Guo Shao looked towards the north in the morning light and thought silently: Noble Queen, beautiful Fu Jinzhan, I will not let you down.
The morning light dispelled the fog, and the rising sun brought warmth to the earth; just as Guo Shao was excited at the moment, he wanted to praise it all. It was the sun that created life, and it was the fragile life that made the earth full of vitality and exceptionally enchanting. Although they were short-lived and fragile, they tried their best to bloom with beauty in every moment.
He turned to the generals around him and said: War will kill many people, but history is a history of war. Humans learned war as soon as they learned to use stone tools. There will be no real peace without war.
After hearing this, Yang Biao replied: Being a soldier means eating food and fighting for your life, that's all.
Guo Shao:
Yang Biao, you are so mean, if you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb
Outside the city of Linhuaiguan Town, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, Haozhou (now Haozhou), a whole row of soldiers held ox-horns, puffed up their cheeks, and the vigorous sound of the horns tore through the sky. Dongdongdong, a big man stood in front of a standing drum, desperately waving his two hammers to hit the drum surface.
A hovering eagle in the sky was startled and rushed into the distant space.
Luo Yanhuan, who was standing in front of the east side of the city, drew his sword and raised it diagonally in the air. In front of him, a square flag with an embroidered tiger slowly tilted forward and was parallel to the ground. The tiger on the flag was laid flat and swayed in the wind. It suddenly looked like a tiger lying on the ground, ready to leap up at any time. A roar seemed to be looming in the noise.
The Zhou army's shout of "victory" marked the beginning of the attack.
Tens of thousands of people shouted, their voices resounding through the sky, shaking the mountains and rivers. The crowds of people in armor, carrying battering rams, siege hammers, ladders, and crossbows, began to slowly surge towards the city walls, like a flood or a tidal wave.
Luo Yanhuan gripped the hilt of the sword nervously, and touched the scarf around her neck with one hand. There were actually flower petals embroidered on the red silk. It was made by Mrs. Luo.
After many years of poverty, he has now been promoted to military commander and governor. When he returns to Beijing, he will receive a good salary. His wife and concubine will surely say that A Lang is so powerful. Luo Yanhuan's eyes widened, and he gritted his teeth, hoping to survive this war. Together with countless others, he walked through the mist, facing the morning light and walked towards the gate of Haozhou.
Haozhou was filled with smoke and flames, and arrows rained down. The rockets flying in the sky looked like groups of fireflies.
Emperor Chai Rong led a team of civil and military officials on horseback and galloped around the periphery, watching the scene. There were attacking troops everywhere. People said that Guo Shao was too soft-hearted. With such a large-scale attack on the city, it would be a big deal if thousands of people didn't die in a day. If it continued like this every day, the Hujie Army would be wiped out in half a month.
However, Chai Rong had no intention of interfering with Guo Shao's attack on the city, he just watched.
At this time, he turned around and pointed at the Zhou army warships gathered in the north of the city, and said: Tell Han Tong to move the catapults onto the ship and open the water gate to reinforce Hu Jie's army to attack the city.
Obey the order
Just as he finished speaking, a rider suddenly came running over, shouting: "The Zhou army has won a great victory. The left wing of the Hujie army has captured the East Gate of Yuecheng."
Everyone was shocked after hearing this. Wei Renpu sighed and said: It's been less than an hour and the gate has been broken. Haozhou is not guarded by Chai Kehong.
Chai Rong laughed loudly, looked around and said: Guo Shao was really powerful in breaking the city, why not let him go after breaking the city, I will go to the East Gate Yuecheng to personally commend the soldiers.
The soldiers laughed.
The ministers could not persuade him, so Chai Rong led his troops to the front line. When he climbed up the tower of Yuecheng, he saw that the city was full of people, and soldiers were fighting one after another in the thick smoke and arrows. They were all elite soldiers from the left wing of the Hujie Army. They were directly attacking the city with elite soldiers. It was really rare.
Guo Shao heard about it and came to the city to pay his respects. He said excitedly: "The Tang army's general Lu Mengjun and his general Wang Chong mutinied when we were attacking the city. The city gate was in chaos. We took the opportunity to use the battering ram to break open the city gate and rush to capture Yuecheng."
Where is Wang Chong? Chai Rong asked.
A general of the Tang army came forward to pay his respects and said: "I am here to see the Emperor of the Great Zhou, Lu Mengjun, who is cruel by nature and kills innocent people every day. In the past, his staff member Zhou Duan stepped on his official hat and cursed and left. I am not satisfied but I endure it, waiting for this day to teach him a lesson."
Very good, I will reward you handsomely. Chai Rong said happily.
Guo Shao suddenly shouted: The Great Zhou Emperor is watching over us brothers. If you don't use your life now, when will you
The soldiers shouted: Fight for the Emperor
The soldiers rushed to attack the parapet where the moon wall and the main wall meet, but it was doused with flaming oil, and a huge fire shot up into the sky. Everyone went up to put out the fire with sandbags on their backs, and the soldiers who were good at archery shot with bows and arrows.
At the main city gate, Zhou soldiers carried the flaming oil seized from Shouzhou and poured it on the city gate. However, the city gate was covered with a thick layer of mud, and it could not be burned for a long time. The battering ram was pulled into the city wall, and the huge banging sound was like the sound of drums.
The catapults were also dragged in from the city gate amidst the surging crowds of people and horses, and the Tang army wall was in chaos. Two Tang soldiers lifted a bucket of flaming oil, and suddenly, with a whoosh, a rocket hit the oil barrel.
