Chapter 232 No more pretense, showdown, sneak attack changed to strong attack!
Xiang Yan and Wang Ben unanimously withdrew their troops and returned to camp, preparing for a protracted war.
But just as the two soldiers fell into sleep, Ying Chengyu's troops were marching at high speed under the dark night.
Finally, a light appeared in Ying Chengyu's sight.
Ying Chengxuan immediately raised his right hand and shouted in a deep voice: "The man held his title, all the torches were extinguished, the men and women were connected with ropes, and the horses and chariots stopped."
"Infantry march silently!"
The order was given. It was difficult to control chariots, cattle and horses, and other factors that might make noise quickly stopped in place and waited.
All the torches were extinguished. Under the dark moonlight, Qin's soldiers could not see the road clearly.
Fortunately, each soldier was connected with a rope to ensure that he would not get lost. Each soldier had a stone in his mouth to ensure that he would not cry out in pain even if he fell.
The marching speed of the Qin army suddenly slowed down, and they stumbled forward in the dark.
After continuing to march for five miles, the lights became brighter and brighter in Ying Chengyu's eyes. They were a row of torches hanging on the outside of the city wall, used to illuminate the environment outside the city.
Above the city gate, the gilt plaque with the word "xiang" also shines in the light of the fire!
Ying Chengyu raised his right hand again: "All the troops are stationed here, Su Jiao's troops and the general's troops continue to advance!"
"This general is the boundary, and no one is allowed to exceed it. General!”
Another group of infantry was left behind, leaving only fifteen thousand troops under the command of Ying Chengyu, but he further suppressed the shock caused by his footsteps.
Under the cover of night, Ying Chengyu's troops moved forward. Every soldier tried to control his breathing as much as possible, but couldn't help but take a big breath to relieve the tension.
Finally, Ying Chengyu stopped a hundred feet outside Xiangcheng. This was the limit of the city's torch reach, and it was also the location of Xiangcheng's moat.
Looking at the top of the city from a distance, Su Jiao couldn't help but tsk and whisper: "It's so dense?"
With the army of Chu State out on an expedition, the defenses of each city should be relatively weak.
And it is already 4:00 on Monday, which is the time when you are most likely to feel sleepy.
However, there is a soldier guarding every ten feet at the top of Xiangcheng City, and an unknown number of patrol soldiers are walking back and forth at the top of the city. Except for not sending scouts to search around all night, they are completely ready for battle!
Ying Chengxuan said matter-of-factly: "After all, it is Xiang Yan's hometown and food town. If this city is sparsely defended, I would have suspected fraud."
As for Xiang Yan himself. In general, Xiangcheng is more important than Shouchun.
As a current general, even though Xiang Yan went on an expedition on his own, how could he forget to take precautions against his hometown?
In addition, the Xiang family has served as Chu generals many times, and there are many generals in the clan, so it is logical to assist in city defense.
After carefully observing the city wall, Ying Chengyu whispered: "Turn into the eastern section of Nancheng!"
Perhaps because the southeast is the hinterland of the Chu State, and the northwest is the territory of the Qin State, so Xiangcheng Guards Unconsciously, more soldiers will be sent to patrol in the northwest.
Leading his army around to the relatively weak southeastern section of the city, Ying Chengyu patiently observed the movements of the patrolling soldiers.
When a patrol of soldiers had just left, Ying Chengyu ordered in a low voice: "Send an order to Zhang Xiao's troops to lay down a ladder!"
After the order, there was no response.
After a long while, a thousand soldiers picked up twenty ladders and tiptoed towards the moat.
Dozens of soldiers worked together to carefully extend the ladder to the other side of the moat. Several more soldiers carried wooden boards and crouched, sneakily climbed up the ladder, and moved it gently. Planks were put on the ladders and a simple temporary bridge began to be built.
Suddenly, Ying Chengyu discovered that several Chu soldiers at the top of the city had left their original standing positions.
There was no shouting, no sound of gold, and no flame signal, but Ying Chengyu's intuition told him that the Qin army had been discovered!
Suddenly stood up, Ying Chengyu shouted angrily: "Order!"
"Meng Nan and Li Xin quickly led their troops to form an array five hundred feet outside the south city gate!"
"Order! Get to the camp first and reinforce our troops immediately!"
"Order! Jiang Ming's troops, the crossbowmen will take cover!"
"Order! Zhang Xiao's troops will continue to build the wooden bridge, and the rest of the troops will go up first!"
