Chapter 1182 History repeats itself
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Quan Cong naturally knew a little about the dissatisfaction of Zhang Xiu, Gu Cheng and others.
It’s just that if Shouchun City is really destroyed this time and the escape route to Hefei, Liu’an and other places is cut off, then most of the Jianghuai land will fall into the hands of Wu.
It can be said to be His Majesty's greatest achievement since he became emperor - even the Battle of Shiting commanded by General Shang has to take a back seat.
Unless Quan Cong is really a fool, he would not leave this kind of credit to his sons and followers, but give it to others.
Of course, in order to cover up, Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng were deliberately sacrificed to keep their wealth.
He also specially sent five additional battalions to take Qin Huang as the vanguard to cross Feishui as a warning.
After everything was arranged, he ordered the peon to be dug up again.
At the same time, Quan Xu and Quan Duan were asked to lead the Wu army and begin to attack the city by taking advantage of the flood.
Wu Jun has been accustomed to water warfare for a long time, and with the help of floods, his offensive is indeed much more powerful.
At this moment, when Yang Hong saw Wu Jun starting to attack the city, he didn't know why, but he let out a sigh of relief.
In the past few days, he has been eating and sleeping at the top of the city. He has been worried about it, and he doesn't know how much he is suffering.
Because he knew very well that Wu Kou's use of water to attack the city this time would cause too much damage to the city wall.
Given enough time, the Shouchun city wall may collapse if not attacked.
Now that Wu Kou can’t wait to attack the city, it can only explain one problem:
That means they don’t have that much time and can’t wait that long.
Thinking of this, Yang Hong drew out his sword and said loudly:
"Hefei is only a few days away from Shouchun, and the king will be able to lead his army back in two days at the latest."
“Everyone works hard to kill the thieves. As long as the city can be defended, it will be a great achievement.”
Looking around, Yang Hong saw that his morale had improved slightly, and he continued:
“There are all your parents, wives and families in the city. If the city is destroyed, given the temperament of the Wu people, the young and old in the family may be robbed and made into slaves!”
The Wei State implemented a scholar-family system. Soldiers' families were not only classified into independent households and served as soldiers for generations, but they also had to live together for easy care.
Luoyang, Xuchang, Yecheng and other important places were the main places where the families of scholars lived.
As for places like Shouchun, because they are important local military towns, they also have some.
Although it is a small part, it is enough.
Hearing what Yang Hong said, many Wei soldiers cheered up and responded loudly.
The water surged in again, and the originally wide and deep moat lost its function.
Wu Jun took advantage of the water force and not only crossed the original moat without any hindrance.
Moreover, it also uses the buoyancy of water and small rafts to easily push the modified rush car forward.
“Shoot the arrow! Shoot the arrow!”
Yang Hong saw this situation and quickly ordered.
“Puffy!”
Arrow feathers fell like rain, but Wu Jun took advantage of the water force to move much faster than on flat ground.
More importantly, Wu’s soldiers were immersed in water to attack the city. Although they could not wear clothes and armor, they could use the water to avoid arrows.
The arrow feathers are shot into the water and are blocked by the water, greatly reducing the damage.
With one thing going down and the other going up, the morale of the Wu army became stronger and stronger.
“Bump, bump, bump!”
“Boom!”
This time, Wu Jun pushed up many rams and other siege equipment, but none of them hit the city gate.
Because the city gate, which is usually the weakest, seems to have become the strongest place at this time.
Several rush cars rushed directly to the city wall from different directions and different positions.
“Crash!”
The city wall that had been soaked in water was only hit once, and a large piece of wall mud fell off.
Seeing this scene, Sergeant Wu cheered.
“Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!”
Yang Hong, who was standing at the top of the city, was heartbroken when he saw this scene.
Wu Kou is really well prepared this time!
He could only keep shouting loudly, as if in this way, he could drive away the panic in his heart.
"There!"
“Samu! Hurry!”
The chariot can block the feathers of arrows, but it cannot block the rolling stones.
