Cheng Gongying never believed that Guan Ping would fight west when his army was approaching. He believed that this was Guan Ping's strategy and wanted to guide his entire army to attack and wait for an opportunity to annihilate.

He took the banner of avenging Han Sui and sent more than a thousand elite troops composed of Qiang and Di to launch an attack first, but his main force was preparing to wait for an opportunity to encircle him near Ji County. If Guan Ping had any ambush, his cavalry would be able to discover and deal with it as soon as possible.

As Guan Ping said, Cheng Gongying does not have the idea of ​​siege first.

He also had a family under his command, and he had to eat. If he plundered the surroundings, the image he had created before would be destroyed. Therefore, Cheng Gongying still tried his best to restrain military discipline and must show his thoughts for the people of Liangzhou - this is their last means of winning.

Speaking of which, although Cheng Gongying is very smart, his reputation is still hugely different from Han Sui. He does not have the idea of ​​Han Sui's attempt to make great achievements. He just wants to dominate the country in Liangzhou and be a warlord that everyone fears, that's all.

Although he has a strong military power now, even he feels very guilty. If so many troops fail, it will be a situation that will never be restored.

Cheng Gongying was nervous, but the soldiers under his command did not have much thought.

When he heard that Han Sui was forced to death by Guan Ping, these old subordinates who were once Han Sui were so angry that they wanted to take revenge and kill, that's all.

The Qiang and Di coalition forces, who were the first to attack the city, were highly morale. They approached the city wall of Ji County at dawn, took a short rest, and immediately used their hands and feet to launch a fierce attack on the Dongcheng.

Amid the shocking drums, the generals of Xiliang walked lightly, lifted the ladder before and leaned against the edge of the city, and climbed up the city wall with their hands and feet.

Cheng Gongying, who was supervising the battle, was a little surprised. He did not expect that the garrison in the city was so insufficient. He knew that he should have invested more troops.

Just as he was hesitating whether to attack the whole army, bursts of cheers and shouts suddenly sounded in the city. The gate that had been closed before was actually opened. The cavalry who had been prepared had already rushed out of the city gate. The soldiers who were still climbing were not prepared and were immediately attacked by these cavalrymen.

"You dare to leave the city..." Cheng Gongying murmured, and simply stopped hesitating and immediately ordered all the troops to mobilize them to attack the east gate. We must not let these people close the city gate again!

He dared to open the door during the battle to defend the city. It goes without saying how much he looked down on the attacking side. Cheng Gongying did not need to mobilize and immediately ordered another 10,000 people to be invested, and he must take down Ji County.

The generals were ready to roar and immediately launched an attack, preparing to educate these ignorant Guanzhong people and let them see what the Liangzhou warriors looked like.

Five hundred steps, three hundred steps, one hundred steps...

Seeing that the Liangzhou army was gradually approaching, a desolate sound of trumpets sounded from the city, followed by huge rocks breaking through the sky, and continuous loud noises—

Ten large catapults in Ji County were launched together, and huge rocks broke through the air and smashed hard into the enemy formation. When the cavalry who had fought out of the city before saw the enemy launching an attack, they immediately retreated and retreated into the city in an orderly manner.

But the city gate was opened but it was not enough to close it. The Xiliang soldiers, who were dizzy by the stones, crawled into the city gate regardless of the price, and pushed open the door-blocking cart with the spear in their hands. Tens of thousands of Liangzhou soldiers instantly entered the city of Ji County!

"It's done!" Cheng Gongying breathed a sigh of relief.

Although his purpose was not to occupy Ji County very quickly, it would be a great thing if he could damage the main force of Guan Ping's army here.

"General, will we enter the city?" The soldiers under his command could no longer suppress the idea of ​​looting, and everyone asked anxiously with smiles.

Cheng Gongying pondered for a moment and snorted coldly:

"Wait a minute, there is a chance for you to get rich.

Well, if you send the order, if you find Guan Ping, you must not kill him at will. Chen Qun and others under his command should not be abused. You must treat him with courtesy and obey my orders."

"I understand, how can the general give me the command!"

"Hmph, just understand."

Cheng Gongying shook her sleeves with a chic look, sat on a bed, and started eating on the spot, preparing to go to the city after dinner and talk to Guan Ping about something.

But after he finished his meal, the battle in the city still did not stop.

Cheng Gongying sent someone to inquire, and was surprised to hear that the defenders in the city were still resisting resolutely, and the resistance was increasing, even more violent than when defending the city!

"How is this possible?" Cheng Gongying blurted out and expressed his disbelief.

Since ancient times, defending cities has had an absolute advantage.

The city wall is high and there are many defensive equipment. Even if you are not prepared enough, you will have the advantage of high and low attacks, which is enough to cause huge casualties to the enemy. Even if the city wall is captured, the defenders will definitely find a way to retake it. Resisting after entering the city is the most helpless method. Generally speaking, you can't resist for too long. When the city wall is broken, it means that the resistance is not large enough and you can only barely fight.

Cheng Gongying looked gloomy and attracted many soldiers to inquire. Only then did he hear that the Guan Ping army was prepared and the main defense location was not at the top of the city, but in many houses in the city, especially in large houses.

