The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 212 The First Day of City Defense

Changsun Ji was not happy about the chaos in the grain army below, which was expected.In this era, whether it is the grain army or the regular army of the Yan State, every time there is a war, recruits will rush to the front, which is already the norm.

The reason for this situation is not only the recruits themselves wanting to make contributions, but also the bewitching of the veterans before the battle and the acquiescence of the superiors.

For the superiors, one battlefield veteran is more precious than ten recruits.There are no new recruits to recruit. As long as there is food, they are like leeks that can't be cut.And an experienced veteran usually has to die forty to fifty before one can come out.So it will appear to be very precious.

On the battlefield, after a short period of chaos in the grain army, new soldiers came up again. These are no longer recruits, and at least they have experienced a war.

But at this time, they were just coming up to die.Following Changsun Ji's order, countless arrows were shot out immediately afterwards.Harvested the life of a wave of grain army soldiers.

After firing three waves of arrow rain, the Liang army left a lot of corpses on the way to attack, and rushed to the bottom of the city, and some siege equipment was also brought over.Dozens of ladders have also been set up on the city wall.

There was also a loud knocking sound from the city gate below.

At this time, the arrows of the archers no longer played a very important role. Under the command of Guo Dingxin, He Zheng, Wang Liang and others, the soldiers picked up the stones they had prepared and pointed at the grain army below. He smashed it down hard.

The weight of the stone itself plus the power it can produce when it falls from a high city wall is already very great.Some grain army soldiers who were climbing the ladder were thrown down by stones one after another.

Some lucky ones who were not smashed were also frightened and jumped off the ladder.Some have broken their legs and are holding themselves up with their hands, as if they want to leave this place of death.

Around them, there were some who had been hit by stones on their arms or legs just now, sitting on the ground, hugging their wounds, and howling loudly.

As for some soldiers who were hit on the head or chest by stones, they had already turned into corpses.A stone falling from a height can easily break a person's bones.

So at this time, under the city wall, some grain army soldiers could be seen everywhere with their chests sunken, their mouths half-opened, their tongues sticking out, and their huge eye sockets were wide open, and their eyeballs had fallen out of them.

Or get your head smashed with a rock.What was originally a sphere turned into a puddle of blood, white, yellow, and red mixed together.

Standing on the city wall, Changsun Ji felt the slight vibration of the city wall under his feet as the soldiers of the Liang army hit the city gate. Looking at the soldiers of the Liang army who died in front of him, it was difficult for him to feel turmoil in his heart. He was no longer the one who bowed in the dream. Sun Ji, who vomited on his waist.

He has not been in this world for too long, but there are already many people who died directly at his hands, and those who died indirectly because of him are even more countless. He is already used to this feeling.

At this time, the battlefield has already begun completely, and he is not in command now.After all, the situation of the city walls in different places is different now, and he can't command them at all by himself.

Therefore, it can be said that the command right now is in the hands of the three of Guo Dingxin. Compared with the role of coordinating the overall situation, he is more used to stabilize the morale of the army.

As long as he is still standing on the city wall, the morale of the army is stable, and the soldiers can resist the enemy with peace of mind.

The city wall is very high, and there are defenders blocking the city wall, it is not easy for the grain army to capture the city.This offensive and defensive battle continued until night fell. Under the city wall, the corpses of the Liang army alone had piled up into mountains. The pile of corpses alone was already more than one meter high from the ground.

At this time, Changsun Ji stood on the city wall and looked at the soldiers of the Liang army who were constantly attacking, and said to a man beside him: "The soldiers of the Liang army are so brave and fearless, but it is due to the folk customs of Yanzhou. If ordinary peasant rebels would have They have already fled in all directions.”

Hearing Changsun Ji's words, the man raised his head.I saw this man with a thin complexion and high cheekbones, it was Guo Yu who was raised by the eldest grandson Ji in the mansion.

Guo Yu shook his head and said, "You are joking, the general. The ethos in Yanzhou has always been Confucianism. How could it be like this? The rebels look like these, even the Northwest Army, which is famous for its fierceness, is not as good as it is."

"Does the gentleman know what caused it and the reason?"

Guo Yu looked at Li Chuang's frame in the distance and said, "I think this must be related to some orders issued by the leader of the rebel army."

"You mean, the supervisor team?"

"It's far more than that. If there were only the supervisory team. I think these rebel soldiers would not be so desperate in the face of death. The soldiers recruited by the rebel army are all the people in the city they captured. I think it must be Threats from family members, and then lures. Otherwise, this situation will not happen." Guo Yu said after a moment of thought.

"En." Changsun Ji nodded in agreement.What Guo Yu said was indeed reasonable, otherwise, he really didn't understand why the Liang army soldiers were so brave and fearless after being killed so many.It is fiercer than the regular army.

The two were talking when Ming Jin's voice came from the opposite side.

Hearing the sound of withdrawing troops, the grain army soldiers who had originally attacked the city also retreated slowly, leaving behind a messy battlefield.

As the grain army soldiers retreated, the defenders also slowly relaxed. The grain army continued to attack, making them keep moving stones to defend.Everyone is also exhausted.

Changsun Ji called the three generals Guo Dingxin over, held a brief meeting, and gave simple orders.It's getting late now, and the Liang army is also exhausted. It is estimated that the possibility of attacking at night is unlikely.

So after briefly instructing how to take turns to guard the night, Changsun Ji ordered the soldiers to transport food to the city wall to replenish some energy for the soldiers defending the city.

Now Dongwuyang has enough food, and the soldiers have been tired all day.Changsun Ji naturally wouldn't be that kind of brainless general who skimped on food.

Therefore, the food transported to the city wall was quite plentiful, at least the soldiers could more or less get some meat.

The ancients said: "If you can command soldiers as if you can wave your arms, you need to eat, wear and endure hardships with soldiers."

Changsun Ji agrees with this very much. Although some things are not easy for him to do, as long as he can do it, he will naturally do it.

After having dinner with the soldiers, Changsun Ji inspected the city defense along the city wall before returning to the Sheriff's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)