As the defenders at the top of the city threw and smashed them with all their strength, rolling stones rained down like wood, and the Wu troops below the city suddenly screamed in agony.
Quan Cong, who saw this scene from a distance, did not change his expression and just gave direct instructions:
“Follow up!”
I saw several carriages with solid logs as the skeleton, cowhide as the coat, and double-sloped top surfaces being pushed out.
The purpose of making the chariot like this is naturally to better reduce the damage caused by rolling stones.
The bottom of the carriage was firmly installed on the raft, and was pushed to the city wall by Wu's soldiers.
In each carriage, there are also ten diggers holding various tools.
Different from rushing into the city with brute force, the digging army, who were originally digging tunnels, found an easy place to dig under the cover of the mantle car and began to dig into the city wall.
Although I don’t know what the innermost part of the city wall looks like, at least on the surface, the soil on the outermost part of the city wall has become soft due to repeated exposure to water and sun in the past few days.
From time to time, there was a loud sound on the roof of the car. The small space made the eardrums hurt.
Even if there are many wooden and rolling stones, they are still thrown by human power, and the accuracy is very poor.
Although there were some unlucky carriages that could not hold up and were smashed to pieces, after all, it was not possible to destroy all the carriages and carriages.
After all, unless it is like the stone mill that is **** at the top of the city, it can be hoisted down vertically.
Otherwise, due to the angle problem, it would be too difficult for the people at the top of the city to accurately hit the root of the wall.
…
Hearing the sound coming from Shouchun City to the west, Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng who were guarding the bank of Feishui knew that this was a large army attacking the city.
Gu Cheng was so angry that he drew his sword and thrust it into the ground until it was half a foot deep:
"The whole family has gone too far! After this battle, no matter whether we win or not, I will be ashamed to be associated with them!"
Zhang Xiu sneered:
“Along with you? Hey, it’s best for the whole family to capture Shouchun this time. If not, let’s see how I report to Your Majesty!”
Gu Cheng sighed:
“Your Majesty has sent almost the whole country’s troops to the north for this Northern Expedition, and this city of Shouchun has been planned for a long time.”
"As long as we take a few days off, how can Shouchun City be unbreakable?"
Zhang Xiu hummed unconvinced:
“Maybe the whole family…”
Before he finished speaking, a faint thunder suddenly came from the south, interrupting his words.
“Why is the weather so weird? The sun is shining brightly, but why is it thundering..."
Gu Cheng subconsciously followed the sound and was dumbfounded on the spot.
Seeing Gu Cheng's appearance, Zhang Xiu followed his gaze curiously.
At this look, Zhang Xiu's expression changed drastically.
But as far as the eye could see, a black line appeared, and the black line gradually became thicker and larger.
“Cavalry!”
“It’s the Wei cavalry army!”
The cavalry troops of the State of Wei were all over the mountains and plains, rushing from the south. They did not even avoid the fields where crops were planted, and trampled them with iron hooves without restraint.
“How could the Wei thieves return to the army so quickly?”
Zhang and Gu said the same sentence in unison when they saw the amazing Wei cavalry on the other side.
“Not good!”
“The fifth battalion sent Qin’s men and horses to the other side. I’m afraid they won’t be able to stop the thieves!”
Although Zhang Hua was not angry with Quan Cong's actions, he really hoped that Wu could capture Shouchun and advance into the Central Plains.
Hence, what I just said was just words of anger.
At this time, he felt anxious when he saw that the Wei army was so quick to return reinforcements.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry, lead the army across the shore and support General Qin.”
“It’s too late, let General Qin lead the army back and defend by the river!”
Just when the two made the opposite decision, the fine cavalry of the Wei army rushed straight towards the unsuspecting Qin Huang camp without any pause.
On this side of Feishui, without any preparation, the whining horn sounded rapidly.
Just after Zhang and Gu finished reorganizing their army, Qin Huang's camp on the other side was already in a state of disarray.
Zhang Xiu grabbed Gu Cheng, who was about to lead the army across the river to support him, "Hold, hold the bridge, don't let the Wei thieves cross the bank!"
