Three Kingdoms Eschatology

On both sides of the city, many soldiers of the Liang army have also successfully climbed up.Some soldiers of the Wei army mustered up their courage to kill the head of the city again from the stairs of the city, and fought with Liang Jun.But the latter drove them off again with only a round or two of spear-lance shots.More and more soldiers of the Liang army climbed to the top of the city. When they gathered to a certain number, they also shouted in unison and rushed towards the tower and the bottom of the city.

A large number of Liang army soldiers who rushed into Wancheng gathered at the east gate, and there were still some Wei army soldiers guarding here under the leadership of Yu Jin.He knew that if the east gate was opened, it would be impossible for Wancheng to be defended.

The soldiers of the Wei army from all corners of the rest of the city also rushed here.In the streets and alleys near the east gate of Wancheng, more and more soldiers from both sides gathered and fought fiercely at close range...

Chapter 609 Bloody Battle in the Streets

Nanyang Wancheng Jinniu Lane.Holding a saber in one hand and a shield in the other, Gao Shun led a hundred dead soldiers trapped in the camp towards the east gate a hundred paces away.In the Jinniu Lane behind them, there were already countless corpses of Wei soldiers piled up here and there. Of course, there were also some corpses of Liang soldiers under the mountain of corpses.

After Gao Shun pulled out the slightly curled steel knife from the body of a Wei soldier who had just fallen, the more than a hundred soldiers of the Wei army blocked in front of Jinniu Lane had their morale completely collapsed, and they fled back in despair. go.

When Gao Shun was about to give chase, he heard the sound of arrows swishing in his ears.Several personal soldiers guarded his wings with shields, but an arrow still shot into the outside of his thigh, pierced his leg armor with a puff, and then there was a stabbing pain.Gao Shun let out a muffled snort, and pulled out the arrow, only to find that the cluster of arrows was not deep into the flesh.But a personal guard beside him fell headlong to the ground, and it turned out that he just happened to be shot in the temple by an arrow.

Gao Shun immediately reacted and shouted: "There are people on the roof! Put up shields to cover! Wait for the crossbowmen to come up!" The soldiers who were trapped in the camp gathered in a group, squatted on the ground and raised the big shield above their heads.On both sides of the alleyway, arrows were still being shot one after another.

The soldiers of the Wei army who fled in Jinniu Lane were stopped by Li Dian who came with his troops.Under Li Dian's scolding, he stabilized his position.Li Dian gathered thousands of soldiers and horses at the entrance of Jinniu Lane, densely packed with swords, guns, swords and halberds like a forest, filling the entire Jinniu Lane.Like a black turbid stream, they rushed towards Gao Shun along the alleyway!

On the roof of the house next to the alleyway, a Wei Jun crossbowman loaded another arrow, looking for an opportunity to snipe down the house.With a puff, a thick arrow shaft penetrated into his back chest and pierced out from his front chest.He spat out blood, then fell silently on the tiles.The sound of piercing through the air continued to be heard intensively, and the Wei Army archers on the roof rolled down the roof amidst continuous screams and wailing, and were hit by Liang Jun's long bows and heavy arrows without exception.It turned out that a group of archers from the Liang army had climbed to the top of the east city wall and started shooting at Jinniu Lane not far away.

For Gao Shun, the threat of cold arrows coming from the rooftops on both sides suddenly weakened.More than a hundred soldiers from the trapped camp quickly lined up in four rows, using shields as walls, and firmly sealed Jinniu Lane.In front of the four shield walls is the tide of Wei soldiers rushing towards the turbulent.

When the crowd was more than ten battles away from Gaoshun, he yelled: "Cast!" Hundreds of spears were thrown at the densely packed Wei army in the alley, and finally caused heavy casualties. Seventy or eighty soldiers fell down.However, although the soldiers in the rear were already weak in their legs and feet when they saw this scene, they were pushed forward by the surging crowd behind them. "Cast!" It was another round of intensive spear shooting, and nearly a hundred soldiers of the Wei army were killed or injured.The corpses piled up on the ground obviously slowed down the speed of Wei Bing who was still running.

