Fifteen Battle of Renxiu 1

Hearing the spies' report that it was Yang Yan and Qi Fang who were ordered to garrison in Renxiu County to resist the Manichaean army, Zhao Cao and Yi Wenzheng both frowned. But Zhong Shi didn't think so, and said: "Yang Yan came just in time, this time we will capture Yang Yan in Renxiu County, and let out a bad breath of Hengshan for the sect leader." ”

Zhao Cao said: "Zhong Zuo, don't take the enemy lightly, Yang Yan is not easy to deal with." ”

Lai Wenzheng also said: "Yes, what King Ming said is right, when Yang Yan led a group of rabble in Hengshan, he could make the sect leader's army helpless, not to mention that now, Yang Yan led the regular Sanya forbidden army of the Song Dynasty?" Therefore, the left envoy must not be careless? In my opinion, it is better to postpone the attack on Renxiu County, and it is better to attack Zhaozhou and Hezhou instead. ”

Zhong Shi was slightly displeased, he was originally Zhong Xiang's clan brother, Zhong Ziang's clan uncle, and he was the left envoy of the sect director, Guangming, and his position was high and powerful, second only to the sect leader Zhong Ziqiang. However, he is cautious, rarely makes a name for himself on weekdays, keeps a low profile, and is still under the three Guardian Kings. But now he was very dissatisfied with Zhao Cao and Lai Wenzheng's words, and said, "My Holy Sect wants to achieve great things, how can I be afraid of this little Yang Yan? Could it be that as long as there is a place guarded by Yang Yan, we will not take it? If that's the case, how can my Holy Sect take over the world? ”

When Lai Wenzheng heard this, he had to smile bitterly, he advocated postponing the attack on Jingjiang Mansion, but it was not entirely because of Yang Yan guarding here. Rather, because Jingjiang Mansion is the capital of Quang Nam West Road, the establishment of the embassy is located here, although the strategic location is very important, but the relative guard is naturally more tight. Some time ago, the reason why the Manichaeans attacked the state and seized land again and again was actually because of Wu Gong's illness, not because the combat effectiveness of the Manichaean army itself increased.

What's more, although there was a repetition of the attack on Hengshan, and some special siege equipment was also obtained from the occupied state cities, the siege was always the weak link of the Manichaean army. Under such circumstances, it is a good idea to attack Jingjiang Mansion in one battle. Now that the food and materials of the Manichaean army are abundant, and they are enough to pay for the combat supply of the army, then we should still give full play to the numerical advantage of the Manichaean army, find the weak links of the Song army, divide the troops to take Zhaozhou, Hezhou, Liuzhou and other places, and gradually isolate Jingjiang Province. When the Song army sent troops to the rescue, they could also use the Manichaean army's good field battles to eliminate the Song army, instead of forcibly attacking the city and fighting with the Song army.

But now Zhong Shi was confused by a series of superficial victories some time ago, and Zhong Ziang was eager to capture Jingjiang Mansion and completely occupy the entire Quang Nam West Road, so he boldly launched this war to attack Jingjiang Mansion. However, I was in a hurry just now, but I was a little successful when I spoke, so I had to stop talking at this time.

Fortunately: "In the area of Jingjiang Mansion, if we go to attack Jingjiang Mansion, we will just fight hard with the Song army." In order to win, the men and soldiers will inevitably suffer heavy losses. It is better to take advantage of the emptiness of the guards in Zhaozhou, Hezhou, Liuzhou and other places, and just take advantage of the void to take it in one fell swoop. After taking Zhaozhou, Hezhou, Liuzhou and other places, Jingjiang Mansion will inevitably be isolated, and it will be much easier to attack Jingjiang Mansion again. ”

When Zhong Shi heard this, his face softened, and he also felt that what he said to Lai Wenzheng just now was a bit excessive, and said: "King Ming, Mr. Lai, what you said is not wrong, and it is indeed safer to act according to your ideas." But have you ever thought that this would take a lot more time. What's more, the Song Dynasty Court will never sit idly by in Guangnan, and at that time, maybe before we take Jingjiang Mansion, the Song Dynasty's reinforcements will come again, so that not only will we not be able to take Jingjiang Mansion, but the place we will get will not be stable. That's why I decided to attack Jingjiang Mansion directly and force the Song army to fight us in Jingjiang Mansion, hoping to capture Jingjiang Mansion before the Song Dynasty's reinforcements arrived, and completely gain a foothold in Guangxi. ”

Zhao Cao nodded when he heard this, and said, "It is not unreasonable for the left envoy to think about it. ”

Zhong Shi listened and said with a smile: "So the sect leader also agreed to attack Jingjiang Mansion first. “

Lai Wenzheng was thinking in his heart: Zhong Shi wants to get it well, but what is the chance of success in the actual implementation? Bi Jing is a little too risky to fight the Song army now, and it is the most unskilled siege battle of the Manichaean army. The Manichaean army has already suffered the siege of the city at Hengshan, can it be spared here now? I am afraid that before the arrival of the Song army's reinforcements, not only did they not capture Jingjiang Mansion, but also lost the opportunity to capture Zhaozhou, Hezhou, Liuzhou and other places.