"Light the fire!"
A roar resounded through the wilderness, and even the Qin soldiers were startled.
But after a brief shock, all the soldiers roared in unison: "Go up first!"
A hundred ladders were put on their shoulders, and they stepped on the unfinished wooden bridge. Fifteen thousand soldiers rushed towards Xiangcheng.
Jiang Ming also immediately stopped shouting: "First row, elevation four, target directly in front, release!"
Jiang Ming's crossbowmen had already arrayed themselves three times, but they were all lying on the ground. That’s all.
Following Jiang Ming's order, the first row of crossbowmen immediately stood up, raised the heavy crossbow, and pulled the trigger.
“Boom~~~”
The head of Xiangcheng City.
Ying Chengyu’s sudden shout not only frightened the Qin army, but also frightened the Chu army.
Guardian Xiang Lang covered his heart and looked outside the city in disbelief: "Why did the Qin army suddenly rise up?!"
Xiangcheng soldiers did find the ladders across the moat, but they did not shout, but reported to Xiang Lang who had been sleeping in the city gate tower.
Xiang Lang has ordered all the soldiers guarding the city not to disturb the Qin army, and to allow the Qin army to continue its sneaky advance, in order to buy time to wake up the county soldiers and tribesmen.
Xiang Lang has even thought about how to take advantage of the information gap between the two parties to lay an ambush.
As a result, the Qin army suddenly stopped pretending, showed their cards, and changed the sneak attack into a strong attack!
This makes Xiang Lang feel bad!
The sound of exploding bowstrings woke up Xiang Lang. Seeing three thousand crossbow bolts appearing within the range of the firelight and splashing towards the top of Xiangcheng, Xiang Lang shouted angrily: "Put up your shield! Use the female wall to cover it!"< br>
“The crossbows are on the city wall, blocking the Qin army!”
“Beat the drums, wake up the county soldiers and disciples, and go up to the city wall to guard!”
The sudden rise of Ying Chengyu The Xiangcheng defenders were caught off guard.
The distance of a hundred feet was fleeting under the feet of the Qin soldiers. The reinforcing Chu army crossbowmen had just climbed onto the city wall. The children in the city had not yet put on their armor. The first ladder had already hooked the masonry at the top of the city. .
Immediately afterwards, there was the second one! The third one!
Zhang Xiao shouted angrily: "Soldiers!"
"The commander did not order the warriors to attack the city first, but ordered us to attack the city. It was all because the enemy was unprepared and the defenders were unprepared. Not yet!”
“This is a great favor from the coach!”
“The first one will get it on the city!”
A group of soldiers roared excitedly: "Go first!!!"
Peng Yue squeezed away a general who had grabbed the ladder, blocked the position with his body, and shouted in a low voice: "Brother, climb to the city!"< br>
Peng Cheng never thanked him, but used practical actions to cherish the opportunities created by his second brother.
Stretch out your hand and grab the highest point you can, use your right hand to pull your body up. When you reach the highest point, you kick your left foot hard on the ladder, and Peng Cheng jumps up more than half a foot.
Peng Yue and Peng Gu followed closely behind, climbing quickly with Peng Cheng. The three brothers of the Peng family climbed quickly, and the other soldiers were not slow either.
Looking at the Qin army who climbed to the middle of the city wall in an instant, Xiang Lang's eyes were about to burst and he shouted: "The soldiers defend the city!"
"Resist the enemy with spears! "
" Rolling stones! Tung oil! Hurry to the enemy's ladder! "
More and more Chu troops rushed to the city wall and moved towards the Qin army's ladder. direction.
Xiang Lang's soldiers organized themselves into units and rushed to the ladder first.
"Death!"
As soon as Xiang Qun, a general of hundreds of soldiers, stood firm in front of a ladder, he roared and stabbed Peng Cheng with his spear.
Standing on the ladder, it was difficult for Peng Cheng to adjust his position. The spear thrust out by Xiang Qun was steady and fast. Peng Cheng seemed to have no room to dodge at all!
In fact, Peng Cheng did not dodge. He just carried the halberd on his back and continued climbing with his hands together.
But behind Peng Cheng, a halberd suddenly thrust out, deflecting Xiang Qun's spear.
The spears and halberds collided, and Peng Yue, who was holding the halberds in both hands, almost fell off the ladder, but he still roared: "Don't hurt my brother!"
Xiang Qun was happy: "Are we brothers? ”
“Take another shot from me!”
