Chapter 180 The Battle of Baimajin (Part 2)
Zhang Poshan died like this. Before his tens of thousands of naval troops could not react at all, they died directly in front of both sides. However, Zhang Liao did not look at all excited, but instead turned the magic knife in his hand forward and roared: "The enemy's chief general is dead, everyone will kill me."
"boom!!!"
The five thousand divine sword soldiers instantly burst out with a shocking murderous intent. They all formed an attacking formation in groups of three people and rushed into the enemy naval army like wolves and tigers, and the killing began in one fell swoop. How could these kingdoms be the opponents of the divine sword soldiers? They were killed so hard that they cried and called their parents and bleed into a river. In a blink of an eye, more than half of the people were chopped over to the ground.
The battle went on very fast. In less than an hour, the nearly 30,000 naval troops in Baimajin were wiped out and less than a thousand people had been eliminated. The thousand people had no courage to continue to resist. They threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground and begged for surrender to the terrifying magic sword soldiers around them. In the end, Zhang Liao asked everyone to stop and left the lives of the thousand people. After all, the nearly 100 warships in Baishuijin, Zhang Liao did not know how to operate them. Now that he has scared these enemy troops, he probably won't use any tricks anymore. Let these prisoners come to control them. So after Zhang Liao threatened, he let the remaining enemy troops start fighting ships and carry them upstream. Finally, after several hours, he received Xiao Tianci and others who led the army.
Xiao Tianci's hundreds of thousands of troops successively boarded all the warships and troop transport ships. Nearly a hundred large warships, plus the thousands of ships of various types, only installed more than 200,000 soldiers. The remaining more than 100,000 soldiers had to stay on the side of the river and wait for the capture of Jingjiang City.
Thousands of ships of all sizes went up the river and drove towards the Jingjiang City, which was built by the river. This time, Xiao Tianci sent troops to Jingjiang City, Xiao Tianci also brought hundreds of crossbow chariots and more than 30 catapults that had been improved by Ma Jun. Now these siege weapons have been installed on these huge warships by Xiao Tianci, and at the same time, they have also used local materials to create a lot of stone and fire bombs. He planned to blow him up this time before saying that. If he could defeat the defenders of Jingjiang City from his heart, it would be the best.
Someone had already discovered thousands of ships that suddenly appeared on the river surface, especially the hundreds of huge warships sailing in the front, which were extremely imposing and spectacular. However, the people of Jingjiang City did not know that the war was approaching. They thought that these warships were the navy of Baimajin downstream, and then drove out to show off their power, so they did not take it seriously. The city was still calm, with hawking from vendors everywhere. On this side of the river, there were still many merchant ships on the gate of the city gate that was standing on the river.
However, the people didn't feel that the city gate guard was different. You should know that the city lord had repeatedly told him to pay attention to movements from all sides at all times. He would report to him immediately whenever there was any movement. Now, there were so many warships suddenly appeared on the river. The thousands of ships of large and large ships followed by these warships and the densely packed figures on the ships made him dare not be careless. Although they were still a little far apart and could not see them very clearly, they could still see the blurred figures on the ship. The goalkeeper did not dare to be careless. After reminding the soldiers around him, he quickly ran down the city wall and rushed towards the direction of the city lord's mansion.
The lord of Jingjiang City, Zhang Poyue, has been in a state of irritability since yesterday to today. He also knew about the enemy's boat attack on Baimajin on a boat, and he also ran to inform him of the information. However, the spy has not come back to report the information until now. He completely disgraced the situation of Baimajin. However, Zhang Poyue knew that the enemy would go to deal with Baimajin first, but did not send troops to support him. There was a reason. First, Baimajin was cultivated at the mouth of the river, and there were white generals and 30,000 naval troops. He didn't believe that the enemy could fight against his regular naval troops by relying on the temporary recruitment of the enemy. Second, Zhang Poyue did not know the current situation of the enemy. He was afraid that if he sent troops to support Baimajin, if the enemy had any conspiracy and tricks, it would be a big loss.
Zhang Poyue was always worried about why the spy had not come back to report the news. He planned that if this person did not come back, he would have to take countermeasures. Zhang Poyue was not an indecisive person. After realizing that the current situation was wrong, he immediately planned to re-adjust the arrangements. At this moment, the city gate guard finally arrived, without considering any etiquette. He hurried to the backyard and found Zhang Poyue who was still thinking here.
