[Chapter 062] Exploring the siege
On the second day, when the morning mist was hazy, a blast of horns resounded throughout the land.
Rows of soldiers in neat armor, with swords and spears in their hands, gathered like streams from all directions to the front of the camp.
And Yun Ye, now wearing a white robe with a sword at his waist, stood at the front of the military formation like a Confucian general, letting the flag ribbons fluttering beside him scratch his face.
"March!" Yun Ye spoke softly.
Zhao Yun and others all clasped their fists: "The last general will take your orders!"
"March!"
With an order, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, like hundreds of rivers flowing eastward, branched out and surged toward the north, south, and west.
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On top of Huaili East Gate Tower
Ma Yue stood with his sword pressed, his neck still wrapped in white cloth, looking into the distance with a solemn face, watching the soldiers and horses walking all the way around to the towers in other directions.
"Report~~" a long whistle sounded, and a scout hurriedly climbed up the tower and reported: "General Qi, Wu Zhaohou's army is divided into three groups. The one heading to the south gate is Zhao Yun, the general under Wu Zhaohou.
Ten thousand, those going to the north gate are general Yan Xing under the command of Marquis Wu Zhao, leading an army of ten thousand, and those going to the west gate... Those going to the west gate, leading an unknown general, leading an army of five thousand!"
"Damn, it's true!" Ma Yue cursed secretly and punched the wall with his fist. His expression was full of anger, and he said that the guy didn't collude with Wu Zhaohou! Without collusion, Wu Zhaohou would allocate troops like this.
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Two quarters of an hour after all the troops from the three armies had gone out, Yun Ye had already led his troops to station two miles from the east city gate. At this time, Xu Chu, who was standing behind Yun Ye, took the initiative and said:
"Lord, attack the city?!"
Yun Ye shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Wait a moment, don't worry."
Although it's just a test, if he's lucky, Ma Yue will mistakenly think that Yun Ye is planning to surround three but one, so he will transfer all the guards at the east gate...
Although this may be very low, Yun Ye may not have this intention.
After waiting for a long time, the sound of fighting in front was faintly heard, and Yun Ye's expression became more serious.
With a sonorous sound, he drew his sword and commanded: "Xu Chu listens to the order!"
When Xu Chu heard this, he suddenly took two steps forward with a look of great joy, clasped his fists and said, "The end is here!"
"Lead the soul-killing battalion and attack the city directly. There is no need to climb the city to fight. Just cover it with archers and shoot!" Yun Ye shouted in a deep voice.
"Promise!" Xu Chu also promised in a loud voice. He picked up a big sword, got on his horse, raised his sword and roared, "The soul-killing battalion obeys the order, follow the general, and kill!"
The next moment, Xu Chu slapped his horse, raised the sword in his hand, and rode towards the east city gate ahead!
"kill!"
Behind Xu Chu, the two thousand soul-killing battalions roared, and their horses swarmed after Xu Chu. The swords in their hands were shining brightly, and their right hands were holding the long bows on their backs, ready to draw the strings at any time.
shoot.
Under the sprint of the elite war horses, it took less than half a quarter of an hour to travel two miles. Xu Chu tilted his sword, bent the bow in his hand, and raised his hand to shoot!
"shoot!"
When he was only a hundred steps away from the city tower, Xu Chu suddenly roared, raised the long bow in his hand, and tensed his muscles, shot an arrow through the clouds, and with a click, shot directly at the swinging 'horse' flagpole on the city tower.
Cut it off.
"Ho ho ho! The general is mighty!"
When the two thousand soul-killing battalion soldiers saw that Xu Chu had shot down the enemy's flagpole with one arrow, they all roared. They drew their bows and fired arrows. The black rain of arrows drew dazzling trajectories in the air, heading towards the city tower.
The Xiliang army above them gathered fiercely.
In an instant, there was a continuous wail and scream from the Xiliang army. The soldiers on the tower fell into a pool of blood one after another. Some of the unlucky ones even fell directly from the tower.
In a moment, it fell into a pile of meat!
"Quick, raise the shield, raise the shield!" Ma Yue on the tower shouted frantically, waving the sword in his hand constantly, and firing arrows.
Even though Ma Yue shouted again, the offensive of the Soul Killing Battalion was too powerful. The rain of arrows in the sky made it impossible for the Xiliang Army to raise its head. People were dying every moment. Who had the chance to raise their heads?