Finally, the soldiers of the Wei army stepped on the corpse of their companion Paoze, and rushed to the shield wall with one foot deep and one foot shallow. The dense swords, guns, swords and halberds pierced into the shield wall and Liang Jun behind the shield wall.With a cry of "Kill!", fifty spears in the first two rows came out, stabbing almost all the soldiers of the Wei army in the front to the ground.At the same time, the spear and shield soldiers in the last two rows used the slingshots on the shields to shoot lead bullets, and in the crackling noise, shot and wounded dozens of Wei soldiers.

The longbowmen on the top of the east city wall still supported the trapped soldiers in Jinniu Lane with their longbows.Just because there are blind spots, the targets on the street are not as easy to catch as the targets on the roof, so the effect of this kind of support is very limited.

The entire tide of Wei soldiers was like a surging torrent hitting a dam, but in the end they were helplessly restrained and calmed down.Wei Bing kept falling in front of Liang Jun's shield wall, but Liang Jun also suffered constant casualties during the massacres on both sides.It's just that there are too many Wei troops. If this continues, Gao Shun and the soldiers in the camp around him will be wiped out sooner or later.

Suddenly, dozens of fireballs fell into Gao Shun's sight.His eyes lit up, and he knew that the portable ballista had come up.In fact, in addition to dozens of portable crossbows, more than two hundred spear and shield soldiers from other battalions also killed here.

Dozens of small explosive bombs shattered and ignited in the crowd of the Wei army, shooting up pillars of fire several feet high, and then quickly burned into one piece.A large number of Wei army soldiers turned into burning men in the blink of an eye, running around.This caused the rest of the Wei army soldiers to form a mess, pushing and stamping on each other.Li Dian yelled anxiously behind them: "Don't be chaotic, keep the formation, roll on the ground to put out the fire!"

It was easy for him to say, but it was actually impossible for Wei Bing to do it. Liang Jun's hot bombs were too dense, and Jinniu Lane was so narrow.Liang Jun's explosive bombs came round after round, and the entire alleyway was almost on fire again, so where could it go?

Gao Shun took the opportunity to lead hundreds of soldiers, howling at ghosts and wolves, hacking and killing the chaotic Wei army crowd.In the end, the Wei army collapsed completely, and began to surge like a torrent again, but this time it surged towards the entrance of Jinniu Lane.

Li Dian wanted to maintain it at first, but in the end he saw that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, and he became frightened, and wanted to run away.Surrounded by crowds, he hadn't walked out of the five or six battles when he heard the sound of a longbow and a heavy arrow shot at his right leg.Although he is wearing fine armor, this is a heavy arrow shot at close range, and its power is almost indestructible.The cluster of arrows pierced through the armor in an instant.Getting into his right leg, Li Dian screamed and almost fell down on the bluestone pavement of Jinniu Lane.But fortunately, just before he was about to be trampled to death by the rebel army, he was supported by several personal soldiers, surrounded and fled desperately forward...

The east gate was finally opened, and Liang Junbu cavalry from outside the city rushed in.A moment later, Yu Jin, who had retreated to the vicinity of the government office, was still struggling to resist, but Li Dian rode his horse and came to him with his mount.

"Brother Wen Ze, let's go! We can't defend Wancheng anymore. The Liang army at the north gate deliberately didn't send troops to block it. It is estimated that they surrounded three and released one. If we don't want to fight trapped beasts, let's take the opportunity to escape from this gate. !” Li Dian shouted eagerly.

Yu Jin watched the defeated Wei army fleeing towards the north city with eyes full of despair, stomped his feet helplessly, took the reins handed over by Li Dian, and ran towards the north gate with dozens of soldiers.

However, he and Li Dian were still trying their best to reduce losses, and tried to gather up the rout when fleeing.They kept yelling at the Wei army's defeated soldiers: "All of you, follow us closely and retreat from the north gate.", "Don't panic, don't fall behind!"

When they ran out of the north gate of Wancheng, there were seven or eight thousand Wei army infantry behind them, including nearly a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.

Chapter 610

In Jin, Li Dian led seven or eight thousand defeated Wei troops, and ran away from the north gate of Wancheng.Along the way, Yu Jin couldn't help lamenting: "I said that no matter how many Liang troops there are, we can still do it for a few days, but I didn't expect that Wancheng would be breached in less than half a day. How can I ask this to explain to the Holy One!"

