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Chapter 531 I don't care about casualty figures, I just want the Wild King!
"Prime Minister! Prime Minister, look! Soldiers have already scaled the city walls!!"

Gao Yu's command vehicle did not cross the moat, but instead supervised the battle from a distance at the rear.

Liu Yi pointed excitedly to the left side of the city wall at the north gate, where soldiers from two ladder trucks were continuously climbing up the wall and eventually reaching the top.

Having only a few soldiers climb the city wall does not constitute a true success.

Success can only be considered achieved after the defenders on the city wall are forced to retreat, thus creating enough space for subsequent soldiers to climb the wall.

Gao Yu looked over.

Indeed, the fact that the soldiers below were able to continuously climb up the city wall proved that the soldiers who first reached the city wall had completed the 'first climb' and had stably occupied a small area on the city wall!

After such a long and fierce attack, seeing the gruesome deaths of countless soldiers, Gao Yu was also heartbroken.

But that's how sieges are!
If you can't persuade the enemy to surrender during a siege, and you can't get an inside agent to secretly open the city gates...

This is what a forced siege is all about.

It's like having a hard bone in front of you. Even if you manage to chew it down eventually, you'll still break a few teeth!

"it is good!"

Gao Yu immediately gave the order, "The enemy must be in a state of confusion right now, so let's continue the attack from the other directions and keep them from paying attention to both ends! Let's take the city wall in one fell swoop!"

Things are bustling ahead.

People were constantly coming and going around Gao Yu's command vehicle.

The main force attacked the north gate, attracting the most attention from the enemy. However, Gao Ang and Quan Jun were also commanding two detachments to attack the city from the east and west.

Although the number of troops is not that many, the number of troops defending the city walls will also be reduced accordingly.

With the city wall at the North Gate at risk of falling, Chi Lie Yanqing will surely mobilize a large number of reserve troops to the North Gate to strengthen the defenses. This means that the flanking forces attacking from the other two directions will have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation!

Not a moment.

Gao Yang hurriedly approached Gao Yu.

"Prime Minister! General Wang's messenger has arrived with a message, saying that he has blocked the reinforcements coming from the south on the south bank of the river and will not let a single soldier cross the river to relieve the siege of Yewang!"

Gao Yu had long ago instructed Dou Tai, who was far away in Shanyang, to replenish Wang Sizheng's troops in order to block the reinforcements coming from the south.

The Qinshui and Danshui rivers both flow from north to south, but after they converge at Yewang, they flow eastward into the Yellow River, changing their flow direction to east to west.

If reinforcements from the south were to come to relieve the siege of Yewang, they would have to cross the river to the north bank. If they were blocked on the south bank, it would mean that reinforcements from the south could not come to their aid.

Gao Yu nodded. "Pass on my order: have the soldiers at the front continue their fierce attack and strive to capture Yewang today! Don't give the enemy a chance to catch their breath!"

The sooner you take down the jungler, the better it will be for you.

This could catch Erzhu Rong off guard. Erzhu Rong certainly doesn't know the specific situation of Ye Wang right now. In normal thinking, a well-defended city should be able to hold out for at least a month, right?
Erzhu Rong could have allowed the reinforcements in the rear to recuperate and build up their strength.

Once the Gao Yu army is exhausted from attacking the city, they can then pick up the scraps.

After all, there was no radio in ancient times. Even if the news of the Wild King could be transmitted back to Luoyang by fast horse in just one day, it was still a valuable information gap!
"Here!"

Gao Yu waved his hand and sent the reserve team behind him forward as well!

at this time.

He didn't want to hear the casualty figures; all he wanted was the jungler!
………………

More and more breaches were made in the city wall, which was being breached. The north city wall was like a ship with holes on all four sides. One or two holes could be plugged, but with water leaking from all four sides, the ship was destined to sink.

Chilie Yanqing has already withdrawn from the city tower.

"General, we can't hold them off! The enemy is too brave, each one of them is fearless and reckless. We simply can't take back the lost territory."

Listening to the deputy general's report, Chilie Yanqing was already numb.

He doesn't understand.

Most of the soldiers guarding the city walls were local troops transferred from Guanzhong.

They were both soldiers of the local government.

