Chapter Forty-Nine Bloody Battle
Liu Chang thought that he might need to shoot arrows on the city wall when he guarded the city, so he brought his compound bow and other things over while he was resting.
A few days later, the Yellow Turban Army outside the city cut down many trees from a distance and began to build various siege equipment.
Lei Gong said to Digen: "We have to get faster, there is not much food or grass."
Yu Digen was directing the construction of siege equipment, and said without looking back: "In less than two days, the ladder can be built."
Lei Gong said anxiously: "That's good. We have to quickly conquer Dingzhou City and quickly get all Zhongshan County. Then we immediately bring people to assist the Daxian and the good men to attack Luoyang. News has been heard in the past two days, and the offensive of the Daxian and the good men did not go smoothly."
Yu Digen said in a useless tone when you urged him: "Okay, okay, I understand, don't urge you. I'm already doing my best to build siege equipment."
Liu Chang stood on the city tower every day and watched the Yellow Turban Army build siege equipment with a telescope. Although he wanted to attack a surprise, he thought about his previous analysis and felt that he only needed to guard and could make them retreat. The risk of attacking rashly was too high when the opponent was prepared. If he accidentally broke himself in, he would not have to fight this battle again.
Liu Chang called Zhao Xin and said, "When they come to attack the city, we have to find a way to burn all their ladders. Once the enemy loses the ladders, we will guard the city. They will definitely have no time to build another ladder. Time is on our side."
Zhao Xin said: "I will arrange the manpower and prepare the fire-driven things. When their ladders are against the city wall, I will immediately arrange for people to burn the enemy's ladders."
"Okay, I will find a way to bring some gasoline and alcohol. You arrange the staff and wait until then. Let them throw all these things on the ladder."
Zhao Xin replied: "I'll make arrangements right away."
Two more days later, Yu Digen finally built the ladder. After Liu Chang saw that Lei Gong began to summon troops, he quickly summoned all his men to the city wall.
War is about to break out.
Thunder Gong summoned the Yellow Turban soldiers together and shouted loudly to everyone:
"Today we will take down this city. For the sake of the peaceful world, we should burn ourselves to the great wise and good teachers. Heaven is dead, and Huang Tian should stand up."
The Yellow Turban Army shouted in unison: "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand." The morale was very high.
Then Lei Gong pulled out his long sword and slashed forward, shouting loudly with excitement: "Advance."
The Yellow Turban Army pushed several ladders and began to move towards the city wall. The crowds of people slammed towards the city wall like waves, slowly and powerfully.
When Liu Chang saw that the Yellow Turban Army had begun to attack the city, he also shouted to the soldiers beside him: "You guys, I'm willing to die with me."
Zhang Fei, Zhao Xin and others beside them shouted in unison: "We are willing to die with the general."
Immediately afterwards, the soldiers who had been blessed by Liu Chang on the city wall also shouted in unison: "We are willing to die with the general."
Looking at the Yellow Turban Army getting closer and closer, the momentums of both sides collided. Liu Chang felt sweat all over his palms. Various shouts sounded in his ears, and everything became silent. It seemed that he could only hear his heartbeat, and sweat began to remain on his face covering his mask.
Zhao Di's anxious voice came from his ears. He was facing the order issued by the soldiers on the city wall: "Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows quickly."
Then the rain of arrow flew out towards the enemy under the city, some shot onto the shield, and some hit the enemy. From time to time, the enemy fell down, and people kept making up.
Liu Chang also picked up the compound bow placed aside.
Putting a bow, the pulley on the compound bow began to accumulate strength. Then Liu Chang shot the arrow casually into the crowd. The arrow rushed past, hitting a shield with a bang, and then penetrated the shield. The person hiding under the shield fell to the ground.
Then, Liu Chang kept firing arrows, some hits and some did not. I don’t know how many arrows he fired.
Then he heard a bang, and the ladder hit the city wall. The waves hit the city wall. The enemy soldiers who had been standing on the ladder before rushed towards the city wall along the ladder. These people were all elite soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army. They were all wearing armor and holding sharp weapons in their hands. The soldiers on the city wall also rushed towards the place where the ladder landed. Zhang Fei, wearing heavy armor, rushed forward, and accompanied by his roar, the spear flew up and down, and drove several enemies down the ladder.
From time to time, people squeezed past Liu Chang and rushed towards the place where they landed on the ladder.
Then, a few sounds that were the same as before came. The rest of the ladders were also placed on the city wall. Liu Chang threw the compound bow in his hand aside, drew out his long sword and moved towards a ladder with difficulty.
There were crowds of people, and people kept falling from the city wall.
"Burn off their ladder quickly." Zhao Xin shouted loudly from the side.
Some glass bottles were thrown from behind to the ladder, and then the glass bottle was broken. The liquid inside sputtered around, and someone threw the torch over. In an instant, the fire started to burn, and the burning sensation came to the face. Various screams kept ringing, and the ladder looked like a large torch, and began to burn.
The enemy's offensive was relieved for a moment. Although the enemy was not afraid of death, the instinct of human bodies drove them away from the burning fire.
Lei Gong was very anxious when he saw that the ladder he had worked hard to build was quickly ignited by the defenders.
He kept shouting: "Roar up and rush up to the city wall. The sky is dead, and Huang Tian should stand."
After shouting, he was about to rush over to the city wall. But then he was caught by Yu Digen.
Yu Digen said firmly to Lei Gong: "You are commanding below, I will lead people to attack the city. Now the General of God cannot lose you. If I fail, you should take your troops and retreat. I have also heard of the news that the offensive of the great wise and good teachers is not going well."
After saying that, he pulled out a long sword and shouted to everyone behind him: "Today we should burn ourselves for the peaceful world. The sky is dead."
Everyone behind him shouted, "Huang Tian should stand."
Then he climbed the ladder and chopped over a soldier who was hesitating in front of the flames. Then he rushed over the flames and rushed towards the city wall. The flames burned his skin and ignited his clothes. His expression began to twist. He felt that his breathing was not smooth, but he finally rushed to the city wall.
Liu Chang saw a man burning with flames rushing over from the ladder. He waved his long sword and slashed Liu Chang's arm armor with one sword. A sense of power attacked Liu Chang. Liu Chang stabbed him down with a backhand and pushed him down the city tower.
And behind him, people rushed through the flames and came towards the city wall.
Chapter completed!