The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

The battle ended quickly, with mental calculations but not intentional, and standing on a strong terrain with many strong soldiers, how could 3000 people be Xu Huang's opponent.

"Report to the general that all the carriages are filled with hay, and there is a fire in it, which will burn immediately! And captured 130 prisoners of war, all of them have been captured, and the interrogation will begin."

After a school lieutenant inspected the contents of the caravan, he immediately came to report to Xu Huang.

"Things have changed. I think the three cities of Gaotang, Zhu'a, and Luoyin have been lost. After that, there must be a large army waiting for their signal. Immediately close the city gates, rectify the troops, and prepare for war!!"

Xu Huang knew that the matter was serious. After the battle just now, he could tell that these people couldn't possibly be a caravan, they were all elite soldiers in disguise.

Just as Xu Huang closed the gate of the city and cleaned the battlefield, there were densely packed soldiers and horses standing in a mountain depression five miles away from Pingyuan City, with banners fluttering.

"Mi Hua has already entered Pingyuan City, why not occupy the city gate and light the fire?"

After a general listened to the scout's report, he frowned and asked another general next to him.

"Pingyuan City is guarded by Liu Bei's general Xu Huang. He has a lot of strategies. He may know our plan, and he is in danger!"

"Hmph! No matter how resourceful he is, it's useless. Now that he has been defeated, our army will besiege the city immediately, and we can go down to the plain in no time!"

The leading general thought for a while, and finally decided to wait. After all, if Mi Hua could capture the city gate, then his soldiers would not have to storm the heavily guarded Pingyuan City, which would save many soldiers from dying.

However, his waiting also bought Xu Huang time to prepare for the defense. Although Xu Huang began to prepare the city defenses when he entered Pingyuan City, it took a lot of time to transport the prepared city defenses from the warehouse to the city wall. of.

After another hour, the army that still hadn't received the signal set out and came towards Pingyuan City. For a while, the banner was unfurled, dust was flying, and it was clear that the army could arrive on the wall of Pingyuan City five miles away.

"Xuzhou, Cao!"

"Xuzhou, Lu!"

"Sure enough, it's Xuzhou soldiers and horses. I never thought that Xuzhou soldiers and horses are coming to attack at this time!"

Xu Huang on the tower frowned when he saw the boundless army rushing towards Pingyuan City. This city is not easy to defend, and there are too many soldiers on the opposite side.

"Quickly send people to report to the lord of Linzi that Xuzhou's army has attacked Pingyuan County, and the three cities of Gaotang, Zhu'a, and Luoyin have been sent down, and now they are encircling Pingyuan City with soldiers."

Now that it has been confirmed that Xuzhou Tao Qian sent troops to attack Pingyuan County, Liu Bei must be informed as quickly as possible to make preparations.

What Xu Huang didn't know was that Liu Bei's order to retreat was already on his way.

Chapter 60 徐晃守城

"I am Cao Baoye, a general under Taozhou Mu's Department in Xuzhou. Liu Bei used his troops privately, hoarding troops and horses, with sinister intentions. My lord, Taozhou Mu, obeyed the emperor's edict to crusade against the rebel Liu Bei. The army has arrived. You should leave the city and surrender! "

Before the Xuzhou army came to Pingyuan City, a general came out on horseback. It was Cao Bao, the general of Xuzhou Tao Qian's department, and the chief general of the Xuzhou army.

"Hahaha! You are so ridiculous. My lord's general Liu Bei was appointed by the emperor himself, and he is worshiped as the emperor's uncle, and has the right to build a mansion. According to the emperor's order to quell the chaos in Qingzhou, why use military affairs privately? "

"Today, for the Son of Heaven, we will put down the rebellious thieves in Qingzhou, and keep the people in Yizhou safe. How many people praise our lord as a benevolent lord, and a rebellious thieves ear?"

"How dare you falsely pass on the edict of the Son of Heaven, you should be punished!"

Xu Huang immediately counterattacked. You must know that if what Cao Bao said is true, then the morale of Xu Huang's soldiers will be hit hard. The emperor is kept in captivity by Dong Zhuo. dear.

