The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Then there was a tragic roar, don't look at it, the city tower has become a hell on earth, and Cao Jun has suffered countless casualties.

"General, withdraw!"

Mao Jie shook his head helplessly. Cao Jun's attacks were frustrated one after another and suffered heavy casualties. Cao Jun who went to attack had lost his spirit, and it was impossible to pose a threat to Shangdang City unless follow-up troops were sent to continue the attack.

However, those perverted weapons in Shangdang City would cause Cao Jun's casualties to reach an unacceptable figure for them.

"withdraw!"

Cao Hong gritted his teeth and ordered the siege soldiers to withdraw. The first attack was frustrated, and he had to reorganize the attack.Although he could still take down Shangdang by continuing to send people to attack, the casualties would not be acceptable to him.

No matter how powerful the city defenders are, no matter how good their weapons are, it's useless, because there are only [-] soldiers in the city, and Cao Hong's [-] troops can attack in turn.

At this time, Zhang Liao, who was in the Taiyuan camp, also got the movement of Cao Hong's army, and immediately summoned all the generals to discuss matters.

"General, Shangdang must not be lost, and reinforcements must be dispatched as soon as possible."

"Cao Hong's [-] soldiers attack, Shangdang may not be able to hold on..."

"Don't talk too much." Zhang Liao didn't talk nonsense, and started to order directly: "General Li Yan, quickly throw three thousand cavalry to Shangdang, wander outside Cao's army, restrain Cao Hong's troops, and don't let them attack the city with peace of mind."

"The last general takes orders!"

"Zhang Nan, Wang Zhong!"

"The end is here!"

Zhang Nan and Wang Zhong hurried forward to accept orders.

"The two of you then sent five thousand soldiers to Shangdang. Don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward. You should coordinate with General Li Yan to restrain Cao's army."

"The last general takes orders!"

Not long after, [-] cavalry led by Li Yan left the Taiyuan camp and headed straight to the party.

Afterwards, the [-] infantry led by Zhang Nan and Wang Zhong also set off, targeting Shangdang.

"General Hou, immediately mobilize food and grass."

After watching the two support armies set off, Zhang Liao ordered the army to prepare, and he had to go to rescue Shangdang himself, otherwise, with the few troops he sent, it would be impossible to repel Cao Hong, and Shangdang would still not be able to defend.

"General, our army does not have much food and grass." After receiving Zhang Liao's order, the candidate said in embarrassment: "Our department has not received food and grass for a long time, and there is not enough food in stock. I am afraid it will be difficult to support the army for battle."

Zhang Liao frowned after hearing this. Shangdang must rescue, but food and grass are indeed a problem. If he has no food and grass, if he leads the army rashly, his army will starve to death on the spot without Cao Jun attacking.

"And..." Hou Cheng paused for a while, and then said: "One hundred thousand Cao's troops attacked Shangdang, and when the general's reinforcements arrive, I am afraid that Shangdang will be lost."

"General, also, the three generals Li Yan, Zhang Nan, and Wang Zhong all only brought dry food for three days. They have already taken away all the food that our department can use. The remaining food and grass are only enough for the daily consumption of the army, and it may be difficult to go out... ..."

"hateful!"

After Zhang Liao heard this, his face was ashen. He had no food and grass, and he could only watch helplessly as Shangdang was attacked, unable to rescue him at all.

It is also impossible for the soldiers led by Li Yan, Zhang Nan and others to completely contain Cao Jun. Only when he throws the army forward can he have a chance to repel Cao Jun and keep the party.

"Immediately dispatch [-] cavalry to provide food and grass for three days."

Zhang Liao was depressed for a while, and quickly made a decision. Since the army could not be mobilized, he had no choice but to send [-] cavalry for reinforcements and try his best.

"This..." Hou Cheng pondered for a while, and then took the order: "The final general will prepare the food and grass for the army within half a day."

Half a day later, Zhang Liao chased after him with [-] cavalry, and finally joined Zhang Nan's [-] infantry, speeding towards Shangdang.

Chapter 421 Incompetence

"attack!"

Outside the city of Shangdang, thick smoke billowed, and corpses lay all over the ground, which was extremely miserable.

