Xiaoqi

But what makes Zhou Yu feel helpless is that until now he still has not received the military order from the lord Li Li to allow him to send troops for reinforcements.Without Li Li's order, even though Zhou Yu wanted to help Cao's army attack the city, there was nothing he could do.Therefore, he could only lead the Youzhou Camp, the Qinglong Camp, and more than a thousand personal soldiers to watch the formation. He said he was sweeping the formation for Cao Cao's army, but in fact he just stood on the wall and watched the excitement from a distance.

In fact, Zhou Yu knew very well why the lord Li Li did not give the order to send troops for so long.There is only one reason, because Cao Cao and his soldiers and the Xiliang army are called allies, but in fact they have a deep hatred, and the two sides have long been at odds.Therefore, no matter what danger Cao Jun encountered, how heavy the casualties were, Li Li would not send troops to help, and would rather sit back and watch Cao Jun lose his soldiers and generals than give any help.Who made Cao Cao willing to accept the important task of the former army vanguard?Since you dare to take on this burden, you must be mentally prepared to pay the price for it.

However, seeing Cao's army attacking the city bravely, Zhou Yu couldn't help but think of the Battle of Huainan not long ago. Sun Ce and Lu Bu must be the same as Cao Cao's army in front of him.That Shouchun City was also a fortified city, but in the end it was captured by the allied forces led by Li Lili within half a month. The siege of the city was probably not inferior to the scene in front of it, and even more tragic than the scene in front of it.However, after the capture of Shouchun City, Xuzhou Lu Bu got a lot of money, food, equipment and war horses, but Jiangdong Sun Ce got nothing. In the end, he not only lost the Lujiang County that he had already grabbed, but also caught up with his younger brother Sun Quan.

Thinking of these, Zhou Yu felt mixed feelings and moved a lot.In fact, he agrees with Li Li's approach. It is undoubtedly a wise move to use other princes' soldiers and horses as pawns, so that they can realize their strategic intentions without a single soldier.However, since Li Li had no plan to capture Jiangdong in one fell swoop, why did he make things difficult for Sun Ce in every possible way?Even if it was to weaken the strength of the Jiangdong army under Sun Ce's tent, and the goal was achieved after capturing Lujiang, why should Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan be imprisoned?

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.Although Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are their own masters now, they still have a deep friendship and a brotherhood of more than ten years.Therefore, Zhou Yu did have some opinions on Li Lili's army going south.Yu Gong, he agrees with all the decisions made by Li Li during the Southern Expedition, and deeply admires the brilliant record of the Southern Expedition, which is the result of his rational thinking.Personally, he strongly disapproved of Li Li's unreasonable imprisonment of Sun Quan, thinking that this move was unscrupulous and not a gentleman's act.

At the same time, Zhou Yu knew that he was a little impulsive and selfish in this matter, so he shouldn't doubt the correct decision of his protagonist Li Li.But he just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, and he always believed that Li Li shouldn't imprison Sun Quan, and there was no need to harm the innocent.

"Boom!" Just as Zhou Yu bowed his head in thought, he heard a loud bang at the city gate directly in front of him, and then the south gate burst open, and groups of Cao Jun soldiers frantically rushed into the city gate, killing the generals to enter.

Coincidentally.Just at the moment when the south gate was breached, Li Li led [-] war cavalry to the mountain ridge four miles away from the city gate, and saw from a distance that the south gate of Yecheng was breached, and tens of thousands of troops poured into the city.

After seeing this scene, Li Li's expression was shocked, and immediately he raised his voice and ordered without thinking: "The city gate has been breached, the whole army hastened forward, and headed straight for the south gate!" Before he finished speaking, Li Li drove the golden dragon The beast was galloping, and the [-] cavalry behind him also let their horses loose, as swift as the wind.

Chapter 063

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The horseshoes were flying fast, and the sound of the rumbling horses completely covered the shouts of killing at the south gate, causing the ground to tremble.

