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Chapter 2429 Battle of Yuzhou (Part 2)

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    Zhang Changxun and Jiao Fangjie, after conquering Fuzhou, went upstream and quickly arrived at Yuzhou City.

    At this time, the two of them did not know the situation in Yuzhou City, nor did they know the hatred between the Quan family and the Huang family, so they sent people to the city step by step to persuade them to surrender.  Unexpectedly, Quan Wendan not only refused to surrender, but also killed the Ming envoys and threatened to fight to the death.

    Zhang and Jiao were furious and immediately ordered an attack on Yuzhou City.

    Whether it is Zhang Changxun or Jiao Fangjie, they are both veteran generals. They have experienced many battles and can be regarded as invincible.  Therefore, the small city of Yuzhou is not taken seriously.

    But soon, Yuzhou City gave the two a response.

    The Ming army continuously attacked Yuzhou City and its surrounding camps for three days, but was repelled by the Tang army.

    This gave Zhang Changxun and Jiao Fangjie a blow to the head.

    The two of them were a little puzzled. There were only five thousand defenders in the city, how could they have such strong combat effectiveness.

    Although there were only 5,000 people in Quan Wendan, Yuzhou was originally the hometown of the Quan family.  In order to resist the Ming army, all the Quan family members in the city mobilized.  These Quan clan's tribes and private soldiers share the same enemy, and they also occupy the advantage of the terrain, so they are naturally more effective in fighting.

    After three days of unsuccessful attacks, Zhang Changxun and Jiao Fangjie also became serious.

    At this time, Jiao Fangjie believed that it would be a mistake to attack the city with troops. It would be better to leave a small number of troops to trouble them, and use the main force to move up the Yangtze River, taking Luzhou first to support the Chengdu battlefield.  Wait until the general situation is decided, then return to attack Yuzhou.

    A small Yuzhou city does not affect the overall situation.

    But Zhang Changxun disagreed.

    In Zhang Changxun's view, the Ming army came from afar and did not completely occupy various places. The surrendered Tang army also had its own agenda.  If we bypass Yuzhou, if something happens in the rear, we will probably be attacked from both sides.

    The generals of the Ming army also agreed with Zhang Changxun.

    The navy and the two Zuo Imperial Guards attacked together. Although there were many Zuo Imperial Guards, Zhang Changxun was senior and had a high rank. Therefore, before Huang Weiyang and the two attacked, Zhang Changxun was the leader and Jiao Fangjie was the deputy.

    On November 14, Zhang Changxun personally supervised the troops to attack Yuzhou City.

    The next day, the Ming army attacked Yuzhou City from three directions: the "Yi Zi" city wall, the west gate, and the east gate.  At the same time, the navy was dispatched to go around Chaotianmen in the north and launch an attack from the water.

    The Ming army took full advantage of its large number of troops and opened up several battlefields, putting the Tang army in a desperate situation.

    But Quan Wendan deserves to be called the "Manager of Hell" and is a complete lunatic.

    In order to fend off the enemy, he drove the people to the city wall and forced the Ming army to kill people.  As soon as the Ming army hesitated, Quan Wendan launched a counterattack.

    The discipline of the Ming army prevented them from moving forward.

    And Quan Wendan used this strategy to regain positions one after another.

    ¡°And what is unexpected is that it seems that God is not helping the Ming army.

    On November 18, Jiao Fangjie personally led his army to raid the "Yi Zi" city wall at night.  The one-word city wall is also called the horizontal city wall. Its function is to hinder the movement of enemy troops outside the city. At the same time, the defenders in the city can move through the outer city wall to the one-word city wall to resist the enemy, forming an angled cross attack point with the outer city wall.

    Only by seizing this place can we gain the initiative in this battle.

    Facing the fierce attack of the Ming army, Quan Wendan had to personally lead his troops to fight.

    At this time, the morale of the Ming army was so high that the defenders were almost unable to withstand the attack.  Seeing that the Ming army was about to seize the city wall, it suddenly rained heavily, preventing the Ming army from attacking.

