In the battle of siege in Jizhou, death was everywhere. After the ladders of Shiwei and the Khitan coalition were set up, the real hand-to-hand combat began.

You should know that in ancient times, whether the attacking side or the defense side, they were basically fighting with their lives, and the result was heavy casualties. For the attacking side, even if they lucky enough to capture the city, the city would mostly become a waste city and have no actual benefits. For the defense side, even if they defended the city, they would actually have to suffer major casualties.

At this time, some people will definitely ask, since they have suffered heavy losses, why did Shi Wei not take a detour and directly attack Fan Yang?

It's very simple to be afraid of sneak attacks behind the scenes.

There are some examples of war, and the most recent one is the well-known Battle of Suiyang.

According to historical records, Suiyang City was the only channel to the rich Jianghuai area in the north. Once it was lost, the rebels could capture the Jianghuai area and the Tang army would suffer heavy losses.

The rebel general Yin Ziqi led his army to attack Suiyang City, while the Tang Dynasty guard Zhang Xun vowed to defend the city to the death. According to information, Zhang Xun led only 6,000 soldiers to resist 100,000 rebels, although the rebels eventually captured Suiyang City.

But not long after, the main force of the Tang army arrived and Suiyang returned to the Tang Dynasty again. So why didn’t Yin Ziqi’s rebels take a detour?

The most fundamental reason is that Yin Ziqi is very worried that Zhang Xun's army would raid from behind. In fact, there are many similar things. As we all know, the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia had fought for decades, and the two sides continued in this city for decades around Xiangyang City. Although the Mongolian army captured Xiangyang City, they suffered heavy losses.

In fact, it is not only in ancient times, but also in modern wars of resistance against Japan. According to data, the Japanese army launched four battles in Changsha, and the first three were repelled by the Chinese army. On the fourth time, the Japanese army finally captured Changsha City. In Hengyang City, the Chinese defenders once again launched the battle of Hengyang with the Japanese army, and greatly injured the Japanese army.

If you bypass Jizhou and fight Fanyang, if Fanyang cannot catch it, then Jizhou will go to catch the back road, and then the coalition forces of Shiwei and Khitan will definitely lose, so the best way is to fight honestly one by one.

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"kill...!"

At the city of Jizhou, there were shouts of killing everywhere, and ladders were leaning tightly on the Jizhou city wall. The cavalry of the Wei army dismounted and rushed up without saying a word. You must know that these Wei cavalry did not even have armor, just a single piece of clothing.

The united soldiers of Jizhou above the city also shot arrows down one after another.

Unfortunately, the archery skills of the united soldiers are not as good as those of the Wei cavalry. As soon as they emerged from the city wall, they were shot in the head with an arrow.

When you watch movies and TV dramas, you must have watched the ladder, so when you are siege, you will definitely say, "If you want to push the ladder, you won't just push it off." In the real battlefield, after the ladder is mounted, you can't push it off at all.

The cloud ladder is not just an ordinary ladder for climbing up! According to legend, it is a weapon designed and manufactured by the famous craftsman Lu Ban for King Hui of Chu. Its front end is designed with a unique hook that can firmly hook the city wall. The bottom is not the same as the ordinary ladder, but is set in a chariot shape and can move back and forth according to the situation of the battle. The part of the ladder is lifted and lowered by pulleys. How can such an object be simply pushed down?

Besides, the ancient city wall was at least 10 meters high, and the length of the ladder was naturally more than 10 meters. In order not to break in the middle and increase combat effectiveness, the workmanship and materials were naturally very strong. Such a huge object was already powerful just by laying it flat, not to mention that the bottom gravity support was placed on the city wall! And once the ladder was used, it proved that the attacked party was almost unable to hold it. At this time, they lacked manpower and had to resist other attacks. How could they have the power to push down the ladder!

In addition, the top of the ladder will also be coated with venom, or a poison needle is inserted, sharpening the top of the ladder, etc., to prevent the enemy from pushing it down in the fastest and most direct way.

By the Tang Dynasty, technology improved and a "substitute ladder" was added to the original ladder body. The top of this ladder was equipped with a wheel that could roll up and down on the surface of the city wall. This kind of ladder was called "Flying Ladder", which had stronger combat power! So, it was not that they didn't want to push it down directly, but they couldn't do it!

Not only that, if your head emerges from the city wall, then the archer below will tell you how to be a human being. The archery technique is so accurate that it will be killed if it appears. Therefore, it is unlikely to push the ladder.

Even when throwing rocks, rolling wood, and pouring gold juice under the city, you must be careful. If you don’t have any problems, you will die on the city wall.

This time, the Wei army robbed Yingzhou and brought a large number of siege weapons, crossbows, and weapons... All 70,000 cavalrymen attacked, exerting a desperate momentum. Although the border guards and united soldiers in Jizhou also worked hard, it was just bitter that they could not defeat the Wei and the Khitan coalition forces.

The offensive and defensive battle in Jizhou probably took about two hours of battle and ended with the breaking of Jizhou City.

At this time, Wen Menggu made a bold decision. Jizhou broke through and did not go to rest. With the aura of brave victory in the war, he continued to attack Fan Yang and waited for Fan Yang to rest.

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"What...you say it again..."

In the prefect of Fanyang Prefect's Mansion, the prefect Cen Xi finally met the person who came from Jizhou to report the news.

When Cen Xi heard that Shi Wei was attacking and Jizhou was surrounded, he also showed horror.

"Premier Cen, Shi Wei and Khitan coalition forces have a total of 70,000 troops, and have surrounded my Jizhou. At this time, the siege may have begun. Please give me a fast horse and I want to send the battle report to Shendu.

As for Prefect Cen, you should also organize the troops quickly. If nothing unexpected happens, Jizhou will last less than two days. Shi Wei came too fast this time, so we can't react, so Prefect Cen please make arrangements quickly."

"Okay...Okay...!" After hearing what the person who reported the news, Cen Xi said yes, but there was a layer of fine sweat on his head.

There is no way, Fan Yang has no soldiers to use. You should know that the Tang Dynasty used the system of government soldiers. Seriously, the system of government soldiers was very practical during the warlords' melee, and directly improved the combat effectiveness of the army.

However, after entering the prosperous era, the system of government troops that originally relied on for survival had a series of problems.

The system of the government soldiers was similar to the medieval European knight system. The government soldiers had their own arable land and were engaged in agricultural labor.

During the slack season, other farmers needed to perform corvee service, while the soldiers in the government carried out military training. Therefore, the soldiers had high combat quality and were much stronger than the temporary patchwork army. Once the war broke out, the soldiers prepared their own weapons, horses and food, and followed the army to fight.

But trouble comes here.
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