In just two quarters of an hour, Li Li led his army to the south gate, and met Zhou Yu, Xu Chu, Pang De and other generals who had been waiting for a long time, as well as tens of thousands of cavalry from the camp on the north bank.

"The last general is waiting to welcome the lord into the city!"

"That's all. Why don't you lead your army into the city, but stay here?"

"My lord, when the city was just broken, the last general was about to lead the army into the city, but saw that the lord had arrived with the army, so he waited for the lord at the gate of the city. After all, Cao Cao led the army to enter the city now, and we are already sure of victory. , what's the harm in entering the city a moment later?" Zhou Yu replied respectfully with a smile on his face.

Seeing Zhou Yu's relaxed demeanor, without any sense of danger, Li Li couldn't help frowning slightly, then looked up at the sky above Yecheng.The sky above the east gate and west gate was filled with smoke, and red flames flickered from time to time.Standing outside the south gate at this time, you can clearly hear the loud shouts and screams coming from the east and west gates and inside the city. It is obvious that Cao Cao's army is fighting fiercely with Yuan Jun at this moment.

"How many troops are under Cao Cao's tent? The siege troops outside the east gate and west gate are also under his tent?" Li Li asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Yu replied: "My lord, the reinforcements under Cao Cao's tent arrived in the early morning. There are more than [-] reinforcements in total; plus the more than [-] cavalry from Cao Cao's headquarters, the total is [-] troops. From Zishi, Cao Cao led The army launched a strong attack on the east gate, west gate, and south gate at the same time. Until just now, the south gate was the first to be breached. Just now Cao Cao led his army into the city, and it must not be long. The east gate and west gate will be destroyed without attacking. If it is broken, the Yuan army in the city will surely collapse without a fight, and Yuan Shao will be powerless even with an army of more than [-]. The defeat is sealed!"

"Huh? Cao Cao actually has a hundred thousand troops?" Li Li murmured, and turned his eyes to the city gate again.As far as the eye can see, there is a scene of chickens and dogs jumping around. The panicked people are running for their lives in a hurry. Many people are fleeing towards the south gate. After seeing the army outside the city, they turn around and run back.

At this time, there was no sign of Cao Jun's soldiers at the south gate.And Yuan Jun who was stationed at the south gate escaped without a trace.Seeing that Cao Cao did not leave any soldiers and horses to guard the south gate, Li Li nodded slightly, but did not find any suspicious signs.At this point, the worries in his heart gradually disappeared, and he finally felt relieved.

The big stone that weighed on his heart finally fell to the ground. Li Li couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, and then asked in a calm tone: "Gong Jin, do you know that the scouts stationed by our army outside the east gate were attacked last night. All the more than two hundred scouts were killed." Kill. No one alive?" Although the tone was calm, the implication was accountability.The scout team around Yecheng belonged to the soldiers under Zhou Yu's tent, but Zhou Yu was not the first to discover and report that all the hundreds of scouts outside the east gate were all silenced.If this is not dereliction of duty, what is it?

"Ah!" Zhou Yu was shocked when he heard the sound, and said in amazement: "There is such a thing? The last general has not overlooked the last general, and I ask the lord to punish me!" Zhou Yu wanted to say that he hadn't heard about the killing of the scout, but the words came to his mouth Bian swallowed it back again, because this matter came from Li Li's mouth.Its authenticity is beyond doubt.This can only explain one problem, the scout under his account was indeed silently silenced.And he didn't know anything about it.This kind of thing happened under Zhou Yu's tent, which really made him feel ashamed and ashamed.

Li Li shook his head lightly, "Forget it, now is not the time to pursue responsibility. The most important thing is to find out this group of culprits immediately. I doubt that these people can quietly get rid of more than [-] scouts in our army, which shows that other The strength is good, not just to kill more than a hundred scouts, there must be a bigger conspiracy. Therefore, Gong Jin does not need to rush to lead the army into the city at this moment, but to lead the army back to the camp, and dispatch elite soldiers to Do a search within thirty li of Yecheng, and make sure to eradicate all potential dangers."