The force of the halberd just now made Xiang Qun realize that Peng Yue was no ordinary soldier, so he immediately took advantage of Peng Yue’s unstable center of gravity and attacked him again. Then Peng Yue stabbed out a spear.
However, another halberd poked out.
"Dang~"
The guns and halberds collided again. Peng Gu could not control his center of gravity at all, and fell down the ladder with a scream.
But this halberd also swung Xiang Qun's spear away again!
Xiang Qun's eyes narrowed and he quickly retracted his spear to stab him again.
However, Peng Cheng's right leg muscles tensed up, and his right foot suddenly exerted force, urging him to jump forward. He drew the Qin sword from his waist with his right hand and aimed it at Xiang Qun's throat.
“How dare you hurt my third brother!”
Xiang Qun’s pupils shrank, and he let go of the spear in his hand without hesitation, and unsheathed his sword.
"Dang~"
The sound of gold and iron clashing exploded, and Peng Cheng, who was in mid-air, had nowhere to use his strength, and was knocked upside down.
Xiang Qun shouted: "Stab!"
The four soldiers following Xiang Qun immediately aimed their spears at Peng Cheng.
However, at this moment, Peng Yue had also rushed up the city wall along the ladder.
Grabbing Peng Cheng's leg with his left hand and throwing him against the city wall, he dodged four spears. He held a halberd in his right hand and aimed at Xiang Qun and stabbed him out!
This time, Xiang Qun couldn’t stop him.
Looking down at the halberd blade embedded in his neck, Xiang Qun's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Why are the first warriors of the Qin army so capable of fighting!
Such brave soldiers could only be used to ascend first in the Qin army? !
Before Xiang Qun could understand this, he retracted the halberd, and the strength supporting Xiang Qun disappeared. Xiang Qun staggered back, covering his throat with both hands, and fell to the ground unwillingly.
“Hundreds of my generals will die in battle!”
"Revenge for the hundred generals!"
"Our department needs reinforcements!"
Just the death of one hundred generals is not enough to shake the morale of the defenders. The intention becomes more and more violent.
Dozens of Chu troops rushed towards Peng Yue, their eyes filled with unconcealed murderous intent.
Looking around, Peng Yue smiled bitterly: "Brother, how many times have I told you that you must be cautious."
"Why don't you listen!"
Peng Yue was very cautious, even a little bit stubborn.
But his eldest brother Peng Cheng is not a man who settles down and always wants to be first.
As the second younger brother, how could Peng Yue refuse his eldest brother’s request?
Peng Cheng grimaced in pain, but still picked up the fallen spear, quickly returned to the female wall and shouted to the outside of the city: "Is the third brother okay?"
Peng Gu's cry rang out outside the city: "Brother is okay, brother, are you okay?"
Peng Cheng did not answer, but clenched the spear in his hand, his voice full of reluctance: "You and I are just ordinary fishermen. . ”
“Only by trying our best can our descendants no longer live in poverty like you and me!”
The three brothers of the Peng family have some abilities, but not much.
Their ability alone is not enough to support their development in Wei State, nor is it enough for them to leave Wei State and seek opportunities in other countries.
If Qin had not destroyed Wei, and if the Western Front had not recruited young men to join the army after conquering Changyi, the three brothers of the Peng family would never have had the chance to serve as personal soldiers for a figure like Ying Chengyu.
Now another opportunity for rapid advancement lies before Peng Cheng.
If Peng Cheng misses this opportunity, he will not be reconciled to it until his death!
Looking at the dozens of Chu troops surrounding them, Peng Cheng said bitterly: "But brother overestimates himself, second brother, you stay back, and the eldest brother will buy you time!"
Peng Cheng was about to fight to the death when Su Jiao, who was wearing heavy armor, also jumped out of the ladder and glared angrily at the two brothers Peng Cheng and Pen Yue: "You two squeezed out my general?!"
Su Jiao has always had a charge-forward temperament.
This time, Su Jiao was the first to climb the ladder. As soon as Su Jiao raised one foot, he was suddenly knocked away before his footing was stable.
Since joining the army, Su Jiao has never suffered such grievances!
Faced with Su Jiao's glare, Peng Cheng said without hesitation: "Someone knocked the general away!"
Su Jiao snorted: "He is a strong man."< br>
"I will record the merits of ascending first for you."
"Follow me, follow me..."
Su Jiao tightened his grip on his spear and shouted angrily: "Kill Enemy!”
(End of this chapter)