"Attack the city!" At dawn, Sun Ce ordered Sun Cejun to attack.
"Kill!" One after another, Sun Cejun rushed towards Wan Cheng city. Although they were wearing the same color clothes, their flags were different, their armors were different, and even their weapons were different.
"This is?!" Liu Mang frowned as he looked at the Sun Cejun who were approaching the city wall. These Sun Cejun's troops were divided into battalions, each battalion had a thousand people, and there were more than a dozen different flags.
Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, and Wang. Does Sun Ce have so many generals? Liu Mang really could not stand it anymore. If these generals were Sun Ce's subordinates, then this time Wan Cheng city would not be able to defend.
The generals who could use flags were at least second-rate generals, and they were also the general of an army. Like Chengyu, even if his strength reached that level, he would not be able to directly use the flag of Cheng.
This was really going to wipe out Wan Cheng city! Although Liu Mang's heart was uneasy, he still calmed his mind. He was the soul of Wan Cheng city's defenders. If he was afraid, then there was no need to defend the city. Everyone should just surrender directly!
"Come on, come on!" Liu Mang took a deep breath. Even if you have more generals, this time I will dig out a piece of meat from your body to make you feel heartache.
"Reporting to Little Lord, the enemy has crossed the moat!" Xu Sheng stood beside Liu Mang and reported to Liu Mang. Huang Zhong was placed on the other side of the city wall by Liu Mang. Liu Mang had given him a task.
"Moat!" Liu Mang closed his eyes and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Huh?!" Xu Sheng had not worked with Liu Mang before, so he did not know how Liu Mang's troops worked. The moat was a natural barrier for the city. When the enemy crossed the moat, they could shoot arrows. This could cause great damage to the enemy and also stop the enemy's advance. At least, it could stop the enemy's advance.
The Lvbu's Army's current task was to stop Sun Cejun. But looking at Liu Mang's appearance, there was no reaction at all.
Under Xu Sheng's gaze, the Sun Cejun troops crossed the moat one after another. After crossing the moat, they would reach the city wall. As long as they could climb up the ladder, they would be able to go up the city wall.
"Wait!" Compared to the radical young group, the middle-aged group of Jiangdong nobles was much calmer. It was too smooth for them. The moat was like a flat ground, directly crossing it. Was it a trap? The middle-aged old Sun Cejun thought about many things and had many suspicions.
The middle-aged old Sun Cejun slowed down, and the soldiers under him also slowed down. The young Sun Cejun looked at the middle-aged old Sun Cejun's actions and was happy. In their opinion, there was no need to worry so much. As long as they could go up the city wall, the credit would be theirs. Let the old men eat the dust behind them.
"Little Lord, they are less than a hundred steps away from the city wall!" Xu Sheng continued to report, but Liu Mang still did not react.
"Fifty steps!" Liu Mang opened his eyes, but still did not move.
"Forty steps, thirty steps, twenty steps!" Liu Mang finally moved, but he gave an order that puzzled Xu Sheng. "City Guard, draw your bows and shoot. Black Flag Army, do not move without my order!"
"Yes!" The City Guard directly carried out Liu Mang's order. Only about nine hundred soldiers drew their bows and shot the arrows.
"Little Lord, what are you doing?" Xu Sheng was a little angry. What was he trying to do? Was he looking down on the Black Flag Army? If Xu Sheng was confident that he could defeat the City Guard one-on-one, what was this little Lord thinking? Now that the enemy was close to the city wall, they could lower the ladder and climb up the city wall at any time. If it was because of the shooting range in the moat, what about now? The arrows that were shot out did not need to aim and would definitely hit the enemy.
However, Liu Mang only ordered the City Guard to move, and the Black Flag Army was not allowed to move. Xu Sheng raised his hand. He wanted the Black Flag Army to move too.
"Xu Sheng, did I tell you that you can doubt me? You can be dissatisfied with my performance, but once I give an order, you must complete it! " Liu Mang stared at Xu Sheng. He knew that Xu Sheng's martial arts were very strong. If he got close to Xu Sheng and got into a conflict with him, he would be the unlucky one. Moreover, the three thousand Black Flag Army listened to Xu Sheng more than Liu Mang.
Under Liu Mang's gaze, Xu Sheng surrendered. If his new master did not know how to fight, then he, who was defeated, was nothing.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!" The nine hundred City Guard simultaneously shot the arrows in their hands. Each arrow did not need to be deliberately aimed. As long as they found a general direction, they would hit the enemy.
In an instant, screams could be heard from below. "Rolling logs, falling rocks!" Liu Mang continued to give orders. The less than a thousand City Guard were still doing their job, and the three thousand Black Flag Army were like spectators. They did not have anything to do at all.
What was he trying to do? Didn't he know that defending the city was to keep the enemy out of the city? Although 1000 Urban Army soldiers can also cause damage to Sun Ce's Army, but the damage is limited. Especially those who are advancing dauntlessly, it is as if they were injected with chicken blood.
"Ha ha ha ha!" Standing on the side of the moat, Zhang De suddenly laughed. The casualties in front were all his men, but he still laughed happily. Why? Because from the rain of arrows, rolling stones, and falling trees, he finally determined an important message. That is, the defenders of Wancheng city were really weak.
This level of arrow rain was like a drizzle to the entire siege army, which had a scale of a thousand people.
