"Dong dong dong…"
"Beat the drum, attack!"
At noon, the government troops officially launched their attack.
Under the city walls of Guangzong County, the densely packed government troops were ready for battle.
Under Dong Zhuo's command, a battalion of 5,000 soldiers launched an attack on Guangzong County.
In an instant, arrows rained down on the city walls, covering the 5,000 soldiers as they reached the city walls and set up the scaling ladders.
Huge rocks were also shot out from the catapults and smashed into the city wall.
"Kill them!"
The Yellow Turban soldiers on the city wall were not to be outdone either. Wood, rolling stones, kerosene, bows and arrows, all kinds of methods emerged one after another. A fierce battle erupted with a bang.
Although the government troops were well-trained and well-equipped, and even had a full meal before the attack, the Yellow Turban soldiers on the city wall were not weak at all. Although they lacked food and clothing, they had an unrivaled faith. For their faith, they could give up everything, even their own lives.
Moreover, Guangzong County was the birthplace of the Yellow Turban religion. Behind them, there were hundreds of thousands of believers. For the so-called peaceful world in their hearts, all the Yellow Turban soldiers were brave. Even if they were dying, they would do everything they could to perish together with the government troops.
As they fought fiercely, they shouted the slogan 'Long live General Heaven Duke!' and their morale soared. In just a few moments, the five thousand soldiers had been completely defeated.
At this moment, Li Qing was sitting on a horse not far from the central army. He was watching the battle in front of the city without saying a word.
On the dozens of ladders, soldiers were constantly dying. From the beginning to the end, not a single soldier was able to reach the top of the city wall.
" Substitute! Continue attacking!" Dong Zhuo ordered with a gloomy face.
By the time the 5,000 soldiers returned, less than half of them had returned. This was a huge loss.
Dong Zhuo was also extremely depressed at this moment. In Western Liang, his soldiers could kill the Qiang people by charging on horseback, but here, the cavalry was useless. When it came to an official battle, it was obviously useless to charge and fight head-on. It would only increase casualties.
After four consecutive attacks, Dong Zhuo's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping water.
Li Qing glanced at Dong Zhuo and sneered in his heart. Do you think this is still Western Liang? Could he allow the cavalrymen to gallop on a flat plain?
However, what puzzled Li Qing was that the Yellow Turban army did not move despite the repeated retreats. The fighter jets did not leave the city to pursue them several times. Why did they only care about defending Guangzong City? Could it be that all the generals of the Yellow Turban Army were so mediocre?
Li Qing rejected this idea as soon as he thought about it. This was the headquarters of the Yellow Turban Army. With Zhang Jiao overseeing it, and the generals under his command were not mediocre people, it was impossible for them to do this.
"General, we can't attack anymore. Otherwise, once the Yellow Turban Army leaves the city, our army will be defeated.”An old general of Lu Zhi couldn't help but kneel in front of Dong Zhuo as he looked at the corpses.
"Wow! How dare you mess up my morale? Men, push him down and deal with him according to military law.”Dong Zhuo's face was extremely gloomy, as if he had taken a bullet. How could he listen to the words of others at this time? He directly shouted angrily.
"As soldiers, we eat the salary of the Imperial Court and are treated as generals to kill the enemy. Whoever dares to cower, he is the example.”
"Beat the drum, attack again!"
Another battalion of 5,000 soldiers charged forward under the cover of arrows, but the result was no different. Corpses littered the ground below the city walls.
"General Lu Zhi's strategy is correct.”Xue Rengui sighed and said.
They surrounded them without attacking, cutting off the logistics supply line of Guangzong County, and slowly wore down the Yellow Turban Army.
Unfortunately, the Spirit Monarch was fatuous and dismissed Lu Zhi. If it was a boorish man like Dong Zhuo, it would be difficult to not lose.
Otherwise, according to Lu Zhi's strategy, the Yellow Turban Army would be defeated in less than three months.
There were not only the Yellow Turban Army in Guangzong County, but also hundreds of thousands of believers. No matter how much faith they had, it could not be compared to the lack of food.
It was said that it did not matter if they did not have a place to stay, but if they did not have food, there would be rebellions and mutinies. Once they succeeded, Guangzong City could be taken down without any effort.
" My lord, it's getting late…" Li Jue finally spoke.
Dong Zhuo glared at him. Seeing that it was Li Jue, his trusted general, he said,"Alright, let's call it a day. Sound the bell to withdraw the troops and order the Flying Bear Army to retreat to prevent the Yellow Turban Army from pursuing.”
"Here!"
Just like that, Dong Zhuo excitedly launched a fierce attack and retreated in defeat.
"Victory!"
"The official dogs have retreated!"
" Long live General Heaven Duke…"
Seeing the government troops retreat, the Yellow Turban soldiers on the city wall immediately cheered.
A Yellow Turban general came to Zhang Liang's side and said,""General, the morale of the government troops is extremely low. If we charge out of the city, we will definitely force the government troops to suffer a crushing defeat.”
"I think I saw Li Chengde's troops just now." Zhang Liang frowned slightly and said.”
"Li Chengde?" The Yellow Turban general was shocked.
"That's right. Although we have a lot of soldiers, we mainly use infantry. If we chase them like this, it will be a wide stretch of flat land, giving the cavalry a chance to harvest wantonly.”After saying that, Zhang Liang turned around and left.
"Damn it! If it weren't for Li Cheng De, Dong Zhuo's mere two thousand flying bear soldiers wouldn't have been able to stop my army.”After leaving the city wall, Zhang Liang had just walked down when he punched the wall and shouted angrily.
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