Chapter 1181 Chapter 1190 Take a step back first
"shoot!"
"put!"
Seeing that the Wei army had rushed within the range of the crossbows, Sun Shao, who was standing high in the camp, immediately waved his flag and gave orders loudly.
“Puffy!”
The Wu garrison guarding the camp immediately fired a large wave of arrows, which fell on the head of the charging Wei army.
In the running Wei army, many unlucky ones screamed and fell to the ground.
But most of them used small wooden shields to protect their vital points as much as possible, and before the second wave of arrows arrived, they speeded up.
And following them were soldiers carrying light ladders.
At the same time, there were more than a dozen Wei soldiers, holding large pillars, protecting the chariot and advancing forward.
“His Majesty has just left, everyone must hold off the thief and let His Majesty reach the ship safely!”
Sun Shao kept encouraging the soldiers loudly.
The Wu troops who stayed behind were naturally the most trustworthy soldiers.
Hearing Sun Shao's encouragement, he also responded loudly.
It’s only thirty miles away, and in one day at most, Your Majesty will be able to return to the ship safely.
At that time, there is nothing to worry about.
Compared to Sun Shao's stubborn defense, Wang Ling was much more impatient.
He really didn't expect that Sun Quan would be so alert.
Calculating the time, the elite cavalry he sent to the flank may have just appeared, and Sun Quan responded immediately.
Now it seems that even if you really want to capture Sun Quan, you must at least defeat the enemy's remaining army first.
In order to defeat the retreating army, you must first break the camp on the opposite side.
"kill!"
"After the camp is broken, if there are any resisters, no one will be left alive. Any property in the army will belong to the soldiers!"
In these days of fighting, Wang Ling has figured out the approximate number of troops Sun Quan will lead ashore.
After confirming that Sun Quan led the main force to retreat, Wang Ling believed that there would not be too many Wu troops left behind at this time.
So he didn't even think about testing, let alone leaving any room to spare.
The dark Wei army rushed towards the Wu army's camp one after another.
Although the Wu army who stayed behind had a favorable geographical location, the temporary camp fence made of wood was ultimately no match for the real city wall.
Most of the temporary camps are unable to allow soldiers to stand on the walls for defense like city walls.
You can only lean against the wall of the village and set up a ladder or the like.
This results in the arrow feathers being sparser.
The Wei army who rushed to the front of the stronghold could find a place to climb up even without using a light ladder.
But soon, the Wu army guarding behind the wall kept poking out spears from the gaps and holes left.
Looking from a distance, the village wall looks like a hedgehog.
The stabbing made the Wei soldiers scream in agony.
"shelf!"
With a loud shout, a light ladder from Wei Jun finally reached the wall of the village.
"superior!"
A soldier led several of his men and pressed hard against the light ladder, signaling those who were following to rush up quickly.
The people who followed quickly understood and climbed straight up with their crossbows in hand.
Wu Jun, who saw this scene inside, knew that the opponent was condescending and prepared to use bows and crossbows to suppress the village.
Just as he was about to say hello, he saw that the only two or three arrow towers and watchtowers in the village had already received a hail of arrows.
At the same time, Wu Jun in the corner of the village also set up a ladder. Just when Wei Jun showed his head, before he could draw his bow and draw an arrow, a halberd had already knocked him down.
Although many people died in the previous waves, once the Wei army rushed to the front of the stronghold, the advantage of Wei's large number of soldiers began to come into play.
"one!"
"two!"
“Boom!”
Without the suppression of the crossbowmen in the camp, more and more Wei troops from behind rushed forward.
A simple temporary car made of a thick log was also pushed to the village gate.
More than a dozen strong sergeants shouted in unison, exerting force at the same time, and crashed the ram into the gate of the village.
The collision between wood and wood made a tooth-breaking squeaking sound.
Even the walls around the village gate were shaken down with a layer of dust.
“Hold on!”
General Wu Jun shouted loudly and led his people to support him.
Unfortunately, the walls made of wood are everywhere used for rushing cars.
Several charging vehicles were constantly colliding at various locations at the same time, and there was an overwhelming sound from somewhere in the camp.
“Boom!”
“Crash!”
A big hole was finally opened in the camp.
"opened!"
The Wei soldier who was closest did not think much at all and subconsciously rushed in.
Who would have expected that he would fly out at an even faster speed just half the time he rushed in.
There were several **** holes on his body.
“Block it, block it quickly!”
Only Wu Jun could block this one, and there was another roar on the other side.
This time, the Wu army finally had no time to block the influx of the Wei army.
Although the first few Wei troops to attack eventually fell into a pool of blood.
But it was obvious that Wu Jun's wall was beginning to be undefendable.
