mtl008 Chapter 251 Attacking the City of Xiangyang
Chapter 251 Attacking the City of Xiangyang
Chapter 251 Attacking the City of Xiangyang
Zhang Yi couldn't help being stunned after hearing Zhuge Liang's words.He knew that Liu Biao was in poor health, but he didn't think about Liu Biao's serious illness.He was also tricked by history, because Liu Biao died in 208, and it is only 205 now, so he didn't think about that.
If it is true what Zhuge Liang said, Liu Biao is seriously ill.Then this time is the best time to attack the city, Zhang Yi immediately ordered: "Start tomorrow, the whole army will attack the city!"
Since Zhang Yi decided to attack the city, he had to take Xiangyang in one go. Such a good opportunity really couldn't be passed up.
The next day, Zhang Yi sent his army to attack the city.Di Qing was the commander of the siege, and Gao Changgong and Wang Yanzhang were newly summoned to attack the city as vanguards.
Early in the morning, tens of thousands of troops launched an offensive, and all kinds of siege equipment were pushed under the city wall.
"Siege!"
Following Zhang Yi's order, the catapult began to throw stones, and the ballista began to fire arrows to suppress the city.The city was suddenly attacked by the defenders, and because most of the recruits had no experience, they suffered heavy losses in a short time.
Under the cover of catapults and ballistae, Di Qing began to attack the city with his troops. Gao Changgong and Wang Yanzhang led troops and drove carts to pull earth bags and fill the moat.The city was too busy taking care of itself to have any impact on the soldiers below.Soon the moat was filled up in many areas, and then the manhole fence was approached, and arrows were fired at the city to increase the cover.Car crashes, rush cars, and ladders also began to push toward Xiangyang.
The siege equipment was pushed under the city wall, and the rear cover was weakened a lot for fear of accidental injury.At this time, the defenders on the city came out under the scolding of the officer to stop the attack from outside the city.
But the defenders on the city were not willing, they hadn't recovered yet, they were all scared to death just now, if it wasn't for the officer's usual prestige, they would have thought of running away.
Therefore, although the defenders appeared at the top of the city, their will to fight was not strong.Soon a ladder was set up under the city, and Wang Yanzhang quickly climbed up from the ladder, and was the first to climb onto the city wall.His current military position is captain, and he is still a middle-level officer, so he has the opportunity to go up and charge.If it was a senior officer like General Pi, there would be very few chances for him to do it himself.
When Wang Yanzhang climbed to the top of the city, he immediately stabbed one person to death with an iron spear.Many people under Zhang Yi's command had their own weapons, but few used pure iron weapons, so Wang Yanzhang used a pure iron gun.In history, Wang Yanzhang was known as Wang Tieqiang, so he took his iron gun with him after he was summoned.
A fierce general attacked the top of the city, and there were still unarmed enemy soldiers around, so the result was self-evident.
Soon Wang Yanzhang gathered more than a dozen of his men at the top of the city, and then formed a military formation on the top of the city. They fought on both sides to help the friendly troops board the city.The city quickly collapsed, and they were unable to resist Zhang Yijun's attack.
In less than two hours, Zhang Yijun had already entered the city.After Zhang Yi learned about it from the rear, he immediately rushed to Xiangyang. He wanted to see the talents in Xiangyang City directly as soon as possible!
After the city was broken, many people chose to surrender, but some people chose to resist.
In the Kuai family, Kuai Liang dragged his sick body and was selecting his family soldiers, preparing to fight Zhang Yi to the end.But his younger brother came to dissuade him and said, "Brother, now that the situation is over, why are you still risking your life for Liu Jingsheng?"
Kuai Liang shook his head and said, "I'm terminally ill now, and I don't have a few days to live. It would be nice to win a title before I die!"
Kuai Yue wanted to persuade him again, but Kuai Liang waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't talk anymore! This is my choice. After I die, don't bear grudges against Zhang Yi. Whether the family can continue to exist depends on your decision." gone."
Kuai Yue nodded, because they accused the Ge family of having their own way of survival and never putting all their eggs in one basket.
Kuai Liang selected a hundred soldiers and came to Liu Biao's mansion to assist Liu Biao in defense.
Unlike Kuai Liang's loyalty, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng, who used to be gangsters, are planning for themselves.After Wenpin and Wang Wei left, they were one of the few generals in Xiangyang City.Since the two took refuge in Liu Biao, although they were recruited, they were not taken seriously.
This is normal, Liu Biao is just a well-known person, and he treats those famous people with extra courtesy, but people from Jingzhou are always used, and celebrities from other places basically have no real power.Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng came from bandits, and Liu Biao even looked down on them, let alone reused them.
After the two surrendered, Liu Biao only restricted their military power and never paid attention to them again.But in the absence of too many generals in Xiangyang, the two naturally gathered a lot of people.
Chen Sheng said to Zhang Hu: "Liu Biao has been looking down on our brothers all these years, now that Liu Biao is gone, we don't need to accompany Liu Biao to hell."
Zhang Hu sneered: "It's only natural. Liu Biao's fate today is his own fault."
"Then shall we surrender directly to the siege soldiers?" Chen Sheng asked.
"How does direct surrender show your brother's ability?" Zhang Hu said with a smile: "Let's attack some high-ranking officials' mansions first, and get money by the way. You and my brother have suffered enough these years, and now we should enjoy it for a moment."
Chen Sheng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help laughing, "That's right, now is the time for us to show our talents."
Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng gathered hundreds of people, picked a mansion of a side branch of the Cai family, and attacked it.While looting, they encountered Zhang Yi's army.
Gao Changgong is still a handsome man, his current military position is one level higher than Wang Yanzhang, and he is a school lieutenant.In any era, there is always favoritism towards handsome guys, and Gao Changgong is very popular with the soldiers, so this gives extra points.
Gao Changgong walked to the side of a mansion, and heard the screams of killing inside, and there were many women screaming.Gao Changgong immediately became vigilant, because Zhang Yi's military regulations stipulate that women and children are not allowed to be hurt unless necessary.The screams of these women made Gao Changgong aware of the abnormality. Since they were not his own, they must be rebels.
As for the rebellious soldiers, Zhang Yi also stipulated that they must be resolved, because this is a disadvantageous factor.So Gao Changgong immediately led people back into Cai's and Pond's mansion, and began to attack the rebels inside.The rebels were looting, and after being attacked, they were immediately defeated.
Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng realized that they were being attacked, so they hurried over and said, "Please do not attack, we are willing to surrender!"
Gao Changgong ordered the two of them to be arrested, and looked at them contemptuously, "You are all idiots, and you are not worthy of surrender!"
"We..." Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng realized that they were fish and meat, ready to be slaughtered.
"Cut it off!" Gao Changgong was very neat and did not give them a chance to speak at all.
(End of this chapter)