Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 95 Siege!

"Husband, there is still no news from Jinyang East City?"

Inside the mansion, Li watched her husband Liu Wenjing get up, brought clothes over to help him dress, thought for a moment, and asked a question.

"The West City and the East City are separated by the Fen River. Now the bandits are surrounding the city. It is not easy to get the news!"

Liu Wenjing said softly, then looked at his wife Li.

"Madam, are you worried about Captain Fu in East City?"

Liu Wenjing asked.

Li did not hide it and nodded at her husband.

"That young man is pretty good! At the beginning, he requested to dig canals and request to transfer food, and was laughed at by officials and nobles in the East and West Cities of Jinyang for a long time! It's a pity that no one believed him at the beginning, and laughed at him as a rat officer! If someone had believed him before and transferred enough food, grass, and armor to the East City, it wouldn't be like this now. The officials in the city are always worried that once the East City is lost, the bandit army will be stationed in the East City and attack the West City day after day!"

While helping Liu Wenjing put clothes on, Li kept chattering, and her words seemed to be expressing her disapproval for the young man whom she had met once.

"Yes! If there was one person who believed it, then why would the officials, generals, and nobles in the West City be so anxious and uneasy in the city all day long?"

When Liu Wenjing heard what his wife said, he did not refute her this time. Instead, he sighed with some melancholy.

Thinking about this period of time, those famous families in the city, those Jinyang officials, and Yingyang Mansion generals!

Even the officials and soldiers were in panic all day long.

Liu Wenjing couldn't help but smile bitterly. Before this, no one thought that any bandits would dare to attack Taiyuan, but now with the bandit army of 100,000 surrounding Jinyang, everyone was filled with fear.

Instead, the young man who was laughed at by everyone at the beginning is now stationed in the city on the other side of the Fen River, serving as the West City of Jinyang, taking the lead in resisting the more than 100,000 bandit troops.

"Husband, if there is no reinforcement, how many days can East City be defended?"

Li sorted out Liu Wenjing's clothes and asked one last question.

Liu Wenjing saw his wife's eyes, thought about it, and when he saw that there was no one in the room, he sighed and shook his head at his wife.

"It is hard to defend the East City of Jinyang because of the people's hearts. The noble families in the West City of Jinyang have more or less people who served as officials in the Sui Dynasty, while the noble families in the East City of Jinyang are just poor families. Facing the attack of more than 100,000 bandits, those noble families will not want to be buried with the East City. They will even find a way to surrender the city in exchange for safety and wealth! Secondly, the East City of Jinyang can be defended until now, all relying on the moat dug before. Once the moat is filled, it will be lost at any time!"

Liu Wenjing did not hide it from his wife.

As the magistrate of Jinyang, Liu Wenjing knew everything about East City, whether it was the population or the city walls. He even went to take a look when the canal was being dug.

This time on the plain across the river, the bandits had more than 100,000 soldiers and were equipped with large siege equipment. According to Zhang Pinggao's recent attempts to send people out of the city, and Liu Wenjing's understanding of the people in the east city of Jinyang.

It is as difficult as climbing to heaven to defend the East City of Jinyang among an army of more than 100,000 rebels!

Just like what he said when chatting with Pei Ji last night, in order to defend the East City of Jinyang under such circumstances, it would be impossible unless the Genius of War and the Overlord were alive at the same time.

"grown ups!!!"

Li's eyes dimmed, as if she felt sad for the young captain in the East City. Before the couple could say anything else, a panicked voice suddenly came from the yard.

Liu Wenjing and Li turned around and saw the servants hurriedly coming into the room.

"Sir! The soldiers on the top of the city wall have discovered that the water in the moat on the other side of the Fen River is turbid and no longer flowing. In addition, there are many sounds of drums in the distance. It seems that the bandit army is already attacking the East City!"

The servant reported.

"what?"

When Liu Wenjing heard the servant's words, his expression changed and he hurriedly walked out of the mansion.

Seeing this, Li sighed, and thought of the young man she met in the main hall that night. Thinking of the look in the young man's eyes, it seemed as if he had something to say.

Li closed her eyes, put her hands in a praying position, and murmured softly.

"Buddha! Please bless me! Please bless me..."

In the quiet room, only Li's faint voice could be heard.

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Outside the east city of Jinyang.

Following Zhen Zhai'er's orders, tens of thousands of rebel soldiers continued to transport soil as if they had received a death order.

In less than three days, not only were towering mounds of earth piled up not far from the East City, almost level with the top of the city wall, but catapults were also pushed forward, and huge rocks could be thrown into the East City.

Zhen Zhai'er rode a war horse in front of the army, leading a group of generals and many counselors, looking at the east city of Jinyang.

