Chapter 883 (1/2)
Cao's army cut down trees outside the city to build siege equipment. The garrison in the city was mostly Jingxiang troops, while the elite soldiers in Xiliang were a few. So suddenly, seeing so many Cao troops outside the city, I was afraid.
”Don't be afraid. These enemy troops are nothing. As long as you follow my command, I will make sure that Jiangling is as strong as gold.” Wei Yan said in a loud voice.
After that, Wei Yan issued orders in an orderly manner. After that, a group of soldiers rushed to the top of the city, armed with shields, bows and arrows, ready to resist the enemy. At the same time, a large number of materials for guarding the city were moved to the city.
In the city, thousands of civilians were recruited temporarily. Once the casualties of soldiers were too large, these simple trained civilians would appear on the top of the city to resist the enemy together.
Seeing the action above the city from afar, Cao Ren snorted coldly: ”the enemy generals in this city also know how to defend the city, but in front of our 20000 troops, they are not rivals.”
After a period of preparation, the Cao army outside the city has built a lot of ladder cars and siege vehicles, which surround all the three gates in the East and southwest of Jiangling city. The blue armor of Cao's army is arranged outside the three gates, just like the sea. Cao's soldiers are everywhere.
Cao Ren pulled his sword out of the scabbard and yelled in a loud voice: ”if the whole army goes out to attack, the one who boarded the city first will be rewarded with ten gold, and the one who first boarded the broken city will be rewarded with 100 gold!”
The number of Cao Jun was already in the ascendant. At the moment, under the encouragement of Cao Ren, there must be brave men. Countless Cao troops rubbed their hands and their eyes flashed with greed.
”Kill!”
Countless Cao troops covered the ladder cars and siege vehicles, and approached the city gate. When the ladder cars and siege vehicles arrived at the bottom of the city, it was the time for them to start a total.
”Shoot!”
When Wei Yan saw the enemy attack, he immediately called out, and the archers on the head of the city started shooting at the Cao army one after another.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Numerous arrows were dense like rain, like a large net covering the city's head, which covered Cao's soldiers who attacked the city. These Cao troops were also experienced. Seeing the archers on the city's head shooting arrows, they raised their shields to resist the arrows flying from the city's head. Occasionally, some arrows shot through the gap between the shields and shot onto the skin and passed on A terrible cry.
”Archers line up, fight back!”
Seeing the arrows on the top of the city like rain, the archers of Cao army outside the city were naturally not willing to be lonely. They raised their bows and arrows and began to fight back at the garrison at the head of the city. The arrows of the two armies exchanged like rain, whizzing and raining. From time to time, the archers of the two armies were hit by arrows, and a bloody flower burst out from the wound, and his face was ferocious.
These chariots were made of hardwood and covered with a layer of ripe cowhide. Naturally, they could not be pierced by only a few arrows. In addition, Cao's archers fought back. Therefore, the chariots continued to advance steadily and finally reached the bottom of Jiangling city.
”Attack the city!”
Da! The ladder car was pushed under the head of the city, and slowly stretched out section by section, and finally reached the same height as the city wall.
First, the soldiers simplified their equipment. They held a steel knife in their mouth, tied their arms to the shield, and used both hands and feet. They climbed up in a ferocious face.
”Rolling wood and stone, smash it for me!”
Dong Dong Dong Dong!
The garrison laboriously lifted up huge rolling logs or stones, and then threw them down. Cao Bing, who was climbing up the ladder, suddenly felt a black shadow on his head. He looked up and was shocked.