Attacking a city and defending a city were two completely different concepts.
In a situation where the number of troops was the same, the defenders would have an advantage, but the initiative was in the hands of the attackers.
You had no idea when the other side would attack, so the soldiers guarding the city had to maintain their focus at all times. At the same time, they had to be mentally tough.
The quality of Liu Jue's soldiers was relatively poor to begin with. If Zhou Yu continued to feign attacks like this, it would be a huge test for them.
Because you couldn't tell when the other party would really attack.
Just when one thought that the other party was feigning an attack and let down their guard, the other party might launch a real attack.
For the soldiers guarding the city, they had to be full of spirit in the face of each attack.
Liu Jue wasn't the only one who understood Zhou Yu's evil intentions. Huang Zhong, Gan Ning, Su Fei, and the others also understood, and their expressions turned ugly.
Less than half an hour after Lu Meng's army retreated, he led his soldiers to attack the city again.
Amid the sounds of drums, they attacked the city aggressively. However, when they were about to approach the city, they shot out a few arrows sporadically and then retreated in unison.
After repeating this a few times, when Lu Meng retreated again, he even ordered the soldiers to provoke him. All kinds of foul words were heard, and most of them were directed at Liu Jue.
"Young General, why don't you let me send a team of soldiers out of the city to chop off this guy's head!”Gan Ning's lungs were about to explode. He couldn't help but ask Liu Jue to fight.
Gan Ning had been depressed for many years, and now he was finally being valued by Liu Jue. However, his lord had been humiliated by the enemy. How could he take this lying down?
Liu Jue laughed coldly and said,"Xing Ba, calm down. Endure your anger for a while. They'll have a good time in the future."”
In terms of military warfare, Liu Jue thought that he was a novice. However, he knew very well that one must not act on impulse in a war.
Whether it was Zhou Yu sending people to feign an attack or insulting and provoking them, he wanted to lure Liu Jue out of the city to fight so that he could wipe out the troops in Wuchang City and achieve the strategic goal of ending the battle quickly.
Defending the city was the best solution at the moment. Zhou Yu wanted to end the battle quickly, but Liu Jue refused to give him the chance.
Although Zhou Yu's repeated feints were a huge test for the soldiers guarding the city, wasn't it also a huge test for Zhou Yu's army?
If they were unable to take down Wuchang City, the morale of Zhou Yu's army would definitely suffer a huge blow.
When Zhou Yu's army lost their vigor, it would be the best time for Liu Jue to counterattack.
At this moment, on the city wall, some of the soldiers guarding the city began to show signs of fatigue due to the feint attacks.
Every time Lu Meng attacked, the soldiers guarding the city would not only face mental pressure, but they would also use up a lot of their physical strength to pull their bows and load their arrows.
This was a double torture for both the mind and the body.
"Those who don't want the city to be broken and die here, cheer up!”Liu Jue roared, trying to raise the morale of his soldiers.
Huang Zhong was also walking around the city walls, ordering his personal guards to supervise the soldiers who were distracted.
It was already noon after this feint, but Zhou Yu still didn't seem to give up. The flag for the attack was also changed to 'Dong' this time.
The sound of drums rang out once again in the Zhou army camp. This time, it was Dong Xi who led two thousand soldiers and horses to attack Wuchang City.
However, after the previous feints, many of them began to relax, thinking that this was another feint.
But this time, these soldiers were wrong.
Dong Xi's army quickly approached the city wall and broke through the 100-meter range, followed by 70 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters... In the blink of an eye, they had reached the city wall.
Many soldiers did not even react in time.
"The enemy is attacking the city!”Huang Zhong roared, and the soldiers came back to their senses and began to counterattack in panic.
At this moment, Dong Xi's army had already crossed the moat, and they had set up long ladders to climb the city wall.
"Don't panic. Archers, shoot the enemies in the distance. As for the rest of the soldiers, use rolling logs and boulders to smash them down.”Huang Zhong was indeed a veteran. At this moment, he was very calm and calmly commanded the soldiers.
Liu Jue did not want to fall behind. He began to encourage the soldiers guarding the city. He held the Green Sparrow Saber tightly in his hand, ready to fight the enemies who climbed up at any time.
The soldiers quickly calmed down and began to use bows and arrows, rolling wood, stones, and golden liquid to deal with the enemy soldiers.
The stinky, scalding dung was poured down on the soldiers, causing them to scream in pain.
Being scalded by boiling feces was basically a death sentence in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Zhou Yu's soldiers were indeed brave. Even though they braved rolling wood and stones, some of them managed to climb up the city wall.
"The enemy has attacked the city walls. Kill them all! Let them not return today!"
Liu Jue roared and took the lead. The Green Sparrow Saber in his hand was sharp and unstoppable. With a slash, the enemy was immediately cut into two.
Other than feeling a little uncomfortable at first, Liu Jue quickly adapted to the battlefield and killed a few more people in the blink of an eye.
Seeing the bravery of their commander, the morale of the soldiers of Wuchang City was greatly boosted. They roared and charged at the enemy who had climbed up the city wall.
There were over a thousand soldiers on the city wall. The scattered enemy soldiers that climbed up the city wall were quickly killed.
The arrogant Zhou army was quickly pushed back by the soldiers on the city wall, leaving behind only twenty to thirty corpses.
It was also at this moment that the sound of gold rang out from the Zhou army's camp.
Dong Xi didn't linger on the battle and quickly led his soldiers to retreat to the camp.
In the main camp of the Zhou army, Zhou Yu looked at the retreating Dong Xi and his soldiers before looking at the tall Wuchang City.
"Liu Jue, Liu Jue, how many days can you last?”
Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light. The attack just now was also a test. This kind of half-real and half-fake siege was to wear down the will of the Wuchang garrison.
When the other party's will was completely worn out, it would be the time for Zhou Yu to break through Wuchang.
"Pass down the order. The entire army will retreat ten miles away, bury the pots, and cook. We will continue to attack the city in the afternoon.”Zhou Yu ordered coldly.
"Here!" Lu Meng and the others replied loudly.
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