Because Liu Qi gave half a stick of incense to consider.
Yan Xiang also handed over eight thousand soldiers and horses to the hands of the generals guarding the city.
He himself escorted the prince Yuan Yao down the city wall to the palace in the center of the city.
Just as he said to the general who was guarding the city, he had to rush back to the palace to arrange security.
At least when the city was breached, he would still have the last line of defense and wait for rescue.
After Yan Xiang escorted Prince Yuan Yao away.
The general who defended the city did not hesitate too much.
He took over the command of the eight thousand soldiers and horses, and then dispatched troops and generals to guard the city wall.
Since the city gates are not opened to surrender, there will definitely be a battle.
Now, before the Jingzhou army starts to attack the city, they can arrange some arrangements on the city wall first, which will also increase the chance of winning for the defenders of the city wall.
Even if they really cannot defend the city in the end, they can Put it off for a certain amount of time, as long as you can.
Moreover, at a critical moment, they can still retreat to the palace for defense.
As for the future, it can only depend on God's will, whether the Jingzhou army breaks through the palace first or reinforcements arrive first.
After Liu Qi told Yan Xiang and others the time to consider half a stick of incense, he took Zhao Yun and others back to the formation, looking at Shouchun City in the distance, waiting for a reply.
"Lord, why don't you just surround the city?"
Gan Ning asked.
Liu Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "If the city is surrounded, the defenders in the city will definitely fight to the death knowing that there is no way to survive.
Then it will be disadvantageous for our army to attack the city, and our army is more than the defenders in the city, so we only need to attack with all our strength Just one side is fine, you must know that the purpose of our coming here is just for Yuan Shu's wealth. " After a pause, he continued: "Although leaving half a stick of incense time will allow the defenders in the city to prepare for resistance, it is not a big problem.
After all, our army is a little tired after coming all the way, and we can Take advantage of half a stick of incense to recover, not to mention if there are smart people in the city, they will definitely know that I will definitely attack the city and Shouchun City will be destroyed.
If I can capture Shouchun City without any blood, that would be the best."
Hear the words.
Guo Jia and others also nodded.
With the help of righteousness, they defeated Yuan Shu and completed all their previous plans.
Until now, Jingzhou has also paid a lot of price.
If he hadn't been able to capture Shouchun City and seize Yuan Shu's wealth, he might have been on his way back to Jingzhou by now.
"Zilong" "exist" "Send out scouts to investigate in other directions.
If there are soldiers and horses in the city leaving from other directions and taking nothing with them, let them leave without reporting back.
If they leave with anything, report them immediately," Liu Qi ordered.
"promise" Zhao Yun cupped his hands on horseback and went down to make arrangements.
Liu Qi looked at Shouchun who was right in front of him and murmured: "The rest depends on whether they are ready to defend or what will happen."
Guo Jia and others also nodded.
They have reached the current point.
Attacking Shouchun City is inevitable.
The only thing left is to see the city's decision.
This is also related to the difficulty or ease of their Jingzhou Army's attack on Shouchun City.
Time passed little by little.
There was silence both above and below the city, and the generals who guarded the city had also completed their arrangements on the city wall, silently waiting for the last moment to arrive.
The time of half a stick of incense is like a moment, but also like a long time.
In different meanings, it is also the last moment.
Liu Qi looked at the city wall from a distance.
There were countless soldiers on the city wall, holding spears in their hands, standing upright on the city wall, like a hard shield, obviously wanting to fight hard.
"Beat the drums, attack the city with the whole army," Liu Qi's eyes narrowed and he shouted.
Boom, boom, boom The war drums beat and the attack begins.
The sound of war drums sounded rhythmically like a heartbeat.
"Kill kill kill" As the war drums sounded, Zhao Yun and other generals took the lead and led their troops to rush towards Shouchun City, which was just in front of them.
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The Jingzhou army, which had been silent since arriving at Shouchun City, now shouted the slogan of charge and rushed towards the city like a tiger.
The Jingzhou army experienced a killing last night, and the evil spirit on their bodies has not dissipated.
They stood there quietly, and they were able to restrain themselves for a while and began to charge.
However, the evil spirits on their bodies could not be restrained.
The evil energy of the tens of thousands of troops followed Jingzhou.
The soldiers' charge pressed against the defenders on the city wall.
The defenders on the city wall were so frightened by the evil aura of tens of thousands of Jingzhou soldiers that their faces turned pale, and their hands holding the swords also looked a little trembling.
"Set the arrows, shoot the arrows," shouted the general guarding the city.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He knew that this moment would definitely come, but when it really came, he felt fear in his heart, but he calmed down and commanded the soldiers to go into battle.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh On the city wall, the archers who had been prepared early in the morning did not hesitate, nocked their arrows, drew their bows, and shot the arrows in their hands outside the city.
Arrows formed a rain of arrows in mid-air, and then fell from mid-air towards the charging Jingzhou army.
Puff puff Arrows fell one after another, landing among the dense Jingzhou Army, bringing with them a stream of blood.
Some Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers also fell on the charging road.
But this did not stop the Jingzhou army from charging, braving the rain of arrows, they rushed towards the city quickly.
Of the more than 40,000 Jingzhou troops, except for the 300 blood-clad guards left behind Liu Qi, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu, the rest of the soldiers were led by Zhao Yun and others to attack the city.
One battle determines the outcome The archers in the Jingzhou army also charged and shot arrows.
Some of the defenders on the city wall were hit by arrows and fell from the city wall, and some fell on the passage of the city wall.
Everyone has casualties.
"Build a ladder and attack the city," Zhao Yun shouted.
Even with the dense rain of arrows blocking them, the Jingzhou army still rushed under the city wall.
As Zhao Yun shouted, one ladder after another was built on the edge of the city wall by the Jingzhou Army officers and soldiers carrying the ladder.
Without any instructions, some shield soldiers, holding shields in their hands and holding them high above their heads, climbed up to the erected ladder, and one after another climbed up the ladder.
"Hurry, stop the enemy from entering the city!"
shouted the general guarding the city.
He also did not expect that the Jingzhou Army would not care about the casualties and charged directly with the entire army to determine the outcome in one battle.
At this time, he could only delay as long as he could.
The archers on the city wall no longer continued to shoot arrows outside the city, but walked to the city wall and shot down the city.
Some soldiers holding spears also held their spears and inserted them on the ladders, trying to Push down the ladder.
In the Jingzhou army, even if some soldiers climbed halfway up the ladder, they were shot by arrows, fell from the air and lost their lives, and some of the ladders were pushed down.
But it could not stop the Jingzhou army's determination to attack the city.
They held up the ladder, and the soldiers climbed up the ladder one after another and headed towards the city wall.
As long as they could break through the city wall, they would win.
The archers in the Jingzhou army were also under the city wall, shooting arrows at the city wall to suppress the offensive of the defenders on the city wall, so that the soldiers who climbed the city could climb up the city wall and break through the defense on the city wall
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