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Chapter 241 Xiqi Jichang
Chapter 241 Xiqi Jichang
"retreat!"

"Woooo-"

The commander's order was issued, and the messengers below hurriedly spread the information, and Ming Jin withdrew the troops.

In the sound of gold, the black clay that seemed to stick to the city wall suddenly turned into a black tide, flowing down, and then gathered together, and finally rushed to the camp not far from the city wall.

The generals in Chaoge, except when they are fighting for military merit, are still in harmony with each other at other times, and they are all called brothers.

Kong Qian was one of the commanders. He was ranked first in terms of aptitude based on his seniority, so the other commanders all called him Kong Da.

He was standing on a high place at this time, looking at the army below who rushed back after hearing the sound of gold, on his dusty face, the pair of tiger eyes that were originally piercing and energetic, now could not conceal the look of exhaustion .

Looking up again, Kong Qian looked at the city named Shangzhou City in the distance.

At this time, under the last rays of the setting sun, Shangzhou City casts an extremely long shadow.

The roar was loud before, but now it is silent, coupled with the rich blood on the city wall, and the ground blackened by the blood sprinkled over and over again.

For a while, Shangzhou City was like a ghost town.

Kong Qian watched the city become more and more gloomy after the sunset, and complicated emotions emerged in his heart.

"Master Kong, the damage caused by this siege is..."

Ming Jin withdrew the troops, and the soldiers who counted the heads quickly reported the information.

After listening to the report, Kong Qian nodded expressionlessly.The soldier bowed his hands and went down.

Kong Qian looked at the back of the man leaving, suddenly a little dazed.

Siege, unable to attack for a long time, call gold to withdraw troops, and report the battle damage.Siege the city again, no matter how long you can't attack, call for money to withdraw troops, and then report the battle damage.

Counting today, he has experienced this scene seven times. Judging from the results of today's battle, it may be more than that.

He didn't know how this city, which wasn't too big, not even a quarter of Chaoge's size, had lasted so long.

These generals took the lead and led the army to attack Shangzhou City. Most of them wanted to take it as soon as possible and go back to exchange for military exploits so that they could linger in brothels.

Kong Qian naturally thought about such a happy life.

However, when he led his troops here, looking at this silent city, this idea was suppressed.

Sure enough, the successive defeats of the Shang army proved his feeling.

The first problem with everyone in place is to set up camp, and at the same time, let people go out and shout, in an attempt to directly surrender.

Of course it was a waste of effort.

After receiving a response of refusal, the army of the Shang Dynasty dispersed and rested separately.

The next day, the army of the Shang Dynasty set up their formation early in the morning and launched an offensive against Shangzhou City.

Although Shangzhou City is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, the side defending the city often has an advantage at this time by relying on the city wall.

So Kong Qian and the others didn't care when they saw the army was frustrated at the beginning, but continued to let the army press on.

Soon, problems arose.

The army pressed on the city wall with majestic momentum and great momentum, which indeed brought great pressure to the side of Shangzhou City.

However, when Shangzhou City resisted the pressure and withstood the initial wave of offensive, it quickly adapted.At this time, the army of the Shang Dynasty began to be deflated.

The commander in the rear could only watch the soldiers rushing up the city wall die one by one, like moths to a flame, or like snow melting when it meets a flame.

None of the leaders, including Kong Qian, expected such fierce resistance from Shangzhou City.

They immediately called for a stop and called for gold to withdraw.

This is the first collision between the army of the Shang Dynasty and the soldiers of Shangzhou City.

When discussing together, everyone agreed that it was because our side underestimated the enemy, and they also said that the pressure on the other side was greater, and after two or three attacks, they would be afraid.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Kong Qian didn't say anything.It's just that every time I see the quiet Shangzhou City, I feel a little uneasy in my heart.

In the following tens of days, under the leadership of Kong Qian and other leaders, three siege battles were launched successively.

Moreover, the time and intensity of the battle became larger each time. The last time, the battle lasted for seven days and seven nights.

However, even so, the resistance in Shangzhou City has never been weak, and it can persist until the Shang Dynasty army withdraws every time.

Knowing that at this time, the leaders of the Shang Dynasty really began to pay attention to this seemingly weak city.

The result of paying attention is more frequent combat and more intensive siege.

Then there were two protracted sieges, which lasted for more than a month.

Both the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty who attacked the city and the soldiers of Shangzhou City who defended the city were exhausted.

The rhythm of the siege is in the hands of the Shang army.

And this quick and slow rhythm change, when both armies are exhausted, is often the key to determining the outcome.

So the day before Karma, under the command of Kong Qian, a group of generals led their subordinates to march to the west, north, and south gates of Shangzhou City at night, while he led the army still facing the east gate.

Early this morning, when the sky was about to dawn and people were most exhausted and sleepy, the drums of the civil war of the Shang Dynasty army sounded.

All of a sudden, shouts of killing rose from all directions in Shangzhou City.

Four iron-black torrents crazily rushed towards the city wall, climbed up the ladder, and climbed up head-on to meet the fallen corpses of other soldiers.

After more than a month of slow-paced pulling, it suddenly turned into a fast-paced charge, and the siege of the city was far more violent than ever before.

The soldiers of the Shang Dynasty charged and attacked the city so desperately, coupled with the sudden change of rhythm, the soldiers in Shangzhou City suddenly fell into a disadvantage.

After that, he was rushed to the top of the wall by soldiers of the Shang Dynasty several times.

But before those commanders were happy, the guards of Shangzhou City regained the top of the wall again.

In this way, after a whole day of you coming and going, Shangzhou City has always withstood the pressure, slowly but firmly pushed the battle line out of the wall, keeping the soldiers of the Shang Dynasty at bay.

When the sun set and the night was approaching, all the commanders saw that their side had suffered heavy casualties, and they no longer wanted to fight any more, so they came several times to ask Kong Qian to order them to withdraw their troops.

Kong Qian didn't want to procrastinate again and again, but the hearts of the people were hard to break, and Kong Qian had no choice.

only……

Shangzhou City has been unable to attack for a long time, and this time, the turbulent momentum of all-out efforts has also been discouraged with Mingjin's withdrawal.

Even if there were heavy casualties in Shangzhou City, it would be difficult to capture Shangzhou City in the future.

Sure enough, during the discussion that night, only Kong Qian and another general insisted on attacking with all their strength, and took Shangzhou City as soon as possible.

The rest of the generals expressed their preference to besiege rather than attack, and when the food and water in the city were exhausted, Shangzhou City would be destroyed without attack.

Afterwards, Shangzhou City fell into a confrontation.

At this time, in the Xiqi area.

The news of the confrontation in Shangzhou City reached here, and it was learned by Xibo Hou Jichang.

Although he had little contact with Su Hu, the Marquis of Shangzhou, he met Su Hu a few times before, and he understood Su Hu's personality, and he admired Su Hu for his strength.

Seeing that Su Hu was in trouble now, Ji Chang thought it must be a villain who was whispering in King Zhou's ear, so he wanted to go to Chaoge to intercede for Su Hu.

(End of this chapter)