Chapter 438: Evacuation
Dazhao actually cheated, beating the war drums and shouting to charge, so as to make them think that reinforcements were coming.
"What a sinister and cunning King Jing." The right general looked up at Yu Zheng standing on the city wall, beating his chest and stamping his feet in annoyance.
Dare to play tricks on him, he will make Dazhao pay the price!
"All troops listen to orders, quickly kill the enemy and continue to attack the city." The right general ordered angrily.
The Nanyan army, receiving the order, launched a fierce attack and quickly approached the city gate.
Seeing that Dazhao's soldiers were defeated and were about to fall, the Nanyan army was excited and prepared to attack the city with battering rams, when a group of soldiers suddenly rushed out of the city gate.
"Charge!"
"Kill the Nanyan thieves!"
The generals of Dazhao led their troops out of the city gate and rushed towards the Nanyan army with a fierce momentum.
"Humph, the same trick, you actually want to use it twice." The right general was extremely disdainful.
It was not until he saw the soldiers pouring out of the city gate that his face suddenly changed.
Dazhao's reinforcements have really arrived!
"General, what should we do now?" The leader came to ask for instructions.
Attacking the city is not easy, and now that Dazhao's reinforcements have arrived, it is even more difficult.
The right general gritted his teeth and said, "Release the snakes!"
According to the deduction and prediction last night, Dazhao's geese and poisonous smoke were used at the East Gate, and there would be no more at the South Gate and the North Gate.
Sure enough, after Nanyan released the poisonous snakes, Dazhao did not use poisonous smoke, and there was no sign of the geese.
The right general was relieved, with a smug smile of victory on his lips.
Yu Zheng, who was on the city wall, looked down at the general who was commanding the army in the rear of Nanyan, and shot an arrow when he was not prepared.
The distance was too far, so the arrow missed and landed in front of the right general, which scared him.
The right general looked up suddenly and saw Yu Zheng holding a bow and glaring at him.
This was definitely a provocation!
The right general clenched his fists in anger, wishing he could break through the city gate immediately and capture Yu Zheng alive.
Capturing King Jing of Dazhao alive and breaking through the South Gate were the greatest military achievements, surpassing General Zuo in one move, so that he would
not be so arrogant and look down on others all day long. This great military achievement, just thinking about it, made General You very excited.
"My Lord, Nanyan has released snakes." The general quickly returned to the city wall, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and discussed countermeasures with Yu Zheng.
Yu Zheng stared at the battlefield below, frowning and thinking.
Nanyan's poisonous snakes have always been a problem that troubled Dazhao.
Without poisonous smoke and geese, and the leg armor was not ready, Yu Zheng could not think of a good plan for a while, and could only use the most useless method, directly splashing cold pond water on the snakes.
This method has a certain effect, but it is not great, because the sun is high in the sky at this time, and it is the hottest time of the day.
"Kill!" Yu Zheng was deep in thought, and was awakened by a shout of killing.
"My lord, Nanyan has reinforcements!" The general gasped in surprise.
Yu Zheng looked closely and saw a large army of Nanyan, which was no more than before.
Adding all together, there were 40,000 people from Nanyan attacking the South Gate, which was half of Nanyan's current strength. With the help of the venomous snakes, it was equivalent to 50,000 troops.
It seems that they guessed right, Nanyan really wanted to storm the South Gate.
Dazhao has a total of 120,000 troops, and nearly 30,000 were killed in several battles, leaving more than 90,000 people. 40,000 were transferred to the East Gate, 20,000 were transferred to the North Gate, and there are now 30,000 people at the South Gate.
It has now been confirmed that Nan Yan will focus on attacking the South Gate, and there will not be too many troops at the East Gate, so Yu Zheng sent someone to pass on the order to dispatch troops from the East Gate to reinforce.
Nan Yan also guessed Da Zhao's strategy, so he launched a fierce attack in an attempt to break through the South Gate before the reinforcements arrived.
