Following Yun Tianbiao's command, ten thousand officers and soldiers rushed forward carrying ladders and small shields.
"Fire the arrows" Seeing the officers and soldiers entering the shooting range, Hu Yanzhuo loudly gave the order to fire the arrows.
"Weng"'s bow string sounded, and tens of thousands of sharp arrows soared into the sky, sliding through a parabola in the air before falling into the army.
"Ah" the rain of arrows fell, taking away countless lives in an instant, and for a while, the sound of wailing could be heard outside the city.
At this time, some officers and soldiers rushed to the city wall and quickly set up ladders.
"The archers continue to shoot arrows, and the others sprinkle gold juice and throw away ash bottles.
Quickly push down the ladder."
Hu Yanzhuo gave a loud command.
Because the city wall was very long, Hu Yanzhuo and Zhang Qing separated at the beginning of the official charge, and each of them was responsible for commanding the defense of a section of the city wall.
"Ah, my eyes" "Ah, it burned me to death" As the war continued, the screams became more and more frequent.
The soldiers guarding the city now are the original Liangshan veterans.
They have strong morale, strong execution ability, and are well prepared.
Therefore, the casualties paid by the officers and soldiers are very high.
In this short period of time, the 10,000 officers and soldiers who rushed up , at least two thousand people have fallen.
The battle continued.
Because Liangshan's defense was too tight, the officers and soldiers were unable to attack the city.
In a siege battle, unless the strength is too weak, the casualties of the defending side will definitely be less than those of the attacking side.
For example, now, the casualties of the official army have exceeded 3,000, but the casualties of Liangshan are only a few, which is only a hundred.
About ten people.
These hundred and ten people were all shot to death by the archers of the official army.
In the era of cold weapons, if the siege party could not attack the city, the only thing that could hurt the defender was to shoot with bows and arrows.
However, because of the protection of the city wall and the attackers shooting from above, the probability of hitting is much smaller than usual.
This is why some siege parties will build simple wells to increase the height of the archers. , downward shooting will always have an advantage over upward shooting.
Unfortunately, Yun Tianbiao and the others arrived in a hurry and did not have time to prepare things like the well.
"Ding ding ding" the rapid sound of Ming Jin sounded.
When the officers and soldiers left behind four thousand corpses, Yun Tianbiao finally ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.
In just one hour, four thousand people were killed, which shows the brutality of the battle.
The officers and soldiers retreated, and everyone in Liangshan finally got a chance to breathe.
Although the casualties in Liangshan were much smaller than those of the officers and soldiers, this does not mean that the soldiers in Liangshan were more relaxed than the officers and soldiers.
Taking advantage of the temporary retreat of the officers and soldiers, the Liangshan soldiers hurriedly took a rest.
They were not only physically tired from the battle, but also mentally tired most importantly.
Because you have to maintain a high degree of tension at all times, you won't feel anything while this state lasts, but when you relax your mind, you will feel as if your whole body has no strength.
The trumpet sounded again, and after a brief adjustment, the officers and soldiers launched a fierce attack on Cangzhou City again.
This time there were 10,000 people again, which was really a lot of people.
"Ready to fight" "Archers release arrows"
What happened in the previous scene is happening again now.
On the first day, the army attacked four times, and finally lost the lives of nearly 10,000 officers and soldiers under the city.
The army camp.
"I really didn't expect that the Liangshan bandits were so well-defended.
The army attacked for a whole day.
Not only did they lose soldiers and generals, but they didn't even go up to the top of the city a few times.
It's really abominable."
Yunlong had been following the command to attack the city.
He was really annoyed when he saw that the officers and soldiers were repulsed every time they charged.
"This situation is completely predictable.
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This Cangzhou is a big city in the north.
The city wall is tall and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Moreover, Hu Yanzhuo and others are not idle people.
They can command with determination and ease.
In addition, Liangshan soldiers are not afraid of death. , the morale is high, so it is completely normal for the attack to be more difficult."
Yun Tianbiao had long been mentally prepared for today's situation.
These words were just to enlighten his son Yunlong.
"Having said that, attacking blindly like this is not the answer.
I wonder if General Yun has other ways to break the city."
Tao Zhenting agreed with Yun Tianbiao, but he knew that if the attack continued like today, even if Cangzhou could be captured in the end, one hundred thousand soldiers would be able to defeat it.
The army will also suffer heavy losses.
After hearing this, Yun Tianbiao smiled and said to Tao Zhenting, "Do you think Lin Chong has received any news about our coming to Cangzhou?"
After hearing this, Tao Zhenting lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said, "If the people in Cangzhou discovered us two days ago and rushed to Mengzhou to deliver the letter, I think we should have received it by now.
Even if we don't receive the message today, we will definitely receive it tomorrow."
Arrived.”
"General Tao is right.
If my prediction is correct, Lin Chong will definitely receive the news about our attack on Cangzhou in the next two days.
When he receives the news, he will definitely return reinforcements as soon as possible.
With our Knowing Lin Chong, he would not ignore putting his brother in danger.
We attack Cangzhou with an army of 100,000 people.
Although Hu Yanzhuo is very capable and Liangshan soldiers are also very brave, the absolute gap in numbers cannot be easily smoothed out.
Therefore, Lin Chong will definitely not let us attack Cangzhou and ignore it.
If he receives the news now and sends troops immediately, it will take at least five days to get here.
We can do a lot of things in these five days, such as ambush them on the only way they arrive and catch them off guard."
This Yun Tianbiao can be said to be very powerful.
He analyzed everything very thoroughly, including Lin Chong's character.
He was really a born handsome man.
However, no matter how powerful he was, he made a mistake in judgment because he did not accurately grasp the information about Liangshan.
Because he did not know that Lin Chong had nearly 50,000 Liao cavalry with him, and his five-day guess was based on Lin Chong leading the infantry. .
In fighting a war, excellent military quality, sophisticated weapons and equipment, strong execution capabilities, and accurate and fast messaging are the essential elements for fighting a successful war.
Especially for news, only by grasping all the enemy's situation accurately and in a timely manner can we make corresponding countermeasures at the first time.
The so-called enemy's opportunity can only be analyzed based on detailed intelligence sources.
"Then what are we going to do next?"
Tao Zhenting felt that what Yun Tianbiao said was very reasonable, so he did not question it, but directly asked about the next step.
"In the past few days, we are still attacking Cangzhou.
On the fourth day, we will lead the army to ambush them on the only way they come.
There, we will give Lin Chong a heavy blow.
Even if we cannot capture Lin Chong alive, we will still have to let him go."
He paid a heavy price.
After Yun Tianbiao finished speaking, Tao Zhenting nodded in agreement.
Judging from the current situation, Yun Tianbiao's arrangement was very reasonable.
"Father, you and General Tao seem to have forgotten one thing."
At this moment, Yunlong, who had been listening beside him, suddenly said
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