Spirit Army.
They closed the distance again, and arrows from both sides began to fire back and forth in the sky.
Not long after, ladders were set up all over the city gate.
The infantry of the Spirit Army began to use their hands and feet to climb up desperately.
On the Qin army's side, they had occupied Lichuan for several days and had already prepared all the things they needed to defend the city. Falling rocks, rolling wood, and sharp wooden frames were all lifted up by two soldiers in pairs, and they were smashed down violently.
When these things are knocked down along the ladder, a piece of them is often taken away.
Blood splattered across the city gates, and the whole place was filled with shrill howls.
The Spiritual Army moved forward one after another, but a city garrisoned by tens of thousands of elites could not be captured so easily.
What's more, there is a general sitting in charge, taking the lead, and the morale is not to mention.
The bloody battle continued, and when he saw that the time was almost up, Peng Shuang also immediately ordered the young general: "Order the kerosene team to throw kerosene!"
"No!" The young general took the order and left.
Soon, batches of reserve soldiers ran up to the city defense. Each one held an oil jar in his hand. Under the order, they began to throw it towards the city.
Some hit the ladder on the city wall, some hit near the base of the wall, and some hit the plain outside the pass.
Bang, bang...
The sound of earthen jars breaking continued to sound.
After doing this, Peng Shuang shouted again: "Set off the rockets!"
The torches had been prepared long ago. The crossbowmen immediately lit the rocket arrows, drew their hard bows, and shot down randomly.
Dots of rockets were nailed everywhere in a disorderly manner, but the kerosene ignited when it was touched by fire. In just a moment, it was like tongues of fire, spreading rapidly along the oil stains.
In an instant, the fire started, and the oil jar above was still being smashed down. When it encountered the fire, it burst into flames.
Especially the ladder, the fire got bigger and bigger. The soldiers who were still climbing on it were all like men on fire, screaming and falling from the ladder, dancing and running around in the sea of fire.
Needless to say, the effect of the fire attack was that the Spirit Army's offensive was instantly blocked. The front had to withdraw from the sea of fire, but the back was still moving forward. Under the crowd, the scene suddenly became chaotic.
This siege battle lasted until sunset and night was about to fall. Huang Zu then ordered people to shout gold and slowly withdraw their troops.
Lichuan could not be broken on the first day. This was what he expected. After reorganizing the army, he immediately called his deputy general and told him: "After dinner, launch a night attack and do not allow Lichuan to have any chance to breathe." ."
"The general understands!" The deputy general cupped his fists.
On the Lichuan side, when the Lingjun retreated, the young general couldn't help but said with joy, "The general had the foresight to coerce the Lichuan County Magistrate and collect some fire oil. If it weren't for the effect of this fire attack, the Lingjun's casualties wouldn't be so heavy today. "
Peng Shuang smiled heartily and said: "I learned these from the king. When he defended the ghost army in Liucheng, the king also used fire attacks."
After that, he said seriously: "Change the defense first. If Lichuan is too heavy, the Ling Army will definitely attack at night."
There is no doubt that although Peng Shuang is upright, he is not a fool.
That night, the spiritual army launched a night battle.
On top of the city and below the city gates, there are dots of torches everywhere.
The random arrows from both sides were filled with fire and mixed with people's miserable howls.
But even if they attack day and night, with the desperate defense of 10,000 elites, they cannot be broken in a day or two. The only way is to wipe out the Qin army here.
Defeat them until their strength is drastically reduced, to the point where they can no longer defend themselves.
Huang Zu looked at the overall situation and knew in his heart that with General Peng Shuang here, the Qin army leaving Sichuan would not be able to abandon the city and flee. His idea was to defeat it with military strength.
But this fierce battle only lasted for two days. By the morning of the third day, in the middle of the city, around Peng Shuang, there were already many more generals of the Qin army.
It was Su Yi who had arrived with the main force.
At this time, there were 100,000 people in Lichuan. It was already difficult for the Ling Army to conquer this place with its existing 200,000 troops.
After a fierce battle, the spirit army clearly felt a sudden increase in pressure compared to the previous two days. They no longer had the feeling of having hope of reaching the top of the city, but were directly pushed back.
Huang Zu was naturally aware of the changes in the situation on this battlefield, so he did not dare to lose his troops rashly, but temporarily withdrew his formation.
As the military order was issued, the ringing of gold rang out, and several groups attacking the city left corpses on the ground and retreated one after another. Not long after, on the plain outside the city, the Ling Army resumed the formation of a large army approaching the city.
The bricks and stones of the city wall were splattered with blood everywhere.
Near the base of the wall, rocks were scattered, and the sharp wooden frame was still pressing on the corpse, dripping with blood.
Arrows were stabbed at random, feathers were carved everywhere, and cold weapons were scattered everywhere.
The brutality of the battlefield is shocking.
Huang Zu was unwilling to retreat, but he had already seen the great changes in the Qin army, so he could only ride his war horse under the protection of Yin Dian to a stone's throw from the city in an attempt to find out the situation.
At this time, Su Yi was in the middle of the city. When he saw him, he smiled heartily and said loudly:
"Is this person coming General Huang?"
"Su Yi!?" This voice was so familiar. As a famous enemy general, even if he turned into ashes, Huang Zu knew him.
"It's really General Huang." Su Yi said happily: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I hope you are well, General."
"You!" Huang Zu's eyes widened. Now that he saw Su Yi, he knew in his heart that the main force of the Qin army had arrived in Lichuan.
"Haha——" Su Yi laughed again and said: "Old general, your intelligence on the spiritual army is too bad. Don't you know that there are already 100,000 troops in Lichuan City?"
Huang Zu took a deep breath and said angrily: "So what if a hundred thousand Qin troops! They are just a mob! Now I have two hundred thousand armor. No matter how high your city is and how deep your pond is, you will surely conquer this place!"
"Oh? Really?" Su Yi said calmly: "So, the old general wants to give it another try."
As he spoke, he added: "Besides, don't be afraid to tell the old general that Jingyang, which you value, is now besieged by our army and is difficult to fly. I can capture it with just a snap of my fingers. Of course, the old general wants to go to Jingyang. I'm afraid I won't be able to get through this Lichuan."
"You!" Huang Zu was extremely angry again, almost bursting into anger.
Su Yi just wanted to make him anxious. Once a commander is anxious, he is very likely to make command errors.
But Huang Zu, the battlefield commander, knew the current situation and calmed down. He stopped talking nonsense and directly pulled the reins: "Let's go! Go back first!"
(End of chapter)
