Chapter 795 Accident
Guan Ji's overly conservative arrangement allowed the Jingyang City defender to escape back to Jingyang smoothly.
Just before he could take a breath, a soldier soon came to report:
“General, there are Shu captives outside the city!”
General Hu secretly complained: I knew there were Shu captives who would not let me go so easily!
I thought so, but I had to bite the bullet and go to the top of the city to watch.
When he saw people neighing and horses outside the city, his heart trembled: "Why are these Shu captives chasing so closely?!"
On the contrary, the guard of Wuzhi City who escaped with him was calmer. He carefully looked at the people and horses under the city, as if he had discovered something:
"We were riding fast all the way. The only people who could be pursued so fast by the Shu captives were the cavalry. There are nine out of ten cavalry from the Shu captives under this city."
"Cavalry?" When General Hu heard this, he quickly looked carefully and saw that the Shu captives outside the city seemed to be very powerful, but they had fewer horses and fewer horses.
Of course he understood this situation: the cavalry was a man riding two horses, so he was blinded for a moment.
"It's really a cavalry army!" General Hu was overjoyed. "How can the cavalry army attack the city? I don't have to worry about it for now!"
Let’s just say, how could the Shu captives be so fast?
It takes one day for the Shu captives to clear up Wushi City, and it will take at least another day to march here, which adds up to two days.
At the same time, General Hu still had a small thought in his mind:
Linjing City is taller than Wushi City. According to the way the Shu captives attacked Wushi City before, it didn't take five or six days, but only two or three more days, so they would have four days left for themselves.
If that really happened, the prefect’s reinforcements must have arrived.
At that time, not only will I have no fault in losing troops, but I will also be able to defend the city successfully.
At this time, I saw some Shu captives under the city coming forward with something in their hands and shouting loudly:
"Listen to the Cao thieves in the city, Wushi City has been destroyed, and Wang's troops are approaching Jingyang. Why don't you surrender quickly and return to righteousness?"
As he spoke, someone brought out a large number of flags and drums, the most obvious of which was a large Chinese character "Hu", which was the flag of General Hu of Jingyang City.
It turns out that when Wushi City was retreating, the flag officer of the Wei army was still trying desperately to protect the commander's flag, so Zhang Yi and others did not find the opponent's commander's flag in the city.
After the Wei army retreated from Wushi City, General Hu was protected by his bodyguards and led the way back to Jingyang. Without the general and the general, the handsome flag in the hands of the flag officer naturally became a hot commodity.
So it was advantageous for Yang Wanwan, who drove the defeated troops all the way.
General Hu's face turned green when he saw his handsome flag.
Unexpectedly, the soldier responsible for observing the enemy's situation ran over and reported:
“General, the Shu captives came with the general’s flag to persuade them to surrender…”
General Hu’s green face began to turn red: I’m not blind, I saw it!
"Shu captives...Shu captives bully people too much!"
General Hu slapped the head of Wucheng with his palm and said angrily, "It's tolerable, but who can't be tolerated? Come on, shoot me an arrow!"
Although General Hu has mediocre abilities, it does not mean that he does not understand one thing:
Today, the Hu family dominates Anding County. This is a rare opportunity for the Hu family in hundreds of years.
If Anding County falls into the hands of Shu captives, who knows what will happen?
I heard that many of the aristocratic families over there in Shu had their families destroyed, and they were forced to do so by the Shu captives.
This shows that the cruel government of the Shu captives is fierce!
Yang Wanwan led the cavalry to chase the defeated troops, but encountered no decent resistance along the way.
Even the opponent’s coach’s flag was captured by him.
He originally thought that Jingyang City had no intention of holding on at this time, but he was persuaded to surrender, but he did not expect to be persuaded to retreat by a wave of arrows from above.
Although no one was hurt, the attitude in Jingyang City was very clear, which made Yang Qianwan very unhappy.
Just as General Wei had guessed, the cavalry he led did not carry any siege equipment at all, and their number was only two thousand. Facing Jingyang City, there was no good solution for the time being.