Gu Cheng looked up and saw many soldiers on the other side jumping into the fat water.
Behind them were the shadowy cavalry of Wei thieves galloping back and forth.
“How did the thief appear from there?”
Gu Cheng couldn't help but murmur to himself, it seemed that until this moment, he still couldn't believe what he was seeing.
“This must be the thief’s plan!”
Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth with a look of regret on his face:
"We were careless. We should have sent some scouts earlier and investigated further."
Gu Cheng smiled bitterly:
"We have suffered the disadvantage of not being familiar with geography. Judging from the raid by the thieves, I'm afraid they may have had a premeditated plan and deliberately avoided our sight."
Logically speaking, even if Wang Ling led the army to return reinforcements from Hefei, they should come from the south.
But the direction from which the Wei army came was not from the south, but from the northeast.
To the northeast of Shouchun, there is Beishan (i.e., Bagong Mountain, where “every tree and grass are soldiers” in later generations).
The thief took advantage of the cover of Beishan and suddenly broke out, catching Qin Huang on the east bank by surprise.
Gu Cheng, who was held by Zhang Xiu, immediately gave up his intention to go to the rescue after seeing clearly the situation on the other side.
The two of them were still too young in the end, relying on the shadow of their parents or even their ancestors to be able to lead an army alone.
More importantly, Wu Jun likes to fight by water, which seems to be deeply rooted in his bones.
Whether it was Qin Huang or Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng, they all led and stationed their troops near Feishui.
Moreover, in order to capture Shouchun as soon as possible, Quan Cong needed to focus his main forces on siege, and did not allocate too many troops to them.
They did not send out sentries to places a little further away from Feishui.
Perhaps subconsciously they are not willing to send troops to places too far away from the water.
Of course, it is also possible that the time was too short and they did not have time to investigate.
In other words, there is a shortage of manpower…
No matter what the reason was, the Wei army did succeed this time.
At this time, some soldiers of the Wu army had already fled across the bridge in embarrassment.
“Quick, send someone to pick them up!”
Because they were separated by a river of fat and water, the situation could not be seen clearly. Zhang and Gu sent people to pick up the defeated soldiers and asked them eagerly:
“Where are the generals of Qin?”
The defeated soldiers are all frightened and depressed. At this time, who has the heart to see what the situation of their general is at this time?
Seeing that the remaining defeated generals were all hanging their heads in silence, Zhang and Gu couldn't help but stamp their feet together.
Zhang Xiu was extremely angry and cursed angrily:
"You were unable to hold the camp, and you abandoned your commander and retreated privately. You will be blamed after the war. Do you think you can escape by then?"
Under constant questioning, someone among the defeated soldiers timidly said:
"When the rebels first arrived, the villain followed General Qin to fight. A cold arrow from the rebel army hit the general. The general and several personal guards were surrounded by the rebel cavalry and disappeared..."
When Zhang and Gu heard this, their hearts suddenly sank.
He was injured and was surrounded by bandits, so he was afraid that the worst would happen...
“General, the bandits are coming!”
After receiving the report, the two people quickly climbed up to take a look.
Sure enough, the infantry of the Wei army were already lined up at the bridgehead, and seemed to be planning to continue rushing towards this side.
In order to increase the intensity of the flood, Quan Cong had people dig holes in the peony and fertilizer water.
In order to strengthen the connection between the two sides of the Strait, Zhang, Gu and Qin, who were on guard at the Feishui River, not only strengthened the original wooden bridge.
Even a pontoon bridge was built on both sides of the wooden bridge.
According to their vision, no matter which side encounters a thief, the other side can quickly provide support with fertilizers and water.
Unexpectedly, Qin Huang was defeated so quickly that these three bridges became an aid for the Wei army to cross the water.
“Let the soldiers form their formation quickly! We must hold on to this place, otherwise, the army under Shouchun City may not be able to return south!”
Before Gu Cheng could finish his words, Zhang Xiu had already drawn out his sword and shouted:
“The whole army obeys the order and forms a formation!”