Li Dian persuaded from the side: "Don't think about it now, it is very important for us to evacuate these thousands of soldiers to a safe place, otherwise it will be even more difficult to explain to the higher authorities!"

As soon as his words fell, he heard the sound of drums and horns suddenly louder.When Yu Jin Li Dian heard the drum horn, he knew it was Liang Jun's drum horn, and the two of them were shocked.Yu Jin was surprised and angry and said: "Liang Jun doesn't even want to keep these thousands of people for us, this is to kill them all!"

In the blink of an eye, a large number of Liang Jun war cavalry rushed out from the sparse woods on both sides of the open space.Amidst the shouts of the knights, hundreds of war horses flew towards Wei Jun with all four hooves.

"The infantry line up to defend against the enemy! The cavalry come up from the left and right wings!" Yu Jin hurriedly ordered.Five or six thousand soldiers of the Wei army gathered in a group and hurriedly formed an anti-cavalry formation. The remaining two thousand cavalry rushed out of the Wei army crowd, and greeted the incoming Liang army cavalry from both sides.Most of them ride tigers and leopards.

In front of Liang Jun's war cavalry are Qingqi Feiyu, and they have already opened their bows and arrows.Amidst the whizzing sound of piercing through the air, arrows rained indiscriminately at the Wei army infantry who were forming a formation, and many people fell to the ground with arrows amidst howling and howling.This makes them appear even more confusing.The soldiers of the Wei army responded in a disorderly manner. Those with shields raised their shields on their own, while those without shields hurriedly searched for a cover that could cover themselves, and hid behind others as much as possible.

Just as the Qingqi Feiyu were about to shoot their third or fourth arrows, they found that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had already rolled towards them.

When these tiger and leopard cavalry were in Wancheng, because the streets were congested and the enemy and the enemy were mixed, they could not take advantage of their heavy cavalry assault. The great ape warriors slashed and smashed to defeat.Feeling full of anger, they are going to regain some face here, and they have seen clearly that the opponent is Liang Jun Qingqi. They know that although these cavalry are good at riding and shooting, their bows and arrows are not as heavy as longbows, and they are no threat to themselves. It's not big, so each one is scrambling to rush forward.

Liang Jun's Qingqi Feiyu also knew that he could not head-on with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. They whistled at each other and sent out a retreat message. .

The first tiger and leopard rider heard the sound of clanging metal collisions.Several arrows were shot at his fine iron armor, half of the bullets landed on the ground, and half of them pierced through the armor, but most of them got stuck on the armor, and only one pierced his flesh, making him feel a stabbing pain. pain.But the rider can feel that this is just a flesh wound.

But the pain made the tiger and leopard rider angry.He clamped the horse's belly tightly, and swiped the whip a few times to make the horse under his crotch sprint.In a short time, he rushed to Liang Jun Qingqi, who was the slowest runner, and the opponent quickly put away his bow and arrow, and went to touch the saber, but it was too late.The tiger and leopard rider's spear pierced out like a rainbow piercing the sun, and immediately pierced Liang Jun Qingqi's body.

The tiger and leopard rider rushed up to grab the opponent's body that was about to fall, and when they were about to cut off the opponent's head, they heard the sound of arrows piercing the air, which was obviously different from the sound of arrows shot by Qingqi Feiyu .Before he could react, he was shot by several arrows, one of which passed through his breastplate and shot into his heart.The tiger and leopard rider rolled forward without saying a word, and was trampled by his own horse.

A hundred chariots with two wheels and two horses suddenly appeared on both sides of the chasing Liang Jun's war cavalry.There's a guy with a giant longbow on every wagon.A series of heavy arrows are being shot towards this side from their hands in an orderly manner.In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Wei Jun tiger and leopard riders were shot off their horses.

These tiger and leopard riders have heard of the power of the longbow chariot, but they have never really seen it.Under the command of the general, they didn't know that the horses behind them chased the longbow chariot.More than a hundred longbow chariots started immediately, keeping a distance from them.The longbow and heavy arrows were still shooting at these Wei army cavalry.The tiger and leopard riders felt that no matter how fast they rode, they could not catch up with each other, but they fell off their horses one after another.This continued for a quarter of an hour, and another two or three hundred tiger and leopard riders were shot and killed.The rest dared to continue chasing, and they drove away without the command of the general.

