Chapter 111 Siege
This look really seems like I've seen it somewhere.
But Jiang Shao thought about it for a long time and still couldn't figure out where he had seen it before.
In the end, he was just classified as one of the countless people in the world. There were always one or two similar people that he happened to meet at some point.
"See if you can persuade him to rebel. If not, kill him."
Jiang Shao gave the order.
But things had not yet been arranged. On June 18th, the hottest day of the year, the Northern Yan army launched a siege.
The hottest sun of the year was burning overhead, and all the grass was scorched.
The soldiers in the city were hiding in a secluded place, fanning themselves to cool down, when they suddenly heard the sound of raindrops falling under the eaves. They were wondering how it could rain when it was so hot today.
Standing outside the house, I felt a drop of rain falling on my body. I smelled it and felt that the smell was wrong.
"This is... kerosene!"
How could kerosene rain from the sky?
Is God crazy?
Just as they looked up, they saw kerosene continuing to fall from the sky, here and there. It looked like it was not raining kerosene, but pouring kerosene.
But where did the kerosene come from?
Before they could figure out what was going on, a rocket shot down from the sky, landed on the kerosene, and instantly caught fire.
Nowadays, there are not many houses built with blue bricks and tiles. Most ordinary people live in wooden houses with thatched roofs. Although Chongshan City is a military stronghold with tall and sturdy city gates, most of the houses in the city are still wooden houses with thatched roofs.
Therefore, with the rockets flying all over the sky and kerosene igniting the fire, it didn't take long for the city to become a sea of fire.
"It's on fire! Put it out!"
"It's an enemy attack. Go and report it to the general."
In a moment, the inner city was in chaos.
The soldiers were unwilling to watch the houses burn down, so they took buckets to get water to put out the fire. Many of them were killed by the hail of arrows.
At this moment, the war drums on the city gate sounded, shaking the hearts of the soldiers.
The Northern Yan army is attacking the city.
"Enemy attack!"
"The Northern Yan army is coming!"
"Hurry to the city gate!"
Outside the city gate, all the Northern Yan troops except the reserve troops came out. Yan Xingchuan led the army himself, with Shen Sui as the deputy general, and Shen Mo and Xu Dazhi as the left and right vanguards, and launched this siege.
Before, the Northern Yan army shot and killed ten people a day. They would occasionally come to harass, kill a few people and then run away. At first, the garrison thought that the Northern Yan army was coming to harass them again, but when they saw the army coming in a mighty force, they shot and killed the defenders with long arrows.
When ladders, battering rams, and catapults were all deployed, it became clear that the Northern Yan army was serious this time.
Cui Si, Shangguan Tong and others stood on a hill not far away, directing the battle from afar.
The sun was very strong on the day of Great Heat. Several people stood on the top of the mountain and there was some sweat on their foreheads.
Shangguan Tong looked at the city gate not far away with a telescope. Feeling the heat of the day, he couldn't help but say, "Soldiers, you've worked hard. After winning this battle, you can have a good rest."
Shangguan Tong and Cui Si had calculated before that if they attacked Chongshan Pass with fire and attacked from both inside and outside, their chances of winning would be 80%, and the remaining 20% would depend on fate.
If there was a heavy rain and the fire was extinguished, the Northern Yan army would probably fail.
After all the calculations, it is safest to attack the city today.
During the Great Heat season, the weather is extremely hot. There are scorching waves everywhere, and you will sweat profusely if you move.
On a day like this, unless Jiang Shao had accumulated virtue for eight lifetimes, he would not encounter a heavy rain.
In addition, the hot weather provided the best conditions for fire attack, pushing the chances of winning this battle to the peak.
Cui Si looked at the sun in the sky, and at the rain of rockets raining down from the cliffs and mountains, and said, "We'll definitely take a few days off, but we'll still be busy for a while."
Shangguan Tong also said: "Yes, if we break through Chongshan Pass, Yunzhou, Miaozhou, and Laizhou behind Chongshan Pass will be within the Northern Yan's grasp. It will take some time to conquer these three states."
However, the next three states no longer have natural barriers like Chongshan Pass, and the Northern Yan army will surely be able to capture these three states with great momentum.
Cui Si looked at the battlefield in the distance and raised her hand to ask a soldier beside her to raise the flag: "Raise the green flag."
Hundreds of people climbed up the cliffs on both sides, and each of them was equipped with a telescope. Someone was also sent to hold it and watch over here, waiting for orders.
If a red flag is raised, we will pour kerosene and send a rain of rockets to Chongshan City. If a green flag is raised, we will stop and rest.
At this time, the battle on the city gate had already begun. Ladders and battering rams were pushed forward. The vanguard soldiers held shields to block the rams and clear the way for the arrows from the city gate. The archers and catapults in the rear had also started.
Taking advantage of the fact that the garrison in the city was hindered by the fire and could not arrive for a while, the Northern Yan army approached the city gate at a rapid speed.
When Jiang Shao led his men to the city gate, the Northern Yan army was about to arrive at the city gate.
He stood on a high place and looked down, and Yan Xingchuan in the crowd also looked up.
Their eyes met, and there was a flash of swords and sabers.
Jiang Shao's face darkened again.
"Yan Xingchuan!
He was deceived. The battle plan in a month was just a delaying move.
If Chongshan City is broken, where will Jiang Shao's face be, and where will the face of the Pingguo Mansion be? If the old emperor blames them, the Jiang family will be in trouble. Do they really have to tear off their faces and rebel?
No, it's not the time yet.
The army approached the city wall and began to attack. Yan Xingchuan and others first climbed up the city gate using ladders to open a path for the soldiers behind them.
Yan Xingchuan faced Jiang Shao again, with his spear against the Yellow Dragon Sword, and the two started fighting on top of the city gate.
Wu Tu had been at Chongshan Pass for quite some time, but had never been of any use. In this battle, he was in Xu Dazhi's vanguard army, and was protected up to the city gate. Then, holding a long-handled machete, he started a killing spree, and every step he took was covered in blood.
Kill, kill, kill!
kill!
"Raise the red flag."
After resting for a quarter of an hour, Cui Si fired rockets at the people on the cliff.
The fire in the city was halfway put out and they were about to send people to the city gate when a rain of rockets fell from the sky and the fire broke out again.
After repeating this several times, the firefighters were exhausted and physically and mentally drained, while the inner city was a sea of fire, screams and cries were heard one after another, and the city was in chaos.
“It’s gone, it’s gone, my home is gone…”
"Chongshan City is gone..."
Chongshan City has a long history. Many of the former garrison troops settled down here, started businesses and farmed here. People live here and this is their home.
Now the house has been burned to ruins, years of savings have been lost, and even loved ones have been killed by arrows. The enemy outside is coming in full force. Many people have decided to retreat and leave the city from the other side with their families and escape into Yunzhou.
This kind of thing, once there is one example, there will be a second example.
Countless people rushed to the city gate and fled the city.
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