Chapter 1901: The Four Tigers of the Attack and Defense of Yanjing (10)
Chapter 1901 The Four Tigers in the Attack and Defense of Yanjing (10)
Chapter 1899: The Four Tigers of Yanjing Attack and Defense (10)
Su Jian was not an ordinary Han general. He was already in the ranks of senior generals. When Huo Guang was guarding Shanggu County, he was one of the lieutenants, so his fall would definitely affect the morale of the defenders.
“Oh no, the general is dead.”
“General Su died in battle…”
Xue Rengui killed Su Jian with one arrow. The Northern Han garrison, which had lost the command of its general, began to gradually lose its coordination, and the confrontation with the Qin army quickly fell into disadvantage.
Su Jian, the general guarding the north of the Han army, died in the battle, and the defenders fell into chaos. This was a good opportunity to attack the city tower in one go, but because the moat had not been filled in, the ladder that the Qin army arrived was not long enough to build up the city wall, so Xue Rengui I can only give up this great opportunity.
Although it was impossible to climb the city tower, Xue Rengui would not give up such a good opportunity, so he personally directed the catapults and crossbows to focus their attacks, destroying most of the defensive equipment at the north gate of Yanjing in one fell swoop.
Although Su Jian died, he still had his deputy general. Although the deputy general's commanding ability was far inferior to that of Su Jian, he could still stabilize the garrison and restore order to the soldiers.
Seeing the Han troops on the city tower retracting their troops and emerging from the haze of the death of the guard so quickly, a look of solemnity suddenly flashed across Xue Rengui's face.
shooting the defenders could not have much impact on the defenders. It can be seen that the Han army was very well prepared for the defense of Yanjing, and it was definitely not something that could be affected by killing one or two generals.
Boom…
At this moment, dozens of stone bullets and kerosene bombs were thrown towards the well where Xue Rengui was.
Xue Rengui was shocked when he saw this. He quickly picked up the two archers beside him and jumped directly from the well railing several meters high.
As soon as the man landed, the manhole was hit by flying rocks and kerosene bombs. Even if the manhole had been coated with fire-retardant paint, it could not completely prevent the kerosene, and it soon turned into a raging fire.
The dozen or so soldiers above were either blown away by flying rocks and maimed, or were devoured by fire and burned to death.
The two soldiers who were rescued by Xue Rengui immediately shouted that they were lucky after seeing this scene. If Xue Rengui hadn't saved them, they would have been beaten to death. They quickly thanked them and said, "Thank you, General, for saving your life."
Xue Rengui nodded nonchalantly. He was just doing it casually. He could save one by one and reduce casualties as much as possible. No matter who he saved, it was the same to him.
The destruction of the well gate where he was located also angered Xue Rengui, so he boarded another well gate and specially picked the slingers on the tower to shoot.
With Xue Rengui's "Arrow God"-level archery skills, if he condescends to deal with ordinary soldiers, he will naturally hit the mark with perfect accuracy.
After firing thirteen arrows without interruption, thirteen Han soldiers were killed by throwing stones, while Xue Rengui continued to fire arrows calmly.
Under the sniper fire of Xue Rengui's divine arrows, a large number of Han army slingers were shot to death, which also left the Han army's catapults unmanned, and were subsequently destroyed by the Qin army's catapults.
Soon, the Han army on the defending side was suppressed by the Qin army on the attacking side. The casualties on the attacking side were actually less than those on the defending side.
Xue Gang, who was stabilizing public order in the city, also received news of the crisis at the North Gate immediately.
“Report...to the commander-in-chief, the Qin army’s offensive is too fierce, General Su Jian has been killed in the battle, and the situation at the north gate is now in chaos.”
"What? General Su Jian is dead? How did he die?"
Xue Gang looked in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Su Jian, the famous general in Youzhou, died in the battle when the moat was not filled in and the Qin army could not board the city.
"When General Su Jian was commanding the army, he was accidentally exposed outside the city wall. As a result, he was shot to death by Xue Rengui. An arrow hit his head and killed him with one blow." Hearing this, Xue Gang showed an expression that hated iron. , but didn't know what to say, and finally said with a wry smile: "General Su Jian, you are also a veteran, how could you make such a low-level mistake? It is really inappropriate."
If Su Jian didn't know how powerful Xue Rengui was, it wouldn't be a big deal if he died in battle. However, when he was guarding Shanggu with Huo Guang, he had fought against Xue Rengui and knew very well how powerful Xue Rengui was. How dare he show his face in front of Xue Rengui like this? I can say that even if I die, I deserve it.
“Give me the order to leave a thousand men to continue patrolling, and divide the rest into three groups.”
With that said, Xue Gang looked at the two big men beside him and said: "Xue Jiao, Zhao Chongguo, you two will each lead a group to support the east and west gates, and I will personally lead a group to support the north gate."
"Nuo." Xue Jiao and Zhao Chongguo immediately took the order and left.
The situation at the east and west gates is not considered a crisis. The most dangerous one now is the north gate, so Xue Gang naturally has to be careful about who he chooses to support the north gate.
“Let me personally lead the troops to support the North Gate.” Xue Gang said solemnly.
“Commander, the North Gate’s ordnance is seriously damaged and must be replenished as soon as possible.” Xu Meizu added.
After hearing this, Xue Gang nodded in agreement and ordered: "Immediately transfer fifty catapults and two hundred crossbows from the warehouse and transport them to the north gate for supplementary purposes."
"This... is too much. It accounts for half of the total inventory. If something unexpected happens next, there will be no spare." Xu Meizu said.
“Let’s move it over and stabilize the north gate first.”
After saying that, Xue Gang led tens of thousands of troops, as well as the three generals Qin Hong, Yuchijing, and Luo Chang, towards the north gate, and brought fifty catapults and two hundred crossbows to the north gate. .
Xue Rengui didn't know that his attack on the north gate was so fierce that it even attracted Xue Gang, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.
Only after Xue Gang arrived at the North Gate did he realize how chaotic the place was. The first hundred or so catapults had been burnt down and smashed. Only about a quarter of them were still usable. The crossbows were in better condition. , the remaining quantity is more than half.
The firepower of the attacking side completely suppressed the defending side, and the defending side was almost unable to fight back after being beaten.
Had Xue Gang been an hour late, the city head of the north gate would have been completely bare, and all the defensive equipment would have been completely destroyed by the Qin army.
After seeing this scene, Xue Gang picked up the big flag, raised his arms and shouted: "Don't be chaotic, all soldiers, follow my command."
【Ding dong, four people, Xue Gang, Qin Hong, Yu Chijing, and Luo Chang, are present at the same time, and the combo skill "Five Tigers and One Tai Sui" is activated.
Five Tigers and One Tai Sui: Six generals: Xue Gang, Qin Hong, Yu Chijing, Luo Chang, Wang Zongli, and Cheng Yuehu combine their skills, and at least four of the six must be present at the same time to activate them.
Effect 1: When fighting generals, when four people join forces, all people have +2 force, five people have +3, and six people have +4.
Effect 2: When fighting with the army, if four people are present, the general will gain +1, five people will +2, and six people will +3.
Effect 3. After this skill is activated, it will increase the combat power, morale, and marching speed of the entire army... The more people present, the greater the increase in the army. 】
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