The Great Wei Empire in the Warring States Period

Gaoyang City

Gaoyang garrison commander Ji Ning looked at the Qi army below, and then looked at the several thousand garrisons under his command. He was very panicked because Yan had not fought for a long time, unlike the Central Plains countries that fought every day, so military preparations were very important. However, Yan did not attach importance to military preparations like the Central Plains countries. Except for the city defense system of the capital, other cities of Yan were basically in disrepair. The walls of Gaoyang City were already overgrown with weeds, and even the paint on the city gates had faded!

Gaoyang garrison commander Ji Ning ordered his deputy commander: "Order the entire army to prepare for defense, and quickly prepare kerosene and rolling logs, go quickly! Also, quickly bring up the city defense crossbow carts!" The deputy commander heard this and said helplessly: "General, since we haven't fought for a long time, we don't have any kerosene, not even rolling logs! The city defense crossbow carts have long been scrapped! Now even the weapons in our hands are rusty, General, why don't we surrender." Ji Ning was furious, and he drew his sword and stabbed the deputy commander to death. Then, he shouted to the generals behind him: "Anyone who dares to surrender will be killed without mercy!" The generals were also frightened, and they all bowed their hands and said : "Yes, sir!"

One day later, in the Qi army camp, the commander Lü Jing was looking at the map on the table. The deputy commander Tian Ji was a little confused and asked, "General, our army has been in Gaoyang for more than a day, why don't we attack the city immediately?"

Lü Jing pointed to the map and said, "Why don't I attack the city immediately? The main reason is that I want to wait for the scouts to report to me the military deployment in Wuyang. If we attack the city without knowing the enemy, it will be dangerous, because Gaoyang City can form a triangle with Wuyang of Yan State and Yicheng beside Yishui. Although the Yan army is timid and cowardly, we can't help but beware of the enemy's three-sided encirclement. Defeat our army! So it is better to take it slow and steady, so I sent scouts to survey the area within 200 miles. If the enemy takes the opportunity to attack our army when our army is attacking the city, then our army can ambush them here! "

The deputy general Tian Ji asked puzzledly: "But General, didn't the general say that the Yan army on the Yishui River will be contained by him?"

Lv Jing shook his head and said: "The general's strategy is good, but he forgot one thing. If the Yan army on the Yishui River is firmly defended and the Wuyang army directly takes the initiative to attack, it will be troublesome. Before our army reaches Sangqiu, in the wilderness, If they fight a decisive battle with our army, then our Western Army will be completely annihilated by the main force of the Yan Army! Because according to the scouts, the main force of the Yan Army is currently in Wuyang. Gaoyang City is the gateway to Wuyang and the first line of defense to protect Wuyang. If the Yan Army takes the initiative to attack, we will be in danger of being attacked from both sides. This is why I first have to investigate the terrain around Gaoyang City, and I found a place here that is suitable for ambushing the enemy reinforcements! You must know that you must be prepared for war and you must leave yourself a way out, understand? "Tian Ji nodded after hearing this and said, "General, I understand! Ah, can we attack the city today?"

Lv Jing smiled and clapped his hands.He lowered his head and said, "Boy, you are so impatient. It's good to be young. Young people are braver. I have fought for more than ten years. I have won and lost battles, so I have to be cautious. The scouts have just told me the situation. You lead the army to attack the city!" Tian Ji said happily, "Yes, General!"

Ji Ning, the defender of Gaoyang, has been waiting for a day, and the Qi army has not attacked the city yet. He is very confused: What is the Qi army doing? Shouldn't they attack the city immediately? What are they waiting for? Is it our reinforcements? I am thinking about knowledge. A centurion rushed over and panted, "General, it's not good. The Qi army has left the camp and is about to start attacking the city! General, what should our army do?" After hearing this, Ji Ning climbed up the watchtower and looked at the Qi army's movements. He found that the Qi army's camp was already dusty. More than ten catapults were pushed out by the Qi army little by little, especially the seven tall ladders. Ji Ning turned his head and said to the centurion, "Quick! The whole army should be ready for battle!" - Yes.

Woo woo~~Dong dong dong~The drums and trumpets sounded, and the Qi army formed into four square formations. In front of the square formations were seven tall ladders, and behind the square formations were more than ten catapults. Five strong men carried a huge stone weighing more than ten kilograms and placed it on the catapults. A messenger rode a war horse and ran back and forth among the army. The messenger held a red battle flag in his hand and shouted loudly: "Military order: All troops are ready, the first to climb will be rewarded with a thousand taels! Form three formations!"