Where's the shield?
After more than ten waves of arrows rained down, the sound of horse hooves sounded from behind the soul-killing camp. Yun Ye, holding the Luo Yun Gun, galloped over with three thousand soldiers on horseback, brandishing his gun and giving the order:
"Put up a ladder and attack the city directly!"
"Here!"
Dozens of ladders were carried directly to the tower.
Hundreds of Wu Zhaohou's troops, armed with swords, turned down and followed the Wu Zhaohou's troops carrying the ladder. When the ladder was set up, they all held sharp knives in their mouths and climbed up the ladder.
At the rear, the soldiers of the Soul-killing Battalion continued to fire arrows, suppressing all the Xiliang troops.
"Damn it, throw the kerosene down on me!" Ma Yue roared, swinging the arrows, and lifting a bucket of kerosene piled on the tower. He directly lifted the kerosene with his left hand and pointed it towards Wu Zhao on the ladder.
Hou Jun threw it away.
Bang!
Before the kerosene was poured out, a Wu Zhaohou soldier jumped out of the ladder and fell to the ground with the kerosene in his arms, turning into a puddle of meat!
Seeing this scene, Ma Yue was so frightened that he was absolutely inhuman! In order to prevent the kerosene from spilling onto the ladder, he threw the kerosene out without fear of death!
Not only Ma Yue, but even the Xiliang soldiers who were preparing to throw kerosene around him were so frightened that they took a step back. The kerosene could not even be controlled and was poured directly on the tower!
When Yun Ye, who was under the city tower, saw this scene, his expression lit up and he ordered: "Set the rockets!"
As soon as he finished speaking, some soldiers lit torches, ignited rockets, raised their bows and fired towards the top of the city tower.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
The rocket met the kerosene, and in an instant, flames shot up from the tower, sweeping the soldiers on the tower in instantly, causing howls of misery to burst out.
When Ma Yue on the tower saw this scene, his expression changed and he roared: "You bunch of stupid pigs, get the kerosene, hurry up!
The next moment, flaming arrows rained down on the city tower. Wherever the rockets and kerosene touched, piles of fires immediately ignited. The entire city tower turned into a sea of fire!
Some Xiliang soldiers who were crowded on the city tower were unable to escape and were instantly swallowed up by the sea of fire...
Seeing this scene, Ma Yue felt like his scalp was exploding, and he shouted repeatedly: "Quick, get out of the way, and move downstairs everything that can be burned by the flames!"
Suddenly, the entire east city gate was in chaos!
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Outside the west gate, a sparse rain of arrows poured onto the west gate every few quarters of an hour. The other soldiers were all sitting cross-legged on the ground, chatting with each other.
Zhang Heng, who was on top of the city tower, also beamed with joy when he saw this scene, showing an unreasonable smile from time to time.
Wu Zhaohou's troops have always been known for their bravery. Today's appearance is obviously to give him face. How many people can make Wu Zhaohou give him face?
Zhang Heng was happy, but Chen Gong, who was sitting next to him, had a chill down his spine. In this situation, he was sitting on the stove being roasted by the fire without knowing it!
"General, lead the troops out of the city and fight!" Chen Gong couldn't help but raise his head and said.
Zhang Heng, who was in a good mood, suddenly changed his expression when he heard this, and said impatiently: "You are the same person. It's you who said you can't leave the city, and it's you who let me leave the city. What do you want me to do?"
Zhang Heng respected Chen Gong before because he still needed Chen Gong to save his life, but now in Zhang Heng's view, his life has been saved, and Chen Gong is still beside him constantly talking about Ma Yue, which makes Zhang Heng
Quite annoyed!
Chen Gong obviously understood this. Seeing Zhang Heng's appearance, he sighed and walked downstairs with his shoulders hunched!
Zhang Heng, on the other hand, was still patrolling the tower with his sword drawn, as if he had not seen Chen Gong leave.
As for Chen Gong, after walking down the tower, his expression became firm. He waved to the carriage driver who had been waiting and ordered: "Take me and keep going around the city until Wu Zhaohou's army retreats.
Just leave the city!"
"Sir, we are going to go out in this war-torn country..." The coachman was obviously a little timid.
"Just listen to me. Once you leave the city, you will be rewarded!" Chen Gong said in a deep voice, his tone unquestionable.
When the coachman heard this, he gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to open the curtain: "Sir, come up!"
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Chapter completed!