The soldiers in the city gate cave did not dare to rush into Sishui Pass again, and they were at a loss for a while.
If you rush up to such a "narrow" city gate, you will become a target for the archers on the wall of Hulao Pass. Unlike the attack on Sishui Pass, there is an open space outside Sishui Pass. When the soldiers charge, the archers on the city wall cannot cover everything. Even if the arrows are dense, there will always be omissions. After paying a huge price of human lives, it is not a fantasy to attack the city.
But there is only such a narrow passage. As long as the defenders shoot blindly at this only entrance, only ten enemies can really rush in unharmed.
And this is the reason why Wengcheng exists.
The atmosphere here suddenly became a little strange. All the soldiers who were hesitating in the city gate looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.
It became very quiet here for a while.
Fortunately, this weird atmosphere did not last long, and Sun Jian's order arrived.
"Everyone exit the city gate, the ants attack the city!"
Everyone let out a sigh of relief and evacuated in an orderly manner.
It seems that Sun Jian is also very clear at this time that the decisive point does not lie in this city gate, but still needs to rely on the results on the city wall.
At this time, the value of Tang Yi and Huang Zhong's two-pronged army ascending to the city was revealed.
Perhaps it was Sun Jian's previous order to fully support Tang Yi's attack on the city that really showed great effect at this time.
These soldiers who were originally used to rush into the city gate straightened their formation on the spot, set up the towering ladder again, and began to climb the city!
There is a veteran between Sun Jian's first team and Huang Zhong's first team.
From his position, he could easily understand the movements of Sun Jian and Huang Gai's two siege armies.
However, among the soldiers he led, they seemed a little "quiet" at this time.
He seemed to be a little late-minded. Firstly, he did not take the initiative to assist Huang Zhong's troops on the right to attack the city, and secondly, he did not assist Sun Jian's troops on the left to attack the city gate. It seemed that he was still stuck on Sun Jian's orders to repair on the spot and wait for the fire to be extinguished. .
At this time, he was in the tent, his eyes slightly closed, and he seemed to be...recuperating.
"Report! General Huang's troops have climbed onto the city wall and are fighting fiercely with the enemy on the city wall!"
"Report! The Lord's army has knocked on the city gate!"
"Report! The enemy is still moving to the north on the city wall. The estimated number is nearly three thousand!"
"Report! Sishui Pass is a barbican city. The soldiers who rushed into the city gate have already exited the city gate and started to attack the city!"
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Soldiers spying on the military situation were constantly coming in and out of his camp, reporting on the real-time battle situation.
However, when he heard this, he just nodded lightly and didn't even open his eyes.
"Report! General Tang and General Huang have cleared all the enemy forces between them and are now resisting the enemy's suppression!"
"Report! The fire outside the city has diminished!"
"Report! My lord, all the soldiers and horses have already attacked the tower!"
After hearing the last two sentences of the report, the old general's eyes suddenly opened, a light flashed in his eyes, and a rich voice resounded throughout the camp: "Send my military order! Everyone begins to attack the city, and they must board before the fire is extinguished. Go up to the city wall!”
"Here!"
After saying this military order, he, who was already wearing armor, put on the iron helmet at hand, picked up his iron-spine snake spear, and led the way out of the camp.
He is the oldest among the four veterans, and is not the strongest among the four in terms of military force. However, he bears the heavy burden despite his old age, and is praised by later generations as "skilled in driving and well-driven. Guo Bao Jiangdong will live up to King Huan" .”
He is good at planning and taking action, and can often play the decisive role in large and small battlefields.
He is Cheng Pu and Cheng Demou!
Below the city, the fire gradually dwindled, but the smoke continued unabated.
Compared with Huang Zhong and Tang Yi who put out the fire and climbed the city at the same time, Cheng Pu's siege army obviously focused more on climbing the city.
There are four ladders rising from here!
If compared horizontally, Cheng Pu's siege army appeared to be the quietest, with almost no loud shouts of killing like before. The soldiers in this group began to silently climb the city under the leadership of Cheng Pu.
Obviously, the part of the city wall after Huang Gai and Tang Yi joined together, and the part of the city wall that Sun Jian had just attacked, had put enough pressure on the other side, and the defenders had become somewhat overwhelmed.
So when the soldiers who defended the city discovered this siege army that fell from the sky from nowhere, they still didn't react.
Where did the enemy come from?
These soldiers who were constantly supporting the left and right sides of the city wall obviously ignored this quiet and strange place, and finally suffered a big loss here!
"The enemy is coming!"
Some soldiers shouted.
However, the number of siege troops transported by the four siege ladders was extremely terrifying. By the time they discovered it and started to warn them, Cheng Pu, who was leading the way, had already cleared a clear space here.
"General, retreat to Hulao Pass! I'm afraid Sishui Pass can't stand it any longer!" a school captain said with a sad face.
