Chapter 533 Impregnable

Yan Liang was quite annoyed that Qu Yi did not send troops to pursue Gao Shun that night. On the next day, he simply ordered Qu Yi to garrison Huguan to receive supplies, while he personally led the army north.

"Hmph! Yan Liang is arrogant. In this case, let him have a taste of the power of being trapped in the camp."

Since Yan Liang looked down on Qu Yi, Qu Yi would not be so warm-hearted as to stick to his cold butt. There were many casualties in the battle between the dead soldiers and the trapped camp at Huguan. Since Yan Liang wanted to take the lead, it would be better for him to do it for so long. .

Yan Liang has always been known as Yuan Shao's number one general, so he naturally did his part in attacking Bingzhou, focusing on seizing the top spot, and soon reached Nie County.

Looking at the word "Gao" floating in the wind on the head of Nie County City, Yan Liang asked a captured Bingzhou soldier: "I would like to ask you, how is the guard Gao Shun using his troops?"

Bingzhou's sergeant showed a flattering smile: "General Gao is second only to Wen Hou in our army in terms of military deployment. He has always..."

"Lu Bu?" Yan Liang interrupted him unceremoniously and sneered: "It seems that Gao Shun is just an incompetent person. Otherwise, how would he have allowed Qu Yi to defeat the Hu Pass in one battle?"

"General Gao should use troops?" The Bingzhou sergeant was a little unconvinced and wanted to argue, but Yan Liang snorted and pulled him down.

"Cut down the trees and build siege equipment. I am going to conquer Xiaoxiaonie County in one battle today!" Yan Liang said with great pride.

"General Yan." Jushou on the side said dissatisfiedly: "The attack on the city cannot be accomplished in one or two days. Our army should build a camp first."

Yan Liang said disdainfully: "My lord, Sir, Nie County is just a small city, and the garrison in the city is no more than a thousand. With the fighting strength of our Jizhou army, we can win a battle. If we directly attack Nie County today, do we still need to build a camp?"

Jushou shook his head: "To be on the safe side, General Yan should set up a camp for the time being. A certain person once collected intelligence about the Bingzhou Army. This Gao Shun is very popular among the Bingzhou Army. I'm afraid it won't take a day."

Yan Liang frowned: "In that case, I will allocate 5,000 troops to the Duke and Sir. I will lead an army of 15,000 to attack the city."

Jushou also saw that Yan Liang didn't want to talk nonsense with him at all. If he hadn't seen that he had the position of supervising the army, he would have directly ordered the entire army to press on him.

There was no other way, so Jushou had no choice but to give the order: "You guys should cut down the trees immediately and build the camp. It must be completed before dark, do you understand?"

"promise!"

As a result, outside the city of Nie County, only 20,000 Jizhou troops were seen divided into two groups, with clear divisions. Five thousand people set up camps under the command of Jushou, and the other fifteen thousand people were busy making ladders, siege engines, rams and other siege equipment with great momentum.

Gao Shun, who was standing on the top of the city, had an unchanged expression and a solemn expression. The defenders in the city were a little scared when they saw so many enemy troops outside the city, but when they saw Gao Shun's unfazed demeanor, they didn't know. I calmed down unconsciously.

Soon, Yan Liang had led his army to supervise the construction of siege equipment, waved his hand and said: "Three armies attack the city!"

Under the command of Yan Liang, the 15,000-strong army immediately surrounded the east, west, and south sides of Nie County according to the method of surrounding three towers.

"Archers cover, suppress the city and the state defenders!"

"What are the infantry waiting for? Why don't you rush forward while the archers suppress the enemy?"

"Today we conquer the enemy's city. Let's fight in and drink and eat meat."

After all, Yan Liang is a famous general in Hebei, and he has his own set of tricks for commanding operations. Under the command of Yan Liang, the aggressive Jizhou Army finally launched a fierce attack on the small Nie County.

Whoosh whoosh! Arrows rained like locusts. The outnumbered Jizhou Army archers opened their bows and set arrows. A huge rain of arrows fell on the top of the city of Nie County. For a moment, arrows rained down like rain, and there was almost no blind spot radiating. On the three sides of the city, no one is safe anymore.

The Bingzhou soldiers at the top of the city hurriedly lowered their bodies and hid under the female wall. Listening to the "duh" sound in their ears, they did not dare to show their heads, otherwise they would be shot into a hornet's nest.

Under the intense firepower of the Jizhou Army's archers, the first team of infantry saw the opportunity, grabbed the ladder one by one, rushed to the top of the city, and raised the horizontal ladder high. The iron hook at the top of the ladder was placed on the top of the city, and then it began to climb upward.

"The enemy is attacking the city!"

Gao Shun frowned and took the lead to step forward and ordered: "The Jizhou army is attacking the city. Stand out with your shields raised. Do not allow the enemy troops to board the city."

Seeing Gao Shun personally rushing out of the female wall with a shield in hand, the Bingzhou army in the city was inspired and stepped forward one after another. He raised a shield and stood up from under the female wall, and heard an aggressive sound. Dozens of arrows were all inserted into the shield. The huge impact almost made him fall down, but he finally managed to regain his balance.

"Shields cover, archers fight back, roll logs and stones to prepare!"

The Bingzhou Army on the top of the city raised their shields as cover, and the archers in the Bingzhou Army began to fight back, but the sparse arrows were really a drop in the bucket compared to the Jizhou Army.

An infantryman of the Bingzhou Army picked up a stone with both hands, yelled loudly, and smashed it down at the climbing Jizhou Army. The stone fell rapidly, and the Jizhou soldiers on the ladder felt that their heads were covered by a shadow, and they looked up unconsciously.

"Huh? Ah!"

The Jizhou sergeant was in a hurry, but at this time, the stone fell from the sky and hit him hard on the head. His head was broken and bleeding immediately, and he fell directly. It didn't matter if he fell like this, the rest of the Jizhou soldiers on the ladder would suffer the same fate.

Why is it that when a drowning person grabs the arm of a person on land, he is so strong that he drags the other person into the water? Everyone has a desire to survive, and those who are drowning will always grasp at the last straw.

The Jizhou sergeant who was hit subconsciously grabbed something.

"Don't grab my sleeve, ah!"

The captured Jizhou sergeant was pulled down by a huge drag force, and he also fell down. The two of them fell to the ground one after another with two thuds. The first person was directly smashed into a meat pie, and the second one was a little better. He fell on the first person, taking away part of his strength, but he was still seriously injured.

Under Gao Shun's order, the Bingzhou Army in the city launched a counterattack against the Jizhou Army. The Jizhou Army suffered slight casualties, but Yan Liang did not take it seriously. One general's success will lead to thousands of bones being withered, but what does it matter if a few pawns die?

"Kill! We must capture Nie County today."

Although some people died, it did not affect the morale of the Jizhou Army. The morale of the more than 10,000 Jizhou Army was still high. The dense rain of arrows like locusts caused the Bingzhou Army to suffer far greater casualties than the Jizhou Army, and it fell into a bitter battle.