Chapter 67: The Potential
It was dawn, and the soldiers of Chengdu who had been nervous all night saw Zhao Wei. Ren Qi did not attack the city overnight. When it was time to change the guard, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The north city was a gap left by Zhao Wei on purpose. Liu Yan was worried that Zhao Wei would attack the east and west, so he also stationed a group of troops here, ready to deal with possible enemy troops at any time.
Although Liu Yan was vigilant, the soldiers guarding the city did not see the enemy for a day and night, and they couldn't help but relax. As the sunrises on the east and west sides, the sound of war drums and horns sounded together, indicating that Ren Qi and others launched another attack on the city. In this way, there were probably no enemies on the North Gate during the day.
The city gate captain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. When the person who had changed his guard came over, he stretched his body and finally could rest. I don't know how long it will take to fight this damn war.
"General, look!" As the city captain turned around, a subordinate suddenly pointed ahead and said in horror.
"Why are you panic?" The city gate captain subconsciously turned his head and looked in the direction pointed by his subordinates, and his eyes became dull the next moment.
But I saw a unit approaching here at an extremely fast speed. At the beginning, it was just a jump of thick lines, but not long after, I could see the general appearance of this army.
"Quick..." The city gate captain was shocked when he saw this and waved his hand quickly: "Roll the lord, notify the lord that there are bandits invading the North Gate!"
It's so far away that I can't tell which team it is, but when it appears here at this time, it will definitely not be my own.
"Woo~Woo~Woo~"
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
The desolate horn sounded on the city wall with the rumbling drums, indicating that the enemy also appeared in the north gate. Liu Yan had already made arrangements before, and soon two hundred elite soldiers led thousands of militias to the city.
From afar, Zhang Liao had heard the sound of war drums coming from the city wall. The Chengdu defenders had obviously discovered them, but at this time, there was no need to avoid them anymore, and there was no food in the army. If this battle could not be defeated, there would be only a dead end.
Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and rode his horse in front. Behind him, five thousand soldiers ran desperately. The siege equipment was the only siege ladder that he had made overnight last night.
After approaching the city wall, Zhang Liao had no intention of reorganizing the formation. He turned over and dismounted, took a corner of the siege ladder from his subordinates, and said loudly: "My boys, breaking the city will be today, follow me!"
After saying that, let’s go up the ladder with a spear in your hand, pull the ladder and rush.
In the rear, the soldiers of the three armies saw that the chief generals took the lead in the attack, but they did not hesitate. They let out shocking roars and rushed towards the city wall quickly.
The troops brought by Zhang Liao were not Zhao Wei. The miscellaneous troops under Ren Qi who were pieced together almost all followed Ye Zhao from Luoyang to Hanoi, and from Hanoi to Hulao. The troops who followed Ye Zhao were far from Zhao Wei. The rabble under Ren Qi's tent could be compared.
Zhang Liao took the lead and rushed to the moat. A shield hand helped block the rain of arrows. Zhang Liao put the siege ladder on the city wall through the moat.
Immediately, the soldiers guarding the city wanted to push the siege ladder away, but several strong men below pressed the siege ladder tightly. Zhang Liao threw his spear to the ground, took a shield from his subordinates, and rushed up with the shield first.
Seeing that it was difficult to push the siege ladder down when a Shu army was anxious, he saw someone rushing up with a shield, so he quickly raised a stone at his feet and smashed it down the siege ladder.
Zhang Liao heard the sound of breaking through the air. He looked up and saw a stone rolling along the ladder. He twisted his body, slid out along the ladder, turned around in the air, hid behind the ladder, and then flipped up again after the stone rolled over and continued to climb up the siege ladder.
However, the soldiers following closely behind him were not as agile as Zhang Liao. A soldier was directly hit by the stone in the head and did not even snort. However, the stone rolled down from the ladder. The soldiers behind opened the corpse in front and continued to rush up with Zhang Liao.
More than a dozen siege ladders were mounted on the city wall, which also reduced Zhang Liao's pressure in disguise, and the climbing speed was a little faster. The rain of arrows shot around was either rolling down wooden stones, or they were flexibly avoided by Zhang Liao, or they were carried directly with a shield. The city gate captain obviously also discovered that the most powerful person was dressed in a general. He couldn't help but jumped in his heart and said, "Stop him, block him!"
But at this moment, Zhang Liao was less than ten steps away from the city wall. When the city gate captain shouted, Zhang Liao's hand had reached the female wall.
But when Zhang Liao grabbed the city wall and stomped it, his left hand suddenly exerted force, and his feet kicked on the siege ladder, and he jumped up.
A Shu army had just lifted a stone and was holding it high above the top and was about to throw it down, but suddenly saw a figure jumping high outside the city wall. He was shocked and his movements froze.