But those longbow chariots chased after them again, causing casualties to them like the gangrene of the tiger and leopard riders of the Wei army.In the end, these tiger and leopard riders had collapsed and plummeted.When they ran back to the infantry formation, they realized that the infantry formation was in a worse situation than themselves.

After the Qingqi Feiyu of the Liang Army got rid of the entanglement of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, they turned around and intercepted the Wei Army infantry who were about to slip away, and launched a circle around them.Wei Jun's infantry was in chaos again in an instant.

Both Li Dian and Yu Jin were yelling to order them to form a circular formation to defend against the enemy, but a small number of Qingqi Feiyu rushed over wielding sabers and scattered the crowd of Wei army infantry, preventing them from forming a formation.

Then there was the thunderous sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a heavy cavalry battalion of the Liang Army arrived. Five hundred Shire giant horses in heavy armor lined up and swept towards the Wei Army infantry.The lances stood upright in front of the horse's head, like a comb combing through the Wei army crowd.Amidst the screams and bloody wind, Wei Jun's infantry fell down row by row.Li Dian, who was hit by two arrows, was about to run away, but he didn't notice that an old man with gray beard rushed behind him in an instant, swung his long knife, the light of the knife flashed, and Li Dian's head flew into the air.The person who came was Liang Guo veteran Yan Yan.

Those Wei Jun tiger and leopard riders who had just run back were already in a state of despair, so they dared not stay when they saw this.Pulling the horse turned in another direction and continued to flee.The longbow chariot chased after it.

Seeing that the infantry of the Wei army had no hope of escaping, Yu Jin had no choice but to flee with dozens of his own cavalry.At this time, the defeated tiger and leopard cavalry had split into more than a dozen groups and fled separately. Wei Jun had to divide his troops to pursue them, so he ignored Yu Jin's small group of troops...

Yu Jin led dozens of relatives to ride, and gathered more than a thousand Wei army routs on the road, and retreated in the direction of Fangcheng dejectedly.They walked for most of the day, and it was nightfall.They suddenly saw bright lights in front of them, and countless sparks formed a huge winding fire dragon.It was the scene of countless people walking at night with torches in hand.

Yu Jin, who was already like a frightened bird, hung up again.He didn't feel relieved until an outpost scout from a Wei army appeared in front of him.But he was worried about how to explain to Cao Cao.

Chapter 611

Yu Jin's face was bloodstained, and he came to Cao Cao's Yujia anxiously, and before Cao Cao could speak, he fell to his knees with a plop.This made Cao Cao's heart suddenly cold, and he knew that the big thing was not good!

"Your Majesty, I deserve death for my crimes. I lost Wancheng..." Before Yu Jin finished speaking, Cao Cao shouted and asked, "It's only been a few days, and you lost Wancheng?! What about your soldiers and horses? What about thousands of soldiers and horses?"

Yu Jin stammered: "I am incompetent. Some of the more than [-] troops were overwhelmed by Wancheng, and some were defeated by...the Liang army when they evacuated. Now there are only so many troops left."

When Cao Cao heard this, his blood boiled immediately, and he said angrily: "If you want you to guard Wancheng, it's fine if you can't keep it, and you have lost my tens of thousands of elites. You...you really deserve death! Come on!" Ah, drag this guy down and cut him off!"

Habayashi Weiqi next to Cao Cao made a promise, and when he came up, he would stand up and arrest him, and clasped his arms behind him, he was about to arrest him for Fa-rectification.At this time, Yu Jin shouted loudly: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, there is indeed a reason for my defeat!"

In the Wei army, some generals who had a good relationship with Yu Jin on weekdays came out to intercede for him.Xu Huang said: "Your Majesty, although Yu Jin is suspected of dereliction of duty, he does not necessarily deserve to be executed for the crime!" Zhang Yun also persuaded: "My lord, it is unlucky to kill a general before the battle!"

With these two men in the lead, the army of Wei descended, knelt down, and said in unison: "I beg your Majesty to be merciful, let the general who is too forbidden be spared, and let him make amends." Cao Cao was silent and did not respond for a long time. .

