novelhk Chapter 503
Chapter 503
Yan Liang kept observing the situation on the battlefield.
The first wave of enemy resistance was extremely fierce, which was expected.
Although the casualties were heavy, a general must have a strong heart.
It is impossible to stop the battle because of guilt for a few lives.
As the Youzhou soldiers on the city wall fought hard, the Jizhou soldiers gradually retreated.
The very experienced Yan Liang immediately shouted: "Supervisory team!"
"Here!" The soldiers responded loudly, and drew out the single swords from their waists with a clang.
Since the commander called them, it was clear what to do.
"Go forward to consolidate military discipline!" Yan Liang ordered loudly.
"Anyone who dares to retreat without the sound of the horn will be killed immediately!"
The extremely harsh roar echoed in the wilderness, and the soldiers of the supervisory team responded and rushed forward with swords.
The other three generals also sent out supervisory teams.
The Jizhou soldiers, who were about to flee, calmed down on the spot.
The butcher's knife of their own people is more terrible than anything else.
They are more efficient than the enemy in chopping people.
They don't want to die in the hands of the supervisory team.
The Jizhou soldiers regained their fighting spirit and rushed to the city wall again.
Yan Liang and his four generals kept observing the defense on the city wall.
They started the attack from this wall to test the defense in Jicheng.
Sure enough, the other side was well prepared and had prepared a lot of various city defense materials in advance.
The first batch of soldiers were not very good.
It was to consume various city defense materials in the city.
This was already the default situation during the siege.
But the defenders had to use various means to drive away the enemy soldiers who climbed the ladders and tried to climb the city.
There was nothing they could do about the consumed materials.
The best choice was to avoid hand-to-hand combat with the other side.
The siege lasted for a whole morning, and both the attackers and defenders consumed a lot of physical strength.
Yan Liang ordered his men to call off the troops.
Let the soldiers eat and rest for a while.
If the tense battle continued, the soldiers would be easily forced to collapse on the spot.
On the city wall, Liu Yu was panting.
His legs were weak and he was about to fall.
He had never felt that the armor on his body was so heavy.
He didn't even have the strength to lift the sword on the ground.
The Youzhou soldiers on the city wall were also exhausted.
Relying on the advantage of numbers, the Jizhou army attacked wave after wave, which consumed their physical strength rapidly.
After repelling countless waves of enemy attacks, the Youzhou soldiers had become numb.
"Hurry up and take a rest!" Liu Yu took a few breaths and immediately ordered the army.
"Eat food, drink water!"
"Replenish your strength quickly."
"The enemy will never give up, and will surely come back after resting."
"We must continue to fight and defend Jicheng!"
However, no soldiers responded to the heroic words he shouted.
There was a dead silence on the city wall.
The mood that Liu Yu had just mentioned fell to the bottom in an instant.
He also understood that facing such a large number of elite troops outside the city, it was good enough that the Youzhou soldiers could do so well without collapsing.
After recovering his strength slightly, Liu Yu did not say much.
He dragged his tired body to take the lead in cooking.
Although his movements were extremely clumsy, he tried very hard.
"My Lord Governor, I'll do it!" Xian Yuyin couldn't bear it and rushed forward to replace him.
But he was stopped by Liu Yu's stern eyes.
"Get up, all of you!" Xian Yuyin shouted at the soldiers who were still slumped on the ground on the city wall.
"The governor of the state personally made fire and cooked for you. What difficulties can't you resist?"
"The Jizhou bandits are just private soldiers raised by the children of the Yuan family."
"When the Tanghai reinforcements arrive, they will definitely be killed without a single piece of armor left!"
"As long as we try our best to defend the city, we will definitely wait for the time when the hardship is over and the sweetness comes!"
The soldiers were aroused by Xian Yuyin's roar.
Struggling to stand up from the ground.
Following Xian Yuyin to work hard.
Someone on the wall took the lead, and gradually people responded.
Although some people did not have any strength left, they also fought for their lives and participated at the cost of their efforts.
The cohesion on the wall suddenly increased.
Yan Liang was always observing the movements on the wall.
The loud roar came from above, making him frown slightly.
According to the previous experience of attacking the counties of Youzhou, the soldiers of Jicheng should have lost their fighting spirit.
But a roar still broke out on the wall, which surprised him.
The Youzhou army is still quite capable.
Yan Liang thought to himself.
"Starting from this afternoon, surround three of them and leave one missing." Yan Liang, standing with his hands behind his back, instructed the three generals beside him.
"Wen Chou is responsible for the west wall, and Ju Yi is responsible for the east wall."
"Gao Lan will lead his troops to the front.Go to the north wall, but choose a place to ambush in the distance, and don't attack that side. "
"Yes!" The three generals responded and went down to convey the military order.
Yan Liang turned around and looked at the camp.
He didn't see the four counselors after a glance.
"Hmph!"
He snorted coldly with a fierce look in his eyes.
"A bunch of useless people who only know how to flatter."
"Struggling for power and profit is fine, but when it comes to real strategy, they hide as far away as possible."
"Civil officials are making things difficult. "
Yan Liang muttered quietly, afraid that others would hear him.
But he couldn't help but speak out.
Since Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, the civil and military sides have gradually moved towards two extremes.
These so-called military men were not presentable in the past.
Many of them could not read a few words and were despised by government officials.
But after the court fell apart and the princes emerged, everything became different.
The status of military generals in Yuan Shao's eyes soared.
There was even a prospect that was above everything else.
This made the status of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and other military generals who could not be compared with counselors in the past soar.
But with the promotion came a growing gap with the civil officials.
Yan Liang couldn't stand those guys who only knew how to make small trips in secret.
Very vicious.
Originally, he wanted to ask if there was any good way to deal with the Youzhou soldiers who were defending the city.
But he couldn't see those military advisers.
If they were not all advisers that Yuan Shao trusted very much.
He would have accused them of disobeying orders on the spot, and then dragged them out of the barracks and beheaded them on the spot.
"We can easily break through Jicheng without your advice."
Yan Liang squinted his eyes and muttered to himself.
"Just wait and see!"
On the city wall, Liu Yu sat in the corner of the city gate tower and squinted his eyes to rest.
The overdrawn physical strength gradually recovered, making him sleep more and more deeply.
"My Lord Governor, there is a change under the city! "Xian Yuyin didn't want to disturb Liu Yu, but he had to wake him up.
After calling him several times, he finally woke the governor from his deep sleep.
"What happened?" Liu Yu struggled to stand up.
His legs and feet were a little numb, and he barely stood up with the help of Xian Yuyin.
"Sir, the soldiers of Jizhou under the city are mobilizing their positions!" Xian Yuyin reported immediately.
"The army is divided into four groups, and all the soldiers in the camp are out."
"It seems that they are going to launch a general attack from all sides."