Chapter 369 Siege War

Yang Zhengshan stood on horseback under the flag, looking at the gloomy sky, his face solemn.

The sky was very gloomy, but it would not rain today.

Looking at the city wall in front of him, Yang Zhengshan held up a telescope and observed carefully.

Today is the day of the decisive battle.

He has been dragging on in Chongshan Pass for more than 20 days, and it will be a month soon. He can't drag it on any longer.

All the ways that can be thought of have been thought of, and all the arrangements that can be made have been made.

The only thing that can be done now is a real battle.

There is no tentative attack today, only a one-shot attack.

"Report, General, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen's troops are in place and can launch an attack at any time!" A messenger came on horseback to report.

"Order them to stay where they are!" Yang Zhengshan said solemnly.

"Yes!" The messenger responded and rode away again.

"Report, General, Jinzhou Guards are ready and can attack at any time!"

"Report, General, Jianning Guards are ready and can attack at any time!"

"Report, the front army crossbows have been assembled!"

"Report, the cavalry on the east and west wings have been deployed!!"

The voices of reports rang in Yang Zhengshan's ears, and Yang Zhengshan looked at Chongshan Pass opposite without saying a word.

The arrangements that should be made have been made in the past two days.

This siege, the infantry of Tenglong Guards is the main force, led by Song Dashan, and they will attack the city gate directly.

Chongshan Pass has a urn city, and attacking the city gate is the most difficult task, because they not only have to break open the city gate, but also rush into the urn city to break open the second city gate. If they are not careful, they will become a turtle in the urn.

The infantry of Jianning Guards and Jinzhou Guards assisted the main force in the attack, Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu each led their troops to support Song Dashan in attacking the city gate.

The cavalry of the two guards was arranged on the left and right wings of the central army to prevent the cavalry in Chongshan Pass from attacking the central army.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan arranged for Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen to lead a thousand men each to attack the city from the forests on the east and west sides of Chongshan Pass.

The mountain is steep and the vegetation is lush, so it is impossible to carry out a large-scale siege, but it is possible to carry out a small-scale siege. If the ladder cannot be transported up, then use ropes to climb up the city wall, so Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen led the elite of the five military camps.

The war is about to start, and the wind and clouds are surging.

The pervasive killing atmosphere weighs on everyone's heart, and the terrifying pressure makes people breathless.

On the city wall, King Qing, Ji Feiyu and Hou Yao looked at the killing army outside the city with a solemn expression.

They all understood that today's battle is a battle of life and death.

At this point, the only way is to fight to the death.

On the city wall, the wood and rolling stones have been prepared, the gold juice has been boiled, the bows and crossbows are strung, and the crossbow arrows are flashing with cold light.

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall were all elite soldiers under Ji Feiyu and Hou Yao. There was no other way. Yang Zhengshan used a piece of paper to make the people in Chongshan Pass uneasy. At this time, they did not dare to let those ordinary soldiers climb the city wall. They could only press their most elite forces.

"Your Majesty, I have prepared horses at the north gate. If things are impossible, Your Majesty can go first!" Ji Feiyu said in a deep voice.

The face of King Qing changed slightly, and Zhang Yu behind him lowered his eyes silently.

"There is no need. If Chongshan Pass is lost, this king will have nowhere to stay. Instead of being a stray dog, it is better to let this king die on this city wall!"

King Qing said in a suppressed voice.

"Your Majesty, even if there is no place to stay in Darong, the world is so big, there is always a place for your ambition to be realized!"

"Your Majesty, you still have the navy! You can go to the southeast sea area, where you can do whatever you want without any scruples!"

Ji Feiyu persuaded.

King Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Do you want me to be a pirate?"

Ji Feiyu paused, "Even if I become a pirate, I believe that the prince can make a comeback!"

King Qing did not speak again, his eyes looked deep outside the city.

After enduring for thirty years, all he wanted was a grand battle!

He hoped that he could stand in front of Emperor Chengping and have a chance to talk to him.

When he thought of Emperor Chengping, a tall and burly figure with unparalleled power emerged in his mind.

That was the impression left by Emperor Chengping!

As for his father, he was already very vague in his memory.

He only remembered the figure lying on the bed in the deep palace with a haggard face.

At that time, someone told him that his father would become a wise ruler!

But what happened!

It was not his father who became a wise ruler.

……

Dongdongdong~~

The drums of war beat, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Thousands of soldiers rushed to Chongshan Pass like a tide.

They were pushing or carrying the ladders, hiding in the carts, or pushing the rams.

The drums were getting more and more urgent, and the tide of attack was surging.

"Shoot!"

The bowstrings were shaking, and the crossbow arrows were interlaced under the dark clouds, falling on the city walls or in the waves outside the city.

Many soldiers were not in a hurry to dodge and were nailed to the ground by the crossbow arrows.

Yang Zhengshan looked at this scene with a cold face.

The siege was the most challenging battle for the army's discipline. The soldiers had to rush forward with the determination to die, and every step was to step on blood.

The first to climb the dead soldiers was no joke!

