It's a mess, that's how the battle to defend the city of Yidao felt to Heifu that night.

First of all, the Ba people under the city attacked in no order, they started in a hurry, there were no siege equipment, and they could only rush forward in a swarm carrying wooden and simple bamboo ladders.

These siege fighters first ran to the edge of Yishui and painted their faces with white mud, which stood out in the night with their dark skin.

Unlike the siege method of the Qin army in the battles of Chen Liu and Waihuang, which Heifu participated in, they did not divide the queue, did not line up the attack phalanx, and did not have the golden drum banner, but who wanted to go to whom. Roaring like a reckless herd of beasts, each holding a shield and a sword, his mouth snorting non-stop, as if he had inexhaustible strength, and even when he climbed the bamboo ladder, his mouth could not stop.

In this disorderly attack, although occasionally a few brave Ba people jumped up to the top of the city, most of them were stabbed by the spears and bamboo poles of the people at the head of the city when they climbed halfway......

The archers who helped under the city did not discharge the array, three in the east and five in the west, and the bows and arrows could not be released at the same time. At night, those sharp-eyed Ba hunters can't aim and can't play their specialty, so the arrows are like scattered raindrops, and they don't pose much of a threat.

Forget it, hundreds of people in front are attacking the city, but the Ba people in the back are burning a few fires on the ground, sitting or standing, and there are a few accompanimentists beating drums and flutes in the middle, like a bonfire party, everyone sings and dances, and dances.

I don't know if it's to cheer on my companions, or if I've forgotten that this is a battlefield and just think it's a tribal gathering! Far from stopping them, the monarchs even joined in, staggering as if they were drunk.

Heifu saw this scene in his eyes and rejoiced in his heart: "In "Wu Sun Tzu", it is said that the generals are weak and not strict, the teachings are unclear, the officials are impermanent, the soldiers are vertical and horizontal, and the chaos is said to be one of the six major mistakes that lead to failure. Although all of these Ba people are brave and good at fighting, most of them have no concept of order, and they rise up in a hurry, with incomplete armor, and they are swarming in a swarm, and they only attack one side, and the threat to the city is actually limited......"

Heifu thought that this was due to the fact that the Pakistani people only participated in tribal warfare on weekdays, and were rarely organized to conquer cities.

The only remarkable thing is that this group of Ba people are not afraid of death, and a group of dead people rush up again, as if they don't stop singing and dancing, they won't stop.

But looking at his own people, Heifu's little joy was canceled out.

Because the defenders at the head of the city, in addition to the hundreds of county guards, are still orderly, the small officials and the people are in a hurry, and they are on a par with the Ba people who are beating indiscriminately......

First of all, the archers at the head of the city, except for a dozen or so county soldiers, the rest are all young men who claim to be "good at shooting". It is true that this group of people can shoot bows, but seeing that the Ba people are shouting and rushing, they rushed to the various battlements one after another, and when they were far away, they couldn't help but let go of the arrows, but no one was shot down, and even a tall young man with long hands shot down with his eyes closed, and Heifu could only drag him back and let him go to help deliver the arrows.

Looking at the miserable achievements of this group of people, Heifu couldn't help but miss Xiao Tao.

"If Xiao Tao is here, he will definitely teach them how to be a qualified archer."

Don't be afraid of danger, don't shoot easily, don't shoot too many arrows, shoot too much will make your arms sore and your strength will decrease, but strive to hit every shot!

The same is true of the young men who were given spears, who stood in formation behind the archers at the order of the county guard, but they stood crookedly, stood on their legs, and swallowed their saliva incessantly. Someone even involuntarily took a step back and gave way when the fierce Ba people were speeding up to the top of the city. Although these young men have a month of guard training every year, after all, they have not experienced a real battle formation, and their performance is not satisfactory.

In fact, when defending the city, experience is not the most important, the most important thing is courage, these local young people may know that the Ba people are brave, and when facing them, the courage is very insufficient.

"If Dongmen Leopard is here, he can use his fearlessness to death and play an exemplary role." Haifu thought.

At this time, two small officials who were on his orders to give orders back and forth on the city wall collided and fell to the ground immediately.

Heifu shook his head helplessly, if Ji Ying was here, this guy would be the most suitable person to be a herald, not only his legs and feet were fast enough, but he could also say a few witty words from time to time to relieve everyone's tension and boost morale.

And Liham, if he was here, he would definitely come up with several cruel ideas to deal with the Ba people.

The key is not in the order, but in the person who executes it.

Looking at the miserable performance of the Yidao people, Heifu was a little helpless, and began to miss his subordinates who were still in Anlu County.

"The wind knows the strength of the grass, I didn't feel it when I first left Anlu, but once it was wartime, I was still a reliable soldier trained by myself. Before the second expedition to Chu, I had to find a way to return to Anlu County and continue to lead the soldiers from my hometown. ”

That was for later, and as he thought, Heifu dodged an arrow blown by the night wind and stabbed a spear into the chest of a screaming Ba warrior......

The night's attack and defense ended in a chaotic manner, and the Ba people seemed to be tired of jumping, and retreated with their troops, and all the people at the head of the city did not know how they had repelled the enemy, and they all let out a burst of cheers......

……

"Zuo soldier Cao Shi, I see that this group of Ba people neither camped nor lined up for protection, they are sleeping with their heads covered, it's really careless, why don't you go out of the city and attack it, what's the matter?"

