Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 160
The Montenegro army was in chaos, Zhang Fei's army attacked, Zhang Niujiao was defeated and retreated.

It was only when Liu He and others were in the city that they realized that Zhang Fei had fought Zuo Huzhangba just now, and deliberately forced him to get closer to the front of the bandit army before killing him, but the target was Zhang Niujiao.

This little thought is thinner than the tip of a needle!

While Liu He was sighing, he saw that the bandit troops from the left and right battalions had come to meet him, and immediately ordered to withdraw the troops.

The crisp sound of gold ringing resounded throughout the audience, Zhang Fei led the troops to charge for a while, and then calmly retreated to the city, the bandit army was in a mess, no one dared to chase.

Zhang Niujiao retreated into the army in embarrassment, and shouted: "Hei King Kong is here, Hei King Kong is here!"

Guo Daxian ordered the leaders of the various ministries to defend carefully and prepare to attack the city. He comforted Zhang Niujiao in the central army. Since he came to the Black Mountain Army, he had never seen Zhang Niujiao panic like this.

Seeing it with his own eyes before the battle this time, Zhang Niujiao believed Guo Daxian's words, and he no longer dared to compete in battle, and discussed with Guo Daxian: "Sure enough, there are masters in Liu He's army. It's a pity that Zuo Miaozhangba died. What should we do?" Is good?"

Guo Daxian said: "It's just a loss of hundreds of soldiers. It's not a big problem. Now that there are few officers and soldiers, and our army is more than ten times larger than the number of officers and soldiers, we should besiege Yingtao and attack day and night in turn. The officers and soldiers support us. If you can't stop, the soldiers will be exhausted, after breaking the city, let the general take revenge without delay."

Zhang Niujiao gritted his teeth for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, according to this plan, the whole army will attack the city and take the gall pottery for me. I will catch the black-faced one and cut off his black head to use as a chamber pot."

Half an hour later, the bandit army regrouped and divided into eight teams and four gates to launch a fierce attack on Yingtao. Zhang Niujiao personally inspected the formation and watched the guards on the city with gritted teeth. Just go into the city.

After Zhang Fei retreated in the city, Liu He asked Zhu Ling, Qu Yi, Han Dang, and Cheng Yu to guard one gate each. No matter how the rebel army attacked, the tall city wall and dense arrow rain would be an insurmountable line of defense for them.

Although Zhang Fei was reckless this time, he almost chopped off Zhang Niujiao, which was really unexpected. Liu He just reminded him to be careful, but did not strictly order him not to do so in the future.

A general's ability also depends on his performance in front of the battle. If the restrictions are too strict, his hands will be restrained, and a general without edge will gradually lose his luster.

This is most intuitive in Comrade Li Yunlong who owns Italian guns!
Guan Yu hadn't left the battle today and didn't need him to guard the city, so he was somewhat displeased, and asked, "Why doesn't the general let me lead the army?"

Liu He said with a smile: "The thieves came to attack the city aggressively, and they will be exhausted at night. I want to go to rob the stronghold tonight, and you two will lead the troops there. Let the men and horses rest and recharge their batteries first, so that they can act at night." .”

Only then did Guan Yu understand that he and Zhang Fei went back to the camp to rest first, and waited until night to fight again.

When Liu He came to the top of the city again, he saw the most tragic battlefield. Arrows rained down from the top of the city, rolling stones and trees were thrown continuously, and screams came from the bottom of the city.

The ladders were built densely on the city wall, and the bandits rushed down the city like a tide, climbing up like ants, and what greeted them were lumber, gray bottles, and pots of boiling oil.

This miserable scene was even more horrifying than the previous battle with the Yellow Turban Army. The screams continued, and the dead bodies piled up under the city.

Thick smoke filled the air, and the smell of burnt flesh wafted into his nostrils. Liu He couldn't help but gag, covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, and walked around the four doors, frowning more and more tightly.

In the era of cold weapons, the charge is at the cost of every living life, especially in this kind of tough battle, the soldiers must first consume the enemy's equipment before the real attack can be launched.

Under normal circumstances, the first few waves of siege soldiers are basically cannon fodder. Most of them are prisoners or innocent people, so excellent siege equipment is particularly important.

Turning to the east gate, Cheng Yu was in command here. He was holding a longbow and carrying a quiver on his back. While commanding the soldiers to defend, he shot arrows to kill the enemy himself. He was no different from a general.

Seeing Liu He approaching, Cheng Yu drew his bow and wiped the sweat off his face, and said with a smile: "The weapons used by the bandit army were all obtained from the government's arsenal, and when their bows and arrows are used up and the ladders are destroyed, they will be helpless. "

Liu He looked at this ruthless man from the Three Kingdoms who didn't change his face, and talked and laughed freely in front of the thieves piled up with corpses, his heart couldn't help trembling, his state of mind was far worse than that of Cheng Yu.

Once the success is complete, the bones are dry, and the scene in front of him is confirming this sentence.

The defensive equipment in the city is sufficient, and the soldiers are also taking turns to guard the city. The supplies are transported by the recruits and the common people, and they are continuously sent to the top of the city. Up to now, half an hour has passed, and no bandit army has been able to climb to the top of the city. .

Liu He really couldn't bear to watch this miserable scene, so he asked Guo Dian to direct people to supply the front line, and went back to the government office to rest first.

The thieves attacked the city from the morning until dusk. Blood flowed all around Yingtao City, and the moat had already turned into bloody mud.

Under the setting sun, the blood, brains, and viscera on the city wall were slowly falling. After nearly ten thousand casualties, the black bandits finally retreated, leaving behind a hellish battlefield.

The defenders were replaced and rested in the city. Yingtao City temporarily recovered its calm. At Zishi, a group of soldiers and horses quietly came out of the camp and came to the north gate to wait for orders.

Today when the bandits attacked the city, Qing Niujiao, the leader of Heishan at the north gate, was shot by Han Dang with an arrow, so Liu He decided to sneak attack Beiying. This is called taking advantage of your illness and killing you!

At the second watch of the night, Liu He personally led the army as the front team, went out of the city with Guan and Zhang, and went straight to the north gate to rob the stronghold.

The bandit army attacked for a whole day, and there were many casualties. The soldiers were exhausted, and they were defenseless at this time.

Liu He led his troops close to the bandit camp, waited in ambush at the mountain depression, and waited for the scouts to check the deployment of the bandit army. He immediately divided into three routes with Guanzhang, shouted, and went straight into the bandit camp.

The three led an army each, the front army rushed to kill, the rear army set fire, the bandit army was caught off guard, and there was a sudden chaos, some were killed in their sleep.

There was a great chaos in the northern camp, and the flames were everywhere. The three of them walked through it like sharp swords, and rushed straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Qing Niujiao was injured and went to bed early, and was awakened in his sleep. Hearing that the officers and soldiers attacked the camp, he knew that he could not guard it, so he immediately abandoned the camp and fled. While running, he was stopped by Guan Yu's horizontal knife.

Qingniujiao raised his knife and shouted sharply: "I won't fight with you, let me get out of the way, and you can kill the ones behind!"

Guan Yu had been staring at the ox horns on his head for a long time, and he smiled coldly with his beard. Danfeng opened his eyes and lightly knocked on the horse's belly, and the red rabbit horse rushed towards the green ox horns like an arrow from the string.

"You...don't come here, don't...ah——"

Qing Niujiao was panicked, his shoulder was injured and he couldn't use the knife, let alone Guan Yu's sharp impact, he was cut off by the knife before he could resist while shouting.

The huge head flew up in the air, and there was still a shrill scream in its mouth.

(End of this chapter)