Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 161 Caught a sheep and squeezed it hard

Liu He, Guan and Zhang clashed in the northern camp of the rebel army and killed countless rebel soldiers. They didn't return to the city until the sound of drums on the top of the city wall, knowing that it was the rebel army who came to help.

The torches were brightly lit outside the North City, forming a sea of ​​fire. The thieves from all tribes rushed here, shouting one after another, but Liu He took the soldiers back to the camp to rest.

In the twilight of the second day, the Montenegrin army couldn't wait to launch an attack. Last night's sneak attack angered the bandit army. They attacked frantically, attacking wave after wave.

In the big camp, Zhang Niujiao's face was sinking like water, his eyes were red, he clenched his fists and roared, "Liu He, you are so cunning, you killed so many of my brothers, it's unreasonable!"

Guo Daxian said from the side: "General, now the four leaders have been killed by the officers and soldiers. The soldiers are exhausted from attacking the city for days. I'm afraid that Liu He will send troops to attack and harass us. We need to ask Chu Yan to send troops to help."

Zhang Niujiao said angrily: "I formed an alliance with Chu Yan. He worshiped me as the leader. What does it mean to be unfavorable in the battle? Four of my brothers were killed in battle, and many soldiers and horses were lost. This revenge must be avenged. If our Black Mountain Army has a small company Even Yingtao can't attack, where can I put my face?"

Guo Daxian had no choice but to retreat to the next best thing, and persuaded: "Chu Yan can be asked to lead the troops first, let him garrison, we will be in charge of attacking the city, so that the officers and soldiers must not stop, this is the best policy."

Zhang Niujiao pondered for a moment, and said: "Let's attack for a while today, if you still can't break through the city, please ask Chu Yan later."

The bandit army stormed for another day, causing more casualties. There were piles of corpses under Yingtao City, but they were still unable to break through the city.

At dusk, Zhang Niujiao ordered a temporary retreat, and ordered someone to report to Chu Yan, asking him to lead the troops to attack the city.

Guo Daxian said: "Liu He has many tricks, I'm afraid there will be a sneak attack tonight, the general can ambush soldiers and horses outside the four gates, wait for them to go out of the city and intercept them, and tell them not to come back."

Zhang Niujiao grinned and said, "This plan is very clever. If you catch the officers and soldiers, I will chop them into meat paste with my own hands."

One night passed, but there was no movement from the city's defenders. This made the Black Mountain Army nervous all night. They had not had a good rest for several days. The soldiers were tired, their morale gradually declined, and Zhang Niujiao became more and more irritable.

The next day, the bandit army came to attack the city again. It was obvious that the offensive was no longer as good as the previous two days. In addition, bows and arrows and ladders were consumed a lot, and the siege equipment was insufficient. By the afternoon, they could only be divided into two teams to attack the city. The defenders were calm. repel.

Chu Yan also heard the news that he crossed Xushui, and sent all Changshan soldiers to help in the battle. Chu Yan had 7 troops under his command. Seeing Ying Tao's situation, he was shocked. Such a tragic scene has never been seen in Changshan.

Chu Yan was also extremely loyal, and did not agree with Zhang Niujiao's attack on the city alone, but took the initiative to ask for orders to attack the North Gate, taking over Qing Niujiao's original position.

At three o'clock, suddenly there was loud drumming from the direction of the north gate, and the fire was lit. Zhang Niujiao knew that the officers and soldiers were coming to attack again, so he immediately led troops to support him, and rushed to the camp, but found that Chu Yan was safe and sound.

Chu Yan said with a smile: "Brother, don't be nervous. This is the strategy of the officers and soldiers to exhaust the soldiers. There are only drums beating, but no one is dispatched."

Zhang Niujiao scolded Liu He for being despicable. At this moment, a soldier came to report in a hurry: "General, something is wrong. The officers and soldiers attacked the West Camp."

"It's unreasonable, I'm angry!" Zhang Niujiao was furious, and immediately led troops to Ximen for support. When he arrived, the officers and soldiers had already retreated, leaving only a chaotic camp.

