Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 238 The rebels are coming!

In Chencang City, the Han army distributes weapons and arrows to players who are stationed in Chencang.

The wall of Chencang was four zhang high, with arrow towers everywhere and rows of crossbows aimed downwards.

Although Chencang was a small city, its walls were tall and solid, and it had sufficient supplies for defending the city, such as stones, wood, and kerosene.

Two hundred thousand Han troops and six hundred thousand elite player troops are recuperating and waiting for the arrival of the Liangzhou rebels.

Li Qian led Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhai Changsun, Li Jing, Li Su, Li Rumei, Li Xiuning, Mu Guiying, Qin Liangyu, Huang Wudie, Du Ruhui, Xu Wei and other civil and military officials to settle in Chencang, and also brought 10,000 elite soldiers.

Li Qian and Xiao Lingxue and other players have a combined army of 200,000, and there are 50,000 Han troops to defend the western city wall.

"It is said that the leader of the Northern Alliance, Zhongwu Tianwang, obtained the template of a fierce general. He is extremely powerful and is good at using a horse lance. Many players and Han army generals have died under his horse lance."

Li Qian inspected the city defenses and felt the solidity of Chencang.

Chencang City can resist an army of one million.

No wonder Zhuge Liang had difficulty in capturing Chencang during his northern expedition to the Central Plains.

Li Qian searched for information about the rebels in the game forum.

Among the rebels, the player rebels of the Northern Alliance are the strongest, followed by Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou's Huangzhong Yicong Hu and Qiang tribes, then Bian Zhang, Han Sui, Ma Teng, and finally the kingdom forces of Hanyang County. The rest are small scattered forces such as the Southern Liang Gang.

According to players who have fought against the Northern Alliance, the weapon of the Northern Alliance leader, Zhongwu Tianwang, is a horse lance. During cavalry battles, he once charged into the battle line alone, was worth a thousand men, and was invincible.

Players in the Han army camp speculated that King Zhongwu had obtained the template of a peerless general.

Only a very few people in the Northern Alliance know which peerless warrior's template the King of Loyalty and Martial Arts obtained.

"The King of Loyalty and Martial Arts has recruited many brave generals and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. We need to be on guard."

"In addition to the Zhongwu Heavenly King, there are also two deputy leaders, the Xingwu Heavenly King and the Changwu Heavenly King. They have also obtained the templates of emperors and generals, and their military power should not be underestimated."

"Ma Teng should have been the strongest force besides the Northern Alliance, but Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Ma Yunlu and other generals have not yet grown up. Besides myself, Ma Teng only has Pang De as his general."

Li Qian analyzed the various forces within the rebels.

At this time, powerful generals such as Ma Chao and Ma Dai were far from grown up, and only Pang De was worth relying on in Ma Teng's faction, so Ma Teng's faction was not strong among the local rebels in Liang Province.

The Huangzhong Yicong Hu led by Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou and the Qiang army from various Qiang tribes were the strongest forces among the local rebels in Liangzhou.

Among the rebels in Liang Province, Han Sui is quite powerful. He has a group of generals and counselors under his command, as well as players following him.

Han Sui and Ma Teng roamed across Liang Province. As the princes of Liang Province, naturally there were players willing to follow them.

"The rebels are coming!"

I don't know who shouted in fear first, and everyone's eyes turned to the northwest.

On the northwest horizon, there were billowing smoke and dust, waving flags, dark clouds pressing in, and endless soldiers and horses covering the sky and the earth.

The players in Chencang City swallowed their saliva.

The rebels in Liangzhou were as aggressive as tigers and the atmosphere was suffocating, like a dark cloud pressing down on the city.

"No wonder the rebels were able to sweep across Liang Province with such force that five of the six Han armies were defeated, and only Dong Zhuo's army returned safely."

"Can we hold Chencang?" The players defending the city lacked confidence for a moment when they saw the powerful Liangzhou rebels.

The number of rebels in Liangzhou may be several times or even dozens of times that of the defenders!
"If Chencang cannot stop the rebels, Chang'an will also be in danger."

Du Ruhui, who served as the military advisor, saw how powerful the rebels were and could not help but sigh at the difficulty of this battle.

In Huangfu Song's plan, Chencang was a nail. The Liangzhou rebels had to be pinned down here and held for eighty days to wear down the rebels' morale. Then Huangfu Song would lead the main force to counterattack.

The attack and defense of Chencang are of vital importance.

If Chencang were lost, the morale of the Han army would drop sharply and Guanzhong would be in danger.

On the contrary, if Chencang could hold out for eighty days, the Liangzhou rebels' high morale would inevitably be affected.

The rebels all over the mountains and plains were stationed at the foot of Chencang City. Relying on their numerical advantage, they surrounded Chencang City with three layers inside and three layers outside.

Chencang City is like a lone boat in the impending storm, which may capsize at any time.

In order to prevent Huangfu Song from leading his troops to raid the camp, the Liangzhou rebels separated at least half of their troops and set up camp to the east of Chencang City to guard against the armies of Han generals such as Huangfu Song, Sun Jian, Dong Zhuo, and Tao Qian.

Even if the Liangzhou rebels took out half of their troops to attack Chencang, their strength would at least be several times that of the defenders, and the situation of the Chencang defenders would still be dangerous.

After setting up camp, the rebels took their time to build large siege equipment such as ladders, catapults, crossbows, battering rams, and siege towers.

The Liangzhou rebels, which have been joined by a large number of Liangzhou players, are different from the brave but foolish Yellow Turban Army.

The Yellow Turban Army only knew how to attack with force and use their lives to flatten the city.

The Liangzhou rebels not only have advice from players, but also various strategists recruited by players, including second-rate and first-rate strategists.

"This battle is somewhat dangerous."

Li Qian observed that the rebels in Liangzhou were actually capable of building large siege equipment such as catapults, ladders, and siege vehicles, and he felt that it would be very difficult to hold Chencang for eighty days.

If the rebels attack Chencang as soon as they arrive, they will surely suffer heavy losses.

But if the rebels spend several days building siege equipment and prepare to use it to attack Chencang, then the battle to defend the city will be extremely brutal.

As expected, the rebels were busy building catapults, siege towers, ladders and siege towers outside Chencang City.

Seeing that the siege towers and ramparts taller than the city walls were gradually taking shape, the Chencang defenders became anxious.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that as the days passed, there were more and more crossbows, catapults, siege towers, ladders, siege vehicles, and siege towers outside the city. Once all the siege equipment such as crossbows and catapults were built, the situation in Chencang City would only become more dangerous.

Large machines such as catapults, siege engines, and siege engines were originally designed for attacking cities and restraining strong cities.

"Given the number of rebels, they can build the first batch of siege engines within ten days. They can also continue to build siege engines while attacking the city. If we want to hold out for eighty days, we must delay the time they spend building siege engines. Otherwise, we will not be able to hold out for seventy days after they have built their siege engines."

Emperor Yuan glanced at the mass of rebels outside the city and knew that he could not allow the rebels to build siege equipment with impunity.

In order to consume the rebels, Huangfu Song will not come to support in the short term, and the defenders can only save themselves.

Yu Zi Tong Pao looked at Emperor Yuan: "What good ideas do you have?"

Emperor Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Raid the camp and burn these catapults and siege towers."

(End of this chapter)