Chapter 142 Cheng Jin's knife directly stunned the barbarian general, and the members of the dark arrow quickly surrounded him, stuffing the Scattered Spirit Pill into the barbarian general's mouth, and at the same time took out the rope and tied it fiercely.
The barbarians were captured alive by them, and the heavily armored cavalry that had lost the command of their generals was even more chaotic, and they had no choice but to watch their companions roll off their horses one by one.
On the other side, the camp of the Besa army did not know the situation in the city, but listened to the chaos in the city of Hengcheng, shouting and killing, the commander of the Besa army did not hesitate, and gave an order, the whole army assaulted and launched the siege.
In this siege, the Besa army invested most of its troops, attacking from all sides, and the ladder was also changed, in order to deal with the moat across the city, the Besa army extended the ladder, even if it was put into the moat, it could make the ladder reach the top of the city wall.
I thought that my own heavily armored cavalry would be able to cause chaos among the defenders in the city, but as soon as the siege began, it was attacked head-on by the plain army on the city wall.
Finally approached the city, and was smashed by sticks and stones, causing countless deaths and injuries to the barbarians, and the corpses under the city were piled up, and the blood flowed like a river.
The night is not suitable for siege, the line of sight is insufficient, the situation is not clear, often the front soldiers are retreating, and the rear personnel are still rushing forward, colliding with each other, trampling on each other, making the whole camp chaotic, and in this way, more barbarians are killed and wounded by arrows.
When the barbarian army could not attack for a long time and the morale was frustrated, on the front wall of Hengcheng, the captured heavy armored cavalry general and the heavy armored cavalry below were pushed up to the city one after another.
Seeing such a scene, the barbarian army was in an uproar, originally they had pinned their hopes on these heavily armored cavalry, but they became prisoners of others.
The commander of the Besa army was shocked and disappointed, and at this time it was useless to attack again, and would only increase his own casualties, so he issued an order for the whole army to temporarily withdraw to its own position and suspend the siege.
The barbarian army attacked the city in vain, and in the process of retreating, it was inevitably pursued by the Plains Army, and countless soldiers were killed and wounded.
At this time, there was no optimism in the barbarian army camp, and when they came, they thought that their 200,000 troops would be able to sweep Pingyuan County away in a moment, but the actual situation was far from so smooth.
The commander of the Besa army also gave up his original plan for a quick victory, and he ordered the construction of a shrine in the barracks, which could be used to pray for blessings and to pay tribute to the souls of the fallen soldiers on the battlefield.
The efficiency of the brute soldiers is amazingly fast, and the god platform is several meters high, and it was completed in only one day.
The day after the construction of the shrine, early in the morning, the siege of the barbarian army began again.
This time, the barbarian army did not fight and rush again, but advanced step by step, many barbarians set up iron shields one after another, looking from afar, the iron shields were connected together, forming a huge mirror around the city, and the reflected sunlight was dazzling.
Seeing that the enemy's siege was coming again, the Plains Army still shot with arrows first, but the lethality of arrows had been greatly reduced for the barbarians who raised the shields, and seeing that the arrows could not kill and injure the enemy soldiers, Xiao Muqing immediately ordered to stop firing arrows and save arrows.
They no longer fired their arrows, but the arrows of the barbarians came.
When the barbarians advanced within range, their raised shields fell, and then, a volley of arrows was fired at the city.
This round of arrows was unexpected, the preparation was insufficient, and the soldiers who were affected by the arrows fell down in a row, and soon, the plain army also put up their shields, taking advantage of the moment when the other party dropped the shield and released the arrows, and the arrows were fired first, this trick really worked, and the barbarian camp was suddenly in chaos, and the shield array was also opened.
There was no time for the barbarians to adjust at all, arrows rained down on the city wall, and where there was a gap, they shot wherever they went, and the screams of the barbarians under the city came and went.
However, the speed of the barbarian army's advance did not slow down a step from beginning to end, and they stepped on the corpses of their comrades, and pushed to the bottom of the city, and then set up the ladder, and the soldiers threw away their shields, gritted their swords with their teeth, and used their hands and feet together, and climbed up the ladder frantically.
The sticks and stones kept falling, and the ladders were pushed away by the bamboo poles from time to time, and the brutes continued to climb regardless of life and death, and the battle became white-hot.
The huge horizontal city, the city walls on all sides, there were battles taking place in every corner, and the strong attack of the Besa army was like a tide, wave after wave, endlessly.
As the battle intensified, the adrenal secretion of the soldiers on both sides on the battlefield accelerated, and they almost forgot about life and death, and there was only one thought left in their minds, to kill the enemy in front of them.
The barbarians were as numerous as ants, covering the city walls along ladders and ropes, and from time to time some people wailed and fell from mid-air, and the plains army gritted their teeth and held on, and from time to time some people were shot by arrows under the city, or fell on their backs, or plunged down the city wall, and the corpses at the foot of the city were stacked layer after layer, and the four-meter-deep moat was almost filled by the corpses of soldiers on both sides.
