"The whole army charges!"

Le Yang carried a sword in his hand and rode his horse in the chaos, urging the Wei army to launch a tide-like attack on Pinglu City.

Leyang did not distribute his troops equally, but instead invested eight thousand soldiers and horses at the foot of the three city walls on the east, west and north. The remaining 26,000 people attacked the Pinglu South Wall where Shen Pei was in charge.

"It's better to cut off one arm than to hurt his ten fingers!"

Le Yang's idea was very clear. As long as he broke through a city gate, the Wei army could take down Pinglu. The reason why he divided his troops to attack the other three gates at the same time was to restrain the defenders on the other three walls and prevent them from coming to reinforce.

"Crash, kill, those who surrender will avoid death!"

Under the command of Le Yang, nearly 30,000 Wei troops were trampled on by dust, and the tide was like a tide rolling towards the foot of Pinglunan City Wall.

With the "pop, plop", one bamboo ladder after another was placed on the moat, and then the dead men holding the shields clamped the wooden boards under their armpits and rushed to the riverside, spread one wooden board after another on the bamboo ladder, and quickly built a floating bridge.

In a short while, the Wei army built at least dozens of floating bridges at the foot of the Pinglunan city wall, allowing the Wei army to calmly cross the moat of three meters wide, with thorns and bamboo sticks everywhere, reaching directly at the foot of the city wall.

On weekdays, Shen Pei, who had a tall crown and a wide belt, had a long robe and big sleeves, changed into a military style, went to fight to kill the enemy himself, raised a rolling stone and smashed it hard towards the Wei servant who was carrying the ladder in front: "My sons, I have made great achievements, and I will fight the Wei enemy hard and defend my country!"

With a "bang", the rolling stone hit Wei Zhu's head without any hesitation. He fell down immediately and was immediately stepped on by the Wei army rushing like a tide from behind.

"Climb the city!"

One ladder after another was erected at the foot of the city wall, rowing in rows, and it was endless to see the end. Countless Wei soldiers first climbed the dead soldiers and carried the round shield over their heads, and climbed up with a big knife in their hands without hesitation.

Seven thousand Wei army archers lined up along the moat and shot upwards on the city wall frantically, suppressing the Tang soldiers with dense rain of arrows, and covering the Wei army's dead soldiers into the city.

"I'll shoot for me, I must suppress the arrogance of the Wei army's archers!" Shen Pei gritted her teeth and shouted loudly, smashing down a millstone like a rolling stone, and roaring.

The Tang army archers on the city wall received the order and rushed towards the Wei army archers on the moat in the rain of arrows. Although the number was far inferior to that of the Wei army, they were invincible because they were highly condescending. The strength of the archers increased greatly. The Wei army was still shooting and dodged.

But the number of Wei troops at the foot of the southern city wall was too large. More than 10,000 soldiers were charging on the ladder, one after another, layer by layer, dense and endless, as if they would never give up until they swallowed Pinglu!

Although the rolling stones and wood on the top of the city were pouring out, it still could not curb the surging attack of the Wei army. There were many Wei soldiers climbing on the ladder, and they seemed to jump onto the city wall at any time.

Seeing that the situation was in danger, the Tang army, who was on standby, was ready to enter the defense, but was stopped by Shen Pei loudly: "Don't come to help with the war, we can continue to persevere! The Wei army's more fierce offensive is still behind, and we must not expose all our strength! This arduous defensive battle has just begun!"

Under the obstruction of Shen Pei, the three thousand Tang troops could only continue to stand by at the foot of the inner city wall. Everyone looked at the city wall with concern. Listening to the deafening sound of killing soared into the sky, they almost raised their hearts to their throats.

"Hot the enemy with hot oil!"

Shen Pei turned his head and looked at the foot of the inner city wall. He saw that the oil pans on nearly a thousand stoves set up on the streets and alleys were rolling, emitting a pungent smell of oil smoke, so he shouted loudly.

Thousands of strong people agreed, and rushed up the city wall with boiling hot oil in pots and pans, aiming at the top of Wei Jun to water it. Suddenly screams came one after another, and the smell of burnt flesh filled the air, making people feel nauseous.

The armor can block the crossbow arrows and the rolling stones and wood, but it cannot block the boiling hot oil that gets stuck whenever you see a crack. A pot of pot of water fell from the sky and poured it into the armor of Wei army, and the skin was burning and the flesh was bursting, screaming in pain. Many people could not bear the severe pain and fainted on the spot. They fell down the ladder like dumplings, falling down from a cloud ladder, and fell into a dizzy life and death.

The hot oil from hundreds of oil pans was splashed, and at least nearly a thousand Wei soldiers were burned to death. The injured one by one screamed heart-wrenchingly, causing great psychological shock to the other Wei soldiers who climbed the first to the death. They all shrank and dared not climb up again.

"Burn the ladder!"

Shen Pei shouted loudly, poured a basin of hot oil on a bamboo ladder with his own hands, and then ignited it with a torch.

The four-meter-high bamboo ladder quickly burned, and the raging flames rose several feet, separating the Tang army on the city from the Wei army on the city.

Other Tang soldiers followed suit, splashing hot oil on the cloud ladder, then set fire to ignite, and for a moment, fires burst everywhere. Bamboo ladders quickly burned, making a "crackling" sound, just like the sound of firecrackers before Fang Li traveled through time.

