Chapter 207: Go all out to suppress the bandits

It wasn't that Liu Xuecheng was anxious for revenge, but he was afraid that the matter of him privately leading troops to suppress the bandits would reach the ears of the Prince of Zhenbei.

Although the Prince of Zhenbei would know sooner or later, if he knew when he had already finished suppressing the bandits, then he could use the mouths of the commoners to block the mouths of the public.

At most, he would be lightly punished, and keeping himself was still useful.

But if the Prince of Zhenbei knew when he was still consuming with the other party here, then this big hat of rebellion really couldn't be taken off.

After all, no one would believe that 10,000 regular troops couldn't take down a few thousand bandits, so they would inevitably suspect that his movement of troops had other intentions.

Colonel Li wanted to insist on his own ideas, but Liu Xuecheng explained all this in a voice that only the two of them could hear, which immediately made him change his mind.

Colonel Li paused and began to issue orders: "Pass the order! Three infantry battalions of the front army, carrying thirty light scaling ladders and five battering rams, attack the South Gate and East Gate."

"The archers of the middle army advance two hundred steps to carry out three rounds of covering volleys to suppress the city head."

"The catapult position, build it immediately, aiming at the city gate tower and the city wall parapets!"

Typical regular army fighting method: first long-range suppression, then infantry assault, with clear layers.

As the war drums sounded, it also announced that this war had completely begun.

"Raise shields to meet the enemy, consume a wave of the other party's arrows first!" Jiang Jinshi shouted, letting everyone concentrate their spirits.

The Guangwu Jun garrison began to move. The archer phalanx advanced with neat steps. After entering the range, following the waving of the command flag, dense arrows rose into the air and went toward the top of the city wall.

The long-prepared shields were raised instantly, forming a protective cover.

Arrows fell with a "pitter-patter," most of them blocked by shields, but there were also unlucky ones hit by arrows that drilled through the gaps, making screams.

The bandits gritted their teeth, lowering their heads to endure this wave of long-range baptism. They had the city wall to rely on, and the losses were far smaller than on flat ground.

Such losses were well within Jiang Jinshi's acceptable range, but he knew that the other party's shooting arrows wasn't to kill, but to cover the people attacking the city to approach.

Sure enough, the next moment Jiang Jinshi saw the other party's infantry phalanx move, shouting slogans, carrying scaling ladders, and pushing battering rams to approach the city wall.

"Archers, prepare!"

How could Jiang Jinshi let the other party approach so easily? If they wanted to suppress them and not show their heads, they must make the other party pay a price.

With the approach of the other party's infantry, Jiang Jinshi could even see the faces of the soldiers in the front.

"Raise the shields high! Release arrows!"

All the bandits holding shields stood straight, stretching their arms high, allowing the archers to accurately shoot at the enemy troops below.

The archers who had been waiting on the city head for a long time suddenly leaned out from behind the parapets, and the arrows that had been ready to go poured down.

This was direct shooting, with more strength and higher precision!

The garrison infantry in the front fell in a row, and screams rose one after another.

Among the bandits, there were many good hunters, with precise arrow skills, specifically picking on officers and soldiers carrying scaling ladders.

But the other party was well-trained. Despite the companions falling, the successors immediately filled in, the formation didn't mess up, and they continued to charge.

Scaling ladders were constantly set up on the city wall, and the brave soldiers began to climb, giving Yangguangzhai enough pressure.

"Rolling logs! Stones!"

Such a feat of forced siege made Jiang Jinshi a bit surprised. You know, forced siege could be called a meat grinder, and the side attacking the city often had huge casualties.

But since the other party dared to come, he wouldn't be afraid.

Xiao Hu picked up a stone weighing dozens of catties and smashed it hard at the soldiers on the scaling ladder.

Yan Wu also didn't have the slightest softness, and together with Huang Yan, threw the rolling logs down.

Huge rolling logs and stones fell from the city head, rolling down along the scaling ladders. The soldiers climbing halfway were smashed with broken tendons and bones, and fell down together with the scaling ladders.

"Give it to me! Charge!"

At the rear of the garrison, Colonel Li spared no cost to attack the city, determined to take the other party down in one go!

And Jiang Jinshi wouldn't give him this opportunity. After all, he was well-prepared. If he still let the other party break the city, it would simply be a huge joke.

"Pour the hot oil and golden juice fiercely!"

The hot oil and golden juice prepared in advance played a role at this moment, and there was a wail under the city wall instantly, which made people's scalps tingle.

"Light the fire!"

Following Jiang Jinshi's ruthless order, several archers who were ready shot the fire arrows in their hands, the target being the position where the hot oil and golden juice had just been poured.

The flames rose in an instant, swallowing the lives of the soldiers and the siege equipment.

It's just that this wasn't enough to make Colonel Li retreat. The battle had entered a white-hot stage, and one shouldn't easily say retreat unless it was a last resort.

Having killed out from the battlefield, he understood the importance of morale. Once the first charge didn't take it down, the morale would be greatly affected, and it would be even harder to break the city.

Go all out, then decline, then exhaust!

Following wave after wave of fierce attacks, a small number of garrison troops were able to successfully climb the city wall, but Jiang Jinshi, who was guarding the city wall, basically killed one with one halberd, making the other party unable to occupy a gap on the city wall at all.

Seeing this, the bandits were also determined. Relying on the geographical advantage of the city wall, sufficient siege defense equipment, and a ruthless spirit of not fearing death, they resisted stubbornly.

On the city wall, up and down, every inch of land was fiercely contested.

Xiao Hu waved the Ghost Head Knife that Jiang Jinshi used to use, often ending a life with just one slash.

Yan Wu, even in the melee, still followed Jiang Jinshi's left and right, protecting Jiang Jinshi at all times.

Huang Yan was much more embarrassed by comparison. He was slashed on the arm by a knife without paying attention, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted on standing on the city wall.

The South Gate also broke out in battle, but obviously, the number of people wasn't as many as the East Gate, and Zhang Honghong and Ye Chang could still hold on for now.

The North Gate and West Gate had no movement, and the people guarding the city were looking sideways frequently, hoping to hear good news from the East Gate earlier.

Colonel Li watched the battle silently for a long time. This attack lasted for nearly an hour, and soldiers climbed the city head several times, only to be blocked back by the bandits again.

There were quite a few corpses piled up under the city wall, and the momentum of the attack was obviously frustrated.

"Withdraw troops."

Colonel Li ordered, his voice calm but with complex emotions in his eyes.

The crisp sound of gongs rang out, and the garrison troops attacking the city retreated like a tide, leaving behind a mess and a heavy smell of blood.

"Woohoo! We won!"

On the city head, the bandits erupted in cheers of surviving the disaster.

Jiang Jinshi also exhaled. Experiencing such a large-scale war for the first time, it was impossible to say there was no pressure in his heart.

But everything was easier than he imagined, and next, it depended on how the other party chose!

"Clean up the battlefield!"

The victory on the East Gate city wall soon spread throughout Panjiang City, the commoners cheered, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

There were quite a few wounded, and they were being carried off the city wall on stretchers. Jiang Jinshi also saw Huang Yan, who was bandaging his arm.

Huang Yan grinned: "Big Brother, I'm not cowardly, right?"

"Not cowardly!" ===== CHAPTER 208 =====