Chapter 141 The Second Bloody Battle
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On the top of the city, a messenger presented the letter to Liu Jing nervously. He was very scared, afraid that Liu Jing would kill his head in anger.
Liu Jing opened the letter and saw that the beginning of the letter was written by Lu Jing, deputy governor of the Jiangdong Navy..'
It was indeed Lu Su. After reading the letter slowly, Liu Jing couldn't help but sneer in his heart, asking him to surrender and promise to let him go back. Is this the so-called "ritual first and then military force"?
He pondered for a moment, and immediately turned around and said, "Get paper and pen."
He immediately wrote a letter on the top of the city, sealing the paint and handing it to the messenger, "Please hand this letter to your governor, everything I want to say is inside."
The messenger took the bow and left. Xu Shu was aside, feeling a little surprised. He didn't know why Liu Jing wanted to write a letter to Lu Su. Will Lu Su receive the letter and withdraw his troops? He didn't ask too much, but he was worried that Liu Jing would be confused for a moment and do weak things that would affect the morale of the army.
At this time, Liu Jing straightened his waist and shouted loudly to the soldiers on the city wall: "Today is a time to create history, let the shame of the Jiangdong Army be engraved on the wall of Chaisang. Today, each of us will become a hero..."
Thousands of soldiers and armed civilians were silently watching Liu Jing, and everyone's eyes were shining with light. Their blood began to boil, and courage burned in their chests.
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On the mound, Lu Su took Liu Jing's letter from the messenger and ordered his side to "reward him ten taels of gold, go down and rest."
The messenger thanked him for his gratitude and withdrew. Then Lu Su opened Liu Jing's letter and squinted his eyes and read it carefully.
Liu Jing from Jingzhou to the Governor of Jiangdong Lu:
Jing Jiu heard that you were a generous and loyal man. In the past, Gongjin was short of food, so he respectfully pointed out that he would give him a gift. He also told the Marquis of Wu that the Han Dynasty could not be revived, and Cao Cao could not be eliminated. He was a general's plan, so he could only stand in Jiangdong to observe the world. This is a good saying, which shows that Jing has a great talent who has insight into the world.
The Duke is a man of faith and a great talent in the world. Why is he so unwise this time? He is a stolen person and is played by Cao thieves.
The Cao bandits looked north to Hebei and were unable to move south, so they ordered Xiahou Dun to station troops in Nanyang to restrain Xiangyang, forcing Jingzhou to be unable to look east, attracting wolf smoke from Jiangdong. This is the plan of Cao bandits. Once Jiangdong, the cranes and clams in Jingzhou fight, and both sides will be injured. The Cao bandits will definitely gain the benefits of the fisherman. The benefits and disadvantages of this are clearly understood.
Although Jing was a junior, he knew the righteousness. Cao Cao was in the north and was strong, and he could not stand alone in Jingzhou or Jiangdong. Jing begged to give up his past grudges, purify his grudges, work together to fight against the Cao thieves, so as to protect the people of Jiangnan from the ravages of Cao's army.
Jing knew that Duke Lu was a loyal and righteous man, with a lofty eyes and was definitely not a mediocre person. He hoped that Duke would persuade Duke Wu to cultivate the two families, work together to fight against the Cao thieves, and support the Han Dynasty...
After reading this letter, Lu Su felt ups and downs in his heart. On the one hand, he was surprised how Liu Jing knew what he said to Wu Hou.
On the other hand, Liu Jing's letter of joining hands to fight against the Cao thieves also touched Lu Su's heart. He also knew very well that Cao Cao was their real enemy. The battle between Jingzhou and Jiangdong was ultimately cheaper.
It was a bit rash when Liu Jing sent him back with a letter, and he could not explain it to the Lord.
Lu Su handed the letter to Xu Sheng and Ling Cao, "This is a letter written by Liu Jing, you can take a look too."
Xu Sheng took the letter and read it, thinking quietly, Ling Cao angrily said: "Liu Jing, I want us to withdraw our troops in a letter. It's so damning. Governor, please order the attack on the city."
Lu Su glanced at Xu Sheng again, "What about Xiang's thoughts?"
Xu Sheng handed the letter back to Lu Su, sighed and said, "Actually, Bei Zhi also thinks his words make some sense, but the order of the Marquis of Wu is here, so you must obey it. The governor. If you don't fight for a long time, your morale will decline. Please order the city to attack."
Lu Su nodded slowly. No matter how Liu Jing said it was reasonable, attacking Chaisang was already an arrow. It was necessary. He pointed at Chaisang City with a whip and resolutely issued an order: "Siege the City".
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The loud sound of war drums sounded.
The low horn sounded across the earth, and ten thousand Jiangdong troops took the lead in fighting. They rushed in like a tide, holding shields in their hands, carrying the city ladders that were several feet high, one by one, one by one, and shouting to kill the sky.
They carried long wooden boards, which would spread across a two-meter-wide moat and serve as bridges. Ten thousand Jiangdong troops rushed over. Without temptation to attack, they directly launched a fierce attack.
On the top of the city, two thousand defenders and Thousand Minfu Army stood on the top of the city. The defenders looked cold and raised their bows and arrows together. But Thousand Minfu Army was a little scared. The overwhelming Jiangdong army outside the city made each of them tremble with trembling.
But the war had already broken out, and they had no choice but to fight. The Thousand Minfu Army was responsible for pulling the catapult and operating the stone cannon. The huge catapult was about two meters high, and the long arm rod was hung with a stone pocket. It was pulled by fifty people and could throw the huge stone of pound two steps away.