At this time, Xu You stepped forward and said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, Yu Jin must not be killed now. He is the only general in our army who has fought head-on with Liang Jun. What are the characteristics of Liang Jun and what are the latest changes?" , What happened to the details of this Wancheng battle? Only he knows. If His Majesty kills him like this, we will be blinded again. Therefore, I also implore Your Majesty to stay in the ban and order him to Redemption!"

In fact, how could Cao Cao not understand these principles, but he was just angry, so he wanted to kill him.Now that he saw so many people persuading him, he could already use the slope to get off the donkey, so he said to Yu Jin, whose arms were still clasped: "Forget it, for the sake of so many lovers pleading for you today, please forgive me." Your life. So that you can redeem your sins in the future, I hope you will do it yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Cao waved his hand, and those Habayashi guards immediately released the restraint.Yu Jin fell down on his knees in front of Cao Cao again with a plop and shouted: "Thank you, my lord, for not killing me. I am willing to go through fire and water for Wei and His Majesty. I will die. Long live my emperor..."

Cao Cao waved his hand, interrupted Yu Jin's shout of long live, and asked: "You will tell me the details of the battle with the Liang army in Nanyang this time. I want to know how many soldiers and horses Liang has brought. Come? How did you break through Wancheng and defeat your army? How about the casualties of the Liang army? Who are their generals? You must tell me the truth. You must not exaggerate or ignore it, otherwise you will be charged with deceiving the emperor. Argument!"

Yu Jin hurriedly said: "I dare not lie to Your Majesty even if I die. I would like to inform Your Majesty that this time Liang Jun dispatched about [-] soldiers and horses to besiege Wancheng. In terms of equipment, the nearly [-] soldiers and horses are all Liang Jun's regular troops." Prepare soldiers. The one leading the troops should be Feng Yu himself! They surround three and one, then use..."

Out of self-interest, Yu Jin unknowingly exaggerated the strength of Liang Jun from [-] to [-].Cao Cao gasped when he heard the previous words.He thought to himself -- he didn't expect Feng Yu to mobilize so many troops to Nanyang. Calculated according to the population ratio of Liang, if he didn't recruit troops from those foreigners, the Liang army would have a maximum of [-] standing soldiers.And he only used [-] soldiers and horses in the siege of Wancheng, which shows that Feng Yu is also determined to fight in Wancheng.

Then Cao Cao's eyes lit up when he heard what Yu Jin said behind Feng Yu's arrival.He interrupted Yu Jin's words again: "You mean that Feng Yu also came to Nanyang in person?"

Yu Jin hesitated and replied: "I dare not lie to the Holy Majesty. I just saw the red canopy in Liang Jun's army that can only be used by the emperor's ceremonial guard. I guess it must be the puppet emperor Feng Yu of Liang Guo. But I have never fought with this person. Face to face."

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said, "He can come to the Nanyang battlefield, which is great news for our Wei army. Go on."

Yu Jin made a promise, and spent more than half an hour reporting all the situation to Cao Cao.Of course, what he said was true and false, mixed with many false descriptions to justify himself.

After he had finished speaking, Cao Cao finally asked, "There is one more thing you haven't told me. Your troops have been wiped out, so do you know the casualties of the Liang army?"

Yu Jin hurriedly replied: "My Majesty, at that time, tens of thousands of Liang troops stormed the already dilapidated city wall of Wancheng on three sides. Although our army fought back violently, we were completely at a disadvantage with ballistas and crossbows. In the end, Wancheng was bombed by it again. A section of the city wall. They were able to swarm in. The soldiers of our army did not retreat, and fought fiercely with the Liang thief army from street to alley. The crowd threw fire bombs and burned Wancheng into a sea of ​​flames. Our army suffered heavy casualties, and the Liang army was not much better. When the minister led the troops to withdraw, they encountered the Liang army who came to intercept them. They rushed away, but our army beheaded at least a thousand of them. In the end, although our army was defeated in this battle, the Liang army also suffered heavy losses. Even though I can't estimate the exact number of Liang army casualties, I can be sure of the Liang army's casualties At least nearly [-] soldiers and horses."

Cao Cao and Xu You looked at each other, Xu You nodded and said, "This figure is reliable. The casualties of the offensive and defensive sides are two to one, which is similar to the battles we usually see."

