Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 481 Fighting
Since ancient times, the most military achievements on the battlefield are the three of being the first to ascend, beheading the general, and capturing the flag.

Xiandeng can be promoted as the first achievement because the battle for the fortification is the battle with the heaviest casualties. First of all, before they approach the city wall, they will continue to suffer fierce blows from bows, bed crossbows, and trebuchets. Threats such as the moat, the traps laid by the defenders, etc., even if they successfully reach the bottom of the city wall, they still have to face multiple tests such as how to climb to the top of the city, occupy the top of the city, and then open the city gate.

Due to the backwardness of technology, there are only two methods for the attacking party to climb the top of the city, the ladder and the slope, but the latter is actually only suitable for the kind of rebel army that engulfs a large number of refugees, so the regular army actually only has one method , is the ladder.

But climbing with a ladder is also very risky, only in the front, in addition to bows and arrows, you will also face the pouring of rolling logs, rocks and gold juice.

Especially the golden juice, because it was made of dung and poison, and the defending army would boil it over a strong fire and then pack it in jars.Facing the soldiers who climbed the ladder, they would splash it on the bottom, and the soldiers who attacked the city would be burned to pieces as long as they touched it. Even if they were rescued fortunately, they would die due to repeated cross infection of the wound.

Under such a great danger, if the soldiers want to take the initiative to climb to the top of the city, they can only choose to give extremely high rewards.

Han Feizi once said: "In Qin's siege, whoever can climb first will be awarded Gaojue and Shangtian House. The old people compete to climb, and Qin can break any strong city."

Later generations followed suit. For example, Fan Kuai and Zhou Bo, the two great founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty, won the merits of being the first to ascend many times. Le Jin, the famous general of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, was also known as the "King of the First Ascension". , defeated Chao in Yongqiu, defeated Rui in Kuxian County, and defeated Yuan Tan in the battle of Nanpi.

It can be said that he was promoted from the lowest rank of officer to one of the "five good generals" by virtue of first ascending.

In contrast, beheading generals is somewhat different from capturing the flag. In terms of post-war meritorious rewards, beheading generals is naturally better than capturing the flag. When it comes to the actual impact on the outcome of the battlefield, the effect of capturing the flag is actually greater Some.

Because the latter is easier to hit the morale of the enemy and cause confusion in the enemy's formation.

The defenders took precautions, and set up an awning to ignite thick smoke, which blocked Ling Cao's vision and made it difficult to rush in. Even if they covered their mouths and noses, they couldn't fight for a long time. confusion,
But just before exiting the gap, Ling Cao noticed a general flag, and thought of this method.

He ordered the soldiers to take off their clothes and tear them into strips, soak them in the accumulated water on the ground, and then distribute them to the people and tie them on their faces. After a while, hundreds of people were ready, scattered or scattered in the rain, regardless of their shirts. Or the heavy armor, they all clenched their weapons tightly, even if they couldn't see their expressions because the cloth strips covered their faces, Ling Cao could feel the murderous aura just by looking at those eyes projected over him, and he couldn't help but be quite satisfied: the military spirit can be used!

"Split into two teams,"

Ling Cao raised his long knife and shouted in a deep voice, "Follow me all the way, and go all the way to the left."

As soon as the words fell, he raised his arms and took the lead, rushing into the smoke again.

Once again broke into the city, even though covered by cloth strips, Ling Cao's eyes were still stung by the acrimonious smoke, but at this time he couldn't care less. As soon as he stepped down, there was a "swish" sound, and immediately a dozen arrows greeted him head-on.

Ling Cao shielded his body with the saber while continuing to half-bend, rushing quickly, and glanced back, shadowy, followed by his own sons and daughters.

The arrows shot by the guards were very dense, and they didn't hit Ling Cao for the time being, which doesn't mean they couldn't hit the other Sun Cejun either. They could only hear muffled groans and screams, and Ling Cao's face twitched. The subordinates are quite confident that if they shoot some shoulders and hands, they will never show weakness in front of the enemy. Since they screamed, they must have shot the cheek or other vital points.

In other words, in such a short period of time, more than a dozen people were killed or injured.
Although he was so distressed that he was about to bleed, Ling Cao's movements became faster and faster. Seeing that he had penetrated dozens of steps into the smoke, and the pain in his eyes was piercing, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and immediately closed his eyelids.
Continue to run forward according to the feeling, while swinging the knife as a shield to block the bow and arrow.

From time to time, heavy objects fell to the ground and fell on both sides of him. It was unknown what weapons were released by the guards inside the wall, or the corpses of enemy soldiers that fell from the top of the city. One of them happened to trip him. He staggered, seeing that he was about to fall, but he jumped forward, pressed the ground with one hand, and then jumped up. Under the violent movement, the wound that had only been bandaged before burst open again, and blood soaked out, but Ling Cao seemed to be I didn't feel any pain at all, and continued to rush forward like a tiger out of the gate.

