Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 646
Gan Ning naturally didn't know about Zhang Xian's decision in Linxiang City.

However, even though he couldn't figure out why the Changsha army refused to come to rescue Jianchang, Gan Ning naturally had to carry out Wang Zheng's military order without any compromise. He personally commanded the soldiers and set off another frenzied attack on Jianchang.

In the previous sieges, he started the attack directly; this time it was not the case. Before launching the offensive, he ordered all the participating ministries to raise their flags high, put on their helmets and armor, and go around the city first.There is a lot of noise and soldiers, and the drums and drums are all ringing.While walking, they shouted loudly to kill, and the sound shook the roof tiles of Jianchang.

He stood on a high place, seeing the high morale of the three armies, holding the armor knife at his waist, and said to the generals on the left and right: "It took only a few days for a small county to kill nearly a thousand of our troops. Wu Yilai, how have you ever been so pickled?"

"My lord ordered me to continue attacking the city. I think it's because we didn't hurt Jianchang, so I didn't lead the snake out of the hole. If we attack the city today, even if the city still can't be captured, at least we must hurt the defenders in the city. Let Hua Xin shout for help, but Linxiang will ignore it!"

After finishing speaking, he was still unwilling to reconcile, and looked far away, looking in the direction of Changsha County to the west, and cursed a few times in a loud voice.

At this moment, two or three riders rushed to the ground, but the horse came to report: "Report to the captain, our troops have already circled the city once."

Gan Ning nodded and asked, "How about the defenders in the city?"

"Every face is ashen-colored!"

"Good!" Gan Ning clapped his hands and shouted, "Zhu Ju!"

"The end is here."

"For the first time, you will lead the team." Zhu Ju was Gan Ning's lieutenant general, and he was sent up for the first time, which showed that Gan Ning was really aggrieved.

But it's not his fault, this time Gan Ning took the initiative to snatch the seal of the vanguard again, because Wang Zheng is in Nanchang now, the lord is watching the battle in front of the battle, so he thought it was a good fight and showed his face.

As a result, he failed to show his face at the moment, and turned into a show of shame. Jianchang was far more difficult than expected. Not to mention, half of the reinforcements in Changsha were missing, and they have not moved yet. Seeing the loss of their own troops and horses, they have not done anything. Li, how can he not be angry from the heart, and the evil grows to the gallbladder?
Zhu Ju received the order loudly, he is a cavalry general, he does not need to ride a horse to attack the city, he got off his horse, saluted Gan Ning, raised his spear, adjusted his armor slightly, and attracted a dozen of his own soldiers, then turned and rushed to the front line.

Seeing Zhu Ju go away at the command, Gan Ning felt thousands of words turning over in his chest, merged into one sentence, but he didn't know what to say, stomped his feet, spat on the ground, and said, "Damn it! "As he said, he has never fought such a useless battle since he was in the army.

A Dubo next to him said: "I don't know what Zhou Mu thinks. Linxiang stands still, and nine out of ten have seen through our army's strategy. No matter how happy our army is fighting here, I'm afraid it will still be a bamboo basket to fetch water." In vain, since we can’t attract reinforcements from Changsha, why not take Jianchang with all our strength? Wouldn’t it be futile to continue attacking the city without sending reinforcements?”

This doubt was shared not only by Du Bo, but also by Gan Ning.But Gan Ning is different from him after all. Since he is called "Zhou Mu", it means that this Du Bo is not from the direct line of the Heavenly Army, but Gan Ning has already joined the system team. Questioning thoughts, let alone complaining about dissatisfaction.

So when he heard the Dubo's words, he immediately turned his head, glanced at the Dubo, turned cold, and neither scolded him nor beat him, but a few words came out between his teeth: "You, too. Go fight for me!"

Most of the troops in his headquarters were drawn from the old Yangzhou army and reorganized. Although the army was not established for a long time, Gan Ning was brave and brave, and he established a lot of prestige in a short period of time. Hearing this, Na Du Bo was startled, but he didn't dare to say a word, he just bowed his hands and accepted the order.He only brought a dozen or so soldiers with him, and rushed to the front line following Zhu Ju.

The reason Gan Ning finds Jianchang so difficult is that apart from the dangerous terrain, the key is that this time Hua Xin invited Yuzhang Shanyue to help him.

Those who live in Shanyue are the descendants of Baiyue who rely on the dangers of the mountains and do not accept the rent from the king. Since they are backers, they must eat the mountains. Compared with the Han people who live on farming, Shanyue naturally values ​​hunting more. After all, this is the basis for their survival. Skill.

