Because Fanhan City is located between the water and the water of Peishui, the terrain is convenient, so there is a moat along the city.

In Liaodong, there are only a few cities with moats built on the city defense, and Fanhan City is one of them. Attacking such a city with a moat would be much more difficult, and the casualties would be multiplied.

Of course, Gongsun Yu hopes that Fanhan City can easily get his hands on it. But Liu Yi is a well-known tough bone in Liaodong, he is not afraid of heaven and earth, and it is difficult to deal with.

Gongsun Yu had great expectations for King Xiao Gu to send Liu Yi back to his hometown. As a result, King Xiao Gu and his subordinates knelt outside the city of Fanhan for a day, and their voices were hoarse, so they exchanged Liu Yi's slash in two.

Later, Gongsun Chen asked He Hao to talk about it again in the righteousness of master and apprentice. It would be a better thing if Liu Yi could be persuaded to join the rebellion.

He Hao didn't want to go, who Liu Yi was, he couldn't be clearer as a teacher. But he didn't bother to explain, and went alone on horseback.

After a day of gathering with Liu Yi, He Hao was happy and ran back with a lot of wine. He said to Gongsun Chen, let's start fighting tomorrow, and then go to bed.

When Gongsun Yu got the news, he immediately ordered the city to be attacked the next day.

That night, the leaders of the various tribes discussed in the camp of Gongsun Yu to attack the city of Fanhan.

Gongsun Han proposed the most secure plan. He believes that since Gongsun Yu has decided to take Fanhan City, the Liaodong army will only occupy and consolidate the entire territory of Liaodong, and will no longer leave the country to attack the five western counties of Youzhou, so the attack on Fanhan City can be done slowly. Fight as slowly as possible, fight a little steady, and reduce the army's siege losses.

"Under the leadership of Liu Yi, the morale of the soldiers and people in the city is high, and the combat effectiveness is definitely very strong. In this case, if we blindly attack wildly, the losses will be greater. Gongsun Han pointed to the city of Fanhan on the map and said, "According to the information we have received. The city of Panhan had only 5,000 troops, and there was a shortage of food and grass. If we focus on encirclement, supplemented by attack, and strive to consume a large number of the enemy's troops and food, then when the enemy runs out of food, even if they do not surrender, we can easily take the city of Fanhan. ”

Everyone agrees with Gongsun Han's statement.

Gongsun Yu immediately decided to have Gongsun Lei at the south gate and Gongsun Han at the north gate to make a feint, and he and Yi Yimo's army carried out a strong attack at the east gate. The West Gate was abandoned because it was located at the confluence of Peishui and Zhuanshui, which was not conducive to siege.

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Early the next morning. The army began to be launched.

Gongsun Han's 40,000 horses attacked the north gate of Fanhan City, Gongsun Lei's 30,000 horses attacked the south gate of Fanhan City, Gongsun Yu's 35,000 men and horses plus Yi Yimo's 30,000 horses, and Yangjun's 15,000 men attacked the north gate for a total of 80,000 people. An army of 150,000 rushed to the city of Fanhan like a tidal wave.

Gongsun Yu looked at the big silk fluttering high on the city tower, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Let's get started." He said lightly.

The war drums were beating, and the majestic war drums suddenly resounded across the battlefield.

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Huang Xu jumped up and rushed out of the house.

The sound of war drums, shouts, the neighing of mules and horses. The clatter of weapons resounded through the sky, and the tension of the coming battle suddenly enveloped the entire city of Fanhan.

The defending non-commissioned officers, under the leadership of their respective commanders, are in position according to the different types of troops. The people of the city have long been organized to take on different logistical tasks. Now they are under the leadership of the county officials. He was carrying arrows, stones, and logs to the city walls.

"General, the enemy has begun to attack the city." The military marquis Zhao Yi greeted Huang Xu. "The horn of the rebel assembly has been sounding for a long time. ”

Huang Xu nodded, and his two thick eyebrows jumped rhythmically a few times. He excitedly said, "Good time." Although we can't defeat the rebels in the wilderness, we can use this tall wall to slay the rebels under the city of Fanhan. ”

He punched him in the air and shouted, "Brothers, it's ...... war"

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Hua Zheng stood on the tower of the northern city of Fanhan City, staring intently at the army that gradually appeared on the distant horizon, with a solemn expression.

He is the son of the powerful Hua family in Liaodong, and the Hua family suffered heavy losses because Hua Feng was involved in the conspiracy to assassinate Li Yi last time. However, Hua Fenghua is one of the few survivors of the Hua family.

Although the Hua family declined because of Li Yi, Hua Zheng did not blame Li Yi, because the Hua family died by himself in that action. And after the incident, Li Yi did not implicate the innocent, but only arrested those who participated in the conspiracy.

In the subsequent rectification of Liaodong, Hua Zheng was also appointed by Li Yi as the county lieutenant of Fanhan County and became Liu Yi's assistant.

This time the rebels attacked the city, and Liu Yi ordered him to lead his troops to hold the north gate.

The towers of the castle towers stood tall and called out in the wind. Hua Zheng looked up, and the huge "Han" character on the big silk was tumbling violently like a wave, like a dragon about to leap into the air.

Suddenly, his blood was in full swing.

"All ready?" Hua Zheng asked.

Left and right nodded in unison.

"Drum ......" Hua Zheng raised his arms and roared, "It's a war......"