“Hold on, you must hold on!”
The longer you put it off, the better!
Fifty-three-year-old Sun Shao, with his hair and beard spread out, personally held a sword and supervised the battle from behind.
He also did not expect that the Wei army's offensive would be so decisive and violent.
From this we can also see how strong the Wei thieves are in pursuing His Majesty.
This made him secretly glad that he had persuaded His Majesty to leave in time. Otherwise, who knows if there would be any tricks behind him?
Wang Ling, who was opposite him, frowned a little.
Although driven by no casualties, the Wei army seemed to have quickly invaded the Wu army's camp.
But Wang Ling knew that this was just the beginning.
Wu Jun’s resistance was unexpectedly strong.
But it’s normal to think about it, after all, this is the imperial army led by Sun Quan himself.
Wang Ling looked at the sound of fighting coming from the Wu Army camp in front of him, and he didn't know what he thought of, so he clicked his tongue.
Sun Quan was only a few dozen miles away from the ship, and there was only one suitable place for an ambush within these dozens of miles.
This is the place where Man Chong ambushed Sun Quan.
The terrain was right there. Even if Wang Ling calculated with intention or not, Sun Quan immediately ran away as soon as he saw the momentum, which made him itchy, but he was helpless.
It is not unreasonable that Sun Quan has been in the North for so many years and suffered repeated defeats, but he always managed to escape with his life.
At this point, Wang Ling had to admit that Sun Quan was quite accomplished in escaping to save his life.
At least it was beyond my expectation.
While thinking, there suddenly was another commotion ahead, and the Wei army who had invaded the Wu army's camp was forced out again.
"what happened!"
Wang Ling's heart trembled, and he shouted sternly, "Send someone to the front to take a look!"
After a while, the sergeant who was sent out came back and reported:
"What!"
Wang Ling was a little in disbelief when he heard this:
“Penetrate through the first armor?”
He has seen crossbows that can penetrate armor at close range.
But the armor worn by Xianden is the strongest protection in the whole army and can block sharp arrows.
Wearing this kind of armor, even if you are shot with arrows, you can still remain unscathed.
Wang Ling couldn't help but blurt out:
“What kind of powerful crossbow is it that can break through thick armor?!”
“General, please look.”
The sergeant held an arrow in both hands and sent it to Wang Ling.
As soon as Wang Ling picked it up, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The arrows are not only longer than ordinary crossbow arrows, but also weigh far more.
He naturally knows that a heavy arrow can break armor.
But the heavier the arrow, the harder the crossbow is needed.
So what he couldn't figure out was what kind of heavy crossbow could fire such heavy arrows?
It can’t be that all of the crossbowmen left by Sun Quan are sharpshooters with extraordinary arm strength, right?
Wang Ling was filled with doubts, but the battle situation in front of him left him no time to think too much.
But I saw him draw his sword:
"So what if the thieves have strong crossbowmen? Since they can't even guard the gate of the village, it means that the strong crossbowmen in Wu Kou's hands are nothing to be afraid of!"
“Bang the drum! Keep attacking!”
If the Wu army had many powerful crossbows, why didn't Sun Quan use them these days?
More importantly, during the half-day attack on the camp, Wang Ling had received the exact news that Sun Quan had indeed left with most of his troops.
With just the few soldiers and horses in the stronghold, how long can they hold on, no matter how powerful the crossbows are?
While Wang Ling was mobilizing his troops and preparing for the next wave of offensive, someone suddenly shouted again:
“Report!”
Wang Ling was already a little anxious, and when he heard this, he immediately became impatient:
“What’s the matter!”
“Commander, urgent news of your birthday!”
The guard's tone was anxious, and at the same time there were two people behind him who were walking over quickly, supporting a rider.
“Shou Chun?”
Wang Ling's heart sank, and he hurried forward to greet him, asking in a rapid tone: "What happened in Shouchun?"
Shouchun sent someone to deliver news yesterday, saying that the Wu invaders had sent people to attack Shouchun.
At that time, Wang Ling was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
However, he felt relieved when he learned that Yang Hong had closed the city gate in time and that the Wu bandits were only twenty or thirty thousand.
Yang Hong led 7,000 men to guard the city, as well as Tian Yu's 1,000 Runan soldiers.
Coupled with the thick walls of Shouchun City.
I’m not saying it’s foolproof, but it’s not a problem to keep it for ten days and a half.
So this is why Wang Ling ignored the layout and attacked today regardless of casualties.
What he wanted to do was to defeat the Wu bandits now, and then turn around to attack the Shouchun thieves.
Even if Sun Quan cannot be captured, he must at least make the opponent suffer a loss.