Tian Ji stood on the chariot, looking at Gaoyang City not far ahead, and smiled contemptuously: " I want to see how many times this small city can withstand my bombing! Catapults, prepare to fire! "Tian Ji waved the green flag in his hand, and more than a dozen catapults fired at the same time. Bang bang bang~ The sound of more than a dozen big bowstrings firing rang out, and more than a dozen boulders accurately hit the wall of Gaoyang City. Bang bang~ The stone bullets whizzed past and hit the wall. Several big holes appeared on the wall in an instant. Some Yan soldiers had no time to dodge and were smashed into meat by the boulders. There were also several stone bullets that went directly over the wall and hit the houses heavily. There was a wailing sound in the city! Tian Ji looked at the Yan army on the city wall and found that the Yan army was in disarray. He took out the yellow flag and waved it to the left, and ordered: "Archers, shoot!" The archers in each square quickly drew their bows and arrows and raised them high to shoot. Thousands of arrows shot towards Gaoyang City. The Yan army in Gaoyang City quickly raised their shields to resist, but because these Yan soldiers had not been trained for a long time, they could not even form the most basic shield formation. They all hid in a small corner, and were shot into hedgehogs by the rain of arrows from the Qi army!

And the Gaoyang defender Ji Ning shouted loudly: "Hurry up and form a shield formation, hurry up and form a shield formation!" After hearing the general's words, some soldiers also gathered to form a shield formation, but Ji Ning saw that this was not a shield formation at all. It was clearly just a group of people holding shields casually! Ji Ning saw this scene under the protection of his personal soldiers, and he was already discouraged. He did not expect the Yan army to have such poor combat effectiveness.

Tian Ji estimated the morale of the Yan armyThe consumption was almost over, and he raised the red flag again, waved it forward, and shouted loudly: "All troops attack!" Kill, kill, kill~~ A square formation of the Qi army marched towards Gaoyang City in an orderly manner. The seven ladders in front were gradually approaching Gaoyang City under the push of the soldiers. After seeing this, Ji Ning, the defender of Gaoyang, shouted to the soldiers behind him: "What are you doing here? Hurry up and shoot arrows!" Hearing the order of the commander, the Yan army hurried forward to draw their bows and shoot arrows, but because they had been neglecting training for a long time, when the Yan army shot arrows, they shot arrows before the Qi army entered the range, causing the arrows to be stuck in the ground. Tian Ji laughed and said to the messenger beside him: "Show the Yan army what it means to shoot ten thousand arrows at once!" - Yes!

Under the command of the flag, the archers of the Qi army quickly formed two square formations, and with a swish, ten thousand arrows were fired at once! The Yan army on the city hid behind the parapet. After seeing the rain of arrows from the Qi army, the Yan army was already scared and did not dare to stick their heads out. At this time, the Qi army, under the cover of archers, set up ladders on the city wall. Ji Xi, the defender of Gaoyang, said to the soldiers beside him with bloodshot eyes: "Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!" Then he drew his sword and rushed to stop the Qi army from climbing the city. The Yan army was also shocked by the bravery of the commander and followed Ji Ning to stop the Qi army from climbing the city.

Kill~~ A Qi soldier climbed the ladder with a sharp sword in his hand. Just when he was about to reach the city, two long halberds stabbed him straight and stabbed him down. However, the fall of the soldier did not suppress the morale of the Qi army, but instead aroused more people to climb the city, because they could get a thousand taels of gold after climbing up. The Qi soldiers swarmed to climb the city. Due to the poor military preparations of the Yan army, the Yan army had no idea when defending, and just attacked the Qi army randomly. When a Yan soldier was about to stab a Qi soldier with his halberd, the Qi soldier quickly blocked it with his sword, used his feet to push, climbed up the city wall, and then stabbed the Yan soldier to death with a sword. The Qi soldiers below saw someone climbing up the city wall, and their morale suddenly became more vigorous. After a while, the Qi soldiers who climbed up the city wall became faster and faster. Ji Ning was already covered in blood. Seeing the Qi soldiers swarming up the city wall, Ji Ning rushed towards the Qi soldiers with a broken sword in hand!

Tian Ji in the back saw that the city wall was already in a melee, and ordered again: "The siege vehicle came forward and knocked the city gate open for me!" The siege vehicle was pushed by the Qi army to approach the city gate. The soldiers pulled hard, bang~ the huge siege hammer hit the city gate heavily, bang~ the city gate was already shaky under the impact of the siege vehicle! Bang~ another sound, the city gate fell down! Kill~ When the Qi army saw that the city gate had been broken open, a captain shouted: "Brothers, the city gate has been broken open, follow me to kill!" Kill~

After Ji Ning on the city stabbed a Qi soldier to death, he saw that the city gate had been broken and the Qi army had already entered the city. He saw a Qi soldier and smiled bitterly, then picked up the Qi soldier and fell into the city with him! ...

An hour later, Gaoyang City was planted with the flag of the Qi army. Lu Jing climbed up the city wall, looked in the direction of Wuyang, and murmured: "Yan State has no one left, and its combat effectiveness is so low. It took only more than an hour for Gaoyang City to be broken!" The deputy general Tian Ji asked: "General, should we immediately march to surround Sancho next?"

Lü Jing thought for a moment and said, "Leave 10,000 people behind, and the rest will all march to Sanqiu!" - Yes! Lü Jing said again, "Make a big noise! ​​Let the main force of the Yan army know that we are not many, so that we can lure out their main force!" Tian Ji bowed and said, "Yes, General!"

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