The guard of the West Camp was quite careful with the poison. He had stepped up patrols in the past few days, and finally did not suffer too much damage. However, more than 1000 people were beheaded by the officers and soldiers.

Zhang Niujiao rushed back to the camp angrily, and ordered the soldiers to attack the city tomorrow and not rest until night, and ordered the soldiers to prepare firewood and torches, light up all around the camp, and prepare to attack Yingtao all night.

This time Chu Yan brought some siege equipment, but they still couldn't support so much consumption. So far, the rushing vehicles have only broken through the south gate and east gate. The city has long been sealed with wooden piles and stones. If you want to break the city, You still have to climb the city wall to succeed.

Fortunately, the Montenegrin Army had a large number of troops. All the soldiers who attacked the city on that day retreated to rest. On the second day, new soldiers were immediately replaced to continue the attack. This continued. On the fourth day, some people had climbed to the top of the city, but the number was insufficient and they were all defended. The army fell to the top of the city and fell short.

Although there were more than [-] casualties, Zhang Niujiao knew that the officers and soldiers had only their last breath left. Today, the number of arrows in the city has decreased significantly, and the boiling oil has turned into boiling water. Not many weapons either.

Seeing that victory was in sight, the bandit army set up a bonfire and attacked the city overnight. Zhang Niujiao personally supervised the battle in front of the battle. Han Dang shot an arrow in the shoulder and retreated to the back camp to heal his injuries.

Liu He and the others sighed secretly, this kid's life is really big, the battle is urgent, Guan and Zhang are also taking turns defending the city, more than half of the soldiers have been injured in the past few days, the recruits and the common people are helping on the city, Guo Dian also personally helped to raise He fetched water from a bucket, and blisters formed on his hands.

This is the most severe test for both sides. After all, the rebel army is huge in number. If they were not well-organized and well-equipped, if they had used archers and infantry to attack the city, they would have been unable to defend it.

The battle lasted until the third watch, when the rebels finally retreated. The defenders cheered in unison, and then sat down on the top of the city, ignoring the blood flowing on the ground, and just lay down straight.

The bones at the foot of the city wall were piled up three or four feet thick, and they rotted and stink under the summer sun. Guo Dian and others were worried that it would cause a plague, so they threw firewood and grass down overnight to burn the corpses.

After continuous days and nights of fighting, a short period of calm was restored inside and outside Yingtao City, the east had gradually brightened, black smoke was billowing around the city, and the stench was pungent.

Qu Yi came to the government office to find Liu He, and reported, "General, it has been found out that Zhang Niujiao is in the camp in Nancheng."

Liu He nodded and said: "To capture the thief, first capture the king. If you don't get rid of Zhang Niujiao, the thief army will not retreat. Let's go!"

Bringing Qu Yi to the barracks, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Han Dang, and Zhu Ling were all ready to go, selected the only elite in the city, and prepared to behead them.

Under the gate of the south city, Zhang Fei was at the head, Liu He and Guan Yu supported on the two wings, Han Dang was in the middle with bows and arrows to guard, and Zhu Ling was the rear team, forming a compact conical formation, ready to go under the city.

As the gate of the city opened quietly, two thousand soldiers and horses roared out, heading straight for the bandit camp in the dim morning light.

Qu Yi then led the Xiandeng army out of the city and stood at the gate of the city, while Cheng Yu summoned all the defenders to the city, and the archers stood ready to welcome the army back.

The thieves attacked the city day and night, and they all fell to the ground to rest after retreating. They didn't expect that the officers and soldiers would still have the energy to attack, and it was still at dawn.

A wave of heat surged all over his body, Liu He was full of strength, comparable to Guan Zhang's strength, formed the strongest "Liu Guan Zhang" charge formation, and silently charged into the bandit camp.

Like a torrent of steel surging forward, the shrill screams broke the tranquility of the morning, and the camp was full of chaos. The three of them had already led troops to step into countless tents and forced them to the central army.

Zhang Niujiao was awakened by his own soldiers in a daze. Hearing that the officers and soldiers were attacking the camp again, he clenched his fists and shouted angrily, "Why me again? Too much bullying, too much bullying, ah—"

(End of this chapter)