The fierce battle lasted from early morning to evening, during which the barbarian troops broke through the defense line several times, killed the city, and were forced back by the plains army several times, and the casualties on both sides rose in a straight line.
Nearly at night, the attack of the barbarian army finally came to an end, the barbarian soldiers who were tired of a day of fierce fighting retreated hastily, at this time, the plain army on the city no longer sent arrows to pursue, the barbarian army was tired, they were even more tired, the barbarian army just retreated, many plain army soldiers were exhausted and paralyzed on the city wall, leaving only the strength of wheezing and wheezing.
After a full day of fighting, the casualties of the Besa army exceeded 30,000, and the casualties of the Plains army were close to 10,000.
In the evening, the people of Hengcheng organized by Shangguan Yuanji went to the city wall, and prepared meals and a large amount of sugar water for the plain army to replenish their physical strength.
With the assistance of the people in the city, the Plains Army was saved a lot of physical strength and had enough time to rest.
At this time, we cannot underestimate the role played by the people, and the physical strength on the battlefield is very important, which also directly determines the life and death of the soldiers on both sides and the success or failure of the results.
It was very difficult to fight against the barbarian army, which was as fierce as a beast, but it was precisely because of this arduous training that the plain army had a strong fighting ability, and in the subsequent battles with other vassal states, there was no such strong opponent as the Besa army.
South City, Towers.
Qiu Zhen, Xiao Muqing, Ai Jia, and the five army commanders all gathered in the tower of the south city wall at this time, looking at the large camp of the barbarian army in the distance, and everyone was silent.
Strictly speaking, today can only be regarded as the first head-to-head confrontation between the two sides, but on the first day alone, nearly 10,000 people were lost, and how to fight the next battle The mood of the crowd was not easy.
Qiu Zhen said quietly: "Presumably, the brute soldiers will not use the tactics of sneak attack again tonight. ” Needless to say, anyone can see that the barbarian army is exhausted after a day's strong attack, and it is impossible to attack again at night, unless the main general of the barbarian army has gone crazy and has no regard for the life and death of the soldiers below.
Xiao Muqing stared at the southern camp of the barbarian army outside the city, suddenly stretched out his hand to the camp, and said, "It should be a place where the barbarian army hoards grain and grass."
"Oh" Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, the sky was dark, and everyone could only vaguely see the outline of the barbarian camp, and the specific situation was not real.
Without waiting for everyone to speak, Ai Jia continued: "It should be here, yes, I have been observing the barbarian army's grain and grass hoarding places for the past few days, and found that the barbarian army's grain and grass are always pulled out of the southern camp and then distributed to the battalions. ” Hearing Ai Jia say the same, Xiao Muqing was even more sure, he nodded, changed his words, and said, "I have an idea."
"What's the idea?"
everyone asked in unison.
"The barbarians won't come to attack us tonight, I want to attack the barbarian army's camp instead" Xiao Muqing said word by word, then looked around at everyone and asked, "What do the generals mean?"
Everyone looked at each other, and they all looked embarrassed.
Zhang Zhou grinned bitterly, shook his head and said: "Thank God if the barbarians don't come to fight us, we have to take the initiative to go out of the city to attack the camp of the barbarian army, isn't that asking for hardship, sheep into the tiger's mouth?"
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Xiao Muqing smiled slightly, and said: "Yes, we took the initiative to attack the barbarian camp, undoubtedly hitting the stone with an egg, presumably the barbarian army also thinks so, so the other party will definitely not take precautions, if our army can quietly send a group of men and horses tonight, while the barbarian army is tired and resting, sneak attack the southern camp of the barbarian army, not seeking to kill the enemy, only to burn its grain and grass, we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop."
If the barbarian army's grain and grass are burned, the opponent's 200,000 troops will not eat or drink, and I am afraid that they will not last long before they will take the initiative to withdraw their troops."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts moved.
Yes, Xiao Muqing's speculation is also reasonable, it is indeed impossible for the barbarian army to think that they dare to counterattack their camp, if they can really succeed in one blow, then the retreat of the barbarian army is just around the corner.
Qiu Zhen pondered Xiao Muqing's plan carefully, and after thinking about it, he felt that this plan was feasible, he couldn't help but look at the barbarian army's Nanying again, and asked suspiciously: "Can you be sure that the barbarian army's grain and grass will be hoarded in Nanying?"
Xiao Muqing shook his head and said: "We don't have the ability to go deep into the barbarian camp, so naturally we can't talk about being really uncertain, but even if we don't hoard grain and grass, it is feasible for us to suddenly enter and scare it, and we can't let the barbarian army be stationed outside my Hengcheng City so peacefully."
Qiu Zhen nodded, looked around at the five corps commanders, and then asked Xiao Muqing: "So, how many troops does General Xiao think should be sent, and who will lead it?"
Xiao Muqing didn't think about it, and immediately said: "I think that the first and second corps will each send 5,000 soldiers, and General Zhang and General Bai will go under their own command, which can break the enemy camp":