In general, in siege battles, the siege side is actually very unfavorable. Because of the protection of the city wall, the gap in range and the perspective problem, the siege battles are usually pushed out with human lives. Therefore, at the beginning, the use of troops will be dispersed, consumed the physical strength and spirit of the defending archers, and then continued to increase the pressure and crush the opponent little by little.

Although using troops on the whole line like this will bring greater pressure to the defenders for a while, and it seems that they are not weak, there are only so many ladders, and the points in the upper city are fixed. The extra people are actually not very effective in addition to increasing the hit rate of the defenders' archers.

What happened to He Yi and why he was like losing his mind for a moment, it was unknown why he was pressing against Ye Zhao on the whole line. However, the war had begun. Ye Zhao would not pay for the enemy's second crime. He adjusted his lineup as soon as possible, and then transferred Santun archers from the city, with full firepower and shooting at the most densely populated area of ​​the Yellow Turban soldiers.

The splashing blood fell on the ground with the howls, muddy land gradually gathered into a small canal. The canal made of blood was watered. More people were still waiting to die. The archers on the city were only seven or eight hundred. Compared with tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans, even if the firepower was fully opened and the arms were broken, the people who shot were distributed to the tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans, it would be insignificant.

But what Ye Zhao wanted was not to kill people, but to scare people. So at the beginning, these more than 700 archers were shot at the place with the largest number of people and the densest crowds under Ye Zhao's order, causing a tragic situation like a sea of ​​corpses and blood in a small area.

The casualties of a thousand people would seem insignificant among 50,000, but what would happen if they were placed in 2,000? Such a tragic scene, the formation of the Yellow Turban Army was destroyed at the first time, but the fighting spirit of the people around them.

For the Yellow Turban Army that were farther apart, it may not feel anything, but in a closer place, countless Yellow Turban Army were fooled by this shocking blow. Their fighting spirit was not high, and they could only move forward bravely with the inspiration of interests. However, the rain of arrows falling from the sky was like a pot of cold ice water that wiped out the little fighting spirit in their hearts. Some began to fear the war, and some began to retreat wildly, causing extreme chaotic scenes to appear in a region, crowded with each other, completely paralyzed.

Ye Zhao did not continue to attack this area, but took the archers to another area while they were still physically strong. The same was true for each area. Only three rounds of arrows were fired. Regardless of whether the enemy would fall into chaos, Ye Zhao would lead people to the next location. Even so, after walking through the four walls, it would be difficult for these archers to pull out the bowstrings and kill the enemy. This combat power is temporarily invalid, but the effect is good.

Someone from the Yellow Turban Army rushed up, but the momentum of moving forward at the beginning was gone. Although He Yi insisted on fighting this battle until the evening before he stopped the troops, the price was expensive. In the wilderness around the city, the bodies of the Yellow Turban Army were everywhere, radiating from the city wall, reaching a distance of two hundred steps. That was not a place where bows and arrows could reach, but the result of the Yellow Turban Army's trampling in chaos and crowding.

Looking at the Yellow Turban Army retreating like a tide, Ye Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. After the first battle was over, it would be easier.

"Arrange the soldiers to take turns to rest. There will be no war tonight, but we have to be careful." Ye Zhao stretched out his body and smiled at the generals beside him easily.

It probably won't come, unless He Yi is like Liang Fa and takes all his strength to attack him at night. But don't look at He Yi as a martial artist and Liang Fa is a literati. But just Ye Zhao's feeling today, He Yi is not as good as Liang Fa, at least He Yi does not have the ruthlessness of Liang Fa's body.

The successful defense of the city on the first day was undoubtedly more inspiring than any words for the Yellow Turban Army in the city. The number of enemies was obviously inconsistent with the combat effectiveness. After nightfall, the replaced surrendered troops gathered together in groups of three to discuss the war.

The so-called betrayal does not exist. Most of these people were brought by the Yellow Turban Army. Now they turn the guns to deal with the "courts" of the past. There is no psychological burden on them. Even if there are loyalists of the Taiping Sect in the past, only a small number of them. After Ye Zhao successfully defended Ruyin, their words cannot be reversed.

That night, Ye Zhao slept very heavily, and Dian Wei was sent to rest by him. Next, there would be another battle. Ye Zhao must ensure that the elite troops have abundant physical strength and energy.

Compared to Ye Zhao, He Yi did not sleep well that night. In the Yellow Turban Army's tent, listening to the reports of He Man and others, He Yi's face seemed to be constantly changing.

In today's battle, the combat reduction and non-combat reduction reached an astonishing 20,000!

