Section 324
Chapter 324
Just when Gongsun Kang was still having a headache, Goguryeo suddenly got into a slut, and the rebels had arrived.
Hundreds of horses were just a short black line in sight, but obviously they were just the vanguard. After seeing Liaoyang, hundreds of horses stopped and did not advance.
Gongsun Kang knew very well that they were joining the large army. Perhaps when Gongsun Gong himself arrived in person, these 30,000 people would launch the final attack on Liaoyang!
Behind Liaoyang is Xiangping, which is unblocked and unscrupulous. Therefore, if Liaoyang is lost, the situation in the entire Liaodong will undergo fundamental changes.
"Send the whole army to prepare meals immediately!"
Before all the rebels arrived, letting their soldiers fill up and then fighting a tough battle is the only thing they can do now. As for Goguryeo's sudden attack on Xuantu...
There is no way, whether you can defeat Gongsun Gong is still a question, so how can you still care about them?
Gongsun Kang was walking around the city tower uneasy. The food sent by his personal soldiers was already cold, but he had no appetite at this time. If Liaodong was lost, he could still have a foothold. Even if Cao Cao was willing to take him in, he would not pay too much attention to a small person who could not even keep his territory, right?
The rebels were actually burying the pot to make rice, and nine pillars of smoke that looked like tornadoes were inserted straight into the sky. In the days without wind, even the smoke rose so arrogantly and directly.
After a while, the soldiers who changed defense burped one by one and replaced their companions who had not eaten yet. Few people spoke, although Gongsun Kang could not hear them, no one had the time to chat when this enemy was in front of him.
The city tower was already full of piles of stones and long wooden stakes, some of which were newly cut, and the broken stubble was still a little wet and tender green. Dozens of large pots lined up along the city wall, and the firewood below was burning, and whenever the rebels attacked the city, they would put oil in and boil it.
Gongsun Kang persuaded himself to be patient in his anxiety and anxiety, but the feeling in his heart that he didn't know if he could see the sun tomorrow was obviously not so easy to drive away. He simply asked the soldiers to carry a chair and sit on it and pretend to sleep.
The weather in Liaodong is pretty good this season, both lukewarm and hot, and there is no wind. The little bit of dullness makes Gongsun Kang feel tired and lazy, and he quickly falls asleep.
I suddenly dreamed of my father in my dreams, and dreamed of a very tall man wearing a pheasant tail feather. He also fell asleep on the city tower, and was tied up by his subordinates and opened the city gate to welcome the enemy into the city...
"Ah!" Gongsun Kang, who was so scared that he almost jumped out of the chair, saw a guard covering a felt on his body in a shocked look.
It turned out to be a dream. Gongsun Kang apologized and smiled at the personal soldier, indicating that it was okay.
The person in the dream seems to be Wen Hou Lu Bu. He has a good character, so he shouldn't have the same fate as him, right?
However, Lu Bu faced Cao Cao, and he was facing the younger brother who was determined to take him and replace him. If he really fell into his hands, maybe... he would really not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
The deputy general who was looking at the city wall suddenly shouted: "General! The rebels are here!"
Gongsun Kang subconsciously grabbed the sword on his body, stepped a few steps to the city wall, and the felt covering his body gently slid to the ground, no one paid attention to it.
The short line I saw originally had turned into a dark face at some point, while the flags of several different colors seemed so lonely in the wilderness, but the two big words "Gongsun" were embroidered on it.
It seems that my younger brother obviously did not prepare enough, and even the flag could not be unified. Looking at it, it looked like some flowery shorts dried in the backyard, Gongsun Kang's always tense mood became much more relaxed.
Since my father also said that he would leave Liaodong for himself, it would make sense. He didn't agree, so...
Just fight with him!
"The whole army is on guard!" Gongsun Kang leaned his head slightly and said to the deputy general.
The orders were passed down one by one, and the sounds were filled with the whole army's guard, as if it was an echo of a person.
The oil in the pot was full of oil, and the soldiers shouted trumpets, and barely piled the wood cut down at the foot of the city; and every household closed its doors and windows, perhaps the family was hugging each other and shivering; there was no one on the street with people, and the soldiers coming and going were all sweaty.
"Woo--"
The dull horns made everyone feel nervous, which was a signal of the rebels' advance.
Several sides of "flowered pants" began to move towards Liaoyang, and the 30,000 rebels behind also began to move forward in a mess, with disorganized formations and disorderly advancement and retreat. The entire team was in a mess, no matter how they looked, they were all a group of mobs.
The smile on Gongsun Kang's face became even stronger. If it were a unit of this quality, even 30,000 people would be nothing great. With the advantage of the city wall, as long as a few waves of rebel attacks were repelled, such a mob would have no desire to fight.
I looked at the city wall again and again, but I didn’t see Gongsun Gong’s banner, nor did I have a particularly conspicuous outfit that could attract Gongsun Kang’s attention.
Could it be?
Gongsun Gong is not here?
But success or failure is here, can Gongsun Gong leave the battle to others with confidence?
Liaoyang is not a strong city. On the contrary, before Gongsun Du died, there was not even a city wall here, and it was a typical door open. However, after Gongsun Kang ascended the throne, it became a barrier, and of course the purpose was to defend Gongsun Gong's transformation.
It really comes in handy now.
