Chapter 193: The Battle of Anfeng (Part II)
The bravery of the Danyang soldiers is really worthy of the name, this time Tang Zhi and Liuzan led the soldiers and horses, the Danyang soldiers accounted for half, when they commanded the siege, they deliberately arranged the Danyang soldiers to the forefront of the position, the Danyang soldiers are really extraordinary, and the fighting spirit is awe-inspiring.
The Wu army is not very well prepared in the siege equipment, 20,000 troops, the most siege crying weapons, is only a ladder, other equipment, only a few, and the catapult, known as the "king of siege", there is not a single one.
It is not that the Wu army lacks such heavy equipment, but the route that Zhuge Ke marched into is mainly mountainous and hilly, the roads are rugged and narrow, and it is difficult to transport large siege equipment, so siege weapons such as siege vehicles, catapults, bed ballistae, etc., are not equipped in the army.
What really shook Anfeng City was the flesh and blood of Danyang soldiers.
The Danyang soldiers were wearing a piece of leather armor, even the iron armor was rarely seen, holding a wooden shield in their hands, holding a short blade in their hands, and their movements were like the wind, launching round after round of tough offensives against the Anfeng city wall.
The city is like arrows raining, rolling wood and stones, whistling down, as the important town of Huainan defense line, the city defense equipment of Anfeng City, the preparation is also extremely sufficient, in the face of the onslaught of the Wu army, Wang Ji personally braved the arrows, landed at the head of the city, and commanded Ruoding.
Even if there were many Wu soldiers outside the city, Wang Ji was also calm, and did not have the slightest fear because of the strength of the Wu army, he calmly commanded the army defending the city, and launched a battle with the Wu army that pounced on him, and never let the Wu army set foot on the city.
Under the command of Wang Ji, the Wei army, which was originally unstable, became united and swore to fight to the death, leaning on the city wall, and the Wei army blocked the Wu army's tidal attack.
Wang Ji knew very well that now that the momentum of the Wu army was in full swing, if he couldn't block this round of attacks, An Feng City would fall quickly.
Similarly, if the Wu army's offensive is frustrated, morale will inevitably be low, and it will be difficult to organize an effective attack, and the hope of holding Anfeng City will become the greatest.
Therefore, Wang Ji believes that the most critical thing in this offensive and defensive battle is actually the first few days, as long as the Wei army can survive the first few rounds of shock waves of the Wu army, the next battle will enter the stalemate stage, and the difficulty of defending the city will become quite smaller.
The corpses of the Wu army under the city were piled up like a mountain, but this did not seem to make the Wu army who came up in the follow-up daunting, they stepped on the corpses of the robe expressionlessly, one after another, and launched round after round of impact without forgetting their lives, as if they could not break through the head of Anfeng City and swore not to give up.
Wang Ji was secretly frightened, the combat effectiveness of the Wu army had actually been heard of by him a long time ago, and now the strong attack power shown by this Wu army was diametrically opposed to what he had heard before, these guys were simply crazy, attacking without their lives, when did the Wu army have such a fierce army?
The Danyang soldiers are not afraid of death, in fact, there is a huge reward behind the stimulation, the so-called heavy reward, there must be a brave man, Zhuge Ke personally promised, kill an enemy soldier, reward ten acres of fertile land, kill an enemy leader, reward a cattle, if you can kill the enemy's main general, reward a hundred households.
Such a huge bounty, how to make these Danyang soldiers not moved, these Shanyue people have lived in the mountains for generations, the land is barren, life is difficult, and now they are accepted by the imperial court and settled in the plains, they are also eager to live a rich life, there are fields and cattle, is their greatest expectation. And all this is actually not too far away, as long as they can kill the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, they can get cattle fields, so as soon as these Danyang soldiers go to the battlefield, they are all alive and vigorous, and they start a battle, which is the same as killing red eyes, because in their eyes, the opposite side is not the enemy, but acres of fields, one by one ploughing cattle, don't you work hard?
The casualties of the defending army have become bigger and bigger, Wang Ji's face has become extremely dignified, and the strong attack power of the Wu army has put him under a lot of pressure.
"Wang Taishou, hurry up and ask Shouchun Hefei for help, no matter how you fight, An Feng will definitely not be able to hold it." Du Wei Qiping's left arm was pierced by an arrow, and he didn't care about healing, so he cut off the shaft of the arrow, and the arrow was still in the flesh, and the blood flowed like an infusion, and he hurriedly said to Wang Ji.
Wang Ji shook his head lightly and said, "In this case, can we still send a messenger?" The city is in the people, the city is dead, and now there is no other way but to defend it. ”
Wang Ji ordered all his troops to hold the position at the head of the city, mobilize all the resources that could be mobilized, and hold Anfeng City at all costs.
Although the offensive of the Danyang soldiers was fierce, the defending army had Wang Ji as the backbone, and they still relied on their tenacious will to repel the attack of the Danyang soldiers and defended the city without losing it.
Tang Zhiliuzan also stayed on the front line all day to supervise the battle, and when the sun set, he failed to take Anfeng City, so he had to report to Zhuge Ke.
"Wang Ji?" Zhuge Ke was slightly surprised, he thought that An Fengcheng was just a soft persimmon for him to handle, but he didn't expect it to be a hard stubble, which made Zhuge Ke have a new understanding of this An Feng Taishou who guarded the city. "I didn't expect this Wang Ji to have some ability, in this case, Anfeng City doesn't have to be attacked anymore, maybe it's better if you can't take it, Sima Yi's army has arrived in Runan, not far from the Huai River, if he knows that An Feng is in danger, he will definitely come to the rescue, the battle of An Fengjin is the most critical battle, and after this battle, come back to take An Feng City."
"Yui." Tang Zhiliuzan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, they couldn't take An Feng, they were very afraid that Zhuge Ke would blame, but at this moment Zhuge Ke was in a good mood, obviously he didn't want to pursue them, which made Tang Zhiliuzan secretly call it a fluke in his heart.
Zhuge Ke suddenly asked: "You have been attacking the city for a day, have you ever seen a messenger sent in the city to ask for help?" ”
Tang Shiliuzan glanced at each other, and they all shook their heads and said: "No, at that time, the last general besieged Anfeng City, not to mention that they sent messengers, even if it was a bird, they would not want to spread their wings." ”
Zhuge Ke frowned slightly, Wang Ji couldn't send anyone, Sima Yi definitely didn't know An Feng's situation, how could he easily take the bait?
Zhuge Ke paced on the ground back and forth with his hands behind his back, turning around, seeing that Tang Shi and Liuzan were dizzy, they were good at fighting, but they were not good at resourcefulness, and they didn't know what to do, so they could only stand there awkwardly.
In the middle of the sound, Zhuge Ke stopped, his eyes lit up, and he said to himself: "Yes, you need to be like this, are you still afraid that Sima Yi will not comply?" ”