At the moment, I had to bear this tone angrily, and at the same time, I had people take the news back to the rear and inform General Guan.
The guard general of Wuzhi City, who escaped with General Hu, saw this man just running wildly along the way, and he felt a little contempt for him in his heart.
I thought that General Hu was just a timid person who climbed to the position of guard of Jingyang City by pacifying the Hu family, but he didn't expect that he was also a loyal person?
He did not know what his superiors were thinking.
Because after the Wei State lost Xiao Pass, Jingyang became the northern gate of stability.
So it is natural to send someone who is loyal and obedient. As for ability, that comes second.
After all, there is Wushi City in front of Jingyang City, Linjing, the county seat behind it, and Yuezhi City guarded by Xiahou Ba to the north. No matter how you look at it, it is safe.
possible.
The main responsibility does not lie with him at all.
At most, it is to place a reverse curse on Wushi City: Why was Wushi City not destroyed?
Then the city of Wuzhi was destroyed.
So for General Hu, it is okay to lose the battle, but it is absolutely impossible for him to surrender without a fight.
Seeing that the Shu prisoners under the city were retreating under the rain of arrows, General Hu cheered up and said encouragingly:
“With the Shu captives’ baggage at this level, it will take at least two days. If it is an attack on the city, it will take another two days. If the prefect leads reinforcements, it will only take three days at most.”
"And the generals from Chang'an are heading north along the Jing River at this time. As long as we can hold on for a few days, the Shu captives will have no choice but to retreat. By then, everyone will have done a great job in defending the city!"
Hearing the general's words, everyone who was originally fearful finally calmed down a little.
“Our country, Wei, has strict laws. If we surrender without a fight, everyone must know the consequences. Even if we don’t think about ourselves, we must think about our parents, wives and children at home.”
General Hu was delighted when he saw the changes in everyone's faces, and quickly added fuel to his anger.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was immediately horrified.
Seeing this situation, General Wuzhi City, with the mentality of making up for his mistakes, suggested General Hu to summon the city sergeants overnight to explain the situation and encourage everyone to defend the city together.
Although General Hu was unable to lead an army in battle, he was originally from a wealthy and stable family.
The calls and promises he made in his capacity have been supported by many people.
Seeing this, the two Wei garrison generals became more confident in guarding Jingyang.
Some people are optimistic, while others are pessimistic.
Hearing that Jingyang City mobilized all the city’s officials to defend the city, some people sighed privately:
"The Shu captives used a trick to defeat Wushi City, and their intention was Jingyang City. How could they slow down and give Jingyang a chance to breathe?"
“If we let the officials guard the city now, I’m afraid that not only will they not be able to protect the city, but they will also provoke the Shu captives to become more murderous, and only cause more harm to the people in the city!”
Unexpectedly, this exclamation was told to General Hu.
General Hu was immediately furious and arrested the man, preparing to kill him for disturbing the morale of the army.
It was the guard general of Wuzhi City who dissuaded him:
“At this time, the hearts of the people in the city are in a state of flux. If we kill people easily, we will only confuse people’s hearts, and worse, they will be organized into a death camp.”
General Hu thought it was justified, so he put him on death row, waiting for the Shu captives to attack the city, and then let him die in front.
Guan Ji, who was leading the army from behind, learned that Jingyang City was unwilling to surrender. She immediately urged the Han army to speed up their pace. In less than a day, they all rushed to the gate of Jingyang City.
General Hu, who had just fallen asleep in the middle of the night, forcefully comforted himself. He didn’t know how long it had been before someone suddenly woke him up in a hurry:
“General, it’s not good, the army of Shu captives has arrived at the city!”
Shoujiang Hu, who was already a little confused because he didn't sleep well, suddenly woke up:
“Didn’t the Shu captives... arrive at the city gate yesterday?”
Suddenly I felt something was wrong again, "Army? The army of Shu captives has arrived? Are you sure?"
