Chapter 094: Capture the Stopper
The Wu army rushed under the wall under the rain of arrows of the Wei army, some of them stood still more than ten steps away from the wall, raised their faces, and counterattacked with bows and arrows, and some of them rushed directly to the wall, erecting ladders with their hands and feet. Before the ladder could be established, someone jumped up the ladder with a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, and quickly climbed.
Whether it was counterattacking with bows and arrows or stepping on the ladder to attack, the Wu army was in a weak position, but they did not mean to be timid. Under the counterattack of the Wei army, the archers kept falling to the ground, and the climbers were hit by the stones and sassalwood above their heads one after another, screaming and falling down the ladder. The vacant space of the archers who had been shot was filled, and the brave warriors who were not afraid of death on the ladder would re-ascend, approaching the wall step by step.
The Wei army had obviously seen the bravery of the Wu army, and they did not dare to take it lightly, and the archers, under the urging of their superiors, regardless of the danger of being shot by the Wu archers, leaned their upper bodies out of the city wall and shot at the Wu army below the city, while the warriors armed with spears or ring knives slashed and stabbed at the ladder, trying not to let the Wu army on the ladder approach.
The two sides engaged in a brutal struggle up and down the walls, and from time to time people were shot by arrows, stabbed with spears, slashed with knives, let out terrible screams, fell off the walls, or fell to the ground. There were many corpses lying in wait by the city walls, and blood flowed down the walls, staining the walls red.
Although the Wu army was brave, after all, the terrain was not in their favor, and under the interception of the Wei army, their casualties increased rapidly. Without foreign aid, it would not be easy for them to break the city.
Wei Ba really wanted to delay a little longer and increase the casualties of the Wu army a little more, but when he thought that Pan Zhang's total was only more than 5,000 people, if the casualties here were too large, he would not be able to cause much interference to Sima Yi, so he had to give the order to attack.
After receiving the banner from Wei Ba, Zhou Yu, who had long been unable to hold back, roared wildly, jumped up from his hiding place, and shouted: "Kill-"
Five hundred elite soldiers rushed out of the valley and galloped with their legs. In an instant, the raised sword reflected the winter afternoon sun, reflecting a bright but not hot light, dazzling and chilling to the bone.
Zhou Yu took the lead and rushed to the front, like a wild horse galloping, wantonly and unassumingly. Before the Wei soldiers who were holding their spears on guard could send a message, he had already rushed in front of them, and the two Wei soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
"Kill!" Zhou Yu was splashed with blood on his face, and his beard was bloody, and he wiped it with his hand, which made it even more hideous.
The soldiers rushed past him, pounced on the frightened Wei army, and slashed and slaughtered.
Wei Jun, who was a little farther away, saw the scene in front of him, so he came back to his senses and hurriedly sounded the gong to warn.
"Dangdang-" The rapid sound of the gong sounded, and the Wei army that was fighting on the wall suddenly became chaotic. When a fierce battle is in full swing, it is a major psychological blow to the enemy from behind the infallible. As soon as the two soldiers who were fighting with the Wu army retreated, the Wu army immediately rushed to the city wall.
"Don't panic!" A Wei general with a helmet and armor rushed out of the city tower and shouted: "Death in chaos, behead!" β
"Whoa!" Several warriors with ring swords shouted loudly, rushed forward, and slaughtered the two retreating soldiers, and then pounced on the Wu troops who rushed up the city wall. The Wu army had just rushed to the city wall, but it had not yet gained a firm foothold, and it was so strong that they could not resist it, and took two steps back, one of them jumped off the city wall, and the other was cut to the ground.
General Wei turned his head to look behind him, quickly estimated the number of incoming enemies, and then made arrangements, pointed at a lieutenant and shouted, "Go and see what's going on!" β
"Whoa!" The captain of the Wei army responded to the call, and turned back with his headquarters to meet Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu just rushed to the bottom of the wall, but was stopped by the captain, the two raised their knives and slashed each other, the knives were chaotic, and after a while, Zhou Yu took a step back, and the captain also took a step back. Like two red-eyed dogs, the two looked at each other, and then roared and pounced. Beside them, countless soldiers rushed together, fighting hard.
The Wei army had more than 500 people, and they did not have it, and it was impossible for them all to rush to the front and meet each other with short knives. After containing Zhou Yu's onslaught, the Wei lieutenant quickly took two steps back and was protected by his guards. He raised his sword in his hand and shouted: "Archer, prepare, shoot!" β
Zhou Yu shouted angrily, he and the man were playing chess, and they were having a good time, but he didn't expect the man to run away. He wanted to catch up, but countless Wei soldiers stopped in front of him, and no matter how much he slashed, he couldn't cut them clean. At the same time, he heard the order of the captain to release the arrows, and subconsciously took a step back, raised his shield, and shouted at the same time: "Raise the shield-"
The Shu soldier who was lifted by Zhou Yu did not dare to slack off, and quickly raised the shield in his hand. As soon as Zhou Yu's words fell, the arrows of the Wei army arrived, but fortunately, these Wei troops were also in a hurry, and the arrow array was not dense, sparse, and did not cause serious damage to the Shu army. However, in this way, the spirit of the Shu army's charge was frustrated, and it could no longer rush forward as wildly as it did at the beginning.