However, although he thought so, he also knew that it was imperative to attack Jingjiang Mansion this time, and he couldn't change it, so he had to say: "In this way, his subordinates also think that it is feasible to attack Jingjiang Mansion." ”

Only then did Zhong Shi become happy and said, "That's good, we will send troops tomorrow to attack Renxiu County." ”

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"Knock-knock--" Amid the rumbling drums of war, the Manichaean army began to attack Renxiu County.

Because of the lessons learned from the last attack on Hengshan, Zhong Shi did not dare to underestimate the opinions of Zhao Cao and Lai Wenzheng, who had participated in the attack on Hengshan, and before the siege battle, the three of them discussed for a long time before finalizing the final battle plan.

However, this time the siege was different from the last one, and the Manichaean army collected more than a dozen crash cars from the state capital that were specially used to ram the city gates, nine trebuchets and more than eighty cloud ladders. These ladders are equipped with wooden wheels under them, which can push forward, and they are supported by large logs underneath, which is not only more stable, but also not easy to overturn, and is not easy to overturn, compared to the simple wooden ladders used in the attack on Yokoyama, I don't know how many times better. And the Manichaean army began to copy these tools.

After seeing these tools, Lai Wenzheng was a lot more relieved, if he had these tools when he attacked Hengshan, maybe he would be able to capture them. This time, he may really be able to take Renxiu County in one fell swoop.

"Ballista ready, trebuchet ready." Qi Fang watched the approaching Manichaean army on the city wall and slowly ordered. However, when he saw that the Manichaean army did not have the most powerful siege equipment --- tower carts, he was immediately relieved. It seems that Yang Yan is right, the Manichaean army is indeed not good at attacking cities, and this time it may really be like Yang Yan said, and it may be possible to win a big victory here in Renxiu County.

The main direction of attack of the Manichaean army was in the southern city, and due to the protection of the moat, the Manichaean army did not send out to kick the ladder and crash the enemy at first. Instead, more than 100 wheelbarrows were pushed, and under the cover of soldiers holding shields, they carried sand, gravel, mud and other materials to fill in the moat.

"Launch." With Qi Fang's order, the siege and defense of Renxiu County suddenly kicked off.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh......" Crossbow arrows with a strong whistling sound were fired towards the Manichaean army. Once the target is hit, the normal shield and armor will not be able to stop the target. Among them, there is also a crossbow arrow that pierces the bodies of two or three people in a row. However, the Song army only had a total of twelve bed crossbows, and only four were deployed in Nancheng, although the power was terrifying, but the damage to the Manichaean army was not great. At the same time, Lai Wenzheng also deliberately divided the team when he attacked at the beginning, and also avoided a large imitation of death.

"Trebuchet, launch." With the addition of the ten trebuchets arranged in the southern city, the Song army's attack on the Manichaean army immediately intensified a lot, and all kinds of large and small stones fell on the top of the Manichaean army with a whistling sound, and the screams of being hit were exceptional, but the other Manichaean soldiers still held their shields and continued to advance with crossbow arrows and stones. None of the Manichaean troops had participated in the battle against Yokoyama, and they did not know the brutality of the siege, so their morale was still very high.

Although the Manichaean army also had ten catapults, firstly, the Song army's trebuchet was on the city wall, condescending, and the firing distance was farther than that of the Manichaean army, and secondly, the Song army also had four bed crossbows, and once the Manichaean trebuchet entered the range, it would unceremoniously fire crossbow arrows in the direction of the trebuchet.

But in this way, the Manichaean army Bijing still pinned down the Song army's bed crossbows and trebuchets, and the first wave of soldiers pushing the cart approached the moat of Renxiu County with a bow.

"Release the arrows" Qi Fang ordered again, and the arrows poured down on the Manichaean army like hail and raindrops, whether it was strength or density, it was not comparable to the crossbow arrows and stones just now. The elbow was inflicted on the Manichaean army, and the blood began to stain the ground, and the originally orderly formation began to become chaotic. However, the Manichaean army did not stop its advance, and under the cover of the right shieldman, there were still carts that came to the moat and carried the gravel and mud into the moat.

After three or four rounds of landfilling, nearly half of the 5,000 soldiers who were responsible for filling the moat were lost. The progress of the siege was far beyond Zhongshi's expectations. Zhao Cao and Lai Wenzheng also frowned when they saw it, the siege ability of the Manichaeism has increased, but the defensive ability of Renxiu County is far from being comparable to Hengshan Yan. However, the war has reached this point, and it cannot be delayed.

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