Chapter 387: Abandoning the City Wall
A moment later, Ma Gai, the guardian of the West City Wall, and Wang Qing, the guardian of the East City Wall, hurried to the South City Gate Tower. On the lookout in front of the South City Gate Tower, they saw Sun Xiu and Chen Mo who were talking about something.
Wang Qing had a rebellious personality. When he saw Sun Xiu and Chen Mo, he asked without hesitation: "What's going on? Suddenly summoned me here?"
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "General Sun has come in and met the big leader. The big leader said that he will explain when you two come..."
"What are you waiting for?" Wang Qing frowned and strode into the city gate tower, and the other three people followed closely.
At this time, in the city gate tower, Zhao Yu was standing by a table, with Jingnv and Niu Heng standing behind him.
Seeing Sun Xiu, Chen Mo, Wang Qing and Ma Gai coming together, Zhao Yu waved his hand and signaled the four of them to stand at the table.
"What's the matter in a hurry to call me? I'm very busy on the east wall..."
After seeing Zhao Yu, Wang Qing said unhappily.
No wonder he was unhappy. After all, although the east city wall where he was located was not as thrilling as the south city wall, the rebels' offensive was still fierce. At this moment, Wang Qing would naturally feel unhappy by being ordered by Zhao Yu and summoned here.
However, when he saw the blood on Zhao Yu, Jingnv and Niu Heng, he was stunned for a moment.
As soon as you see the three of you, you will know that these two have also personally taken the battle to kill the enemy.
...Is the situation so serious?
Wang Qing frowned and stopped talking.
And beside him, Magai was also full of surprise.
In contrast, Sun Xiu and Chen Mo were not surprised because they had received the news earlier.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Black Tiger Thieves on the South City Wall were able to hold on until this moment. The leader of the Black Tiger Thieves took action personally, which really inspired the morale of many people. At that time, even Sun Xiu and Chen Mo were very grateful after they learned about the incident.
Ignoring Wang Qing's complaints, Zhao Yu held his hands on the two corners of the table, looked at the four people in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I have to call four people to come, because there is something important to tell me... The current situation is very urgent. The city walls on the east and west sides are fine, but on the south side, the brothers involved in defending the city are exhausted seriously. Many brothers from the wolf are exhausted all over and cannot even hold their weapons... Although the six cloud ladders outside the city are
All the cars have been destroyed, but in fact the purpose of the rebels has been achieved. They have successfully exhausted our elites with the help of ladder trucks and the sea of people. Now they are almost all new soldiers who have been transferred from the militia team. However, the rebels outside the city still have fierce offensives. The horizontal and vertical surfaces of the city wall are too long. If they continue to defend, they will likely fall before dusk today..."
“…”
Sun Xiu and Chen Mo said silently.
After all, they are both on the south wall, so they are naturally the ones who know the situation of the south wall, just like what Zhao Yu said.
Chen Mo asked with his fists: "The leader summoned me to wait so far. I think there is a countermeasure?"
"Um."
Zhao Yu nodded and said in a deep voice: "Since the southern city wall is destined to be unable to defend, then abandon the guard and retreat to the city..."
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Xiu opened his eyes wide in shock and asked in disbelief: "Captain Zhou wants to surrender to the rebels?"
"Wait until I finish." Zhao Yu pressed his hands and signaled Sun Xiu to be calm, and then explained: "I said that giving up the South City Wall does not mean that I would surrender to the rebels, but I decided to fight the rebels in the street..."
"What's the difference between surrendering to the rebels?"
Sun Xiu suddenly became angry.
No wonder, after all, there is no concept of "street battle" in this world. Most sieges end at the moment when the siege breaks through the city wall, and then the defenders flee, die in battle, and the siege slaughter the soldiers and civilians in the city.
Perhaps because Sun Xiu's achievements over the past period are obvious to all, even though he questioned Zhao Yu angrily at this moment, the rest of the people did not scold him.
After breathing a fierce sigh, Sun Xiu looked at Zhao Yu with incomprehensible eyes and said, "Captain Zhou may have misunderstood you before, but since then, the General of the General of Zhou admires the Chief of Zhou, but today the General of Zhou does not agree with the decision of the Chief of Zhou... Once the city wall is broken, we are all prisoners of the rebels. How can we fight again? If the Chief of Zhou cannot bear the deaths and losses of the Black Tigers, Sun begs to send our Nanyang Army to defend the city!"
Yes, there are still hundreds of Nanyang soldiers under Sun Xiu's command, but their injuries and morale are not optimistic.
Looking at Sun Xiu who was a little erect, Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "I won't agree. General Sun and General Sun fell down the few Nanyang soldiers left. Zhou was not for outsiders and would not allow you to make fearless sacrifices..."
“…”
Zhao Yu's answer made Sun Xiu feel warm, but he still couldn't accept the former's decision.
At this moment, Chen Mo patted Sun Xiu on the shoulder and advised: "General Sun should not be anxious. It is better to listen to the leader explaining the 'street battle' first..."
As he said that, he turned to look at Zhao Yu.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu explained: "The so-called street fighting, as the name suggests, is to use the complex terrain of the streets and alleys in the city to fight against the rebels. As we said just now, the southern city wall is too wide in width, and there are more than two miles in the east and west ends. Therefore, thousands of guards must be deployed on the city wall at all times to barely block the rebels' offensive. The opposite of these guards is often several times or more than ten times the enemy... Once one of the sections is attacked by the rebels, the entire city wall will be in crisis.