Unexpectedly, just one day later, Shouchun actually sent another messenger to deliver an urgent message.
After inspecting the mud seals of the order talisman and the urgent message, I heard the rider who was sweating profusely and his lower body covered in mud gasping for breath:
"Commander, the Wu bandits, the Wu bandits sent people to dig up the peony slopes and divert floods to attack the city. General Yang, General Yang asked the governor to return to the army for rescue as soon as possible!"
Wang Ling had just opened the mud seal, and when he heard this, his forehead suddenly rumbling.
Wang Ling's hands began to shake uncontrollably after he could barely compose himself to read Yang Hong's letter.
Her heart was beating violently, and it seemed that no other sounds could be heard in her ears.
It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like it had just been a while. Then Wang Ling asked with a trembling voice:
“Thief…is Shouchun City safe?”
“Shouchun City is strong and there are no major problems yet, but General Yang has said that Shouchun City cannot be flooded for a long time, otherwise it will be difficult to defend.”
“You thief…Sun Quan, the whole country is attacking from the north!”
Hefei, Lu'an, plus Shouchun, it seems that Sun Quan mobilized all the troops he could use.
I just don’t know if the troops in Jingzhou have been mobilized?
“General?”
Wang Ling composed himself, and when he raised his head, he saw the Wu Jun camp in front of him, which was dilapidated but still standing.
Look at the generals around you who are still waiting for your order to attack.
No wonder Sun Quan wanted to use his body as bait. This was simply a serial plan!
It seems that I have to take a step back and must lead the army to return reinforcements first.
"Why!"
Wang Ling stamped his foot bitterly, closed his eyes, and said with difficulty:
“Gather up the army and return for reinforcements!”
At the same time, outside Shouchun City, it has become a vast ocean.
The streets and alleys in the city are soaked in muddy water up to their ankles.
Shaopei was able to irrigate tens of thousands of hectares of land when it was first built.
Coupled with Cao Cao's personal supervision of farming, he also vigorously renovated Shaopi.
Now all this water, which can irrigate more than ten thousand hectares, was suddenly directed to Shouchun City overnight.
If Shouchun City had not had strong walls, it might not have been able to withstand it for even a day and would have been overwhelmed.
Facing this unexpected situation, even Tian Yu put aside his prejudices.
Yang Hong led the troops to defend the city, while he guided the military officials in the city to move to higher ground.
Even so, the Wu thieves' move to attack the city through water also severely damaged the morale of the city.
And in this case, I am afraid that the military officials in the city will not be able to hold on for long.
First of all, eating and walking are not easy. Even making a fire requires careful finding of a place.
Secondly, the floods came so quickly that most supplies could not be rescued at all.
Thirdly, if the Shouchun city wall suddenly collapses and the defenders lose their most powerful support, and Wu invaders swarm in several times, the city will be impossible to defend with the number of troops in the city.
As for the four...
Seeing the Wu bandits outside the city enjoying themselves like a fish in the water, Yang Hong was very anxious. He only wished that his neck was too short and he couldn't see where the reinforcements from the king's governor had arrived.
“Great Governor, it’s really a great idea to dig up peony roots to attack the city!”
Quanxu happily watched the soldiers seizing the time to build the rush car, and couldn't help but admire Quan Cong:
“If it were normal, the sergeant would push the chariot to attack the city, which would consume a lot of energy.”
“But when the flood comes, the wood will float on the water, so I don’t know how much effort it will save.”
Not only can the wood be pushed forward with the help of water, but the Wu soldiers also know the properties of water.
Compared with fighting the thieves on the ground, fighting on the water will give you more advantages.
Quan Cong didn’t have much expression on his face, but he was happy in his heart:
“We are pressed for time, so let the soldiers seize the time to build the tools. Also, we will temporarily block Shaopei tomorrow and store some water, and then release it on the day of the siege.”
Looking at the water level under Shouchun City, it is almost enough.
The weather has become hot now. The city wall was first soaked in water, then exposed to the sun, then soaked in water again, and then hit by a car. Are you still worried that it will not fall down?
Quanxu and Quanduan responded quickly.
After arranging the siege, Quan Cong summoned Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng and ordered:
"I expect that when Wang Ling learns that Shouchun is in an emergency, he will come to rescue him at all costs. You two will lead some of your troops and deploy them on the bank of Feishui. If Wang Ling comes, you will use all your strength to stop him."
Zhang and Gu knew that Quan Cong was seeking selfishness again and wanted to hand Quan Xu and Quan Duan the task of destroying the city, so they couldn't help but feel very angry.
Just because the other party was the commander-in-chief of the army, the two had no choice but to take the military order and leave.
(End of this chapter)