RPAGF Chapter 181 Siege
Chapter 181 Siege
At this moment, the soldiers patrolling on the city wall felt their hearts tighten when they noticed the mighty army approaching. They immediately ran down the city wall in a hurry to report to Chen Yuanshu and Ning Cen.
"General, the enemy is attacking!" His voice was filled with a hint of tension and anxiety.
After hearing this, Chen Yuanshu and Ning Cen looked at each other, with the same confusion in their eyes.
They originally expected that Xie Chengyun would first find out their strength and then launch an attack after understanding the current situation, but they never expected that he would launch the attack so quickly.
"What exactly does Xie Chengyun want to do? Why is he so impatient to launch an attack?" Chen Yuanshu frowned and muttered to himself.
There must be something fishy going on when things are out of the ordinary. Based on his understanding of Xie Chengyun, she is not an impulsive person, so there must be some conspiracy behind this.
Ning was also deeply confused, but he quickly calmed down and said to Chen Yuanshu, "Whatever his intentions, we must plan a countermeasure. For now, let's prepare the soldiers to resist the enemy."
Chen Yuanshu nodded and immediately gave the order, "All soldiers, listen up! Immediately enter combat mode and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Following her order, the soldiers in the city began to move, climbing up the city walls in an orderly manner, preparing for the upcoming battle.
When Chen Yuanshu and Ning Cen climbed up the city wall, the army had already arrived at the gate.
Chen Yuanshu looked at the Wu army surging towards the city like a tide, his expression grim, and shouted loudly: "Archers, shoot!"
As her orders were given, the archers on the city walls drew their bows and arrows and aimed at the enemy troops below the city.
For a moment, arrows on the city wall were like locusts, and dense arrows poured down like rain, causing certain obstacles to the Wu army, and the speed of siege also began to slow down.
Xie Chengyun watched the entire scene unfold from behind, a cold smile curled up on his lips as he sternly shouted, "Shield bearers in front, ladders follow!"
The Wu soldiers quickly adjusted their tactics and continued to advance towards the city wall.
After a while, several ladders were placed on the city wall, and the Wu soldiers began to climb the ladders, trying to reach the city wall.
Ning Cen, who was standing by, saw this and shouted, "Overturn the ladder!"
Upon hearing Ning Cen's order, the soldiers on the city wall pushed the ladder hard, trying to overturn it.
Some soldiers picked up stones, wood and other objects and threw them at the Wu soldiers who were climbing the ladders.
Many Wu soldiers fell from the ladders as a result.
However, as long as they were not dead, the Wu soldiers would quickly get up, pick up the fallen ladders and continue to climb over the city wall without any intention of retreating.
Seeing this, Chen Yuanshu said, "Pour oil and light the fire!"
The soldiers on the city wall poured down barrels of oil and then lit torches and threw them down.
In an instant, the ladders were engulfed in flames, and the Wu soldiers were also engulfed in flames.
Suddenly, screams were heard from the bottom of the city.
For a while, the pace of siege slowed down.
Chen Yuanshu, dressed in armor, stood on the city wall, narrowing his eyes slightly as he gazed at the enemy camp in the distance. "Having their Majesty personally present on the battlefield today has truly boosted morale."
Xie Chengyun stayed at the rear, quite a distance away from them. From where they were, they could only vaguely see a figure riding a black horse, surrounded by many generals.
Ning Cen nodded, "He has always held a high prestige in the army, in no way inferior to the previous deposed emperor, Wang Yi."
Chen Yuanshu took a few steps forward, approaching the edge of the city wall, looking down at the fierce battle below with a frown.
"We can't allow them to continue their assault. Otherwise, our losses will only grow more severe. How about sending an elite force out of the city through a side gate and raiding their rear? What do you think, General Ning?"
Ning Cen nodded, "It's feasible."
The order was quickly passed down, and a team of elite soldiers composed of two countries quietly rushed out from the side door.
On the other side, when Chen Yuanshu had just issued this order and the elite troops had not yet circled to the rear.
Xie Chengyun estimated the time and decisively ordered, "Retreat."
Hearing this order, General Ma looked at him in confusion, "Your Majesty? Withdraw the troops now?"
Didn't it just start not long ago? Why did it withdraw?
After seeing Xie Chengyun nod, General Ma did not ask any more questions and immediately conveyed the order to retreat.
The Wu army evacuated quickly and orderly. Chen Yuanshu and Ning Cen on the city wall witnessed this scene, and their eyes were filled with confusion.
Chen Yuanshu frowned, "What on earth is the Emperor Wu up to?"
It has not been long since the elite troops left the city, so it cannot be because of them.
Ning Cen was also confused about this sudden withdrawal. "No matter what, don't let your guard down for now, just in case there's a scam."
Chen Yuanshu agreed. "Order them to strengthen patrols and keep a close eye on enemy movements."
The soldiers in the city did not dare to slack off and remained on high alert all night.
However, after one night, there was no movement from the Wu army.
The next morning, Chen Yuanshu, Ning Cen and other generals gathered again to discuss.
"According to the information brought back by the scouts, there was nothing unusual on their side. They retreated yesterday for no reason. What are your opinions on this?" Ning Cen asked first.
A deputy general of the State of Yue said, "In my opinion, this may be a trick of the enemy. They are deliberately letting us down our guard so that they can launch a surprise attack later."
Duan Yao shook her head and offered a different opinion. "But they didn't panic when they retreated yesterday, and there were no signs of an ambush along their retreat route. If it was really a trick, how could they be so blatant?"
Chen Yuanshu pondered for a moment, then glanced at everyone present. He slowly said, "Deputy General Duan is right. The enemy's actions are indeed strange. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that this is Xie Chengyun's trick. Regardless, we must be fully prepared."
Ning Cen continued, "General Chen is absolutely right. In addition, we should send out more scouts to expand our reconnaissance range to prevent the enemy from making any other moves."
Everyone nodded and were about to make their own arrangements when suddenly a soldier came running over.
"Report! General, the Wu army is attacking again."
The generals looked at each other, turned around and walked out.
After climbing up the city wall, we saw the Wu army was in full force, with shouts of killing shaking the sky.
The situation was the same as yesterday, with the Wu army charging in the front and Xie Chengyun in command in the rear.
Not long after the two armies fought, the Wu army began to retreat again.
On the third day, the Wu army was approaching the city again.
Ning Cen frowned and whispered to Chen Yuanshu beside him, "It seems that Xie Chengyun intends to use human wave tactics to consume our supplies and manpower to defend the city. I'm afraid he will retreat again soon. If this continues, our soldiers' morale will be low, and it will be difficult to defend the city."
Sure enough, as usual, the Wu army withdrew after a short while.
On the fourth day, Wu's attack lasted much longer than usual. It was thought that Xie Chengyun was determined to attack, but unexpectedly he retreated.
On the fifth day, Xie Chengyun led the army to attack again, repeating the previous pattern.
After seeing the enemy retreat again, Chen Yuanshu became even more worried. Looking at the soldiers around him who had become somewhat tired, his brows furrowed even more.
This cannot go on.
After confirming that the Wu army would not return, several generals returned to the house to discuss countermeasures.
Chen Yuanshu glanced at Ning Cen across from him and said, "We can't continue to passively defend. If we continue like this, we will be dragged down sooner or later. Why not take the initiative and attack."
General Ning nodded. "Taking the initiative is indeed a good strategy. It can also disrupt their plans. Let's discuss how to implement it."
Just as they were discussing, a soldier ran in panting.
"General, this is bad..."