You should know that the cities of this era are not just housing and shops, but most of the land here is farmland. You Cheng Gongying didn’t use this to hold us in a bad way. If you eat it correctly, we won’t rob the food from the people? Okay, now I’ll put you in, I think you will rob us or not!

The autumn harvest is not over yet, and there are still many wheat being dry. When Cheng Gongying's men first entered the city, they swear that they would not rob and kill. However, the yellow wheat was right in front of them. They could not control their thoughts, drove away the people in the city, and asked for food and money from door to door.

But this is exactly what the defenders think.

The defenders hid in those big houses and houses to resist, and the city-guarding equipment such as crossbows were moved to the big houses.

Cheng Gongying's subordinates were busy collecting money, and immediately received a fierce counterattack from an organized manner. Before he could react, he was killed.

Some soldiers and horses reacted and began to organize elite troops to attack. They struggled to break through several courtyards, only then did they find that the enemy had retreated from the back door in an orderly manner, so that they were empty.

This kind of cracking method is not without.

The catapults used by the defenders were abandoned before the attack. They switched to the stone machine and prepared to teach these ignorant foreigners in the city a lesson. But before they could start, the generals and schoolmen in the army surrounded them and stopped them quickly.

"You are crazy! You are crazy! Stop me, no one is allowed to use a catapult!"

Before, Han Sui showed that the prodigal son turned around and devoted himself to the demeanor of his Liangzhou people. Cheng Gongying also claimed that they were fighting for the interests of Liangzhou people.

Ji County is the core of Tianshui, gathering many industries from the surrounding big households. If you fight, you will smash their yard, and see if they beat them up or not, you will be done.

Before, the private army of Yang Fu's family could have driven Ma Chao away. If they stood with Guan Ping wholeheartedly, Cheng Gongying would not have to fight this battle.

In addition to the industries of these wealthy families, the people here are strong and the people who want to make a living cannot afford to offend them. Although their dilapidated houses are inconspicuous, they can now be gentle and kind and bullied by others because they still have residences. If their residences are destroyed, they will reveal their fangs in an instant, and show you what the Liangzhou thief who swept through Guanzhong back then looked like.

Damn it.

It's really hateful.

When I was in Guanzhong, I didn’t care so much about fighting. If I didn’t like it, I would rob it and kill it if I didn’t accept it. Wherever I passed, I would slaughter the city to shock morale.

But the banner that the Liangzhou soldiers are now tyrannical and righteous. How dare they destroy their reputation? It is like a strong man who is helped. Although his reputation is huge, he cannot use it. It is really painful.

Cheng Gongying was helpless and could only enter the city himself and send people to persuade the leaders of the wealthy families to cooperate with him and drive Guan Ping's army out.

But now there are chaos and there are no communication equipment for later generations. How can we call them to meet? Not to mention that these people are all human beings. They don’t believe that Han Sui suddenly changed his temperament and was so good to the people of Liangzhou. He didn’t know where to lurk where to watch the battle.

Therefore, after entering the city, this battle actually showed a very strange posture.

The offensive and defensive exercises were quite orderly and civilized, and there was no sign of large-scale conflict. They patiently used their lives to fill in several houses, but when they moved forward, these houses would be occupied again. A group of soldiers fired arrows in the room in an orderly manner and made them unable to disturb them, so they could only garrison every time they were assigned.

But in this way, their propulsion forces were seriously insufficient and they were repelled many times in street fighting.

Especially with the many people in the city wall area, the two sides repeatedly tug-of-war, Cheng Gongying personally directed and pressed the gourd to float up.

The commander-in-chief of the city this time was Chen Qun, but the specific deployment was handled by Kuai Yue and Wen Pin.

Kuai Yue was a black and black master who deceived the barbarians around him to come for a meeting and then killed all the black and black masters. With Guan Ping's endorsement, he no longer took his own evil spirits without any scruples. This strategy to attract the enemy into the city was what he thought of. Later, he sent people to set fire in the city, shouting loudly that it was Cheng Gongying's actions, so that Cheng Gongying was forced to divide his troops to put out the fire.

This is just like Han Sui framed Chen Qun before. Cheng Gongying had so many subordinates, so he could not be completely united. Even he himself thought that someone under his command was waiting for an opportunity to plunder and set fire, so he could only restrain the soldiers at the top of his lungs and ordered them not to fight against military discipline.

After fighting like this for a whole day, Cheng Gongying could not withstand the double blows of physiology and psychology, and could only hurry up and let the entire army withdraw from Ji County.

The city gate was broken, and the final battle was the result of this. Cheng Gongying was speechless. He was full of confidence and thought that this battle was very easy. Cheng Gongying finally felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He sent someone to the city and sent a letter, expressing his willingness to have a good talk with Guan Ping.

After sending the letter, Cheng Gongying walked back and forth in the army with his hands behind his back, waiting for Guan Ping's reply.

At the third day, just as he was about to go to bed, his subordinates informed that Guan Ping had sent a messenger. Cheng Gongying quickly asked the messenger to enter the military tent. When he saw the messenger's face clearly, he was shocked and blurted out:
Chapter completed!