"Attack, attack!"
Lin Shihong's eyes were already red. He was already intoxicated.
He firmly believed that the Jiangdong Army was full of new recruits and would not be able to resist the attack of his Yuzhang Army.
At this moment, they were only using the lives of the soldiers to defend.
As long as they persisted in attacking, taking down Jiankang would not be a problem.
On the watchtower, Fang Xuanling and the others were still chatting and laughing. Wu Yunzhao was not nervous either.
He had already discovered the ingenious arrangements of the military counselor.
The Yuzhang Army attacked fiercely, but the Jiangdong Army was able to stabilize their formation every time.
Other than the recruits adapting to the battle, it was also because the veterans filled in the gaps in the defense in time and used their old experience to fight.
As long as there was a hole in the defense, the veteran would move forward in time.
Under the leadership of the veterans, the recruits gradually mastered and quietly adapted to the entire battlefield.
The best way to train soldiers was to let them face the real battlefield.
This kind of training method was completely for them to use their lives to adapt.
Ordinary people wouldn't dare to use such a method, but Cao Yun did.
He had explained it very well. In times of chaos, only by quickly adapting could one strengthen themselves and have a chance of survival.
The recruits were already well aware of this principle and gradually began to control the rhythm of the battlefield.
"Kill them!"
The Yuzhang army was bloodthirsty. Every victory was close at hand, and with the orders of their lord.
They had already charged forward without any scruples.
What greeted them was the orderly assassination of the Jiangdong Army, as well as the rhythmic shooting of arrows.
The corpses of the Yuzhang Army fell from the ladder one after another and heavily smashed onto the ground.
A pool of blood had already formed under the city gate of Jiankang. The bright red blood emitted a pungent smell.
"Retreat!"
Lin Shihong suddenly shouted.
The Yuzhang Army followed his orders and quickly retreated from the siege.
Lin Shihong wasn't giving up on attacking the city. Instead, he was preparing for the second wave of attacks.
He would not give up so easily because the first attack had almost taken down Jiankang, so the second attack had a high possibility of directly occupying the city wall.
The Yuzhang army retreated to the camp, and the two armies temporarily had time to relax.
Lin Shihong didn't know that the Jiangdong Army's new recruits were changing. By the time he attacked for the second time, the Jiangdong Army would be able to adapt quickly.
The night sky was overcast. After all, there had been a heavy rain not long ago.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and his vision became dim.
"Have the army prepare. The Yuzhang Army will definitely launch a night attack tonight.”
Fang Xuanling raised his head and looked at the night sky.
Lin Shihong thought that the idea of attacking Jiankang was precisely because he thought that the Jiangdong army in Jiankang were all new recruits.
As long as he launched a night attack at the right time, he would definitely be able to catch the Jiangdong Army off guard, and it would be extremely easy for the Jiangdong Army's recruits to fall into panic.
As expected, at midnight, Lin Shihong led the army to attack again.
"Kill them!"
The sounds of battle easily broke the silence of the night.
In the first wave of fierce attacks, 3,000 soldiers of the Yuzhang Army had climbed the ladder. It was estimated that hundreds of soldiers had almost broken into the city wall.
Fang Xuanling had already declared that the Yuzhang Army would attack at night, so the new recruits were prepared for battle.
They did not panic, just like their defense during the day.
Dozens of pikemen and five or six archers defended one of the enemy's attack routes.
If the Yuzhang Army attacked fiercely, more pikemen and archers would come to support them.
In addition, Jiankang City was tall, so it was completely difficult for the Yuzhang Army to attack, especially after the Jiangdong recruits adapted to the rhythm of the battlefield.
The defense had been strengthened, and the second wave of attacks did not show any signs of attacking. Instead, it made the Yuzhang Army's siege more difficult.
Lin Shihong completely ignored these details. He only knew that the Jiangdong Army was a new army, and he had no way out.
"Kill them!"
He kept repeating the order, letting the Yuzhang Army charge forward again and again.
The Yuzhang soldiers began to look tired. They began to fear attacking the city walls, and their morale gradually became lax.
They no longer had the desire to attack, and some soldiers even subconsciously retreated.
"Relax your defense."
Seeing this, Fang Xuanling issued a surprising order.
Du Ruhui did not object and passed the general's order to Wu Yunzhao.
Wu Yunzhao gave Fang Xuanling a meaningful look. He knew that the military counselor wanted to give Lin Shihong hope and let him continue attacking the city.
The military order was issued. Although the Jiangdong Army recruits were puzzled, they did as the military counselor said.
They relaxed their defenses and even deliberately opened up some gaps for the Yuzhang Army to attack.
Lin Shihong had originally planned for the worst and was prepared to give up on attacking the city and return to his old nest. When he suddenly saw a gap in the Jiangdong Army's defense, it was equivalent to seeing a ray of sunlight.
"Attack the gap!"
He held his breath and hurriedly ordered.
The Yuzhang Army launched the second wave of attacks, the fiercest of all.
Sharp blades flashed as the Yuzhang Army gritted their teeth and endured the pain as they rushed towards the gap in the Jiangdong Army's siege.
"Guard it!"
Seeing that the Yuzhang Army was about to charge up the city wall, the veteran soldiers behind them shouted and went forward to support them with weapons in hand.
The Jiangdong Army soldiers kept repeating the action of withdrawing their weapons.
The blood dyed their already bright red armor even redder.
If the spears broke, they would draw their swords and slash at the enemy.
The battle became even more intense. Both sides suffered casualties, but it was clear that the Yuzhang Army suffered even more.
Lin Shihong hesitated. He didn't know whether he should continue attacking the city or retreat to the Yuzhang Army.
No matter what he chose, it was already too late.
The second wave of attacks lasted until dawn the next day. It was then that Lin Shihong gave the order to retreat.
The Yuzhang army had been attacking the city for two days and was already exhausted.
If they wanted to retreat back to the Yuzhang Army at this time, they could only march quickly.
If the soldiers chose to march quickly when they were already tired, even if they reached Yuzhang County, they might not be able to resist the fear in their hearts.
Lin Shihong retreated back to the garrison. He paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back.
"There's no way out."
He let out a long sigh.
Only by taking down Jiankang would he have a chance of survival. Otherwise, he would be defeated by the Jiangdong Army and become a stepping stone for the Jiangdong Army to rise.
Unknowingly, he was actually forced into a dead end.
"I have violated all the taboos of the military.”
Lin Shihong smiled bitterly.
He wasn't a stupid person. He had already vaguely understood something after the battle.
However, he had no way to retreat. He could only keep moving forward and attack Jiankang.
The night passed in a flash, and the sun rose the next day. The golden light seemed to be guiding Lin Shihong to attack again.
"Gather all the troops and prepare to attack the city."
Lin Shihong began to prepare for his third attack on Jiankang.
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