Zhang De rushed to the front, so he knew that these thousand people were nothing to worry about. He was not a fool. His Zhang family had already formed an alliance with Bao family and Ling family. This time, the credit for capturing the city would be shared by several families. Otherwise, each family's thousand people would be able to climb the city wall. The casualties would be very large. These people were all trained by the major families since childhood.
"Go, go, all troops attack the city!" Zhang De no longer had any scruples. There were less than a thousand people, and all of them were exhausted. The allied forces of the three families had three thousand people, so they could easily capture the entire Wancheng city!
"We will also go!" Not only Zhang De saw it, but the other families also saw it. Those old foxes were not stupid. There were less than a thousand people on the city wall. This was a military merit. If they could capture the city wall, not only would they be able to capture the city, but they would also be able to behead the enemy's generals. Even His Highness the King Of Shu would also be a military merit.
"Kill, kill, kill!" One by one, they rushed towards the walls of Wancheng city. Ladders were placed on the walls. The soldiers of Sun Ce's Army were excited as they rushed towards the walls.
The soldiers were not stupid. They were naturally happy to have fewer enemies. Not only their masters would reward them, but they would also be rewarded.
"Those who climb the city wall first will be rewarded with ten mu of fertile land!" Some of the landowning households became anxious. Their troops were behind them, and it was already too late for them to be the first to ascend the city. Therefore, they could only grit their teeth and shout, hoping that the generous reward would attract brave men. Some of the landowning households' soldiers also went crazy when they saw how generous their masters were.
This was ten mu of fertile land, which was more attractive to these private soldiers than gold and silver. With these ten mu of fertile land, their wives and children could survive. Although the annual rent was heavy, one or two mu of the ten mu of land could be used as rations. This was enough. At the very least, they would not have to worry about food and water.
And for those who did not have a family, these fertile land could help them find a good wife. Their wives must have big buttocks and strong bodies. This way, they would be able to give birth to children. All of them were full of enthusiasm. The Lvbu's Army on the city wall was already a fish on the chopping board.
"Milord, look, Wancheng city is about to be captured!" Lu Su looked at Sun Ce with a smile. He saw a rare smile on Sun Ce's face. The two of them had been watching the movements of Wancheng city from below. The arrow rain was really strong.
At most, two hours? Two hours? Sun Ce could afford to wait. Now, it was already dawn. According to this progress, they would be able to enter Wancheng city in the middle of the day!
Sun Ce was also under pressure. According to the information from the scouts, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was not far away. Sun Ce, in order to guard against the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, had the scouts stay a hundred miles away from them. If there was any movement, they would immediately report it.
Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry was the king of field battles. Even if Sun Ce was conceited, he also knew that in the field, Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry would be at a disadvantage. Not to mention the countless casualties, there was also the possibility of tearing a hole in the formation. At that time, how many of the 100,000 soldiers would be able to survive?
The most important point was that Sun Ce only brought 30,000 soldiers. 10,000 of them were stationed in Wancheng city's naval camp. Now, they only had 20,000 soldiers. Yesterday, they lost 5,000 soldiers in the siege. Now, they only had 15,000 soldiers left. Although the number of nobles was large, they were all trash. At least, Sun Ce was confident that he could use his 30,000 soldiers to completely destroy these 70,000 soldiers.
The most important point was that these soldiers had never seen a cavalry group before!
Jiangdong lacked horses. Most of the waterways were naval battles. There were few land battles. Sometimes, the navy was both naval and siege. But they had never encountered a cavalry, especially a large scale cavalry, let alone a heavy cavalry like the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry.
Sun Ce's face was full of worry, but it immediately disappeared. According to this speed, they would be able to enter Wancheng city by noon. As long as they entered Wancheng city, even if the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry doubled in number, how could they siege the city?
"Let me go first!" A Wang family's private soldier rushed to the city, but when he reached the city, he found that there were not enough ladders. Therefore, he said to a private soldier of another landowning household in a very barbaric manner.
"I want to go first!" Others ignored him. On the city wall, there were ten acres of fertile land. How could they let him go?
"Why should I give it to you!" But when he stepped on the ladder, he was pulled back.
"We are Wang family's servants, get down here!" The Wang Clan's private soldiers were very barbaric. It was no wonder that the Wang Clan had made their fortune by smuggling salt. Smuggling salt was illegal during the Great Han Dynasty. If caught, they would be beheaded. Therefore, most of the Wang Clan's private soldiers had taken lives.
"I am Li family's private soldier, why should I let you go first!" So what if he was Wang family's private soldier, he might be afraid of ordinary soldiers, but he was also a nobles' private soldier. How could he let him go first?
"Get the f * ck over here!" Seeing that his words were useless, Wang family's private soldier directly pulled Li family's private soldier to the ground. Li family's private soldier fell to the ground and stumbled on the ground. Half of his face was disfigured.
"You dare to hit me! I will kill you! "Li family's private soldier was also angry. He went up and slashed his sword.
"Aaaaah, I will kill you!" The two sides suddenly fought fiercely.
"Mud can't support a wall!" Sun Ce looked at the private soldiers who were fighting fiercely and said with disdain. On the battlefield, they dared to attack their allies. They were really not afraid of death. They were not afraid of mutiny! If there were such soldiers, Sun Ce would have personally cleaned them up.
Fortunately, the two nobles restrained themselves and prevented the situation from developing further. They even formed an alliance.
"Quick! Quick! "Wang and Li family's private soldiers panicked because someone had already climbed up the city wall.
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