The deputy general guarding the city was furious at this moment, and his expression was extremely gloomy.
His original design was excellent. As long as he could hold the city wall, he could take advantage of the geographical convenience and generously give up the city gate to the opponent. Once the opponent stepped into the urn city and attacked from both sides, even if the enemy had 300,000 soldiers, With this urn city, there is no need to worry about the other party attacking.
However, he never imagined that he had no choice but to ignite the city's kerosene, but it would become the opponent's best opportunity!
How could someone make such a whimsical choice to climb up a steep mountain wall?
If the city wall of Sishui Pass is lost, then it will be equivalent to cutting off an arm, and the strategy of trapping and killing the opponent will not be implemented at all. But now the enemy has boarded the city wall from all over the place, and the generals who took the lead have superior force. , obviously it is not that easy to fight back. With one ebb and flow, I am afraid that the Sishui Pass will really be lost.
"Command to all battalions, the enemy's soldiers and horses that can be transported on the ladder to the city are limited. Even if they are crowded, they still have to squeeze these rebels off the city tower!"
"Here!"
The fire that soared into the sky finally extinguished after burning for two full hours.
The time has also come in the afternoon.
The back-and-forth offensive between the two sides has been going on on the city wall, and people died every second. This area on the city wall has become a battleground for both sides.
The city tower is taller than the city wall. From this aspect, climbing the city from here is the most stupid thing.
However, it was Sun Jian who did not follow common sense and despite the sacrifice of many soldiers, he still erected two ladders for climbing the city.
It's just that not many people climbed the city on the middle route, but the death toll was doubled compared to other route armies.
So much so that it has not really formed a scale on the city wall.
But as a disturbance to the defenders, it was enough.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai finally met victoriously on the city wall.
In this way, the siege battle with Tang Yi as the first army finally came to an end at this moment.
This coming to an end was not just that they had won the final victory, but that the siege army finally had a base of its own on the city wall for the first time in two days.
One third of Sishui Pass is in your hands.
At this time, the enemy's counterattacks were getting stronger and stronger. In this high-intensity war, no one dared to relax a little. Anyone who relaxed a little might ruin the hard-won victory.
If Sun Jian's middle route army can capture the city tower, then the overall situation of Sishui Pass will be stable.
The deputy general of the defenders understood this, Cheng Pu Huang Gai Tangyi who was standing on the city wall understood it, and Sun Jian in the vanguard camp also understood it.
It seems that the two sides have once again returned to the situation of mutual consumption.
But everyone has forgotten three people intentionally or unintentionally.
Those three people seemed to have disappeared after the raging fire burned.
Sun Jian naturally ignored them intentionally, but the lieutenant guarding the pass really forgot about them.
On the south side of the city wall, three armies had already arrived under the city wall under the cover of fire and smoke. The moment the fire was extinguished, twelve towering ladders were erected in no particular order on the city wall on the south side of Sishui Pass. !
Tang Yi attacked the city in the fire, Huang Gai attacked the city in the fire, and Sun Jian also attacked the city in the fire. Cheng Pu made a little trick. When the defenders on the city wall were overwhelmed, he took advantage of the fire to attack the city. The center disrupted the opponent's formation.
The prerequisite for these attacks is that the city is surrounded by fire and smoke.
This caused the defenders to ignore a very critical point while concentrating on defense, that is, the enemy forces that originally attacked the city were not four lines, but seven lines!
Han Dangzu, Mao Sunce, and the three generals took advantage of the raging battle on the city wall to quietly send their soldiers under the city wall, and then waited for the flames to extinguish.
Then there is the spectacular sight of these twelve ladders being erected at the same time!
"There is an enemy attack on the south wall!"
"No! I can't hold on any longer!"
There were constant exclamations and warning sounds, which made the deputy general guarding the city feel cold.
Still careless.
He was extremely angry, but also very helpless.
He knew that the city wall at Sishui Pass was in danger.
"General, let's go quickly. It's better to retreat to Hulao Pass. If you continue to hold on, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to escape unscathed!" A middle-level captain shouted at him.
"Hey! Order the soldiers guarding Sishui Pass to retreat slowly!" The city guard said angrily, gritting his teeth and stamping his feet.
On the south side of the city wall, siege troops have climbed onto the city wall one after another, and angry shouts of killing and screams can be heard one after another.
That side is the only passage connecting Hulao Pass and Sishui Pass. As long as we hold on there, we still have to fight this battle!
The two city gates are hundreds of meters apart, and now the empty field is quiet.
The enemy general obviously did not make such a stupid mistake and threw all the main siege forces here, otherwise the outcome would not be known yet.
The deputy general who defended the city retreated towards Hulao Pass, but at this moment, a shocking shout of killing suddenly rang in his ears!