At that moment, I casually put on my clothes and armor and came to the top of the city. Looking outside the city, I saw that the Shu camp under the city was much larger than yesterday.
The most eye-catching thing is that Hu Shou’s lost flags and drums were once again taken out and whipped.
“…The great Han defeated the thieves and used sharp soldiers to defeat Wushi City and defeat the Jingyang army. Now the army is approaching the city. If there are any defenders who are assisting the city, they will be counted as thieves after the city is broken!"
"If you stay behind closed doors, the big men will not disturb you..."
Several Han soldiers were at the foot of the city, holding up a strange object and shouting loudly.
As soon as General Hu saw his handsome flag, his eyes turned red: Come again? Again? !
“Shoot the arrow, why don’t you shoot the arrow!”
The soldiers and officials who had just been inspired yesterday, this time looked at each other quietly with different expressions.
It is meritorious to defend the city. Only when you defend the city can you achieve meritorious service.
That is based on the situation that, as General Hu said, the Han army will arrive after two days and then attack the city for two days.
Jingyang City is so big, but the defenders are no more than a thousand, and most of them are old and weak. There are not enough people to stand in all four corners. How can we defend it?
No matter how hard the city sergeants worked, how could they compare with the huge Han army below the city?
Let’s look at the Han army. They only broke through Wushi City yesterday, and today the army reached Jingyang City.
As soon as his genius dawned, he began to build some kind of large-scale equipment.
At this time, besides being used for siege, what else can this kind of equipment do?
General Hu shouted angrily several times and found that the arrows fired at the city were sparse and weak. It was as if the soldiers who were shooting arrows had not eaten breakfast.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that the atmosphere at the top of the city was not right. Looking around, some people lowered their heads and remained silent, while others looked to the side, but no one looked at him.
He seemed to understand something.
They left all the soldiers of Jingyang City in Wushi City, and their majesty was completely lost.
What I said yesterday is still in my ears. Today, the Shu army is already under the city. Who will trust me again?
But the current situation did not allow him to think too much.
"You lost Wushi City. If you can help defend Jingyang, you can still pay for it. If you lose Jingyang again, what will you do? What about your parents, wife, and children?"
General Hu looked at the general of Wuzhi City and threatened.
The guard general of Wuzhi City gritted his teeth, cupped his fists and said, "General, I understand, now I'll make arrangements to defend the city."
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
Guan Ji looked at the arrows being shot from the top of Jingyang City. A cold light flashed in her eyes. She looked at the closed city gate and ordered:
"Let the sergeant who shouted come back. There is no need to shout anymore. Also, let Wen Shi from the engineering battalion come to see me."
After a while, Wenshi ran over sweating profusely: "I've seen the general."
“When will the siege crossbows and siege ladders be ready?”
The engineering camp was considered a supply camp, and it also had to help clean up Wushi City, so most of them stayed behind, one day behind.
Only a small part of them followed.
This small group carries siege crossbows.
This time is a preview of the future Guanzhong War by the Protector Qiang Academy. The improved stone cannons and the siege crossbows that have passed the test will be put into actual combat.
Stone cannons were too heavy, difficult to assemble, and required a long time to prepare.
However, the key accessories of the siege crossbow can be prepared in advance, as long as the base is built in front of the formation.
Of course, because this was the first time that the siege crossbow was put into use, Guan Ji did not expect it to play a key role.
In this siege, we still need to look at the siege ladder, and it is a simple siege ladder.
If the Cao thieves are very determined to defend the city, the casualties of the Wudang camp may be relatively large.
But for Guan Ji, a general who is not compassionate in charge of troops and cares too much about the lives of his soldiers has never been a good general.
“Go back to the general and it will be ready before dinner.”
“That means we have to wait another night, it’s too slow!”
“Yes, General Mo will go and speed up immediately.”
Wen Shi wiped his hands with sweat. He didn’t know whether he was sweating from working or something else.
Feng Junhou treats people well, and General Guan is more majestic and powerful than Feng Junhou.
Standing in front of him, people can't help but feel pressure.
