The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 131: The Army's Morale Is Difficult
"Get out!"

The vanguard commander of the Jin army had a short walk in front of the ghost gate and was so scared that he didn't care about the ladders left under the city and evacuated in a hurry.

Li Quan's eyes lit up, he shouted, hurried down the city wall and led his troops to chase after him.

Yang Miaozhen did not stop him, but watched him go away without saying a word.

"Don't stop them?"

Mu Nianci looked at him with a bit of confusion and expressed her doubts.

"Although the Jin army was in a panic, they had not collapsed and their fighting strength was still there. If the two brothers went to chase them, it wouldn't matter if they died themselves, but their brothers would be in trouble."

She had only been in Juzhou for more than ten days, but her knowledge of military tactics was already quite impressive.

"It doesn't matter. The Jin army retreated so quickly that they couldn't catch up." Yang Miaozhen sneered. "That's good too. He can't even take the credit. Let's see how much prestige he can retain."

Just as she said, the two Li Quan brothers had no ability to command their troops. By the time they gathered their troops and left the city, it took them an incense stick of time.

The remaining soldiers galloped forward and had retreated nearly ten miles.

The two chased for a while, but as the sky gradually brightened, there was no fire to guide the direction, and they were afraid of being ambushed, so they had to return in embarrassment.

When they returned to the city, the soldiers looked at the two leaders with completely different eyes.

Gu Ping'an and the others were too lazy to ridicule anymore. They went back to their rooms to rest, gather their strength, and wait for the real tough battle.

After last night's experience, the two of them slept in each other's arms again, no longer in the awkward situation before.

The infantry marched with heavy equipment and supplies, and their speed was far slower than that of the cavalry.

Two days later, Pushan Anzhen's army finally arrived, set up camp ten miles outside the city, and released falcons to keep watch.

After recounting the 10,000 vanguard cavalry, only less than 4,000 were left.

Only two thousand men died under the rain of arrows, most of them falling off their horses and losing their lives in the chaos.

When Pushan Anzhen heard the details, he was immediately furious. However, killing a general on the battlefield was a taboo, and the night attack was his own idea, so he had to put it aside for the time being.

As the descendant of a famous general of the Jin Dynasty, this man was only average in governing the prefectures and counties, but when it came to commanding and employing troops, he did have some ability.

Yang Miaozhen's brother, Yang An'er, the former leader of the Red Turban Army, was killed by his father. Now when the two enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other.

However, Pushan Anzhen was not anxious at all. He besieged the city for several days without attacking it head-on. Instead, he sent troops to harass it from time to time, day and night.

This is also an excellent siege strategy, especially when the defenders are all volunteers who are full of enthusiasm and are annoyed by the disturbances. They just want to fight with real swords and guns.

The rain of arrows that was used to deal with the cavalry before was now useless.

The Jin army calculated that there were no giant crossbows in the city, so they would definitely use strong shields to protect themselves when attacking the city. Several people would work together to support the city. The arrows would hit the shields with a clanging sound, but could only leave a few white marks.

The shield could not stop Gu Ping'an's arrows, but he was only one person, and no matter how powerful his arrows were, he could only leave behind dozens of corpses each time.

For the 40,000 Jin troops, it was just a drop in the bucket.

Yang Miaozhen was worried that the news of the battle in Juzhou would spread to Haizhou, and that Laolang and his men would be ambushed when they came to help.

After releasing several carrier pigeons, they were hunted by hawks from the Jin army not far from the city. They had no choice but to send people to stop them.

However, I sent seven or eight people, but there was still no reply. I was afraid that they had all been killed.

Pushan Anzhen's strategy was really effective. The two sides were deadlocked until the tenth day. Li Quan could no longer suppress the situation and the soldiers in the city started a chaos again.

When the two brothers left Weizhou, they had only a few thousand soldiers under their command. They recruited soldiers along the way, and by the time they arrived in Juzhou, they had more than 20,000 soldiers.