.At present, with the continuous attack on the rebels, our guards were exhausted and had almost no energetic soldiers to send to the city wall. Therefore, the fall of the southern city wall was destined... For the long-term consideration, we should push into the city and fight against the rebels in the streets and alleys. The streets and alleys in the city are several meters wide and less than ten meters narrow. We only need to deploy a small number of troops to block the important roads everywhere, so that even if the rebels break through the city wall, they will not be able to advance in a moment."
After a pause, he explained: "When I saw the ladder trucks in the rebels today, I felt that most of the southern city walls could not be defended, so I ordered Chen Cai to lead the Brotherhood militia to set up earthen walls on the streets and alleys in the city, and set up a wall every ten feet..."
Hearing Zhao Yu's story, Sun Xiu, Chen Mo, Ma Gai and Wang Qing looked at each other.
Even though Sun Xiu still couldn't understand Zhao Yu's decision at this moment, he could not deny that the black tiger thief leader in front of him had a long-term vision.
"Can you win?"
After a moment of silence, Wang Qing asked, "I never understand your tactics. I only care about one thing, can I win?"
And this is also the most concerned about Chen Mo, Sun Xiu and Ma Gai, so after Wang Qing asked, the three of them looked at Zhao Yu at the same time.
"able!"
Zhao Yu nodded and said solemnly: "The right time, place, and people are all in our side, how can we not win?"
Why don’t you believe me in front of you? He explained seriously: “It’s the seventh day of the 10th month now, and the weather is getting colder quickly. In just over ten days, snow will begin to fall. Compared to us, in fact, the rebels are even more anxious. If they cannot completely capture Kunyang before the heavy snowfall at the end of the month, they will have trouble. This is the time. The streets and alleys in the city are complicated, with both streets and alleys and tall buildings and bungalows. The rebels know nothing about this, but our soldiers are familiar with the city and they can be on the streets.
To block the rebels, you can shoot the rebels from the window with crossbows, or even sneak attack the rebels' garrison after entering the black. Our army retreated to the city, not because our side lost the city defense, but because the rebels lost the battalion defense. They will not be able to stop our omnipresent sneak attacks, which is the advantage of the location; as for the harmony of people, I have asked Mr. Liu to personally inspire the fighting spirit of the people in the city, persuade them to assist us, and fight together to defend Kunyang... The right time, place, people and people are on our side, how can we not win?!"
“…”
Sun Xiu, Chen Mo, Wang Qing and Ma Gai were thoughtful when they heard it.
After a long time, Chen Mo nodded and said, "Maybe the only way right now."
Following him, Wang Qing and Ma Gai also expressed their agreement, because as Zhao Yu said, the southern city wall is destined to be unable to be preserved today. Even if people continue to be sent to defend it, it will only delay the time when the city wall is broken. Instead of doing so, it is better to try to see what Zhao Yu said about street fighting.
Only Sun Xiu was still hesitating.
It's no wonder. After all, he is a general of the Nanyang Army and has certain battlefield experience, but he has never heard of any 'street battle'.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu said seriously: "General Sun, please give Zhou a trust and help him."
“…”
Sun Xiu looked deeply at the mask on Zhao Yu's face that was still stained with a few traces of blood. Zhou Hu's previous words and deeds flashed through his mind, as if he was confirming this matter through Zhou Hu's character.
After a long time, he sighed and said with a wry smile: "If General Wang learned that I retreated in the face of the battle, he would probably regard it as a shame..."
"No!"
Zhao Yu shook his head and said, "This is not a retreat at the last minute, but a retreat as an opportunity to fight back... If there are no people, people will lose their land; if there are no people, people will gain them! If there are no people, people will gain them! If there are no people, they will gain them! If there are no people, they will gain them according to the gains and losses of a city and a place, they will be the final winner as long as they defeat the rebels!"
“…”
Sun Xiu, Chen Mo, Wang Qing and Ma Gai all looked at Zhao Yu in surprise.
Half an hour later, with Zhao Yu's order, the black tiger thieves on the southern city wall abandoned the city wall completely. Some retreated from the stairs inside the city wall to the city wall, while others retreated from the city wall passage to the west and east city walls.
Kunyang's southern city wall was finally broken by the rebels!
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The rebel soldiers who had fought for several hours raised their arms and cheered at the moment of capturing the southern city wall. In their opinion, this protracted battle was finally over.
After learning the report ahead, Guan Shuo, the commander of Changsha's righteous army, was also excited and immediately took Jiangxia's righteous army, Chen Xu, to Kunyang. After his subordinates cleared the blockages in the southern city gate, the commander of the two righteous army, Qu Shuo finally entered the city.
At this time, the situation of soldiers coming to report made the two of them stunned: "Report!... The guards of Kunyang set up earth walls in the streets and alleys in the city, relying on earth walls to block our army's advance..."
"What?"
Guan Shuo was stunned for a moment, and immediately climbed to the South City Gate Tower with Chen Xu, looking up at the city.
At this time, the two discovered that there was an earth wall every ten feet in the streets and alleys in the city within their sight. Countless Kunyang guards were hiding behind the earth wall and waiting for the battle.
There are countless crossbowmen standing or squatting in nearby high-rise buildings and private houses.
Frowning slightly, Chen Xu turned his head to look at Guan Shuo with a look of astonishment and said, "It seems that we have not won yet, but Zhou Hu... has changed his battlefield."
“…”
Guan Shuo said nothing, clenched his fists and smashed the wall in front of him hard.
At the same time, on the Zhushan Mountain on the west side of Kunyang, several men dressed as refugees saw countless rebels outside Kunyang City cheering while rushing into the city and looked at each other silently.
After a long time, one of them sighed.
Chapter completed!