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Chapter 189 Meat Grinder

When rushing to the city, less than half of the [-] Cao troops led by Xiahou Dun successfully rushed to the wall of Wancheng.

Of the [-] dead men who ascended first, only more than [-] people rushed to the wall of Wancheng alive.

More than half of these four thousand people had arrow wounds on their bodies, and even Xiahou Dun had a trembling arrow stuck in his arm.

"Archers retreat, spearmen prepare!"

Huo Jun squinted his eyes and gave orders in a deep voice.

Cao Jun's first ascended dead soldiers have already reached the city, and the archers' hit rate is not high.

Facing Cao's army clinging to the city wall, it was already difficult for the archers standing on the city wall to hit Cao's army.

On the contrary, once Cao Jun set up a ladder and started to march on the city, the archers standing in front would hinder the spearmen from defending the city.

Once Cao Jun rushed to the city wall, the archers who only had bows and arrows in their hands, faced Cao Jun with sharp knives, only to be slaughtered.

Hearing Huo Jun's order, the archers retreated neatly, put the bow in their hands on their backs, and tightened the flared mouth of the quiver, turned around and ran towards the arsenal not far away under the leadership of the general.

What he has to do is very simple, add arrows and check the bowstring.

After everything is ready, return to the city wall and wait for orders.

Every well-trained archer is an important strategic reserve.

Among all types of arms, cavalry is the most difficult to train. To train a qualified cavalry, the money and food required is several times that of ordinary infantry soldiers.

Training a qualified archer is second only to a cavalry. Every qualified archer is fed with countless arrows.

This is not the point. The point is that the training of cavalry and archers takes a long time.

As for training an infantryman, except for a few special arms, whether it is a sword, shield, or spearman, you can quickly form an army.

If the war is urgent, you can even choose young men from the common people, issue them with a spear, and go to the battlefield.

The archers withdrew from the top of the city, and rows of pikemen stepped forward, with long spears gleaming in their hands, aiming at Cao Jun who was about to climb the city on a ladder.

The school swordsman holding the ring-shou sword stood solemnly behind the pikemen.

The sharp ring-headed knives in their hands were ready to slash at Cao Jun who rushed up the city wall and his comrades who turned around and fled.

Between each pikeman and pikeman, there is a gap where two people stand side by side. The soldiers standing in the gap are holding huge rocks and hammers, ready to smash them down at any time.

"Zhong Miao is really a good general who is good at defense. His unruffled demeanor in the face of danger and his commanding actions are all the behavior of a good general."

Looking at Huo Jun commanding the city defense from a distance, Liu Hong said approvingly to Guo Jia and Jia Xu beside him.

"Zhong Miao is indeed a good defender!"

Hearing Liu Hong's words, Jia Xu also applauded.

"Da da da……"

A series of knocking sounds came, and a ladder tens of meters long was erected on the city wall. This was a signal that Cao Jun's first stepping dead soldiers were about to step on the city.

"Pikemen ready!"

Glancing at the bamboo ladder next to him, Huo Jun opened and closed his eyes and faintly uttered two words.

"Whoa!"

Rows of spears were raised, their ferocious eyes fixed on the ladder that began to shake.

"The first climber will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, all soldiers, follow me to kill!"

At the bottom of the city, Xiahou Dun roared angrily, bit his long knife in his mouth, and suddenly jumped up the ladder. Using his hands and feet, he climbed up the ladder towards the top of Wancheng City.

A group of Cao Jun's dead soldiers followed Xiahou Dun's footsteps and climbed up the ladder towards the top of Wancheng.

"Where is Cao Hong!"

Cao Cao shouted coldly.

In Cao Jun's camp, Cao Cao, riding on a shadowless horse, looked at the battle in the distance with cold eyes.

Watching Xiahou Dun leading his army to charge, watching Cao Jun's tragic death under the arrows of the Han army, he watched without blinking. Even when Xiahou Dun was hit by an arrow, he did not blink.

It wasn't until he saw that Xiahou Dun had set up the ladder and Cao Jun was preparing to step on it first that Cao Cao's eyes opened and closed slightly.

"The end is here!"

Hearing Cao Cao's shout, Cao Hongce immediately stepped forward and answered in a deep voice.

"Lead the army to the city!"

Cao Cao looked at the Wancheng city wall in the distance with his cold eyes, and said in a cold and chilling tone.

"Follow the order!"

Hearing Cao Cao's order, Cao Hong responded with a deep voice, dropped the spear in his hand, got off his horse, drew out the saber from his waist, and walked towards Wancheng without saying a word.

Behind Cao Hong are [-] elite soldiers of the Cao army.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The 10,000 Cao troops led by Cao Hong and the [-] soldiers led by Xiahou Dun were the brave men selected by Cao Cao from the [-]+ Cao troops.

Those who climb the city wall first will die ten times and live none.

But once he survives, the glory of military exploits will shine on his life.

"Boom!"

As Cao Hong led his army to charge, the war drums in Cao's camp roared again, like thunder exploding out of thin air.

"Kill!"

Cao Hong clenched the sword in his hand, roared to the rhythm of the roaring war drums, and launched a charge against the Wancheng wall.

"Leigi is ready!"

Looking at the ladder that was shaking more and more violently, Huo Jun raised his hand and ordered in a deep voice.

After hearing Huo Jun's order, the Han army, holding huge rocks and hammering trees, immediately raised the heavy objects in their hands.

"Target Cao Jun, smash it!"

Huo Jun gave orders in a flat tone.

Following Huo Jun's voice, there was the sound of heavy objects falling.

Under the wall of Wancheng, Xiahou Dun braved the falling wood and boulders, biting the saber in his mouth, and using both hands and feet, he climbed towards the top of Wancheng.

In Xiahou Dun's eyes, the towering walls of Wancheng were like a ladder to the sky. He wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly directly to the top of the city.

When he climbed to the top of the ladder, dozens of spears stabbed him head-on.

Xiahou Dun took out the sword from his mouth with one hand, climbed the ladder with one hand, and waved the sword with the other hand, cutting off all the spears coming towards him.

"kill!"

Xiahoudun let out a low growl, exerted all his strength, leaped up from the ladder, and flew towards the top of Wancheng in the air.

Xiahou Dun waved the sword in his hand crazily. From all directions, there were spears coming from the Han army.

Xiahou Dun's sword was very sharp, and the spear in the Han army's hand, which was as thick as a baby's arm, broke with a sound.

With just one strike of the knife, more than a dozen gun shafts were cut off.

Even though Xiahou Dun was unparalleled in bravery, it was difficult for him to retreat unscathed when faced with the siege of countless Han troops.

Not long after, Xiahou Dun was injured.

As more and more Cao troops climbed up the city wall, Xiahou Dun's pressure began to decrease sharply, but the wounds on his body had already made his whole body covered in blood.

More than 4000 Cao troops rushed through the rain of arrows, but there were less than 2000 Cao troops who were able to successfully climb onto the city wall of Wancheng.

(End of this chapter)