Among them were bandits, robbers, and refugees who came to seek refuge. There was a mixture of all kinds of forces, and it was very lively.

He had no ability to command troops, but he was unwilling to hand over his men to Yang Miaozhen, so he had to make do. If the situation was good, he could still make do for a while, but if things went wrong, it would be difficult to maintain.

That morning, the two Li Quan brothers personally led their troops to hunt down the remaining Jin troops, but they gained nothing and returned in defeat.

The people they brought out were naturally the old people who had followed them all the way from Qingzhou and Weizhou. This group of people relied on their seniority and often put on airs towards the newcomers.

Whenever a dispute arose, Li Quan's handling of the situation was naturally biased, and resentment had long been accumulated within the army.

This great turmoil was caused by someone turning Li Quan's experience of failing to seize the credit and returning home in disappointment into a ballad and singing it throughout the city.

There were at least eight thousand soldiers who were dissatisfied with Qing Wei's former subordinates. Once they started singing, it was difficult to stop them.

Li Quan was furious about this several times, and the leaders of the group were beaten with military sticks many times, but people still continued to sing the song.

Even the young children in the city learned the saying, "How ridiculous it is for monkeys to rob the fruit, and return empty-handed, and they are furious."

At this moment, the two sides were fighting fiercely. There were hundreds of people gathered here, fighting with fists and feet, and some people couldn't help but draw their swords.

Gu Ping'an leaped into the chaotic army, kicked down several people, and threw the most violent ones onto a high platform.

"Stop it all!"

He mobilized his internal energy, roared loudly, and was about to speak again when his expression suddenly changed. He quickly took off his longbow, drew the bow, and put an arrow on it.

A hawk flew by, crying loudly.

The feather arrow cut through the sky and passed through the eagle's belly. It let out a wail and fell helplessly.

"Young Master Gu has excellent archery skills!"

Although the various factions in Juzhou City were at loggerheads with each other, everyone admired him. Upon seeing this scene, they stopped fighting for a moment and praised him in unison.

Since that day when he failed, Gu Ping'an has devoted himself to practicing archery and has finally made some progress.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Miaozhen persuaded the people earnestly and finally calmed down the internal strife.

At this point, she couldn't help but secretly regret that she shouldn't have let Li Quan leave the city.

"There have been conflicts among various parties in the army for a long time. Now everyone is disturbed by the Jin army. Even if this incident didn't happen, it would have erupted. This is not your fault."

Mu Nianci accompanied her back up to the city wall and gave her some advice.

At this moment, gongs and drums sounded, and the army under Pushan Anzhen had formed a battle formation and was slowly advancing. Even siege equipment such as battering rams, crossbow carts, and trench bridges that had never been seen before appeared.

There were also more than ten catapults that were slowly pushed out from behind the formation.

Looking at the situation, are they going to launch a violent attack?
With the sound of trumpets, all the soldiers climbed up the city wall, prepared battering rams and logs, hung the wolf-tooth batons high, and were ready for battle.

This Pushan Anzhen really knows how to pick the right time. As soon as the civil strife in the city was quelled, he had already assembled his troops and charged out. It seemed that the cry of the hawk before it was shot by an arrow was actually a message.

Brother Li Quan hurried over and looked down at the city.

Although they had fought against the Jin army several times, they were all field battles. They had never seen a siege army with such complete equipment and strict formations.

Arrows rained down, but it was difficult to achieve any success. A large group of infantrymen carried heavy shields on their shoulders and moved forward slowly under the cover of curtained carriages.

Behind the formation, beyond the range of bows and arrows, catapults fired a volley of shots, and huge stones weighing hundreds of pounds whizzed across the sky and hit the city wall like meteorites.

"Can we defend this?"

Li Fu swallowed secretly and couldn't help asking.

Yang Miaozhen glared at him and said in a cold tone, "If you dare to disrupt the morale of the army again, don't blame me for taking your life!"

(End of this chapter)