Chapter 369 Siege War

Yang Zhengshan stood on horseback under the flag, looking at the gloomy sky with a solemn expression on his face.

The sky is very overcast, but it won't rain today.

Looking towards the city wall in front of him, Yang Zhengshan observed it carefully with a telescope.

Today is the day of the decisive battle.

He has been staying in Chongshan Pass for more than twenty days, and it is almost a month. He can't delay any longer.

All possible solutions have been thought of, and all possible arrangements have been made.

The only thing we can do now is to have a real battle.

There will be no tentative attack today, only a concerted effort.

"Report, General, the troops of Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen are in place and can launch an attack at any time!" A messenger came running on horseback to report.

"Tell them to stay where they are!" Yang Zhengshan said in a serious voice.

"Yes!" the messenger responded and rode away on his horse.

"Report, General, the Jinzhou Guards are ready and can attack at any time!"

"Report, General, the Jianning Guards are ready and can attack at any time!"

"Report, the front army's crossbows have been assembled!"

"Report, the cavalry on the east and west wings have been deployed!"

The voices of reports rang in Yang Zhengshan's ears, and Yang Zhengshan looked at the heavy mountains across the street without saying a word.

The necessary arrangements have been made in the past two days.

In this siege, the infantry of Tenglong Guard was the main force, led by Song Dashan, and they attacked the city gate directly.

There is a urn in Chongshan Pass, and attacking the city gate is the most difficult task, because they not only have to break down the city gate, but also have to rush into the urn to break open the second city gate. If they are not careful, they will be trapped.

The infantry of Jianning Guard and Jinzhou Guard assisted the main force in the attack. Niu Zhuang and Tang Feihu each led their troops to support Song Dashan in attacking the city gate.

The two cavalry guards were arranged on the left and right wings of the central army to prevent the cavalry inside the mountain pass from attacking the central army.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan also arranged for Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen to lead a thousand people each to launch an attack on the city from the mountains on the east and west sides of Chongshan Pass.

The terrain on the mountain is steep and the vegetation is lush, so a large-scale siege is not possible, but a small-scale siege is possible. If ladders cannot be transported up, then ropes can be used to climb up the city walls. Therefore, Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen led the elite troops of the Five Military Camps.

A war is about to begin, and the storm is surging.

The pervasive atmosphere of murder weighed on everyone's heart, and the terrifying pressure made it hard to breathe.

On the city wall, Prince Qing, Ji Feiyu and Hou Yao looked solemnly at the solemn military formation outside the city.

They all understood that today's battle was a battle of life and death.

Now that things have come to this, the only option is to fight to the death.

On the city wall, logs and rolling stones had already been prepared, the gold juice had been boiled, the bows and crossbows were strung, and the crossbow arrows flashed with cold light.

At this time, the soldiers on the city wall were all the elite soldiers under Ji Feiyu and Hou Yao. There was no other way. Yang Zhengshan used a piece of paper to make the people in Chongshan Pass uneasy. At this time, they did not dare to let those ordinary soldiers climb the city wall, and could only send up the most elite forces under their command.

"Your Highness, I have prepared horses at the north gate. If things cannot be done, Your Highness can go ahead!" Ji Feiyu said in a deep voice.

Prince Qing's expression changed slightly, and Zhang Yu behind him lowered his eyes silently.

"There is no need. If Chongshan Pass is lost, I will have nowhere to stay. Rather than being a stray dog, it is better for me to die on this city wall!"

Prince Qing said in a suppressed voice.

"Your Highness, even if you have nowhere to stay in Darong, the world is so big, there will always be a place for you to realize your ambitions!"

"Your Majesty, you still have a navy! You can go to the southeastern sea, where Your Majesty can do whatever he wants without any scruples!"

Ji Feiyu persuaded.

Prince Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Are you going to let me become a pirate?"

Ji Feiyu paused, "Even if you become a pirate, I believe that Your Majesty can make a comeback!"

Prince Qing did not speak any more. His eyes looked deeply out of the city.

After enduring for thirty years, all he wanted was a grand victory!
He hoped that he could stand in front of Emperor Chengping and have a chance to speak to him.

When he thought of Emperor Chengping, a tall, burly, and powerful figure emerged in his mind.

That was the impression Emperor Chengping left on him!
As for his father, he had lost all memory of him.

He only remembered the haggard figure lying on the bed in the deep palace.

At that time, someone told him that his father would become a wise ruler!
But what about the result!
It was not his father who became a wise ruler.

……

dong dong dong~~
The war drums beat and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

Thousands of soldiers rushed towards the mountain pass like a tide.

They either pushed or carried the ladders, or hid in the carts, or pushed the battering rams.

The beats of the war drums became more and more rapid, and the tide of attack surged.

"put!"

The bowstrings trembled, and crossbow arrows crossed under the dark clouds, landing on the city walls or in the waves outside the city.

Many soldiers were unable to dodge and were nailed to the ground by the crossbow arrows. Yang Zhengshan looked at the scene with a cold expression.

Siege warfare is the battle that tests the army's discipline the most. Soldiers must charge forward with the determination to die, and every step they take is covered in blood.