    The terrain of Yuzhou is mostly mountainous and rugged, making it difficult to attack.  Coupled with the mud caused by heavy rain, the attack became even more difficult.

    The heavy rain lasted for three days in a row before it stopped. The Tang army took advantage of these three days of heavy rain to quickly repair the city wall and stabilize the city defense.  After the Ming army launched another attack, the Tang army was already well prepared.

    Since the Battle of Wushan, the Ming Army had easily succeeded in the forts they passed along the way because of the surrender of the Tang Army¡¯s garrison generals. In fact, they had not yet encountered a real tough battle.  Therefore, in this battle, the enemy was underestimated at the beginning. When the Ming army began to pay attention to this battle, various reasons affected the siege.

    Although the Ming army warships carried a large number of siege equipment, and most of them were very sophisticated, the terrain of Yuzhou City was steep and these siege equipment could not work at all.

    The two sides fought fiercely until the 24th, and the Ming army had been blocked by Yuzhou City for ten days.

    By this time everyone was getting impatient.

    Ten days was actually not a long time for a siege battle, but it was like a wake-up call, and the Ming army was stunned.  After consecutive victories, the Ming army has become somewhat advanced.

    At this time, Jiao Fangjie persuaded ZhangXunxun bypassed Yuzhou and took Rongzhou first, but Zhang Changxun still refused.

    For Zhang Changxun, the failure to conquer Yuzhou would be an important blow to the morale of the three armies, so he had to bite the bullet and conquer this place.

    "Moreover, the Ming army marched westward, and the cities along the way fell into the wind. This is a manifestation of these people's fear of the Ming army.  But if this battle cannot be won and the Ming army's undefeated golden status is broken, then if other states and counties follow the example of Yuzhou City, when will the Ming army's attack on one city and one place end?

    Therefore, it is necessary to completely eradicate Yuzhou and kill Quan Wendan in order to give a huge deterrent to the resistance forces in Bashu.

    At this time, Qin Wutong, the surrendered general, took the initiative to ask for help.

    After Qin Wutong surrendered, he acted with the Ming Navy.

    Although he was forced to surrender, Qin Wutong's consciousness was still not low.  If he wants to have a stable old age, he must perform meritorious service now, otherwise no one will pay attention to a general of his level when the war is over.

    So Zhang Changxun asked Qin Wutong to lead more than a thousand surrender troops to attack Yuzhou City.

    When Qin Wutong arrived at Yuzhou City, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, we will be tigers and insects from now on, today." After saying that, Qin Wutong took the lead, climbed up the ladder, braved flying stones, and climbed to the city wall.  .

    Qin Wutong was brave enough to scale the city wall in one breath.

    Soon a large number of Tang troops surrounded them, and Qin Wutong and his men also fell into a bitter battle.

    Qin Wutong and the Tang army fought fiercely for half an hour, resulting in heavy casualties. Qin Wutong himself was also injured and had to retreat.

    At this time, Qin Wutong's son Qin Shiyuan asked his father to go on an expedition and continue to be a vanguard, leading his elite troops to attack the city wall.  Unfortunately, Qin Shiyuan fought hard for a long time, but was eventually forced to withdraw due to lack of support.

    At this point, the battle has completely reached a stalemate.

    On November 30th, Hou Mo and Chen Yi, the deputy general manager of the Zuo Imperial Guard, personally led his troops to Yuzhou City to start a fight.

    Hou Mo and Chen Yi met Quan Wendan in the past, so he shouted loudly outside the city: "Quan Wendan, I'm here to save your life, why do you have to be stubborn!"

    At this moment, a trebuchet in the city fired a shot, and the flying rocks hit Hou Mo Chen Yi's head. Hou Mo Chen Yi was knocked off his horse and dripping with blood. After being carried back by everyone, he died that night.  Forty-five years old.

    Hou Mo Chen Yi is also a veteran in the army. He has followed Huang Mingyuan for more than ten years and was awarded the title of first-class uncle.  Today, Hou Mo and Chen Yi died, which caused the morale of the Ming army to plummet, making this battle even more difficult to fight

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