"Die!" Zhang Liaoren was in the air. Seeing someone in front of him, he didn't look closely and took a photo of him down.
"Bang~"
With a muffled sound, the shield slapped the stone. With a huge force, he directly slapped the stone and smashed the soldier's head. Blood mixed with brain and flesh splashed Zhang Liao's face, but Zhang Liao didn't care to wipe it. After landing, he rolled on the spot, and almost all militias around him. When he saw Zhang Liao coming up, he felt a little at a loss for a moment.
At this moment, Zhang Liao didn't notice anyone's attack. He had already raised his left hand and looked at him in a daze. Zhang Liao hit the other party's face with a shield and threw the other party away. Then he took off a single sword from the hand of a militia. With a backhand, two heads fell to the ground.
The militia around him then reacted and suddenly became in chaos. Some wanted to rush up to find Zhang Liao to fight desperately, while others were scared by Zhang Liao's ruthlessness. After all, they were just militias and had never experienced war. It was okay to defend the city, but once the enemy climbed the city wall and had no experience in fighting, they had never seen Zhang Liao's fierce fighting style. In a moment, six or seven people were chopped over by Zhang Liao.
As Zhang Liao opened the gap, the soldiers behind him had no resistance and quickly climbed up, fighting with the militia and the Shu army rushing up around. More than a dozen people soon occupied a section of the city wall and connected more troops to the city.
As more and more troops rushed up, the defenders with only more than a thousand militias were suddenly unable to stop them. They were defeated by Zhang Liao's army and rushed around with their heads in just a quarter of an hour. The entire northern gate was captured by Zhang Liao.
"Ning Heng, Wuda, Zhang Zhi, you three lead a thousand soldiers and horses to capture the other four gates. The Shu army on the city will be driven down the city wall and reveal your identities to the soldiers and horses outside the city. If you dare to continue to attack the city, you don't need to hesitate and kill them directly. You must not let them enter the city. The rest of you follow me!"
Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Zhang Liao did not rest. He immediately ordered three deputy generals to lead the army to capture the remaining city walls, led two thousand troops to the city, and headed straight for the provincial governor's mansion.
Outside the city, Zhao Wei and Ren Qi, who had just opened their troops to attack the city, suddenly found that the Shu army in many places began to become chaotic, and a group of people rushed directly from the city wall and fought with the defenders.
"Who broke the city?" Zhao Wei and Ren Qi were both surprised. They had just opened their formation and the offensive had just begun. The city was broken so quickly, which made them feel unreal.
But soon, both of them became gloomy, but they saw that the flag of General Cavalry was planted in many places.
"It's Ye Zhao!" Ren Qi looked at Zhao Wei and said, "How could he arrive so quickly? Could it be that Luo County has been destroyed?"
"Not like it!" Zhao Wei looked at the soldiers who began to deploy defense after driving the defenders on the city wall, frowned and shook his head, "It should be Ye Zhao who sent someone to take a detour."
"What should I do now? Should I continue to attack the city?" Ren Qi was a little confused. He didn't expect Ye Zhao's troops to appear so quickly, and he led his men to attack the city wall that had not made any achievements for a day, but was easily broken by the other party, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit of retreat.
"Attack!" Zhao Wei gritted his teeth and said, "At this point, if you don't want to surrender to Ye Zhao, you can't give in. Besides, it's just a partial army, not the main force. I'm afraid that he will do something, so I just cut off his wings! Even if Ye Zhao can't break the city, he will just do it without knowing it. Don't care about the other two gates for now, and attack the South Gate first. I must occupy this gate before Ye Zhao's troops can capture it so that we can deal with it."
"It's reasonable!" Ren Qi nodded and waved the flag and said: "Continue to attack."
This time, Ren Qi and others were also ruthless, gathering troops and starting to attack the South Gate. The militia gathered by Liu Yan in the city were already in chaos when the city was broken. Although the south gate had not been broken, the militia defending the city were obviously already in chaos. Many people fled directly, and their combat effectiveness was greatly weakened. Ren Qi's soldiers and horses began to occupy the city gate bit by bit.
However, before they could completely occupy the South Gate, a Hanzhong general led his army to attack. No matter who was on both sides, he was raining arrows, followed by the soldiers and rushed over. The Jianwei army, who were caught off guard and the Shu army were killed, fled in a hurry, and retreated one after another.
"The troops under Ye Zhao's command are so powerful!" Ren Qi was shocked to see that his troops attacking the city wall were taken down so easily. It was fine if Liu Yan's militia was not. His subordinates were all warriors raised by various families. They were all good at abilities, but they still couldn't resist the other party's momentum and were chased off the city wall.
Chapter completed!