Chapter 715: Attacking a city, a merciful army cannot be commanded!

Chapter 715: Attacking a city, a merciful army cannot be commanded!

Wu Rui knew that doing so might bring serious consequences, but he still resolutely chose this seemingly extreme method. After all, he had already taken action, and no matter what the result was, he could not turn back.

Wu Rui now had no time to worry about whether this matter would be spread. Because in this battle, both sides knew that this matter was not a secret. Gao Yao could completely blame Wu Rui for his behavior, and Wu Rui also had reason to accuse Gao Yao of sacrificing the lives of 5,000 civilians as bargaining chips in order to start a war.

Wu Rui did not intend to attack endlessly. He had already planned in his mind that after capturing a few cities, he would leave Dou Yong in Jiujiang and lead the army to retreat to Nanjun. In this way, he could be considered victorious.

When Gao Yao realized this and led his army to support Jiujiang, Wu Rui had already withdrawn his troops. At that time, he could not only take the initiative and use the occupied territory to negotiate with Gao Yao, but also take the initiative to withdraw from Jiujiang County in exchange for a temporary truce between the two sides.

Even if Gao Yao had no intention of negotiating and chose to attack directly, the responsibility for losing Jiujiang County would not fall on him. On the contrary, the blame would be borne by Dou Yong, which would not only shake the morale of the army, but also cause panic among the people. But even so, Wu Rui still had the opportunity to regroup and prepare for the next battle.

"Boom boom boom... Boom boom boom..." Accompanied by the deafening sound of war drums, a new round of attacks came like a violent storm. At this time, Wu She, standing on the wall of Huiyang County, was wearing the blood-stained armor, and his eyes were fixed on the enemy army that was surging like a dark cloud over an egg. A resolute look gradually emerged in his eyes.

Wu She knew very well that he could not take a step back. If he did, he would not be able to guarantee that Wu Rui would not order another massacre. Thinking of this, Wu She could not help but sigh that it was unbelievable that a monarch could be so decisive.

However, it was at this moment that Wu She realized more deeply how rare it was to have a monarch like Gao Yao. Gao Yao truly cared about the people and loved them like his own children.

"Soldiers, fight to the death!" Wu She's voice echoed above the city wall, like a thunderous force, shaking everyone's heart.

"Fight to the death!" He was responded by the soldiers' passionate shouts. The sound was like the surging waves, one higher than the other, majestic and magnificent.

Seeing the enemy troops coming like a tide, Wu She drew his sword without hesitation and stood on the front line of the city wall. His figure looked particularly tall and mighty in the sun. His eyes were wide open and he roared, as if he wanted to release all his strength.

As he roared, arrows from the city wall rained down on the Wu army. The arrows intertwined in the air to form a dense net, carrying the breath of death, and mercilessly pounced on the enemy.

The battle broke out in an instant, and the sounds of shouting, bowstrings, and swords clashing intertwined together to form a passionate war song.

In the mountains not far away, Gao Yao stood on a high place, overlooking the Wu army that was besieging Huiyang County. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, staring closely at the location of the Wu army's camp.

His eyes were burning with anger, which was the resentment towards the enemy and the helplessness of his inability to change the status quo. However, despite the rage in his heart, Gao Yao did not impulsively choose to attack directly.

Gao Yao knew very well that anger could not solve the problem, nor could it change the fact that there was a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us. In this situation, rash action would only put himself and his soldiers in a more dangerous situation.

Although Wu Rui's army had suffered some losses after several rounds of fierce fighting, he still had more than 70,000 soldiers under his command. In contrast, Gao Yao's army was much smaller, with only 6,000 men. Even if these people were under Li You's command, the total number of troops was only 10,000.

Although Gao Yao's troops were all made up of elite black-armored cavalry, it was obviously an unrealistic fantasy to think that he could fight seven with one. Otherwise, Gao Yao could just train 100,000 black-armored cavalry, and then he could easily sweep across the world. Why wait for the opportunity here?

Therefore, Gao Yao chose to wait patiently, waiting for a perfect opportunity - when Wu Rui concentrated a large number of troops on the siege. Only then was it the critical moment for Gao Yao to lead the black armored cavalry to launch a surprise attack.

Of course, Gao Yao knew very well that such tactics were undoubtedly extremely unfair to the soldiers defending the city. He also knew the simple yet cruel truth that "kindness does not lead to the management of an army". At some point, in order to achieve a greater victory, it was inevitable to make some sacrifices. Therefore, at this critical moment, Gao Yao must not be soft-hearted.

Li You, who was standing by, also saw Gao Yao's intention clearly. He stared at the coldly shining sword in Li You's hand, and a chill surged in his heart. From the sword, he could roughly imagine how angry Gao Yao was at that moment.

At the same time, the pace of the siege was accelerating. Wu She originally had very limited troops, and now he had to defend against the siege of several cities at the same time, which naturally left him with many loopholes. After only holding out for half an hour, many Wu soldiers had successfully climbed onto the city wall.

Seeing this, the Wu army did not hesitate to increase their bets again. A large number of Wu troops rushed to the city wall like a tide, further strengthening the offensive. As the troops around Wu Rui were mobilized, Gao Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, he knew that the opportunity had come.

"All soldiers, follow me and charge! Anyone who kills the enemy general will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and his military merit will be doubled!" Gao Yao's roar exploded in the air like thunder. This roar seemed to ignite the fighting spirit in the hearts of the soldiers, and they shouted in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

In an instant, thousands of horses were galloping, like a raging torrent, rushing straight towards Wu Rui's central army tent. The sound of horse hooves resounded through the sky, and the earth seemed to tremble slightly under this powerful impact.

This sudden charge was like a bolt from the blue, causing Wu Rui, who was still in the central army tent, to almost jump out of his seat. Although he had anticipated the situation before, believing that the cavalry would never sit idly by and would definitely charge out at the critical moment to try to delay time, the huge commotion caused by this charge far exceeded his imagination.