Chapter 440: Tempting the
Enemy The right general hesitated for a moment, ready to fight, but finally couldn't hold back and rode into battle.
But he didn't rush into the city immediately, but led his troops to attack the city gate, trying to break it open and lead the remaining troops into the city through the city gate.
Yu Zheng, who was observing the battle on the city wall, waited for a while and saw that the right general had no intention of entering the city for the time being. He estimated that there were more than 10,000 Nanyan troops entering the city and no more could enter, so he gave a sharp order.
"Go up the iron wall and block the broken wall."
"Yes." The general took action immediately after receiving the order.
The general ordered his soldiers to retreat deliberately, leading the Nanyan army to go deep into the city, and then sent elite soldiers to encircle the city wall to separate the Nanyan people from the city wall so that they could climb the iron wall.
The iron wall was very heavy, and many soldiers worked together to lift it. After a lot of effort, they finally moved the iron wall to the broken city wall and blocked it.
"You guard here and don't let anyone move the iron wall." The general ordered.
"Yes!" The elite soldiers held their long swords and waited in a serious manner.
The Nanyan army outside the city found that they could not get in, and hurriedly reported back.
When the right general learned about it, he was furious and said, "Idiot, waste, use the ram to hit it!"
At this moment, the right general realized that they might have fallen into Dazhao's trap. But it was too late to regret, and they could only fight to the end.
Dazhao's troops would not be more than theirs, and they had the help of the venomous snakes, so they would not lose.
The right general forced himself to calm down and continued to lead the army to attack the city gate.
As long as the city gate was taken, the battle would be won!
Yu Zheng, who was looking down and taking in everything, noticed the intention of the Nanyan people, and ordered the elite to strictly guard the destroyed city wall outside the city, and ordered the archers to shoot the Nanyan people who pushed the ram to prevent them from hitting the iron wall.
The generals of Dazhao in the city lured the enemy deep into the city and then cooperated with the reinforcements to surround the Nanyan army and kill them one by one.
"General, we are besieged, the city wall is blocked, and the reinforcements can't get in." The Nanyan army was panicked.
The general turned around and saw the heavy iron gate blocking the gap and the generals of Dazhao who surrounded them. His heart sank suddenly and he gritted his teeth and said, "Kill! Go to the city gate and break the city gate with the help of the inside and outside forces!"
The Nanyan army received the order and moved in unison towards the city gate.
However, they only had more than 10,000 people, while Dazhao had 20,000 people. The disparity in strength was too great, and they were soon at a disadvantage.
"Where is our snake!" the general of Nanyan asked angrily.
Previously, they had always thought that their poisonous snakes had entered Yicheng and were attacking the generals and civilians of Dazhao. But after such a long time, they had not seen even a single snake. Something must be wrong.
A soldier who had entered the city earlier said, "I saw a dead snake at the edge of the earthen trench under the city wall, and I also smelled the smell of burnt meat. Could our snakes... have all been burned?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" The general was shocked.
The smell of burnt meat in the air had not completely dissipated, and it could still be smelled a little. I had not noticed it before, but now I felt that the smell was drilling into my nose.
I said it was impossible, but I knew it was true in my heart.
So many snakes, which I had spent so much effort to tame for many years, were all destroyed in an instant. It was really heartbreaking. But more importantly, without the poisonous snakes to help them fight, they could only fight hard.
"Kill them!" the general shouted in a deep voice.
"Kill!" The Nanyan army rushed to the city gate in one go, vowing to fight their way out.
The Dazhao generals were both good at attacking and defending, and they refused to retreat. They formed a copper wall and an iron wall with their flesh and blood, and no Nanyan people could get through.
The two armies fought fiercely, and soon there was blood all over the ground and corpses everywhere.
The sun was getting lower and lower, and the right general outside the city looked at the city gate that had been attacked for a long time and the iron wall that could not be broken, and he was anxious.
It has been so long, and the Nanyan army in the city is probably in danger.
No, he must break through the South Gate and turn the situation around.
"Everyone listen up, attack the South Gate together! Meet up with the army in the city." The right general raised his sword and shouted, summoning the whole army.
The South Gate is very small, with only one big door that can only accommodate five people at the same time. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack after being bolted from the inside.
At this time, the narrow city gate is the only target of the Nanyan army, and they want to capture it at all costs.
Seeing that more than half of the Nanyan army in the city had been killed, and most of the remaining ones were injured and stubborn, they were not to be feared, so Yu Zheng ordered the city gate to be opened and support to go out of the city.
The Nanyan army outside the city, which failed to attack by force, was overjoyed when they saw the city gate open, thinking that the Nanyan people who rushed in had captured Yicheng, and opened the gate to welcome them.
But when they saw that it was the generals of Dazhao who came out, and they were so powerful and numerous, they suddenly realized that it was Dazhao's reinforcements.
"General, Dazhao has reinforcements coming again." The old general looked worried.
The reinforcements from Dazhao came out of the city, which was enough to prove that the Nanyan army in the city had been dealt with. But now they were equal in strength to Dazhao, and they would not gain any advantage if they continued to fight.
The right general did not expect things to develop like this, and was a little at a loss for a moment, not knowing what to do.
If he withdrew his troops now, he would definitely be severely reprimanded and punished by Xiao Lin. But if he continued to fight, there would be more casualties...
At most, if he failed to capture the South Gate, he would be unsuccessful, but if the generals suffered too much damage, it would be a serious offense.
The Right General was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. After weighing the pros and cons, he quickly ordered a retreat.
But when they wanted to retreat, the generals of Dazhao would not let them and kept chasing them.
The Right General saw that the city gate was still open, so he ordered the snake master to quickly withdraw the snakes from the city to cover the retreat of the army.
The snake master played for a long time as ordered, but no snakes came back. He was suspicious and reported to the Right General.
After hearing this, the Right General said angrily, "Did you blow it wrong?"
The snake master said, "No, maybe it's too far away. We need to get closer." "
Then hurry up!" The Right General was furious and ordered his elite to protect the three snake masters and get close to the city gate.
The battle ahead was fierce, and the snake masters moved closer cautiously little by little, blowing their whistles non-stop to test the enemy.
But they were already close to the center of the battlefield, only half a mile away from the city gate, and still hadn't seen the venomous snakes return.
The three snake masters put down their whistles, looked at each other and said, "General, I'm afraid our snakes have met with an accident and can't come back."
The right general was shocked when he heard this, and thought subconsciously, "How is that possible? It must be because the distance is not enough. You should get closer."
In his opinion, the Nanyan venomous snakes were divine weapons, invincible and unstoppable by swords and guns, and it was impossible for the whole army to be annihilated.
If Dazhao really had a way to kill snakes, he would have used it long ago, why wait until today.
The right general was convinced that their venomous snakes would be fine, so he asked the snake master to get closer.
The snake master had no choice but to move closer and blow the whistle again.
The general of Dazhao on the city wall saw it and said, "Your Majesty, it's Nanyan's beast master and general."
In many battles, Nanyan's beast master had always been far away and was well protected, so it was impossible to get close.
Today was the closest they had ever been to Nanyan's beast master.
Opportunities are hard to come by, and once lost, they will never come back.
Yu Zheng decisively ordered: "You lead the troops to go around and block their way. It won't take too long, half a cup of tea will be enough."
"Yes." The general hurried away.