"No, the last general will take orders." Zhou Yu responded.Just like what Li Li said, Zhou Yu also felt that the gang of thieves had the ability to kill hundreds of scouts without anyone noticing.This potential threat must be removed as soon as possible, otherwise the legacy will be endless.

Immediately, Zhou Yu led the [-] war cavalry under his account to leave the south gate quickly and return directly to the camp on the north bank.

Watching Zhou Yu lead the army away, Guo Jia said puzzledly: "It's just a small group of thieves who hide their heads and show their tails. There is no need to go to war like this? The lord seems to want to send Gong Jin away?"

Li Li nodded slightly: "Feng Xiao's words are wrong. Don't underestimate this group of thieves. You must know that this is the first time since our army went to war that a scout team of more than two hundred people was wiped out. This is enough to cause trouble. I will pay attention to it. As for sending Gongjin away, it is just in case. After all, Yecheng is so big, and Cao Cao has already led tens of thousands of troops into the city. If our army 10,000+ cavalry enters again, it will inevitably be overcrowded. What's more, I There will be [-] war cavalry behind us, enough to wipe out the remnants of the enemy in the city, and there is no need for Gongjin to lead the army to join the battle. So we will lead the army into the city, and Gongjin will station the troops outside the city. In such a situation, it is reasonable to be cautious and not to be negligent.”

Guo Jia smiled happily and said: "My lord's words are very true, I have been educated. Be careful in everything, this is the best principle of military strategists. Hehehe!"

Li Li nodded with a smile, beckoned Dianwei to come forward, and said in a low voice, "Elai led the Huben camp to guard the south gate. Without the order of this general, you are not allowed to leave half a step without authorization, and you are not allowed to hand over the city gate to Cao Jun's garrison at will." Dian Wei Wei Gongsheng took the order and immediately led the Huben battalion into the city to take over the defense of the south gate.

Immediately after Li Li didn't say anything more, he raised his hand and led Guo Jia, Huan Fei, Gongsun Zan, Ke Bineng, Li Zhi, Chen Dao, Huang Lie, He Man and others slowly into the city gate. Wan Zhanqi followed closely behind and entered Yecheng in an orderly manner.

"My lord, wait a minute! The army stops advancing!"

When Li Lili's army walked through Nanmen Street and turned to Yuan Shao's mansion in the middle of Beimen Main Street, Guo Jia suddenly changed his expression, cried out in surprise, and stretched out his hand to hold Li Li.

Hearing the sound, Li Li raised his hand to signal the army to stop, then turned his head and asked, "Feng Xiao is this?"

Before Li Li could finish speaking, Guo Jia interjected, "No! This alley has been changed, and there is not even a single pedestrian on the street. It is too quiet and weird. The situation is not right, there is fraud!" For a while, Guo Jia looked around, his complexion getting worse and worse, his eyes getting colder and colder, so that his whole body trembled, as if thinking of something extremely terrible.

"Xuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-of of of all targets all concentrated on Li Lier, who was sitting high on the back of the golden beast king. Come.

"Ah, my lord, be careful!" Guo Jia saw the meteor-like cold light for the first time, and suddenly he exclaimed without even thinking about it, and quickly leaned over to block Li Li.

"There is an ambush!" Just as Guo Jia exclaimed in surprise, Li Li, Li Zhi, Huan Fei, Huang Lie, Ke Bineng and other five people shouted in unison. A sudden stab in the back.

"Clang, clang, pop, pop!"

In an instant, the waving weapon collided with the falling arrow, and the attack sounded loudly, splashing dazzling sparks.It wasn't until the arrows fell that Li Li and others realized that these cold arrows were not as simple as hidden arrows, but giant crossbows made of pure iron several feet long.This kind of crossbow is no stranger to Li Li and others. It is a specially made and extended crossbow used by the crossbow. Each arrow is four feet long and thick as a thumb, just like a javelin.In addition, the distance is quite short, and the crossbow arrows are shot down from the attics on both sides, so the impact is extremely powerful, powerful, astonishingly lethal, and unparalleled in ferocity.

