Chapter 281
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Zhan Hu's blow made all the soldiers inside and outside the city tremble. The officers and soldiers directly under the army in front of the city gate were so frightened that they gave way to the left and right and retreated far away. Zhan Hu ignored others and continued to take turns. He hit the city gate with his sledgehammer three times in a row. The head of the hammer hit the copper gate hard. Sparks flew up high and made a violent roar into the sky. It seemed that the whole city was shaking. It seemed to be trembling.
Mao An on the top of the city trembled, almost sitting on the ground, and asked urgently: "What's going on down there? Who is smashing the city gate?" He clearly did not see the Tianyuan Army having large siege weapons, how could it be possible? Is there the sound of a thunderbolt car hitting the city gate?
A soldier hurriedly ran over from the city gate. When he got close to Mao An, he said in a hurry: "Sir, there is a big man outside the city gate who is smashing the city gate. The force is so amazing that the gate latch is almost bent!"
"What?" Mao An couldn't believe his ears after hearing this. Just a big man smashing the city gate could make such a loud noise and have such power? If even a city gate bolt weighing hundreds of kilograms can be bent by the shock, how strong must this person be? Is it a human or a monster?
His face suddenly changed, he pondered for a moment, and said urgently: "Put wooden stakes against the city gate, use rocks and soil to block the city gate, no matter what method is used, even if the city gate is completely sealed, the opponent will never be able to break through the city gate. Come closer!"
"Yes! Sir!" The soldier agreed and ran down the city wall quickly.
Mao An knew very well that his side could only withstand the opponent with the help of Jicheng's strong city defense. Once the opponent was allowed to rush into the city, how could his 20,000 people defeat the 100,000 Tianyuan Army?
Following Mao An's order, the defenders in Jicheng found more than 20* tree stumps and blocked the two city gates. Then they organized the people in the city to transport stones and soil, starting from the inside of the city gate. Lei Qi stood up and blocked the city gate tightly. Even if the enemy knocked down the city gate, they still couldn't get close.
Under the command of Mao An, the Peng troops responded quickly and immediately made changes to block the city gate. Zhan Hu swung the hammer hundreds of times outside the city gate. The copper city gate was covered with large and small dents, but the city gate was not opened. In the end, Zhan Hu was so powerful that no one could Tired of smashing, he was breathing heavily.
The fierce attack of 90,000 Tianyuan troops lasted from noon to afternoon. During this period, they tried to attack the city several times, but the defenders fought hard to hold it down. At this time, Qiu Zhen began to shake his head secretly. He whispered to Tang Yin: "Sir, we can't attack anymore. Now our army does not have large-scale siege equipment. We are completely using people to push up. The losses are too great. It is better to withdraw our troops temporarily. , it won’t be too late to attack after the rear baggage arrives!”
"This..." Tang Yin muttered without saying a word.
Originally, when he thought about it, this small Jicheng was nothing to worry about. His own army of more than 100,000 could be leveled in just one pass. However, he did not expect that Jicheng's defenses were so strong and the defenders could be so tenacious. As a result, Our own attack was greatly frustrated. He was silent for a moment, nodded, and said quietly: "Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
"Your Excellency is wise!" Qiu Zhen agreed, as if he was afraid that Tang Yin would regret it, and hurriedly passed the order, sounded the golden gong, and ordered all the soldiers attacking the city in front to retreat.
In this battle, the direct army fought from morning to afternoon without making any progress. Instead, it suffered thousands of casualties. Of course, Jicheng's losses were not small. There were also two to three thousand casualties. Both sides were evenly matched. Who could None of them took advantage, but Tang Yin's direct army's march south was blocked by Jicheng, and the morale of the entire army, which was originally high, also dropped a lot due to the unfavorable attack.
The direct army gave up the siege, but did not retreat. More than 100,000 troops surrounded Jicheng and set up camp, turning it into an isolated city. This had been expected by Mao An for a long time. Now he just waited for Geng Qiang to lead the county army to come for reinforcements, and cooperated internally and externally to defeat Tang Yin's army.
In the evening, Tang Yin sat in the big tent, his brows twisted into knots. He had just received news from the rear that his logistics troops carrying siege equipment would have to wait two days to reach Jicheng. In other words, he would have to wait two full days outside Jicheng. Day, this will greatly slow down the speed of one's own attack. Similarly, it will also leave the enemy with sufficient time to prepare for war.
Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe, Guyue, Wu Guang, Zhan Hu and others were also in the tent. Tang Yin's face was gloomy, and everyone was silent, not daring to speak rashly. At this time, Cheng Jin rolled his eyes, took two steps forward, and said softly: "Sir, I think... it would be better for me to lead the Dark Arrow brothers to sneak into the city at night, kill the enemy by surprise, and take advantage of the chaos to open the city gate to welcome me. The army enters the city!"
"Oh?" After hearing this, Tang Yin's eyes lit up. This was a good idea. He tapped his forehead, looked at Qiu Zhen, and asked, "Master Qiu, what do you mean?"
Qiu Zhen thought about it carefully, nodded, and said: "This strategy can be tried. However, Mao An is a shrewd and cautious person. I am afraid that he has expected that our army will use a night attack strategy. As early as in the city, Arrangements were made!”