Unfortunately, the city wall is not high and not very strong. Otherwise, if there are more people, Gongsun Kang would have the confidence to guard Liaoyang. It’s just that the time is too short, and only two people are taller. It’s not easy to get up with a wall of people, but you can easily climb up by just setting up a ladder or something.
The first wave of the rebels' offensive began.
Obviously, this wave was cannon fodder. Some rebels who didn't even have military uniforms rushed up with simple shields. Behind them was a row of cavalry, with bows and arrows in their hands. It seemed that in addition to suppressing long-range threats on the city, they would also play the role of supervising the team when the war was unfavorable.
Could these be the sturdy men who were caught temporarily?
Gongsun Kang's heart moved: "Don't add fuel to it, shoot with a bow and arrow!"
The city walls of these two people who were tall have become an insurmountable gap. At first glance, these soldiers who were just extras don’t even understand the most basic cover between each other. When setting up the ladder, no one supported the shield to help his compatriots block the bows and arrows on the city!
Although Gongsun Kang's soldiers were far less brave and good at fighting than Cao's army, they still understood the basic threats.
When the archer fires the arrow, there will be a soldier next to him holding a shield to block the attacks of the archers; and few soldiers who roll the woods to the city are caught by arrows, because there are also soldiers who cover them around them.
This is unity and collaboration.
There is no one's war. In this era, a person's power is almost negligible. No compatriot who can give his back with confidence is powerless even if Sun Wu comes to command it.
As powerful as Zhang Feng, he was chased like a dog in Liaodong; Lu Bu, the best general of the Three Kingdoms, was also captured with a glass of wine and a rope.
Without Zhang Feng's family background, who would take him seriously, the bow and cavalry that changed the color of the world? Without the tiger and leopard cavalry that is as strong as a rock, how could Cao Chun firmly occupy a position in the Cao family camp where famous generals are everywhere?
The first wave of attacks was to die and test, and it ended in half a moment. The extras who ran away without even receiving the care of the supervisor team, and left dozens of corpses that were smashed to death and ran away.
But the city was silent, no one cheered, and everyone knew that the real battle had not begun.
The second wave of offensive began!
There were at least 10,000 people attacking this time, and they were divided into three sides to encircle the small Liaoyang. In addition to the number of long-range cavalry increased greatly, the uniforms of the infantry were all unified this time. It was obvious that they were no longer those mobs, but regular troops!
These soldiers did not look like the temporary workers who had just dispersed after a fight. They had also covered each other with shields under the city walls, and ladders were raised in an orderly manner. Some held the ladders and some started to climb the city with their halberds.
The long-range suppression of the cavalry was much more dense than before. For example, the bows and arrows of locusts caused casualties to begin to occur in the city. After all, there are always places where shields cannot be reached in the rain of arrows. Even Gongsun Kang waved his sword twice to chop the flying arrows.
Even so, you can't break through Liaoyang!
Gongsun Kang thought with confidence.
The soldiers coming and going down the city, transporting the whole pot of boiling oil to the city, and then risking being shot by arrows, pouring the boiling oil that was steaming and squeaking in the most crowded places with the heat...
Then there was the heart-wrenching screams, and the oil that was connected to the body made a sour squeaking sound, like putting pork into the oil pan while cooking, and then there was a disgusting smell of burnt human flesh...
Gongsun Kangman thought that the offensive was about to be disintegrated again, but it was different from what he imagined. The rebels closest to the city wall under the city were killed or injured, but the offensive did not decrease. The people behind him almost rushed up again while stepping on his own bodies!
However, the rebels' bows and arrows caused considerable trouble to the city's defense. From time to time, a soldier would be shot by arrows and cried backwards to the top of the city. When the soldier with boiling oil was shot, the big pot filled with oil would hurt his own people.
Especially at this time, Gongsun Kang smelled a strange smell in the enemy formation.
Hundreds of soldiers walked out of the formation calmly, stood still from their cavalry camp, calmly raised the crossbow arrow in their hands and aimed at the city tower...
When Gongsun Kang saw the crossbow arrows in their hands, he was almost surprised to scream again!
That was the giant crossbow invented by Yuan Jun!
Where did Gongsun Gong get these things from!
Almost instinctively, Gongsun Kang leaned down on the spot, no matter what kind of demeanor it was.
The giant crossbow arrows with sharp screams from the strong air flow were black, like a large group of crows, shooting the entire city tower like a hedgehog. Hundreds of huge arrows shot on the pillars on the city tower, on the steps, and even the body of the superiors made continuous "dodo" sounds. On the city tower, there were first soldiers guarding the city and hundreds of Gongsun Kang's personal soldiers. Now, except for the people in front of them, or the soldiers standing behind the pillars were not attacked by the waves, the entire city tower was empty!
The powerful giant crossbow is indeed the sharpest weapon except for the bed crossbow. Some giant arrows even shot into bricks and stones, some flew high with the human body shot, and some were even taken to fly into a large pot filled with boiling oil, burning so much that even the eyes were charred and sprinted out, hanging strangely outside the eye sockets, telling the heart-pounding tragedy.
The entire city tower looked like a row of thick sorghum, full of dense giant crossbow arrows, black arches and white feather feathers, which made everyone who survived was frightened.
Gongsun Kang reacted quickly and escaped his life, but he was forcibly rushed to the city by the personal guards who rushed up, and was so shocked that he could not speak.
How can I fight this battle?
Gongsun Kang's already calm heart fluctuated again. With this weapon, his paper-like shield was completely useless.
Chapter completed!