In the early morning of the second day, at sunrise, unlike yesterday's noise, there was silence outside the city, and the black man who was sleeping at the head of the city was also woken up by the only remaining hundred generals in Yidao, and offered his "clever plan".

"Who gave you the courage?"

Heifu cursed in his heart, but with a smile on his face, he affirmed the courage of this hundred generals, and stood up to observe the group of Ba people sleeping with shields on their pillows under the city.

"Hundred generals, do you see the red Chu flag in the front row?"

The hundred generals bowed their heads, and Heifu said with a smile: "There are more than 100 Chu people there, probably led by the envoys who let these Ba people rebel against Qin and attach to Chu." They didn't participate in the attack last night and had been resting, but this morning they were watching the movement in the city, which shows that the other party is on guard. ”

The hundred generals are still unwilling: "I heard that the left soldier Cao Shi in the last year, with hundreds of divisions, attacked 2,000 Chu troops, and defeated them in one fell swoop, today there are more than 1,000 people in the city, why not follow the example of that day?" ”

Heifu shook his head: "That time and this time, not the same day. You say that I have a thousand people available, but in fact, 900 young men can be used to defend the city, but they cannot be used in field battles, and only more than 100 county soldiers can go out of the city to attack the enemy. ”

"Now the situation is that the enemy has failed to make a move, and now that the second drum has declined, I am afraid that there will be no more momentum of yesterday; Our army is not enough to attack, but there is more than enough rules, and it is not difficult to hold on for a day and a night at this time. If you rush into battle, you may lose, and if you lose, it will lead to instability in people's hearts and boost the morale of the enemy. ”

Having said so much, in fact, what Heifu was thinking in his heart was that at that time, he was bringing a group of mourning soldiers who were cut off from the back road and just wanted to kill the Chu people and then go home, among which there were also soldiers trained by himself, of course, it was true. But now, with these young people who have not undergone long-term training, they go out of the city and fight against the brave Ba people? Hefu asked himself if he hadn't gone crazy to that point.

If Xiao Tao, Dongmen Leopard, Lixian, Ji Ying, and even Huaimu, who had died in battle, were here, Heifu might immediately take people out of the city to assault......

"We'll go out of the city and attack the enemy."

He didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundred generals, and said, "When the time comes!" ”

"When?" Baijiang is looking forward to it.

Heifu turned his head and looked over the alleys of Xiaoyi to the north wall of Yidao.

"When reinforcements arrive, it's time for us to strike back!"

……

As Heifu said, although the Ba people were in high spirits and appeared to be very brave on the first day, they were much more depressed on the second day, not only were they shot two arrows by the city during the siege, but they left dozens of corpses and retreated hastily, and even those behind could not dance in song and dance.

Although the Naba people's ruler Fan Yu killed several people in a row, it was to no avail, and in the afternoon, Heifu and the others even saw at the head of the city that two teams of several hundred people broke away from the large army without permission and withdrew to the north.

After all, it is a few tribes that have made do with it temporarily, and if things go well, they can still cooperate sincerely, and if things don't go well, they will scatter.

Presumably, the envoy of the Chu State under the red Chu flag was also helpless when he saw this scene, the Ba people are good at fighting in the mountains and forests, and they can also be used as "traps" to disrupt the enemy array, and they can attack the city...... They really can't.

The next day passed without danger, it was the early hours of the night, under the supervision of the leader Fan Yu, the Ba people launched another fierce attack, but it was already the end of the strong crossbow and could not wear it, and they attacked indiscriminately, and then retreated again......

"One blow, two declines, three exhaustions, Yidao is considered to have held the ......"

Heifu breathed a sigh of relief as he touched his arm that had been scratched by the stray arrow.

When the sky was bright on the third day, he immediately observed the Ba people outside the city, fewer than yesterday, and there were nearly 1,000 people, only more than 2,000 people remained, still stationed in the same place, but they were all crooked, and their morale was the same as when they first came.

At this moment, the hundred generals hurriedly ran over from the wall and said to Heifu in surprise: "Left soldier Cao Shi, reinforcements, see reinforcements!" ”

Heifu hurriedly asked people to look at the enemy outside the city, and asked the hundred generals to wake up the county guards and the young men who performed better, and gather together. I ran to the north wall, but I saw that two miles away, there was a mighty flowing river, there were more than a dozen large and small wooden boats, were heading towards this side, at this time it was the north wind, and the boats all opened their hard sails, like a flock of gray geese entering the water, stretching their wings.

Look at the speed of the voyage, it will not take long to reach the south bank......

They saw the sails of the reinforcements, and the enemy must have seen the outposts arranged by the shore as well.

"Let the people of Nancheng keep an eye on the enemy outside the city, and once they want to withdraw, they will be ready to go out of the city to pursue!"

Heifu, who had been instigated for two days, was overjoyed, and immediately walked down the city, looking at the young men of Yidao Qin who were gathered in the street, and there was still feces in the corners of their eyes, they got on their horses and raised their swords high so that they could all see themselves.

"Reinforcements sent by the county guard have arrived!"

When the crowd heard that reinforcements had finally arrived, they were overjoyed at first, and then their eyes became eager at the loud agitation of the black man.

"The second and third sons have defended the Yidao city and the family state, but this is enough? Now that the reinforcements have arrived, it is a man, so he will follow me out of the city to attack the enemy, and chase the dead to the north! ”

"Your burned houses, your ruined crops, your lost livelihoods, all these things will be made up with the heads of their generations today!"