This data sounds very annoying. Now the actual number of people here is about 30,000, but what makes He Yi even more uncomfortable is that the number of non-combat reduction is about five times that of combat reduction!

In other words, there are actually not many soldiers who died in the siege, but more are deserters!

If this continues, I am afraid that the troops in my hands will be reduced by half again tomorrow.

"Now, Liu Pi, Wu Ba, Huang Shao, and Gong Du are eyeing Coach Qu. We had 70,000 people before, and Coach Qu was appointed by General God himself. He was not afraid of him, but now..." A Yellow Turban general looked at He Yi worriedly and did not finish his words.

He Yi didn't say anything. He also knew that although he was nominally a member of the Taiping Sect, he didn't know when there were many ambitious people in the Taiping Sect, such as Liu Pi and Gong Du. He Yi wanted to drive troops to attack Ruyang several times before, but he was dragged down by these people. These people didn't even think much about the orders of General Zhang Jiao of Heaven. This is He Yi's feeling.

"Sir Qu, why don't we withdraw?" A Yellow Turban general said carefully when he saw that He Yi had not spoken for a long time.

"Retreat? Where to withdraw?" He Yi raised his head and glanced at the man.

"This Runan is the place of our Taiping Sect after all. Now that we have no food and grass, the official army is extremely difficult to deal with. It is better to ask Liu Pi and Gong Du for help for the time being. After all, they are all our own people." After speaking, the general carefully looked at He Yi.

A trace of intention flashed through He Yi's heart. Ruyin was stolen. He had no place to stand. He thought he could easily steal Ruyin, but the performance of the Yellow Turban Army gave He Yi a big mouth. He escaped several times more than those who died in battle in one day. This is not just a loss of people. He Yi couldn't figure out something that was too complicated, but he knew very well that the escape of these people would definitely make others have similar thoughts.

If you want to fight again tomorrow, how many people will run away? Or if you fight again tomorrow, if you can't break the city, how many people will be left by your side? 20,000? 10,000 or less?

Besides, even 50,000 people can't be defeated, and now there are only 30,000 people left. Can you still attack?

He Yi was very worried. Not to mention that he could not conquer Ruyin, even if he conquers Ruyin, would he still have the ability to hold the position of Qu Shushou? But if he asks for help from Liu Pi, Gong Du and others, He Yi is also worried that these people have been coveting his position for a long time. Now that his power has been greatly reduced, He Yi is very worried that if he goes in the past, he will be annexed by these people.

"Let's have a day off tomorrow!" In the end, He Yi made a irritable decision. Anyway, there were so many people leaving today, and the food and grass were enough to support a few days. Even if they were leaving, it would be enough for them to arrive at the next city.

"Here!" After hearing this, the generals agreed and left.

The next day, the Yellow Turban Army was scattered like a pile of sand and scattered in a temporary camp, without any intention of fighting.

"It seems that in the battle yesterday, these Yellow Turban thieves lost a lot of personnel!" After patrolling the city wall for a while and watching the formation of the Yellow Turban Army, Ye Zhao couldn't help but laugh.

"General, do you want to counterattack?" Several generals looked at Ye Zhao eagerly. The weakness of the Yellow Turban Army had been confirmed yesterday. Now looking at its camp, let alone Ye Zhao, ordinary generals can see that the other party's arrangement is completely out of order.

"No hurry, our soldiers need to rest. Wait for another day. If He Yi doesn't come to fight tomorrow, it will be almost done. Now it's time to deploy the next step." Ye Zhao shook his head. The chance of winning is not low now, but he still wants to wait. Anyway, he is not in a hurry. The reason why he didn't accept Huangfu Song's order was just unwilling to be coerced by him and let him lead the nose. Now that he really fights, he naturally has to fight beautifully, so that he can make more weight in the emperor's heart, so that the emperor knows that he doesn't have to rely on veterans like Huangfu Song.

Back in the county government, Ye Zhao spread out the map. He had read this map of Runan many times and saw many problems, such as the deployment of the Yellow Turban Army. Logically speaking, Ruyang is a wealthy place, and now it is double-teamed by He Yi, Liu Pi and Gongdu. Even Shouchun was taken down by them. There is no reason to let Ruyang go. However, according to the information obtained by Ye Zhao, He Yi wanted to attack Ruyang several times, but was dragged down by Liu Pi or Gongdu, and even sent troops to stop him.

In Runan, where the Yellow Turbans are everywhere, there are several similar cities. Although they have no defensive power, they are as stable as Mount Tai under the turbulent waves of the Yellow Turbans. There are even a large number of refugees influx, making these cities more prosperous. On the contrary, Shouchun, as the county governor, was defeated at the first time, and nothing was right.
Chapter completed!