Yu Zheng looked at the old city wall, thought for a moment and decided to make preparations for both situations.
Before the reinforcements arrived, in order to delay time as much as possible and to reduce the loss of some soldiers, Yu Zheng sent his guards to make a show of force and deceived Nan Yan once.
But Nan Yan will not be fooled the same way a second time.
"Send a team to dig a trench along the wall inside." Yu Zheng ordered.
"Yes, I'll go now." The general knew what Yu Zheng wanted to do when he heard it.
This was one of the countermeasures they discussed together this morning, and it was also used in Yicheng.
Following Yu Zheng's instructions, the general sent a team of people to dig trenches quickly along the city wall.
The trench does not need to be too deep, two feet is enough, but it needs to be wider, about ten feet.
It was already noon, and the people close to the city gate saw a large amount of soil pouring in from the south gate and trenches being dug under the city. They knew that the war was tense and they were uneasy.
The originally bustling streets were empty, and every family closed their doors and windows, feeling uneasy, and even had no appetite for lunch.
But hiding at home is not a problem. Once the city is broken, the Nanyan army will enter the city to burn, kill and loot, and the residents' houses will be vulnerable.
Yu Zheng thought about it again and again and decided to let the people within three miles of the city gate evacuate temporarily, just in case.
The war was unpredictable and no one was sure of what would happen.
The people who received the notice became more and more panicked. They hurriedly packed up their money and took their families to seek refuge with relatives and friends.
Some families raised livestock such as chickens and ducks, and could not take them away, so they had to reluctantly give them up.
But some people could give them up, while others could not.
An old woman sat in front of the pigpen, guarding two big fat pigs in the pen, and refused to leave.
"Mom, let's go. If you lose the pigs, you can raise them again, but if you lose your life, you will lose everything." The family members were anxious, fearing that the Nanyan people would rush in the next moment. "
I won't leave, you go, I'm old and can't walk, even if I die, I want to die in my own home." The old woman was very stubborn, and no matter how they persuaded her, it was useless.
"Mom..." The family members clapped their hands and stamped their feet in anxiety.
The old woman stood up, pushed them out of the door, and then decisively bolted the door from the inside.
She could die, but her sons and grandsons could not. The old woman was still clear about this.
"Mom, grandma..." The family members knocked on the door.
The old woman did not respond, but walked back to the pigpen with a staggering step, looked at the two big fat pigs grunting at her, and smiled with satisfaction.
The family members who were locked outside the door had no choice but to leave after knocking on the door for a long time.
Lives were at stake, and it was not the first time that the people of Yicheng had faced war, so they evacuated urgently for the first time, and at a very fast speed.
In just two or three quarters of an hour, there was no trace of people within three miles.
Yu Zheng was relieved after receiving the report, and he was at ease to deal with Nan Yan.
At this time, the messenger sent to the East Gate came back.
"Your Highness, Lord Zhou said that he would send troops to reinforce as soon as possible."
Yu Zheng asked, "How is the battle at the East Gate?"
The messenger said, "The East Gate is fighting fiercely, and the Nan Yan army and the beast army have nearly 30,000 troops."
In this way, Nan Yan did not have many troops to attack the North Gate.
Yu Zheng immediately said, "Send a message to the North Gate, and appropriate troops should be transferred to reinforce the East Gate."
The East Gate is the main gate of Yicheng, and it must not be lost, otherwise it will be difficult to stop Nan Yan from breaking in.
"Yes." The messenger took the order and left.
When the sun was setting, the rear service camp sent food.
However, the fierce battle was in full swing and no one had time to eat.
"Bang!" The city wall under my feet was suddenly hit and trembled.
Nan Yan took advantage of his military strength and killed a bloody path, protecting two assault vehicles close to a city wall and violently ramming it.
He was really impatient!
Yu Zheng's eyes turned cold and asked the general: "Is the trench dug?"