On the morning of June 16, despite Li Mi's full opposition, Yang Xuangan, who had half of his right ear shot off, still insisted on launching an siege. The target was Shangchunmen in Luoyang, where Yang Xuangan had suffered a great humiliation the day before. He was responsible for

Pei Hongce and Chen Yingliang, the uncle and nephew who worked together to guard the city, also faced the first test of the city defense battle with real swords and guns.

There are also many talents in Yang Xuangan's rebel team. His younger brothers Yang Xuanting, Yang Xuanzang, Yang Jishan and Yang Wanshuo are all rare generals with outstanding martial arts skills. Military advisor Li Mi is resourceful. In terms of military affairs, Yang Xuangan has been taught by his father Yang Su and has participated in many military campaigns.

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In the battle of Liang's rebellion, he was both civil and military. He was a handsome man himself, and he had the great help of Wang Zhongbo, the old general of Yang Su's Hu Benlang who was experienced in the battlefield. At the level of general, the strength of Yang Xuangan's rebels was actually far behind that of a group of civilian officials.

Above the Eastern Capital defenders.

This is clearly reflected in the military appearance of the rebels. Although it was a ragtag group that took less than half a month to form, in the hands of Yang Xuangan and other rebel leaders, it was built to be impressive and impressive.

The system of the Sui Dynasty's government soldiers was organized. Every fifty soldiers were organized into a team, and the team was set up.

, two teams form a brigade, with a brigade commander, two brigades form a school regiment, with a school lieutenant, and forty teams and ten regiments form an army, with a partial general to lead the army. The flags and flags of each army are different colors, clear and convenient.

The command was discernible, and the queue and lineup were also very neat. It was almost impossible to tell that this was a hastily assembled temporary team.

On the contrary, the well-equipped Dongdu garrison seemed a bit disorganized. Even though they were clearly protected by city walls and moats, the garrison soldiers on the city wall still seemed quite flustered. From time to time, garrison troops could be seen leaving their posts and whispering to each other.

Soldier, orders in the army take a long time to be carried out

When the troops were in place, the city defense preparations were progressing slowly. Pei Hongce was so anxious that he assigned Fan Zigai to his military deputy Hu Yalang. He scolded Xie Zichong until he was bloody.

Only then did they manage to complete the defense of the city wall before the rebel formation ended.

Although he raised troops in anger, Yang Xuangan still calmly accepted Li Mi's suggestion and arranged for two thousand troops to be divided into two teams to form a feint attack outside the nearby Anxi Gate and Hui'an Gate to contain the city gate.

The defenders of Dongdu were forced to not dare to concentrate heavy troops on

Chunyi Gate also prevented the defenders on the two city gates from taking the most convenient road above the city to rescue Chunmen. In this regard, Fan Zigai's contingency strategy was to gather the reserve team in Dongdu North City, with Huben

General Liu Changgong, led by General Lang, is ready to rescue Shangchun, Anxi and Hui'an Sanmen at any time.

Originally, Chen Yingliang hoped to show off his skills in this battle, and once asked Pei Hongce to lead an army as a fire-fighting team, ready to put out fires and fill gaps at any time. However, this request was flatly rejected by Pei Hongce. The first reason was that it was too dangerous, and the second reason was that Chen Yingliang

Without a military position, Chen Yingliang was afraid that the soldiers would not obey if he asked Chen Yingliang to command the troops immediately. Chen Yingliang had no choice but to stay with Pei Hongce and continue to serve as his staff.

At this time, the rebels were ready to attack the city. Yang Xuangan immediately ordered the siege. Amidst the sound of war drums, the first batch of two thousand rebel soldiers lined up to leave the city. They were divided into two waves based on the school. The first wave was five.

Schools keep distance from each other, and the four schools on the left and right all carry

The moat car and pontoon were temporarily constructed, and the school in the middle was carrying several giant logs, aiming directly at the Shangchun City Gate - the East Capital City was too big, and there were too many residents coming in and out, so there was a fixed stone bridge built on the moat for convenience

This allowed the residents of the city to cross the river, and also made it easier for the rebels to cross the river directly.

As the rebel team slowly approached, the atmosphere on the city wall became increasingly tense, including coach Pei Hongce and Xie Zichong\uf

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f0c was so nervous that they could hear their own heartbeat. Chen Yingliang was a little nervous at first, but as the rebel team gradually approached, Chen Yingliang calmed down completely, as if he was born to be accustomed to such scenes.

He began to calmly think about the various variables that might arise, and suggested to Pei Hongce: "Uncle, my soldiers are too nervous. We must prevent them from firing arrows randomly, which will waste arrows and affect the morale of the army. We should give an order not to listen to the drum sound."

, no arrows allowed."