To become a qualified hunter, one must first master archery. Therefore, apart from his brave personality and flexible hands and feet, Yuzhang Shanyue's biggest characteristics are excellent eyesight and excellent bow shooting. In the city, there is no need to worry about the charge of the cavalry, and it is condescending, so the power of the bow and arrow is naturally greater.

The Gan and Ning troops suffered nearly a thousand casualties in the past few days, and more than half of them were caused by the arrow rain of the defenders. Take the western city wall of Jianchang as an example. An archer, that's more than 300 people. More than 300 people don't seem to be many, but shooting arrows in turn can make the arrows like locusts, and the rain of arrows will not stop. Shooting for a long time will naturally cause great damage.

And it's not just the archers of Shanyue. Although Jianchang is a county, it is located at the junction of two states, and it occupies an important throat. There are many defensive equipment in the city, such as crossbow carts and trebuchets. Wherever you go, you can use trebuchets and ballistas to strike remotely. The combination of the two makes the suppression more powerful.

This led to the fact that before the Gan and Ning troops approached the city, they would first experience the ravages of stone bullets and crossbow arrows. On the city wall, there are wood, boiling oil, etc. waiting. After passing through all these dangers and finally reaching the crenel, they will face the swords and axes of the Shanyue people whose personal bravery is far superior to that of ordinary gentry.
Although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs. Although Jianchang City is not as big as Nanchang, its defensive measures are much tougher than the former. It can be far, close, up and down. The enemy building can be called a three-dimensional defense. Under such circumstances, how can the damage be kept small?

Of course, in the face of the enemy's tenacious defensive strength, Gan Ning was able to destroy a section of the west city wall within a few days even though his troops were not much superior.

But Gan Ning was dissatisfied with such a record. He just frowned, stared at him, and gripped the handle of the knife tightly!
At this time, Zhu Ju and Na Dubo had already led the teams separately, and Mao Shishi started to charge.

There are crossbows and trebuchets in Jianchang, Gan Ning also has equipment sent from the rear of Nanchang today to support them, they are all concentrated in one place, placed in the position, aimed at the west city wall, and hurled violently, stone bullets are everywhere, and there are faint grounds The vibration was accurate, and it just hit the city wall or crenel, causing stone chips to fly and smoke and dust to billow.From time to time, there were screams from the enemy troops guarding the city. After two days of fierce fighting, the casualties of the defenders in the city were not small.In some parts of the city, the city has been covered with black blood.Under the city wall, there are still broken limbs and arms that have not been taken away.

But even so, through the flying dust, Gan Ning could clearly see clearly, none of the enemies would take half a step back!

There was even a seriously injured archer who couldn't even stand up, but leaned against the crenel on the inner side, facing the enemy's approach, and fired arrows into the sky.The arrows converged in one place, like a dark cloud, covering the sun for a moment, and then fell from a high place, and where they fell, the Xuzhou soldiers who couldn't dodge screamed again and again.

Suddenly, the sunny morning suddenly turned into a bloody killing field.

"I don't know how much profit Li Confucianism promised."

Even Gan Ning, who was used to fighting, could not help being slightly moved by the fighting will of this group of Shanyue, "How dare these savages die like this?"

"Ziyi, tell me, if these mountains can be used for me, can I form a strong army?" He said to Tai Shici who was beside him: "He is very strong, and he is good at bows and arrows. The most important thing is his courage. Extraordinary."

Since ancient times, the selection of a strong army must be based on courage, and it is even ranked above whether the body is strong and whether the physical strength is convenient. No matter how strong the physical strength is, no matter how convenient it is. , no matter how good your kung fu is, it is useless, if you can't kill the enemy, what's the use?become a burden in vain.

These principles for selecting soldiers are usually followed by the Heavenly Army. The so-called layman watches the excitement, while the insider watches the way. Therefore, Gan Ning can see at a glance that this "Yuzhang Mountain" is indeed different. It is no wonder that it is so famous.

"It can drive thieves, but it may not be suitable for me." Tai Shici was noncommittal, and said lightly: "There is also Shanyue in Xuzhou Pengcheng. It was overruled by the state shepherd."

Gan Ning was startled when he heard the words, "Why?"

"The reason is unknown, but it must make sense."

This is because they only know one thing and don’t know the other. Zhao Hong (Zhang Rao’s former military adviser) made this suggestion, but after Wang Zheng weighed it again and again, he did not conscript Shanyue into the army, but turned it into the people. This is not Wang Zheng’s opinion. Shanyue is not suitable for the army, but it is caused by many reasons.