Because of this, even though Li Li, Li Zhi, Huan Fei and others reacted quickly, they still underestimated the huge impact force of the crossbow arrows, so that after more than ten crossbow arrows hit the weapon, there was still power left, and they fell straight down, killing them instantly. Killed several soldiers around Li Li.One of the missed crossbow arrows hit Li Li's chest, but Li Li didn't notice it.

In a blink of an eye, the fish that slipped through the net was barely blocked by Guo Jia, who was leaning sideways in front of Li Li, so that Guo Jia's left arm was instantly pierced by a crossbow arrow, and the arrow pierced through Guo Jia's left chest.

"Ah!" Guo Jia, who was suddenly hit by the drama, screamed in pain, and then his body slid off Li Li's right shoulder, landed on the back of the golden beast, and then continued to slide.

Li Li was startled by Guo Jia's screams and broke into a cold sweat, with beads of sweat the size of soybeans overflowing from his forehead.The moment Guo Jia slid off the back of the Golden Dragon Beast, Li Li stretched out his hand to grab Guo Jia, who was about to fall off the horse, and put him on the back of the Golden Dragon Beast King, protecting him in his arms.

"Feng Xiao, Feng Xiao, how are you doing?"

"Cough, cough cough! My lord, don't shake it anymore, I'm fine." As soon as he said it was fine, Guo Jia spat out a mouthful of blood, which fell on Li Li's black dragon scale armor.

While swinging his sword to shoot down the crossbow arrows, Li Li lifted Guo Jia up with one hand and let him sit on the back of the golden beast.Unexpectedly, when he dragged Guo Jia's body, the arrowhead of the crossbow that pierced into his chest fell off, leaving only a smear of blood on the end of the arrowhead.

After seeing this scene, Li Li let out a long sigh, and the heart hanging in his throat finally fell.Only then did he remember that Guo Jia's battle armor was the Dragon Scale Armor. No matter how powerful this crossbow arrow was, after penetrating the armor on Guo Jia's left arm, how could it still have the power to pierce the heart armor on his chest again? Woolen cloth?It should be noted that the armor on the arms is soft armor, but the battle armor on the chest is dragon scale armor with scales, its toughness is by no means comparable to that of soft armor.

Seeing that Guo Jia's life was not in danger, Li Li's expression was startled, and he shouted loudly: "All the soldiers obey the order, the rear team becomes the front team, retreat to the south gate, retreat!"

Before the words were finished, Li Li's legs clamped the flank of the King of the Golden Beast. The Beast was very spiritual, and immediately turned sideways, carrying Li Li and Guo Jia to run wildly.

After entering Yecheng, it will not be so easy to get out alive.

Chapter 064

"All the soldiers listen to the order, the rear team becomes the front team, withdraw to the south gate, withdraw!"

Before the words were finished, Li Li's legs clamped onto the flank of the King of the Golden Beast, and the Beast turned sideways immediately, carrying Li Li and Guo Jia galloping.

The Golden Beast King is very spiritual. When it runs, it does not walk in a straight line, but runs in a roundabout way, so that the condescending crossbowman can no longer lock Li Li's position, and thus loses the target to shoot.

When Li Lili withdrew from the alley first, the crossbows on the attics on both sides of the alley lost their value.This is because the crossbow is fixed on the lattice window of the attic and cannot be moved, and it is even more impossible to carry it with you. It is far less convenient than ordinary bows and arrows.

In addition, crossbow arrow sniper killing is only a highly targeted and precise shooting.There was only one primary target, Li Li from Xiliang.

At the same time, the ambush in the city has just begun.

It's just that the people who set up the ambush never expected that Li Li would be so vigilant. He discovered an ambush in the city before reaching the palace, and quickly turned around and retreated.

However, after entering Yecheng, it is not so easy to think about going out.