Pei Hongce, who admired Chen Yingliang's nephew very much, nodded and immediately sent out messengers to convey the order. At the same time, drummers were arranged to prepare. Chen Yingliang suggested: "To be on the safe side, uncle should wait until the rebel team approaches within 80 steps before giving the order."

Arrows, if the first round of arrow rain can be effective, it will be a great boost to the morale of our army."

"Okay." Pei Hongce nodded again, and whispered: "Niece, follow my uncle closely. If you have any good ideas, tell me immediately."

Chen Yingliang agreed and continued to observe the movements of the rebels. As a result, Pei Hongce listened to his advice. When the rebel team approached the city wall for about a hundred steps, even though Pei Hongce was nervous and sweating on his forehead, he still gritted his teeth and did not order the beating.

Drum. The rebel general who led the army to attack the city was also very experienced. He immediately ordered a full-speed charge, asking the rebel team to raise rough shields to protect their faces and chests, and rush through the position covered by the defenders' arrows at the fastest distance.

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Some archers from the garrison couldn't stand such huge psychological pressure and couldn't help but shoot arrows first. However, the arrows they shot not only missed the mark, but were also limp and powerless. They only flew fifty or sixty steps before falling to the ground. Chen Yingliang

He secretly cursed Huangfu Wuyi for training good soldiers, but he didn't have time to deal with the archers who fired arrows against orders.

"Uncle, you can shoot the arrow!" When the rebel forward rushed within eighty steps, Chen Yingliang immediately tugged on Pei Hongce's sleeve. Pei Hongce, who was so nervous that he was sweating profusely, came to his senses and shouted: "Lei.

Drum! Shoot arrows!”

Dong dong dong dong, the war drums beat rapidly, and the extremely nervous defenders archers fired arrows unevenly to cover the area. Although due to nervousness, many of the arrows were still weak and inaccurate.

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Miraculously, he hit a rebel captain in the face, causing him to fall down screaming with blood on his face, causing chaos among the two hundred soldiers behind him.

"Good shot! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot! Keep shooting for me!" The harvest far exceeded his expectations. Pei Hongce was so happy that he even forgot about his nervousness. He roared like thunder and just gave the order. Seeing that the rain of arrows was effective, the arrows on the city wall

The defenders' archers also had great confidence. They quickly drew their bows and threw arrows. The quality of the arrows they shot was significantly improved in terms of strength and accuracy.

"Huh?" At the same time, Yang Xuangan, Wang Bozhong and other battlefield veterans who were watching the battle from a distance couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise. They never expected that their defeated general Pei Hongce could be so calm, calm and calm in the first round of arrow rain.

It will yield results.

After all, the rebels had high morale. Even though they were threatened by arrows from the city, they still risked their lives and rushed to the moat, jumped into the river to build a pontoon, and the rebel soldiers from the school directly rushed onto the moat with their shields.

On the river stone bridge, they carried huge trees and prepared to hit the city gate. The defenders' archers fired arrows desperately to stop them, but the distance was far away and their arrow skills were mediocre, so the effect was always ineffective.

Chen Yingliang was not worried at all about the first wave of five school rebels attacking the city. When the defenders had sufficient supplies to defend the city, they could break open the Luoyang city gate with just a few pieces of rotten wood. Then all the defenders should hang themselves.

Apologize, Chen Yingliang is paying attention to the thousand rebels hiding in the distance. Not only do they have

They have ladders to climb the city, and their equipment is obviously better. They are probably the main soldiers in the rebel army. Chen Yingliang is very worried. If one of these main rebel soldiers can rush to the city wall, then with the weak close combat ability of the defenders,

and low morale, which may lead to unpredictable consequences.

The bow and arrow coverage continued, but the effect was still not great. The rebel soldiers quickly built a pontoon bridge under the rain of arrows, and carried only two trench trucks to build a bridge across the river. Occasionally, several rebel soldiers who were hit by arrows screamed.

It fell into the moat, but compared to the expensive arrows fired by the defenders' archers, the effectiveness was still extremely low.

On the other hand, the city gate gained more. The four Yaksha Lei suggested by Chen Yingliang the day before and played a huge role. When the Yaksha Lei weighing a hundred kilograms and covered with spikes whizzed down, two people were killed on the spot.

The rebel soldiers caused a ramming log to fall to the ground. At the same time, the falling sheep's head stones also caused considerable damage to the rebel soldiers. More than a dozen rebel soldiers soon died in front of the door, which also caused the ramming behind them.

I dare not approach the city gate.

Six of the eight pontoon bridges carried by the rebels were successfully built, and the two trench trucks also successfully built a more stable bridge across the river. Yang Xuangan's brother Hu Yalang, who commanded the first wave of siege, Yang Wanshuo, made a prompt decision and immediately ordered the troops behind him.