Unbeknownst to Cao Cao and Xu You, the Liang army actually lost very little troops in the battle of attacking Wancheng, but they lost a lot of hot bombs, and used up more than half of the batch brought out with the army from Zhuyang.

Cao Cao stroked his beard again and said to himself: "Feng Yu came to Nanyang himself. The walls of Wancheng are still in ruins. Although Feng Yu conquered Nanyang, he also lost [-] troops. This is really a good opportunity for me to dominate the world. .”

After finishing speaking, his face became solemn, and he shouted loudly: "Pass down my edict, the whole army will rush towards the direction of Wancheng. Be sure to arrive at the city of Wancheng before dawn. If you can do it, the whole army will be rewarded!"

Cao Cao's military order was quickly passed down step by step, and the speed of the fire dragon suddenly increased a lot, and it swam towards Wancheng quickly amidst the clattering footsteps and the rapid sound of horseshoes.

When the sun rises again from the eastern horizon of Wancheng, it also rises at the same time against the rising sun, the densely packed and boundless silhouette of Wei Jun...

Chapter 612 Xu You's Policy

Cao Cao set up a pergola with his hands, overlooking the outline of Wancheng City, but he heard Xu You's words: "Weird, weird!".Cao Cao didn't stop watching, but asked calmly, "What's so strange?"

Xu You twirled his beard and said, "Your Majesty, there seems to be no Liang army around Wancheng. They are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses! It is impossible for them all to retreat into the city. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of Han Dynasty, Wancheng At most, the population was only 3, and more than half of them lived outside the city. According to this calculation, the city can accommodate up to 4 people. Now how did the Liang army's [-] or [-] people plus countless war horses be loaded into the city? And so many It is a big taboo for military strategists to hide in a lonely city, and it is impossible for Feng Yu not to know."

Cao Cao put down his hands and said in a deep voice, "Ziyuan is right. It is indeed impossible, but there is nothing strange about it. I guess Feng Yu must have stationed the main force of the Liang army somewhere near Wancheng, and then waited for our army to storm the strong city. When the sharpness is frustrated, then suddenly burst out."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and told Zhang Yun behind him: "Send out elite scouts to search around Wancheng, um, use the lift-off lamp invented by Feng Xiao, and we must find the main force of the Liang army as soon as possible. "

"Promise" Zhang He made a promise, and rode his horse to arrange the task that Cao Cao had given him.Not long after, a scout from the Wei army galloped out of the Wei army formation, and the so-called "lift-off lights" pulled by donkeys and mules were also ignited one after another.

Cao Cao seemed to have another idea in his mind, pointing to the broken gap in Wancheng, he said to the ministers around him: "Don't care if he has dates or not, let's fight first! Pass on my military order, and first open all the gates of Wancheng. Seal the exit, and then dispatch 2000 people to attack Wancheng from that gap. The rest of the soldiers and horses lined up to guard against the sudden appearance of Liang Jun!"

All the generals promised again, and went to make arrangements.In less than half an hour, the Wei army completed the siege of Wancheng.Then, 2000 infantrymen of the Wei army lined up to touch the gap in Wancheng amidst the sound of drums and horns.At the same time, the Wei army concentrated on the area behind the ruins of the gap with ballistas, and even fired incendiary bombs made by local methods.It's just that there is nothing flammable behind the ruins, and these incendiary bombs made of vegetable oil have no practical effect except for puffs of black smoke.

Soon, the two thousand Wei soldiers began to climb the ruins that were nearly [-] paces high and nearly [-] steps wide. During the period, they did not encounter any obstacles, and there was not even the slightest movement from the walls on both sides.Except for Liang Jun's flag flying over the city, there was not even a single person sticking his head out of the wall.This made Cao Cao and other generals of the Wei army who were watching the battle feel very strange.

But when the first batch of Wei soldiers climbed to the top of the ruins, Cao Cao and the generals saw these Wei soldiers swaying, and then fell to the ground in disorder, and then heard the screams and wailing from afar.

