"Defense of the city, the defense of the city is about to begin!" Zhang Shun's tone was not only nervous, but also a little crazy.
Since he was a child, he felt that he was different from the good-for-nothing young men from other aristocratic families. He studied the art of war diligently and visited celebrities in order to become famous all over the world one day.
"Pass my military order! The battalions changing defenses must line up under the city wall with their shields raised and cannot retreat!"
"Notify all the civilians to continue transporting the rolling logs to the top of the city."
"In the infantry and bow camp, shoot at the enemy in turn! If stones are thrown, the front ranks will take shelter from the female wall, and the rear ranks will quickly retreat to the inner wall!"
Zhang Shun was in high spirits, and the tiger-painting cloak he wore was fluttering high in the wind. There are four tiger-painting cloaks in total, which are the sworn ties between the four eagles in Cangzhou.
Holding his sword, Zhang Shun's eyes kept flashing, looking around at the battle situation.
Wei Diao, who was wearing a robe and armor, had an equally nervous expression on his face. He just felt that if he could make a contribution in this defensive battle, maybe his treatment would be different when he returns to Cangzhou.
"Master Wei, I heard that the chivalrous rebels are mostly agile masters. If not, you can lead a team of your own to guard the city gate."
Guarding the city gate is often the place where the most casualties occur. Most of the intensive offensives by the siege party will fall near the city gate.
After listening to Zhang Shun's words, Wei Diao's expression changed sharply, and finally he showed a ruthless expression and raised his hands to clasp his fists.
At this time, the three to four thousand chivalrous troops gathered under the city wall no longer shouted heroic oaths such as "Kill the dynasty with one sword in ten years". Instead, he was extremely silent, wearing his new Cangzhou robe and armor, he mechanically changed his formation, followed Wei Diao, and prepared to rush to the city gate.
The Xiaer army of more than ten thousand people was once so loyal, but after entering Yuncheng, it was reduced to a lackey-like auxiliary army.
Above Yuncheng's head, the stones thrown from outside the city were still roaring, covering the Shu people's phalanx one by one, approaching the city gate step by step.
After a round of stone throwing, the flying arrows from the top of the city fell intensively. In the square formation of the Shu army, the shields of the shield battalion in the front row were already pierced like hedgehogs.
No matter how densely packed the shields are, they are not a solid defense. The all-pervasive falling arrows fell through the gaps in the shield rows, or pierced the shields... In the forward Shu army formation, there were at least two to three hundred figures, and they fell one after another.
"Common thief, let's see how you conquer this Cloud City! Come and fight!"
The tiger's cloak was flying non-stop. Zhang Shun drew his sword in anger and pointed it at the attacking Shu army outside the city.
"Pull the string fully and throw the bow!"
Finally, as they approached the city gate, all the Shuzhou generals roared angrily. The flying arrows that covered the sky and the sun, and thousands of arrows were fired from the Shu army formations one after another, towards the defenders at the top of the city.
Dozens of the defenders who emerged were shot until they screamed and fell from the top of the city.
"Death to these Cangzhou dogs!" A general from Dou Tong's family commanded the catapult that was refilled with rocks. Not long after, another huge boulder fell on the ancient wall of Yuncheng.
Occasionally, those who are very accurate will leave a black hole filled with dust and smoke on the city wall.
Dou Tong, who was wearing a battle armor, calmly raised his head and watched the long-range shooting between the enemy and ourselves. The task he took over was to contain the due north gate and cooperate with the main attack on the south gate.
"Continue to suppress the defenders! If there are any dead, please send them back to Shuzhou Heroes Temple!"
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"My lord, Zhang Shun has transferred another group of people. There are already five thousand people at the south gate of Yuncheng. Together with the civilians who cooperate with the defense of the city, there are about ten thousand people."
The area around Yuncheng is already a fortified city with clear fields, and the surrounding areas are bare. Therefore, Xu Mu did not let the army get too far forward.
In today's Yun City, Bai Qinglong originally had more than 20,000 defenders, and there were at least 10,000 people rushing to support Wei Diao, plus the civilians who were requisitioned to defend the city...
Xu Mu frowned.
It has to be said that Zhang Shun is worthy of being the leader of the Four Eagles, and the current deployment of the defenders is almost perfect.
"According to my previous arrangements." Xu Mu exhaled, "Yi Jia's men, find a way to enter the city. Ma Yi, be careful."
This time the army of six thousand Yijia was led by Ma Yi.
"Please don't worry, my lord, I'm already holding my breath, old horse."
Xu Mu nodded and looked back.
By chance, Dongfang Jing, who was sitting on the wooden wheel cart, also nodded seriously at him. Those Xu Jiajun who followed him all the way to conquer the country were all full of fighting spirit.
"Ma Yi, if something goes wrong, lead the army back immediately and go!"
Ma Yi clasped his fists, and the Shu army with six thousand Yijia rushed out from hiding first.
"After half a stick of incense, we will pursue you immediately." Xu Mu said calmly.
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At the south gate of Yuncheng, the general guarding the city is called Wang Fu. He is from Cangzhou and has been a general of the Zhang family for three generations. Like him, following Zhang Shun to Yuncheng, he was also given the important task of guarding the south gate.
Standing on the top of the city, even though he was far away, Wang Fu could still see the smoke rising above the due north city gate.
"General Wang, the master is fighting fiercely. The main force of the Shu people is attacking the North Gate."
Wang Fu sneered, "You don't even need to guess, the master has already expected it. These Shu people will definitely be killed by the master and they will lose their armor."
"How is the situation at the east gate and west gate?"
"There is no fighting at the east gate, but over at the west gate, a large group of Shu troops appeared in ambush. They appeared out of nowhere and are also attacking the city gate."
"Surrounding three buildings is an old-fashioned method. Don't worry about anything else. We will guard the south gate."
Wang Fu held his head high, displaying the composure of a general.
Many people don't know that he is not only a general of the Zhang family, he also accompanies his master in reading military books, and he is also considered to have achieved success in the art of war and strategies.
"General, general, look outside the city!" At this time, the anxious voice of the soldiers came from a sentry tower at the south gate.
Wang Fu frowned and walked quickly to the edge of the city wall. When he looked up, he saw a long and somewhat embarrassed team running towards the south gate of Yuncheng.
"General Wang, they are soldiers from Cangzhou! My soldiers from Cangzhou must be reinforcements!" A captain next to him said ecstatically.
"Calm down." Wang Fu glared, "The war is at a stalemate. What if a Shu spy manages to open the city gate?"
"But General Wang... is indeed my soldier from Shuzhou, I can recognize him."
Wang Fu said nothing and continued to look forward.
"Don't worry, wait until I ask a question -"
Before Wang Fu could finish a word, suddenly, behind the "Cangzhou Soldiers", another large army suddenly appeared, chasing them from behind.
"No, the Shu army is behind!"
The Shu army behind them, under pursuit, shot waves of flying arrows at the "Cangzhou Soldiers" in front. At least three to four hundred people were shot dead on the spot.
"Open, open the city gate! Open the city gate quickly!" Several Cangzhou scouts, whose robes and armor were stained with blood, shouted nervously as they stopped their horses at the foot of the city and shouted.
"We are the troops of the Cangzhou family, rushing to aid Yuncheng. We were ambushed by the Shu people on the way! Please open the city gate quickly!"
"General Wang..."
Wang Fu looked at the scouts with a cold face.
"Is there any court order or a family token?"
"All of them!"
A mounted scout under the city quickly raised his bow and shot a scroll of documents and four or five small jade pendants onto the top of the city.