Liu Jing looked coldly at the dark enemy rushing up, and followed Jiangdong soldiers who were preparing to attack the city stairs. The enemy had already entered the intravenous area. Liu Jing swung his sword and said with a command, "shoot."
There was a loud drum sound at the head of the Chaisang city. Fifty catapults moved at the same time, swinging their long arms out, throwing out ten-pound huge rocks in the air, and dozens of huge rocks rotated in the air, roaring towards the dense crowd.
The huge rocks fell down, rolling in the crowd, and the blood-stained dust rose into the air. More than a dozen people were smashed to pieces, which was terrible. One after another, the huge rocks fell into the crowd, and screams came one after another.
The dense huge rocks also hit the siege ladder. A siege ladder was hit, and the siege ladder broke into several pieces. Dozens of people carrying the ladder fell down one after another.
The Jiangdong Army's siege ladder is simple and practical, with exquisite workmanship, with hinges and wedges. It is folded and placed on the ship and can be sieged at any time.
The Jiangdong Army even brought a ladder, which was a ladder installed on the ship. When they reached the water gate, the soldiers could climb the ladder directly from the ship. At this time, the Caohe River had been cleared, and ten siege ladder boats were slowly sailing towards the water gate.
But no matter how strong the siege ladder is, it cannot withstand the rapid impact of the huge rocks. In just a short step, nearly half of the siege ladders were destroyed by the huge rocks, but more than fifty siege ladders gradually approached the city wall.
In the sky, huge rocks were rolling and roaring towards the ground. In a short period of time, the catapult and the cannon moved four wheels, and several large rocks shot towards the enemy group, causing more than 2,000 casualties. However, the Jiangdong Army did not stop and they rushed into the range of the bow and arrow.
The defenders on the city were like rain, and two thousand soldiers and arrows were shot densely at the Jiangdong Army. The soldiers and arrows were used to defend the city, longer and heavier than the cavalry arrows. When shooting from a high place, they would shoot at the enemy with their own weight, which was more lethal.
The Jiangdong Army raised its shield to greet each other. The Jiangdong Army's shield was a wooden shield, which was solid and solid. However, it could not withstand the crossbow arrows at close range, nor could it resist the heavy military arrows.
Although most of the shields barely resisted the shooting of soldiers and arrows, many shields were still shot through by arrows, shooting the enemy behind the shield to death, and the soldiers screamed and pounced on them.
A siege ladder approached the city wall, and a loud bang, gravel splashed everywhere, and the first siege ladder hit the top of the city.
Immediately afterwards, more than ten siege ladders mounted on the head of the Chaisang city, and thousands of Jiangdong soldiers rushed up like ants, chopped with knives, stabbed with spears, shot with arrows, and rushed to the head of the city desperately.
Arrows on the city were like dense rain, and rolling wood and rocks were smashed like hail. They slashed the spear and stabbed the flesh and blood. The soldiers of Jingzhou soldiers used their long forks to push the ladder outward. A long ladder was pushed out and turned backwards down. A series of shrill screams came out from the ladder.
The Jiangdong army under the city began to counterattack, and arrows shot towards the top of the city like dense rain. Soldiers in Jingzhou were constantly shot and fell from the top of the city screaming and casualties gradually increased.
However, the continuous projection of stone cannons and catapults left Jiangdong soldiers nowhere to hide, and there were heavy casualties. At this time, only by attacking the city and destroying the catapults could the threat on their heads be completely eliminated.
The towering siege ship gradually approached the city, but was unexpectedly stuck when about the water gate.
The reason is that there are several wrecks one foot below the water surface, which prevents the siege ship from advancing, but this distance happens to be the range of the rocket.
As the rockets shot, dozens of burning rockets drew smoke-filled arcs in the air, aiming at the first siege ladder ship.
At the same time, accompanied by a bang, the stone cannon above the water gate also fired, and more than a dozen smoothly polished boulders shot at the enemy ship. The power was strong, and the ladder installed at the bow was smashed to pieces.
In an instant, the sails were lit by rockets, the fire started to burn rapidly, and the soldiers on the boat dived into the water and fled...
The fierce battle on the city was so intense. In the east of the city, General Pan Zhang led a group of Jiangdong soldiers to the city. Liao Hua shouted loudly and came with Yu Shoujun's support. Both sides fought to the death on the narrow city.
The sword slashed, the spear slashed hard, and Liao Hua slashed the big knife. A soldier in Jiangdong was cut off his neck, and his blood spurted like a spring, and his body fell heavily from the city.
The heart of another Jingzhou defender was pierced by the spear tip, and his heart-wrenching last scream broke out. He tried his best to jump out of the city with his last force, holding the enemy who killed him.
The blood of war is fully displayed at this moment, and human life is as humble as grass.
At this moment, people turned into wild beasts, cowardice and kindness disappeared, and everyone's eyes flashed with a fierce light of devouring people, and there was only one thought in their hearts: kill people.
The crisis in Chaisang City gradually emerged. Pan Zhang led more than a dozen powerful soldiers to defend the battle ladder and climb the city, causing the Jiangdong Army to continue to surge from here.
The power balance between the two sides is constantly changing. From Liao Hua leading the rest of his men to more than 90 Jiangdong Army, it gradually became a battle between the second Jiangdong Army and the defenders. Liao Hua and his men began to gradually lose their support.
Chapter completed!