The engineers of Tenglongwei made more than a hundred ladders in total, and the soldiers pushed the ladders to the city wall.

When the first ladder was placed on the city wall, a pot of gold juice was immediately poured on the wall.

Gold juice is boiled excrement and urine, which is mostly used to defend cities. Not only can it kill enemies by boiling it, but the excrement is dirty and the wounds are rotten and ulcerated, making it difficult to heal.

The soldiers who attacked the city were most afraid of the golden juice, because it was smelly and soupy. Once it was poured on the body, the skin would peel off even if it was dead.

Several soldiers did not rush to avoid it. They were covered with a pot of golden juice and immediately rolled on the ground and began to cry.

Seeing this, the rest of the soldiers didn't care about them at all, and climbed up the ladder with ferocious faces, not caring that the ladder was filled with stinky gold juice.

A military attache with acquired skills climbed up the city wall using a ladder to use his strength, but as soon as he emerged, a sharp long knife came towards him.

Raising his sword to block, he blocked the incoming blade, but was unable to steady his body, and his whole body fell from the four-foot-high city wall.

More and more ladders were put up on the city wall, and the soldiers climbed up desperately, only to be knocked down one after another by rocks and rolling wood, or have their heads and bodies poured with gold juice.

Dong dong dong~~

The sound of war drums resounded through the sky without stopping for a moment, as if urging the soldiers to rush forward.

"Get out of the way, I'll do it!"

Zhang Hu, the general flag officer of Nanlingtun, watched the brothers fall one by one, his eyes were about to burst.

He gritted his teeth, jumped onto the ladder, and climbed to the top in a few clicks.

What greeted him were spears, but he jumped hard to avoid the spears. At the same time, he grabbed the edge of the wall next to him and climbed up the stacks of the city wall with one force.

"kill!"

Zhang Hu roared angrily and slashed with his long sword, knocking over the two approaching enemies.

But then more spears were stabbed at him.

Zhang Hu's eyes suddenly shrank, and without thinking, he took a step back and fell directly onto the city wall.

There was no way, he only had two choices at this time, either to be stabbed into a sieve by a spear, or to jump off the city wall.

Being stabbed into a sieve would definitely lead to death, but he could save himself by jumping off the city wall.

The four-foot-high city wall was very high, but as long as Zhang Hu could adjust his falling posture, he still had a chance of not being injured.

However, at this time, the ground under the city wall was covered with rolling stones and oak trees, and it was not easy to land steadily.

Zhang Hu was lucky enough to land on his brother's body, giving him a buffer and preventing him from being injured.

It's just that his brother was a bit miserable, and he would have to step on him even if he died. Unfortunately, Zhang Hu couldn't care about his brothers at this time. He stabilized his body and quickly raised his head.

His operation just now was not without effect. When he was attracting the enemy, two brothers had already climbed up the city wall.

But the two brothers soon became silent.

It didn't take a second to think that they were dead.

Zhang Hu gritted his teeth and rushed up the ladder again.

The cruelty of the siege battle was vividly demonstrated at this moment, and situations like Zhang Hu's happened everywhere.

But in front of the city gate, Song Dashan was pushing the car hard.

"Knock me out of the way!"

There was a protective layer on top of their heads covered with wooden planks and cowhide to keep them safe when hitting the city gates.

But the city gate of Chongshanguan was not so easy to open. After being pushed and pushed by soldiers tens of meters away, the city gate only swayed a few times without any sign of collapse.

"Hit me!" A vein popped out on Song Dashan's forehead, and he pushed the car with all his strength to crash.

And around them there were a large number of soldiers who wanted to use ladders to climb the city.

There were roars, shouts of killing one after another, and screams one after another.

Yang Zhengshan rode on Hongyun's back and observed all this with a telescope.

Now he is no longer the garrison man with only a thousand soldiers under his command. Now he is the commander-in-chief of Chongshan Town, and can be said to be the commander-in-chief of the first army.

As a coach, his primary responsibility is not to charge into battle, but to direct operations.

The soldiers of Tenglong Guard were all brave warriors who were not afraid of death. He could see every soldier desperately attacking the city wall.

The soldiers of Jianning Guard and Jinzhou Guard were not afraid of battle. Although their performance was not as good as the soldiers of Tenglong Guard, they were already working hard.

It's just that Chongshan Pass is too majestic, and it is too difficult to conquer such a majestic pass.

What's more, the enemies defending the city are not weak either. They are all elites under Ji Feiyu and Hou Yao. They have spent five years training the elites.

Looking at the tragic scenes, Yang Zhengshan's mood did not waver.

He has long been accustomed to the brutality of war. Even though he has lived a relatively stable life in the past five years, don't forget that he also waded through a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

"Send the order, order Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen to launch an attack!"

Yang Zhengshan noticed that the defenses on both sides of Chongshanguan had become much empty and immediately ordered.

Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen were the surprise troops he deployed. They launched the attack from the place least likely to be attacked, which was considered a surprise.

But whether these two surprise forces can be effective depends on the results.