Chapter 498.2: Attack on the City
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Gu Jiao was awakened by the heat, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that she was covered with a thick robe that belonged to Gu Chengfeng.
She removed the robe and stretched her legs, sitting up and rubbing her sore neck and lower back.
While rubbing her lower back, Gu Jiao's fingertips inadvertently brushed against something ice-cold. She blinked in surprise and turned her head to find a set of armor placed beside her.
She muttered, "Whose armor is this?"
Just then, Hu Dongqiang entered the tent, carrying a pot of freshly brewed medicinal soup. When he saw Gu Jiao awake, his eyes lit up, and he said, "My Lord! You're awake! Perfect timing. I've prepared the medicinal soup as you instructed. Shall I wake up the patient and feed it to them?"
Gu Jiao nodded and said, "Yes."
"Alright!" Hu Dongqiang went to wake up one of the injured soldiers who needed the medicine.
Gu Jiao asked him again, "Whose armor is this?"
"Isn't it yours?" Hu Dongqiang replied.
"Mine?" Gu Jiao blinked.
Hu Dongqiang speculated, "Last night, the city's blacksmiths repaired and forged armor for the soldiers overnight. Perhaps they made one for you as well."
Gu Jiao let out an "Oh," and then stood up to try it on.
Surprisingly, it fit her perfectly.
She also put on the helmet and checked herself in the water basin.
Hmm.
It looks nice.
Gu Jiao swayed her head, amused by her reflection.
……
Yuegu City had steep terrain, surrounded by mountains on three sides. Regardless of the difference in strength, a direct frontal assault on the city was the easiest.
The State of Chen's twenty-thousand-strong army naturally did not fear the several thousand soldiers of Yuegu City. This was essentially an overwhelmingly one-sided battle.
The overall commander leading this army was Rong Fu, the son of Rong Yao.
While Prefect Cheng had received intelligence suggesting that Rong Yao himself would lead the troops, the reality was different. Rong Yao had merely seen the army off from Ye City, and the actual commander on the battlefield was his son, Rong Fu.
In Gu Jiao's dream, Rong Yao had arrived to massacre the city only after Rong Fu was shot dead on the battlefield.
The arrow that struck Rong Fu was not shot by a Tang Family archer. It came from an ordinary soldier. That soldier’s archery skills had always been lacking precision, and even he was stunned by the fact that he had hit Rong Fu.
Rong Fu was even more dumbfounded.
Rong Fu was renowned alongside Gu Changqing, both young and accomplished military leaders of similar age.
This battle was of paramount importance to Rong Fu, and he was determined to win it.
As for whether Rong Fu would meet the same fate and be shot dead, Gu Jiao was uncertain.
After all, many things had changed. Tang Yueshan's army had entered the city, along with Gu Chengfeng and herself. The soldier who had shot Rong Fu in her dream might have been reassigned by Tang Yueshan to a different post.
Moreover, the dynamics of the State of Chen's offensive and defensive strategies had diverged from the course of events in her dreams.
In the evening, Rong Fu issued the order to attack the city.
The vanguard of the State of Chen's army swiftly approached the moat with trench bridges.
Tang Yueshan stood on the high city walls and shouted, "Archers, get ready!"
The archers of the Tang Family launched the first wave of counterattacks against the State of Chen's army.
Their arrows clanged against the armor and shields of the vanguard soldiers.
When one vanguard soldier fell to the ground with an arrow, another swiftly took their place. They were incredibly fast, and after almost all of the vanguard soldiers pushing the trench bridges had been replaced, three bridges were set up over the moat!
Among the State of Chen soldiers, over a hundred were killed or wounded!
However, these hundred men paid the price for an opportunity for the remaining nearly twenty thousand troops to attack the city.
"Up the siege ladders!" At Rong Fu’s command, hundreds of State of Chen soldiers carried more than twenty siege ladders across the trench bridges.
The Tang Family archers did their best to intercept them, but the enemy's numbers were simply too great. When one soldier fell, another immediately lifted the siege ladder.
At the same time, the State of Chen's catapults unleashed a terrifying long-range attack on the city walls.
Fire-oil-soaked stones crashed onto the city wall. The archers couldn't avoid them and were knocked down.
"Bad news! The rolling logs are on fire!" A soldier shouted!
The rolling logs were used to counter the State of Chen's siege ladders, but now they were burning. How would they use them with their bare hands?
Under the assistance of the catapults, siege ladders were set up one after another on the city walls.
Tang Yueshan ordered, "Battering rams!"
The battering rams were brought out, and the rolling logs on its frames were aimed at the State of Chen's siege ladders and rammed fiercely!
Boom!
A loud noise echoed from below the city walls.
Deputy General Cen, who was dealing with the siege ladders, turned pale and exclaimed, "Oh no! It's the State of Chen's battering rams! They're attacking the city gate!"
Behind the city gate, Gu Chengfeng and Deputy General Li led two thousand troops, waiting in a defensive formation.
The cavalry sat atop their horses, while the infantry formed ranks behind and to the sides. Everyone had a grave expression.
"Have all the wounded been evacuated?" Gu Chengfeng asked.
"They have." Deputy General Li replied, "Physician Gu led them to safety."
"What about the nearby civilians?" Gu Chengfeng inquired further.
"They've also been evacuated." Deputy General Li continued.
Yuegu City’s moat bridge had been reinforced with iron chains and plates, making it several times sturdier than a regular one.
However, the State of Chen's battering rams were also exceptionally solid. Every impact made the entire city wall shake as if it were trembling three times.
Everyone's throats tightened involuntarily, and they unconsciously tightened their grip on their longswords.
At the entrance where the State of Chen soldiers were trying to charge in, there were ropes set up to trip the cavalry, and they also set up spear carts, with sharp long spears lined up in rows, aimed in the direction of the city gate.
Despite this, everyone knew in their hearts that these defenses couldn't completely stop the State of Chen's army's advance.
A bloody battle was inevitable!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The massive battering rams made the closed moat bridge tremble, and dust from the city wall began to fall.
With a deafening crash, Yuegu City’s moat bridge was finally shattered by the State of Chen's battering rams!
The State of Chen's battering rams intended to continue its attack on Yuegu City’s gates, but at that moment, an unexpected turn of events occurred!
Several hanging buckets of fire oil suddenly poured down in the tunnel of the city gate. The ropes of these fire oil buckets were tethered to the moat bridge. As long as the moat bridge didn't break, the ropes wouldn’t snap.
It happened that the moat bridge was broken.
The fire oil poured down, drenching the State of Chen soldiers and their battering rams. As the oil finished pouring, the flame sticks and their lids above the oil buckets were pulled apart by the fine threads on both ends, and with a crisp sound, they fell.
"Not good! Run!" A State of Chen soldier shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The fire oil instantly ignited with a whoosh, and flames shot up three feet high!
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