If someone else doesn't know the details, I'm afraid they would rather believe that the person in front of them is the real king.
“Go quickly, I will attack the city an hour before dinner.”
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“Send the order and distribute sugar and grain to the Wudang camp so that they can prepare for the attack.”
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Sugar is a good thing that makes people feel happy and excited.
At the same time, it can quickly replenish energy.
In addition, in this era, the production of brown sugar was not high, and it was controlled by the Xinghanhui. A lot of brown sugar was made into dry food and used as an important military material to protect the Qiang captain's mansion.
The remaining part that flows into the market can only be obtained by wealthy people, and it is a precious thing.
Once a large amount of dry food mixed with brown sugar is taken out, it is much more useful than those alcoholic and meaty foods.
That would be equivalent to taking a stimulant injection.
This stimulant is not only more effective than alcohol and meat, but is also extremely convenient to carry.
Instead of killing cattle, sheep, and horses for meat, she directly gave them sugar and grain, which is enough to show Guan Ji's determination to capture Jingyang City immediately.
The sun is in the west and the heat dissipates.
The Han army opened the curtain that had been covering it, and then the siege crossbows lined up in a row finally appeared in the eyes of the Wei army.
When the people at the top of the city saw the huge ballista, many of them lost their blood.
Those officials who were summoned urgently were even more weak in their legs.
"Block...block...block the city gate, quickly, go and block the city gate!"
Although General Hu had never seen such a large ballista, it did not mean that he did not know what it meant.
The copper-clad city gate may be able to withstand one, two, three, or four blows, but it certainly cannot withstand continuous impacts.
The guard general of Wuzhi City ran down the city wall, crawling on the ground: "Hurry, come with me quickly!"
That's too late…
The siege crossbows that have been debugged have begun to officially aim at their respective targets.
“Bang!”
The hammer hit hard, and the huge arrows and spears suddenly shot out, and then with a muffled "plop" sound, they penetrated deeply into the city wall made of loess.
At the same time, two or three more directly hit the city gate, making a huge noise.
Except for a small part of the siege crossbows that were aimed at the city gates, most of them seemed to just shoot at the city walls aimlessly.
More than half an hour later, the city walls were filled with huge crossbow arrows.
Guan Ji looked at the sky and saw that the sun had reached the top of the mountain.
“Siege the city!”
The drums sounded, and the soldiers of the Wudang Battalion began to rush towards the city. The crossbowmen continued to fire at the top of the city, and the dense arrow feathers instantly covered the sky.
The people at the rear lowered their heads and rushed forward with their ladders in hand.
“Crazy, crazy!”
General Hu was trembling when he saw the Han army rushing to the bottom of the wall and starting to climb up with the giant arrows stuck in the wall.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the Han army actually started to attack the city. It seemed that they had no time left for themselves. General Hu was very anxious.
“Put out the stones, let go of the arrows!”
“Quick, quick, why don’t you let go?”
The Han army was not crazy, but General Hu was going crazy.
The impact of the huge ballista is equally huge.
Some people in the city who have not been trained have been frightened.
Before they could react, Wudang camp's arrows covered the entire city, and then a large wave of people on the city fell.
When they were urged to fight back, they heard a huge cheer coming from somewhere:
“The city gate is open!”
"General, what's wrong, someone opened the city gate, and the Han army, the Han army rushed into the city!"
The guards ran over crawling on the ground and shouted loudly.
After hearing the news, the morale of the city defenders, whose morale was extremely low, suddenly went into chaos.
“Isn’t the city gate blocked? How could it be opened? Who opened it?”
General Hu shouted loudly, "This is impossible!"
Han troops have begun to appear in the lower city, and the impossibility has become a fact.
I don’t know who shouted: “Keep the door closed!”
So the officials at the city head cried out for their fathers and called their mothers and dispersed.
Guan Ji, who personally supervised the battle, was watching the soldiers of Wudang Battalion climb halfway up, and then the city gate was suddenly opened, and she was also stunned.
“Who opened the city gate?”
(End of this chapter)