The moment these Wei soldiers climbed to the top of the ruins, a large number of Liang soldiers rushed out from the nearby streets and alleys, gathered in the small open space behind the ruins, and threw their spears in unison.Cao Cao couldn't see it from a distance, but those Wei soldiers could see clearly. These spears fell like torrential rain, and almost no one was spared.In addition, there were archers standing on the ridge shooting at them, including many long archers.

Wei Zu fell down one floor and added another.Such successive charges finally crossed the highest point of the ruins, shouting and attacking the ruins with guns and spears.But what greeted them was shield walls and countless lead pellets from slingshots flying towards them. Behind the shield walls were more than [-] evenly spaced giant ape warriors, standing like iron towers with long knives in their hands.

Wei Jun was beaten badly by the lead pills that suddenly hit, crying for his father and mother. Many people died on the spot because of the lead pills being injected into their vital parts.A Wei soldier with a knife and shield unfortunately got a lead pellet in his calf head-on bone, and immediately lost his center of gravity under the severe pain, and the whole person rolled down to the ruins.As he struggled to get up, a spear shot through his head.

The spears behind the shield wall were like poisonous snakes spitting out letters, stabbing and retracting at an extremely fast frequency, and the long knives of the giant ape warrior rolled up pieces of light and blood.How could two thousand Wei soldiers break through such a blockade, and a mountain of corpses piled up in front of the shield wall in a short while.Some Wei soldiers began to lose their minds, and crawled towards the ruins again, but this time in the opposite direction.They collided with the Wei soldiers who were rushing downwards, and they were thrown into chaos immediately.

Dang clang clang, the Wei soldiers finally heard the sound of the rescue gong, and they scrambled to retreat.How could Liang Jun allow them to slip away so easily, drew out his head knife, and rushed to the ruins to kill them.In the end, the Wei soldiers left a large number of corpses in the city and on the ruins before they withdrew from Wancheng.

Cao Cao didn't care much about the loss, but continued to order: "Check how many of the [-] soldiers have escaped back, and collect information from the mouths of these soldiers and those in the ascension lights. Based on statistics and estimates, this time How many Liang troops are blocking us? How many Liang troops are there in the city?"

A few quarters of an hour later, someone reported to Cao Cao: "My Majesty, there are more than a thousand troops participating in the defense of our army this time. The soldiers in the ascension lantern found that apart from these Liang soldiers and horses who blocked the gap, about There are three to four thousand people lying behind the four walls and on the stairways. According to this estimate, the Liang army in Wancheng has at least four to five thousand people. In addition, there are a lot of damaged houses in Wancheng, that is, those that are still intact are counted as There are Liang army soldiers and horses hidden inside, and the Liang army in Wancheng will not exceed 4000 at most."

Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and said to himself: "Sure enough, the Liang army did not station the main force in Wancheng."

Before he finished speaking, he found that Zhang Yun had already galloped towards him on his horse.Zhang He jumped off his horse and kowtowed to Cao Cao on one knee, saying, "Your Majesty, our scouts sent out lights from all over the sky. Sure enough, we found the Liang army camp in the middle of Wancheng and Rangcheng. Judging by the number of camps, there are at least 3 horses. scale."

Cao Cao's face changed, and he asked, "How far is this place from Wancheng?"

"Less than fifty miles!"

Cao Cao said in a tone of rejoicing and complacency: "That is to say, it only takes more than half an hour for their cavalry and chariots to rush to the city of Wancheng! Fortunately, I didn't siege Wancheng with all my strength just now, otherwise we wouldn't be able to attack Wancheng in half an hour." Take Wancheng, and Liang Jun cavalry will suddenly appear behind our army formation when our attack is the most intense, and give us a fatal blow!"

At this time, Xu You came up to Cao Cao and said, "Your Majesty, since we have guessed Feng Yu's intentions, we might as well resort to tactics. Their iron cavalry and longbow chariots are the most troublesome for us, especially the longbow chariot. Let us use this opportunity Maybe we can wipe out these chariots!"

Chapter 613

After hearing what Xu You said, Cao Cao immediately understood what he meant, and laughed loudly: "Ziyuan must have wanted to introduce Liang Jun's iron cavalry and chariots into our preset battlefield, use traps to eliminate their advantages, and then use Let the superior force annihilate them."

Xu You cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise, you can understand what I want to say in one word."