Five schools launched a charge, and the Shangchunmen defenders also faced the most dangerous anti-ant attack test in the city defense battle.

The ensuing battle was even more cruel. The rebel soldiers with high morale rushed forward carrying the ladders, rushed across the moat under the rain of arrows, and hurriedly put up the ladders that had not even scraped off the bark.

Climb up the city wall, then howl and climb up on the flying ladder. At this point, Chen Yingliang's accumulated military knowledge and bad habits have completely lost their effect. Everything can only depend on the performance of the defenders under Pei Hongce and Xie Zichong.

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What made Chen Yingliang breathe a sigh of relief was that although the morale of the defenders was not high enough, the Dongdu City Wall, which was fourteen eight feet high (equivalent to more than 14 meters), still helped the defenders a lot and created a huge obstacle for the rebels.

The difficulty is that even the rebel soldiers with the best climbing skills cannot climb up to a height of fourteen meters on a rough ladder in the blink of an eye. During their climb, the defenders

The soldiers had enough time to smash several sheep's head stones and lime bottles at them. Being at such a close distance from a high place naturally increased their accuracy. However, the rebel soldiers had difficulty avoiding them on the narrow flying ladder. Many rebels were surrounded by climbing ants.

The soldiers were soon hit and injured by the sheep's head stones. They screamed and fell off the flying ladder. They fell to death on the spot and were seriously injured. Although the charge was fierce and the morale was high enough, it basically had no effect.

At the same time, Pei Hongce's military deputy Xie Zichong also proved that he

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Many of the rebel soldiers fell backwards with ladders and fell into the moat, and many of them were killed and injured.

It was not without danger. At least one flying ladder was not knocked over, and the rebel soldiers on the ladder were not knocked down. The rebel soldiers climbing on the flying ladder once climbed to a position flush with the city wall.

Seeing this, Chen Yingliang was so anxious that he drew his knife and rushed upwards. Two spears were thrust out in time, and one spear directly hit the eye of the rebel who had arrived first, killing him on the spot.

He was not allowed to climb the city wall, and then the other defenders were forced by the generals and the supervisory team to rush up. They smashed the remaining rebel soldiers on the flying ladder with stones and gray bottles, fearing that the defenders

Chen Yingliang, who had improved his military melee combat ability, breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Xuangan's siege was obviously insufficiently prepared. There were only two trench vehicles that could cross the river, only eight pontoon bridges, and only fifty or sixty ladders that could board the city. At the same time, there were even no bows and arrows that could suppress the defenders on the city.

They were all pitifully small, which destined Yang Xuangan's siege to be impossible. It also made the rebel soldiers who attacked the city miserable. They were helpless in front of the defenders who had an absolute geographical advantage.

But there was nowhere to vent his anger. He could only put up the rough ladder again and again on the city wall in vain, charging upward like a moth to a flame, but what he got in exchange was raindrops, hail, rocks, ash bottles, and the occasional falling

Huge logs and ring-pierced boulders were smashed to death and injured countless people, resulting in heavy casualties but no progress.

Seeing this scene, the garrison soldiers who were so nervous that they couldn't even draw their bows gradually calmed down and were able to draw their bows and fire arrows as calmly as usual training. The panic situation gradually improved, and the inexperienced grassroots generals could not help but

Relying on the command from superiors, you can choose your own strategy to resist the enemy. In short, the actual combat level is rising, and everything is developing in a stable and orderly direction.

On the contrary, his morale was once extremely high and he firmly believed that he could easily rush to the city wall and drive away the rebel soldiers who massacred the defenders like ducks. However, his morale was falling. Since the army was launched,

For the first time, there was an unprecedented phenomenon of people fleeing backwards. The wood-ramming team that Yang Xuangan had placed high hopes on was even more miserable. The four thick wood-ramming trees they carried across the river basically failed to hit the city gate a few times, and were already smashed continuously by the city wall.

The big stone tree fell to the ground, and the rebel soldiers who carried the wood to hit the door suffered heavy casualties. Later, no rebel soldiers dared to lift the front end of the wood, which greatly reduced the power of the impact and made them even less able to cause damage to the solid city gate.

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Seeing this scene, he had completely calmed down. Pei Hongce laughed loudly, patted Chen Yingliang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "My nephew is really smart. He figured out that the rebel team lacked siege weapons and would definitely plan to attack the city. I suggested to my uncle."

Mounting the Yaksha Beater above the city gate really had a miraculous effect!"

"Uncle deserves the award." Chen Yingliang quickly said modestly: "Actually, the uncle who has made the greatest contribution at this point, if it weren't for my uncle's trust in his nephew who has never been on the battlefield and can change the position of the Yaksha through his advice, the nephew would be
To be continued...