Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

In order to cover the infantry to kill under the city wall, Zhang Yanxia used more crossbowmen, far more than yesterday. Under the overwhelming rain of arrows, the Zhaowu army in the city could not make a counterattack, so they could only dodge temporarily.

In this case, the crown prince Jiang Wei was actually shot to death.

The body was quickly dragged back, and sure enough, the arrow was fired from the back.

Zhang Yanxia turned to look at his crossbowmen, who were still shooting arrows at the city wall. It is extremely difficult to find out the murderer of the crown prince from so many people.

Who the hell did this? Or just a coincidence.

Zhang Yanxia couldn't help but have a big head, how should he explain to the court, it was difficult to tell the truth.

The prince was killed by his own people, and it is not known who did it.

How can such a thing be said, it is ridiculous to think about it.

What a bastard, to plant someone in our army. Although I don't know who is behind the scenes, it is certainly inseparable from the dispute between the DPRK and China for succession. Zhang Yanxia was annoyed in his heart, even if he really wanted to fight, he had to eliminate Li Zhao first.

In addition to Zhang Yanxia, many Qi army generals also realized that things were not simple.

Wang Lu hesitated for a moment and asked, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was unfortunately killed, do you want to temporarily withdraw your troops today?" "

No! Zhang Yanxia said decisively.

The sudden withdrawal of troops will inevitably affect the morale of the troops. Like an arrow on the bow, it has to be sent.

"The last general will obey the order!" Zhang

Yanxia thought about it, the death of the crown prince was not all bad, at least no one interfered with his command now.

On the battlefield ahead, the Qi army infantry had already killed under the city wall and began to climb the ladder.

On the city wall, the soldiers of Zhaowu quickly installed the iron fence on the city wall.

The last time Shen Tian attacked Hanzhong, Li Zhao had people install iron fences on the city walls, but they didn't use it later.

Before Zhang Yanxia attacked, the Ordnance Division redesigned the iron fence to make it stronger and easier to install and dismantle. The gap in the middle does not prevent throwing gravel, hot oil, etc. under the city wall.

After the Qi soldiers climbed the city wall, they could not continue to move forward, and an iron fence stopped them. Behind the fence, the Zhaowu army used their spears to quickly stab forward. The Qi soldiers couldn't dodge, and they were stabbed one after another and fell from the city wall.

Seeing this, Wang Lu, the general of the Qi army, said: "The last general thinks that this move of the Zhaowu army is equivalent to adding another wall to the city wall. The Zhaowu army can hide behind the wall and calmly attack our soldiers. Our army had no other way but to knock it down or turn it over, and this was not an easy task.

Zhang Yanxia's brows furrowed, Nan Zheng was even more difficult to beat than he imagined. Even if the iron fence is knocked down, the Zhaowu army can still be reinstalled. He had just seen very clearly that the Zhaowu army had fixed the fence on the city wall in a very short time. It is even more difficult to climb over, and the height of the fence is definitely more than one zhang (1 zhang is about 3.3 meters).

"You can put a ladder directly on the fence, and then the soldier jumps off the fence. He Taohan, the general of the Qi army, said.

"No, at such a height, it is very easy to get injured if you jump. Wang Lu objected.

"Even then, that's the only way to do it. Don't you see, the soldiers were stabbed down by the enemy almost as soon as they reached the wall, and this is what kind of siege the city is. He Taohan said sharply.

Zhang Yanxia said in a deep voice: "Dispatch the siege chariot." "

Many Qi soldiers and soldiers slowly pushed more than a dozen giant siege chariots (Linchong chariots) to the foot of the city. The chariot was divided into five tiers, each with ladders to go up and down, and the height was level with the city walls, and nearly 100 soldiers were hidden inside.

Qi soldiers climbed the city wall through chariots or shot the Zhaowu army at close range.

However, the problem of the iron fence was not solved.

The Zhaowu army could still hide behind the fence and use spears to quickly assassinate the Qi army.

The last general had the idea to move the giant tree to the chariot, and then the soldier lifted the giant tree and slammed it into the fence. He Taohan said.

"You can give it a try. Zhang Yanxia nodded slightly.

This is not an easy thing to do, and if the giant tree is too heavy, it will be difficult to carry it on the chariot. If it's too light, it won't necessarily hit the fence. After changing several giant logs, I finally found a suitable one. Several soldiers worked hard to finally move it to the top of the chariot.

Seeing this, the Zhaowu army hurriedly used a repeater to attack the Qi soldiers who were carrying the giant tree.

The roof area of the chariot is limited, and it is not possible to stand too many people at the same time. Before he could start hitting the fence, he was killed by a crossbow bolt and fell from his vehicle.

Only a few or three chariots were able to use the giant logs to crash into the iron fence.

The fence is relatively firmly installed and cannot be broken for a while. The Qi army wanted to ram many times, but was stopped by the Zhaowu army, and the spear in his hand stabbed the enemy on the opposite side.

Shi Mu proposed to Wang Yankai that the number of chariots of the Qi army was not large, and they could be burned with fire.

Wang Yankai immediately ordered the stone-throwing cart to throw a large number of fierce oil canisters and smashed them into the chariot of the Qi State.

Zhang Yanxia discovered the Zhaowu army's attempt and urgently ordered the chariot to retreat. However, the vehicle is too large to move slowly, and it is easy to be hit by a canister of fire.

After a while, more than a dozen giant chariots of the Qi army ignited a raging fire, and the flames soared into the sky.

This scene was too spectacular, and when the Zhaowu army in the city saw this, they cheered loudly, and their morale was greatly boosted.

The soldiers in the chariot let out heart-rending screams, and were burned alive because they could not extinguish the fire on their bodies. The surrounding Qi troops looked panicked and hurriedly dodged, lest they be affected.

Zhang Yanxia's face changed slightly, staring at the battlefield ahead. Since the beginning of the war, the Zhaowu army has been hiding behind the fence, and the long knives of the Qi army have not been able to cut them at all, which makes their casualties very small, I am afraid that they are not even one-tenth of the Qi army, which is extremely difficult for Zhang Yanxia to accept.

Now that there is no chariot, the Qi army can only climb the city wall with the help of cloud ladders, and the siege is even more difficult.

There have also been attempts to hit the city gate directly with a giant log.

The gates were untouched, and it was clear that the inside of the gates had been completely blocked.

Xia Baiyang proposed to dig a tunnel, but Zhang Yanxia refused.

It is impossible to dig under the nose of Zhaowu Army, at least three or four miles away. At such a long distance, it will take at least half a month to dig. Even if it is dug through, it may not have much effect.

In the evening, the Qi army did not make the slightest progress, and Zhang Yanxia ordered the troops to retreat.

After returning to the camp, looking at the corpse of the crown prince Jiang Wei, Zhang Yanxia was even more upset.

Ordered the craftsman to build a coffin and put Jiang Wei in. Then arrange a boat to transport it back to Jinling.

Regarding the cause of his death, it was claimed that Jiang Wei took the lead in rushing and killing without regard for his body, and was accidentally attacked by the crossbowmen of the Zhaowu Army.

Secretly, he wrote a secret letter and sent it to the palace urgently, in which he told the story in detail. As for whether the emperor believes it or not, he can't help it.

After the first battle during the day, Zhang Yanxia no longer had the heart to guess who killed the prince.

Although the main force of the Qi army is still there, the current situation must not continue, and the situation must be broken as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, not long after the flotilla left, news came that it was attacked by the Zhaowu army on the shore, and the ship was on fire. Jiang Wei's body may have been burned, or it may have been washed away by the water, but it can't be found anyway.