Cao Cao put away his smile, nodded and said solemnly: "What our army fears the most is Liang Jun's longbow chariots. So far, there is no way to restrain them on this plain terrain. But we can lure them into the pre-arranged chariots. A good venue is different. Ziyuan, I want to thank you for coming up with such a good plan. Just do as you said!"

Xu You hurriedly complimented: "It's just that I said it first. In fact, even if I didn't say this plan, His Majesty's wisdom would have thought of this plan."

After a while, the Wei Army scouted out again. This time not only the scouts participated, but even the ordinary warriors joined the search team. They searched the Wei Army and the woods, mounds, and grass near Wancheng carefully. They also repeatedly cruised and inspected the searched area.At the same time, Wei Jun infantry began to get busy in groups of several people.

The purpose of Wei Jun's ranger search was to drive away the Liang Jun scouts who might be hiding nearby.And now some of these Wei army infantry are digging pits, some are burying stones, and some are spreading barbed wire.If Liang Jun's chariot and cavalry don't come, it's fine, if it comes, Liang Jun's chariot will be overturned.Tens of thousands of soldiers have been busy from afternoon to afternoon,

When the sun was setting, Cao Cao was still walking back and forth in front of the position to patrol, Xu Huang hurriedly came to report: "My Majesty, our army is ready according to the plan, and we only need to wait for His Majesty's order to start action."

Cao Cao waved his sleeve robe and said resolutely, "Start!"

A moment later, the drums and trumpets of the Wei Army suddenly sounded again, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Wei Army quickly formed an army formation to attack the city, and shouted like a mountain roar and a tsunami. The counterweight catapult threw stone bombs and stones to Wancheng like hail.The already dilapidated walls of Wancheng trembled again.

After bombarding for a period of time, the Wei army formation outside the Dongcheng Gate began to slowly advance towards Wancheng.Less than thirty battles away from the city, arrows shot towards the city like raindrops.The Wei soldiers who rushed to the bottom of the city erected hundreds of siege ladders on the city wall, and paved a simple passage with wooden planks on the ruins of the gap.The soldiers of the Wei army shouted, or climbed the ladder, or rushed to the top of the ruins.

It takes careful observation to discover that these Wei soldiers are all bluffing.They looked extremely powerful, but in fact they didn't attack Wancheng with all their strength, not even using [-]% ​​of their strength.Those Wei soldiers who climbed the ladder, each wearing three layers of armor and carrying a heavy crossbow shield, moved clumsily and slowly towards the top of the city step by step on the ladder.Whenever one person is about to rush to the top of the city, the second person starts to climb.

The same is true for those Wei Jun who flocked to the gap.Some people managed to climb to the top of the ruins without rushing down. When they saw Liang Jun's arrows or crossbow spears flying towards them, they hurriedly retreated a few steps and retracted their heads again.

However, Wei Jun's momentum at this time was not small. At this time, night fell, banners were flying everywhere, and the shouts were earth-shattering.Countless torches gathered around Wancheng, and countless fire dragons surged towards Wancheng from all directions.Of course, this move was to make Liang Jun's scouts mistakenly think that Wei Jun was storming Wancheng.

As time went by, Cao Cao became more and more anxious, and kept pacing back and forth under his canopy.He stopped again, and asked Xu You again: "Ziyuan, you said that this Feng Yu, this Liang Jun can be fooled? Considering the time, Liang Jun's scouts should have reported the news to Feng Yu. Their If the army set out in time, they should have reached Wancheng by now!"

Xu You quickly comforted Cao Cao and said: "Your Majesty, please be calm and don't be impatient. Maybe the other party's scouts find out that we are aggressively attacking the city and go to Liang Jun's camp to report. It is also possible to deviate by a few hours, so rest assured, Your Majesty, the possibility of our plan failing is very small."

Cao Cao still said anxiously: "But what if Feng Yu is not fooled and did not send cavalry and chariots to rescue Wancheng urgently, what should we do?"

Xu You spread his hands and said: "That's true, they are lucky. But we will not work all night in vain. If they really don't come, it means that Feng Yu has given up on Wancheng, so we will go all out and eat up the five thousand people in the city. Soldiers and horses can also be regarded as avenging the soldiers we wiped out in the city before!"