Although the Wei army was attacked from both sides, they did not lose their position, and after a short period of confusion, they quickly stabilized their position and once again fell into a stalemate.
Wei Ba looked down at the battlefield, satisfied with the reaction of the Wei military captain. He used his personal force to block the sharp knife Zhou Yu of the Shu army's charging formation, but he did not love to fight, but took advantage of the favorable terrain to firmly contain Zhou Yu's offensive. If he continues to fight like this, Zhou Yu is completely at a disadvantage, and if he wants to break through his blockade, there is very little hope.
Fortunately, I didn't make a hammer deal, otherwise I would have missed a blow, and there would be no back-up.
Just when the Wei army had just blocked Zhou Yu's charge, Zhang Yu rushed out in time, and they roared angrily and rushed towards the plugging wall on the other side. Hearing their shouts of killing, Zhou Yubu, whose morale had just been frustrated, immediately became excited, and once again burst out with powerful combat power, breaking forward three steps.
The Wei army commander was shocked, and while directing people to rush to the other side of the plug wall to strengthen the defense, he issued an alarm signal.
Zhang Ling had been watching the back for a long time just now, and had roughly guessed the deployment of these Wei troops, and knew that there was a weak link in the Wei army's defense line in front of him, and only a small number of Wei troops guarded it. The first is that they did not expect that there would be an enemy behind them, and the second is that they have limited forces after all, and now they are already a little nervous in the face of a two-sided attack, and of course they will not waste a lot of troops in places where they are unlikely to be attacked.
But they obviously did not fully estimate the combat effectiveness of the Shu army. Climbing up and down between the cliffs was originally the strength of the Shu army. Before Zhang Yu rushed out, he had already arranged for more than a dozen soldiers to climb to the cliff next to him. As soon as he rushed out, the Wei soldiers focused their attention on him, and when they rushed to the side of the wall to intercept, those soldiers suddenly rushed out from the side, jumped on the city wall, rushed to the back of the Wei army, and slashed with their swords.
The Wei army was caught off guard and was slaughtered by them. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Shu soldiers rushed down the steep steps and quickly occupied a place and gained a firm foothold. Their surprise attack and swift success disrupted the Wei army's deployment and greatly disturbed the Wei army's morale. As some people ran over to intercept Zhang Yu, the strict formation was chaotic, and the originally calm momentum also appeared chaotic.
"What's going on?" General Wei in the city tower heard the chaotic footsteps behind him, and was furious, he threw himself to the wall, and saw Zhang Yu who had rushed up several steps at a glance, and was immediately taken aback. He looked at the whole scene, estimated the strength of the other party, and waved his hand to order a Qu Junhou to take his headquarters to support.
Wei Jiang raised his head and looked at the valley in the distance, and his eyebrows showed a little melancholy. He didn't know if these people were Wu Jun or who they wereβthey were all dressed in the standard attire of the Han army, and they only had two general flags, but no battle flags that indicated their identity. He was very troubled by who they were, where they came from, how many of them were, and how they could suddenly appear behind him.
The presence of enemies where they shouldn't be is a nerve-wracking affair. In this case, anyone can become a frightened bird.
This is what the Wei generals look like at this moment. He didn't know how many enemies there were, and he was also shaken about whether he could hold Anqiaosai.
He leaned against the wall, stared into the distance, and gently patted the railing, not knowing that on the cliff above him, there was a person watching him.
Wei Ba was looking at him, from beginning to end, Wei Ba was paying attention to the generals on both sides, and he didn't distract his attention from those ordinary soldiers. Even if there are one or two brave soldiers like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, in most cases, it is not enough to affect the entire battle situation. In war, the ultimate contest is the commander's command ability and overall strength. This is reality, not a romance novel, and there will not be a situation where a brave general can block thousands or even tens of thousands of troops. No matter how brave a person is, in the face of one or two hundred soldiers fighting in formation, Zuihou has only one way to die. In the final analysis, strength and the command ability of the generals are the key to victory.
He is destined to be unable to be an enemy of 10,000 people, so he can put his mind more on wisdom, including the overall strategy and the tactics of on-the-spot command, which are the objects of his concern. Whether it is the father or the master, or the Wu general Pan Zhang, who is inseparable from friend and foe, or the Wei general in front of him, he will pay attention to their command characteristics.
And now it is even more practical to pay attention to this Wei general, he wants to find the best time to strike Zuihou from his demeanor.
Before this, Zhou Yu's assault didn't distract him at all, he just arranged for a subordinate to solve it, which showed that he still had the confidence to win. Now, Zhang Jing has successfully broken through the first layer of defense, and he is standing by the wall and has not moved for a long time, which shows that he has realized the seriousness of the matter and has wavered.
When the enemy is in turmoil, it is the opportunity to attack. Master Zhao Yun had said a sentence many times in Wei Ba's mind, he raised his hand and waved it lightly: "Attack!" "ββββββ tried WPS once, the typography was very broken, I don't know what the reason is, I changed it again. To declare, it's not an old Zhuang fake.