First, Xuzhou is not a mountainous terrain, and the power of the mountains in the territory is far inferior to that of Yangzhou Mountains. If the strength is weak, the voice will be quieter. This has caused Pengcheng Mountains to be more peaceful since ancient times, and their character is not as fierce as Yangzhou Mountains.

Second, Pengcheng was already underpopulated because of Cao Cao's massacre of the city. Instead of migrating from the outside, it is better to move these mountains to the plains, which not only solves a hidden danger, but also keeps the fertile land from being barren.
Third, there is the existence of the riding and hacking system. From the beginning to the end, Wang Zheng didn't have much obsession with "the local strong army at the end of Han Dynasty".

"That's it." Gan Ning shook his head regretfully, so he had to let go of his thoughts and continue to pay attention to the fierce battle ahead.

At this time, the trebuchets on both sides were firing their cannons in turn. Although the momentum was shaking, the damage caused was actually not that great. For the Gan and Ning troops who were besieging the city, the arrows were the most threatening.

A single arrow may be avoided, but when the arrows rain down and hundreds of arrows continue to flow, no matter how skilled they are, they cannot be avoided. Fortunately, the Jiangdong faction that Gan Ning joined has little power , the strength is not strong, but the money is the worst, which leads to the fact that although his headquarters is a new army, in terms of armor, weapons, etc., it can stand on par with several heavenly troops. It is very excellent, even if it is an ordinary soldier. , and most of them can wear relatively complete leather armor and cotton armor, which can greatly reduce the damage when facing arrows.

Even so, before reaching the city, many people were injured.

But at this time, the soldiers charging under the city, no matter whether they are injured or not, as long as they can charge forward, they are just like the enemy army on the top of the city. None of them are willing to retreat or turn around.

This is the embodiment of "the soul of the general". Gan Xingba, who was over [-] years old, dared to "attack Cao Ying with a hundred horsemen", and now the young and energetic Gan Ning was naturally even more fearless. Under his command, the Yangzhou old army has also changed its previous style. Even though it is not a strong army in terms of strength due to the short period of formation, it already has the strength and courage of a strong army.

This was especially the case for Deputy General Zhu Ju, who had been shot by an arrow in his left arm just now. Because of his fine armor, he didn't actually suffer much damage, but this aroused his arrogance. He took off his armor, brandished a spear, went into battle shirtless, screamed at the top of his lungs, "Come on! Kill!"

Speaking of which, both the attackers and the defenders are actually natives of Yangzhou. The defenders on the city and Shanyue are all from Yuzhang, and most of the Ganning troops below the city are from Jiujiang. The mix of dialect and accent seems to suppress the roar of the trebuchet.

This scene fell into the eyes of Gan Ning and Tai Shici, who were watching the battle from a distance, and they saw the Yangzhou army scattered outside Jianchang's west city wall like black waves one after another, marching forward bravely, while those Shanyue soldiers were Wearing headscarves of various colors, it looks like a huge mottled boulder stands on the top of Jianchang City. Although facing the raging tide, people will fall below the city from time to time, or turn over and fall down, but they still stand still.

Unknowingly, it was almost noon, and the battle became more and more fierce.

Gan Ning did not forget the real purpose of the siege, so Du Bo, who came to visit the horse in his busy schedule, asked, "Did you send people out of the city just now?"

"some."

Uncle Nadu replied: "Not long ago, two fast horses were dispatched from the south gate of the city. They should be messengers sent by the defenders to Changsha to ask for help. The last general obeyed the general's order and pretended not to know it. , only killed one of them, and let the other go."

Gan Ning nodded slightly, and asked again: "There is still no movement in the west?"

"No." Na Dubo said: "The last general asked early this morning, and the front line reported back that the border is very calm, and not a single soldier has been dispatched from Changsha."

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Gan Ning suddenly felt helpless. Looking at his eyes, the fight was in full swing, but he obviously didn't see any hope of breaking the city today. Looking west, Linxiang, a hundred miles away, was as calm as water, obviously determined He made up his mind to watch from the wall, he raised the forehead with his hands, and sighed to Tai Shici: "Ziyi, it's hard to make an inch right now, what should I do?"

Tai Shici was silent for a moment, and just about to speak, suddenly a scouting horse galloped up.

"how?"

"Report, a military horse appears in the east behind!"

(End of this chapter)