Le Yang was shocked and shouted at the top of his throat: "Retrieve the ladder quickly, so as not to be burned by Tang Jun!"

When the Wei soldiers received the order, they all hurriedly retreated the ladder. The Tang army on the city wall took advantage of the situation and smashed and shot fiercely. The crossbows were flying, and the rolling stones were pounding the trees at the same time. The Wei soldiers were killed and overwhelmed, with countless casualties.

The Wei army attacked fiercely for a day, and lost more than 2,000 people at the foot of the city wall, but still failed to step onto the top of Pinglu City. Seeing that it was getting late, Pang Juan had to order the Jin Dynasty to withdraw his troops and continue to attack the city tomorrow.

After the Wei army withdrew the troops, the Tang army had a short chance of rest. Shen Pei transferred the three thousand soldiers on standby under the city to the north city wall to replace the defense, replacing the Tang army who had fought hard for a day and had enough food and drink, had a rest, and then replaced the soldiers on the west city wall.

By analogy, the defenders on the four city walls took turns to rest, which not only ensured that the soldiers avoided excessive fatigue, but also did not give the Wei army an opportunity to take advantage of.

"Soldiers, cheer up and beware of the Wei army's raid at night!"

Shen Pei hurriedly filled her stomach, so she patrolled the city wall accompanied by Liao Hua, from south to north, from east to west, encouraged the tired soldiers one by one, refused to let go of every corner, and didn't even bother to wipe the dust on her cheeks.

"Please rest assured, Lord Prefect, we will swear to defend the city to the death and prevent Wei Kou from stepping into Pinglu!" A soldier, who was only fourteen or fifteen, swore his hands to keep warm while rubbing his hands.

Shen Pei stepped forward and grabbed the boy's cold palm, kept rubbing it with both hands to help him keep warm, and encouraged him: "Young man hold on, reinforcements will arrive soon, and victory will eventually belong to our Tang Dynasty!"

A firm gaze slowly rose in the boy's eyes and responded loudly: "Yes, Lord Tai, the Tang Dynasty will win!"

"Take off the gloves and put them on for the boy!"

Shen Pei turned around and shouted at his personal soldiers, took the gloves and helped them put them on last year. "You are still young, and you are growing up. The skin and tender flesh are not resistant to cold. Wearing gloves will make you warmer."

Looking at the wounds on Shen Pei's palm that had not dried up, the young soldier had tears in his eyes and shouted with his chest: "Report to the prefect, the young man is not cold at all. Please wear gloves to protect himself. Only with the prefect is there, Pinglu will be there!"

Shen Pei patted the boy's shoulder and showed an infectious smile: "Don't worry, your prefect's skin is rough and not afraid of freezing. You have to rely on you to guard the city!"

Inspired by Shen Pei, the morale of the Tang army in Pinglu City was high. They all wanted to burn their bodies and shouted in unison: "We are willing to live and die with Pinglu, the city is there, and the city is there and the city is dead!"

Ji Ling counted the number of people. After a day of fierce battle, more than 400 people were lost. The ratio of the war to the Wei army was one to five, and the number of casualties was within an acceptable range.

The night was pitch black, and the Wei army camp five miles away looked quiet.

Ji Ling wanted to leave the city to rob the camp, but Shen Pei flatly refused and repeatedly warned him that he must strengthen his guard at night and beware of the Wei army launching a raid in the middle of the night.

In order to ensure the spirit of the soldiers and have enough time to rest, Shen Pei ordered the defenders on each city wall to be divided into three teams and take turns to sleep in the city to avoid being trapped and losing their combat effectiveness during the day.

In the middle of the night, 30,000 Wei troops attacked. They quietly touched the foot of the city wall and found that the Tang army on the city was very vigilant and arrows were raining. They hurriedly retreated and reported to Pang Juan, and had to give up their plans for the night attack.

Le Yang was depressed in the Wei army's tent, and he punched the coach's case and cursed: "Shen Pei is really stubborn. He actually came up with a way to burn the ladder. He was on high alert at night. How should our army break the city?"

Pang Juan stroked his beard and smiled, summoned Le Yang to put his ears over, whispered for a while, and finally said: "As long as you do this, you don't have to worry about Tang Jun burning the ladder. It's just that your feet are easy to slip, so that the soldiers should pay more attention when climbing!"

"Haha... it's still General Wei's resourcefulness!" Le Yang laughed and took the order away.

According to Pang Juan's instructions, Le Yang ordered the Wei soldiers to sprinkle water on the ladders constantly, and a thick layer of ice quickly formed under the cold temperature.

After dawn, it is crystal clear under the sunshine, like ice sculptures and jade carvings. Ice ladders are erected, which is amazing.

"Continue to attack the city!"

Pang Juan sat on the chariot and pointed his sword, and sent Leyang to lead 50,000 troops to cross the moat and launch a fierce attack on Pinglu.

"Car with me!"

Le Yang raised his sword and jumped over to the horse, led 50,000 Wei soldiers to flock to him, and launched a storm of attacks on Pinglu again.

This time, Leyang gathered heavy troops to attack the Pinglu East City Wall. He ladders were erected, and a large number of bow soldiers suppressed the Tang soldiers on the city wall. Then, the shield soldiers climbed up the stairs and rushed straight to the top of the city.

Seeing that the city was in danger, Ji Ling hurriedly called the people under the city: "Hurry up and bring the hot oil to burn Wei Kou to death!"
Chapter completed!