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Chapter 154 Just like that
"Your Highness, our grain transport team was attacked by the Zhao army thirty miles outside the city. Please send people to support us immediately!"
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Wang Wu, covered in dust and dirt, came hurriedly to report.
Chu Ning was furious when he heard this: "How dare they intercept our army's food supplies? How many people are they?"
"About ten thousand cavalry!"
"Humph, a mere 10,000 people dare to come and intercept the food. Zhao Yu, lead the white horse cavalry and charge at them immediately!"
"I obey your command!" Zhao Yu bowed and immediately turned around and left.
But at this moment, Chen An came to report: "Your Highness, it's bad, the sound of war drums sounded outside the city, and the enemy is attacking the city from three sides!"
Chu Ning frowned: "It seems that the other party is well prepared. Pass the order and prepare the whole army for battle. Oh, and notify Ran Ming and Miss Feng to go to the west and east of the city respectively. I will personally stay in the north of the city!"
The situation was urgent, so Chu Ning gave the order and rushed to the north of the city with his guards.
At this moment, at the three city gates, the Zhao army was attacking the city with great momentum.
As the commander-in-chief, Murong Zhu rode his horse and commanded the central army with a calm expression. Looking at the figures flashing on the city wall, a cold look appeared on his face.
As long as Chu Ning sends people to support, they will be ambushed and wiped out!
Dingxiang City only had such a small number of troops. If some of them were sent out, the defense of the city would be weakened.
Once the news of the seizure of food and grass came, the morale of the Chu army would surely be low, and they could take this opportunity to attack the city in one go.
Three hundred thousand soldiers are holding their breath, waiting for the moment to break the city tonight!
"Dong Dong Dong~"
Amid the roar of war drums, the Zhao army began to attack the city!
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
On the city wall, Chu Ning saw this scene and his face turned gloomy: "Humph, you want to attack the city at night? Dream on!"
"Fire arrows!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Sharp arrows whistled down, and the Zhao army in the front fell down, but the people behind them still stared at the shields and rushed forward madly.
After one wave fell, another wave rushed up. After three waves of attacks, they finally reached the city wall.
Ladders were set up and the Zhao army began to climb, while siege vehicles at the city gate continued to ram.
Chu Ning frowned, a serious look on his face: "It seems that the enemy is well prepared. Come on, pour the hot oil, and the archers concentrate on shooting the people pushing the siege vehicle!"
At the command, the hot oil that had been prepared long ago poured down.
The boiling hot oil instantly burned the Zhao army and made them scream in pain. At the same time, the oil was also splashed on the walls of the city, making them hot and slippery!
The soldiers who were climbing up slipped and fell off the city wall without checking.
At this moment, the Zhao army that was pushing the siege vehicles to hit the city gate was also shot to death by sharp arrows.
But the Zhao army was very tenacious. After the first wave of people were almost wiped out, the second wave immediately rushed up.
The Zhao army continued to attack, not giving the Chu army any chance to rest. They wanted to use human wave tactics to completely defeat the Chu army and capture Dingxiang city!
Chen An hurried over to report: "Your Highness, the enemy has too many people, and we are beginning to suffer casualties. If this continues, they will break into the city sooner or later!"
Chu Ning sneered: "Don't worry, even if they want to attack, it will take some time. Organize the troops in the city and rotate them at any time!"
"Yes!" Chen An responded and immediately went down to make arrangements.
The Zhao army's attack on the city was very fierce. They had been holding back their anger for so many days and were determined to vent it today.
But under Chu Ning's command, the Chu army defended tightly and did not give the enemy any chance at all.
The two sides fought fiercely, and in just over an hour, both sides lost a lot of people.
Of course, the Zhao army, as the attacking party, suffered greater losses!
"Marshal, our army has lost more than 10,000 people!" A general reported with hatred on his face.
Murong Zhu's face was gloomy: "How much did the enemy lose?"
"This... is probably only about two thousand people."
"A 1:5 ratio of casualties is normal for a city like Dingxiang!"
Murong Zhu sneered and said, "The troops that are heading to support us have already fallen into our trap. When the news gets back, the Chu army will surely collapse. By then, our army can charge into the city.
Tell the brothers below to continue attacking for two hours, and this city will be captured!"
"Yes!" the general responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.
Murong Zhu has full confidence in this battle!
But what Murong Zhu didn't know was that this carefully planned operation had already fallen into Chu Ning's trap!
At this moment, outside the south of the city, Zhao Yu led the white horse cavalry and galloped at full speed.
The Zhao army hiding in the dark discovered them. Everyone was very excited. They drew their bows and arrows, waiting for the cavalry to enter the ambush circle so as to give them a fatal blow.
But at this moment, the leader Zhao Yu suddenly waved his gun and signaled everyone to stop.
"No, there is no sound in the woods ahead, there must be an ambush, everyone shoot!"
At Zhao Yu's command, the White Horse Cavalry switched to longbows and fired indiscriminately into the woods.
Amid the screams, the Zhao army in the woods was exposed!
"Damn it! How did they know we were here? Pass the order and attack!"
Murong Han knew that an ambush was impossible and he could only choose to attack violently. Even if he could not completely wipe out the cavalry, he had to buy time for Ximen Bao to intercept their food supplies.
At the command, the Zhao army rushed out of the woods!
Zhao Yu sneered: "Three rounds of rapid shooting!"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Arrows rained down like rain, and the Zhao army was caught off guard and fell down in an instant.
Immediately, Zhao Yu, holding a spear, led the charge and rode his horse forward to kill.
Murong Han snorted coldly. Although he didn't know who was leading the other side's army, he also understood that he must kill the leader.
"Personal soldiers, follow me to surround and kill the enemy general!"
With an angry shout, Murong Han led his personal soldiers to attack the Chu army.
Hearing the roar, Zhao Yu narrowed his eyes, a cold look flashed across his eyes, and he took the initiative to kill towards this side.
They both had the same idea!
What's more, the two men each killed several of the other's soldiers, and only then could they see each other's appearance clearly.
"It's you!"
Murong Han's face changed drastically. He recognized Zhao Yu as the person who killed Nangong Yi. His own martial arts skills were not as good as Nangong Yi's, so of course he did not dare to fight with Zhao Yu.
"Block him!"
Murong Han commanded his personal soldiers to charge forward, but he himself rode his horse backwards.
Since I can't win, I can only go back and command.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yu sneered, swept the spear in his hand left and right, and dozens of personal soldiers were swept away. Then he picked up a spear on the ground with the spear and threw it over.
"General, be careful!" the guards reminded loudly.
Murong Han's face changed and he quickly turned around to resist, but as soon as he turned around, he felt a pain in his heart and flew backwards on a cloud of mist.
In his last glance, he saw Zhao Yu’s cold eyes not far away.
"Bang!" As the corpse fell, Murong Han's head tilted and he died.
Zhao Yu sneered: "The enemy general is dead, rush over and kill them!"
At the command, the white horse cavalry rode forward and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides.
But due to lack of command, the Zhao army was quickly defeated and fled.
At this time, Ximen Bao, who was intercepting food, also encountered trouble.