The thirty catapults brought by Cao Hong had all been turned into waste materials. There was not a single grass growing around the damaged catapults, and countless fireball residues were left there, as if to show off their achievements.

This was the result of the confrontation between Cao Hong's catapult and Suyou's catapult in Shangdang City. Although there was no smoke billowing in the later generations and the earthquake shook the mountains, it was still extremely tragic.

Thirty against fifteen, the final result was that Cao Hong's catapults were all destroyed, and none survived, while there were as many as five catapults left in Shangdang City.

"Liu Beijun's catapults have a long range, and the fireballs they throw are powerful. Our catapults are far inferior." Mao Jie looked at the catapults that were not spared, and said: "Fortunately, there are not many catapults in Shangdang City. It has been destroyed now. Go for most of it, as if there is no threat."

"On the day when the city is broken, the defending army will not be spared!" Looking at the soldiers and horses rushing towards Shangdang City, their eyes were full of murderous intent. I thought the siege would be easy this time, but I didn't expect there to be so many excellent soldiers in the city. The weapons for defending the city caused heavy casualties to his army.

"Attack from all sides, the defenders in the city are at the end of the storm, and they can be broken in an instant." Mao Jie did not object to Cao Hong's decision to massacre the defenders in the city. This is the commander's right, and this is a war. The enemy will die. There is no reason to object.

"General, more than half of our army has suffered casualties, and more than half of our catapults and bed crossbows have been lost. The soldiers are exhausted and may not be able to hold on." Wangmen dragged his exhausted body to the main general Su You, with a helpless expression on his face. The battle lasted for nearly two days. , the Cao army outside the city attacked continuously in batches, and they could only defend by pressing the whole army.

But they are human beings with limited physical strength. It is not easy to hold on to such a high-intensity battle. Looking at the densely packed Cao army rushing outside the city, Wangmen felt that it was impossible to defend Shangdang and was powerless.

"Calculating the time, if General Zhang Liao sends Qingqi to help, it's time to arrive."

Knowing that Cao's army was coming, Su You sent someone to report to Zhang Liao quickly. According to the simulated battle plan previously arranged, if Shangdang was attacked, Zhang Liao would immediately send Qingqi to reinforce him, and then send the army to come.

Simulated battle planning is one of the courses Chen Ziming set up at Linzi Military Academy. To put it simply, it is military chess deduction, which all generals must learn, and each general must also simulate various emergencies and make corresponding response plans .

Shangdang was raided by Cao Jun, and it was also in the simulated battle plan. Su You also participated in the deduction, and he could barely guess the current movement of Zhang Liao's reinforcements.

"Light the beacon fire and let off thick smoke!" Looking at the sky, it was already evening, and they had reached the end of their attack, and now it was time to use their backs.

"General, look quickly!" Seeing three huge puffs of thick smoke rising from the Shangdang City tower, a soldier in Liu Beijun's uniform shouted excitedly on the hillside to the north of Shangdang City.

"The general has sent a signal, hurry up, release the water!"

After confirming that it was thick smoke rising from the Shangdang Tower, Su You's personal guard captain Zheng Da hurriedly ordered the water to be released.

"Thick smoke rising from the city tower, it should be giving orders!" Mao Jie frowned when he saw the thick smoke rising from the tower of Shangdang City, and began to think.

"There must be someone behind him. I don't know what it is?" Cao Hong also frowned and thought hard.

"Impossible." Mao Jie shook his head and said, "Shangdang City is besieged by our large army, and its soldiers and horses have no strength to fight. They must not go out of the city to fight, and there is no need to use thick smoke as an order."

Mao Jie turned his head to look behind him and around Shangdang City, then shook his head lightly and said: "Shangdang City is wide around, without any cover, water attack should be useless, and there is nothing flammable, and fire attack is also not advisable. It has been investigated clearly, there will be no army in ambush..."

Any possibility was thought of by Mao Jie, but it was impossible. Whether it was a water attack or a fire attack, the terrain did not allow it. Probe clearly.

"Report!"

As soon as Mao Jie finished speaking, he rode a fast horse to report.

"General, there are three thousand cavalry coming from the direction of Taiyuan."

"Three thousand cavalry, this is what they rely on!"