The soldiers fell to the ground, covered their faces, and rolled back and forth. Due to the heat, many soldiers' first choice was to jump into the moat.

Even so, the soldiers could not continue to participate in the battle.

There was also some kerosene poured on the siege vehicle, which was not only hot, but also very slippery. The soldiers who had not been poured on it could not use their strength, and their feet began to slip. In an instant, the siege vehicle The speed drops a lot.

Seeing this, Tao Qian and Cao Bao on the city wall were overjoyed, and it seemed to be effective, so they continued to order people to quickly fill in fire oil and continue pouring it on the siege vehicles.

Just pouring fuel on the fire is not enough, and Cao Bao ordered the archer to light the tip of the arrow and shoot it towards the siege vehicle.

Since kerosene is flammable, the flaming arrows were shot at the siege vehicle, and the siege vehicle instantly ignited a raging fire, and even the soldiers with kerosene on their hands also suffered.

There was also a big fire that was shot on the ground, and the soldiers ran back as fast as they could, fearing that they would burn themselves. As the saying goes, fire and water are ruthless, and both animals and people have some natural fear of fire and water.

Xiahou Dun was also taken aback. He didn't expect Tao Qian to prepare kerosene, so he didn't dare to order people to charge forward.

Cao Ren saw that the siege vehicle was on fire, and the entire vehicle was covered with kerosene. The fire could not be extinguished at all, and there was no place for people to stand on that area. From a distance, they could only see a sea of ​​flames. .

Cao Ren didn't delay anymore, and quickly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and waited for the fire to dissipate before attacking the city.

The soldiers who were desperately climbing up heard the sudden sound of Ming Jin withdrawing troops, and quickly retreated from the siege ladder. Several people carried the ladder and ran back.

When everyone returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, Xiahou Dun slapped the table and said angrily:

"This old man Tao Qian is quite ruthless! He actually used kerosene to burn the siege engine! And he killed and injured so many brothers. When the city is broken, I will personally behead Tao Qian's head !"

Cao Ren was also a bit regretful. If Tao Qian hadn't made such a move, I'm afraid they would be able to capture Xuzhou City today, so he said:

"Everyone, don't be angry. My lord and the military advisor had the foresight to prepare not only one siege engine, but three! Just in case, if one siege engine is lost today, we should quickly take Xuzhou back. Next, hand it over to the lord!"

When everyone heard it, there were actually two siege engines, and they no longer entangled with the one that was burned to ashes.

The fire burned for a full day before it was extinguished. Due to the several days of siege, the soldiers were tired and did not continue to attack the city at night. Instead, Cao Ren ordered the soldiers to rest for a night and continue to attack the city tomorrow morning. !

The night passed quickly, and another morning, Cao Ren still led the troops to attack the city, and it was Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong who led the troops.

Before Cao Bao woke up on the city wall, he heard a cry of killing. Hearing this sound, Cao Bao reacted extremely quickly. He turned over and came to the edge of the city wall.

Cao Bao looked at the soldiers of Cao Jun who rushed over again, feeling a little helpless in his heart, and said:

"This shit is not afraid of death, is it! The archers are ready!"

As soon as Cao Bao finished speaking, he saw another siege engine appearing in the center of Cao Jun. Cao Bao couldn't believe it!

Cao Bao was still trying to burn Cao Jun’s siege vehicles yesterday, and he praised Haikou in front of Tao Qian that he would definitely be able to defend Xuzhou. As for Tao Qian, he knew that the siege vehicles were very precious and had already been burned. Can continue to watch for many days.

What they didn't expect was that Cao Jun had not only one siege vehicle, but another one.

Cao Bao hurriedly ordered the soldiers to increase the firepower to burn the kerosene, and prepared to continue to burn the siege vehicles like yesterday!

Because kerosene is very precious in this era, I am afraid that after burning Cao Jun's siege engine this time, it will be used up.

Tao Qian opened his mouth and said to Cao Bao:

"Burn this siege engine with the same method as yesterday, and I'll see how they attack the city!"

Cao Bao cupped his hands and said to his lord:

"Don't worry, my lord, as long as they dare to come, I, Cao Bao, will definitely burn them! But my lord, we only have so much fire oil left. If they still have siege engines, I'm afraid they really won't be able to withstand it for a few days."

Tao Qian was very satisfied after hearing Cao Bao's words, and said to Cao Bao:

"Don't worry, they will definitely not have a third siege engine. Such a precious siege weapon can be made as cheap as Chinese cabbage!"

In fact, not only Tao Qian thinks so, but even Cao Bao thinks so. Cao Bao said:

"Don't worry, my lord, even if he still has one, we can still hold Xuzhou!"

The siege engine under the city soon came to the city gate and began to hit the city gate. Seeing that there was no more kerosene pouring down on the city wall, Xiahou Dun was relieved and ordered the soldiers to work harder.

Just after the siege engine hit the city gate seven times in a row, the kerosene on the city wall was already scorching hot. Cao Bao ordered the soldiers to quickly fill up the kerosene and pour it on the siege engine.

Just as the soldiers in Xuzhou lifted the bucket, Xiahou Dun found out, and shouted to the soldiers in fright:

"Back quickly, there is fire oil on the city wall!"

Because Xiahou Dun discussed with Cao Ren and others yesterday that kerosene is very precious, it is the best weapon for defending and attacking the city, and it is still very rare. I did not expect Tao Qian in Xuzhou to get so much, dozens of wood So many buckets.

After Xiahoudun gave the order, the soldiers had been on guard because of yesterday's incident, and quickly retreated to the rear.

It's just that the siege engine couldn't retreat, and it was doused with kerosene, followed by arrows with fire, which shot at it.

The fire ignited again, covering the entire siege engine in an instant. Tao Qian and Cao Bao on the city wall laughed heartily when they saw this. Cao Bao said:

"Okay! That's great, another Cao Jun's siege engine was burned, let's see how they can break through the city gate and rush in!"

Tao Qian was also very satisfied with Cao Bao. Although all the fire oil he had accumulated was used up, it was worthwhile to be able to burn out all the siege vehicles of Cao Cao's army. At least, Cao's army would not be able to break through the city gate quickly.

Seeing that Tao Qian was using the same strategy, Cao Ren didn't hesitate, and directly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw the troops, and all the soldiers quickly returned to the barracks.

Cao Ren returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, and said to the crowd:

"Now there is only the last siege engine left. If there is still kerosene in Xuzhou City, I am afraid Tao Qian will follow the old plan and continue to burn our siege engines. We will really have no siege engines by then. How about the car?"

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