Therefore, whether it is the chaos of the feudal lords at the end of the Han Dynasty or the period of the Three Kingdoms, as long as there is a war, both sides must find a plausible excuse to calm the people and soldiers.

"General Cao, it's meaningless to talk too much. According to the spies, there are only 5000 defenders in the city. If we attack the city from all sides, we will be defeated in one battle!"

Seeing that Cao Bao was speechless by Xu Huang's words, Tao Qian's general Lu Fan rode to Cao Bao's side and spoke softly.

"Hmph! You are courting death!"

Cao Bao uttered a harsh word and returned to the team on horseback. The army began to mobilize and set up a siege formation.

"General Cao, I see that if the soldiers on the tower are well-prepared, it may be difficult to attack on one side. Attacking from all sides together will achieve miraculous results."

Seeing that Cao Bao didn't divide his forces, but only attacked one side, and it was the side with the strongest defense, Lu Fan immediately reminded him.

"Huh, how can a mere 1 horses stop our [-]-strong army from attacking? However, we are besieging on all sides, and the soldiers in the city will definitely resist desperately. We have suffered heavy casualties. We should let go of other directions and let them escape."

Cao Bao remembered that before the army set off, Tao Qian explained that he must try his best to preserve his strength. The [-] army is already the vast majority of Xuzhou's soldiers and horses. If the losses are heavy, then Xuzhou will be in danger.

That's why he adopted Chen Deng's strategy to have people pretend to be the Mi Zhu Chamber of Commerce and trick them into opening the gates of the city. That's why he won the three cities unknowingly.

In Cao Bao's view, Xu Huang is just an unknown person, but he is the number one general in Xuzhou, and he will see Xu Huang in his eyes. Besides, [-] is against [-]. A fool knows the result. If he is Xu Huang, Either open the city and surrender, or run away from the other gates immediately.

"You don't want to talk too much, I have my own decision!"

Lu Fan still wanted to dismiss Cao Bao, but it was a pity that Cao Bao didn't want to hear what this self-confident subordinate said.

In his opinion, he is the number one general in Xuzhou, and you are just a young general, but Tao Qian sent me to help me, so there is so much nonsense.

It's a pity that Cao Bao and Lu Fan didn't know that there are more than 5000 troops in Pingyuan City, and there are [-] troops who have just arrived in a few days, and the news has not yet spread.

"attack!"

Cao Bao pointed the sword at Pingyuan City and ordered to attack the city. Xuhuang will accept the first severe test in his life.

The [-] army rushed to Pingyuan City under the leadership of a school lieutenant. Cao Bao's army's morale was high because it went smoothly and won three cities in a row.

"shoot!"

Xuzhou's army approached the city tower, Xu Huang yelled and ordered, and arrows rained down on the army below the city. Soldiers were shot continuously, some were lucky and died, and more were wounded, lying on the ground and wailing .

The reason why they were unlucky was that there were no medical soldiers in this era, and the battle was not over, so no one would come to rescue them. Even if they lived to the truce, typhoid fever alone would kill them.

"shoot!"

Feathered arrows kept falling, and Xuzhou siege soldiers and horses kept lying down, but there were too many siege soldiers and horses, so they rushed to the bottom of the city wall and began to set up ladders, one by one soldiers began to climb up the tower .

"Chang Ge, push down the ladder!"

Although Liu Bei's army began to use spears as weapons, long spears were still somewhat useful, so they did not replace them all, and left some for other purposes, such as defending the city now.

"what!"

Xuzhou soldiers and horses followed the ladders one by one to climb to the city tower. The ones in front fell down and the ones in the back climbed to the top. The siege of this era is like this, and they can only fill it with their lives.

"Rush me!"

"kill!"

The siege soldiers and horses kept shouting, but it was of no use. As a county seat, Pingyuan City had a majestic wall, but it was not so easy to climb up.

"Leading stone ready, still!"

Seeing that Xuzhou's soldiers and horses were about to climb the city wall, Xu Huang ordered to use stones, and a big stone fell. If he was lucky, he could knock down a ladder of soldiers at a time.

"Shoot, shoot me!"