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In front of the rebel and alien coalition armies, Gongsun Wen rode on a horse, waved his hand at the banner commanders, and said: "Order the strongbow battalion, volley, continuous salvo." ”

Ten thousand archers were divided into five squares and lined up neatly under the city.

The two thousand warriors of the strongbow battalion, with an order, shot the first wave of long arrows.

The long arrow flew off the string and flew into the air and flew towards the castle tower.

Two thousand long arrows converged into a huge black cloud in the air, like two thousand black dragons flying through the clouds, and they opened their mouths to let out a piercing roar, and the terrible howl made people feel terrified.

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Liu Yi opened his eyes angrily, looked back and shouted: "Lift...... Shield ......"

The shield-bearers held their long shields diagonally, the archers hid behind their shields, and the spearmen and axemen all crouched behind the walls.

The "...... of long arrows" tearing through the air was instantaneous, followed by the "boom ......" of long arrows hitting the city wall, and then all the sounds gathered together to form a huge roar.

More arrows flew into the air in batches as fast as they could.

The phalanx of four archers lined up in front, under the cover of the long shield men in the front row and the strong archers in the rear, quickly entered within a hundred paces of the city walls. Under the command of the banners in front and behind the phalanx, in the roar of the commanders of the phalanx, countless long arrows flew away from the longbow, they let out a rapid roar, and rushed into the air, and in an instant, the whole air was covered with long arrows, they were like locusts in the sky, suddenly obscuring the sun.

The wooden pavilions on the upper floors of the city of Panhan groaned in pain under the ravages of the long arrows, and they trembled all over, pierced beyond recognition by countless sharp arrows. The colorful flags were either shot off and fell, or pierced and broken. The warriors tried their best to shrink their bodies and hide behind shields and wall battlements, looking nervous and frightened, not that some warriors had been wounded by the ejected arrows.

Liu Yi sat under the battlements of the city wall, listening attentively to the movement outside the city.

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Gongsun Wen pointed his finger at a herald and said loudly: "Inform Gongsun Luo and order him to build a bridge in the moat immediately." ”

"Inform Gongsun Xiao and Gongsun Man, with the siege army, immediately approach the bow and crossbow battalion, and prepare to attack the city."

Gongsun Luo was a tall and sturdy man, with a loyal face and a thick beard. He is the commander of the Wuhuan clan, and his original name is not Gongsun Luo. This name was given by the main family after he defected to the Gongsun family of Liaodong's vassal state.

Gongsun Luo saw that the strongbow battalion was still shooting, and he was so anxious that he scolded. The bows and arrows of the strongbow battalion had a long range, but they were poorly accurate.

However, because of its location between two large rivers, the moat of Fanhan City was dug very wide, about twenty paces or nearly thirty meters, and the moat was only ten steps away from the city wall, which was within the range of the strong bow.

Gongsun Yang, the commander of the archery battalion, was standing next to him, and when he saw Gongsun Luo cursing, he said very unhappily: "What do you mean? You think we're the Youzhou Army, we've only been training for a few days, and it's good to have this kind of appearance. ”

Gongsun Yang is a tall and thin man with small squinted eyes and long hair that is scattered. He was most disgusted by the Wuhuan people learning from the Han people to tie their hair. He believes that the Wuhuan people's hair is a rule handed down from their ancestors, and it must not be changed. But now many Wuhuan people are influenced by the Han people, and many Wuhuan people's rules have been changed to nondescript.

Gongsun Luo glared at him and shouted, "The general has given the order, let me rush to the moat and build a bridge immediately." ”

Gongsun Yang glanced at him dissatisfiedly and said, "You can see clearly, my bow and crossbow camp hasn't gone up yet, what are you running for?" It's a long life, huh? ”

"Hurry up, then." Gongsun Luo shouted.

"What's the hurry?" Gongsun Yang said slowly, "Do I want to listen to your command?" ”

Gongsun Luo scolded hatefully, turned around and commanded his subordinates to line up in formation, and followed closely behind the bow and crossbow battalion.

Gongsun Yang commanded the four bow and arrow phalanxes in front of him to shoot while advancing another fifty paces in order to cover the bridge-building army at close range.

Gongsun Yang waved at the banner commander and said, "Order the strong bow battalion to stop firing......"

"Order the bow battalion to make way for the follow-up army."

With the sound of dense war drums, the dense array of archers suddenly distanced themselves in a row, making way for hundreds of roads to the city walls.

"Ready to attack...... Gongsun Luo held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, roaring wildly.

His army was a column of fifty men. On the front and rear sides are shield soldiers, and in the middle are soldiers holding a six-zhang long ladder. The so-called bridge building is actually just a long ladder erected on the moat for the subsequent siege army to pass.

Gongsun Yang turned his head and shouted at Gongsun Luo, "It's your turn." ”

Gongsun Luo grinned and said, "Shoot the arrow a little harder, a little harder." ”

"Children, go to the ......" Gongsun Luo raised his sword high and rushed out first.

The roar suddenly rose into the sky, and thousands of warriors rushed out of the archers phalanx and rushed to the front of the empty battlefield.

Gongsun Yang raised his knife and shouted: "Shoot...... Intensive salvo ......"

The array of arrows flying over Fanhan City became thicker and thicker, and the piercing howls became more and more poignant.

At the same time, Gongsun Xiao and Gongsun Man rushed to the rear of the bow and crossbow camp with the siege army. (To be continued.) )