"Haha!" Cheng Jin smiled proudly and said: "Mao An is not a god, how could he have expected that our army would attack at night? Besides, so what if he could have expected it? Even if my secret arrow soldiers cannot succeed, they can still kill them all If you retreat, there will be no loss!”
This is true! Qiu Zhen thought about it and felt that what Cheng Jin said made sense. He might as well give it a try, or he might actually succeed in the battle!
Seeing that Qiu Zhen did not stop him, Tang Yin no longer hesitated. He nodded towards Cheng Jin and said, "Cheng Jin, I will act according to your plan. Once I succeed, I will light the fire as a signal!"
"Yes!" Cheng Jin accepted the order with a bow.
The secret arrow personnel led by Cheng Jin sneaked towards Jicheng quietly. Unexpectedly, the other party's defense at night was very lax. Not only was there no one on the watchtower, but even the guards on the top of the city were few and far between. If an experienced veteran saw such a scene, he would definitely be vigilant. However, Cheng Jin was inexperienced and thought that the other party was really defenseless. He boldly led the secret arrow personnel to sneak under the city, and then performed shadow drift. More than 30 secret arrow personnel went up to the top of the city together, and then flashed into the city like lightning. But just after entering the city, they heard the drums beating in front of them, and shouts of killing were heard everywhere. Before Cheng Jin and others could react to what was going on, barrels of kerosene flew in the air.
The kerosene was first put into a barrel and fired from a catapult. When it flew into the air, the kerosene had already poured out, covering the sky and the earth. There was no place to hide. Cheng Jin and others were not prepared enough. They did not even have time to use Shadow Drift, and were covered with kerosene. At this time, Cheng Jin suddenly realized that things were not good and hurriedly ordered a retreat.
But it was too late to retreat at this time. The surrounding streets and roofs were full of Pengjun soldiers, holding rockets in their hands, aiming at Cheng Jin and his party. The hidden arrows could dodge the arrows, but the rockets immediately ignited the kerosene on the ground after landing. The fire snakes were swift and ran around, burning the hidden arrows all over their bodies along the feet. In just an instant, more than 30 people led by Cheng Jin turned into firemen.
Cheng Jin howled, "Retreat! Retreat!" As he spoke, he didn't have time to put out the flames on his body. He used shadow drift to flash to the top of the city, and then jumped out of the city. The other hidden arrows dared not delay, and followed Cheng Jin, escaping from the city without caring about the blazing flames on their bodies.
As soon as they got outside, several hidden arrows couldn't stand the fire and hurriedly scattered the spiritual armor on their bodies. As the spiritual armor disappeared, the flames attached to it disappeared, but they didn't expect that arrows suddenly rained down from the top of the city. The hidden arrows who dodged the spiritual armor didn't even see what was going on, and were shot by the rain of arrows. Several people were covered with eagle feathers and died in an instant.
Seeing several brothers die tragically under the arrows of the enemy, Cheng Jin was heartbroken. He grabbed two corpses and shouted repeatedly: "Don't disperse the spiritual armor! Retreat, retreat, retreat, retreat quickly!"
The dark arrows carried the corpses of their companions, and their bodies were still burning. They were defeated in the rain of arrows from the Peng army.
In this night attack, the dark arrows did not even see the enemy's appearance clearly, and they were burned out of Jicheng alive, and five people were shot to death by random arrows. It can be said that they were defeated. There were only 30 people in the dark arrow team, each of whom was an elite dark spiritual practitioner. Tang Yin usually treasured them very much. Only one battle lost five people, which made Tang Yin heartbroken and angry to the extreme.
At this time, Cheng Jin, who had retreated back, also wilted, lowered his head, and was silent. Because of the spiritual armor, he was not burned, but his eyes were red and swollen, as if there were two big red peaches on his face. Seeing him like this, Tang Yin could not bear to blame him anymore, and immediately told the generals to attack the city at night to avenge their brothers who died in the battle.
Hearing this, Qiu Zhen, Zhang Zhe and other counselors came out to stop them. Not only was it not conducive to attacking the city at night, but the enemy had made full preparations. Even Cheng Jin said that there were sharp weapons such as catapults in the city. If they attacked the city now, it would be difficult to gain an advantage.
Under the persuasion of Qiu Zhen and others, Tang Yin gradually calmed down. The sneak attack of the hidden arrows could not be said to be fruitless. At least they knew that there were large sharp weapons such as catapults hidden in Jicheng. It was just that the enemy had not used them when they attacked the city in the daytime. It seemed that it was Mao An's trump card.
If the enemy used the trick of dealing with hidden arrows on their siege soldiers when they attacked the city, I don't know how many soldiers would be burned to death. Thinking about it carefully, Tang Yin couldn't help but feel chilled.
"Mao An is so hateful. When I capture him, I will skin him alive!" Tang Yin paced back and forth in the tent in anger, but he really couldn't do anything about him now.
He muttered something in his mouth, and his mood slowly calmed down after a long time. He said to Cheng Jin: "Cheng Jin, you go back and rest first. Remember to get medicine from the military doctor and heal your eye injury first!"
Cheng Jin was ashamed and embarrassed, his face flushed, and whispered: "Sir, my subordinates' night attack was not good, please punish me!"
Tang Yin waved his hand, sighed softly, and said faintly: "It's not your fault. If you want to talk about faults, I am much more serious than you. I have to punish myself first!"