After an unknown amount of time, Ling Cao, who kept his eyes closed all the time, vaguely felt the light, did he rush out of the smoke? He tentatively opened it a little, and saw the shattered wooden parapet wall and one side piled up A small half of the brick wall appeared in front of my eyes, and then I looked over with astonished faces. They were some peasants wearing simple masks.

After a short period of sluggishness, the peasants realized that the enemy was approaching, and panicked immediately. Just as they were about to scatter and run away, they saw Ling Cao jumping over the low wall with a flying body. In a short time, four or five people were knocked to the ground, and they shouted angrily: "Wu Jun Ling Cao is here, anyone who stands in my way will die!"

"Can this also rush over?"

Tens of feet away, several Du Bos and Zhou Ju were dumbfounded at the same time.

On the top of the city, Zhou Hui, who had been paying attention to this gap, was also pale and marveled: "Under Sun Ce's command, there is such a powerful general?"

Immediately, he turned to the left and right and asked, "Cheng Pu and Huang Gai are not here, so who is this?"

Everyone in Shu County looked at each other, shaking their heads in disbelief. The distance between them was too far, and the wind and rain were precarious, but they couldn't hear Ling Cao's self-report just now.

At this time, Wang Zheng on the side said indifferently: "This man's name is Ling Cao, and he is a captain under Sun Ce's tent."

He has excellent eyesight, and he recognized Ling Cao when he showed his face.

"Ling Cao?"

Zhou Hui stared straight at the gap. At this time, the two armies had entered into a hand-to-hand combat. Ling Cao's performance became more and more fierce, like a tiger entering a herd of sheep, dancing with swords, invincible to those who blocked him, and no one could survive. After one round, he couldn't help sighing:

"A true warrior, Sun Ce really has a lot of talents under his command."

First, Cheng Pu captured Longshu and beheaded Liu Xun, a hero, and then Huang Gai attacked Hefei by surprise. He Hong, the head of the county magistrate, did not say anything, and then captured Lu'an.

From Zhou Hui's point of view, the two of them drove straight into the east and the west, as if entering a land without people, and they attacked the city and pulled out the village within ten months. Under his command, even Yuan Shu's side, I am afraid that there are not many people who can compete with him.

It's fine for Sun Ce to be able to fight by himself, but his subordinates are also so difficult to fight. The most troublesome thing is
It's not just one or two that can fight.

In contrast, the only thing he can handle is Wei Yan. The key is that Sun Ce also has Han Dang.

Although Wei Yan had the upper hand in the first battle that day, he also told Zhou Hui in private after returning to the city that Han Dang is also a fierce general with incredible courage!
If Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang, Sun Jian's former troops, performed well, Zhou Hui could understand it, but now that a not-so-famous Ling Cao suddenly appeared, and he also showed such bravery, it was really hard for him to accept up
Why is Sun Bofu so lucky?
What Zhou Hui didn't know was that if Wang Zheng and Huang Zhong hadn't dealt with Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, and Chen Wu (the sneak attacker in the First World War in Hefei), the three future Jiangdong Twelve Tiger Ministers in advance, Sun Ce's soldiers would have been defeated. Feng is even more unstoppable!

It's just that when he felt so emotional, Wang Zheng on the side frowned slightly.

It's not impossible to make others angry and destroy one's own prestige, but it has to be done according to the occasion, timing and target.

For example, the Heavenly Army under his command is brave and ruthless, and generals like Huang Zhong are bold and full of self-confidence, so in front of them, it’s okay to praise the enemy like this, and it can even serve as a motivator .

But in front of the generals in Shucheng
Especially at this moment when the pressure is so great, it is really not suitable!

Wang Zheng said in a loud voice: "Sun Ce's tent is full of talents, but in the eyes of this general, the princes of Shucheng are not inferior. Not to mention Brother Wen is unstoppable, Captain Tao is also a commanding officer, quite a Confucian general Charisma, and this one."

After praising all the civil and military people on the top of the city for a while, Wang Zheng looked at Zhou Hui, smiled and said:
"Furthermore, Wu Sheng, the general under my command, is also a mighty tiger in the world. As for Huang Hansheng, he is a master of swords and bows. Reinforcements will come soon. These people will come with the army. When the time comes, I, Xuzhou's heroic demeanor, will also be invited. Mr. Zhou County commented on one or two."

Zhou Hui heard that Wang Zheng's words contained criticism, he was startled for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he had just made a mistake, and hurriedly said:

"Generals Wu and Huang, Hui has been famous for a long time. Although I haven't seen them before, it is expected that they will surpass Sun Ce's subordinates. Oh yes. Lieutenant Tao Xian is indeed a Confucian general with both wisdom and courage, not Ling Cao. Comparable to a reckless man who is as brave as a man."

Wang Zheng glanced at him with a half-smile, and didn't say anything more. At this moment, a civil servant suddenly exclaimed: "Why did Ling Cao break out of the formation after a short time?"

"what?"

The crowd turned pale with shock, and looked over again, only to hear Wang Zheng throw out a sentence lightly: "It doesn't matter, this is what that Zhou Duwei did on purpose."

On purpose?

What do you mean?
Countless eyes focused on Wang Zheng again, and Wang Zheng said indifferently: "Don't you hear that the door is closed and the dog is beaten?"

