Chapter 435: Capture Guangling(1/2)
Gan Ning led 20,000 navy soldiers to the gates of Guangling City.
"Go to a soldier and shout at the city gate, asking the defenders in the city to put down their weapons and surrender. Otherwise, once the city is breached, the consequences will be serious."
Gan Ning said.
"As you command!"
Zhu Huan said.
Zhu Huan arranged for a soldier with a loud voice to slowly walk to the city gate holding a white flag.
"Guards on the city wall, listen up. We, Governor Gan, have told you that your third son, the city lord, robbed the women of the people for no reason.
He also wounded our battalion commander Zhu Huan. If you are wise, please open the city gate and surrender and don't make any fearless resistance.
It's really useless. Our army has more than 20,000 people, and you only have less than 10,000 people. Plus Huai'an and Huaiyin,
The three places of Yandu have been completely controlled by us. Your Guangling City is an isolated city and there will be no reinforcements coming.
Think about it carefully and give you a moment to think about it. If the time is exceeded, our army will launch a thunderous attack."
the navy soldier shouted.
In Guangling City, many soldiers are anxious!
They did not want to fight the Xiakou Army. Once Guangling City was captured by the Xiakou Army, the people would have a good life.
But what?
The city lord Zhao Yu stood on the city wall, and the soldiers really didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Zhao Sima, relying on the city, can we withstand the Xiakou Army's attack?"
Zhao Yudao.
The man from the city lord's family was the Sima of the city. He looked at the city lord and felt extremely depressed.
I'm scared now.
What have you done early?
Damn it!
Who allowed your son to cause trouble and bully the people without opening his eyes wide? Now he has offended Master Xiakou.
"Lord City Lord, the opponent has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they are well-trained veterans of hundreds of battles. We have less than 10,000 soldiers and horses.
They are all a group of new recruits who have never been on the battlefield. If they faced each other in a field battle, they would have no chance of winning.
Now relying on the city wall defense, we can last up to three days. If there is no reinforcement in three days, we will be in trouble."
Zhao Sima said.
Zhao Yu's face was gloomy.
It can only withstand three days.
Reinforcements will not arrive at all at once, and even whether there are reinforcements is still a matter of fact.
"Reporting to the Lord of the City, people from Huaiyin, Huai'an, and Yandu have just sent information, saying that the three county towns have been lost. Master Tao, the governor, has asked the Lord of the City to defend the city and not let the Xiakou army break through."
Send orders to soldiers.
The soldiers on the city wall suddenly started talking.
What a joke!
Is it useful to stick to it?
Zhao Yu's face turned even more ugly.
I always feel like I was abandoned by Tao Qian.
Both Zhao Sima and the city lord knew clearly that there would be no reinforcements and it would be very difficult to defend the city.
Where is the Xiakou master?
Qin crossbows were set up one by one, but there were not many of them, only thirty crossbow carts.
However, it looks very cruel.
There were only three hundred steps away from the city wall, which made the defenders on the city wall feel the fierce murderous aura and send chills down their backs.
On both sides of Qin Nu were two hundred steps forward, with five thousand archers standing on each side.
Stand ready!
Navy soldiers can basically shoot arrows, and now they become archers.
Gan Ning is waiting.
An hour passed in an instant.
"Fire!"
Gan Ning ordered.
Whoosh whoosh!
Thirty upgraded Qin crossbows opened fire one after another, and all of a sudden three hundred thick crossbow arrows rushed towards the city wall.
Ten thousand archers formed three waves, raised their bows and set arrows, and shot sharp arrows, flying towards the city wall.
Blocking out the sun, the sky is filled with arrows.
When the defenders on the city wall saw Division Xiakou opening fire, their hearts suddenly became high. They were afraid of dying.
Seeing the rain of arrows in the sky, the defenders on the city wall quickly ran around, looking for shelter and shrinking their bodies.
Puff puff puff!
Dozens of city defenders were pierced, especially when the thick crossbow arrows penetrated the bodies of the city defenders, leaving a huge bloody hole.
It's too scary.
Zhao Yu, who was originally standing on the city wall, was attacked by Xiakou's army, and a sharp arrow came up to kill him. He was about to be hit by the arrow.
Fortunately, the bodyguards around him rushed forward and threw Zhao Yu to the ground, thus escaping the disaster.
Zhao Yu, a scholar, had never seen such a terrifying arrow rain. He almost finished the game just now, and Zhao Yu's body was shaking with fear.
Under the cover of the personal guards, Zhao Yu was quickly dragged down the city wall.
Zhao Sima also walked down the city wall with the city lord. Suddenly, only soldiers were left on the city wall to hide.
Whoosh whoosh!
Waves of arrows rained down on the city wall, frightening the defenders to the point where they didn't dare to raise their heads. Besides, the city lord and army commanders were all down on the city wall. Who would be stupid enough to pop up and shoot at the navy?
Unless there's water in your head.
Puff puff puff!
No matter how well the defenders hid, some defenders were still hit by arrows and fell in a pool of blood.
"Fill the moat!"
Gan Ning said.
More than 10,000 naval soldiers carried sacks on their backs and pushed wheelbarrows, and quickly rushed towards the moat.
The soldiers threw the sacks on their backs into the river, and the wheelbarrows dumped the soil into the river.
The archers cover the soldiers filling the river, so there is no need to worry about shooting from the defenders on the city wall.
Everything proceeds in an orderly manner.
In less than half an hour, the moat was filled in.
"The crash truck is out!"
Gan Ning ordered.
More than a dozen navy soldiers pushed a wheelbarrow with a huge log on it and quickly rammed it towards the city gate.
Boom!
The city wall was struck and did not move at all.
The soldiers pushed the wheelbarrow back and quickly crashed into the city gate again.
Boom!
Once, twice, three times...countless impacts made the city gate make rattling sounds.
One of the city defenders stretched out his head and saw that Xiakou division was hitting the city gate.
"Oh no, Xiakou Army soldiers are hitting the city gate, and the city gate is about to be knocked open."
A soldier guarding the city shouted.
puff!
The soldier who had just stood up and shouted was shot with a sharp arrow. A blood hole appeared in his chest, and a stream of blood shot out.
To be continued...