"What's the matter? Are the people who ran to Baimajin back?" Zhang Poyue suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart when he saw him in such a hurry and asked quickly.
"It's not that they are back, but nearly a hundred warships suddenly appeared on the river. Thousands of ships of size are followed by these warships." The city gate guard replied quickly.
"What! Have you seen it clearly? Can you confirm where the warship came from?" Zhang Poyue's face changed drastically, and he grabbed the man's arm and said.
"Sir, I can see clearly. It should be a warship under the Second Master of Baimajin. This time I was very close and followed many large and small ships. Because I was too far apart, I could only vaguely see the ships that seemed to be full of people." Zhang Poyue's hand was very strong, and the city gate guard only felt that his arms were pinched by iron pliers, which was extremely painful, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he had to take a breath and answer.
"No." After confirming this matter again, Zhang Poyue suddenly shouted, then pulled the city gate guard and said, "Hurry, hurry up, go to the camp to send orders to all soldiers to go up to the city wall to prepare for defending the city. At the same time, take out all the prepared city guard supplies and carry them to the city wall. In addition, people ring the alarm bell and martial law throughout the city. All the shops of the people are closed and they are not allowed to stay on the street when they go home. All people from the pier will drive away, close the gate, and prohibit everyone from entering and leaving."
"It's my lord." The city gate guard was also in a bad mood. He responded and rushed out. After he left, Zhang Poyue did not stop. He changed into the battle robe, left the city lord's mansion, and took his own guard and rushed towards the city gate pier on the other side of Linjiang.
Just as he brought people to the street, the alarm bell in the city also rang low, and the sound immediately spread throughout the city. The people of the city, both local and foreign, put down their objects and looked in surprise in the direction of the alarm bell. You must know that the alarm bell has not sounded again for many years. Today, when he suddenly heard the alarm bell ringing, it can be said that many people did not react and did not know what was going on. But they soon knew the reason. Many soldiers riding horses appeared on the streets in the city. They ran and shouted loudly, "The whole city was martial law. Within half an hour, no one was allowed to stay except soldiers on the street, otherwise they would be killed."
Then everyone realized that the people living in the city rushed back home in a swarm, and shops on the street closed the shop doors. The merchants from all over the country quickly returned to the inn. Although they didn't know what was going on, they also knew that Jingjiang City must be in crisis at this moment, otherwise the city lord's mansion would not have issued such an order.
In a short time, the entire Jingjiang City was completely empty. There was no other civilians staying in the street except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth. After a while, teams of fully armed soldiers lined up and ran out, and large bags of materials to defend the city were transported out of the warehouse by them. Under the city wall on Linjiang, countless large iron pots were set up. Boiling oil and hot water were boiled in the pot, and the steaming smoke directly covered the entire wall here.
Zhang Poyue led his personal guards to climb the city wall step by step. At this moment, the entire city wall was full of soldiers, and countless archers and crossbowmen were preparing. Some other generals in the city rushed over after hearing the alarm bell. At this moment, they also came over to see Zhang Poyue coming up.
"grown ups."
"I've seen an adult."
Everyone saluted Zhang Poyue one after another. Zhang Poyue nodded slightly, but did not say anything, but looked directly at the river. He saw that the center of the river was covered with dense ships, with nearly a hundred naval warships lined up in the front line, and a high flag stood on the flagship in front, with a big Xiao character embroidered on the flag, swinging rapidly in the sharp wind.
"Hmph! It's true that Xiao Tianci is rebellious. It seems that Poshan is probably in danger." Zhang Poyue's hands tightly grasped the walls, and the anger in his heart had condensed to the extreme. However, now it is not the time to get angry anymore. Zhang Poyue took a deep breath and could only suppress the anger in his heart. Then he turned his head and glanced at the generals around him and said, "How are you all ready?"
"Sir Hui, all the troops are ready to make sure that the enemy will come and go this time." A general stepped forward and bowed his hand and replied.
"Well, don't be careless. This is the first battle we have experienced since the completion of Jingjiang City. We must show our momentum. In addition, the enemy is not a weak brigade. Everyone must pay enough attention. Do you know?"
"Yes, sir, the humble ones will never be careless."
"Okay, everyone go down and prepare. The enemy is afraid that the enemy will attack the city soon."
Chapter completed!