Looking at the continuous filling trucks, the soldiers quickly filled up the moat while braving the arrows shot from the top of the city.

Zhen Zhai'er's eyes were full of coldness. The temptation of five days of massacre had already made the more than 100,000 troops restless. Without the moat, Zhen Zhai'er wanted to see how long East City could hold out.

"Report! General! The moat has been filled!" A cavalryman hurriedly came to Zhen Zhai'er, dismounted, and reported to Zhen Zhai'er.

Hear the words.

Tang Zhenhao, Yang Boyao and others looked towards the east city of Jinyang, their faces full of cruel and excited smiles, as if they had already seen the scene of the city being broken.

"Send the order! Attack the city!"

Zhen Zhai'er gave the order, riding on his warhorse, looking towards the east city of Jinyang with a cold gaze.

Dong dong dong~! ! !

Amid the sound of war drums, under the command of Zhen Zhai'er, cavalrymen carrying command flags galloped rapidly in front of the square formations of the rebel army, conveying Zhen Zhai'er's orders.

In front of the square formation, the captain in charge of the square formation, upon hearing the order, drew his sword and pointed it at the distant East City of Jinyang.

"attack!"

"attack!!"

In the roar of a famous captain.

Not only were the infantry phalanxes holding shields marching towards the East City of Jinyang in an orderly manner, but even the towering chariots, ladders, and battering rams were also pushed slowly towards the East City of Jinyang by groups of soldiers.

At first glance, the infantry phalanxes and the huge siege engines lined up side by side gave people a suffocating feeling of oppression.

On the city wall of Jinyang East City.

"Beware!"

"quick!!!"

In the city roads of East City, soldiers kept coming and going amid exclamations.

Soldiers and civilians were not afraid of the huge stones thrown by the catapults after they got used to it. After all, the catapults were throwing stones, so even the fastest stones could be seen. In addition, there would be soldiers responsible for a certain distance in the city roads. When they saw the huge stones being thrown, they would remind the people passing by behind them, pull them to the city wall, or even knock them down.

What really worried everyone was the high earth mound that was gradually piling up outside the city. The bandits had already begun shooting arrows into the city from behind the mound.

Arrows are much faster than thrown boulders, and they are also more frequent. The number of people injured or even killed by arrows is far greater than that of people hit by boulders.

"Get up quickly!"

Looking at the army of bandits on the plains charging over, the soldiers defending the city hurriedly climbed up to the wooden platforms on the city roads amidst the panic shouts.

The platform is several feet higher than the city. Since it is made of tied wood, anyone with courage can continue to increase the height. The soldiers defending the city are standing on the platform, holding longbows, lowering their heads slightly, looking down at the bandit soldiers behind the high earth mounds outside the city, and continuously shooting arrows.

However, since the rebel soldiers were on a high mound, holding up pieces of water-soaked and muddy wooden boards, the arrows could not kill many of the bandits.

At the same time, the advantages of the platform are obvious, but its weaknesses are also obvious. Almost all the catapults of the rebel army outside the city are aiming at the platform and throwing huge stones, trying to destroy it with the boulders.

"Fire arrows!"

"quick!"

Amid countless cries of panic, Fu Zihou, wearing armor and carrying a sword, looked out in the distance at the rows of rebel soldiers holding shields, standing in an orderly manner, and looking at the tall siege equipment.

Outside Qinghe County, Fu Zihou once led his troops to fight with Zhang Jincheng's troops. At that time, the bandits who besieged Qinghe County were completely not on the same level as the bandit army outside the city.

The armor, weapons, siege engines, and even the command phalanx were all identical to those of the military.

It would be more accurate to say that Fu Zihou was fighting an army rather than a battle against rebels.

"Captain, the rebels outside the city have been acting like crazy these past two days!"

Hu Jingyuan stood beside Fu Zihou, looking a little nervous as he saw the army of bandits on the plain outside the city preparing to attack the city.

Thinking of the number of bandit troops outside the city, Hu Jingyuan didn't know how many days Dongcheng could hold out.

"That thief general issued an order to massacre the city, so the rebels were naturally excited!"

Fu Zihou said softly.

Looking at the rebel army outside the city in the past two days, Fu Zihou's mind suddenly emerged with the words his former teacher had said.

For ants, the biggest temptation is food! For an army, the biggest temptation is military merit! And for thieves, the biggest temptation must be to massacre the city!

"Slaughter the city!"

When Hu Jingyuan heard Fu Zihou's words, his pupils shrank, and then he looked in horror at the rebel army coming towards the city.

　Note: I have checked a lot of information with a knife, and there are many types of massacres! Unless there is a need to replenish personnel, most of them will not leave any men, old or young!

　　
　
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