Why are the soldiers under Gao Yu's command so brave and valiant, while my own soldiers are so easily defeated?
One piece of bad news after another came.

"Report, General! The east gate tower has fallen!!"

This news came like a bolt from the blue, leaving Chilie Yanqing completely stunned.

The guards beside him also changed their expressions drastically. Two city gates had fallen in succession, so what about the third?

Despite their reluctance to believe it, the harsh reality was laid bare before them.

Wild King...

Can't hold on any longer.

It's hard to believe, but although Yewang wasn't as big as cities like Jinyang or Luoyang, it was still a formidable city as the capital of Hanoi Commandery. Yet it was so easily breached without any inside help.

Chi Lieyanqing regretted it.

He regretted deploying too many elite troops to Hebasheng outside the city. If the city walls had been defended by elite soldiers, instead of so many temporarily conscripted county and county peasant soldiers and able-bodied men, the situation might have been different. There's no going back.

Anyone in his position would have made the same decision.

Ultimately, it was a matter of underestimating the fighting power of Gao Yu's elite troops, their morale, and their courage to face death.

The deputy general standing nearby quickly spoke up to persuade him.

"General... let's retreat! There are no attacking soldiers outside the south gate. We will cover your retreat..."

retreat?

Chi Lieyanqing gave a bitter smile.

Can I withdraw?
Although he was a general highly regarded by Erzhu Rong, he had previously led his army from Yuzhou to attack Xuzhou, but was blocked by Yang Kan's army at Juyang and returned empty-handed.

at the moment.

He was defeated once again.

Moreover, this failure is of extraordinary significance in both its circumstances and its implications!

Anyone with eyesight can see it.

After being utterly defeated by Gao Yu in the battle of Hebei, Erzhu Rong, though still holding half the territory, was no longer as powerful as Gao Yu and had shifted to a defensive posture.

and.

Erzhu Rong's personal prestige suffered a severe blow.

now.

Once the Wild King is lost, the entire Hanoi County will be quickly annexed by Gao Yu.

Hanoi County was lost.

Bingzhou will be completely cut off from Luoyang, and Hedong will be attacked from both the south and the north.

Gao Yu's army will be like a sharp blade hanging over Luoyang, making the people of Luoyang restless.

More importantly, Erzhu Rong's personal prestige will once again suffer a huge blow.

The series of defeats led to a succession of blows to Erzhu Rong's personal prestige.

In this case...

What will be his fate if he escapes back to Luoyang as a defeated general?

Think about it.

In order to forcefully establish his authority, Erzhu Rong only had one last option left.

I need to borrow something from him.

What is it?

Naturally, it was Chilie Yanqing's head that was on his head!

Given Chi Lieyanqing's status and position, killing him would silence public opinion.

Killing him will also establish authority!
Killing someone to establish authority is a tried-and-true method.

Thinking of this, Chi Lie Yanqing's eyes hardened. He took a deep breath and suddenly drew his precious sword from his waist.

"My mind is made up! I will fight to the death! The city stands, I stand; the city falls, I die! If you wish to flee, then flee there! Those who wish to stay, then follow me to fight the enemy!!"

Say it!

As if facing an inevitable end, Chilie Yanqing, with a desolate yet resolute air about him, charged towards the Eastern Wei soldiers who had stormed the city walls without looking back!
Having refused Gao Yu's offer of surrender, he had no way out.

With so many Eastern Wei soldiers dead in the siege, even if he were willing to abandon his wife and children and surrender, Gao Yu would never agree to or accept it.

After all, Gao Yu's soldiers needed to vent their anger and frustration on Chi Lie Yanqing, the commander of the defending army!
Surrender means death!

Even if you run back to Luoyang, you'll still die!

That being the case!

It would be better to die a tragic and dignified death, if the news gets back.

Seeing that he fought to the death and was willing to live or die with the city, Erzhu Rong would treat his family well.

"General!"

The guards followed without hesitation.

Looking back, Chi Lie Yanqing felt a little gratified. At least when he was at his wit's end, there were still people willing to die with him!
At least I managed to save face before I died!
He raised his precious sword with tragic grandeur and shouted.

"Gentlemen! Follow me and kill the enemy!!"

(End of this chapter)