A huge ball of fire shot up into the sky, two Tang soldiers screamed, and the oil barrel fell directly on the city wall, with fire and thick smoke. The surrounding Tang soldiers scattered and fled.
The Zhou army soldiers climbed up the stairs to the parapet of the main city wall regardless of their lives in the thick smoke. The chaotic roar of the Tang army above could not stop the countless Zhou army soldiers, and more and more people climbed up.
Seeing that the Tang army had no plan for fighting or defending, Guo Shao turned around and said to a general: "Send a message to Zuo You, order the cavalry of the Third Army to enter the city wall and prepare to attack the city."
He bid farewell to the emperor and came to the temporary messenger corps, and issued more than a dozen military orders in a row. Zuo You was writing furiously, while telling his men to check the size of the characters. He kept wiping his sweat, and his face no longer had that calm smile, he was very nervous. Military orders were issued very slowly and troublesomely, and Guo Shao realized that this set of things was not so easy to use. After this battle, he had to learn from other generals, adapt to the local customs and use the experience and methods of this era.
Not long after, the young and strong man Deng Fei led his army into the city. Hundreds of elite cavalrymen under his command rushed into the city wall. The soldiers shot arrows at the wall on horseback, and the sound of arrows was very intense.
At this moment, the city gate was suddenly knocked open by the battering ram. Some Zhou army infantrymen were standing inside the city gate. They were the ones who opened the city gate. Deng Fei rode away without saying a word, leading the cavalry to rush into the city.
There were hurried footsteps behind them. Yang Biao led the Third Army infantry to trot forward. The troops were lined up in formation, with countless iron helmets flashing and spears flashing like a forest, which was extremely majestic. The tiger flag fluttered above the crowd, with the words: The Third Army of the Left Wing of the Tiger Army.
The Zhou army's vanguard infantry and cavalry followed the military order and first ignored the city walls and advanced directly into the city from the central avenue. Almost all cities in the world that functioned as military strongholds had two wide main roads running north, south, east and west, so that troops could be deployed unimpeded during defense.
Deng Fei's troops rushed in along the main road very smoothly, and more Zhou army infantry and cavalry came from behind.
At this moment, suddenly there was a bang of cannon fire in the streets on both sides.
Deng Fei secretly cried out that it was not good. Sure enough, he saw burning straw and bamboo tubes with white smoke flying in the air. When he looked to the left and right, he saw a horse-drawn cart being whipped by some soldiers and rushing up. In an instant, a huge fire and thick smoke were burning on the cart. A group of Tang soldiers rushed in from both sides.
Kill Deng Fei and shout, and lead the army to fight. At this time, the street was filled with white smoke, and thick smoke was everywhere. The soldiers kept coughing and could not see east from west.
The shouts of killing on both sides were overwhelming, and countless Tang soldiers rushed in from all directions. Everyone was fighting on the road and could not see anything.
At this moment, a man on horseback suddenly ran and shouted: We are ambushed! Marshal Guo ordered the whole army to retreat!
Deng Fei rode his horse towards the sound and shouted: "Where is the military order?"
The man on horseback said: The war situation is urgent, Marshal Guo just sent the general to deliver the order.
Deng Fei, a soldier in our army, raised his rifle and kicked the horse in the belly. The man turned around and tried to run, but he was a step too slow. Deng Fei's horse had already accelerated and came up and stabbed him in the vest. The man screamed and fell to the ground from his horse.
Deng Fei shouted: The enemy is trying to sow discord. They have issued a false order telling the troops to stop doing anything and kill anyone they see.
Qi Tuo, the commander of the Xiangdu Army, led his troops and Wang Zhang's troops of the First Army into the city. A large group of troops advanced densely along the street to the left wing, and were also ambushed. Some Tang cavalry pretended to be Zhou troops and shouted and spread rumors when the smoke came up. Some soldiers panicked and retreated in large numbers, and met the rear army again, causing chaos.
The elite troops of the Tang army rushed out, and Qi Tuo and his troops were separated from the main force, and were besieged by ambushes from all sides. Seeing this, Qi Tuo was very anxious and led his men to charge forward. Seeing that he did not run away, the people around him also followed him and fought desperately.
Qi Tuoting was in the army, and was shot by more than ten arrows but survived. He also issued an order: Everyone should stick together and fight to the death.
Guo Shao arrived at the main gate of the east city and deployed troops to guard the gate. The generals shouted: "If the front troops retreat to the city gate, they will be killed immediately."
At this time, the city was full of fire, smoke and chaos, shouts and screams. Guo Shao ignored the chaos and kept mobilizing the elite troops of the left wing of the Tiger Army to enter the city first, and then let the troops from the towns follow. A general stood on the wall and shouted: If you can't find your superiors after entering the city, you can fight on your own. Generals at all levels made decisions on the spot and died in Haozhou City.
Some civilians ran out of the fire, but were immediately shot and trampled by the chaotic soldiers. The situation was horrible. Thousands of elite infantry and cavalry of the Tiger Army continued to enter the city from the east gate. A large number of infantry passed through the city gate like a black steel torrent, and the orderly footsteps and drums merged with the chaotic scene in front.
Guo Shao turned around and said to Luo Mengzi: Go find Zuo You and ask him to send three consecutive military orders, strictly ordering the left wing Qi Tingyi and Qi Tuo Wang Zhang to open the South Gate at all costs, so that Gao Huaide's troops can enter the city.
The entire city of Haozhou was groaning and trembling under the flames of war and the iron cavalry.