Wang Zheng guessed right, Zhou Ju really had such a plan.

Having also seen Ling Cao's indomitable bravery, Zhou Hui was amazed again and again, but Zhou Ju immediately realized one thing: this Ling Cao's status in Sun Ce's army will not be too low!
An idea came to me spontaneously.

If this person can be captured alive, perhaps he can understand the current situation of Sun Cejun's troop mobilization, food and grass.

Of course, this naturally has certain risks, but after thinking about it for a while, Zhou Ju made up his mind, waved the military flag immediately, let the civilians by the low wall scatter, and the guards who were fighting on the front line retreated to the two sides, letting go Let Ling Cao lead nearly a hundred Sun Ce troops into the city.

Once the line of defense that had been struggling to support was released, not only did Ling Cao and others not have any suspicion, but their morale was greatly shaken, and they advanced dozens of steps in an instant.

Zhou Ju took the general flag and continued to retreat, preparing to temporarily evade the front and lure the enemy deeper. After all, in his mind, the purpose of Ling Cao's entry into the city was naturally to occupy this gap and destroy all the surrounding female walls. Seeing that the opponent wanted to wipe out all the nearby defenders.

The first step Ling Cao chose to deal with the vital forces of the nearby defenders was to capture his general flag!
So seeing Zhou Ju and others retreating, Ling Cao immediately chased after them. Even though the defenders on both sides shot a dense rain of arrows, they did not stop Sun Cejun's footsteps. Next, everyone roared and howled, followed by rushing towards Zhou Ju's side.

At this time, the defenders also discovered this, and a personal guard reminded him: "Captain, these thieves seem to want to rush to the battle?"

Zhou Ju didn't answer the question, but just paid close attention to the enemy's formation. He found that the nearly 20 people brought in by Ling Cao had divided into two groups again. About [-] people were guarding the collapsed wall, and the rest followed Ling Cao's rush. Can't help but sneer:

"Sun Ce has the title of little overlord, doesn't this fellow consider himself a dragon?"

Long Qi, the overlord of Chu Xiang Yu's general, fought bravely, and liked to take the initiative to attack and kill the generals. Because of this combat style, Han Xin understood and died in the battle of Weishui.

The other party took the initiative to deliver it to the door. Zhou Ju was not only not flustered, but also ecstatic. The first choice was naturally to capture him alive. The corps gathered other soldiers, while outflanking and cutting off the rear route, they wiped out the twenty or so people left behind by Ling Cao, and at the same time blocked the gap to block Sun Ce's reinforcements.

The formation had just been formed, and the enemy troops had already roared in. Ling Cao took the lead, and his momentum was astonishing. So far, he didn't feel tired in the fierce battle, but seemed to be getting more courageous with each battle.

In the next moment, the two armies collided with each other, and a short-bladed clash began!

It was raining heavily, the sky was gloomy, and it was almost night, and the surroundings were lit with torches.

Sun Ce's soldiers rushed into the city, intending to seize the enemy's flag, thereby damaging morale and expanding the results of the battle; Shucheng's soldiers rushed out of the city, trying to drive the enemy out, thereby strengthening their fighting spirit and stabilizing the front line.

Hundreds of people entangled in one place, shouting to kill was deafening.Blood was sprinkled on the rain, knives and guns collided, but people's heads flew up and severed limbs were scattered all over the place!
Since he was known as the Little Overlord, Sun Ce's best weapon was of course a long spear. The reason why he was dissatisfied with Wang Zheng's defeat that day was that he used the Chifeng Sword instead of his best Overlord Spear.

What is good at the top must be good at the bottom, so Sun Ce's generals with spears accounted for the most.

I saw a few pikemen rushing into the frontal defenders' shield formation first, and one of them was particularly strong. His spear pierced the shield in front of him and lifted it back, even cracks appeared, taking advantage of the situation.

Hitting the shield bearer on the face, the nose bone broke immediately, and tears mixed with blood flowed all over the sky. Another Sun Cejun stepped forward, raised his spear, and the tip of the spear was gone. The broken head followed the shield The left waist of the hand pierced into the gap in the leather armor, pierced through half of the body, and then came out from the back of the head.

In the Han Dynasty, local armies often grouped soldiers from the same place together, so that they were fellow villagers, which was not only good for the usual drills and fighting in front of the battle, but also enhanced mutual trust and combat effectiveness. The Yangzhou Army was no exception. The same is true for Shu Cheng.

The left and right sides of the dead shield player were all fellow villagers, and seeing his tragic death, they were all angry.Before Sun Cejun could pull out his spear, three or four defenders surrounded him.The shieldman not only had a shield, but also a short knife. First he was clamped with the shield, and then two or three short knives were inserted into the body.

But before these defenders could be happy, more than a dozen long spears had already staggered and pierced their backs.

Two screamed and fell to the ground on the spot, and the only remaining one roared before dying, threw a dagger, hit the attacker's throat, and pulled a back.

But after a short fight, the casualties of both sides have broken through single digits!

(End of this chapter)