Being the first to die is no joke!
The engineers of Tenglongwei made more than one hundred ladders in total, and now the soldiers pushed the ladders towards the city wall.

When the first ladder was placed on the city wall, a pot of golden juice was immediately poured on the wall.

Golden juice is boiled feces and urine, which is mostly used for defending cities. It can not only scald the enemy to death, but also the feces are dirty, and the wounds are often rotten and festered, making them difficult to heal.

What the soldiers attacking the city feared most was the gold juice, because it was smelly and soupy. Once it was poured on the body, it would at least cause the person to lose a layer of skin if not die.

Several soldiers were unable to dodge in time and were splashed with the golden juice. They immediately rolled on the ground and wailed.

Seeing this, the other soldiers didn't care about them at all. They climbed up the ladders with ferocious faces, not caring that the ladders were covered with smelly gold juice.

A military officer with acquired skills used a ladder to gain leverage and climbed up the city wall in a few steps. However, as soon as he showed his head, a sharp long sword came towards him.

He raised his sword to block the attack, but he was unable to steady his body and fell from the four-foot-high city wall.

More and more ladders were placed on the city wall. The soldiers tried desperately to climb up, but were repeatedly hit by rocks and logs, or had their heads and bodies covered with gold juice.

dong dong dong~~
The sound of war drums resounded through the sky, without stopping for a moment, as if urging the soldiers to charge forward.

"Get out of the way, I'll do it!"

Zhang Hu, the chief flag officer of Nanling Village, watched his brothers fall one after another with tears in his eyes.

He gritted his teeth, leaped onto the ladder, and climbed to the top in no time.

He was greeted by spears, but he jumped with all his might and dodged the spears. At the same time, he grabbed the edge of the wall next to him with one hand and climbed up the battlement of the city wall with a sudden effort.

"kill!"

Zhang Hu roared, and chopped down two nearby enemies with his long sword.

But then more spears stabbed at him.

Zhang Hu's eyes narrowed suddenly, and without thinking, he took a step back and fell directly off the city wall.

There was no way out. He only had two choices at this moment: either be pierced into a sieve by the spear, or jump off the city wall.

Being stabbed like a sieve would definitely lead to his death, but by jumping off the city wall he could save himself.

The four-zhang-high city wall is very high, but as long as Zhang Hu can adjust his falling posture, he still has a chance to avoid injury.

However, the ground under the city wall was covered with rolling stones and wooden beams, making it difficult to land safely.

Zhang Hu was lucky enough to land on his brother's body, which cushioned his fall and prevented him from getting hurt.

But his brother was a bit miserable. He was stepped on by him even after his death. Unfortunately, Zhang Hu couldn't care about his brothers at this time. After stabilizing his body, he quickly raised his head.

His actions just now were not without effect. While he was attracting the enemy, two of his brothers had already climbed onto the city wall.

But the two brothers soon fell silent.

It's obvious that they are dead.

Zhang Hu gritted his teeth and rushed up the ladder again.

The cruelty of the siege was fully demonstrated at this moment, and situations like Zhang Hu's were happening everywhere.

In front of the city gate, Song Dashan was pushing the car hard.

"Bump it out of my way!"

They had a protective layer of wooden boards and cowhide on their heads to ensure their safety when they were ramming the city gates.

However, the gate of Chongshan Pass was not so easy to break open. Dozens of soldiers pushed the battering ram and rammed it more than ten times, but the gate only shook a few times and there was no sign of collapse.

"Hit it!" Veins bulged on Song Dashan's forehead, and he immediately pushed the car with all his strength.

And around them there were a large number of soldiers who wanted to climb the city wall using ladders.

There were bursts of roars, cries of killing, and screams.

Yang Zhengshan rode on Hongyun's back, observing everything with a telescope.

Now he is no longer the garrison commander with only a thousand soldiers under his command. He is now the general of Chongshan Town and can be said to be the commander-in-chief of an army.

As a coach, his primary responsibility is not to charge into battle, but to command the battle.

The soldiers of Tenglong Guard were all fearless and brave fighters. He could see that every soldier was desperately attacking the city wall.

The soldiers of Jianning Guard and Jinzhou Guard were not afraid of fighting. Although their performance was not as good as that of Tenglong Guard, they had also fought very hard.

It’s just that Chongshan Pass is too majestic, and it’s too difficult to conquer such a pass.

What's more, the enemies defending the city are not weak either. They are the elite troops under Ji Feiyu and Hou Yao, whom they have spent five years training.

Looking at those tragic scenes, Yang Zhengshan's mood remained calm.

He had long been accustomed to the cruelty of war. Even though he had lived a relatively stable life in the past five years, he should not forget that he had also waded through mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"Send the order, order Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen to launch an attack!"

Yang Zhengshan noticed that the defenses on both sides of Chongshan Pass had become much weaker and immediately gave the order.

Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingzhen were his surprise troops, who launched the attack from the most unlikely place, taking the enemy by surprise.

But whether these two surprise forces can be effective depends on the results.

(End of this chapter)