…
Quan Cong, who was at the foot of Shouchun City, was first shocked when he learned of the arrival of the Wei army, and then all the blood drained from his face:
“How come the bandits came so fast!”
At this critical moment of the siege, the sudden appearance of reinforcements from the Wei thieves made Quan Cong, who was originally confident, lose his mind for a moment!
When he came back to his senses, he subconsciously glanced at the fierce fighting between the two sides in Shouchun City, then looked to the east, suddenly trembled, and then asked sharply:
“How is the fighting situation over there in Feishui?”
“Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, Generals Zhang and Gu are reorganizing their troops. General Qin in the east does not know what is going on.”
“Come here!”
“Grand Governor?”
“Send someone to Feishui immediately to find out the situation!”
“Here!”
After giving the instructions, Quan Cong took two steps back and forth, looking at Shouchun City and then to the east. He made a fist with his right hand, then opened it again, and then clenched it again...
At this time, he felt anxious and tormented, and at the same time very contradictory.
The situation of the fighting over Feishui is unknown, and a fierce battle is going on under Shouchun City again.
He was a little undecided, so he decided to suspend the siege and send a group of troops to support Zhang, Gu and Qin.
Still believe that the three of them can stop the Wei thieves.
Although the rebel army seemed to be quite powerful, it made Quan Cong somewhat suspicious that the thieves were bluffing to build up their momentum to interfere with his own attack on the city.
After all, he still didn't believe that Wang Ling from Hefei would come back so quickly.
More importantly, the thieves' reinforcements came from the wrong direction.
If you let the siege troops retreat on your side, it will only affect the rhythm of the siege, but it will fall into the trap of the thieves.
This fluke was soon shattered by the news from Zhang and Gu:
The camp on the east bank was destroyed, and Qin Huang's life and death were unknown.
When Quan Cong heard that Qin Huang was defeated, he quickly asked: "Where are the two generals Zhang and Gu?"
“Reporting to the Grand Governor, the two generals are desperately trying to prevent the thieves from crossing the water. However, the bandits are too powerful. Please send someone to rescue them as soon as possible!”
Hearing the news, Quan Cong suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
After a while, he punched his fist bitterly and squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "Come here, send the order, retreat!"
After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes with a look of pain on his face.
At that time, the attack on Liu'an fell short of success.
At present, the attack on Shouchun still falls short of success.
After this attack on the city, the thieves are on guard. How difficult it is to get the good opportunity today!
The history of a few years ago is repeated again...
…
“Difficult? No matter how difficult it is, you must persevere!”
At the martial arts training ground (racecourse) in the Zhongduhu Mansion in Chang'an City, several half-grown boys were practicing martial arts.
Feng Ying rode on a short fruit dismounted horse and held a small whip in her hand. She showed off her power in front of them and wandered back and forth several times.
Then he stopped in front of Liu Chen, the riding crop was about to hit his nose, and he said like a little adult:
"Especially you, Liu Dalang, you are the latest to enter the government and the slowest to make progress. If you don't make progress, I'm afraid you will be punished again on the day of the assessment!"
She said, turned over and dismounted, tapped Liu Chen's arm with the riding crop, and said:
“raise it higher.”
Liu Chen made a sad face and obediently tried to raise his almost numb arm a little bit.
Then he looked at Feng Ying with pleading eyes, as if to tell him that he had really tried his best.
Fortunately, Feng Ying did not make things difficult for him again.
Instead, he turned around and walked towards Ah Chong not far away.
Ah Chong's expression changed drastically, and he quickly swung the wooden sword in his hand.
“The move is wrong, why didn’t the step change?”
Handshuang scolded with stern faces.
As a coach, she is not a petty-minded person who takes the opportunity to seek revenge.
They corrected Ah Chong’s mistake. They both looked at Ah Chong with disdain and turned to leave.
Don't think she doesn't know what this guy is thinking.
Just when a few young men were frightened by Feng Ying's power, General Guan, who was supposed to supervise them to practice martial arts, was welcoming the distinguished guests.
(End of this chapter)